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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1890
Page
2
The speaker asserts citizens must freely exercise their voting rights and votes must be counted as cast. He claims the Republican party supports ballot reform and expects the election bill to pass this session, even if Senate rules must be amended to shorten debate. Stockbridge notes party harmony and adherence to a reform agenda.
Representative J C Burrows of Michigan said the force bill would pass this session and warned the Republican party must secure a free ballot and fair count. He noted the tariff duty was set at the lowest level to equalize trade with England and defended the tin tariff clause as protectionist.
An explosion and fire on Brownsville road opposite South Fourth street left James Dineen with severe burns after a man attempted to light a blaze with kerosene and gasoline. His neighbor Mrs. Sophia Johnston leaped from a second story window breaking her leg. Homes owned by Michael Dineen and Judge Mellon suffered heavy damage with about 2300 dollars in losses. Firefighters saved the upper house, and Emil Hick collapsed from the heat and exhaustion but survived.
The Quarter Sessions Court is expected to finish tomorrow evening, disposing of more cases than any prior term. The District Attorney’s office reports record revenue for the county from bail forfeitures, while criticizing straw bail and side tracking witnesses as flaws in the system.
Charles Smith a 10 year old boy of Charles Street Allegheny died after a can of oil exploded while he tried to light a fire. The burning fluid soaked his clothing and caused fatal burns despite efforts to extinguish them. The blast also set fire to the house. Allegheny fire department extinguished the flames with little structural damage.
The Board of Viewers fixes August 18 for Forbes avenue and Diamond street property owners to hear the improvement report from Diamond to Boyd streets. The total damages amount to 44000 dollars, assessed along Forbes avenue to Shady avenue and Diamond street to Grant street. Mrs will be assessed 15000 dollars for her share.
Officer O'Donnell arrested William Lafey and Edward Laffey in the West End yesterday afternoon. Both men were intoxicated and resisted, but the officer subdued them with his mace.
Ex Governor Pattison captivates Pittsburg crowds at the Randall Club fete at Silver Lake Grove. thousands cheer as he greets well-wishers from a carriage parade and the stage, while Republicans and Democrats mingle amid music, fireworks, and telegrams of support.
Ex Governor Pattison arrived by 7 45 A M train with M J Ryan of Philadelphia and was met at Union Station by local officials. The reception at the clubrooms on Duquesne Way featured two hours of handshakes and compliments with many Democrats and county leaders in attendance and the Petroleum Exchange members present. Marshall noted Republican support from his clients as Pattison’s aid for hospitals and a chemo-synary institution was discussed.
Attorney Smith and Chief Brown met to draft a dog ordinance. It imposes a two dollar annual tax per dog, requires a collar with the owner's name, and establishes four pounds with one at Rach's Hill. Common dogs stay two days, valuable dogs five days, with daily fees.
A series of brief city items includes theft at C Reiger’s shop on Penn Avenue with unknown culprits, Drexel jailed for suspected neglect, Ferguson charged with false pretense for unperformed work, railroad line from Hage Estes to Port Pedge, coroner telegram about a fatal railroad death, Brinwer accused by father of theft, Thompson charged with selling liquor without license, Snyder accused of desertion, and ten permits issued for homes priced from 89 000 to 7 50.
The article reviews government and firm tests for naval steel plates at Homestead Mills. It outlines surface chemical and physical tests, minimum tensile strengths for various plate types, and the strict criteria for rejection. It notes the register of every plate heat and the government’s ongoing inspection authority, with Lt. Tichbohne overseeing district inspections.
A chemist who also serves as a supervisor heads a compact office group of about eight people. The arrangement combines technical duties with administrative responsibilities in a small, integrated unit.
Master Workman Evans reported a Reading city employee eligibility ordinance and a potential statewide labor rule. The Central Trades Council discussed Senator William Flinn’s stance on workers' rights. District 3 seeks a New York assistant to back contract labor law provisions. Evans received Miller’s reply favoring Judge Gedney for assistant U.S. attorney.
There was little change in the National Rolling Mill strike at McKeesport yesterday. Non-union workers replacing strikers faced cold reactions on the street. John Hacker, who fired on Tuesday night, was released from jail as no one appeared to prosecute. An attempted confrontation with a non-union man ended with his escape. The strikers’ committee offered to supply guards to the Burgess if trouble arose, while several non-union workers faced lawsuits for pointing firearms but were released on bail.
The committees of workers and manufacturers on the chimney scale will meet Friday in this city. A conference on the shade department scale will meet in Philadelphia on Monday. Variation from last year’s scale is not expected. The flint hollow ware scale conference, set for Cressom on August 3, is postponed to August 6 due to Mr. Wightman’s illness.
W P Tyler of Tyler Tube Works Washington Pa buys seven acres adjoining the plant to create a town in miniature. He plans building lots with dwellings for workmen to buy on installments and lease lots for workers who wish to build their own homes.
Two hundred workers at the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Mill in Reading quit yesterday over the firm’s failure to sign the wage scale. The mill owner is in Europe, leaving the men with no satisfaction.
Judge Fetterman voices that Barnum could reap more dollars in Pittsburg than elsewhere due to rich showgoing crowds. He warns of crowding and safety fears for families and notes many want to attend despite apprehension. He says visits educate and many would go if not for jammed conditions.
Yesterday Abe Spencer, colored, was committed to jail by Magistrate Leslie to await a hearing on assault and battery entered by Albert Traira. Spencer had been at Central station since the day after Edward Cramer was shot on Twenty-eighth street hill, arrested as a suspected accomplice in the Cramer murder. The BR T Pearson Hunting Club picnic plans at Windsor Park Bellevue on August 1 were completed. The club, a large Alleghenian group, will begin a second annual hunting trip to the Cheat mountains on October 15 for a month in West Virginia.
Candidate Delamater informs the Union League Club of Allegheny County he will visit them next Monday evening. The league, a colored organization, has a fully arranged clubhouse at Grant and Diamond streets, with members planning a grand reception for him.
Reports say Feely and Gart have an 18 acre lease at the Chartiers Heiser farm with a well expected to flow 100 barrels per hour marking a significant oil strike. The apparent success boosts local confidence in the venture amid rising crude markets.
David Pugh of Queen City Glass reports good fall trade prospects and plans strong prescription sales this year after returning from Cumberland. St T McClaren the architect visited Hevlle to arrange new buildings. Station Master Butler traveled to Buffalo with his in law Mrs Laighlin. W C Reilly of Gifitt Furniture Co Chicago is in the city.
Anthony Scherer a German tannery worker in Allegheny allegedly faced dramatic financial ruin. He had been briefed about a two million dollar inheritance that his sister later bequeathed him, only to lose it to a fraudulent partner. He hanged himself in his Troy Hill boarding house after telling friends he would kill himself the next night. His funeral will be held at St Philomena's Cemetery, Troy Hill, by the German Catholic Church.
Patrick McGoldrick, prisoner No 8378, died in his cell at Western Penitentiary after a history of insanity since confinement in 1887. The coroner’s inquest found death from natural causes due to pneumonia progressing to consumption, with officials exonerated. Witness Ed Slattery, a former accessory to a past murder, testified as a hospital nurse.
Mrs Haney Willoughby of Willoughbys Mills Franklin township and her two year old son died after she tried to hasten a fire with carbon oil in a bake oven. Her clothing caught fire and she jumped into the mill race to extinguish flames but succumbed to burn injuries. The child lived only about two hours. Mrs Willoughby was 34 and sister of A Wright, night superintendent at Fidelity Title and Trust building.
Edward McGuill of No.7 patrol wagon collapsed in the Brownsville Avenue fire yesterday afternoon after helping place Mrs. Johnson into the ambulance. John Rogan, 82, on Fifth Avenue near Gist Street, also fainted from the heat and was taken to his home on Ano Street near Pride Street.
A collage of Pittsburgh area ads touts sales and promotions. Jos Horne & Co promotes dress goods at low prices, Hamilton’s offers courteous service, B B remnant sale dramatizes discounts, and Hueys & Hacken advertise linen specials alongside Angostura Bitters.
The Board of Viewers briefed property owners on the final assessment for opening McKee Place from Forbes to Wakefield. Residents on Brook street protest widening 30 feet to 50 feet to connect the two streets, arguing no benefit to their properties while supporters say McKee Place is a good street needing improvement and provide a better thoroughfare than Ward street.
A Polish couple engaged to marry obtained a license two weeks earlier. Francesca renounced her fiancé after rival Franz Heidick appeared. When Sagasaky confronted his fiancée last Sunday, he found Heidick with her. He threatened violence. Francesca escaped and Sagasaky was jailed for a hearing.
Last Saturday evening E Piute of the Eighteenth ward hosted a card party. He lost every game and struck J Z Maddis. A fight with beer bottles followed, ending with an information before Alderman Cherr charging Pluto with aggravated assault and battery.
Messrs. Kohl and Middleton, managers of the Northwestern museum circuit, are seeking a site on avenue space for their operations. The search follows continued expansion plans and aims to secure a suitable location for exhibitions and administration.
A sale listing numerous ladies items including blouses, made up suits, cashmere suits, wrappers, tea gowns, and lace embroideries priced from low to mid hundreds and compared to former values. Also offers children's wash dresses, blazers, latines, ginghams, challies, satines, and other fabrics with discounted prices.
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