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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cent
Frew Yor
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Oil Exchange
Standard
Oil City
Pittsburg
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