Mixed Litigation Over $140 Elizabeth Colt Sparks Humane Society Inquiry
Prominent residents confront a disputed sale of a one year old Elizabeth Colt bought for $140. The mare allegedly abused by owner Wilson Wall sparked a Humane Society case, with Wall fined $10 and costs after a lengthy Elizabeth court hearing attended by local farmers. A probable sale of the pony may occur to recover the money, pending action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Disratch
Wilson Wall
East Elizabeth
John Guffey
Frank H. Guffey
Soaienry
Society
C— O’brien
Graham
Elizabeth
Scisman Soy Wa
O Brien
Mr. Guffey
Wall
Ee Gui
The
Humane Society
McGeary
New Masonic Temple to be Consecrated on St John’s Day
The new Masonic Temple on Fifth Avenue will be consecrated on June 24 in a grand program. Lodge 45, Western Pennsylvania’s mother lodge, will meet in the new hall, with officers to be installed and a banquet to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Fifth Avenue
St John’s
Lodge 45
Western
Pennsylvania
Masonic Fund Society
Simpeon Afri
W. Siti Gilat Henderson
Bi Eq
Salles Gs Cousociios
River coal men face market glut after rail openings
There is an impending howl of the river coal men when the time comes that they may ship their product. The trouble lies in the fact that there will be no Southern market for it as the new Southern railroads and the opening of Alabama and Tennessee coal mines have loaded the South with ample supply to last some time. Formerly the river men had lots of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Tennessee
Gus Brown
Fifth Avenue
Generous Gift to East End M C A for Ten Years
Charles A. Lockhart a Standard Oil man donates Liberty Hall to the East End branch of the YMCA for ten years to aid their work. They must raise sufficient funds and expect a project to begin within a month. Horsford's Acid Phosphate advertised as a nerve tonic and stimulant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lockhart
Standard Oil
East End
Liberty Hall
Notorious swindler Willie Tascot finally arrested in Chicago
Police identify the Chicago swindler Willie Tascot as James Lee and John Cartright with prior prison terms in Maryland and Milwaukee. The man targeted women at their homes, pleaing a European package due for immediate payment to avoid appraiser delays. About 100 victims lost small sums, and a stamp of handwriting helped confirm his identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cureaco
Chicago
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Treasury
Willie Tascot
Morris
Hanley
Maryland
James Lee
Milwaukee
John Cartright
Willie Tascott
Pinlie Wresenry
James McHale
Rock Island
Europe
Auctioneer James P. Gile Sells Jimmy Blaine Relic
A telegram from New York dated May 26 reports the sale of the “Jimmy Blaine” artifact. It describes the piece as placed on a pine table moved by a drayman into 43 Liberty Street in James P. Gile’s auction house and marked in a woman's ink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James P. Gile
Liberty Street
Furniture and Theft Case Involving Blaine and Levins Family
A damaged notice describes a theft plan involving a furniture set marked Blaine and linked to James G. Biarne and Marie Levins Elsine. The article notes the whole household goods of a couple will be sold at auction after a rupture in the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
ealGe Teminesbes Ebagelts Sevise
Young Biaine
Young
Marie Levins Elsine
A Frosty Snap Tests Spring Fruit Outlook
Farmers report unusually favorable conditions for cherries and strawberries with blossoms plentiful and prices expected to be low. Only a late frost threatens the crop, though recent cold snaps seem to have spared the fruit and kept harvests on track.
Murder of Mabry in Abbeville Stuns Community
John J. Lyon, Mabry’s stepfather by marriage, aged over 60, shot and killed the 26 year old young lawyer D. L. Mabry after a long quarrel. Mabry, a University of Naeem graduate, left a wife and two children. Lyon is jailed and to be defended by leading county lawyers. Public sentiment favors action after a high profile family tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon
Frida
Mabry
Andid
University of Naeem
Mourning Over the Wrong Corpse in Scranton
On April 21 James White of Scranton disappeared. A Cleveland hospital telegraph said he died there, and his mother paid $60 for shipment. The coffin contained a different man, about 40, prompting a mix up as local residents tried to verify the remains. A New York Sunday paper had carried his death notice earlier, and the misidentification prompted funeral plans for the wrong person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James White
Philadelphia
Delaware, Lackawanns and Western
Sova
Denominational Battle Between Baptists and Methodists Grows
Charleston May 28 The war between colored Baptists and Methodists widens after a Greenville meeting of the State Baptist Convention. Baptist preachers converted many Methodists, provoking denunciations. Baptists issue a manifesto and Methodists threaten to establish a Baptist following in Greenville. Both sides brace for a violent campaign across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. C
Greenville
State Baptist Convention
Methodist
Special Election for Council Seats Settled for June Date
Mayor McCallin prepared a proclamation calling a special election to fill vacancies in the Second Fifth Eighteenth and Twenty sixth wards for three Select Councilmen and one Common Councilman. The June 11 election date is set and no names are listed for most wards yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCallin
Runaway Lifted by Coachman Abducts 15-Year-Old Girl
John C. Barry a young colored coachman from 150 West Fifty-second street was held in Harlem court on charges of abducting Mamie Knott a white girl 15. Barry worked at 1050 Tenth Avenue and in Connors livery stable. Mamie says she lived with him since Wednesday and wanted marriage but his mother must approve. She denied intent to marry and was sent to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John C. Barry
West Fifty-second Street
Harlem Court
Mamie Knott
Barry
Weise
Tenth Avenue
Mamie
Connor
Ninety-ninth Street
Bagheld
Mame
Justice Murray
Societ For the Prevention of
Texas Rates Reduced to El Paso Freight Reaches Eagle Cross
The Cotton Belt line lowers freight rates from this city to El Paso effective June 1 matching Eagle Cross. Rates listed per 100 pounds for various classes. Advertisements promote Honey as a smoker’s tonic and feature a selection of flannels from prices 40 cents to 1 dollar plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Eagle Cross
Bunkoed an Elder at General Assembly Meeting
A Presbyterian elder at the General Assembly in New York was duped for $40 by a bunko steer. Dr. Crosby remarked the irony that a layman was taken in. The assembly debated prohibition, estate funds, land sales, and church aid before adjourning near midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McCook
Crosby
Bunko
Iowa
General Assembly
Thompson
Reytryker
Leorn
William J. H. Wenn
Indian Territory
Benjamin West
St. Paul
Synod of Minnesota
West
First Presbyterian Church
Presbytery
Synod
Saratoga Springs
Water test warns against adulterated sugar
A local merchant echoes warnings about adulterated yellow sugar from the East. Instructions describe testing by dissolving a tablespoon of mixed sugar in water. pure cane sugar dissolves quickly while grape sugar leaves a white sediment at the bottom.
Hero Missing? Altoona man sought by police after bail
An old gentleman Harrington visited the Police Inspectors to seek help locating Daniel Sipes, a missing Altoona man on bond awaiting trial for counterfeiting. Sipes is a relative of Mr Harris, who learned of his disappearance days ago and has been searching ever since. The report notes a separate Australian visitor, Mr Charles L Carland, seeking information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
Police Inspectors’ Office
Yestar Sa
Patron
Daniel Sipes
Altoona
Sipes
Harris
Those New Pumping Engines
Allegheny's new pumping engines, designed by Mr. Snyder of Wilson Snyder Manufacturing, were tested Monday evening and proved capable of 35,000,000 gallons daily. Superintendent Armstrong notes these two Snyder engines, costing $42,000, outperform Milwaukee engines, allowing greater pumping capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Snyder
Wilson- Snyder Manufacturing Company
Armstrong
Milwaukee
Extraordinary Silk Ribbon Bargains at EosEyBaum Co
Bargain notice announces 240 silk ribbons priced at 80 cents per yard, real value 62 cents. Imported stock offered by EosEyBaum & Co with limited availability and quick sale urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EosEyBaum & Co
Death by own action shocks Baltimore society
Reports from Baltimore recount Rev. Henry Greenfield Schorr's suicide after a troubled romance with a married woman at North Charles street. Neighbors describe his wealth and loneliness, while the woman accuses him of cowardice for publishing love letters. Her sworn statements detail a troubled relationship and alleged deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
New Green Goods Scheme Revealed in Hoboken Letters
Assistant District Attorney William H. Daly received two circulars from Hoboken alleging a green goods scam. One invitation urged purchasing goods or sending money by express, signed John Fox at 1222 Grand Street, a false address. The other described a ghost company Renace Wares and listed banks to influence, using telegrams to avoid mail fraud charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William H. Daly
Hoboken
M. L. Jenkins
Mississippi State
John Fox
Grand Street
Pieter
Commerce
Boston
First National Bank
Portland
Bank of North America
Philadelphia
National Union Bank
Fall River
Sun
Express
Fox
Westinghouse Offices Push Cooling With Tesla Motor
An adaptation of Nikola Tesla’s alternating current motor to fans cools rooms in the Westinghouse building. The device uses a revolving shaft and iron cylinder to produce a steady flow of air, turning on with standard electric service and powering desk or door bell circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
Nickolo Tesla
Jailment of Burns and Smith for burglary and assault
Joseph Burns and William Smith were committed to jail by Alderman Gripp on charges of burglary and felonious assault and battery. The store keeper L. E. St Clair, who runs a Wilkinsburg shop, reported the February 12 burglary and offered no defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Burns
William Smith
Alderman Gripp
L. E. St Clair
Wilkinsburg
Come To-Day Men’s Suits At Bargain Prices
To day we offer shades of Shenbie bar gains in men’s suits at 10 and 12 dollars. Decoration Day sale: 1 000 styles of men’s dress suits worth 18 dollars now 10 dollars. Budweiser beer available in quarts and pints at G W Schmidt’s Fifth Avenue city. Also a misc. note on leaking items and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cor. Gees and Diamond
Anheuser Busch
G. W. Schmidt
Fifth Avenue
City
Stores Closed All Day for Decoration Day at 706 Smithfield
Words indicate a business district notice noting all stores closed in observance of Decoration Day at the 706 Smithfield street location operated by J. H. Jouxsros. The fragment mentions Liberty co and Gan Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oval
Great Western Gan
Smithfield Street
Des Liberty. Co
J. H.jouxsros
Istoma
California Wines and Ports for Sale at G. W. Schmidt
California sherry and port wines offered for sale by the gallon or case at G. W. Schmidt’s Nos. 95 and 7 Fifth Avenue. Wa. J. Furpay’s “Marie” brand also listed in the tie ere WFia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
G. W. Schmidt’s
Fifth Avenue
Wa. J. Furpay
California Port
G. W
City
Regulation of handbill distribution aims at street litter
City council debates Keating ordinance to curb throwing handbills from wagons and pedestrians. Critics call many laws dead letters while hazards from litter, nails, and street debris prompt moralizing notes on public safety and civility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keating
Iree
Oae
Incredible cruelty case in New York police court
In New York on May 28 the inquiry into alleged inhuman treatment of 7 year old Della Boyce by stepmother Annie Boyce revealed extreme cruelty. A детective from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children testified the child is emaciated with scars and burns. Bail for Mrs Boyce was set at 1000 dollars for examination Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Della Boyce
Annie Boyce
Aeer
Brennen Considered But Not Seeking District Attorney Nomination
Reports from several sources claim William Brennen will not seek the Democratic nomination for District Attorney against Richard Johnston. Other voices allege Johnston has secured Brennen’s consent to run, with many supporters ready to back him at no cost to Brennen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Brennen
Eny
Richard Johnston
Johnston
Brennen
Big Bar Gains on Men's Suits for Decoration Day
Promote 1000 styles of men s suits at 10 dollars with a noon close tomorrow Decoration Day. Advertisements claim value from 18 dollars to 10 dollars at Grant and Diamond opposite the Go House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. c
Grant
For sale items and misc notices from Fifth Avenue and Smithfield street
A mix of classified notices lists sherry and port sales in California, cigar offers with pricing, robe sale banners, store moves and names like G W and Wu J Friday. Also mentions Wat J Furpay, Eb tag 0 Louis and Schlitz Milwaukee F osex Co., James H M store move, and Max’s pure silk underwear with multiple addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max’s Pure Silk
James H. Armen & Co
Fifth Ave
Death in Tenement House at 519 East Sixtieth Street
A New Year tragedy in a tenement at 519 East Sixtieth street where Bridget Hanrahan, 50, is found dead in the back room and her son John Hanrahan, 18, allegedly intoxicated and incoherent. Janitor Dussick and Police Officer Collins opened the room after neighbors complained of unsanitary conditions. The coroner and Board of Health notified. John was sent to Bellevue Hospital.
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East Sixtieth Street
Bridget Hanrahan
John
John Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Dussick
Collins
Board of Health
Gunner
Bellevue Hospital
Ellen Driscoll
East Seventy-second Street
New York Sun reports a water snake swallowing an eel on Lake Carasaljo
A large female water snake encountered a rowing party on Lake Carasaljo and attempted to swallow an eel. After a protracted struggle the snake managed to insert about two and a half inches of the eel, with bystanders intervening to stop the scene. The snake measured about 15 inches, while the observer measured the eel at 6.5 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carasaljo
Austin
Doubtegos
Luminous numbers prompt a plea for street visibility
A Western newspaper man visiting New York urges a practical method to apply phosphorus to luminous street numbers. He notes few houses show numbers at night and many are on doors left open, obscuring view from the sidewalk and causing wasted efforts and profanity.
Strike of the Ore Handlers Stagnant at Dockside
The May 28 report notes no ore movement on the docks and a 15,000 ton fleet idle. Hundreds of imported workers arrived by a special train, crowds clash briefly with officers, and General Manager Fitch is expected tonight as tensions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manquetts
Micz
Fitch
Steamship Alameda to Call at Apia on Return Trip
The steamship Alameda of the Oceanic line will stop at Apia in Samoa on her return voyage and will take aboard the Trenton and Vandalia under an arrangement. details incomplete due to truncated text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Alameda
Oceanic Line
Apia
Samoa
Trenton
Vandalia
Whisky and Health The Question of Use and Abuse
A fragmented historical note asks if whisky should be used or abused and whether physicians endorse its core use. The text hints at disease intrusion and social concerns amid medical opinions, reflecting era doubt about alcoholic intake and public health.
Unclear ad lines mention Havana Key West bids
Fragment shows prices and names: La Porta del Famar, G W Scumint at 95 and 97 Fifth Avenue, Mew's balbriggan underwear, Jans H Arxun & Co at 100 Fifth Ave. Likely an advertisement roundup with product listings and shop addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana Key West
G. W. Scumint
Fifth Avenue
Mew‘s
Balbriggan Underwear
Jans H. Arxun & Co
Fifth Ave
Residents contest probate in Tennessee will case
In U S court residents of Tennessee object to probating a will here as embezzlement charges loom. Caldwell pledged bail. he failed to appear at later terms, triggering penalties against his sureties totaling 18 500. Petition seeks remission claiming stockholders and depositors have been fully repaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teles Achaea
Sis
Eedates Setrict
Teleskonie Gane
United States
Caldwell
Maria
Anna E
Thomas H. Caldwell
Thomas M. Rathmell
James Rathrock
George W. Lenz
Boyd C. Caldwell
Thomas
Apex
Joerney
Yo Caldwell
Against the North in Pittsburgh Probate Case
Southern residents object to probating the will of J. W. Butler of Clarksville Tennessee. Judge Hegister Conner admitted the will in Montgomery County Tennessee and a disputed accounting showed bequests to Butler’s children. Contestants named are A. T. Butler, John W. Butler Jr., and Mrs. Maria D. Cosgrave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hegister Conner
J. W. Butler
Clarksville
Tenn
Butler
Montgomery County
Tennessee
Allegheny
O. x. Das Ciitdien
Raga Bate
A. T. Butler
John W. Butler, Jr
Maria D. Cosgrave
Verner v Scottes Trial Over Farm Debt Disputed Bequests
The case of James M. Verner against B H Scott and Harriet M Scott is before Judge Ewing to recover money claimed for a farm sold by Verner. Defense contends Verner gave ten acres as part of a tail road before sale, valuing the land against the disputed amount. The matter is being tried a second time after a prior verdict for Verner and a new trial was granted due to jury issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Verner
B. H. Scott
Harriet M. Scott
Ewing
Verner
Equity Bill Filed by Margaret Dallmeyer Executrix
Mrs. Margaret Dallmeyer executrix files a bill in equity seeking an accounting of a family business. She says Henry Dallmeyer Jr and his father ran a wholesale firm valued at $15,000, with the estate’s interest tied to the will. The father allegedly never rendered an account or surrendered the business records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Dallmeyer
Meyer
Henry Dallmeyer, Jr
Ase
Common Pleas Docket Reads Multiple Civil Actions
The record lists several cases in Common Pleas Court numbers 1 E and 22 including Evans versus Toerge and others, Yabue versus Shields, Blakely versus Bellatein, Colvin versus Eorich, Gordon versus Leech and more, with various parties and defendants indicated. Several names appear repeatedly such as Hutchinson, McLaughlin, Barton, Western Union Telegraph, City of Allegheny, and Pittsburg Junction Railway along with mixed spellings and incomplete surnames in the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas No
Evans
Toerge
Yabue
Shields
Blakely
Bellatein
Colvin Et al
Eorich
Gordon
Leech
Packer Et al
Hutchinson
McLaughlin
Barton
Luty
Western Union Telegraph Posaeay
Slamm
Bossman
Booth
Pittsburg Junction Railway
Com
Peter Ag John Hitchinson
Cor‘Tan
Wnealus Shourelin
James Rod
Eee
Court Finds Not Guilty In Assault Case
Legal notes show Tomas ComNogs cleared of assault and battery on Bridget Crowley while the Costa division remains unresolved. In a separate matter, Brann was found guilty of minor charges related to a watch in her possession. The United States Circuit Court session covered Falls River Company versus Wolfe et al over patent infringement with legal representatives from New Jersey and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomas ComNogs
Bridget Crowley
FR. Brann
United States Circuit Court
Yeaterday
MeeKennan and
Acheson
Falls River Company
William B. Wolfe
Liemgatane
Ord
Newark
Ae ‘Atson
Thoron
Clevaland
Crosstown Railway Ordinance To Be Discussed Next Friday
Allegheny Common Council will discuss the Crosstown Passenger Railway ordinance next Friday afternoon. A local source says the measure would consolidate all street car lines in the city except a trunk route, and include sewerage and city improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Common Council
Mancherie
Aing San
Starkey and Palen Treatment Promise Cure Claim
Fragmentary ad text mentions Starkey and Palen and a compound treatment claimed to cure severe epilepsy. The garbled wording references Hodibras and a knock down argument, with vague medical claim language and doctors initials S and S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starkey & Palen
Starkey
Drs. S&s. Howanp
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St. John's Day
Charlies A. Lockhart
Horsford
Willie Tascom
Jimmy Blaine
James G. Biarne, Jn
Mln
Buare
South Carolina
FECAL
Texas
G. W. Scrmier
Arid ST
Gotham
Presbyterian Assembly
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly of the Church In
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Bunke Steerer
New York City
Worrell
Thirteenth Street Presbyterian Church
Henry Day
Ne Ee
Runi Db Brethren
Moebe
Hero Missing
Australia
Charles L. Carland
Bunce Goons
Mwfsu
Suns
Cvens & Hacks
Smuthfield
Schorr
Scey al Ana Ibd
Henry Greenfield Schorr
St. Paul's House
St. Paul’s
Pete Ee
Brooklyn
Margaret M. Smith
North Charles Street
Herce
Mr. Schorr
Margaret Smith
Roy
Post Office Department
Presh
Jaan Curising
Bakra
Huocus & Hacks
Mwyfsu
California Wines
Bill
Ntleman
J. B. Mureae
Ios
Boothe
Anne
Tam
Key West
Havana
Wat. J. Furpay
Wfsu
Huveus & Hack Mwfsu
Wu. J
Louis and Schlitz
Fosex & Co
Schvuetz
Market St. Cor
First Ave
Kestthield Etrest
As Our
New York Sun
New York Times
Kimberly
U. S
Pitsburg
Crosstown Railway
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