Iron Industry Dominates Pittsburg Output and Prices
The Pittsburg iron market set annual records with 2,046,884 tons sold, up 451,114 from last year, signaling a robust five year rise. Reports detail weekly tonnage, coal shipments, river trade, and prices to Cincinnati, Louisville and Southern ports, noting strikes and water levels as key factors shaping supply and wages.
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Portsacne
Pittsburg
Pittsburz
Monongahela
Youghiogheny
Cincinnati
Louisville
Cairo
Memphis
Red River
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
New Orleans
South
Pumpkin Patch
Lodtsville
Pittsburg Prices for grav force over past five years
Average figures for the month show Pittsburg prices for grav force across the past five years. Data covers twelve months and provides a reference for referever use.
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Pittsburg
Coal Output Trends For Five Years In Cincinnati Louisville And New Orleans
The tables show coal shipments to Cincinnati Louisville and New Orleans over five years. Miners can compare first four months with the same period, noting a deficiency near 1 million bushels. The spring strike proved costly for both sides as the 1891 coal run faces a challenging season.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
New Orleans
Iron Predictions Verified for 1892's Start
The first report of 1892 shows demand for iron and steel rising, with 72,100 tons held by producers and prices climbing. Buyers push for higher Bessemer pig purchases, billets fixed at 25, with several firms planning deliveries through March as production expands and consumption edges ahead of output.
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Thessemer
Gray Mate City
Tony Gray
Issesaeenes
City
Bessemer
Eesseeees
Cash & Toms
Seeereweee
Aeease Seeeee
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Nengesee
Cashi
Ase
Jessemer
Pirraacne
Shenanrn
Mahoning
Wheeling
Bellaire
Valley
Pittsburg
Gray Forge
Hopeful Outlook For Steel in 1916 Says Rogers Brown Merwin
Rogers Brown and Merwin report buying activity has slowed but remains sufficient to avoid dullness. Coke furnaces keep pricing, and a few Southern mills report very low figures. The trio expects 1916 to bring stronger prosperity and higher pig iron prices, with production high enough to limit future gains while a general firming may begin in the coming months.
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Carcaco
Rogers, Brown and Merwin
Market Report from Burraco January First
Rogers Brown & Co report overall market steadiness with more orders than new business. Prices persist and production remains above current consumption, showing encouraging features outweighing discouraging ones.
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Burraco
Rogers, Brown &Co
Field Decline Seen in McDonald Oil District
The McDonald field shut down most wells as New Year restful period followed. Production dipped from 38 000 to 37 500 barrels while notable wells such as Guckert & Steele Mercy farm No 3 and No 8 on Gordon sand posted varied outputs. Locals report several wells near Lawsonham and Guffey Jennings Co showing strength. total field stocks around 92 000 barrels, with 14 000 barrels for Wednesday.
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Guckert & Steele
Mercy Farm
Shay & Co
Dougherty
Laurel Hill
Gordon
Frank Wood
Gordon San
Matthews
Guffey, Jennings, Murphy & Co
Enand
Oakdale Oil Company
Hutchinson
Gormley
Mellen & Sparks
Boles
Independence
Mellen & Co
McCerdy
Clarion County
Lawsonham Oil Company
Lawsonham
Mathews
Guffey
Jennings & Co
Herron
Baldwin
Oakdale Ol Co
Mathews Leirs
Patterson & Jones
Forest O11 Co
Gamble
Greenice & Forst
Boyce Noe
Devonian OW Co
Woolland O11 Co
City opens after holiday as building plans loom
Post holiday activity surges in Pittsburgh with banks open and real estate moves on. Builders eye six story flats on Stockton avenue Allegany while firms plan new offices by April, and Allegheny cotton mills may be dismantled to send machinery South. France Walker sells two houses for 13500. Scopex weather shifts affect throat ailments. Brown’s Heronchial Tradhes promoted. local ads trumpet portraits and cabinet cards.
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Westinghouse Airbrake Company
Stockton Avenue
Allegony
Exchange
Robert J. Stoney, Jr
John B. Barbour, Jr
Allegheny Cotton Mills
Knoxville
Francia F. Walker
Joseph F. Plager
Twenty Eighth Ward
Chess Notes and Club M eetings in Pittsburgh and Boston
A chess notice from The Dispatch outlines the Pittsburg Chess Club meetings at the Pittsburg Library on Penn Avenue and the Allegheny Chess Club at Dr Miller's Hall North Avenue. It also lists problem authors J C J Waenwright of Boston and John C Flagg of Pawtucket with amended prize problem notes and an erratum correcting piece designations in Canada Plating Company problems.
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P. O. Box
Pittsburg
John C. Flagg
Pawtucket
EB I
Detroit Free Press
Erratum
Canada Plating Company
Black and White Players Strive in Strategic Square Game
A historical pastime describes Black men occupying squares 1 through 12 while white men hold squares 1 to 3. Black players always move first, shaping the opening tactics and progression of the puzzle style competition.
Black to move wins in last week’s long game puzzle
The problem asserts a forced win for Black despite White having many pieces. It discusses a sequence where Black seemingly sacrifices all pieces to reach a decisive finish. The notes reference a single place versus a king and present a dense notation with moves such as 12-1 and 16-20, illustrating the surprising solution.
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Showalter
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Ruy Lopez
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BRS
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Ponziana
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The
Adrian Weekly Times
Simultaneous Blindfold Games On Thanksgiving Day
J P Read hosted six visiting players in Thanksgiving Day events on November 26 with Reed playing white in each of the three recorded games and six others noted among the six simultaneous blindfold matches.
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J. P. Read
Mr. Reed
A Curious Chess Match at the Ma Club
A midsummer game at the Ma Club features Ed gar Fawcett of Leeds versus Dr. Throttle with onlookers MacNib and Corporal Hitchers. The spectators critique moves openly while the players exchange sly remarks and dramatic blunders as the clock ticks and the critiquing continues.
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Edgar Fawcett
Leeds
Dr. Throttle
McNib
Corporal Hitchers
Deceptive First Position Ends In Draw In Creaky Match
The narrative centers on Mr. Faucett who cleverly handles a tricky variation of the first position. Observers show distress as Faucett secures a draw amid remarks on his opponent's game and the genial banter between players Blithers and Hibs.
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Mr. Faucett
Bblithers
James Hibs
New Year Opens Pittsbury Checker Club With 35 Members
The organization completed its first week and held the formal opening of club rooms on New Year’s Day. Harvey Crider was elected resident, C. G. Gumbert treasurer, John W. Moffat secretary, with several business leaders joining committees. Dues are set at 25 cents per member per month as the group plans to grow and promote “Sweet Dameth.”
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Harvey Crider
C. G. Gumbert
Aloe
Treassurer
John W. Moffat
Pittsbury
Contests and Chess Club Claims Stir City Learned Men
A lively Home Hotel contest pits two mathematician rivals over Fair Dameth with Professor Collier an engaged spectator. Finance leads the match as observers debate the oldest checker club title, with Falkirk and Caper clubs tracing dates to 1875 and 1876. South Shields loses top honor, and secrecy by club secretaries sparks critique.
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Mr. Foster
Collier
South Shields
Falkirk
Caper
Death of Christchurch Draughts Club President Daniel Reese
The Christchurch Draughts Club mourns its president Daniel Reese who died at Sumner on October 1 at age 49 after a lengthy illness. Born in Wishaw Lanarkshire in 1641 he championed draughts locally and inter provincial matches and secured a visit from the famed Herd Laddie to Canterbury. He leaves a widow and a large family.
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Christchurch
Sumner
Reese
Wishaw
Lanarkshire
Canterbury
Glasgow Herald
Partick
Marshill
Maryhill
Scott
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