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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1891

Page

8

Separate Building Sought For World Fair Flower Work

At the Rostox convention of the World and National W C T U the Social Department led by Mrs Anna Hammer proposed a separate building for flowers missions and unfermented wine efforts at the Columbian Exposition. Miss Jennie Casseday praised Flower Mission work while discussions urged temperance outreach at fairs and Paris Exposition praise. A plan for the building was shown and talks covered unfermented wine and women enfranchisement.

Rostox Anna M. Hammer Pennsylvania Department of Flower Mission Jennie Casseday Hammer Casseday St. Louis Mra Nichols Carnot W. CT. U United States P. A. Esmond Theresa A. Jenkins Frances Willard Ella G. Ives God Save Lady Somerset

Case of Belden versus Burke ends in ruling for Burke

Judge Ingraham of the New York Supreme Court dismissed Congressman James J. Belden’s suit seeking $1,000 in bonds of the Columbus Hecking Valley and Toledo Railroad Company. Belden alleged fraud in the consolidated mortgage of £14,500,000 and misapplication of $25,000,000 in proceeds. Elihu Root led for the plaintiff. Bourke Cochran for the railroad. arbitration in Ohio followed and the decision favored Burke.

James L. Belden Burke New York Ingraham Supreme Court James J. Belden Columbus Elihu Root

Government to Buy Mt McGregor for Sanitarium

Albany reports G A R Commander John Palmer urged government ownership of Mt McGregor property housing the Drexel cottage where General Grant died. He proposes a national sanitarium for consumptive soldiers, retaining the cottage and hotel with 500 capacity, arguing purchase by commission at a fair price.

Albany Mt. McGregor Drexel Cottage Grant John Palmer G. A. R. Hhe Mt McGregor

Phipps Donates 100000 for Schenley Park Conservatory

Henry Phipps Jr. offers 100000 to Pittsburg for a Schenley Park conservatory and hints he will double the amount if needed. The plan, discussed with Mayor Gourley and officials, aims to create a premier public building with open access seven days a week.

Henry Phipps, Jr Schenley Park Carnegie, Phipps & Co Gourley Pittsburg H. J. Gourley Dean Lin Messrs. E. M. Bicelow Oi Department of Public Works Oliver P. Lcaife John Walder Henry Parris, JR Bigelow Forbes Street Phipps Morrow Carnegie Allegheny Cemetery Charles Clark Chief Bigelow

Deaths of Cooper and notable locals mark Erie obituary pages

Rear Admiral George H. Cooper dies at his Brooklyn home after a brief illness from heart trouble. Born in Fort Diamond in 1821, his long naval career spanned the Mexican and Civil Wars, the North Atlantic, and command at the Brooklyn Navy Yard before retirement in 1884. Also listed are deaths of Erie musicians Mrs. T M Bohen and local figures J O Straub, Alvixn Devan, and others, with brief career notes and family details.

George H. Cooper United States Navy Brooklyn Cooper Fort Diamond Navy Florida Constitution Pacific Pont Isabel Monterey Tabasco Alvarado Tosapan Norfolk Navy Yard India Roanoke Manassachsetts Charleston Fort Sumter Brooklyn Navy Yard North Atlantic

Resolutions of sympathy for late director William Barker Jr

At Pittsburg, the City Insurance Company Board of Directors approved a unanimous expression of regret over the death of William Barker Jr. The resolution praised his integrity and asked condolences to be extended to his widow and family. Also listed are funeral notices and various local names and events from November 1891.

City Insurance Company Pittsburg Wi Barker, Jr William Barker, Jr Barker Willtiam Banker, Jr Greenfield Avenue Tuansday Attenoes Crane Atti A. W Kate E Ughter Patrick and Muury Crans Dingleberg Ebdy Ane A Elizabeth Alexander Hazelwood Avenue Twenty-third Ward Elliott Haney W John C Jennie Bonavitz Elliott Penn Avenue Fripar Garvin Ligonier Street R.m Many Garvin Brown Calvin Garvin Goeman Bridgeport Tuomas Gon- Mann Bridget Gorman Shadyside Holmes Howake JosEin Patrick Katharine Holmes Parente Carey Alley Southside Hunt Ory R. W J. F. How Lussk Zelionope Amos Lusk McKee A. W. Crouther Erna Ann W Mckee Eidow Machow McKee Noonan Treday Joan Noonan Forbes Street Tsursday St. Paul's Cathedral Straub Jon N. Stave Mt. Troy Troy Hill

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