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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1891

Page

5

Secret Societies and Lodge Activities Report

The Supreme Executive Committee met while Blairsville and Solon lodges report new members. Initiations at Reuter Lodge and Toomlay Lodge, with plans for an Eintracht anniversary and a large Indiana society gathering featuring speeches by Mac Milley and others. A public event at Witten's Hall includes a variety of performers and a Cry Ball march night.

Indiana Witten Beat Society Supreme View Mac Milley Onder Ube Aliss Emma Woeffler Jnokly Kenrod Nina Milligan Alice M. Godfrey Hattie Nicholls Messrs J. M. Ball Edgar Langues RJ. Guidfrey Byron King Oscar Prinsler As, Schoffer G. EK. Kirase H. Guesler

Friendly fraternal orders form strong recruitment drive

Tarentuma Conclave and related bodies report rising membership and active initiation efforts across the Monongahela Valley and Allegheny county. West End Conclave and others court applicants with sick benefits, new features, and robust recruiting teams. several conclaves show solid early initiations and committed officers driving growth this year.

Circle orders and meetings expand in Pittsburgh area

Projected Home Circle and Enterprise Circle announce initiation candidates for their next meetings in the West End and McKeesport while Supreme Circle issues 287 March benefit certificates. Supreme View President J. V. of Fractron visits the city. several circles hire officers, relocate quarters, and plan the 1146 DOXT meeting.

Trientple J6l David P. Relsing Art Washington Circle Pittsburgh Enterprise Circle West End VenIng Supreme Circle Supreme View J. V Fractron McKeesport Circle No Dinglass Aod Liberty Circle No. 50 Cutrial Maonic Hall Station Street WS. Ballor Mt Wastington Deitch's Hall

Advisory Councils celebrate anniversaries and meetings in Steubenville

The Advisory Council and Wh- Hiampert groups mark anniversaries with celebrations on April 3 and a Wednesday gathering attended by State Councilor Collins and State Vice Councilor Siifer. Acme's anniversary at Odd Fellows' hall is planned with Mrs. Johnston Bishop of Chicago as entertainment. The Juniors open a new hall for meetings while evangelists collaborate with Major Cole to convert Steubenville. The General Parade Committee considers mass meetings instead of a parade next year to explain objectives and provide entertainment.

Leselratte Council Wh- Hiampert Btate Collins Siifer Acme Morel St. I Odd Fellows Ifill Johnstann Bishop Chicago Juonters Steubenville Fonlore D of LL Cole Steubenvile General Perade Communiee

Welcoming the Wheeling Lodge Adds Six New Members

U. W. Welcomes Lodge No.6 in Wheeling West Virginia reports six new members added to its roll during February. Kethel Lofee No.4 shows a boom with two new members in the last week. Megaliones from all conclaves will attend a meeting at the Central Hotel on an extraday night. Teutonia Vootlave No. Mighty will be hosted in Stepheny Thursday evening. All Moquillans covnted. Friday evening lectures at Union Latpe No. 16 will cover the six objects of the under constitution, each discussed in detail.

Order of Solon Allemania Lodge 197 Golden Star Lodge Baltsburg Reuter Loder Welleville Weller Solon Chaleroi Deeputy Weller Presson Eintracht Lodge McReesport Ita Poendhip Iis U. W Welcomes Lodge No Wheeling W. Va Kethel Lofee No.4 Megaliones Central Hotel Teutonia Vootlave Stepheny

Vidkinsburg Lodge expands membership and meets weekly

Vidkinsburg Lodge Sr. announces new members since the last report. The lodge, No. 48 five, schedules its churchlike series "Sisterttems" and will meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

Vidkinsburg Lodce Sr

Valley Lodge 452 Chartered at Freeport Pa

The February 28 ceremony installed 2% charter members for Valley Sidterhood Lodes No. 452 in Freeport, Pa. Officers for the new term include P P E J Heasley as chief, Annie L Todd secretary, J Wallace chaplain, Margaret Simpson marshal, Retta Cb treasurer, Hill guard, Laura Phillip sentry, Vine Shoop sentry, and trustees Carrie Ehrenfeld, plorenes Long and H BK Holmes.

Federal Street Allegheny Brothers Miller Meyrick D.S. P Valley Freeport P. P E. J. Heasley Annie L. Todd Margaret Simpson W. A. Belmont Retta Cb Hill Laura Phillip Sentry Vine Shoop Carrie Ehrenfeld Plorenes Long H. BK. Holmes

Masonic Lodge Plans and Elections Ahead

Nominations and elections come next month with several lodges preparing meetings and benefits. Grand Lodge activities include March 7 reports blanks and March 27 benefit at the Duquesne Theater, Louisville hosts Grand Lodge May 12, while many lodges discuss new members and expansion.

Chicago No Louisville Jacksonville Fla Charleston Macon Columbus Rome Augusta Elka Charles Davis Boston Lodge Pittsburg Lodge Inc Grand Lodge Pitsburg Lodge No Duquesne Theater R. Glasser Anderson Simon Quinlin Pittsburg Masonic Temple

Nightly legion notices and missteps in Sandusky area

Dayguesne Legion No 10 sees many applications while W H Hawdon injures himself on ice. Bellevue Legion No 3 meets at Tele phone Hall after April. Colonel C V Lewis delivered a bold smile at the theater. General Meade Legion No 18 in Alleghenneny Cir holds lively meetings and adds new members. Nine applications were reported for Thiquesne Legion No 10. A complaint arises over a staff officer delaying First Regiment commissions and a possible resignation.

Dayguesne Legion No. 10 W. H. Hawdon Bellevue Legion No. 3 Telephone Hall Sandusky Street C. V. Lewis General Meade Legion No. 18 Alleghenneny Cir Thiquesne Legion No. 10

Multiple Fraternal Events Listed In Allegheny Community Notices

Fliza Garfield Lodge No 12 Daughters of St George meets March 1 at 2 PM for special business. Garfield Connell No 1 Sovereigns of Industry hosts a musicale and literary entertainment and social at its ball on Federal Street March 11. Albert Hanlive Christy the elocutionist to recite at the flood benefit concert by Garfield Council Sovereigns of Industry on Wednesday evening at its Federal Street ball. An Odd Fellow from Meadville notes a home for orphans and aged Odd Fellows is needed in that city. The Order of Chosen Friends plans a Wilkinsburg meeting Tuesday evening to organize a sick benefit lodge. Wilkinsburg Council No 82 will serve lunch. Knights Se 4 drill corps to hold a reception at Cyclorama Hall March 12 in full dress. guests from Pittspurg, Braddenville, Youngstown, Wheeling, Sharon, New Castle. Luther to cater. plants and flowers decorate the hall for a pleasant event.

Fliza Garfield Lodge Daughters of St George Garfield Connell Sovereigns of Industry Federal Street Allegheny Albert Hanlive Christy Garfold Council Sovereleus of Industry Meadville Odd Fellows Pennsylvania Laurel Station Order of Chosen Friends Halston's Wood and South Streets Wilkinsburg Western Pennsylvania Wilkineburg Council No. 82 Order League Allegheny Commandery No Knights Se 4 Cyclorama Hall freuSse Sir Keights Templar Pittsburg Breubenville Youngstown Wheeling Sharon New Castle Luther Drillcorps

Victory for Importers under McKinley Law Jurisdiction

Judge Thayer of the U S District Court rules the court has jurisdiction in the Wyman gun case. Wyman imported firearms with duties set by the McKinley act. After referrals and a Board of Appraisers ruling in New York, the Circuit Court was asked to decide. The order directs the New York board to submit papers to the court.

St. Louis Thayer United States District Court Wyman United States Board of Appraisers New York Thiaver New York Board of Appraisers

End of Trial for Sarah McMullen Insanity Verdict

Buffalo reports the jury found Sarah McMullen not guilty by reason of insanity after a swift deliberation. The case involved her alleged murder of two children by throwing them from a bridge.

Sarah McMullen Buffalo

Castoria Advertisement Echoes Through Generations

An old promotional verse recalls Castoria as a remedy from infancy to motherhood, noting a child’s cries and a mother’s trust. The lyric links the product to care across life stages, highlighting its enduring presence in family use.

Liberty Street and Hazelwood Acreage Deals Reported

In Pittsburgh real estate activity, Vandergrift buys Lot 157 on Fourth Avenue for 40000, with a 25 by 110 foot frontage, while Samuel W. Black & Co. notes a quick sale to L. H. Smith of the Liberty Street lot 26 by 110 feet for 47000. The Oliver estate near Hazelwood changes hands around 55000, and the Parochial School on North and West Diamond Streets is postponed for a year with plans and funds ready for next year. Wick City development in Kittanning accelerates with 51 lots sold, 36 planned dwellings, and a new gas field boom.

J. J. Vandergrift Fourth Avenue Dr. le Moyne Scrip Alley Samuel W. Black &Co Black North West Diamond Streets Allegheny Phelan J. B. Larkin & Co Wick City Kittanning Charles Somers & Co

East End Real Estate Booms With New Chapman Home

East End realty remains hot as Baxter Thompson & Co. lists a new two story residence owned by Thomas H. Chapman at Ellaworth avenue and Graham street in the Twentieth ward. The corner lot 60 by 16 feet is valued at $17,000 with a Pennsylvania buyer.

East End

Real estate trades surge in Pittsburgh area as listings flood market

The column reports a flurry of transactions across wards including Ward Street and Twenty-second Ward Place with prices ranging from 1,000 to 7,100 dollars. Multiple firms like Kuhn Bros Georg B Hill Co and Sproul Lawrence are cited alongside sellers such as W Stewart Dixon & Co and J B Larkin Co. Details cover diverse properties from brick and frame houses to lots near Oak land and Wilkinsburg with dates and cash payments noted.

Kuhn Bros Georg B. Hill & Co Sproul & Lawrence Jay Central Traction Luster Bank of Et Margaret Hensoll O'Neil & Co W. ©. Stewart William Bigge Ward Street Alexander Murdock Ward Place J. B. Larkin & Co G. W. Stewart Stewart &Hacket Meyran Avenue Oakland Dixon & Co Catharine Himes Mary E. Gibson Clark Street William A. Allen Joseph M. Dixon Renfrew Street East End Isaac W. Finch Robinson Street Isabella Court Jack & Baird G. R. Lauman C. ER. Saumans Ben Venue Creston Mariepos Avenue C. T. Beeckman E. H. Watkins Park View Fourteenth Ward Reed B. Coyle & Co W. A. Lindsay McNair Avalon Station Reet M Peters I. O. McMinn Flavel Street Nineteenth Ward Louis Hicklin Bennett & Stitely Bond Street Samuel Thomas Anderson John Koe Alles & Bailey W. H. Kleinman Mr. Sheppard Grove Street Thirteenth Ward William Petty & Co Junilla Street Elba Square William D. Crawford

Market Notes on Electric and Philadelphia Gas Trends

In local stock circles this week Electric shows strength and weakness with prices near the top while Philadelphia Gas remains generally steady. Weekly sales total 2600 shares with Electric leading at 1795 and Gas 94, amid a cautious market and expectations of improving US business conditions.

Philadelphia Boston Westinghouse New York Wall Street

Banks Show Mixed Changes In Reserves And Clearings

The weekly New York bank statement reports reserve decreases of 2,740,800 and deposits down 1,952,500, with excess reserves at 10,830,976. Bond quotations and city clearings across Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore are listed, with money rates around 6 to 7 percent and varied weekly balances.

New York Chicago St. Louis Haanes Boston Philadelphia Baltimore

Price Shrinks on Very Light Trading in Week of Oil

The market showed little activity with no trading yesterday and a narrow range of fluctuations. Prices opened around 76 1/4 to 76 1/2 cents, with highs near 78 cents and lows near 77 1/2, ending weak due to unsettled outside markets and money concerns.

London McGrew, Wilson & Co Fourth Avenue

New York Stocks End Week With Mixed Losses On Weak Market

Traders faced a weak market despite short covering as foreign news and a surprise bank statement weighed on prices. Grangers, coal stocks, and Villards showed pressure while Varderbilts and Missouri Pacific held firmer. overall losses reached up to 2 percent in some names with a quiet close. Exports and imports of specie showed sizable movement and rail bonds were weak but stable.

New York London New England Louisville Nashville Missouri Pacific Tilmots Central Grangers Villards Canadas Southern Atchison Texas Pacific Incones Duluth and Iron Range New York Stock Exchange Wifetney Stephenson Pitteburg Fourth Avenue l

Wheat market swings on foreign cables and U S receipts

In Chicago, wheat prices fluctuated nervously amid bearish U S figures and abroad news. May wheat rose from about 10.15 to 10.4 and back to near 10.00 as heavy foreign sales and flour shipments supported gains before closing weak. Corn and oats showed early strength then slipped on large long liquidation. Provisions eased with outsiders selling and packers shrinking purchases.

Chicago Bradshee Ca Northwest Minneapolis Beerbohm Braystreet Europe United States Canada Kennett-Hopkins Buenos Ayres Beerbohms Paris Sti Qat Schwartz Edwards Blige Dige John M. Oakley & Co Sixth Street Chicago Board of Trade

Wall Street Gossip on Argentine Crisis and Market Outlook

A telegraphic letter from Watson & Gibson to John M. Oakley & Co. discusses market artificiality, anticipated breaks, and asset shifts to South America. It notes European debt, gold demand, and a weak today with low yearly stock prices, plus reflections on bullion and policy shifts shaping future securities and finance.

America Watson & Gibson John M. Oakley & Co Buenos Ayres London South America Flist

English Detective Loses Stolen Hammond Letters

English detective Partridge recovered the Hammond letters in London but was robbed by Tyrrell. Officials pursued Tyrrell, aiming to arrest him soon. Partridge tracked him to Australia and California before locating him in Portland. A compromise paid the holders several thousand dollars for the letters, including pieces from notable English figures.

Portland Partridge Charles Hammond London Tyrrell Australia California Dicker England

Steamboat Buckeye State Explosion Kills Two Workers

In Cincinnati March 7 the Buckeye State drumhead exploded near Patriot Indiana. Ash wheeler James Jones and fireman Sam Hamilton, both colored, were fatally scalded by escaping steam. They were brought to Cincinnati and taken to City Hospital.

Buckeeye State Cincinnati Buckeye State Ind James Jones Ash Wheeler Sam Hamilton

River traffic and market notes from the three rivers region

The Congo departed for Cincinnati at 69 M last evening while the Monongahela River remained stationary at 0 feet. Ice is thinning on the Allegheny as Matt F. Allwo sails to Parkersburg at noon and the Carrier heads there at midnight. The Metal Market reports dull iron in New York with American at 1600 iT.

Congo Cincinnati Monongahela Allegheny Matt F. Allwo Parkersburg New York

Mining Stock Quotations Abridged March 7

Mining stock quotations list trades in New York with prices for Crown Point 180, Euraka Consolidated 32, Ophir 825, Mexican Ontario 8800, Horn Silver 315, Sierra Nevada 210, Union Consolidated 200, Alice 130, Consolidated California and Virginia 600, Savage 175, Stake 800, Union Consolidated 200.

New York Alice Crown Point Consolidated California Virginia Euraka Consolidated Ome- Stake Horn Silver Mexican Ontario Ophir Savage Sierra Nevada Union Consolidated

Pittsburg Cattle and Hog Receipts and Market Report

Office dispatch notes March 7: cattle receipts 651 head with 441 head shipped to New York. hog receipts 2050 head and 6 cars shipped to New York. market steady to fair with Philadelphia hogs 599 to 640 per head and Yorkers 378 to 870. overall 3,000 breeders shipped. market unchanged.

Pittsburg Coleen New York

What is catarrh and can it be cured

Catarrh is an inflammation of the nasal and throat mucous membranes caused by repeated colds and climate changes. It may lead to impaired hearing, loss of smell, vision issues, bronchial problems, and even consumption if untreated. Dr Carl Satler notes many suffer yet proper treatment can cure. the passage promotes Copeland & Stair's treatment.

Carl Satler United States Dru, Copeland & Stair

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