Park plan to enclose Fort Duquesne block house in Allegheny park
Chief Bigelow of the Department of Public Works proposes a small park in the First ward to enclose the Fort Duquesne block house near Penn Avenue and Fort Street. He expects Mrs. Schenley to grant land, preserving the relic while avoiding her warehouse plans. Residents fear displacement, but supporters cite moving historic structures elsewhere if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief Bigelow
Department of Pubic Works
First Ward
Allegheny Wharf
Fort Duquesne
Fort Street
Water Street
Penn Avenue
Doqueene Way
Bigelow
Highland Park
New Park
Fort Park
Duquesne Way
Madden
Schenley
Pttsburg
Libby Prison
Chicago
Old Court House
Cincinnati
Eden Park
Temple Bar
London
Epping Forest
Aidan P. J. Donahoe
Schenky
Silent convention marks fifth annual deaf society meeting in Pittsburgh
The Fifth Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf opens at First Presbyterian Church with 200 attendees. Mayor Gourley delivers the welcome in speech and sign language alongside Lt. Roberts. Prof. Amos Draper outlines deaf mutes' future, self-help, and savings. President Koehler notes proceeds benefit Paris Deaf Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Society For the Advancement of the Deaf
First Presbyterian Church
J. XN. Koehler
Gourley
L. Roberts
Wood Institute
Koehler
Pittsurp
Amos Draper
Uell Washington
Ib M. Burt
Draper
Paris
Inquest to Probe McKersport Homicide by Pat Varley
Coroner McDowell to hold inquest on Henry Ralston shot Sunday in McKersport by Pat Varley. Ralston died at West Penn Hospital after autopsy revealed two bullets one in the right shoulder and another that perforated the abdomen and lodged in the spine. Varley, 16 year old married man, claims self defense and laments that many good men have been hanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Henry Ralston
McKersport
Pat Varley
Ralston
West Penn Hospital
McCann
Halston
Variey
Sere
Central Station
Grant Miller
Varley
Yoene
Thomas Varley
Painters’ Row
Stan
Mrs. Varley
Eighteenth Regiment to Camp Hartroort for Mt Gretna Run
The Eighteenth Regiment will leave Union station Thursday night July 17 for Mt Gretna in a 12-car special train. The camp will be named for ex Governor John F Hartrand t and is described as the largest yet held. About 560 men will turn out under new officers including Captain Charles Holmes and Captain W H Davis with several lieutenants listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Gretna
Union Station
John F. Hartrand
Charles & Holmes
W. H. Wastell
W. H. Davis
John Juch
Bennett Graff
Joseph Kaercher
Thomas 8. Leotzkos
Frank E Doak
Thomas J. Reneker
Reilley Sisters Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
Nellie Reilley and Annie Reilley sisters of Hobnaal Reilley Maegie Foley and Jennie Kennedy were arrested at the Reilley home on Forbes street for disorderly conduct. Nellie bit Officer Rosenblatt through a window injuring his finger. He to press charges today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Annie Reilley
Hobnaal Reilley
Maegie Foley
Jennie Kennedy
Reilley
Forbes Street
Rosenblatt
Nellis Reilly
Inventory and market actions span two cities and trials
Samuel L Woop and James Gordon filed an inventory of the Risher estate for creditors in Allegheny. The day also saw market day tweaks, library salaries set, and plans for lectures at Carnegie Hall. Police and court actions included raids, arrests, and hearings across Allegheny with a Duquesne Bank meeting and minor incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel L. Woop
James Gordon
J. D. Risher
John M. Risher
Allegheny Market Committees
City Property
First Ward
Allegheny Library Committee
Beveridge Webster
Carnegie Hall
Allegheny Park Committee
Carson & Meliwain
Monument Hill
Old Park Wales
Sloan & Meliwain
Annexation of Allegheny to Pittsburg discussed by business leaders
Prominent Allegheny business figures and Pittsburg residents urged uniting the two cities. They argued consolidated governance would cut costs, improve water and street services, attract new industries, and boost sales by creating a larger, unified urban area. Many named merchants and professionals supported a single city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Thornton
Federal Street
A. P. Harrison
Gear B. Fehr
Golar
Pennavenee
John Miseh
James Hoag, Jr
Messrs. Young & Smith
Bord
Alex St. Clair
Thomas Kenyon
P. N. Guthrie
Workingmen Scarred by Obstranding on Carson Street Incident
Yesterday around noon laborers unloading paving stone on Carson Street near Eighth faced a scare when a metal loop was brandished like a revolver by Mr. Dender from Bend er’s liquor house. The alarm prompted arrests of Bender and Joseph Fisher, boss of the men, with a hearing set for this morning as Bender contemplates charging the traction company with obstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Electric Road
L. W. Bender
Eighth
Carson Streets
Southside
Mr. Dender
Bender
Joseph Fisher
Traction Company
Family anger over conductor remark after street accident
William Chilton, brother of the injured child, says he sought details from a conductor on car No.4. The conductor, badge 21, allegedly replied that people should keep children off the street, a response Chilton calls the opposite of appropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Chilton
John Chilton
Central Traction Railway
Census Returns Due This Saturday Across District
Census Supervisor Oliver expects all district returns in by Saturday. Braddock’s complete returns push Allegheny borough population higher, with figures showing a 7a0 result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Joey Pitneburg
Allegheny
Braddock
Will Pay for Hin Fan. James Burns Hire Driver Fallout
A man named James Burns hired a hack and then refused to pay the driver. The incident occurred in the East End near a stadium house in Blinesesaa Ward, with lingering questions about settlement and retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burns
Seyrentesrinaey
East End
Enough Money Secured for Pittsburg Independence Day Fund
The Fourth of July celebration fund in Pittsburg is reported full with Major Denniston holding 1809 dollars and Charles Holmes expected to contribute more from the Monongahela House. Mayor Gourley and the Independence Day committee planned park sites in Schenley Park for music, speeches, and a large fireworks display with 115 gun salutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gourley
Pittsburg
Major Denniston
Charles Holmes
Monongahela House
Wen
Bigelow
Schenley Park
America
Moxgart Club
Frosheim Society
Welsh Singing Society
Panther Hallow
West Park
East Park
Knights
Forbes Street
Panther Hollow
More Carriers Needed in Pittsburg Anxious Postmaster Seeks Boost
Postmaster McKean urges 50 more letter carriers to raise daily distributions from five to eight in the business district. Pittsburg lags behind Philadelphia with 100 versus 800 carriers though it handles a third of the Quaker City’s business. West End and East End demand more deliveries amid difficult hilly terrain. Letters to Postmaster General Wanamaker await action as Pittsboro faces stagnation while the city grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKean
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Donehoo
West End
United States
Padelphia
East End
Wanamaker
Pittsboro
Capias Issued for Detective Cook and Two McKeesport Officials
John and Emma E Beck sue on behalf of Emma against Charles H Cook Squire J B McMartin and Constable J M Piper over a May 2 1800 incident in McKeesport. Beck claims arrest imprisonment false and malicious seeking damages. Capias issued for the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
McKeesport
John Beck
Emma E. Beck
Charles H. Cook
J. B. McMartin
J. M. Piper
Agate
Squire's
Piper and Clark
Fishing clubs prepare for Apoeal Outing in woods and rivers
About twelve fishing clubs depart this morning from the South side for an excursion along the Monongahela and East River, including the Ruche Club to Confluence Hig Four, Half Moon and Hill Top among others heading toward Port Urone and river areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruche
Hig Four
East Riverside
Monongahels River
Half Moon
Hill Top
Murphy
Porturon
Travels and Visits Highlight Pittsburg This Week
Charles O Scull of the Baltimore and Ohio arrived in Pittsburg on business and left for home. Father Wall of St Pauls Cathedral travels to Philadelphia for the consecration of the Philadelphia Cathedral and will return for the Fourth of July parade. G W W Barker, a New York church sexton, notes the Twin Ailes marvel. Andrew Keiser and bride return from Stay Island honeymoon and stay at Seventh Avenue Hotel. Isabel Cassidy of London Toilet Bazaar Company registers at the Monongahela. Father Ward and Chancellor Goff depart for Europe to visit universities. W C Cowgill, Cambridge Iron Roofing agent, spends Sunday at Sharpsburg. H T oe and Mr Fleming accompany by ee summer in Plymouth Mass. Coroner McDowell and clerk Miller return from Atlantic. Warden Wright visits Huntingdon reformatory. J L Andrews of Bradford visits friends in spirity.
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Father Wall
St Paul's Cathedral
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
G. W. W. Barker
New York
Pilemhely
Andrew Keiser
Stay Island
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Isabel Cassidy
London Toilet Bazaar Company
Dhr
Monongahela
Wardnd
Goff
Europe
Mnental
W. C. Cowgill
Cambridge Iron Roofing
Sharpeburg
H. T. Oe
Mri & Fleming
Plymouth
Mass
McDowell
Oo Miller
Atlantic
Plateworkers in Butler and Duquesne report suspected English imports
Amalgamated scale signers Koehner and Michaels claim Pittsburg Plate Glass imported workers under contract from England for Creighton Tarentum or Ford City plants. Inspector Layton will investigate. Pittsburg Plate Glass denies imports, citing apprentice concerns and training of local workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Koehner
James Michaels
New Albany
Ind
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Koehner
Butler
Duquesnne
Knights of Labor
England
Pittsburg
Hunter
Fords
Ohn Lampton
Duquesne
K. D. Layton
Layton
Dispatch
J. Ford
Tarentum
J. B. Ford, Jr
Mr. Hunter
America
James Campbell
Window Glassworkers’ Association
Scale Agreement Ended Labor Dispute In Iron Works
A conference between iron manufacturers and the Amalgamated Association settled wage scale terms for the next year. The deal removes the need for a season shut-down, clarifies adjustments for roughers and catchers, and updates multiple Schedule clauses including boiling, polling, slagging, and bar and nail plate provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Amalgamated Association Committee
Ioo
A. A
A.A
L&s. W
Boiler makers strike threat over nine hour ten pay demand
Several hundred boiler makers threaten to quit as demands for nine hours work with ten hours pay are not granted. Manufacturers meeting in New York with Knights of Labor leaders reportedly plan to withhold concessions to avoid losing wage competitiveness to Steubenville Youngstown Erie Buffalo Meadville and other centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At & Mesting
Craig
Riter & Conley
Steubenville
Youngstown
Erie
Buffalo
Meadville
Wheeling
Sewee Pipe Men Confer on New Organization Plans
Four leading sewer pipe makers George E B Hill Alfred Lytle N U Walker and another met at the Seventh Avenue Hotel to wind up Globe Company affairs and discuss forming a new organization. Lytle said Globe Trust affairs were sound and the firm died naturally amid dissatisfaction with methods. Hill hoped a new group would form though details were undisclosed. Howe Brown & Co shut down two weeks for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George EB. Hill
Akron
Alfred Lytle
Buffalo
N.U. Walker
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Globe Company
Lytie
Globe Trust
Hill
Howe, Brown & Co
Man Stabbed After Banter Over Banana Load
Hugh McDonald, keeper of freight at the Baltimore and Ohio depot, charged Medio Celerani with felonious assault after a dispute over banana bunches. Celerani, a driver for an Italian fruit dealer, stabbed McDonald in the shoulder. another Italian with him struck McDonald with a brick. Magistrate Gripp heard the information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McDonald
Gripp
Medio Celerani
Celerani
McDonald
Baltimore and Ohio
Celorand
Republicans seek Congress nominee in disputed district race
The Twenty fourth district Republicans meet in the Common Council Chamber to nominate a candidate for Congress. E F Acheson leads 16 delegates, Ray 5, Josiah Speer 18, and Colonel Andrew Stewart 14. Teagarden controls Ray support. Bailey backs Stewart. Deadlock-threatened contest may yield Ray or Speer as final nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-fourth Congressional District
Common Council Chamber
E. F. Acheson
Washington
Ray
Greene County
Josiah Speer
Allegheny
Andrew Stewart
Fayette
Acheson
J. P. Texgarden
Greene
S. M. Baily
Uniontown
Tesg
Speer Een Bs
Indla Fa Ks
Baily
Fayette County
Iides
Stewart
Gene Baily
Ohoe Menon Euier
Soownother Fayette
Colonel Stewart
Ewing-Sturgis
Excursion Tickets for Milwaukee Trains Announced
Excursion tickets to Milwaukee and return will be sold for all B. and O. trains on July 5 6 and 7 at 1355 dollars round trip. Tickets are valid for return until July 15. On July 6 and 7 excursion tickets good for return until July 13 will be sold at 1190 dollars for the round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Stables of Arnheim Live Stock Co. report horses for sale
At the Arnheim Live Stock Company stables 52 Second avenue Pittsburg five extra Kentucky saddle horses two extra fine trotting horses and several fine driving horses are listed for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnheim Live Stock Company
Lim
Second Avenue
Pittsburg
Kentucky
Stock-Taking at Groe 1 Inger’s Stores Offers 50% Off
Annual stock-taking reveals odds and ends from spring and summer trade. Floors, carpets, linoleums, lace curtains, and related items in Axminster Gobelin Moquette velvet Brussels tapestry and other grades offered at fifty cents on the dollar to refurnish homes this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axminsters
Body
Brussels
Tapestry
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Mount Airy
City Wharf
J. M. Schoonmaker
Resaise
Eaple
Keights
Sue Pre
George M. Wilms
Duquesne Traction Company
Macy
Will
Camp Hartroort
Nellie Reitley
Tue
Anglio FiuiGna
Webster Avenue
Fil
Grance W. Hasx
George Adams
Alexander O'Heeson
Duquesne Bank
Sap
Dave Patrick RopGins
J. P. Iall
Grant Street
Robert Mayers
East Street
M. J. McKean
M. Jacobs
Cummings
Catharise Shields
Patrick McCann
Starder
William
Limerick
Allegheny Parke
Brown
Edward House
Freehold Bank
East Liberty
Sewickley
Max Moorhead
Mr. Arnold
Mandela House
G. Eisenbeis
Hoe
Carson Street
Hin
Charles Lockhart
Charles Siegel
Ee Termale Ins Sinn T
Jenkins
Wamnemaker
Charles O. Scull
Baltimore
Wright
Huntingdon
J. L. Andrews
Bradford
Ford System
Mr. Campbell
Charleroi
Irwin
Kephner
Edward Lewis
Pauw
New Alban Ind
Hor
Kimberly & Co
New Castle Sharon
Greenville
Maumee Roling Mill Company
Toledo
Ttee
D. B
Manufacturers’ Conference Committee
William Martin
Sewee
Pecassionola College For Women
Pennsylvania College For Women
Dilworth Hall
Helen E. Pelletreau
Torus
Grant and Diamond Sts
Court House
Truske
James W. Grove
Fifth Avenue
D. Lutz & Sox
USA
Telephone
PrixTop
India
Huevus & Hacks
Trissu
Boces & Bull
Jos, Horne & Co
St. Paul
Mion
City Ticket
Geo. B. Gleason
Ladies’ Fault Parlor
Cwrs Parcens & Joes
Fifth Ave
Marvin
Sr. Pao
Minn
Wis
Homewood
Hueys & Hacks
Ussu
Beara O Jos
Hoarn ‘& Co
Peon Avenue
Congress
Speer
Win
Edward
Gruetzinger
Rissu
Biber & Easton
Biber & Eastokx
Mollie Kimberly
James Kendall
Kendall
Madison Jones
Bum
Maggie G. Kendall
Prrrantine
JUS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Lansdowne
Pituburg
JOS. Horne & CO
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