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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1890
Page
2
A heated Southside dispute over compulsory vaccination erupts as doctors including Dr Z T Miller dispute vaccination as a smallpox preventive. He argues it harms health and questions Board of Health authority while citing past epidemics and mixed outcomes. Local families report fear and resistance amid medical debate.
A New York dispatch claimed Linden Steel Company supplied inferior steel to the Naval Ordnance Foundry with counterfeit inspection stamps. Government inquiry reportedly found the stamp imitation and some inferior metal, but Linden Steel President W. J. Lewis denied any fault and said the matter was settled as without merit.
An Italian gathering at 615 Achilles Street East End last night devolved into a deadly melee. Ciprio Lorrenci argued with an unidentified Italian from Braddock, fighting ensued, and Lorrenci was stabbed in the neck with a stiletto. The blade narrowly avoided the jugular. Lorrenci lies seriously injured as police hunt the would be attacker.
Superintendent M J Dean of the Anti Cruelty Society received a letter from a Negley row resident alleging that Mr Moody near her kept a sick horse with no care until Friday when he poured oil on it and set a match to it The writer does not state if the horse died Agent Dean will investigate and prosecute if facts verify
Police raided a morning poker game at 6304 Penn Avenue arresting James Rush proprietor and two players, all Black. They were taken to the Nineteenth Ward station house and will appear before Magistrate Leslie in the morning or be sent to jai.
Property listing for 115 acres in Pittsburg featuring an extensive hotel and way house, land underlaid with coal and natural gas, adjacent to a growing manufacturing town near a large city. Contact Thomas Liggett at 71 Diamond Street. MF
Stormy Sunday at Grant street synagogue over who should read the 72 Hebrew prayers set for a fast day. President Morris Rosenthal ordered cantors to read, prompting clashes with Samuel Miller ex vice president Jacob Levi and others. Two Millers suspended for two and a half months, Levi reprimanded. Rosenthal faced a pending charges but signatures blocked action. Officer Crossan intervened to restore order as the meeting dissolved.
A broken upper cable on the Central Traction line caused all cars to halt Saturday evening and again yesterday. After temporary splices and a full repair, the line was deemed unsafe to run. Jersey City cable makers ship 18 000 feet of rope weighing 44 tons, to be hauled to the corner of Wylie avenue and Tunnel street for installation. Hill district residents faced long walks and voiced strong complaints.
Fred Monnig a clerk at Stieven Brothers optical store on Smithfield Street was arrested by Detective Coulson for theft of stock including fane thermometers and money letters. Monnig, of 8 Howard Street Allegheny, confessed partially and returned some items. a hearing is scheduled today.
John G. Lehman, a popular Allegheny fireman and 20 year foreman of the Friendship Fire Company, died at his home on Arch Street after several weeks of pneumonia. A veteran of Company K, Ninth Pennsylvania Reserves, he was esteemed for efficiency and courage and leaves a wide circle of friends.
Local Catholic Total Abstinence Union branches met at St Marys School to finalize plans for the annual convention at the Grand Opera House in Pittsburg starting August 5. About 500 delegates are expected with prelates and speakers from Rev Regis Canevin to Miss Sallie A. Moore. The program includes parades, Mass at St Pauls Cathedral, a Mayflower excursion to Braddock, and visits to Carnegie mills. Scranton delegates will be hosted by the Father Mathew Club of Washington before traveling on to Washington.
Severn Disorderly House cases fill Sunday sessions with 24 hearings at Central station. Punishments include 30 day terms for insulting an officer and riotous conduct, 60 days for keeping a disorderly house, and fines up to $50. Additional notes mention 15 cases at the Seventeenth ward and five at the Thirty-sixth, plus public penalties across the river for similar offenses.
A coroner's inquest will be held for James C. Berry who died at West Penn Hospital after a lamp explosion at his Mulberry alley home. Ten year old Robert Armstrong Jr. fell from a second story window at No 82 Center avenue, injuring his knee and scalp. George Stretcher's body was found on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks in McKeesport. A Republic Iron Works bricklayer suffered severe burns from a gas explosion during furnace repairs. Six year old John McClusky broke his leg playing near Dr Passavant's residence. John Woelskie, puddler from Minersville, fell from a railroad bridge wall, fracturing his skull and sustaining internal injuries.
Police raided George Thurning’s Forty fourth street residence and arrested the proprietor and four visitors. A second raid found Thurning’s wife and John Bateman in custody as Mrs Sweeney’s Ella street house was also visited with the proprietress and three visitors captured. Magistrate Leslie to hear cases next morning. Sabbath Amorimren, James Dickson, Dan O’Connell and Alex Clark were drunk and fought on Old avenue yesterday afternoon and arrested. Platts Chloricles remark concludes the paragraph.
A large crowd gathered at Valley Camp in the East End for a multiday camp meeting led by Bishop E. G. Andrews of New York. The service featured sermons by Andrews Norcross and Wilson, with evening trains bringing back campers. Today marks the annual officer election, Will Price may resign, and Children’s Day will showcase a Valley Camp Mission Band of about 40 children with music, recitations, and a tambourine drill.
Rev. E R Donehoo preached at Eighth Presbyterian Church urging that earthly fame fails to outlast time. He cited DeSoto and John Cabot, noting their monuments vanish and their names are forgotten. He urged focusing on right living and deeds to secure an eternal dwelling in heaven as the true immortality.
The Point Breeze Presbyterian Emery Methodist Episcopal Homewood Methodist Episcopal Park Avenue Presbyterian Park Avenue Methodist Protestant and the Emerson Christian churches held a union open air meeting at Silver Lake Grove East End last night. This was the third union meeting held.
A drunken dispute between two Hungarian laborers at West Economy on Sunday escalated to a fatal shooting. One man died after a revolver was fired during a beer-fueled quarrel aboard or near a Lake Erie Railroad work crew, with the suspect believed to have fled toward Pittsburgh or Wheeling. Separate violence left Harry Scott dead after Frank Miner hit him with a club in Charleroi. Authorities in Allegheny and Pittsburgh searched for both assailants.
Clifford P. Mac Calla of Philadelphia and James Simpson Africa of Huntington stepped off the limited last night, met by Joseph Eichbaum. Mac Calla, a noted legal scholar and author, State Grand Master of Masons, and Africa, deputy grand master and former Secretary of Internal Affairs, travel with Mathew M. Henderson and William A. Sinn to staff today’s lodge ceremony. Arnold to serve as Junior Grand Warden.
The first annual convention of the United Association of Plumbers Gas and Steam Fitters and Steam Fitters Helpers runs today at the Central Hotel with delegates from all regions. A reception and banquet is set for Wednesday July 30 at 9 o'clock. Reception committees include H White, C Ruel, P J Kenna, T R Marshall, E E Cartrider, T Williams and F Stuart for the plumbers and T Shanahan J Austin R Ingalls for the steam fitters. Key topics are apprentice rules hours and a uniform pay rate nationwide.
Inspector McAleese prepared a statement listing six months arrests by each of 90 patrolmen in his district. Some beats yield more arrests, notably near the Union depot, but value also depends on quality of policing and public disorder complaints.
Crowds of small boys peered through fence cracks as Barnum & Bailey’s circus tents rose at Exposition Park. The Nero staging, chariot races, and Roman tableaux drew attention, with lions, hyenas, and a giraffe noted among displays. The parade route and early schedules were outlined, and bargains on summer flannels were advertised at Jos. Horny & Co. marks avenue stores.
Public notices advertise round trip rail excursions from Pittsburgh area rail lines to Atlantic City Niagara Falls and Toronto with prices from 3 to 12 dollars. Tickets valid for return within 15 days and 10 days respectively, with specific train times and stops noted. Warnings promote alcohol free of taste?
A meeting of surviving Ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Association members will be held at City Treasurer's office Municipal Hall this evening at 8 to arrange to attend the funeral of John G. Lehman of Company E and Encampment No. 6. A fire in the roof of 80 Esplanade street Allegheny at 10 yesterday morning caused an alarm from box 84. The blaze, due to a defective flue, damaged the roof about $150. the house was occupied by Mrs. Kathewick.
Baltimore and Ohio depot officials report heavy Sunday excur sions as hundreds flee the city for a day of rest and refreshment. Passengers head to the mountains including Connellsville Stewarton Otbiesville Markleton Rockwood and Johnstown with many staying through Monday morning. Union depot notes similar crowds to Allegheny Valley Idlewood and Bell er areas. The Mayflower carried over 1 000 travelers to McKee s Rocks and Davisd am for an afternoon outing.
Jeremiah Collins, a 6-week-old child, died suddenly yesterday afternoon after being put to bed in good health. Found dead within minutes, the case is referred to the coroner for investigation.
Trade lively as Black Silks and Dress Goods are heavily marked down. Fifty-inch Plaids drop from 125 to 75 cents. French Cashmeres and 46 inch wide linens go for 75 cents. Pattern Robes, Outing Flannel, Scotch Flannel, and French Flannels all discounted. Wash Goods include Ginghams at 5 to 12.5 cents, Scotch Ginghams at 25 cents, and Latinos at 10 to 20 cents. Large stock and best styles offered at reduced prices.
Reversing engines hydraulic air and steam passenger and freight service advertised by Crane Elevator Co at Pittsburg office Lewis Building offering engineering and lifting solutions for varied transport needs.
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