Counterfeit Patent Case and Notable Court Decisions
A major suit in the United States Circuit Court concerns damages for an alleged unlawful use of a rolling mill patent. Plaintiffs include John T. Haskin and others of Philadelphia. defendants Tolworth Porter & Co. claim the firm owns the patent by virtue of employing Haskin. The matter involves about 150000 dollars. Judge Reed issued a rule for attachment in contempt against John Fulton in a patent dispute between Johnson Steel Rail Co and North Branch Street Co. A verdict favored the U S government in a boundary dispute with Pittsboro Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway and Pennsylvania Co. Lessee. Captain S Brown or Francis M Lechner won 5588 dollars on a note. American Exchange Nations Bank won 10722 dollars against Holmes Lafferty & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
John T. Haskin
John H. Dalzell
W. J. Crawford
Francis T. Bates
Philadelphia
Tolworth, Porter & Co. Limited
J. A. Wakefield
W. L. Pierce
James A. Kay
TD. F. Patterson
Haskin
Dilworth, Porter & Co
Reed
John Fulton
Johnson Steel Rail Company
North Branch Street Company
Fulton
United States
Pittsboro
Ft. Wayne
American Exchange Nations Bank, of
New York
Holmes, Lafferty & Co
Maxwell vs Pleasant Valley Electric Rail way Company case list session
Common Pleas Court No. 1 held a short session to fix cases for jury trials next Monday. The regular list with 124 cases was read. four upstages and one crier are to be appointed, likely Saturday. A bill in equity was filed by John A. Shaw against A M Ryan over a Fifth Street McKeesport lot and a neighboring stable project injuring Shaw’s property. injunction sought.
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Common Pleas Court No
Crier
John A. Shaw
A. M. Ryan
Shaw
Fifth Street
McKeesport
Ryan
Evan
Saloon Keeper in Trouble Over Pass of Counterfeit
United States Deputy Marshal Barring brought Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania saloon keeper William Zirnhelt on a writ of habeas corpus. Zirnhelt, charged with passing a raised twenty five dollar bill converted to fifty, was arrested after a five year old note surfaced. He was discharged after authorities declined a case, and a hearing is set with Judge Reed next Wednesday.
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United States
Wilkesbarre
William Zirnbelt
Reed
United States District Court
Zirnbelt
Zirnhelt
Barring
Fen Naga
Judee Reed
Scott's Mother Breaks Down in Criminal Court
In court yesterday James Scott pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the May 5 killing of John Haduka at Wall Station and was sent to the Huntingdon Reformatory. His mother collapsed, needing help to leave the courtroom during the proceedings.
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James Scott
John Haduka
Wall Station
Marshall
Scott
Geoneel
Huntingdon Reformatory
Thomas Paisley
Ross Robson
S. I. Orr
Bridget Hanna
Homestead
Charles F. Goldstrohm
Webster
John N. Perkins
John
Augusta Rahn
James Hamilton
Milvale
William Long
George Gamble
Grant Street
Divorce Suits Filed in Court Include Cruelty and Infidelity
Two divorce actions were filed yesterday by attorney J H Porte for Mary Gregory against Jackson Gregory and by Robb and Fitzsimmons for Charles Zeller Sr against Catherine Zeller. Witness testimony covers cruelty, drunkenness, infidelity, and separations dating back to 1881 through 1890. Additional cases involve Marr Schmitt vs J Schmitt and Pauline F E Mocher vs Mocher with desertion alleged.
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J. H. Porte
Mary Gregory
J. H. Jacobs
Jackson Gregory
Atttorneys Robb & Fitzsimmons
Charles Zeller, Sr
Catherine Zeller
Met
Ia Blakely
Fred Chester
Florence Chester
Hazelwood
Chester
Marr Schmitt
J. Schmitt
Pauline FE. Mocher
Mocher
Multiple Common Pleas case listings in 1910s docket
The record lists numerous Common Pleas cases including Commonwealth vs Mrs Cain and multiple civil actions such as Kinsey v Laver, Watson v McTyre, Larimer v Metler, Hawk v Anderson, and others across two dockets. Also notes cases like Pittsburg Gas Company actions and Safe Deposit Company disputes with various defendants.
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Criminal Court
Commonwealth
Cain
Dave Fohard
Enoch Jones
William Kirkland
Patrick Conwell
Michard Jeffreys
Common Pleas No. 1
Kinsey
Laver
Watson
McTyre
Lawyers Present Multiple Court Actions In City Dockets
The docket lists several suits before Judges Er, Maree, Stowe and White including ejectment actions by John Kammerer S E Hanna and W J Dunn against W H Stur a Jane Rea. Verdicts favor plaintiff in Fuller v Morris for 149 23 and Hadley v Louthber with 250 awarded.
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F. M. Makelvey
H.R. Demmier
Maree
Huckestein & Co
Kelly & Jones
Stowe
W. J. Dunn
W. H. Stura
Jane Rea
White
Sidney Fuller
George Morris
Henry Reiss
J. B. Hull
Fuask Greans
Supreme Court
Sarah A. Hadley
William Louthber
Duquesne Traction Company
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Morrow
James L. Morrow
F. K R. Stone
Overcoming a Prejudice on Cottonseed Oil and Pork
The article discusses rising use of cottonseed oil as a substitute for lard in cooking and pastry making. It notes consumer prejudice, legislative opposition to oleomargarine, and the oil’s growing popularity in Pittsburgh. It links pork quality and supply to fat sources and calls for broader European corn consumption to protect American pork markets.
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Chicago
Sncusaness
Pittsburg
Saratoga
Europe
America
Old World
Alton Declares War With 15 Dollar Through Fare
The Chicago and Alton Railroad announces a through rate of 15 dollars from Kansas City to Cincinnati via the Alton and the Ohio and Mississippi Railroads. The Ohio and Mississippi has offered this rate to Western lines for months, but association lines have not accepted it. A retaliatory policy from Indianapolis lines is likely, potentially sparking a rate war.
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Kansas City
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Cincinnati
Alton
Ohio and Mississippi
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Western Railroads
Association
Indianapolis
Exhaust Steam Heating by the Williames Vacuum System
Advertising copy for Warren Webster & Co on an exhaust steam heating system using back pressure free Williames Vacuum. Promises guaranteed advantages including power savings and coal reductions of 2 percent or more versus pit systems. Claims prevent pipe cracking and hammering and increase heating efficiency. Send for descriptive catalogue.
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Williames
Warren Webster & Co
Third Street
Philadelphia
Webster
Train Specials Link City to Elaine Tomorrow
Free trains tomorrow run to and from the new town of Elaine. Tickets maps and lot details available at Fourth Ave. Blatts Land Improvement Co Mountuhrs.
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Elaine
Fourth Ave
Tue Blatss Land Improvement Co
Soup Exposition Hailed With Franco American Soups On Display
Ladies invited to visit John A. Renshaw & Co. on Liberty avenue and Ninth street to taste Franco American Food Co. French Soups shown, warmed and served to visitors. An offer on select frames accompanies the display at er bes & Sy s 68 Federal Henry.
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John A. Renshaw & Co
Liberty Avenue
Ninth Street
Bes & Sy *S
Gentlemen's Fashionable Furnishings Ad
Finest and largest stocks and lowest prices for underwear and neckwear from Jos Horns Co Penn Avenue Stores. He brought home a Crayon Portrait from Javens Elite Photo Parlors 516 Market St, prompting his wife to smile.
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Horns & Co
Penn Avenue
Javens Elite
Market St
Hints for the Home New Laundry Bags and Receptacles
Practical advice on organizing a sewing and laundry space with a worktable drawers shelves and a folding table. Lists needed tools pins scissors thimbles tapes and a sewing-disi. Emphasizes proper storage and efficient workflow to save money and time.
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Eshe
Messa
Detail of Work Bag Construction
The diagram shows a bag with each pocket crafted from soft India silk, fulled at the bottom and secured to the lower strip on three sides. The top edge is finished with a heading through which the elastic is threaded for closure.
New Laundry Bag with Rings and Brass Rod
A description introduces a new laundry bag crafted from stout gray linen in an oblong form. It features rings and a straight brass rod at the top instead of a drawstring. The opening is a vertical slit from the top down to the center. The article notes the bag as a fresh innovation in home laundry receptacles.
Fragmented screen bag project with pine frames
Instructions describe dividing a screen bag into many small compartments for occupants. The plan uses three pine frames clad in mahogany colored cloth with embroidered detail. frames joined with brass hinges. A work bag is also described as newly made from unspecified material.
War in Allegheny committees prompts reform fears
A clash between the Allegheny Auditing and Finance committees centers on a $14,850 discrepancy in stock yard weigh scale payments. Reformers warn the $4,500 compromise could set a dangerous precedent favoring officials linked to Mayor Wyman.
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Allegheny Auditing
Gilliford
Arthur Kennedy
Kennedy
Wyman
Finance Committee
Herr’s Island
Woods’ Run
Herricks
Buens Vista
Woods
Greenwalt
Callery
Henricks
Stock Yard
Citizens’ Reform Association
Wertheimer
Stockyar
A White Dinner Honoring a Bride Home-Coming
A detailed description of a white dinner banquet for the bride’s home-coming. The scene features snowy linens, hemstitching, mirrors, ferns, white lilies, and two white swans on a lake centerpiece. The menu, tableware, and décor emphasize white and silver, with guests in white and elder guests in silver gray.
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Lucullus
Rého
Maxs
Herald
Contention Arises Over Bun Teapot as Freedom Symbol
The piece from Mrs Fawcett in Pictorial attacks the bun and tea as foes of female liberty. It portrays buns and Bohea as shackles that drain energy, weigh down the chest, and suppress women’s ascent from the “slavery” of domestic comforts to public life.
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Fancy
California as Winter Haven and Clothing Sale Thrive
California touted as ideal winter destination and climate with best rail access from Chicago via the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. Pittsburg shoppers flood P C C C stores for a vast sale of suits overcoats and furnishings at slashed prices, urging cash purchases before stock runs out.
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California
United States
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Pullman
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Charles T. Appleby
Bank of Commerce Building
Pittsburg
Grant
Diamond Streets
PX G & C
Pittsburg Combination Clothing Company
Grant and
Saloonkeepers Say Brooks Law Wounds Evening Trade
Smithfield saloon keeper complains that the Brooks law has cut evening profits. Daytime business remains steady but nightlife is drawn away by theaters and limited by curfew. Only a few popular bars may still yield large fortunes, while most struggle to survive.
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Smithfield Street
Pittsburg
Farmers' Deposit Bank invites public to view new vaults
The Farmers' Deposit National Bank invites the public to call and examine the new safe deposit vaults. Information on renting boxes and depositing valuables cheerfully given. MWPF Novelties in Moufflon Jackets opened today at Rosenbaum & Co.'s.
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Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
MWPF
Rosenbaum & Co
Exorbitant plate glass protection cited by New York firm
H. Cleveland of a leading New York plate glass firm, kin to a former president, argues against high tariffs on imported French and Belgian plate glass. He notes U S duty near one cent and says American finish lags, calling for relief to compete with foreign goods. Cleveland attends private business and plans to see a Ford City statue dedication.
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H. Cleveland
New York
Duquesne
Major McKinley
Ohio
France
Belgium
Cleveland
Herjureman
J. BR. Ford
Ford City
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Maxwell
Pleasant Valley Electric Railway Company
Hany
Thoms
Reformatory
Little Gems of Justice
John Kammerer
S. E. Hanna
Allegheny
Werthlimer
Gents Furnishings
Eisner & Phillips
Union Clothing House
Fifth Ave
Wood ST
van Houtentscoa
Credit Keech
Keecoh
Penn Ave
Iron and Steel
Lie
Hoersford
Stark Line
Force
Liverpool
Royal An
Whitar
Britain
D. Ye
Oermick
Sintehela St
H. Maitland Kersey
Ecules
the Mercantile Agency
R. G. Dun & Co
Westinghouse
Corner Penn Ave
Ninthittsburg
North America
North American
Pittsburg, Pa
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