Powderly and Builders' Exchange in the strike era
The article analyzes the holding trades strike and the strong united front of employers via the Builders' Exchange. It suggests contracts and authorities, not wage hikes alone, fueled organization, and praises Powderly for advocating calm, amicable settlements and avoiding disputes. Harmony between capital and labor is urged for business success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Builders’ Exchange
Siming
Builders’ League
Lcl
T. V. Powderly
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Ani
Fifteen-year term for embezzlement shocks public
Ex Honest John Bardsley received a fifteen year sentence for misappropriating hundreds of thousands of public funds. The article doubts he will serve the full term and questions mercy pleas by his attorney. It laments the light punishment given the crime and suggests hidden accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bardsley
Bardsley
Liberal Irish Land Bill Advances in Parliament
A liberal land bill for Ireland moves through to the House of Lords, likely to pass after Commons approval. It proposes British government loans to Irish peasants to buy land from landlords, a measure favored by Salisbury and Balfour but resisted by Parnell supporters Dillon and McCarthy, potentially weakening Home Rule advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lords
Ireland
House of Commons
Salisbury
Balfour
Parnell
Dillon
McCarthy
Europe
Parnell’s Home Rule Favor Seen as Welfare Gesture
The passage of the measure is praised by Dill and Parnell’s support is read as a sign he seeks the masses’ welfare under English rule, potentially boosting his popularity if Home Rule remains out of reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnell
Italians in Pittsburg and naturalization turnout analyzed
The New York Sun reports a Pittsburg Italian population likely 5 000 to 10 000 with fewer than 400 naturalized. In five years only 154 naturalizations. It argues many seek benefits of freedom without citizenship, urging naturalization to avoid labor market disruption and uphold civic bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Pittsburg
Sun
Commonwealth
Separate coaches for colored passengers demand equal treatment
Southern railroad men face a large contract to provide separate coaches for white and colored travelers. The colored class insists on first class accommodations including sleeping and dining cars, arguing they pay first class fares. They argue most travelers are of the better class and deserve equal comfort, while many Northern travelers face rough white passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railroad
Southern
North
Pugilism Declines Amid San Francisco Fight Crackdown
A period piece notes the waning prize fights in San Francisco as vice laws pressure pugilists, with Pennsylvania also seen as harsh toward boxing. It praises baseball’s recent Pittsburgh wins, hints at Fourth of July plans in Schenley Park, and mentions varied 1891 era topics from industry to politics in a brisk, editorial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Suppression of
San Francisco
Callifornia
Pennsylvania
Disjointed Observations On Politics Society And Transport
A fragmentary column discusses wages compared to Pennsylvania, church splits forming United congregations, a proposed American versus English rowing race, and commentary on politics in church and state. It mentions rail crossing deaths due to missing gates and critiques press access to electrocution reports. It also notes Haiti革命 concerns and local reactions in Philadelphia.
Varied 19th Century Notes From European and American Sights
A collage of brief items notes GuapsTone’s health and Lowestoft strolls, Morey’s recuperation en route to Cremer, Bert named Middlesex Justice of the Peace, the Sultan bans Turkish ladies in Parisian dress, journalist Hubert Loep schex’s death in Brussels, Schliemann learned French, Georgia Episcopal Diocese elects Bishop successor, Rt. Rev. Talbot elected, Hippolyte described as a 60-year-old pure black political idol, Lord Sackville stocks Kent park for boar hunts, Henry Villard arrives in New York, broker rumors of North Island Deepiney capital, James Campbell of Philadelphia as long-serving Cabinet-era figure with steady public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GuapsTone
Lowestoft
Morey
Cremer
Bert
Middlesex
England
Constantinople
Hubert Loepschex
Brussels
Henry Schliemann
Georgia
Beckwith
Ethelbert Talbot
Wyoming
Idaho
Hippolyte
Port Au Prince
Lord Sackville
Kent
South Africa
Henry Villard
New York
Havel
Bremen
Dobbs Ferry
Wall Street
James Campbell
Philadelphia
Pierce
Sunday School Convention Amid July 10 in Frsnervittz Pa
A telegraph report notes the District Sabbath School Convention will be held in Frsnervittz on July 10. The day’s program includes speeches by Rev. James Maxwell D D Monongahela City on the true arm of Sabbath School work and Miss Lizeele Higble Venetia on teaching the primary department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frsnervittz
James Maxwell
Monongahela City
Lizeele Higble
Venetia
Transit safety calls from Colonel after East reports
Colonel James Andrewa returned from the East and urged cross traffic rules to avoid rapid transit accidents. He noted Pennsylvania Avenue cars stop at railroad crossings and urged universal adoption. The piece also notes recent travel by music groups and various local social moves with scant readable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Andrewa
Penn Avenue
Cecilia Maennerchor
Germania Maannerchor
Ne N.J
al Per Wweade
Pittsburg Plans Major Fourth of July Fest at Schenley Park
Pittsburg bursts into celebration with Battery B firing a national salute at 9 AM and the Stars and Stripes raised atop Schenley Park. Mayor Gourley and Chief Bigelow lead preparations for a day of prayers, music, athletic events, a grand fireworks display, and extensive police arrangements to manage an expected 100000 attendees. Allegheny officials join in, with multiple safety measures including lost child stations, a Black Maria watch, and traffic precautions at crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery B
Schenley Park
Pittsburg
Gourley
Bigelow
Brown Yesterda
Dan Silvis
Am Allegheny
Allegheny
Gourlay
Pitteburg
Forbes Street
Brown
Staate
Feed Deemu
Great Western Band
Sera
Prof. B. Wels
Ie Carl Retter
American Eagle
Jon
Saucissons
Old Fort Duquesne
Bengolas
Washington
Eterno
America
Malta
Sano
Army
Ales
Brown Terday
Southeiders
Haven
CE. i
W.G. Bernardi
John Peter Behnelder
Fireworks Display Planned for Fourth in Benign Hill Area
Fireworks will illuminate the hillside area near Pius Street with a program of sound and light. Residents of the hill wards will gather at the new Central Park above Bedford basin for an 8 pm concert and fireworks. Allegheny County offices open July 4 from 7 am to 7 pm except money order and registry offices. City venues, including Carnegie Hall and City Hall, will host invited guests for the Fourth of July concert by the May Festival Chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Bou
mnEsennen
Pius Street
Sg Technics
Hill
Central Park
Bedford Basin
Vicinia
Allegheny Co
Cresson Filling Up With Pittsburg Guests At Summer Town
Cresson Staivas July 2 Travel weary guests arriving Saturday find pleasant stays as hotels and cottages fill. Notable Pittsburg visitors include Mr and Mrs Genson and family Mr H S A Stewart Mr R Pinet Mr John Evans and wife Mr E Bakewell and others. Visitors from Louisville Columbus New York and more settle in, with several cottages taken by Park Painter Tom Darlington Donelly and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresson Staivas
Columbus
Ohi
Gallatin
New Yorkes
D. E. Park
Teeto
Cresson
Harrison
Fred Leech
Park Painter
W. KR. Tom
Pittsburg
John Moorehead
A. C. Bakewell
H. Darlington
B.F. Jones
Frank Darlington
Boonmaker
Charles Donelly
Jones
Lincoln Emerges as Likely Commander in Chief Candidate
A dispatch notes Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Colonel Charles P. Lincoln leading in the race for the Grand Army of the Republic Commander in Chief at the Detroit encampment. His rivals include Governor Hovey of Indiana and other state leaders as factions favor a Harrison administration ally. Washington aims to host next year’s gathering, boosting Lincoln’s prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Wasnierox
Grand Army of the Republic
Detroit
Harrison
Veazy
Vermont
Charles P. Lincoln
Department of the Potomac
Governor Hovey
General Ag
Ohio
California
Wisconsin
Washington City
Fara
Presidental Postmasters Named for Massillon and Pennsylvania
The President appointed Clement Russell postmaster at Massillon Ohio replacing F B R Shapley. He also named Pennsylvanians John C Hilbert Lansdowne William A McDermit Bellwood Theodore A Beck Hughesville and William Wilson Mechanicsville to recently elevated presidential class posts.
Death notices and obituaries from the era
Obituaries report the death of Prince Dolgoroukoff in Paris after serving Moscow and the Czar, with notes on his former role and wealth. Other deaths include Captain Ira H. Owen, hotelier Gurouce W. Shank, and various locals such as Jona Popes Kant and John L. Hates. The Boston steamer, a long‑standing vessel, sank in the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Dolgoroukoff
Moscow
Paris
Roeslan Aa
Prince Dolgoronkos
Igoroukof
Serre Bart
Ier
Sergius
Anecdotes of Men and a Courageous Pennsylvania Woman
A tale recalls Captain Duckworth of Bloomfield who stood in Fort Donelson and rallied others. It tells of Scoles who returned from war to face a rail ride and a tenacious feud that spanned ten years, ending with Scoles finally defeating the ten men one by one. The account honors endurance and wartime courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Duckworth
Bloomfield
Iowa
Diplomatic Corps
Chicago Tribune
Fort Donelson
Scoles
Captain Duckworth
Duuckworth
Scoltes
Scolles
Cecent
War whoop alarm ends Lake View man burglars chase
Charlie Brown, a young Lake View businessman, vacationing in northern Wisconsin, taught an Indian war-cry by a guide. He returned to Chicago to find his wife ill, moved a bed into her room, slept with a lamp burning, and accidentally alarmed a burglar who fled as Brown pursued with a pistol shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Brown
Lake View
Wsconsin
Chicago
Brown
Barear
Jon
Orevas
Indianapolia
McDonald
Land dispute prompt in Michigan history tale
Jacob Crawford settles in Ray township amid a land rush rivalry with a bold speculator seeking the very plot. Crawford races to Detroit on foot aided by makeshift crutches, reaches the land office first, pays, and secures a certificate before the rival arrives. The claim is defended by swift action and persistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Macomb County
Michigan
Jacob Crawford
Ray Township
Crawford
Detroit
Major Towles and the Gasconade camping misadventures
A humorous reminiscence recalls Major Tom Towles, Democratic National Committee secretary, on Gasconade headwaters camping. A girl offers a watermelon for two bites of money, and in another tale a cabin keystone guards his foray into free-ranging chickens, prompting a blunt exchange with a shot gun wielding resident about personal business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Towles
Democratic National Executive Committee
J. Louis de
Harris Ferry origins and a candle in a barrel tale
In 1705 John Harris and his English wife settled by the Susquehanna at Harrisburg's site. Mrs Harris sent a servant to fetch a candle from the cellar. The girl vanished up and down stairs with the candle, returning lightless. A candle was later found in a barrel of crackers, candle upright as if protected by the barrel. The incident haunted the settlers while the article notes Hon H C Wheeler as a notable political figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harris
Susquehanna River
Harris
Haorers. Harris
Mugen
Peterborough
Architute
York
Greece
Great Britain
Russia
France
Memphis
Tenn
Shepherd
Mich
Puria
Chautauqua Assembly Delights with Lectures and Rain
The Chautauqua Assembly enters its second day amid lightning and rain yet ends with sunset. Prof. J. W. Flagler gave an organ recital on Bach Handel and Haydn and Prof. Woodburn of Indiana State University lectured on The Northwest and the Ordinance of 1787, highlighting its impact on freedom education and national development. The prize for the best examination sparks eager study among attendees. The C L C Round Table formed at 5 pm and Mrs. Waldron Wade entertained at 8 pm with songs including Change less as crowds arrive for continued lectures and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautargta
J. W. Flagler
Auborn
N. Y
Samphitheater
Bach
Handel
Haydn
Flagler
Woodburn
Indiana State University
Northwest
United States
Northwest Territory
Mississippi River
Sane
Franklin
Jay Inelu
Cason
Plese
Reece
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Thomas
Chase
C. L
Negro Population Trends and the Future Question
The article argues that the Negro population has grown far slower than whites since 1803 and will likely continue to decline as a share of the total, due to higher death rates and economic factors. It critiques political hype and suggests physiological and economic laws will shape the problem, leaving solutions to natural trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Walker
New Orleans
St. Louis
Isa
Gulf i
National Youth's World's Fair Association Formed
In Chicago, July 2, the National Youth's World's Fair Association is formed under the American Society of Patriotic Knowledge. Infants to 16 years may join for 10 cents. A pacific congress of American youth at the World's Fair is authorized by President Bonney. Information accompanies the certificate. Mines and Mining Building work began today. European Commission meeting arrangements at Gilsey House, New York, were completed. Promoter General Handy departed for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciation
Chicago
Cutcaco
American Society of Patriotic Knowledge
Pactiatic Congress
Bonney
European Commission
Gilsey House
New York
General Handy
Washington
Social chatter notes city visits and society events
Mrs Many Teurie Barvaso, a Philadelphia newspaper writer, visited the city yesterday. The sixth annual Good Will picnic No 165 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen is set for Rock Point on Saturday July 18. Duquesne Traction Company gave another well attended Highland Park concert last evening. A lecture-room entertainment was held at United Presbyterian Church Forty-fourth Street. Miss Mare Lutting Porta and Mr George H Prager wed at Grace Methodist Protestant Church Sharpabury last evening. Miss Marion Crawford Gallaher opened the event at Cressonterday for the coming summer. Frances Foster sister of Bishop E Randolph Foster of Boston visits Mrs A D Doutbett East End. Eva Watts and Thomas A Hogan married yesterday at St Stevens Church Hazelwood. Tur Second Church Sunday school held alppe yesterday. The second Guenther concert was last evening at Sliver Lake Grove. Wylie Avenue Presbyterian Church ends picnic at Idlewild yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Many Teurie Barvaso
Aynesburg
Philadelphia
Brotherhood of Railroad
Rock Point
Highland Park
Duquesne Traction Company
Craig Street
East End
Eva Watts
Thomas A. Hogan
St. Steven's Church
Hazelwood
Tur
Alppe
Guenther
Sliver Lake Grove
Wylie Avenue Presbyterian Church
Idlewild
Curious Condensations From a Bent World
A garbled column lists misc items: women paid little for carrier work in Austria, currency notes in South America, and oddities from Chicago to Greece. It mentions a strange eight-eyed monster Padiwhock, health notes, and quirky local tales from Memphis, Philadelphia, and Jacksonville, with reflections on census data, sports injuries, and odd patents.
Fragments From A Quixotic Dialogue On Faith And Life
Disjointed dialogue pieces juxtapose religion doubt and social mockery. References to ministers students a priestly figure and the idea of orthodoxy hint at satirical commentary on faith education and urban life. The text blends playful classroom banter with critiques of clergy and modern pieties.
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Dispatch
Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
The
Mheraten
Darcy Drsraren
Darcy Pisraren
Darcy Dreraten
Powderly
John Bardsleys
Mr. O'Neil
Peter Browning
Kansas
Canton
Jerry Rusk
Snger
National Treasury
Sam
Chattanooga Jimes
Me‘Kinley
Neck of the Woods
Haiti
UFPEE
Finleyville
S. Marvins
Tees
Weneloats
Hollany
Kate Stix
Stix
Twelfth Ward
Lake Erie
Youngstown
H. P. Gilmore
Uniontown
Wabash
Fayette County
Tonawanda
Charles Bunton
Issac Bunton
Walton & Co
R. E. Rollins
Braddock Electric Railway
Duquesne
H. C. Ecker
Hays & Co
Newark
Southside
John Dalzellee
Great Great Western Sans
Brondaxe Smith
Orchard
Knights
Panther Hollow
Rts
Allse Yepreventing
Joseph Home & Co
Gusky’'s
LEGAR
the Humane Society
Cutcago
Tlinois Humane Society
Presidental Postmasters
Clement Russell
Massillon
Ira HB. Owen
Ira H. Owen
Sega Ngjetpew
Feta
Sy Tacemarn
Hecanabe ‘Towing and Tice, Company
Boston
McKeeepontt
Ieee
Li Oveloek
Morton
Tucape
Cumberland Valley
Jounn L. Hates
Simon Cameron
Philadelia
J. Jackson
Anda
Hoston
Cavecel
George
Io Coup
Aer
Clara
J. Ng
Cleveland
H. C. Wheeler
Chautauqua's Assembly
Garfield
Hayes
Kentucky
Armo Aies
Fres Iador
Free Soil
Free Men
Austria
South America
Chisage
Accent Field
Frank Smeltzer
van Buren
Ark
London
New Zealand
Texas
Tasmanes Pol “i
Jacksonville
Fla
Pisa
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
San Tiago
Port Jervis
Svee
Eeeee
Ee Couet
Postoffica
Carder
Eton
Societies For the Protection of
Sweden
Norway
Eens
Italy
Sentile
Wash
Herbert Spencer
Dr. Jones
Brooklyn Ethical Society
Moose River
Hangor
Tanga
Karagwe
Tange
Zanzibar
Ripper
Iglan
Moravia
Thor
Princeton
Gabriel
Mr. Peterkin
P. M
Bridget
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