Democratic hopes shift as Allegheny counts heads for tickets
In Allegheny County, names for county offices are scarce with Daniel McWilliams the sole incumbent Dem candidate in the Second Ward. Democrats expect two nominees for the county ticket while Republicans brace for possible against Stone and a pending executive move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County
H. T. Watson
W. J. Brennen
Daniel McWilliams
PD. J. Boyle
Seventh
James Tallan
Sifth
Alexander Wilson
Allegheny
William J. Brennen
John Dalzell
Samuel L. Bellman
Butler
Forty Eighth Streets
Tariff Club to Boon Montooth Trip to Harrisburg
The Young Men's Republican Tariff Club plans a state convention trip to Harrisburg to back Montooth. Pittsburg Citizens Committee will ride along, with members allowed to invite friends under restrictions. Final committee reports and trip arrangements will be reviewed next Thursday evening. About 500 people are expected to travel on the Tariff Club train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Tariff Club
Montooth
Pittsburg
Dark Horse Wins Republican Nomination in Twenty third District
Colonel William A. Stone describes a convention where Colonel Bayne declined the nomination and Stone was chosen almost unanimously. He says delegates selected him without solicitation, accepting the outcome as regular and voluntary, with broad support from leading Republicans and Shivas delegates. He frames the nomination as a standard dark horse result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-third Congressional District
William A. Stone
Friesde
Congress
Bayne
Colonel Bayne
Shivas
Republican Party
Stone
Hastings and Stone visit Pittsburg spark Washington county primaries
General Hastings and R B Stone visited Pittsburg as Washington county votes tomorrow for delegates to the State convention. Three delegates will be chosen amid a Hastings Montooth versus Delamater contest. The county convention meets Monday at 11 in the Washington town hall to select delegates and a county ticket while nominating a State Senator and three representatives. Hastings leaves for the East after discussions with City Treasurer Denniston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
ER. B. Stone
Pittsburg
Washington County
Montooth
Delamater
Ernest F. Acheson
Washington Observer
Pitts
Acheson
Ashington
Congress
R. B. Stone
Washington
Secretary
the Commonwealth
Washington Town Hall
East
Denniston
Jone Lh
Rock Point
William T. Roberts
George 8. Baird
M. M. Garland
John C. McCabe
John L. Morgan
Hugh O'Donnell
Stephen Madden
F. G. Sullivan
John W. Williams
John McCoy
Christopher Evers
Patrick Moran
James Swatman
Harry Hocking
William W
Neeh Senator Nominee Slips Away for Overnight Rest
John N. Neeh, candidate for State Senator in the Forty second district, visited a country friend Wednesday morning and slept about a day. He returned to his desk yesterday, showing no campaign fatigue. Councilman A W Jackson of Allegheny Eighth ward stated Louis Haas credentials were genuine and signed by Jackson. Haas would have cast 111 votes for Rutan if not ruled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
William Flinn
J. A. Clarke
Fith
East End
Southside
William Walls
Walle
Knights of Labor
Chauncey F. Black
John N. Neeh
Esterday
A. W. Jackson
Eighth Ward
Allegheny
Geneiar
Louis Haas
Nomination Meeting in Allegheny with Stone View
A mass meeting is set for tomorrow evening in Allegheny to consider Colonel Stone's nomination. Hon. B. F. Jones will preside with A. M. Byers as Committee on Resolutions chair. Speakers include Hon. Thomas M. Marshall John H. Robb and J. A. McCreng. Efforts aim to secure Carnegie Hall for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Colonel Stone
B. F. Jones
A. M. Byers
Thomas M. Marshall
John 8. Robb
J. A. McCreng
Carnegie Hall
Earthenware and Window Glass Tariff Reductions
The transcontinental tariff drops rates effective June 18 for Earthenware bulk from 130 to 115 and Window glass from 115 to 50 cents. The cut aims to aid American manufacturers against Pacific coast competitors. other rates stay unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
A Story in a Bottle Uncovers Abuse Letter near Monongahela
A bottle found by Dave Saunders and George Hermann along the Monongahela near McKeesport contained a damaged plea for help from a woman named Ann Kwiakosky describing brutal abuse by her husband Andrees. The note, with erratic spelling and no dates, requested aid and mentioned being chained and starved. Henry Ellis bought the bottle and alerted a reporter for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Saunders
George Hermann
Monongahela
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Herman
Bondice
McKeesport
Coon Boller
Ann Kwiakosky
Andrees
Lusarn County
Nolan
Marrie Andrees
Working on the New Theater in Duquesne
Thomas W. Prior, Chicago Opera House officer, visited Duquesne to oversee theater work. He said Governor David Henderson will visit next Tuesday and that excavation should finish in two weeks. No manager or staff names have been chosen yet and Henderson plans for theaters in several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Prior
Chicago
Henderson
Mr. Henderson
New York
St. Louis
Kansas City
Pickle Makers Meet Shows Stable Trade Outlook
The American Preserve Company board held a monthly meeting at headquarters on Fourth Avenue. Henry Williams of Detroit said reports were reviewed and the trust is functioning well. Vinegar producers are upbeat. Williams praised McKinley for opposing a vinegar manufacture bill as part of tariff measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Preserve Company
Fourth Avenue
Henry Williams
Detroit
Williams
McKinley
Postmaster Nominations Pinpoint Sewickley and Braddock
Telegrams from Washington state report the President has nominated D. L. 5. Neely as postmaster at Sewickley, a prior nomination confirmed ten days ago. Christopher Sheets is nominated for postmaster at Braddock. both moves face no opposition and await confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. L
Neely
Sewickley
Mr. Neely
Senate
Christopher Sheets
Braddock
Eitherol Ae Eee
Man Cleared After Alibi Hearings In Allegheny
John Rodgers a colored resident of Allegheny faced a larceny charge in a hearing before Mayor Wyman. The case, brought by G. & Phillips, alleged Rodgers stole a bag of oats from the prosecutor's stable. Rodgers produced several witnesses proving a strong alibi and was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rodgers
Allegheny
Wyman
G. & Phillips
Carnegie Library Site Committee Reviews Purchase Options
The Carnegie Library Site Committee studies multiple sites with valuations and purchase prices and plans to present findings at the next Carnegie Library Commission meeting. No further action will be taken until the report is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library Commission
Carnegie Library Site Committee
Commission
Duquesne School Board Reorganizes Officers and Plans Outing
The Duquesne First Ward School Board reorganized with J. J. Maloney as President M. J. McMahon as Secretary and Thomas Murray as Treasurer. The board approved an outing for pupils and parents to Aliquippa on July 1 and will elect teachers at the next meeting. Over 16,000 physicians endorse Platts Choliodes as a household disinfectant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne
First Ward
J. J. Maloney
M. J. McMahon
Thomas Murray
al Aliquippa
Terrible Fires Claim Two Young Lives and More Injuries
A series of accidents and deaths reported in the city includes two young women fatally burned by kerosene and oil can explosions. A tenement wife dies. Nora Daily, 21, dies after oil can fire. Other injuries involve a brakeman, a man with a broken arm and dislocated shoulder, an 8 month old dead from burn injuries, a coroner notification, a boy with internal injuries, a buggy crash, a steel works worker with a broken thigh, and a man scalded by boiling water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Street
Hames
Nora Daily
John Stock
Francis Street
Center Avenue
Mercy Hospital
John Williams
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Glenwood
Weaver
Thomas McCabe
Cliff Street
Samuel Hamburg
Homeopathic
Rex
Wilson Street
Paddy Burke
Mill Row
Wood
Patrick McGuire
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Albert Crusky
Twenty-eighth Street
West Penn Hospital
Founder Corrects Saloon Origin Story of Oil City Church
William H. Ewing, veteran oil operator, says the first Presbyterian church in Oil City sprang from a general store meeting, not a saloon. He notes a cider barrel misled the tale. funds were raised to build a church, later clearing debt, showing religious work often occurred in saloons during the 1860s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Ciy Presbyterian Cherch
William H. Ewing
First Presbyterian Church
Oil City
Ewing
Mioon
Hud
Williams
Snloon
Cot Hill
Allegheny Street Committee Awards Contracts and approves ordinances
Last night the Allegheny Street Committee transacted business including printing ordinances for grading and paving Race alley Barber street Sassafras lane Kerr street Mulvey alley and East and South Diamond streets. Contracts were awarded for grading and sewer works on multiple streets with prices from 37 cents per yard to 31 106 75 dollars. An item on cleaning and repaving streets with curb and gutter stone was deferred pending street commission details. A regrading and repaving ordinance for railway line street areas was read. cost estimated about 500000 dollars and referred to the City Engineer for a formal estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Street Committee
Race Alley
Barber Street
Sassafras Lane
Kerr Street
Mulvey Alley
Hamilton Street
McFadden Street
Strickler Alley
Wood Street
East Diaond
South Diamond Streets
W. E. Howley
Western Avenue
W. J. Dunne
Rhine Street
Souk Hastings
Braddock Street
Fir Naucher & Son
Onlo Street
Fred Gwinner
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
Union
Hartman
It Was Quite Warm Enough to Cause Suffering
Yesterday's heat reached 90 degrees and caused widespread discomfort. Joseph Koepfel, 26, an employee at Moorhead and McClane's mill, collapsed from heat exhaustion and died two hours after being admitted to West Penn Hospital. He was unmarried and from Tustin near Miltenberger Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol
Joseph Koepfel
Moorhead & McCleane
West Penn Hospital
Miltenberger Street
Six Dollars Sure Grand Master Downey Talks on Switchmen Trouble
Grist of yesterdays labor news reports the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers debating a six dollar per ton or seven cent card scale for puddling. Delegates favor a fifty cent per ton advance, though no decision yet as sessions run four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
National Amalgamated Assocation
Iron and Steel
Western Iron Association
Sheatron
No Uniform Scale for Mine Dead Work Sparks Dispute
The passage notes operators refuse a uniform scale for dead work, arguing each mine has different natural advantages. Officials may be drawn in if a settlement cannot be reached, as the issue remains troublesome for national authorities.
Freight Agents Gather To Set New Rates From Pittsburg
A large delegation from the Pittsburg freight committee travels to Niagara Falls for a joint meeting with the Youngstown and Buffalo committees. They aim to set new rates from Pittsburg to New York and northern points, with updated rates also to Mahoning and Chenango Valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Niagara Falls
Cataract House
George S. McCague
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Samuel P. Woodside
Nypano
James P. Orr
A Company
James Means
Cincinnati and
St. Louis
T. W. Gallagher
Baltimore and Ohio
Seymour
Pennsylvania Railroad
W. L. Cromfsh
Cupid at a Picnic court case seeks damages for breach
Miss Mary Vance of Little Washington sues John Pfeifer in Allegheny county court for breach of promise and asks $1,000 damages for a damaged heart and alleged pregnancy. The events trace back to a July 4 1887 picnic at McKee's Rocks and a long courtship ending with a postponed wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Vanes
Little Washington
Allegheny County
John Pfeifer
Miss Vance
McKee’s Rocks
Pfeifer
John
Mary
Ordor
Pittsburg
Offener
No. 13
Bedford Street
Ashington
Picifer
Third Annual American Boiler Makers Meeting In New York
A circular issued by Secretary A T Douthett invites American and Canadian boiler manufacturers to the third annual meeting in New York starting July 1. The event will cover national issues including insurance with Hon Levi P Morton expected to attend and address the industry. The committee promises a successful gathering and a pleasant stay for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Douthett
United States
Canada
New York
America
Pam
Levi P. Morton
Plumbers Hold Special Meeting Over Apprentice System
Twin City Association No. 4 Journeymen Plumbers met to discuss joining the General Association of Steam and Gas Fitters. No definite action was taken and attendees refused to disclose the important matter mentioned by the president. Supposedly apprentice roles were adopted, but no one confirmed this.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City Association
General Association of Steam and Gas Fitters
Callin
Glass Makers and Workers Confer on Lamp Chimney Scale
A meeting yesterday at the American Flint Glass Workers Union office between glass manufacturers and workers committees resulted in several changes to the lamp chimney scale. The conference adjourned for two weeks with more moves planned but not expected to alter outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Conference Aims to Settle Tin Strike Tomorrow
A conference between the master and journeymen tinners is likely tomorrow to settle the strike. The former's association will convene this evening to appoint a committee to meet the journeymen.
Pittsburg Natatorium Opens as Finest Establishment
The Pittsburg Natatorium announces a premium facility with Turkish Russian needle medicated vapor electric private tubs and a large pool. It features expert instructors of both genders and strict admission controls. Pool maintenance includes weekly cleaning and 6000 gallons of saltwater hourly. Hours run 7 AM to 9 PM daily with Sundays 6 AM to noon. Ladies days Tuesday and Friday. school children Saturday mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States
Tried to wreck a train by two Allegheny youths
Willie Balkman a barefooted 12 year old and Robert Smith 16 were jailed for malicious mischief after attempting to derail a Pittsburg and Northern Narrow Gauge train. They aided by a tie placed on the track then fled when warned. The engineer stopped the train and restrained Smith and Balkman before turning them over to Squire Young for a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Balkman
Pike Street
Allegheny
Robert Smith
Chestnut Street
Pittsburg
Evergreen Road
Smith
Balkman
Serene Smith
Squire Young
Millvale
Reunion of the Fifes at Boice Station Draws Hundreds
Mayor Gourley spoke at a reunion of the Fife family near Boice station where 500 to 600 descendants of founders John and William Fife gathered. The event featured dinner, music by the Philharmonic Society, prayers by Rev C W Wreoff, and addresses by Rev Joseph Vance D D of Chester Pa Rev J G Fife of Freemont Neb and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gourley
Fife
Boice Station
John
William Fife
Philharmonic Society
Ev. C. W. Wreoff
Joseph Vance
D. D
Chester
One Thousand Dollars Forfeit For Claim Of Floraplexion
An advertisement offers a thousand dollar reward if Floraplexion fails to prove its cure for liver complaint dyspepsia nervous debility biliousness and consumption. The text urges asking a druggist and notes sample bottle sent free from Franklin Heights New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Haut
New York
MWFSU
Switchmen Satisfy After Wage Gains Across East Tour
John Downey vice grand master of the Switchmen's Association returns from an East tour where he instructed lodges on constitutional changes ratified in Pittsburg. He notes railroad workers gained wages, sees no current complaints, and emphasizes secrecy and discipline in the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Downey
Switchmen’s Association
Schlosser
Mr. Downey
East
Pittsburg
Downey
Chicago
Jos. Horse & Co. Penn Avenue Stores Ad
An advertisement promotes summer underwear for men women and children with low prices and a limited quantity sale of 240 Shepherd Plaid Men's suits at 8 dollars each. The notice cites usual prices 15 to 18 dollars and positions at P C C corner Grant and Diamond streets opposite the Court House. Also mentions Wainwright's beer and direct-to-families service with telephone number 5525.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Horse & Co
Penn Avenue
Grant
Court House
Jos, Horne & Co
Indignant Chair resigns as quorum fails Allegheny committee
Last night no quorum met the Allegheny Committee on Wooden Buildings. Chairman Striepecke, angered by absences, submitted his resignation. No subsequent meetings have occurred since the new Councils formed, despite repeated calls. Also ad runs for dress goods and summer underwear at Jos Horne & Co. and A G Campbell & Sons with sales and excursions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Committee
Striepecke
Miners in Demand As Chicago Man Visits Anderson
W P Read of Chicago coal interests was in Anderson as miners grow more plentiful. Rend reports near full staffing after importing workers. A conference on the miners' dead work scale is set for today in town with John B Rae of the United Mine Workers expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Read
Chicago
The
Anderson
Rend
John B. Rae
United Mine Workers
Minera
Contract Reached For Sixth Street Bridge Project
A committee from the Sixth Street Suaperman Bridge Company reports a tentative contract with the Pittsburgh Allegheny and Manchester road. Attorneys will review papers and a new suspension bridge is anticipated if the deal holds. Plans include a bridge as wide as Sixth Street with new piers and track relaying plus electric system upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Suaperman Bridge Company
Pittaburg
Allegheny
Manchester Road
Fidelity Building
John B. Jackson
Jackson
May death rate in Pittsburg higher than decade
The May death rate in Pittsburg topped the ten year average with 445 deaths vs 324 the previous May. Of total deaths 190 were children under 5, including 125 under age one. Infectious diseases caused 64 deaths. 124 died from respiratory and nervous diseases, 45 from consumption, 35 typhoid, 20 diphtheria, 14 others. Violent deaths totaled 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgers
Horne & Co's To Day Linen Department Bargains
Horne & Co announces a large Linen Department sale with many discounts and special values across napkins towels linens table damask sheeting and white goods. Shoppers are urged to visit today to secure low prices and numerous bargain items including damask napkins towels and summer blankets in multiple widths and colors.
Horne and Co Advertises Mineral and Table Waters
Js Horne and Co offers mineral and table waters, listing bottles and likely advertisements for beverage products. The notice reflects a vintage trade card style emphasizing purposed drinks and service details that hint at distribution or shop availability.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. A. Stone
Gen. Hastings
Stubbs
Speniah Mackerel
Count Democracy
Republican County Committee
D. F. Patterson
D. T. Watson
Rodney
Idly Shiras
Walter Lyon
William M. Kennedy
Shiras
Kennedy
Con
J. B. Shale
Jobn Parman
Homestead
Herrisberg
Dides
Mr. Neeb
To Morrow
LOWEE
Ann Kwiatosky
Ooon Hollow
Leeves
Henry Ellis
Ellis
Sanpleton
Ovr
Platt
Committee On Streets
Grist
Labor News
Weno
Sesson
Weihe
Cigar Makers' International Union No. 171
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
Niagara
Cupid
Mary Vance
Acapias
John Downer
Wainwright
wFsu
Jos. Hoave & Co
Arkansas
A. G. Campbell & Sons
Fifth Ave
Ohio
Dr.c.mclane
Be. Louis
Genticntion
Eric-A-Brag
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Market ST
Prrranvezc
Horne & CO
Penn Ave
India
Dimity
Glish Nainsook
JS. Horne & CO
Nee Aerees
Geo
K. Stevenson
Arenes
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