Gas shortage grips Pittsburgh as furnaces shut down
A cold snap worsens gas supply in Allegheny and Pittsburgh mills and homes. Philadelphia Company plans to cut about 500 furnaces, while new wells and pumping stations are rushed to restore pressure by next week. Residents fear coal use and higher heating costs as demand spikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegoer
Lawrenceville
Allegheny Heating Company
Philadelphia Company
Frank Wilcox
Tue Dusraten
Wilcox
Bellevernon
Pew
The
People's Company
Pas
Sailor Causes Barbershop Assault at Grant Street
A 62 year old sailor named Dude McFadden entered Frank Sauerwein's barber shop at 50 Grant street last evening, assaulted the barber after a warning, and cut the throat of a man he was shaving. McFadden was pursued and captured with aid from Coroner McDowell and sent to the lockup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dude McFadden
Frank Sauerwein
Grant Street
Sauerwein
McFadden
Suerwein
McDowell
Southside youth arrested for dog shooting cruelty case
Humane Agent OBrien presented charges against Wolfgang Crouse an 18-year-old from the Twenty seventh ward for cruelty to animals after he and companions shot at a dog in an open field near the Bell Tavern. Crouse posted 500 bail and awaits a hearing after admitting no wrong. The incident led to his resignation from a Southside factory job and pursuit of departure from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside
O’brien
Aecross
Alderman McGarey
Wolfgang Crouse
Crouse
Rouse
Linder
Aumber
Twenty-seventh Ward
Jesse James
Bell Tavern
South Nineteenth Street
The
Humane Society
St. Joseph Street
Wilson McCandless Will Names Two Sons as Heirs
The will of Wilson McCandless former Allegheny National Bank president sets Fidelity Title and Trust as trustee with quarterly income to his wife for life. After ten years from the wife’s death, income to be shared by his sons Thomas H. and Wilson McCandless, with final equal division to heirs. A codicil dated May 21, 1889 adds a $10,000 Northwestern Life policy to benefit his mother Susan McCandless and sister Sallie Faber McCandless, with conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson McCandless
Allegheny National Bank
Fidelity Title and Trust Company
Thomas H
New York
James A. Fitzsimmons
C. L. Magee
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Susan McCandless
Sallie Faber McCandless
William Flinn
W. A. Magee
Death of James G Murray a Pennsylvania official
James Gailey Murray died at his Bridgeville home from paralysis. Born June 22, 1821 in Washington county and educated in Allegheny, he left four sons and a daughter. He served as Upper St. Clair postmaster, County Poor Director for 14 years, Morganza Board of Managers member, two term County Commissioner, County Treasurer, and long time Justice of the Peace and School Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gailey Murray
Bridgeville
Mr. Murray
Washington County
Allegheny
Murray
Upper St. Clair
Morganza Board of Managers
Lincoln ward school district split vote approves plan
In the Twenty first ward voters met at Bowen Avenue M E Church on Lincoln avenue bridge northside. The proposal to form two school districts carried 31 to 7 after speeches. A five member committee will handle petitions and court submission. Valuations cited cover Second precinct 5 117 975 Fourth precinct 2 195 962 and Eighth precinct 360 835.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Avenue Bridge
Twentyfirst
Bowen Avenue M. E
McMinn
Concert Cancelled At Carnegie Hall Due To Hall Closure
Several hundred disappointed patrons gathered at Carnegie Music Hall last night as doors remained closed. organizers from the Carnegie Star Course failed to open the venue amid internal troubles, despite Ovide Music Grand Concert Company being in town. The Dispatch notes 74 pages and 192 columns of reading matter for 5 cents tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Music Hall
Carnegie Star
Ovide Music Grand Concert Company
Shirley Dare
Miss Grundy, Jr
Ellice Serena
Bessie Bramble
Clara Delle
Ora Seaney
Frank G. Carpenter
Peak
Boy Bitten by Dog in Allegheny Promptly Treated
John Paisley of Preble Avenue Allegheny was bitten twice on the left leg and several times on the arms by a dog after he accidentally cut the animal with a knife. He was taken to a doctor, wounds dressed, no poison found and no rabies suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paisley
Preble Avenue
Allegheny
Italian Doctor M L Nardyz Mourns Loss Of Daughter
Dr M L Nardyz, a prominent Italian physician and president of the Italian Society in Pittsburgh, mourns the death of his daughter Emma in Philadelphia. This follows the earlier death of another daughter about 15 months ago, a double tragedy for the grieving parent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Nardyz
Philadelphia
Emma
After New Jurymen Ideas of the Bar Association
Judge Ewing and Jury Commissioners Walker and Jiles prepare the 1891 juror list totaling 3500 names with public wheel access. Bar Association backs reform to have courts appoint commissioners, reviving Shiras bill amid debate on political influence and fitness of jurors. Consul Kerbey notes Brazil trade and World’s Fair ties in tomorrow’s Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing
Walker and
Jiles
Bar Association
Brazil
Kerbey
Para
Times
A Section Overdone Too Many Southern Plantations Laid Out
E. C. Darley, Southern representative of J. P. Witherow & Co., arrived at the Duquesne to find a dull fruit market and a tight money supply. He warns the South seems overbuilt with cotton and cornplantations, doubts many towns can support them, and notes a mountain shooting incident with a suspect under indictment, remarking natives retreat before civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Darley
J. P. Witherow & Co
Duquesne
Watts
Cumberland Gap
Darley
Mr. Darley
Hunters Return from Seneca River Quest With Deer
Law, medicine and divinity were represented in a hunting party just back from the mouth of the Seneca river in West Virginia. Revs Core Sleppy and Ferguson A B Stevenson Esq and Dr J B Grimes led the group which harvested two deer and large bags of smaller game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca River
W. Va
Core, Sleppy and Ferguson
A. B. Stevenson
J. B. Grimes
Notable Visitors and Local Highlights From the City
Louvis Cassaboni and 16 Italian miners travel from Wisconsin to mine coal at Irwin while he roasts Count Montercoli. Staten Island chief engineer W T Manning surveys freight depot progress. East bound travelers include Magee Watson Frick and Cramp & Sons chief Joseph Steele. Jay Kial, Cora Tanner’s advance agent, ties to Dr Benham’s family. Congressman-elect A N Martin of Brifton visits. Pullman VP Horace Porter passes through en route to Chicago. DuBois Judge Jenks and ex-Solicitor General George A J Rose noted among arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louvis Cassaboni
Philadelphia
Wisconsin
Irwin
Cassaboni
Montercoli
W. T. Manning
Staten Island
C. L. Magee
D. F. Watson
H.C. Frick
Joseph Steele
Cramp & Sons
R. V. Messler
New York
Horace Porter
Pullman Company
Chicago
W. P. Jenks
DuBois
George A.J
John M. Rose
Jra
The
Anderson
Switch dispute stalls at city committee meeting
A special committee of the common council met to resolve a land strip dispute between Rea & Co and Lloyds Sons over a proposed switch track linking Rea’s warehouse with the Panhandle Railroad at Second Avenue and Greynough Street. Lloyd argues the plan blocks his mills. Rea offers a 25 cent car toll, rejected as too costly. The panel adjourned to inspect the site next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Rea & Co
Lloyd's Sons
Panhandle
Second Avenue
Greynough Street
Lloyd
Lloyd Rolling Mills
Greenough Street
Rea
Bigham
Glucose magnate scuttles trust bid in Peoria
B F Rhodchamel of Peoria, a wealthy glucose maker, halted an attempted $20,000,000 trust plan after one member refused to join. Ill in the industry the pool could crumble with a single bad morning, he warned, stressing unity as essential to profitability amid the collapsed alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Rhodchamel
Peoria
the Anderson
Mr. Rhodehamel
Tin Plate Works Going Up In Midwest Industry
The Chicago Tin Plate Company applies for a charter in Chicago with capital of 250000 dollars. A second tin plate venture is discussed for Elwood Indiana as natural gas growth spurs plant schemes. Some pretended to back the industry to aid the McKinley bill but may regret not acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tin Plate Company
Chicago
Elwood
Indiana
Allegheny Bessemer Plant To Continue Rails As Is
Rumors spread about future owner plans at the Allegheny Bessemer works. The plant will stay with rail production under new management starting Tuesday. Improvements proceed as planned and a new Irwin plate glass plant nears completion with a 1,500,000 cubic feet capacity contract already in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Bessemer
Keystone Bridge Company
Irwin
Lithograph War Escalates At Grand Opera House
The second act in the lithograph feud between Grand Opera House and Bijou Theater ends with George and John Varley jailed overnight on conspiracy charges brought by Colonel Sam Dawson. They work for H. B. Blair and deny wrongdoing, while Wilt and Blair dispute the case and pledge further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Bijou
George
John Varley
McKenna
Sam Dawson
Central Station
H. B. Blair
Dawson
Wilt
Ken
George Varley
Mr. Dawson
ME. Wilt
De mented Inmate Jumps From Hospital Window
Maggie McCarthy a 23 year old inpatient at St. Francis Hospital escaped after leaping from a second story window Thursday morning. Police alerted after her disappearance with her parents in Allegheny city records noting she had a history of mental illness following a job with Dr. McClelland on East 2nd Street. Her relatives suspect she may have fled to Washington PA and officials there have been informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie McCarthy
St. Francis Hospital
Miss McCarthy
Shields Street
Allerheny
McClelland
East 2Nd
Washington
Italian Miners Travel by Carload to Irwin Mines
A carload of Italian miners arrived yesterday morning from Northern Wisconsin where they worked in ore mines along Lake Superior. They were bound for Irwin to continue mining work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Lake Snperior
Irwin
Magnificent New Duquesne Theater Nears Opening
Manager David Henderson and J W Norton inspect the finished Duquesne Theater interior praising the design colors and fittings. Seats are being completed and the house opens tonight with no bad seat in sight and boxes arranged for full stage visibility. L Magee commends the enterprise and artistry. The Dispatch promises 24 pages tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne
C. L. Magee
David Henderson
J. W. Norton
Duquesne Theater
America
Edward Jackman
Henderson
Hamilton's Music Store Opens Late For Holiday Orders
Hamilton's music store at 91 and 93 Fifth avenue will stay open until 9 P.M. during December to accommodate friends and patrons. Pianos organs music cabinets and Swiss boxes are offered with many items set aside for Christmas. Shoppers are urged to buy Decker Brothers Knabe Fisher Estey pianos or organs as fine presents, with a wide range of instruments and accessories in stock and open nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Fifth Avenue
Decker Bro
Knabe, Fisher
Estey
Palace of Music Slashes 75 Organs For Quick Sale
Metter and Horne advertise a huge stock of organs by United States A B Chase Chicago Cottage and Star with prices cut to clear space for incoming pianos. Only 75 units available with monthly or quarterly payments. Open until 9 pm through Christmas at 77 Fifth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
A. B. Chase
Chicago Cottage
Star
Metter & Horne
Palace of Music
Fifth Avenue
Readjusting of Prices in Jackets by Jos. Horne Co.
Prices on black stockinet cheviot wideware and beaver jackets reduced by dollars. Very choice jackets available at very low prices in handsome novelty styles with braid and fur trims. Jos. Horne & Co. Penn Avenue Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Horne & Co
Penn Avenue
Experimental Fuel Tests At Monongahela Mills
The Monongahela Furnace Company plans to start Furnace A at McKeesport on Monday and bring Furnace B online around December 20. J. Painter & Sons in the West End are testing Lima oil as a potential substitute for natural gas fuel in their mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela Furnace Company
McKeesport
Lima
J. Painter & Sons
West End
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Hearings After Arrest
Seven Southside wholesale liquor dealers arrested last Monday evening for liquor law violations received hearings before Alderman Succop. Valentine Trapp and Henry Oberheisman face $500 bail each for license violations, while William Padden Michael Minnick Adam Fuchs William Cramer and John Schwartz await decisions on their informations. The latter six faced charges related to sale and consumption on the premises. Fashions and home topics for women follow in The Dispatch with noted writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Succop
Valentine Trapp
Henry Oberheisman
William Padden
Michael Minnick
Adam Fuchs
William Cramer
John Schwartz
Succop
Industrial Notes and Factory Plans in Braddock Area
Industrial notes report Carnicte Bros and partners placing 35 Honey tokers at Edgar Thomson works in Braddock. George A. Macbeth notes a nearby site for a factory and predicts limited distance from the city. Fuel Gas and Manufacturing Co plans to grow its force and extend to water meters and gas saving appliances. Young People section highlights a full page on youth in the Sunday issue of The Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnicte Bros. & Co
Litep
Edgar Thomson
Braddock
George A. Macbeth
Fuel Gas and Manufacturing Company
Allerheny
Fur Cap Sale Offers Big Variety at Low Prices
Kauimanns on Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street promotes a wide fur cap sale with hundreds of men s good fur caps in college turban and driving shapes priced at 88 cents, 150 Cage genuine seal caps, Alaska sea caps from 450 to 12 dollars, plus heavy winter caps in velvet and corduroy priced 2 to 50 cents and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Kauimanns
Fifth Avenue
Smithfield Street
Allegheny Finance Committee debates 500000 bond issue
A special Allegheny Finance Committee meeting considered a $500,000 4 percent street improvement bond issue. Opponent Coch rane argued the city cannot bear both water works and paving costs, while supporters urged street upgrades as wealth for the city. The ordinance was laid over for one month and referred to a subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Finance Committee
Cochrane
Muehlbronner
Seasonable Bargains on Fine Flannels and Outings
All wool twill flannels in navy scarlet and other colors priced from 25c to 50c with wide selection. Fancy striped and plaid outings in fine grades range 37%c to 50c. Shaker flannels in scarlet brown and gray mixtures offered from 25c up to 50c. Opera flannel outings in delicate colors at 50c. Embroidered flannels in white scarlet gray brown navy with multiple widths priced 65c to $1 and up.
Accidents Reported Across Several Pittsburgh Trails
The chapter of accidents lists injuries from a hunting mishap in Negley Armstrong county where W J Sherry lost an arm after a gun discharge at West Penn Hospital. James McPeake suffered critical injuries from a fall at Butler and Fifty second streets including a broken jaw and fractured thigh. John McMaster, a utility worker, fractured a bone after a wagon fall on East Diamond Street. An unnamed man leaped under a Pittsburg Ft Wayne and Chicago train at Salem and was found later in a bucket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Sherry
Negley
Armstrong County
West Penn
James McPeake
Butler
Fifty-second Streets
John McMaster
Allegheny Street Department
East Diamond Street
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Chicago
Salem
Lecture on Westminster Abbey at Calvary Church
Tomorrow night Rev. George Hodges will lecture on Westminster Abbey replacing his usual Sunday sermon at East End’s Calvary Church. The lecturer is well informed on the subject and is expected to draw keen interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Abbey
Calvary Church
East End
George Hodges
Kaufmanns Great Bargain Sale Opens with Plush Jackets and Dolls
A chaotic mix of sale pitches from Kaufmanns and Rosenbaum & Co announces half price and deep discounts on coats hats dolls and toys with limited quantities 9c giveaways on rubber shoes and listings for other items across multiple stores in Pittsburgh Allegheny and Federal streets.
Local fire calls and city notices on Fourth avenue
A still alarm at George A Morris house on Craig street caused minor mantel fire. Fourth avenue pole move blocked by street commissioner Hunter until plans filed. Alarm from Shmson's Glass Factory roof fire, contained before arrival. Broderick found dead in Central station cell. Zoo receives three cages of trained monkeys from Messia Elsner Joillips. Mulligan's court room alarm explodes but no damage. Pattison new Government Building Superintendent to assume duties Monday. Southside Division Parade Committee Jr OA M to meet in Odd Fellows tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Morris
Craig Street
Gisha Babcock
Hunter
Duquesne Traction Company
Fourth Avenue
Department of Public S
Shmson
Grazer Broderick
Central Station
Broderick
Carpenter's Alley
Zoo
Messia
Elsner & Joillips
ALAMP
Mulligan's
Special Value Towels Offerings Across Linen Styles
In Almost Endless Variety special goods present a wide towel assortment with prices from 15c to $1 for Huck Towels and Damask options. Knotted fringe and hemstitched finishes appear across damask and embroidered towels, with scarfs and table linens offered to match in various sizes and grades.
Beaver brim hats for misses sold at low price
Advert says beaver brim hats for misses priced at one dollar, mentions selling in other stores for two hundred fifty dollars. cites addresses 96 Federal Street and 56 Sixth Street, an oral Pittsburg in Allegheny. promotes Kaufman's new house furnishing department basement with fine white china line for decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Federal Street
Pittaburg
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Kaufmaens’ New House Furnishing Department
Biber and Easton Featured in Market Street Market Report
Local column highlights Biber and Easton as notable figures in the Market Street market scene. The piece notes their roles in soy and sos trades and outlines current market activity and nearby vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soy Market Street
Local Police Roundup and Courtroom Moves
William Consers of 21 Penn avenue is held for court for allegedly ejecting his wife from a saloon owned by J Honestoffer and for a separate charge involving his 12 year old son. Officer Joan Evens is charged with assaulting William Dresso during arrest. Charles Mongax was arrested for striking William Baker with a billiard cue on Thanksgiving Day. Adam Mansartz was jailed by Alderman King for cruelty to his children. Rosalia Scarza reported a $200 robbery by her nephew Nicola Montarullatto. Charles Coleman was arrested for pulling a revolver to demand service at a Grant street saloon. The article also notes support for State Chairman Kerr as Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Consers
Penn Avenue
J. Honestoffer
J. H. Smith
Joan Evens
Assanle
William Dresso
Charles MonGax
William Baker
Adam Mansartz
Alderman King
Agent Dean
Anti-Cruelty Society
Rosalia Scarza
High Street
Nicola Montarullatto
Charles Coleman
Grant Street
Leading Drygoods House Presents Holiday Gents Gifts
Just Hor ne Co Penn Ave stores offer a wide range of men gifts from neckwear to smoking jackets and dressing gowns. Carriage robes and fur muffs, plus a busy Art Department and ribbon sale, with reductions on Ladies jackets and a fur ready for winter holidays.
Fancy Goods Display At Center Of Store
The center of the store showcases an extensive range of hand made and hand painted novelties. California Sweet Grass items, hand painted sachets, leather goods, celluloid baskets, odor bottles and silver novelties join a large collection of dolls to attract holiday shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Kid
Gorman
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Philadelphia Gas
Wylie Avenue
Tiamwond Street
Tradesmen's Bank
Court House
Pension Office
Howard Block
Brers’ Mill
Pettician
Wilson M'Candless
Will
James G. Murray
Allegheny County
B. M. Hanna
Penn Street
the Bar Association
Shiraz
George Shiras
Judiciary Committee
John
Allegheny Bessemer Plant
Col. Dawson
John and
Geo. Varley
Blair
Colonel Dawson
Bill Board
St. F. Hospital
Ispatch
MR. Cochrane
David McFerron
Macferron
Brussels
Edward
Groetz
Inger
Ulty
Biner & Lastox
Kaufmanns
Hudus & KE
Ussa
Tre
Rosenbaum & Co
Kanufmanns
James H. Arkew & Co
Iron City Brewing Co
Pilsner Beer
Kaufmanns’ Ay Toy Department
Rosenbaum & Co's
James H. Aires & Co
Kerr
JUS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Horne & CO
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