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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1892
Page
5
In a court, three men faced death sentences while one brother Garvin received eight years and eleven months in the Western Penitentiary for manslaughter. The defendant shot his wife, Cora Redpath, after discovering infidelity just three days into their marriage.
The Independence Day killings led to death sentences for Joe and Angelo Zappa and for George Strausser in a crowded Criminal Court. The Zappas faced execution after Judge Kennedy denied arrest of judgment, while Strausser, accused of killing Joseph Brandl in self defense, received a death sentence with appeal denied. The room erupted in distress as the defendants faced their fate and guards restrained further self harm.
The University Extension Society of Western Pennsylvania met in the First Presbyterian Church chapel with Chancellor Holland presiding. Ministers and speakers including Ter George Hodges Rev E S Holmes and Dr E T Jeffers urged extending university teaching. No action was taken yet but Holland promised teaching would reach any community with a dozen or more eager learners, funded only by rent and utility costs.
The Pittsburg Academy of Medical Sciences held its third annual banquet at the Monongahela House with about 75 invited and 58 attending. Guests included Superintendent Schwab of the Homestead mill. welcome by Dr. W. F. Robeson. annual address by Dr. K. W. Stewart. toasts to the clergy, the Allegheny County Medical Society, guests, the medical press, medical colleges, the law, and the academy.
Dr W T Miller and Captain G Jones led a McKeesport inquiry into Homestead strikers barred by Carnegie. They found many men starved of coal but not of food. A relief entertainment is planned in McKeesport, while Homestead pressure Carnegie to lift the blacklist, though no action is pledged.
Southside grocer John Schwartz shot himself in the neck at his home on South Seventeenth and Sidney streets. He died at 10:45 last night at Southside Hospital. Coroner McDowell to hold an inquest this morning. The fragment references medical terms and a Pittsburgh address, with truncated inquest details.
Republicans weigh paths as Major Montooth declines to run while ex Sheriff McCandless stays in. Mayor Gourley and Controller candidates draw support from business leaders and ministerial groups. McKenna factions and James M. Guffey draw gossip as political maneuvering drags on.
Charles E Voorhees, candidate for Chief Clerk, registered at Anderson with his wife. Edmundson and Perrine will furnish the legislative halls. Voorhees consulted them and joined the Allegheny delegation. Magee visited at the hotel. Andrews contested the Crawford County seat but now backs Voorhees. Fetterall is his sole opponent. if elected, ex Mayor Patterson would become Resident Clerk.
Frank J. Weixel withdrew yesterday leaving Fleming and Duncan as contenders for club president. Weixel urged a complete management change. The contest drew bitter lines with potential court action and a Thursday election in sight. Joseph Canto, Italian Democratic leader, seeks U S Consul post after Grover visit.
Genoa and Matt Cavanaugh returned from New York after meeting President elect Cleveland and Mr Harrity. They spoke little about the interview on their return, though both appeared in good spirits.
General A. J. Warner of Marietta travels to Washington to promote free silver and bi metallic standard. He argues extreme protective policy harms prices and predicts Democrats will fail if they follow Wall Street toward tariff reform. The Free Silver Association vows to press another bill this winter until passage.
George Miller has accepted the President's nomination for Internal Revenue Collector and will await Senate confirmation. Washington advised he need not obtain two commissions or bonds if he waits for Congress to convene, with a prompt Senate action anticipated.
Ed Lang’s backers claim he leads for Allegheny postmastership aided by large petitions signed by Federal Street business leaders. Payton of Ninth Ward projects solid support as a former alternate at the Democratic National Convention. Ex postmaster Swan pursues a running bid. John M. Welsh announced for John F. Dravo’s Collector of the Port seat, joining rivals J. G O’Donnell and D. O. Barr.
Nomination of Americus Club officers occurs next Saturday with the election set a month later. W S Brown declines re election and a lively fight for the presidency is anticipated. 8 D Warmcastle and W P Bennett are the only named candidates so far.
The Committee on Transportation and Railroads failed to deliver a full report on freight discrimination at a Chamber of Commerce session. James B. Scott said a comprehensive, balanced report is needed, with both sides considered before recommendations. Other committees approved routine business and support for Charles Abel’s World’s Fair data efforts.
At Fourth avenue and Grant street, two trolley wires broke and fell across the road. Sparks and gouting fire arced along the ground as crowds of 200 to 300 gathered, a wagon passed under the danger, and the lines burned out about 100 feet. No serious injuries beyond a frightened crowd.
Henry S Ives visit to Pittsburg reveals Napoleon Ives secretly wed Miss Helen Gertrude Sears in Lockport New York on the 21st. The marriage, a quiet love match, occurred before Ives’ financial trouble and imprisonment. The bride, 24, is a noted soprano and studied in Paris. parents dispute the nuptials.
The John W. Painter & Co. owned plant, the valley’s largest, will begin operations next month. Supported by Western Pennsylvania’s wealthy financiers, the facility will hire at least 350 workers initially.
The Iron Hall collapse has shaken secret societies. a Philadelphia meeting of Royal Arcanum officers will address public distrust and clarify this order as a secret beneficial society. Colonel Chill Hazzard traveled to Philadelphia. courts ruled Royal Arcanum a secret benefit society, not an insurer. Prof. B. W. Mitchell returns from a deer and wild turkey hunt in the Ligonier Mountains after two fruitful days and a fox chase nearby.
At Klebers 506 Wood Street more than 25 pianos and organs were sold already as holiday presents. The stock features Steinway Conover Opera makes and several octave piano organs. Seven pianos sold Saturday with demand high. customers are urged to visit early before stock empties before Christmas.
Several music firms announce grand openings and sales on Fifth Avenue including Henricks Music Co and Hzynkicxs Music Co at 101 103 Fifth Avenue. The window displays feature Weber Lindeman Stuyvesant Planos organs and Farrand Votey instruments with low prices and easy payments. Hamilton’s Music Shop at 91 93 Fifth Avenue advertises a full brass section and bands, plus guitars and strings at deep discounts. Gospel temperance meeting at Lafayette Hall tonight invites all. Eye glasses by Prof Litts offered with fixed price exams at Liberty Street location. Mexican Drawn Work exhibition at Hotel Andersen Room 106 for two days. De Witt's Little Early Risers and Dr Siegert's Bitters promoted locally with pay plans at Mellor Moone’s 77 Fifth Avenue.
Mrs. Rodocker, wife of Panhandle road fireman Simon P. Rodocker, appeared before Alderman Harkins in Allegheny seeking support and custody for three children. She last saw her husband August 19, 1887, after which he left Westmoreland County to work on the railroad and she pursued legal action for their family’s security. He stated he would do what is right but would not return, and attorneys were assigned for adjustment.
Anton Beliskey a Polish man attempted suicide in the Twelfth ward station yesterday morning. He was arrested Sunday night for disorderly conduct. Guards found him hanging by a handkerchief, restored him, and later he used a leather belt in another attempt before being bandaged.
Buyers are advised to take early advantage of extraordinary offers before the rush of the season. Waiting until the last weeks leads to limited comfort and less pleasure in shopping.
Advertises the season’s finest dress goods in large patterns and ready for gifting. Lists American and imported wool suitings with pattern prices from 150 to 4 50 and notes regular values up to 5 25 as a shopper-friendly promotion.
Readily reduced prices on all wool and silk fabrics including French cashmere 46 inches wide now 75 cents a yard, German Henrietta 75c, French wool suitings 75c, Scotch cheviots and diagonals 7ics yard and up, black wool cashmeres 50c to 75c a yard, and silk warp fabrics from Priestley and Ecroyd with selective weaves.
A department offers vast silk selections with deep cuts on Black Gros Grain Faille Silks Black Satin Rhadame and Duchesse from the yard up Printed India Silks and Taffeta Silks at 60c to $1.25 per yard. Extra heavy black silks and discounted pattern lengths claim no duplication. Shoppers are urged to hurry before sales end.
In the Cotton Dress Goods Department Jos. Horne & Co. announces a new sale of Fleece-Back Cotton Suitings at 9c a yard, a price never seen below 12 1/2c. The promotion highlights broad pattern options as dress patterns sell by the hundreds.
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