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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1891
Page
4
A leading Baptist minister resigns over disbelief in eternal punishment. The piece surveys shifts away from the old doctrine and previews Presbyterians and other churches events, talks, lectures, and sermons in Pittsburgh area congregations including Western Theological Seminary and various city churches.
A list of church services across Pittsburg with times and ministers. Highland Chapel led by Rev. John Al. Wadach at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m.. Universalist at Carry Institute Hall 10:45 a.m. to evening. Shady Avenue Cumberland Presbyterian 11 a.m. sermons by Rev. Axtell. St Mark's Memorial Reformed 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. etc.
A list of sermons and service times from Presbyterian, Congregational, M E, and Christian churches in Lincoln. Notable topics include Trust in God, The Endless Existence of His Word, God Is Love, and Christ the Central Sun. Services run 10:30 a m to 11 a m with additional evening programs and youth meetings.
Late news briefs report the flu-like crippling illness spreading in England, Paris opens Champs Elysees salon, Haltimore port entry plans for immigrants, and a mixed bag of items. Immigrant landings in New York reach a record April figure, plus political, crime, and economic items from Washington to San Francisco.
Albert Shaw argues that in coming decades urban areas will undergo major reforms and that young men must form nonpartisan municipal clubs to study local issues, demand separation of elections, promote residency rules, consider Australian voting, and support women’s enfranchisement while pushing for municipal home rule and civil service reform.
Allegheny City mourns Chief Edward Armstrong of the Public Works Department aged about 67. He died at 2:30 am at 61 Taylor Avenue from grip and rheumatism after years of service including the water works and armory contracts. He was born in Ireland in 1837 and later founded the Andrews Armstrong Machine Company. Funeral services are set for 2:30 pm tomorrow with city officials attending.
The County Salary Board met to fix pay for clerks including a $1200 yearly salary for an Assistant District Attorney clerk. Prothonotary Bradley gains a paper boy position at a monthly rate, and other clerks receive $50 and $45 monthly. Ten transcribers are approved at $45 monthly with duties ending when work catches up. The existing backlog nears 1,000 papers.
Colonel Samuel Moody reports strong indications for a busy picnic season at Rock Point with most dates in place except a few late August. The Amalgamated Association plans its annual blowout for June 6, while the G B B selects August 18 for its picnic.
Local ad promotes three sale tiers with 1000 suits priced at 5 10 and 15 dollars each. Offers light and dark fabrics in business and dress styles including sack cutaway and Prince Albert. Shows multiple store names and addresses for Welty’s and nearby vendors.
White, with the move, played P QG and Black captured PxP. White then announced mate in four moves, noting that if Black had played a different capture, BxKtorB EK, mate would follow in a few moves.
Fragmented OCR text shows names Golmayo and Blackburne with scattered chess notation and incomplete references. The legible parts include pairs of names and broken moves, suggesting an annotation page or puzzle notes from a chess record. No clear event, date, or outcome is identifiable.
The Herd Laddie arrives in Sydney from the South Coast after receiving a query from the Brisbane Chess and Draught Club about terms for visiting to play Mr. Murr awaiting a reply. Wyllie remains world champion with 64 public wins and one draw. The local Draughts excitement centers on the forthcoming Broden Ont Gendaad match as Glasrow is seen as a top contender.
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