Jury to Decide Case as Defense Seeks Acquittals
The court moves toward a verdict with DE and GRIMM favored for acquittal as Judge Porter indicates protection by orders. Defense argues for acquittals for Colonels Streator and Hawkins while witnesses recount the events at Homestead and the punishment of Sams.
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Isms
Grimm
Porter
Streator
Hawkin
Sams
Commonwealth
Braddocks
Colonel Streator
Charles Hatfield
Tenth Regiment
Iams
Hawkins
Stoy
Doherty
William Berryhill
W. W. Mowry
Gross
Homestead
Allum
Hayes
J. F. Denniston
Army of the Potomac
Cape Y. 5
Ludwig
Jacobs
Benhares Canine
Cashes
Dr. Grimm
Buchanan
Braden
Mr. Braddocks
Senator Robbins
Colonel Hawkins
The
Watson
Tracks Thrown Out By Second Avenue Company
Chief Bigelow ordered the Second avenue traction line on Fourth avenue below Market street torn up after the company failed to begin repaving. Contractors were delayed until after the Exposition, and a move to shift tracks two feet from the north curb is petitioned by Water street merchants to ease wagon passage.
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Second Avenue Traction Company
Market Street
Bigelow
Booth
Second Avenue Traction
Fourth Avenue
Second Avenue Company
Water Street
Democrats Hold Mass Meeting at Turner Hall on Tariff Issue
A Turner Hall gathering features Charles A. Fagan criticizing the McKinley tariff as a fraud while urging study of economic policy. Je nes W. Breen and Hon. John Dalzell speak on protection and working men. A separate note covers Morton's Ellerslie farm and a brief tale about Bach and Handel doubly misfounded.
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Turner Hall
Butler Street
Charles A. Fagan
Carnegie
Jenes W. Breen
John Dalzell
Twentythird
Mr. Breen
How a weed is defined by cultivation and circumstance
The text explains that a weed is any plant that escapes cultivation and then grows abundantly. It notes that value of a plant as weed or prize varies by country and context, depending on circumstances.
New Tea Substitute From Spanish Lemon Plant Roots
An English firm markets dried leaves of the Spanish lemon plant to use as a tea substitute or flavoring. Described as having a pleasant aroma and strong medical benefits, the herb is touted as a refreshing tonic and said to improve tea when one or two sprigs are added.
Republican rally in Braddock showcases tariff debate
A Braddock Republican meeting drew large crowds after a parade, with John Dalzell upholding Carnegie Steel wage limits and tariff defenses. He argued wages must align with foreign standards for global competition and revenue, followed by General Kouitz of Somerset, amid strong local enthusiasm.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Braddock
Lytle Opera House
Hoo
John Dalzell
Homestead
Carnegie
Wen
Dalzell
Carnegie Company
Kouitz
Somerset
Freight Bureau Aims at Lower Rates for Pittsburg
Local freight agents reject discrimination claims and back a bureau to press lower, broader freight rates. George T. Oliver defends shippers, urges railroad cooperation, and seeks allies among carriers to avoid harming city prosperity. New York Chamber report notes trunk line presidents backing talks on rates for Chicago exhibitors.
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Pittsburg
George T. Oliver
Oliver
Buffalo
New York
Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Thurber
Chicago
G. Waldo Smith
Erie Canal
Elba Iron Works Strikers Hold Out On Double Turn
Strikers at Elba Iron Works remain firm with about 350 workers staying out all winter if needed. Mills operating on double turn report full production and no desertions, with new workers improving. Adjacent reports note Blanche McCurry arrested for liquor violation and other minor incidents, plus a poetic fragment about the White House and Sphinx.
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Elba Iron Works
Elba
Mel Everson
Blanche McCurry
Alderman Toole
D. E. Dougherty
Third Avenue
Waggoner
Regular soap prices on old time retail list
A vintage catalog style list shows multiple soap brands with unit prices and packaging. Entries include Lemon Complexion Soap Pears Unscented Soap Colgate Cashmere Bouquet Pure Castile White Rose Glycerine Oakleys assorted soaps and special bargains offering low prices per cake or box.
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Colgate
Oakley
Dressed Dolls and New Board Games Headline Weekend Bargains
Aged bisque headed dolls of good size valued at 500 cents are offered as a great bargain. A new game titled Are You in It retails at 25 cents promising fun and amusement. A baseball game is advertised with a regular price of 1 dollar to be sold Friday and Saturday.
Hats for Misses and Children at Deep Reductions
Numerous hat styles marked down including Misses and Children's Caps in all colors and materials. Velvet and Corduroy caps cut from 50c to lower, Boys plush caps trimmed with Astrakhan reduced from 75c to 50c, Tam O Shanter and Alpine styles on sale, Silk Sailors and Black Felt Sailors discounted, fur felts and wool felts also reduced.
Trimmed Hats At Popular Prices From $1.50 To $3
Fashionable seasonal hats priced from $1.50 to $3 sell as value deals. Feather turbans in untrimmed and trimmed styles offered in two lots with big reductions on imported pattern data from last week's opening day prices.
Velvet Roses and Rosebud Sprays for Sale
About 50 boxes of Fine Velvet Roses remain. Also 25 single lots of Fine Rosebud Sprays with rubber stems, priced at 25 cents each.
Fancy Feathers Wing Sale at Seapiece Auction
Auction listing offers 20 boxes of Wings in all colors at Seapiece. Bio Aigrettes priced 10 to 15 cents, valued at four times mergy. Fancy Mephisto Feathers offered 15 to 25 cents. Imported Fancies $1 to $3, sold. Ostrich tips and Black Ostrich Feathers vend in lots with varied pricing. Coque Boas sold at 1.25 to 2 dollars, worth double.
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Wales
Cnisceedanon
Infants' Clothing Sale Items Listed with Regular Prices
A catalog-style notice lists infants garments including long flannel skirts long cambric slips and embroidered pieces with regular prices such as 1 dollar 25 and 75 cents. Items include honeycomb bibs linen feeders silk caps and zephyr booties with assorted colors and finishes.
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Tnfants
Zephyr
Underwear Sale Featuring Night Gown and Chemise Picks
Advertises ladies garments with embroidery and hematite yoke night gown and lace edged chemises. Prices shown include 75 cents for a muslin night gown, 28 cents for a unbleached muslin chemise, and 35 cents for a lace edged muslim chemise.
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Fitzhugh
Jons
Wiley
Finshugh
Jans
Norman
Colonel Smith
Tamsh
Lee
Deasonge
Major Denniston
Breen
Mr. Morton
Morton
Ellerslie
Rhinecliff
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Ellerslic
Philadelphia
Bach
Handel
Armes
Perrit Avenus
Luthé
Liberty Street
Espy
Pfeffer's
Tel
Mithfeld Street
Federal Street
Allegheny
Carson Street
Southside
Dewitt
Martin Baker
Joseph Laird
Rolf
White House
Grant
Cleveland
Garfield
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan
Sphinx
Alaska
FUR Department
Hoatetter
Authalter
Brown's
Liebig
Pitcher's
Pinkham’s
Bouilion
Burnham's
Scott' S
Jayne’s
Danner’s
Melvin’s
Nestle
St Jacob's
McGill’s
Horsford
Dr. Hall
Dr. Hartman
Seidletz
Carter
Beecham
Allcock
Benson
Swift
Burnham’s
Hood's
Dellavan
Galvin
Harrison
Weesseee
Toques
Weesee
China
Price
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Soc, At
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Emerson
Mes Owadee
Charles Lamb
Elia
Tom Brown
Oxford
Eugene Sue
Paris
Edna Lyall
Econtaining Donovan
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Seto
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