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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1889
Page
2
The court examined numerous liquor license applicants in a crowded session. Citizens questioned past conduct, with many men tied to saloons or taverns facing possible license denial amid nervous testimony. Judge White weighed veterans' ties and neighborhood impact in decisions.
Allegheny City’s Common and Select Councils adjourned with all unfinished business disposed of. Those not resolved will be revived when new councils organize next month. Retiring members received cordial farewells, speeches criticized trusts and monopolies, and officers were thanked. Bills paid were listed at 33,454.37, and several ordinances and contracts were acted on or laid over.
Josephus Cheany addressed a large audience on temperance at Talley Cavey last night and will speak today at the noonday meeting of the County WwW Co T. U. at Diamond Street U P Church conducted by Mrs A F Bryce. He will go to Webster on the 30th and 31st, New Texas April 1 and 2, Frankstown 6, Messiah Baptist Church 7, and John will speak next Sunday at Castle M P Church on The Saloon Must Go. David Tatum of Cleveland arrives April 6 to join the prohibition amendment fight. John P St John speaks tonight at Sandusky Street P Church. Mrs J istian and the Christian Union will attend and address the April 28 meeting.
The city plans to hire horse powered street sweepers for lower city streets and asphalted areas in Oakland and East End. The traction companies will add sweepers and sprinklers to keep lines clean. East End and Oakland unpaved streets will be paved this year with blackstone or asphalt, including several named avenues.
The Board of Awards opened bids for Public Safety year contracts but bids were numerous and varied. They sent all to the clerk for population, delaying awards until the next meeting on Saturday afternoon. Affects 2100 tons of Addyaton Fine and Steel and other city contracts with unspecified sizes and terms.
A. E. Clark of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road will attend a mass meeting of passenger and ticket agents in Cincinnati. The Central Traffic Association issued the meeting inviting staff to correct rate sheets that take effect May 1 for summer excursions and tourist travels.
Katie Kelly a domestic employed by Mrs. Brown of West Diamond street Alle Corecupearen ied cre tesa WhS 8 ra stepped on a skylight believed boarded up and fell to the floor below Mrs O Neill who witnessed the accident fainted and hours Pensons cataract removal spring time best for operation Dr Sadler returning from the South offers care at his residence promising improved recovery over other methods
The Virginia and Charleston and Lake Erie lines expect few improvements out of the city this spring as earnings for next summer look lower. The Baltimore and Ohio will repair and build seven stone and iron bridges between Point Mills and Elm Grove for a double track, with east made iron. Pittsburg and Lake Erie crews work on sidings and double tracking toward Chartiers. An official inspection tour by President Roberts next week aims to have the line in first class condition.
W H Barnes a Philadelphia lawyer and former receiver of the Allegheny Valley road was chosen president at a meeting of the stockholders. He succeeds Mr Scott who died last Sunday and replaces the late leader who served as receiver for the past five years.
Allison Whitstone an elderly veteran died at Homeopathic Hospital after collapse from a fall in a Water Street lodging house. Coroner to take charge. age around 65. He served in the Second Infantry during the war and was wounded in the Wilderness. He had lived with Mrs Wiggin and sought a pension. last illness short.
A $5,000 boy was released from the Allegheny lockup last night after his mother paid $5.50 in fines. Several boys, some colored, reportedly threw mud and stones on Hemlock street yesterday afternoon. Mayor Pearson ordered the arrest of four lads, Tom Connelly, Sam and John oe, and Sonn an as they reportedly rode in a srek. The Mayor fined them each for the disturbance, while the mother’s payment produced the boy’s release after the boy claimed he did not throw stones.
The Master Car Builders' Association invites members to its annual meeting in Sara toga Y on June 23. A circular outlines axle testing criteria and data requests for 8000 pound cars, including counts of cars in service and axle dimensions. Signed by the committee chairmen Wn. Bides and Jobe A. eee.
Police are alerted to the disappearance of Mrs Gore wife of Kyn Gore who lives at the European Hill residence. The couple have shared a home for twenty years with ongoing watch in the area.
A jumble of names, notices, and stray events fills the column. References to Harrison, Reed, and City politics mingle with street improvements, theatrical notes, a court case over firecrackers, and social chatter about speakers, receptions, and fashion at the post office.
Five jail inmates will be sent to Dixmont today at the city's expense. August, who was picked up on the streets and escaped from Dixmont, will be returned. Thomas Harrington, 23, has become an imbecile. Andrew Meyers, a former policeman and shoemaker, is jailed after stealing. Christina Hornberger, believed mesmerized, will be sent to the asylum for one year. a 17-year-old girl related to Harrington has gone insane after visiting her father at the workhouse.
Allegheny Heating Company employees searched a main leak at the Chestnut and Liberty streets corner yesterday afternoon. Amid unclear injuries, Michelay Fisher was in a ditch and was badly hurt while the others attempted to locate the leak and an explosion occurred nearby.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Company announced sale of excursion tickets from all stations to this city at a single fare for round trip. Dates Ages 8 9 30 and 21 marked. The merchants event offers living along the line a chance to visit the city at greatly reduced rates.
A closed meeting of the Brewers and Agents' Association of Allegheny County discussed boycotting liquor dealer firms that oppose prohibition. Committes will canvass for a list of anti liquor firms to present at the next meeting, with plans aimed to start in a few weeks.
Several railroad officials announce household moves as offices relocate this spring. Samuel P. Woodside of the Erie sustains minor injuries from a stove pipe incident in Hayville after moving from Wilkinsburg. George E. McCagun of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern begins transporting goods from Allegheny to Edgeworth and has disappeared. F F Kennedy, son of the Erie, leaves Washington. D. Linn of the Wabash and Western plans Indianapolis to new residence. Missouri Kansas and Texas seeks changes in division fiat. L Wright of Baltimore and Ohio moves from cramped Freehold to the new Water Street station top floor.
A tax collector from the Pittsburg Keesport and Western Railway faced resistance in collecting local taxes. The company’s reply was ornate and typed, prompting a bitter complaint from the collector who claimed he cannot read the letters sent to workers.
John Maeder a well known butcher of 266 Lowrie Street Allegheny died by his own action Wednesday night. His body was found yesterday morning wedged between two rafts in the Allegheny River near the water works. His throat was cut ear to ear. He had put on a raft sat on the edge and fell in. He was 53 years old. An inquest will be held today at Herman Ebbert's undertaking rooms. No cause is given for the act.
The old building beside the Central police station, once a police gym in the First district, will be vacated by April 1 and transformed into a large pool and billiard room. It is expected police relocations will be to a permanent city facility with full gymnastic amenities.
The Southside bank plans a new Germania National Bank with capital stock of 200000 dollars. A charter will be sought and the bank may open soon. Stockholders include H Sellers McKee George Duncan Sons and others from glass, lumber, and foundry firms. A new South Eighteenth or Seventh street site may replace the old bank building.
The annual gathering of Home and Foreign missionary societies for Allegheny and Pittsburgh Presbyteries convened in the Second Presbyterian Church with hundreds of women in attendance. Morning reports showed generous receipts. afternoon features included addresses by Mrs. Tracy on India and Mrs. Serota on Japan. evening sermon by Rev. Caldwell and remarks by Rev. Kennedy emphasized domestic mission as vital to foreign work.
United States Deputy Marshal Barring arrests Poweall Zinco alias Miller in the city at midnight. Zinco, part of a renowned counterfeit gang, escaped in Scranton two months ago and was re arrested in New York on Wednesday while en route to stand trial with four Italian associates.
An 1889 ad brief promotes Elite Gallery in Pittsburg offering cabinet photos at 100 per dozen through May 1. It also advertises Dr. F. Surin's Dental Offices on Penn Avenue featuring Bonell freezing to numb gums during extractions with safe, minimal pain.
An advertisement lists discounted kitchenware at J. P. Steinmann's 107 F, Allegheny, with knives sets clocks and butter dishes. A separate notice promotes metal ceilings by A Northrup & Co. urging readers to compare options and request catalogs before decisions on home improvements. The item also includes a church and school committees inquiry about ceiling materials.
Agent Dean of the Anti Cruelty Society filed informations before Alderman McMasters accusing Joseph Blush of 2743 Carson Street of cruelty and neglect of his two children and desertion of his wife Matilda Blush. She also charged him with surety of the peace. The case stems from his departure a year and a few weeks ago and his later return when he sued his wife for infidelity. a hearing is set for Saturday.
A thanks offering service celebrated the twenty first anniversary of the Women’s Foreign and Home Missionary Societies at Emory M E Church East End. The event began with prayer led by Mrs Hav Pearce and raised nearly $400 for Lucknow Drees Goods with elegant black and white novelties on display.
On Saturday the Hub advertises men's pants at 175 for $2.50 and $3.50 pants for $3, spring overcoats priced at 15 and 6 to 12 dollars, with unmatched city deals. Special suit bargains for men and boys, plus a ball and bat for a boy. The Boston Clothing House at 439 Smithfield Street promises the best in men’s and boys’ apparel.
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