Senators and lawyers plan curative street act for Pittsburgh
City officials and attorneys met to map a legislative plan after Supreme Court rulings on street improvements. Senator William Flinn discussed two bills to be ready by Saturday, including curative legislation to collect taxes and finance future street projects. Chester's similar case is cited as precedent while talks focus on adjusting existing laws and procedures for city gains.
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Supreme Court
D. T. Watson
W. Bi. Rodgers
John McCleane
Moreland, Burleigh and Carnahan
Flinn
J Williams
Messrs. Watson
Roberts
McCleane
Ifind
Acree
Pittsburg
Chester
Pittsboro
Supreme Coin
Supreme Justices
City of Chester
City of
Sudden Deaths Tax Local Coroner Case Load
Coroner McDowell faces multiple deaths as Mercy Hospital report notes H B Love aged 3 died of heart failure after typhoid fever and moving stress. Patrick Campbell 62 died at 68 Poplar Valley from prostration due to old age. A woman found dead at 77 Adams Street Allegheny. name unavailable. Henkel 52 dies at Browns ville Avenue from Brights disease leading to heart trouble. wife and three children remain.
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McDowell
H. B. Love
Mercy Hospital
Love
Lombard Street
Patrick Campbell
Poplavalley
Campbell
Adams Street
Allegheny
Henkel
Brownsville Avenue
Hright
Endurance test nears 28th day as Elmer Collins fast persists
Utterly prostrated yet steadfast Elmer Collins nears the 28th day of his fast. At 10 PM last night he warned a small miracle may be needed to win the $1,000. By noon today his weight and vitals remained low and unchanged with 184 ounces of water consumed since yesterday.
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Elmer Collins
Collins
Gas Inspector Exam in Allegheny County Held
The Gas Inspection Board appointed by the Court conducted an exam yesterday to appraise chemistry and measurement skills for Gas Inspector applicants. Four candidates appeared. two named Robert McKinnes and Tomes W Patterson earned certificates and may seek appointment by the Governor for a three year term.
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Gas Inspection Examining Board
Allegheny County
Francis C. Phillips
The
Western University
J. B. Larkin
W. L. Scaife
Robert McKinney S
Tomes W. Patterson
William Ramsey
Conjugal Infelicity A Young Couple Ends Marriage Bliss
John Harris aged 19 and Lizzie Harris aged 18 of 202 Sarah street are in a year of marriage trouble. John is on 300 bail for desertion and Mrs Harris accuses him of assault from January. Alderman King reserved decision on the assault claim. William Harris defends his son and home as the source of Mrs Harris’s grievance.
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John Harris
Lizzie Harris
Sarah Street
John
Alderman King
William Harris
Man Found Sleeping in Court House Vault
A man who gave the name Thomas Johnston was found crouched in a vault near the Recorder's office in the Court House. He admitted living there for several nights and using an assumed name. He said he was the son of a prosperous physician and had worked in the drug trade before falling into morphine addiction.
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Thomas Johnston
Court House
Central Station
Carson Mercer
Recorder's Office
Committee members dine with school heads at inquiry visit
J B Holt of Bellefonte A C Saldwin of Lancaster and H Patteron of Philadelphia on the House appropriation committee dined yesterday after visiting Slippery Rock and Clarion Normal schools. Each seeks 100000 to build model schools and extend campuses. Baldwin said inquiry is the committee’s business and will be done by questions. Patterson will offer an opinion on recommendations, but bills likely will be buried as the committee nears unfinished work and unsure standings.
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Suite Agaist
Aioan
Morrow
Gourley
Department of Awards
Departments of
J. B. Holt
Bellefonte
A.C. Saldwin
Lancaster
H. Patteron
Philadelphia
Anderson
Slippery Rock
Patterson
Real Estate and Insurance Ad for Yoder Building
Myer Gallinger promotes the Yoder law building at corner Fifth and Wylie avenues. Telephone number 1707. Take the elevator and use O Keefe s O K Shoe Blackine.
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Myer Gallinger
Yoder Law Building
Fifth and
Wylie Avenues
O’keefe
Allegheny Council Hikes Tax and Restores Police Budget
Allegheny officials push to raise the levy to 13 mills and restore police funding to 158,679.91 while debating hospital aid and future annexation. The Finance Committee meets as Common Council battles over allocations and delays passage with marching votes and petitions.
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Finance Committee
Police Department
Select Council
Common Council
Wyman
Hunter
Allegheny General Hospital
Looked Like His Coat Elmer Parkinson Arrested
Elmer Parkinson was arrested by Officer Crehan at Frankstown and Ludged in the Hazelwood police station as a suspicious person. James Dolan owner of the Central Hotel Fayette county alleges an overcoat stolen from his hotel two months ago was found on Parkinson's back. William Gannon identified the coat and alerted the police. Captain Mercer notified Dolan and Parkinson will be held pending reply.
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Elmer Parkinson
Crehan
Frankstown
Hazelwood
James Dolan
Central
Vanderbilt
Fayette County
Parkinson
William Gannon
Victim of Fire Dies After Home Blaze on Forty-second Street
Mrs Rachel Kupperman, severely burned in Tuesday morning fire at her Forty-second street home, died at 10 yesterday at Wi oeig Hospital. Coroner McDowell will hold an inquest at 11. Two children remain in critical condition and may not survive.
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Rachel Kupperman
Forty-second Street
Wi Oeig 5
McDowell
Her
Explosion at Crescent Steel Works Injures Four Men
Water contact with slag in a rotary furnace caused an explosion at Crescent Steel Works yesterday. Four workers were injured, none seriously, while others sustained minor injuries. Injured include Fred Berneberg Edward Whitman Charles Gustafson and Owen Hankinson. Whitman Gustafson treated at Homeopathic Hospital. Berneberg and Hankinson sent home.
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Crescent Steel Works
Fred Berneberg
Wickliffe Street
Edward Whitman
Charles Gustafson
Natrona Alley
Owen Hankinson
Plummer Street
Whittman
Charles Metcalf
Fulton
Gardner
Italians Protest Abuses in New Orleans Meeting Planned
A Pittsburg Italian committee, meeting at Christopher Columbus Band rooms, organizes a mass rally at New Turner Hall Forbes Street to condemn treatment of Italians in New Orleans. They praise fair U.S. justice and thank press editor for impartial reports while defending Bastiano Incadora’s innocence.
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New Turner Hall
Forbestreet
New Orleans
Christopher Columbus Band
A. Sberigi
F. Canod
DisraTcn
Signor Sbori¢i
Pittsburg
Italy
United States
F. Canorli
Nostri Tempi
Bastiono Incadora
Irabia
Palermo
Incadora
Westmoreland County Refuses Aid For Pittsburg Poor Family
A worn mother, Mrs Sarah Thomas, seeks relief in Pittsburg after moving from Scottdale with six children including a blind 21 month old. Westmoreland pool boards refuse outdoor relief, suggesting almshouse admission, prompting a call for humanity and continued neighborly aid amid local conditions.
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Department of Charities
Hoffman
Sarah Thomas
Four Mile Run
Scottdale
Westmoreland County
Westmoreland Almshouse
Pittsburg
Crushed in Machinery Injuries At Schoenberger Mill
A series of workplace accidents at Schoenberger's mill left several workers injured. Mahillince suffered an arm crush while coupling cars at Sheridan station before later amputation at West Penn Hospital. Edward Berry lost an arm at B and O Railroad yard and was taken to Homeopathic Hospital. Other workers sustained head, facial injuries and severe burns.
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Schoenberger
Mahillise
Mahillince
Sheridan Station
West Penn Hospital
Hall
Coe
Clarke
Brerryv
Edward Berry
Baltimore and Ohio
Nineteenth Street
Carmack
Peter Carmack
Shoenberger
Yorochitz
Mike Yonochitz
Spring Garden Alley
Gorusar
Mike Gorsaf
Sheridan Jailed for Assault on Mattie Alton
Jack Sheridan, a well known young man, assaulted Mattie Alton at 37 Second Avenue. He struck her from behind then hit her abdomen. He was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and battery. Magistrate McKenna remanded him to await trial as the woman rests with injuries improving.
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Jack” Sheridan
Mattie Alton
Second Avenue
Sheridan
Central Station
McAleese
McKenna
Tramps on the Move Across Rural Areas
Special Agent Hampton Houghton of the Pennsylvania road reports tramps shifting north from the South swarming along the railroad line. Some are arrested for riding cars, while farmers in small towns complain of depleted hen roosts and robbed spring houses as thievery remains limited by concessions.
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Hampton Houghton
Pennsylvania Road
Alderman Fines John Smith for Cruelty to Family
Alderman Warner fined John Smith ten dollars and issued a severe reprimand for cruelty to his wife and children. He had been sued on the same charge previously before Mayor Wyman and released after promising weekly support payments which he later failed to honor.
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Warner
John Smith
Wyman
Hendricks & Co Offer 12 Elegant Cabinets for $1
Hendricks and Company advertise 12 elegant cabinets for one dollar with photographs presented as advertised. The copy urges immediate visit to 68 Federal Street Allegheny. Also mentions a scannable note on a children’s remedy claim.
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Hendricks & Co
Federal Street
Allegheny
Weihe settles cork workers dispute at Joliet factory
Nearly a thousand cork workers at Armstrong Brother & Co. are locked out after a dispute over apprenticeship rules and union recognition. The firm declares a non union policy and plans to rehire on March 2, while Corkworkers Assembly 9868 K of L. indicates solid support from the Salesmens’ Assembly.
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Armstrong Brother & Co
Corkworkers’ Assembly 9868
K. of L
A Difference of Opinion on Mine Safety Apparatus
Philadelphia mining engineer Thomas Shaw argued at a Monongahela Institute meeting that 100000 miners have been killed in accidents, 60000 in British mines, and praised a gas detection system he developed. Opponents led by Colonel W P Read called Shaw a theoretician and rejected mandating his safety device in mines.
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Thomas Shaw
Philadelphia
Anderson
Monongahela Mining Institute
Court House
Shaw
Victoria
Becaten
W. P. Read
Monongahela House
Mr. Shaw
Colonel Read
President Welhe Resolves Joliet Labor Dispute
President Welhe of the Amalgamated Association returns from the West after settling a Joliet sliding scale dispute between workers and the firm. He then visits Chicago lodges before Prof. Renard tests an experimental airship at Old City Hall. Bricklayers hold firm for a 20 cent daily wage advance after no concessions from masters.
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Welbe
Amalgamated Association
Joliet
Weihe
Cuicago
J. Renard
Parin
Old City Hall
Renard
Local Tin Supplier Claims Quality American Roofing Tin
H R DeMitt & Co reports receipt of about 100 plates of American made roofing tin from P Laughlin & Co Apollo Pa. They claim the quality is generally excellent with some plates equal to the best imported tin and prices slightly lower than for the same weight and quality of imported tin.
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H.R. DeMitt & Co
P. Laughlin & Co
Apollo
Flint glass workers set camp start earlier this year
Industrial notes report manufacturers will close June 1 instead of July 1, extending the shutdown to three months. A new engine is being installed at Legget Spring and Axle. Gas-supply issues force Sun GER Nick & Co. to Tuesday night shifts. Chicago carpenters vote for a wage increase and threaten strike from April 1. Pittsburg Forge and Iron idle due to padder strike over poor iron. Local manufacturers with Philadelphia aid aim to defeat the employers' liability bill. J Painters Sons & Co paddlers protest bad iron in a meeting. American Preservers’ stockholders postponed until April. Salesmen's Assembly forms a committee to discuss shop-closing on the Southside.
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Pittsburg
Pms
Hunter
Wyman
McGeary
Simon
Robinson
Police Committee
Ap Sie Ig
Knox
Naob
Allegheny Hospital
Neeb
Stauffer
Tor
Legget Spring and Axle Company
Sun Ger
Nick & Co
Chicago Carpenters
Pittsburg Forge and Iron Company
Philadelphia
J. Painters Sons & Co
American Preservers' Company
Detective Robinson Sends Money Beggar To His Cell
A street swindle tale unfolds as detective Robinson traps a beggar named John McMahon on Market Street. The con artist accosted a passerby with a sob story and was invited to the officer’s office where the trap closed and a cell door clanged.
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Robinson
John McMahon
Market Ogee
Areative
Tired of the Tax Real Estate Brokers Protest
A rumor claimed Mercantile Appraiser Herriott planned a 3 percent tax on brokers commissions, which proved false. The piece notes a long standing 3 percent tax on net income and debates city business taxes bearing heavily on firms like Herron & Son and Black & Baird. It cites a past case where a firm faced high city taxes while reporting modest net income.
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Mercantile
Herriott
John Kelly
Herron & Sona
Black
Black & Baird
Printer Masterson in Denver Hospital for Consumption
J. P. Masterson, Pittsburg printer, is under treatment at Koch Hospital in Denver for consumption. In a letter he says he is progressing well and expects to leave with two sound lungs. He notes Dr. Meyer, head of the hospital, was among the first American doctors to report a Koch treatment cure. The doctor studied the lymph in Berlin after Koch announced his discovery.
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J. P. Masterson
Pittsburg
Koch
Denver
Berlin
Patton amused by talk of inspection of old road
General Manager Patton of the Pittsburg and Western says he is amused by rumors that Chief Engineer Douglas of the Baltimore and Ohio will soon visit to assess the former road's grades. He jokes he knows the grades to his sorrow and finds some newspaper reports amusing.
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Patton
Pittsburg and Western Road
Douglas
Baltimore and Ohio
Women to lobby Harrisburg for Children’s Aid Society funds
Mrs. W. H. Price and Mrs. H. C. Campbell traveled to Harrisburg in the evening to furnish information and advocate for appropriation bills supporting the Children’s Aid Society of Western Pennsylvania. Campbell serves as secretary and may engage in temperance work while there.
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W. H. Price
H. C. Campbell
Harrisburg
Children’s Aid Society of
Western Pennsylvania
Bargain Men s Suits and Hats at Local Stores
Local ads claim men s black cheviot sack suits and cassimere suits at 5 dollars each with sizes 33 to 48, plus melton spring overcoats all 5 dollars. Various hat shops tout five dollar, eight to fifteen dollar ranges and pattern hats from noted makers. Easter millinery openings and new styles shown across multiple Penn Avenue stores.
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Pirrssure Combination Clothing Company
Grant and
Diamond Streets
Court House
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