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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1889
Page
2
A court examines applicants for saloon licenses, probing motives and family impact. Judges challenge greed and ties to mill workers, noting refusals, evasions, and testimonies about liquor sales and family needs, with coverage of several wards and likely continuation in the Nineteenth Ward.
A Seventh ward resident appeals to THE DISPATCH over what he calls stigma on the hill district by Public Safety Department officials. He cites the License Court prohibitory district and claims the remarks harm business and depress property values. He denies Owl Gang activity and accuses city officials of losing control of liquor patronage on the hill.
The Cartwright Iron Works known as the Alikanna Mill near Steubenville starts Monday April 1 under National Tube and Rolling Mill Co of McKeesport. Puddling is led by John Clemens with workers from Lindsay MacCutcheon and Pittsburg mills.
Mr James McCorry of Belfast a linen maker with many Irish customers visited the city yesterday. He is consul for the Argentine Confederation at his home in Belfast. McCorry supports free trade and subsidizing Irish industries, opposing Home Rule, arguing it would prevent church interference in government and benefit Catholics.
A freight wreck on the Panhandle road at Oakdale disrupted traffic yesterday morning. Nine cars were involved in the incident and details of injuries or damages were not specified.
Prominent local financiers including H Sellers McKee and D C Cunningham lead negotiations to form a national bank. The building of the defunct Farmers and Mechanics Bank on South Eighteenth and Carson streets will be deeded to the new corporation by April 1, with opening expected in May or June. Board of directors may include about 16 men such as H Gearing, Camp, and other Southside business leaders, vowing solid capital and customer confidence. The bank aims to serve the Southside community with a strong, reputable institution.est
Mayor McCallin received a Dayton mayoral letter requesting analysis of natural gas uses and abuses. The绑定City Council granted Dayton Gas Company street rights to lay pipes 50 miles distant. only 30 miles completed in time. The company sought a 40 day grace but faced a price dispute and refusals to connect lines. Businessmen back a demand for reliable facts and an opinion on the committee’s report amid higher rates and alleged dividends.
A Monongahela navigation delegation viewed Lock No 7 near 95 miles upriver and toured another dam under construction costing 236000. They formed a committee, heard remarks about masonry deficiencies, and planned to reconvene in April to discuss government action and local reaction.
Mayor Pearson met with Miss Meyer daughter of Fred Meyer as part of an inquiry into a deathbed theft of her mother's watch and other items. The father reported the mother’s death years ago and the watch and articles were taken by his daughter. The mayor offered to investigate and arrange a meeting with the girl and her family to discuss repayment.
Hon. John New was in the city yesterday and said he would return home to prepare for a trip to London as Consul General He denied reports that he and the President are at odds and commented that Murat Halstead may veil Berlin.
A fragmentary notice notes only nine white horses answered a theater ad, highlighting a rare demand. Other items report MANtTIN BROWARSKI released for liquor without license after a prosecutor skipped hearing, a man harmed on a tanneries worker incident, and various local arrests and social stray details.
Evangelist Colonel S. T. Bailey begins a ten day series under the Women's Christian Temperance Union at Liberty Hall East End. He condemns saloons and liquor traffic, urges prohibition, and argues immigration fuels vice while announcing nightly talks to persuade attendees on which side to stand.
U S authorities issue a stricter boiler inspection rule amid protests from Pittsburgh boat owners. The Scout becomes the first inspected under the law, receiving a one year certificate after Neeld and Sullivan test the 12 year old boilers.
John Powell, a member of the Amalgamated Association, is released from the Western Penitentiary after serving six years of a nine year sentence for felonious assault and battery. The pardon followed efforts by labor groups and jurors, with Powell to depart the institution at noon today.
Pittsburg audiences tonight hear Bellini’s Norma with Emma Abbott in the cast. The program features O Mio, Druids Chorus, So Non Sono, Wilt Thou Fly to Rome, Hear Me Norma, and Oh Thou Art My Father. Saturday offers matinee and night performances including Gilbert and Sullivan’s Yeomen of the Guard and the farewell Bohemian Girl with Miss Abbott as Arline. She also will perform The Last Rose of Summer.
A 19th century style notice advertises carved pear design buttons in special sets from 250 to 3 dollars. Jos Honxs & Co’s Penn Avenue Stores offer new directoire buttons in matched sets priced for quick purchase.
President Weihe revoked the charter of O'Leary Lodge No. 7 of the Amalgamated Association, composed of iron and steel workers at Wheeling plant in Benwood West Virginia, for cowardice after a strike dispute with the firm. Members who voted to return to work face recall and barred reemployment. others who stood with the union are commended.
Secretary Martin of the Amalgamated Association argues in the Labor Tribune that a three mill steel rail consolidation in Illinois could reduce competition and force wage cuts. He warns the plan might set a minimum price for labor, harming workers across East and West mills unless vigilance is maintained.
Official report from the Ohio Valley Budget notes 1 081 window glass pots operating nationwide with idle pots increasing from last week. It cites overall trade dullness in Ohio Valley while improving in the East with activity in East Liverpool noted.
Joseph Guest of the Southside has patented machinery to roll old rails into angle iron finished bars and skep. The Lloyds mill rolls were used and Painters mill test proved successful. Leon & Blair iron brokers have bought rights to use the device in this state and leased a mill in Philadelphia.
The Low Grade division of the Allegheny Valley Railroad is being upgraded with double strength rails and room for double tracks. Once a major freight route, the line connects Driftwood with the Philadelphia and Erie system and may see future use for mountain freight by the Pennsylvania Railroad, as traffic on the main line remains light.
A committee announced the Societa Fraterna Italiana secured new quarters on the fourth floor of the Third National Bank building at Wood street and Virgin alley. The hall seats over 200, membership tops 17, and meetings will be held twice monthly with social and intellectual entertainments alongside business gatherings.
The shop announces a rapid sale due to a large clothing quantity. Today and tomorrow take marked men’s suits at 10 dollars and 12 dollars, with overcoats priced to move. Call at P C C C corner Grant and Diamond streets opposite the new Court House.
Local millinery ad lists fabric bargains with 46 inch black cashmere widths. Offers 100 pieces at 50c a yard, 750 at 75c, 40 at Sea yard, and others at 1 a yard. Noted as actual worth $135 a yard for a reference. MWFSsu Huevus and Hackee.
A busy advertisement notes 47 inch cashmeres and 46 inch fabrics at same price, deep discounts on men and boys clothing, hats and bonnets, and a millinery opening. It touts Boston Clothing House bargains, embroid ered chambray robes, lace and silks, and numerous fabric and silk sales across several downtown shops.
A charter filed in the Recorder's office shows the Totten and Hogg Tron and Steel Company with capital of 150000 dollars divided into 3000 shares of 50 dollars each. Directors named include Nathaniel B. George B. Totten and Nathaniel B. Hoge, with stock issued to Hoge for the late firm of Foundrymen in the Twelfth ward.
The Brace brothers’ boycott suit resumed yesterday as testimony opened. A fixed two o’clock session to Deering was noted, but the defense did not appear. Arguments began on April 2.
Cant RUBE elected First Vice President of the national Musicians Union while James RopGeEms a Moorhead mill guide roller faces rough on the South cage rolling mill. Amalga mated Association warns of a member default and April decorative events at Jackson Building hosted by Jos Horne Co. with souvenirs for visitors.
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