Belgian glass workers seized under alien contract labor law
Immigration inspectors detained 30 Belgian glass blowers from the Friesland in New York amid an alleged scheme to import workers to Jeannette. The operation involved paying travel costs and a fixed $16 per worker, with an intermediary possibly profiting from both employer and agent fees. Inspector Layton and officials pursue further arrests and identify involved parties while keeping names confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friesland
New York
RD. Layton
Jeannette
Mwuch
O'Beirne MF
Larton
Seaboard
Layton
Belgium
America
John E. Webber
Beautify the Street with Trees on Hamilton Avenue
Property owners along Hamilton avenue plan a tree lined curb to curb corridor. After summer widening to 60 feet and asphalt paving the plan aims for uniform trees on both sides. They will meet at Homewood school house Monday evening to choose tree type and award the contract to a single firm for immediate planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Avenue
Duquesne Company
Homewood School House
Secret gum recipe and lone worker tale ends with missing leg
A solitary gum maker guarded his secret recipe in a locked room. An inquisitive official had a sweep crawl down the chimney to safeguard the knowledge. Edward Dougherty was struck by a freight on Pennsylvania tracks in Wilkinsburg losing a leg, now at West Penn Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Een
Edward Dougherty
Penesylvania
Wilkinsburg
Edgewood
West Penn Hospital
Veteran slashes throat after whisky refusal in Allegheny
William Warnock, 447 Rebecca Street, Allegheny, an elderly veteran with a paralyzed left leg, slashed his throat with a pocketknife after whisky was refused. He had recently been released from jail and asked Major Tyler to admit him to the Soldiers' Home in Dayton. Doctors stopped the bleeding and Warnock awaits transfer once stabilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warnock
Major Tyler
Dayton
Pitcairn
Tyler
Allegheny
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Pennsylvania Light Artillery
Approve a Compromise With Allegheny Street Rail Firms
Allegheny Finance Committee backs a compromise with Pittsburg Allegheny and Manchester Traction and Pleasant Valley firms. Claims total 15 643 73 for one and 28 874 51 for the other, with settlement offers of 6 868 83 and 14 500 respectively. City Solicitor Elphinstone cites statute limits and drafts action to settle up to 7 1 2 92. A special committee to draft future ordinance on street cars is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Finance Committee
Elphinstone
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company
Manchester Company
Pleasant Valley Company
Pleasant Valley Railway Company
Assured Press Club Benefit Seats Returned for Re Sale
A number of high priced seats for the Press Club benefit have been returned by buyers who cannot attend and will be resold for the same cause. Subscriptions rise daily as more donors step forward. Manager Wilt of the Grand Opera House has allowed Frye and Hamilton of the James Reilly Company to perform through James E Orr. The entertainment is billed as possibly the best ever seen in Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilt
Grand Opera House
Messrs. Frye and Hamilton
James Reilly
Foe of Bird Hats Probed as Fashion Barbarism
The article condemns using rare birds for hat adornment. It notes that at least ten birds die for each rare bird used by women and describes parent birds starving while their young suffer. It argues fashion shows barbarous practice and calls for reflection.
Mount Onzalos Measured At 14514 Feet In Mexico
Trigonometrical survey by J T Scovell fixes Mount Onzalos Citlaltepetl height at 14514 feet with Popocatepetl about 700 feet lower. Unless Mount St Elias exceeds 18100 feet, Orizaba remains North America’s highest summit. AFRICA'S first railroad up the Kongo described in THE DISPATCH tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount
Onzalos
Citlaltepetl
Mexico
J. T. Scovell
Popocatepetl
Mount St. Elias
Russel
Orizaba
North America
Africa
Fire at Miller's Oil Refinery Causes Tank Loss
An alarm at 11:45 last night drew Allegheny fire crews to Miller's oil refinery between Beaver avenue and the Ohio river. One oil tank and part of the Pittsburg and Western trestle were destroyed. Origin unknown. About four years ago the works burned completely, with losses around $40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Fire Department
Miller
Beaver Avenue
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Arrest of two Home stead men on concealed weapons charge
Albert Jefferson and Oscar Henderson were arrested yesterday afternoon at Second avenue and Try street by Officer Conor for displaying revolvers. The report notes a separate ward vote approving 4000 for a new Thirty- ninth ward schoolhouse with 279 in favor and 170 against. Also mentions Dr. Hawss ear nose and throat practice at 729 Penn Street Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Jefferson
Oscar Henderson
Homestead
Second Avenue
Try Street
Conor
Madman Survives Fall From Moving Train In Somerset
Herman Hitty, a vigorous imbecile from Somerset County, leaped headfirst through a Baltimore and Ohio train window at Layton and escaped with a head wound and bruises. He was recaptured after a brief escape attempt and taken to Dixmont hospital for treatment. His conduct followed the death of his wife and contested property battles that unsettled his mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hitty
Somerset County
Hitty
Steward Miller
Myersdale
Dixmont
Layton Station
Miller
Pittsburg
Dixmont Hospital
County Home Insane Department
New Books Received by Pittsburg Library
A list of new titles arriving at the Pittsburg Library includes Calmire The head of the Firm by Mrs J H Riddel The Story of a Penitent Soul by Adeline Sergeant Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by A Conan Doyle The Nobler Sex by Florence Marryat Pierette and the Vicar of Toura by Honore de Balzac Mr Fortner's Marital Claims by R M Johnston The Footpath Wary by Bradford Torrey From the Arctic Ocean to the Yellow Sea by Julius M Price The Byzantine Empire by C W Goman Paganism Surviving in Christianity by A H Lewis Distinction and the Criticism of Beliefs by Alfred Sidgwick Gleanings A Gift to the Women of the World Adventures of a Traveler with Wild Horses of Thibet in The Dispatch tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Calmire
J. H. Riddell
Adeline Sergeant
Sherlock Holmes
A. Connan Doyle
Florence Marryat
Pierette
Toura
H. de Balzac
Mr. Fortner
R. M. Johnston
Bradford Torrey
Arctic Ocean
Yellow Sea
Julius M. Price
C. W. Goman
A. H. Lewis
Alfred Sidgewick
Knife Drawn in Street Brawl Lands Man in Custody
John Lowery of 62 South Sixteenth street was arrested by Officer Wright on a disorderly conduct charge after he drew a knife during a fight with James Robinson on South Nineteenth street. Robinson avoided injury and Lowery was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lowery
South Sixteenth Street
Wright
James Robinson
South Nineteenth Street
Lowery
Robinson
Areestel
Comet Sighted. Brashear Reports Possible Biela Link
The Academy of Science and Art heard Prof. Brashear announce a bright comet seen with an opera glass northwest of the Andromeda square, possibly Biela’s comet. If so, it may brighten and remain visible here for some time, with history tracing its earlier disintegrations and close earth approaches. Independent notes on European workshops contrasted intellectual secrecy with American progress, followed by Prof. Keller’s Mars drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Science
Brashear
Academy of Science and Art
Europe
John Ritchie
Harvard
Biela
M. Biels
France
America
Greenwich Observatory
Prof
Keller
Mars
Planet
English speaking faction plans Welsh Con gregationalist split
To form a new congregation English speaking Welsh Con gregationalist members on Sidney street Southside hold a meeting to decide secession. They cite language barriers for children and aim for a self supporting church with Rev Jones of Philadelphia expected to organize next week and Dr John Edwards to preach Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edwards
John Stricher Held After Insanity Allegation
John Stricher is in custody at the Twenty eighth ward station with a delusional belief that his heart is divided into 28 pieces and that someone seeks to kill him. He will be transferred to the City Poor Farm insane department this morning. His condition worsened after two weeks of dementia, becoming violent in the last two to three days. his father, unable to control him, had him arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stricher
Twenty Eighth Ward
Blanket sale and war era piano notice headline mix
A promotional notice offers three thousand pairs of blankets and plush robes at reduced prices with various colors and sizes listed. It also promotes H. Kleiber & Bro. pianos and organs at 606 Wood Street, claiming they ease wartime tensions and spread goodwill through music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaer Mann
Waterloo
H. Kieber & Bro
Woodstreet
Klebers
Elobers
Special Saturday Glove Sale at About Half Price
The notice advertises a sale on men and ladies gloves with various price points. It lists cashmere gloves at 19 cents, Scotch wool at 20, oil tan heavy gloves, plain top lined kid gloves, fleece lined fur top kid gloves, buckskin gloves, and double buckskin options. Ladies and misses gloves include cashmere gloves, fleece lined gloves, cashmere gauntlets, cashmere mittens, and infants’ warm mittens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac
Edith Ross Grand Scotch Concert at Carnegie Hall
Remaining seats for the Edith Ross Grand Scotch Concert in Carnegie Hall next Tuesday evening can be secured at Campbell and Dick's office on Fifth Avenue. All indications point to a full house, so those seeking Scottish song should reserve seats without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Hall
Messrs. Campbell & Dick
St Fifth Avenue
Parties Wedded in Pittsburg Jollification Amid Political Shuffle
The Pittsburg jollification for Grover Cleveland election is joined by Republicans and Democrats in a symbolic unity. Captain Batchelor urges nonpartisan patriotism, while Democratic and Republican clubs invite each other to participate in the citywide parade. Official county vote counts progress with Upperman leading in an Allegheny district and Snee ahead in the Southside. Several candidates enter the race for postmaster, marshal, and other offices as hustling heats up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsboro
Batchelor
Marshal Rutledge
Democratic Cruna
T Vrrrencia
Charlee W. Batchelor
Sin
Wier
Democratic Cimna
Prrranvas
Allegheny County
Charles Batchelor
Pittsburg
Grover Cleveland
Rade
John Upperman
Jeremiah Dougherty
Upperman
Southside
Steel
Snee
William
Hemseker
Whiston
John Kearns
Otto Hening
Lafferty
Culbertson
Weaver
Cotton
Joyce
Lauer
Nugent
Howley
Gram
Wood
Los
Husted
John Larkin
McKean
Patrick Foley Ig
Harrity
Philadelphia
Foley
Samuel A. Duncan
Bets on the Southside Community Parades Mock Count
On the Southside a lively political betting scene unfolds with a wheelbarrow ride for a loser and factory wagers on party outcomes. A parade with red fire followed, plus a mock funeral planned by the Snee and Conkling clubs as counts await official figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindner
McGarey
Cleveland
Luke O’brien
Shmson
Snee Club
Steele
Conkling Club
Southside
Costly Gifts to Men Promote Civil War Book Giveaway
A bound 601 page complete Civil War history with steel engravings is offered free with every man’s suit or overcoat purchased today. Kavruanns’ Second Hands Upright priced at 150. Mellor Hoene, 77 Fifth Avenue.
Man charged after entry to foundry by owner's son
John Manchester, son of boiler maker Manchester & Son, was arrested after surreptitiously entering the Twenty eighth street foundry to steal brass castings and scrap. Officer Sam Miller nabbed him at the coal hole as he reentered the office. the youth claimed it was a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Manchester
William Manchester
Manchester & Son
Twenty Eighth Street
Spruce Alley
Sam Miller
Miller
Mr. Manchester
Young Manchester
Twelfth Ward
Black Jackets In Season Lineup Sold At Variety Prices
Retail note highlights daily additions to a select line of Black Jackets with features such as half lined diagonal weaves and full lined options. Prices range from 7.50 to 25 dollars across multiple lengths and styles.
Fur Trimmed Jackets and Sets From Premier Furs
An advertisement touts fur trim jackets and sets including Astrachan opossumcoon French seal and martens. All first class thoroughly selected furs with no truck.
Fashion notes on ladies wear cloaks jackets and fabrics
Medium weight fine clay weave imported cloth described in black and navy. Garments range from very dressy neat or elaborate jackets and lined or unlined soft cloth. Prices span from ten to thirty five dollars.
Braided Capes and Childrens Blouses Prices
Braided capes in plain or Watteau plait back range from 7.50 to 25 dollars. Plush embroidered or silk capes cost 25 to 50 dollars. Children's blouses or plaited jackets feature jauntily styled light and dark fancy cloths priced 4 to 10 dollars.
Fancy Styles for Young Ladies in 14 16 and 18
Styles offer dress options in sizes 14 16 and 18 for young ladies. Catalog highlights include tailored fits and adjustable features to suit growing figures. Limited color selections accompany a range of fabrics for formal and casual wear.
The Woman in the Moon Revealed in Lunar Portraits
A description notes the moon’s regal figure shared by a woman and a man. The profile of the woman face looks toward the observer with dark hair, while beyond it the dark face of a man faces forward.
The Leading Makers of the World Offer Low-Priced Underwear
This advert claims top quality underwear at lower prices than rivals. It promises best makes for less, with Merinos at 50 cents and Natural Wools at 1.00 to 1.25 per garment, urging readers to buy here for value.
Stag's Head White Shirt Ad Highlights Prices
An advertisement touts men's white shirts with two laundered bosom styles at 1.00 each and a special Stag's Head shirt at 1.50. Text claims no equal in linen yet to be laundered.
Handome English House Coats on Display at Great Prices
Our complete new stock of handsome English garments on display. The patterns and colors never so rich and attractive. Prices from $5 to $25.
New Stock Best Styles in Wool and Terry Neckwear
The store unveils Wool and English Terry stock priced from $3.50 to $20 and a large display of neckwear. A complete new line of fine mufflers arrives priced from $1 to $8.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mes. Peart
the Dispatch
Whisky
Orisaba
Thirty-Sixth Ward
Hawss
Penn Street
Pittaburyg
Lapis
Dispatch East Liberty
Allegheny Branch
Kiebers
Price
Edith Ross
Boyle
Dennis J. Boyle
Daniel Barris
Barclay
Allegheny Post Office
Edward G. Lang
Emanuel Wertheimer
Swan
Robert Swan
Anthony Kennedy
Larkin
Mellor & Hoene
Mellon & Hoene
Fifth Avenas
Pearsot
Max
James EL. Aiken & Co
Fifth Avenue
Bill Nye
Dispatch
Dorente
Anti-Cruelty Society
Kerr
Elizabeth Gillespie
Springalse
Agga Eighth Street
Anton Bergman
Mansfield
Allegheny Valley Railroad
West Penn
Bergman
John J. Moore
Fourth Avenue
Market Street
Mr. Moore
Military Cape Newmarkets
Rissa
Smith
Brussels
Edward
Groetzinger
Penn Ave
Merino Sox
Perrin’s
Dent's
Fownes
Fisk
Clark & Flagg
JOS. Horne & CO
Fine Stationert
W. W. Dermitt & CO
Law Blank Publishers
Grant Street
Sixth Avenue
Tra
J. Kerwin Miller & CO
Saithfeld Street
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