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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1892
Page
6
Mayor Gourley plans to sign a petition for Diamond Street widening and paving to attract business. Chief Bigelow advocates a careful petition process, noting property values could rise significantly and leases may offset potential damages.
Superintendent Baker of the Bureau of Health reported a Penn Avenue house with four beds for four Russian Jews, used by mill workers day and night, in filthy condition and housing a typhus patient sent to Homespaths Hospital. Also: pickpocket Kennedy detained after theft at Allegheny Market. grade crossing plan discussion with McCrea. Squires store back window broken with money missing and clerk Wilson missing.
In a damaged notice, thieves target Farmers' National Bank vaults at 68 Fourth Avenue. Boxes rented at five years or more are mentioned but details are unclear.
Railroad officials and coal delegates report engines on the B and O and Pennacky roads failing after using Youghiogheny river water. Two Pemnbckey locomotives and three on Scott Ha roads have suffered. Freight movement suffers as equipment deteriorates, prompting calls for Superintendent Holbrook's spring water plan.
John Lynd, manager for Philadelphia Gas Company, sued Jim Ross for false pretense. Ross, known as No 30, quit work August 31 and later forged a second month's pay. Constable James James found him with a packed satchel and a ticket to New York en route to Italy, but he was recaptured and surrendered before Alderman Kerr. The case ended with Ross returning the money and costs, and the suit being withdrawn.
Downtown hotel proprietors push to amend or defeat Chief Brown's poolroom ordinance. The bill, passed by Select Council, was postponed by Common Councilman Thorn. It would place poolrooms under police bureau control and bar hotels or saloons from licensing minors. O'Hara Township Teachers Institute setup noted with a Friday 9 AM session and afternoon addresses by S Hamilton and others.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Lawrence L. McDonald age 26 of Plymouth Street Pittsburg and Miss Margaret M Basendorf a Bethesda Home figure.
New York manufacturers sold their fall clothing to a Pittsburg buyer, creating a furor as thousands flock to the Grant and Diamond corner. The sale offers deep discounts on overcoats suits and dresswear with railroad fare refunds for shoppers spending ten dollars, drawing customers from Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia.
A dealer lists a batch of animal heads offered at five dollars each to Imperial Russian Sable Sex, noting the actual value is one thousand dollars. The notice invites viewing even if not buying and mentions several Alaska Star Jackets about thirty inches long.
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers installed Mahlon M. Garland as President and John C. Kilgallen as Secretary amid a brief ceremony led by Vice President W A Carney. Retiring President William Weihe received a triple reclining chair as a token of esteem.
Management reports both the Twenty-ninth and Thirty-third Street mills now running smoothly after mass discharge of workers. Only one of thirty officers remains on guard at the upper mill main entrance, with no anticipated further trouble.
The Coal Exchange room in the Iron Exchange building heard reports from river miners favorable to operators yet they refused reduced rates. Operators expect mines to run on rail terms soon while some Pittsburg firms hold Southern coal for higher prices. John F Walton Co reports about 15 barges at New Orleans selling at 8 cents per bushel. Secretary Tilly builds cases against river factories for channel violations as the Exchange pursues action.
Sir Thompson, an English professor, says most chronic constipation can be overcome by a dose of genuine imported Carlsbad Sprudel Salt dissolved in a large amount of water every morning and, if needed, at bedtime. Outdoor exercise aids the remedy. Ensure the bottle bears Eisner & Mendelson Co. New York signature.
A dealer promotes a wide range of chinaware including Doulton Limoges Sevres and Crown Derby along with glassware. The message highlights exclusive control of cut glass and claims top quality products to attract shoppers.
A Baltimore conference between coal operators and Baltimore and Ohio Railway officials ended without agreement. Officials pledged to use all means to supply coal cars. The present car famine stems from poor water quality harming locomotives, limiting coal movements despite growing demand.
Committees from the Brotherhood of Firemen and Engineers conferred yesterday at the St Charles Hotel. Chief F. P. of Terre Haute Indiana attended and discussed unfinished business from the recent convention. After a full day in conference Chief Sargent rode east on the 9:20 train. Special officers discharged as announced.
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