Ramie Industry Promoted by Pittsburg Capitalists
Pittsburg capitalists form a West Virginia chartered company to cultivate ramie in Georgia and manufacture fiber with a new machine called a dicorticator. They aim to establish ramie factories across the United States, rivaling cotton, after securing patent rights in the U.S. and Mexico and securing land for cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramie
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Messrs
Wm. M. Lyon
Paul H. Hacke
Charles H. Humbert
George R. Shidle
John M. Tiernan
Georgia
United States
Mexico
England
France
Frank W. Smith
Whitney
Counterfeit 50 Cent Pieces Lead to Arrest on Wylie
Deputy U S Marshal McDonald arrested Robert Armstead on Wylie Avenue last night for passing eight counterfeit 50 cent pieces on K O Dwyer. He faces two other counts pending.
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United States
McDonald
Robert Armstead
Wylie Avenue
Fo K. O'Dwyer
Freight agents oppose misclassification of glassware
The Pittsburg Committee of Freight Agents met to consider lowering the classification of bottles and other glassware after widespread mislabeling. they adjourned without a decision. Shippers claim dishonest misrepresentation by competitors has pushed bottles from fifth to fourth class and even from third to second in some cases. A nationwide change would be required if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Veiled manners spark a cheek kiss in social clash
A humorous note on women and veils in public life. The piece mocks physiology and gender opinions, recounting two veiled women meeting and kissing the cheek due to the new fashion. It ends with a reporter asking about lip kissing and a woman's quip about the veil making it impractical.
Standard Oil Completes Lima Field Oil Land Purchase
The Standard Oil Company extended its Lima field dominance by buying the remaining Rhodes and Van degrift holdings for about 175000 dollars. The deal gives Standard about 40000 acres and moves many tanks from Bradford to Lima to store oil for piping to Chicago as fuel.
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Standard Oil Company
Lima
Joshua Rhodes
J. J. Vandegrift
Standard Company
Bradford
Lima Field
Chicago
Prohibition Talk Sparks Distilleries Turn to Tanneries
Pr Thompson of Freeport claimed at the Harrisburg Prohibitionists’ convention that Guckenheimer would convert his distilleries into tanneries if prohibition passed. Guckenheimer denied it, saying his plant could not switch to tanning and that after 35 years in whiskey making he is too old to change trades. He noted $500,000 invested and that 80 percent of it would be a total loss if prohibition became law.
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Pr. Thompson
Freeport
Harrisburg
Guckenheimer
Who Will Have the Honor The Silver Brick Auctioned Monday
A silver brick valued at about 50 dollars, funded by newspaper ads, goes on sale Monday at 2 30 PM in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. The piece, shown in Durbin's window on Fifth avenue, may end as a paper weight for a lawyer or a local mill holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Durbin
Fifth Avenue
Millonaire
Cornell engineering students to inspect Pittsburg industries
Mechanical and electrical engineering students from Cornell University will visit Pittsburg for a general industry survey and a focused inspection of the Westinghouse Electric Works. Dr. B. R. H. Thurston and Prof. Edward Nichols supervise the group as they study the newly invented electric railway at the Westinghouse works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University
Pittsburg
Westincouse Electric Works
BR. H. Thurston
Edward Nichols
Westinghouse Works
Traction Car Accident Injures Local Boy
A ten year old boy named Grenard, adopted son of Mr Louis Miller of Ligonier Street Lawrenceville, was run over by a traction car near Thirty sixth street. His thigh was crushed and Dr Clark fears amputation may be required.
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Grenard
Louis Miller
Ligonier Street
Lawrenceville
Horses in Demand Strain Southside Liverymen for Parade
Southside liverymen report all horses booked for the parade with a high demand for more. Buyers paid up to $900 for a horse for the day as several owners faced requests and bids exceeded supply.
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Denmland
Suspected thief scams doctor for gloves and revolver
A man purporting to be with Arbuckle & Co. entered Dr. Hanna's office and stole a new pair of gloves and a revolver before threatening to return. W. H. Adamson was arrested last night on suspicion.
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Arbuckle & Co
Hibernian Rifles Honor Major Coyne With Saber Belt
The Hibernian Rifles presented Major Coyne with a fine saber and belt last night. Adjutant Cornelius Horgan made the presentation. Coyne wore the pin for the first time in today’s parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibernian Rifles
Coyne
Cornelius Horgan
Major Coyne
Diggers in distress and suspicious pay practices cited
West Virginia coal miners passing through to seek jobs in the eastern fields reportpunched pay and store tickets used by operators to withhold wages. A labor leader confirms the system and State President Moran is advancing organizing efforts to abolish the practice benefiting river miners in Southern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Moran
Miners National Progressive Union
Ohio Defeated Child Labor Bill Draws Labor Leader Critique
Labor leaders criticize the Ohio Legislature defeat of the child labor bill. John Ehman of the Ohio Valley Budget says opposition from manufacturers and glass workers caused the loss. He disputes claims about boys in orphanages earning high pay and proposes a foreign-worker tax to fund enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John Ehman
Oho Valley
Findlay
Fostoris
National Treasury
Secretary Dillon Marries Secretly Amid Union Rules
National secretary Dillon of the American Flint Glass Workers Union married May Woolgar last Tuesday at the bride’s mother’s residence on Fifth avenue. Rev. C E Locke officiated and the couple left for a wedding tour of the East. President Smith claimed no knowledge, joking Dillon will be expelled for marrying without permission.
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Dillon
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
May Woolgar
Fifth Avenue
C. E. Locke
Smith
Opposing the Tariff Bill Draws Tin Plate Petition
W. Cronnemeyer, president of the United States Tin Plate Company at Demmler station, reports Westward trade fair activity but weaker than hoped. Importers plan a petition opposing duties on tin plate while sheet iron manufacturers push the bill to revive domestic industry. Cronnemeyer will meet John Jarrett and others to counteract the importers' petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. ©. Cronnemeyer
United States Tin Plate Company
Demmler Station
John Jarrett
Re-Entering the Fold in Sub-Division 5 Knights
John Flannery and Master Workman Jenkins led a meeting in Boston to win back miners who left the Knights of Labor. About forty miners attended as Flannery urged rejoining and back dues settlement. Jenkins predicted a river area revival as the union aims to strengthen and hold future talks in Camden.
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John Flannery
Mr. Jenkins
Jenkins
Camden Ton R
Very Low Stock in Window Glass Trade Says Isaac Cline
Isaac Cline reports 1125 pots in operation this week with 164 idle due to the Bellaire Window Glass Factory closure for fuel cost. Some workers moved to Marion Indiana. He notes stock is smaller than a year ago while trade remains good and prices fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Cline
Bellaire
Marion
Ind
Flint glass trade reports show strong market demand
Official budget office summaries from the American Flint glass trade indicate robust activity in the flint glass sector with steady demand and favorable conditions for producers. Strong orders and positive outlook dominate the brief report.
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Office of the Budget
The
American Flints
Major J B Washington to Observe Silver Wedding
Major J B Washington of this city plans a quiet silver wedding anniversary at Miller's Grove near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line. He was married February 23, 1904 in Montgomery Alabama and tomorrow marks twenty five years of marriage with only the family present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Washington
Pittsburg
George Washington
Miller's Grove
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Major
Major Washington
Montgomery
Ala
Railroad Offices to Close for Holiday
All railroad offices and depots in the two cities will close for the day. The Pennsylvania Company has issued orders to discontinue all local freights and allow every employee who can be spared a day off, turning the occasion into a wider holiday.
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Pennsylvania Company
Bankers recall narrow escapes and mutual aid in panics
A group of bankers describe how during bank runs they once helped each other by moving cash between fronts of two nearby banks to restore confidence. They note that in modern times many transactions occur on paper and some banks lack enough actual cash, making trust crucial to survive financial shocks.
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Monongahela House
Philadelphia
Financial House
Allegheny Election Mix Still Unsettled After Count Errors
The Allegheny race remains unresolved with official results delayed until after April 1. A 20 vote error in the Fourth district shifts Pitcairn to 247, Watson to 248, and Milby to 245, possibly contesting Milby and altering council seats for wards two and nine.
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Allegheny
John P. Milby
Charles V. Lewis
Pitesirn
Watson
Milby
Pitcairn
James Hunter
Hunter
McKirdy
Jowest
Buente
Immense Braddock parade to honor Catholic societies
The Edgar Thomson yard at Braddock plans a large parade not shutting down for the day. Catholic groups such as Hibernian Rifles Board of Erin Knights of St George and the Pioneer Club join. Local lodges American Mechanics McKeesport Port Perry Councils attend with Grand Army drum corps providing music. About 11 253 members expected from junior and senior orders combined. Father Bernard’s congregation will march after mass.
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Edgar Thomson
Braddock
Hibernian Rifles
Board of Erin
Knights of St. George
Pioneer Club
American Mechanics
McKeesport
Port Perry
Grand Army Drum Corps
Father Bernard’s
St. Augustine Group To Present Flag For Catholic School
The St. Augustin Young Men's Literary Association will present the St. so Catholic School on Thirty-seventh Street with an American flag, a ceremonial gift reflecting community support. The event underscores local patriotic sentiment and school relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustin Young Men’s Literary Association
St. So Catholic School
McKeesport Parade To Feature Carpenters From Three Communities
A parade will be held in McKeesport with carpenters from Homestead and Braddock expected to participate. The event showcases regional tradespeople and honors local craftsmen.
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McKeesport
Yes
Homestead and Braddock
License List 7 Feels in Saturday Spa Issue
A special lot sale items include Browns Tans Grays with buttons and embroidery. Jos Homes Co. Penn Avenue Stores features Kid Gloves-S0cn Palr-8125 quality accessories offered as a bargain in the Spa Saturday issue.
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THE
Spa
Jos. Honse& Co
Penn Avenue
Harrison Train Schedule Passed to Denison Line
Engineer Bannon will haul the Harrison train with the schedule for stations east of Denison already made and ready for use.
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Engineer Bannon
Dennison
President-elect Harrison's special train schedule released
The dispatch prints the Panhandle route timings for the President-elect's train. The schedule shows departure from Indianapolis at 3 20 pm Monday and a 3 15 pm arrival in the city, with detailed stop times from Dennison to Union station across the Panhandle line. Officials emphasize safety measures and secrecy about the exact arrival time.
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Harrison
Pennsylvania Company
T. Dispatch
Indianapolis
Columbus
Dennison
Panhandle Road
Pittsburg
The Slippery Day on Fifth Avenue
A realist drama unfolds with a dashing man of fashion and a glamorous woman on Fifth Avenue. A treacherous patch of ice leads to a comic fall that shatters the hero’s pride as the woman laughs and disappears into a store, leaving him to muse on desire and danger.
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Fifth Avenue
Apollo
Fair Maid
Explosion at Lima Shop Kills Worker and Damages Plant
A boiler explosion at the Lake Erie and Western shops in Lima killed Peter Sens and wrecked part of the building. Farmer E Ron Canvey of Green Township Ohio died after drinking hard cider yesterday. Multiple local items span politics and crime from Fayette County contracts to disputed elections and a wave of sensational incidents in Youngstown and nearby towns.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie and Western
Lima
Petersens
R. Canvey
Green Township
Ohio
North Lima
Fayette County
Esterday
Modisetts & Co
Uniontown
Edward
Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Ptay
Storrs
Wyoming
Lackawanna
Ted
W.J. Walker
Denver
Col
Greensburg
Walker
Arizona
Latrobe
Bradenville
John Shannon
White Caps
Shannon
Local items briefed from Allegheny and nearby towns
Regular Teachers Academy meeting set for Grant school tomorrow. Alderman Hartmax to fire a hill salute on Pine Street morning. Brxoloo sellers waived a hearing. cases will go to court. Joe Broder jailed on threats to Frank Tanner. Gloves stolen from M. Black on Ohio Street. Woodstree debris sale postponed likely this morning. James J McT1¢He denies involvement in a stated public work role. Jr O U A M No 75 held a reception in Central Rink. Adams Coke Bottom tests new coke oven near Mansfield to save labor. First ward arrestees to be heard. case postponed. Sewickley post office burned from natural gas fire. loss small, insured. Assembly No 219 did not meet as announced. Pattern Makers Protective Association to entertain at Turner Hall next Tuesday. The Argonauts of 49 to be presented. Charles Johnson of Foxburg, executor of Gilmore A Fink estate, in city. estate to be divided. widow and son to receive shares in money.
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Brxoloo
Sellers
Carish
Squire Hottm Mays
Joe Broder
Frank Tanner
M. Black
Ohio Street
Allegheny
Woodstree
James J
Central Rink
Pittsburg
Adams Coke Bottom Company
Mansfield
Sewickley
Assembly No. 219
Vincent
Pattern Makers' Protective and Beneficial Association
Turner Hall
Ana
Division Freight Agents Parade Through City On Way Home
The Pennsylvania Railroad freight agents led by Charles A. Chipley and others traveled in the special car Pickwick last night, en route to their cities after starting a trip to New Orleans. They were recalled to testify in an upcoming Philadelphia suit, ending their journey in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pickwick
Charles A. Chipley
E. W. Coffin
Camden
N. J
E. G. Dixon
Philadelphia
W. J. Rose
Harrisburg
J. G. Searles
Baltimore
George Stevens
John C. Simms
H. E. Whittaker
Southern Dispatch
John G. Thayer
John G. Whittaker
Quaker City
New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
Phila
Dyspepsia Treated Through Diet and Nature’s Aid
Letters praise Dr. Moore of Allegheny for curing chronic dyspepsia through diet and hydropathic methods, claiming long-standing indigestion, insomnia, and heart trouble were resolved. Patients report improved weight, rest, and appetite after treatment and urge others to seek his care.
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Sai
G. Moore
Arch Street
Allegheny
Arch St
J. H. Chatham
Ohio St
Barnhart
Grorce M. Guass
Sensational elopement shocks Cleveland
A Cleveland advertising agent Rollin Cary and the wife of T J Mears fled the city last Saturday night. They are believed heading westward to escape scandal. Cary resigned from the Lake Shore line and distributed about 1100 dollars from his personal funds. Cary is son of a noted Lake Shore official and Mrs Mears is daughter of Elyria National Bank president J W Hulbert.
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Cleveland
Rollin C. Cary
theg@eke Shore and Michigan Railroad
T. J. Mears
Industrial News
Cary
Lake Shore Railroad
A. J. Smith
Mears
J. W. Hulbert
the National Bank of
Elyria
Planter Modesto Ruiz Freed After $30,000 Ransom Paid
In Havasa on February 21 the planter Modesto Ruiz was held by bandits in Remedios district and released after his captors received a $30,000 ransom.
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Havasa
Modesto Ruiz
Remedios
Elegant New Spring Dress Goods On Display At MWFSt
Will offer this week elegant novelties in spring dress goods including directoire and empire gowns fabrics in camel's hair serges cassimere and fonles. Exclusive French combinations and new effects imported direct. An unprecedented assortment of plains plaids checks stripes in gray beige porcelain blue and red. Prices from 100 per yard with black and white fabrics in novel effects. An elegant all wool French challis line also shown. Cor Fifth avenue and Market street.
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Directoire
Empire
Fifth Avenue
Market Street
Lawrenceville man stabbed. hearing delayed for assault suspects
Michael Cavanaugh of Lawrenceville, severely injured by a stabbing Saturday night, missed a hearing yesterday for M Nolan and James charged with assault. Magistrate Brush ordered a further hearing for the prisoners. Nearby ad copy touts hair products and discounted clothing at Busy Bee Hive.
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Michael Cavanaugh
Lawrenceville
M. Nolan
James
Brush
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Whitner
Sea Island
Jamie
China
Asia
Jamaica
Botanic Garden
Washington
Mr. Guckenheimer
Dr. Thompson
Pittssburg
Southside
Dilson
Benedict
Ohio Glaus
Issac Cline
Bankers’ Experiences
Haenter Caonet
Ades
Will
Bowerston
Compton
Scio
Jewett
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Miller
Unionport
Bloomfield
Keilers
Fernwond
Gould
Mingo Junction
Steuhenville
Steubenville
Franklin Avenue
Wheeling Junction
New Cumberland Junction
Colliers
Harlins
Dinsmore
Burgettstown
Bulger
Midway
Willow Grove
Oakdale
Hays
Walker's Mills
North Mansfield
Idlewood
Crafton
Ingram
Sheridan
Nimick
Temperanceville
Point Bridge
Fourth Avenue
Union Station
Roberts
Joseph Wood
Toe DisPatch
Barney” Bannon
Nefer
Panhandle
John Obey
Altoona
Ery of
Ice
Tri-State News
Wrarta
Kece
Laury
Siegfried Bridge
Edward Shriver
Stempton
Keck
Teachers’ Academy
Grant School
Hartmax
Pine Street
Charles JoHnson
Foxburg
Gilmore A. Fink
Washin
Moore
Joan
Coon
Emsworth
N. B
Kidd
Coough
Kip
Thompson Brothers
Federal Street
Horne
Cate
Paris
India
America
Black Faille Francaise
Sarah Silks
Chantilly
Bayeux
Marquise
New Spring Ragians
Muslin Underwear Department
Bess
JOS. Horne & Col
Penn Avenue Stores
Barky
Gretchen Coats
Busy Bee Hive
Sixth
Liberty
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