Original Package Liquor Debate Sparks Pennsylvania Interest
A discussion on the Supreme Court ruling on original package liquor stores and the Brooks law prompts experts in Allegheny to weigh implications for Pennsylvania. Local dealers like Max Klein believe the decision weakens the Brooks law, while others warn of inter state commerce issues and the need for further court guidance.
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United States Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Max Klein
Federal Street
R B. Parkinson
Seccennay
W. A. Sipe
Congress
M. A. Woodward
Frazier
Congress May Correct It Over Original Packages Sale Opinion
A report cites a general opinion that selling original whiskey packages in Pittsburg is risky and could be corrected by Congress. Lawyers Distator, M. Reymond, J. E. McKelvey and J. H. Reed discuss privileges for non residents versus citizens, with views on legislative action and potential impact.
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Pittsburg
Supreme
Distator & M
Reymond
Congress
J. E. McKelvey
Maine
Site eyed for Carnegie Library on ten acre tract
Chief Bigalow identified a ten acre site on Forbes Street bounded by Bellfield Avenue and St Pierre Avenue donated by Mrs Sche. The plot, once planned as a mall, would host a grand Carnegie Library as a centerpiece for the green, with landscaped banks along Sowera.
Five Liquor Licenses Rendered Void by Court Action
The last day passed for securing the final liquor licenses. Five licenses remained unpaid and unclaimed and are now void under the Act of Assembly. Named licensees include Gus Poske Ninth ward Ste John A Fooehsa Tenth ward Piresburg Louis Meyer Nineteenth ward Hippely & Son Seventh ward Allegheny bottle licenses Fritz Schumele Thirty-sixth ward.
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Ac of Assembly
Gus Poske
Ninth Rere
Stee ‘Ohn A. Fooehsa
Tenth Ward
Piresburg
Louis Meyer
Wholeare
Hippely & Son
Seventh Ward
Allegheny
Fritz Schumele
Turney Mean Dead Oldest Allegheny Officer Dies
Allegheny police mourn the death of William McKain longtime officer aged 186, who served as Lieutenant under Major Pearson later becoming night operator after health declined. He died at his residence on Shefeld Street, marking the end of a lengthy municipal service tenure.
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Allegheny
William McKain
Shefeld Street
Major Pearson
Ddrnkey
McKain
Auction of business and stock by J. TR. Weldin & Co
We have sold our business and stock to J. TR. Weldin & Co. A sale at Wood Street will offer leather goods fancy goods miscellaneous books and sets at unusually low prices. This is a rare chance to acquire choice articles and good books. H. Watts & Co. 431 Wood St. March 13, 1800.
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J. TR. Weldin & Co
H. Watts & Co
Wood
One Day of Horrors Hits McKeesport Aunt Murder
Wealthy Miss Margaret Douglass 61 is found dead from a gunshot at her River View home. Her nephew James E. Myers, living in McKeesport, is arrested after a postmortem reveals a bullet wound and bloodstains. In a separate event John Cross is found murdered near the Monongahela area, with an inquest scheduled. Cross had recently worked at the National Tube Works and was returning home with a companion at the time of the incident.
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McKeesport
Margaret Douglass
River View
East Park
MceKeesport
James E. Myers
Douglass
J. M. Piper
Myers & Vankirk
Fifth Avenue
Miss Douglass
Myera
Myers
Wiggins
Grant Miller
Miller
John Cross
Monongahela Furnace Company
National Tube Works
Pitteborg
Henr Groves
William Trenton Tions Trozell
John Hann
Cross
McMillan
Pres
Monongahela
Fritz Espy
Espy
Mike
Mt. Wage
Taube Works
Wedded but Two Days A Bride’s Sudden Death
The romantic marriage of Miss Helen Brecht of Lawrenceville to Charles Eckert ends in tragedy after she dies two days after a rushed wedding. Coroner to hold inquest today after doctors note gastric fever may mimic arsenic poisoning and question surrounding the bride’s death.
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Helen Brecht
Lawrenceville
Miss Brecht
Mrs. Eckert
Michael Brecht
Willow Street
Helen
Charles Eckert
Butler Street
Anaes
Lawrenceville Kcian
Mr. Brecht
Father Call
McDowell
Eckert
Mothers Bring Children to Market for Photo Service
A fragmentary ad promises mothers can visit Itsburg market with children to receive photos for one dollar per dog. The text is garbled with stray names and prices, but centers on a promotional photography offer at a market location.
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Itsburg
Heated council clash delays California avenue ordinance
Allegheny Common Council in a special session faced a fierce exchange between Mr. D B Oliver and City Solicitor Elphinstone over an ordinance grading California avenue. The dispute, sparked by cost claims and alleged behind the scenes pressure, led to the ordinance being reconsidered and referred to the Streets Committee.
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California Avenue
Allegheny
D. B. Oliver
Elphinstone
Pittsburg
Dram
Select Council
Slayton
Dablinger
Stayton
Jouiessene
Drum
C. H. Neab
D. B Oliver
Court House
Mr. Oliver
Mr. Elkinstone
Lim
Jr. Oliver
Houghton Becomes Candidate for Assistant Postmaster
George H. Houghton, secretary of the Americus Republican Club, agrees to run for assistant postmaster under Postmaster McKean. A six year chief bookkeeper of United Coal and Coke Co., he is a veteran businessman drawn by a higher salary after July. Both club secretaries now seek the position, leaving members puzzled over endorsements.
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George H. Houghton
Americus Republican Club
McKean
Houghton
United Coal and Coke Company
Clab
Twenty-second Ward
Arrests in Twelfth Ward On Disorderly Houses Charge
Yesterday in the Twelfth ward authorities detained multiple individuals on a charge of keeping disorderly houses. Names include Thomas Fanagan, Mrs. Browoskie, Mrs. A Kieskiski, Barns, John Manning, Mrs. Mary Carrol, Mrs. McManus, Mrs. J Costello, Mrs. Mack, Mrs. Breen, Mrs. Campbell, and others at various Penn Avenue and adjacent streets.
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Twelfth Ward
Thomas Fanagan
Penn Avenue
Browoskie
Peon Avenue
A. Kieskiski
Jones Avenue
Barns
John Manning
Kane Row
Mary Carrol
Eighteenth Street
McManus
Twenty-ninth Street
J. Costello
Twentieth
Ani Twenty-first Streets
Mack
Spring Alley
Breen
Nineteenth Street
Campbell
Laberty Avenue
Doctors weigh insanity verdict in wife murder case
Doctors Ayres and Wylie examined the wife murderer Smith again. The man acted strangely and could not be declared insane. A strong probability exists that a verdict of insanity will be returned.
Prightie Case: Bam Ukaka Sent to Jail After Injury
Bam Ukaka was committed to jail yesterday after being injured at the Homestead Steel Works. While using chemicals his arm and hand became poisoned, swelling to the size of a large ham and fingers swelling to an ordinary wrist.
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Bam Ukaka
Homestead
Local Redistricting Appeals Hearings and City News
The city redistricting commission met at 06 Diamond street and heard appeals from the First district Thirtieth ward overruled, with a general Thirteenth ward appeal scheduled for this afternoon. Matthew Solinsky jailed by Magistrate Gripp after hospital treatment for a broken leg and violent behavior. to Dixmont. Carey Bigelow aims to secure more funds for Stanton avenue paving beyond 44000. he will survey the sites today. Frank O'Brien arrested for robbing Boyer's Southside Theater box office with a stick and gum on end. H L McGow charged with embezzlement and bailed for hearing. Charles Miller reported to Magistrate Hyndman for information on a gold watch. Frank Meters held on Sunday liquor charge. Detective Carrigan issues summonses for obstructing streets with wagons. Enwarp Noshaw and Norman Jacobs arrested for crap-shooting. Crane jailed for larceny by Magistrate Gripp after bail default. A 6 year old child of M J Metcalf involved in an inquest at J Ax. Ascension Day observed in Catholic and Episcopal churches.
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Smith H. Shannon
Diamond Street
Matthew Solinsky
Gripp
Homeopathic Hospital
Frank O’brien
South Nineteenth Street
Boyer
Southside
H. L. McGow
Household Credit Company
MacKenes
McGow
Charles Miller
Station Street
Hyndman
Thomas Sayerestan
Danial Donivan Neo
Fran&k Meters
Brownsville Road
South Tenth Street
Succop
Carrigan
Noshaw
Painters in Strike Clash With Knights of Labor in Pittsburgh
Tension rises between the Knights of Labor and the Federation over card recognition for painters. Special Agent Beck tries to pull a K of L painter from work but is challenged, with Master Workman Evans defending the older Knights and warning of broader conflict. A union meeting of L A 1553 musicians is planned to address similar trouble.
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Federation of Labor
K. of IL
Trades Union Painters
K. of L
Beck
Builders’ Council
St. Clair Restaurant
Federal and
Robinson Streets
Allegheny
Esterday
L. A. 1307
EK. of L
Trades Unions
Brana
Evans
Painters’ Union
Wem
Federation
Ivans
L. A. 1553
Aottion
M.M. P.U
EK. of
Glass Manufacturers Hedge on Shutdown Date
Glass trade sources expect no June 15 shutdown as planned and many plants may delay to July 1. President Bodine notes May 1 stock of 840 913 street boxes with 206 467 double thick, imports down slightly, and prices rising from 1.92 cents to 2.19 cents. Demand for double thick glass remains strong.
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Chicago
Bodine
National Window Glass Manufacturers’ Association
Master Plumbers Meet Amid Ongoing Strike
The master plumbers met before noon to reaffirm a stance of resisting journeyman demands. Employers show no sign of breaking, delaying pressing jobs until settlement. Journeymen cite apprentice practices and low wages, arguing against long training and limited earning prospects.
Stock company forms from Spencer and Liddell brewery
The Spencer and Liddell brewery on Small man street passes to a stock company not led by English capitalists. Plans call for a large expansion with malt house capacity rising from 20 000 to 100 000 bushels and brewing output from 84 000 to 60 000 barrels. The project costs about 300 000. The investors include Spencer and Liddell of the city and New York Chicago Pittsburgh figures.
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Spencer & Liddell
Smallman Street
Spencer
Robert Laddel
Thus City
Wittee Io
F. Uhlman
A. Magous
New York
W. J. Mesk
Chicago
John J. Hees Hosely
Charles McDonald
Jane Some
Oesohnne P Howley
Pittsburg
Tin Plate Records Debuts With Tin Industry Focus
The initial issue of the American Tin Plate Records edited by Samuel F. Loty and Richard Collina hits the streets. The paper covers tin to and home industries and argues for its advocated cause with a page full of interesting facts.
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Tin Plate
Samuel F. Loty
Richard Collina
Miners Stand Fast in Turtle Creek Strike Over District Price
Miners at the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company works in Turtle Creek remain united in their demand for the district price. Many have found work elsewhere but vow not to lift a pick this summer unless their demands are met. There is no sign of a split in the ranks.
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Journeymeu
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Turtle Creek
Turtle Creek Valley Railroad may be delayed this summer
Superintendent Schwab states the Turtle Creek Valley Railroad likely won’t be built this summer, risking delays to the Edgar Thomson Steel Works expansion and its new foundry and shops.
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Turtle Creek Valley Railroad
Schawb
Edgar Thomson Steel Oki Z
Colored Labor Shift at Booth Flinn Asphalt Work
The firm plans to hire about 300 colored workers next Monday for asphalt tasks across city projects while Italians will handle pick and shave and tie laying. The arrangement aims to use color lines to assign specific labor roles at the Duquesne electric road works. Walter Booth is delivering the workers from Cincinnati to the site.
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Root & Flinn
Mesers, Booth & Flinn
Wilkinsburg
New
Duquesne Electric Road
Booth & Flinn
Walter Booth
Central Trades Council To Hear Candidates Answers
The Central Trades Council will meet tomorrow evening at 41 Fifth Avenue to hear how candidates for the Legislature respond to four questions. The council asked about a mechanics lien law abolition of conspiracy laws prohibition of armed corporate bodies and the Australian ballot system. Candidates supporting the issues will gain council backing.
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Central Trades Council
Fifth Avenue
Officer Returns to Work Amid Tinsmith Strike Rift
J B Goodwin recording secretary of Tioners Union No 12 abandoned the strikers and went to work for Morris Haas. The claim comes from a master tiners official, noting the hour prevented full inquiry. Strikers say none of the men have faltered, as a meeting of the striking group is planned for this evening.
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J. B. Goodwin
Tioners’ Union No. 12
Morris Haas
Master Tiners’ Association
Goodwin
New Scale Considered at District Mine Workers Convention
A convention of conl miners of United Mine Workers District No 6 met to draft a new aead work scale. Master Workman Hugh McLangblle presided with James Boyd recording secretary as about 40 delegates attended. The proposed scale lowers pay from 6 to 7 cents and could take effect immediately if operators approve. Another session was scheduled for today.
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Conl
United Mine Workers
Aead
Hugh McLangblle
Courtney
James Boyd
Bonda
No Change at M'Keesport as Tube Works Directors Attend Meeting
Directors of the National Tube Works Company arrive to attend the annual meeting in M'Keesport. The strike remains unchanged and workers stay quiet as directors remain through tomorrow afternoon to conduct corporate business.
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Tube Works
National Tube Works Company
Conductor Harry Piarce Battles Landslides On Train
Conductor Harry Piarce of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway survived a Pomicky encounter with four landslides yesterday. He missed Sleep, caught a cold that settled in his eyes, and felt miserable as he looked. He warned that a little more ram could cause the skin to slide off all the hillsides.
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Harry Piarce
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway
Pomicky
Sunday Excursions to Wheeling by Baltimore and Ohio
Regular summer Sunday excursions on the Baltimore and Ohio start next Sunday. The train departs at 6 50 A M and returns at 1 05 P M. Round trip fare set at 1 50.
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Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio
Mercer County Politics Splits Republican Ranks Over Hall Re-Election
In Pittsburg, a fierce intra party clash centers on Henry Hall seeking another House term. Supporters of the Old Soldiers Orphans School accuse him of failing to defend the school while opponents call for accountability and investigations into the school’s use of state funds. Hall remains popular with county voters, seen as an honorable figure unlikely to be swayed by the opposing faction.
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Republican Party
Mercer County
Henry Hall
House of Representatives
Mercer Home
Mercer Republicans
Hall
Mr. Fruit
Old Soldiers’ Orphans’ Syndicate
Mr. Hall
Bargain Hosiery and Goods at Jos. Horne Co. Penn Avenue Stores
Advertisements from Jos. Horne Co. and A. G. Campbell & Sons advertise bargains on hosiery hats parasols gloves and silks. Mentions flour price context and bread from Marvin & Co. with emphasis on Penn Avenue locations and seasonal discounts for children ladies and misses goods.
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Jos, Hurne & Co
Penn Avenue
Bucket Shop Crackdown Faces Legal Hurdles and Likely Suit
Chief Brown of Public Safety moves to curb bucket shops in the city, citing gambling concerns over blackboard quotes and market plays. Courts have not labeled them criminal, prompting a test case and possible city damages risk to avoid.
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Chief Brown
Department of Public Safety
Pittsburg
Texas
Brown
Police Bureau
Price & Co
Philadelphia
Chisf
Excursion to Wheeling by B and O Railroad
The B and O Railroad offers summer excursion tickets to Wheeling at 150 dollars round trip. Tickets are valid Sundays only, with 8:30 a.m. departures and 7 p.m. return from Wheeling, arriving Pittsburgh at 10:15 p.m. Also offering excursion tickets for this train to Washington, D.C. at 1 dollar with return.
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Wheeling
Pittsburg
Washington, Ps
Fashionable suits and accessories at bargain prices
All wool cassimeres and fancy worsteds in light colors and darks. Suits commonly $18 to $24 offered for $10 to move stock. Elegant French clock free with purchases of $15 or more. All silk mitts 25 cents to 23 dollars. Floraplexion claim advertised with free book offer. Jos. Horne & Co. Penn Avenue Stores.
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Es . Jos. Honnz & Co
Penn Avenue
Cor, Grant and Diamond Sts
Court
Jos. Horne & Co
Braselin Haut
New York
Ladiow
Jos. Horse & Co
Peon Avenue
Pittsburg Druggist Joseph Fleming Dies at Home
Joseph Fleming a leading Pittsburg druggist died of a stroke at his Sewickley home. He built a citywide drug business, partnered with his son George, and amassed a substantial fortune. Surviving brothers include T. P. Fleming and P. F. Shannon. widow and five daughters survive.
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Josep Fleming
Pittsburg
Sewickley
Mr. Fleming
Europe
Ernag Permanen
Flaming
Kos
Iamoni
George
Fleming
Morris & Fleming
Ochran Fleming
Fleming Broa
Annie
Mas
John &. Warden
Gilbert A. Hays
P. F. Shannon
A. M. Byers
They Will Be Satisfied Says Projector on Site Choice
Percy F. Smith, a projector of the blind saylom, reported no news from Mrs Schenley about the asylum site. He attributed the delay to her health trip to the South of France and said no action would occur until she is heard from, with no insistence on any one site. Any donation Schenie makes would be accepted.
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Percy F. Smith
Saylom
Mra Schenley
Aite
Mra. Schenley
France
New All-Wool Tennis and Outing Surts For Sale
Yard priced 12 a yard for 50 inch all-wool surtings described as sightly and excellent for wear with new designs and similar styles in stock.
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Island
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