English sermon row splits St Joseph's German Catholics
An indignation meeting of St. Joseph's German Catholic Church in Allegheny protested Rev. Peter Kaufmann's plan to offer English sermons after the 9 o'clock mass. About 150 families debated language policy, passed resolutions protesting English teaching at the church school, and pledged to seek higher authority if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Allegheny
St. Joseph's
Franklin and
Manhattan Streets
Enterprise Baok
Beaver Avenue
Peter Kaufmann
Easterprise Hall
William Krandell
Maurice Blattner
Joseph Kaiser
Louis Happ
Kraudell
Maurice Alenhoven
Wisconsin
Robert Kress
George Walther
George Burrer
Kaufmann
Phelan
Father Kanfioson
Father Kaufmann
Exposition Officials Look to Expand National Reach
Vice President Bindley of the Exposition Society outlined plans to lift the organization beyond local limits and create a national profile. He deferred specifics on next year’s facilities until after the annual election, but said surplus would fund improvements and hinted at actions for the season ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bindley
Exposition Society
Nothioe
Now with the Jury in Murder Trial of Edward Myers Ends Night Session
The Edward Myers murder trial concluded after an extended night session. Lawyers argued to the jury including defense attorney Robb who urged first degree murder or acquittal and the judge charged that the jury must decide based on the facts. The court adjourned until 9:30 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robb
Edward Myers
Harriett Cooley
Myers
Gilbert Walker
Corwin Myers
Miss Douglass
Jacob Whitehead
Versailles Township
Douglass
Commonwealth
Gotham Gossip and Dispatch boast in mammoth edition
The Dispatch proclaims the paper as the best in the state with twenty four pages of top news and carefully selected special matter. Authors Charles T. Murray and Clara Helle contribute to tomorrow's edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
Charles T. Murray
Clara Helle
Dispatch
Indian Summer Delights Citizens Weather Pleasures
Daily streets buzzed with praise for pleasant weather described as Indian summer by Judge Fetterman. He recalled a winter of 1880-81 as a stark contrast and attributed regional climate shifts to timber removal, noting a late season sleigh ride but few such rides since March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Fetterman
Irvine outlined for trial over ministerial conduct and funds
In September allegations circulated in papers accusing Rev. I W Irvine of conduct unbecoming a minister and involving a woman in Illinois. It was claimed he raised about 10000 dollars by mortgaging church property, possibly for his own use. Irvine and Prof List appeared on the trial list but bailed for trial as proceedings paused. Courthouse fighting grows in Braddock amid divided public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Kaufmann
Blattner
Manchester
I. W. XX. Irvine
Braddock
Illinois
Irvine
List
Newspa
Squire Edwards
E. F. Duffy
Thanksgiving Day Union Service at Emory Church
Union services will be held at Emory M. E. Church East End on Thanksgiving Day at a.m. Rev. William A. Stanton of Shady Avenue Baptist Church will preach the sermon assisted by Rev. Dr. Chalfant. Da. B. M. Haxwa. Lye ear nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office 720 Penn Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory M. E
East End
A.m
William A. Stanton
Shady Avenue Baptist Church
Chalfant
B. M. Haxwa
Penn Sirest
Pittsburg
Postmaster McKean Pushes for Change at Government Building
Postmaster McKean plans to telegraph Postmaster General Wanamaker from the Washington office after a visit by Mr Butz of the Pennsylvania Construction Company. McKean expects Superintendent Malone to be removed due to delays, with contractors awaiting completion and roof work stalled since August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKean
Government
Wanamaker
Malone
Butz
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Slaters
Patterson
Himsel
Washington
Mr. MecKean
Firemen Approve New Hook and Ladder Truck Trial
Accepted with a bond, the No. 3 Engine Company test of the new hook and ladder truck showed complete satisfaction. Ladders reached seven stories with nine men aboard, and Chief Brown accepted it after the Fire Extinguisher Company of Chicago posted a bond to cover patent doubts. The truck cost $5,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 3 Engine Company
Brown
Fire Extinguisher Company
Chicago
Change in the Faculty at Holy Ghost College
Rev. Father McDermott leaves Philadelphia mission to become Professor of Logic at Holy Ghost College in the city. Rev. Father Nolan assumes charge of the colored school left by McDermott, who founded a colored orphanage and schools on Pine Street and drew many converts. The transfer caused surprise among Philadelphia’s colored Catholics and sorrow among supporters who praised McDermott’s work. The reason for the move remained undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father McDermott
Philadelphia
Father Nolan
City
Holy Ghost College
Ninth and
Pine Streets
Catherine
Morrell
Drexel
Lake coal traffic closed as lake navigation ends season
Lake Erie line orders agents not to receive more lake coal and the last Detroit and Cleveland boat will depart Monday night. Baltimore and Ohio issued similar limits, ending the lake trade for the season. Officials estimate about 80 000 cars carried to the lakes by their line. Local coal trade improves and mills return to coal, boosting winter road business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
Holbrook
Flurry in England Impacts U S Flour Trade
F. J. Weixel of Marshall Kennedy & Co and Randall Club president traveled east to assess flour market prospects. English financial instability reduces orders from abroad while American grain supplies meet limited home demand. Weixel warns that with weak foreign markets and only modest crops, prices will not rise and farmers face slower profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Weixel
Marshall, Kennedy & Co
Randall Club
England
America
Weixel
B and O Vice Presidents Weigh Glenwood Plans
Second Vice President Thomas M. King and Third Vice President C. K. Lord of the B and O registered at the Monongahela House. Lord spoke on a Western trip, King said Glenwood land will support track work and shop extensions. Cumberland shops will await title details. King denied rumors of Buffalo incursion or a combine with Northern Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. King
C. K. Lord
Monongahela House
Buffalo
Waste in Wrought Pipe Mills Sparks Industry Debate
A report on the iron and steel sector notes substantial waste in Pittsburg mills during wrought pipe production. Executives from American Tube and Iron Company, Crescent Steel Works, Jones & Laughlin, and others discuss scrap losses, reuse efforts, and the impact on production costs while detailing methods to minimize waste. The Eliza furnace at Moorhead-McCleane Co. in Soho is being relined and reactivated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron and Steel Institute
Pittsburg
Boles
American Tube and Iron Company
Eliza
Moorhead-McCleane Company
Soho
Ter rapin and Statesmen Join in Close Bond
Frank G. Carpenter notes in a letter to THE DISPATCH that Ter rapin and Statesmen stay closely bound, praising the paper as the best in the state. The message calls the publication charming and instinctive and highlights its twenty four pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Carpenter
Dispatch
Lewis seeks habeas corpus for court hearing in workhouse case
John Lewis, arrested after midnight during a drunken celebration near Fifth Avenue Soho, faced a revolver threat against Officers Sullivan and others. He was sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse for pointing firearms but secured a temporary release via writ of habeas corpus. Inspector McAleese declined to intercede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Sullivan
Eleventh Ward
Chorus Girls Strike Rumor Dismissal Denied
Rumor spread that De Wolf Hopper Opera Company chorus girls planned a strike over sleeping car arrangements. Manager Ben Stevens denied trouble and said the chorus is content, noting many members have long tenure with him and high pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Wolf Hopper Opera Company
Ben Stevens
Stevens
MecCaull Opera Company
Robbery suspects held in Frankstown ward station
Identified by a Hungarian emigrant, Frank Maloney James Smith and Susan Sherdwin were arrested by Officers Haas and Crehan in Frankstown last night and locked up on a charge of complicity in robbing Jacob Plonisky. The trio allegedly enticed him from the timore and Ohio depot to a house called the Red Onion where they subdued him and stole 83 dollars. Plonisky identified them at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Maloney
James Smith
Susan Sherdwin
Haas and
Crehan
Frankstown
Twenty-third Ward
Jacob Plonisky
Timore and
Ohio
Plonisky
Boy James Beatty Arrested for Stolen Clothing
James Beatty a 15 year old from Homestead was arrested by Constable Sherron on a charge of stealing clothing from a South side resident. He has been at Morganza for nearly two years and recently escaped, claiming he has lived traveling between towns without work. He was committed to await a hearing by Alderman Succop on a future date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Beatty
Homestead
Sherron
Beatty
Morganza
Succop
Abolition of Pardon Boards Discussed by Attendee
Chaplain Milligan reports on a Prison Science Association meeting where New York attorney Mr. Smith argued for abolishing Pardon Boards. He urged hearings before the committing judge and state reimbursement to wrongfully condemned prisoners. Milligan noted broad discussion favoring the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaplain Milligan
Western Penitentiary
Prison Science Association
New York
Smith
Pardon Board
Milligan
Michigan potatoes sent to South and Southwest rail lines
Detroit radiates activity as Michigan ships 60 to 70 cars daily to southern and southwestern markets. General Manager Charles Heald travels to Boston with stockholders, noting Eastern involvement and strong crop movement. The Dispatch reports lively pages and specials from distant lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Heald
Detroit, Lansing and
Northern Road
Boston
Michigan
Lily Burgwin In Trouble For Stolen Winter Outfit
A young woman named Lily Burgwin was arrested in Allegheny after allegedly stealing a new dress a shawl a hat and other garments from a boarding house at 44 Martin Street. She was found wearing the stolen clothing and jailed awaiting a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Street
Allegheny
Glenn
Lily Borewin
Ninth Street Bridge Nears Completion Foot Passage Opens
Opened yesterday one foot passage along the Ninth Street bridge to extend the line of the bridge, with officials pleased at the rapid progress. Today the entire length is expected to be completed, and by midweek the bridge should be in full use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Street
Tebe
Anarchist memorial services planned in Pittsburg and Allegheny
Anarchists plan memorial services in Lafayette Hall tonight to honor Chicago martyrs executed on November 11, 1887. Leitung by United Workingmen's Association with Herr Most and Mrs Lucy Parsons speaking, banners and portraits to mark the event amid circulating agitational literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mrs. Parsons
Herr Most
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Lafayette Hall
United Workingmen’s Association
Lucy Parsons
Newark
N. J
Linge
Spies
Fischer
Parsons
Engle
International Workingmen’s Association
Jo Antons
Siena
Blessing Couple Arrested by Southside Police
Jacob Blessing and Rose Blessing with aliases were arrested by Inspector McKelly and Special Officer Carrigan on Evast Street Allegheny last evening. They are alleged crooks wanted in Trenton New Jersey on multiple charges of larceny. They are held at the Twenty-eighth ward station awaiting Trenton officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Blessing
Rose Blessing
Inspector McKelly
Carrigan
Southside
Evast Street
Allegheny
Isoners
Trenton
N.J
Twenty-eighth Ward
Kaufmanns Window Display Reveals Thanksgiving Scene
A Kaufmanns corner window shows a detailed farmstead with a farmhouse cornfields barn and well. Turkeys celebrate around a grand Thanksgiving table while McGinty appears comically at the bottom of the well in a natural festive scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaufmanns
McGinty
Special Kid Glove Bargains At Jos Horne Co
Five-hook extra kid gloves at 95c to 150 per pair in tans browns grays and black suede mousquetaire and eight button styles with new narrow embroidery. New kid pique sewn gloves in tans browns and black offered with warrants and fittings. Jos Horne Co 609 621 Penn Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Horne & Co
Penn Avenue
Special Saturday Clothing Bargains At Kaufmanns
Daily sale ads offer dramatic discounts on overcoats underwear and hosiery. Men's vers overcoats from $5 up to imported Kersey at $10 with 20 shade choices. French clocks with $15 sales, and numerous silk and wool undergarments and jackets heavily reduced.
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Melton
PF. C. C
Pirrspurg ComplixaTion Clothing Company
Car
Grant and Diamond Sts
the Court House
Kaufmanns
P. Co. Co. C
Prerssure Comporation Clothing Company
Cor. Grant and
Dismond Streets
the Court
Doctors Wage War Over Allegheny Hospital Appropriation
Allegheny Common Council debated a 10000 dollar appropriation to Allegheny General Hospital. Homeopaths demanded staff representation. allopaths argued against mixed control. The measure was referred to the reconstruction committee amid a heated session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny Common
Committee For Reconstruction
Federal Street
Robinson Street
Isabella
Drum
Rudolph
Seasonal Bargains in Flannels and Outings
All wool twill flannels in navy, scarlet, and other shades offered at 25c to 50c. Fancy striped and plaid outings in fine grades and colors priced 37c to 50c. Shaker flannels in scarlet, brown, gray mixtures at 25c. Opera flannels in delicate colors at 50c. Embroidered flannels in multiple colors from 65c upward.
Housekeeping Goods Special Offer on Towels and Linens
In an almost endless variety the listing promotes All-Linen Huck Towels at 100 or 120 per dozen, Huck Towels with borders 121g¢ Lie 16¢ 200 in value, Knotted Fringe Damask Towels at 20 or 3 per dozen, Hemstitched Table Cloths Napkins and Stamped Towels Scarfs Covers in pretty embroidery designs, with high end Damask towels and Scarfs priced up to 425 each.
Winter Underwear Sale Highlights Full Range for Ladies and Gentlemen
Complete lines of warm winter underwear with prices from 50 cents to 275 dollars. Offers include Ladies ribbed vests drawers merino wool silk and wool blends, and Gentlemen merino camel hair natural wool and silk blends. Brands Cartwright Warner Allen Solly advertise extensive selections for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartwright & Warner’s
Allen Solly & Co
Hosiery Bargains Highlighted In Ladies and Misses Stockings
Advert mentions low prices on ladies and misses hosiery with various cashmere and wool options. Black all wool cashmeres at 25c 50c 75c, black silk stockings at 1.25, miss pure wool ribbed stockings 22c 25c 35c, black English ribbed cashmere 56c, silk stockings in numerous prices, men's merino socks 25c, and cashmere wool items from 50c to 2.75 per pair. Special merino and wool hose offered.
Ladies and Men Gloves at Special Low Prices
Glove sale features 7-Hook Foster Suede Kid and Lacing Gloves for $1, 5 and 7-Hook Glace Kid lengths at $1, Mousquetaire Suedes, 8-Button Suede, and French Kid gloves all offered. Includes Reynier Suede Mousquetaires and winter fabric lined varieties for ladies and children. Various makes Fownes, Dents, Adlers, F. C. & F. priced across ranges for street and dress wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fownes
Dent's
Adler's
Bargain Jackets Offered At Deep Discounts In Various Fabrics
Local sale catalog lists jackets priced at $8 for plain and braided black cheviot and $12 for black braided jackets in diagonal cheviot. Original values ranged from $10 to $16, with today’s price cut to $8 and $12 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Horne & Co Dividend Declared on National Bank Capital
Horne & Co. of Paris announces a six month profit dividend of percent on capital stock payable soon. Directors declare the payment out of profits for the last six months. Dated November 2, 190.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Focere
Paris
Itis Bane
Herron
Cashion
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Eddie Myers
Union Services
Mr. Miller
Miller, Metcalf & Parkin
Crescent Steel Works
W. L. King
Jones & Laughlins, Limited
Monongatela
London
Gourley
Lily Burgwin
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DR. Koch
Pasteur
Times
Usssa Huevas & Hacke
Kaufmanos
Aoe Bocas & Burt
Kaumanns
Rosenbaum & Co’s
Aesper End
Karim Manns
Will Price
Sixth Street
James H. Arkzx & Co
Knox
McDonald
Snaman
Hunter
Pitcairn
Mr. Thompson
Patton
Groetzinger
Allegheny and
Millvale Street Railny Company
Lacock
Sandusky
Main Street
Pine Street
River Avenue
Bridge
Ohio Streets
Liberty Street
Cedar Avenue
Church Avenue
Lacock Street
Graham
Pleasant Valley Company
Crovr
Shilon
Jos, Fleming & Son
Market St
Leadme Drygoods House
Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Biber & Eastln
Market Street
Ees
Edward
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