License Plate Shortage Under City Audit Findings
Exhibit R shows that during J. R Murphy and Simon Kirehler as police chiefs the city bought 6500 and 6400 vehicle license plates respectively. The city received funds totaling 472, but millions remain unaccounted as hundreds were turned over to the police. Ex mayor Pearson and mayor Wyman owe the city thousands in witness fees and remitted fines. The committee cites precedent and questions mayoral accountability for remitted fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. KR Murphy
Murphy
Kirchler
Simon Kirehler
T. W. Breok
Joan McKlroy
Pearson
Alle- Ebeny
RE. T. Pearson
Moevor
R. T. Pearson
J.G. Wiman
Pot
JG. Wyman
Wyman
City Hall
Gilliford
Renew
Dowie Draws Big Crowds At City Meetings
Dowe interviews report Dowie attacking doctors ministers and the Roman Catholic Church during afternoon and evening gatherings. Crowds, especially women, packed the hall, leaving and entering amid shouts and comments. He defended his methods, refused to answer reporters, and claimed the press and physicians were biased against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowie
Meetia
Chestnuts for table nee by famed caterer Murrey
A brief notice announces chestnuts prepared for the table by Thomas J. Murrey, a renowned caterer, with a reference to a patch to-morrow and noting his association with The pis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Murrey
Wilkinsburg Opening Spark Shows Old Homestead Project
The Mitsurb Traction faces loss of Oakland district riders without better service on the Atwood and Boquet Street branch. Morning and evening cars run two trains, midday only one, angering residents who would pay more for adequate service. Reports say the Triquesne company plans a Craft avenue to Greenfield avenue branch to Homestead, cutting miles to the city and boosting potential traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitsburg
Oakland
Atwood
Boquet Street
Pittsbury
Triquesne Company
Craft Avenue
Wilmot Street
Greenfield Avenue
Homestead
Court House
Wilkinsburg
McKeesport
Canadian Mica Miner Targets U S Market With Low Duty Plan
Thomas Watters of Ottawa, owner of several mica mines, met Westinghouse officials in Chicago to offer Canadian mica. He claims 150 tons monthly production, can pay 35 percent duty and freight, and still beat American prices. Chicago dealer W R B Mason says a few men manipulate prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Watters
Ottawa
Canada
Duquesne
Watters
Dominion
Westinghouse
Mins
Chicago
W. RB. Mason
Windy City
United States
Mason
Old Doctor Scott Sees Westward Vistas and Sherman Support
Dr J W Scott 92, father in law of President Harrison, visits Pittsburg with Judge Morrison McLaughlin. He praises Fort Townsend and Puget Sound, predicts it will become a great port, and notes strong support for John Sherman against Foraker in Ohio politics. The article ties his remarks to the Harrison administration’s influence and the Sigma of political leanings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Scott
J. W. Scott
Harrison
Pittsburg
J. C. McLaughlin
Squirrel Hill
McLaughlin
Washington
White House
Scott
Judge Scott
Ft. Townsend
Wash
West
Harrisons
Morrison
Custom House
Indianapolis
Farmer’ College
Ohio
Omaha
Little Washington
Great Northwest
Puget Sound
Fort Townsend
Japan
China
Sandwich Islands
Pacific
San Francisco
Asia
Anchorage
Seattle
Tacomaport
Tacoma
Butler
Campbell
Bailiwick
Montgomery
Morse
New York
Congress
America
John Sherman
Senate
Foraker
Cincinnati
Blaine
Sherman
Foster
Subterranean Slag Mystery Plagues Allegheny Valley Tracks
An ongoing sinkhole near the Allegheny Valley Railroad, 15 miles from Union depot, has swallowed about 2,000 carloads of slag and dirt. The 165 by 40 foot hole now shows the tracks no longer sinking, with laborers continuously working to keep the railroad at grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Valley
Union Depot
Kensington
Pittsburg
Verona
Doerflinger Sale Postponed Over School Board Clash
The Franklin School Board, ahead of Mayor McCallin, seeks priority in the doomed Sheriffs sale of the Odeer Doerflinger drug store. Postponements continue as two judgments McCallin obtained are tied up by an attachment in favor of the board. Sale date remains uncertain. McCallin may halt it. Prospective buyers view the location as valuable. stock value cited near zero but lease runs to April at 700 dollars annually. The board also hires an expert to audit officers' books to satisfy all parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Doerflinger
McCallin
Doerflinger
Franklin School Board
MecCallin
Schmidt Recovers Jewelry From Fitzsimmons Gang
John F. Schmidt of Homestead receives jewelry worth about $2,000 recovered after the Fitzsimmons gang crime. The items, held by the Commonwealth as evidence, are returned as the case nears closure with detectives honored by Schmidt with a gold watch inscribed to County Detective Beltzhoover. The watch includes a cord piece found in the Clark house cellar. The Morning Dispatch notes Twain humor tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Schmidt
Homestead
F. C. Fitzsimmons
Commonwealth
Fitzsimmons
Clark House
Schmidt
McKeesport
Ellwood stockholders meet on rebuilding after fire
Owners of houses burned out plan repairs in Beaver Valley town named after Jd. I. Ellwood. De Kalb's Ellwood and Sycamore’s D. J. Carnes registered at the Duquesne. Hartman and George B. Oliver visited Ellwood. A brief gathering yielded no major decisions. Ellwood says the town is prosperous and will rebuild at once. He recently traveled from New York. no siege or intrusion implied. Ellwood has retired from the wine business and is slowing down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jd. I. Ellwood
de Kalb
D. J. Carnes
Sycamore
Duquesne
Mr. Ellwood
Beaver Valley
H. W. Hartman
Europe
George B. Oliver
Hartman
Ellwood
New York
Woman Charged with Neglect of Family in City Police Action
Mrs. Mary E. Hurnie of South Fifteenth street was arrested by Detective Richard Kelly and jailed in the Twenty-eighth ward station after her husband Peter Hurnie testified before Alderman Succop accusing her of cruelty and neglect toward their four children. He states she refuses to live with him and refuses to help care for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Hurnie
South Fifteenth Street
Richard Kelly
Twenty-eighth Ward
Peter Hurnie
Succop
Veterans Club Plan Gathers 2300 In Allegheny County
War Veterans organize into a central Allegheny County club after rapid growth from 12 to 2000 members and 33 clubs. The county Republican committee entrusted the state ticket campaign to them, with leaders like Major Denniston and Colonel Burchfield backing a single central club to be formed by December 1 in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lambert
Joseph F. Denniston
A. P. Burchfield
Bengough
J. K. Barbour
Cleveland Leads Democrats as Campaign Gains Momentum
The article argues Republicans gain ground with two states added to the del ist and predicts a strong chance in Connecticut Rhode Island and Indiana. It states the Presidency is within reach with Cleveland as the leading Democrat likely to be renominated by acclamation and notes Campbell’s strong future prospects after a vigorous Ohio campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Indiana
Cleveland
Campbell
Ohio
Fraternal Congress Plans Information Bureau to Fight Fraud
The National Fraternal Congress gathering in Washington November 10 to 12 will push a bureau of information to warn against fraudulent secret orders and press to change postal rules for secret society papers. Representatives from over 30 orders, including Heptasophs, seek enforcement against predatory solicitations and per capita tax disputes with the Post Office Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mushroom Insurance Society
National
Fraternal Congress
Washington
A. Will
Pittsburg
Heptasophs
Will
Post Office Department
Eos
Secret Society
Congress
S. A. Ill
Whisky Causes It Prohibition Dead Letter in Iowa The Political Result
H A Baker of Ottumwa blamed whiskey for Iowa's Prohibition fate and said Democratic officials refuse to prosecute offenders. He noted Ottumwa with 83 saloons and a Democrat district attorney, arguing enforcement would make prohibition effective though the 27 000 vote majority carried it. He dismissed claims of a GOP shift, predicting Iowa stays Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
H. A. Baker
Ottumwa
Duquesne
Pittsburg
Jordan
Paris
Mr. Baker
Sherman
Boies
United States Supreme Court
Uncle Sam
Boodle Beat Fassett Polls Shaped by Flower Cash
A New Yorker, George M. Johnson, blames Flower's money for suppressing Republican turnout in New York. He cites Flower’s campaign largesse, Fassett's wealth, and intra party tensions, noting substantial donations and Flower's ambitions. Johnson questions Platt's influence and Miller's role, predicting Flower's presidential hopes.
Official state ticket vote tallies for Pittsburg and Allegheny
The Returning Board finished Pittsburg counts and began Allegheny totals for the state ticket. Officials list figures for State Auditor General and State Treasurer with party markers and Gregg's and Morrison's plurality. Judicial race shows Porter results in Pittsburg, with several incomplete tallies remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny
State Auditor General
D. Mom
Wright W. Hague
Gregg
W. Morrison
Tilden
Gours Drayton
Prohibition
Morrison
Politicians pull up stakes in Allegheny County
The Allegheny County Republican Committee closed its headquarters in The Dispatch building and stored its furniture for use by the City Committee two months before the municipal elections. The Straightouts retain their old HQ and plan a permanent organization with a meeting next Saturday to prepare for the next campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County Republican Committee
Dispatch
City Committee
Soy
Rest for the Exposition Proposed During the Year of the Fair
Exposition Society directors study a plan to skip the annual exhibit in 1893 the Chicago World’s Fair year. President Bindley notes mixed feelings among exhibitors but favors continuing the exposition to showcase Pittsburg manufacturing attract abroad visitors. Most exhibitors support a pause though Samuel Hamilton backs continuing the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition Society
Chicago
Bindley
Samuel Hamilton
No Consolidation Yet Between Two Allegheny Railways
Secretary Graham denies any consideration or imminent consolidation between Pleasant Valley and Manchester street railways. Directors have met multiple times but no material progress announced. City officials including Mayor Gourley Chief Bigelow Controller Morrow and City Attorney Moreland met to plan a court test of the new street act, but details remained undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Allegheny Roads
Pleasant Valley
Manchester
W. H. Graham
Pleasant Valley Line
Gourley
Bigelow
Morrow
Moreland
Metal mill roller burned by hot iron flash at Franks town
Michael Trawbey, a roller at the Franks town mill, was badly burned last night when hot muck iron flashed from a bar as it passed through the rolls. The burns to his face and eyes threatened his sight, and he was taken home by patrol wagon No 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Trawbey
Frankstown
Best Infant Food Gail Borden Eagle Brand Milk
An admonition that many people buy inferior foods and that infants deserve the best. The Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk is promoted as the finest infant food, commonly carried by grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Borden
Eagle
Holiday stock a tad early but stocked for gifts
S Hamilton advertises first class pianos and organs from Decker Bros to Votey and Estey with ebony rosewood and mahogany finishes. It promotes holiday delivery, careful packing, and in-store viewing at 91 and 93 Fifth Ave and 401 Smithfield Street. Also Hendricks & Co. offers cabinet frames with every dozen cabinets and daily showcases at 65 Federal Street Allegheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker Bros
Knabe
Fischer
Estey
Sterling
Pease
New England
Story & Clark and Farrand and
Votey
St. Domingo
S. Hamilton
Hendricks & Co.'s
Federal Street
Allegheny
General Monroe to push eight dollar pension in Pittsburg
Gen Nelson Monroe nephew of ex president will tour G A R posts in Allegheny county to advocate the eight dollar pension bill. He stays at the St Charles Hotel and says over 36 000 claims are pigeonholed by red tape. He plans about a week of agitation and cites pension sharps as opponents. An Edison note hints matter has consciousness and will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Monroe
Monroe
Allegheny County
St. Charles
General Monroe
Sons of Veterans
Congress
Tis
Lemon
Pension Sharps
False Pretense Charge Stuns Allegheny Man Arrested After Bail
Samuel A Nesbit of 141 Washington Avenue Allegheny was arrested by Detective Morris on a false pretense charge. Nesbit posted $1,000 bail to answer before Alderman James V McMasters, amid allegations by Theo Weiss that Nesbit misrepresented ownership of property to acquire goods valued at 941 23 from Koch and Weiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A Nesbit
Washington Avenue
Allegheny
Morris
James V. McMasters
Theo Weiss
Nesbit
Second Ward
Koch and
Biber and Easton Kid Garments Offerings and Prices
Biber and Easton announce a complete line of children’s wear for ages 2 to 16 including jackets, gretchens, wraps and capes in navy, tan, plaid and astrakan trims. Prices range from $2 up to $12.50 with items like diagonal Cheviot and double breasted Chevron jackets highlighted.
Jewelry dealer to sell at lowest figure on Smithfield Street
An advertisement states Henry Terberden selling jewelry and watches at the lowest figure. The dealer operates on Smithfield Street and invites customers to inspect offerings at Jewelry Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Terberden
New Cloak Department Offers Latest Jackets and Capes
A broad display opens with all wool reefer jackets in black beaver cloth and astrakhan trim, imported diagonals, silk lined Cheviots, and Kersey options from $15 to $25. Plain jackets in Cheviots Viennas Camel hair and plushes fill the stock, plus capes and Newmarkets with military capes, priced $2 to $30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astrakhan
Newmarkets
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Aleny
Church of Rome
Mr. Harrison
Ft Townsend
B. M. Hasna
Penn Street
Doeerflinger
Fitzsimmons Plander
Mare Twain
Fou
Republican Committee
Philadelphia
War Veterans’ Club of
Central Club
Otto
Pha
Boodle
Fassett
New Yorker
Flower
George M. Johson
Empire State
Duquesne Yesterny
Warner Miller
Miller
Nicaraugua Canal
Platt
Democratic
Cho
G Wright
Baste
Drayton
George A. Jenks
Strand Brewing Company
Munich
THE
Straub Brewing Co
Main Street
Liberty Avenue
Real Estate Savings Bank, Lim
Smithfield Street
Col
Fourth Avenue
Gen. Monroe
Fex
Edison
Australia
Petty
Jos. Horse & Co
Penn Avenue
Misgatt
Wood Street
Mrs. Wrestow
Anfrecht
Fifthavena
Mellor & Hates Palace of Music
Biber & Easton
Navy
Astrachan
U.ands
Stutgarter
Ulrich & Spencer
noé-Ts
W. Dermitt & CO
JOS. Horne & Cos
New Capes
Brussels
Tomas
Snea Johnston
Wener
Edward
Groetzinger
Penn Ave
Dol-Rrasa
Rae
Nderella
Andro J
Pitwburg
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