Amalgamation Officials Predict Key Changes Ahead
Amalgamated Association leaders foresee major shifts in labor relations within the iron and steel industry. Officials anticipate a national conference to settle scales for Eastern and Western districts, with two to three year terms, while employers and workers brace for a busy year amid varied outlooks and new wage-increase pressures.
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Dispatch
Amalgamated Association
E. M. Brers
A. M. Brers & Co
W.d. Lewis
Linden Steel Company
Lewis
Martin
Amshamated Association
Stern
Colonel Stewart Nominated by Republicans in 24th District
Colonel Andrew Stewart of Old Flatts was nominated for Congress by the Republican conferees in the Twenty-fourth district. The convention in Common Council chamber opened late due to delays from Monongahela, with 53 delegates voting. After three ballots Stewart led, 30 to Ray 4 and Speer 18, and the nomination was made unanimous.
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Ray
Acheeon
Andrew Stewart
Old Flatt
Congress
Twenty-fourth
William B. Hill
Committee On Organization
Allegheny County
Washington
Fayette
Greene
R. C. Rankin
Josiah Speer
George W. Lawrence
Waston County
Ernest F. Acheson
R. F. Hopwowl
Andrew Sewart
Tarif Ands
Vette
Pittsburg
Alon
Stewart
J.B. Dougley
Greene County
J. Warren Ray
Speer
Acheson
Hos
Allegheny
Terence
Peer
W.C. Gehring
Delamater Holds Levee After Returning to Meadville
Senator Delamater, back from Pittsboro, held an informal levee in Attorney McFarland's office and greeted Republicans. Thomas M. Marshall warned they would beat him this year, but Delamater said he would be elected with a good majority now that he is free from opposing work.
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Roodip
E. A. Keil
Delamater
Meadville
Pittsboro
Attorney McFarland
Thomas M. Marshall
Ielamater
Couple from Cincinnati Seek Funds in Pittsburg Court Case
Hough Stewart and his wife, both of Cincinnati, claim Henry Lipperman of Germany and a deceased brother split a family fortune. Stewart says the original will left Hugh a regular allowance but it was reduced after marriage. The wife escaped from an asylum and joined him in Pittsburg while they await the money, with Stewart asserting about $10,000 is due.
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Charity Department
Hough Stewart
Cincinnat
Stewart
Henry Lipperman
Germany
Hugh
Lipperman
Cincinnati
Hugh Stewart
Longview
Pittsburg
Boiler Makers Strike for Shorter Hours
About 1,000 boiler makers walked out for a nine hour day as of yesterday, with no firms conceding the demand. Large firms await developments while strikers push to be granted shorter hours. No settlement in sight as manufacturers return from New York, and some consider hiring outside workers.
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New York
New York Beauties Arrested on Local Charge
Three New York beauties Minnie Emerson alias Everson Cora Williams and Georgia Gray were arrested on Colwell Street after a telegram from Inspector Byrnes. They face grand larceny charges and await transfer to New York City. One woman resisted Det. Coulson and had to be restrained.
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Inspector Byrnes
Minnie Emerson
Everson
Cora Williams
Georgia Gray
New York
Colwell Street
Metropolis
O'Mara
Coulson
Lores
A Wolf for the 700 Gift Spurred Curiosity Growers
Superintendent McKnight of Schenley Park reports a new animal addition to the garden collection. Florence Miller presented a wolf described as the latest in the Curiosities. The menagerie now includes scoons dears two oxen two burros and a small colt from a mare. More animals expected after the Fourth.
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McKnight
Schenley Park
Florence Miller
Annexation debate grows in Allegheny and Pittsburg townships
A wave of opinion favors consolidating Allegheny and Pittsburg and even uniting the whole county. Merchants and leading manufacturers discuss benefits, noting streamlined government and potential for a larger city, with support from figures like James B. Scott and others.
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Allegheny
Pittsburg
Twin Cities
James B. Scott
Allegheny County
Philadelphia
Chicago
Bostom
Pawned Diamond Case Ties Wilkinsburg Jewelry Scene
Detective Kennedy and Special Officer Sterck arrested J. Goldsmith, former partner of Isaac Markowitz, for pawning a stolen diamond at Cohen's on Smithfield street. The spree began when women inspected diamonds in Wilkinsburg, left disappointed, and one stone vanished from the clerk’s desk. Goldsmith was captured in building No 34 Fifth Avenue as he attempted to flee.
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J. Goldsmith
Isaac Markowitz
Kennedy
Sterck
Cohen's
Smithfield Street
Wilkinsburg
Tety
Fifthavenue
Education in Allegheny Board Holds Busy Meeting
The Allegheny school board chaired by James S. Young confirmed ward elections for multiple wards. The High School Committee backed a five department division with head teachers, and Morrow’s June enrollment totaled 11,650. Debate arose over Latin textbooks including Jones First Latin Lessons.
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James S. Young
Allegheny of
Morrow
Collier & David
Amalgamated Scale Delayed by Zig & Co Repairs
The Amalgamated scale is ready for printers except Zig & Co which delays signing due to extensive repairs. Secretary Martin worked on revising the tease and sent a copy to James in Nutt, Vice President of the Sixth district. Many mills closed yesterday and will stay shut for two weeks as workers rest or complete make goods.
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Zig & Co
Martin
James
Nutt
Warden Wright Praises Huntingdon Reform School
Warden Wright and part of his family returned from Huntingdon after visiting the reform school superintendent. He called the institution a new but promising venture and expressed satisfaction with early progress. The reform school has been in operation for one year.
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Warden Wright
The
Huntingdon Reform School
Two Musicians Locked Out for City Violation
Charles Opetz aged 70 and Herman Freicher a one legged itinerant musician were found in a cell at the Eleventh ward station after occupants violated city rules last night. They eke out a living as street performers and may face further penalties.
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Charles Opetz
Herman Freicher
Eleventh Ward
Gallinger's Gun Shop Ad At 1106 Penn Avenue
An advertisement for Gallinger's gun shop lists locations 1200 and 1106 Penn Avenue with emphasis on firearms. The brief note repeats the word guns to attract attention.
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Gallinger
Penn Ave
Gallinger’s
Wsnu
Bethesan Home Opens Informally Amid Charity Support
Citizens tour the new Bethesan Home at Townsend and Colwell streets in an informal opening. Donations reach toward the 7,700 purchase price, with donors including Captain Vandergrift and Mrs. Sterritt contributing large sums. The unsectarian facility will be run by Mr. L. R. Jones and aided by church missions and ladies groups.
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Bethesan Home
William VanKirk
C. L. Smith
Barbara Sutch
J. HH
Yesteray
J. J. Vandergrift
Dr. Sterritt
Ladies' Home Missionary Society
Smithfield M. E
L. R. Jones
Mute Convention Seeks State Home and Compulsory Education
Second day of the Mute Convention concluded with a social at the Edgewood Institute. Distinct plans emerged for a state home for aged and infirm mutes within five miles of Harrisburg and for compulsory education laws, with Rev. J H Cloud urging action and Dr RB Allabough advocating a nine member Home fund trustee board.
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Deaf and Dumb
Institute
Edgewood
B. K R. Allabough
G. M. Teegarden
Archibald Woodside
J. C. Balis
Christina
Davidson
Propa
Thomas Breen
Harrisburg
J. H. Cloud
P. M. Whelan
Philadelphia
Whitehead
RB. Allabough
Home Fund
Electrician Hurt On Second Avenue Electric Road Scaffold Fall
An electrician Timothy Butler was shocked while repairing a scaffold on the Second Avenue Electric road at Hazelwood. He was thrown to the street with serious injuries and may not recover. Other mishaps include a Pole hitchman crushed by a railroad wheel, a buggy accident on Meyran avenue, and a runaway horse near Sandusky and Allegheny.
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Timothy Butler
Second Avenue
Hazelwood
Butler
Proliski
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Eighteenth Street
Ir. Walters
East End
Meyran Avenue
Mark Lynan
Lucy Furnace
Antony Wojciechowski
Penn Avenue
Marshall
Broening Beer Handlers Strike for Shorter Hours
Eleven workers at Charles J. and H. Broening agents for Morelein Brewing Company walked out demanding shorter hours from 4 AM to 9 PM and sometimes midnight. Paid three dollars daily, they were told their jobs could be filled. Strikers organized a union last night and planned to join the Federation of Labor to enlist all city beer handlers.
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Charles J. and
H. Broening
Morelein Brewing Company
Federation of Labor
Organiza
Charged With Embezzlement in City Hall Hearing
George W Hartman of 84 Ninth Street is charged before Alderman Reilly with embezzlement by Elizabeth Barker owner of a Fifth Avenue printing office who employed him as collector She says he received funds from Marshall Kennedy Co and others around March He was arrested and gave bond for a hearing.
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Charerd
George W. Hartman
No. 84
Ninth Street
Alderman Reilly
Elizabeth Barker
Midnight raid tears up Squirrel Hill Railway on Boquet street
Residents wake to find tracks torn up and roadbed repurposed as a street. Superintendent James McKnight ordered a night crew to remove rails to clear Boquet street for Fourth of July access, amid prior legal fights and ownership questions surrounding the defunct line.
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Oakland
Boquet Street
Squirrel Hill
Squirrel Hill Electric Railway
James McKnight
Schenley Park
AtJoncaire Street
Yer
McKnight
McKibben
Chare
McKaidht
Forbes Street
Junction Railroad
Heat wave claims several lives in Allegheny region
An Allegheny woman dies after heat exposure as temperatures rose to 85 degrees. Several others were overcome with heat including a 70 West Market Street resident and a Washington and Western Avenues resident. a laborer at Union depot and an immigrant train passenger were treated, with uncertain outcomes. Cooler conditions expected today.
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Patal
Ms. Campbell
Washington
Western Avenues
Allegheny
Pennsylvania Road
Union Depot
West Penn Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad
Demented Woman Climbs Fire Escape Then Is Detained
A barefoot woman climbed the fire escape to a Catholic school on Thirty seventh Street, refused to come down, and was taken to the Seventeenth ward station after being arrested at Mr. Mannings home. She claimed persecution by the devil and identified herself as Ella Rose Huber. Her husband later took her home, noting she has dementia and wanders. A Wheeling telegram added that Rev. Lafayette, the “Jumbo preacher,” may soon join the U S Army as chaplain.
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Thirty-seventh Street
Mr. Manning
Thirty-third Street
Palmer
John Huber
Wheeling
Lafayette
Allegheny
United Sates
Plushare's Colored Catholic Delegate Attends Cincinnati Convention
D. 8. Mahoney of Wylietavenue will attend the annual convention of the colored Catholics at the Cathedral in Cincinnati in July. This is the second year the colored Catholics have met. The group has grown, with about a hundred local adherents converting in the past year. Felin's Food and I are old friends, according to a well known physician.
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Plushare
Mahoney
Wylietavenue
Cathedral
Cincinnati
feLiin
Trunk and Bag Prices Shown In City Advertisement
An advertisement lists trunks priced from 750 each and bags from 500 up to 35 dollars. The largest line appears in the city display, noting savings with Dame W Grove on Avenue.
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Dame W. Grove
Avenue
City approves broad sewer and street paving ordinances
The Public Works Committee yesterday recommended multiple new ordinances to open and improve sewers and roadways. Proposals include grading and paving Craig Street and many others from Center Avenue to nether districts, plus openings of several alleys and streets. A remonstrance against Middle Street work was referred, and Webster Avenue widening repeal was postponed to October.
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Committee On Public Works
Craig Street
Center Avenue
Aspinwall
Fifty-fourth Street
Keystone
Duncan Street
Frazier Street
Boquet Street
McKee Place
Woolsinger Alley
Mainto Friendship Avenue
Southern Avenue
Boggs Avenue
Wyoming
Beatty Street
Stanton Avenues
Harp
Kent Alley
Fid Street
McCandless
Wenesall Eoreoe
Greenfield Avenue
Alvin Street
Tunstall
Yoder Street
Homewood Avenue
Reynolds Street
Edgerton Avenue
Era Street
Euclid
Negley Avenue
Wick Street
Colwell
Reed Street
Nean Street
Stanton
Joncaire
Boquet
Forbes Street
St. Pierre Street
Plamn
Forty-eighth
Amelia Street
Benniston Avenue
Landwehr Street
Gibbon Street
Magee Street
Grazier
Maryland Street
Dallas Avenue
Fifth Avenue
St Pierre
Janeaire
Dithadge Street
Neville Street
Carver Eat
Ee Street
A Avenue
Mary
Lexington Street
Chestnut
Gibbon Streets
College Street
Ellwood Street
Ellsworth Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Liberty Street
Allegheny River
Gross Street
Rose Street
Addison
Kirkpatrick
Mansion Street
Second Avenue
Glenwood Avenue
Sycamore Street
Middle Street
Board of Viewers
Webster Avenue
McClure
Keating
Allegheny Semi centennial Parade Plans Announced
Thirty thousand people are expected for the civic parade as Allegheny prepares for a semi centennial celebration. Invitations issued, Westinghouse Electric display promised, and Oration by T M Marshall planned. Excursion tickets arranged between two cities and a mounted escort division to form with riders from the city.
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Allegheny Semi- Centennial Committee
Hubley
Smith
Westinghouse Electric Company
United States
T. M. Marshall
Committee On Railroads
Lenst
David Hunter
John Glenn
John G. Hastings
Heilstein
Leeds
Huselton
Guarantee Fund Stock Issued to Secure Policy Holders
The Stock Raisers' Guarantee Company held a meeting in the city yesterday and decided to issue $25,000 worth of stock of the Stock Raisers' United Live Stock Insurance Company to be invested in county and state bonds as a deposit with the State Insurance Commissioner for the benefit of the company’s policy holders. James L. Haendersen of Washington is president and H. A. Sweet of Beaver is secretary.
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Stock Rulesra’ Guarantee Company
Rawers' United Live Stock Insurance Company
James L. Haendersen
Washington
H. A. Sweet
Beaver
Diamond Ring Theft Recovered by Detectives
Dr. C. C. Wylie reported a thief entered his residence at 812 Penn Avenue and took two diamond rings, diamond earrings, and a gold bracelet. Detectives recovered the rings from a pawnshop within an hour. the other items were not found.
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C. C. Wylie
Penn Avenue
Water Pipe Burst Damages Wallpaper Stock in Wood Street Store
A two inch water supply pipe in Drumrine, Bune and Bassett's wallpaper store at No. 44 Wood Street burst last night. Water flooded the building and ruined wallpaper stock valued at several hundred dollars.
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Drumrine
Bune & Bassett
Wall Paper
Wood Street
County Officials Reimburse Riot Bonds Sale
County Commissioners and Controller refunded 626000 of Allegheny county riot bonds at 38 10 percent. Bonds were taken by the Dollar Savings Bank and some old holders.
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Allegheny County
Dollar Savings Bank
Great clearance sale close by July 4
This week winds up our great clearance sale with up to half price on suits hats and furnishings. Men’s light colored sack and cutaway suits prices slashed. Location at Pitrabarg and Lake Erie Railroad near Grant and Diamond sts opposite the Court House. July 1 to 7 offers round trip tickets to St Paul Minnesota and return for National Educational Association events and July 6 and 7 to Milwaukee Wisconsin for Knights of Pythias travel at low rates. Dress lengths Corduroy stripes marked from 28 to 12 with other goods from 18 20 to 10. Jos Honse & Co Penn Avenue Stores.
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Cor. Grant and
Diamond Sts
the Court House
St. Paul
Mino
National Educational Association
Milwaukee
Wis
Knights of Pythias
Wrhso
Jos. Honse & Co
Penn Avenue
P. Co
Cor. Grant and Dismond Sts
Jos. Horne & Co
Excursion Tickets Offered for Knights Conclave Trip
Reduced Pennsylvania Lines fares for the Knights of Pythias Conclave in Milwaukee available July 5 to 7 with return by July 15. Local ads urge buying suits and hats before July 4 at P C Co corner Grant and Dismond streets. James W. Grove displays large city stock of cheap hammocks and related goods on Fifth Avenue.
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Knights of Pythias
Milwaukee
Pennsylvania Lines
Fourth of July Gallery Cabinets On Display
Gallery open all day offering good cabinets at one dollar per dozen from Hendricks & Co. located at 68 Federal Street in Allegheny.
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Hendricks & Co
Federal Street
Allegheny
Two 14 year olds quarrel end ends in fatal wound on Southside
George Henry Sherrif died after a fight with John Kirkpatrick in a Bingham street office. The boys, both 14 and workers for Oliver & Roberts, clashed when water was thrown and a hose nozzle struck Sherrif in the head. Kirkpatrick claims self defense as he stood trial at the Twenty-eighth ward station house. The coroner will hold an inquest today.
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George Henry Sherrif
John Kirkpatrick
Sherrif
Kirkpatrick
Oliver & Roberts
Bingham Street
Twenty-eighth Ward
Pr. King
Spector McKelvy
H. B. Scott
Wood Street
Inm
Ouse
Kirkpat
Omaha Street
Hazelwood
Second Arena
Dogs Must Be Registered
Bitter war is waged against dogs at large on the Southside with authorities vowing to shoot any unregistered and unmuzzled animal. About five such dogs were killed yesterday as police enforce licensing. A girl named Barnum was bitten by a ferocious dog owned by Chum Lewis near Twenty file and Jane streets. Lewis was arrested and later released on bail.
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Barnum
Chum Lewis
Twenty File
Jane Streets
Lewis
Death by self at 2 Troy Hill Road
John Bernstein a 60 year old tanner was found hanging from rafters at his home on Troy Hill Road. He had been drinking heavily and showed odd behavior since Saturday. A note to his wife cited leaving $200. An inquest will be held today.
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Pittsburg Traction Company
Oaklan
Chief Bigelow
Monomey Park
John Bernstein
Troy Hill Road
Herman & Ebbert
Ebbert
Bernstein
Breaking Electric Light Globes in Hill District
Police in the hill district were told to watch for a crowd of bad boys breaking electric light globes. Superintendent Bower announced that a dozen globes have been broken in the past week.
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Hill District
Bower
McCarthy Reported Missing Returns Safe After Three Days
Patrick McCarthy of Republic Iron Works was reported missing by his wife yesterday and returned home last night without explanation. He offered no details about his three day absence.
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Patrick McCarthy
Republic Iron Works Heate
Large selection of 36 inch stripes and plaids yards
A sale offers fancy stripes and plaids at 15e a yard, with other mobs also 36 inches wide from 146c to 250 p yard. All wool 38 inch serge stripes in browns greens and old rose, cut from We to S8c a yard.
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