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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1889
Page
2
Pittsburg expert J A Dubbs returning from Ohio discusses Guffey and Vandergrift leasing more Lima property. He says Standard Oil will own much of the region, with tanks and a six inch pipeline to Chicago and about 12 million barrels stored.
Western union talks intensify as H Morrison and David E Evans arrive to confer with George Westinghouse on uniting Westinghouse and Edison electric interests. Officials anticipate a completed consolidation within days amid persistent industry speculation.
A handful of travelers left on last night’s trains to Washington as rain and bad weather kept many would be commuters at home. Notable departures included George J. Lucker superintendent of schools and Samuel Andrews of the Howard School, with several others planning to return by morning.
Two boys Gus Hoover and Thom Richardson known as Peaser were detained by Officer Terry in McTeer's Grocery at Wylie and Webster. They were taken to the Eleventh Ward station. Richardson, about 16, collapsed briefly during the arrest. Police suspect their ties to the Owl gang and recent thefts in the area.
Michael Murray, badly hurt by a natural gas explosion at his Brownsville Avenue home, is recovering. The Paladelphia Company pays for their part of the damage.
The man Godfrey, wounded in a drunken confrontation at a Hill house near the Seventeenth street incline, is improving and expected to recover. Inspector McAleese says Connolly, Anna King, and Mollie Staub are sought or in custody, with Godfrey's sworn statement detailing the altercation over religion and politics.
An inquest was held into the death of William Roesch who fell on a railroad track at Hazeltine station in Pittsburgh. He had gone to Mansfield to drink whisky, knocked at John Wilson’s door, then collapsed bleeding and claimed he had been chased. The jury returned an accidental death verdict.
George Stevens of the Southside Police Department says Chief Brown did not suspend him but asked to be relieved while the case against him proceeds. He denies the charge brought by Miss Hest and vows to continue in his duties if not relieved.
Residents of the Hill districts faced rotten four inch curbstones and muddy sidewalks as they navigated the area. A young man nearly fell from a wall at Soho Street but avoided a serious accident. Citizens fault city officials for neglect and unsafe conditions on the street and wall.
William Wise a Southside glass blower was bitten as a large Newfoundland rushed his yard. He fired at the dog after it injured his left hand, then received wound care from Dr. Lowe. Patrol officers arrived as the dog was killed. owner name unknown.
Branch 621 of the Irish National League met at St Andrew's Hall to elect officers for the year and initiate two new members. The meeting included a long discussion on the Parnell trial and expressed sympathy for the Irish patriot.
A straw vote among Southside Mechanics' Library Association members shows only three will support the prohibition amendment. The group has existed for years and now holds a cautious view amid local debate on the measure.
McKeesport youth Stanley asked Inspector McAleese to arrest Langdon who had gone to Altoona for a missing watch and money related to a theatre event. The note mentions Sonmice and a theater tie in New York along with a product called Baney's Tricoph erous claimed to prevent hair loss.
A Grand Opera House gathering drew about 3000 attendees for the first in a series of union led Constitutional amendment events. Broadax Smith delivered a popular set piece while Dr. Harry Bullen and Ed Murphy led prayers and remarks, stressing reform and temperance.
At a meeting the Ancient Order of Hibernians decided not to hold the usual St Patrick's Day parade this year. The decision follows concerns about the holiday date and a desire to keep within community guidelines.
Rev. E R Donehoo condemns the London Times in a sermon on Psalm VII 15–16. He brands the Times as a cruel aggressor against Charles Stewart Parnell, calling for divine justice and noting the newspaper’s methods as a pitfall facing its own downfall.
A passenger on the Pennsylvania Railroad was kicked in the back by a crazed man aboard a Union Station carriage. Gilbert Myers of Westmoreland county, bound for Warren Insane Asylum, was restrained after attempted attacks on fellow travelers and his brothers. He had suffered a mind-altering illness after typhoid fever and a 23 mile journey that day.
Crowds lined the Allegheny banks as eight colored converts were baptized in icy conditions. The preacher waded out with a pole, guiding four women then four men through rough water while spectators shivered and watched the ritual.
Edward Burns, a noted baseball figure, lies dying at his Lawrenceville home from consumption believed to stem from a rib and lung injury suffered last spring after a collision with a ball. He had played locally before attempting a professional career in Utica New York. The case challenges prevailing medical theories of consumption.
Fireman Charles Clark of Engine Company No 8 died after a week of suffering and near starvation. He received a still alarm Saturday at 11 0 P M and passed away as life hung by a thread. He selected four pallbearers and asked the chief to choose the remaining two. Funeral Monday at 2 oclock P M.
Police report arrests for larceny at Eleventh ward station. Evans & Bro shoe store on Proble avenue Allegheny entered. five pairs stolen. Frank and James McDermitt arrested for drawing revolver and throwing stones at The Three White Alice saloon on Penn avenue after denial of beer. A man collapsed from exhaustion on Forty eighth street and was restrained. Americus Club members plan reception for those who did not travel to Washington.
The dedication of the new St Augustine parochial school in Lawrenceville, built at about $43,000, was led by Bishop Kane with Bishop Phelan and other clergy in attendance. Father Francis preached on church and state roles in education, urging support for parochial schooling alongside public systems.
Rev. J. M. Fulton of First Tr. P. Church Allegheny argues public schools surpass parochial, condemns sectarian education as un-American and unfit for citizenship. He criticizes parish methods and commends public school practices as superior.
A fragmentary Central City report recounts a Sabbath morning court session with disordered verses and raucous antics. William O'Donnell, Cat McGinley, Elizabeth Antoinette, and others face fines and penalties amid loud street scenes, disrupted by a series of mischiefs and boasts.
Yesterday morning the conductor traveling to Washington from Louisville with 44 companions faced a dispute aboard a sleeper. A member of the company placed crape on a Pullman car corner after an altercation with the actor, who boarded the departing special and sent an apology from East.
William Barton a Butler Street furnishing goods merchant lamented recent thefts as he considered quitting business after burglars struck his store. Thieves forced the back door and carried off many handkerchiefs caps and other goods in a crime that mirrored a robbery three months earlier. no trace of the culprits has been found.
A laborer Thomas Wilson 35 fell 15 feet from a trestle at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works injuring his right arm and head. Mercy Hospital treated him for a broken elbow and a deep scalp wound. A woman Mrs Jane Wilkinson slipped on a pavement injuring her leg and internal area, attended by a nurse. A Newfoundland dog caused property damage at Whitney Kings store by breaking a display. Local ads promote India silk yard sale at Jos Homme Co with various discounts and curtain offerings.
Rev Father Wirtembach spoke on Saint Vincent de Paul and his worldwide charitable works at St Marys Church Lawrenceville to benefit St Marys Conference of St Vincent de Paul. The agnopais summarized his founding of the Sisters of Charity and care for prisoners and education over two centuries. Proceeds supported the local conference. display of silk goods advertised at Jos Horne Co. stores.
A flood of aged ad copy promotes silk sales by Jos. Hore & Co. at Penn Avenue and Carson Street. Offers of 21 to 27 inch real China silk in black white and colored, priced as low as 75 cents a yard, with references to India silk and various goods. Massage advertised at Hore & Co. with scientific electric methods on 806 Penn Avenue.
The advert lists French English and American fabrics with embroidered flannels priced from 3c to 2100 per yard with various colors and grades. It promotes 5000 yards of India silk sale today including 2T-ineh real China silk in black and colors priced at 100 and 125 dollars, offered at 75 cents a yard. The location is Penn Avenue Bounee.
Extraordinary offering of new India silks today with fabrics from 27 inches at 65c and up to 12 goods valued for 12. Prices listed for Crap and Venice and percales in immense assortment. Etoile du Nord firms advertise best washing and wearing fabrics in the market. Hoare & Co.'s sale claims to save customers money with 5000 yards of India silk at varied prices.
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