Fire boat urged as city reevaluates fire safety
Chief Brown presses for a modern fire boat to protect Pittsburg after a costly Tuesday blaze that damaged Christ Church and the Female College. Trustees meet today to decide whether the church or college will be rebuilt, while health bureau losses are masked by water damage and ongoing repairs.
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Nigbt
Christ Church
Whey
Brown
Department of Public Safety
Pittsburg
Musburg
Seventh Street
No. 1 Engine Company
No 1 Company
Pittsburr
Female College
Lee
Smith
Norcross
Eighth Street
Eadith Street
Alonday
Ujesu
Hureau
Orly
City Hall
Bureau
University
Grant
Ross
Clyes Coates
Pittsburg Female College
Western
Peoples
Manners and Merchants
Wittsburg
Citizens
Hostman's, Insurance Company of North America
Pittedciban Ao
Springhield F. & Ml
Massa Sinn
Fire Association
Philadelpea
Phenix
Brooklyn
Franklin, Leipinia
People's
New York
Sarah Connolly
Eaknee
Lee & Smith
Delaware
Epringfeld
Ony Insurance Company
Cach Insurance Company
Losses from Pittsburgh fire run into six figures
Property owners and tenants faced uncertain losses after a major blaze in Pittsburgh, with total uninsured damage estimated at substantial sums. The Arbuckle and Maddocks alley properties, among others, faced heavy claims as many residents lost goods and homes while insurers held diverse coverage from multiple companies.
Fruit Sold at Half Price After Warehouse Fire
The storage warehouse fire disrupted dealers storage in the country produce sector. Strawberries and other fruits piled up as shipments could not be stored, forcing dealers and becksters to sell at half price. Allegheny markets saw a glut with demand lagging, traders accepting reduced rates.
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Allegheny
Gusey Breaks Away From Zoo Parade
Pittsburg article notes the Schenley Park Zoo animals moved to summer quarters from the Fifth Avenue market house. Most animals accounted for except several monkeys and one bear. At Soho street an elephant named Gusky escaped, overturned its handler and charged toward town before a seven square chase ended with recapture and return to line. Superintendent Mc Knight led the procession with Gusky and six wagon loads of cages.
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Schenley Park “Zoo
Fifth Avenue Market House
Soho Street
McKnight
Detective Captures Cleveland Forgery Suspect in Wheeling
Detective Fitzgerald arrested Ruben Schon alias Jacob Schuber a Hebrew in Wheeling last night on forgery charges. Schon arrived Monday seeking a cousin at Swits jewelry store and had a £300 Cleveland bank check. A Cleveland inquiry and Inspector McAleese traced him, leading to a close pursuit and capture at Central station.
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Fitsgerald
Cleveland
Fitgerald
Ruben Schon
Jacob Schuber
Wheeling
Central Station
Pole
Schon
Swit
McAleese
Paddy Fitzgerald
Contractors' Council Formed to Lead City Strike
Building contractors created the Contractors' Council with reps from Master Builders Master Bricklayers and Master Stonemasons to decide strike matters. The group will run daily and weekly meetings and restrict access to the Builders Exchange.
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Contractors’ Council
Builders’ Exchange
Alvin Jozlyn
Conneil
Ballinger
Huckenstein
Scottdale Worker Repudiates Frick Interview
A Scottdale resident, William Hay, denounces H C Frick in a letter, disputing claims that the strike is nearly over. He accuses Frick bosses of pressuring workers at company houses and notes union leaders from Connellsville coke region seek a fair settlement, while Frick allies refuse talks unless their terms are met.
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William Hay
Scottdale
H.C. Frick
Hay
Frick
Leisenrihg No
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Connellsyr Coke
James Keegan
Michael. Barret
H. C. Frick. Coke Company
Messrs
Connellsville
Labor Leaders Push Seventh Street Carnegie Library Site
Secretary McNamee of the Central Trades Council urged locating the main Carnegie Library in the central city area and pressing to place it on the vacant Seventh Street property after the night fire. He stated the agitation would continue and emphasized the working people’s support for the site.
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McNamee
Central Trades Council
Carnegie
Tego
Location of Library Suggested by Trades Council
The Trades Council urges placing the Carnegie Library on the Seventh Street property near the city, citing donor intent to benefit the common classes and the need for central, convenient access. Labor leaders express favor for the location, and officials will be urged to act promptly.
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Carnegie Library
Seventh Street
Trades Council
Quarterly meeting of D A 3 K of L reports growing membership
The second quarterly meeting in the new hall on Third avenue and Market street saw 28 delegates, with membership rising district wide to 3186 after adding two locals. Officers and committees were elected and installed, finances showed a near $1000 quarter, and a telegraph endorsement was sent for factory inspector. Master Workman H F Dempsey praised the harmonious session.
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K. of L
New Hall
Third Avenue
Market Street
H. F. Dempsey
William J. McKeever
John East
Sue William Brossey
Nathan Greene
John Bevan
Thomas Maigzir
L. Gearing
George Snyder
J. Musgrave
Frounce
Frank Vincent
Morris Yeaver
J.T. McCoy
S. R. Fitzsimmons
L. Greble
Theodore Dauk
Ite
New Volon
P. K. Dever
Philadelphia
Noeb
Upperman
Flion
Steele
H.£. Spoeidel
Speidel
Armstrong Bros. & Co
New York
Leopold Hoechstetter
Worthy
John Kassel
Edward King
W.J. McKeever
Dempsey
Scale Set For Open Hearth Furnace No 2 At Homestead
The new scale for open hearth Furnace No 2 at Homestead is fixed at 2650 dollars with 25 pounds on the minimum, matching the sliding seals in other plant departments. Details are pending but work will proceed in a few days.
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Homestead
Allegheny Committees Review Public Works and Labor Pay
The Allegheny Council Public Works committee approved monthly department bills but laid aside much old and new business. Road laborers petitioned for pay from 160 to 175 daily. City Solicitor Elphinstone cited a fixed rate of 173, while a department chief cannot override it. A motion to grant the raise passed. The panel refused to report a 5000 ordinance to fund a temporary bridge to Herr's Island. The Survey Committee sent many bills to the Street sub-committee.
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Committee On Public Works
Allegheny
Elphinstone
Lowe
Herr's Island
Local Nods and Notices From Seventh Avenue and Nearby
Seventh Avenue Hotel reports full waiter staff after recent service delays due to a Middle division wreck. Fires damaged roofs at William Martin’s Boho home and Richard Dalis’s Penn avenue home, with minor damage. Fourth U P Church in Allegheny chose Rev Joseph Kyle as pastor, succeeding ill Maj Dr J Moulton. Ascension Day services set at Shadyside Church with G P Morgan to preach. Search continues for drowned Hungarian Joseph Sekerak after river skiff capsized by steamer wake. Pittsburg blood to be injected into Lima Daily Republican as A R Crum and H McClintock buy the Ohio journal to revitalize coverage.
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Seventh Avenue Hotel
William Martin
Boho
Richard Dalis
Penn Avenue
Fourth U. P. Church
Allegheny
Joseph Kyle
Springfield
J. Moulton
Sekerak
Monongahela River
Pittsburg
Daily Republican
Lima
O. Messia
A. R Crum
H. McClintock
Tm DisParce
Oid
Onio
Republican Alive
Barnes Safe Preservation Amid City Fires
The piece notes multiple major fires in the city and lauds Barnes safes for keeping contents intact. It cites Liberty Street and Weldin Germania Bank fires with 12 and about 25 safes respectively, each opening to perfect preservation. It urges businesses to use Barnes safes for secure papers and books. Barnes Safe and Lock Company, Sale of Barnes Standard Safes, 124 to 131 Third Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Barnes
Liberty Street
Weldin
Germania Bank
O. K
Barnes Safe and Lock Company
Third Avenue
Pittsburg
Campbell and Drew Offer Ladies Shoes at The People’s Store
The advert notes The People’s Store on Fifth Avenue stocking Ladies’ misses and shoes with Campbell and Drew inviting customers to purchase there, signaling a backshop or sample sale. The text emphasizes availability of women’s footwear at the store.
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Fifth Ave
Campbell & Drew
City braces for curative street bills court tests
Controller Morrow presses for Supreme Court sanction before enforcing new street improvement acts in Pittsburg. Governor Pattison signs bills yet city plans to test legality in court, risking delays and revenue shortfalls while Chief Bigelow and public safety committees prepare for underground wires and street work.
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Pattison
Pittsburg
Supreme Court
Woodward
Morrow
Biceion
Bigelow
Committees On Public Safety
Accidents Lead to Two Fatalities in Yesterday’s Rail Area
A list of yesterday’s incidents records two deaths from moving engines and seven other injuries. The dead include Foley a Panhandle railroad laborer at Nimick station aged 55, struck while crossing tracks. An unknown Italian and others suffered various injuries in Pittsburgh area works and streets.
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Usgxows Hvungantan
Eagar Thomson Steel Works
Braddock
Foley
Patrick Foley
Panhandle
Nimick Station
Nimick
Asexow
Pittab McKeesport
Youghiogheny
Gisleg
Omic
South Twenty-fourth Street
Yesterns McCallen
Thomas McCallen
Oliver Grog
Phillips
Woods’ Run
Diukey
Coak
Emma Cook
Flowers Avenue
Writershausen
John Wetterstausen
Willey's
Planing
Emerald Beneficial Association Elects Officers
The Emerald Beneficial Association resumed sessions with officer elections led by Spiritual Director Rev. N. J. O. Reilley and President Edward T. C. Friel. Other officers include First Vice President T. J. Wolfe and Second Vice President Charles Dougherty, with J. McCalley as Secretary and Treasurer.
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Emerald Beneficial Association
N. J. O. Reilley
Edward T. C. Friel
T. J. Wolfe
Charles Dougherty
F. P. Martin
J. MccCalley
P.H. Kelley
Marsal
John Dawson
Committee On Laws and Super- Fizion
Maguire’s
NEBRASKA'S GOVERNORSHIP: Boyd to Test Citizenship in Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court decision yesterday left Governor Thayer in place, as Boyd remains in Lincoln and plans to take his citizenship case to the U S Supreme Court. Boyd claims strong legal backing and vows to establish his status, not seek office.
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Boyd
Lixcony
New
Supreme Court
Thayer
Saa
Supreme Court of the United States
MAY CAMP AT ELLWOOD BY NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS
General Wiley Major Greenland and officers will travel to Ellwood in Superintendent Patton's private car to select grounds for the annual encampment. The chancels near the high bridge will be used. Ellwood Short Line tracks reach Ellwood and a tunnel will handle freight in about two weeks. The Baltimore and Ohio and Ellwood Short Line plan new passenger service about June 14 easing Pittsburgh Chicago travel.
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Wiley
Greenland
National Guard
Ellwood
Patton
High Bridge
Thetimore
Ohio
Akron
Pittsburg
Chicago
Duquesne Theater Rental Talks With Church Leaders
Rev Dr Izer of Christ Church and J N Holmes on behalf of the Board of Trustees met Treasurer McCullough at the Duquesne Theater to request summer use for services. McCullough said he must consult Mr Henderson and did so by wire, receiving conditional approval. He will inform the trustees of the terms today.
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Dr. Izer
Christ Church
J. N. Holmes
McCullough
Duquesne Theater
Henderson
Beaver Dam Site Chosen at Vanport on Ohio River
The Beaver dam location is fixed at Vanport opposite the Beaver county poor farm along the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad. Colonel Merrill and Captain Martin inspected the site and confirmed the choice. Pacona creek enters the Ohio just above, with a deep pool below aiding year round navigation. The dam will resemble the Davis Island project and cost about 700000 dollars if funds are secured, aiming for completion within a few years.
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Beaver Dam
Vanport
Cleveland and
Pittsburg
Beaver County
W. A. Merrill
William Martin
Davis Island
Vanort
Pacona Creek
Ohio River
Merrill
Machinists Fight Exclusion as Nine Hour Day Demand Grows
Southern delegates push to exclude Negro members at the machinists convention with a vote of 891029. They form a square on the Court House steps, change the group name to International Association, and discuss a nine hour workday by next year. Apprenticeship rules and factory visits to Westinghouse shops are noted as plans.
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Murphy & Diebold
West End
East End
Evans, Cunningham & Jones
Ers
Agant Irwin
Builders' Exchange
Union No. 280
Finning Mill Association
Samuel Young
Jackson Street
Alexander Biggs & Son
Anderson Street
Weldon & Keily
Pittsburg
Munro
Court House
Agee Senos
Barburg
Stenmitten
United States
International Association, Roberts
Westinghouss
Wilwerding
Braddock inquest on fatal Turtle Creek wrestling incident
Braddock deputy Squire Holtzman presides over inquest into the death of John H Bienk after a wrestling play with James Scott at Turtle Creek. The proceedings yesterday yielded limited details and no conclusion yet.
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Squire Holtzman
Braddock
John Hbienk
James Scott
Turtle Creek
Sheffield men register for rolling mill venture
W. K. Brown and F. Conrad of Sheffield Alabama registered at the Duquesne last evening. They belong to a Southern land company and are urging capital to start a rolling mill there to boost local industry.
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W. KR. Brown
F. Conrad
Sheffield
Ala
Duquesne
Southern Land Company
Ugibe
Pittsburg Press Club Deters President Hartzell Resignation
At yesterday’s board meeting the Pittsburg Press Club unanimously refused to accept the resignation of President Wil M. Hartzell. Hartzell had offered to step down as he retires from active newspaper work to join the Pittsburg pension office.
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Pittsburg Press Club
Wil M. Hartzell
Pittsburg
Pansion
Postmaster McKean Receives Praise for New Mail Card
Postmaster McKean reports broad compliments from across the country on the new mail cards detailing mail times and post office rules. Washington officials and local businessmen praise the innovation for saving time. about 21 percent of cards circulated in Pittsburgh area with 3000 to 4000 more to be distributed in Western Pennsylvania.
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McKean
Washington
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Multiple arrests mark police rounds in City
Thieves entered Alderman Cahill’s office but secured nothing. Peter Gertes, Italian, moved to Western Penitentiary for two years on larceny. Oscar Shafer jailed to answer surety charges. Frank Hives jailed for theft. Edward Hovss reported larceny by Dalice. Detectives raided a house kept as a speak easy. three women and four men captured. Ellen Monahan held for trial on speak easy charge. Attorney J H Wise charged with perjury, bail set. Weber arrested leaving Female College with stolen items. jailed for hearing.
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Peter Gertes
Westmoreland County
Oscar Shafer
Squire J. L. Elsesser
Etnnborough
John Leese
Frank Hives
McKenna
Sixth Street
Epward Hovss
Oakland
Hyndman
William Chrisman
Dalice
Chrisman
Carey Alley
Succop
J. H. Wise
Mies Adag Hiuber
McMasters
Heiner
Weber
Ex-Congressman Bayne Seeks Allegheny Post Office Site
Ex-Congressman Thomas M Bayne registered at the Schlusser and planned to return to Washington with Colonel Stone to consult the Supervising Architect on condemning ground in Allegheny for a post office site. Windrim favored the site. the Colonel believes it would have been chosen if he had not retired. He predicts no Republican opposes Harrison renomination and says Quay will be reelected to the Senate.
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Thomas M. Bayne
Schlusser
Washington
Stone
Allegheny
Windrim
Harrison
Quay
Senate
Thomas E Hewitt Cremated at Samson Crematory
The remains of Thomas E Hewitt were cremated yesterday at Samson's crematory per his request. Services were held the night before at his Hill Will Be the Man residence. The Board of Managers of the workhouse will elect a superintendent this afternoon. reported candidate is Squire Hill, ex County Treasurer.
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Samson
Thomas E. Hewitt
Mr. Hewitt
Goods of Every Description at Hamiltons Music Shop
The notice invites readers to visit Hamiltons salesroom at 5 Hamilton Place and 93 Fifth Avenue where musicians shop for violins guitars banjos mandolins and related accessories. It highlights repair and tuning services and notes familiar faces among local friends and prominent musicians frequent the shop.
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Hamilton
The Work of Jack Frost Strikes Across States
Ice and frost damage sweep Delaware and Connecticut with temperatures from 28 to 9 degrees. Frost hits Iowa and Chambersburg with freezing mornings and light snowfall. Farmers report minor to moderate fruit damage, strawberries and peaches affected along orchard edges.
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Delaware
Connecticut
Nyack
Marshalltown
Chambersburg
Sean
Fifth Avenue Store Slashes Prices in Front Renovation Sale
Pianos and organs sold for half value before tearing out front and replacing with granite. large stock available. Ladies Oxford Ties offered at 100 dollars. G D Simons at 73 Ohio Street Allegheny advertises genuine hand turn shoes. Saller Co. at Smithfield and Diamond Streets promotes a workingman day with suits marked from six to five dollars.
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G. D. Simon’s
Ohio Street
Allegheny, Pa
Famay
Saller & Co
Smithfield
Diamond Streets
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Arbuckle
John and
Charles Arbuckle
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Pacific
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Willian 2
Prince
W. Strain
Eas
Farragut
Eee
Philadel
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Fite
Tinental
Suncon
Merchanta
Hanover
Sun Fire
London Assurance
A . Carroll
Royal
Laepon
Newark
Mr. H
Weter
A. N. Martin
Westcester
Hamburg
Bremer
Joseph A. Hoeveler
London Insurance
Ierden
John Stephenson
Prople’s
Hampshire
Woolson Spice Co
T.ochden Agit Lancashire
PF. Stephenson
Merchants
Wilson Harper
Sun
W. A. Markintosh
Imperial
W.S. Williame
Phoenix
A. McWilliams
Erchants
Will
Maddocks Alley
David Maffett
Pittsburg Insurance Company
Maffett
McGrahanon and Meehan
David McKeldownes
Seventh Avenue
Cralhead
Smithfield Street
Hoatman's
Koenigk Gros
W. F. Grabowsky
Enn Avenue
Germania
Allemania
Dame, McNally
Liberty Avenue
Fom
Ware Assurance
Mutual
Norwich Union
Beatment S
Proctor’s Hair
High Street
Write Avenue
Eak
A. McNally & Son
Kires & Co
MccNally
Pietro Bacigaly Confectioneries
G. H. Hennig
Hate
A. Kr
Jordan
John Sullivan
Iron City
McMullen
William Burke
Whitman
Gusey
Council
Irwin
K. OF
Mr. Frick
Allegheny Committees
Hasan Banquast
Nebraska
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Trustees of
Christ M. FE. Church
U. S
Ulrich & Spencer
Shanghai
India
the Press Club Presiiency
Cahill
Bayne Efays Quay
Thomas Hewitt
Myi-Risso
J. Kerwin Miller & CO
Smithfieed ST
Pittleborg
Bartlett
Cinderella
Testoraiahed
J.C. ‘Lett
W Wood St
Pitabarg
Jack Frost
Henricks Music Co
Lim
Fifth Avenue
Oxford
Horrie Bros. & Co
Wood Street
Chief Elliot
James McKee
Aldertoan Gripp
Horne & CO
Penn Ave
JUS. Horne & CH
Ingrain
Brussels
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