Offers of Friends and Confidence in Lewis Bros. Co
The Philadelphia firm Lewis Bros. & Co. faces collapse as creditors press. Postmaster General Wanamaker sent confidence and a Pittsburg manufacturer offered to fulfill orders. Assignee Bliss to publish a full statement. assets may cover debts if a quick settlement is reached, otherwise liquidation and extensive litigation loom across New York, Philadelphia, and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Bros. & Co
Pittsburg
Distatch
Philadelphia
Joseph W. Lewis
Chestnut Street
Mr. Bliss
Henry Lewis
Wanamaker
Waslso
D. Holliday & Co
Baltimore
Cummins
Girard Bank
Cornelius N. Bliss
William H. Newbolds
Lewis
Assi
Bliss
New York Dispatch
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maryland
Illinois
Providence
R. I
Dying Among Strangers A Philadelphia Woman Mysteriously Ill
A handsome Philadelphia woman known as Mattie Joyce lies dying in a Lawrence hospital from self-administered opium and morphine. She confesses to eloping with a drummer named Harris and hints at a crime involving prominent Philadelphians, with Dr Bowker informing Philadelphia authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Mass
Philadelphia
Mattie Joyce
Harris
Miss Joyce
Bowker
Elam named Chief of Railroads Division in Land Office
Was Hindon July 4 W C Elam of Louisa county Virginia appointed Chief of the Division of Railroads in the General Land Office vice General C M Wilcox relieved Both served in the Confederate army the former as a private the latter as a General Elam is a prominent Republican in Virginia and a writer of acknowledged ability
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindon
W. C. Elam
Louisa County
General Land Office
C. M. Wilcox
Mr. Elam
General Wilcox
Elam
Virginia
Strawberry Alley Warfare Warrant Issued After Quarrel
In Strawberry alley a children's quarrel led to Mrs. Lynch striking Mrs. Dany with a tin cup, causing facial cuts. A warrant was issued for Mrs. Lynch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Alley
Fight over high license ends with House non concurrence
Rhode Island's Lower House, with an eight vote Democratic majority, refused to concur with the Senate on the high license bill. The chamber appointed a conference committee after Democrat leaders defeated a Republican amendment and the session adjourned to Tuesday next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Senate
Dispatch
Providence
Wilson
New York
Committee of Conference
Representative Hayes
Bristol
House
Hayes
Endangering Two Lives in Saloon Shooting
Maurice Adler lies dying after being shot by Frank Ward in a saloon quarrel over a claimed diamond theft. Ward fired with a small 2 caliber pistol in a poolroom encounter, injuring Adler in the neck and leaving him near death. Ward remains in jail and appeals for acquittal, aided by a strong local sympathy and support from relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Adler
Frank Ward
Ward
Adler
Baski
Philadelphia
Sinking farm near Petersburg draws crowds in Virginia
In Prince George county six miles from Petersburg, George W. Gatling’s farm shows a long sunken area of four to six acres with a crescent margin, 500 to 600 feet wide. A 70 foot river bar forms amid fissures as explosive-like sounds preceded the event. Visitors pay 25 cents to view, with Gatling leasing excursion rights to a Richmond party for $1,000 amid various theories on the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterssore
Petersburg
Prince George County
George W. Gatling
Gatling
Richmond
Elopement Sparks Romance In Dodeceme Case
William R B Scott a New York Central freight office cashier elopes with 19 year old English ward Miss Lillie Waterfield. They marry at Lewiston on the Niagara River and return home with no trouble from Dr George W Powell Universalist minister who notes only that he would have preferred a clergyman but allows the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Dodeceine
N. Y
William RB. Scott
New York Central
Lillie Waterfield
Evan
Camp Sheridan Designation at Mt Gretna Order Issued
Adjutant General Hastings declares Mt Gretna camp redesignated Camp Sheridan. Colonel Thomas J Hudson named commander of the camp. Officers Peihayes, Moyer, and others to report by August 10 for duty. forage arrangements directed to Moyer in Lebanon, Pa. Adjutant General to inspect troops August 12 at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haririspuce
Hastings
Mt. Gretna
Camp Sheridan
Thomas J. Hudson
Peihayesa
Moyer
Lebanon
A. Mt
Indians Miners May Strike Near Clay City and Lancaster
Miners near Clay City and at Lancaster in Brazin Illinois have called a strike for tomorrow. They mine on a yearly scale but the act of the strikers blocks miners from work. About 400 miners are involved according to reports from the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazin
Inn
Clay City
Lancaster
Machine
Seo Ee
Evel Vo
Usr
Bright manners describe Mexican experience amid France visit
The fragment hints at a Mexico related experience in France with emphasis on bright demeanor and style. Names and clear details are missing, leaving the core idea as a cultural impression during a Franco Mexican exchange.
Passengers Rates War Sparks Transcontinental Talks
The Pennsylvania lines announce a 40 percent cut in Chicago to Indianapolis Louisville and Cincinnati fares to match undercutting by rivals. Canadian Pacific offers 60 percent rate reductions while Southern Pacific resists changes and a broader rate war looms. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company warns of higher subsidies and possible freight rate cuts to seize through traffic. A Denver dispatch notes a new seaboard rate of 252 per hundred for first class travel via Fort Worth and Galveston with mixed applicability to grain shipments and western routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Lines
Southern Pacific
Canada Pacific
Curiaco
Chicago
Indianapolis
New Albany
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Road
Ford
Transcontinental Association
Canadian Pacific
Trafic
Stubbs
Gen
Kerry
New York
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Chil
Denver
Seaboard
Fort Worth
Galveston
Gulf
Fort Orth
Lake
Canal
Savannah
West
Bitter struggle over Heilbrun estate bequest in Philadelphia
Grace Burger battles for a Valencia estate left by Solomon M. Heilbrun, manager of the Chestnut Street Theater, amid claims of undue influence. Mrs. Rachel Heilbrun, mother of the decedent, secured a $500 bond for a full hearing, while counsel for Burger seeks a speedy test in wills court. The West Philadelphia property is valued at about 9500 and mortgaged for 7000, with stocks and bonds near 12000, and past notes involving Grace Burger and Horace Burger add complexity to the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
Philadelphia
Grace Burger
Solomon M. Heilbrun
Chestnut Street
Atlantic City
Mayer Sulzberger
Rachel Heilbrun
Chestnut Street Trust Company
Office of Register of Wills
Heilbran
Register
Serine
E. Cooper Shapley
Heilbrun
West Philadelphia
Jetewens
M. Heilbrun
Grace C. Burger
Mysterious Kansas man Edgar Brown regains consciousness
Edgar T. Brown who vanished and reappeared in Wichita has woken but won’t answer questions about his absence. He reportedly spent Sunday in Arkansas City noted as sick, started walking toward Wichita, while a detective eyed him for rewards. One theory says he fled Kentucky after a prior incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Edgar T. Brown
Wichita
Brown
Arkansas City
Kingisher
Kin ¥Oin
Wichits
Kentucky
Assaulted at the Altar: Rabbi Baur Sues Flock Members
Rev. 5. Baur, rabbi of the First Hungarian congregation, sues David Stern, Moritz Schwartz and Louis Weber for 10000 damages. He alleges a faction clash led to his removal from the altar when the three defendants attacked him and threw him into the street during a service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Baur
David Stern
Moritz Schwartz
Louis Weber
Rabbi Baur
Stern
Schwartz
Weber
Rev
Police Sergeant Rescues Family From Fire on Wabash
Sergeant Wm F McCurry kicked in the door of John McCormick’s burning home on Wabash avenue West End yesterday morning and carried Mrs McCormick to safety. He returned with help for the two children. The house was gutted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. McCurry
John McCormick
Wabash Avenue
West End
Arsenic Addiction Claim Shifts Maybrick Case Path
New York lawyers Roe and Macklin announce evidence that James Maybrick was an arsenic eater for twelve years, suggesting Mrs. Maybrick may be acquitted of murder in Liverpool. They sent testimony from former valet Thomas Stansel and reveal letters and links to a London trial, with witnesses supporting arsenic use and connections to the Chandler family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maybrick
Liverpool
Board of Police Justices
Guiety
Roe & Macklin
No. 156
Broadway
Macklin
Thomas Stansel
W. D. Chandler
Norfolk
Baltimore
Stansel
St. James
James Maybrick
York Street
Bags
Cleaver
Modest Tom Bowing Hanged in Louisiana Jail Yard
Tom Bowling a 19 year old colored man was executed in Baton Rouge jail yard for the murder of Philip Walsh a white man. The condemned received baptism and mass before death and his body was given to his mother after the trap fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bowling
Philip Walsh
Bowling
Fathers de Lacroix
Healy
Sisters of Mercy
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Father Healy
Rowling
Frontier shooting in Wallace leaves deputy dead
Santa Fe Nevada July 26 reports Deputy Sheriff Warren Moore was shot and killed in Wallace, New Mexico by Joseph Chacha a smallpox attendant ordered to leave town. After firing on a crowd wounding a man Chacha fled into the hills and was killed by a hostile crowd who riddled him with bullets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Warren Moore
Wallace
Joseph Chacha
Moore
One Week Cabinet Photos 89 Cents a Dozen
Advertisement for Lies' popular gallery at 10 and 12 Sixth Street offering cabinet photos at 89 cents per dozen for one week only with immediate availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth St
Pillsburg Beer And Flannel Shirts Ad
An ad promoting Pillsburg Beer produced with Frauen heim and Vilsack urging support of a home industry. It also advertises FLANNEL dress shirts for hot weather from James H. Arges & Co at 100 Fifth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillsburg Beer
Frauenheim & Vilsack
James.h. Arges & Co
Fifth Ave
Fire at East Liberty stock yards office causes no damage
An alarm from box 2446 reported a small fire in the D. C. Hedges office at East Liberty stock yards around 1 am. A candle toppled, igniting waste paper, but the blaze was put out before the fire department arrived with no damage recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Hedges
East Liberty
Third Death at the Hospital Reported in City
John Mahoney aged 45 a puddler died at Southside Hospital yesterday from unknown causes. The remains will be shipped to the home area today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mahoney
Southside
Telegraph pole fall triggers fire alarm on Al len Ave
Workmen grading Al len avenue and Washington street yesterday afternoon caused a telegraph pole to fall onto fire alarm wires. The impact set off the alarm from box 163 and prompted a response by local fire crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Avenue
Washington Street
Pure Rye Whisky ads and 1889 fashion notices on Fifth avenue
An assortment of vintage ads and product mentions appears, highlighting McKim’s Pure Rye Whisky and related labels, export notes, and prices. The page also promotes Hamilton’s Music House on Fifth Avenue with automatic instruments, plus summer apparel from James H. Alexa & Co. and a Kangaroo Hunt item from Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Music House
Fifth Avenue
Sewickley Tennis Tourney Sees Carpenter Triumph in Ladies Singles
Yesterday at Sewickley the lawn tennis event continued with Miss Bessie Carpenter winning the ladies singles over Miss McCleary 6-2 6-1. Mixed doubles finale postponed to Monday. gentlemen's singles round two left four players Lawrence Woods J J Brooks R P Nevin Jr and M A Christy set to compete today amid good grounds. Rain threatens today’s play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewickley
Bessie Carpenter
C. Cong
H. Carpenter
B. Carpenter
C.whiting
Blair
A. Warden
Miss Gilmore
B. Warden
C. McCleary
Miss Carpenter
Miss McCleary
Messrs
Lawrence Woods
J. J. Brooks
R. P. Nevin, Jr
M. A. Christy
The Sister States Corporations
A July memorial to Congress seeks irrigation experiments in North Dakota to ease drought hardships. The measure, revised and referred to a committee led by President Fancher, targets state taxation caps and railroad assessments.Washington Territory delegates push strict railroad and corporate regulation against monopolies and discriminatory pricing. Boise City dispatch notes a convention article on election and suffrage aimed at curbing Mormon influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Congress
North Dakota
Fancher
Washington Territory
Committee On Corporations
Railroad Commission
Boise City
Idaho
City offers to buy corner Carson and South Seventh property
Daniel Wenke of the Board of Viewers bid 18000 for three Carson street lots to house the power plant for Birmingham’s new street line. Owners refused. Property values around the river rise as cable cars are rumored to run south of the river within a year. Prices have climbed from 5000 to 4000 and 6500 to 7300 in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Wenke
Carson and
South Seventh Streets
Carson Street
British MPs Name U S Officials in Commons Debate
London July 26 Sir John Henry Pagleston a Devonport MP pressed the House of Commons to present Mr Robert T Lincoln the United States Minister and other officials including Mr ene M Depew Attorney General Webster Sir James Ferguson Under Secretary of the Foreign Office Mr C T Ritchie Local Government Board President Sir Lyon Playfair and Mr Labouchere and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Henry Pagleston
Devonport
Advanoer
House of Commons
Robert T. Lincoln
United States
Ene M. Depew
Webster
James Ferguson
Foreign Office
C. T. Ritchie
Lyon Playfair
Labouchere
Mysterious Disappearance of Local Historian Dr A E Jones
Dr A E Jones a longtime city resident and military history enthusiast is missing from his Walnut Hills home. He left yesterday afternoon without a coat, intending only to visit a neighbor, and no trace has been found. Fears grow that he may have suddenly become insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Jones
Walnut Hills
Young Birds Make Fair Time
J Leonard tested eight young carrier pigeons from D Barchfield's brood. The birds were placed in a close basket and transported by rail to Monon la City, about 31 miles from Pittsburg, and 18 by air line. They were released at 2 o'clock and returned to the lofts on South Eighteenth Street. This was their first outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leonard
D. Barchfield
Monon la City
Pittsburg
South Eighteenth Street
Labor Council Meeting Averted By Absence Of Slaters Union
The General Council of the Federation of Labor met with delegates from L. A. 491 Slaters' Union at the Commoner office last night but the L. A. 491 den did not attend. The gathering aimed to settle an exchange of allegations between the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Council
The
Federation of Labor
L. A
Slaters’ Union
Den
Cruelty Case Fines Patrick Pocery Over Dog
Humane Agent O'Brien prosecuted the case before Alderman Burns. Patrick Pocery was fined $10 and costs for the beating and killing of a dog belonging to a disabled child named Harper at 1243 Peno Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Peno Avenue
Patrick Pocery
Burns
Humane
O'Brien
Locking His Wife in the Woodshed Sentencing
Jacob Heirsh was yesterday sent to the workhouse for 90 days from Alderman Porter's office. Ent ity Officer Dean prosecuted him for beating his wife and her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Heirsh
Alderman Porter
Dean
County Appeals Fight Over Homestead Deputies' Pay
The county suits by 25 Homestead deputies are appealed to court. Defense argues the men were fully paid. County Commissioners express confidence they will prevail. Ends describe barcatns-manufacturers' product lengths from 114 to 334 yards, offered under value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taste Sixen Barcatns
TTS Honows & Hacke
Indian Paradise Agency Case Details Unclear
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an Indian agency context involving individuals such as Bed Bud and Dmeasen ty. No clear event, date, or outcome is discernible from the readable text. Further readable details are required to form a coherent summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud
Silver set surprise as White Caps honor Supt Verner
About 350 to 400 Citizens' Traction employees in white caps staged a 1 am raid on Murray Verner's East End Pittsburgh home. They presented a $350 solid silver service to honor the retiring superintendent after a carefully planned gathering with a brass band and red lights. Verner expressed gratitude, saying he would remain connected with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Murray Verner
East End
Citizens’ Traction Company
Mr. Verner
Penn Avenue
Atees
Butler Street
Epttoms
Wilson
Verner
Ant
Rice
Mr. Rice
Fatalities in Allegheny and Lawrence Junction Rail Yards
McNeil an Fort Wayne Railroad employee was run over and killed in the lower yards of Allegheny. His body was moved to Lowry's undertaking rooms and an inquest set for this morning. Edward Macheney a brakeman on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad died after being crushed between cars at Lawrence Junction and crashing to West Penn Hospital where he died at 2 PM. His body to be sent to New Brighton after the inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. ©. McNeil
Fort Wayne
Allegheny
Lowry
Edward Macheney
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Lawrence Junction
West Penn Hospital
New Brighton
Green Glass Workers plan National Assembly in Buffalo
The Green Glass Bottle Workers, split into two locals, aim to consolidate into a national union. A meeting is set for November 19 in Buffalo as committees are authorized to draft constitutions and by laws for the new organization. Died. Curras dence Resaca street members, on Friday, 05 2 my ss, wt 4 P. x. Notice of funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
England
Buffalo
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Snccre
Seaken
France
Canada Pacific For Peace
de Barry
Thest
Charleston
Fourteenth Street
Chandler
Florence and
Hollbrook
Florence
Modest Tom Bowling
Louisa
Siuicn
Zane Ee
Sage Coen
McKim
Ieaisins Nest Og Pxeim
Guckenheimer
Agiptaase Tees Gibson
Éiaiey Fn
Moss
Madras
Horxz & Co
James H. Aikex
Dakota
Washington
Lincoln
Depew
Biggs’ —_s
George Rice
John Wil
Miller
Elliott
W. C. Staith
M. E. McCaskey
Andrew Bride
William L. Haviland
Glen Harry Walton
William Wat
Smith
McCaskey
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