George Shiras Jr Named Candidate for Supreme Court Vacancy
Richmond reports that renowned lawyer George Shiras Jr was announced as a candidate to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Bradley's death. Pittsburg Bar Association will consider him. Shiras has notable lineage, Yale LL D, and a strong legal career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shiras II
Judge Bradley
George Shiras I
United States Supreme Court
Bradley
Pittsburg Bar Association
Shiras
Pittsburg
George Shirsas Jr
Allegheny
Western States
George Shiras Jir
George
Elizabeth Blaine Shiras
Blaine
Bio University
Yale
Issr
Pitsburg
Yale College
Senators Quay and Lee In Pittsburg Social Stir
Senator Quay and Senator Lee met at the Duquesne in Pittsburg amid a crowd of Western Pennsylvania followers. The two longtime antagonists exchanged cordial greetings at dinner though the gathering reflected the era’s political theater with hopeful office seekers and sharp verbal duels behind the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enator M. & Quay
Beaver
Hindon
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Quay
Pennsylvania
Pitts Pbure
Lee
Franklin
Pittsburgh
Quays
Duquesne
Senator Lee
Senator Quay
Qhuay
Othene
Onaheetoeey
Big Fire Destroys Twelve Oakdale Buildings
A morning blaze in Oakdale destroyed twelve wooden structures along the Panhandle Railroad. It started at P A Moeller’s hardware store around 2:30 and spread quickly. Water from a failing local supply and a creek failed to stop the flames, with losses including hardware, a residence, drugstore, billiard hall, and hotel and several individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
P. A. Moeller
P. Dorpuil
Pfaub & Webber
W. H. Austin
Grant Murray
Mr. Brown
Mr. Mcfinight
M. P. Cullivan
Campbell
Rising
van Sickle
W. & Beatty
McClelland & Snell
Central Hotel
Patrick Igley
McKnight House
United Presbyterian Church
Mrs Catharine O Leary Dies After Pneumonia
Mrs Catharine O Leary wife of Timothy O Leary Sr and mother of Timothy Leary Jr a noted politician died at her home around 10 last night from pneumonia induced by the grip She was born in County Cork Ireland aged 66 years Her husband and four children Timothy Jr John J Jeremiah and Miss Nellie Leary survive No funeral arrangements have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine O'Leary
Timothy O'Leary
Timothy "Leary, Jr
O'Leary
County Cork
Ireland
Timothy, Jr
John J
Jeremiah
Nellie Leary
Attorney George C. Wilson Aims To Move Pittsburg and Duquesne Case
George C. Wilson, attorney for Thomas Bigelow, went East last night to push a combeenter of the consolidation suit. An effort to reach Mr. Bigelow failed as he lay sick in bed and could not be seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Wilson
Thomas Bigelow
Pittsburg
Duquesne Athon
Mr. Bigelow
Edward Stofiel Dead A Noted Pittsburg Newspaper Writer
Edward Stofiel died at his Springdale home at 3 18 in the afternoon aged 31 He was a well known Pennsylvania newspaper worker with a long record at The Dispatch and other papers He began as a messenger and progressed to city editor and correspondent in Harrisburg and Johnstown He leaves a wife Lellyn McCall and a three year old daughter His parents survive him and his death is due to consumption
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Leonard Edward Stofiel
Springdale
Ed Stofiel
Pennsylvania
Dispatch
Lawrenceville
J. C. High
Methodist Church
Pittsburg Post
Commercial Gazette
Stoffel
Disrates
Lellyn McCall
R. S. P. McCall
Murderer Le Feveer Caugitt Caught at Plainfield
Sheriff Weaver of Pear Dakota arrives in St James with J A Le Feveer of Plainfield Cumberland county Pa in irons. Le Feveer alleged to have killed Miss Mary Gardner near Plainfield last May and to have stolen horses. Reward offered was 5000 for capture. suspect traced across multiple regions before arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif R. F. Weaver
Pear
Dakota
St. James
J. A. le Feveer
Plainfield
Cumberland County
Union
le Feveer
Weaver
le Feever
Mary Gardner
Miss Gardner
the Arty
California
Canada
Harrisburg
Two Sites Suggested for Main Library Plan
Chief Bigelow and James B Scott Fach tour Schenley Park to review two proposed library sites. Bigelow favors a town facing front with the music hall on Forbes street. Scott wants the site moved 50 feet nearer Forbes street to fit the bridge edifice. Both chairs will present maps to the Carnegie Library Commission for decision. The Allegheny General Hospital held its sixth annual contributors meeting electing a new board of directors: Bre net Woodburn Mowry Graham Chalfant Park Cohen McCutcheon Peterson Harblson. The report notes 1415 patient admissions with 449 paying and 1011 charity cases, average stay 15 days for pay patients and 29 days for charity. 94 deaths occurred that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library Commission
Chief Bigelow
Department of Public Works
Schenley Park
Bigelow
Forbes Street
Scott
Allegheny General Hospital
F. Kk. Brenet
B. F. Woodburn
R. B. Mowry
James L. Graham
John W. Chalfant
William G. Park
Josiah Cohen
James McCutcheon
L. Peterson, Jr
D. E. Park
BR. Harbison
Ohio and Pennsylvania sheet iron makers seek protective alliance
Pennsylvania and Western States sheet iron and sheet steel manufacturers met at the Monongahela House to form an association for protection but did not finish the organization. They plan to reconvene today with attendees including W C Cronemeyer McKeesport Tin Plate Works J A Sague Britton Iron and Steel Cleveland Senator N E Whittaker Whitaker Iron Works Wheeling B M Caldwell W T Graham Bridgeport J Battelle Piqua Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Monongahela House
Ose
W. C. Cronemeyer
McKeesot Tin Plate Works
J. A. Sague
Britton Tron and Steel Works
Cleveland
N. E. Whittaker
the Whittaker Iron Works
Wheeling
B. M. Caldwell
W. T. Graham
Bridgeport
J. &. Battelle
Piqua
Vickers Named General Agent for World’s Fair in Pennsylvania
George E. Vickers of the Philadelphia Press staff is appointed General Agent for the World’s Fair in Pennsylvania. A Pittsburger by origin, he rose through the city press and earns praise from friends for his earnest work. He also struck gas on his Shaler Township property at Glenshaw, with Dr. E. C. Rosenzi noting the well is a roarer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Vickers
Philadelphia
The Bogie Man Again at McClure Headquarters
A long report on Blue Law enforcement efforts led by Law and Order, with seven or eight newsdealers summoned before Alderman Roche. In Beck case a deputy detective testified, but his residence details proved unreliable, and authorities indicated more hearings would follow. The piece notes questions about detective origins and citizenship, ending with Samuel Newton fined for selling Sunday papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Law Agency
L. A
Roche
L. and C
Yost
Law and Order
Squire
Joseph Beck
Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
Beck
Alderman Robe
Wylie Avenue
J. D. Brown
J. 8
Lambie
Union News Company
Thomas Flinn
McClure
Flinn
Mr. Beck
Allegheny County
Mr. McClure
Oter
Grant Street
Excelsior
Law and Order Authority
Law and Chair
P. J. Murphy
Murphy
Roger O’ Mara
O'Mara
Oakdale
Samuel Newton
Squire J. McB. Robb
Manchester Cars Run On Schedule After Strike Calm
Last night all Manchester line cars ran as scheduled and Woods Run services reported no major incidents. A gunshot targeted Conductor Geiger on Western avenue near Locust street at 10 30 PM amid lingering trouble. minor stone throwing noted by some youths and crowds kept small by cold weather and police orders. Detective squads arrested Mike Shanahan for mayhem tied to an assault on Officer Hutchinson. Troy Hill district quiet. hearings for rioters A J Mitchell and George App delayed or continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Locust Street
Woods
Western Avenue
Allegheny Avenue
Geiger
Woods Run
Mike Shanahan
Clarence Hutchinson
McClure
Preble Avenues
Zimmerman
Johnston
Allegheny
Troy Hill
Murphy
George App
Alderman Gripp
A. J. Mitchell
Greenwood
Speed Back From Bricklayers Convention
George Speed, a Pittsburg delegate to the twenty sixth national bricklayers convention in Indianapolis, says the group voted against affiliating with the Federation of Labor to avoid future conflicts. The local strike gained $2000 in quick support. Next convention slated for Baltimore in January 1893 with officers elected in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Speed
Pittsburg
Bricklayers
Indianapolis
Federation of Labor
Speed
Chase
Sullivan
Baltimore
N. Y
Patrick Murray
Albany
Iron trade gains, Culbertson says war would help
J C Culbertson secretary of the River side Iron and Tube Works in Wheeling toured Pittsburg and reported iron business improving. He predicted even a Chile conflict would boost US iron trades and noted active work beginning on the Wheeling to Connellsville railroad aiding Wheeling manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Culbertson
Riverside Iron and Tube Works
Wheeling
Pittsburg
Chile
America
Tuesday’s Injured On es
Four accidents were reported yesterday with no serious injuries. Spren James P. Speer, brick maker, was run over on Olive Street. amputation feared. Rowvas John Bowman, a Pennsylvania yards car repairer, had left arm crushed. Rienanneux John Richardson, crossing Chartiers Street Bridge, suffered a severe scalp wound. J E Isaacs’s three year old son was burned at home by clothing catching fire from a grate. flames burned briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spren
James P. Speer
Wrene Avenue
Olive Street
Rowvas
John Bowman
Pennsylvania Yards
Rienanneux
John Richardson
Chartiers Street
Allegheny
Hos- Pr
J. E. Isaacs
Smithfield Street
Sheffield Street
Allerheny
Unprovoked Assault on Carriage Driver on Penn Avenue
A driver and companion in a Charles Sproul & Co. carriage were thrown from their seat when two horses bolted on Penn Avenue at Thirty-sixth Street. Dr. Gaerther aided them but was assaulted by the driver who fled after with accomplices. The driver’s name could not be learned. An alderman’s court case for aggravated assault and battery is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sproul & Co
Penn Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Gaerther
Alderman Kerr
City Board of Assessors Faces Slow Revision and Wide Appeals
The city assessor office saw a smaller crowd amid cold weather as hundreds of appeals from wards Seventeenth to Twenty-first flood the docket. Assessor Hoerr and Larkin were sidelined by illness, with Case advancing ward revisions. Property owners contest high valuations, citing fancy sales and urging reductions, including W J Weixel and others challenging rural vs urban classifications and large acre claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoerr
Larkin
Case
W. J. Weixel
Fifth Avenue
Murdoch Street
East End
S. S. Marvin
Penn Avenue
Evans Niley
Allen Kirkpatrick & Co
Liberty Street
Rachel Petrick
Eleventh Ward
Center Avenue
W. G. Donsentha
Wylie
Perry Streets
Eighth Ward
Samuel Scott
Webster Avenue
John Glockner
Wxis
Fuolion
Wylie Avenue
J.D. Fackiner
Fulton Street
Ann Mullen
Clark Street
Ernest Aring
Fulton and Webster Avenue
James F. Moore
William Metenif
Cliff and
Fulton Streets
A. Bergman
Pride Street
G. Lager
Crawford Street
T. Callelan
James Hill
Crawford
Solo
H. Meyerholfer
Vine Street
TB. Cook
Bedford Avenue
A. Lone
J. M. Brownson
J. H.shoenberger
Butler
Forty-sixth
J. H. Shoenberger
William Ward
Forty-second Street
Fivk
Canvies Travelll
Sherman
Forty-fourth
Bruce Street
Forty-second
County revision raises property taxes across towns
The article details how assessors and the Board of Revision increased valuations well above prior figures in Edgewood Beltzhoover Brushton and Millvale causing appeals from Chartiers Mansfield and Oakmont. It notes volatility in valuations tied to oil development and urges caution in tax policy. It also mentions a Taxpayers' Association meeting and calls for restraint on city salary increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Board of Revision
Beltzhoover
Brushton
Millvale
Chartiers
Mansfield
Oakmont
Oil pollution blamed for foul river water supply
Superintendent Wilcox reports to Chief Bigelow after tracing sources of oil in the river from Parker to Oil City. He notes 90 oil pools, 300 derricks, multiple refineries and leaks along riverbanks, with oil and refuse entering the water despite spring and fall runoff. He urges a wing dam at Six-mile Island and expanded reservoir capacity to allow settling when oil levels are high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcox
Bureau of Water Supply
Chief Bigelow
Oil City
Allegheny River
Parkers
Brilliant
National Transt Company
Pia
Rafass
Parker
Bear Creek
Natrona
Ilox
Pittsburg
Six-mile Island
Crib
Bigelow
Hucus and Hackra Silks Exhibit Rich Variety of Fabrics
The firm showcases an unmatched stock of printed Indias and silks including printed crepes and foulards with new Parisian novelties. Display includes black lace flouncings, drapery nets, and Swiss Tambour curtains with prices from $4.50 to $50 per pair. Special styles for the season and deep discounts on ladies garments.
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Paris
Nottingham
Textile sale text with varied fabric widths and prices
Advertises Scotch suitings in stripes checks and plaids at 50 cents a yard, 54 inch and 42 inch French camel hair plaids formerly 1.25, 40 inch French serge plaids formerly 1, 42 inch tufted polka dot novelty suitings formerly 1.25, all reduced to 50 cents per yard.
Bargain Dress Goods Sale At 75 Cents A Yard
A local store advertises a major sale on dress fabrics with numerous patterns and widths. Prices previously as high as 2.50 a yard are slashed to 75 cents, plus additional bargains at 1 and 1.25 a yard, pitching it as the biggest sale ever held.
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Richmond
The
U. & Court
U. & Senate
Bossiem
United States
Aso
Inc
Ccaucus
John T. Mithell
Elkins
Edward Stofiel
le Feveer Caugitt
Tory
James B. Scott Fach
Iron and Steel
Bogie Man
L. & C. Roche
McClure Headquarters
Attorpry Yost
Besgiar P Ward
German Wale. Bank
Wood Street
Sixth Avenue
Wsu
Allegheny Branch Office
Federal ST
Board OF Assessors
John Kunnette
Fourty-fourth Street
Asacesor
Pithe Metropolitan National Bank
Forty-third
Christian Siebert
Hatfield
Forty-seventh Street
W. Siebert
Siebert
Frank Bruggeman
Fisk Street
Martin Shaughnessy
Calvin Street
Seventeenth Ward
T. G. Williams
Madison
Jacob Sel
Herman Keller
Forty-fourth Street
Elizabeth Schafer
Forty-third Street
J. M. Hassed
W. A. Schilling
Butler Street
Calvin Wells
George Fox
P. W. Seibert
Main
Seibert
Wells Street
Rev
J. A. Miller
Utter
Forty-sixth Street
J See Knapp
Fortythird Street
Emma Buvinger
Wxiw
Fortyfourth
H. H. Clark
J. W. Wainwright
He Mechanics’ Hall Association of
Pittsboro
Amberson Aevenue
Peon Avenue
St. Clair Street
Natie BR
Marvins
Amberson
W.T. Wallace
Cypress Street
Winebiddle Avenue
Twentieth Ward
Ware J. Y Ion Ballifonte
Ellsworth Avenue
Alen
Filbert
Ellsworth
John Lang
Denniston
Marchand Street
O. McClintock
St. Clair Atreet
Friendship Avenue
Barbara Houck
F. D. Stonerod
George W. Schmidt
Shadyside
Center
Elisworth Avenues
Amos Gable
Elisworth Avenue
Neville and
Bidwell Streets
A. A. Faber
Hennon Street
William Glen
Lotus Club
Carson Street
Nineteenth Street
Twenty-first Ward
M. E. McClintock
Linden
Wiliam
Dallas Avenue
D. Nelson
Lemington Avenue
Mi Kable
Lincoln Avenue
L. W. Nelson
Larimer
Shetland Avenues
Homewood
Twenty-third Ward
M. L. Jenkins
Hazelwood Avenue
Lowry
Blair Streets
Mould
F. C. Biggert
Hazelwood
Sylvan Avenues
Taxpayers’ Association of
Twenty-ninth Ward
Bedford Schoulhouse
Meters
Hammett
Walls
Burnhauer
Gourley
Davis
Wee Finter Company
Sandusky Street
del Sarte
Madame Geraldy-Del Sarte
Mra
Colonel Schoon ‘Er
Kuesers’ Music
City
A. Killykelly
South Highland Avenue
Heyer Rollin Parker
James P. Quinn
Home Life Insurance Company of
New York
H. B. Moeser
Gorham
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Fifth Ave, and
Market ST. Jauwr
Hucus & Hackra
Indias
Cloak Department
Cor
Fifth Ave
Market St. Janowrse
JOS. Horne & Go.’S
Penn Avenue Stores
JOS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
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