Expedition rails theft mapped in Western Pennsylvania
A humorous ironical account from Kittanning May 6 details three explorers confessing to borrowing fence rails during a cross county trek. They present a mathematical tally of 536 miles traveled and 1 072 miles of rail fences, apologizing for the mischief while noting safety needs and harsh roads.
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Kittansing
Butler County
Lawrence County
Hanover Township
Washington County
Pennsylvania
West Branch
Susquehanna River
A Quizzical Ledger on Rails and Distances in Pennsylvania
A humorous local snippet calculates 3 540 rails at 12 feet each totaling 40 060 000 feet. It ponders value at 50 per 1000, totals and a 5 cent rate, with satire about Arch ibald's livery stable in Pittsburg and western Pennsylvania towns like Unxeutewney and Pauxy.
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Archibald
Pittsurg
Pennsylvania
Bigelow
Sucephalus
Telme
Ginner
Ponx’y
Peonsrivania
Jumata
Ohio
Paux
LeBervon
Clearfield
Armstrong
Indiana
Limestone veins and muddy roads plague Armstrong county
A letter from L. E. Storre n reports poor road conditions east of Kittanning amid heavy mud and sinkholes. He notes abundant limestone regions, limited road improvement due to lack of science in macadamizing, and hints at broader road investigations across Indiana, Cambria and Bedford counties.
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Punx'y
Hotel
Pantall
Punz’y
Dispatch
Sherif J
Barr
Washington
Greene County
Puox’y
Kittanning
Smicksburg
Elderton
Armstrong County
Thoroughfare openings proposed by City Survey Committee
The Committee on Surveys met yesterday with Chairman Carnahan absent ill. Mr. O'Donnell presided. They recommended locating Hays street from Butler to Sheridan, Ruth street from Bailey to Washington, Shakespeare street from Putnam to Denniston, Calliope street from Rose to Reed, and relocating Forbes street north side line 285 feet eastward. They also proposed establishing the grade of Eural street from Highland to.
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Carnahan
O'Donnell
Hays Street
Butler
Sheridan Streets
Ruth Street
Bailey
Washington Avenues
Shakespeare Street
Putnam Street
Denniston Avenue
Calliope Street
Rose
Reed Streets
Forbes Street
Morris Street
Eural Street
Highland
Road policy debate on stone use and cost in Armstrong County
Farmers and officials criticize current sandstone roads and favor systematic macadam with limestone. They warn against electing unfit supervisors and warn that large state funding would swell taxes, proposing possibility of engineers or contractors supervising and paid by labor taxes.
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Joseph McCaughey
Armstrong County
Clement
Joseph Graff
Graff
State Commission
Manor Township
Thomas Montgomers
Kittanning
Manor
W. Reynolds
A. V. Rh
Ciaon County
Reynolds
Street vacating plan readied for public plans submission
Ordinances vacating Castleman Marbury and Pitcairn streets were laid over until plans are submitted. The affected segments include Negley avenues Merrimac street from Grandview to Virginia avenues Kearsarge street Grandview avenue to Grace street Virginia avenue Wyoming to Laelle streets Addison street Cen ter avenue to Reed street Calliope street Rose to Reed streets.
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Negley
Merrimac Street
Grandview
Virginia Avenues
Kearsarge Street
Grandview Avenue
Grace Street
Virginia Avenue
Wyoming
Laelle
Addison Street
Center Avenue
Reed Street
Calliope Street
Rose
Reed Streets
Castleman
Marbury
Pitcairn
First Female Barber Shakes St. Louis Scene at Olive Street
Mrs Emma Penright a 25 year old from Kansas City runs a shaving parlor at 1829 Olive Street earning unmatched success in St Louis history. Crowds gather nightly as she demonstrates calm skill and a dignified presence while shaving and grooming male customers.
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St. Louis
Louis Republic
Emma Penright
Olive Street
Kansas City
Fire Director and Court Officer Ordinances Recommended
The Public Safety Committee recommended ordinances creating a Fire Director at 3900 a year and a Court Officer at 1500 a year. They also approved purchasing ground by the No 1 engine house on Fourth avenue for up to a set limit. Amending cuts to 1200 a year failed narrowly. Committee chair Lambie listed year end sub committees for Health Police Fire.
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Committee On Public Safety
Fourth Avenue
Lambie
Brown
Treusch
Public Safety Committee
Messrs
Donley
Treusch Matthews
Brewster
Gallagher
Hassel
Trobrkaste
Groetzinger
Lowry
Frauenheim
Larkin
Covireae
Taggart
Brophy
Wilson
Metcalf
Hagmaier
Voight
Doyle
April Mortality Report Shows 457 Deaths
The April mortuary report records 457 total deaths, a rate of 21.8 per 1000. Infants under one year numbered 100, and 85 were aged 1 to 6. Of 957 decedents, 152 were foreign born and 805 native born, with 22 colored. Deaths by disease include 60 diphtheria, 30 scarlet fever, 69 typhoid, 7 meningitis, plus measles, consumption, and other causes.
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Old City
East End
Bouthside
Davis Veteran to be Returned for Care at Erie Home
JAbednego Davis a Pittsburg veteran sent to the Erie Soldiers and Sailors Home six years ago has become insane and will be returned to the poor authorities for care.
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Jabednego Davis
Erie Soldiers and Sailors
Pittsburg
Emma Gibbons Charged With Stealing Watch at Woolsey Home
Emma Gibbons of Yellow Row faces charges for allegedly stealing a watch from Henry Woolsey. Alderman McMasters will hear the case today.
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Emma Gibbons
Yellow Row
Henry Woolsey
Alderman McMasters
Census Gets Electric Help From Counting Machines
Superintendent Porter explains the Eleventh Census will use electricity and punched-card machines to count and sort data. An army of 40,000 enumerators will work in cities within 15 days and country areas within 30, with 1,000 clerks and 1,000 special agents aiding the effort. The system records births deaths marriages and local taxation powers across 150,000 minor divisions.
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Cincinnati
United States
New York World
Congress of the United States
Interior Department
Census Ofice
New York
Pennsylvania
Canaus
Youths’ Department
Census Work and Its Far Reaching Methods
The article discusses the breadth of census gathering methods used by experts. It notes the aim to list all manufacturing establishments and mining mines and to investigate fishing villages and Indian social conditions while highlighting the expected $10,000,000 cost and the impact on national progress.
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Census Office
Marvelous Water of Medical Lake and Its Healing Waters
A Frenchman trekking across the continent nearly lost his flock to disease until discovering Medical Lake near Spokane. Drinking the lake water cured the sheep, leading to the fishery’s discovery of mineral salts like sodium, potassium, lithium, iron, magnesium, and sulfur. The tale portrays the lake’s reputed healing properties and favorable western climate.
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Mypican Lake
Walsh
Washington
Medical Lake
Spokane Falls
Rocky Mountains
New England
Pennsylvania Railroad Plans Major Terminal Upgrades
The Pennsylvania Railroad will elevate tracks from Point of Rocks to Jersey City ferry, with a two story future station including offices and a grand saloon on the second floor. Four double deck ferry boats, new West Street bridges, a Jersey City freight depot, and a West Thirty seventh Street delivery yard are part of extensive terminal improvements.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Point of Rocks
Jersey City
Plana
West Street
First Street
New West Washington Market
West Thirty-seventh
Thirty-eighth Streets
North River
Boston Songstress Becomes Countess of Portugal Wife of Dom Fernando
A Boston tailor’s daughter rises from poverty to opera fame and wedlock with Dom Fernando of Portugal. The countsand story links to European intrigue as royal alliances shift amid exile and war, naming Elia Hensler as the central figure.
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Max Mareteek
Elian Henzler
Portugal
Boston
Dom Fernando
Maria Della Gloria
Countess
Hdia
Eliza Hensler
House of Coburg
Victoria
Prince of Wales
Isabella
Spain
Bismarck
Louis Napoleon
Naeon NT
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Counted profits as stockholders meet in Pittsburg
Officers elected across railroads gas and electricity noted in several city meetings. Reporters observed profit focus after 365 days with little dispute, confirming Pittsburg hosts many money making companies and a busy shareholder day.
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Pittsburg
Three Railroad Stockholders Elected in Three Branches
The annual stockholders meetings for the Somerset and Cambria Salisbury Berlin branches of the Baltimore and Ohio road elected officers. Salisbury branch reappointed President J W Patton and officers. net earnings 23833 71, construction 6510 04. Somerset and Cambria reelect President J B Weegeien and officers. Johns town flood last year noted, net income 6709 77. Berlin branch elected President J B Washington and officers. deficit of 6514 81. A fiscal year change to June 30 for the system was discussed and slated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset and Cambria, Salisbury Railroad
Berlin
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Salisbury
J. W. Patton
J. B. Jackson
Johns McCleave
W. T. Manning
Wight
Charles Donnelly
J. M. Schoonmaker
Thomas M. Bayne
Allegheny
Francis Burns
Baltimore
Somerset and Cambria
J. B. Weeingien
W. H. Koonts
Somerset
J. V. Patton
Robert Garrett
Mord Lewis
Clarksburg
W. Va
A. W. Black
W. H. Ijams
Mr. Lewis
Welty McCullough
Johnstown
J. B. Washington
A. Philson
Black
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg and Western reports 40 percent net earnings
The Pittsburg and Western Railroad Company held its stockholders meeting to review the 12 months ending March 31, 1890. Gross earnings reached $2,188,660 with net earnings of $842,833.01, about 40 percent. The report notes rail upgrades, new locomotives and cars, and lease of Ellwood Short Line to improve efficiency. New directors listed include Henry W. Oliver and John W. Chalfant.
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Pittsburg and Western Railroad Company
Pittsburg and Western Road
Ellwood
Rock Point
Henry W. Oliver
John W. Chalfant
M. K. Moorhead
J. D
William H. Binger
Pittsburg
A. J. Thomas
Spencer
Solon Btumphreys
Charles H. Coaster
New York
Westinghouse to Transfer Holdings to Manufacturing Co
The annual meetings of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co and Westinghouse Electric Co were held in the Westinghouse building. No statements were issued on the transfer of the electric company to the manufacturing company, with a date to be fixed. New board member John Caldwell replaces C H Jackson. listed directors include George Westinghouse Jr Henry L Byllesby Robert Pitcairn J R McGinley Calvin Wells and others.
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Westinghouse Electric Co
Manufacturing Co
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Weastinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Company
Electric Company
John Caldwell
C. H. Jackson
The
Electric Couuy
Perhe
Electric Company Board
George Westinghe Jr
Henry L. Byllesby
Robert Pitcairn
J. R. McGinley
Calvin Wells
Charles 5. Pease
Corns Westinghouse
Pittsburg Car Trust Company Holds Annual Meeting
The Pittsburg Car Trust Company held its annual meeting yesterday. Officers elected include President A. M. Byers and director Alexander Nimick among others.
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The
Car Trust Company
Pittsburg Car Trust Company
A. M. Byers
Alexander Nimick
Election of officers and company plans noted
Secretary A G Harry reported no actions beyond electing officers. No new cars will be built and the company will continue to own and rent a number of cars to shippers. Colonel A 8 M aoe Charles EK Ru Alexander M Black James 5 Mc Cord and J D Callery referenced in the meeting.
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A. 8
M. Aoe
Charles EK
Alexander M. Black
James 5. McCord
J.D. Callery
A. G. Harry
Earnings in Natural Fuel at Wheeling Natural Gas Co Annual Meeting
The Wheeling Natural Gas Company held its annual meeting in Wheeling. Secretary W H Wiehl reported 1889 to March 31 net earnings of 130 159 89 from 171 565 17 gross. The plant includes 13947 miles of pipe and 17 producing wells. Directors elected include William Flinn James M Guffey and others. They plan new oil wells in Washington County and Jefferson County Ohio near Cadiz within 30 days. The company holds leases on 15 801 34 acres and proposes 6 percent quarterly dividends starting July.
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Wheeling Natural Gas Company
Wheeling
W. H. Wiehl
William Flinn
James M. Guffey
R. ©. Elliot
T. H. Given
Pittsburg
Washington County
Jefferson County
Ohio
Cadiz
Diehl
Dividends of Half a Million At Philadelphia Gas Co Meeting
The annual meeting reported reduced net debt and strong earnings. Directors elected included H. Westinghouse Jr and A M Byers among others as stockholders voiced satisfaction. The company shows extensive assets including rivers, wells, and miles of pipe lines and telephone lines.
Ladies With Their Rifles in New York Society
The piece describes rich women embracing private shooting galleries as fashionable sport. A Washington society belle funds a hall in her family mansion for archery and rifles, adorned with goddess and hunt trophies. Doves become Diana figures in tunics as guests partake in discreet shooting evenings.
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New York
Clara Belle
Washington
Digna
Helirate
Diana
Sky high dining on New York's tenth floor draws crowds
In New York, top story restaurants rise on tenth floors and attract crowds as a new dining trend. The first and largest on Broad Street remains a major success, drawing patrons who seek a quick, upscale lunch away from street level venues.
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New York
Broad Street
Delmouiio's
Master of legerdemain entertains Bohemians with lemons
Adonis Dixey, a clever home clever man on the Chicago stage, astonished friends at a Bohemian resort by impaling lemons with an icepick. He then tried the same trick with an egg and drove the pick through the egg center, stunning the audience.
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Chicago Times
Adonis Dixey
Adonis
Ineiu
Iim
Tao
Swear Off or Pay Up on City Business Returns
The Board of Assessors orders all firms with city offices to file sworn statements of business done in the last year. Exemptions based on no city business may be invalid, as contracts within the city render firms liable for taxation regardless of manufacture location. The circular cites Judge Slagle and aims to finish the annual report by June 1.
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Board of Assessors
Case
Slagie
Hartman Steel Company
PrirTsnana
Pittsburg
Hartman Steel Com- Bee Coca Pe
Asarsgons
Slagle
Jewel of the Cobra Explanations of a jungle wonder
The article recounts a tale from Harper's Magazine about cobras guarding glowing stones. A native allegedly showed Prophet Hensolds a greenish light near a tamarind tree and a cobra guarding a phosphorescent chlorophane stone. The stone's glow is explained as a decoy to attract fireflies, aiding the snake in theft and lore.
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Harper's Magazine
Hensolds
Hunting for Heads in Borneo Tales of Head Hunting
The Very Rev. Thomas Jackson reports from Borneo that native tribes are head hunters with houses decorated by skulls. Young warriors seek prestige by collecting heads, earning admiration from females, while the practice proves hard to stop among isolated communities.
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Brooklyn
Thomas Jackson
Lebaun
Borneo
Darwin
Darty
Pennsylvania Reform School at Morganza Officers Elected
The Board of Managers held its annual meeting and elected officers: President Thomas Wightman Vice President James D D Secretary John N Nueb Treasurer A F Keating Superintendent J A Quay Matron Mrs EH Beacom Steward Alex Morran Physician J W Alexander M D Solicitor Hon George W Milles.
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Morgesxs
Pennnsylvania Reform School
Morganza
Thomas Wightman
James D. D
John N. Nueb
A. F. Keating
J. A. Quay
Femate
Ty Mra. EH
Beacom
Alex, Morran
J. W. Alexander
M. D
George W. Milles
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Long County
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Porter
Uncle 54
State of
Dom Pernands
Cltleen
Philadelphia Gas Company
Westinghouse
Hlecege Westinghouse, Jr
H. Sellers McKee
James A. Chambers
Charles Paine
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