Cleveland parade eyed as Juniors plan big turnout
PAX Ee and Gas City Council Nos. 273 and 107 prepare Cleveland visit. Mentions of new councils in Johnstown Pa and large Juniors contingent amid strikes. James Cranston praised for National Vice Councilor role. Concert planned at Second U.P. Church. Editorial reflects on school funding and civic value. Death of Brother J. P. Winower mourned with committee to draft minute. Washington Council celebration noted.
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Cleveland
John Grey Counell
Pittsburg
Ae Ee
James Cranston
J. J. Isensee
Acme Council
Whitney
U.P
Harrison
Forest City
National Council
Allegheny
Washington Council No. 1
Germantown
Auadelphia
Reliance Council
U. A.M
Pennsylvania
Washington Council
J. P. Winower
Brother Winower
Ned Myey
Sng
A Barre
State Council of
Acme Council No
Lancaster
Fragments Reveal Masonic and Legion Activities Across Allegheny
The narrative outlines upcoming meetings and events for Industry Lodge No. 95 and Mounts of various orders in Allegheny City. It notes drill nights, committ ee appointments, and forthcoming moonlight excursions by Mt W Lodge No. 13 and Grandview No. 218, with reports on members like Samuel I. Osmond moving to Ohio and Charles I. Hamman’s limited activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Legion
Industry Lodge
Allegheny City
Grand Minster
John H. Mowen
Brooklyn
N. Y
L. E. Stilz Commandery
Federal Street
Allegheny
Samuel I. Osmond
Ohio
Charles I. Hamman
Lewis
Joseph B. Exton
Spartan Legion No. 7
Las
Duquesne Legion No. 10
Ss Joe
Benton
Bradford
Meade No
Fraternal Lodge Initiations and Anniversary Observances
Evening reports detail multiple lodge activities with new members added at several lodges including Success Lodge No 102 and others. Union and Tune No Sgaye host a musical event, Dennison lodge sees officers installed, and Equity No 6 Meadville marks its second anniversary with speeches music and lunch.
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Nat Ymeeting
Philsack
Albarte
Mon Union
Tune No
Tronpasoecott
Eintracht
Beneficial
Grand Central Hotel
New York
Supreme
Beatty
Es Rg Lodge
Garin
Fraternal Conclaves Prepare Calls and Tours
Initiating members attend meetings as districts prepare a special June 15 call payable by July 15 in Philadelphia and Camden areas. Supreme officers face bond issues and press notes, with Greensburg and Mount Pleasant events on May 2 featuring the Alpine Quartet. Supreme Representatives reportedly plan notes and calls spanning June to December across conclaves including McKeesport.
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Philadelphia
Camden
Supreme
Supreme Archon
Ase
M. G. Cohen
Greensburg
Griffin
Mount Pleasant
New York
Jengé
McKeesport
Pittsburg Lodge members prepare for Louisville trip
Brother W G Lee and others from Pittsburg lodge plan an overnight stay and coach travel on the 8:55 train to Louisville. Past Exalted Ruler and committee members will accompany with reinforcements from McKeesport. Delegates named include Dr J McCord Levy Lassner Reece Joe Stophilett and many more as they commit to the journey.
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Pittsh
Pittsburg
Paullman
Ena
Gotm Wamser
Ville
Louisville
Brothers
Iagieville
J. McCord
Levy al Lasser
Peep
Reece
Joe Stophilett
McKeesport
Todes Meagen
Theoaore Tousde
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EB. B,. Dearborn, Rry 8. Notes and Haney: Reiber, Goon J, F. Falkenstein
Eee
F. Rh
Tyhler
Charles a cole C. sates _tasplaln
Jales Oliver
Serine
Will J. Chester
Charles 8
Neela
George D. D. Bossare
Fraternal Lodge Installations Spark District Gathering
C G T from all over the state reports Grand Chief Templar Whi of Ohio visiting. West Manchester Lodge and Mingo Lodge in Steubenville report recent initiations and officer installations. Delegates will visit railroad stations to receive them next Saturday morning. Visitors came from Lawrence Bessemer and Willow Grove lodges. A social followed the Mingo Lodge installation.
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Templar
Ohio
District Lodge
West Manchester
Hous
J. W. Moreland Lodge
Wrence
Bessemer
Willow Grove
Commi
District
Turner
Mar- Geo Hurley
Lucia Gordon
Cora Winesburg
P. Blaney
H. B. Jel
Heigh
Grand Lodge session and Encampment to open in Lancaster
Thomas Matthews of 585 will attend the Grand Lodge session in Lancaster starting Tuesday. Tar dispatches can be secured through Mr Matthews and all order members may be sailed through him. A Grand Encampment session opens Monday, with the Daughters of Kekah holding their annual gathering during the week.
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P.G. Thomas Matthews
Grand L . 1. O. O. F
Lancaster
Matthews
Daughters of Kekah
Masonic and Pythian Lodge Notes for Venus Castle Area
General Lodge Notes report activities of Venus Castle No 201 K G E and nearby lodges. Pittsburg Lodge No 436 to confer third degree on four candidates next Friday. EK Assembly No 3 Pythian Sisterhood hosts open meeting tomorrow evening. Encampment No 2 to confer the G R degree next Tuesday. Manchester Lodge No 403 confers initiatory degree tomorrow after two recent third degree. Union Lodge No 8 A O U W adds members and plans six meeting nights focused on order objects. Canton Allegheny reports new recruit and wardrobe upgrade for uniforms. May 26 marked as a special focus day for lodge activities.
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Pittsburg Lodge No. 436
Assembly No
Pythian Sisterhood
Oe Hall
Forty-third
Butler Streets
Ane
Manchester
Union Lodge No. 8
Union No. 8
U. W
Stev
Foster
Teenth Street M. E
Canton Allegheny
Trend of Trade Pushes 90 Day Electric Road Plan
Squirrel Hill growth hinges on rapid transit and water. Insiders say tracks removed on Murray Avenue and the line may run only as a feeder to Duquesne Traction from Boquet and Forbes to Steele entrance Schenley Park. Promoters offer an indemnifying bond if the road is completed east to Homewood within 90 days, with no payment until cars start.
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Squirrel Hill
Murray Avenue
Duquesne Traction
Boquet
Forbes Streets
Steele
Schenley Park
Homewood
Wall Street's Budget Sparks Sharp Rally After Early Selloff
New York May 16 Stock market opened active and weak then rallied sharply as traders priced in a bank statement showing a small reserve increase rather than a loss. Northern Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Wheeling and Lake Erie led gains while some rails slid. Henry Clews warned of continued gold outflow affecting the money market amid European banking tensions.
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Hank
New York
Manhattan
Chicago Gas
Louisville
Nashville
Pacific Mail
Union Pacific
Island
Berlin
Deutsche Bank
Villard
Bank
It & S
Northern Pacifics
Missouri Io
Wheeling and
Lake Eries
Rock Island
Northern Pacifica
Seattle
Lake Shore Firsts
Henry Clews
South America
United States
Lisbon
Madrid
Paris
Ford
Bank of England
Europe
Oakley & Co
John M. Oakley & Co
Wall Street
Jay Gould
London
Baring Brothers
Weather rains mute wheat pit talk in Chicago change
Reports of general rain in the Southwestern wheat belt quieted fears of damage from drought and insect pests. Bull leaders bought on Southwest and outside demand while local traders stayed wary. Corn and oats fell on rainfall and weaker wheat, with July oats and July wheat futures sliding as provisions weakened.
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Chicago
Curcaco
Wheat Belt
Board of Trade
Kansas
New York
Northwest
San Francisco
France
Faco
Lous
Renee
John Mey & Co
Sixth Street
Castoria Advert Called On Through Generations
A nostalgic promotion cites repeated use of Castoria across generations from babyhood to motherhood, highlighting trust and long history with the product. The tone mirrors a classic consumer ad emphasizing family wellbeing and brand familiarity.
Traction stock gains lead in weekly market review
Local stock sales totaled 3491 shares with Electric at 1480 shares, up from 2729 prior week. All Tractions rose on yesterday’s close versus Saturday, led by Duquesne, tteburg, Birmingham Tractions and Standard Underground Cable. Electric remained central in the market amid calendar week notes and brief press mentions.
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Monongahela Water Company
Philadelphia
Chartiers
Luster
Lst
Duquesne
Tteburg
Birmingham
Electric
Intercey Sea
Secoune
Emily
Wie
Bank Clears Show No Urgency In Money Market
Log and bank clearings report shows steady conditions with no stringency. Clearing House data indicate domestic stability as gold moves abroad to settle debts, with receipts and balances matching last year’s levels and money rates around 6 percent.
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Clearing House
Ollows
Week of Oil Trading Shrinks On Pittsburg Exchange
Features for the Week note oil trading on the Pittsburg Exchange nearly vanished with last week’s record lows in activity. No sales bids or offers occurred yesterday while distant markets showed minimal movement. Instances of increased runs shipments and charters hint at field work and foreign demand, with refined prices quoted in New York.
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Pittsburg
Spain
New York
Ant- Werp
Ome
Pean Co
Toleveland
Auiet & W
National transit certificates closed and deck clearances noted
Fragmentary OCR notes show entries for May including gasoline 74 and 63 naph ine ore, with figures like 412 004 20 158 bbls and 87 4 bbls. Mentions National Transit certificates and clearances. Names and some numbers are garbled. does not present a cohesive event.
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Bien
Fragmentary stock note mentions New York trades and named firms
The readable lines reference active stocks in New York, several firms, and a few place names. Details are incomplete, with garbled names and stray terms.
Mining Stock Quotations from New York May 16
Alice Adams Consolidated 17 Becher 290 Best and Belcher 650 Crown Point 240 Colorado Consolidated 100 Consolidated California and ME 1575 Deadwood T 115 Eureka Consolidated 9% Homestake 1000 Horn Silver 300 Iron Silver 120 Mexican 430 Ontario 8800 Ophir 675 Savage 300 Sierra Nevada 8% Union Consolidated 360 Yellow Jacket 360
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New Yerk
Alice
Adams Consolidated
Becher
Best and Belcher
Crown Point
Colorado Consolidated
Consolidated California and
Deadwood T
Eureka Consolidated
Homestake
Horn
Iron
Mexican
Ontario
Ophir
Savage
Sierra Nevada
Union Consolidated
Yellow Jacket
Market Notes: Mixed Prices and Quiet Trading
A fragmented market update shows varied movement across meats, dairy, and grains. Prices drift with several items like butter, cheese, and pork products listed steady or lower, while grains and certain commodities show uneven activity. Specific bids and terms appear scrambled, but overall tone indicates a subdued session with some seasonal adjustments.
Condition of the Markets at East Liberty and Other Stock Yards
Market report notes activity at East Liberty stock yards and nearby markets. Prices held firm on top grades with steady demand from buyers. Traders report cautious optimism as autumn demand patterns emerge and cattle and hog volumes vary by yard.
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East Liberty
No Change in the Rivers Maintains 5 Feet 2 Inches
Water levels in the rivers remain steady at five feet two inches with no measurable rise or fall. Observers note a stationary stage across the stretch observed, indicating no flood threat or significant movement in the current readings.
Late News In Brief From Various Regions
The steamship India carries two smallpox cases into New York. Christians in old Servia suffer amid Arnaut pillaging. A Minneapolis woolen maker, driven to despair by rheumatism, shot himself. The Dalton brothers, Santa Fe express robbers, elude U.S. Marshals after a sharp chase. Dutch Interior Minister reports disorder easing. Ottawa reports a grave political crisis and forecasts Premier Macdonald’s fall. A thief’s trial in Ba Prince Russia ends with the prince shot amid jeers. Presbyterian General Assemblies in Detroit focus on West revision and the Briggs case. Grant’s old St Louis relic will not pass to Worlds Fair. Missouri paper holds it in the city. A feud between Goschen and Mr Sex delays restrament curtailment and equal rights clause.
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Minneapolis
Dalton
Unites States
Netherlands
Presbyterian General Assemblies
Detroit
Briggs
General Grant
St. Louisa
Missourian
Goschen
Sex
Balfour
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Omega
Satan
William A. Powens
Wiville
Colonel Lewis
Wheeling
W. Va
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Duquesne Heights
le Wees
N. Lewis
Hwcions
General Meade Legion
Maning
Coleone Mand
Lagion
Sal
Order of
Solon
McMillen
Laurobe Lodge
B. P. C. Ellis
W. G. Lee
Pi Pakes
LO. O. F
General Lodge
Venus Castle
Fourth Avenue
City
East End
Squirrel Hill Road
Christian Advocate
Christ Church
Kensington
Platt & Grove
Mercer
Elwood
Whitney & Henson
Birmingham Traction
Russia
American Preservers’ Trust
R. m
Francisco
Western
Twenty-first Ward
L. J. Rodgers
Ee Ee Street
William Racentanan
Wrsekorn
Wooster Street
Pierre
Roca Thi
Chen
Fingel Street
Andrew Ralsjewski
Brereton Avenue
Thirteenth Ward
I H. H. Ag
Terrace Street
Fourteenth Ward
Robert Martin
Among Avenue
Highteenth Ward
Black & Baird
Mellon Bros
Rippey and
St. Clair Streets
Alles & Bailey
Stewart Clark
W. C. Stillwagon
E. L. Porter
Ft Avenue
Nintreet
Saklend
Bulby
A. Z. Byers & Co
C. E. Thomas
William Gold
Lot Am
Northside Land Association
West Bellevue
Tt. Wayne and
Chicago Railway
M. F. Hippies Co
Fort. W. McCun
Boston
Manchester Traction
Wat IV
Geengsas’ Lige
Fae
Sina
Chartlers Valley Gas Co
Coveevsoov
Matere & Ants
Westers If
Uaeare
R. BR
Gas Coal Co
O. Bi
Eening Co
Westinghouse Electric
IBM
Coe
Atchison
Delaware
Lackawanna
West
Lake Shore
Nassville
Missouri, Pacific
Ett . ‘Western
Fa Aes Eran American
Sosween Side
Richmond
Sales St Paul
Union Pact Eastern Union
Grain Center
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Minnetoe
Western Reedee
Castoria
Ele
Migs
Home Securities
Money Market
Aeurtay
Eck
Everling Pf
Demant
Northern Pac
Northw
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Mia
St. Paul Consols
Ntral Pacific Ists
Bt. P
Isisiit
R.G
Tnewt
Fort Pe Ae
Exchaliac
Crsormati
New New York
Porter
Tite Despaten
Priest & I Frarmeok
Tlaburg
Newark
Gixchanae
Wis
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Boston & Oak
Heanery
Atoh
New Jersey
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Grandee
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York Central
N.Y
Errorfolk & Western
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Enies
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England
India
Old
Servia
Omes
Florida
Lattick
By & Woman
The
Vews
Chronicle
Manipur
Orn Pacific
York Clearing House
National Park
Mmanga
Niagara N.Y. Sunda
Saint Contention Hae
E. P. Roe
Mrs. Holmes
Toronto Trobe
Ottawa
Macdonald
Edie
Cal
Prince Earn
Daya
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Chicago-Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee and
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Columbus
Knights Templar and Masonic
Caldwell
America
Mahita
New
Derby
Pyrtor
Carter
P.O
T. A. Siocum
M. C-y
Penr
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Fleming & Son
Ming & Son
Pittebure
Preferred Mutual Accident Association of
K. C. Atwood
Justice
New York City
Financial
Whestinghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Mercantile Trust Compan Way
Mercantile Trust Company
A Trust Company
Westingh Jectrie and Manufacturing Comny
Depostta
August Belmont &Co
Broadway
Lea
Fahnestock & Co, Bankers and Brokers
Stock Exchange
Wurmey & Stephenson
Petroleum
Pitteburg
de. Steinert
Boone B
Sapert
McKeown
Woodville
Otto Hedemann
Stewart
Grace Phreet
Washite
Bitar
J. Kelly
West See Sea
Stevenon
Sree
Bes
Ee Tetter
R. Cocer
Adam Bink
Werner
Forty-8th Street
Pittsburgh
Apler
Moss
Frankstown Avenue
E. E
Phabesh Pa
Bema Coneaie
Milford
Somerset County
C. Steinert
Seventh Avenue
Portsburgh
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