City faces reform as ward assessments challenged by mayor
Mayor H. S. Govan denounces the triennial valuation process urging legal standards for appeals and equalization. He warns that inflated city valuations raise taxes and depress property values, urging equitable corrections and test of errors while detailing numerous ward appeals and property figures.
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H. S. Govan
Appeals Flood City Assessors Over Ward Valuations
The Assessor’s office saw a large influx of appeals from the Third, Twelfth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twenty-second wards as property owners challenge valuations amid rising rents. Widespread protests target office, warehouse, and street-front properties with specific reductions sought on Wood, Diamond, Liberty, and Fifth avenues, and dozens of noted firms including Keymer & Bros, J Murray Clark, and Joseph Horne & Co. are listed among petitioners and proposed adjustments.
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H. H. Negley
Penn Avenue
Beatty
Whitfield Streets
Negley Street
Broad Street
Catherine B. Negley
Highland Avenue
Hays
Black Streets
Hampton Street
Rodman Street
Rodmman Street
Willian Sprague
Frankstown Avenue
Broad
Station Street
Pennavente
J. F E. Dubarry
Negley and
Broad Streets
Sarah J. McCullough
Stanton and
Euclid
John K. Grege
Nesley
Margaretts
Hom McFarland
James Caldwell
Penn and
Negley Avenues
Highland and
St. Clair
Margaret McClanan
Collins Avenue
J. W. Gever
Ward Line
William M. Denison
Ripper
Euclid Streets
Daniel Botannan
William Logan
Wineres
Ayne Street
Nancy Brown
Collins
Andrew Young
St. Clair Street
Susan Murdoch
Finebiddle Avenue
Same
Atlantic Avenues
J. Wainwright
Hichland Avenue
E.Z. Wainwright
Winebiddle
Winebiddie
Peter Schusler
Frankstown
John Schusler
F. W. Saivert
Wear
Appen
J. HB. Sawert
W.J.A. Kennedy
Forbes Street
Murdoch
Wightman Streets
Wightman
Irwin
Kennedy
George L Whitney
Forward Avenue
Whitney
M. le Hays
Lottie
Laurel
Margaret
Irwin, Hays
Valley
F. E. Schenck
Negley and Wilkins Avenues
Edward House
Shady Avenue
Forves Street
Suvder
As Avenue
Wesley Craig
Squerel
M McCombs
Wilkins Avenue
Shady Lane
L. DeRoy
Long Avenue
Firth
Forbes
J. W. Geyer
Phillips Avenue
Shady
Walter Chess
Wightman Street
Ook
Mel Lyon
Robinson & Dickie
Lanz
Edgerton
J. E. McClintock
Fifth Avenue
Welfth Ward
Catharine Ostermaier
Liberty
Twenty-eidth Street
Samuel T. Paisley
Twenty Seventh Street
A. W. Stewart
Twenty-seventh Street
William Hopkins
Twenty-eighth Street
David McClelland
Twenty-first Street
S.A. van Doren
Thirtieth Street
M. McCullough, Jr
Twenty-fifth Street
D. Littell
Ae G. M. Irwin
Butler
Fifty-sixth Street
E. E. Richards
Morningside Road
J. Wilson
Fifty-fourth Street
J. O'Laughlin
Butler Street
Fiftyfourth
Oscar Meyer
Tio
Fourth Avenue
J. Murray Clark
Ganonsty
Stn
Aed
Ponactiom
Sawyer
William J. Sawyer
Wood Street
Paulson Bros
Thomond Street
Ommert & Hotfield
Diamond Street
Keymer & Bros
Wool Street
J.M. Teylor
Smithfield Street
Seventh Avenue
Strawberry Alley
Sixth Avenue
Wirgin Alley
Lebman
Liberty Street
Wood Streets
Union Land Convoy
Cherry Alley
William Pore
Virgin Alicy
Sixthn Avenue
Appeals in Five Townships Before County Board of Revision
The County Commissioners acting as the Board of Revision heard appeals on township assessments in Franklin Fawn East Deer Harmar and Alleppo. Franklin residents petitioned for reductions noting remoteness from railroads and highways. Changes: Alleppo no change 45 percent increase. Fawn board raised 10 percent after assessor cut 0.5 percent. East Deer total rise 24.14 percent. Harmar rise 15 percent after 21.0 percent increase by assessors. Today Wilkins Bethel Kilbuck Lower St. Clair and Ross townships will present appeals.
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County Board of Revision
Board of Revision
Franklin
Fawn
East Deer
Harmar
Alleppo
Franklin Township
Fawn Township
East Deer Township
Harmar Township
Wilkins
Bethel
Kilbuck
Lower St. Clair
Ross Townships
Two Men Hurt as Electric Car Collides With Train
At 4 30 yesterday a Woods Run division electric car collided with a C P train at Island avenue. J P Silliman and Frank McGlerry were seriously injured while about a dozen passengers escaped unharmed. A large crowd gathered amid strike tensions with cries against the motorman.
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Woods Run
Island Avenue
J. P. Silliman
Franklin Street
Frank McGlerry
Wenger
Picnic Groves Booking Fast for Summer Demands
Railroad picnic grounds face heavy summer demand as outings become a key travel feature. Lake Erie railroad reports many dates for Alli uippa Rock Point and Idlewild already booked from winter, with Saturdays most popular. Through traffic ahead of last year while local trade lags, and total passenger business rose by 200000 dollars in the past year.
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Clark
Lake Ere
Rock Point
Idlewild
Lake Erie
Denniston declines ward nomination and endorses Citizens ticket
In Twentieth ward political activity sparks dispute as W H Denniston denies consent to any Select Council nomination claiming his name was used without permission. He backs the Citizens ticket and urges representation of ward residents. Charles Suter Conrad Reinhart W H Walker and Richard Kreusen face conspiracy and libel charges after Police Officer Beck accuses them of spreading stories. Suter Reinhart and Walker jailed in $1,000 bail each. Kreusen discharged.
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Twentieth Ward
W. H. Denniston
Select Council
Citizens
Charles Suter
Conrad Reinhart
W. H. Walker
Richard Kreusen
McMasters
Jibel
G. W. Beck
Millware Borough
Suter
Reinhart
Walker
Beck
Chargid
Metite
Kreusen
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk Suggested for Home Cooking
A home tip promotes Gail Borded Eagle Brand Condensed Milk to ensure good puddings sauces and similar dishes. Directions are on the label and the product is advertised as a staple from grocers.
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Eagle
Wild Hermit Captured After Living in Woods Nine Months
A 33 year old German man named Steve Fahrenbach, from Freiburg, was found at Six Mile Ferry near Home stead. He lived in a crude ravine hut for ten months subsisting on roots nuts and stolen garden produce, speaking German French and English, and was mistaken for Fitzsimmons. Constable Charles Stewart escorted him to the lockup after a brief rescue.
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DisPatch
Steve Fahrenbach
Freiburg
Germany
Atlantic
Stewart
Fitzsimmons
Squire Oefficer
Factional Fight in Economy Society Over Membership
The Economy village shivers from a factional clash as two groups divide the Economy Society. Trustees and Dr. Cyrus Teed face distrust while John Duss and John Fishern contend for influence. a new member election looms, ill health weakens Fishern, and hired hands are rumored to be pulled into the struggle.
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Cyrus Teed
Koresh
Economites
John A
Teed
Economite Society
John Duss
Father Henrici
John Fishern
Duss
Allegheny
Eare
Mystery of Lottie Monroe Captivates Wilkinsburg
Rumors swirl around Lottie Monroe a stylish Wilkinsburg woman seen only briefly and posting letters from various towns. A forged obituary claimed she died in a runaway horse accident in Maine Mountains, while a suitor James Lagere from Tenile Hill South Carolina swears to have loved her.
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Wilkinsburg
Lottie Monroe
Miss Monroe
Homewood
Brushton
Will
Maine
James Lagere
Ost
Tenile Hill
South Carolina
Lottie
KILLED ON THE RAILROAD IN A CITY REPORT
Two men were killed on railroads yesterday with several serious injuries. McCoy was hit by the Buffato express near Thirty-third Street and died instantly. Gossett, a brakeman, was found dead near Wheeling junction, likely after falling from a train. Buswosky suffered a severe scalp wound on Penn avenue and may be examined for sanity. Morgan broke his arm on a crank at Republic Iron Works. Olskinsky broke his right thigh in a fall at Elm and Poplavalier and was taken home. Wilson, an ash hauler, sustained serious internal injuries when struck by car 31. Sheriff Elliott arrived in the city with five prisoners for forgery and arranged a dinner before sending them to Riverside. Mondorf treads into supreme secretary role after Beatty’s illness. New French Charlies advertised at Penn Avenue stores.
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McCoy
Patrick McCoy
Thirty-third Strees
Solar
Gossett
James Gossett
Panhandle
Wheeling Junction
Buswosky
Albert Buswosky
Penn Avenue
Morgan
John Morgan
Republic Iron Works
Orskinsey
Henry Olskinsky
Elm Street
Poplavalier
Ile
Vickroy Street
Wilson
James E. Wilson
Warner Street
Allegheny
Rebecca Street
Pittsburg
Allesheny
Manchester
Allegheny General Hospital
Winter Tours to Washington via Pennsylvania Railroad
Winter tours to Washington D C via Pennsylvania Railroad depart from Pittsburgh at 9 a m Thursday February 4. Round trip rate zero from Pittsburgh with ten day tickets and Baltimore stopover allowed. Special Pullman parlor cars and coaches train leaves Union Station. tickets on all trains except the Pennsylvania Limited. Tickets and berths available at 110 Fifth Avenue and offices. later tours February 11 and 25.
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Pittsburg
Baltimore
Mystery man found amid Saitta and Fugassi fire debris
Workmen uncover a charred male body at 535 Liberty Street linked to the burned fruit house owned by Saitta and Fugassi. Coroner McDowell vows a thorough inquest as investigators seek identity and cause amid lingering questions about a missing worker and possible gas explosion.
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Liberty Street
Saitta & Fugassi
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beers Warned Against Counterfeit Dealers
Public notice warns that parties seeking Pabst Blue Ribbon beer should beware of dealers selling desper and inferior grades. The message asserts no genuine product without the blue ribbon and cites Pabst Brewine Co as the source of the warning.
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Pabst
Pabst Brewine Ca
Local Merchants Seek New Home for Worthy Goods
Biber and Easton announce a community effort to place merchandise totaling thousands of dollars into local hands. The notice requests a suitable market or venue as favorable weather persists for an orderly distribution.
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Smithfeld Street
John Rogers
The
Schenley Assessmenta
Mary E. Schenley
Grant Street
New Grant Street
Oak Sltory
Kann, Cohen & Israel
John W. Black
Virgin Alley
Black
Eliza J. Gal- Ingber
Montour Way
Nancy W. Wilson
Cherry Alle
P. Wilson
Annie B. Eamesey
Samuel McClurken
Diamond
J. W. Arrott Etal
Utthais Schaedle
William Mo Feet
Youd Street
L. H. Smith
East End
Subuarban
H.C. Frick
Ug Acres
Homewood Avenue
Edgerton Avenue
Sigmores
LM Acres
Tuscaraoro Street
Joseph Horne & Co
Masonic Bank
Bank
Swthfield Street
Leader Publishing Company
John Dunb
Denniston
Millvale
Allegheny Branch Office
Federal ST
Land of the Living
James Wilson Strack
A P
Hart
Elk County
Elliott
St. James
Riverside
Eeds
William Hastings
John Milliken
Hastings
Christian Keefer
John Emigh
Henry Swanson
Mondorf
Supreme Lodge of Solons
Robert Beatty
Mundorf
Board of Trustees
New French Charlies
Jos. Horne & Co
Washington, D. C
Via
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jos, Horse & Co
Perth
Jos. Honss & Co
Rraso
India
Auchon
Mada
Jos
Honxs & ‘S
McDowell
Samuel Ae
David Hastings
Fort Wayne
Biber & Easton
J. Kerwin Miller & CQ
Emithhfield Street
Vv. DEEMITT #& co
Jact-Freen
Pittsburz
JOS. Horne & Col
Penn Avenue Stores
Pennsylvania
Penn Ave
Brussels
Edward
Groetzinger
Bartlert Tagore
Bartel
Woodstross Piiwsbarg