Pittsburg Considers Cremation Reporting Law to Combat Concealment
City officials weigh a mandatory report to the Bureau of Health on all cremations after cases of secret disposal. Chief J O Brown contemplates state or municipal action to require death certificates and full details of the deceased to deter crime and concealment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Bureau of Health
J. O. Brown
Department of Public Safety
Moreland
Legal Department
Pittsburg
Bureau of Health
Emma Abbott
Pipe line to the Seaboard Advocated by Oil Producer
John B. Smithman of Old City urges oil producers to build a pipeline to the seaboard as the remedy, criticizing the Dardick bill and Billingsley proposal. He notes market access, discusses storage, and says a refinery should be built along the Atlantic rather than inland at Olin. He recalls stopping drilling and distancing from the Producers Association due to a prior deal with the oil companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Smithman
Old City
Duquenne
Seaboard
Olin
Atlantic
Allegheny Fire Engine Bids Opened for Tests
The Allegheny Fire Committee opened bids for a new engine and arranged a test between rival machines. Representatives from LaFrance, Pistons, Button, Silsby, and Amoskeag defended their engines while committee members debated awarding the contract. A second session was set to test Amoskeag and Silsby engines tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Fire Committees
Agentas Toll
Fire Committee of
Allegheny
Eee A la France
Clapp
Picoe
Eaton
Deepen Ae
Allegheny Efficiency
la France
Pilston
Wakeman
Button Company
al Ny
Comon
Barney Benson
Sitsby Company
Button
Ranco
Coleman Sellers
Philadelphia
F.L. Pitcher
Clapp & Jones Company
Suttwu
Hartmann
Silsby Company
Grege
Cine Aoncemarande
Amoskeag and Sisby
Hague Named for State Fish Commission Post
Grand jury clears Fish Warden John W. Hague of larceny by reason of confiscating a seine. Supporters tout Hague’s work protecting streams in Western Pennsylvania and push him for a Fish Commission seat following James V. Lone’s Florence consul appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hague
Hague
Pennsylvania
State Fish Commission
James V. Lone
Florence
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
B.C. Christy
Ing
Fishiwane Tamer Clube
Washington
Ohio
Michigan
Isconsin
Minnesota
Canada
Bishop Hopkins Dies at Sewickley Home Veteran Minister
The Rev. Robert Hopkins D D died at his Sewickley residence Tuesday afternoon at age about 100. A renowned Methodist circuit rider and early orator, he served as head of the Pittsburg Methodist bookstore until 1860. Survived by a son Rudolph Lipp and a daughter Mrs. Robert Lopkins. Funeral time not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hopkins
Sewickley
Methodist Church
Kane Ridge
Pittsburg
Hopkins
Uue
Yare
Rudolph Lipp
Robert Lopkins
Enormous Death Rate Cited By City Health Chief
Chief Clerk Crosby Gray reports the city had 4079 deaths last year, a rate of 20.74 per thousand. He notes the figure is high but not the worst among cities and urges stricter precautions, isolation of infectious cases, clear door signs, regulated funerals, and widespread use of disinfectants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby Gray
Department of Public Safety
Gray
Not the Novelist Two Men Nave a Fight and Counter Charges
Walter Besant, an old man near Ewa, accuses Joseph Wallman of aggravated assault and mayhem after a late night encounter. Besant says Wallman knocked him down and Bit his head and ear. Wallman counters with the same charge against Besant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Besant
Ewa
Joseph Wallman
Besant
Wallman
Cruel to These Horses Leads to Arrests in Allegheny
Humane Society agent Berryman announces charges against six men for cruelty to animals in Allegheny. The arrested are William McFarland Atius Simmons Thomas Flynn William McKinnie Archie Tanyior and Robert Smith. They will be brought before authorities today and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Humane Society
Allegheny
Berryman
Humane Logiety
Alderman Braun
William McFarland
Atius Simson
Thomas Flynn
William
Beaver Falls Doctor Reports Robbery at Shannopin
Samuel Scott a Beaver Falls physician said he was robbed last night while penniless and wandering about the city. He claimed to have visited a patient at Shannopin on Friday with 160 dollars, was attacked by highwaymen, and sent toward the city on a train. He, aged 65, feared walking home in the cold and said he had written to his son for money without response. He was directed to Central Station but did not reach it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Shannopin
Samuel Scott
Iast
Staten
Angry Admiral Struggles With Authority at Central Station
Joseph Rodgers aged 78, who claims to be an admiral of the United States Navy, created a scene at Monongahela House before being brought to Central station. He insisted Government pays all his expenses, shouted treason, and believed he was to be executed without trial. Police and clerks recall his ornate bearing and unsettled ramblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Joseph Rodgers
Commodore Rodgers
Naval Academy
Annapolis
United States Navy
Admiral Porter
Chartiers
Monongahela House
United States
Ible
Hle
Military spring inspections scheduled across brigades and companies
General John A. Wylie sets dates for spring inspections of N G P units. Details list times, locations, and units from Fourteenth Regiment through Sheridan Troop with inspection focus on clothing arms equipment funds armories and guard duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Wylie
N. G.P
Fourteenth Regiment
Pittsburg
Oakdale
Mansfeld
Elizabeth
Allegheny
R. W
Gomes Ec
SP. M
Warren
Hollidaysboro
Johnstown
Indiana
Greensboro
Mt Pleasant
Uniontown
Comance A
Doneweathels
Sheridan
Highland Avenue Church Confronts Presbytery Ruling on Suspended Ministers
The Highland Avenue Reformed Presbyterian Church held a meeting after reading a pastoral letter from Rev. David McAllister, moderator of the Pittsburgh Presbytery, outlining grounds for suspending seven ministers who joined Rast Ena meeting. Rev. O. B. Milligan defended the suspension and the congregation debated the matter, with pay increases mentioned as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Milligan
Highland Avenue
O. B. Milligan
Highland Avenue Church
Senate
Corwin & Hoffstot plan title declared perfect
Notice states that pending litigation over Mendelssohn lands does not affect the Corwin & Hoffstot plan. Title to the plan passed by Pistebarg and Philadelphia law, found flawless. Lots bought in this plan are guaranteed perfect. James L. DeLone & Co., Agents, McKeesport, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendelssohn
Corwin & Hoffstot
Pistebarg
Philadelphia
Hunter Holds Allegheny Council From Meeting Early
James Hunter president of Allegheny's Common Council remains home ill and will not call a meeting until next week unless public interest dictates otherwise. He says delays allow time to amend ordinances and prepare for April 1st departmental heads elections. A city official notes his absence could curb a lively debate he would control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Common Council
James Hunter
Hunter
City pays employes in cash after large borrowing
Controller Morrow says 980000 was borrowed from three banks to cover payrolls. Fire bureau workers are paid today, street crews tomorrow, police and water bureau staff Saturday. Pay rolls with receipts will go to banks for repayment once the appropriation ordinance passes, with no bank interest charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Controller Morrow
Fire Bureau
Water Bureau
Morrow
Sam
Thirteenth Day of Elmer Collins Fast Report
Elmer Collins nears two weeks without food as doctors McDonald and Houstis report stable vital signs. Weight loss limited to a half pound, liquids and a cough lozenge consumed, with a note denying any nutritious content in the tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Collins
Atlla.m
Frank McDonald
J. W. Houstis
Protecting the Harbor River Operators Seek Union Bridge Action
River coal operators plan to press harbor rights on the Allegheny River arguing Union bridge blocks navigation and should be raised or removed. They defer action pending Legislature debates on Nos. Hand 35 while a mass meeting in City Hall discusses prosecuting encroachments on the river bank by federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny River
Union Bridge
Allegheny Ia
United States
Narrow Escape Near Oregon City Falls At Sea Van
Florence Shafer of Mt Washington now in Portland Oregon recounts a perilous sandboat voyage with Star Sand Company. The vessel drifted to the edge of falls over 60 feet high and held for three days before rescue by five steamers after lines and shore attempts failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafer
Unknown ripper slashes at young woman on Second Avenue
Kate McGarvey, a young woman, was attacked late at night as she walked home on Second Avenue near Try Street. A man leaped from the shadows and slashed at her with a large knife, leaving her clothing torn but her body unharmed. Police searched the area for the stranger responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate McGarvey
Second Avenue
Park
Rea & Co
Try Street
Roach
Deviln
Annie Flinn Receives Second Koch Treatment Injection
Annie Flinn, a young colored girl from Oakland at Mercy Hospital, received her second Koch treatment injection yesterday. She has shown slight improvement after her seventh day since the first injection, though she remains very weak in the final stages of consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Flinn
Ogakland
Mercy Hospital
Koch
Miss Filnn
Death of the Far-Famed Witch Doctor Peter Amend
The Southside healer known as the witch doctor Peter Amend died Sunday. At his burial Tuesday morning at St. Malachi's B.C. Church in West End, his age was listed as unknown. Amend claimed he could cure any disease by communing with spirits and built a sizable fortune on believer’s trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Amend
Southside
St. Malachi's B.C
West End
War Threat to Amalgamated Association in Braddock Wire Mills
The Braddock Wire Mills strike reveals a broader conflict between the Amalgamated Association and seven national suppliers tied to a wire trust. Officials say the firm employs no union men while preparing to shift to nonunion labor, and manufacturers may refuse next year's scale if Braddock wins. Union leaders acknowledge the broader industry pressure but insist the fight centers on recognition, not outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Wire Company
Amalgamated Association
Braddock Wire Mills
Amalgamated Woon
United States
Weibe
Amalgamated
Rowe
Braddock Company
Ame
Braddock
Labor Leaders Question Rainey Riot Arrests
Opinions from miners leaders on W. J. Rainey arrests for conspiracy and riot amid a labor flare up. John Flannery for the miners argues Rainey cannot gain and may lose public sympathy and support from operators. N Hoffson ex-Master Workman predicts Rainey will lose rather than gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rainey
Columbus
John Flannery
Rainey
N. Hoss
Linden Steel Company Pleased With Secretary Tracy Report
Linden Steel Company expressed satisfaction with Secretary Tracy’s findings that the firm did not commit fraud in stamping test pieces. A company representative said the stamp was stolen and used without the firm’s knowledge, and no steel passed inspection with the illicit stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Steel Company
Tracy
Secretary of the Navy
Per Steel
Iron and steel shipments seen as freight rate cuts rise
The note cites reduced freight rates for iron and steel, with about 4000 tons shipped daily. Mills idle for gas and coal use resuming mark operations at Sisorn Nimick Co and King & Sons. Post office floor work begins, and Carnegie Phipps backs postal subsidies while trades council considerations unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King & Sons
Oliver's Mills
Woods’ Run
Patrison
W. L. Anport
Carnegie, Phipps
Five Men Injured In Soho Furnace Accident
Five men sustained injuries in a Moorhead furnace mishap as slag cooled and a hot blast blew out. Thomas Poland suffered serious head and back burns while Patrick Poland Thomas Gallagher William Welsh and John Tolinski were lightly burned. Druggist E O Schaaffer burned by acid on Fifth Avenue faces possible loss of sight. Frank Schultz foot crushed. H C Wick rescued from drowning. Charles Reese bruised in a mill incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Poland
Patrick Poland
Thomas Gallagher
William Welsh
John Tolinski
Poland
Second Avenue
Accion Schaeffer
E. O. Schaaffer
Fifth Avenue
Schultz
Frank Schultz
Republican Iron Works
Southside
Wick
H. C. Wick
Jefferson County
Reese
Charles Reese
Oliver Bros.' Mill
Hoe
Central Board Committees Named By Chairman McKelvy
Chairman McKelvy of the Central Board of Education announced the new committee assignments for the coming year. The list includes Finance, High School, Books and Course of Instruction, Vacations, Eesne, Rules and Usages, Law, Teachers and Salaries, Special, Evening Schools, Music and more with numerous named members. J. C. Bows was reelected to the Central Board of Education at the Springfeld sub-district meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKelvy
MccKelvy
Central Board of Education
Finance
Thomas W. Keller
Frederick Fichtel
George Bradley
Joseph D. Mellroy
M. B. Foley
John Benz
N. F. Trash
C. F. Spinneweber
Hugh McMurray
W. Holmes
John McKain
Huch Adama
Alex. AD. McCandless
J. EB. Rogers
D. R. Serene
Tees H. Phelps
KR. W. Blase
A. Jeon
E. Wwearns
E. Wermmar
Enty Berger “Brown
Dre
E. W. Swinzelt
J. i F. Olohausen
William Vogel
C. Ea Gray
Joe G. Fox
H. F. Oinhausen
Li Thomas Jones
Henry Barlow
D. A Pprence
Thomas LD. Keller
DL. Kearns
John Fox
W. B. Foley
Geo Bradley
J.C. Boos
J. O
Evenia
E. Welmar
Frederick Fechtel
Eugene Sheean
John R. Lenree
C. F. Spimneweber
KE. W. Swenzel
R. W. Blaze
Thomas H. Phelps
Alex
Itelandress
John R. Longman
J. C. Bows
Springfeld
Central Hoard of
Baltimore and Ohio Officials Visit City in Special Car
Vice President Orland Smith and General Manager Odell along with General Superintendent Walters and other B and O officials arrived last evening in a special car. They stayed at the Duquesne Club and planned to depart this morning for heeling and Chicago, with the purpose of their West trip and Pittsburg stopover not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orland Smith
Odell
Walters
Baltimore and Ohio Road
City
Heeling
Chicago
Duquesne Club
Pittsburg
Communities Eye Rail Link From Montour Area
Local observers report talk of reviving the Shonsetown and Clinton Railway to connect Pittsburg area outlying towns with the city. Investors and farmers near Frankfort Springs and Imperial show interest, but funds and signatures remain uncertain as options and bonds are discussed and debated.
All-Wool Spring Fabrics and Veilings Offered by Priestly Co
Black satin faced serger 40 loch in woven dots figures and stripes offered at 1 per yard as extra value all wool suited to early spring wear. Feather weight veiling 40 inch at 50c 70e toe and up H. Veilings in all wool and silk and wool 40 to 44 inches priced 85c 00 1 50. All wool French foul 6 loch in new spring shades wood browns corn yellow delicate rays 91 per yard. All-wool French plaids inch at tie. Choice nerve colorings bold effects Shephera checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Priestly & Co
40 inch Gray Fabrics and Silk Crystellette Preview
A notice lists 40-inch Gray Fonle Berges in five shades and 41-inch Gray Herringbone Stripe Suiting in drum weight for spring use. Also promoted is H Priestly & Co.’s Black Silk and Crystellette fabric, priced at 175 dollars, with measures noted as 42 inches.
Open Labor Meeting Planned in Kittanning With Union Speakers
An open meeting organized by multiple labor unions will take place in Kittanning tomorrow evening. Speakers include Master Workman of DW. A. 8 and George Britton of D. A. 95 in Connecticut. The goal is to unite workers from small towns across Western Pennsylvania to defend city workers during strikes as employers recruit from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
Alleged Oleomargarine Case Dismissed Against Market Stands
Alderman McNalty discharged the suits against Allegheny Market stand proprietors accused of oleomargarine dealing by the Farmers and Dairymens Protective Association. The prosecution sought another postponement due to absent witnesses, but the request was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNalty
Allegheny Market
Farmers and Dairymens’ Protective Association
Two Burned Men in Critical Condition After Pier and Danni Explosion
Arthur Kaiser and A. Smittley, severely burned in the Stevenson street gas explosion at Pier and Danni's brewery, remained in critical condition at Mercy Hospital last night. Both are delirious and their prospects for recovery are described as very slim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kaiser
A. Smittley
Pier & Danni's
Stevenson Street
Mercy Hospital
Pennsylvania Company Strike Threat Foiled by Rapid Call Up
It is claimed workers did not strike last week because the company could mobilize a large force within 74 hours. The road’s business could have continued without interruption, observers say, citing internal staffing ready for rapid deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Company
Major Greenland Seen With Local Militia on Smaithfield Street
Major W. W. Greenland of Clarion was met on Smaithfield street last evening with several local military. When asked about rumors of him becoming Quartermaster General of the Guard, he said he knew nothing about it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Greenland
Clarion
Smaithfield Street
the Guard
Local Agent Reports Traffic Uptick After Flood Disturbance
M. E. Vaillant, agent for American Express, says the flood briefly demoralized business but notes a fair traffic increase in the past week. He adds the dull season follows holidays, yet the spring period brings steady activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Vaillant
American Express
Carpenters Union Eyes Next Council Meeting To Set Demands Date
Local Union No. 211 of carpenters met last night and announces at the Carpenters Council that another attempt will be made to fix the date to present demands to the bosses. The opposition will attend and a lively session is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters
Carpenters’ Council
Union Leaders Plan Philadelphia Meeting and Strike Action
Master Workman Evans of D A 3 K of L reports General Hays letter stating the Executive Board will meet in Philadelphia next Monday. Powderly is expected to issue the order for the Shmsen strike on the Southelde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workman Evans
General Hays
Philadelphia
Powderly m
Disappearance Report Missing Cook With $10 Stolen Goods
Frederick Faulk of Booth earner street reports a class cook vanished with $10 and clothing items. He believes they left together. Special To Let Lists This Morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Faulk
Booth Earner Eeeees Street
Police Committee approves February bills and reports
The Allegheny Police Committee approved February bills. The Mayor's office reported 48 arrests and receipts totaling 9,453.66. A separate report showed 233 alarms recorded during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Mayor's Office
Mines Restart at Low Rates Near Monongahela City
Word received yesterday that Charles Jatte's mines below Monongahela City have started up at 3 cents ceote and that the Buffalo mines have resumed at 7 cents ton on the Columbus scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jatte
Monongahela City
Buffalo
Columbus
Fulton Named Successor for Chief Assessor Post
Former mayor Andrew Fulton is named as prospective successor to Frank Case for the Chief Assessor role if Case becomes Commissioner in place of Guan and McCandless. Fulton previously held the position before his mayoral election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Fulton
Frank Case
Comsielener
Guan
McCandless
Fulton
Local coal trade slows amid gas shortages in wartime demand
Local coal trade falls off in recent days as gas shortages in the war effort squeeze supply. The Central Traffic Association has granted reduced freight rates to ease transport costs amid the market drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Coraopolis
Central Traffic Association
Disorderly conduct and misdeeds reported in city records
Anthony O'Donnell arrested for keeping a disorderly house on Canton street. Henry Ware locked up for drunkenness after claiming no place to go. William Sweeley bailed for assaulting Lm Humphrias. Ferdinand Texley and Daniel Monday alias Murphy committed for stealing a watch from Quinn. Jos Ostrander, old soldier, confined in Thirty-sixth ward station after pension visit. Mrs Joseph Alexnowich alleges assault and battery by her husband who threatened to pour hot water on the baby. William Harrison arrested after leaving the penitentiary under detective supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asthony O'Donnell
Canton Street
Henry Ware
William Sweeley
Seventeenth Ward
M Humphhrias
Ferdinand Texley
Daniel Monday
Murphy
AxGosTURA BITTERS Stimulant Promotes Appetite
Tissu Special To Lot Lists This Morning reports AxGosTURA BITTERS advertised as the most efficacious stimulant to excite the appetite.
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Chance
Brown
Baker
Bureau of Vital Staristice
McDowell
McKeesport
Samson's Crematory
Let Liste
Warden Hague
Fish Commission
Bishop Hopkins
Jus
Rodgers
Mononda
Uni States Navy
General Wylie
Lota
James L. DeLone
Weihe
W. J. Kiainey
Operator Rainey
Industrial Notes
Sisorn, Nimick & Co
Central Trades Council
Joan Flannery
Duqueane
Carnegie Bros. & Co
George, Albertson
W. F. Speer
Xavier Wittmer
Harrisburg
Michael Electric Mining Company
O'Neil & Peterson
Soho
Shonsetown
Clinton
George S. Whitney
New York City
W. K. Gillespie
Inquirer
William H. MecCreery
Mr. MecCreery
Youngstown
J. H. McCreery
Frankfort Springs
Montour Company
Ike
Montour Junction
Lake Erie
Page Springs
Biber & Easton
BK. B
Cloaka
Lincrusta
Walton
J. Kerwin Miller & CO
Smithfield ST
Ulrich & Spencer
Penn Avenue
Lot
JOS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Blazers
Jos. Horne
Edward
Groetzinger
Penn Avenues
Penn
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