Judge rules District Attorney must be paid $6000 yearly
Judge Ewing decided District Attorney Burleigh is entitled to $6,000 per year under the 1891 act, with full credit for fees earned and a court granted percentage for collecting forfeited recognizances. The ruling refutes the Controller Grier claim that earlier acts bound him to $5,000 and partial fee credit. Grier plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleigh
Grier
Ewing
Supreme Court
Mie
Uoder
Vie Court
Allegheny County
Belthet
Desperate mother seeks husband after long walk to station
A drenched woman with a two year old child walked from Six-mile Ferry to the Twenty-eighth ward station in search of her husband who deserted her about four months ago. She said she had nothing to eat for two days and was given a meal before the case was sent to Chief Elliot of the Department of Charities for help. Police will continue to look for the husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-eighth Ward
McQuaid
Margaret O'Marron
Hlliot
Department of Charities
Died From the Heat at Park Bros Mills
Rudolph Maldowsky a 22 year old fireman at Park Bros mills was found dead yesterday morning. Exhaustion from the intense heat is suspected after he complained and drank much ice water in the evening. He was moved to his Mulberry boarding place near Thirty-ninth and Silk Take streets. The coroner will hold an inquest Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Maldowsky
Park Bros.’ Mills
Mulberry
Thirty-ixth
Sil
Suit Over Stock Dividend Held by Pittsburg Iron Co
Ralph Bagaley and Mary A. Bagaley sue Pittsburg and Lake Superior Iron Co for 28550 and 8550 to recover dividend shares from Pittsburg Steel Casting Co. The plaintiffs hold 9930 and 24000 shares respectively. the company has 80000 total shares. Dividend declared March 1, 1892, would allocate 171 and 411 shares valued at 50 dollars each totaling 5550 and 20538, but transfer was refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bagaley
Pittsburg and
Lake Superior
Mary A. Bagaley
Pittsburg Steel Casting Company
Non-Delivery of a Telegram Leads to Appeal
Western Union appeals court after Magistrate McKenna awarded W D Wilkins $100 under the 1849 act for failing to forward a message from Allegheny to Altoona. The message, sent by Mrs W D Wilkins on April 28, 1892, was allegedly delivered to the company but never reached the husband. The company contends it did not receive any telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
W. D. Wilkins
McKenna
Allegheny
Altoona
W. D. Wilkina
Wilkins
Schenley Park Railway Allowed to Relay Tracks
Judge Ewing ordered the Schenley Park and Highland Railway Company to relay its tracks on specified streets if the work is completed before the streets are paved. The order restrains the city and its employer from interference during the relaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenley Park and Highland Railway Company
Squirrel Hill Railway
Ewing
Judge Mayer Denies Bail Request in Murder Case
In criminal court Judge Mayer refused to admit bail for Max Cutkisky charged with his wife’s murder after she was found dead by hanging and a coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide. Her brother pressed information against the husband and he was held for court as the case adjourned to September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer
Max Cutkisky
Philadelphia Company sues Union Gas Deputy for 4200
A Philadelphia firm filed suit as the Union Gas Deputy to recover 4200 dollars and 94 cents claimed as due for natural gas furnished from December 1891 to June 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Union Gas
Bolon's Accused Officers Cleared in City Court
Robert J. Godfrey M R H Jackson and John M Bell members of the Order of Solon Pittsburg were discharged by Alderman McMasters on charges of a and fenabeaile ment The suits brought by Supreme Trustee W C McKelvy claimed they defrauded the order of 14 000 The hearing was set between 2 and 4 pm but the prosecution did not appear by 4 30 and the suits were dismissed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Godfrey
M. R. H. Jackson
John M. Bell
Order of Solon
Pittsburg
Alderman McMasters
Godfrey
Supreme
W. C. McKelvy
Washington Infantry Prepares Annual Sandy Lake Camp
Captain A P Shannon of the Washington Infantry issues General Order No S detailing the upcoming two week camp at Sandy Lake Ohio. Members assemble at the armory Friday night August 5 in fatigue uniforms, name marked gear packed by Tuesday August 2, and each man to bring two pairs of white gloves and towels. The Montooth Band joins at the same time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Lake
Ohio
A. P. Shannon
Washington Infantry
Montooth Band
Great midsummer sacrifice sale at Henricks Music
Hesnicks Music Company announces a midsummer sale to clear remaining pianos and organs. Slightly used instruments in first class condition with fancy woods from walnut to rosewood are offered at deep discounts up to about 50 percent. Easy terms available. open Saturday evenings at 103 Fifth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nps
Hesnicks Music Compayr
Stn
Land
Firth Avenue
Sympathy Sale Aids Locked Out Workmen
Letter from M Salier offers a 5 percent relief sale at Salier's store on Smithfield and Diamond in Prissone to help locked-out workers. William Wein responds gratefully, praising the aid amid the Homestead labor dispute and organized labor struggle. The notice invites further information at the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salier's
Smithfield and
Diamond
Snr
M. Salier
Homestead
Illiam Wein
Travel fares and schedules for August Railway Trip
Lake Chautauqua and Keotaora 85 Niagara Falls round trip 700 Toronto Canada round trip 01 via Allegheny Valley Railway Tuesday August 2. Tickets valid 15 days for return. Trains depart Union Station at 4:20 AM and 8:50 AM. Eastlake coaches and Pullman buffer parlor and sleeping cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Chautaugoa
Ketaora
Niagara Falla
Toron Canada
Alleghznt VaLirr
Union Station
Eastlake
Advertise Vacant Room in To Let Rooms Columns
Have you a vacant room and wish a tenant for it, do as hundreds of others have done advertise it in the To Let Rooms Centa Word advertising columns of The Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Desertion case ends in separate living and support agreement
Byron G. Fahnestock and Lizzie Ellman's troubled six year marriage ends with Alderman McMasters settlement. The couple will live apart, the wife keeps the child, he pays three dollars weekly, and Rayburn furniture is to be sold with proceeds shared. Byron remains in the city, Lizzie returns to Oakmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman McMasters
Byron G. Fahnestock
Lizzie Ellman
Oakmont
Fahnestock
B. F. Fahnestock
Byron Fahnestock
Liberty Avenue
Rayburn
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Westmoreland County
Fahnestock Company
Liberty
Mra Fahnestock
Byron
Lizzie Fahnestock
Weber
Ups Tgh P. Hunter Fort
West McMurray
Chouse
D Fahnestock
Mra Faksontosk Hies
Trices of Pilots on the Missouri River Wages
David Garrett of St Louis recalls the Missouri river pilots once keeping wages high with a 60 day round trip fee of 2500 dollars. He says a river judge could steer a boat, breaking the old cartels that raised pay. Competition later reduced pilot wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Garrett
Bi. Louis
Missouri River
Missouri
Wounded in Camp Shootings In Beaver County
Councilman R M Zang of Allegheny Seventh ward and John Katz, a local resident, were accidentally shot while camping with the Peerless hunting and fishing club near Harmony Beaver county. John Forbes, loading a gun, discharged it unintentionally injuring Katz. both men were taken to their homes for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zang
John Katz
Harmony
R. M. Zang
Seventh Ward
Allegheny
Peerless Hunting and Fishing Club
Beaver County
Pittsburg and Western
John Forbes
Katz
Three Men Charged With Peddling On City Streets
Three men Wirt Switzer Charles Venchinsky and Max Barnstein were arrested by Penn avenue police for violating the city peddling ordinance. Each was fined five dollars and costs by Judge Mc Kenna James W. and Reuben Lewin were later jailed on the same charge and will have a hearing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Avenue
Wirt Switzer
Charles Venchinsky
Max Barnstein
McKenna James W
Reuben Lewin
Inmate John Fox Charged with Disorderly Conduct
John Fox aged 63 an inmate at the Home for Aged People on Washington Street appeared before Mayor Kennedy of Allegheny charged with disorderly conduct. He was so obnoxious he had to be removed. The Dean of Charities will send him to his time in Louisville for confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fox
Washington Street
Kennedy
Allegheny
den of Charities
Louisville
Pioneer Tourist Club Plans Midwest Trip Next Week
The Pioneer Tourist Club of 50 to 60 members will depart for Indianapolis via the Lake Erie road on Monday and return the following Saturday. Last summer the group spent a week in Cincinnati and aims to visit a new place of interest each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Tourist Club
Indianapolis
Lake Erie Road
Cincinnati
July's Warm Weather Eases After Intense Heat
The city endures a period of oppressive humidity and strong winds as a cool wave is expected. Rainfall reaches 0.11 inches by midday while temperatures peak near 79 degrees with humidity at 85 percent. The weather editor notes eight days above 90 and predicts cooler, possibly stormy conditions today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Last Service Held For Wilkinsburg Reform Church
The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Wilkinsburg faces demolition after today’s last services. A new pressed brick building costing 13000 to 15000 dollars will rise with stone trim, eight to nine months away. Cantor will worship at the old Methodist church during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Wilkinsburg
Pittsburg Hotels Empty Amid Heat and Labor Strikes
For weeks Pittsburg hotels have been nearly deserted as hot weather and labor trouble deter traveling salesmen. Many merchants report that as long as strikes continue they will avoid the city, believing the entire town is affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Theft Report of Team of Horses and Produce
Jacob Leiber, a farmer on Steubenville road, reported to police yesterday morning that a team of horses and a wagon loaded with produce was stolen from the corner of Liberty and Market streets. Police will trace the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Leiber
Steubenville Road
Liberty and
Market Streets
Monster Fire Sale at P C C Clothiers Promises Great Deals
The Pitwuburg store P C C Clothiers at Grant and Diamond streets launches a grand fire sale of slightly damaged men and boys clothing and overcoats. Prices claim to be less than one third value with hundreds of suits, overcoats, and pants offered, urging customers to visit and compare, promising no dissatisfaction.
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C. C. Clothiers
Grant and
Diamond Ta
Pitwuburg
Wales
Oys
P. C. C. C. Clothiers
Commer Grant
Diamond Streeta
New Seven Octave Piano Organ Promises Superior Tone
A new musical invention, the Seven Octave Piano Organ, claims organ tone rivaling the best, with seven octaves of keys and quick action. It is described as the only organ ideal for piano music, priced affordably through the firm Sites catalogue at Aber & Bro. Limited, 506 Wood Street, Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arragen Aber & Bro. Limited
Wood Street
Pitts
Loeffler Letter Calls for Wage Cuts to Fight Foreign Glass
At the American Window Glass Workers' Association convention in Southside Turner Hall a letter from William Loeffler urged wage reductions to meet foreign competition. The text argues imports and lower wages abroad hurt U S producers, cites production costs, and presses unions to accept cuts while maintaining quality. It notes past refusals to publish and outlines price arguments for double blowers and single blowers under various production scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Window Glass Workers’ Association
Southside
Turner Hall
William Loeffler
Loeffler
William E. Springer
Mr. Loeffler
Belgium
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Eee
Co Agorate & Co
West
New Jersey
Workers’ Union
One More Signer Wayne Iron and Steel to Resume
The Wayne Iron and Steel Works on Tenth street will reopen tomorrow with old employees returning to work as the mill starts operations. Brown & Co. operates the plant and recently signed a new Amalgamated scale with a wage clause contingent on potential annual reductions. The 1829-built works house 34 puddlers, 11 heating furnaces, five train rolls, five hammers, a 36 pot, seven 18 pot steel melters, and a 45 ton cement ere, with capacity for 18 000 net tons of iron and 7 000 net tons of steel, employing about 1 000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Iron and Steel Works
Tenth Street
Brown & Co
Amalgamated
County tax discount window closes amid holiday crowds
The county treasurer’s office remained busy all day as the last day for discounted tax assessments passed. Receipts totaled about 25,030 dollars despite the holiday.
Prominent Citizens Press Allegheny Bond Plan to Repaint Streets
Mayor Kennedy receives about 40 letters from taxpayers on the proposed street repaving bonds. Contributors include William A. Carr of Union Trust, P Reymer of Reymer & Bros, Dr J. and Phillips, Judge W. D. Porter, contractor John Huckestein, and brewer William Eberhardt. Opinions range from delaying paving to protect utilities and improve water and light, to opposition against taxing all city residents for favored districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
William A. Carr
The
Union Trust Company
North
North Avenue
P. Reymer
Reymer & Bros
J. & Phillips
W. D. Porter
John Huckestein
William Eberhardt
August Seashore Excursion Tickets On Sale From Pittsburg
Duly a great month for the seashore excursion August bids fail to the renter. Tickets cover Cape Muay Atlantic City Sea Isle City or Ocean City at the same rate. Remaining dates August 4 and 18. Tickets valid 12 days price ten dollars from Pittsburg with special parlor car train leaving 8 60 p m. Arrangements to connect with Philadelphia trains and next day seashore travel. Also available from East Liberty Irwin Uniontown Connellsville Scottdale Averton Greensburg and Johnstown for trains leaving Pittsburg 4 39 and 4 10 en route with Pullman sleeping cars, arriving Philadelphia next morning.
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Cape Muay
Atlantic City
Sea Ile City
Ocean City
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Seashore
East Liberty
Irwin
Uniontown
Connellsville
Scottdale
Averton
Greensburg
Johstown
Pullman
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Bolon
Henricks Music Company, Limited
Prrissone
Sue Sant-cinte
Sue Sat
Wife
Tre
NEW Reformed Church
Cnn Ace Rooms
Eberhardt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Liberty ST
Star Corner
Kensington
City
Kensington Improvement Co
Fourth Ave
Pittsburg, Pa
DR. Snyder
Ae Etine Ee
Chas F. Bons
Rice
Inke
Wis
W. F. Snyder
Snyder
Rice Lake
Ar Akavae Sie
Teloceer
O. W. F. Snyder
Bevicker'’S Theatre Blde
Cmoser
Dispatch East Liberty
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