British Peel century tariff lesson urged in Democratic plan
A letter from David A. Wells argues for a tentative tariff reform method, warning against a sweeping general bill. He cites Sir Robert Peel's cautious approach in 1841, noting gradual duties cuts on wool coal and tin plate could steady debate and build public support, while resisting radical reform.
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Mr. Springer
Democratic Party
Congress
Friends of Reform
Robert Pool
Peel
Bro
Srobert Peel
Peets
Robert Peel
Udng
Senare
Senate
Tre
Tom
David A. WeLls
Teed Duss in Pittsburg Echo Koreshan Plot
The Koreshan leader Dr. C R Teed is in Pittsburg with John Duss as Ward reveals. Ward says bid to merge Koreshans and Economites continues, Teed now effectively runs the Economite Society, and Duss may push a union while threatening reprisals for opposition. Spring styles teased for The Dispatch tomorrow.
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C. R. Teed
Pittsboro
George E. Ward
Koreshans
Economite Society
Economites
Trustee Duss
Combine
Duss
Teed
Dr. Teed
John Duss
A Pauper for Twenty-Four Years to Leave Poor Farm
After 24 years William McKibben, an inmate of the City Poor Farm, will likely be taken away and cared for the rest of his days. A Mrs Virginia Zimmerman, cousin of his late wife, sought help and obtained a permit to arrange care next week. Chief Elliott called the case peculiarly sad, noting a head injury at work left McKibben demented, yet alive, and confined to the farm since.
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William McKibben
City Poor Farm
Department of Charities
Chief Elliot
City Farm
Virginia Zimmerman
Parkview Avenue
Allegheny
McKibben
Charles Bronson Charged With Assault in Barber Shop Incident
Charles Bronson faced an assault and battery charge after a Davis Seventh Street barber shop dispute. George Bailey, a bootblack, testified Bronson struck him with a cane when asked for a shine. Bronson, held on £500 bail, was remanded pending trial before Alderman McKenna.
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Charles Bronson
Alderman McKenna
George Bailey
Bailey
Davis
Seventh Street
Bronson
General McClelland Worse in Harrisburg Hospital
Steve Quinon reports that General McClelland, confined to a Harrisburg hospital, has fallen into a relapse and is now in serious condition following last night’s developments. The visit by Quinon to the adjutant general was made as authorities update on the case.
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Steve Quinon
Harrisberg
McClelland
Harrisburg
No Water in Australia Says Expert After Three Years
Dick E. Vanwarmer, oil and gal driller, returned from Australia where he spent 3 years drilling for water for the South Australian Government. He found salt in wells, noted infrequent rainfall, and concluded Australia has little usable water while praising mutton and sheep. He criticized locals as a peculiar class who attend sporting events and do not work.
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Dick E. Vanwarmer
Australia
St. James Hotel
Vanwarmer
Westinghouse Company
Pittsburg
Australis
Turkey
Inquest Into Saitta & Fugassi Store Blast Man Identity
Coroner McDowell continued the inquest on the body found in the ruins of Saitta and Fugassi fruit store. Adelaide Callahan and Charles McGovern identified the body as a man connected to Saitta known as Old Jack or Aplitty, but Saitta denied knowing him. Electrical devices found nearby were described as a telegraphic key and sounder with another battery piece, raising speculation of an infernal machine and possible burglary tied to a $600 safe.
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McDowell
Old Jack
Saitta & Fugassi
Adelaide Callahan
Charles C. McGovern
Saitta
Spring Alley
McGovern
Miss Callahan
Tim Scanlan
John McFadden
Mr. Saitta
Thieves Nab Suspects After Penn Avenue Mandolin Theft
A morning theft on Penn avenue led Detective Robinson and Captain Denniston to four youths who pawned a mandolin. Officers nabbed two in front of Mrs. Moreland’s house after a raid on the residence yielded a diamond ring opera glasses silk handkerchiefs and $10. Prisoners Henry Reese Coyle Beckley and Scott were detained at Central Station.
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Penn Avenue
Robinson
Denniston
McLaughlin
Bendel
Grant Street
No. S57
Central Station
Edward Reese
William Coyle
William Beckley
William Scott
Third Avenue
Plans for a shared depot draw PA railroad interest
A Pennsylvania Railway official and a West Penn attorney discuss plans to consolidate trains at a new depot near the Seventh avenue site. Residents near the area hear that leases may not be renewed while advocates foresee a single city depot reducing bridge tolls and streetcar rides from Northside and Southside, easing commutes and cutting yearly costs.
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Pennsylvania Railway
Seventh Avenue
Samuel Mc@lay
West Penn Railway
P. H. BR
Alleheny
Northside
Bouthside
Bishop Inspects the Pittsburg Post Office Visit
The Bishop Phelan and Charles F. McKenna visited the Pittsburg post office last night at midnight. The Bishop expressed delight with the place and was surprised by the volume of mail handled.
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Phelan
Charles F. McKenna
Pittsburg
Many Wrathy Women in City Appeals Office Clash
A flood of appeals crowded the City Assessors office as property owners from wards Twelfth Eighteenth Nineteenth and Twenty Second sought lower valuations. Many filers were women provoking clerks with noisy demands including threats. meanwhile other cases involve large tracts along Butler and Highland avenues with protests over railroad and government right of way reductions and notes on recent sales and transfers including Freehold Bank to Matt Weiss and various property gettings in Liberty Wood and Smithfield streets.
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City Assessos
Matt Weiss
Zach
Morning Star
Wood Street
Liberty Street
Smithfield Street
Virginalley
Sixth Avenue
C. Lazear
Third Ward
Fifth Avenue
W. A. Hamilton & Co
Railroad Street
Alleheny
Valley Railroad
Junction Railroad
Herr's Island Bridge
Twenty-first
Penn Avenue
Twenty-fourth Street
Nation's Bank For Savings
Smallman
Twenty-feurth
Ailding
A. French Spring Company
Liberty
Twentieth
William Fisher
Twenty-third
Twenty-fourth
Thomas Marshall
Twenty Eighth
Railroad Streets
BR. A. King
Penn
Twenty-ninth Street
Pennsylvania Company
Union Star Liners
Ead
Twenty-second Street
George E. Hogg
Eighteenth Ward
H. H. Forsyth
Chicago
American Oil Co
Butler Street
Sharpsburg Bridge
Standard
Standard Oil Company
Butler and
Bridge Streets
Citizens
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Morningside Avenue
Henry Lawesaman
Orningside Avene
G. Bokeman
Tier Street
Lux
Carnie Street
M. A. Smith
Butler
Fifty Second Streets
M. Sarricks
Stutler
Fifty-second Street
William Adams
Arningside Avenue
M. Eichenmaker
Apoeal
John Kan
Fifty-fourth
W. J. Barton
Jas. Gallagher
W.N. Frew
Nineteenth
McCully
East End
Broad
Beatty Streets
Kirkwood Street
McClang
S A. McClung
Alexander King
Haights Avenue
Negley Avenue
Ward Line
Ayne Street
Broad Street
Highland Avenue
King
Tony Os
Richard Pale
Sested
Rebecca Street
Rebecca
L. Schoonmaker
St. Clair
Hays
Mellon Streets
Cassell
Sheridan Avenue
Uutler Street
Nineteenth Ward
George Kim
Frankstown Avenue
Same
Mellem Brox
P. O'Connor
Thomas Mellon
Fairmount Avenue
Denholm Bros
Coking Avenue
C. L
F. M. Magee
Hostetter
Shady
Homewood Avenues
G. Hostetter
Neville
T-Aldemakn
Carlisle
Neville Street
Haliman
Homewood
Dallas
W. N. Frew
Fifth
Shady Avenue
Chief Bigelow
Enneer Brown
George Haller
Etherton
Thomas Mes Eill
June Berger
Homewood Avenue
Michael Harrison
Forbes
Charles Merran
Forward Avenue
William Peebles
East End Street
Fast End Street
John H. Taylor
Forbes Street
Edward Kelly
Park Avenue
George T Moley
Louis Mountmaker
Linden Avenue
William Clark
Scvea
Etherton Avenue
John G. Holmes
Park and Edgeron
Sue Holmes
Park and Reynolds Avenues
Olivia Warren
Nean Neville
M. Anshutz & Son
Appeals From Borough Assessments Heard By Board of Revision
County Commissioners of the Board of Revision heard appeals from the assessments in Coraopolis Sharpsburg Knoxville and Bellevue boroughs. Coraopolis faced a 21 21 percent total rise, Bellevue 12 4 percent, Knoxville 8 0 percent, and Sharpsburg 25 percent. Most appellants accepted valuations as equitable and on par with other districts.
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Board of Revision
Coraopolis
Sharpsburg
Knoxville
Bellevue
Coracpolis
Vivisection by Burdette and the Gordon box theft
The empty iron box from Gordon Bros of Homestead was recovered near a pond while skating. Contents mostly intact except for £25. Williams, once linked to the late Fitzsimmons, identified by witnesses near Gordon's lumber yard as a suspect with a stranger. Suffering from overproduction looms in Braddock as J M Gates departs for Chicago.
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Gordon Bros
Homestead
West Penn
Williams
F.C Fitzsimmons
Gordon
May Shorten Winter With Stellar Weather Predictions
A science note outlines that Jupiter and Venus in close conjunction will heat Earth’s area via a new sun spot, potentially hastening winter’s end. Prof Very of Allegheny Observatory comments on the rare planetary sight, its sizes, rotation, and the possible impact on Mars and other bodies. The piece also mentions the wandering star of Bethlehem skeptically, and notes Mardi Gras travel deals via Queen and Crescent road for Florida and California, with a February end date.
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Allegheny Observatory
Very
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
Mars
Arctic
Antartic
Bethlehem
Florida
California
Co. A. Baird
Columbus
Queen and Crescent Road
New Orleans
Churches buy vocalion church organs from Kleber brothers
A list of many churches in Allegheny and surrounding towns purchased inim itable vocalion church organs from H. Kleber & Bro at 506 Wood Street. Mrs H E Moxner plans to spend March in Pittsburg offering illustrated lectures on topics from Modern Germany to Temperance. Public interest noted in arranging lectures with churches and societies. Bishop Newman praises pictures and lectures.
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U. P
Allegheny
Union M. E
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Wylie Avenue
Homestead
Presbyterian Church
Butler
Oakdale
Indiana Catholic Church
Indiana
Kittanning
Lutheran Church
Greenville
Meadville
Baptist
Shady Avenue
City
Scottdale
Uniontown
Elizabeth
Duquesne
Carnegie
Vocalion
H. Kleber & Bro’s
Wood Street
H. E Moxner
Vine Street
Philo
Pittsburg
Germany
Luther
Washington
Mississippi
England
Monroe
Bishop Newman
Elks Benefit at Grand Opera House Draws Big Crowd
The 14th annual Elks benefit at the Grand Opera House drew a large audience despite a late start. The Great Western Band led by Professor B Weis opened with Poet and Peasant and A Hunting Scene. Mayor Gourley praised the order’s philanthropy and brotherhood, with performances by Marie Hubert Frohman, Dixon and Lang, Peck and Fursmans, Millie Lamar, and others. Secretary Lee estimates net proceeds around $800.
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Grand Opera House
Elks
Wilt
Great Western
Gift of the Elks
B. Weis
P. Bucalonsi
Pit
Mac
Gourley
Marie Hubert Frohman
Dixon and Lang
The
Academy
Peck and Fursmans
Daniel Boone
Maurice Drew
Millie Lamar
Brother Ellis
Lee
Meeting of Spring Manufacturers Association
The Spring Manufacturers' Association held a short yesterday afternoon meeting at Anderson. A. French presided and said nothing of public importance was discussed. Business is not brisk and price cutting was denied.
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Spring Manufacturers’ Association
Anderson
A. French
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed By Local Editor
Bloomfield farmer editor Mr C I Davis says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is best for colds and croup. He has used it in his family for two years and recommends it for its intended purposes. One cent bottles for sale by druggists.
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C. IF. Davis
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Chamberlain
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Great clothing sale and bargain bal briggan underwear
The notice hawks Meilicott Morgan winter weight bal briggan underwear at 9 dollars, lists Kaufmannes as the seller, and urges readers to write Arbuckles & Co. in Pittsburg for a nearby grocer carrying Minnehaha flour. It promotes a large clothing sale at 301 Market Street and touts Angostura bitters as an appetite stimulant.
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Meilicott Morgan
Kaufmannes
Arbuckles & Co
Pittsburg
Market Street
Checking Rates for a New Scho
The Pittsburg Committee of Fi Agents commenced yesterday to check off rates for the purpose of preparing a new schedule in a few months from now. The work yesterday was of a routine character. A number of supplements have accumulated during the year, and these will be disposed of.
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Pittsburg
Printed India Silks on Sale This Morning in Lyons
New 4tone printed silk fabrics described as exquisite with wreath spray Louis XIV and sardinier designs. Full 23 inch width bleached grounds, superior finish and extra weight. Over 50 pieces available this morning at a remarkable bargain.
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India
Lyons
France
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