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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1892
Page
14
Reports from the border describe Garza leading 4000 to 5000 followers amid Mexican unrest. Passersby like Henri Pasquille and Philip Roeder express doubt Diaz can quell the revolt, while fears of international trouble and border raids grow.
The American Express Company expands delivery to include Butler and Vaillant streets in Lawrenceville. The boundary extends from Dinwiddie Street east to the East End, with a Monday start and extra charges for transfers to local express firms.
The Central Hotel clerk Harry Alam exposed a counterfeit scheme he and friends tested with a crude two cylinder device. He claimed it came from a West Virginia scene maker and could produce $450. A man who caught on exposed the ruse in a barroom, but the incident underscored changing views on fortunes in the oil era as Pi area wells yield steady, if modest, total wealth.
J E Terry in Steubenville announced arranging passenger trains from Wheel ing to Bellaireville Cleveland and Toledo with first run planned Monday morning. If Wood Lake Erie begins Pittsburgh service the line aims to join major railroads. after Alton boycott ends tickets will resume sales after circular from E A Ford.
Chicago and Alton road services will resume after a victory credited to Alton officials who celebrate the win. Agents reportedly gain commissions, and the public reaction is mixed amid reaction to the boycott against the line.
The Philadelphia Board of Health vows strict enforcement of laws requiring marriages births and other reports. About 400 preachers have dodged returns. fines of 20 dollars per unreported marriage loom and suits may follow. Doctors midwives and clergy are targeted to ensure proper records and combat unsafe unprofessional midwifery.
Barry E. Armstrong, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas No. 2, yesterday severed his connection with county matters and tomorrow will enter the service of the United States as cashier in the Internal Revenue Office. His humorous notes and comments on men and measures have been a court feature that will be missed by attorneys and suitors awaiting their turn at the legal wheel of fortune.
Superintendent S Ti Barr releases October financials for the Baltimore and Ohio relief department. Total expenses amount to 44 635 06 with receipts of 33 302 60.
Railway workers note a surge in passenger movement on Pennsylvania Lines through January with a hopeful outlook for management and shareholders. Plans include February Pullman dining car runs from Pittsburgh to San Francisco via Chicago Omaha and Ogden with through service, expected to be well filled as reservations pour in.
Advertisement notes the Iron Mountain Route offering daily Pullman palace sleeping cars between St. Louis Los Angeles and San Francisco with through routes via Arkansas Texas New Mexico Arizona and Southern California. Low round trip fares and return option by alternate route advertised. Also mentions gold and silver spoons for sale by E P Roberts & Sons and housing rentals in Mondar's Dispatch.
Readers are urged to use the dispatch advertisement columns for prompt responses from desirable sources. The notice claims readers have confidence in the aid columns and that the best help comes from their want columns.
The Signal Service expands farmer access to weather data in Morgansa and surrounding counties via steam whistle broadcasts, new 28 and 36 hour forecasts, and open maps. Pittsburg seeks a local forecaster as stations grow, with Morgansa providing 11 o clock 33 hour outlooks and detailed blast codes for weather interpretation.
The Columbus Club plans an elaborate banquet at the Monongahela House next Wednesday for the quadricentennial of Columbus discovery. Cardinal Gibbons Archbishop Ryan and bishops attend with Hon. William J. Onahan delivering the main address on Columbus life and impact. committees named for reception entertainment and floor, signaling a major historic observance.
A council hearing in which McGough disputes his length of residence in the United States stalls as he oscillates between four five six and seven years. Judge Magee refuses to accept vague testimony and delays the application, deeming certainty essential for citizenship.
The seventh annual meeting of the Railway Agents Association was held today at the G A R Hall in Pittsburg with many agents from Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio in attendance. Officers elected for the year are Charles Javens president James Aiken vice president Rk W Bellman second vice president and M N W Geary secretary and treasurer. The grand convention will be in Jacksonville Florida March 16 with R H Kiman EM Scott M N W Geary Charles Javens P C Ecoff and James Aiken chosen to attend. The next semi annual meeting will be held in September.
Kittie and Nellie Bilxer two sisters aged 19 and 22 arrived in Cleveland to visit Thomas Jones on the Southside but could not find him. With money gone they lacked shelter and food. they were aided at the Central station and will be sent back to Cleveland.
Finished in bright silver and gold the Fort Pitt demi coffee spoon is a beautiful piece priced at $2 each and sold only by E P Roberts & Sons at Fifth Avenue and Market Street. Keravse headache capsules claim to be harmless and stop headaches with no injurious substances priced at 25 cents and sold by druggists. For sale by all druggists. Special To Let lists tomorrow in the Dispatch. home seekers should consult them.
A crowded desertion court hears cases of wives seeking support and husbands defending infidelity and income claims. Judge Kennedy rules on weekly allowances from earnings and rents, with a tense mix of alimony, costs, and bail adjustments reflecting strained 19th century domestic disputes.
On Friday 8000 attended the big fire sale and Saturday 9000 more came. Monday promises greater excitement as damaged clothing and furnishings are slashed to sensational prices in the basement at Grant and Diamond. The Pittsburg Combination Clothing Co. and partners advertise deep discounts on coats pants suits and other items with sale hours 9 to 5:30.
On February 18 round trip tickets cost nine shillings and are valid ten days with 8 A M and 9 20 P M trains from B and O station. Pullman parlor cars on the morning train and sleepers on the night train. Tickets and accommodations available at B and O agents at Fifth Avenue and Wood Street and at Smithfield and Water Streets. Also pitches for Phipps store and Mellor and Haxter palace of music at 75 Fifth Avenue, noting long-standing piano and organ business since 1831.
A first class upright piano in good condition with carved case and fine tone priced at 2500 after a 600 new price, includes plush cover and stool. Also a 2350 upright priced around 2200. Weber and Knabe plus Hardman square grand pianos offered at substantial discounts. Call 537 Smithfield Street or 913 915 Federal Street Allegheny for details.
Our Clothing is well backed by satisfied buyers who spread the word. The Jacksons offer a Cheviot Suit praised for durability and economy, suitable for business or knockabout use, priced at $15 with a full year of free repairs guaranteed.
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