A Reign of Reform Sworn in by Councils
A lengthy account of Allegheny's reform movement led by Major Kennedy’s election as mayor, the rise of George Shiras III, and the Citizens' Committee. It details the movement’s goals, key endorsements, calls to action, and the creation of a city charter and reforms reducing staff, fixing salaries, and banning political interference in elections.
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William M. Kennedy
Allegheny
Meils
Tme
Councils
Smi
Woegtly
Kennedy
Wyman
Major Kennedy
Allegheny Department of Public Safety
Allegheny Post Office
George Sirieus III
Congress of ‘0
Ag Shiras
Ae van
Negheny
Munich
Crewfort County
Sime
Pittsburg
Guy
Shiras
Reform Association
Citizen’s Committee
Committee of Fifty
Robert B. Len
Citizens’ Committee
Henry Holdship
James T. Chalfant
A.M. Marshall
James Bovard
Henry Hieber
Henry W. Gerwic
George P. Hamilton
M. D. Peeb
James I. Kay
John Wilhelm, Jr
James H. Aiken
John Hood
John
Single
Simon McRoberts
William Allen
Eos A. Kelly
Thomas H. Dickson
J. . Montgomery
E. Schecter
A. Mevulung
Stewart Scott
Henry Robinson
James H. Willock
A. F. Leegate
L. Thompson
J. C. Lappe
Theodore Sproull
G. Dellenbaugh
Addison Lyete
John N. Davidson
James EB. McUord
Alexander Patterson
F.G. Paulson
W. N. Howard
L. McHenry
Thomas Jamison
Moses Atwood
M. Byllesby
G. Rieenbels
Frank H. Lea
J. W. J. McLean
George L. Shaw
Andrew J. Robinson
H. F. Carr
R. W. Meana
A. H. Borckine
George L. South
C. W. Kobb
Robert E
Reform
Association
Southside Sinners Busy Night Trolley of Arrests
Patrol wagon ran nonstop on the Southside from 9 PM to midnight. Nora Spannerberg’s disorderly house at 42 Welsh Way raided. George Brown David Jenkins Al Laibaugh and John Gorton arrested. Mary Dunbaker rearrested for illegal liquor selling. Inspector Kelly filed cruelty and neglect charges. Other incidents include Conrad Snyder and Jacob Ward fights. Mary Cameron detained at Mt Washington and Twenty-eighth ward station amid deranged behavior. Nearly a dozen other arrests noted.
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Tome
Welsh Way
Nora Spannerberg
George Brown
David Jenkins
al Laibaugh
John Gorton
Jetae
Mary Dunbaker
South Nineteenth Street
Merriman’s Alley
Caught With Stolen Feathers in Other People's Clothing
Assistant Superintendent of Police John Glenn of Allegheny arrested Charles Smith yesterday on suspicion of larceny. Edward Morrison reported a coat and vest stolen from his house. Morrison identified the arrested man by clothing and a handkerchief marked HH. An information will be filed Monday before an alderman.
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John Glenn
Allegheny
Charles Smith
Edward Morrison
Sandusky Street
Smith
Mr. Glenn
Federal Street
Mr. Harrison
Italians Fight Over a Card Game Arrests In Chicago
Two Italians, Peter and Antonio Barrio, were arrested by Officer Marian Inet at Homewood and brought before the Nineteenth ward station after a fight over a card game. Peter Barrio stabbed his brother in the right arm with a small penknife.
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Peter
Antonio Barrio
Marian Inet
Homewood
Pittsburg Stockholders in Electric Railway Venture
CL Magee and George P. Dravo of Pittsburg are stockholders in the proposed electric railway linking Steubenville and Mingo Junction.
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Pittsburg
Steubenville
Mingo Junction
CL Magee
George P. Dravo
McPherron Applies for Patent on Discount Trade Medal
McPherron, General Manager of the Commercial Exchange at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Grant Street in Pittsburg, Pa, is the inventor of the discount trade medal and has applied for a patent. He warns he will pursue full legal action against any company or organization selling medals using trade terms.
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McPherron
Commercial Exchange
Sixth Avenuue
Grant Street
Pittsburg
Commerels! Exchange
Knauf Witch Man Seeks Trial for Murder in Faulk Case
George Knauf, known as the Witch Man, asks to be tried for the Faulk murder at Laurel station after decades of outcast status. He claims innocence though his life has been shadowed by hatred and superstition, with villagers and even his own children shunning him as a witch in the wake of the 1891 Faulk killing. He recounts the case and his persecution, offering to face the law if proven innocent, while Coroner McDowell weighs the next step.
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George Knauf
McDowell
Faulk
Laurel Station
Ft. Warne Road
William Faulk
Mary Ann Faulk
Wilson Farm
Treta
Erys
Knauf
William Falk
Emery Gibbons
Gibbons
Hicken
Mra. Faulk
Emery
Afraid of the Police Says Harding on Anarchists
George Harding a prominent New York lawyer who once lived in Pittsburg traveled on a Chicago limited train. He praises American police for repressing anarchists after New Orleans lynching and Haymarket, asserting Europe fears Yankee policing and that America remains safe from dynamiters.
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Harding
New Orleans
America
George Harding
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
Europe
United States
Victoria Woodhull Heads for Chicago on Spirit Guidance
Victoria Woodhull of London, claiming she will be U S president, travels to Chicago via New York with Lady Cook and husband Martin. A spirit directed a Pittsburg stopover, while Colonel Sanford calls her brilliant but deluded and unsure what she seeks.
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Pitcairn
Limited
Pittsburg
J. P. Sanford
London
Captain McCormick Clarifies Immigration Assisted Passage
Steamship agent Captain J. J. McCormick explains that assisted passage means guardians abroad paying fare, not authorities. He urges buying tickets locally and sending them, to ensure care on arrival and avoid creating doubts about the immigrant’s means.
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McCormick
J. J. McCormick
New York
Pineapples Sold In Winter To Fight Diphtheria Says Dealer
Tony Barcky of Seventh Avenue explains pineapple juice as a diphtheria cure amid strong winter demand. Buyers fed juice to children. one customer shipped six pines to Switzerland for relatives, with $550 express charges. Pineapples come by Cuba carload, new stock arriving as last year’s supply depletes.
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Tony Barcky
Seventh Avenue
Altoona
Switzerland
Cuba
California
A Boy's Hard Luck at 88 West Diamond Street
Mrs. Kern sheltered Albert Newmeyer, 15, for two or three days amid family strife at 88 West Diamond Street. The boy’s father John Newmeyer refused to keep him after his stepmother's alleged aversion. Police report to the Anti Cruelty Society on Monday.
B. & O. Theatrical Traffic Winds Up Year in Pittsburg
Pittsburg theater season nears end as B. and O. passenger agents report schedules for Sam Devere's Company to New York Williams and Orr's Meteors to Chicago Annie Mitchell's group to Bellaire and Sam Jack's Creoles from Baltimore. The colored Knights Templar depart May 10 to Philadelphia in two special cars.
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Pittsburg
Sam Devere
New York
Williams and Orr
Chicago
Annie Mitchell
Bellaire
Sam Jack
Baltimore
Colored Knights Templar
Philadelphia
Family Jarards in Arrests and Dis orderly Fight
Mrs Laura Slagle of 3039 Penn Avenue filed assault and battery charges against Henry Brose. Alice Meeker sued John Brose for dis orderly conduct. The brothers are related to the plaintiffs who live next door and long standing tensions led to a fight in which Mrs Slagle was badly beaten yesterday.
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Laura Slagle
Penn Avenue
Henry Brose
Alice Meeker
John Brose
Slagle
New Management at the Seventh Avenue Hotel
F Schreffier and A Myers have run the Seventh Avenue Hotel with B C Willson now taking the lead as head of B C Willson & Co. The firm will share ownership and operate under the new arrangement effective today.
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Seventh Avenue Hotel
F. Schreffier
A. Myers
B. C. Willson
B. C. Willson & Co
Saturdays Deadline for Small Advertisements
The notice states that Saturdays mark the latest moment to submit small advertisements, with reception closing at a specified time each weekend. It emphasizes timely submission to avoid missing publication.
R2INSTA Judges Slagle and Co Batch of Cas
In a routine docket, Judge Slagle and colleagues oversee a batch of cases in the county court. Proceedings focus on preliminary motions and scheduling, with no notable jury verdicts reported in this brief segment.
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Slagle and Co
Cas
Max Schneider's Saloon Loses License After Long License Court
In Alleghe a crowd gathered as Max Schneider admitted being unfit to run a saloon after the court denied his license. He vowed to continue running his hotel and faced a potential financial blow from over twelve thousand dollars invested. Einstein & Co. secured a bottling license, with other cases granted or refused and rehearings set for tomorrow.
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Max Schneider
Alleghe
Max
Mr. Schneider
Federal Street
Schneider
Einstein
Joseph Einstein & Co
Sfosere Einstein & Co
Michael Enzlvale
Brewer
A. Rk. Adame
Third Ward
Braddock
Jacob P. Neil
McKeesport
Philip Egan
Pittsburg
F. G. Sedgebrook
Millvale
John A. Seifert
Allegheny
Sylvester P. Shaw
Homestead
Joan RK. Wilson
Harrison Township
W. C. Langhurst
Hotel Federal
Edward Morris
James Donehoe
H. J. Meyer
Madison Avenue
Fred Geimer
Ohio Street
P. P. Smyth
Fifteenth Street
Lawrence Barkhof
Frankstown Avenue
Fragmentary Mining Wage Notice From a Historical Source
A fragmentary OCR passage describes wage scales and payments for miners and drivers. It mentions rates per yard and per man, a $50 allowance, a $160 reference, and a 14g per cent for break throughs. It refers to miners and mine bosses and notes exceptions for exceptional difficulties.
Nursery trade booms in Pittsburg suburbs
Florists seedsmen and nurserymen report a spring boom in seed plant and tree business as suburban growth spreads. Transit lines draw families to outskirts with gardens and lawns, enhacing front gardens in East End and Oakland while fruit trees maples poplars and pansies replace neglect.
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Pittsburg
East End
Oakland
Cleveland
Four Minor Accidents Reported in City Areas
Four accidents occurred yesterday with no serious injuries. Wattson Thomas Waltner of Jerrys ville avenue Allegheny slipped on pavement and broke his left arm. James Hughey, brake man on the Fort Wayne road, fell from a train at Calvert's station with a badly crusted left leg. William Barr was thrown from a wagon on Ist street with a badly cut head. George Homan, worker at Black Diamond Sheep Works, was struck on the arm with a pick by a coworker.
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Wattson
Thomas Waltner
Jerrysville Avenue
Allegheny
Houener
James Hughey
Fort Wayne Road
Calvert's Station
William Barr
6Ist Street
Hownax
George Homan
Black Diamond Sceep Works
Carpenters Decline Planned Strike Amid Wage Talk
Carpenters will not strike tomorrow and no action is currently planned for May Day. A report claimed a 25 cent demand, but agent Gus Swartz said no strike has been called and workers will be paid according to skill if a proper minimum wage is fixed.
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Gus Swartz
The
Brotherhood
Eny
N Wants to Form Three New National Labor Organizations
The American Federation of Labor aims to form national groups for streetcar employees, carriers and builders laborers, and longshoremen and vessel unloaders. Conventions planned between May and July will decide on national bodies. locals will choose meeting sites. Builders' Exchange meets next Wednesday to elect 15 to 20 new members and may adopt rules aligned with master carpenters and plasterers. An adjunct to L A 4907, the Salesmen and Saleswomen's Beneficial Association, was chartered yesterday.
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American Federation of Labor
Salesmen's Assembly
Salesmen and Saleswomen’s Beneficial Association
L. A
K of L
Tinners' Trouble Settled and Grimes New City Boss Carpenter
The master tinners and the journeymen have reached a settlement though the basis remains unspecified. Ex police officer Charles Grimes is named boss carpenter for the city.
Why Pay More at Kunkle Brothers Penn Ave Store
Bargain sales at J. H. Kuxke and Bro in Pittsburgh urge shoppers to compare prices on ingrain carpets wool filling carpets and Brussels rugs. Discounts apply across oil cloth window shades curtain rods wallpaper lace curtains and dry goods with freight paid within a hundred miles.
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Dutal
Brussels
Pittsburg
J. H. Kuxke
Bro
Penn Avenue
Fourteenth
Penn
Election precinct results shape Fielding lead for School Director
Mayor Kennedy backed Fielding as the decisive race swung through the Eighth precinct while Fielding edge appealed for public support. Talk also touched on Alderman Neillie possibly serving as acting magistrate amid health concerns and local Allegheny City Hall chatter.
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Ccccecnscscen
IRS
Fielding
Meyer-Blect
Kennedy
Friel
Neillie
Allegheny
Neillie E
Local Optician Prov Lirrtz Runs Unique Eye Service
Prov Lirrtz of 73 Sixth Avenue stands as the city's only graduate optician. He offers a unique system promising precise lens and frame alignment for improved vision and comfort.
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Lorriz
Sixth Avenue
Pot. Lorris
HUGUS AND HACKe SILKS NEW SEASON COLLECTION
The store offers a splendid collection of printed silks indias and surahs in new designs and colors from $1 to $2.50 a yard with special this week 250 pieces printed silks regular 1 and 1 25 lines at 75c a yard.
Death of William Rea Prominent City Leader
The Board of Managers records the death of presiding officer William Rea on March 16, 1832. A longtime city business figure, he earned broad respect for integrity and liberal views and greatly aided the Homewood Cemetery project. His foresight and labor made the resting place a beloved city landmark, and the board extends deep sympathy to his sorrowing family.
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Board of Managers
William Rea
Homewood Cemetery
Pathways of Faith Among Seers and Saints
A fragmented note by Loeee and peers outlines a spiritual journey titled by Ivenn and Pasion, suggesting paths of faith and contemplation. The text hints at personal names and a quest for meaning, with no clear event or outcome detailed in the available lines.
Oh, Fred! A Cry From Man and Woman in Fractured Play
A fragmented verse scene shows a man and a woman arguing over pace and restraint as they react to a swing and a cry, revealing tension and conflict in a domestic moment.
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Fred
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