Allegheny Council approves charter ordinances amid tense budget debate
Special meeting of Allegheny Select Council approves charter ordinances transforming North Side to a second class city. Discussion focuses on appropriations with Finance Committee clashing over cuts to salaries and police, street, water, and other departments. Lively exchanges involve Mr Speer and others as millage is set at 12 mills and ordinances are adopted.
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Select Council of
Allegheny
Northside
Steels
Finance Committee
Lindsay
Messrs
Hannan
Tocthleim
Walthers
Brown
Einstein
Cochrane
Henricks
Hoe
Keuneny
Wertheimer
Syeer
Sr. Lare
Mr. Snowan
Mr. Lare
Mr. Snowman
Arthur Kennedy
Spec
Suaman
Herricks
Speer
W. M. Kennedy
Police Department
Speer Oened
Mr. Speer
Allgheny
Shaman
Spoor
Bere
Gilliford
Ai. Speer
Dr. Gilliford
Lr. Gilliford
Pittsburg
Lare
General Hospital
Carnegie Library
Allegheny School Board organizes with fourteen new members
The Allegheny Board of School Control met last night electing D B Oliver as pro tem chair and James Young as year chair. Fourteen new members joined the board. retiring members listed. Levy set at four mills to fund about 220000 amid state aid and delinquent tax adjustments.
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Allegheny Board of School Control
D. B. Oliver
James 8. Young, Esq
Richard B. Seandrett
David Alvers
John Wilhelm
J. H. Barker
Thomas E Clark
Adam Deitz
William G. Lee
G. E. Hemphill
J. A. McLaughlin
P. H. Intell
John Bolles
A. H. Gilchrist
Seventh Ward
Milton Jones
Minnemyer
Ince
Benney
Oliver
W. B. Rodgers
Morrow
Young Inlind
Golden Gate Excursion Train Reaches City
The Penn Sylvania road Golden Gate excursion to California arrived with seven vestibuled cars and only six passengers. Most travelers were elderly with daughters, while sons stayed home. The voyage via Santa Fe and Atlantic Coast line carried few young men, suggesting either the trip’s dullness or business duties keeping them away.
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Golden Gate
Penn Sylvania Road
California
New York
Santa Fe
Home for Hebrew-born 2 year old seeks adoptive parents
A two year old boy Samuel Gilbert, born to Hebrew parents, was placed with Agent Dean of the Ant-Cruelty Society for adoption. His mother Mrs. Frank Gilbert of 208 Fifth Avenue gave him up due to ill health and a deserted husband. Dean, with 18 years in humane work, says this case is the most remarkable he has seen. He seeks a good home for the child.
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Dean
Ant-Cruelty Society
Pit
Samuel Gilbert
Frank Gilbert
Fifth Avenue
Saya
Mystery of Emma Abbott's cremation revealed in New York vault
The remains of soprano Emma Abbott were cremated at Samson’s crematory on Sixth Avenue and sealed in a New York safe vault. Executed in secrecy for the mother’s sake, the ashes travel from Chicago, with executors aboard, to await a Massachusetts monument.
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Emma Abbott
Samson
Sixth Avenue
Chicago
Safe Deposit Company
New York
Miss Abbott
Massachusetts
Eugene P. Wethberell
Abbott
Ed Coffey
McKenna
Telephones in Demand and Weather Talk in Pittsburg
Harry Metzger of the local telephone company travels to New York noting rising telephone use in Pittsburg as city business spreads along riverside mills and offices. He predicts long distance telephony may improve but will not replace the telegraph. He discusses weather, claiming local mills heat may reduce snow, noting two decades without proper snowfall.
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Harry Metzger
New York
Pittsburg
Metzmer
Metzzer
Pittburg
Peacemakers Portion Sparks South Side Fight on Seventeenth
Four men from Oliver Brothers Phi lips mill fought on South Seventeenth street after a dispute dating back three weeks. Henry Newton tried to intervene but was knocked unconscious and four teeth were knocked out. John Jones faces a charge of assault. Morris received a head wound. All were jailed at the Twenty eighth ward station with a hearing set for disorderly conduct. Morris was later released forfeit due to work obligations.
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South Seventeenth Street
Oliver Brothers & Philips
South Thirteenth Street
John Jones
David Morris
Jack Jones
Henry Newton
Twenty-eighth Ward
Morris
Streets Torn Up Delays Reported By Highways Chief
Superintendent James P. Andrews of the Bureau of Highways presented the annual report to Valef Bigelow. He cited a wet season that left many streets impassable, detailing 234 days of street work covering 036 miles at a cost of 15 887 14. At one point seven streets were torn up by street railways, hampering progress.
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James P. Andrews
Bureau of Highways
Valef Bigelow
Wife Bit Husband in Pittsburgh Court Case
Mrs Lena Alexnovick filed in Balt against Joseph Alexnovick for assault and battery alleging he beat her and bit her arm and head, and tried to throw hot water at their child. She bit him in explanation and he was jailed for a beating. Also ad for Jos Fleming Sons Oldest Drug House rubber goods in Pittsburgh at 412 Market Street with hot water bags ice bags and other rubber items.
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Lena Alexnovick
Joseph Alexnovick
Beinbauer
Alexnovich
Pittsburg
Jos, Fleming & Son's
Market Street
Wsl
New Baptist Minister Ordained by Pittsburg Association
A large Pittsburg Baptist Association council met at the Thirty-seventh Street Baptist Church to ordain William P. Gibbons Jr. for the ministry after a favorable examination. Rev. Huston presided as moderator with Rev. Laws secretary. The service included Scripture, prayers, hymns, a sermon by Rev. Staunton, and ordination rites.
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Pittsburg
H. C. Hall
Thirty-seventh Street
J.C. Tayior
G. T. Street
W. A. Staunton
D. D
William Tray
W. W. Colles
RS Ornate di
J. C. Taylor
Poultry Thieves At Work Near City Lines
Constable Altmyer of St. Clair township seeks aid to nab chicken thieves active beyond the city. A farmer recently reported about 100 chickens stolen at once. Walter Moyers, linked to the pilfered poultry, fled after learning of the impending arrest. Police describe Moyers and will arrest him on sight.
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Altmyer
St. Clair Township
Southside
Walter Moyers
Moyer
Fraud Alleged in Allegheny Flood Benefit Ball Scam
Police arrest Thomas McGrath amid allegations of a fraudulent flood benefit scheme in Allegheny. Tickets sold for a non existent ball at Hartman Hall to aid flood sufferers. named organizers deny involvement. McGrath allegedly collected about 110 pounds for a social club and brass band funds. a hearing is scheduled.
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Allegheny
Murphy
Allerbeny
Hiarboran
City Hall
Chief Murphy
McDonough
Preble Avenue
Penn Avenue
Thomas McGrath
Tiemaidle
Itia
Second Ward
Moon Township Farmers Claim Ten-Year Lease Trap
Moon township farmers near Stoops Ferry complain they are bound for a decade through leases to E. C. Beardsley and the Hazelwood Oil Company. The aggrieved list includes John McKinley James McKinley Jefferson Miller Christian Lefer S C Dolly Joseph Colomas Thomas Denny and a man named Edgar. They allege misapprehension over immediate development and note the lessees can hold by paying a law acre yearly rent.
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Moon Township
Stoops’ Ferry
E. C. Beardsley
Hazelwood Oil Company
Less
John and
James McKinley
Jefferson Miller
Christian Lefer
5. C. Dolly
Joseph Colomas
Thomas Denny
Edgar
Change of Heart on Burdick Oil Bill Puts Delamater in Spotlight
Colonel Willis J. Hulings of Oil City reports producers oppose the Burdick oil bill and blame Delamater for killing the Hillingsley bill. He notes a recent offer of $10,000 a year from a Western company declined by Delamater to stay home and support creditors. He also comments on Delamater’s character and a family contact seen with his younger brother heading south for work.
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Willis J. Hulings
Oil City
Monongahela House
Harrisburg
Delamater
Bardick
Ground broken for new theater delayed by rain
Actor C L Davis arrived from Memphis with architect designers and contractors to start construction of a new theater. He plans to break ground when weather clears and expects a September opening as the finest theater in America. Davis books 11 weeks of the next season and orders pressed brick and carpets.
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C. L. Davis
Memphis
He Got a Lower Berth
Frank A. Smith a refrigerator man travels east and outsmarts Pullman ticket clerks by sending a messenger note marked pass to secure a lower berth. He recalls conductors may grant lower berths after upper berths sell out, and asserts travelers must learn the system.
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Frank A. Smith
Mr. Smith
Monongahela House
People Who Come and Go in City Transit Circle
A string of notices details various travelers and arrivals in the city. Passengers including T. Sellers McKee and Gustav Lindenthal discuss a Hudson River bridge project with a military board. Others like C. W. Bassett and KE. D. Smith travel for rail deals and ceremonies. Several executives visit for business, inspections, or weddings, with notes on destinations such as Dubuque and Natronatics and mentions of the Baltimore and Ohio deal, a Duquesne visit, and merchant trips through Pittsburg. The passage closes with hospital and infant nutrition mentions.
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T. Sellers McKee
Sol Schoyer, Jr
Gustav Lindenthal
Einstein
Messrs. Schoyer
Lindenthal
Hudson
Military Board
C. W.bassett
Pittsburg and Western Road
Dubuque
Mary Conley
KE. D. Smith
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Smith
Harry Oliver
Pittsboro and Western Road
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg and
T. Armstrong
Pennsylvania Salt Works
Julias Witl
Duquesne
Carpenters Tie Fight Over Eight Hour Demand in Allegheny
The Carpenters' District Council held a lengthy session led by J. S. Johnson as 800 of 5,000 county carpenters debated the eight hour demand. Swartz reported a General Executive Board statement that locals control the action, while tensions rose between supporters and opponents of the move.
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Carpenters’ District Council
J. 5
Johnson
Allegheny County
Tom DisPaton
A.M. Swartz
Philadelphia
The
Brotherhood
W. H. Irwin
Bitter dispute drives Corning strike fallout across states
The Corning firm Houghton & Co threatened to prosecute any firm hiring their strikers as top workers left for Pittsburg Findlay Ohio and other areas. Macbeth & Co on the South Side refused to produce bulbs. Some workers were dismissed after taking other jobs. Three men remain in Pittsburg with a firm representative seeking their whereabouts. A father allegedly pressured a minor to return. The Flat Glass Workers Union funds striking workers at seven dollars weekly and seeks rapid reemployment.
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Houghton &Co
Pittsburg
Findlay
Wear
Macbeth 4 Co
Corning
Flat Glass Workers’ Union
Elected the Old Officers at Chamber of Commerce Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting yesterday and re elected the existing officers. William E. Schmertz remains president with George A. Kelly Reuben Miller and George F L Anderson as vice presidents. The board of directors lists many names including J H Ricketson and W K Herbert among others.
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Chamber of Commerce
William E. Schmertz
George A. Kelly
Reuben Miller
George FL. Anderson
John H. Ricketson
Renry
P. Harbison
KR. Munroe
Charles W. Batchelor
B.L. Wood, Jr
William McClelland
Thomas P. Roberts
Morrison Foster
W. K. Herbert
James Allison
Peter Dick
John F. Drave
J. D. Bernd
E. J. Drave
M. Atwood
J. Morton Hall
A. Wigley
James J. Donnell
Alexander Murdock
A.J. Lucan
William McCouway
Lamp Chimney Trade Surges Amid Glassware Dullness
Business in lamp chimneys remains brisk while pressed ware and window glass suffer dull conditions. Many enamel ware manufactories run below capacity and a number of men are idle. The chimney trade operates in shorter hours with less competition, keeping factories busy to meet demand.
Injunction Restraining Strikers Issued by Judge Acheson
W. J. Rainey received a court injunction from Judge Acheson yesterday to stop strikers from gathering near his property in the coke country. A deputy U S Marshal served the order at the works.
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W. J. Rainey
Acheson
Coke Country
United States
Phillipsburg man named foreman of Government Korene
Cc Keep of Phillipsburg was named yesterday as the new foreman of the Government Korene to succeed Samuel Grier. There is no trouble regarding Grier's retirement. the building is now expected to be completed by July.
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Cc. C. Keep
Phillipsburg
Korene
Samuel Grier
Grier
Philadelphia Factory Plans Expansion Next Spring
Thomas Armstrong, president of the Pennsylvania Sai Manufacturing Company, was in the city yesterday and announced the intention to enlarge their works during the coming spring.
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Thomas Armstrong
Pennsylvania Sai Manufacturing Company
Crescent Steel Works Departments Go On Double Turn
Crescent Steel Works shifted to a double turn this week after a heavy order was received, ending nearly six months of single turn operations across all departments. The move affects the mill and related divisions as workers adapt to the increased output demands.
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Crescent Steel Works
Vesuvius mill pump breaks idling Sharpsburg works
A pump break at the Vesuvius mill in Sharpsburg halted operations for several hours yesterday. Hemlock lumber production in Pennsylvania and nearby areas is projected to total billions. Jons W. Seaver, chief engineer at Riter & Conley, wed in New York to Miss Patterson of Allegheny. A two story Penn avenue dwelling for Mrs. H. A. Mitchell tops the season projects with an eight figure cost.
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Vesuvius
Sharpsburg
Pennsylvania
Jons W. Seaver
Riter & Conley
New York
Miss Patterson
Allegheny
Penn Avenue
H. A. Mitchell
Hamilton's Waste Store Piano and Organ Sale
The advertisement promotes a great sale of pianos and organs at Hamilton's Waste Store on Fifth Avenue. It touts second hand goods, daily arrivals of new pianos and organs, home pickups, and delivery with carpets laid to move items smoothly. Call now to avoid regret.
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Hamilton
Fifth Avenue
Collections in Kansas a Law Allows Riches by Not Paying Debts
Pittsburg lawyer Harvey Henderson returns from Topeka after studying a new debt collection bill and the homestead exemption. He notes the bill’s features and contrasts Kansas legislature dynamics with the Senate, commenting on a missing report and the chamber's mix of radical and conservative members.
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Pittsburg
Woolly West
Harvey Henderson
Topeka
Kan
Granger
Henderson
Judiciary Committee
Ken L
House
Bre
Senate
Pair Arrested After Living In Coal Cellar
Cornelius Harkins and his wife Catherine were taken by police after living in a coal cellar above Grant Street. They face possible workhouse and Poor Farm placement. The couple, about 45, with several grown children, have a history of nonpayment of rent and heavy drinking. They occupied a six foot wide cellar in a shanty owned by Barney Rafferty, paying four dollars per month.
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Cornelius Harkins
Catherine
Harkins
Mra. Harkins
Webster Avenue
Strawberry Alley
Grant Street
Barney Rafferty
Annual Meeting Postponed for Pittsburg Company Ellwood Project
The Pittsburg Company advancing Ellwood on the Consoquenessing delayed its annual meeting due to lack of a quorum. Projects include Hotel Oliver, Oliver Park cottages, company store and brick office, union passenger station, schoolhouse, church, and factories. H. W. Hartman of Beaver Falls guided the scheme, with Ellwood becoming a growing resort and job center as shafting works and enamel plant facilities near completion.
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Pittsburg Company
Ellwood
Oliver
Oliver Park
H. W. Hartman
Beaver Falls
Simmer
Enamel Company
Transitrupefing Company
Not Many Accidents as Drivers Suffer Serious Injuries
A quiet day recorded few mishaps with one major incident as a teamster went over a steep bluff with a wagon. Notable injuries included two ribs fractured for a worker in Allegheny, severe facial burns for Abraham Oakley, a serious fall harming Samuel Harkins near Swissvale, and a crushed hand for Albert Holmes on the Panhandle line.
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Herese
Frank Reese
Oliver's Lower Mills
Allegheny
Oakley
Abraham Oakley
Allegheny Foundry Company
Harkkins
Samuel Harkins
Swissvale
Mercy Hospital
Holmes
Albert Holmes
Detective Arrests Man for False Pretense in Pittsburg Area
Detective Kornman of Allegheny arrested Thomas J. Pervine yesterday on a charge of false pretense after John Shank accused him of stealing tools rope and casing from Baxter Oil Company property four miles from Perrysville. Shank, who paid $189 for junk he believed owned by Pervine, sued him. Pervine is jailed.
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Kornman
Allegheny
Thomas J. Pervine
Alderman McKelvey
John Shank
Perrysville
Baxter Ol Company
Pervine
Notable Manhunt Reaches New York for Gallagher Capture
Roger O Mara departed for New York last evening to fetch Barney Gallagher sought there for assaulting Officer Martin Morgan. Gallagher is a one armed man employed by the New York Pension Department. Police have pursued him across the country.
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Roger O'Mara
New York
Barney Gallagher
Martin Morgan Thessage
New York Pension Department
Clever capture of the thieves nets watch and cash
Stephen Quinn, a Philadelphia Baseball Club claim, is held at Central station as a witness against two men jailed for robbing him of a watch and money. Inspectors McAleese and Robinson traced the theft after a pawnshop clerk tipped them off, leading to arrests and a third party pursuit. Quinn, who later claimed a Baltimore Assoc team past, says he lost 15 in cash with the watch and overcoat.
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Stephen Quinn
Philadelphia Baseball Club
Central Station
McAleese
Robinson
Wylie Avenue
Central
Daniel Murphy
Ferdinand Yensen
Murphy
Dinwiddie
Fayette Street
Comanion
Iss
Yensen
Parcular
Grant Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Quinn
Philadelphia
Incleston
Pittsburg
Water Street
Murphy andYensen
Constable Loses Prisoner Through Window Escape
Walter Mowry of Knoxville borough was arrested yesterday by Constable Altmeyer on larceny charges. While searching the residence for stolen property, Mowry escaped from a second-story window and remains at large.
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Walter Mowry
Knoxville
Altmeyer
Orman Johnston
Mowry
Public notice from Warsaw man touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm
Joseph V. Dory of Warsaw Illinois reports rheumatic relief after trying many remedies. He claims Chamberlain's Pain Balm cured him quickly and urges others with similar afflictions to try it. The product sells here for 50 cents per bottle through local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph V. Dory
Warsaw
Ill
New Wash Goods Department Colorings and Fabrics
Hueus and Hacke offer an extensive display of wash fabrics in light and dark grounds with prices from 12 to 25 cents per yard. American Zephyr Ginghams and Challis feature new styles equal to higher priced goods, plus Pongees Dimitys Mushin and Sateens. White goods include Lace effects Figured Swiss Plaids Cheeks Hemstitched lawns and piques for skirts and aprons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ssea
U S Commissioner McCandless Resigns to Resume Law Practice
United States Commissioner and Clerk of the District Court McCandless resigns to return to private law practice. Chief Assessor Frank P. Case is identified as a leading candidate to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. McCandless
United States
United States District Court
Frank P. Case
Public Safety Chief Arranges Immediate Salary for Subordinates
Chief Brown of the Department of Public Safety states his subordinates will receive last month's salaries now, bypassing the need for the appropriation ordinance to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Department of Public Safety
Police bail set in beating arrest case
Patrick Connell a policeman entered bail on a charge of beating a man he was arresting. Pugilist Charles McCoy awaits a hearing before Alderman Leslie on a false pretense charge. Jacob Adams reports a robbery at his Penn avenue residence. Benny Mas of the Humane Society arrests for horse abuse. Rupert Walter discharged for lack of evidence in a gambling house case. Haeris Alexander held for court after assault. Joseph Peterof fined for disorderly conduct. Farep Scunte Emil Rodig Charles Goenther Max Herman Alexander Stubener and others face riot charges before Alderman McRevon with a hearing set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCoy
Leslie
Jacob Adams
Penn Avenue
Benny Mas
The
Humane Society
M. A. McFarland
Austin Simpson
Rupert Walter
Joseyh Peterof
Farep Scuute
Emil Rodig
Charles Goenther
Max Herman
Alexander Stubener
Lent
Charles
Alverman McRevon
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised By Wakefield Editor
Wakefield Illinois editor E C Hinkle lauds Chamberlains Cough Remedy as highly effective for throat and lung ailments after a la grippe bout. He cites a 50 cent bottle breaking the illness and notes widespread use during last winters influenza epidemic. Sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Hinkle
the Beacon
Wakefield
Chamberlain
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Allegheny Select Council
George A. Cochrane
Arrhur Kennedy
W. W. Speer
Kennedy
Hartman
Supreme Court
Agent Dean
Mr. Metzger
William P. Gibbons, Jr
F. R. Bradley
el Paso
Bradley
Eae
Anderson
Ticer
Chicago Forge and Bolt Company
F. F. Meyers
Mercy Hospi
Lewistown
R. H. Cuthbert
St. Louis
J. T. Shirley
Wro
the Schlesser
Cree Wetton
Ara
J. W. Thayer
Illinois
Iowa
C. R. Grant
Akron
W. A. Rhodes
East Liverpool
East Liverpool, Are Ate Beventh Avenue Hotel. Poing At the —F. W. Mitchell
Franklin
Jos
Kentucky
Iegabela House
S. W. Harley
Harris
Corning Glass
A. M. Swartz
Maguire
Swartz
Swarts
Carpenters
Industrial Notes
Kansas
Enessing
Hueus & Hacke
Cor
Fifth Ave
Market St
Laren
U.S
McCandless
Patrick Connell
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Fifth Ave. and
Elmer Collins
Yesternay
At & P.M
Leadine Dry Goods House
Pittsburg, Pa
JOS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Challies
JUS. Horne & CO
C. Weisser
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