Charleroi Rejects Belgian Million Dollar Plate Glass Plan
W. D. Hartapee details Charleroi project plans amid rumors of Belgian firms moving operations to the United States to dodge labor laws. He confirms negotiations with Franz Colna of Lanier Winslow & Co, but says the offer was rejected and Charleroi will proceed with American labor and machinery.
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Plate Glass
Charleroi
America
W. D. Hartapee
Pittsburg
Franz Colna
New York
Frm
Lanier, Winslow & Co
Colna
Ford City Works
Americas
Prospects of Charleroi and Ohio Politics Highlight Visit
Ex Congressman George W. Crouse of Akron and Charleroi Plate Glass executives toured Charleroi with plans to house 5000 residents by next winter and establish a modern glass plant. He warned Democrats overreach in Ohio politics and noted Republicans hold an independent voter edge amid a gerrymandering debate. He also discussed reaper demand. Mrs Schenley’s Bellefield area offer awaits final designation for a blind institute site.
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Charleron
Ohio
McKinley
E. BR. Donehoo
Excited Belgians Fear Deception by Ohio Land Company
Belgian glass workers on the Southside fear a land deal promoted by an Ohio manager may be a scam. The company claimed to offer 1,000 lots for sale with promises of a large glass plant and free home sites. Governor Campbell of Ohio says the property is mortgaged for 125000 and the potential return would not cover the mortgage, prompting an official warning from Consular Agent Arnold Schneider to halt purchases pending investigation.
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Colon
Charleroi
Coln
New York
Auite
Ohio
Lancaster
Ohioan
Alfred George
Isaac Cline
Gustave Quertemont
Pittsburg
Natural
George Barbier
Southside
Barbier
Arnold Schneider
Belgium
Mr. Schneider
Governor Campbell
Campbell
Com H
Schneider
Detective Buffalo brings Dell and Mrs La Bella to trial
Detective Buffalo of the Second Police district returns from Toledo with John Dell and Mrs Rosa La Bella. The pair, both Italians except Dell, are accused of stealing about $500 from Pietro Carsale and Castillo de Angelis and breaching morality. They were arraigned before Alderman Hyndman and held in bail of 1300 each for the current term.
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Buffalo
Toledo
John Dell
Rosa la Bella
East Liberty
Pietro Carsale
Castillo de Angelis
East End
Doll
Dell
Familiar City Figure Edward Bailey Dies at 39
Edward Bailey known as Stokes by townsfolk died at the Poor Farm at 11 35 PM Thursday of consumption. A Southside native, he stood six feet tall and weighed 80 pounds after a spine injury at Byers mill left him unable to work. He served as a juror and as a familiar City Hall figure for 15 years.
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Suskes Bailey
Edward Bailey
Stokes
Byers
Casino Museum
Bailey
City Hall
Southside
Coffee Jake Loses Corner as Flinn Leases Market House Eatery
Philip S. Flinn, recently assistant superintendent of the Bureau of Highways, has leased the market house restaurant from Stanislaus Zoch & Co for 1200 dollars a year. Zoch, known as CoffeeJake, operated the 18 year old establishment and reportedly earned about 150000 dollars. The lease starts April 1 and Flinn plans to sublet the site and continue the restaurant business.
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Philip S. Flinn
Bureau of Highways
Stanislaus Zoch & Co
Zoch
Chief Bigelow
Eddie McDonald Runs Away From Sharpsville After Beating
Eddie McDonald a 13 year old from Sharpsville Mercer county was picked up by police and held at the Thirty sixth ward station. He says he was accused of stealing 10 dollars at home and punished severely by his father, a punishment he calls undeserved, and he fled to the city seeking safety.
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Sharpeville
Eddie McDonald
Thirty-sixth Ward
Sharpsville
Mercer County
Building Inspector Proposed by Ordinance Committee
The Ordinance Committee of Allegheny Councils met last night and affirmatively recommended the ordinance creating the office of Building Inspector and defining his duties. The ordinance regulating erection of buildings was referred to a sub committee. The Roads Committee referred petitions for boardwalks on Spruce Street Grand Avenue River Avenue Marshall Avenue and Elbow Street to a sub committee.
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Allegheny
Spruce Street
Grand Avenue
River Avenue
Marshall Avenue
Elbow Street
Actor and Lecturer Reports Robbery After City Outing
Harry Emmet an actor and lecturer from Ohio Pyle arrived yesterday and at 11 pm reported to police that he was robbed of 18 and his overcoat by two strangers he met at the Baltimore and Ohio depot. Detectives Shore and Robinson found he had lent $25 to a downtown bartender. the two companions remain unidentified.
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Harry Emmet
Ohio Pyle
Baltimore and Ohio
Shore and Robinson
Eumet
Mills Close as Pittsburgh Southside Mills Face Strike
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie line disrupts operations with iron and steel mills along the Southside warned to shut Monday without settlement. Jones & Laughlin and Republic Iron Works report car shortages, while dinkey engines refuse cargo moves and officials fear major layoffs. Strikers gain leverage as railroad crews dwindle and supply lines falter.
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Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
Oliver's
Jones & Landlin’s
Republic Iron Works
Dilworth, Porter & Co
Oliver
Tenth Street
Chartiers Yard
Railroad Company
Chartiers
Consignees
Pittsburg
Candidacy Set for Window Glass Workers President Race
Six nominees for the presidency of the Window Glass Workers' Association’s L. A. 300 compete for a $1,500 prize. Patrick Clarey John P. Eberhart William A. Wallace L. C. Haler John G. Schlicker Simon Burns are listed with Wallace and Schlicker as new contenders. Balloting runs March 17 to April 5 with first results due April 11 amid factional maneuvering in Pittsburg and beyond.
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Window Glass Workers’ Association
L. A
Patrick Clarey
John P. Eberhart
Pittsburg Cutters
William A. Wallace
New Jersey
L. C. Haler
John G. Schlicker
Pittsburg
Simon Burns
Rock Island
Wallace
Schlicker
Patch
Cake
Campbell
al. Hammett
Association
Eberhart
Clarey
Burns
Hitler
Unnamed Site Still in Play for West Newton or Pennsylvania Location
Two possible sites remain under consideration for a new facility with the Baltimore and Ohio line at West Newton and an unnamed site on the Pennsylvania road. The final choice depends on terms and arrangements with owners at either location.
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West Newton
Pennsylvania Road
Bolt Makers Strike Over Discharge of Co Workers
About 75 bolt makers and as many boys at Oliver Iron and Steel Company's South Tenth street mill struck yesterday after foreman John Auker refused to reinstate discharged workers. The Amalgamated Association Mill Committee had pressed for rehire and two committee members were discharged, prompting the walkout.
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Oliver Iron and Steel Company
South Tenth Street
John Auker
Amalgamated Association
Mr. Auker
Wire Mills to Close Nationwide Two Weeks
A telegram in Crevect and Soya said all wire mills will close Monday for two weeks to curb supply. Henry Roberts of Oliver and Roberts Wire Co. received the notice, but an industry man said the report is incorrect for Sen penny and that no mills will close.
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Henry Roberts
Oliver and Roberts Wire Company
Sen Peny
Gas Shortage Halts Elevators Across City
Widespread gas failure left many city businesses without supply yesterday. Elevators were nonfunctional and reports of no gas surfaced across the city and suburbs, indicating a broad shortage and impact on daily operations.
Mayor-Elect Wyman Sees Health Improve Amid Chief of Police Talk
Mayor-elect Wyman, convalescent from a lumbar attack, hosts frequented gatherings at his home on McClintock Street while deliberating staff choices. A Boston trip looms before decisions, with Murphy and Laogharat as leading police contenders and petitions fewer than expected.
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Wyman
McClintock Street
Wyindu
Boston
Murphy
Laogharat
Rdes
Court move looms over trolley wire dispute
General Manager Metzgar warns of a possible injunction to stop electric railway operations on Second Avenue if induction from trolley wires disrupts telephone lines. The dispute centers on a single trolley wire with earth return, affecting long-distance lines to McKeesport and Uniontown. Telephones near the Monongahela river report buzzing and outages as negotiations continue with no agreed remedy.
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Central District and Printing Telegraph Company
Second Avenue Electric Railway Company
Railway Company
Monongahela
Uniontown
Sixteenth Street
Second Avenue
McKeesport
Metzgar
Telephone Company
Electric Railway Company
Monongahela River
Ice trade bustle as 250000 tons stored locally
Ice merchants rush to store up to 250000 tons before sundown to curb freight costs by $125 to $150 per ton. Thick ice ranges 4 to 10 inches, with local builds at Bruce's pond and McKee's Rocks. cold persists with a 5 above zero reading at 7 yesterday morning. Rain forecast may thaw some of the western Allegheny snow, raising river flow concerns.
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Pittsburg
Maine
Lake Chantingua
Chautauqua
Bruce’s Pond
Squirrel Hill
Finley's
Boulevard Place
McKee’s Rocks
Pine Creek
Allegheny
Died at Riverside Typhoid Ends Life of Lemuel Such
Lemuel Such of Ellis County a Riverside Penitentiary convict died at 3 20 pm after noon The coroner McDowell held an inquest and verdict found death from typhoid fever causing a stomach hemorrhage He was 25 and sent from Elk County May 31 1888 to serve four years for horse stealing.
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Lemuel Such
Riverside
McDowell
Such
Elk County
Arrest of peddlers in Basin alley cruelty case
James John James Lahloon Salem Rabbid and Monson Charles all Arabs were arrested by Officer Cross in Basin alley near Washington street. They face dis orderly conduct and cruelty to children charges after allegedly beating a 14 year old boy who peddles for them until he bled and lost consciousness. The boy, named Anthony Thomas, was treated at the station and a physician stitched his head. The case goes to Agent Dean for investigation.
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James John
James Lahloon
Salem
Anthony Thomas
Dean
Married Man to Work At Wanted Agents Should Write For
Fragmented notice lists employment and advertising prompts with references to a Pat at a corner in Newark and a Missouri washer claim. It mentions Wmall farm in Twenty third ward with jut land farming and saraor horses and a trial related to washing clothes by hoe steam without rubbing.
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W.c. Bidw &Cy
Missouri
HM Beekman
Newark City
Pursuing His Old Enemy in Rail Rate Fight
Big George Rice of Marietta, longtime Standard Oil foe, discusses rail discrimination before the Inter-State Commerce Commission and his battle for lower rates. He cites oil tank car costs, rival production, and calls for reform in the tenth section of the law. Also notes new Washburn mandolins for $15, shirts, sinks, and Angostura Bitters.
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Big George Rice
Marietta
Standard Oil Company
Inter-State Commission
Anderson Hotel
Franklin B. Gowen
Mr. Rice
Gowen
Tam
Texas
Standard
Spring Stock Offers Finest Foreign and American Goods
Our spring stock showcases premier foreign and American manufacture west of New ram with choicest patterns and colorings offered at the lowest prices.
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New York
New Ram
Pittsburg Capitalists Form Iron Mill Trust
Ex postmaster John B. Larkin and other Pittsburg capitalists with a prominent banker and heads of gas and coal firms organize to fund a new iron mill. They aim to produce a special sheet iron and have narrowed site options though the location is not yet fixed.
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John B. Larkin
Pittsburg
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Allegheny, PA
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Market Street
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Rene, Pa
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