Citizens' Traction Line Faces Pay Row and Tie Up Threats
Union conductors and gripmen protest 11 hour schedule pay on Citizens' Traction with wages set at 2 and 22 dollars. 10 cents per hour below stated marks. Verner dismisses demands, urging cooperation though workers threaten a Monday road tie up if terms aren’t met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Traction Line
East End
Sweitzer
Pripman
Butler Street Division
Butler Division
Butler Street
Adherents Defend Pastor Scully Over Departure Rumor
Messiah Baptist members said Rev F R Scully did not leave without leave and claimed they knew all about his plans. They challenged a Dispatch report and said nothing more would be stated beyond Sunday’s printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messiah Baptist Congregation
F. R. Scully
Dispatch
Hadeen
White
Cavanaugh's Condition After Lawrenceville Stabbing
Michael Cavanaugh remains in critical condition after a Lawrenceville stabbing Saturday night. Attending physician Dr. Sheedy says recovery seems unlikely. suspects Dade Donnelly and Khee Mohan were arrested and jailed pending injury outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Cavanaugh
Lawrenceville
Sheedy
Pennsylvania Railroad Publishes Washington Inauguration Handbook
The Pennsylvania Railroad issues a Handbook of Washington with an outline of inaugural ceremonies and visitor information. Copies are available from Mr. Thomas E. Watt at his Philadelphia office for railroad passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Thomas E. Watt
Fiovenuc
Baby named after president dies at seven months
Benjamin Harrison Wood, seven months old, died yesterday. He was among the first children named for the President elect when he was only a candidate. The parents reside on Larimer Avenue in the East End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Harrison Wood
Larimer Avenue
East End
Paper Hangers' Association Meeting Sets Wages Scale
The Paper Hangers' Association of Allegheny County will meet tonight at 64 Fourth Avenue to adopt a wage scale for journeymen.
Treasury Chief Windom Hinted for Cabinet Post
Ex Senator Windom, arriving from Indianapolis, spent Sunday in the city with Colonel James Andrews. He avoided confirming Cabinet plans but indicated talks with General Harrison and suggested patience as press speculation swirls around him as a potential next Secretary of the Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windom
Indianapolis
James Andrews
New York
Window
Treasury
Colonel Andrews
Gene Harrison
Pittsburg
Harrison
The
Judge Devens
Toledo
Junge Devens
Minnesota
Andrews
Rice
Arkansas
Eastern Express
Washington
Nice Guide to Washington by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad issues a 52 page handy guide to Washington for inaugural ceremonies. It features illustrations of public buildings a drawn map city description and details on museums monuments gardens and suburbs including Mount Vernon with travel routes hotels and offices. Guides available at E D Smith B and O Railroad Fifth avenue office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Washington
Botanical Gardens
Smithsonian Institution
Museums, Monuments and Art Gallery
Mount Vernon
E. D. Smith
B. & O. Railroad
Fifth Avenue
Banks Sue Grand Lake Coal Company Officers
A New Orleans dispatch reports two Pittsburg banks sue Joseph B Williams and associated parties over Grand Lake Coal Company failure. Ft Pitt National Bank files for $5,000 and another Pittsburgh bank seeks $30,000 against J B Williams with attachments levied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Williams
Dispatchn
Pittsburg
Grand Lake Coal Company
Associated Press
New Orleans
Grand Lake Coal Comprea
Guenter Williams
Ft. Pitt National Bank
Macine Pitsburg
Joseph B.hemi
Catholic Colonization Mining and Manufacturing Company Meeting
The Catholic Colonization Mining and Manufacturing Company held a meeting at the Emerald Senate rooms last night. Colonel John A. Goulden, father of the organization, spoke on the New South. Also spoke were Messrs Gibson, MecCalley, Kilgalon and Cain. Capital stock was 250000 dollars in 5000 shares, most of which had already been subscribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Colonization, Mining and Manufacturing Company
Emerald Senate Rooms
John A. Goulden
New South
Messie
Gibson
MecCalley
Kilgalon
Cain
Wal
Rinker Fined After Revolver Incident on Allegheny Street
Thomas Rinker of O Hara street Allegheny bought a revolver Saturday night and practiced early Sunday. Crowds gathered thinking a murder occurred as police arrived and Rinker was jailed. Mayor Pearson fined him five dollars and costs and seized the revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Rinker
O'Hara Street
Allegheny
Rinker
Pearson
Inaugural Committee Meets for Washington Celebration
The General Committee in charge of Washington inaugural events meets tonight. Trade and social groups citywide are not represented on the panel, while ministers respond with favorable replies. The pew feature of the day is confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Attorney Goehring's Condition After Fall Injury
John M. Goehring Esq was injured by the fall of the Weidin building front wall last month. He was moved from West Penn Hospital to his Allegheny home with a broken leg and a scalp wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Goehring
Weidin
West Penn Hospital
Alleghenyer
Bank failure details reveal liabilities exceed assets by far
Expert accountant J Reed presents a full debit and credit analysis for Farmers and Mechanics Bank of the Southside. Indebtedness totals 817 556 38 with assets at 180 476 82, stockholders liable for double their holdings yet likely only 75 to 80 percent may be recovered after legal and auction expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank
Southside
J. Reed
New York
H. F. Veicht
Coal shipments set to move as rivers rise
Rising Monongahela and Allegheny rivers bring high waters and ice but no flood fear. About 1,000,000 bushels of coal expected to be shipped with 12 towboats. firms Joseph Walton & Co Browns Captain O Neill John A Wood and Thomas Fawcett hold the stock. Miners strike 60 days and upper pools frozen limit ready coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
Ohio
Allegheny
Joseph Walton & Co
Browns
Captain O'Neil
John A. Wood
Thomas Fawcett
Burglars Try to Rob W. Rafferty Furniture Store
Police discovered the furniture shop at Grant street and Virgin alley ransacked shortly after 10.00 pm. The Virgin alley door was pried with a jimmy and left on the doorstep. desks were in disarray as burglars fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. ©. Rafferty
Grant Street
Virgin Alley
Henry Bond
Jimmy
Pricing Bells on Cable Cars
The Citizens' Traction Company installs bells on their cars that ring continuously when in motion. The bells resemble those used on the Pittsburgh Traction road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Traction Company
Pittsburg
Magistrate handles 21 cases at Twenty-eighth Ward station
Magistrate Brokaw disposed of 21 cases yesterday morning at the Twenty-eighth Ward police station the highest Sunday morning total in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brokaw
Twenty-eighth Ward
Local items from two cities condensed for ready reading
An alarm from box 127 on Manor street indicates a chimney blaze on Southside. Charles Clark of Engine Company No 4 is ill with diabetes. The Cotton Belt line to Texas from Malden to Delta is completed. E R Donznoo preached two sermons to jail prisoners with Sheriff McCandress and singers assisting. Thomas Straty had an altercation with Henry Newman on a Manchester car and was arrested for a hearing. John Nona, missing bricklayer, last seen Saturday. wife notes about 180 dollars, 95 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall. Officer William Bowers arrested for drunkenness on Fifth Avenue. testimony from a Hebrew saloonkeeper Browarcky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manor Street
Southside
Charles Clark
Engine Company No. 4
Texas
Pittsburg
Malden
Delta
E.R. Donznoo
McCandress
Thomas Sratty
Henry Newman
Manchester
Pearson
Thirty-sixth Ward
John Nona
Painter’s M1
Miller Street
Miller Street, Thirty-fifth Ward
William Bowens
Fifth Avenue
Foster
Central Station
Browarcky
Bowers
Mrs Meyer Dies in Allegheny Home In Inquest Planned
Mrs Mary Meyer of Allegheny died at her sister's home on Hemans street after a period of great pain. She leaves a husband and seven children. The coroner will hold an inquest today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Meyer
Allegheny
Hemans Street
Allegheny Ward Elections Stir Fury Over Voter Smoot hb ores
Carelessness sparks protest as Allegheny election prep stirs tempers. City Committee to meet at 8 AM with twelve observers to affidavit alleged ballot doctoring in Ninth district. Ward One field crowded with 14 candidates for four council seats including Neeh Milby McAulley Patton Koenig. Reform party active. Eleventh ward nominating Henricks Franz Millard. Democratic endorses Henricks with Slayton Ream chosen for council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
H. K. Tyler
John T. Rogers
Common Council
Charles W. Neeh
John P. Milby
John T. McAulley
W. J. Patton
Albert Koenig
Reform Party
John R. Henricks
Select
William Franz Richard Millard
Mr. Henricks
I. R. Slayton
Samuel G. Ream
Death of John R. Beech cashier on Southside
John R. Beech, cashier of the First National Bank on the Southside, died at his Hazelwood home from heart disease yesterday morning. He served as cashier since July 1860, after the bank opened, and was well liked. He was a member of Orion Council Royal Arcanum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Beech
First National Bank
Hazelwood
Beech
Orion Council
Royal Arcanum
Southside
Electric Light Association convenes in Chicago with new cars
The Eletric Light Association of the United States begins its semi annual meeting in Chicago tomorrow. A limited train with 60 East Coast electricians arrives last night. Dr Otto A Moses and Mr E G Acheson join in Pittsburg as others travel to the event. Moses predicts Westinghouse may prevail against Edison and hints at company consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Light Association of the United
Italian Gang Operatives Extend Reach From New York
Detective Byran left for Scranton with Sinque the Italian pusher of the queer. He will face a hearing there before the Commissioner for a crime committed in that city. Detective McSweeney says a large gang of Italian showers is active in New York and has moved into the countryside, reaching Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byran
Scranton
Sinque
McSweeney
New York
Denial of Confederate Army Charge in Eleventh Ward Race
George Schmidt denies claims that Citizens' candidate for Select Council in the Eleventh ward served in the Confederate army. He states he was pressed into service in the South, escaped after about a month, and has long resided in the city, with 20 years in business and 16 years in Ninth Ward council service. He calls the accusation calumny aimed to injure the Citizens' ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh Ward
Select Council
Citizens
South
Kentucky
Ninth Ward
George Schminr
Berger's Furniture and Carpets Spring Display
Advertises new spring designs at Berger's Liberty Street store with daily orders for delivery. Includes offers on blankets from Bradleys, English Percales for boys waists, electric stove polish, imported robes and a note on free insect cure for invalids at 1102 Carson Street. suggests consulting grocers and reading the paper display.
Suspected Theft Involving Scissors Grinder
A report alleges John Schwab took a scissors grinder owned by Julius Me of the East End. Whether the hand bell was also taken is unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schwab
Julius Me
East End
Catholic Parade Orders Form Second Division Escort
Marshal Ratchford of the second division issues orders for the division to form and the Hibernian Rifles to act as escort for the Catholic parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Ratchford
Hibernian Rifles
John A. Martin Heads to Harrisburg for Amendment Meeting
John A. Martin travels to Harrisburg to attend the amendment gathering. He believes the important action may be postponed but will monitor the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Martin
Harrisburg
Temperance Rally At Bijou Theater Sparks Prohibition Push
The Good Templars gathered at the Bijou Theater to vow stronger action against liquor. Belva A. Lockwood and speakers from Wisconsin to Kansas urged unity, moral suasion, and political effort to drive prohibition in Allegheny County and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templars
Allegheny County
Belya Lockwood
Vicwry
Prohibition Debate Ends With Sermon and Speech
An audience heard speakers denounce compensation for saloon owners and support prohibition, with humorous asides from Captain Barbour and reflections on past saloon experiences. Lincoln’s legacy of freeing slaves was cited to argue no compensation, followed by a benediction and a peaceful dispersal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belva Lockwood
Barbour
Leslie
Aam
Lincoln
Hughes
Temperance gathering voices against whisky and alcohol
A large audience in the Moorhead building heard L F Cole John Martin J W Moreland and A M Brown advocate constitutional amendment in a temperance meeting. They attacked alcohol use citing Dr B W Richardson and Dr Noah Davis and argued beer fraud and big funding from temperance backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhead
L. F. Cole
Wisconsin
John Martin
J. W. Moreland
A. M. Brown
Pennsylvania
The
Good Templars
B. W. Richardson
Noah
Davis
United States
St. Paul
Love for the Saloon-keeper Requires a Vote Against His Traffic
A First M P Church sermon by Rev W B Cowl denounces the liquor trade amid calls to support a constitutional prohibition amendment. He compares liquor interests to slavery, condemns saloon keepers as morally rotten and self-serving, and urges voters to vote for the reform to uplift the community and redeem offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P
Allegheny
W. B. Cowl
Gentleman
South
Prohibition Talk Sparks Loyal Sermon by Lawrenceville Pastor
Rev. J. D. Sands of Forty-fourth Street U P Church argued that church backing would push the Prohibitory Amendment to adoption, urging Christians to unite and vote yes. He criticized licensing as unjust and claimed prohibition aids enforcement while addressing counterarguments on taxation and property loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Sands
Forty-fourth Street U. P
Pastor Sands
Mesating Beyeniyarnsiyee
Economic Plea Outlines Shifts in Capital and Labor
The document argues that losing money will not trigger complaints as capital and labor will be redirected into more productive channels. It asserts that the loss will prompt a reallocation to better uses, reducing unemployment through reemployment in stronger industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Rece
Prayers and Votes Against Intemperance in City
Reverend Nevin Woodside urged First Reformed Presbyterian Church members to stamp out intemperance. He condemned alcohol, urged repentance for drunks, and linked drunkenness to high taxes and civic ills, calling for prayer and voting to fight the evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Presbyterian Church
Nevin Woodside
Goa
Heaven
Earth
Pittsburg
United States
Prohibition Sermon Attacks Liquor Trade and Demands Reform
Rev. J. H. Barnett of Union Park Chapel Allegheny declares pressing need to close saloons. He cites Mark five, argues taxation won t fix liquor harm, recalls delirium tremens deaths and calls for amending laws to reimburse families harmed by drink. He questions licenses for murder and burglary and favors prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Barnett
Union Park Chapel
Allegheny
Pepan
China
Madagnecar
Yocem
Great Britain
United States
Rmm
Old and New Crusade Address at Sons of Temperance
Mrs M J Youngson spoke at the Sons of Temperance hall on 68 Ohio Street Allegheny about The Old and the New or the New Crusade. She argued women deserve the vote and all saloons should close, recounting a Southside puddler who had two dollars left for bread after paying liquor. Broadax Smith then gave a concluding address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belva A. Lockwood
Templars
Keystone
M. J. Youngson
Sons of Temperance
Ohio Street
Allegheny
Broadax Smith
Corsets and Draperies Ad From New Jersey Store
An old advertisement promotes children cough syrup and women wear with emphasis on corsets and fashion items. It lists prices for corsets, gloves, and drapery fabrics like Cluny and Point de Gene, claiming discounts and imports. The copy highlights a wide stock and fashionable wares offered at varied prices.
Reduced cost on each yard announced in report
A brief note states that the cost on each yard has been cut. Details on the new pricing or scope are not provided in the readable text.
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Citizens’ Cable Line
Verner
Murray Verner
F.R. Scully
Cavanaugh
Neat Handbook of Washington
the Treasury Chief
Ft. Pie
Mechanics’ Banks
Goehring
Carson Street
Allegheny City Republican Committee
Eastern
Chicago
Detective McSweeney
Schroidt
the Dispatch
Bradley’s
Boces & Bunn
Mwfsu Houcus & Hacks
Mwfssu
B. I. Munk
Penn Avenue
Carson St
Sterling
Bijou
Abraham Lincoln
Belva
Kansas
Allegh
Cannes County
Philadelphia
Williamsport
West
Supreme Court
To-Say
Topeka
Kan
Arsenal Lodge
Bullen
Exiis
Doctor Cowl
Boslocns
Union Park
Kidd
Couugh
Kip
Thompson Brothers
Federal Steel
Chantilly
Bayeux, Marquise
Ron
Pat
New Jersey
Muslin Underwear Department
JOE, Horne & CO
Gare
Horne
Cate
Paris
India
America
Mie
Faille Francaise
Sarah Silks
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