Prisoner Berkman Confesses True Identity After Jail Hearing
An unidentified man, captured after a public chase, is revealed to have used an alias Berkman. At Central Station he faced questioning by Warden McAleese and Deputy Warden Soffel before being moved to a south wing cell. He plans a long statement for the trial and a German press note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vince
McAleese
Boffel
Berkman
Duksnen
Soffel
MecAleere
Csvs
Gripp
Loverybody
Central Station
Suspected shooter in Greensburg linked to Simon Bachmann
Greensburg residents believe the shooter of H C Frick is Simon Bachmann who has lived in Ludwick near Greensburg for 14 months. Bachmann reportedly showed instability in summer but calm in winter and once stole a horse during a hal lucination. After a 30 day commitment he worked in a book agency and later ran a land office business in Indiana and Westmoreland counties. Greensburg locals fear July heat may have renewed his disturbed state and led to the Saturday shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
H.C. Frick
Simon Bachmann
Simon
Ludwick
Bachwann
Mr. Frick
Carnegie Payro
Frick
Berkman in Kew Haver Anarchist Figure in Pittsburg Attempt
Alexander Berkman, the man who made the attempt on President Brigham’s life in Pittsburg yesterday, worked as a consultant in this city about three years ago. He lived with a woman named Vidbaum or Goldsmith, and was known as her husband. Berkman lectured on anarchist doctrines and circulated independently without joining groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haves
Alexander Berkman
Pablanaaae Brigh
Berkman
Emma Goldman
Russia
Zimmerman’s
East Eleventh Street
Pittsburg
Man Arrested After Threat Against Andrew Carnegie
Police in the Fourteenth ward detained a hungry, disoriented man on Second Avenue who declared he would kill Andrew Carnegie. The 24 year old, Robert Sterling, claimed Chicago ties and past Haymarket rioter links. a pocket knife was found as he claimed he would confront Carnegie. The suspect wandered Soho seeking Homestead and was jailed for further questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunocan
Swick
Second Avenue
Andrew Carnegie
Soho
Homestead
Chicago
Haymarket
Fourteenth Ward
Robert Sterling
Duncan
Mr. Garnegie
The Reign of Peace on the Southside
A chaotic account describes a Southside relapse into quiet order with empty police cells and few cases over three days. The piece notes unprecedented calm for eight years, a possible wage-related downturn, and hints at impending police reassignment if peace endures.
Reduced Fare War Shakes Pittsburgh Denver Route
Reports say Santa Fe cuts Knight Templar fare between Chicago and Denver from 12 to 10 in order to block Western lines, with General Passenger Agent Ford offering Pittsburgh to Chicago at 2, making a round trip to Denver about 20. The move aims to capture demand, promising enormous business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Fe
Santa Road
Knight Templar
Chicago
Denver
E A. Ford
Pennsylvania Company
Santa Fe
Pittsburg
Western
Open Meeting by Juvenile Temple of the L. G. T.
The Juvenile Temple of the L. G. T. holds an open meeting today at 2 PM at the M E Church corner Fourth Avenue and Liberty Street. Prominent speakers will address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E Church
Fourth Avenue
Liberty Street
Frick Wounds Dug Dagger Attack and Recovery Hope
Details emerge on H. C. Frick injuries from Berkman assault as doctors report four new wounds and note calm recovery. Frick aided by Leishman and doctors, while Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie associates express sympathy and monitor his progress through the night.
Police chief O Mara travels to New York to trace Berkman record
Superintendent Roger O Mara departed for New York to locate Berkman records. He declined to discuss details, saying the trip is private. He took his young daughter with him and plans to leave her in Philadelphia with an oculist’s care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger O'Mara
New York
Berkman
Metropolis
Philadelphia
Light Sunday Hearings Drag Thirteen Before Judge Kennedy
Thirteen cases heard in Allegheny with most defendants held over for further investigation. Several fined or sent to the workhouse. notable actions include May 30-day terms for striking with a beer bottle and drunkenness, plus others at various ward stations. Ex-Captain Bell fined for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gripp
Central Se
Pan Kennedy
Lighrny
Kennedy
Allegheny
Moretz Dittrie
No. 12
Marshall Street
Joseph Wier
Lee
Hesse Jackson
William Brown
Andrew Snyder
River Avenue
Central Station
William Garrist
Second Avenue
Lese
Seventeenth Ward
John O'Mala
Fifty-fourth Street
McKenna
Twelfth Ward
Daniel Crowley
Sirce
Conway
Crowley
Andrew Russell
Russell
Hyndman
Second
Nineteenth Ward
Bell
Homewood
John Morris
John Reilly
Joseph Crawford
Mary Sloan
Braddock
George Mohan
Joseph Wesser
Fourteenth Ward
McCord Fishing Club Camps on Monongahela River
The McCord Fishing Club with 120 members camped on the Monongahela river yesterday. They report as many fish in the river as before their camp and were soaking salt mackerel to bring back as fresh fish. One man caught a four inch fish and several smaller ones. They suspect stray angle worms in the river are being eaten by the fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCord
Monongahela River
Mononzanela
Fall from Wall Injures George Wise in Burlington Street Area
George Wise of South Twenty sixth street fell from a Baltimore and Ohio railroad stone wall along Second avenue at Burlington street last night. He tripped while walking the wall, plunged about 20 feet, breaking his right shoulder in two places and dislocating his hip. He was found unconscious and taken to Mercy Hospital. Doctors fear he may not recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkmann
Berkman
Mr. Frick
Mr. Leishman
Darke
Andrew Carnegie
Frick
Thomas Lynch
Frick Coke Company
Ramsey
South West
Andrew
John Melton
Carnegie
Dance
George Wise
Twentysixth Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Second Avenue
Burlington Street
Mercy Hospital
Miners’ Fatal Injury Leads to Death at West Penn
Andrew Black a coal miner aged 538 years died at West Penn Hospital from coal mine injuries suffered at Jacob's Creek on May 7. He weighed 178 pounds on arrival with a broken back but had dwindled to near skeleton. an Austrian national his wife travels from Austria after notification of his injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Black
West Penn Hospital
Jacob's Creek
Black
Austria
Large Cars Sold to Baltimore Rail Line
The Duquesne Traction Company is disposing of unused large cars. The Lake Roland Elevated Railroad Company of Baltimore has purchased 25 cars, which will be shipped today. The cars were remodeled, repainted, and renamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne Traction Company
Lake Roland Elevated Railroad Company
Baltimore
People Coming and Going At Local Hotels
The column notes various travelers and locals visiting or staying at Pittsburgh hotels. Snyder of Greeley State Normal School Colorado attends with his wife after a career at Indiana State Normal School and a planned but unconfirmed appointment as State Superintendent. Others listed include Overholt, Frick, Hollister, Reis, Reed, White, Wiley, Wildes, Finlay, Johnson, and Purton, with movements to Philadelphia, New York, Seattle, and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Greeley State Normal School
Colorado
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Indiana State Normal School
Pattison
Senate
Beaver
W. L. Hollister
Hyndman
James W. Reis
New Castle
Monongahela House
John A. Reed
New York
Sam P. White
Beaver Falls
Philadelphia
H. H. Wiley
Washington
John G. Wildes
Uniontown
Central
Talks at Duquesne as union drums thrum crowds
At Duquesne a mass meeting of Amalgamated Association delegates drew nearly 2 000 people. Speakers urged peace and lawful action while planning another gathering this evening with more initiations. Delegations came from Homestead McKeesport and Pittsburg as business leaders note strike effects.
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Duquesne
Dutmuesne
Amalgamated Association
Harry Adama
Frick
Carney
Mr. Logan
McKeesport
Jacob Baker
Rink
Turners’ Hall
Non-Union Workmen Rumor Upsets Carnegie Mills
Workmen in Lawrenceville react to a rumor that Carnegie Steel's Upper and Lower Union mills may admit non union workers at night. A vigil by scouting committees surrounds the plants as officials deny imminent action, noting operation delays by General Manager Dillon and a two week wait before resuming work.
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Lawrenceville
Lovrjey
Carnegie Steel Company
Amalgamated
Union Mills
Ing
Amalgamated Association
Lovejoy
Dillon
Advice From the Altar Sparks Homestead Arbitration Push
A new movement to resolve the Homestead deadlock formed yesterday after a Pittsburg tragedy at Frick's hands. A Catholic church service was paused as Rev Father Bullion urged peaceable arbitration and urged strikers and militiamen to prepare for an opening toward an honorable agreement with the old man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
H. G Frick
Homestead
Father Bullion
Frick
Non-Union Workers Depart Carnegie Plant
The Advisory Committee of Homestead met at the Amal headquarters and after three hours announced four non union men had left the steel works for good. All were residents of Philadelphia. The committee believes …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Company
Homestead
Amal
Steel
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad workers meet. no decision reached
Authorized representatives of the freight engineers firemen conductors and brake men of the Pennsylvania Railroad held a joint meeting with the Advisory Committee. No decision was reached but the committee thinks the railroad era may serve notice on the company that they will not handle any product of the Carnegie company. Reception for Hugh O Donnell mentioned. no formal reception planned at Homestead if released today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carnegie Company
Hugh O'Donnell
Homestead
Knife Fight at Polish Christening Ends in Arrests
A lively christening party at the Drover's Home on Twenty-eighth Street erupted into a brawl between Frank Alston and guest Michael Gitoniwink. Alston slashed Gitoniwink, who avoided serious injury. Both men were detained at the Twelfth Ward police station. Later, Small Pulaski yelled for Alston and was restrained after becoming violent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-eighth Street
Frank Alston
Michael Gitoniwink
Alstan
Gitoniwink
Twelfth Ward
Dr. Sadowski
Electrical Letter Stampers Warn On Perishable Mail
Post offices report new stamping machines often damage fragile items sent through the mail. When envelopes or contents are hard or heavy metals, the machine may crush or injure them. Officials advise customers to use boxes for perishable or delicate merchandise to avoid trouble.
A Fight With Death in France Highlights Lightning Treatment
A storm struck two young women in France leaving them prostrated. The village doctor treated them for two hours until signs of life returned, one recovering, the other left with lasting sciatic and tongue paralysis before full recovery. Continuous respiration efforts during hours have saved lives in similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Jeft
A Word With a History and the Cabal Etymology
The piece debunks a popular but vague tale that cabal comes from the Cabinet of 1671 initials. It notes the true origin is Hebrew in origin and predates the alleged five-statesmen story by about a century, correcting a common misattribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliffe Arlington
Buckingham
Ashley
Lauderdale
Trials with solidified petroleum at Hackney Wick works
Trials at the Solidified Petroleum Corporation in Hackney Wick London show a six horse power tubular boiler with 80 gallons of water heated by 62 pounds of Chewhall fuel or solidified oil. Steam rises to 60 pounds per square inch in 3614 minutes, compared with 106 pounds of coal and fuel oil to raise similar steam in one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solidified Petroleum Corporation
Hackney Wick
London
Red-Hot Family Fight Ends With Burns and Injuries
Samuel Hull and wife Elizabeth Hull clashed at their Arch Street home injuring Mrs Hull with burns from a hot stove and Hull with head cuts. Both were arrested and taken to the Twelfth Ward police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hull
Elizabeth Hull
Arch Street
Mra Hull
Twelfth Ward
Boy Hurt After Horse Kick Near Children's Hospital
An 11 year old boy Peter Tenny was kicked in the forehead by a horse belonging to John Goderin ger while leading it around a vacant lot by Fifth Avenue beside the Children's Hospital yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the Children's Hospital for treatment but was not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Tenny
John Goderinger
Children’s Hospital
Fifth Avenue
Children's Hospital
Fight at Boston Street Ends in Arrest
Patrick Griffin and wife Annie fought at their home on Boston Street yesterday afternoon. Patrick struck Annie with a poker while C. L. Lainman intervened on her side. Officers arrested all three and sent them to the Fourteenth ward police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Griffin
Annie
Boston Street
C. L. Lainman
Mrs. Griffin
Rohan
Fourteenth Ward
Fire records report multiple blazes across towns
Carlisle area barn and crop losses total 5000 with 4500 insured. Donnelly house cellar fire causes 100 loss. Iron River declares city on fire with no protection and seeks aid. Carrilton factory coal room fire spreads to brick buildings. total losses likely over 100000 with most insured. Water supply failing and fires still burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Thomas W. Alil
South Twenty-seventh
Mary J. Donnelly
Southside
Iron River
Minn
Pesceeau
West Superior
Carrilton
Davia Manufacturing Company
Ooel
Berkman a suspect in Frick assassination plot, police say
New York detectives believe Alexander Berkman was sent to Pittsburgh to attack Andrew Frick. Police tightened surveillance on anarchist rendezvous, shared a Berkman photo with Pittsburgh officers, and tracked movements of known anarchists. Senior officers recall past labor ties and warn against sensationalizing violence.
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New Yorks
Berkman
Pittsburg
Frick
Steers
McCullagh
Bird
BISMARCK WILL TALK He Tells Once Again How the Great German Empire Was Forged
In Kissinger a vast demonstration honors Prince Bismarck with thousands arriving by special trains from Coburg Mannheim Darmstadt Heidelberg Pforzheim and Carleruhe. He calls 1848 premature, 1866 futile, and 1870 forged the empire with united effort saying French battalions aided the work. He pledges to speak and cheers the Emperor Reichstag and Bundesrath.
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Prince Bismarck
Kissinger
Coburg
Mannheim
Darmstadt
Heidelberg
Pforzheim
Carleruhe
Germany
Wdo
Reichstag
Emin Pasha Illness Details From East Africa Letter
Dr. Stuhlmann, Emin Pasha's second in command, writes from East Africa denying invasion of British territory or ivory recovery at Wadeloi. He describes Emin's failing health from fatigue, insomnia, hemorrhages from an old ear wound, and blindness that prevented reading or writing as they moved toward the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Stuhlmann
Emin Pasha
Schweinfurth
East Africa
Wadeloi
Emin
Victoria Nyanza
Mosque Tower Collapse Rumor Triggers Death Toll Confusion
Telegram reports claim the Munaier mosque tower in Alexandria collapsed during a service killing hundreds, but the source is unconfirmed. The tale spread without verified details as newspapers caution the report may be false. Also, in Frostsure, John W. Lewis died at 84 and his embalming fluid left in the room led to his granddaughter’s accidental death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamper
Viessa
Munaier
Alexandria
Frostsure
John W. Lewis
Summer Sale Elevates Dress Goods at Low Prices
UGUS & me KE offers a summer sale on dress fabrics with Vigoureux Suitings and diagonals at 25c a yard, 44 inch English suiting at 35c, Navy Stormh Serges 50 inches wide $1 to $1.25, and Crepon Dress Patterns marked down from $25-$30 to $12.50 each. Flannels priced for boating and seaside wear.
Great July Sale Week at Penn Ave Stores
The advertisement proclaims the greatest sale week of the season at Penn Ave stores. It emphasizes determination not to take any summer goods at any price, urging customers to shop early for the limited quantities.
New Store Liquidation Opens End of Season Closeout
A new store declares a full season closeout with drastic markdowns used to clear remaining inventory. The message notes substantial costs to finish the liquidation and advertise extraordinary low prices to attract shoppers.
Bargains Promised At This Week's Wash Dress Goods Sale
We will prove cost is not considered in carrying out our intentions. Those who attend the sale this week will find bargains never equaled in any sale in any city.
Enormous Wash Goods Stock Clean Sweep Sale
This notice outlines a clearance of a large stock of wash fabrics including Apple Tissue Cloths Ginghams and Cheviots. Reduced prices for serges Ginghams and muslins with quoted cuts from 15c to 50c, urging customers to buy large quantities for dresses and comforts.
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Beremak
Kew Haver
Areond Avenue
Nother
MR. Carnegie
H. C. Frick
Litchfield
Leishman
Dr. Litchfield
Batimore
C.S. Overholt
Mt Pleasant
Mr. Overholt
Overholt
J. BR. Finlay
Hittanni
W. H. Johnson
Seattl Duquesne
Seere
Coke
Aynesburg
John Purton
Wil Ion
Ashington
Gompera
Sergent Bird
Mechanics’ Association
Stone Cutters’ Association
Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Tasker
Board of Walking Delegates
Mortimer O'Connell
Central Labor Union
International Labor Bureau
Central Union
International Workingmen’s Association
E A. Aronstamm
Third Avenue
Aronstamm
International Group of Anarchists
Wilzigs
East Fourth Street
Eroom
Dispatch
Jane
Peerless
Electric
Psycho
Lady Worth and Drant, Prrranons
Crcle Co
Wood Street
Cleveland
Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
Warken
Painta
de Wrrt
Cosme
Jos
Honns & Co
Penn Avenue
Bismarck
Ugus & Me KE
Fifth Ave
Market Storm Wee
Battle OF Braddock Field
Fort Duquesne
Fort Pitt
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Market ST. Jyt
Simen’s
Ohio ST
Pittsburg, Pa
Dos. Horne & Go.’s
Penn Ave
Glearange
SALE
Simpson
Eisie
Andersen’s
Ecxipes
Bedford
Bosch
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