Elopement of Miss Momphall and Joseph Schwab Shocks Community
Miss Essie Momphall daughter of coal operator John Momphall and Joseph E Schwab brother of Edgar Thomson and Homestead Works manager wed in Camden Gretna Green last Thursday after to elope against Presbyterian families objections over religion. The couple plans a brief East Coast honeymoon before returning to Homestead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Essie Momphall
John Munhall
Joseph E Schwab
Schwab
Edgar Thomson
Homestead Steel Works
Camden
Gretna Green
Young Ladies' Seminary
Washington
Heigh
J. Schwab
Braddock
St. Vincent's College
Latrobe
Forreoy
East
Munhall
Michael Munhall
Munhall Bros
Munhail’s
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Pittsburg
Virginia
Charleston Road
Dispatch
Trust leadership shakeup sparks questions in Pittsburgh
A St Louis report claims National Lead Trust officers resigned their positions, triggering speculation in Pittsburgh about potential withdrawals by local members. The Missouri anti trust law is cited as a cause, while officials deny damage to the trust and note stock declines tied to broader market movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
National Lead Trust
Pittsburg
Pitts
St Louis
Missouri
Trust
McKelvy
Frm
Commemoration of 123rd Pennsylvania Volunteers Meeting
Survivors held a meeting in Common Council chamber presided by Major von Rush. A banquet at Union Rink was decided with speeches and music, and a committee was named to arrange the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Major v
Rush
Union Rink
Mishaps on the Traction Road
James Hughes of Sixteenth street tried to jump from a Butler street traction car near o o clock last evening and was crushed by a wire, his arm requiring amputation by Dr Heiber. A separate incident on Pride street at about 6 30 pm broke a rear axle. The crowded car caused excitement among female passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hughes
Sixteenth Street
Butler Street
Heiber
Pride Street
Belgian glassblowers arrive from Castle Garden to Cochran
A party of five Belgian glassblowers with their families left Castle Garden on Sunday and traveled to Cochran station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Garden
Cochran
Cochran Station
Chamber of Commerce Meeting endorses tonnage bill in Pittsburg
Directors of the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce met yesterday afternoon with Beuben Miller presiding. George A Kelly reported on the Terry and Lowell based measures, urging uniform administration and fair treatment of debtors and creditors. Resolutions praised Mrs Schenley’s gift of park land and endorsed the New York Board of Trade and Transport demand for restoring merchant marine tonnage. The report from Kelly was adopted and the meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Kelly
Chamber of Commerce
Beuben Miller
H. D. W. English
Life Insurance Company
A. T. Douthett
Porter Foundry and Machine Company
Follansbee
William E. Curtis
Clement Studebaker
Schenley
Pittsburg
Mra Sebenley
Bebeater
Aaron Vanderbilt
Committee On Ocean Transportation
New York
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce
George Aelly
New York Board of Trade
Sseeerenes
Enid
New York Board of and Transport
Kelly
District Attorney seeks extra help for overloaded office
Walter Lyon and the U S Attorney General discussed increasing facilities in the district to hire an additional deputy for Alcorn. The district handles more business than the Eastern district, covers 40 counties, with four court locations along the New York line. Previously a Republican deputy David Caceres was removed and not replaced. The fiscal year runs July to July and current pay savins suggest the government would save by not filling the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lyon
Washington
Alcorn
Philadelphia
New York State
Wayne
David Caceres
Musical Work Cut Out For January Requiem Concert
Rehearsal began last night on Mozart's Requiem the main item for the second concert of the season. It will be the work's first city performance and scores were imported from Leipsic making this a rare event with religious grandeur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipsic
Notable Politicians and Industrial Visitors in Pittsburgh
Chairman W H Andrews of the State Republican Committee stayed at Seventh Avenue Hotel en route to Philadelphia with State Senator Wallace Delamater. Belgian glass maker Mon Deprez tours Pittsburgh plants, eyeing Neville pot investment. Col Thomas Bayne departs for Washington while Col E A Clark and W E Walker, former chemist now general manager, are noted figures amid steel works interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Andrews
Republican Executive Committee
Seventh Avenue
Delamater Redro
George Deprez
Co 6
Mon
Depres
America
Americans
Pittsborg
Thomas Bayne
W.E. Walker
Ee Ee Eee
Leago Sheet Works
Borpae Z Soomnaien Ie
Snamaccoe
Eas. Clark
Dining cars debut on Union Pacific Overland Route trains
The Union Pacific Railway introduces Internt pattern dining cars on fast trains between Council Bluffs and Denver and between Council Bluffs and Portland. Starting August 18, the new service will be handled by a market lords and a Paullmen pany, offering meals onboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railway
Council Bluffs
Denver
Portland
Free Bridges Treated By City Council Meeting
Pittsburgh Common and Select Councils debated free bridges funding and control. A joint committee was formed to study costs authority and county obligations while street and fire service measures moved forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Common Council
Messrs
Duncan
McCurry
Wright
Roup Street
Negley Avenue
Common Branch
Department of Public Safety
East End Street Railway Company
William Pitt
W. G. Johnston
Peopleoitsburg
Pittsburg
Select Council
Department of Public Works
Finance Committee
Keating
Nisbet
Mr. Robertson
Robertson
Cornell
Iron and Steel Workers Parade To Outnumber Past Events
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers aims for a large Thursday turnout with 1000 Youngstown members and similar totals from New Castle, Sharon, Wheeling, Leechburg, Kittanning, and Homestead. About 3000 Carnegie Brothers workers and others from several mills may participate, while 5000 blast furnace workers and non-union mills are not involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Youngstown
New Castle
Sharon
Wheeling
Leechburg
Kittanning
Homestead
Hugh J. O’don
Vesuvius
Sharpsburg
McKeesport
Carnegie Bros. & Co
Oliver Bro. & Phi Ips
Ares
Iron
Eins
Painter
Clinton and Blige
A. M. Byers & Co
Jones & Laugh
Ae Iron Wi
Anchor
Soho
Penssrivaats Soi Nee Etree Vauia
Ayne Iron An Zug & Co
Rheenberger
Braddock
Amalgamated Association
Grave Constabulary Duty
The Brockwayville incident follows N J Stanberger’s attempt to recapture Truby after an overcheck by 450 at the Brockwayville Bank. He wielded handcuffs but Inspector McAleese opposed such safeguards, favoring standard methods and the jail system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Stanberger
Brockwayville
Truby
McTighe
McAleese
Railroads Propose Parallel Rates to Compete West of Chicago
A circular from railroads west of Chicago outlines rates from Chicago Saint Paul Minneapolis and intermediates to points into states west of the Indiana Illinois line. Rates follow official classifications with Chicago origin governed by Western standards. East of Indiana Illinois lines weigh legality of issuing alternative rates to match competition via northern routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Paus
Minneapolis
Indiana and
Illinois State Line
Indiana
Illnois
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Evans Alley raid and inquest reports in Allegheny
A raid on John Evans residence in Evans Alley Allegheny led to arrests including Mr and Mrs era Bridgett O'Brien and two children. The coroner reported an unknown man killed at Chartiers Black Coal Company mines near Federal. In Harrisburg Dergetrus Coulson seeks Governor Beaver for a requisition while Allegheny property committees plan Ferhattte Ground electric project steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Evans
Evans Alley
Allegheny
Pearson
Era Bridgett O'Brien
Pauper Farm Option For City Home Sales Prospect
City considers selling the Homestead site of the County Home and relocating pauper care to cheaper land near the center. Advocates push a plan to reclaim waste land, build a wall along Panhandle Railway, terrace hills, and even create a vineyard to finance operations. Proponents argue savings could reach 350000 dollars while reducing nuisance of the current site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock
McKeesport
Verona
Homestead
Grandview Avenue
Panhandle
Harola
Allegheny County
Alleghenies
United States
A. J. McQuitty
Condition of Dr. Oldshue Improves After Stroke
Reports on Dr. Oldshue, police surgeon, were discouraging for days. Dr. Moyer said the patient is very sick but not hopeless with four physicians attending. His vitality is high enough for possible months of life barring further complications. He has suffered a paralytic stroke and had been misdiagnosed by a New York physician after a prior illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
Common Council
Finance Committee
Thirty-sixth Ward
Point Bridge
Thirty-fifth
Wardle
Monroe
Mr. Nisbet
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Bridge Committee
Nisbet
Oldshue
Fifth Avenue
Moyer
Joseph Dickson
Aldshue
New York
Oldshuea
Shirts Found in Lockup Include Initials OC RB
Inspector McAleese displays a collection of nearly new white dress shirts recovered among stolen goods. The shirts show narrow pleated pockets and the initials OC RB in red on the lower bosom, alongside a Dr Bull's Cough Syrup label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAleese
Oil Boom Spurs Activity Near Arbuckle Jamison Farm
Since October 10, a six inch hole on Arbuckle Jamison farm has released about $25,000 worth of oil, with No 2 well showing strong potential and $125 to $1008 daily output. Nearby wells on Aiken and Davis farms rise in production, while Imperial shifts from coal and milk to oil, as Montour Run and surrounding lines face new freight rates affecting shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial
Arbuckle-Jamison
Stowe Township
Pioneer
Jamison
Hae
Aiken
Jennings & Pattersor
Davis
Fortune
Doff City
Brush Creek
Bass
Brownate
Montour Run
Milness
Panhandle
Montour
Man Fakes Drunkenness to Escape Wet Night Plunge
Richard Potter of Masontown Pa ran from pursuers on Grant Street and jumped into the Monongahela River. An officer halted the swim at Central Station where Potter was booked on a drunken charge after his clothes were removed and a blanket provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela Water Company
Richard Potter
Masontown
Grant Street
Maxwell
Mr. Oe
Central Station
Two Weeks of Charity Work By Society for the Improvement of the Poor
The Society reports 579 loaves of bread 206 pounds rice 188 pounds oatmeal 172 quarts milk 57 of tea 180 pounds sugar 276 han and 208 ecdere distributed along with 183 garments. Visits reached 500 families with 216 extended to 809 people. 806 visits to the sick and poor occurred. Questions were secured for 13 persons and 29 more were obtained weekly. Directors held a semi monthly meeting in the YMCA parlors. An anniversary meeting is planned for next Sunday at the church with Rev. Pascarath to speak the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Improvement of
M. C A
Sunda
Glass workers cases heard in May trial end
District Attorney Walter Lyon said yesterday he would file papers in civil suits against Se Sones Campbell and Slicker. Return day is not yet set. Lyon spoke during a visit to W and had no communication with Chambers or Campbell. Trials are due next May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End Street Railway Company
Carnahan
Messrs. MacGonigle
Wright
Ferguson
Cosmahan
Donley
R. Ferguson Dent
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Lyon
Messrs
Se Sones Campbell
Slicker
Chambers
Campbell
Swers
Pittsburg Pianos Sold Through Kleber & Bro in Holiday Rush
A letter from Miller and Wingate shows Pittsburg pianos and organs ordered from Kleber & Bro at 808 Wood Street. Six pianos and three organs were sold yesterday as Christmas gifts, with most buyers choosing Kleber over other music stores to avoid risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Wingate
N. M
Tisburg Mee & Bro
Wood
United States
Kleber
Wood Street
Kleber & Bro.’s
Have You Tried Them Marvin's Famous Rifle Nets
The ad highlights Marvin's famous rifle nets as delicious market morsels available from grocers. It also promotes MUFS Montenac chinchilla and kersey over coats from Pit cairn's at 434 Wood Street and Kappel's at 77 Ave, plus a note on a music venue and a celebrated appetizer from AwoosTura Bittees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin
Montenac
Pitcairn’s
Wood Street
Tria
Provents and Salon Ad Heads to Market Street
Fragmentary notice mentions a mail in, a water salon at 416 Market Street run by Rutrecht. Readable details indicate a business location and ongoing services. No clear dates or outcomes are provided in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutrecht
Market St
Wool Growers Meet in Harrisburg Elect Delegates
About 50 gentlemen from Pennsylvania and a few from Ohio attended the Wool Growers and Sheep Breeders Association meeting at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. Delegates were elected for a Washington convention to press tariff protections, as New England favors free wool and specific duties. John N. McDowell chaired. officers named include W A Herriott and J W Axtell. Major McKinley backed for Speaker amid tariff and import concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wool’ Growers’ and Sheep Breeders’ Association of Pennsylvania
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Commonwealth
Ohio
United States
Washington
Congress
John N. McDowell
Washington County
New England
Smith
Maine
Major McKinley
John Me HH
W. A. Herriott
Allegheny County
J. W. Axtell
Allegheny
L.anene
Lawrence County
McDowell
Clark
Nelson
Peetys
A. Herriott
W. Savers
Thanksgiving Overcoat Surprise At Local Store
A store offers a vast stock of men s overcoats in blue gray and brown with about 1200 coats priced at ten dollars each to attract Thanksgiving shoppers. The promotion runs today and tomorrow aiming to spur customers to visit the shop.
Opera sale and wedding attire at Federal street store
An advertisement notes a special evening sale from 5 to 9 at 94 and 06 Federal street Allegheny offering operas robes fur and satin lined. It promotes Jos Houss & Co Penn Avenue stores and cheaper festive goods with low prices at a Pittsburgh market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Street
Allegheny
Jos, Houss & Co
Penn Avenue
Plush Jackets and Coats Highlighted in Special Values
Plush jackets and coats offered at ten dollars feature fabrics such as Astrachan and English cheviot. The sale promotes plush garb with chamois pockets and seal features, including capes in plush and related fur-trimmed styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astrachan Vo
Caeta
Personal Visit Sparks Central Police Office Truth
Sergeant Adolph Mets asks Inspector Mo for an afternoon meeting for private business. The inspector questions the purpose, and Mets confirms a strictly personal matter involving a bachelor and a local resident, leading to a discreet discussion with Captain Dam Sylvan and others about future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibara
Adolph Mets
Adolph Metz
Mr. McAleese
Sasithfield Street
Detective Fitzgerald Returns from Chicago with James
Detective Fitzgerald arrived home yesterday from Chicago in charge of James, taking custody in connection with an ongoing investigation. Local authorities declined to identify the case details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detective Fitzgerald
Chicago
James
Horne and Co Offer Wide Rim Mings and Furs
Horne and Eq advertise a large stock of rim mings in Geese cities with a focus on abundant choice and best value. They list two stud types of Yur Trim mings from jowest priced to finest, plus furs expected to rise in popularity this season.
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Essie Mundall
Jos. E. Schwab
Mundall
New Jersey
Millionaire
Amiable
Mr. Schwab
Westmoreland County
Apeaid
Benson St. Louis
Basgeet
U. & District Attorney’s Office
Mozart Club
Tirpler Dignity
Plitsbergers
East End
W. A. Magee
Holliday
Twenty
St Tearle
Laming
Mr. Lambing
Common Councils
the Iron and Steel Workers
Greasers
Mr. Potter
Trose Glass Workers
Fort Wise
Goo. Kappel’s
Ave
Weisley Indorsed
Au- Frechi
Pittburg
Cloak and Suit Rooms
Sethe
Capesin
Astrachan
Tow
Monker
Pertins Lash
Soy Market Street
R. J. Horner & CO
Artistic Furniture
French, Kendrick & CO
CHINA
Slmps
Caight
Horne & Eq’s
Dito
le and
Meo
Hanily
JOS. Horne & CL
Een Pess Avenue
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