Inside the presidential private car Roberts used for Harrison trip
Reporters tour the Pennsylvania private car of President Roberts refitted in Altoona for General Harrison’s Indianapolis to Washington journey. Porter Drury describes a four‑section interior with nine beds, luxurious furnishing, brass and marble details, and a large observation platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphus Drury
General Harrison
Indianapolis
Washington
President Roberts
Altoona
Pennsylvania
Porter Crary
Roberts
Georgia
Harrison
Ben
Hoosier
Porter Drury
Pittsburg
Aerixon
Mrs. McKee
Kid
Balse
Fred Richardson
John Garnett
Drury
Garfield Down
Garfeld
Washinon
Cleveland
Arthur
New York
Garfield
Phil Sher
Boiler Explosion Aboard Towboat Two Brothers
Steamboat inspectors continue searches on the river for a fusible metal plug from the boiler sheet after a recent explosion on the towboat Two Brothers. Two plugs have been recovered in good condition. a third may never be found due to low water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Brothers
Auction of Silver Brick Sets Tomorrow at Chamber
A silver brick sent to the Willey building disaster site will be auctioned off tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 o clock in the Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds go to aid victims or the reconstruction fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willey
Chamber of Commerce
Youth Outing to See Lake Planned for Two Days
A large party of young men and their partners will spend two days at See Lake enjoying a skating excursion. The event aims to provide recreation and social time for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
See Lake
Wiggins and His Weather Warn of Cold Onset
The column mocks a cold snap with exaggerated forecast humor noting readings as low as 50 below in places and a Buffalo area dip near 10 below. It playfully questions readers who ignore weather warnings and suggests a warmer day may come Monday, though humorously misstates dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggins
Parnell
East End
Buffalo
St. Vincent
North Pole
America
Iggins Stewart
First Train Sparks Awe In Country Family Near Pittsburg
A Dispatch reporter recounts a tall seventeen year old girl in a pink calico dress seeing a railroad train for the first time. The country family seven miles away lives simply with home made goods and attire. They know little of the world beyond their gates yet appear content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Dispatch
Lorillard Critiques California Visit and Irrigation Costs
Jacob Lorillard traveling from California scoffs at the state’s land value and irrigation needs, saying he found nothing appealing. He dismisses interest in Kyrie Bellew and notes Pierre Lorillard paid him little heed to threats or attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Lorillard
Pierre Lorillard
New York
California
Kyrie Bellew
Pierre
Bellew
Blizzard Interferes With L F Cole Lecture in Allegheny
L F Cole of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Independent Order of Good Templars spoke briefly at North Avenue M E Church Allegheny under West Manchester Lodge auspices. Blizzard reduced attendance as he discussed temperance and the June constitutional amendment with plans to lecture in McKeesport this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Cole
Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania
Independent Order of Good Templars
North Avenue
M. E
Allegheny
West Manchester
Cole
Aod
McKeesport
Fires Reported Amid Cold Weather Across City
Extreme cold yesterday triggered several small fires. A blaze on William Young's roof at 6021 Penn Avenue caused slight damage. The old American House in East End suffered heavy roof damage. A frame house roof at 230 Renfrew Street also burned from a defective fire. A minor stove pipe fire at Philip Reims shoe shop on Wabash Avenue in the Thirty-sixth Ward was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Young
Penn Avenue
Renfrew Street
Philip Reims Shoe Shop
Wabash Avenue
Thirty-sixth Ward
Lost man from Washington seen during Friday parades
Three Washington residents phoned the Central station yesterday afternoon inquiring about Charles Wolfe who had joined them for Friday parades but later got separated. They learned he had not been arrested and planned to visit hospitals hoping for a clue about the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pa
Central Station
Charles Wolfe
Forty Ordinances for City Street Improvements
Forty ordinances will be presented to Councils tomorrow to improve various city streets. The projected cost runs around $500,000, to be paid by residents living near the proposed work areas.
Crystal Wedding Announcement for Ferree Couple
Cards are out for the crystal wedding of Mr and Mrs J W Ferree of Arch Street Allegheny. The ceremony will be held on February 26 at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ferree
Arch Street
Allegheny
Cast Steel Gun Experiment Aims at Government Test
Jacob Reese, city inventor, plans a novel cast steel gun built around a 24 inch bore core. A 40 inch ingot will be rolled to 24 inches then heated and welded to the core, creating a seamless wall. Reese says no porosity or flaws will allow a reliable, cheaper gun. Pennsylvania Steel Co will manufacture and test it for government use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Reese
Reese
Washington
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Two Allegheny Families Lose Homes In Fire
Two frame houses at the foot of War ner street on Nunnery Hill were badly damaged by fire around 3 pm. Edward Boyd's cellar fire spread, filling both buildings with smoke and forcing evacuations. Firefighters, despite access issues, contained the blaze after three hours. Losses: about $500 for Boyd and $800 for Hill. several nearby homes threatened but saved by prompt fire response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Street
Nunnery Hill
Edward Boyd
Robert Hill
Bord
Hill
Westinghouse Forms Ore Reduction Company in Pittsburg
A new corporation started by George Westinghouse Jr. is the Ore Reduction Company of Pittsburg. Officers include Lemuel T. Bannister of the Fuel Gas and Electric Engineering Co and Samuel T. Willman. Capital stock amounts to 20 000 dollars, divided into 600 shares at 50 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Westinghouse, Jr
Ore Reduction Company
Pittsburg
Lemuel T. Bannister
The
Fuel Gas and Electric Engineering Company
Samuel T. Willman
Campnits
Dramatic Society Hosts Evening at Turner Hall
The Pattern Makers' Protective and Beneficial Association will hold a social reception at Turner Hall Forbes Street on Tuesday evening. The program includes the plays Argonauts of 49 and Silent Partner performed by a selected company with the Steiz oer orchestra providing music for dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattern Makers' Protective and Beneficial Association
Turner Hall
Forbes Street
Argonauts of 49
Steizoer
Trains Delayed by Wind and Wrecks Involving Panhandle Limited
High winds and cold weather caused the Panhandle express and the limited to run late last night. A freight wreck at Johnstown halted the limited, with about five cars derailed. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limited
Weet
Johnstown
Out in the Cold Michael Edison Seeks Shelter at Station
A 13 year old boy named Michael Edison went to the Fourteenth ward station last evening saying his mother at Four Mile Run would not let him stay at home and abused him. He was admitted for shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Edison
Fourteenth Ward
Body Identified at Morgue as Teddy Finn Also Called Timothy Feehan
The body found near Elrod station on the B and O railroad last Friday was identified as Timothy Feehan known as Teddy Finn. Death was due to heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elrod Station
Timothy Feehan
Teddy Finn
Third Annual Meeting of Railway Agents Association Held
The Pennsylvania Division of the Railway Agents' Association met yesterday at the Hotel Anderson with Vice President Campbell presiding. Officers elected include T. J. Campbell president A. M. North first vice president P Colligan second vice president and W L Foxburg fourth vice president with J Aiken secretary and A J Bailey treasurer. Delegates to the Kansas City grand convention were named and a vote of thanks given to Hotel Anderson staff. The session adjourned to February 1890 with broad railroad agent attendance across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Railway Agents’ Association
Anderson
Campbell
W. K. Brown
W. Bassett
J. L. Kerr
Jameson
A. Cline
A. M. North
P. Colligan
C. V. Wood
W. 8. McGeary
W. C. Hadley
H. J. Creighton
A. B. Crouch
The
Tate
Grip Break Halts Fifth Avenue Tram. Crowd Gathers
Fifth Avenue traction car No 360f stalled at the loop after a grip failure. A crowd of 200 plus gathered as another car tried the loop with similar misfortune. After about a half hour the head conductor gave the signal to restart and all 20 cars rolled uphill while locals joked about the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue Traction Company
Fifth Avenue
Traction Company
Two Lawrenceville Stores Robbed in Evening Burglary
Thieves entered William Connor's tobacco shop and Lew Fuchs's meat shop on Forty-seventh near Plumer street before 11 PM Friday. Tobacco and cigars were stolen from Connor's, meat and money from Fuchs's. Doors unlocked with keys. No clues yet. An officer notes possible organized band operating in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceville
William Connor
Lew. Fuchs
Plumer Street
Collegiate Matinee at Grand Opera House
Holy Ghost College students stage a Tuesday matinee at the Grand Opera House featuring Sheridan Knowles’ William Tell and a piece titled Dye Know Me Now. Rev Father Fitegibbon of the college manages the performance as a large audience is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Holy Ghost College
Grand Opera House
William Tell
Sheridan Nowles
Father Fitegibbon
Rotten vegetables case sparks aldermanic hearing
Mrs. John Hoppe charged John Fredericks with selling decayed vegetables to grocers. She alleges he bought bad produce for fertilizing but profited by selling it as fresh, a lucrative business described at yesterday's alderman Porter meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Porter
John Hoppe
John Fredericks
Malicious Mischief Charged in Alderman Court
Frederick W. Rhom filed a charge of malicious mischief against Henry Potes William Swester James Ashton William Schmidt and Michael Nolan before Alderman Doughty. The youths allegedly visited Rhom's house on Thirty-eighth Street damaged walls and ceilings in his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Rhom
Henry Potes
William Swester
James Ashton
William Schmidt
Michael Nolan
Alderman Doughty
Rohm
Thirty-eighth Street
Arrest of John Hardy After Family Row Dispute
John Hardy of Cabot Way was arrested by Officer Guenther after a family dispute last night. Police say Hardy struck his mother with a cap. Hardy claims a poker was used against him by a brother and he was lodged at the Twenty-eighth Ward station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hardy
Cabot Way
Guenther
Hardy
Twenty-eighth Ward
Couple Seeks Separation After Dismissed Assault Case
Thomas Green and his wife filed separation papers in Alderman Porter's office after Mrs. Green sued for assault and battery. The charge was not substantiated and dismissed. The alderman advised the couple to separate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Green
Porter
Man Injured In Traction Line Collision Expected to Recover
Mr James De Beck injured in a Citizens Traction line collision Friday is resting easier and may ultimately recover. Dr B M Haswa Eye ear nose and throat specialist at 718 Penn Street Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James de Beck
Citizens
B. M. Haswa
Penn Street
Pittsbure
Pas&su
Men’s Suits at $10 Sale This Week
This week a $10 suit sale features about 600 fine tailor-made men’s suits in cheviots cassimeres whipcords and diagonals offered Monday and Tuesday only. Suits previously priced as high as $30 but none lower than $22, with patterns varied and ready for viewing at P O C C corner Grant and Diamond streets opposite the new Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant and
Diamond Streets
New Court House
Shaw Whistling Star Delights Lafayette Hall Crowd
A Pittsburg crowd at Lafayette Hall hailed Mrs. Alice Shaw and her concert company in an evening billed by the Press Club. The event included Miss Edith Pond's musical readings and a tense sideline as Mrs. Shaw’s ex-husband watched from the balcony with evident nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Hall
Alice Shaw
Shaw
Ron
Mrs. Shaw
Edith Pond
Pittsburg
Old Man Jacob Geese Injured After Fall at Home
Jacob Geese a resident of the Fifteenth ward sustained a broken collar bone after falling downstairs yesterday afternoon. Dr Clark attended him and administered care at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Geese
Dr. Clark
Drunken Soldier Terrorizes Allegheny Police
An intoxicated former soldier boarded a Manchester streetcar and demanded to eat passengers. After a fall and head wound, he was taken to the lockup where he fought, bit, cursed, and claimed to hear unseen army comrades. A photo from Indiana PA suggested a likeness and Latrobe may be his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Johnston
Wilson
High Seas
Indiana
Allegheny General Hospital
Latrobe
Trades Council Backs High License Over Prohibition
The Trades Council met last night and endorsed a high license law while opposing prohibition. New board members were elected and letters from Senator Quay and Bayne urged appointing a sympathetic public printer. The Furniture Workers' Union added 425 dollars for Wood Street accident sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trades Council
Thomas Negin
Bricklayers Union No. 2
John Flannery
O.T. Carlin
J. M. Keily
Sp DevenePe
Old Trades Assembly
United States
Quay
Awe Bayne
Graphical Union
Office of
Public Printer
Furniture Workers’ Union
Wood Street
Strike Looms as Knights of Labor Convene at Scottdale
The Knights of Labor held a convention in Scottdale with broad regional representation. J M Dayton of Torrs station was elected Chair and Loyd M Parker Secretary. Delegates were reticent, offering no concrete plans, but signs point to a forthcoming general strike with no advance notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Labor
Scottdale
J. M. Dayton
Torr
Loyd M. Parker
River Coal Operators Compete With Railroads Over Gas Contract
Competing coal operators press the Vincennes Gas Company market while railroads claim they cannot. The Vincennes Gas Company secured coal at 380 per ton, but Addison Lysle won the contract at 538 per ton. Lysle plans water shipment to Cincinnati and rail from there to Vincennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes Gnn Gas Company
Addison Lysle
Cincinnati
Vincennes
Coal Syndicate Plans Mention Joint Operation Principles
The article notes a proposed coal syndicate not yet formed but expected to operate on the coke syndicate model. Members would contribute another product to the pool and coal prices would be set above the mining grate. Details are incomplete and the plan remains tentative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke Syndicate
Regular City Council Sessions Noted For Tomorrow
Condensed local items report two city councils to meet next day with briefs on public notices and community happenings. Included are mentions of a labor accident, a wandering man found barefoot, a jail sentence for clothing theft, and upcoming church and temperance events in Allegheny area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma. K. Solomon
Pas
Wilfred S&s. Barry
Connecticut
Bueens Vista
Pittsburg
Miners Join Union and Labor Commissioner Prospect
The Hampton miners join the Miners National Progressive Union. Friends of James Campbell of the Window Glass Workers urge him as a candidate for Commissioner of Labor. The Seventh bituminous district Examining Board lists successful mining bus candidates Nos. 3 23 34 87 40 49 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Miners’ National Progressive Union
James Campbell
Save
They Stole Sash and Shutters From Allegheny Shop
Detective John Glenn arrested six men and boys charged with larceny from Hemphill’s Spring Garden avenue carpenter shop gutted by prior fire. Suspects named Gristoer Kaiser Maulier Maul and Maul Jr. bailed for a hearing before Mayor Pearson next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Glenn
Allegheny
Hemphill
Spring Garden Avenue
Phillip and
Henry Gristoer
Mich Kaiser
John Maul
John Maul, Jr
Wm. Maul
Bai
Pearson
Sarver family remains travel through city en route to Tarrytown
Five bodies passed through the city last night on the way from Tennessee to Tarrytown. The Sarver family includes a father, mother and three children. The first death occurred in 1849 with the others dying at various times since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Tarrytown
Sarver
Man Slips at Enhe's Saloon Door. Glass Cuts Man
A man named Owen Mullen slipped on the osewes last night and fell against the front door of Enhe's saloon located at Carson and South Sixth streets in Sou pies Le on glass cutting the end cod of his.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Mullen
Enhe
Carson
South Sixth Streets
Wensick Crushed by Rail at Black Diamond Steel Works
Nick Wensick suffered leg injuries when a steel rail fell onto him while loading a wagon at Black Diamond Steel Works yesterday. He was transported to Penn Hospital with injuries not specified in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Wensick
Black Diamond Steel Works
Co Penn Hospital
Arrest Report: Jacob Michaels at Melhorn's Plumbing
Jacob Michaels was arrested in Melhorn's Plumbing Shop on Mt. Oliver after terrorizing several boys by aiming a revolver at them. The incident marks a violent confrontation leading to his apprehension by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Michaels
Melhorn
Mt. Oliver
Ready to Perform Our Promises and Welcome You
The notice invites readers to visit when doors reopen on Monday and at other times, promising a cordial welcome as the establishment begins its promised operations.
Hair and Nails Lecture Draws Large Anatomy School Audience
Dr J C Dunn lectured on hair and nails detailing hair types, growth, and diseases with emphasis on root health and baldness. Dr W T English followed on blood circulation discussing arteries veins capillaries heart function and practical notes on clothing and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English
Homeopathic Hospital Service Led by Dr Maxwell
Dr Maxwell of Trinity Church will conduct the afternoon service at the Homeopathic Hospital with the Shole boys in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Maxwell
Trinity Church
Homeopathic Hospital
I Shole Boys
Fast Daily Train Links Chicago to Denver via Two Railways
A new daily train runs between Chicago and Denver via Chicago and North Western and Union Pacific. It departs Chicago at 5:30 PM and arrives in Council Bluffs and Omaha the next morning, with Denver reached the second morning. The route includes dining cars and through coaches and Palace cars. California-bound passengers can connect at Council Bluffs with the Golden Gate Special to San Francisco, reaching California in three days. Tickets and schedules available at coupon offices or from E. P. ee General Passenger Agent in Chicago and at 75 Fifth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Denver
Chicago and Northwestern
Union Pacific Railways
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Northwestern
California
Council Bluis
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Chi
E. P. Ee
Bargains in Groceries at Marshell Ohio Street Store
Marshell the cash grocer offers California prunes and peaches with raisin cores, monster egg plums and syrup. canned goods like corn 60 cents per dozen, tomatoes 85 cents, pigs feet 65 cents per dozen. Orders of 10 dollars and up ship free within 200 miles from Marshell 79 and 81 Ohio street Sandusky Allegheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Ao Ee
Marshell
Ohio St
cor.Sandusky
Allegheny
Clearance sale at E G Hays & Co for pianos and organs
E G Hays & Co announces a ten day clearance sale to clear floors for showroom updates. Upright pianos and organs are advertised at reduced prices including several specific models such as Hermene upright, a Baus upright, a Decker Barnes square, and Wilcox & White organ, plus discounts on Stathushek Hazelton Lindeman Lester and New England pianos. Located at 75 Fifth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theaeen
Aie Bros
Decker & Barnes
Hintz & Schmidt
Burdett
Wilcox & White Organ
Aquare
Stathushek
Hazelton
Lindeman
Lester
New England
Wilcox & White
Boston
E.G. Hays & Co
Fifth Ave
Busy Bee Hive Ad Promises Low Prices on Home Goods
Local ad touts value and reliability offering septennial essentials and clothing at low prices. It highlights blankets, wool underwear, calico wrappers, winter dresses, Gretchen coats, and infant cloaks with brands like D L and Warner's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sian
Mon’e Suits in Cheviots and Cheviers Sale
Fifty hundred men’s fine tailor made suits in cheviots cassimeres whipcords and discounts go for ten dollars. A ten dollar bill buys choice of sunita patterns on Monday. Some sold as high as twenty four, none lower than twenty two. Visit P C C corner Grant and Diamondsia opposite new Court House to view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C
Grant and Diamondsia
New Court House
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Arthur and
Frank
Frankie
Mr. Lorillard
Dean
Anti-Cruelty Society
Chris
Lena Phillips
Nannecry Hill
Westinghouse
Partner
Aneccine Tien
Ttallac
Catholic College
Whistling
Sam
Mr. Shaw
Florida
the Trades Council
Connellsville Cokers
McCoxp
Martin Begley
Butler County
New York Medical Association
C.C. Wiler
Pittspurg
Horner & Roberts and
Base & Co
Lock No
New Brighton
Jacob Geyer
Besse McGraw
Brady's Bend
Salesburg
Orry
Herzen
Aliehheny
Ft. Wayne Tod Panhandle
Beaver Avenue
Gostel Temperance Union No. 1
University Hall
Sixth Street
Labor Notes
Chine
W. T. English
School of Anatomy
Dr. Dunn
J. C. Dunn
the Homeopathic
Chicago and
Denver Express
Esars & Co
Cash Grocer
E. G. Hays & CO
Seite House
Edward Groetzinger
Silk Departmant
Surah
Huoys & Hacke Mwfsa
Hays & Co
Carson St
Ste
Huevus & Hacks
Ander
Son
India
Mestic
Shawly, Children and
Sand ST Market Af
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