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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1889
Page
2
Pittsburg Allegheny and Manchester Street Railway plans a new independent car system using a gas engine and dynamo to power an undercar motor. Each car runs without cables or overhead wires, with gas tanks lasting 15 18 hours, and only two crew members per car.
The Pleasant Valley Street Railway Company signed with Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company for 25 new complete station equipment units. Stern & Silverman note iron poles and overhead wirework will feature the latest improvements.
A partial absentee list for the National Convention at Niagara Falls shows Straub H Denvals W Eber eet Seon Seons Eisiminet Josep Bruening and others slated to attend. The event begins Tuesday with little Pitts interest and a ceremonial departure by a Allegheny Valley train car on Monday evening.
Directors of the Monongahela Navigation Company met to discuss the Board of Viewers condemnation of Lock No 7. They made no final ruling and scheduled another meeting to revisit the meditance or rejection of the decision, with Messrs Logan among those present.
Electric light wires touched police telephone lines on the south side, causing a strong arcing that burned the Gamewell instrument at the Twenty ward station within minutes. The electric company cut power to save other equipment.
The Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead consecrated the Church of the Ascension on Ellsworth avenue near Neville street with 15 clergy present. Rev. George Hodges preached a practical sermon on witnessing for Christ, urging parish work driven by personal love and Christian duty rather than faction or ornament.
Memorial exercises at Allegheny Cemetery drew 28 000 to 30 000 fares for Citizens' Traction Co. East Liberty division ran 28 cars boosting per car daily totals. Butler street division had 27 cars. Receipts estimate around 1 500. overall Pittsburg Traction business also up with about 20 000 carried.
A list of papers to be read before the Sanitary Conference includes Dyspepsia a Study in Personal Hygiene by Dr. Frank Woodbury Philadelphia Bread Adulteration Food safety Cellar Air and its effects Water Supply Fermented Beverages of Low Alcohol Also known as Soft Drinks by various authors.
James Curry 43 married father of four was struck by an Allegheny Valley Railroad train while helping his brother carry lumber across the tracks near Crescent Steel Works. He lived on Carnegie Avenue near Fifty-fourth Street. An inquest will be held this morning.
In the Centennial building at 409 Ferry Street Emma Harding a young colored woman was slashed on the side by Henry Harris a colored man. The couple had quarrelled all afternoon and Harris fled after the attack. Harris had been on the roof cleaning it shortly before. Police had not captured him by midnight.
A bullet crashed through a cable of Fifth Avenue traction No 4 near the Soho schoolhouse. the shot was fired as the car carried two men including W. Beach, a local druggist. The shooter fled and remains unknown, with a jet narrowly missing the passengers.
A City discussion with Chief Assessor Frank P. Case about closing returns for the business tax. He expects the treasurer to have figures in ten days and notes liquor license counts may reduce total assessments below prior estimates.
About 8:30 p.m. a fire on Roger O Mara s Squirrel Hill property destroyed a two story frame house and badly scorched the nearby residence. The blaze started from a leaking natural gas pipe. Occupants included Tom Stetck and Lario Gozzola, with limited insurance coverage noted.
Walter Jacoby Peter Dennison and James Campbell were arrested by Officer McLaughlin on Forbes street ward station. Police allege the youths struck a horse with an iron bar after playing ball and drinking beer on Squirrel Hill yesterday.
The St Mark's Guild House on South Eighteenth Street opened with services moved indoors due to rain. Speakers praised youth training and the project. Andrew Carnegie contributed to the fund and his letter elicited applause. Prof. J A Brashear urged guilds for worker education and church engagement, citing Edison as an example.
Mrs Libbie Levy reports missing handkerchiefs and linen from her Logan street home sparking a dispute with neighbors Sarah Goldman and Jennie Novinsky. A quarrel and fight occur with Levy and husband assisting. Goldman and Novinsky lodge assault charges. bail set for Levy. Warrants issued for larceny and assault.
Dr. W. B. Atkinson and wife host the State Medical Society gathering at the Monongahela House. Papers include Address on Medicine and Laryngology with lectures on Hygiene and Mental Disorders. Dr. Murdock will give the annual address at the Bijou Theater next Tuesday evening.
A jumble of brief items from the city notes including rain complications Marty and 180, vice president Kuna of the B&O in the city, private Dalzell at Hotel Federal, Lawrenceville Democratic Legion meeting, Robert Calver and Hallingworth in town, Portson of the Pullman on a Chicago bound limited, Allegheny Common Council special meeting, Engine Co. 4 treated by firemen, Dr Henry Lefymas arriving for a sanitary conference, A Mendnhall appointed train dispatcher, a disorderly incident on An foo street, state sanitarians and health notes, Senator E E Roparws in Greensburg, Bruns wick fishing permit, and a firecracker on East Street in Allegheny.
The Wage Committee meets at headquarters to draft a scale likely to keep $5.50 per ton for puddling with little change. Delegates from lodges push for higher pay for roughers and catchers while puddlers back a united front. The convention at New Turner Hall Tuesday will also decide officers including a possible salary rise.
The gathering will urge rapid steps to remedy damage to tin plate and protect the industry. Delegates discuss measures to act quickly to preserve production and safeguard the supply chain.
Bloomfield residents attended a social and bazaar at Lisdertafel Hall to raise funds for the Bloomfield Public Library Association. A candy and fruit booth, crafts, flower stands, lemonade, and a varied booth lineup complemented music and declamations as committee members oversaw preparations. Proceeds support running expenses and library stock.
Purported philanthropic effort led by Erastus Wiman discusses building cheap Staten Island houses for laborers with rent funded by premiums and life-insurance like terms. Widows may receive the property after lease, while critics note uncertain profits and mixed success in prior schemes.
A reception honored Dr George D Bruce of Allegheny attended by about 200 medical society members. Born in 1811, Bruce remains active at his No 83 Western avenue practice with a youthful appearance and strong grip, as Dr J H Dee helped host.
In Mansfield Pennsylvania yesterday about 2000 Catholics from the region attended the dedication and blessing of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church cemetery at Glendale. Knights of St George from Pittsburgh led a 900 strong procession to the service where Rev Edward Brennan and Rev P Kauffmann preached. Heavy rain marred the events.
Local Union 6111 of the East of London bottle blowers plans an important meeting to condemn the Central Trades Council for persecuting Campbell of the Window Glass Workers Union. A leading member claims secret inquiry tarnishes his reputation and hints at unrevealed facts from a Europe trip theft.
Columbus businessman Patton, a Republican and friend of Governor Foraker, says Foraker is popular in Ohio and may resign if party wishes. Rumors swirl that General Freight Agent Cromlish of the Pittsburg and Western Railway plans to resign, with critics citing possible reasons.
The article notes Rev. W. Burchard of Mc Clure Avenue Church Allegheny had a $5 000 life policy with the National Alliance of New York. Proofs of loss were sent and the claim paid promptly, reflecting the companys widespread use by Pittsburg and Allegheny professionals. It also advertises other local products and services including Max Kleins Silver Age rye and Iron City Flour by Whitmyre & Co.
Secretary Martin of the Amalgamated Association reported by telegram from Vice President Howard O'Donnell that the strike at Danville ended with the mill stopping work for a few days and the company agreeing to restore the 360 rate for boiling to 325.
Joan Jarrett announces her resignation as secretary of the Tin Plate Association. The American Tin Plate Association, idle for over two years, will meet in this city Tuesday to consider her departure and the appointment to Birmingham, England.
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