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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1890
Page
2
Thanksgiving in Pittsburgh and Allegheny featured quiet religious services and festive social events. Despite cold, snowy weather, theaters, gatherings, and weddings filled the day while a sobering note came from a child’s death and disease in a local family. The day included multiple church services, union meetings, and special musical programs for travelers and residents alike.
Religious observances filled Pittsburg and Allegheny as Thanksgiving was celebrated in churches and union services. Dr Izer led Christ M E Church morning prayers while Rev Charles Edward Locke preached on An Ideal Nation from Psalms. He urged protection of home and marriage, urged regard for mothers and children, and touched on woman suffrage.
The Kenmawr, Hotel Anderson, Hotel Duquesne, Central Hotel, Seventh Avenue, Hotel Boyer, and Monongahela House offered lavish Thanksgiving menus in 1890. Guests received embossed cards, parchment covers, ribbons, and tasteful souvenirs. some hotels added free lunches and elaborate table decorations.
Westinghouse workers at Wilmerding and Pittsburgh divisional shops received 2200 turkeys as gifts. Some machinists carried birds home, while others turned gifts into cash or raffles. Hungarian laborers traded their gifts for coins and liquor, and the day turned festive for workers and families. A Thanksgiving christening followed at 50 Watson Street with a family event.
The son and daughter of J. D. Pringle and the son of Mrs. Margaret Thompson were christened by the Rev. George Shaffer. A Thanksgiving banquet followed for the friends of the family.
Theaters across Pittsburg drew record crowds Thanksgiving Day and night with standing room only at Grand Bijou Harris' Theater and Williams Academy. Managers reported sold out shows and higher matinee takings as large crowds flocked to the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama before January 1 closing.
Colonel Tom Watt, Pennsylvania Railroad district passenger agent, reports Thanksgiving travel wider than recent years and weather favorable with no snow delays. He cites continual improvements in travel facilities and recalls old steam engines, noting modern locomotives haul eight to ten coaches at sixty miles per hour without effort. Other railroad officials share the absence of complaints.
Thanksgiving Day on the Southside was observed with streets deserted and business suspended. The day featured many social gatherings, 1,000 plus at St James dinner, crowded halls, church events, and numerous private parties. no arrests and minimal saloon activity. The police kept busy at balls and social events.
Henry Phipps Jr proposes a $10000 gift to Allegheny's Carnegie Free Library for scientific reference books. He asks three friends to select the titles and cover three years of Sunday reading room expenses from 1 to 10 PM. The plan aims to boost access on Sundays when leisure hours are greatest.
Police Court proceedings in two cities were brief with lenient judgments. Annie Wagner, an elderly recurring vagrant, faced magistrate Gripp for drunkenness and received a ninety day sentence to the workhouse after pleading for a short-term home confinement.
The Monongahela House management furnished an elegant Thanksgiving dinner to the members of Engine Company No 2 yesterday afternoon.
Officers of the Eighteenth Regiment favor appointing an active guard member but endorse Captain William Mc Clelland if Governor-elect Pattison hires a non-guard appointee. They cite Mc Clelland’s war record and character while noting costs and lobbying by Col Hudson supporters.
Labor circles report miners prepare to demand strict adherence to cash and standard weight in 1891 wage talks. They cite Hampton and Turtle Creek strikes on the Pennsylvania Railroad and vow to curb pluck-me stores blamed for driving coal prices down. National Union delegates will scrutinize strikes and scale policy at the next session.
Joseph L. Evans master workman of the D A L K O L arrives home from the Denver session amid talks on Dewey’s expulsion and Powderly’s politics. He sees a harmonious meeting likely to bring goodwill to the order and notes uncertainty about the Farmers Alliance meeting next Tuesday. He does not fear L A 300 threatening withdrawal.
The Corkworkers Assembly Knights of Labor representingArmstrong Bros Co opened a six week fair in the Grand Central Rink yesterday. The largest local in D A 3, the corkworkers drew several hundred attendees for an opening entertainment and a likely successful event.
Carnegie Phipps and Company plan to bid on the structural iron contract for the World’s Fair. They will start next week building a new beam mill on the former Poor Farm site in Homestead. The firm aims for a larger mill than any rival.
The pig iron market shows little change over the last month but a land transfer from Allegheny Bessemer Steel to the Carnegie group is expected to ease the market. Previously the original owners bought pig iron, but going forward material will be sourced from Carnegie sources.
The Homestead Glass Works blast on Wednesday caused fatal injuries to manager William Lindsey aged 45. He died last evening from his wounds, following the accident that day.
Trestle work carries the track across a hollow from Diamond street to Forbes avenue, with plans to discard the structure once Forbes avenue opens to the city. Booth and Flinn deployed many workers to hasten the project amid ongoing construction.
Large crowd attends the opening at 216 Penn Avenue. The basement rooms host a reading room, library with 400 volumes, and a bowling alley with a billiard table. Father Sheedy leads, plans include lectures on mechanics and history, and a 130-member, unsectarian group aims to expand access citywide.
Captain Samuel Pollock, manager of Franklin Lubricating Oil Co in the city, died of apoplexy yesterday in the Monongahela House corridor at eleven in the morning. He was 60, leaving a widow and two daughters at 421 Weilie Avenue. Pollock, a longtime business figure and former Market Street dry goods merchant, was a Mason.
A store pick at Jos. Horne & Co. on Penn Avenue is reported with details of the event and the personnel involved. Local observers note implications for customers and nearby merchants.
Men alligator Dongola kid pebble goat tan-colored goat and velvets operas and Everetts priced at 75c 1 125 150 and more at G D Simons 78 Ohio street Allegheny Pa An advertising notice from The Dispatch social S S edition promises unusually interesting content tomorrow focusing on current news and business interests of the Southside
All departments ready for holiday business with clear aisles and extra staff. Dress Goods lead the promotion with thousands of yards cut into suit lengths and labeled at low prices. Prices range from $2.50 to $7.50 for various fabrics including all wool serges and French cashmeres in full lengths and new shades. French combination patterns marked to entice buyers with new stock and strong value.
The ad touts the largest city assortment at under value prices. Paris Robes with Silk and Astra khan trimmings sell at 30 dollars, down from 45 to 50. Other Paris Robes priced 20 to 25 (regular 35 to 40) and 12 to 18 (real worth 18 to 30). Also featured are Combination Dress Patterns in Camel hair Astra khan and rugged effects at 20 dollars, with limited color selections.
The Birmingham Traction Company pushes to complete the Smith field street bridge addition this December. Despite cold weather and a holiday, a large crew of carpenters and painters labors to finish the floor and place the final span at the Southside end as soon as possible.
A Polish woman at a Southside alderman’s office kissed the right hands of the alderman and a young attorney as she sought help for domestic trouble. The man refused, declaring in American fashion that one does not bow to others. Authorities say such kneeling is common in some regions toward officials.
George Ford injured by banana peel and brought to Mercy Hospital with a fractured leg. George O’Neill of the Eighteenth ward collapsed from gas exposure while working at Lucy Furnace yesterday. Thomas Anderson of Pong was thrown from a horse yesterday with a slight skull fracture.
Dan Friel John Walker and Harry Swears were arrested by Special Detective Shomo of the Pittsburg and Western Railroad and jailed in the Allegheny lockup on charges of breaking into cars and stealing fruit and taking waste from the boxing to build fires. A stylish young man with a red mustache was held on Smithfield Street near Fifth Avenue by Assistant Superintendent O Mara for insulting ladies as they passed, giving the name Charles.
Perry Malone, a colored man, was arrested last night by Officer Ridinger on a disorderly conduct charge. He resisted and reportedly bit the officer's thumb during the struggle.
A retail page offers discounted French robes in camel hair and silk embroidery, embroidered patterns, and brocade satin effects with prices slashed from high to value. Also advertised are Paris robes, ribbons, umbrellas with novelty handles, Dresden china, and Gorham silver options. Gents furnishings department promotes gift ideas for men.
The store showcases a hand crafted display of California Sweet Grass Novelties and celluloid baskets. Hand painting on kid and leather cases, Gorham silver novelties and various gift items fill the center display. Shoppers are urged to inspect early to avoid crowds and save time.
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