Combing Gas Wells Ten Minutes to Success
After two years of work by Joseph N Pew president of the People's Natural Gas Company a pump increased well pressure and powered gas to city mains. The first plant raised line pressure from pounds to 120 at the well and the system aims to extend supply by moving pumps to other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Natural Gas Company
Joseph N. Pew
Tuk Dispatcnh
Pew
People’s Company
Todlay
Peoples Company
4 GOOD ROAD RUINED
Township Supervisors who work the blocks of fire system. Richard McKowan of Goveton calls attention to a road where his family laid ten inches of well broken stone making a primay macadam road. The road now carries water and is dangerous to travel on. The piece argues that salaried road supervisors create incentives to hire others and block road work to maximize pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McKowan
Goveton
Mishaps of a Day Across Two Cities
The 4-year-old Marty Hood, daughter of Chief Bortacer Mood of the Pennsylvania Company, was fatally bruised after a fall from a three story window near lisworth and Aiken avenues. William Martell, a jaboree, suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries when thrown from a horse on Butler street. Tati Dinka was crushed at Edgar Thomson Steel Works by a passing car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty Hood
Bortacer Mood
Pennsylvania Company
Onlisworth and
Aiken Avenues
William Martell
Butler Street
Tati Dinka
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Heroic Mother Known in Sixth Ward After Face Graft Operation
A Southside Hospital graft operation involving a mother known as Mrs Dengel, daughter of LisPatCh carrier F.G. Walker, has been reported as successful. Names of those involved were withheld and later released after the patient recovered. The child and mother are both doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yurmrnlar
Disrattch
Southside
Ferrer
Mr. Dengel
F.G. Walker
Toll Roads to Be Condemned by Allegheny Council
The Allegheny Common Council ordered the Saw Mill Valley and Brighton plank roads condemned. The dispute featured objections over irregular origins of ordinances and the City Solicitor’s authority. Debates included calls to refuse tolls, questions about urgency, and fights over armory lease and street railway rights. The council also moved to remove two Ohio street tracks and limit electric car speed through central areas. The Semi Centennial Committee report was filed and ordered printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
City Property Committee
Common Council
Saw Mill Valley
Brighton
Simon
Hunter
Parke
Board of Viewers
Knox
Aeenway City
Cruikshank
Armory
Marion Avenue
Ohio Street
Fidelity's Annual Meeting Highlights Growth in Title Insurance
Fidelity Title and Trust Company reports strong growth in title insurance and trust administration after moving to new quarters on Fourth Avenue. Officers show substantial patronage gains and vow to withhold dividends until surplus reaches 2500,000, aiming for total capital around 70,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity Tithe and Trust Company
Fourth Avenue
Fidelity
Fidelity Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Jackson
McVay
Johm HB. Jackson
Albert H. Childs
James J. Donnell
E. M. Ferguson
Reuben Miller
Robert Pitcairn
E. M. O'Neill
David Robinson
Willian Scorn
Charles E. Spror
A. Stewart
C. L. Magee
J. Bayard Henry
J. Levering Jones
William H. Staake
Typhoid Fever Strains Southside Hospital Capacity
The Southside Hospital faces an epidemic surge with typhoid cases filling wards. Superintendent Hertzog reports five upstairs patients in a separate ward and doctors note cases scattered citywide. Officials blame impure water and influx of foreigners unaccustomed to the climate for the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Hospital
Fivery
Hertzog
Sweeny
Sammer
Southside
M. A. Arnbolt
Time for Hour Bells Returns in Outer Wards
Chief Brown ordered the fire alarm bells stop tolling hours last January. Public demand led to renewed hour tolls in several city wards. Superintendent Mead connected the Seventeenth ward schoolhouse well and now all bells ring the hours as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Seventeenth Ward
Mead
Bureau of Electricity
WORK AMONG INDIANS AT PITTSBURG AUXILIARY MEETING
The Pittsburg and Allegheny auxiliary to the National Indian Association met yesterday and added several new members. Dr M Caruthers, missionary at Fort Sill, reported 175 Indian pupils taught basic education plus farming and carpentry. A letter from Mrs Susan La Flesche of the Omaha Agency said the hospital there will be completed by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny
National Indian Association
M. Caruthers
Fort Sill
Ind
Susan la Flesche
Omaha
Wells Fargo Express Expands in Pittsburg Trade
Thomas M. DeWitt of Cleveland, superintendent of the Wells Fargo Express Company, reports flourishing business and strong traffic from Pittsburg. The firm offers no efforts to extend sick or green presence, while the price asked was considered too high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Well-Fargo
Pittsburg
Thomas M. DeWitt
Cleveland
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Notable visitors mingle at city hotels during Fraternal Congress
Delegates include Judge Otto of Newark, Supreme Commander of the Fraternal Legion, who met with leaders at the Monongahela House. Other guests at Seventh Avenue Hotel include Colonel Hambaugh, J B Johnson, L L Miller, and George A Banantorick. Pullman and local industrial figures also travel through or stay at Monongahela and Duquesne as orders for bridge iron loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto
Newark
N. J
Fraternal Legion
Monongahela House
Supreme Court
H. A. Hambaugh
Seventh Avenue
J. B. Johnson
Eric
L. L. Miller
Fredonia
George A. Banantorick
St. Loui
W. D. Keyes
DePauw Plate Glass Works
Albany
Ind
Garden City
C. B. Osgood
Duquesne
John A. McGillnay
Toronto
Monongahela
George Pullman
Palace Car Fame
Chicago
Gotham
Oil City
L Wolf Lady
Drama in Real Life Courtroom Drama at Alderman Office
Colonel Samuel Dawson and Charles Bonini of the Bijou Theater are held for court on conspiracy charges. Anthony Kearney, an usher and lithographer, testifies as the key witness in a melodrama like trial with bail set at $1,000. a last minute bond is posted for Dawson and Bonini as proceedings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Dawson
Charles Bonini
Bijou Theater
Anthony Kearney
Bijou
Opera House
Dawson
Wilt
Pittsburg
Alderman McMasters
Alderman
Squire McMasters
Commonwealth
Bonini
Glenfield
James Pratt
Colonel Dawson
Kearney
Murphy
Sagen Dawsonce
Latrobe Shooting Victim Frees Moray Hospital Test
John Frisby, a Black man, was shot by Policeman McCormick in Latrobe last Tuesday evening and remained in critical condition at Moray Hospital. Doctors probed for the bullet yesterday and found it lodged behind the ninth rib in Frisby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Frisby
Policeman McCormick
Latrobe
Moray Hospital
McDonald Loses Papers After Coat Hung on Fence
James B. McDonald left his coat on a fence on Larimer Avenue East End before afternoon. While he worked, his coat contained valuable papers that went missing from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. McDonald
Larimer Avenue
East End
F. McDonald
Newsboys Home Warms to Winter Street Youths
The Newsboys Home, now in its sixth year, aids transient city youths and trains regular residents toward honesty, saving and schooling as cold weather drives them indoors. Superintendent Druitt praises the program while noting winter use rises and transient loiterers seek shelter and meals before moving on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Old Avenue
Newsboys
Druitt
New York
Philadelphia
A Novel Footman An East End Lady And Her Saint Bernard
A wealthy East End father buys a companion for his only daughter a $300 Saint Bernard dog. The story describes the pair strolling together with the dog as a handsome, loyal friend creating a striking scene along the avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
St. Bernard
Opportunity for starch factory rival to challenge trust
Charlies Browall, Cleveland commercial traveler, urged a new starch firm to enter the market. He said Long Island, Cincinnati, Buffalo and Western houses in the Starch Trust have raised prices to abnormal levels, so a well-funded competitor could undercut prices and profit, despite expected price cuts by the trust to crush competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Browall
Cleveland
Long Island
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Western
Starch Trust
Major Meikleys Picture To Adorn the Tariff Club Walls
At an adjourned Young Men's Republican Tariff Club meeting Mr H M Dalt on behalf of J G A Richter Canton Ohio presented a life sized photograph of Major William McKinley. Colonel Brady spoke and President McFarland accepted for the club. A vote of thanks to Richter followed and the picture was ordered hung prominently. The donor once resided in Allegheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Dalt
J. G. A. Richter
Canton
William McKinley
Brady
McFarland
Richter
Allegheny
Builders' Exchange Meeting Sparks Debate on Hours and Growth
A large Pittsburgh Builders' Exchange meeting discussed expanding the group across two cities, opposing eight hour workdays for spring, and planning a 14 member committee to report future resolutions. The event included tense moments over excluding a trade paper representative and signals of a larger expansion strategy.
Industrial Notes And Labor News From West Virginia To Ohio
Industrial notes report 15 000 miners in West Virginia making it the South’s leading mining state. Over 500 raised for Irwin strikers last week as William Thomas sees brighter prospects for workers. Carrie Furnace Company denies plans for shorter hours or wage increases. An anti lottery law shuts a Ohio glass factory producing prize ware. A crane breaks in Thomson Steel Works halting half the mill briefly. repairs completed by afternoon. Window glass manufacturers’ Chicago meeting on the 25th outlines the new company’s operation over Western districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
South
Irwin
William Thomas
Ths
Carrie Furnace Company
Ohio Glass
Thomson Steel Works
Chicago
City sells poor farm to Carnegies amid relocation debate
The city completes the sale of the Poor Farm to the Carnegies for 850000. A $50 bid deposit from Black & B is turned over to the city treasurer. The city retains use of buildings and part of land for two years, then must vacate. Mayor Gourley urges a smaller site around 9000, arguing no profit in a large farm and nearby access without riverfront land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegies
Black & B
Dooniston
Stewart Farm
Gourley
Farewell to Pittsburg Visit by Loyal Legion Members
Visiting members of the Loyal Legion departed Pittsburg for home after a trip to Homestead to view the industrial works. The Philadelphia delegation was among those leaving aboard the 820 train to the East, with many compliments on the enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Legion
Pittsburg
Knights of the Loyal Legion
Philadelphia
No Pinkeye Found Among Pittsburg Horses
A report claimed pinkeye spread in Pittsburg and Allegheny was unfounded with only isolated cases. City veterinarians and liverymen surveyed the area, finding no epidemic as in other cities. Detective Bendel swiftly convicted D. Bothermer in Washington, Pa, for robbing John Shingerd. the Italian suspect faced two years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Bendel
Washington, Pa
D. Bothermer
John Shingerd
McDonald Stane
Bothermer
Mendel
Hothermer
Peniten
Snelus Endorses Adams Process With Promising Outlook
George J. Snelus F BR S vice president of the British Iron and Steel Institute writes that Adams steel process shows great potential and may yield major economies by directly casting ingots from ore. He notes higher purity even at low temperatures and predicts the system could move beyond experimentation with further refinements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Snelus
F. BR. S
British Iron and Steel Institute
Adams
Blair
F. BR. A
Felonious Shooting Prompt Leads to Three Arrests
Andrew Bihns John Bihns and Paul Silick were arrested by Alderman King's constables on information from Michael Johns after a social gathering at Johns' house Tuesday night ended in a free-for-all. A revolver was fired injuring Mrs Johns in the leg, with Johns unable to identify the shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Bihns
John Bihns
Paul Silick
King
Michael Johns
Johns
Doris
Mra. Johns
Warren M. E. Church Votes On Women Question
The Warren M. E. Church approved the women question by a two to one margin. The vote stood 12 in favor and 6 against. Rev. J.H. Watson urged a larger turnout and suggested another election if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren M. E. Church
Rev
J.H. Watson
City invites Irish MPs to speak on December 16
Mayor Gourley acting with Father Sheedy sent invitations to Irish members of Parliament visiting the country to speak in the city on December 16. The event was eagerly anticipated by local residents but faced mixed expectations as other news items noted ongoing political and social happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gourley
Father Sheedy
British Carpet Maker Sees Little Tariff Impact
H. G. Henderson of John Brinton & Co. notes U S tariffs mainly affect ordinary carpet grades, not high quality patterns. He predicts Canada would benefit from free imports, supports strong unions for protection, and highlights steady wool markets and use of Devonshire wool in carpet manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G.henderson
John Brinton & Co
Lim
Kidderminster
England
United States
Henderson
Australia
Melbourne
Allegheny General Hospital Aid Doubled by Council Action
Allegheny Select Council voted to raise the hospital appropriation from 5000 to 10000 dollars. The meeting also approved street grade changes on Federal Street and alterations to the city contract involving granite blocks. Other select items were routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny Select Council
Federal Street
Hobinson
Isabella Streets
Pittsburg
Allegbeny and
Manch
Select Branch
Stylish Dress Fabrics Display At Half Dollar Prices
A large department showcases an excellent collection of seasonable dress fabrics. Prices start at 25 cents a yard with 50 plus styles including Cheviots Serges Clan Plaids Stripes and English Check effects at 50 cents. Ranges from 75 cents to $1.50 a yard for superior assortments. New Camels Hair Novelty patterns and Paris Robes with trims noted. Special values from $1.25 to $25 per item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astrakhan
Paris
Carnegie Interests Move Toward Allegheny Steel Buyout
In New York and Pittsburgh talks this week the Allegheny Bessemer Steel Company sale to Andrew Carnegie and associates appeared near completion. Earlier reports said a deal was closed at Carnegie’s bid, but a price dispute around 230000 delayed finalization. Negotiations continued as parties traveled to finalize legal transfer for a price above 1.3 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allegheny Bessemer Steel Company
Andrew
Pittsburg
Allegheny Steel Company
Carnegie
Pattison club forms for Harrisburg inauguration trip
Alderman Hartman hosts a Pattison club meeting in his office to plan attendance at the Pattison inauguration in Harrisburg in January. The 180 members, all residents of the Twenty-seventh ward, elected Alderman n as President and Andrew Stock as Secretary. Schriek, a Pole staying with George Scerbeck on Bates street, was found dead in an out house at the corner last night. He had been in the city about five weeks from Colorado and had been ill since arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dawson
Charles Yeager
Penn Avenue
Charlie Yeager
Hanlon Brothers
Superba
Bonini
Cunningham
Kearney
Murphy
Charles Taylor
Percy F. Smith
Clarence Burleigh
Mr. Burleigh
Mr. Taylor
Colonel Dawson
Opera House
Charles Bonini
T.J. Murphy
Central Station
Marrow
Mr. Gulick
Mr. Cunningham
McAfee
Pittsburg
Builders’ Exchange
Exchange
Philadelphia
Baltimore Exchange
Exchange Bank
Washington Pene
Kansas City Baskers
The
Alderman Hartman
Harrisburg
Twenty-seventh Ward
Aldermann
Alnb
Andrew Stock
Schriek
George Scerbeck
Bates Street
Fourteenth Ward
Colorado
General Grievance Committee Permanently Organized
The General Grievance Committees of the Ft. Wayne and Panhandle Railroads met yesterday morning at 102 Fourth avenue and were permanently organized. The committee operates as a committee of the whole and may delay meeting officials until ready. Members pledge unity once their demands are prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
Death of Emma O Mara Leaves Police Family in Mourning
The home of Roger O Mara Assistant Superintendent of Police mourns the death of his infant daughter Emma aged under four months. Mr O Mara and his wife receive the sympathy of numerous friends in this affliction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger O'Mara
Emma
O'Mara
Funeral of Samuel H. Jacobus Held on Ridge Avenue
Yesterday afternoon a funeral for Samuel H. Jacobus was conducted at the residence of James B. Scott on Ridge Avenue following his death in Colorado Springs last Saturday. The Board of Viewers met to set assessments for widening Larimer Avenue from a 20 foot alley to a 45 foot street between Broad and Station streets. The Pennsylvania Railroad Y M C A held its seventh anniversary meeting in the Twenty-eighth Street rooms, with union activities continuing late. The Allegheny Board of Poor Guardians Supply Committee awarded year contracts. The Western Pennsylvania Historical Society met but offered no program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Scott
Ridge Avenue
Samuel H. Jacobus
Colorado Springs
Larimer Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad Department
Twenty-eighth Street
Ohio Street
Allegheny Board of Poor Guardians
Western Pennsylvania Historical Society
Retail Grocers Meet About Knighs of Labor Pact
Pittsburg Retail Grocers' Association met at 529 Smithfield Street at night to discuss reconciling with the Knights of Labor. Officers reported no action then but expected agreement soon, noting most union stores remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Smithfield Street
Knights of R
Rene
le Lim
Oil Well Supply Co to Manufacture Tubing on Large Scale
The Oil Well Supply Company has leased the Elba Iron Works and the Continental Tube Works and will begin producing tubing for oil and gas. It is expected to start operations by December 1 with full repairs underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Well Supply Company
Elba Iron Works
Continental Tube Works
On Oil Supply Company
Our Own Penn Ave Stores Linens Sale Highlight
The largest stock of Irish Scotch and French linens offers damasks by the yard with matching napkins in new styles. Imports for the season are larger and better with cream linen cloths in elegant sets and hem stitch drawn work. Finely made German and French linens are exclusive and top quality, plus lower grade options. Limited Fringed Cloths and Napkins go on sale today, while lots last.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Watch
Mr. Pew
Lis
Consul
Corappolia
Wilson
Bellervernon
the Fidelity’s Annual Meeting
Pittsburg and Allegheny Auxiliary
Good Express Business
Paul Hacke
Tony Kearney
AIS Bondsman
Mercury
Burleich
McGill
Chantler
Burleigh
Larry Bender
Bender
Peamts
Gamins
Major Meinley
Allegheny Bessemer
A. J. Harnack
E. Magee & Co
Soime
Thomas W. Irwin
Wimer
Ceeeee
Washington
Baltimore
Hemit and Sale
Industrial Notes
MR. Snelus
Adam Hein
Carnegie Library
Mll BR. Slayton
Rutan
H. J. Linen
Market Street
Wfso
A. G. Campbell & Sons
Fifth Ave
Will Price
Sixth Street
London
Parcets & Jones
Bocas & Bunn
Reizenstein’s
Federal St
N. Patterson's
Sixth Avenue
Trinity Church
Iron City Brewing Company
WI Price
Parcell & Jones
Yoursel Boas & Buu
John Bull
Britain
Canada
Duta
Market St
Allegheny Bessemer Company
Pattison
K. of L
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Jewelers
Crane Elevator Co
Lewis Building
Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Jus. Horne & GO
Bill
Astrakian
Aga
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