Glass traders gather for national exchange in Monongahela House
The Monongahela House hosts a National Glass Exchange with 300 to 400 drummers and buyers from Maine to California. Pittsburg firms square off against national firms as decorates and new maize ware lines debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela House
National Glass Exchange
United States
Pittsburg
Maine
California
Appeal Exchange
Pittsboro
England
Trenton
Pottery Trust
Dora Steplein case stirs city as detective plan unfolds
Superintendent Dean of the Anti-Cruelty Society announces a new daylong scheme to locate the missing Dora Steplein. He suspects she is in the city and plans to recruit young detectives after previous failures with women. Alderman Hartman resists increasing a reward as a man offers to fetch the girl for 100 dollars. Mrs Steplein says she wants her daughter returned and questions the abduction claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Anti-Cruelty Society
Dora Steplein
Nanin
Steplein
Change at Allegheny Boys Home appoints new superintendent
Mr J B Dodds succeeds Mr Maxwell as superintendent of the Boys Home in Allegheny. The matron says Maxwell's tenure ended after disciplinary trouble with the boys, who did not obey and took liberties, leading to his departure and a shift to new methods under the matron and Dodds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Dodds
Mr. Maxwell
Allegheny
Maxwell
Department of
Druggist a Harsh Critic of Physicians’ Illegible Handwriting
A veteran Southside druggist laments the illegibility of doctors handwriting. He says miswritten prescriptions risk prison or death for the clerk and patient, while the physician escapes blame despite potentially causing the misfortune. He urges better penmanship to aid patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside
Bow Legged Hill Folk Not Born This Way
A physician explains that many residents of hill districts in Pittsburgh and Ally may develop bow legs from daily uphill and downhill exertion. He notes descent weight stresses the knees and ankles, bending the limbs into a bow shape, and suggests descending backward as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ally
Stiletto Attack and Disorder Lead to Fines and Sentences
At Central station Magistrate Gripp fined Frank Ruffo ten dollars and costs for slashing C B Scornetta with a stiletto in Splane's court. Scornetta and Giovanni Caffe were discharged. Massinin Scar oto and Patisto each paid three dollars and costs for disorder. Edward Watson received 30 days in the workhouse for abusing a newsboy. Lida Frew and John Hicks faced 30 day sentences for drunkenness and robbery-related acts during the same hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Gripp
Frank Ruffo
C. B. Scornetta
Splane
Costa
Scornetta
Giovanni Caffe
Massinin Scaroto
Patisto
Edward Watson
Fifth Avenue
Lida Frew
John Hicks
William Major
New Grant Street
Camaea
Cane Bennett
Fountain Street
Assault at Penn Avenue Store Leaves Crowley Injured
Michael Crowley and his wife were leaving a Penn avenue grocery when a man struck Crowley with a news billy. Mrs Crowley identified the assailant as John Watkins. Watkins was arrested and jailed awaiting hearing on aggravated assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Crowley
Penn Avenue
Twenty-eighth
Twenty-ninth
Crowley
Watkins
McKenna
Niles
Allegheny Workhouse Sentences For Street Disturbance
At a morning hearing before Mayor Pearson in Allegheny William Henderson received 90 days and George Zimmerman 60 days in the workhouse for causing a disturbance on Federal street. Bartholomew Burke slept on a doorstep and was struck when awakened. he received days. Michael Sullivan, intoxicated, was jailed 48 hours. Officers Cullen and Shields raided 85 Robinson street at 2 a.m. capturing three women Mollie Butler Mollie Wilson Annie Wilson and four men Frank Morris John Cross Thomas Creban and B Johnston. Women sent to the workhouse for 50 fine. men paid 15 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Allegheny
William Henderson
George Zimmerman
Federal Street
Bartholomew Burke
Speer
Michael Sullivan
Cullen
Shields
Robinson Street
Mollie Butler
Mollie Wilson
Annie Wilson
Frank Morris
John Cross
Thomas Creban
B. Johnston
The Cousin of a Governor
Frank Cox a defense witness in the Lemon Aldrich bank case defends his character. He is a Stafford Kansas banker with long local ties since 1877. Cox cites kinship to Governor Martin and notes his roles in state politics and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cox
Lemon-Aldrich Banko
Banko
Cox
Hee
Stafford
Platt County
Kan
Omnae
State Po Rence
State Republican Committee
Martin
Kansas
Peters
Boy Found Dead After Drinking Whisky on Third Avenue
David Hutchinson, a 13 year old boy found dead on Third Avenue Friday, died after excessive whisky consumption while in the Homeopathic Hospital. Police report he drank spirits leading to his collapse and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hutchinson
Third Avenue
Sunday Water Machines Trigger Law and Order Debate
Captain Wishart faced questions at his Mt. Washington home about automatic penny vending water machines and Sunday selling laws. The Law and Order League reports 22 cases last month for Sunday sales, with fines and warnings, as Pittsburgers rail against outsiders selling mineral water. The machines ran hot yesterday, selling briskly until exhausted by mid afternoon.
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Wishart
Mt. Washington
Law and Order League
Burg
Pittsby
Minneapolis
Wau
Ora
L. and O
Federal Street
Allegheny
Martin
Casino Museum
Young Bride Burned in Allegheny Fire Explosion
Alicia Clinton a two weeks new bride was badly burned at her home 2714 Ward street Allegheny when she attempted to light a fire with kerosene oil causing an explosion. She was taken to Allegheny General Hospital with injuries feared fatal by doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Clinton
Allegheny
Ward Street
Allegheny General Hospital
Why She Fainted After Arrest On Fulton Street
Thomas Campbell and James Doran were arrested by Officer Terry for disorderly conduct after a street fight on Fulton street near Wylie avenue. Mrs Campbell fainted at the station while visiting her husband, was revived by Sgt Berry, and sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Campbell
James Doran
Terry
Eleventh Ward
Fulton Street
Wylie Avenue
Campbell
Sergant Berry
George Kline Arrested On Disorderly Conduct Charge
George Kline was arrested by Officer O'Donnell early yesterday on disorderly conduct. The officer alleges he was warning ladies on West Carson Street near Main and sought a fight. He was held at the Thirty-sixth Ward station, given a hearing yesterday and fined five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kline
O'Donnell
Kline
West Carson Street
Main
Thirty-sixth Ward
Disturbance Arrest on Ann Street Ends with Fine
Frank Rummel was arrested by Officer Vogel for raising a disturbance on Ann Street yesterday morning. A suspect broke away and ran, a shot wheeled after him and he fell, later fined $3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rummel
Vogel
Ann Street
Mrs Jane McCall Injured Walking to St Agnes Church
An elderly woman, Mrs Jane McCall, was walking on Brady Street toward St Agnes Church yesterday morning when she tripped on Fifth Street and sprained her back after a fall. Local bystanders assisted before paramedics arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane McCall
St. Agnes
Brady Street
Fifth
Snakes Do Not Fight Says Plena of Self Defense
A veteran snake writer argues rattlers avoid attack and that venom does not make them go blind in heat. He notes rattlers bite only when cornered or startled and describes shedding as the cause of temporary blindness in all snakes, venomous and non venomous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Allegheny Mountain
Maryland
Toad Attacks Snake in Indiana County Blacksmith Shop
An elderly observer recalls a bizarre incident in a log blacksmith shop in Indiana County. A large toad dragged in a garter snake, which had swallowed the toad's hind leg, then the toad leaped and bit the snake, ending when the snake freed itself. The tale was shared to prove the event and avoid punishment for lying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Ted
Tribute to W. M. Lyon by Lifelong Friend
Benjamin Patton of Defiance County Ohio writes President Harper of the Bank of Pittsburg praising the late W. M. Lyon. He recalls Lyon's unobtrusive charity, scholarly interests in classics, biblical literature, and his generous gifts to a ruined neighbor. He notes Lyon’s ancestry with William McCray and Samuel McKay and Lyon’s link to Jeffersonian Democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Harper
Bank of Pittsburg
Benjamin Patton
Defiance County
Ohio
W. M. Lyon
Mr. Patton
Mr. Lyon
Lyon
William McCray
United States
Pennsylvania
Ee Lyon
Samuel Meclay
Senate
Child in Mulberry Alley Accidentals Revolver Incident
A 10-year-old boy named Crowley in Mulberry alley near Thirty-third was struck when a pistol discharged at noon. The bullet pierced the boy’s left side in what authorities describe as an accidental shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowley
Mulberry Alley
Pacar Po
Tod
Scalding Tea Injures Child in Allegheny
A child of Harry Rushton on Ohio Street Allegheny suffered severe facial scalding when a cup of boiling tea was spilled today. Harry Rushton caregiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rushton
Ohio Street
Allegheny
Local Items Show Residents Traveling To Camps And Outings
Local notes list numerous residents preparing trips and visits from Mansfield to Milwaukee and Cape Cod. Ex mayors and doctors return from trips while clubs plan fishing excursions and fundraisers. A fire incident injures a shop, with others leaving for leisure and overseas sailing.
Sundays drownings raise river death toll on local banks
A sunny Sunday urban river scene turns tragic as three boys drown along the Monongahela, Ohio and Allegheny rivers. Officer Trudy Shaul rescues the Cronin boy but nearly loses his life. two other youths, James McGlade and Willie Gillian, drown near Allegheny and Beaver avenues respectively. Lawyer Samuel Palmer dies at 39 Anderson Street Allegheny from heart disease after church service. coroner notes and inquests follow for the child 30 days old at Powell Deputy Coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
Ohio
Allegheny
Trudy Shaul
Monongahela River
Andrew Cronin
John Cahill
Flannery
South Twenty-first Street
James McGlade
No. 151
South Sixteenth
Beaver Avenue
Willie Gillian
George Lysle & Son
Gillian
California Avenue
Legheny
Samuel Palmer
Pittsburg
Anderson Street
Third Presbyterian Church
Moeter
Palmer
Powell
Carson Street
Loughterey
Fainting Pastor Halts Sermon in Heat at New York Ave Church
In July at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Rev Hugh Smith Carpenter collapsed during his sermon while filling in for Rev W A Bartlett. The incident, blamed on hot weather, caused a brief disruption as caregivers attended him and the congregation was dismissed until safety permitted resumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
W. A. Bartlett
D. D
Hugh Smith Carpenter
Brookyn
No safe outcome in unclear incident report
A fragmentary note reports a minor incident where no one was injured and no details confirm what occurred. The text suggests someone was not moving quickly enough and only a near miss was implied. No names, places, or organizations are identifiable.
Wreck contents prompt bank loss claim in Virginia incident
An ap parently damaged Norfolk and wreck report from Thaxton Virginia notes an ex es safe contents examined. A bank and treasury loss claim totaling about a thousand dollars is mentioned. The article mentions a lamp post collision involving Bo Anderson of Oakland after his horse bolted on Fifth Avenue. Printed lawn advertisements and shop items appear briefly among the fragmented text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wafgurcroy
Norfolk and
Thaxton
Ress Company
Treasury
Bo Anderson
Oakland
Fifth Avenue
Mr. One
Parenga
Gee
Oficer
Thinks on District Attorneyship Draw Much Debate
A discussion among lawyers on selecting a district attorney emphasizes probity and the dangers of testing evidence. They argue the office wields great power, can influence indictments, and should not allow re election. A reporter is interrupted as the talk was deemed not for publication.
Waiting for Angel Wings Promises in Charleston Plantations
An Ohio crank named Bell posing as Christ has attracted enslaved Black workers on Savannah river plantations. He claims to lead them to Canaan next month and says angels wings will arrive by carload. Followers abandon crops and homes. some farmers fear lynching Bell as dissent grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
8.C
Bell
Savannah River
Canaan
Harvard and Yale Baseball Players Sail to Teach English Fans
A Cunarder carrying eight members of Harvard and Yale baseball teams sails to England to exhibit the game to British audiences. The party will be paid about 20 dollars per week for expenses while touring, aiming to show the old-country colleges and schools the baseball basics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleges of Greet
England
Graphite Mines in Michigan Promises Regional Importance
The Baraga graphite mine in northern Michigan is paneled as a soon to be regionally important discovery. It yields large graphite chunks blasted from the ore and refined by burr stones to a merchantable finish, with carbon identified for commercial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deteorr
Baraga
Michigan
Excursion packages and sales offered in local ads
Advertisements advertise a July 11 round trip to Cleveland Detroit Mackinac with train departures at 2 35 and 5 10 PM from Pittsburg and Erie depots and tickets at McCormick 401 Smithfield. Also promote cabinet photographs and various goods with prices including hosiery prints and honey cakes from local shops, urging prompt purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Detroit
Mackinac
Pittsburg
Erie Depot
McCormick's
Smithfield Street
Riot at Fourteenth Street and Penn Avenue Involves Officers
An incipient riot broke out Saturday night at Fourteenth street and Penn avenue as Officer Peoples tried to arrest James Campbell for disorderly conduct. Campbell and Patrick Churchill resisted, drawing in Officers Metter Burns and others as a crowd of about 500 gathered. The clash left Burns injured, three arrests—Churchill Campbell and Joseph Cox—after which Cox fled through Mrs Potts’ shop windows, injuring her leg. Police plan to prosecute rioters for riot, resisting and assaulting officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Street
Penn Evenue
Peoples
James Campbell
Patrick Churchhill
Metter
Burns
Patrick Churchill
Joseph Cox
Potts
Penn Avenue
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
Eleventh Street
Twelfth Ward
Riotous Sunday night street fight ends in arrests
A crowd of about 500 gathered at the Third avenue and Market street corner last evening as Edward Woods and two friends initiated a brawl with Daniel Duncan and companions. Woods punched Duncan, breaking his nose and injuring an eye, and kicked Officer Paisley before police subdued the fray. Woods and Duncan were taken to Central station with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue
Market Street
Edward Woods
Daniel Duncan
Woods
Duncan
Cobblesee Aang
Danse
Oleate
Tom Paisley
Garrett Crossman
Paisley
Central Station
Steamship George W Clyde returns with mixed news
New York reports the George W Clyde arriving from St Marc on June 30. The Kearsarge was seen in harbor at St Mala. Ossipes aboard all but Commander Kellogg and the surgeon, Hippolyte and his cabinet at St Mare, smallpox and yellow fever reports, Legitime’s army desertions, naval actions against revolts in Jeremie Aux Cayes and Jacmel, and a French diplomatic quarrel.
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New York
George W. Clyde
St. Marc
United States
Kearsarge
St Mola
St. Nicholas
Kellogg
Hippolyte
St. Mare
Legitime
Port Au Prince
Jeremie
Aux Cayes
Jacmel
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Max Klein
Jos. Hamas & Co
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