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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1891
Page
5
Communications to the department list upcoming travel for Grand Secretary Charles E. Steel and officers heading to Scotland for the Right Worthy Grand Lodge. Steubenville Lodge to move to a larger hall next Tuesday evening as membership grows. multiple lodges announce elected officers and scheduled meetings across Allegheny and Banksville.
May roll of honor tops with McKresport Conclave No 82 leading. Supreme Conclave to meet in Atlantic City in 1893 with delegates returning gratified from Philadelphia. Discussions cover field service reorganization, Medical Director election, and rapid expansion as 100 new conclaves planned.
The Board of Supreme Trustees reports four new lodges added during the past week with April’s memberships rising toward twenty. Charter Lodge No. 1 held a meeting April 7 receiving four new members and eight approved applications. Equity Lodge 67 of Meadville Pa set to celebrate its second anniversary in May with several Supreme officers expected.
Welcome Stranger Castis No 2 meets Mondays at Speck's in Hagelwood with growing membership and funds. Daughters of St George and Lady Gladstone Lodge No 20 plan a special meeting at Odd Fellows Hall. Mt. Washington Lodge 82 K of P reports new members and proposals, with future rank conferrals. Jewel honors mark 25 years for Neuman. Neely delivers remarks.
Major Patterson’s illness delays Company A inspection while officers brace for rifle practice season. Western Pennsylvania officers push for fair staff appointments, and a Monongahela House banquet honors Col Norman M. Smith and Lt Col Frank L Rutledge with Governor Pattison among guests.
A Saint Louis Globe-Democrat report notes a fraud where small rubies are welded to form larger gems. Eastern jewelers received French rubies that looked authentic but were artificially joined. French police pursue the inventor, whose craft could bring years in prison.
A fragment discusses fashionable rooms and香 scent use, noting incense burners with Chinese incense sticks as common. It contrasts boupeekee and Algerian churchy varieties and hints at robed clerical associations, suggesting incense serves worldly taste rather than sacred ritual.
The Bureau of Health logged thirty two deaths in the first two days of May with two from grip and eight from cerebro spinal meningitis. Yesterday five new scariatina cases and three of Siete theria were reported. Four cases involve a family at 728 Copeland Street.
Fragmentary OCR notes list terms like Blavache Carter and Beadache with variations of liver pit phrases. The readable bits center on misread medical or anatomical terms and garbled names, without a clear event or person to anchor a story. No identifiable individuals, organizations, or places emerge from the legible text.
Finance and trade report brisk activity in the Hazelwood district with nine acres sold for 820,000 and a large nine acre block including the Oliver mansion changing hands for 82 00. Northside prospects remain active with brokers predicting a market revival as builders plan 600 ongoing structures and 50 extra plans while mortgage usage signals continued home ownership shifts.
In North Iveene and Center avenue areas, sales include Beebo on the North side of Center avenue for $600 and Baum's Grove property sold for that amount. Charles Somoza & Co transferred a residence on Streat near Center avenue with a ten room house. G A Saint sold a lot about 32 100 feet on-street near Ninth street to John Burkman.
A strong week in the local securities market lifts leading interests with brisk trading and higher prices. Westinghouse arrives from the East amid guarded comments as investors await tomorrow's meeting of the trio and Construction Company to clarify plans and figures.
Rates dipped slightly amid abundant funds all week and a large end of day surplus. The market noted weakened rates with little employment demand, while overall near term outlook appeared firmer than at the start of the period.
Banks issued yesterday show the La Siesme decrease and a $3050 legal tender rise. Banks now hold $7,442,425 above the 5 percent reserve requirement as Prime, sterling, and day bills hold steady. Closing quotations list bonds and railroad stocks with mixed movements and demand for cash remains stable.
The report notes unbanenine clearings and firm New York exchange with steady money rates. It cites weekly and year earlier totals for clearings and balances across cities and indicates varying money percentages and discount rates.
The week opened with prices firming at 69 cents but the market stayed dull with about 10 000 barrels traded. Final bid neared last week and showed about a three cent gain, yet scarcity of offerings kept enthusiasm mixed among traders and producers.
The text records partial details from a market report showing gasoline trading activity. It mentions places like Pennsylvania and Western regions, with reference to opening and closing prices, totals, and a peak price of 25 cents in an unclear June option.
Stocks held a quiet, firm tone with slow gains amid strike uncertainty. St Paul led activity with a modest advance while Berlin Cordage and silver certificates showed movement. Exports of specie from New York last week totaled 4 053 600, with 4 770 000 in gold and 1 0 57 silver. overall weekly specie outflow reached 18 000.
The market shows a mixed tone with many professionals and the public united in cautious outlook. Expectations lean toward a rebound early next week though certainty remains elusive amid broad market volatility and diverse stock activity across Atchison, Boston & Albany, Copper, and Northern Pacific among others.
New York May 2 Alice a Adams Con cone 170 ee arne Balcher fed California and Vireo 20 Deadwood T Lio Eureka Con amda and Curry 34 Hale and Marcremt S40 Homestake 875 Horn Silver S45 Iron Silver 10 Mexican Ontario S600 Ophir 800 Plymouth 1801 Etan 100 Union Consolidated 435
Weakness dominated the trading pits with July options leading the decline across wheat corn oats pork and lard. News was bearish early but later bullish cues from May market activity and large receipts tempered losses as traders covered positions amid steady offerings.
Cattle receipts 1029 head with 908 head shipped via through consignments none sent to New York today. Hog receipts 6000 head with 4100 shipped via through consignments. Sheep receipts 1400 head with 1400 shipped, market steady with through consignments.
The Tru Keystone State will arrive to night from Cincinnati and the Congo left at Go'clock last evening for Cincinnati. Monongahela wharf marks showed 2 feet 6 inches last evening and the Tax Courier arrived from and departed for Parkersburg on its regular weekly trip.
Wool market reports steady tone with New York prices for domestic fleece cited as 4 370, 2 S3c, reflecting subtle regional demand. Texas figures also noted, with 17 noted in context of market activity.
Incoherent OCR segment shows terms Missouri Charcoal No. 1 and No. 2 amidst garbled filler. No clear event dates names or actions emerge from the fragment.
A violent race riot erupted between Indigenous people and Black residents in Lapapier Indian Territory. Reports describe bloodshed and widespread chaos as authorities struggle to quell the clash and restore order.
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