McKee's Rocks to Test Australian Ballot Law Election
McKee's Rocks in Allegheny plans a first trial of the Baker act for township and borough elections with a March or early April vote. The town faces a stalled effort to form a borough, a divided electorate, and a large slate of offices including Burgess six Councilmen six School Directors a Constable and Auditors. The specimen ballot educates voters while the official ballot lists many offices and requires per-row crosses for split tickets.
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Allegheny
Baker
Biz
MeeKee's Rocks
Australia
McKee's Rocks
McKee’s Rocks
Grand
Frank Thompson
Economites
Pittsburg
Pittsburge
Squire's Office
Pennsylvania
The
Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Neressat
Juef Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
Oesentatives
Watchers and filings outlined for township and borough elections
The notice explains filing deadlines for township and borough offices with county commissioners or auditors and the appointment of three watchers for each party. It notes the watcher's certificate and the use of tinted half sheet legal paper.
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Loke
Death of B L Wood in Washington shocks Pittsburg friends
B L Wood Jr died in Willard's Hotel Washington after pneumonia lasting less than a week. He was about 46, a Pittsburg native with deep Monongahela Navigation ties, serving as president of Monongahela Dredging and director of the Navigation Company and Chamber of Commerce. His brothers and widow, two wives dead, survive along with a widowed mother in Braddock.
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B. L. Wool, Jr
Washington
Willard’s
Charles W. Wood
William P. Wood
Pittsburg
Wood
River and Harbor Committee
Monongahela Navigation Company
Pittsboro
Jamin L. Wood, Jr
Benjamin Wood
Monongahela River
Allegheny County
Western University
Monongshela Navigation Company
William FP. Wood
Monongahela Dredging Company
Chamber of Commerce
Charleston and West Virginia Bridge Company
W. W. Alexander Dempster
Kanawha River
Woods
von Bornhorst
Braddock
Pittsburg Post Office faces reform debate over payroll and costs
Reformers allege payroll inflation at the Pittsburg Post Office with sustained growth in receipts and staff since 1884. They compare Pittsburg with Cleveland and Buffalo, noting higher carrier and clerk costs, while officials defend expanded facilities and service levels, arguing expenses reflect public demand and urban growth.
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Allegheny
Pittsburg
Senator Quay
Scott
McCleary
Cleveland, D
Cleveland
Buffalo
The People Must Judge on Post Office Administration
The administration defends its cost policy and service quality, claiming office work runs on business principles and will continue so. It cites General Coulter, Sixth Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office, asserting the Pittsburg Postoffice is among the best managed offices in the upper states and its work is complete in detail.
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Scott
McKean
Edwards
Senator Quay
Wason
General Coulter
Treasury
Post Office Department
Colonel Coulter
the Treasury
Postoffice Department
Pittsburg
Union Leader in Sharon Mill Organizing Push
President Weihe of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers visited Sharon yesterday to organize workers at the Sharon mill. The lodge is anticipated to grow large with renewed union activity in the plant community.
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Weihe
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Sharon
Lenten goods sale offers broad discounts from Pittsburg dealer
Jas. J. Weldon promotes a low price sale on a wide range of first class items with freight prepaid within 300 miles of Pittsburg. The pamphlet lists codfish, salmon, sugar, tea, coffee, honey, molasses, oats, raisins, baking supplies, soap, ladder, clothes horse and tobaccos with special bulk prices and a money back guarantee. Customers urged to send name and address for the price list.
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Pittsburg
New Orleans
United States
Jas. J. Weldon
Market Street
Second Avenue
Rheumacura touted by Pittsburg man for gout relief
George Dimling of 17 Diamond Square Pittsburg claims rheumatic gout left him bedbound for months until one Rheumacura bottle let him walk again. He says seven or eight doses helped him and that the rest cured two others, with a dealer offering the remedy at 300 per bottle.
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George Dimling
No. 17
Diamond Square
Pittsburg
Louis Schobdollar
Mr. Kimmich
McKissire & Corssmax Mra. Co
Penn Avenue
Dress trimmings ahead in state broadside
An advertisement from Reine & Wibps at 710 Penn Avenue touts the best line of dress trimmings in the state. The notice invites housewives to a special selection from the Monday Dispatch lists and promises easy selection for hosts.
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Reine & Wibps
Penn Avenue
Mandamus Sought to Reclaim County Counsel Fees
County Controller Grier petitions Common Pleas No 1 seeking a writ of mandamus against County Commissioners Mercer Weir and Boyle to compel warrants for $74 90 in counsel fees he paid out of pocket. He argues custom and past practice justify reimbursement for outside counsel in cases involving deputy coroner Berry clerk Alexander McGunnegial and county depository disputes, noting prior payments in 1884 ranged from 5 000 to 10 000.
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Grier
Common Pleas No
Mercer
Weir
Boyle
Robb
Fitzsimmons
Berry
Alex. McGunnegle
A. Gilfillan
Robb and Fitzsimmons
Robert Berry
Robb & Fitzsimmons
Mr. Grier
Alex. Gilfillan
County Depository
More Marital Difficulties as Divorces Are Granted
Attorney J A Langfitt filed the divorce suit of R B Sterrett against Kate E Sterrett. They wed August 1 1877 and she deserted him March 10 1890. Four divorces were granted yesterday including Aiken versus Hannah Aiken for infidelity and Mellinger versus Edward F Mellinger for cruelty. Julianna Marck versus Anton Marck and Catharine Burkhardt versus Frank Burkhardt were also decided for desertion. In Mary Gregory versus Jackson Gregory a rule was issued to show cause why he should pay counsel fees and support.
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J. A. Langfitt
R. B. Sterrett
Kate E Sterrett
Thomas Aiken
Hannah Mr. Aiken
Carrie BR. Mellinger
Edward F. Mellinger
Julianna Marck
Anton Marck
Catharine Burkhardt
Frank Burkhardt
Mary Gregory
Jackson Gregory
Petition for Overman appointment sparks court clash
Constable day in Quarter Sessions Court as Arch Rowand sought approval for Overman of Reserve township. Deputy D A Goehring opposed, citing a prior action by Judge White. The section, once a gambling hub, drew acrid controversy before Judge Kennedy postponed the matter.
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Quarter Sessions Court
Arch Rowand
Overman
Reserve Township
Goehring
White
Kennedy
Contested Council Race Alleges 24 Illegally Cast Votes
Attorney R S Frazer filed a petition in the Quarter Sessions contesting John Loughran’s council seat from the Thirty third ward alleging that rather than a tie at 97 votes apiece, 24 votes credited to Loughran were illegal due to non payment of taxes or defective affidavits and proof of right to vote. The County Prison Board held its regular meeting with only bills approved, Mayor Woegtley attending as the new mayor, replacing Mayor Wyman at the prior session.
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R. S. Frazer
John Loughran
Council
Thirty
Loughran
Prison Board
County Prison Board
Woegtley
Wyman
Dissolution Petitions Filed Against Two Firms
Petitions were filed yesterday asking for decrees for the dissolution of the Monongahela Land Company and Jones Gavitt and Co Limited as their affairs have been wound up. A verdict for the plaintiff in the Combination Engine Company vs E and W J McMasters contract suit awarded $200 yesterday.
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Monongahela Land Company
Jones, Gavitt & Co., Limited
Combination Engine Company
E. and
W. J. McMasters
Common Pleas Docket and Pending Trials in Pittsburgh Area
The week’s court calendar lists Commonwealth vs August Cannan and several others with trial or grand jury action expected. Complex dockets include Crowl v Orr, Farmer's Deposit National Bank v John, and multiple cases against Byers & Co. plus city and company disputes in Common Pleas Nos 1 and 3 with further selections for true bills.
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Criminal Court
Commonwealth
August Cannan
J. Albert Nixon
van Montgomery
John Colbert
Kate Simpson
Common Pleas
Crowl
Orr
Courtney
Beringer
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
John
Schrock
Sullivan
Barr
McDonald
Foster
Krugh
Ross
Rankin
Howley & Son
Conner
Thompson
City of
Pittburg
Leiser
Walker
Gibson
Et al
Ritchey
Stern
Pittsburg
Hanna
Oe of
Gollinger & Sons
Gutbul
Drewes
McCabe
Kramer
Heiner
Scott
Edmondson
Jones
McElwaine
Pearl Laundry Company
Newell
To Tomorrow's Dispatch Special Lists Publish Mondays and Thursdays
The notice states that special lists appear on Mondays and Thursdays. It mentions washing for the hem and highlights dress trimmings from Bermniuxe and Whips at 710 Penn Avenue as part of new imports. The ad conveys a busy wardrobe retail emphasis with import items and weekly listing cadence.
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Bermniuxe & Whips
Penn Avenue
Can Easily Make 2 Selection From the Special to Set Lists
The note explains a simple method to choose two options from the special to set lists in Monday's format. It outlines quick steps to mark selections and save the choices for later use. The guidance emphasizes clarity and speed for efficient list setup.
From Church to Police Station Oak Alley Relocated
An old Oak Alley United Presbyterian Church is transformed into a new Central police station with separate entrances for cell and court areas. Architect Bickel leads remodeling to finish by March 29, with 28 cells, a modern court room, and sleeping quarters for detectives.
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Old Oak Alley
Philip Flinn
Gripp
Central
Diamond Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Ward
Bickel
Brown
Deas
Great Boston Clothing Stock Goes on Sale in NYC Store
A $575,000 stock from Standard Clothing Co of Boston is auctioned by Wilmerding Morris & Mitchell and sold in New York City. Beginning Monday at 8 o clock the sale offers men and boys suits and overcoats at deep discounts, with huge savings versus usual prices. Corner Grant and Diamond streets store urges early crowds to cash in on the bargains.
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Standard Clothing Company
Boston
Wilmerding, Morris & Mitchell
White Street
New York City
P. Co, ©.C., Clothiers
Casa
C. C., Clothiers
Grant and
Diamond Streets
New Court House
Chambers Glass Co
Public speakers urged to treat sore throat dangers
Dr Hartman lectures at the Surgical Hotel in Columbus warn that chronic sore throat Follicular Pharyngitis arises from overuse and poor air. It risks larynx damage and bronchial spread if untreated. Peruna is touted as a cure, with claims of rapid relief and widespread use by doctors, including a 32 page free pamphlet from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co of Columbus Ohio.
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Perona
Peruna Drug , Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Ohio
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