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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1890

Page

7

Narrow Escapes Sermon Warns of Life's Temptations

Dr. Talmage preaches on Job's sufferings and modern temptations, urging believers to avoid spiritual peril and find safety in faith. He compares salvation to escaping “skin of the teeth,” cites personal conversions, moral trials, and calls for a resolute return to Christian life amid midlife distractions and business pressures.

Brooxtus Academy of Music St. Jerome Schultens Srs Good Poole Barnes Job Egypt Ovid Horace Solomon Moses

Somerset County Changes and Fight Over Delegates

Special telegram from Dellmaier and Stone clash as Somerset County politicians seek control of delegates to the State Convention. Rumors swirl about Cessna’s Congress bid and possible withdrawal of Scull, with Blair County’s Hicks tipped to shift support at the pivotal moment.

Beprorp Dellmaier Les W. Stone Longenecker Stone John Cessna Congress J. D. Hicks Blair County Cessna Scull Somerset

Shooting at European Hotel Stuns Atlanta Travelers

In Atlanta at the European Hotel M Goldman of Memphis shot J W Howard of St Louis. Howard is dying after the deliberate shooting. Howard claims his real name is Edward Skinner and his brother in law S Dean is in Sherman Texas. The two men were strangers, had been in the city since April 16, and were believed to be showmen. Goldman escaped into the hall. The motive remains a mystery.

Heaven Sam Oli Atlanta M. Goldman Memphis J. W. Howard St. Louis Howard Edward Skinner Dean Sherman Tex Goldman

Pedagogues in Politics in Mercer County Race

Mercer May 4 The canvass for County Superintendent to be chosen for three years has been busy with four candidates M E Hess Sandy Lake H P McMichael Stoneboro G H Lamb Mercer L R Eckels Fredonia and G H Bell Wheatland all school principals. Early consensus favors a contest mainly between McMichael and Eckels though Hess has solid backing. Lamb joined late.

Dispatch Mercer M. E. Es Sandy Lake H. P. McMichael Stoneboro G. H. Lamb L. R. Eckels Fredonia G. H. Bell Wheatland McMichael Eckels Hess Lamb

Gossip of Musical Circles in Pittsburgh and Abroad

Agnes Vogel engages to sing at Greenville school commencement on the 18th inst. Luella Torr en returns home for a holiday from piano studies in Chicago. Taubert's Tempest debuts in Berlin to acclaim. Norcross leads Pittsburgh concert success. Strauss orchestra heads to America for three Pittsburg concerts. nine season Boston Symphony reach Western tour. Zitterbart Orchestra debuts at Old City Hall with Schubert and Domitian. Monongahela Choral Society to perform Comala cantata with soloists.

Agnes Vogel Greenville Luella Torreen W. H. Sherwood Chicago Wilhelm Taubert Royal Theater Berlin Agnus Vogel Carl Retter Harry B. Brockett Art Society Pittsburg Club Elizaneta Norcross Norcross Pittsburg Female College J City Boston Symphony Orchestra Pittsburg Mozart Club Hole Nikisch Zitterbart Orchestra Old City Hall Fidelita Zitterbart Schubert M&s Zitterbart Maurer Hugo Raider Mendelssohn Brockett Helene Zitterbart Monongahela Louis Critchlow Barytone Joseph H. Gittings Godo Comala McDonald Dersagrena

Live Stock Markets Report May 3 189

Cattle receipts 1 197 head with 83 cattle cars to New York shipment. hogs receipts 8 100 head with 2 609 shipped. market slow with medium and better hogs at 435 145 dollars per hundred. sheep receipts 4 000 head with 1 200 shipped. market nothing on sale.

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Livestock Market Report From Major Cities

Telegraph repots cattle hog and sheep receipts across Chicago St Louis Indianapolis and Cincinnati with mixed and light demand. Cattle ern steady to firm with varied prices. hogs show steady to active bidding. sheep values mixed by region and weight.

Telegraph Chicago Texas St.louis Ark Ienet Indianapolis Fis Cincinnati

Real Estate Salon Sale in Oak Station Plan Details

Magaw and Goff sold parcels in the Oak Station plan Castle Shannon R R to G F Cella. Lots 108 109 on Second Avenue were sold for 200 to E F Acer. Lots 07 and 83 for 200 to H F McCurry. Nos 90 100 for 200 to Thomas Smith. Nos 112 and 3 for 225. All payments.

Domestic Markets Show Mixed Corn Prices and Steady Grains

Market report notes Shell Corn weak while other cereals hold firm. Flour likely to advance. Green goods scarce and prices firm for quality dairy, cabbage, and cheese. Potatoes quiet but stock held high. extensive commodity lists cover beans cheese eggs vegetables fruits and canned goods with varied regional prices.

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Grain Exchange Sales Report Reflects Mixed Grain Demand

The Grain Exchange notes receipts of 41 cars with Pittsburg Cincinnati and St Louis Railway receiving 22 cars including oats corn hay bran, with other lines adding oats malt and generic grains. Prices show shell corn weak, oats firm, wheat and flour firm with expectations of flour price rises. Carload price ranges and regional offerings across Ohio Western markets are listed.

Grain Exchange P. R.R Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway Pittsburg Fu ‘Wayne Chicago Ohio Lake Erie

Missing OCR fragment details for historical inventory

Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered numbers and item codes for a rural wagon, prairie bay, and prices around 6 to 10 dollars. No readable names, places, dates, or clear notice context present in the legible portion.

Ieee Loose Ein Ccordia Prairie Bay Tana

Food Commodities Prices Listed In Provisions Ledger

The document provides a detailed list of sugar cured meats and pork products with varied weights and prices. It enumerates sugar cured shoulders ham bacon and dried beef with price markers, and also notes fresh pork links boneless hams and pigs feet in different container sizes and market quotes.

California

Hides and Leather Markets Show Mixed Movement

The hide and leather market remains active with gains in buff hides and calfskins, while heavy hides stay firm but lag the upward trend. Tanners in Allegheny, Cincinnati, and Louisville report strong demand and expect fall orders by mid June, with Boston noting firm markets and upbeat overall outlook.

Allegheny Cincinnati Louisville Boston James Callery & Co

Indianola potato grower touts local prices and yields

Walter Peck of Indianola visits the city to sell three car loads of potatoes. He cites 25c per bushel locally, 24c freight to Pittsburgh, and notes past yields up to 400 bushels per acre. He also reports apple prices 25 to 36c, two year old cattle $2.25, hogs near Chicago levels, poultry 4c lb, and asserts better draught-horse prices at home.

Walter Peck Indianola Des Moines Empire State West Mr. Peck Pittsburg Iowa Chicago

Waiting Market Keeps Creaking as Securities Hold Steady

A muted Saturday session shows two dull but strong stock moves with 60 shares traded. Philadelphia Gas and Airbrake rise, Westinghouse Electric and others advance. bids on banks and insurers say buyers stay cautious. Market eyes await labor trouble settlement and possible uptick as holders resist concessions and awaiting stimulus. Sales include 10 Westinghouse at 43 and 50 Philadelphia Gas at 324.

Philadelphia Gas Westinghouse Electric Switch Bridgewater Wheeling Gas

Wood Street Bank Cashier Notes Tight Money Conditions

A Wood Street bank cashier reports banks being closely loaned up with a $20,000 loan request referred to other institutions that could not accept the paper. He cites ample funds for regular business and cites the Clearing House report showing a weekly increase of $4,000,000 over last year, indicating steady business expansion as the season progresses.

Wood Street the Inquirer Clearing House Chaplin

A Burst Lamp Sparks Fatal Burn At Little Washington

Annie Koestrick domestic in the employ of David McQuay West End was fatally burned last night when a lamp exploded while she carried it upstairs. The blaze set clothing and inhaled flames left her severely injured as a physician warned she would likely die. Also notes Pittsburg Beef Co. wholesale Swift’s Chicago dressed beef sales for the week ending March 3 with total 209 beef carcasses and an average price per pound of 6.73 cents.

Pittspurg Bexr Co Swift Chicago

Market Frenzy in Wheat Drives Prices Skyward and Corn Rally

A brisk trading day drives wheat up with May and June futures leaping while July acts erratically. Buyers flood the pit as dry Northwest weather and crop worries fuel nervousness. corn and oats follow with active, fluctuating sessions and mixed volume.

Chicago Northwest Duluth St. Paul South Dakota Aes New York Canada Rio New Orleans Japan Western Dairy Elgin Philadelphia Ste Twentieth Street Minneapolis ST. Louis Merchants’ Exchange Baltimore

Quiet New York Stock Market Amid Limited Activity

May 3 stock trading held a reserved tone with few notable moves. Granger stocks such as Lackawanna, Oregon and Transcontinental, Manhattan, and Wheeling and Lake Erie saw shifts tied to special factors. Professional trading dominated with pressure from Chicago and a scarce supply of stocks keeping closes firm and modestly active.

New York Lackawanna Oregon Transcontinental Manhattan Wheeling Lake Erie Chicago Umita St Louis Pittsburg St Paul Atetuson Richmond Weat Point York Stock Exchange Nem Exchange New York Stock & Fourth

Philadelphia stock quotations furnished by Whitney and Stephenson

Closing bids and asks from the New York Stock Exchange for Pennsylvania Railroad and other listed securities show modest movements as brokers Whitney and Stephenson of Fourth Avenue report on the day’s activity.

Philadelphia Whitney & Stephenson Fourth Avenue New York Stock Exchange Pennsylvania

Mining Stocks and Market Notes From New York and Maine

A compact list of mining stock figures from New York and Maine shows prices for companies such as Belcher Brunswick Consolidated Commonwealth and Homestake with values ranging from 40 to 450. The report includes readings from brokers Pentores Pittsburg and others along with refined goods priced in various cities and a Chicago trade mention detailing weekly meat supply and prices.

New York Maine Alice Belcher Brunswick Consolidated Soe Consolidated California Virginia Commonwealth Ee A T Eonne Ana Cross Homestake Ornver Tron Silver North Commonwealth Plymouth Savage Sierra Nevada Suttor Creek John Mal É& Co Ixth Street Pittsburg Petroeum MG Ieee Barre London Antw Iaverpool Bremen Calla B. McGrew

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