Bank Mystery Deepens Over Hoerr Absence In Pittsburgh
Reporters describe a search for Mr Hoerr at his home and nearby locations after a suspension notice at Butler Street bank. Neighbors say Mrs Hoerr is ill, last seen train at 2 PM, and the bank remains lit as the town wonders if deposits will be honored or claims paid. Rumors of bond values and shrunken certificates circulate amid economic gloom and foreboding for residents.
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Mr. Hoerr
Wainwright
Butler Street
Lawrence Bank
John Wainwright
John Ward
Butler
Wainwright Bros
Winterton
Dr. Covert
Forty-fourth Street
Ian Night
Canoe
Kirckpatrick
Willis McCook
Deipner
Alderman Doughty
Upperman Bros
Upperman
Wainsworth
Wainwrights
Frauenheim & Vilsack
Alderman Porter
Sam Bowden
Sixteenth Ward
Robert Plender
Major Wallace
George Smith
Bankof Lawrence Faces Suspension After Run
Director T B Stewart of the Lawrence Bank speaks to a Dispatch reporter on liabilities and assets. He cites liabilities under 500000 and assets above that, with real estate and securities in hand. He warns depositors to be patient, notes heavy withdrawals caused the suspension, and predicts a possible reopening only after asset realization.
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T. B. Stewart
Lawrence Bank
Butler Street
Bank in crisis sparks mixed faith from town leaders
The bank’s figures show $11,000 to $12,000 in the coffers when the crash hit. Directors and a local postmaster defend management while blaming rumored panic and depositor misperceptions. The President Mr. Young, praised for 24 years, remains central to town confidence.
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Holder
Tor
Bank officials blamed as deposits kept after closure
Real estate agent Thomas McCaffrey criticizes bank leaders for continuing to take deposits on the fatal day. He says officials knew closure was near and should have stopped accepting money, while tellers report no instructions to halt deposits. Depositors crowded the bank as confusion and missing cashier Hoerr provoked fear.
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McCaffrey
Henry
Thomas McCaffrey
Butler Street
Dispatch
Union National Bank
McKee
Young
Hoerr
Decimations Indulged IX In Legal Action Against Vulcan Works Firm
Attorney L M Plamer as trustee filed a 150000 judgment against J D Long & Co of Vulcan Iron Works. An execution issued on fee and the bill is with the Sheriff. Philadelphia Company sued J D Long & Co for 2951 debt. Kennedy avoided answering questions about loyalties when contacted by reporter.
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J.D. Long & Co
Vulcan Iron Works
L. M. Plamer
J. D. Long
Philadelphia
Eesd
Leeenay Mill
aEog
Chartiers
M. Ken
Kennedy
Unclear Testimony on Creditors Represented
A witness refused to disclose the creditors he represented and did not confirm details about Mr Palmer or Mr Flamer being called upon at the residence of Mr Allan Wood. He declined to name the creditor list and gave no further information on the matter.
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Plamer
Flamer
Allan Wood
Three Men Drowned After Skiff Capsize at Landing
Captain John A. Wood reported a boating accident at his landing where a skiff capsized and three men drowned. Rescue efforts were unable to recover all victims. Authorities opened an inquiry into the incident.
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John A. Wood
Three Men Drowned Near Ohio River Barges
Three men drowned around 7 p.m. near the Ohio river by Temperanceville after their skiff capsized among barges. Captain Wood of Wood's Landing assisted, but the heavy skiff sank with the men aboard. Police searched without success. the boat yielded no identifying clues. The victims, likely from Lindmy eCutcheon’s mill workers, remain unidentified.
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Ohio
James Wood
Captain Wood
Wood's Landing
Temperanceville
West End
LindmyeCutcheon’s
Allegheny
Booker
Wood
Bank Collapse Sparks Tears in Lawrenceville Crowd
A large crowd gathered at the Lawrence Bank amid a downpour as deposits evaporated after a sudden suspension. A doctor named Clark Desles denies withdrawing 80 000 and faces rumors he caused the failure while victims include Velte and McDonald with 4 300 and others like Mrs Deipner with 1 800.
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Dr. Clark Desles
B and O Interest Reported in South Tenth Street Bridge
A rumor claimed the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad eyed purchasing the South Tenth Street Bridge from the local Bridge Company. The plan would add tracks to connect with the Lake Erie line, with residents hoping for terms barring a free footway beside the tracks. Charles Evans denied knowledge of such negotiations and suggested the B and O could buy if the price was met.
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Tenth Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
South Tenth Street
Charles Evans
Coal Tow Loading Rates and Mine Closings Reported
Fourth pool operators paid an extra half cent to load the remaining tows at Snowhill and will finish today as the mines close. In the Third pool Marshall McDonald’s James Jones works pay 3 cents per tow and finish next Thursday. En-Bespee remains in First and Second pools.
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T. J. Wood
Snowhill
Marshall McDonald
James Jones
Orleans
A Slate Writer's Lecture by Dr Glade at Imperial Hall
Dr Glade the Spiritentiat delivered a lecture on a trip around the world before an audience of believers in spiritualism. He claimed europe's rulers and many Americans are spiritualists and recounted visions, seances, and cures, including a Berlin University jewel box and a dramatic recovery by a healer named McClelland.
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Glade
Henry Slade
Imperial Hall
Matt
Europe
Draina
St. Petersburg
Sarap
Son
Berlin
Poaine & x
Itout
Berlin University
San Francisco
McClelland
Musical instruments and sheet music sale ad
Warranted true mandolins oak and mahogany instruments with prices in dollars. includes arion mandolin and conservatory rosewood models plus Washburn mandolin and a wide array of banjos zithers cornets music boxes auto harps violins and music cabinets. Also latest sheet music half price at H. Kleber & Bro No 506 Wood Street.
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Enneeeseensen
Washburn
H. Kleber & Bro
Wood Street
Piano dealers undercut rivals in Allegheny sale
Classified notice advertises used and new organs, uprights and square pianos with prices from 0 to 125. The seller invites buyers to inspect instruments at Sendacky on Uskey Street in Allegheny and promises late hours until 9 o'clock.
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Pring
Sendacky
Uskey St
Allegheny
Luster Silver Mining Co Stock Up After Ore Find
A telegram to Captain Darrington reports a vast aprendid ore body 50 feet wide and two and a half miles long near El Ore in Mexico, explaining why Luster Silver Mining Co shares sat above par. A blast damaged mining machinery before the reduction mill operated. The mine lies about 200 miles north of Noria.
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Luster Silver Mining Company
Darrington
Everal
Luster
Noria
Mexico
el Ore
Old Established Music House Advertises Best Prices
Kleber & Bro, trusted Pittsburg dealers, invite customers to buy Steinway and Conover pianos, Burdette organs, Vocalion church organs and more. They offer 500 men’s cashmere overcoats at ten dollars, claiming half the price of competitors. Located at 506 Wood Street near Grant and Diamond data, opposite the new Court House.
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Kleber & Bro
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Klebers
Steinway
Emerson
Vocalion
Leber Bros
Wood Street
Kiebers
Cor. Grant and Dismondata
New Court House
Southside Footpads Seize $5 From Child on Street
Thomas Cox of 3001 Mary Street gave his 9 year old daughter Kate $5 for dues in a building and loan. On Jane Street two young men grabbed the girl, took the $120 she had as change, then released her and fled. She notified her parents and the police.
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Thomas Cox
Mary Street
Southside
Kate
Jane Street
Twenty-fifth
Twenty Sixth
Missing cashier Hoerr and a break in at Hamm’s Cigars
Late last night Cashier Hoerr remained missing after a visit to friends in Butler failed to locate him. Meanwhile burglars entered Jacob Hamm’s cigar store at 1106 Carson Street around 2 AM but fled after entering through a window, leaving only a box of tobaccos missing. A telegram to Butler confirmed Hoerr was not there. Dr B M Hawn at 718 Penn Street is listed in the report.
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the Inquirer
Penn Avenue
Moke
Velte & McDonald
Velte
Hoerr
Dr. Clark
Butler
Jacob Hamm
Carson Street
Patest Lesther Shoes For ese enna at Cainern Market
A partial, garbled line from a local page mentions a shopper name and a market setting. The readable fragment shows a person purchasing footwear at a city market, with unclear spelling and likely a brief commerce note.
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Cainern Sie
Through Sleeping Car Offered On St Louis Train
The age of evening train No 5 of St L Railway from Pittsburg Union Station at 9 P M will include a through sleeping car arriving in St Louis next evening. A bankrupt New York importing house at 723 and 725 Liberty street corner on street conducts daily auctions at 6 A M 2 P M and 7 30 P M for creditors. Items include Jenness Miller combination suits underwear for ladies and children broken bodies and divided skirts.
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St. L. Railway
Pittsburg Union Station
St- Louis
Noywith Hs
Liberty Street
New York
Jenness Miller
Boces & Bum
Patrol River Drowning Prompt Coroner Suggestion
Coroner McDowell urges city councils to establish a river patrol and search efforts for drowned workers near Wood Street. He cites a case where two colored deckhands were not pursued due to authority and funding gaps, calling it a duty of public safety and council appropriation to act.
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McDowell
Department of Public Safety
McCandless
Brown
Hes
Ewing Persons
Appropriations Committee
Pate
Anne
C. W. Batchelor
Water Street
Tas Dispatch
McAleese
Money Buys Them for Chinchilla Overcoats
An odd ad notes an $8 choice of men's chinchilla overcoats in blue with ongoing promotions. It mentions charges to a post office and a court case, referencing a figures and a party named Dismond opposing a new Court Bee.
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Dismond
New Court Bee
Garments for Ladies Misses and Children Featured
A catalog note highlights garments for ladies misses and children in varied styles and sizes. The announcement emphasizes ready to wear pieces and new seasonal selections for shopper consideration.
Gents Furnishings On Sale At Local Stores
Grand exhibition of Buckingham & Co. neckwear and popular prices. Sonons & Co. Penn Avenue store offers men gloves from James H. Arkes & Co. Comfort Shoe features ladies hand sewn shoes. Cats & Verner’s Fifth avenue and Market street. F. & V. Pittsburg beer advertised to soothe nerves. Gentleman’s furnishing department open till 9 PM. Jos. Horse & Co. Peon Avenue Stores. Pure beer marketed as life breath to tired humanity. Kept
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A. H. Buckinham & Co
London
Sonons & Co
Penn Avenue
Cats & Verner's
MWS
Fifth Avenue
Market Street
How to Build a Summer Cottage and Costs
RB W Choppell outlines plans and price ranges for a summer cottage. The article previews practical steps, materials, and expected expenses for readers considering a small, seasonal residence.
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RB. W. Choppell
Families in Braddock and Wilkinsburg face neglect probe
Humane Agent O'Brien investigated a complaint about Thomas Cready's family in Braddock and William Young's in Wilkinsburg. He found four children under ten in Filthy conditions. parents allegedly neglected and both parents reportedly drinkers. Neighbors aided with coal and food. Home Society to monitor.
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Humane
O'Brien
Braddock
Wilkinsberg
Thomas Cready
William ‘Young
Wilkinsburg
O’brien
Cready
West Penn Hospital
Young
Unclear Ad Snippet From Fifth Avenue Store
A fragmentary advertisement notes hand sewn shoes for ladies at Carn & Vuewer’s on Fifth Avenue and Market Street. It also mentions Angostura Bitters and a teaser about Willis Bennyon’s forthcoming Dispatch piece describing eccentric swallowers.
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Tos Place
Samuel Patterson
Station B
Lawrenceville
Hoeer
Thomas Coghlan
Ireland
Citizens’ Traction Company
William F. Eichenlaub
St. Augustine's Church
Father Morris
Louis Emmerich
Kate Korta
H. C. Knapp
George Metz
Father Griffin
St. John’s Church
W. I. Shade
J. C. O'Donnell
Mr. Zacharias
George Graber
Smallman Street
Charles Supert
Edward Kingott
William Lawton
Dey Anole
Kate Lewis
Nedy Lang
Dr McFarland
M. F. Blacksmith
Nny
Mr. Long
Mr. Plamer
Mr. Kennedy Muto
Bank
de Ponerse
Oung
Traction Railroad
Manchester
Twenty-ninth
Thirtieth Street
Percy
Serena
Tae
SLATE
Hoger
B. M. Hawn
Peon Street
Pas&su
St. Louis
Branch OF
the Police Service
Ohio River
Jean, Taise
Liefs
Fim
Astrachan
Biber & Easton
Ford
Florida
Low
China Store
Smithfield Street
City Hall
French, Kendrick & CO
James H. Arkes & Co
Fifth Ave
Genin’ Fornlebiog
Jos, Horse & Co
Peon Avenue
Grant and
Diamond Ae
Deine Court House
California
I Destibutos
Mort Noms
Carn & Vuewer’s
Fwillis Benyon
Tomorrow’s Dispatch
Horne
Buckingham
Gental
Horne & CO
P. H
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