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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1891
Page
2
Sunday in Pittsburg brings dull traffic and a sleepy hotel lobby scene after Decoration Day. Drummers discuss baseball and Bierbauer, Kipling’s Beaver visit is whispered, and a trainer’s Comanche-style antics entertain while a rebel horse race sparks a tale of a captured colt.
A sunny Sunday boosts ridership on Pittsburgh lines with the Duquesne and Fifth Avenue routes drawing crowds. The new Pleasant Valley Mount branch attracts many riders as three-cent fares begin today, while interest grows in when the Birmingham electric cars will start, replacing horse cars on nearby routes.
Adjutant General William McClelland reports the governor will examine all 253 bills passed by the Legislature with possible vetoes. A Pittsburg wharf bill showdown looms as locals prepare to meet Mr. Pattison. The text also notes questions about new judges and references Dr. Snyder of Indiana and Judge Clark's recommendation.
Reports accuse a gang linked to last year’s dog poisoning in Moons and Robinson townships of stealing a large lot of poultry from J. Breen near Ewing. They took a hen and 17 young birds. suspicion falls on local residents but no arrests have been made yet.
George and Albert Smith were in a boat on the Allegheny River near Forty-second Street when it capsized. They failed to swim to shore and were carried downstream by the current before rescue.
Senator Rutan argues he is responsible for his statements citing Quay as the source and insists Quay distorted the Harrison era. He recalls past political favors and defends his influence in enabling Quay’s rise while detailing confrontation over appointments and campaign finance row.
Fifteen resident teamsters challenged a vehicle license tax before Justice Lashell. Borough Solicitor Treadway and Attorney Frank Thompson represented sides as the dispute centers on a $5 non compliance penalty and alleged constitutional discrimination in the ordinance.
A colored man named Jacob Evans, arrested at Pusey and Kerr's store in Allegheny, was released by Superintendent Muth. He had been mistaken for Charles Watkins, Roanoke county Virginia, murderer. The Watkins killing occurred on April 6 this year. Evans remained in custody briefly before freedom was granted.
A 14 year old girl Lottie Noel was taken to the Allegheny lockup by her East street father who claimed she was sent to Morgans. She will be turned over today to Superintendent Dean of the Anti Cruelty Society.
Saturday night Officer Pentecost spotted a man on a roof during a Sarah street beat. After a cautious ascent with Officer Brown, the figure proved to be a sleeping man in ambiant states, found in bed with a woman who was later identified as aging. The officers could not locate the apron and continued to search the area.
William McIntyre, mistaken for a burglar, returned to a dark Corapolis residence and caused a table topple. Al Cornelius and lawyer Treadway armed themselves, but the burglar shouted a war cry that warned them off, preventing violence. The encounter ended without injury.
A letter dated April 30 1891 found by Louis A. Scholl near King Beres Park is deemed a cruel joke. It claimed the writer a betrayed girl planned suicide and asked to notify her parents to search the river. Investigators tie the address to Carson Street a vacant lot and to a Southside family with a daughter aged about 15.
Captain Dick Brophy and officers raided multiple disorderly houses across the Sixteenth and Eleventh wards. John Leonard at Oak Alley No. perished. beer found. hearings set. Thomas Carney’s establishment on Webster Avenue raided. several detained. Additional raids by Captain Mercer and Lieutenant Cramer. arrests include Mrs Dulan and seven men. one occupant charged and two men found with contraband.
The Amalgamated Association’s Scale Committee fixed iron wages for the year starting July 1 at $5 50 per ton for puddling and 70 cents for heating and rolling, with bar mill catchers paid five eighths the product. The same as the current year, the scale requires a two thirds vote to alter base rate, and about 825 delegates will attend the convention. The committee will study guide mill scales next and proposals by finishers and puddlers may surface, though major changes are expected to be limited. The convention opens tomorrow at Forbes Street Turner Hall and runs several days.
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans wage raises and layoffs in local offices. Train crew members on Nos 60, 34, 138 and 31 will receive 40 cents plus 5 cents more per day beginning today, while conductors take on more duties. Clerks to handle new reporting tasks, with clerks at Neots coordinating the workload. The changes will take time to implement and the 40 cent increase is tied to the added duties.
One hundred twenty five children from St Mary of Mercy parish received their first Holy Communion at an early mass. Father Sheedy administered the sacrament and spoke to the youngsters afterward. Confirmation services are planned for 7 o'clock this evening with Rt Rev and others assisting from the Cathedral.
James F. Conway, secretary and treasurer of the Illinois Steel Company, visited the Schlosser yesterday and traveled East for a pleasure trip. He blamed the coke strike for harming Chicago iron business, welcomed its end, and predicted improvements in the steel trade with a boom expected before year end. He was in the city without refreshments and deemed Pitts not a desirable place.
John E. Agnew of Allegheny aged a young man resided at 16 Palo Alto street Allegheny was drowned on Saturday while fishing with friends in the Ohio River near Shannopin. No trace of his body has been found and his sudden death mourned by Heatons and others in the community.
Memorial Day drew a wave of hearings at city stations with varied fines. Notable incidents include Moran assaulting an officer, Night and Smith fined for fast driving, and Drazel facing felonious stabbing charges. Several suspects received workhouse sentences or fines, while others were discharged or remanded for further hearings.
The Corpus Christi ceremonial procession and high mass took place at Father Mollinger’s Church on Troy Hill Allegheny drawing over 1 000 participants. Elaborate town decorations and four main altars framed a noon to evening observance with incense bearing priests and a chanted litany followed by a sermon.
Zachariah Jones suffers serious cutting injuries from a pen knife in a Carson Street Saloon. John Reilly was committed to jail for trial by Magistrate Succop on felonious cutting, related to the same altercation. Neither wound proved fatal.
The coroner was notified yesterday that John Winch, a deaf mute, was struck by a train near Munhall Saturday evening and killed instantly. Friends accompanied the body. an inquest will be held today.
Depot officers halted 16 men posing as horses aboard express cars bound for Philadelphia and the East. They hid in a hay manger among hay and straw, were discovered during a search at Homewood tracks, and ejected from the train as officials wrestled with the prank and lingering attempts to ride the cars.
J W Moreland Lodge L O G T will hold a box and basket social Wednesday evening at Wi A ee Allegheny. Peasant literary and musical exercises.
Local saloonkeepers discuss which beer sells best in the era, noting market preferences and the wisdom of choosing popular brands in a crowded tavern scene.
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