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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1892

Page

11

Court weighs deputy aid in Philadelphia salary case

Judge Ewing and White heard the mandamus bid by Deputy District Attorney Goehring against Controller Grier over salary. Arguments centered on whether a deputy was needed and if funds exist, with Fitzsimmons for Grier and Redhers for Goehring. The court reserved its decision after reviewing papers.

Ewing White Goehring Grier Controller Grier James Fitzsimmons Gordring Jodge Ewing W. B. Redhers

Divorces Filed in Pittsburgh District Court This Week

Nine divorce suits were entered yesterday by various attorneys. Caroline Meyer sues Jacob Meyer, claiming ill treatment after a 1889 marriage and 1892 separation. Other actions include Mary Cobbet and Charles Cobbett, Amelia Jones and Charles Jones, Christian Boeren and Katharine Roexen, Mary Hapf and John Hapf, Thomas Norman Sr. versus Catharine Norman, Mary Barr and William Barr, George Poster versus Jane Poster, Annie Lewis versus J J Lewis, and Harry McMillen versus Alice McMillen. Deserts and cruelty cited. one wife reportedly insane and in Allegheny City Home.

Burleigh & Harrison Caroline Meyer Charles F. Wittman Jacob Meyer Aod S&s Fetterman Charles Cobbe Mary Jane Cobbett Joseph Bird Amelia Jones Mathias Kesterholz Charlee H. Jones J. M. Friedman Christian Boeren Katharine Roexen Henry Meyer Mary Hapf Henry Fueller John Hapf Ther Hapf Allegheny City Brown and Lambie Thomas Norman, Sr East Deer Township Catharine Norman Thry W. E Newlin Mary Barr William Johnston William & Barr J. A. Wakefield George G. Poster Jane Frank Gallacher J. A. Merphy Annie Lewis EL Faust J. J. Lewis Jantorr Wi Harry H. McMillen Alice McMillen

County Bar Holds Special Meeting on Trial List Readings

A special meeting of the County Bar discussed changing when Common Pleas trial lists are read. Lists will be read the Monday of the week prior to the trial week, allowing more time for witnesses and preparation. All courts will read lists in one room going forward.

Common Pleas

Borough Boundaries Challenge Heard In Quarter Sessions

The exceptions to Turtle Creek borough creation were argued before Judge Porter in Quarter Sessions Court. Filed by Patten and Wilkins townships and Turtle Creek village, the disputes center on line boundaries cutting into the village and extending into the borough. The decision was reserved.

Turtle Creek Borouch Janthe Porter Patten Wilkin Turtle Creek Village Peek Homer Castle Dalzell Scott East Pittsburg

Man Held on Counterfeiting Charge After Georgia Arrest

Henry May, about 60, appeared before U.S. Commissioner McCandless on a charge of possessing counterfeit coins and molds. He was arrested in Georgia after being linked to a Corry Pennsylvania shoe shop and to James McCormick alias Golden, another suspect in counterfeit money at the Cambridge fair. May disappeared, Secret Service agents traced him, and he is held in jail in default of 1,000 bail awaiting court.

Henry May

Embezzler Leech Sentenced in East End Court

In criminal court Nicholas E. Leech, convicted of embezzling funds from an East End stock firm, received a two year workhouse sentence. Other sentencings included D. McKay one year for larceny, John Homan burglary, Thomas Strong larceny to Huntingdon Reformatory, and Felix McKnight subject to execution over a death linked to pneumonia from liquor supplied by McKnight.

Nicholas E. Leech East End Leech D. McKay John Homan Thomas Strong Huntingdon Reformatory Thomas Billups Jacob Beisel Jacob Goldecke Agnainet MeKnicht Felix McKnight Caroline Davies Gamares Mra Davies McKnight

Court Finds in Davies Case and Settles Payment

The Supreme Court maintained the lower court ruling awarding Mrs. Davies 2800 dollars. McKnight appeared in court yesterday afternoon and paid the amount, ending the case.

Supreme Court

Wellsbach Sues Philadelphia Gas for Illumination Supply

Wellsbach Incandescent Gas Light Company petitions for a temporary mandamus to force the Philadelphia Company to furnish gas for illumination not fuel, alleging discriminatory limits and excessive rates. The writ, returnable January 29, seeks access from 722 Penn Avenue, with a patent burner display included in the case.

Wellsbach Incandescent Light Company Philadelphia Company W. H. Holmes Wellsbach Incandescent Gas Light Company Penn Avenue Wellshach Eas

Judge Collier Rules in Favor of Mill Owners in Gas Case

Judge Collier issues an order granting the mill owners a win over the Philadelphia Company. He overrules the company's demurrer to Carnegie Phipps Co. and requires an answer to the bill. The injunction against the gas shutoff remains in place. Plaintiffs must post a 100000 indemnity bond as the suit advances.

Collier Philadelphia Carnegie, Phipps & Co

Injunction Sought Over Wilton Grove Well Rigging

James Clarke filed a bill asking for an injunction to stop F Shears G G Weible and others from erecting a new gas well rig near Clarke's Wilton Grove property. He claims gas was struck and the rigging burned down once and warns his property is in danger.

James Clarke F. Shears G. G. Weible Wilton Grove

Complex Criminal and Civil Docket Listings in Common Pleas

The record lists numerous cases in common pleas and criminal court, including Commonwealth v Scabill et al, Michael v Osbourne, Williams v Evans Co, Gallagher v Philadelphia Co, and others. It also cites industrial and railway company disputes such as Pennsylvania Construction Co v Union Ice, and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railway related actions.

Criminal Court Commonwealth Scabill Michael McGuire Richard Doris Charles Johnston Samuel A. Nesbit Nelson Somers Thomas Gammon Samuel Abrams James Peterson Joseph Shildoski Andrew Werner D. F. Blood Bord Charies Francis Gambizxi Andrew Hudack Sarat Hood Lizzie Wilson Sarah Wilson Thomas Concenis Augusta Joykel Edith Pierce Joseph Spotski Joe Parker Alfred Graves Thomas Gannon W. H. Lewis Common Pens Michael Osbourne Williams Evans & Co Gallagher Philadelphia Company Pitesburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Railway Company Peet Pennsylvania Construction Union Ice Manufacturing Epeupenberg Mollinan Beckert Weat Peon Railroad Company Lare Westmoreland Specialty Company

Estate of Phoebs Hunter Listed in Public Notice

Legal notice names multiple heirs and participants including H Jones A HL Abborn Ludwig Haeselmar Mary Haeselman Joe Reek Fred Meyers David Bowers John C Roney Fannie A Roney and others. The document appears to identify parties in an estate matter with associations to notice actions and potential filings.

Phoebs Hunter H. Jones HL Abborn Ludwig Haeselmar Mary Haeselman Joe Reek Fred Meyers David Bowers John C. Roney Fannie A. Roney O'Toole Boyle M. Motz Fred Verron J. B. Smith Ogden al D. M. Evans Barriet Evans Sarah A. Johnston Joseph E. Johnston Weigand Bittner Sonne Bittner Cooper Ue Stewart T&t. Co

Notes From the Courts A docket of cases in Pittsburgh

Max Lert sues Pittsburgh Traction Company for 300 dollars claiming damages to his wagon after a collision on Fifth Avenue near High Street on December 11. Citizens' Traction Company is to be tried for nuisance for horses kept in front of the power house at Thirty-fourth Street. Richard McCullough sues Police Officers Georer McAleese and George Miner for damages for alleged improper arrest. a verdict was for 10 dollars. Jan Janoski faces murder charges for the December 4 assault on Casper Tomeczak, who died December 30. W A Zahn of Pittsburgh Tubeline Refining Company seeks an injunction and receiver in Warren county. judge reserved decision.

Max Lert Pitteburz Traction Company Fifth Avenue High Street Stranintexperrt Bros Citizens’ Traction Company Richard McCullough Georer McAleese George Miner Eider Tanerand Jan Janoski Janoski Casper Tomeczak Twenty-ninth Tomczak United States United States Circuit Court Acheson W. A. Zahn Pittsburg Tubeline Refining Company Warren County

Two Whitman Pictures From The Good Gray Post

A critique by A Q Keasbey in Frank Leake's Weekly highlights two Walt Whitman drawings. One shows Democracy as a ship carrying continents and time, urging steerage by a steady helm. The other is a genre study of a patient spider weaving filaments, linking the soul to distant spheres.

Good Gray Post Walt Whitman A. Q. Keasbey Frank Leake Asia Europe

Two East End Residences Sold In Pittsburg Real Estate Pulse

The week's business features include bank and insurance company director elections and dividends from Pleasant Valley Manchester and Central Traction. East End homes change hands with McDonald residence on Ellsworth avenue selling for 15000 and a new owner for a Forbes Halket street brick house at 16000. Real estate activity shows continued demand, with several large leases and building plans progressing for middle income housing.

Pleasant Valley Manchester Central Traction World Bank Pittsburg East End William McDonald Pittsburg and Western Railroad Minnesota Ellsworth Avenue South Negley Joseph Fisher Fifth Avenue Fisher M. F. Hipple & Co David J. Thomas John H Shadyside A. I. Scott Morris & Fleming Yoder Landmpany Thomas M. Clane Wallingford Street Stewart Murray Hill Avenue Lake Erie

Bank statement shows varied shifts in loans and deposits

The document notes weekly changes: loans up $5,614,000 and $) decline in circulation of $27,700, with deposits and legal reserve above requirements by $24,568,815. It mentions New York money market conditions on call and miscellaneous rates for stocks and railroad bonds, listing several tickers and issuers.

New York Prime Mercantile John M. Oakley & Co Watson & Gibson New York Associated Banks

Bank Clearings Across Cities With Mixed Figures

The record lists bank clearings and balances for New York Boston and other cities, showing weekly totals and day rates. It notes various exchange premiums or discounts and recent year comparisons, with multiple typographical errors and partial figures.

Market gains on Philadelphia securities rally across gas and traction stocks

The stock week shows broad gains and a strong tone. Large increases come from National Bank of Commerce New York and Cleveland Gas Co and Pittsburg Junction Railroad with Philadelphia Gas leading activity. Final prices rise across many issues and dividends talked for Pleasant Valley Manchester Central spur future momentum.

Stock Exchange National Bank of Commerce New York and Cleveland Gas Con Pittsburg Junction Railroad Philadelphia Gas Central Traction Citizens Pittsburg Pleasant Valley Junction Railroad New York and Cleveland Gas Philadelphia Manchester Central Birmingham Duquesne Birmingham Traction Mannufacturers Philadder Ebs Switch Itty Aera First National Bank German National Bank Assese City National Bank Sid Fellows’ Savings Baonk National I Ae Western Insurance Co New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Stephenson Fourth Avenue

Market Endures Dull Session As Industrials Stand Out

New York stock activity remains muted with few notable gains. Industrials show the only strength while sugar prices slip back from recent highs and overall trading ends with modest advances and weaker sentiment for most shares.

Banks and Bankers Week Last Year

Week saw broad activity with total bank clearings nearly 2,000,100 above the prior year. Call money was slow though ample supply, Onteside capitalists helped offset shortages. Clearing house report records Saturday changes and balances amid abundant money in New York.

Banka Ier New York

Market Outlook Mixed as Grain Decline Dampens Confidence

The report notes a drop in Western grain receipts will influence January railroad earnings but not drastically, with movement declines seen as postponable. It cites weak Lucar on a proposed new issue, ongoing short interest, and a cautious mood despite expected growth in railroad traffic and rising farm loan liquidation fueling capital to Wall Street. The Final Figures list prominent NYSE and regional stocks with mixed results and shifting valuations.

Nolders Lucar Henry Clews & Co

Mining Stock Listings From New York January Sixteen

In New York on January 16 the mining stock page lists Alice 40 Adame Con 170 Aspen 300 Crown Point 100 Con Cal & Ca 860 Deadwood T 19 Percent Eureka Con 140 Homestake 1100 Horn Silver 85 Crow Silver 0 Ontario 400 Ophir 2 Plymouth 163 Savage 16 Sierra Newsrla 143 Standard 120 Union Con 120 Yellow Jacket 100.

New York Alice Adame Con Aspen Crown Point Con. Cal. & C A Deadwood T Eureka Con Homestake Horn Crow Ontario Ophir Plymouth Savage Sierra Newsrla Standard Union Con Yellow Jacket

Ear silver in London '44 higher at 43d per ounce

The report notes London ear silver for year 1944 at 43 pence per ounce. New York dealers quote silver at 93340 per ounce. Advertisers are urged to rent rooms via The Dispatch cent a word classifieds.

Dispatches Cent Frew Yor London New York Dispatch

Testing Flour By Hand Kneading Method

A simple flour test from Emma P Ewing in The Chautanquan describes mixing dough in the hand to assess quality. Good flour stiffens the dough with kneading giving an elastic feel, while inferior flour turns soft and sticky. Additional notes warn against chalky bluish flour and salty soft dough. Residents in India seek entomologist help as white ants eat wills and government promissory notes.

Emma P. Ewing India Gazette of India

Beethoven House In Baden Occupied By Seamstresses

The Baden house where Beethoven wrote the Ninth Symphony still stands and is now occupied by a seamstress establishment. An elderly former servant who tended the composer at that house recently recalled to German artists that none of Beethoven’s portraits captured his fierceness or savage look.

Gusher at Gordon Sander Laurel Hill and Oakdale wells

Oil field reports two strong gushers in the Gordon sand at Laurel Hill with Oakdale No.3 Baldwin farm and a Gordon sand well at McDonald yielding near 350 to 400 barrels daily. Multiple Oakdale wells and others by Guffey Queen and Forest Oil line up to boost Friday and weekly production toward 30 000 barrels. A near miss occurred when nitro glycerine shot by Frank French caused a wagon axle break and glycerine cans to rattle.

McDonald Gordon Oakdale Oil Company Baldwin Matthews Herron Ell Farm Koerner, Westhead & Co Laurel Hill Koerner Westhead Louisa Enpysh George J. Schmidt D.A. Upham Nolan Bros Biz Gordon Sander Oakslale Oil Company Wallace 77 Acres Baldwin Run Wallace 77 Griggo No &. Wallace No. 9 Ouakdale Wetmors No.2 Wetmore Oakdale Gormley Farm Sturgeon Heirs Guffey and Emmet Queen H.H. Wetmore Jennings, Guffey & Co Forest of Comny Bores Company R. W. Glenn Wheeling Gas Company Woods Farm Frank French Bradford Guffey, Murphy & Co Guffey Guffey & Queen Thomas J. Heller Washington Peru London Pacific Petroleum Company Henrly Goffey, Jennings & Co Mathews Mathewshiirs Forest Oil Company Jerron Patterson & Jones Kelso Patterson & Co Devonian of Comonne Hoyce Morganheim Sam Linland Geffey Galey Murphy Royal Gas Company No. M. Robb Meid

Improvement in Wheat and Market Tone Shifts

The Chicago wheat market showed improved tone and higher activity as buying interest rose after a price decline. Domestic markets advanced, New York took on buyers early, and moderate demand helped lift prices though offerings remained light. Corn stayed firm on the better wheat tone, hogs rose with park ribs and related cuts gaining about 20 cents, while other items stayed steady amid mixed futures and reports that Russian prohibitions remain unchanged.

Chicago New York Park John M. Oakley &Co Sixth Street Chicago Board of Trade

Five States grant mothers absolute custody rights

Mary A. Greene argues in The Chywtopian that only Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oregon and Washington give mothers full custody rights. In most states mothers lack control without court action, while fathers claim custody by default.

Mary A. Greene Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oregon Washington

Live Stock Markets at Esst Liberty and Surrounding Regions

Receipts and shipments reported for cattle hogs and sheep on Saturday Jan 16. Cattle 538 receipts and 1155 shipments with 9 cattle cars sent to New York. Hogs 3209 receipts and 2600 shipments with 10 hogs shipped to New York. Sheep 700 receipts and 1000 shipments with no sales on the market.

Esst Liberty Fords Orricz Tus Drara’ i Prrrasone Satumpar New York New York Town Sheen London Newry Ciurvuelansd Merry Howest Enaprorn Sicc Malen Youx Petrolé Ed En Tore Petro Pennsylvania Lima Oil Nobles

Perkins on Protection and Patriotism in Kansas Senate Race

Senator Perkins, successor to the late Senator Plumb of Kansas, declares he is a Protectionist and favors free trade among Americans. He argues that nonresident producers should pay for the privilege to enter the U S market, with revenues going to the Treasury to fund government.

Perkins Plumb Kansas United States

Oil Exchange activity rises with 400000 barrel turnover

Trading on the Oil Exchange grew last week marking the largest activity since the revival. Transactions reached about 400,000 barrels as production cuts by McDonald fuet and Standard Oil City involvement influenced buying in Pittsburg amid fluctuating prices.

Oil Exchange Standard Oil City Pittsburg

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