Danger in the Desk and Schoolroom Health Crisis
A 19 th century field report surveys desks and seats in two cities to explain why pupils grow pale and bent. Reporters inspect Ralston Hancock and Forbes schools noting curved backs, close seating, and mismatched desks that force poor posture. They warn ventilation and desk design affect health and learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock School
Webster Avenue
Ralston
Tur DisPaTch
Forbes
Hancock
Measurements Made of Allegheny School Desks and Health
A tour of Allegheny schools reveals aging desks causing discomfort and possible posture issues among pupils. Observers note high desks and mismatched chairs in several rooms while a few schools remain closed for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Quilp
Allegheny
Pittsburg
First Ward
John Rollston
Hee En Lake
Indignation Meetings Over School Seats Cause Concern
A Neville street resident describes mothers holding indignation meetings about deformities from seats at Bellefield public school. She says cramped seating harms children as they grow and prompts parents to seek remedies and even private schooling to protect posture and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville Street
Bellefield Public School
Indies
School seating crisis causes deformity fears among mothers
A mother voices alarm over cramped classroom seating harming children. She cites a 16 year old boy unable to fit a six foot frame into a three foot desk and argues mothers have pressed teachers for relief, warning of lasting deformities and reduced mental effort from daily discomfort.
School desks size debated by city officials
Dr. Brewster and Dr. Mundorff warn that improper desk sizes harm child health. They cite desks too high or too low causing crooked spines and bent shoulders, urging school boards to ensure properly graduated seating and urging the State Superintendent to assess needs in rural districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnal
Brewster
Twenty-ninth Ward
Southside
E. A. Mundorff
Pittsburg
Beinbener
Severe On The Spine Opinions Of Physicians On School Furniture
In an interview with Dr. J. C. Burgher the cramped quarters of school rooms are blamed for lateral spine curvature and impeded respiration. Drs Dickson and Wylie warn cramped desks cause crooked posture and fatigue, urging desks to fit each pupil for full breathing and easy movement. A Fifth Avenue physician notes lifelong crookedness from confined seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispattch
Ralston
Penn Avenue
Drs- Patch
J. C. Burgher
Dickson
Fifth Avenue
C. C. Wylie
Chief Brown Suspends Policeman Over Secrecy Claims
Chief Brown orders Inspector McAleese to suspend George Cole a colored officer accused of leaking police secrets tied to the Abe Spencer arrest. The suspension will occur once a replacement is found amid a shortage of substitutes. McAleese says he has no clue to John Eubanks the other Cramer murderer but remains hopeful for a breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollson
John Melby
Rebecca Street
Young Melby
Walter Lysle
Walter
Igh
Cramer
Deserted wives appeal to Inspector McAleese for help
Three deserted wives petition Inspector McAleese describing hardship after husbands abandoned them. Mrs Mc Clunat from Primrose, Ohio, says her husband left two weeks ago and took all their money, and she refuses to go to the Poor House, seeking relief instead. Dr B M Hawxa, ear nose and throat specialist, is listed with a Pittsburgh practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAleese
McClunat
Primrose
Ins 9 Psat
Local Window Glass Makers Stand Firm Against Imports
Knights of Labor approves as window glass firms say they can hold their own against Belgium Germany and England imports. They note American production rising stockpiles larger than last year and expect prices to firm with foreign supply restrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Germany
England
Bodine
Association
J. J. O'Leary
New York
Chicago
Approving New Rates for Tobaccos and Theatrical Scales
The K L Executive Board passest on scales for L A 1374 cigar and tobto makers and S A 10640 theatrical employees The L A scale increases seed mold prices by 50 per thousand to 4 and Kentucky seed under 614 inches by 25 per thousand to 325 The S A scale largely mirrors last year and will be shown to managers in a week The new Cupp Theater and Duquesne Theatre will join city venues as managers back the workers choice The scale takes effect at season start in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of L
L. A
Huck
S. A
Upion
Cupp Theater
Duquesne Theatre
Grand Opera
Bijou
Mill Improvements Signal Bright Future for Local Mills
The Pennsylvania Tube Works Company plans more than $100,000 in remodeling furnaces and will shift from natural gas to manufactured gas. Swindell and Laughlin supervise the work as Jones & sever plan a new furnace of the same size to be ready by next May. The stock house will replace the old offices at the site of the former offices, with offices moved to the manager’s house. The new equipment cost stands at $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Tube Works Company
Messrs
Swindell
Laughlin
Jones & Sever
Ore and coal shipments rise coast to lake ports
Five hundred thousand tons of coal were shipped from lake ports in April and May, 250000 more than last year, split between Pittsburg and Ohio with Ohio up 15 percent. By July 16, Superior region ore arrivals totaled 3440482 tons, up 578596 from last year. Marquette ranges 1124696, Gogebie 1090665, Menominee 877263 with gains of 60716, 384271, and 115189 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ohio
Superior Region
Lake Port
Marquette Ranges
Eight-Hour Push Fails at Edgar Thomson Mill
A Braddock telegram reports workers in the blooming department of the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill appointed a committee to press Superintendent Schwab for an eight-hour system. Schwab could not grant due to a three year old sliding scale, and the men returned to work. The referred to expires January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock
Blooming
Edgar Thomson Steel Mill
Schwab
Miners and mill workers see wage and union activity
Items of interest note Amalgamated scale signed by MazarTin and Nuzety 4&Co of the Southside and unsettled matters between machinists and Carnegie & Co. at Beaver mills. Newcastle Wire Nail Works cleaners and packers return to work with pay adjustments. Five weeks ending last Saturday show 79 new local assemblies and $1 assemblies of the Knights of Labor reorganized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milla
Electric traction to replace mule era on Pittsburg lines
Stockholders vote to lease the Pittsburg Allegheny and Manchester lines for 99 years to form the Pittsburgh Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company. Messrs Magee indicate electricity will power the system, potentially via Thompson-Houston equipment, with details to be finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny and Manchester
Asion
Messrs. Magee
Ronda
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Passenger Railway Company
Pittsburg Union Passenger Railway
Pittsburgh, Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company
Market
Liberty Streets
Pittsbur, Allegheny and Manchester Passenger Railway Company
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Company
Fidelity Title and Trust Building
Fourth Avenue
Messrs
F. M
L. Magee
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company
Annie
Thompson- Houston
Man From Big Run Tries Allegheny Fire Department
Cyrus McKnight of Jefferson county visits the Allegheny Columbia engine house to join the volunteer fire crew. Firemen prank him with initiation tests including a bad pole slide and horse-drawn alarm run, ending after the second degree as harvest time nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Allegheny
Big Run
Jefferson County
Point
Sandusky Street
McKnight
Cyrus McKnight
Punxsutawney
Punxy
Mahoning Street
Dick Smith
Cap'n
Cyrus
Allegheny Fire Department
Fellows
Tarnation
Baltimore Butcher Loses Memorandum Book Trunk Mystery
A Baltimore butcher visiting Pittsburgh loses his memorandum book and trunk after hiring a room near the Baltimore and Ohio depot. He cannot recall his room’s location or the truckman who moved his trunk, leaving him with little change and no easy way to contact relatives. He hunts the depot area and plans to advertise for the truckman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Peeping Tom Arrest Targets Promenade Disruptors
Police have cracked down on a group described as peeping Toms loitering near the Herron Hill reservoir disrupting lovers on their promenade. Officer Brennan arrested a Grove Street resident named John Brown for disorderly conduct and he posted a $30 bail for an appearance in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herron Hill
Brennan
Grove Street
Eleventh Ward
John Brown
Day of Desecinde on the Petroleum Exchange
An empty Petroleum Exchange day prompts brokers to speculate on Lima oil listing and Standard’s influence. No trades, no price data, and muted interest amid concerns about storage costs and market clarity. Brokers hope for revival if Lima is listed and more information emerges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petroleum Exchange
the Exchange
Lima
Duquesne Theater Opens With Emma Juch Grand Opera
Hotel Schlosser guests report rapid progress on the Duquesne Theater. By October 1 Pittsburg will have a theatre of 1900 seats with 14 ornate boxes and Moorish brass details. The room features ivory white gold and blue tones and modern stage effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne Theater
Schlosser
Wemyss Henderson
Pittsburg
Jackman
Emma Juch Grand Opera Company
Wanted A Street Car Ticket At The Post Office
A seedy man in boots and a rimless hat loafs into a post office, asks for an Observatory ticket to Allegheny, and rants about a train on a wire before leaving as a cable car departs. The exchange ends with the man’ s mistaken belief this is a ticket office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Observatory
Inquirer
Post Office
Off to Pastures New Amid Lively Train Farewells
Parting strains of music marked the Lake Erie train departure last evening as 100 Pittsburg ers headed for Ma Point near Erie. They were bound for a distant point where Henry Shenk of Erie had arranged escorts to the spot amid large cheers from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Bradley Barker Company Chartered
The Bradley Barker Manufacturing Company of Pittsburg was chartered yesterday. It plans to manufacture and deal in gas regulators and steam and gas supplies. Directors include James A. Brady Bellevue John E Ridall L Maxwell E F Bouston William Sarker Jr Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley-Barker Company
Bradley-Barker Manufacturing Company
Pittsburg
James A. Brady
Belleyue
John E. Ridall
L. Maxwell
E. F. Bouston
William Sarker, Jr
Explosion Injures Polish Woman Near Point Bridge
A kerosene mishap yesterday enveloped Barbinski a Polish resident near Point Bridge Southsole in flames after lighting fuel. Firefighters from Regine Company tackled the blaze at No 10 and the home burns were minor. Mrs Burbinski was hospitalized at Homeopathic Hospital with burn injuries not deemed severe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbinski
Point Bridge
Southsole
No. 10
Regine Company
Een Re
Burbin
American German Pianos Stir Interest in Heilbronn Market
American piano makers have settled in Heilbronn and now produce pianos for the American market using imported woods and materials. The instruments are praised for tone and finish and are sold at low prices. They can be seen at H. Kleber & Bro.'s music store, 506 Wood street, where locals are invited to inspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heilbronn
Germany
H. Kleber & Bro
Wood Street
Bargain Clothing Sale at P.C. Co Grant and Dismondata
The ad touts 1800 men’s fine suits at under half price with $30 and $25 suits reduced to $12. Also promotes mandolin and guitar music at Hamilton’s, lace and drapery remnant bargains, mouth organs, artist materials catalog, and Niagara Falls excursion tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts
Asble
P.C. Co
Grant and Dismondata
The
Court House
Pittebarg
Lake Erie
Ladies' Ready-made Suits and Fabrics Sale
A selection of ladies made-up suits in challies satines and figured patterns priced from $7, with many half value. Black cashmere suits from $10 to $22, wrappers, tea gowns in white India lawn embroidery up to $5. Latine tea gowns and various fabrics including India silks and surahs discounted. many items at reduced prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Linen and Notion Sale Sparks Bargain Spread
New ad proclaims a Saturday push with a linen sale and markdowns across the Linen Department. It highlights table damasks napkins towels dress trimmings and fall notions including chenille applique trimmings colored india silks crepes crepe fabrics soft shirts flannel shirts oxford cheviots and tennis outfits offered at reduced prices to attract shoppers.
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Danger
East End
Isaac Rh. Hedges
Allegheny High School
Brown
George Cole
Datr
Inspector McAleese
B. M. Hawxa
Penn Pitsburg
Ps _ Skee
Knights OF Labor
Panxy
Peefing Tom
Massassagen Point
Ocean
Lakeside
St Hamilton's
Buack
Huous & Haacke
Tissu
Ussa Hollowvus & Hacke
Treganowana
Wylie Avenue
Tissa
Hamilton's
Toil du Nord
Sige
Sc. Choice
Dic
JOS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Linen Department
Chenille Applique
Elties
Canton
Crepes
Oxford
At Re
JUS. Horne & CO
Edward
Groetzinger
Suiprresa
Oo. D. Solletter
Pitt Avenue
Adore Sachin Sexe
Hodstay
C. A BaLea
First Avenue and
Grant Streeters
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