Publicans Prepare to Enforce Caucus Decree
Publicans plan to carry out the caucus decree by outlasting the Democrats in political effort. An official policy announcement is expected this week.
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1889
Page
9
Crowds Gather for Diplomatic and Presidential Presence at Alleheny Park
Thousands crowd West Park under rain to glimpse President Cleveland and Mr. Harrison as Senators, diplomats, and officials pass in a dignified scramble. Onlookers endure slanting rain while steam rises from soaked coats in a vivid mass scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Edmunds
Ingalls
Diplomatic Corps
House of Representatives
Carlisle
John B. Clark
House
Cleveland
Harrison
Alleheny
West Park
Taking the Oath Amid Rain at Harrison Inauguration
In a rain soaked scene at the Senate rotunda President-elect Harrison took the oath with Chief Justice Fuller administering. Crowd cheers rose as Harrison read his inaugural address and preparations for the ceremony drew a large government and public audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raio
Harrison
Morton Falata
Associated Frese
Senate
Cleveland
Diplomatic Corps
House of Representatives
Niagara
Fuller
Canaday
The
United States
President's Pension Policy Address Draws Rousing Crowd
After the address the crowd cheered and waved hats as President Grover Cleveland departed to the Senate with Vice President Hoar. Ex presidents Cleveland and Harrison moved through the Senate corridors amid cordial welcomes and sustained demonstrations of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Hoar
Cockrell
Mr. Cowland
Goodby
Grover
Cleveland
Major Proden
Harrison
Cullom
Halford
George B. Williams
Edmunds
Reed
Maine
Carnival of Fire Flambeau Clubs Contest Amidst Rain
In wet conditions on March 4 at the monument grounds in Esin Kansas the Flambeau competition took place despite heavy rain. Several thousand spectators witnessed the prize contest as clubs braved the storm and prepared for a spectacular pyrotechnic display delayed by the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pooring Esin
Kansas
Monument
Firework clubs dazzle crowd in Kansas city display
At 9:30 the Atchison club led off with torches and a flood of colored rockets as the Cyclone Club of Lawrence and the Sedalia Flambeau followed with dramatic bursts. The judges awarded first prize to the C Club and second to the Sedalia unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Kan
Seventh Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Flambeau Club
Sedalia
Sedalia Club
Cabinet appointments to be confirmed by Senate
Washington March 4 The understanding is that President Harrison will send the Cabinet names to the Senate tomorrow and they will be confirmed at once. Opinions vary on session length as Chandler and Hoar election fraud investigations remain on the calendar and a Republican pursuit could delay proceedings, with Democrats using Senate rules to filibuster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassterox
Harrison
Senate
Chandler
Ladies of the President’s Family In Senate Gallery Attire
In Washington March 4 the Senate gallery drew attention as the President and Vice President’s families took seats. Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. McKee wore tailored suits with lace, ostrich tips, and gold embroidery. Mrs. Russell B. Harrison showcased deep red cloth with black ostrich trim. other guests wore bronze, cythere, and neutral tones with matching bonnets and gloves. The vacant Cleveland family bench became the gallery’s focal point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadasy
Senate
Harrison
Russell B. Harrison
J. B. McKee
Morton
Abe
Dakota
Washington
Cleveland
English Press Reviews Harrison Inaugural Address
The Times and other papers debate Harrison's naturalization plan and foreign policy. Observers note Blaine influence on the address and discuss coaling stations, naval build up, and potential world implications. Some papers praise restraint while others criticize bombast and Irish policy implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Harrison
America
Blaine
Samoa
Department of Finance
The
Daily News
Canada
Walt Whitaan
Atlantic
Jess
Morning Post
Daily Telegraph
Chronicle
England
Editors' Views Of The Address In Democratic Journals
The Journal of Commerce reports broad praise for the inaugural from the Democratic press. The Times finds no impressive remarks by Mr. Harrison and deems the tone commonplace. The Herald calls the address sincere and exceedingly clear in its message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Journal of Commerce
Sava
Epet
the Times
Harrison
Herald
President's firm no-nonsense foreign policy pledge
The Tribune reports the president will not perform shilly shally diplomacy and will deliver a strong speech aimed at rebuking heresies and misdeeds. The address is expected to face criticism from opponents, but the president seeks to reach American hearts and convictions with a forceful, patriotic appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Dr. Johnson
Cracker Firm Sued Over Missing Tin Boxes
A Pittsburg cracker maker is charged with larceny after Allegheny’s Squire Neillie filed a warrant. Constable Billings found alleged stolen cracker tins at the defendant’s works, though the owner was away in Washington. The suit claims dealers swap tin boxes for customer boxes with a 50 cent box deposit and refunds on return, leading to disputed boxes and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Squire Neillie
Fourth Ward
Billings
Washington
Gross Says It Was Murder at Clark's Mill Shooting
Judge McKenna heard the dying deposition of I R G Gross who accuses John Carter of firing at Clark's Mill. The injured man, a Pittsburg resident, describes Carter drawing a revolver and shouting a racial slur before the shot struck his chest. Carter maintains the firing was accidental and remains in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge McKenna
Gross
John Carter
Clark's Mill
I. R. G. Gross
Ammon Alley
Fortieth Street
Pitts
William Johnson
Will Johnson
Carter
James Johnson
John
Mason
Eld
Tee John Carter
Pittsburg
Hagerstown
Ball
Len
Des Black
Herron
Zimmerman
Seventeenth Ward
Jesse Carter
Water Street
Connolly Still At Large After Crescent Street Stabbing
Mike Connolly remains uncaptured after stabbing James Godfrey at Anna King's Crescent street home Sunday morning. Godfrey's condition worsened. Dr. Mowry predicted death within hours. Inspector Mc Aleese and M. McKenna obtained Godfrey's dying declaration. Hing and Staub remain detained at Central station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Connolly
James Godfrey
Anna King
Crescent Street
Godfrey
Dr. Mowry
Ternal
M. McKenna
Inspector McAleese
Anna Hing
Mary Staub
Central Station
Tailor offers old clothes transformed to look like new
An advertisement claims you can renew old garments to resemble new attire. The offer directs readers to Tailor's shop at 65 Fifth Ave corner Wood St on the second floor with a telephone contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ave
Cor
Wood St
Builders Exchange Members Rally In Pittsburgh Row
The Pittsburg Builders' Exchange held a lively monthly meeting in the Renshaw building with two new members elected and bills approved. Members return from Philadelphia report ridicule of local exchange and discuss declining to join the National Exchange while reaffirming plans to proceed with building projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Builders’ Exchange
Renshaw
Philadelphia
National Exchange
Pittsburg Exchange
Pittsburg
W. S. Sharon
George Fulmer
The
Exchange
California
Union talks over non union carpenters at expositions iron building
A Carpenters and Joiners' Union committee met President Marvin of the Exposition to press for union only labor on the new iron building. Marvin referred them to contractors Mooreghy and Hamilton who run the project. A Wrightley stove foundry strike also began, with Stove Molders' Union No 14 opposing the hollow boards system and wiring a halt to work after a Friday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters and Joiners’ Union
Marvin
New Iron Building
Messrs. Aoeghy & Hamilton
Woghtley
The
Fitzpatrick
Cincinnati
Wage Reductions at Steel Valley Plants Prompt Pay Cuts
Harrisburg March 4. At Chesapeake Nail Works and Central Iron Works controlled by Charles L Bailey & Co. puddlers wage cut from 378 to 3560 per ton. The Pennsylvania Company at Steelton plans a small wage decrease for its employees next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Chesapeake Nail Works
Central Iron Works
Charles L. Bailey & Co
Pennsylvania Company
Steelton
Coalboats Ready to Set Sail as Ice Clears
Nearly 4,000,000 bushels of coal at the port will go out today and tomorrow as ice breaks on the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. By noon today the Alice Brown with 16 barges and two models carrying 252,000 bushels leaves for New Orleans. W. H. Browns Sons plan multiple departures tomorrow including the Percy Kelsey and John Penny with 14 boats each, and the Alexander Swift with 8 boats and 2 barges, plus the Charles Brown with 10 boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
New Orleans
Allegheny
Parker’s
W. H. Brown
Percy Kelsey
John Penny
Alexander Swift
Charles Brown
Belgian Woman Survives Uneasy Crossing With Pails
A Belgian woman crossing the West Penn tracks near Blairsville was struck by the Blairsville express. The engine lifted her, she flew through the air, blood on her face, then she rose, retrieved her pails, and calmly walked home, entertaining onlookers with a casual attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Penn
Creighton
Blairsville Express
Drowned Heroic Coalboat Incident Near Demmler Station
William Ward, 45, drowned while pumping water from a coalboat at Demmler station on Sunday. A boy companion failed to see the plunge. Ward’s body was recovered yesterday morning. An inquest returned an accidental death verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ward
Demmler Station
Ward
Yestada
Girl in Larceny Case Then Jailed for Hearing
Magistrate McKenna yesterday committed a young servant girl named Hattie Ray more alias Alice Schafer to jail for a hearing on Wednesday on a grand larceny charge. The theft involved calicos and muslins taken from Mrs. F Varod of Allegheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKenna
Hattie Raymore
Alice Schafer
F. Varod
Allegheny
Charity Agency Reports New Applicants and Aid Reach
The semi monthly report shows 73 new charity applicants 766 families visited and 541 aided totaling 2236 persons. India silk sale announced with 5000 yards and goods priced to clear at 70 to 75 cents per yard at Jos. Home & Co. Penn Avenue Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association For the Improvement of the Poor
Jos. Home & Co
Penn Avenue
Martin Sues Wisharts for Disorderly Conduct in Street Altercation
John A. Martin of Smithfield street will file an information before Justice Gripp against Mark Wishart and Captain Wishart for disorderly conduct after a confrontation on the sidewalk. Martin says Mark struck him while protecting a lady from rain, and the Captain appeared ready to draw. Witnesses, including a doctor’s wife and driver, saw the scene as 500 onlookers gathered. The Wisharts were not found at their office for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Martin
Wisharts
Mark
John
Smithfield Street
Justice Gripp
Mark Wishart
Law and Order
Captain Wishart
Sixth Avenue
Martin
Dauler, Close & Johns
Mr. Johns
Cap
Johns
Sam Mega Sayre
Wishart
Union
German Protest Address At Druids Ninth Anniversary
John E. Joos spoke to about 500 attendees at Jefferson Hall in Allegheny, urging Germans to defend liberty against prohibition. He argued against laws dictating what individuals may drink and called on the Druids Sangerbund to uphold American constitutional rights and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Joos
Druiden Sangerbund
Allegheny
Jefferson Hall
Madison Avenue
The
Druids
Joos
Pennsylvania
America
Eee Pencys
Inauguration Parade Fears and Possible Death Toll
A DisPatcH reporter records warnings that the Washington parades may cause deaths from pneumonia or rheumatic illness. A gentleman predicts several young men will perish due to exposure and lax habits during the event, and urges watching the papers in the coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dispatch
Borough Factory Sale Sparks Hope of Revival
Coracpolis may host a new factory after a sheriff sale. William M. Orr bought the building and ten acres for $6000, with debts assumed. The site could become a planing mill or other use, boosting local building activity and a mild village boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coracpolis
William M. Orr
Funeral for James H Negley Jr at Samson's Chapel
The funeral of James H Negley Jr was held at Samson's Chapel sixth avenue yesterday at 2 P M Rev Dr Holland preached the sermon Interment followed at Allegheny Cemetery The young man died of typhoid fever in Boise City Idaho February 21 He was a son of General James Negley now in London The proceedings were recorded in shorthand for the General
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Negley, Jr
Samson's Chapel
Sixth Avenue
Holland
Allegheny Cemetery
Negley
Boise City
Idaho
London
Through Day Coaches to St Louis and Chicago
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced day coaches will run through from Harrisburg to St Louis and Chicago every Tuesday. The service aims to aid Western Pennsylvania residents planning spring moves by avoiding a transfer at Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Harrisburg
St. Louis
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Perfect Fitting Patterns Cut to Order at Newton's School
Patterns cut to measure with 15 measurements, darts tailored for the figure plus full sleeve styles. Instructions in basting provided with each pattern. Also advertising 5,000 yards India silk sale today at Jos. Horyz & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton’s” School of
Sixth St
Local piano sale and textile bargains at city stores
Chickering pianos new and second hand offered at wholesale cost by H Kleber & Bro 506 Wood Street. Also ladies stockins at 25 cents pair, fabric and garments sale at Jos Horne Co Penn Avenue and Sixth Liberty corner. Linens garments and blankets below cost with many bargain items across multiple stores including Angostura Bitters listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickering
H. Kleber & Bro’s
Wood Street
Inge
Jos, Horne & Co
Penn Avenue
The Power of the Church on Capital and Labor
At the monthly Ministerial Alliance meeting Dr J G Goettman read a paper arguing the church and gospel of Christ are essential in all dealings among men amid the capital versus labor conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ministerial Alliance
J. G. Goettman
Biber and Easton French Novelty Robes Ad
French novelty robes offered in wide wool fabrics with varied stripes checks and solids. Early choice prices range from 10 to 25 dollars a pattern. Spring wool fabrics and cashmeres highlighted with quality notions and cretonnes.
Hydrant Inspector Staff Cut Under City Water Committee
A special meeting of the Water Committee of Allegheny Councils decided five inspectors suffice and reduced the force. The names of dropped workers were not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Committee of Allegheny
New Patterns For Children's Wear Highlighted By Local Tailor
In addition to our large assortment, new patterns for children's gowns and jackets are featured. Dickson, a well known tailor at 65 Fifth avenue corner Wood street second floor, handles cleaning and renovating services in fine shape. Advance styles in children's coats and jackets now ready from Jos. Honse & Co. Funeral notice for Holtzman published with details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Horne & Co
Penn Avenue
Dickson
Fifth Avenue
Wood Street
Ephone
Western freight rates unified under new classification
A revised notice from the St. Louis Arkansas and Texas Railroad establishes a western classified rate system for Texas points starting March 18, extending to Texas Arkansas and Mexico City routes. The change removes Texas-specific rules, applying western rates to most freight with some commodities exempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Arkansas and Texas Railroad
Texas
Western Aa
Arkansas
City of
Mexico
March Bargains on Fabric and Hosiery at Discount Prices
Bargains include 100 dozens of fadeless Mick Cotton Brockings at two cents per pair, 100 dozens men’s fancy striped cotton half hose at 1.50 per pair, plus fabric by the yard priced at 0.75. Limited availability indicated by terse regional description.
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Canady
Ace Club
Cyclone Club
Lawrence
Tenth Street
Fire Kings
Connolly
Coracpolla
P. BR. R
Jos. Horyz & Co
Chickering Clearance Sale
Hamburg
Os. Horne & Co
Peis Avenue
Annies
Hornet & Co
Biber & Easton
BNEW
Gros
Ginghams
Latines
Etoile du Nords
Chambroys and
Cretonnes
Market ST
Honse & Co
Holtzman
Bradd
Tannen Olteman
James Booth
Booth & Flinn
City
Jos. Hansz & Co
Baces & Brut
Horse & Co
Cotton Brockings St
Diack
Les
India
Gandup
Sarah Silks
Geo
Horne & CO
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