Sunday river excursions draw orderly throngs to Allegheny boats
A Dispatch reporter aboard the Mayflower observed about 800 workers and families enjoying a liquor-free river outing from Pittsburgh to Davis Island Dam and Shingiss Park. The crowd represented mills shops offices and trades with demonstrations of good will and no accidents, as police presence diminished over the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disrarch
Mayflower
Shakespeare
Fifth Avenue
Davis Island Dam
Shingiss Park
L. Z. Birmingham
Boating on Sunday on Allegheny prompts river scenes
A Dispatch report recalls a lively Allegheny River Sunday with hundreds rowing in skiffs and boats. Ladies in white dresses and men in light jackets enjoy the cool weather while experts and novices alike pace the water under bridges. Wealthy owners and steam launches appear as a highlight of the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Sixth Street
Twin Cities
Dispatch
John Dougherty
Saturday Sin Downscale Riot Hearings In Allegheny
Magistrates in Allegheny and surrounding wards handled a night of common disturbance cases. Charles McEllicott drew 30 days in the workhouse for feuding with a daughter's suitor, while Pearl Wilson 3, was sent to the workhouse for 90 days after being found with a crowd in a shanty. Other defendants faced fines or brief terms as hearings concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Hyndman
Nineteenth Ward
Charles McEllicott
Bruce Street
McEllicott
James Hennessy
U Puy
al Thompson
John Wilbery
Harry Goodman
McKenna
Oerce Leslie
Succop
Mayor Wyman
Allecsheny
Pearl Wilson
L Griffiths
Charlies Lee
John Jamison
Lacock Street
Mrs. Anderson
German American jokes about beer tonic Teu
An Allegheny gentleman of German extraction claimed beer as a tonic but a friend corrected him saying he drinks it for Teu tonic. The remark plays on the word Teutonic and the German heritage.
Temperance meeting and arrests headline local items
A local Temperance meeting on Ohio street Allegheny was led by L Mooney with speeches by H Gaskey and Samuel McCord. J A McWherry sang. Patrick Griffin was arrested by Officer Gant for disorderly conduct near Glenwood B&O station. Charles Bronsx jailed for loafing on Center avenue. Wm J McConnel jailed in Oswego for drunkenness after temperance lectures. Funeral for Florence Jacob Garber held. Moorhead WCTU presided with music at jail services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Sons of Temperance
Ohio Street
Allegheny
L. Mooney
H. Gaskey
Samuel McCord
J. A. McWherry
Patrick Griffin
Gant
Fourteenth Ward
Glenwood
Baltimore and Ohio
Charles Bronsx
Clishman
Alexander Bradley
Center Avenue
Wm. J. McConnenl
Oswego
N. Y
Fosten
Moorhead
Auiasrom
Getty
John McGow
Florence Jacob Garber
Robert Garber
Stevenson Street
W.C.T. A
Rival Beach Plan for Monongahela Riverfront in Pittsburg
Chief Brown of the Public Safety department envisions turning the river bank from Wood Street to the Point into a bathing beach with sand or grass, waves simulated by dam adjustments, and beer gardens possible. He notes obstacles, plans for consideration, and hopes for a plan next summer, praising Pittsburg as ready for such popular recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ohio
Monongahela
Chief Brown
Department of Public Safety
Atlantic City
Annie Rooney
McGinty
Pitteburg
Bigelow
Brown
Wood Street
Chief Bigelow
Department of Public Works
Davis {Sland Dam
Mount Oliver
Mount Ashington
Duquesne Heights
Cincinnati
Grandview Avenue
Europe
Honor to whom due in Rev Donehoo sermon
Rev E R Donehoo at Eighth Presbyterian Church West End expounds Acts 2 24 praising humble origins and parental influence in Augustine and others He argues true praise should honor unseen helpers like Monica and teachings that prepared leaders rather than only celebrated figures
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Donehoo
Eighth Presbyterian Church
West End
Washington
St. Augustine
God
Augustine
Monica
Luke
Chinese Masons Session Seeks Police Protection
Charlie King, a Chinese man, applied for officer protection as the Rising Sun lodge of Chinese Masons planned a Water Street initiation. Lieutenant Dennison promised guards to prevent interruptions. Rising Sun Lodge, with about 40 members, counts the prominent Chinese in the two cities among its ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie King
Central Station
Rising Sun” Lodge
Sesson
Water Street
Wood Street
King
Dennison
Rising Sun Lodge
Notable gain in traction receipts for week ending July 18 1890
A comparative report shows receipts for the Traction for the week ending July 18 1890 at 811 951 85, vs July 15 1880 at 6958 a5, indicating a gain of 1500 22.2. The notice also lists medical services from Dr. Sadler at Eye Ear Nose and Throat clinic 604 Penn age with office hours 9 4 BL to 5 P Bt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadler
Penn
May Be A Murder In Fight With Brittain Brothers
Joseph Stroup suffered a serious beating after an altercation with James and Thomas Brittain near Second Avenue and Try Street. Officer Kosch arrived as one Brittain fled. Roach fired twice but missed. Thomas Brittain was arrested at Central Station later that day. a warrant remains out for James Brittain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Stroup
James
Thomas Brittain
Second Avenue
Try Street
Offcer Kosch
Stroup
Brittains
Roach
James Brittain
Lloyd & Black
Brittain
Jim Brittain
Thomas
Central Station
Night cars urged to boost East Liberty property values
Real estate brokers advocate all night transportation to East Liberty and Hazlewood saying late service would unlock suburban sales. They cite missed deals due to inaccessibility after midnight and expect higher demand for mid to high priced properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liberty
Hazlewood
Black
Black & Baird
Allegheny
Hazelwood
Mr. Black
Boy Tramp Identified After Lodging Quest in Pittsburg
A boy calling himself Jacob Besick was found at the Seventeenth Ward Police Station claiming he ran away from Rome New York and was a stranger in Pittsburg. He slept for the night after officers, including Sergeant Logan, provided quarters. Early morning, James Burkhardt of the Eighteenth ward identified the boy as his missing son and took him home, noting the strange tale would be investigated by his mother later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Grather
George Elphinstone
Mary
Sanna Ae Woods
Jacob Besick
Seventeenth Ward
Rome
N. Y
Logan
James Burkhardt
Eighteenth Ward
Munchausen
Well Attended Session Of St Vincent de Paul Councils
The regular quarterly meeting of the councils of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was held yesterday afternoon in the parochial school hall at St. Kieran's Church Fifty fourth street presiding Thomas Kelly. About two hundred members from seven councils attended as disbursements in charitable funds were reported. Addresses were given by Rev Thomas Reilly Rev John Griffin Dr J B Sullivan W A Golden Edward Splaine Valentine Pfeiffer and Hugh Keating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
St. Kieran’s Church
Fifty-fourth Street
Thomas Kelly
Thomas Reilly
John Griffin
J. B. Sullivan
W. A. Golden
Edward Splaine
Valentine Pfeiffer
Hugh Keating
Drumming Up Deserters From Mt Gretna
Surgeon Lytle of the Tenth Regiment rode from Monongahela City to Mt Gretna to lead a patrol and recover three deserters left behind. The trio fell in and were escorted back to camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitteburg
Lytle
Monongahela City
Mt. Gretna
War time dog button shortages spark canine casualties
In the First district police report many dog buttons used last night and anticipate numerous canine carcasses at daybreak. Fallmaster Cyarpecki says he will be glad when the war ends as profit in handling dogs disappears. the Second district begins work today and will not use buttons in the first district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyarpecki
People Seen in Pittsburgh Visitors and Local Notables
Lancaster politician E. K. Martin visited city forenoon and signed the Seventh Avenue register. Ex Judge L Newton Pettis of Meadville and John K. Fox of a cigar firm joined him at dinner. Eastern visitors included J. F. Keating of Yale Lock Co and J Henry, an electrical engineer. Reverend James A. Worden of Philadelphia attended Home Mission Society events. Pittsburgh industry figures returned from the Flint Glassworkers Convention. H. Perdue of the Hotel Duquesne appeared in a brief local note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. KE. Martin
Lancaster
Beaver Statesman
City
Seventh Avenue Register
L Newton Pettis
Meadville
John K. Fox
Pittsburg
Duquesne
J. F. Keating
Yale Lockey
New York
A. F. Keating
John ©. Henry
Metropolis
Seventh Avenue
Janes A. Worden
Philadelphia
The
Home Mission Society
William Smith
William Dillion
Flint Glassworkers’ Convention
Mora
Strike Looms at Jones & Laughlins Over Puddle Iron Dispute
Newspaper reports intense labor tension at Jones & Laughlins Southside mill where puddlers and finishers weigh a strike if no settlement with B F Jones is reached. Committees from several lodges plan a joint meeting to set a three day notice and possibly a general walkout affecting allied mills and Republic Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones & Laughlins
Southside
B. F. Jones
Weaver's Hall
Gentral
Excelsior Lodge
The
Republic Iron Works
the Republic Ironorks
Flint Glass Men Home Endorses Union Unity
President Smith of the American Flint Glass Workers' Union returns from Baltimore praising a harmonious convention with record turnout. The burial association is disbanded, local societies continue, and talks with the green bottle workers aim to intermix trades. He denies any strike and says a meeting with manufacturers is planned in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Dispatch
Baltimore
Burial Association
National Association
Conference notes urge calm amid anxiety creating reports
A friendly conference discussion cautions that some reports are designed to mislead and generate unnecessary anxiety, stressing the need for careful interpretation and responsible communication.
Five Chimneys in Question at Baltimore Conference
Baltimore flint workers and manufacturers held a Friday conference on the bottle scale. No settlement reached. adjourned to Crescent on August 3. Workers seek reductions in No 0 and No 1 moves to 300 and 280 chimneys. No 2 remains. Five chimneys margin seen as decisive. strike unlikely. Seventy five new pots to operate, including 15 in Georgia and 20 in Illinois.
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Baltimore
Crescent
Joseph Hamilton
W. H. Hamilton & Co
Albert Hamilton
J.T. & A. Hamilton
John Tibby
Sharpsburg
C. L. Flaccus
Tarentum
W. Zost
Bellaire
Florence Fox
Philadelphia
William Baker
Baker Bros
Walter Swindell
Leason
Georgia
Ilinois
Plenty of Pennies and the Penny Shortage in Pittsburg
A newspaper interview describes a flood of one cent coins as pennies flow from new drop-scent-in-the-slot machines. Conductor E. Dickson notes piles of pennies dumped on Allegheny Electric cars and hints at a public contempt for excess coppers while fares remain five cents.
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Moglen
Pittsburg
E. Dickson
Allegheny Electric
Cable car scare injures couple on Penn avenue
J. C. McConnell and his wife were riding along Penn avenue when a cable car frightened their horse near Negley avenue. The bogey front wheel hit a telegraph pole, throwing them to the sidewalk. Mrs. McConnell suffered slight bruises, the husband minor hand injuries but he kept control of the reins.
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J. C. McConnell
Penn Avenue
Negley Avenue
Drunken Prisoner Fought to Stay Out of Cell
Harry Redman, a young man, was arrested for drunkenness in Allegheny City. At the lockup he resisted, and four officers had to force him back into a cell. Edgewood voters gave initial approval to a $25,000 school borrowing plan by a 25 to 2 margin as many residents were away for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Redman
Allegheny City
Edgewood
Young Man Deckroeder Injures Wrist in Fall at Allegheny Corner
Yesterday afternoon Deckroeder a resident of Main and Cherry Allegheny slipped on a stairway and fractured his wrist while attempting to save himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deckroeder
Main
Cherry Streets
Allegheny
Death at Dawn A Pittsburgh Lawyer A Suicide Case
In Troy Hill a pistol shot killed Andrew J. Kirschner at his home. The 36 year old attorney, recently grieving his brother’s typhoid death, died beside his wife and two children. The coroner’s inquest is set for today as investigators note possible overwork and ill health. Kirschner was born in Germany and practiced law in Pittsburgh since 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Pennsylvania State Normal School
Alex. M. Watson
Pittsburg
Gas main explosion at Booth Twentieth street injures glass factory
A gas main cut at the corner of South Twentieth and Mary streets caused a large explosion last evening. A passerby tossed a lit cigarette into the trench igniting escaping gas and sparking flames that damaged Cavitt & Co.'s glass factory but were kept under control by firefighters after the main was shut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Twentieth
Mary Streets
Monongahela Gas Company
Mary Street
Booth Twentieth
Jones, Cavitt & Co
Box 147
Drowned Boy in Monongahela River Tragedy
John M. Anderson aged 10 drowned after he and an older brother pushed an old boat from the riverbank at the foot of South Second Street. The younger fell in as the elder rocked the craft. The body was recovered and taken to the grandparents at 17 South Twelfth Street. An inquest is planned for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Anderson
Monongahela River
South Second Street
No. 17
South Twelfth Street
Woman Assault Victim in Mulberry Alley Critical
Mrs. Lucy Jenkins, a colored woman, remains in critical condition after a Saturday assault on Mulberry alley near Twenty-eighth street. Albert Davis, colored, was arrested on a felonious assault and battery charge issued by Magistrate McKenna and is held at the Twelfth ward station. he is said to be one of two assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Jenkins
Mulberry Alley
Twenty-eighth Street
Albert Davis
McKenna
Davis
Twelfth Ward
Ladies Furs Repair and Sale Ad at Pittsburg Stores
Ladies should inspect seal fur garments before seaside or mountain trips for repairs or renovations after long storage. J. G. Bexnell & Co. offers affordable services at Corner Wood Street and Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh. Towels by the dozen and towelleg by the yard advertised at discounted sale prices by Jos. Homer & Co. Penn Avenue Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Bexnell & Co
Wood Street
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburg
Jos
Homer & Co
Penn Avenue
Selected Another Secretary At Manchester Turnverein
At a regular meeting of the Manchester Turn Verein yesterday afternoon August Tegethoff was elected to fill the seat previously held by Sam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Turnverein
Tegethoff
Sam
New Advertisements on Linen Sheetings and Fabrics
Best makes in linen sheetings, pillow and bolster cloths offered in all sizes.
Bargain Textile Prices From an Old Store List
A fragmented catalog shows heavy discounts on wool dress goods to 15 20 cents and 254 3 cents, English suitings 58 cents, French robes 4 to 625 dollars, mohair challies 25 cents, French satines 19 cents, and dress ginghams 7 17 cents. Several items like lace curtains and children's suits appear with small reductions, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century sale listing.
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Detroit
Comfort
Allegeny
Pittsby
Remar' E. Jordan
Monongahela Wharf
E. BR. Donehoo
Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Southside Mill
Amalgamated Association
Jones & Laughblins
Flint Glass Men Home
Ers
A. J. Kirschner
Lowriu Street
Troy Hill
Andrew J. Kirschner
Kirschner
Two Moon
Fleming Bros
Pictssure, Pa
St. Louis
JOS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Horne & CO
Weisser
Crane Elevator —Co
Pitwburg
Lewis Building
Weversing Engines
Jolypt
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