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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1890
Page
8
Johnstown and surrounding towns held solemn Decoration Day ceremonies. Parades, cemetery decorations, and memorial addresses honored fallen soldiers with large crowds, floral tributes, and community participation. Notable speakers included Rev. Alexander McArthur and Judge Harry White.
Special telegram reports a deadly street fight in Poaxen taweeey May 30. Vincenzo Feraro, an Italian, was killed after a hand to hand clash in a bakery. Police officer McGovern returned fire, fatally wounding Feraro as others fled. Feraro left a wife and four children in Italy.
In Youxestons on May 9 coal operators say a recent wage advance demanded by plains workers will not be granted. They claim competition will suffer and many mines will close if the higher wages are required, risking severe losses.
Braddock May 20 Allegheny Besae mer Steel Works at Duquesne shipped 15000 tons of steel rails this month. Edgar Thomson mill operated around the clock during the period. The record reflects high output despite earlier doubts about the plant's durability and future.
A May 90 dispatch reports Johnson City area gains as Electric Street Railway crews lay track and Cambria Iron Works and Johnson works operate at full capacity. Builders note about 1 million spent on post flood development while banks see higher deposits and real estate values, yet residents recall the flood’s toll and buried foundations.
Alexander McBean of Glasgow buys a 50000 acre tract in Wyoming and McDowell counties. He plans to establish McBean City to develop coal and iron mines and build related industries.
A blast at the Bellefonte Blast Furnace quarry kills foreman Patrick Dillon, a single man, struck on the head by a fistone with fatal brain injury. The incident occurred at noon during work.
Six inmates tunneled through the jail wall in Lima this morning to gain freedom. One surrendered after a shave and was recaptured. The remaining five remain at large. All were jailed for minor offenses.
Newark May 30 Mrs George Sidebaugh on the George Robinson farm three miles from town gave birth to three healthy babies two girls and a boy weighing pounds each. The mother is doting and the community notes rapid population growth in the area.
May 8 in Massillon Michael Moran the burglar who shot Officer Tom Hagan two weeks ago was sentenced by Judge Peas to 12 years in the penitentiary.
Hart's Blacksmith works at Belmont West Virginia produces 30 barrels per day. It will be treated with a glycerine shot on Monday. Farmers' Union of Montgomery Bucks Chester and Delaware counties forms a permanent organization. After eight weeks burial a body is exhumed in South Hawk township Beaver county and a photograph taken of the deceased in fair preservation.
A New Castle romance reports Miss Margery Verner of Pomeroy County Tyrone Ireland and Miss Anna M Dawson of Dungannon arriving in New York then New Castle to wed two local lovers. Miss Verner wed Joseph Quigley and Miss Dawson wed W G Barnes in a double ceremony. The couples plan a short honeymoon before returning to Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Goebel the first, whose husband is jailed on bigamy charges, meets Miss Elizabeth Pressman and Maud McCrea in Pittsburgh. The 1886 Philadelphia marriage certificate is produced, confirming a second wife. Inspector McAleese ensures the case proceeds.
A resident near the Eagle's Nest at the corner of Twentieth street and Penn avenue sought to file a complaint at Municipal Hall but Memorial Day absence delayed officials. He warned the old building housing many families would be crowded by the planned addition, fearing a fire disaster and danger to nearby property.
An ad-style notice urges buyers to demand Ivory Soap, asserting many white soaps are counterfeits and lack the genuine's peculiar properties. It claims the real Ivory Soap is sold everywhere and to insist on it.
An old advertisement claims nervous debility memory difficulties and local weakness can be cured by Dr Miles Nervine. Free samples are offered at Fleming and Son's Market Street location.
Advertisements urge buyers to visit Hamilton's in the Hamilton building opposite the Opera House to purchase Decker Bros Kuabe Fischer Estey pianos and organs with easy payment plans and cash discounts. Also listed are varied clothing and underwear specials and a long death notices section detailing services for multiple local residents with funeral plans and interment sites.
A department store advertises 24 to 28 inch umbrellas and parasols in multiple colors and finishes. Silk, wood and silver handles, with prices from 3 to 10 dollars and specials on striped, black net, and lace parasols for children. Visit the umbrella department.
From a belated arrival of heavy curtains portieres three striking examples are priced to move. Chenille portiere at 10 with damask center. linen velour plain color at 10 with fringed edges. chenille dado portiere at 6. Nottingham Lace Curtains showcase low prices and a full stock of new patterns per pair from (price details cut off).
Advertises dependable clothing through quality, fair pricing, and long wear. Promotes returning customers and argues reliability saves money in the long run.
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