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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1891
Page
2
Letters describe Dr. Painter’s gradual return to activity after illness with improved mobility and ongoing hospital clinics. Dr. Rosenthal notes a positive outlook for a full recovery and thanks well wishers as year begins. Dilworth reports Painter’s progress and enduring hope for health.
Warden Berlin appoints Mrs Burns as jail matron replacing Mrs Van Ostrand who resigns February 1. An assistant matron position will be filled once a suitable candidate is found. Salary: matron 4000 a year and assistant 2400 yearly. Berlin plans a Florida recuperation trip for a few weeks starting February 9.
A Pittsburg market man extols the city as one of the best produce and stock markets in the country. He notes Chicago’s size but slow distribution, calls Pittsburg a leader in draught horses and local food staples, and contrasts local dairy with farm products while praising local families and workmen.
The article reports Councilman Carr facing another win by default after ward certification by Commissioner John & Robb Jr. that Carr secured a majority of votes in the Twenty-seventh ward. Henry Pfeiffer issued the certificate amid prior public statements and suggests irregularities in the ward election process. The piece notes possible legal costs for the municipality tied to the dispute and mentions rumors about political theater surrounding tax receipts.
At the Americus Club meeting the question of a new clubhouse is debated. Members weigh renting upper floors of the Freehold Bank building versus building their own with a gym and hall. The Hamilton Hotel option was discussed but recently sold for $15,000 more than offered to the club. Indications favor voting down the Freehold Bank rental plan.
Westinghouse Creditors' Committee reports strong progress in selling preferred stock with about 1000 shares disposed. The effort aims to set the company's affairs right and restore smooth operation. Westinghouse and Callwell went to New York to pursue the matter and may return to Pittsburgh soon. A New York Supreme Court attachment against Robert D. Nuttall for 1690 dollars was released, signaling improving sentiment.
Representative Marshall of Allegheny, recovering from illness, plans a bill to limit state employees at work to eight hours daily. He notes current shifts in places like the penitentiary and Huntingdon Reformatory run twelve hours, and argues eight hours is sufficient.
In Pittsburgh at Michael Forte's liquor store on Smallman street, James Lannear colored drew a razor and slashed Jesse Williams three times, two on the face and one on the arm, after an earlier confrontation. A separate freight wreck near Greensburg delayed The Limited by over an hour on the Pennsylvania road last night.
George W. Rowbottom of Allegheny aims to claim a $3,000,000 English fortune tied to Peter Pownall, with an impostor, Andrew J. Kershaw, seeking to pose as a rightful heir. Rowbottom travels from Pittsburg to New York and then England to thwart the scheme and pursue legal settlement. The tale spans England India and Pittsburgh, with relatives in Cincinnati and Wylie Avenue noted.
Building inspectors are compiling a list of dwellings and other buildings south of Fifth Avenue and west of Grant Street that lack required fire escapes. The law applies to three story or higher buildings used as offices tenements boarding houses or public institutions. Homeowners are urged to check compliance and understand liability.
A trust mortgage for 775000 was filed by Cincinnati Breweries Limited and Jong Brewing Company in favor of Trustees Executors and Insurance Companies Trust Company. It covers Ohio Indiana Tennessee and Pennsylvania real estate with debentures totaling 1550000 redeemable January 1 1910 bearing 6 percent interest. President Daniel Vontney and Secretary T Harrison Lambert lead the corporation.
The Sons of Veterans and Ladies Aid Society prepare an open installation this evening at Post 9 hall No 80 Fourth Avenue. Grand Army, Sons of Veterans members invited. Musical and literary entertainment planned, followed by Seenero aoe refreshments. Datt of Camp 2 Allegheny to install Camp officers. Mrs Adam Shannon Division President to install Ladies Aid officers.
A thriving local scam details a well known man who paid off old scores with checks drawn on a city bank. Victims refuse to name him. total checks amount to 700 to 800 dollars, with 240 dollars in his account. No one suspected until the pattern emerged linking settlements to prior transactions.
Jacob Rein of the Southside met his estranged wife on South Fourteenth Street. He begged for a reunion, offering to forget the past, but she declared she knew him no more and threatened to smash his umbrella before walking away.
Edward Quinn an 18 year old Knoxville classblower is jailed on assault charges against Sadie Craig 15 of Knoxville The two would wed to settle the case at the hearing but church denomination differences reportedly hinder parental consent
Ash county N C resident M. J. Lemington visits Pittsburg to view local miners. National Pipe Foundry head A. C. Overholt reports fair business prospects. Various executives and guests, including E L Frisbee and J Matson, stay at Monongahela and neighboring hotels. Detachments head to New York and Steubenville on Mason ic matters.
Fourteenth ward sergeants Hadrick and McElhansy report sick. B and O railroad yardmaster Keifer leaving hospital for home at 487 Webster ave after fracture. Dunn temperance meeting at Standard Theater drew pledges. Florists and Gardeners Club meets at Girard House. Ward leader George Larre withdraws from Select Councilman race. Allegheny reports 35 deaths last week.
Reports indicate nearly a dozen window glass factories have shut down due to a flooded market and low prices led by the collapse of the American Window Glass Company. Several plants including those in Ithica Covington Meadville Syracuse and Ohio cities have closed with more expected as competition and weak demand persist. Industry leaders fear a revival of combination efforts to stabilize prices and prevent further plant shutdowns.
The Retail Grocers' Association debated anew the proposed labor agreement and feared endorsing strikes. Some members worried the accord would aid the Knights of Labor and encourage strikes, leading to likely rejection of the pact. A final vote is set for Thursday evening January 2.
Patrick McBride of the United Mine Workers proposes a two stage compromise on mineral difficulties. He suggests a conference with President McLaughlin and Secretary Boyd to set a temporary scale, followed by a joint river and railroad operators and miners meeting in Columbus to finalize a permanent scale. Operators reaffirm their position after a recent meeting.
The Pittsburg Ladd Company with capital of 20 000 was chartered yesterday. The Clinton mill blast furnace on the Southside is banked for repairs. Bronx & Co started up a new muck mill during the holiday shutdown. Eurekale Company was granted a charter with capital of 25 000. Standard Iron Company Limited of Norristown votes liquidation. Fauxk T Hawley expelled from Gilt Edge Lodge now reportedly in Cleveland. A break in Westinghouse Airbrake Works machinery halted Wilmerding work yesterday. Members of the Order of Railway Telegraphers deny re issued Lake Erie Railroad orders against them. B H Ruste of McClure Coke Company returned from Europe in better spirits. Delegation of 30 lumber dealers led by H W Alers leaves for Toledo for the convention. Rosena Furnace New Castle made 183 018 tons of pig iron during this blast. total 1900 production was 62 475 tons. operated by Oliver Iron and Steel Company. Carnegie Peters and Co Homestead mill recarbonizing 2000 to 3000 tons monthly using it for above 0.20 car? It is pronounced useful.
City officials debate funding and feasibility of building a municipal electric light plant to illuminate streets. Current contract with East End Electric Light Company costs about $160,000 annually, with potential total lighting expansion doubling expenses. Officials from Mayor Gourley to Chief Bigelow weigh investment value, with Allegheny’s plant purchase cited as a benchmark.
The IL A 4007 K of I salesmen say the afternoon paper interview misrepresented them. They deny promising to join the Federation to win the late strike. They acknowledge possible aid to the building trades for an eight hour fight, but oppose working with certain allied groups labeled scabs.
A dozen potters headed to Washington for the Willard's Hotel annual convention led by Homer Laughlin. Participants include Sime M C Nichol Goodwin of East Liverpool Pearson of Wheeling and Day of Steubenville. Laughlin says prize offerings to design schools will accompany a discussion of new techniques and machinery. He cites a dull season but expects tariff support to help trade and predicts lower prices for finer wares and window glass.
The Cork workers seek to withdraw from the Knights of Labor and reject affiliating with any organized body. They propose an independent union with employer participation but resist eliminating the trade union feature. A strike seems likely if the firm does not consent. Carpenters from Armstrong Bros. & Co. joined in sympathy with the cork workers.
Account from Yellowstone National Park describes soldiers chosen for physique and manners, on duty wearing white gloves and bright guns to escort visitors. Soldiers joke about being deemed dudes while finding life lonely and preferring action over padding the park with visitors. A Pittsburgher asks a soldier about life, and a woman shows off park scenery in a rail car, benefiting from courteous guard assistance.
A series of serious accidents is reported including an unidentified man killed on the Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston line at Cochran station. A Pole had a leg severed in a mill accident and a driver was fatally hurt when a wagon overturned. Other injuries occurred at Oi Well Supply Company works, Edgar Thomson works, Frankstown mill and Byers Co. Southside mill. W E Allen of Union Tea was injured when his wagon overturned at Wildwoodet.
A Westmoreland county servant girl, six months in Pittsburg, lies ill with diphtheria at a Sixth street residence. Rejected by city hospitals due to contagion, she has no funds for care as her employers cannot help. A doctor was ordered and the Bureau of Health will care for her until a suitable facility is found.
An advertisement cites 30 Turkey Red Damask styles with fast colors and new designs. It highlights crochet table linens and a value offer, mentioning Quail 75e and related promotions. The text is an early 20th century retail classified snippet.
Manager Fulton of the Duquesne Theater asserts none of his employees were involved in the lithographers' conspiracy to hypothecate theater tickets. He notes longtime lithographers, recalls Adolph Moyers who exposed a Chicago plot, and mentions few litho passes are issued.
Rev Father Matthias and Rev Father Bernard of the Passionist Order travel to Rome next week for three months. Matthias will serve as secretary of the order in the Vatican. Farewell events are planned by relatives and friends.
Report says H. C. Frick may buy W. J. Rainey land in Connellsville region for 1 million dollars. Rainey works valued around 700000 by competitors, with scope large enough to hinder full Pittsburg operators’ control.
The Pittsburg Allegheny and Manchester Railway Company election scheduled between 8 and 4 was postponed. The meeting is set for January %, and the Union line election will be held on the same day.
The tenth annual meeting of the National Delaine Merino Sheep Breeders Association will be held tomorrow at the Opera House in Canonsburg. The wool industry spans wide circles and the proceedings will interest not only wool growers but many outside the trade.
Fine cabinet photos offered at one dollar a dozen this week at Autrecht's Elite Gallery 316 Market Street. Come early rain or shine bring the children. Also Hendricks Co offers photographic items including cabinets at one dollar a dozen and a child friendly note.
Lieutenant Robert Holmes raided the Jones avenue home of James Haney in the Twelfth ward with two women rearrested. Fne Rodgers of Stockholm Avenue was arrested for selling liquor without a license and jailed at the Twelfth ward lockup.
R T Brown, led by police, jailed yesterday for embezzlement. Jack Welsh received one day’s sentence for beating his elderly mother. Joan Faules jailed awaiting Thursday hearing on assault and battery charges. Thomas Burke to face Thursday hearing for using a club. Michael CovenMeedie arrested for insulting someone named Indies. William Curtis, colored, jailed for attempting to break into a Hemlock Street home. William Anderson arrested on Ridge Avenue Allegheny for cruelty to animals. The alleged horse abuse occurred when pulling a load of ashes.
Bridgeport Connecticut inventor H A Wales will present an exhibition at the Monongahela House today. His device claims to relieve deafness and has drawn attention in this country and Europe.
Interests Consolidated The Lackawanna and Scranton Steel and Iron Companies at Scranton Pa operate two large plants in the region. Combined capital stands at $2,000,000 with about 8,000 men employed in steady, careful work.
Anthony A. Werling business manager of the National Labor Tribune and a prominent local figure in industrial circles is announced to wed. The notice notes his role and social standing in the community.
Four men tried to burglarize Chesman & Smith on Bridge Street Etna early yesterday morning. They were disturbed by Alexander Smith who slept above the store, and the thieves escaped with nothing.
One lot of choice printed India silks now shown in advanced styles on black grounds with florid printings and Louis XV designs. Priced at one dollar per yard, these silks are described as very superior quality and cheap compared with former prices of $125 and $1.25 per yard. Black ground silks seven inches wide with white printings, also offered at one dollar per yard.
A single lot of black satin foulards offered at clearance this week. Usual price range $225 to $250, now reduced to 125 dollars per yard for a grand bargain. Limited quantity, act quickly for this special sale.
The notice advertises new season designs and colors with fabrics priced at 75 cents and 85 cents per yard, highlighting marketplace selection.
A Canton crepes sale offers delicate evening shades at 75c a yard. Printed crepes sell for 1.25 1.50 and 2. A large assortment of striped colored sarah silks and checked glace silks is featured as the cheapest goods in the city.
Handsome Lyon's Brocade Silks and Satins in lengths from 1% to yards at reduced prices. Large importation of exclusive novelties priced $5 to $50 a yard. Goods described as marvelously bargain priced and never equaled in the city.
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