A Plea for Peace Amid Steel Strike Tensions
In Altoona and nearby districts miners and operators clash over wage advances. Philadelphia talks end with no concession, while a district meeting of Phillipsburg Osceola and Beech Creek factions debates strike action. Mediator H Ill has urged keeping miners at work while negotiations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TP Cal Telegham
Philuirisees
Altoona
Philadelphia
Steurs
Phillipsburg
Osceola
Beech Creek
Witereas
W. H. Ill
Clearfield
Ore Shaft Fire Ends. Mining Halted for Year
A mine fire at the Total mine shaft in Scottville Pa extinguished after pumps ran nonstop since the explosion. Twenty mules perished in the flames, the tipple and fixtures burned, and the loss is estimated at sixty thousand dollars. Getting water out will take months and the plant will be shut for about a year before repairs allow reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ScottpaLe
Pa. Jan
Coeeveur Alch
Freight blockade cripples Erie Railway after storm
A Telegram from Meadville reports a complete freight blockade on the Erie Railway from Jersey City to Salamanca. Eastbound cargo is stranded along yards with about 300 cars affected between Hornellsville and Salamanca, including Steamburg and various city yards. Snow is cleared and work has begun on the line’s eastern end, likely taking days to resume movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Jan
Erie Railway
Jersey City
Salamanca
Hornellsville
Steamburg
Catr
Burglars Attack Boarding House in Erie Robbery
Last night in Erie a group of seven young robbers attacked the Eleanor House boarding inmates. They assaulted boarder James Cumming, who sustained no injuries, and robbed other guests before police expelled the gang from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Eleaner
James Cumming
Thority
Miners strike for three and a half cent rate in Globe mines
The Globe mines near Coal Center report a 34 cent rate strike after a miners meeting. Other items note Riverside steel plant workers striking over wage scales and various local incidents including a jail for forged checks and a fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Mines
Coal Center
Riot at Braddock stockyards halts work. warrants issued
A Hungarian mob armed with clubs and coupling pins tried to drive away workers at the Edgar Thomson stockyards in Braddock on Wednesday night. Warrants have been issued for the riotous individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottdale
Sewickley
T. H. Baird Patterson
Pittsburg
Warner
MANY NEW PATENTS IN WESTERN PA REGION
Inventors in Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia receive patents per C D Levis patent attorney 131 Fifth Avenue List includes Henry L Buidle Dayton Kinge Benjamin Barbit Columbus washing machine Martin Brower Buckland C combined plow and harrow Dolphus Clemant Lansdale Pa game apparatus Hersey A Dugat Malles Creek C bed pan Augustus E Ellwood Akron match making ms hing two tents George W Ensinger Elm Station Pa furnace Barclay M Everson Pittsburgh attachment for inkstands William Geiser Salina Pa aytus for ejecting oil out of wells Thomas Hepwell Allegheny lamp hanger Henry B R Keiperter Pa car beater Jacob W Kraus Sterling C cultivator Jease Aemenne See es Pa radiator Charles W Manchester Feosburz C car coupler George Numo Allesheny manufacturing of saw-oe Meey headache cure trade mark William T Terkett Pittsburgh white lime for building purposes trade name S A Shattuck Sunanabere fountain Camden Mears Bloomburg washing machines J A Parker Bellefontaine C bread preserver and protector William H Nicholson Wilkesbarre shaft coupling Adam Neer St Paris O hill coupling Nathaniel Lyke Williamsport electrical and vapor face bath J H G Wheeling flooring clamp Harry Frank J Kane Renova Pa car coupling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
C. D. Levis
Fifth Avenue
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Henry L. Buidle
Dayton
Kinge
Benjamin Barbit
Columbus
Martin Brower
Buckland
Dolphus Clemant
Lansdale
Hersey A. Dugat
Malles Creek
Augustus £. Ellwood
Akron
George W. Ensinger
Elm Station
Barclay M. Everson
Pitesbuare
William Geiser
Salina
Aytus
Wells
Thomas Hepwell
Allegheny
Henry BR. Keiperter
Jacob W. Kraus
Sterling, C
Jease Aemenne
Charles W. Manchester
Feosburz
George Numo
Allesheny
Companie
William T. Terkett
S.A. Shattuck
Sunanabere
Fountain Camden Mears
Bloomburg
J. A. Parker
Bellefontaine
William H. Nicholson
Wilkesbarre
Adam Neer
St Paris
Bhill
Nathaniel Lyke
W Lylamsport
J. H. G . Wheeling
Harry
Frank J. Kane
Renova
Produce Company Manager Accused in Defraud Case
Creditors sue Midland Mercantile Company alleging manager C H Comstock conspired with major commission houses to purchase on credit and sell at half value, pocketing proceeds. Company aimed to recover about $10,000. Comstock allegedly attempted suicide and fled. whereabouts unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jan
Midland Mercantile Company
Produce Commission Brokers
C. H. Comstock
Comstock
Young Ennis Claims Duress Defense In Brooklyn Marriage Case
Frederick J. Ennis son of Brooklyn assessor filed in City Court to dissolve his marriage to Clara L. Vermilyea on grounds of duress. He testified he was 16 years 11 months and wore knickerbockers at the ceremony. He says his wife’s reputation was poor and that he never treated the union as binding, claiming he ran away after learning of the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kniickerbockers
New York
Frederick J. Ennis
Assessor Ennis
Brooklyn
Clara L. Vermilyea
Vermilyea
Dr Crane claims remedy reduces disorder and restores appetite
Dr W E Crane of Mitchell Dak touts a tonic that he says eases a specific force disorder, stops vomiting and calms fear of dissolution in heavy drinkers. Over 1000 pieces of new muslin underwear go on sale today at Boces & BuH. and at H J Lynch 438-440 Market Street prices marked plainly as a closeout of winter stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Crane
Mitchell, Dak
Boces & Buh
H. J. Lynch
Market Street
Wfsu
Obituary notices from Pittsburgh area deaths 1891
A crowded obituary column lists names such as Catherine Butler JoaN Callahan H. E. Church Jacob Dillman Mary Foley Ella Hook Lorrie Kaufman Jeremiah Ler Caroline McCoy Rupert McCulley Margaret Patton Exita Reed Alma Schweig Lewis Shuster Jane Thomas Amelia Winter and others with death dates from December 1890 to January 1891. Services and funeral details include times, residences, and locations across Allegheny City Southside and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Holmes Street
Fittyabird
Fifty
Eighteenth Ward
Catherine Genevieve
M. J
Mary Butler
Millvale
Callahan
Joan Callahan
Stephenson Street
Mercy Hospital
Jacon F. Dillman
Adam Roeching
Bowerstown
Shaler Township
Council 779
Royal Arcanum
Fawcett
Mary W
G. C. Fawesti
Harden Station
P. W
R. U
Union Station
Allegheny Cemetery
Foley
Ono
Mary FoLey
Cork Run
Howard Street
Hook
Ella P
Charles
Barbra Hook
Kaupman
Lorrie Irene
Martha Ann Kaufman
Chestnut Street
Sewickley
Miller
Jeremiah
Ler
Beaver Avenue
Allegheny
Harrisburg
McClure
Iawre McCuivRe
Hampton McClure
Rebecca Street
McCoy
Caroline
William Meloy
Decatur Street
Allegheny City
McCulley
Roupert G. McCulley
Patton
Mar Street
Southside
M. Macere
Margaret
John G. Patton
Pittsburg
Portsmouth
Columbus
Smith
Frank P. Surra
William J
Bertha Kolbecker Smith
McKeesport
Watters
Franklin Street
Bell Watters
Mary
Winter
Amelia
Adam Winter
Sarah Street
Gas Explosion at Brewery Sparks Small Fire
A natural gas blast yesterday afternoon at Harry Darlington's brewery 105 First Avenue started by a dropped match in a coal vault igniting escaping gas. No serious damage reported. A separate item notes John Hall jailed by Alder man Kine for a forthcoming hearing on a case of immorality brought by Amanda Clark. A river steamer General Pike sank at Madison with loss estimated at 15000 dollars while attempting to land in Lorrsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Darlington
First Avenue
John Hall
Alderman Kine
Southside
Amanda Clark
Lorrsville
General Pike
Cincinnati and
Louisville
Madison
Old Man William C Bradley Breaks Leg On Cliff Street
An elderly resident of Cliff Street, William C Bradley, fell yesterday afternoon on the sidewalk in front of his home and fractured his right ankle. He received care at the scene and was later taken for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Bradley
Cliff Street
People Who Come and Go in Pittsburg Society
Judge W A Hudson of Florence Alabama returns to Coquesab with Florence Furnace stock while broker C P Brooks of New York visits Chicago bound money market tightness continues. Eastbound travelers include D T Watson Abbott Moreland and others. Irish MP Peter J Burke visits Schlosser before heading to New York. Deputy AG John F Sanders arrives from Harrisburg. professors and executives pass through Monongahela House and Mercer resident Henry Hall registers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Brooks
New York
Chicago
D. T. Watson
Abbott
Carnegie
W. C. Moreland
J. W. Gates
Braddock Wire Company
Pittsburg
James Story
Missouri
Agricultural Department
St. Louis
Washington
McManus
Mercy Hospital
Bradford
John F. Sanders
Harrisburg
C. D. Hine
Youngstown
J. E. Ingersoll
Cleveland
Monongahela House
W. M. Stoane
Princeton College
Fifty three Philadelphians killed at grade crossings in year
A late news brief reports fifty three Philadelphians died at grade crossings during the year. Other items note the Evanston cooperative housekeeping scheme to be run under new management, the discharge of a French cook, a 75 000 vote in Methodist churches for admitting female delegates, and Columbus Natural Gas Company seeking price increases due to exhausted supply before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Scrofula Causes and Hood’s Sarsaparilla Remedy
The text claims scrofula is inherited or acquired through poor diet and living conditions. It asserts Hood’s Sarsaparilla cleanses impurities from blood, restores vitality, and aids the liver and kidneys in their natural duties.
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United Mine
Erie Railroad
United
Globe Miners
Wheeling
Dispatcr
Wieriise
Jou, L
Riverside Steel Plant
Spectal Telegnam
Newark, CO
Edward Woodcock
John Tucker
Sutershilla
Elkhorn
W. Va
Hotchkiss Bolt and Nut
Keensburg
Sheritt
Tir McKean Carriage Works
Frio
Sutersville
Margaret Blell
Wildwood
Hilberg
Beaver Falls
Gerry
Repubicans
Alfred Lyon
Panhandie
Oa Eeeeery
Wesley Johnson
Tux Westmoreland
Feyette Gas
Home Natural Gas Company
Jewelers
Wattles & Sheafer
Dei
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ShoeHouse
Sixth Street
GEO. K. Stevenson & Coo
Deli
Sixth Avenue
Samuel RK. Baldwin
John
Graham
Baldwin &Graham
Liberty St
Pittsburg,Pa
Boynton
Horsford
Boces & Bust
Latimer
Allegheny, PA
Anthony Meyer
Meyer, Arnold & Co
Lim
Penn Avenue
W. A. Hudson
Florence
Ala
Coquesab
Florence Furnace Company
Salvation Oil
Wood St
Arka of
Dilworth Bros
Reymer & Bros
G.K. Stevenson&Co
J. A. Renshaw & Co
Wm. Haslage & Son
W. J. Caskey & Co
John Daub’s Sons
Kuhn & Brother
McAllister& Sheibler
James Lockhart
James S. Marshall
Curtice Brothers’ Co
Rochester
WN. Y
Federal St
del Wren
Himmelrich
Leva
Andrew Pafenbach
Germantown
Fleishman &Co
Dewran
Hodderbtos. CO
State OF Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
John T. Mesa
John T. Boos
Aneaheny City
T. Mosh
Sevamhana A
Federal Street
Allorheny
James M. Fullerton
Penxs Avenue
East Exp
Bensty
Murdoch, M. & J
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Det
John R. & A. Murdoch
Bmithfield Street
Insurance Co
We — America
JONES
Pourth Avecons
Abe
The
Boggs & Buhl
Oxford
Gusky’s
Mareht St
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