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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1890
Page
2
City authorities approved Andrew Carnegie’s $1,000,000 gift for a public library and music hall after debate. Council members narrowly opposed by individual vote while others supported the project as a civic monument.
Chief of Charities urges selling the Mifflin township Poor Farm and acquiring a larger, better located site closer to Homestead. He cites encroachment by railroads and industry and describes the farm’s 140 to 150 acres divided by rail lines with noise and smoke. A special committee will study the plan.
Eduard Strauss and his orchestra arrived at noon. He denies co writing the waltz and minuet fusion. A party from Youngstown, plus ladies and gentlemen, will attend the concerts at the Duquesne. The Anderson registered guest says the hotel is busy and Manager Witherow handles the crowd.
Daily excursions to cities from the Pacific Coast are offered with return options on Union Pacific or direct routes within six months. First class tickets allow return via Denver and Salt Lake City, stopovers west of the Missouri, or extended routes to Oregon Washington points. Round trips to Montana Idaho Utah Colorado are valid until October 31 with 90 day limits. For fares and maps, contact H. E. Passavant or Thos. Spear at 400 Wood Street, Pittsburgh.
Charles Silverman, first to open an original package liquor house in Pennsylvania, speaks to a Dispatch reporter about testing the Supreme Court decision and the Brooks law. He explains delays in unloading due to a railroad error and describes how locals turned to bitters while beer shipments were blocked. He vows to continue the business and notes support from the National Brewers Association.
Mrs E Williams of Seventh Avenue Hotel left for Ohio after claiming a Pittsburg businessman, thought to be her husband’s brother, admitted the name E W Williams was false. A detective aided her as she sought funds and the hotel paid bills. The woman says she has found him, though she remains distressed.
J J Brooks one of the incorporators says the Pennsylvania Company has no current connection but may in future. The charter enables a survey through coal lands. no guarantee of construction if costs prove prohibitive. Planned 80 miles long from Massillon to Little Beaver river in Livy Carroll township.
Jewelers sign on to close at 5 PM from June 1 to September, giving clerks an extra hour daily. Firms listed include Burbin McWatly, Siedle Hen Terheyson, Hardy Hayes, G W Eggs Co, E P Roberts & Sons, Reed Co, Wattles, Shearer Lloyd, Goddard Hill, Heckel Bieler, Heeren Bros, and John Cons.
Norman Richardson will serve as book keeper and cashier when the Monongahela House opens on June 2. Charles E. Miller becomes chief clerk and Bert Kelly will be among the room clerks. The revived hotel drew a large crowd last night amid improvements since the fire.
Mr. Pullman and C. L. Pullman arrived in the city in their private car to meet Pennsylvania officials. They denied forming a combination with a local firm over street car contracts and said they will supply street cars for the Duquesne Rapid Transit Company, with delivery expected in August.
After a break floods the Southside main, residents fear future shortages and vow action. They pressure councils to build duplicate reservoirs and secure water supplies, with locals hauling water and rating the new flow as muddy and unreliable.
Thousands of riders faced two hours of standstill on the Pleasant Valley Electric line as a dynamo at the power house failed, causing slow service and crowds at Sixth and Smithfield. Superintendent Crozier and chief engineer James Thompson blamed a soldered cup burnout and a deranged dynamo for the outage. The line is moving old equipment to a new power house on Observatory Hill and may sell the old building on Federal Street.
Detective Coulson stood before Alderman McMasters on a charge of assault and battery after an incident at Central station. Attorney L K Porter acted for the complainant and secured bail for court while Coulson waived further hearing.
Charles Kent, once a Pittsburgh butcher and Know Nothing sheriff candidate for Allegheny County, died by his own hand in San Francisco Bay. He had moved to California after defeat, later serving as sheriff of Nevada County and then a state senator. despondency from business reverses was blamed.
An awkward transposition occurred in yesterday's dispatch as the Hine reading was placed beside Mr. Alexander King. The picture labeled Mr. Clarke shows the mislabeling, a mistake deemed not amusing and likely the result of a simple blunder.
The coroner's jury ruled Henry Swindell died by his own action while temporarily insane. He cut his throat with a razor at his home in Allegheny City.
The article extols Marvin & Co bread as pure nutritious and essential, claiming it supplies life health and happiness. It notes the factory remains busy and that their loaf is widely sold by grocers and favored by the best families in Allegheny County.
The Wage Committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers will meet Friday to draft a new wage scale for next year. The proposed scale, effective July 1, includes raising puddler boiling from 55 to 96 per ton and resolves pay disputes between roughers catchers heaters and rollers. The convention in New Turner Hall will run about two weeks with veterans James Grundy and William Whiteman among returning attendees.
A meeting at 537 Smithfield Street resolved to endure the strike for another month. Of 240 out, only two quit. most were laid off after wage demands were presented. A journeymen committee claimed no strike, asserting a lockout, as workers faced slow response from employers.
Master Workman Evaone aims to organize at McKeesport to bolster the Knights of Labor. Joseph L. Evans of D. A. No. 3 travels there to rally clerks as stores close at 7. Evans may also form an assembly among National Tube Works employees who went on strike last week. The order once had several local assemblies but they lapsed.
American Flint Glass Workers Union leaders President Smith and Secretary Dillon meet today with prescription vial and bottle manufacturers. The discussion centers on small changes to the new scale, to take effect with the new fire on August 21, as many local unions send delegates to the annual convention.
A foreign railroad agent reports talk of Andrew Carnegie backing a new lake line with terminus at Conneaut Ohio. Chauncey Andrews of Youngstown is said to have bought substantial land near Conneaut for facilities. Rumor says a harbor and lake vessel dock will serve the line, making Copneaut a lake port. Conneaut sits near the Ohio Pennsylvania line, 12 miles from Girard, 27 from Erie, and 14 from Ashtabula.
A two member committee led by Thomas McGinley and Edward Jones reports to General Manager Converse, ready for action. A five member panel will depart Thursday to study the wage issue and visit the National Tube Works plants in Pittsburgh, Oil City, Youngstown, and Boston.
New York dispatch reports a merger between Thomson Houston and Edison companies with plans to pool minor holdings. Boston notes an offer by Villard Edison for 60 000 shares of Thomson Houston, which the latter declined. If approved, two giants would dominate the electric lighting field, squeezing Westinghouse and smaller rivals.
Memorial week sale offers 1,500 men’s fine suits at 975 with G A B R bolts included. Stock features $20 and $22 valued pieces reshaped into a single bargain. Styles range from cutaway to sack for business, dress or travel. Stores on Penn Avenue offer wraps, silks, beads and other fashions at drastic reductions.
The Newsboy's Home fund reached 20000 dollars and may rise to 23000 to furnish desirable quarters for boys. Donor C L Magee Jr pledged 10000 dollars with his name to be released publicly once subscriptions match. His gift honors the institution's usefulness and endowment aims. Sleeplessness cure ad follows.
An ad promotes ombreme wash dress fabrics and new cloth prints in a window display. It lists items such as gloves, twills with silver mountings, and Gloria models with varying prices and silver accents. The display promises stylish, modern fabrics and fittings for gentlemen and home decor.
The United Mine Workers may organize workers at W L Scotts mines as miners at other firms earn 79 cents per ton while Scotts pay 78 cents. Rail line tensions arise over potential sale of the Frisco Line to the Santa Fe with possible mine closures. Also noted are Ebman leaving the National Glass Budget, and boilermakers striking to cut nine hours.
Read and note the following lots and come this morning. These garments are described as suitable for ladies of all ages and sizes. They are not in small lots but hundreds of pieces priced below any comparable goods from importers.
Front Cloak and Suit Room advertises a large selection of black wraps with reductions. Lot by lot pricing from $1 to $28 features lace nets, mornering crepes, embroidered styles, and satin trims with substantial markdowns from original prices.
A lengthy sale listing describes hundreds of gar ments in all sizes across multiple lots with price cuts. Lot 1 features items at various prices from $4 to $8 and includes jet beads and silk shoulder wraps. Lot 7 offers items priced up to $8 with prior prices listed as high as $15, including soutache braid shoulder wraps.
A London shop showcases 7 tailcoat style evening suits in light gros grain silks and quality sarabs with modern cuts. Prices emphasized as stylish and affordable for today.
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