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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1889
Page
5
Reverend George Hodges argues Lent forms lasting habits through gradual growth from strength to strength. He compares habit to a bridge, a brook, and a mountain path, urging persistent daily effort, self denial, and small tests to shape character and resist evil.
The article surveys a Pittsburg mining firm La Noria and the broader market, noting no major week-to-week change but a firmer tone and rising prices. It highlights lack of transparent financials for La Noria, past promised mill operation by Aug 1887, and stockholder dissatisfaction. It also reports on Canadian oil regions Petrolia and Oil Springs, with production figures and refining capacity, plus observations on money, debt, and real estate across markets.
Charles B. Palmer's Comedy Company stages the border drama 49 with Miss Agnes y and The Danites featuring Miss Cody and Billy Piper. The program alternates between 49 set in a mountain mining world and The Danites about Mormon life, with changes from snowbound camps to St Louis and California hotel scenes.
The stock market showed uneven sentiment with steady gains for dividend stocks and weakness in rent related assets. Gas prices varied, Philadelphia posting a gain while others lagged. Electric shares held groun d. Numerous mentions of accidents affecting people and motive power caused irregular tram and trolley service amid a miscellaneous stock page.
In the nineties the oil market opened firm then sold off briefly before recovering and turning bullish. Prices ranged from 40 to 92 1/2 cents, with moderate trading as dealers doubted the near term. February shipments from Pennsylvania and New York nearly doubled runs, averaging 79,271 barrels shipped and 40.22 runs, signaling a 1 million barrel drop in month stock and a fall in New York region stocks to about 17..20 million barrels, the lowest since October 1880.
A radical improvement in bank trading emerged yesterday with active counter business and substantial discounting of paper. Bankers expect the worst to pass and anticipate a pickup in business soon as New York bank statements show reduced circulation and an excess holding of government bonds.
Real estate inquiries dropped yesterday due to bad weather while mortgage investments rose during the week. Numerous property sales are noted including a No 2 Scott street seven room frame house for 3000 dollars and multiple parcels in the city and suburbs changing hands through various brokers and banks.
Spring brings gains in building, with twenty six permits issued last week and an estimated total cost of 629 007. Entries list Samuel Scott duplex and single dwellings on Webster Avenue, several frame houses on nearby streets, and multiple properties in the Eighth Ward and surrounding blocks.
An OCR fragment lists multiple properties including frame one and two story houses on Beatty, Wyllie, Penn, Sheridan, and other streets. It mentions brick two story stables and warehouses, a two story dwelling near the Monongahela River, and various lot sizes such as 6x38 feet and 14x82 feet. Many names appear. details are fragmentary with scattered street references.
Extensive lead deposits found in the Kubina River upper basin with Catherine skoe as a major site. Russia shows rising demand, prompting government and private exploration across Kirghiz, Tevek, and surrounding regions. Kubina works to start immediately amid expanding bag lead usage.
New York market closed largely higher after a choppy day led by strong demand in early trading and continued by late session. Bonds and rail stocks showed notable gains with some fractions slipping, while most listings recovered into the close as investors, including London interests, bought actively.
A fragmented March market note indicates a subdued produce day with steady or easing corn and wheat activity. The report mentions obits and a figure of 82,000 bushels, but the readable text is incomplete, leaving key names and locations unclear.
The Heptasophs prepare visits to McKeesport and Brooklyn while Grand Lodge sessions in this city report officers and conlave plans. Notables include H A Kline, P Bl ingensmith, and Samuel Osmond, with branches in Latrobe and Lawrenceville filing applications and hosting sessions. A meeting at St Josephs school hall and a Butler excursion are noted amid routine officer movements and committee affairs.
At the regular meeting of the Sons of Joshua Loyal Orange Lodge No. 13 on Friday, the annual election for officers was held. Results show David Russell and William Eames elected to key posts with Georges Secrees as supreme grand lodge. Brother Robert G. Den, W D M, conducted the election.
Venus Castle No. Di elected 17 candidates and granted 15 memberships at a recent meeting. Afterward, members discussed forming a commandery and elected Crawford, Chemmnas, F B, Benee, yee 7A. Young as Secretary and M.D LE Heastings as Treasurer. Five more names were added to the recruit roll before adjourning to Friday evening, March x.
Committee of Arrangements invites lodges to a permanent tree event for the late anniversary. A summer picnic will involve both cities and aims to raise proceeds for a fund to buy a hall for the order.
Sheridanville Pennsylvania group U A M Shingiss Council No 83 T A of BSheridanville staged a musical and literary entertainment last Thursday evening. The event was a decided success financially boosting their treasury by a notable amount despite garbled text from OCR.
An old advertisement touts the Eye 65 cents upward for the Belle Janz Hading ceiling product. Distributed through dry goods stores and banners, the notice promotes a specialty item at a location on Sixth Street.
The motion for a new trial in the Dimmey murder case was argued before Judges Collier and Slagle. District Attorney Porter said records show juror H. H. Nieman was serving when a remark about Negroes was allegedly heard, so the remark could not have been heard by Mrs. Barton. No evidence of juror intoxication was found.
Judge White in an official opinion laments that divorces are too common and often used as an arrangement easily dissolved by either party. He notes many quarrels stem from obtaining a divorce and reports widespread filings and applications in the county last year.
Charles Reitz, executor of John N. Shubert, filed suit against Michael Groetsch to recover 1.4 for funds Shubert allegedly lodged with Groetsch before his death. The case references a 188 note and a contested will. In a separate matter, W. T. Chaffey & Co. asks Paggi to pay for teas and coffees cited in court filings.
A Pittsburg and Passenger Railway seeks damages from the aeburg Company after a car collision at Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street about a month ago.
Grart, Bennett and Co. filed suit against the Pennsylvania Natural Gas Co. for $12,325.19. Alexander Downey sued the Pennsylvania Railroad for 10,000 in damages for the death of Tote Downey on January 3, 1830, at Swissvale station en route to school. All United States Court officials and District Attorney Allen attended to hold the March term. New trials were refused in several cases including Conard vs McKee and Brown vs Baltimore and Ohio Railway. A number of prisoners were released on own recognizance by Warden Berlin. several cases involving alleged thefts and shootings were noted.
The Secretary of War ordered a court martial for Major Garrett E Lydecker of the Corps of Engineers on charges linked to the construction of the Washington aqueduct tunnel. Major F Smith was also placed on retirement. Henry George and Miss Minnie Crawford were noted in social items aboard a steamer at New York harbor.
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