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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1889
Page
5
In a turbulent note of the era, Spalding faces opposition over arranging April exhibition games while clubs claim rights to their players. The piece critiques wrestling’s rise, dog shows, and looming matches between Mitchell and Smith, Cardiff vs Jackson, McAuliffe vs Myers, and Dempsey prospects, highlighting sentiment, legalities, and potential booms.
New York February 2 Secretary J G K Lawrence sets a strong handicap for the Suburban and Brooklyn Handicaps. Weights are listed for many horses including The Bard Firenzi Elkwood Terra Cotta and Hanover with detailed pound allocations and notes on past performances. The article notes anti post betting may begin soon and lists many entries with their assigned weights.
Northride Conclave of Allegheny expands membership at every meeting while Pittburg Conclave reports many applications. Heps dominate Press Club banquet. Moorhead Conclave installs officers and names new archons. Fifth Avenue Conclave grows. Friendship Conclave meets tomorrow. Moorhead will celebrate its fourth anniversary with a concert and reception at Central Turner Hall on Forbes Street February 28.
The report notes Branch No 4% in Alleheny had nine applicants at a Raine Wednesday event. J A Skelly of McKees attended a trustees meeting. Branch No 34 elected P G Wash and Daniel Becker to Advisory Council. Branch No 33 in Lawrenceville to elect four, initiate five next Thursday. Sharpsburg charter application closed. Doctors exam closes tonight. P McNabeara in charge. H J Creighton of Branch No 4 reports a future city branch. Letters urged for new branches to P W Gallagher 45 Reed St, and duties assigned to J W Sullivan 905 Main St, with district deputies listed for wards.
The Aid Society No. 21 elected officers including President Keirntley and Vice President Mrs. Dation. Treasurer Mrs. Whitling, Trustees Mrs. Rummel and Mrs. Heck. Mrs. Krapp named delegate to the National Encampment with Miss Crooks as alternate. Advisory Committee installation by Brother Cargo.
Koaighes of Pythian Southside Lodge No 158 announces a grand entertainment and dance on February 10 1880 at Odd Fellows Hall Eighteenth on Sarah Street Southside to celebrate the orders twenty fifth anniversary. Eminent local talent engaged. lodge expects a successful event and will confer the com ed rank next Sunday evening.
F M Rea Encampment No 148 will hold a reception at West End Rink on February 21 with 22 candidates for ae in the three degrees tomorrow. Germasia Encampment No 218 will have four initiation dates on Wednesday February 6 and seven candidates for the Degree of Golden Rule on the 15th of February. Members have been active and invested over £20 in paraphernalia.
Northelde Tent No 38 held a musical and night entertainment in their tent room at the corner of Federal Street and Parkway to celebrate officer installation. A varied programme was presented and well received, marking a successful event in a cordial community setting.
Nile R. Moore presented Farragut Council No. 146 of Bellevue with a handsome silk flag and two cordons last Tuesday evening. L. A. Keveser accepted on behalf of the Council as J. D. Poona and others gave addresses.
The lady friends of the uniform rank of Stronghold Castle No 10L A O K of ML O will hold a fair at Peon Incline Resort starting Monday February 01 and run for one week.
Local notes report Mrs W M McGrat visiting friends and J M Huces returning from New Castle. Various residents travel, settle estates, or plan moves. A praise service at the M P Church is announced, painters take on apprentices, and social visits among Baltimore Cincinnati and Rich mond residents are noted. A concert by Prof. The Professor and others features Western Pennsylvania talent. A church exhibition fundraiser aims to raise a handsome sum through donations and sales.
Dick econ the tailor leads a petition gathered from nearly all of Pittsburg's prominent business men. His shop sits at fl cor Fifth Ave and Seat second floor. Telephone 1558. The petition covers an old establishment where public can have clothes cleaned repaired and renewed to look like new.
Judge White rules it immaterial who holds title for taxes as the state collects them and confirms legality of assessing property upon owners in fee. Denny heirs’ bill dismissed with costs. list of cases followed including Farrell v Johnston and multiple criminal and civil actions in Common Pleas courts.
At a regular Prison Board meeting Superintendent Warner opposed moving female prisoners to the workhouse arguing higher costs. A committee of Judge Slagle and Mayors McCallin and Pearson will arrange fall alterations to improve separation.
Johanna Elzbolz received three years and eight months in the penitentiary Dora Schuman three years in the workhouse and Mary Geltzein one year and six months all for shop lifting Each woman carried a child and the burden of separation weighed heavily Catharine Schmidt and May Herdman were sentenced to six hundred dollars in a breach of promise case involving Shubkagle and Dierstein the jury returned a verdict of six hundred dollars in favor of Shubkagle
The report lists various legal actions including a divorce petition in the Anna L. Roberts vs Robert A. Roberta suit with desertion alleged. It notes judgments and motions in multiple cases, a damning verdict for false arrest, pension and insane veteran care, dissolution of East End Bridge Co, probate of J C Risher will valued around 1 million, a new trial motion in a dentist case, a liquor selling fine, equity filings against a partner, and bar association actions with new members and proposed disbarment laid aside.
Saturday lecture series at Curry Hall featured Dr B W Stewart presenting on The Brain and Nervous System with skull diagrams and nerve action, noting the brain is largest in humans aside from elephant and whale, and describing brain regions controlling limbs. Prof A E F followed with The Plane, using a sonometer and rope model to explain sound waves, pitch, tone, and the mechanics of a modern piano.
At a Humane Society meeting Agent O'Brien was cleared of fault in placing Katie McNulty in Allegheny. The report traced events from 1886 in the Thirty-sixth ward, through placements at the Woman's Christian Home and a saloon-keeper's home, to the City Farm. The committee found complaints unfounded and no fault by O'Brien.
The week saw mixed market signals with petroleum prices ending lower after bullish and bearish swings. Refiners reportedly aimed to suppress the market, while real estate activity was steady and permits issued for 22 new buildings costing about 24 thousand dollars.
The coal stock market showed little movement with Switch weakening slightly after earlier gains. La Noria held firm while Philadelphia Gas drifted weaker. Total New York stock activity reached 172,236 shares, with notable trades in Electric, La Noria, and Westinghouse Electric, and several banks and utilities mentioned in brief notes.
The local money market was quiet and easy with steady rates. Clearing House reports show weekly and monthly figures for exchanges and balances, with New York call money around 2 percent and varying sterling rates. City clearings and balances are listed for New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, St. Louis, and other totals, highlighting week over week changes and year over year comparisons.
Weak sentiment marked the oil market opening with prices slipping from Friday's close. Purchases were limited, small blocks traded, New York activity nudged prices up but overall activity remained light as refiners were suspected of price-keeping maneuvers.
Real estate agents faced a busy day as they shifted opinions on property values. Bookers, trading agents, and buyers discussed anticipated price increases and market momentum amid a tense, fast moving session.
A sequence of property transactions in Wilkinsburg and Pittsburgh area records sales of single and multi room brick and frame houses, vacant lots, and farms. Purchasers include Norrish and Rol, with prices ranging from 8500 to 6200 and multiple parcels on Biddle, Liberty, Rebecca, Eveline, and Penn avenues.
Inspector Frank issued permits for small houses totaling an estimated 26030 dollars. The list includes brick and frame two story dwellings on Carnegie, Oakland, Bennett, and other streets in multiple wards, with additions and a hotel project, reflecting broad building activity in the week.
The New York stock market opened weaker with most shares fractionally lower. Reading and cotton related issues saw selling pressure while others like Cotton Oil and Pacific and Atchison held firm. closing showed mixed, with small gains for some and bonds active, total daily volume around 1.317 million with gains offset by broad declines.
Boston February 2 stock market opened strong and active for two hours but showed less buoyancy than yesterday. Some securities edged toward realization by session end while others stayed steady or slipped. Names such as Atchison and New England figures appear in the list amid a broad, uneven price movement and routine trading activity.
Stockholm reports show Swedish iron prices sliding as foreign markets adopt cheaper German products. Production outpaced demand, with profits squeezed as low as 7.40 werks per kilo for Hamburg rolled iron. Plans for a Swedish iron syndicate are considered to curb price declines. Business notes mention ex mayor Weaver ill, a Monongahela bridge project, a broken arm recovery, Roach shipyard, Dinwiddie street housing plans, building loan officers, a coal company receiver request, and mixed signals on a Southern Ice Company plant.
Market report from East Liberty Stock Yards shows hogs 1,200 head received with 2,500 head shipped, market dull and heavy. Cattle receipts 860 head with 7 cars shipped to New York. Hogs shipping to New York today and hog prices around 7.25 to 7.59 per cwt. Cattle market largely through, no strong activity observed.
Markets opened dull with light outside business and little local activity. Wheat fluctuated with small gains then losses finishing slightly lower than yesterday while corn stayed quiet and softer, all influenced by local factors. oats and rye showed mixed moves amid limited volume.
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