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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1891
Page
5
A desperate attempt to blow open the Calistoga post office safe failed. Burglars gained entry, turned on gas and powder, and stole about 15 in stamps and money before escaping. Postmaster Shallenberger found the office filled with powder and gas. search for suspects continues.
United Mine Workers call meetings in coke region towns to urge support for the strike against a 0 percent wage cut. In Connellsville and nearby areas rallies planned with labor leaders addressing workers. Some coke relief workers go to Irwin to fill gaps as strikers hold firm.
A Johnstown prosecutor was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for embezzlement under the oleomargarine law. W P Cook, posing as an agent of a Pennsylvania anti-oleomargarine group, faced charges after being accused of funneling funds to himself. He previously served as a justice of the peace, later shifting to Pittsburgh before returning and facing further arrest for misappropriating money from a widow.
Craig Crossmire Harry Charles and Frank Charles were arrested on wrecking a passenger train near Milestrart causing rail company concern. They, about 21 years old, deny the charge. Prank Day, linked to the Red Noses Mike stunt, aided the arrest. They await hearing before Judge Fura.
March 5 report from Manvins Perry, O, notes the Bord disrupted natural gas supplies with irregular pressure. Buckeye Glee Works and Risey works report several pots broken due to the faulty supply. Power meter runs like clockwork but no gas is delivered and officials investigate the mystery of the zero particle gas.
Over a hundred plasterers in Wilkes Barre March 1 walked out demanding five dollar daily wages for all workers with the men who shop at work refused to cover labor. A agreement with the contractor Carrere stands as the hurdle and some crews have complied while others are expected to join.
A Youngstown widow learns her long missing son Jats McCurray, who left twenty years ago to seek fortune, is alive in New Castle. The notice notes a telegram from the Dispatch and mentions neighboring city reports and local telegraph updates.
Report says the latest Nicelys action seeks to charge others with conspiracy tied to their conviction. Well informed observers claim proof of a real conspiracy exists and can be presented.
Bealeville Pa March 5 funeral held for Squire Scott aged 76. Witnesses say horse ran riderless past Mrs. Yorty as neighbors rushed to scene. Doctors believe apoplexy caused the fall while Scott was guiding the horse toward town.
Report from Indiana Pennsylvania March 6 describes two men from Westmoreland County leasing about 50 acres along Twolick Creek near Upper Twolick. They paid 100 per acre for a key vein six feet thick and plan to sell the land though buyers are unnamed. New Castle interests reportedly eye a new coke field in the district and may return soon.
In the United States District Court on March 1 in Pittsburg Nelson Nozzellio and Alo Robisca were acquitted of attempting to pass counterfeit money at the Little Black Bear Hotel. Leo nando Magnetto was convicted and fined 50 dollars with two years and six months in the Western Penitentiary. James Clark alias John Doe was convicted of attempting to pass counterfeit money on a Pittsburg baker and sentenced to pay a fine and two years imprisonment.
Special telegram reports a study by Mr. McConnell chief clerk of the Railway Mail Service at Pittsboro on improving mail routes between Pittsburg and Waynesboro. The plan may place a railway mail agent to assure thorough service. Previously Waynesburg mail via Fansburg went through Washington.
The annual navy register lists six rear admirals, ten commodores, and 250 lieutenants among active officers, with cadets, engineers, surgeons, and civilian staff. It notes 19 vessels building, various ship rates, and details pay scales from rear admiral to waiting orders, plus death and resignations figures.
Call this week for special low prices on first class watches. Your old watch taken in exchange at Hauch's, No. 295 Fifth Avenue, WFSt.
A list of marriage licenses issued yesterday includes Blanche Wiltshire and Claudious McCutcheon from Moon township, Nannie Schwartz, William J. Jocke, Ella Cain, and many others. The notices also record upcoming funeral arrangements for Eliza Fleminga and Patrick Corcoran among residents of Pittsburg and surrounding townships with details on dates and locations.
A mortgage filed in Cambria County Recorder's Office secures a 2,000,000 loan from Girard Life Insurance Annuity and Trust Company of Philadelphia to the Cambria and Clearfield Railroad Company. The loan bears interest in gold, due in 1041, and covers the railroad line from Crésson to the Indiana County extension.
A two year old girl named Katie Hart died in a fire today while her mother was away. Her clothing caught fire and she stood immobile amid flames before being found burned to death.
Special telegram reports Isaac Crooks living near Reed's station found dead in front of his hearth. He evidently fell into the fire and burned while insensible, leaving a solitary fate near Zanesville on March 6.
Special Telegram from McKeesport says the prolonged miners strike along the Monongahela river has ended. Workers report operators conceded the advance yesterday and that work will resume next week.
The funeral for Rev Kaun was held yesterday in MeKersport with Catholic honors as sixty five priests attended. A separate report notes William Stevenson of Woods Run nearly drowned in a Tuesday incident and a court case cites Director misappropriation at Fayette Fuel Gas. A Johnstown justice, William F. Cook, received a 15 month penitentiary sentence for embezzlement. New England snowfalls report 1 to 14 inches across the region, with blocked roads but no telegraph or railroad outages. An ad promotes a 20 percent savings on watches at Hauoli’s, 295 Fifth Avenue.
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