Mayor Pushes Conference as Builders and Strikers Agree to Talks
A seven week old building trade strike appears set to end as Mayor Gourley brokers a conference between the Master Builders' Association and the Strikers' Committee. Both sides promptly agree to meet, with plans for a session at 2 pm. The exchange and carpenters union confirm prior outreach. a recent claim of a $10 return-to-work incentive is denied and a reward for evidence of such offers is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gourney
Master Builders’ Association
Tre
Eldes
Gourley
Builders' Association
Orly
Barnes
Builders’ Exchange
A. M. Swartz
Carpenters’ Union
Swartz
F&m
Davis
Snch
Homer
Directory
Aneray Demie
Ex-Postoffice Clerk Accused of Impersonation in Privilege Scam
A former postal clerk named Demares was arrested at Altoona by a Postoffice Inspector on charges of impersonating a government employee. He reportedly stole a fellow worker Heffner’s photo-identification commission that allowed free rail travel, replaced it with his own, and used it between Pittsburg and New York. He is held for a U.S. Commissioner’s hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
A.J. Demares
Yesternay
Altoona
Postoffice Innspector
Dickson
Demares
Postal Service
al Demarer
Heffner
Sunday Trains Added on Cleveland and Pittsburg Route
A new timetable for the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad will likely start this Sunday with two additional Sunday trains, one southbound and one northbound, a first in the line's history. The trains will be fully equipped and complete the run in four hours, reflecting a shift by new management to run Sunday service during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland and Pittsburg
Cleveland
Pittsburg
J.N. McCullough
Ford Faces Two Charges After Saloon Assault
Harry Ford entered Schilanger's Saloon on Wylie Avenue and assaulted William Atkins, striking him with a billy. Officers pursued and arrested Ford after a lengthy chase. Atkins filed aggravated assault and battery charges and Schilanger filed a disorderly conduct complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ford
Schilanger
Max Schlanger
Wylie Avenue
William Atkins
Billy
Metzger
Sherry
Ford
Satton
Arkins
Alderman Richards
Bavery
Seblanger
Infant remains found under floor of old Pier Street house
Workmen tearing down an old house on Pier Street near Oakland Avenue uncovered badly decomposed infant remains buried under the kitchen floor. The property is owned by George Kittner and last occupied by a Parker family who moved to Bellefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pier Street
Oakland Avenue
George Kittner
Parker
Bellefield
Boy Arrested on Incorrigibility Charge in Allegheny
John Kroellinger, 11, was arrested yesterday on incorrigibility alleged by his father. It is claimed the boy was beyond parental control despite reform efforts aboard a United States training ship. Mayor Wyman will dispose of the case this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kroellinger
Allegheny
United States
Wyman
Swarm of Italian Bees Found Near Union Depot
A swarm of Italian bees from Friendship New York settled near the Union depot in Pittsburgh. Captured by Mr Johnson they had been exhibited in Harry Tavis Museum for a month and swarmed out through an open window seeking new pastures. Manager Carlisle notes Mr Johnson may claim the special hive for the bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Union Depot
Distatca
Johnson
N. Y
Harry Tavis’ Museum
Carlisle
Ays
Unlucky Quartet: Fatal and Injury Accidents Reported
The list recounts yesterday’s accidents including McCaffrey, a 20 year old Linden Steel Works worker killed when a large casting fell on him. Coroner to hold inquest. Reiner, a railroad brakeman, had a foot crushed at Ormsby station. Albert Nash, a young boy, was run over and seriously injured on Evans alley. Mrs Carroll of Henderson street fell on a sidewalk fracturing her left arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarrury
Michael McCaffrey
Linden Steel Works
McCaffrey
Bates Street
Fourteenth Ward
Berra
N. Reiner
Carse
Ormsby Station
South Thirtieth Street
Nash
Albert Nash
Evans Alley
Baugen Cannett
Carroll
Henderson Street
Allegheny
Rutledge Re elected Lieutenant Colonel of the Eighteenth
Lt Col F L Rutledge was unanimously reelected and sworn in for a new five year term as Lieutenant Colonel of the Eighteenth Infantry National Guard at the armory. The election to fill the vacancy created by his prior commission’s expiration was conducted by Col A L Hawkins of the Tenth Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighteenth Infantry
N.G. P
Frank J. Rutledge
A. L. Hawkins
Tenth Infantry
Rutledge
Alee Tpl Pir
Gabnel
Cenior
Assailants Arrested in Highway Robbery of Alf Madden
Buck Davis was jailed for highway robbery of Alf Madden a Millvale tron worker near the Ft Wayne millroad bridge Tuesday night. Davis with William Flaherty and John Patton assaulted Madden took 104 dollars. Madden pursued them and Flaherty was beaten until police arrived. Detectives then arrested Patton and Davis the next day. the money remains unrecovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Davis
Davis
William Finherty
John Patton
Alfred Madden
Millvale
Ft. Wayne Millroad
Madden
Flaherty
Denniston
Coulson
Robinson
Patton
Donation Day At Woman's U P Home And Memorial Hospital
Yesterday observers at the Woman's U P Home and Memorial Hospital in Allegheny celebrated donation and reception day. The venue was decorated with flowers and the children’s fancy work as visitors stopped by. Donations were mainly clothing and groceries and a piano was presented by Mrs. Joseph Neely. Joseph Mitchell chaired the Donation Committee and Mrs. H C Campbell led the Ice Cream Committee. The Home cared for six children, while four remained in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.P
Memorial Hospital
West Jefferson
Monterey
Allegheny
Joseph Neely
Re. Joseph Mitchell
H. C
Dr Izer Sees Horne Leave Church Property Split
Dr Izer reports Mr Horne left by private car for West End Long Branch to recuperate after illness. John G Holmes and Mrs Holmes planned to meet him at East Liberty. The reverend says no sale of Christ M E Church property has occurred and the counterstee will stay until Allianz and East End churches ready for separation and equal division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Izer
Mr. Horne
Joseph Horne
West End
Long Branch
John G. Holmes
Allerheny
East End
Boyhood accident bites off part of girl’s tongue
A 10 year old girl Ezerie Horman of Allegheny on Smithson street was playing near a run in the Tenth ward when she jumped from a bridge with her tongue out. She bit off a large portion of her tongue on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezerie Horman
Smithson Street
Allegheny
Local Items Highlight Johnstown Figures and Cemeteries
Peren Cunturxtox of the Johnstown police reports relief from rheumatism and dyspepsia after treatment by Father Face. Other residents claim benefit from the priest physician. Remains of K. E. Bentley’s wife are honored at a Pittsburgh Company baggage office and home sites. New Brighton residents pass away at the Pittsburg Poor Farm. a veteran of the One Hundred and Second Regiment is noted. Post office box manufacturing news appears in the Gorgunmenk building vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peren Cunturxtox
Johnstown
Face Othe
K. E. Bentley
Pennsylvania Company
New Brighton
One Hundred and Second Regiment
Gorgunmenk
Record Heatwave Devastates City Infants Stricken
Public health reports show a surge in deaths among infants and elders amid extreme heat. The city’s Health Bureau orders enforcement actions and closures as temperatures soared to near record highs and rainstorms drenched districts unevenly.
Young Bucks and Squaws Reach Carlisle Agency
A party of 17 Indian children from Montana arrived at Carlisle last night under Superintendent Baker. The group includes nine boys and eight girls, averaging about 14 years, with girls in cheap cotton gowns and red striped shawls. Baker reports 19 children under his care at the agency and four female teachers assist in their education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Carlisle
Baker
Agency
Sickness Among Children Cited Against Poor Nutrition
A snippet highlights infant illness linked to inadequate nourishment and promotes Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk as the reliable option, urging grocers and druggists to provide wholesome food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Borden
Sixth Ward Young Men's Club Hosts Third Annual Reception
The Young Men's Political Club of the Sixth ward held its third annual reception at Forbes street clubrooms on Wednesday night. The refit clubrooms appeared handsome, with guests including Senator Flinn Commissioner Boy and Magistrate McKenna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Young Men's Political Club
Sixth Ward
Forbes Street
Ea Street
Senator Flinn
Boy
McKenna
Insurance Men in Detroit Meeting Proposes Chicago Chair
The National Association of Life Underwriters heard C. E. Willard of New York advocate creating a life insurance chair at Chicago University. Charles H. Ferguson of Chicago discussed agent qualifications, and changes to by laws aimed at restricting offices to regular agents of legal reserve firms. The committee slated officers including Charles H. Raymond and I. Layton Register, with next meeting in New York City beginning September 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regular Legal Reserve
Provident Savings Association
Charles H. Raymond
New York
the Mutual Life
I. Layton Register
Philadelphia
The
Equitable
Alexander Habison
New York Life
Hartford
E. H. Plummer
Berkshire Life
William Ratcliffe
Newland Mutual
New York City
Homeopaths at Atlantic City Contend for Freedom From Government Control
The International Homeopathic Congress reconvened in Atlantic City on June 18. Dr J P Dake of Nashville argued for maximum citizen medical freedom, saying no private physician should be forced on people. Reports covered cyclia of dry pathogenesy and new drug uses with experts from Milwaukee Philadelphia Ann Arbor and Chicago contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
City
N. J
International Homeopathic Congress
J. P. Dake
Nashville
Ric Hughes
M. D
Brighton
England
Lewis Sherman
Milwaukee
A. J. Taffel
Philadelphia
Charles 8. Mack
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hughes
F M. Hale
Chicago
Treating for Indian Lands at Pine Ridge Agency
Advices from Pine Ridge Agency report a commission session with about 600 Brules. The Ogallalas hold veto power for a transfer requiring a three fourths vote. Blue Horse urged freedom to move like whites, criticizing past commissions. No conclusion reached, but a transfer arrangement seems probable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Crry
Pine Ridge
Blue Horse
Michigan Senate Divides Over Apportionment Bill
The Michigan Senate debated a congressional apportionment substitute. After a 16 to 11 vote, the bill was tabled amid confusion. A motion to reconsider nearly passed, and the chamber adjourned while a move to reconvene committee lingered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Senate
Just Saved From Death in River Rescue
George Story a Twelfth ward boy nearly drowned while swimming at the Allegheny river foot of Thirty‑second street. He cramps sank twice but was saved by a Black Diamond Steel Works employee and revived after shore transfer. He recovered enough to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Weston
Millvale
Hent
Forty-second Street
David Davis
William Thomas
Sarah Street
South Twenty-second Street
Deeree
Spring Street
Twenty-seventh Ward
Henry Bleechler
East Street
Allegheny
Greer
Mr. Bleechler
George Story
Twelfth Ward
Allegheny River
Thirty-second Street
Story
Black Diamond Steel Works
Spruce Alley
Thirtieth Street
Allegheny Delegation to Endorse Morrison for State Treasurer
The Allegheny county delegation to the Republican State Convention will meet on Monday to indorse John Morrison for State Treasurer. Senator Flinn is expected to serve as Chairman of the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County
Local arrests and charges reported in city police notes
Yesterday Alderman Beinhauer heard Mrs Mott Extine of West Liberty accuse her husband Charles Eb ling of beating her. LOUGHREY jailed on liquor sale Suspected in Reserve township. James BlackBURY jailed for lack of bail on a Sunday liquor charge. Potton accused at Cahill hearing Friday. A daylight bathers arrest near South Twenty second street. A 15 year old arrested for jumping on and off electric cars. Coster and Carrigan held on malicious mischief warrants. Silk goods and negligee shirts promoted by HORNE & CO. Penn Avenue stores with prices listed.
Nine Hour Day Clash as Iron Workers Meet
Delegates to the Amalgamated Association and manufacturers discuss the next year’s wage scale at McKeesport. A new clause ties production time to nine hours in most departments, with debates about definitions of grievance causing possible friction. Delegates tour Homestead works and attend a district reception with speeches by Mayor Tilbrook and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association and Manufacturers
Joseph D. Weeks
Weeks
Mok Ri
McKeesport
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Iron and Steel Ee
Weihe
McK Rn
Essrs
Mellway
Youngstown
Kilgallen
Pittsburg
Garland
Doherty
Jones
Steelton
Carney
Logan
Mc Solid
National Tube
National Rolling Companies
Homestead
Potts
Homestead Era House
William Carney
John Kilgannon
National Association
Carnes
D. A. Jones
Pennsylvania
John F
Kilgannon
Jeremiah Doherty
The Saturday Half Holiday Closes City Hall at Noon
City Hall doors will close promptly at noon under the Saturday half holiday law. Department offices including the finger’s, Controller’s, City Assessor’s and City Treasurer’s will observe the change, while Public Safety remains largely unchanged except for possible staff adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Meg
Bigelow
Court House
Finger
Public Safety
Brown
Visitors Inspect Homestead Armor Mill and More
Commodore Folger and several naval officers toured the Homestead plant with Mr. Scott of Union Iron Works and other executives. They viewed an armor plate mill and nickel steel rolling while descriptions in The Dispatch noted the facility’s innovations. Separately, Local Union No. 1 offered a $100 reward for information leading to arrest in an anonymous letter case targeting marble firms in Allegheny County. The American Vault Safe and Lock Company is named as a planned corporation with listed incorporators John B. Collier and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Folger
Homestead
U.S.N
Bureau of Ordnance
Washington
Mr. Scott
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Abbott
Carnegie Phipps & Co
H. C. Frick
Cher Schwab
Edgar F
Michael McElroy
Union No. 1
Marble, Granite
Allegheny Country
American Vault, Safe and Lock Company
Coane
John B. Collier
Janes i. Wylie
Ebenesor i E. Patterson
John P. Patterson
Window Glass Wages Cut Feared by Manufacturers
Window glass makers plan a united effort to cut labor costs by at least ten percent as negotiations with the workers' association loom after the annual shutdown on the first prox. Western firms seek parity with Eastern pay scales and sharper foreign competition. Stocks are low and prospects for the year look good if wages settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Window Glass Workers’ Association
Uotice
Bradley stove foundry to move to Kensington site
The Bradley stove foundry will shortly be transferred from its old quarters to a new site in Kensington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Stove Foundry
Kensington
Venomous vipers in England and a California viper hut
The piece notes that Britain has only venomous vipers, common in chalky districts and not nationwide. It adds vipers inhabit cold regions, deterred by superstition. A curious claim describes a California viper dwelling built of earth with doors at each end, and an unusually sunbaked shell specimen over two feet long.
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England
Sweden
Norway
Russia
Siberia
California
Monsieur la Maitre
Isot
Robinson Crusoe
Desert Island
Longevity and Beer From Munich Saloons
Medical observers study heavy beer drinkers in Munich where average life expectancy after age twenty is 53 for male saloon proprietors and 46 for female proprietors. The Bavarian city shows unusually high per capita beer allowances and health impacts among bar workers.
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Germany
Bavaria
Munich
Isc Cccesecesavacesass
Accco
Greatest whalebone harvest aboard the Antelope in 1863
The bark Antelope under Captain George Taber yielded a record 4400 pounds of whalebone from a single whale in 1863. The whale produced 140 barrels of oil due to the captain’s lean, sick condition. Whalebone blades are cut from the root gum with whalemen's spades, using dull blades to avoid facial damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Taber
Taber
A Mole in Captivity
A Chambers Journal note describes a mole kept in a ventilated box fed vegetable fare then bread and milk after a long fast. The creature later gnawed through a wool mitten to burrow and lived three days feeding on oatmeal while hiding inside the mitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitten
Chambers’ Journal
Hunting in Australia Flies and Ants Pester Hunters
Pugits and Slavin note Australian hunting hardships with nuisance flies requiring veils to avoid bites. They describe an aggressive ant variety that swells bites and communal fights among insects, likening them to intense set-tos of gamecocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Pugits
Slavin
Nho
New Harness Averts Shying Horses In Cart
A Warsaw engineer patents a harness that stops a vehicle when tethered to a riverbank seat, preventing shying. The device snaps the team to a halt as the line tightens. Saloonists warned beer will boost trade while stores advertise ladies undergarments. Jos Hoare & Co.’s Penn Avenue Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Jos. Hoare & Co
Penn Avenue
Steubenville fugitive captured after Oakdale shooting
John Brockenbaugh, a colored miner from Oakdale, shot Dan Harris and his mother while seeking to resolve suspected affair. Harris identified the suspect in Steubenville and police arrested Brockenbaugh. Mrs Harris and Dan Harris remained hospitalized with injures described as non fatal in the back thigh and hip. Dan’s back wound considered critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brockenbaugh
West Penn
Steubenville
Brockenbaugh
Oakdale
Harris
Dan
Dan Harris
Pittsburg
Alderman McKenna
Demmel
West Penn Hospital
Yesterdey
Local Cloth Sale Advertisements Highlight Bargains
A fragment lists prices for cassimere suits and pants in multiple sizes, men s sacks and cutaway coats, boys suits, and worsted knee pants. It mentions local shops such as Madras Cloth and Jos. Horse & Co and advertises factory production and new patterns daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassimere
Pittsburg
Dark
Ing
Grant and
Diamond Streets
Masonry Contract Awarded for Sixth Street Bridge
The contract for the stonework of the new Sixth Street Bridge was awarded yesterday to Paree Stratton & Co for the sum of $33.90. Work will begin on July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Pareee Stratton & Co
Community prepares for July Fourth public meeting
Residents are invited to a public meeting in the Council Chamber tonight to discuss plans for a Fourth of July demonstration. The organizers expect strong turnout and emphasize civic participation and local cooperation.
Penn Ave Storer Friday Bargains
Jos Horne and Co advertise Penn Avenue store bargains for Friday with multiple special offerings claimed to be worth the trip and urging customers to come today for value across the day.
Summer Hosiery Sale Banner Listing Stockings
An advertisement lists multiple stockings with new low prices. Items include ladies colored stockings 25c down from 35c, lisle thread unbleached drop stitch at 50c down from 75c, extra quality black cotton stockings 65c down from 85c, and light weight fast black cotton stockings at 75c down from 1.00. Three new lines of fast black lisle stockings price at 50c 65c and 75c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soc
Summer Underwear Sale Highlights Odd Sizes and Low Prices
A retailer advertises summer weight ribbed cotton underwear for children and women, with many odd sizes. Items include children’s panta at 25c, ladies ribbed vests at 15c 20c and 25c, and ladies ribbed cotton drawers knee or ankle length at 35c reduced from 50c.
Summer Gloves Offerings in Silk and Kid Styles
Summer gloves are featured with ladies taffeta silk gloves at 25c, pure Milanese silk at 35c, extra quality Milanese Silk and Taffeta in crow fast black, and double tipped Milanese Silk gloves from 75c to 150. Variety includes kid gloves at $1 French Kid and mousquetaire suede at 75c, plus no-button gloves for summer and many street and evening wear options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bes
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Kacerly
Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad
F. L Rutledge
U. F
Man
Mercury
Moran
Lacock
Anderson
Soho
Hazelwood
Signal Service Bureau
Bureau of Health
Old City
Waldue
Stephen Travis
Sol Ellis
Ee Ae Pee Wee Turner
Lawrenceville
Othside
Mclaughlin
Health Bureau
Butcher's Run
Detroit
Atlantic City
Dr. Dake
Brule
Michigan
William Watchenbacher
Carson Street
Will Indorse Morrison
Jmre Brown
Can Z
Eighteenth
Carson Streets
Birmingham
Eowanp Coster
Edward Carrigan
Swick
Ertieaseees
Horne & CO
Gus Price
Iron Men Meeting
Countries
Boston Herald
William Harris
William
Brookenbaugh
Arceed
Will Puice
Jos. Horse & Co
Galler & Co
Workingman's
Smithfield
Will Price
Hucus & Hacks
India
Cloak Department
Fifth Ave
Market St
Wrea
Jel Uw
Wilkinsburg
Jos. Horne & Co
Penn Ave
Nants
C. Weisser
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