Thanksgiving Observances Feed City Poor and Orphans
Pittsburgh observes Thanksgiving with charity drives across institutions. Home for Protestant Orphans and Home for Colored Orphans receive chicken and pies. Deaf and Dumb Institute in Wilkinsburg holds a silent, sign language meal. Hospitals and reform schools also receive special dinners and fruit while the Society for the Improvement of the Poor coordinates large-scale contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Iron City
Protestant Orphane
Ridge Avenue
Allegheny
Bev
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Wilkinsburg
Newsboys
Allegheny City
Allesden County
Reform School
Morganza
Society For the Improvement
Society
Franklin Street
Fortythird Street Presbyterian Church
H. H. Stiles
Wells Fargo Express Gives Thanksgiving Turkeys to Employees
Wells Fargo Express Company presented all U S employees with a Thanksgiving turkey. Local Agent W B Johnston says the program cost £25000 and each man received a 19 pound bird. He notes a rise in company business as holiday shipping begins with 15 packages sent yesterday.
Thanksgiving Mail Rules at Post Office Today
Stamp window opens 6 50 A M to 12 noon. Special delivery operates as usual. General delivery remains open 25 hours. Money order and registry office closed all day. All mails dispatched as usual. Carriers make one morning trip after Eastern mails.
Model of Praise Union Services in Many Churches
Thanksgiving will be observed by all churches today with union services and special musical programs. Several congregations will join for praise, collections for the poor, and varied concerts led by notable singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Presbyterian
U. P
West End
Mr. Douthett
John A. Miller
Arch Street
M. E
Allegheny
Duquesne Library and Gymnasium Open with Sporting Events
The city hosts opening night events for the Duquesne Library and Gymnasium with Ambrose Lynch delivering the athletics address. The Braddock Gun Club holds a Driving Park shooting tournament while Braddock and North Braddock clubs compete for prizes amid a weekend of football and hunting activities within 150 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne
Gymnasiuum
Yale-Princeton
New York
Expesition Park
East End
Indiana
State Normal School
Pittsburg
Diebert
D. Barr
Proctor
Vaill
Kirchner
Heppesistail
Gibson
Martin
A. Aull
W. Barr
W. Neill
Ambrose Lynch
Braddock Gun Club
Driving Park
North Braddock Gun Club
Braddock Gan Club
Allegheny Gan Clubs
Thanksgiving Dinner Highlights At Pittsburgh Hotels
Pittsburgh hotels plan special Thanksgiving dinners with unique menus and embossed parchment covers. The Anderson leads with a distinctive menu while Ed L. Bean showcases original touches. Monongahela St Charles Seventh Avenue and Central Hotels prepare meals though some menus delayed. Engine Co No 3 and Truck A join Seventh Avenue for the traditional company dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsborg
Anderson
Ed L. Bean
Monongahela
St. Charles
Seventh Avenue
Central
Engine Company No. 3
Truck A
Duquesne and
Schlosser
Theaters Open With Thanksgiving Shows and Robson Plays
The article notes Thanksgiving matinees and evening performances. Stuart Robson appears in Is Marriage a Failure at the Grand Opera House matinee and The Henrietta in the evening, with Annie Pixley at the Bijou. It mentions Robson’s dinner scene costs about $6 nightly and a humorous subplot with his father-in-law and hat expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Robson
Grand Opera Mouse
Annie Pixley
Bijou
Thanksgiving programs at county penal institutions
Inmates at Allegheny County Jail will enjoy a Thanksgiving concert and elocutionary entertainment led by Rev. E B Donehoo with Prof. Bissell and pupils performing music. Byron King and others provide elocution. Western Penitentiary offers no services but a prepared spread, while the Workhouse maintains the usual fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County
E. BR. Donehoo
Bissell
Byron King
Hhe
Western Penitentiary
Fifty Five Marriages Today Cupid Busy Preparing
A bustling wedding page reports fifty five marriages scheduled for today with couples listed in a concise roster. Details note names and venues as communities celebrate unions in a snapshot of social life.
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Cupid
Thanksgiving Day Marriage Licenses Rise in City
Fifty five marriage licenses have been granted for the day and evening. Many of the young couples are well known in the city.
Gilmore to Give Two Concerts in Old City Hall Today
Gilmore's Band performs today in Old City Hall with afternoon and evening concerts. The programs feature Meyerbeer and Wagner selections. East End and Allegheny plan one concert each, while the Southside schedules two performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Old City Hall
Meyerbeer
Wagner
East End
Allegheny
Southside
Case for a Solomon. Boy abducted twice in two households
A New York court hears a case of a boy abducted first by his birth mother Mrs. Maguire and then by an adoptive mother Mrs. Hart. Homer, renamed Hart, was taken from school and later abducted again to Norfolk, the two families entangled in a custody dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Begging Miser Sentenced. Old Chicago Man of Wealth
Peter Mueller, an elderly Chicago man reputed to be worth $750000, was sent to the bridewell for 60 days for begging on the streets. Neighbors recalled his long frugal life with his wife in a miserable hovel and rumors of wealth. Her death followed in the wake of his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaco
Peter Mueller
Mueller
Mucker
Many Miles of Rail
Statistics from Engineering News show progress in western railway building across ten states and territories. Since January 1, 1890, 1,404 miles of track laid, 2,617 miles under construction, 3,020 miles under survey, and 4,907 miles projected. Major activity in Washington, Montana, and Colorado by Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Union Pacific. Over 44 percent of this year’s track laying and 40 percent of under construction work by these firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Engineering News
Washington
Montana
Colorado
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Union Pacific
Ives and Staynor stock fraud case moved for dismissal
Lawyer Charles Brooke moved in General Sessions to dismiss indictments against Henry Ives of Ives and Staynor for fraudulent stock issues of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railroad. District Attorney Fellows said he would dispose of the case before leaving office. Fitzgerald denied the motion. Since a civil suit settlement, road officers are no longer active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Brooke
General Sessions
Henry 8
Ives
Ives & Staynor
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Belgian agent seeks missing 15 year old Augustine Hubert
Arnold Schneider consul for Belgium reports a 15 year old girl named Augustine Hubert missing. Parents reside at Imperial station. She arrived Sept 19, lived in Louisville with a family named Elenn, then returned to the city under the name Jennie Hubert and is believed to have gone to a West Careon Street residence. Efforts to locate her continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Schneider
Belgium
Augustine Hubert
Imperial Station
Louisville
Elenn
Jennie Hubert
Gallagher
West Careon Street
Schneider
Actress Florence Sherwood Admitted for Mental Disorder
Florence Sherwood the actress, mother of a year old daughter Gracie, was removed from her home at 251 West Fourteenth Street to Bellevue Hospital yesterday suffering from no temporary mental disorder. She will be transferred today to St. Vincent's Hospital for treatment arranged by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florence Sherwood
Gracie
Fourteenth Street
West Fourteenth Street
Bellevue Hospital
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Stomach Bitters Praised For Rheumatic Relief
A testimonial praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a strong remedy for rheumatic pain and a treatment for stomach and digestion issues. The writer emphasizes sustained relief with persistent use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidace
Turnpike Fight Over Condemnation Delays Action
Judge Magee heard arguments on Killian's motion for a new trial after a first degree murder conviction for the Tarentum killing of Mrs. Rudert. Attorney Marshall urged insufficient evidence and alibi claims while District Attorney Johnston defended the verdict. If denied, Killian faces death by Saturday.
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Magee
Alex. Killian
Rudert
Tarentum
Thomas M. Marshall
Killian
Johnston
Marshall
Cood
Judece Magee
Object to condemnation of Allegheny and New Brighton Turnpike
A petition filed in the Quarter Sessions Court objects to appointing a Board of Viewers to appraise the Allegheny and New Brighton Turnpike property within Allegheny City for condemnation. It argues the road, chartered 1854, served public use under a state contract and cannot be seized, cites lost eminent domain rights after 1873 appraisal offer, and claims the move serves the Pleasant Valley Electric Railway interests amid council intrigues. It seeks to halt the viewers’ appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quarter Sessions Court
Allegheny and
New Brighton Turnpike Company
Allegheny City
Allegheny
Pleasant Valley Electric Railway Company
Pleasant Valley Company
Wounded Affections Breach of Promise Trial Verdict
In a breach of promise case at Grant Street, Miss Annie Gilander and John Kerr the arbitrators ruled in favor of Gilander for 600 dollars. Rev McGill testified Gilander had lived as a domestic at his house for months and Kerr admitted eight calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Gilander
John Kerr
Messrs
Weidman
Bigham
Lindsay
Kerr
Henry Bothwell
Porter
Mass Gilander
Costly Salt Water Damages Hit Gas Company
Attorneys Young and Trent recorded numerous judgments against the Chartiers Valley Gas Company for damages from salt water contaminating water wells. Executions and property attachments were issued by Judge Ewing after long court proceedings. Plaintiffs include Marc L. Osborn, J. H. Smith, Nettie OC Tindle, Mary Wall, Anderson Floyd, Agnes McQueen, William Koederer guardian, M. E. Karns, and Catherine Gray with amounts ranging from about 680 to 1,560 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young and Trent
Chartiers Valley Gas Company
Philadelphia Company
Gas Company
Ewing
Marc L. Osborn
J. H. Smith
Nettie OC. Tindle
Mary Wall
Anderson Floyd
Agnes McQueen
William Koederer
Guardian
M. E. Karns
Catherine Gray
Philadelphia Company Wins Injunction Over City In Gas Pipe Case
A bill filed by the Philadelphia Company against the city of Pittsburg E M Bigelow and John F Hunter seeks to restrain street interference as the firm lays a larger gas pipe from Penn avenue to Virgin alley. Judge Ewing grants a preliminary injunction ordering the pipes laid and streets restored within one week or the injunction lapses.
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Ewing
Public Works Department
Philadelphia Company
Pittsburg
E. M. Bigelow
John F. Hunter
Penn Avenue
Barker’s Alley
Liberty Avenue
Virgin Alley
Hunter
Moreland
Bigelow
Ejectment suit and partition actions lead court docket notes
A verdict in the J C Williams versus Chautauqua Lake Railroad Company case awarded $2408.17 to the plaintiff. Margaret Eichleay sues John and Bridget Laffey in ejectment. Heirs of John W and Susanna Pittock file equity suit for partition of real estate. Mrs E Soputa Coater seeks divorce from George Coater alleging abandonment since marriage. Gustavus Measmer sues J Huckenstein Co and C L Willey for damages from Willey building wreck with verdict for plaintiff against Willey. Hearing on Mary C Brown will contest was discontinued and an issue to Common Pleas Court for jury trial was requested. testimentary incapacity alleged.
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Margaret Eichleay
John
Bridget Laffey
John W
Susanna Pittock
J. C. Williams
Chautauqua Lake Railroad Company
E. Soputa Coater
George Coater
Gustavus Measmer
J. Huckenstein & Co
C. L. Willey
Willey
Register Conner
Mary C. Brown
Common Pleas Court
Uniform Switching Rates Set by Pittsburg Freight Agents
The Pittsburg committee of freight agents met yesterday and agreed to uniform switching rates for Pittsburg and vicinity starting January 1. Some rates may rise or fall. local yard switching remains cheaper due to on site engines and crews. Rates will apply from Ft Wayne to Jack's Run and other listed routes including Rankin, Dallas, Sheridan, and Chartiers on Lake Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Pattison to Take Charge as Disbursing Agent on December 1
Collector Warmeasile announced that Architect Malone will be removed on December 1 and Joseph N. Pattison, a Government building inspector, will assume charge that day. Pattison will oversee the disbursement and urge contractors to meet their agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warmeasile
Western
Pennsylvania
Washington
Malone
Joseph N. Pattison
Pattison
O'Shea Marriage Settlement Suit Withdrawn in Irish Court
In the Irish Court of Chancery the case brought by Mrs. O'Shea against Captain O'Shea seeking enforcement of the marriage settlement and transfer of interests amid bankruptcy proceedings was withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sussex
Irish Court of Chancery
No Money in the Office Suit Proceeds Against Iron Co
Ralph Bugaley sues Pittsburg and Lake Superior Iron Company in Collier court for money paid and back salary for acting as President. The company defends that he agreed to serve without salary and that paid employees performed the duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bugaley
Pittsburg and Lake Superior Iron Company
Collier
Bagaley
Tariff Opinion Removes Coal Drawback Provisions
Secretary Windom follows AG ruling to treat the latest tariff act as repealing 1883 provisions on coal drawback. No drawback will be allowed for bituminous coal imports after October, in Washington on November 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washindton
Windom
Street Cars To Guyasuta Line Near Finish
Over 200 workers are building the Sharpsburg to Guya suta street car line and expect completion in two weeks. Using the Citizens' Traction feeder from Butler street will create a through line to Guyasuta with a ten cent fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Guyasuta
Citizens’ Traction Road
Butler Street
Judge Rules Against County in Gerade Printing Costs
Judge Magee denied the petition to have the county fund the printing of the testimony and paper back for Frank Gerade sentenced to death for first degree murder. The appeal costs were sought on grounds of Gerade’s poverty.
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Gerade
Magee
Frank Gerade
Supreme Court
Induction lawsuit vs Second Avenue Railway over telegraph damage
The Central District and Printing Telegraph Company has filed suit against the Second Avenue Passenger Railway Company seeking damages for injury to its telephone service caused by induction from the defendant's electric wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central District and Printing Telegraph Company
Second Avenue Passenger Railway Company
Motion for New Trial in Edward Myers Murder Case
A motion was made yesterday for a new trial in the case of Edward Myers, convicted of second degree murder in the killing of his aunt, Miss Douglass. The principal reason given was that the verdict was not warranted by the evidence.
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Edward Myers
Miss Douglass
Diamond and jewelry dealer consolidates stores
M G Co hen s Diamond and Jeweler announces closing out of its Smithfield street stock at auction. Colonel Rutherford of Philadelphia will handle sales as the Philadelphia firm moves to 36 Fifth Avenue with daily sales at 10 am 2 30 pm and 7 20 pm until all stock and fixtures are sold.
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Smithfield Street
Fifth Avenue
J. M. Rutherford
Philadelphia
Tom
Smithfild Street
M. G. Cohen's
Peculiar Position Of The Burgess In Coraopolis
An odd borough story finds Coraopolis west of Montour run thriving with minimal government. Two equal factions avoid quorum battles, a Ward clerk travels 49 miles to meetings, and a street official’s salt water damages property. Churches, lodges, a tennis club, and rumors of a speak easy fill the town.
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Montour Run
Coraopolis
McDonald
Steubenville
Frank Schlatter
Captain Kendall
Squire Ferree
Squire
Presbyterian
United Presbyterian and Methodist
Odd Fellows
Knights of Maccabees’, Jr. O. U. A. M
Europe
Suicide Mania Among Vienna Youth Sparks Medical Debate
A Vienna hospital comments on youth suicide driven by an over intellectual culture. It condemns professors for overloading students with useless work and urges medicine to assert scientific authority. It laments sleeplessness and nervous disorders while criticizing focus on tubercle research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hospital
Vienna
Shakespeare
Bacon
Penzance
Brassy Monkeys Actress Aims for Law Career
The Portland Oregonian profiles a 17 year old Chicago born Brass Monkey company member named Fanchon Conyers. She debuted six months ago as a stepping stone to further goals in life. Bright linguist with a fine voice she plans to study law in Illinois after a year on stage.
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Portland Oregonian
Brass Monkey
Chicago
Illinois
Fanchon Conyers
Valuable mail packages reveal lax posting safeguards
Postmasters in the northwest received circulars from Postmaster Steel on registering packages and returns, yet daily mailings show careless handling. A Goldendale letter carried a small open bag with gold and silver, unsealed and untied, risking loss of a substantial amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Steel
Portland
Oregonian
Goldendale
Hunter Captain Elwood Wounded in Indiana Swamp
Captain Elwood of Elwood & Smith returns from a Kansas and Indiana hunting trip with a large game haul. He became trapped between two logs in an Indiana swamp and had to be chopped free from the wedged leg. He vows not to hunt more this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Elwood
Elwood & Smith
Kansas
Indiana
Union Pacific Leadership Resigns New President Elected
Charles Francis Adams resigns as Union Pacific president along with three directors. Sidney Dillon elected president. Jay Gould Russell Sage and others join the board. Adams cites distrust between ownership and stockholders and Payne Orr and H B Hyde represent major interests. Gould plays a key role amid policy changes and executive committee forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orr
David Dows
Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Lane
Adama
Spauldinz
Rumrill
Carr
Messrs
Gould
Ames
Atkins
Dexter
Dillon
Sage
Plummer
Adams
Congress
Union Pacific
Wanamaker
Well scattered pensions across the globe
A Youth’s Companion critique notes pensions reach far beyond the United States. It cites Canada with $120,000 yearly, Treland, England, Australia, the Dark Continent, Liberia, Italy and Malta, plus Russia Finland, showing retirees drawing tiny monthly sums for service in the U.S. armed forces.
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Globe
United States
National Treasury
Canada
Washington
Treland
England
Lancaster
Australia
Cape Town
South Africa
Liberia
Mussa Linkum
Guiseppe Usboli
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Malta
Amalelle Fenech
America
Finland
Arctic Ocean
Alexander Wilson
Quaint Dutch Windmills Across Holland
Windmills rise everywhere in Holland from factories to dykes and rivers. Two story towers with rotating roofs and large canvas arms dominate the landscape. They stand like sentinels, sometimes clustered, sometimes solitary, marking the country’s iconic scenery and Dutch heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Womanhood's Advantages as Discussed in Lewiston Journal
A Lewiston Journal excerpt argues that women possess delicate perception and refined sensibilities, enjoying subtler pleasures and a sense of spiritual superiority over men in gracious exaltations. It emphasizes maternal insight and inner joy as distinct feminine strengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Terry Cook
Lewiston Journal
Adulterated milk cases convict several Philadelphia dealers
Assistant District Attorney Ker led trials charging 24 milk dealers with selling skimmed and annotto colored milk. Six were convicted and others acquitted as court weighed whether skimmed milk can be sold or used in cooking, with examination of tests by lactometer and Board of Health analyses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ker
Old Court House
Edward Hallett
John Hogan
Philip Rapp
Alfred Robinson
John Schram
Jacob Graham
William Swith
Charles F Schwerer
Hugh McGill
Erie W. Helin
Lawrence Mooney
Peter J. Tierney
James McAleely
William H. Metzgar
John Gutjohn
J. G. Voight
Henry Brandt
Edward F. Duffy
Thomas Waldron
John Hannegan
A. Erbsmehl
James Smith
Lewis Schenfuss
Jane Brannen
Hallett
Voight
McAleely
Helin
Metzzar
Waldron
Graham
Gutjohn
Mackenfuss
McGill
Erbsmehl
Brandt
Board of Health
Byrnes
Cresson
Robinsons
Inw
Commonwealth
Progress of Photography and Flashlight Innovation
A historical note on photography ranks it scientifically foremost among inventions, noting rapid amateur progress and the rise of flash photography. W I Lincoln Adams discusses its growth in his December Outing article, highlighting amateur contributions and new indoor and low-light capabilities now possible with magnesium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persod
Lafe
Dagonerre
Cathedral Band Concert in Lafayette Hall
The Cathedral Band also known as the Second Brigade Band will present a concert in Lafayette Hall on December 17. The program will feature 45 numbers and an after concert 20 piece orchestra will play for dancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Brigade
Lafayette Hall
Cough Aids and Beverage Ad From Iron City Brewing
A patient with a severe cough seeks relief via Dr D Jaynes remedy claiming cure for pulmonary and bronchial ailments. An urging note promotes Iron City Brewing Co beer as a drink option in bars. Paris robes offered at discounted prices from Huaeus & Hacks with bargains this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waex
Iron City Brewing Co
Pagis Roses
Paris
Huaeus & Hacks
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Orphan Asylums
New Institution For the Blind
Forty-second Street
Lawrenceville
Episcopal Church
Fortieth Street
Episcopal
Episcopal Farms
Hoteopathic Hospital
Pruit and Flower Mission
the Wells, Fargo Express Company
Solomon
Far West
Ives and Staynor
Peace On
Earth
Alex Killian
Chief Bigelow
Will
Mr. Malone
McKinley Tarif
Guyasouta
Myers
Reed
Northwestern
West
the Union Pacific
Charles Francis Adams
the Road
Sidney Dillon
Uncle Sam
Annotto
Andotto
Thayer
PF. R. Rambo
Paschalville
William Cripps
Fox Run
Thomas Kirk
Progress OF Photography
Cathedral Band
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