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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1891
Page
2
City officials debate site for Carnegie Library main building centering on access, cost, and impact on tax base. Proposals encompass Bedford Avenue, Schenley Park, Allegheny wharf, and Hardscrabble areas with a downtown site looming as a potential financial strain on the Carnegie gift.
A hearing before Alderman Warner on the Michael Frank versus Moligang case ended without poison after a whisky flask was examined. The drunken row origin and alleged poisoning were not supported as a settlement was reportedly tracked and the case withdrawn, with both parties admitting error.
At the vestry meeting Trinity Church Hex O K Nelson of South Bathhem S J was chosen rector. Nelson has not yet replied but hopes exist. Previously Meo served as rector of the Episcopal Church at Souch Bethleb after Wv. Courtland ens’s elevation to the Pittsburgh bishopric.
The will of Jacob N. McCullough, late first vice president of the Pennsylvania Company, filed for probate, names wife Rebecca and daughter Elizabeth as primary beneficiaries with a quarter share each, and Harry Darlington as son-in-law receiving 100000. Executors are Harry Darlington, John E. Davidson of Pittsburg, and J. T. Brooks of Columbiana county, with a 9 million plus estate placed in trust to fund administration and quarterly payments, plus specified advances to grandchildren.
Sheriff W C Meltr and five deputies escorted Erie county prisoners to Pittsburg after hearings. McManus 2 years 1 month and McDonough 14 months were bound for the penitentiary. Herbert 1 year and Daily 1 year 6 months got shorter terms for various offenses. Others went to the workhouse or Reformatory, with four to Huntingdon Industrial Reformatory.
Chairman Jesse N. Baker of the House Corporation Committee returns to Harnaburg after meeting C. L. Magee at the depot. He says talks with oil producers indicate a common view, while he plans to report a ballot reform bill favoring secrecy and no extra election costs.
General W. T. Sherman’s funeral train will pass Pittsburg Friday morning en route to St. Louis. Mayors Gourley and Wyman asked if the casket could be escorted through the city. the reply declined this, offering non‑delaying honors such as firing minute guns. The Chamber of Commerce favored a tune car plan for the procession through town.
Administrator M C Acheson of Washington reports John McKeown died intestate with personal property at 1 500 000. Acknowledging bond at 3 000 000 to cover assets, he notes the value may change after a full inventory. Three appointees will report to the court within three days.
An ordinance-backed plan advances a new electric railway from Wilkinsburg to Swissvale. The single track route runs from Cole and Walnut in Wilkinsburg to Hawthorn, Maple, Bathroad, and Braddock township road to Swissvale, with a completion deadline of April 1, 1892. Some expect the line for Duquesne Traction Company use.
An execution issued against E G Best of Verona for 10 as a military fine. Col Smith and Major Kay of the Eighteenth Regiment presided over the court martial that assessed the fine for non-attendance at drill. This marks the first such action by military authorities in many years.
Cal Gray, a colored man, was arrested at Wo. 1 Ferry Street by Officer Conwell for disorderly conduct after a row in a house. Gray allegedly slashed a colonel woman with a razor. the weapon was not found and an investigation will be conducted.
George Westinghouse Jr arrives in the city and denies any alliance with the Thomson Houston Company beyond patent matters. He updates directors on stock subscriptions and extends the deadline while confirming no consolidation. Edison Company officials also deny the consolidation rumors as untrue.
Inspector Whitehouse reports the Second Police District needs 50 more officers, half mounted, to cover 20 square miles of city territory. He notes rising population, long patrol beats of three to four miles, 3 051 arrests in 1904, $3165 in goods recovered, and nine poker rooms closed, with improved order under the new regime.
J. R. Robertson of Georgetown Ohio requests information about his father who commanded a steamboat on the Pittsburgh to Cincinnati run in 1853, as noted in this archival query.
Miss Clara Fleming a 17 year old from Washington Pa. was killed instantly when a 200 pound rock crashed through the third coach of the Panama bound Washington accommodation after landslides near Point Bridge. Neck and skull injuries ended her life. another student injured. The coroner held a partial inquest and the body was sent to Washington with grieving classmates. Mrs Rosa Fleming, mother, ran a millinery shop and supports herself and three children. Governor Fleming of West Virginia is a cousin.
Richard Alexander of Dundee Scotland died at Allegheny Hospital from injuries after a scaffold broke while he painted a house on Perrysville avenue. He refused bandages and attempted self harm in agony, was 37, a former sailor with world-wide voyages, and left a sister in Chicago. Painters' Union took charge of the body and will locate the sister.
A badly decomposed body recovered from the Monongahela river near South Nineteenth street was identified as Benjamin Crane a Welshman who disappeared from his South Side home nine weeks earlier A molar tooth in his vest pocket led Edward Thomas who had lived with Crane to recognize him Crane was unmarried five years old and his Woods Run relatives were notified.
Yesterday several incidents resulted in death or serious harm. John Cahill died at his Miltenberger Street home after falling into a bucket of hot water. John McCabe suffered a leg fracture at Black Diamond Steel Works. Jacob Subject, a Pole, had his foot crushed at M Byers Co. South Seventh Street mill. William Gill, driving a sewing machine wagon, collided with a Citizens' car at Frankstown. he was thrown and hurt. Eddie Matthews of Falkner Street was struck on the head by a rock during play. Fred Ammon, four, suffocated in a sawdust bin at H J Henrg & Co. on Main Street Allegheny.
Rev. Joseph Dorsey a four year old Episcopal minister from Braddock was struck and killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Copeland station yesterday afternoon while en route to the station. The remains were taken to his home and an inquest will be held today.
Charles Hayes, a member of a seven boy gang active on Ohio Street, Allegheny, was arrested by Officer Chas Timme after a raid by Moon the grocer reported missing oranges. Hayes says the youths were sent out to steal and they operate from Soho, targeting businesses.
Police report numerous detainees and charges including desertion, assault, battery, embezzlement, theft from Munhall cars, forged endorsements, larceny of a gold watch, and alleged conspiring in a "flim-fam" case. Names include Petre Ronrssox, Samuel Evans, Ropertr Buis Grox, Jonx Nesurr, Mrs. Mary Aswald, Samuel Hooper, Angelo Palermo, Louis Katols, Kate McNamara, Esa Kimberly, Philip Chapman, Joms Gunn, John Atkinson, S M Crosley, Pierce Bracken, Jack Quinn, Frank Lemon, Drew Schaefer, John Bracken, Thomas Hughes, and Bessie Bryan.
Twenty-Ninth Ward voters face a lively election with the Allegheny Citizens' Committee mobilizing to back candidates meeting its standard of excellence. In several wards a bitter contest looms, smooth bore tickets circulate, and waterworks plans with a 5,000,000 contract may be defeated by a large majority. The Citizens' Committee of 59 acts covertly, with organizers aiming to persuade voters tomorrow while projects of 2,000,000 more in Allegheny loom ahead for the next years. Public interest in Pittsburgh seems muted with only school directors on the ballot.
Last night in the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ninth wards political activity surged as Democrats and Republicans named candidates, triggering independents. A circulated anonymous 4x4 inch sheet attacked a School Director candidate and posed questions about votes, loyalties, and influence, prompting street corner discussions to unveil the source.
The State Board of Health quarantined 16 smallpox cases in Johnsonburg Elk County. Sixteen people in five houses are isolated while other residents stay away as state nurses monitor to prevent spread.
General John A. Wiley Colonel Thomas J. Wadson and Colonel W. C. Connelly traveled to Washington for Admiral Porter’s funeral with possible plans to attend General Sherman’s service depending on General Howard's arrangements. Other locals include Theodore F. Straub and several lawyers and politicians returning east after visits.
The Allegheny High School Committee approved several bills. Fire Bureau has 114 left from its annual appropriation. One fireman was killed and 43 injured last year. Joux Schaffer, 22, missing since February 7, may be a victim of foul play or a love affair. Jones Coates, held in a Mulberry alley raid, says he was not involved in assault. The German Evangelical Ministers group met to discuss Promises of the Father and heard hospital and jail visit reports. The Pittsburg Association for the Improvement of the Poor reports 29 relief applicants, 2 families aided, 12 days work secured for 2, 8 children in Sunday schools and 9 in public schools. Midwinter creature comforts were distributed. Seven new cells at the Twelfth ward station are complete, stacked atop the plat ter, giving a prison-like look. Burglars entered the residence of J. B. Black on Negley Avenue stealing silverware valued at 75. Allegheny General Hospital staff elected Dr H. K. Beatty President, Dr L. Miller Vice President, and Dr A. L. McGrew Secretary and Treasurer. A meeting will name standing committees next week. The People’s Store on Fifth Avenue advertises spring styles.
A slick con artist booked victims along Fifth Avenue using forged letters bearing County Commissioner Boyle. From $5 to $20 per mark, often acquaintances of Boyle were targeted. Special Officer McLaughlin pursues the forger as reports name John Frey Vogle and others who paid out after receiving notes. The suspect is described as a 23-year-old, medium build man with light hair and mustache, seen in a light overcoat, active in Allegheny as well.
The article recalls the Sanitary Fair and its lasting memories of soldiers and wartime romances. It highlights Mary Allen who met Charles Machesney at the shop, their private wedding officiated by Rev. Dr. John C. Pressley, and now their 25th wedding anniversary at 39 Beech Street Allegheny. The event featured decor by Londwig s art, music by Gernerts, and catering by Luther with guests including Allen Machesney and Mrs. William Granger.
W Happe of the Cincinnati Union Distilling Company, a Chicago Whisky Trust distributor, dismisses a dynamite plot as false and says the trust would not risk such an act. He notes the trust’s strong market position, counters anti trust claims, and defends former C C C and L road executive Gibson as kind hearted. The statement frames the alleged plot as an entrapment device.
Chicago February 16. President Gage of the World’s Fair Directory warned Mayor Cregier of potential labor riots at Jackson Park and urged police protection. The mayor’s counsel advised that the city cannot maintain a standing police force on the grounds, but would deploy police if a riot occurs. The Park Commissioners, not the fair officials, hold control of the parks and their own police, and aliens among Italian workers are barred from protection under a 1885 state law.
Iowa Indians meet at Tobee and draft memorial to President Bar rison urging prompt ratification of the U S treaty for sale of lands and allotment before spring so they may prepare to plant crops.
Buenos Aires reports on February 16 that rumors of a new revolutionary plot have prompted the government to place troops under arms and order street patrols by cavalry. The action signals heightened security as authorities act on intelligence.
The Controller of the Currency approved the selection of the Tradesmen's National Bank of Pittsburgh as reserve agent for the Farmers and Mechanics' National Bank and the Sharon National Bank. Hanover National Bank of Philadelphia was named reserve agent for the Produce Bank in that city.
New advertisements brag of an extensive stock of wash cotton fabrics. The copy claims the Pittsburg display is the largest and most interesting ever offered, with a belief that no roof in the country covers a finer collection.
Hundreds of styles and colors display entirely new patterns in Anderson's ginghams. Rich colorings and numerous variations of plaids and checks are shown, with novel designs surpassing previous offerings.
A broad selection features high novelty Ginghams in large Polka Spots Brochet and Persian effects Stripes and Checks of Silk Rourettes Embroidered borders and woolen effects for upscale garments.
Medium priced Scotch and American ginghams in Zephyr cloths offer new corn yellow blues browns grays and wool effects in black and red plaids. American ginghams are described as better and more beautiful than before with patterns suited for children's dresses at 25 cents per yard. Last year's 20 cent quality is now available as 15 cents per yard with familiar popular colors reappearing in this season's ginghams.
The piece extols a popular Quaker style fabric for its softness and handsome colors, comparing it to spring goods from abroad. It notes Brandenburg price at 26 cents per yard and another printed cotton at 12 1/4 cents per yard as a likely honest imitation.
A display highlights French satines in new colorings, challies and Scotch cheviots for shirts waists and dresses, striped backs and varied patterns. Printed Chintzes on black grounds with colored figures and new Percales for boys' shirt waists accompany fresh prints and better values in common cottons.
An extensive and beautiful display of new Wash Flannel ettes at 3c, r6c, T2c, r5c and r8c a yard. New Printed All-Wool French Wash Flannels. New Scotch Wash Flannels in fancy stripes.
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