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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1891

Page

3

Armor Plates Tested for Government Use by Carnegie Phipps

Carnegie Phipps & Co have produced five nickel steel armor plates for testing at Annapolis. The 3 inch thick, 6 by 6 foot plates weigh 5 400 pounds each, with two steel and three nickel steel. If tests with a six pounder Hotchkiss gun prove inadequate, further tests up to 11 inch thickness will follow. Nickel steel shows improved quality in tests, but government adoption hinges on cost and patent considerations.

Carnegie, Phipps & Co Annapolis Schneider & Co

Bricklayers Victory Boosts Pittsburgh Men

News reached Pittsburgh that the stake against Union No. 7 of the Bricklayers International Union was dropped, signaling a total victory for the International Union. Union No. 7 had resisted assessments linked to the Toronto strike and a January convention decision. The result strengthens the International Union and supporters expect favorable influence for Pittsburgh workers seeking 3 cents a day.

Bss International Union Pittsburg

Hearing in Rainey Case Postponed as Judges Sit

Attorneys in the W. J. Rainey case moved for a postponement and judges Acheson and Reed presided in the United States Court yesterday. A preliminary injunction against Peter Wise and others to protect Rainey’s coke works miners was adjourned by mutual consent of counsel. An argument also occurred in Turner Strobridge v. L. H. Smith Wooden Ware Co. over patent coffee mill infringement with the defense contending no infringement and the patent invalid.

Acheson and Reed United States W. J. Rainey Peter Wise Rainey Turner Strobridge L. H. Smith Woodenware Company

Among the Painters Settlement Talks In Progress

Masters and workmen clash over working rules as a conference committee is appointed to negotiate. National President Thompson visits the local carpenter union to hear complaints against members. An investigation extends through the week with expected developments. Hymage secretary Elliotsz of Philadelphia expected to arrive soon.

Ifit Thompson Union of the Carpenters Elliotsz Philadelphia

Rainey Denies Grievances Among Coke Workers

W J Rainey coke operator spoke in Anderson West End area claiming his men have no grievances and are satisfied with wages. He warned outsiders not to interfere with his workers and vowed to protect them and himself while sending coke to Cleveland and the East.

W. J. Rainey Anderson Westendar Mr. Rainey Ontenert Cleveland

Locomotion Project Aims To Haul Salt On Gulf Island

A local firm powers a small locomotive to haul salt on a Gulf of California island with no water sources. Water must be shipped across the gulf for operation, and the design promises cheaper salt transport and lower fuel use compared with alternative methods.

The Gulf of California Gulf

Purity versus Prudery Pittburg Artists Endorse Philadelphia Show

Pittsburg and Allegheny artists send a signed letter to the Academy of Fine Arts of Philadelphia defending nudity in the annual exhibition. The undersigned protest critics and argue purity differs from prurience, claiming the audience is not scandalized by nude works.

Academy of Fine Arts of Philadelphia Pitttsburg Allegheny

State Board of Trade elects officers in chamber meeting

Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce met yesterday afternoon with Reuben Miller chairing in Schmertz's absence. New officers named are L. McHenry secretary, Charlies Merran treasurer, and G. Follansbee superintendent. An auditing committee was appointed and the matter of a state board of trade referred to the Executive Committee.

Chamber of Commerce Reuben Miller Schmertz L. McHenry Charlies Merran G. Follansbee William M. Atwood J. Morton Hall E. T. Dravo Scranton Board of Trade Wnl State Board of Trade Pittsburg

Money for Kasper Borrow Died at Micmont Months Ago

Two men asked the Department of Charities about Kasper Borrow heir to a fortune. They said a letter from Borrow’s relatives in Germany sought his whereabouts. Borrow lived in the Tenth ward, worked around a Penn avenue saloon, went insane in 1889, and died August 25, 1890 at Dixmont. The fortune amount remains unknown.

Department of Charities Kasper Borrow Borrow Germany Tenth Ward Penn Avenue Dixmont

Waiting on Secretary for Hudson River Bridge Decision

Colonel James P. Andrews reported in New York that the Naval Commission has completed testimony for the Hudson River Bridge project and the Hudson River Bridge Company now awaits the Secretary of War's opinion. He warned a high bridge could block train approaches, but asserted the bridge is destined to be built.

James P. Andrews New York Hudson River Bridge Company Naval Commission Secretary of War

Promotion buzz surrounds Captain Logan for colonel post

The vacancy created by Major Greenland’s promotion to colonel and Quartermaster General stirs activity among local guardsmen. Friends of Captain Albert J. Logan of this city push his claims as both Pittsburg regiments and the Eighteenth Infantry officers met Saturday night and the Fourteenth Infantry board acted last night. Final appointment rests with General Wiley.

Wiles National Guard Greenland Albert J. Logan Pittsburg Lighteenth Infantry Resolution Fourteenth Infantry Wiley

Arrest of Mrs Sullivan on spark easy charge near Lake Erie

Mrs Mary Sullivan of West Carson Street near the Lake Erie railroad station was arrested last night by Lieutenant Booker for keeping a spark easy. She has prior arrests for the same offense but was released due to caring for two young children. She and her seven month old youngest child were locked up at the Thirty Sixth ward police station.

Mary Sullivan West Carson Street Lake Erie Booker Thirty- Sixth Ward

Record of perfect attendance by U S District Court clerk

W T Lindsey, clerk in the United States District Court, boasts nine years of service with an unbroken 17-year record of perfect attendance.

W. T. Lindsey United States District Court

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