Pitsburg Council Debates Salaries in Budget Measure
The Common Council met in special session to consider the appropriation ordinance. Mr Ferguson pressed for an itemized salary list before final passage, while others argued the request would delay the bill. The debate covered police, building, and street items, with the measure finally adopted 33 to 1.
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Common Branch
Pittsburg
Finance Committee
Magee
Ferguson
W. A. Magee
Board of Assessors
Renziehansen
Bigham
Culbertson
Rensziehausen
Ofcice
Carnahan
Renziehausen
City Hall
Forbes Street
Mullen
East End
W. Ner
Taylor Avenue
Cae Haum
Sigh Binder
Powean
Thenn
Elliott
Perguson
Pox
Harmar
Hague
Helmold
Johnston
Kearns
Sas Ginnie Wear
Thomas Mullin
Stimulating Faith Tract Repository Opens in Hamilton Building
A fourth floor tract repository in the Hamilton building opens to aid workers in outreach and seekers of truth. It specializes in Divine life topics, the second coming, and religious literature by Pittsburg figures including Captain Kelso Carter Simpson Mrs. Baxter and the Misses Sisson Judd. Items are sold at low prices.
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Hamilton
Pittsburg
Kelso Carter
Simpson
Baxter
Sisson and
Judd
Detective Akers Serves Summons in Tramp Style
Buffalo Courier recalls Municipal Court Detective Akers amusing tale of serving a wary habitual woman by disguising as a homeless man. He wore a collarless necktie, bandana, and slouch hat, gained entry for a meal, then slipped the summons into her hand as she shouted abuse.
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Akers
Paris Exposition and Economic Guidance Preview
Fragmentary note references Paris Exposition and economic considerations, hinting at guidance on where to go and how to proceed. It mentions a 4.20 percent figure in an uncertain context and suggests a planning focus for visitors or participants.
New Assortment Gloves and Accessories Listed
A local catalog highlights men gloves in English craven tan leather from Perrin Freres and Fisk Clark Flage with cilemons and buttons. Jos Honne Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores markets a glow and mousque teries at Allegheny locations.
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Perrin Freres
Fisk, Clark & Flage
Cilemons
Jos. Honne & Co
Penn Avenue
Local Trade Notes and Advertisements Mentioned
401 Smithfield Street corner Fourth Avenue Cap 100000. Five deposits of eight and caution for veda and santa anneck at four percent. B. and B. seven inch India silk priced 65 and 75 cents. Tomorrow sale at one sur and bust. Parker's Hair Balsam promotes restoration and Parker's Ginger Tonic advertised for relief.
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Smithfield Street
Cor
Santa Anneck
Mr Childers on Picott Forgeries and English Politics
Mr Childers son of a Liberal leader shares views on the Picott forgeries and their potential effect on the Salisbury Tory government. He notes the government holds a Commons majority and that a country appeal could topple it if the Parnellites prove government complicity. He expects a censure in Parliament and expresses hope for Gladstone's return.
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Picott
BE. Childers
Salisbury
Seve
Gladstone
Lord Randolph Churchill
U S House Backs Commercial Union with Canada
The House passed a resolution to promote a commercial union with Canada. It would authorize three commissioners to coordinate a joint revenue system and duties, aiming for no intra union duties and enhanced cross border trade and peace between the two nations.
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Waservetros
House
Anderson
Iowa
Canada
Hitt
Illinois
Committee On Foreign Affairs
United States
Senate
Congress
Reeceensis Seelam
Wnr
Commercal Union
Chambers of
Boards of Trade
Then & Farmers' Institutes
Liquor Men Fear Prohibition Wave Ahead of Vote
A group of liquor sellers warn that strong prohibition sentiment is spreading. They accuse neutral business owners and barroom elements of pressuring for free drinks, saying voters will turn dry if drinks cost more.
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Duff
Still They Go Rush to Washington on Major Lines
Crowds at Union depot in Pittsburg overflow with travelers seeking sleeping berths on the B and C and Pennsylvania roads. Many fail to secure quarters and settle for seats as crowds from the West jam the fast line for a three weeks' sojourn.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Union Depot
Poetry on sale at Booos and Bust bookstore
Thousands yards of poems advertised for sale at Booos and Bust with new titles and updated reels. The listing highlights poetry volumes and readings available to customers and mentions pricing and display hours.
Pratt's Closing Out Ease of Booka
Pratt's offers big bargains on books albums and Bibles today at corner Wood and Diamond streets. Customers pay low prices on a selection of titles religious and secular with discounts for cash purchases.
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Pratt
Bort in Aesenet Ol Desires Embroidered Satara
Vague OCR note mentions embroidery and Satara with unclear context. No identifiable people, places, or events readable. The fragment provides no verifiable facts to confirm a coherent news item.
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Bort
Neoeeil
Chinese Banks Under Fire In War Financing Debate
A clipped report notes critics accuse Chinese banks of bias in wartime financing, drawing heavy attention from economists and policymakers. Frank G. Carpenter provides analysis describing the strain on lenders and the potential impact on international trade.
New Neckwear Sale At Jos. Horts & Co Penn Avenue
Complete assortment of light colored neckwear advertised at 50 cents to 150 dollars. 25 cent items and broader selection available at Jos. Horts & Co.'s Penn Avenue stores.
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Sian
Jos. Horts & Co
Penn Avenue
The Winking Demon and Orion Nebula in Winter Skies
A winter sky guide explains celestial motion with Polaris as a fixed point and the north pole. It covers Orion and its belt, the great nebula of Orion, Betelgeuse, Procyon, Sirius, Capella, Algol the Winking Demon, and the seasonal rising and setting of bright stars.
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Pwhitte
Earth
North Pole
Orion
Betelgeuse
Procyon
Canis Minor
Sirius
Persei
Algol
EB. V.l
Market Chaos and Color of Darjeeling Bazaar
A Darjeeling letter to the Glasgow Mail portrays a noon market scene with thousands of shouting shoppers, traders, and women laden with jewelry. The scene features barbers trimming hair, Bhooten women with curds, Lepcha youths weaving shuttles, tea stalls, a Buddhist Lama begging alms, and a labyrinth of wares from beads to yak tails and brass Buddhas.
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Darjeeling
India
Glasgow Mail
Skeleton at Sachem's Head May Be Indian Sachem
A Wallingford resident, Emory Morse, found a seven foot tall skeleton in a bank near East River on his Madison Guilford property. Locals link the bones to the famed Sachem of Sachem's Head, tied to the Bloody Cove battle and long buried near the shore. The skull and bones are kept at Morse's home in Wallingford.
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New Haven
Bloody Cove
Sachem
Mr. Morse
Wallingford
Brie Cheese Production Details and Market Ads
A historical note explains Brie cheese origins and production steps from milk settling to moldable curdling, then shifts to unrelated ads for fashion, decor, and goods in Allegheny. The passage blends culinary craft with commercial notices and prices.
Episcopal Figures and Growth in Pittsburg Since 1800
A compact history of the Episcopal Church in Pittsburg highlighting pioneer pastors, Trinity's origins as the birthplace of bishops, early church locations on Wood Liberty and Chartiers, and the expansion of congregations. It notes key leaders including John Taylor, Hopkins, Upfold, Lyman, Swope, and Scarborough, along with admissions, statistics, and current rectors across multiple parishes.
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Pittsburg
Episcopal Church
Wood
Liberty Streets
John Taylor
Taylor
Father Taylor
John Henry Hopkins
Trinity
Smithfield
Wood Streets
Tecata
Mr. Hopkins
Vermont
Upfol
Indiana
T. EB. Lyman
C. E. Swope
Scarborough
New Jersey
Congregational
Conference
Samuel Maxwell
Paul
Thomas Crumpton
St. Marks
James G. Cameron
St. Peters
W. E. Mackay
St. Stephens
Eli H F. Benton
St. Jo
William Thompson
St. John’s Church
Emmanuel
Morison Bullesby
St. Matthews Church
Homestead
John P. Norman
Calvary Church
George A Christ
Boyd Vincent
Ohio
George Hodges
Calvary
Trinity Church
Wood and
John H. Shoenberger
Henry Hale
Peter's
Grant
Diamond Streets
W. R.mackay
William Metcalf
Henry Smith
St. Andrew's
Peon Avenue
Duquesne Way
John Crockar Waite
Felix BR. Brunot
John B. Jackson
Comimunicanta
Sig
Ji Pann Avenue
Sixteenth
J. A. Jackson
H. van Rye
Communcante
St. Paul's Church
Roberta
Eighth Ward
Thomas Resent
A. H. Patterson
Lathwood
F. G. Gardner
Charles B
Jegheny
Meech
Orion Church of the Good Shepherd
J. D. Waller
Marriages of Relatives At Misissippi Valley Medical Meet
A paper by Dr. McKee on Consanguinity in Marriage argues against labeling consanguineous unions as inherently degenerative. It cites isolated regions and strict sects as factors and proposes social attitudes rather than physiology as the main issue, noting no proven defects solely from related marriages.
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Misissippi Valley Medical Association
St. Louis
McKee
Cincinnati
Imstock
Wwe
Scotland
Martha's Vineyet
Bats
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS AND DISCUSSIONS OF DISCOVERIES
A collection of brief notes covers jade finds in Sitka mines Argentina s pale perils of tornadoes in the US west of a line, new Columbia College electricity course, Lake Erwa Japan as the largest freshwater sheet, and various scientific remarks. It reports on aluminum compounds, preservation methods, artificial irrigation, dew condensation on vegetables, ancient annelid tubes, alcohol chemistry, meridian star observations in 2300 B C, high speed engines, Helmholtz jet visibility, and magnetic wave experiments with reflection and interference.
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United States
Columbia
Lake
Erwa
Japan
Cd Granu
Waage
California
Europe
Sutherland
Yan
Helmholtz
Butler County Counterfeiters Go to Scranton Trial
The Butler county gang of counterfeiters were taken to Scranton last night for trial by Deputy Marshal Chambers. They were shipped via Buffalo where another batch is expected and drew a large crowd en route to Washington. A separate note reports a WFA union plan linking Carpenters Union, planing mill owners and lumber dealers to hire only locally purchased and union-made goods.
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Butler County
Scranton
Chambers
Buffalo
Washington
WFA
Carpenters’ Union
Transcontinental Association to ship 300 carloads of canned goods
In San Francisco on March 1 the Trans continental Association refuses to lower canned goods rates and plans to send 300 carloads of canned items to New York. The notice mentions Gail Hamilton and various local ads for hosiery and other goods, with brief references to sales and promotions.
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San Francisco
Transcontinental Association
Cape Horn
New York
Free Churches in Pittsburg Contrast With Eastern Rents
An essay contrasts Pittsburg and Allegheny churches with free pews for the poor versus Eastern cities’ costly seats. It notes local pastors claim mechanics support low or no pew rents, keeping worship accessible while detailing how various denominations in the area handle seating, debt, and voluntary contributions.
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New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Rtloscinttia
Pitsburg
Allegheny
Hiss
Suna
Ote le
Chef Pits
Coer
Albert County
A Need of the South Industrial Schools Suggested
A local professional man who has spent years in the Southern States argues that manual training and industrial schools would greatly aid the region. He told a Dispatch reporter these schools would provide practical skills and trades, more useful than abstract science, and would benefit the South by expanding opportunity and economic development.
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Dispatch
Jana
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R. A
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Sachem's
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Brie
France
Osier
Othe Lily
Mate
Gulf of
Cumin
Charles Kerzen- Stein
Federal St
Tisso
Episcopal
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Sixth Avenue
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John Crockar White
Tt Avenue
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Roberts
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M. Byrl
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South Eighteenth Street
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Korth
Cincinnati Decrer
Sitka TE
Argentine Republic
Gail Hamilton
Jos. Hongze & Co
Booes & Bunt
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East Liberty
Pues
Christ
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Clara Belle Siete
Tuccon
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