Murder Ends A Holiday Fight In Street Knife Attack
Henry Rice dies after a knife assault during a feud described as a race war. James Gormley sought by police after a separate incident leaves Henry Thomas gravely hurt, while Mike Talley is jailed for serious injuries. Frank Helmstetter’s stabbing by Italians Joseph Zapp and a brother sparks arrests of the Reardon household. Coronor's inquest announced as details emerge from the German neighborhood near Yew and Matilda streets.
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Frank Helmstetter
Joseph Zapp
Helmstetter
Biske
Yew Street
Matilda Street
Litsege
Center Avenue
Helmtetter
Frank
William Reardon
Mary
Kate
Reardon
Jealousy Over a Girl Sparks Fatal Threats
Roger Delaney, an inmate at Twenty-eighth Ward Station, is charged with felonious shooting in a case sparked by jealousy over a city girl. Prosecutor Woodson, a colored man, says Delaney attempted to shoot him twice during a shared morning dispute at 19th Street with another boarder intervening to prevent a fatal shot.
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Roger Delaney
Twenty-eighth Word Station
Woodson
Mra Hardy
South Nineteenth Street
Delaney
Dlaney
Man Stabbed in Both Hips After Street Fight
Mike Talley stabbed Henry Thomas in both hips during a Seventh avenue and Fountain street brawl last evening. A physician was sent for and Thomas was returned home, with recovery expected to take several weeks. Talley was locked up.
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Mike Talley
Seventh Avenue
Fountain Street
Henry Thomas
Thomas
Talley
The Fourth's Fall Docket The Downtown Police Busy Day
The downtown police held a busy day with 89 prisoners in Central station at midnight most detained for street fighting. Several youths from the East End including Harry Lexterman William Colville W H Smith and J A Barton were arrested in Schenley Park yesterday afternoon for racing fauone. Richard Hardison and Thomas Robinson were involved in a separate revolver incident.
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Central Station
Harry Lexterman
William Colville
W. H. Smith
J. A. Barton
East
Colored man shoots neighbor over patriotism dispute
A confrontation on Thirty-eighth Street led to Hardison drawing a revolver and firing at Leary, grazing his cheek with a painful but non fatal wound. Both men were arrested and detained after the incident.
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Thirty-eighth
Hardison
Leary
Stabbing at Booth and Flinns Brickyard Leaves Henry Rice Near Death
Henry Rice about 20 was fatally stabbed in the abdomen at Booth and Flinns brickyard on Rueh's bill last night. James Gormley, the alleged assailant, fled and four men including Rice’s companions were held at the Eleventh ward station but questioned with no light shed on the crime. Rice was taken to Mercy Hospital where doctors deemed the wound very serious and perhaps fatal. Gormley, older and living on Enoch street, remains at large as of early morning.
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Henry Rice
James Gormley
Booth & Flinn
Rueh
Bill
Gormley
Steve Halpin
James McClaskey
Charles Gormley
Daniel Gormley
Rice
James
Eleventh Ward
Mercy Hospital
Theecut
Ig Aig
Francis Street
Center Avenue
Enoch Street
Homestead
Amalgamated Association
City Farm Lane
Third Avenue
McClure Street
Tl “Ti
Association
Potter
Advan
Luth
Fourth of July Fires Sweep Homes and Stores
Fire officials report a blaze on Liberty Street damaged the second and third floors of two stores at 944 and 946, with families away. Lamps in a room likely exploded starting the fire, which was controlled in half an hour. Estimated damage around $500 per residence and for the store, all insured. Additional minor fires linked to fireworks were reported on Ashton Avenue, Breed Street, Penn Avenue, Fifth Avenue, and a stable blaze near Forty-fourth Street, all deemed trivial.
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Liberty Street
S. & Holland
John Broa
Peter Geisberger
Charles Gallant
Mr. Geisberger
Schenley Park
Gallant
Park
Mr. Giesberger
John Bron
Ashton Avenue
Alleheny
Breed Street
Southside
Third Street
Diamond Street
Mia Lee
Penn Avenue
B.C 17
Fifth Avenue
Hays, Bell & Porter
Forty-fourth Street
Campbell on Carnegie and the Fourth of July rally
In Campbells on Carnegie the July 4 celebration in Columbus Ohio ended with a ratification meeting for the Chicago ticket. Ex Governor Campbell led the event at the Capitol front praising Cleveland and pledging tariff based campaign lines. Senator Lee and Judge Thurman sent messages supporting Cleveland. Thurman declined to preside but expressed allegiance to his party and candidate.
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Msus
Chicago
Capitol
Campbell
Cleveland
Carnegie
A. FE. Lee
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Hayes
Thurman
Clevelan
Allen G
Unwan
Capsized Skiff Fatality Near Coalton on French Creek
A skiff from Cochranton with Arthur Haseltine his wife and Nellie Narramore plus Mr and Mrs C Hood set out toward Utica when high water on French Creek caused a collision with a bridge pier at Coalton. M J Hood saved himself and his wife, but Arthur Haseltine, his wife, and the little girl drowned and bodies swept toward the Allegheny River.
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Meadville
Arthur Haseltine
Nellie Narramore
Cochranton
French Creek
Mrs. C. Hood
Utica
Coalton
M J. Hood
Mr. Hageltine
Allegheny
Whittling Bullets Terrify Monks at Passionist Monastery
Monks stationed at the Passionist Monastery on the hill above South Fifteenth Street were frightened by bullets whistling around them. A crowd armed with fascias and sureties confronted the grounds causing a tense morning before police arrived and the assailants escaped.
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South Fifteenth Street
Gang Assault Leaves Man with Fatal Skull Fracture
A gang attacked Charles Douglass this afternoon at HaARkissURG injuring him severely. Douglass, a non union worker at the iron works, was surrounded and threatened during the assault, with his skull reported fractured and the injuries described as potentially fatal.
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Haarkissurg
Charles Douglass
Ins
Iron Works
Murder at Italian christening in Hazerton
Italians in Lattimer gathered for a christening when a fight over a wheel led to the stabbing of Parcelli’s leg by Ricci brothers. The assailants fled into the hills after the incident.
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HazerTon
Lattimer
Oneph Parcelli
Tas Brothas
Ricci
Fourth of July unrest in Homestead ends in tense calm
Amid a patriotic Fourth of July, Homestead faced rumors of a strike action as 500 Amalgamated Association members patrolled streets and ferries to guard against alleged non union infil tration. Investigations revealed Hungarian travelers triggering the scare, while unions brace for potential non union workers entering mills.
Can’t Build Men-of-War as Homestead Strike Halts Armor
Naval circles in Washington fear new cruisers will be delayed as Carnegie Phipps & Co face a lockout at Homestead. Armor plate deliveries stall for the navy’s ships amid labor trouble, threatening material supplies and shipbuilding timelines. The strike’s spread raises concerns over timely completion of battleships and cruisers.
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Phipps & Co
Otr
Tracy
Department Ons of Armor
Department
Navy Department
Washington
Homestead
Naval
Carpegie, Phipps & Co
D.C
Navy Navy
Renee Peel
Latimer's Great Midsummer Sale At Latimer's Allegheny Store
The ad urges 40 000 idle iron workers to visit Latimer's Great Midsummer Sale at 138 140 Federal Street Allegheny Pa. Bargains include Ribbed Vests 5c, Turkish Towels 4c, Crash Toweling 3c, Ladies Hose 12 1 2 c, Balbriggan Shirts 25c, 86 inch Sheeting 12 1 2 c, India Silks 31c 2 5 c, French Latinos 35 40c, Bed Ford Cards 10c yard, Mulls 12 1 2 c, French Mulls 25c, imported dress goods under cost, carpet remnants 25c a remnant.
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Latimer
Christendom
Federal Street
Allegheny
Largest Millinery House Promises Great Bargains This Season
The Pittsburg area retailer markets thousands in end of season goods at far lower prices than elsewhere. With a focus on honest first class merchandise, the plan aims to fill stores and keep clerks employed through the dull period by offering heavy reductions to cash buyers.
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Pittsburg
Danziger
Pittsburg Wrapper Department Promotes Bargains Across Regions
Pittsburg's Pioneer Wrapper Department touts vast demand from across the region with banners proclaiming Good Goods at Lower Prices. The story highlights discounted wrappings with bold prices like Extra Fine Black India Lawn at 1.49 and various $2.50 and $3 wrappers, urging continued busy sales and national appeal.
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Pittsburg
Allen
Simpson
M. H
Anderson
Arnold
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J H Zopp
William Oxby
Oxby
Dr. Kirk
Shultz
William Beardon
Joseph Wilts
Joseph Mulland
Wi Clark
Ose
Mulland
Zapp
Comeenonsy
Grant Miller
Richard Hardison
Thomas Robinson
Passionist Monastery
Acros
Cosene Steel Company
Amation
Lighth Street
Monongahela
Jay
Ball Cames
St Catholic Church
Charles K. Bryce
Cat
Pitts
Beaver Dam
West
Penne
Ative
Penang
Department For the
America
Penn Ave
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