Ford Explains Personal Matter Behind Great Equity Suit
Pittsburg Plate Glass owner Mr. J B Ford recounts the history of the Creighton works, the stock expansions, land options at Ford City, and a contested check payment. He asserts the dispute centers on a personal matter with Mr. Barr and denies profit from the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Pittsburg Piste Glam Company
Creighton
New York
Camden
N.J
J. B. Ford
New York City Glass Company
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Samuel F. Barr
Alope
Tarentum
Pitcairn
Pittsburg
Pitenirn
Ford City
Buffington
Barr
Fords
Pitcairns
E. L. Ford
J. B. Ford & Co
Ford City Works
Baltimore and Ohio touts smokeless steam engine trial
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces a new massive coal burning engine nicknamed the Monster, tested on the Pittsburg division. Officials claim it reduces dirt and smoke in passenger cars after a week of trials, with conductors noting cleaner air and a steadier ride for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pittsburg
Boise
Ein- Saveren Wa Ware Cpienten Weissbice
Moscot
Hunt
Guy Gure
Reverend Leak Urges Constitutional Prohibition Sermons
Rev. Dr. Leak of North Avenue M E Church Allegheny preached on Why Constitutional Prohibition citing Colossians text. He argued license is wrong in principle and called for entire prohibition, opposing local option and urging liquor traffic end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Leak
North Avenue M. E. Church
Allegheny
Glad He Is An American Squire Ammen Returns From Germany
Squire Ammen comes home to the Southside after a six week visit to Germany. He notes many improvements since his last visit forty years ago and praises German industry in Saxony, Bremen, and its famous wine vault. He says American air feels best after four years abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Ammen
Germany
Fatherland
Sulre
Saxony
Voigtland
America
Knite I
Bremen
Rhein
River Excursions Delight City Folk On Ohio River Trip
The Sensor opened on a bright note as 1,500 people rode the Mayflower from Water Street wharf to Shingiss Park near McKee's Rocks. Five trips were run, about 800 aboard the 2 o'clock voyage, with families and young men enjoying a pleasant outing, music, and a scenic panorama. Trips last about an hour and will run every Sunday afternoon through the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesson
Ohio
Water Street
Shingiss Park
McKee's Rocks
Advan
Landsea
Heartless mother abandons two hour old baby in alley
A two hour old newborn was found naked and exposed in an Allegheny alley. Lizzie Nolen, 22, admitted being the mother and was arrested after a police description matched her. The infant survived with medical care after being taken to Dr Harrah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
Allegheny
Mr. Jackson
Page Street
Ater
Murphy
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lizzie Nolen
Miss Nolen
Beny Ac
Pigeons Race 100 Miles Delayed by Late Day
The first 100 mile pigeon race of the season was held yesterday with 34 Pittsburg birds. Liberated at Coshocton Ohio at 1 15 PM the first pigeon arrived at 5 50 PM after over four hours due to twilight. Birds owned by Herman Hall E H Harper William Hillebrecht Albert Florent Jacob Motz and Herman Haupt among others reached Pittsburg in late afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Coshocton
Jacob Motz
Grant Street
Herman Hall
E. H. Harper
William Hillebrecht
Albert Florent
Herman Haupt
Man in Scuffle Breaks Leg Amid Assault Hearing
James McNally of Mignonette Alley faced a magistrate for aggravated assault after a brawl with John Daily. The fight in the morning left McNally with a broken leg and is under review by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McNally
Mignonette Alley
Hyndman
John Daily
Ule Daly
Charity concert by Boston Ideal Opera at Bijou draws 1200
Colonel Foster led a Sunday charity performance for the Anti Cruelty Society at the Bijou Theater attracting about 1200 fashionable attendees. The event, opposed by the Law and Order League, proceeds supported by the opera company with proceeds around 700 to the charity and the rest to debt relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Ideal Opera Company
Bijou
Anti- Cruelty Society
Law and Order League
Colonel Foster
Captain Wishart
Trio of Catch-Easies Raided on Elm Street
A raid by Lieutenant Roberts and a squad at Mrs. Kate McLane's Elm Street home disrupted a so called speak easy. Arrests included John Donahue William Kearney Kate McLane and others on disorderly conduct charges. Several escaped over a roof while some were detained at the Twenty eighth ward station house for evening appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate McLane
William
Dwyer
John Donahue
William Kearney
Roberts
McLane
Elm_street
Wylie Avenue
Nistz
Second
Not a Successise Slugger Causes Quick Arrest
Patrick Owens entered Patrol Station No. 2 in Allegheny yesterday posing as Kilmin and threatening to thrash John Sullivan or anyone else. Foreman Temme discharged an electric baton, Owens fled to the lockup after three seconds, and he plans to confront Mayor Pearson on a next meeting after discovering he cannot overpower some men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Owens
Allegheny
Kilmin
John Sullivan
Temme
Patrick
Mayor Pearson
Boy and Father Hit By Cable Car On Fifth Avenue
Jacob Huston and his child were struck by a cable car on Fifth Avenue. Huston was knocked aside and not seriously hurt. the child, squeezed and injured, was able to walk home with help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Huston
Fifth Avenue
Local Gales of Oddball Quips and Prohibition Notes
A stitched-together column of fragmented items references a slipshod mix of street life, legal notices, and public events. Topics include a patrolman bitten by a dog, a prohibition meeting in Braddock, a night gatekeeper at Union depot, theater of oddities, and various local taunts and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Oklahoma
Get Up
Schaffer
Bluff Street
Trs
Fred Vandertilt
Toorney
Prohibition
General Fiske
Rives
Paris
Chicago
Wm. Bader
Allegheny
Honey Ray
Gordox
Hayes
Tracy
CarTar Bannover
Dr. Bullen
A. M. Brown
W. J. Moreland
Braddock
Mad Dog
Carter
Richard Baxekent
Union Depot
Russ Harrison
Swiseburn
Battenberg
Insane Woman Creates Scene at St. Agnes Church
Mrs Lizzie Tracy 23, wife of a Pittsburg Tube Works employee, caused a disturbance at St Agnes Catholic Church on Fifth Avenue yesterday morning. She dashed from bed into the church, assaulted James Jordan at the rail, was restrained by several men, and removed to Moray Hospital but jailed by Magistrate Gripp for transfer to an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Tracy
Pittsburg
Gattam’s Kill
St. Agnes’ Catholic Church
Fifth Avenue
James Jordan
Mrney
Tracy
Moray Hospital
Central Station
Gripp
Temperance Meeting Draws Crowd at Salisbury Hall
Yesterday afternoon B C Christy and Will J McConnell addressed the temperance gathering in front of Salisbury Hall Southside The announcement that Francis Murphy would speak drew a large crowd at Oliver Lake Grove. Rev Wilson presided and short talks were given by T Treadaway Eng and Rev M Street M P Church No new arguments for the amendment were offered Tomorrow Rev J T Riley and Rev M O Street of Mount Wigton Baptist Church will address a Constitutional amendment meeting in the Mount Washington room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
B. ©. Christy, Esq
Will J. McConnell
Salisbury Hall
Southside
Francis Murphy
Oliver Lake Grove
Murphy
Rey
Wilson
T. Treadaway
Eng
Mr. Ing
M. P. Church
J. T. Riley
M. 0. Street
Mount Wigton Baptist Church
Mount Washington Room
Man Arrested After Jail Release In Street Fight
Thomas Britton of Second Avenue near Fay Sightee was arrested Saturday night after a confrontation with a group of colored men on Seated crates near the Second Avenue bridge. He was knocked down during the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Britton
Second Avenus
Second Avenue
Duquesne Strike Tightens Guard, Debates Sheriff Role
Four weeks into the Allegheny Bessemer Steel Works walkout, deputies guard the Duquesne Inclosure as strikers report casualties and firm talks of a new Alabama rail order. Arrests, clashes, and rising tension fry the Monongahela Valley town as workers vow to continue until wage demands match other mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Bessemer Steel Works
Duquesne
Monongahela Valley
McCandless
Downey's Hotel
Joseph Gray
David Williams
Alabama
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
American Iron Works
Gray
Pat McCallin
Pattern Makers Begin Convention With Duchemin Opinion
General Secretary P F Duchemin of the Pattern Makers League and executives Kir berg and Moon arrived for the convention. He predicts little action today, with real work starting tomorrow, noting conservative Boston workers and carpenters pressing for a nine hour day. He criticizes capitalists for enforcing laws and comment on foreign glassblowers and limited pattern maker numbers in the South and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchemin
P. F. Duchemin
Pattern Makers’ League
L. H. Kirberg
Thomas Moon
Nie and Lager A
England
United States
South
Canada
League
McGonnell
Altoona
Johnstown
Gerscrarrae Costes Esee
Hss
Ad dress on Government duty to wage earners at Grand Army Hall
Rev William Robertson spoke at Grand Army Hall on West Diamond Street Allegheny yesterday afternoon on The Duty of the Government to the Wage-Earners. He argued the government must provide employment and a living wage as a right of every citizen, citing the parable of the laborers in the vineyard and stressing the need for minimum wages to secure independence and subsistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Robertson
Grand Army Hall
West Diamond Street
Allegheny
Anaes
Eee
Carpenters Demand Fair Wages Denounced by Union Leader
A. M. Swartz, Special Agent for the Carpenters District Council, disputes a published contractor statement on 275 per day wages. He calls carpenters' demands just and reasonable, saying only fair pay should be required and urging hiring of competent workers without discrimination against union men. He argues for a fixed minimum wage and allowance for more skilled workers, urging contractors to pay what is earned and to treat union men as legitimate workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Swartz
Carpenters’ District Council
Weassk
Miners Strike in Northern Illinois Resists 10 Cent Per Ton Cut
The Northern Illinois collier strike resists a 10 cent per ton price cut. No change in mining conditions in the district. President Conway reports encouraging news from idle pits and expects a well attended convention at Ruppel's Hall. Secretary Lewis notes a strike and a convention set for tomorrow at Struter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Illinois
Conway
Ruppel’s Hall
N F Nlp. T
Lewis
Struter
Eminent Divine Preaches on Love and Inner War
Rev Dr Edward Judson of New York City preached at Fourth Avenue Baptist Church on Love that constrains and the inner war between the old man and the new. He argued happiness must be pursued with duty as a guide and pictured the struggle between flesh and spirit in every person. The funeral for Conductor Patrick Meskill, killed at Douglass station, was held at St Paul’s Cathedral at 2 PM Sunday, delayed to Monday due to condition of remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McClean
Second Avenue
Fitzgerald
Nature
Proctor
Patrick Mieskell
Brotherhood of Brakene
Lyons and
Smith
Passion Port Atherton
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Newton
Jay Gould
Bishop Potter
Timmothy DowLixe
Joane
Dravo
George Woolford
Laws
McKeesport
Hunter
Frederick Sexaner
Twelfth Ward
Kate Toole
John Smith
Edward Judson
New York City
Adoniram Judson
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church
Christ
Dr. Judson
Patrick Meskill
Douglass Station
Frifas San
St. Paul's Cathedral
New Styles and Bargains at Penn Avenue Stores
The advertisement proclaims new dress goods and summer-weight novelty textiles at Wood Street vendors and Hueys & Hacker. It promotes a full stock of bargains including foreign and domestic fabrics, 24 inch widths, priced from 7.50 to 2 dollars per yard, with shop sections for cloaks and cabinet pieces, plus a popular gallery display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glagtea Home
Satinesay
Horse & Co
Penn Avenue
Temperance talk on liberty and liquor law sparks debate
A Prohibition era address delivered on Allegheny Haymarket square by Rev. R. W. Christian of Madison Indiana argued against national Prohibition. He urged temperance within biblical bounds, contending laws curtail freedom and fail to deter vice in Maine Kansas and China. The crowd listened as officials and temperance advocates observed but no disturbance occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Haymarket Square
R. W. Christian
Broadway Baptist Church
Madison
Ind
Lafayette Hall
Broadax
Ajax
Pture
Orel
Maine
Kansas
Iews
Turkey
China
Frances Swift
O. L. Miller
Northside
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F. Barr
MR. Ford
Dr. Leak
Boston
M’lle de Lussan
Chevalier Scovel
Jeanette
Mme
Pauline L’allemand
la Attalia Claire
Lake Erie
Willin Os
M'lle de Lussan
Arie An Zandt
Pitts and Lake Erie
Buffalo
Detroit
Pri
Law and Order Society
Painter's Mill
Panhandle
Harkeeper
Hee
St. Agnes Church
George W. Beals
Charles Rausmiller
George Harkins
Frank Bell
George Ross
John Fink
Michael Lane
Comet
Oer
Cincinnati
Louisville
Ft. Wayne
Wilmington
Geffenstahl
St. Louis
C. B. Connelley
Milwaukee
George Storrs
Cleveland
W. McClelland Case
Swartz
The
Carpenters’ Union
City
Sohn
Connemara
Mwfssu
Hueys & Haczr
Mwfsu
Anne
Aeous & Haven
Mwfsa
Hope and Lacock Sts
Railroad Bridge
Wood St
Joun
Jos. House & Co
Wood Street
Geen Na
Especie
Bocas & B
Buack
Casemere
Hueys & Hacker
MWFS
Black Drees Goods Department
Forst
Jos. Honya & Co
EIDD
Eidd’s
Summer Hose
Lic
SUN
So.ke Lede
Thompson Brothers
Feeperan Street
Horne
Ineres
Mobairs
Lansdown
India
Real Shanghai Silks
TS A Yard
Sarah Silks
Lies
Grenadines
Alba
Tross
Our Wash Dress Goods Department
Ginghama, la
Charlies
Rior
Jos. Horne
Penn Avenue Stores
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