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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1890

Page

2

Speak-easy Crusade Closes Illegal Liquor Shops Citywide

Chief J O Brown says lower city quiet after a 24 day crackdown led by Inspector McAleese. In First district 1 445 arrests with 443 speak-easy cases. 203 informations filed. 162 proprietors arrested and most fined 100 dollars and costs. city revenue from cases about 7 001 30 and rising toward 10 000. inspector aims to close all by June 1 with further arrests expected.

J. O. Brown Department of Public Safety Central Station Pittsburg McAleese Frst Brown Gripp Kenna Galesein

Judge Gripp's List of Workhouse Sentences and Fines

Police Magistrate Gripp presided at Central over a long list of defendants charged with keeping disorderly houses. Pleas of guilty led to sentences including workhouse terms, fines, or discharges, with many names and addresses across Second Avenue, Cherry Alley, Banks Alley, and surrounding streets. Some received workhouse days, others fines, and several were discharged.

Gripp the Central Annie Usetalaro Firont Street Marshal Mousa Second Avenue Costa Denise Miller Third Avenue Coma Dt Neill Hill Street William Kenney Seventh Avenue Lillise Kedock Banks Alley Katherine Irwin Cherry Alley William Milter Fourth Avenue James Dagnell Coxta O'Neil HI Atrows Jacob Harris John Stiner Kate Cordall Bedford Avenue Suce Steward Federal Street Jirtie Lee Liberty Avenue Ames Carroll Wes Keefe Palton Trent Ellen Moore Discha Kate Drine Kerkhardt Oan Korend Aiharen Rices Ennie Gulee High Street Lime Iamuton Prem Eee Tireet Srane A Stare Sullivan Opiar ‘Ean Sav Carroll Arente Jin Kobler Thirty-third Street Nirew Dateell Crawford Street Howe Celia Grroll Avete Dimmill My Moss Annie Sexton Movey Gr. Wenaeraens i Roderick Beaters Avenue Musie Patterson Betford Avenue Pastere Ibpatrich Mredee Fomnd Bod Ortr Wilasan Inkler W& Full Street Sweeney Poplar Vlin Myers Miller Street Webster Avenue Bones Carney Kate Ilua Patton Street Fred Fiebelstiel Fifth Avenue Thomas Jefferson Eo Alley Mr. J. Merran Fulton Street Peermands Breteinger Wpe Avenue Annie Ma Wilson «Trest Coete Koberring Coats Alexander Wallace Old Avenue Auntie Haeu Enangle Nod Conia Lasse Morini Finn Avenue Ntrex Iveter

Disorderly house sentences from Police Station No 3 cases

Police Magistrate McKenna handled disorderly house cases at Police Station No 3. Pleading guilty, residents on Penn Avenue Liberty Street and surrounding lanes faced fines and costs. several were discharged or held for court, with many dates, addresses and amounts listed for Mrs O Brien, Grant Herron, Mrs Sweeney, Albert Battes, Frank Shine, Patrick Connors, M Flaherty, Mrs Connolly, and others.

Penn Avenue Liberty Street McKenna O' Brien Grant Herron O'Brien Albert Battes Smallman Street Frank Shine Peon Avenue Patrick Connors First Street M. Flaherty Fort Street Connolly West Point Caatic Mre Pounal Water Street Thomas Fanace Pens Avenue Browoskie Penn Avenuoe Thomas Berna Shumann Helen Hurns John Manning Kern's Row McMannes Diecharmeed Frank Crom Ann O'Brian Albecker Os Rossie Maerron Carella Costa Cole Thomas Gilmore Hogan's Court Mack Penn Avenee Breen H Penn Avenue Loughilsa Ryan Yang Oyee Ort Street Kearney Dempeal Liberty Porpas Sallkvan Powers Aioe Peter Burns Jones Avenue Second Avenue Mary Ingalls Aca Simpson James Simpson Brian Thirtieth Street Mary Carroll Mia Kilculien Paul Marta Kate Derlnnie Cherry Alley Ischazard Long Kate Chorehill Pike Street Thirtenth Fourteenth Auule T. Shady Thirteenth Mr. Mahaney Mek Feerst Frank ‘Savier Liberty Avenue Asinos Garitt & Co

Hunting a Husband Sought by Portland Bride in Pittsburg

A 22 year old woman using the name Mrs E B Williams from Portland seeks her husband whom she married last July after a swift courtship. He allegedly hid his identity claiming a secret inheritance in Pittsburg. She traced his mail to a rock box and a local business, but a man there denied knowledge of Williams. She plans to confront him and awaits parental guidance.

Seventh Avenue Portland Ore E. 8. Williams Pittsburg Williams Jones Ft. Dodge Judy Pittsboro Iowa East Ohio Steubenville Findlay Uhrichsville Allegheny Mr. Williams Oregon

Licensed saloons listed for prior sale in First Police district

Inspector McAleese names licensed saloons that sold liquor without a license before May 1 1890 in the First Police district. Wholesale entries include Necker at Forbes and Moultrie. Jacob Samolaky. Retail entries include Fred Schmidt Diamond street. Frank Schaffer 6 Grant street. William Brown 195 Second avenue. June Powers High street. Patrick Deviln 43 Washington street. John Brien le Mann avenue. Joho Sweinhart 477 Penn avenue. Julie Golden 66 Penn avenue. damee Gilliann 07s Liberty street. Joseph Unger eo Dinwiddle street.

McAleese Necker Forbes and Moultrie Streets Jacob Samolaky Fred Schmidt Diamond Street Frank Schaffer Grant Street William Brown Second Avenue June Powers High Street Patrick Deviln Washington Street John Brien le Mann Joho Sweinhart Penn Avenue Julie Golden Damee Gilliann Liberty Street Joseph Unger Eo Dinwiddle

Quiet Sabbath Sees Speak-Easy Crackdown

Yesterday marked the quietest Sabbath in police circles in two years as few drunken men appeared on the streets. Detected speak-easies led to arrests and confessions helping police. Summers and Lynch paid fines for keeping orderly houses. Captain Brophy raided Butler Street. seven were seized while John Cavanaugh dodged capture twice and paid fines. John Jusko of Canton Alley faced charges for keeping a speakeasy.

Charlies Summers Carson Marry Lynch Fifth Avenue Boston Street Julia Neary Captain Brophy Butler Street John Cavanaugh John Jusko Canton Alley Fourteenth Ward

Novel Rolled Steel Carriage Wheels Invented in City

George H. Everson announces a patent for cold rolled tubular spoke carriage wheels that replace tires without disassembly. The Rolled Steel Carriage Wheel Company in Allegheny plans 50 sets daily, aiming to scale to meet national demand for 10 million wheels yearly. The firm also markets cold rolled steel tubes for chandeliers, railings, and curtain rods with enhanced strength.

George H. Everson Allegheny Rolled Steel Carriage Wheel Company

Youth Arrested for Burglary After Chicago Trip

Fifteen year old Harry Parker was arrested at his home on Vickrey Street by Officer Grimes for stealing several suits. He had just returned from a trip to Chicago two weeks earlier and will have a hearing this morning.

Harry Parker Vickrey Street Grimes Parker Chicago

Boston Specialist Dr Flower Schedules Readability

Dr Flower of Boston, famed specialist, will visit Monongahels House in Pittsburgh on Monday June 2 and Neil House in Columbus on Tuesday June 3 to see patients.

DR. Flower Boston Flower Pittsburg Monongahels House Columbus Neil House

Catholics Defend Patriotism in Catholicity Lecture

Rev Daniel J McLaughlin, a Clifden priest, argued at Hibernian Hall that Catholicity strengthens patriotism not opposes it. He urged voting by conscience, denounced secret societies, and cited Kosciuszko, Kossuth, and O Connell as examples of Catholic patriotism, noting Irish and American Catholics alike.

Daniel J. McLaughlin Clifden County Mayo Ireland Hibernian Hall Wylie Avenue Tate Poland la Vendee Church of the Apostles Hungary Kosciuskos Kossuths America

Married in Chicago Miss Lizzie Wiggins and E. F. Dalzell

Miss Lizzie Wiggins of this city married E. F. Dalzell of Chicago in a Thursday ceremony performed by Rev. George C. Lorimer at Immanuel Baptist Church. The couple left town to wed amid family opposition, and the bride lamented the publicity as disgraceful while Chicago papers debated ethics.

Lizzie Wiggins Dalzell Chicago Windy City George C. Lorimer Immanuel Baptist Church

Struck by a Cable Car Injures Local Woman

Miss Marths O Brien of Pride street narrowly escaped serious injury when an eastbound Fifth avenue cable car struck her on Gist street. She suffered facial and body bruises, was carried to a nearby house unconscious, then taken home by carriage. Nearby, Frank Coyle with a broken right ankle was taken to Mercy Hospital. Harley Fink, a Mercy No. 9 fireman, also suffered a crushed leg likely needing amputation after a horse-related incident.

Marths O’brien Pride Street Fifth Avenue Gist Street Frank Coyle Mercy Hospital Yester Harley Fink Enmercy No. 9 Allegheny

Barbershop Raid Fines Hit Poker Players on Carson Street

Early yesterday the Henry Haupt barber shop on Carson street near Twenty first street was raided during a poker game. Haupt was fined 25 dollars while William Dixon Thomas Harris and John Brown each paid 5 dollars. Cards and chips were confiscated.

Henry Haupt Carson Street Twenty-first Street Haupt William Dixon Thomas Harris John Brown

Disputed dismissal fuels Knights of Labor row at Pleasant Valley line

Master Workman Evans denounces the Pleasant Valley electric line directors for ignoring a Knights of Labor communication from discharged conductors and motormen. He cites alleged board absences and seeks recognition of the union, while new assembly members question safety records and claim firings followed by accidents.

Workman Evans Knights of Labor Pleasant Valley Electric Lines Evans

Electricians Vie for Council Admission Faces Likely Rejection

The Electricians' Union held a meeting at 101 Fifth Avenue and received a committee from the Building Trades Council about denying the union's delegates admission to the Council. The electricians argue they should be represented because they wire houses. The committee will report at the next Council meeting, but admission is unlikely.

The Electricians’ Union Fifth Avenue Building Trades Council

Elevator accident insurance company formed in Detroit

A new insurance line insures elevators against accidents. The firm steps between injured workers and elevator owners and pays compensation based on injury type. Based in Detroit, Mich., the service already covers many insured elevators in warehouses and other buildings.

Detroit Mich

Chautauqua Lake Tee Company to Hold Stock Vote

Stockholders are called to a special meeting on Thursday July 17 at the company office to vote on increasing capital stock. The move is prompted by the need to finance an artificial ice plant at Chautauqua Lake.

Chautauqua Lake Tee Company

Public Safety Denounces Street Nuisances In Wry Circular

Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety vows strict enforcement of a humorous yet stern circular titled Extracts from laws and ordinances. It bars hoopskirts broken crockery banana peels and tobogganing down the Hump. It also restricts bonfires kite flying and dumping on sidewalks. Penalties include five dollars for hack overcharges and fines for improper horse and wagon practices.

Department of Public Safety Chief Brown Pittsburg Lesters Ple

A Home of Its Own For Randall Club

The Randall Club has agreed to buy the McCauley mansion at Fifth Street and Duquesne Way for 25000 dollars with 10000 more planned for improvements. Planned features include a conservatory rear of the premises, an elevated concert platform, a front fountain, extensive interior work, and a rear building for dramatic performances with about 400 seats. The club also plans lectures by prominent Democratic orators.

Randall Club McCauley Fifth Street Duquesne Way

Midnight Hack Crash In Pittsburg Leaves Questions

Two unknown men with several young women hired a hack at A M Hocksweender's Fifth avenue livery stable on a Saturday night. Their broken-down conveyance was found at Federal street and Montgomery avenue at 4:60 am with no trace of the occupants. Officer Steele secured the horses and contacted the owner as the cause and desertion remain a mystery.

A. M. Hocksweender Fifth Avenue Pittsburg Allegheny Federal Street Montgomery Avenue Answere Steele East Diamond Street

Taking Up Peter's Pence Across Catholic Dioceses

Catholic churches across the diocese collected offerings for Pope Leo XIII following a bishop initiated circular. Pentecost or Whitsuntide was celebrated, marking the coming of the Holy Ghost with tongues as of fire. The feast, on the fiftieth day after Easter, is also known as Whitsunday, with Catechumens clothed in white and baptized on the eve. Saturday is declared a day of fast and obligation.

Leo XIII Phelan

National Tube Works Forms Two-Man Committee

The men of the National Tube Works Company appointed a two man committee yesterday and will report to General Manager Converse today.

National Tube Works Company

Dispatched Fisheries Report Receives Notice and Local Arrests

The Dispatch notes receipt of the State Commissioners of Fisheries report for 1878 88 through Secretary James Verner Long. It highlights a compilation of state fishing laws by F G Geiser Enq and praise for contributors. Arrests include Joan Donovan and Dennis McBride for insulting ladies on Bedford avenue. six men jailed in Allegheny for disturbing a chapel service. Robert Serouex reported sleeping on a stoop and losing a watch and chain. James Leslie arrested for refusing to pay at McBride's Allegheny restaurant.

James Verner Long State Commissioners of Fisheries Isaak Walton F. G. Geiser Joan Donovan Dennis McBride Terry Bedford Avenue Devilliers Street Eleventh Ward McAleese Taventum Lodge No. 3 Knights A.O. U. W Order Lewis John Maxwell William Riley George Geones Thomas Bennett John Sweeney Orville Jackson Allegheny Boyle Street Rovert Serouex Arch Street Twelfth Ward James Leslie Mcbride

Mechanics’ Trip to Chicago Planned for National Council

About 1000 members will attend the Chicago meeting next month. The transportation committee sets eight dollars for round trips. June 17 marks the Bunker Hill Day opening with welcome by Mayor DeWitt C. Cregier. A noon flag unfurling and a parade of 500 to 800 Pittsburg Mechanics follow, concluded by an Auditorium gathering on Wabash Avenue. A name change proposal draws notable interest.

American Mechanica’ Committee National Council Chicago Transportation Committee Bunker Hill DeWitt C. Cregier Chino H. I. Goarley

Fisherman Finds Mysterious Iron Barrel by River

John Jeffrey, while drifting for driftwood in the Allegheny River at Forty ninth street, pulled a small sheet iron barrel from the water. Captain Brophy examined the keg marked Home Powder Company Sedgewick Pa and seeks an expert to determine its contents. Also, William Transler and Edward Sloan quarreled on Thirty sixth street with Transler stabbed thrice. Sloan fled and was sought by police though he planned to surrender at Seventeenth ward stationhouse on Sunday.

John Jeffrey Allegheny River Fortyninth Street Brophy Home Powder Company Sedgewick W. Pa William Transler Edward Sloan Transler Sloan Seventeenth Ward

What People Are Doing and Talking in Pittsburg News

The piece notes the varied actions of Pittsburg residents and observers, highlighting artist Frank Holme and his public engagement. It mentions travel, conversation, and local cultural activity shaping the community pace and tone.

Sunday In the Cemetery Patrols Continue Amid Showers

Six Allegheny Cemetery patrolmen resumed duty for the regular Sunday detail. Despite heavy rain showers, many visitors wandered the pleasant avenues and alleys of the cemetery yesterday.

Allegheny Cemetery

Cabinet sale offer on Decoration Day at Hendricks & Co

An advertisement promises a Silv B pusstporage given away with every dozen cabinets purchased for children on Decoration Day. The dealer, Hendricks & Co., 68 Federal Street, Allegheny, shows a gallery open all day and cabinets priced at 1 dollar.

Hendricks & Co Federal Street Allegheny

Delegates in Pennsylvania GOP Convention Battle Shapes Up

Forty four of sixty seven counties have held conventions and elected delegates for Harrisburg gathering four weeks hence. Delamater leads with 42 possible votes, Hastings 15 clear pledges, Montooth and others contending as county factions vie for influence. Philadelphia and Allegheny will supply 55 delegates with Hastings and Montooth favored in those counties. The race remains open and closely watched by party followers.

Pennsylvania Harrisburg Candia Berks Delamater Ee Major Montooth Berka County Senator Delamater Armstrong Fulton Lackawanna Lawrence Mercer Schuylker Venango Wayne Total Delaware Luzerne Northampton Potter Hastings Blair Center Clearfield Clinton Juniata Miffln Snyder Union York Schuylkill Lancaster County E. K. Martin Martin Watres Secretary of the Commonwealth Stone Bedford Cameron McKean Montour Northumberland Warren Adams Butler County Major Montooth High County Greene Bradford Davies Osborne Lycoming McCormick Philadelphia Allegheny Montooth

Moorhead W C T U Meeting and Upcoming Sacred Concerts

The Moorhead W C T U met under Mrs. Hammett with remarks by Mrs. Jones and fine choir music. Next Sunday the National Silver Lake Quartet will perform two sacred concerts at the union hall. The Sons of Tempe held a meeting at 68 UObio Street Allegheny with notable attendance and addresses by J. W. Moreland, E. S. Johnstone, Mr. Swoger, and others.

Moorhead Hammett Jones National Silver Lake Quartet Second Avenue Grant Street Sons of Tempe Uobio Street Allegheny J. W. Moreland E. 8. Johnstone Mr. Swoger

Death of Hazel weed resident John Simons at 73 Flowers Street

John Simons 65, an elderly Hazel weed resident, collapsed after a hearty dinner at his home No 73 Flowers Street Twenty third ward yesterday. He died about an hour later and the coroner will investigate the death.

John Simons Flowers Street Tony

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