New Crawford County Primary Rules Adopted by Straightout Republicans
The Straightout Republican County Committee in Allegheny County adopts a full primary system with district electors, a one year term for committee members, and rules for ballots, voting eligibility, and candidate announcements. It outlines filing, fundraising, vacancy fills, and monthly meetings.
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Crawford County
Allegheny County
James Firesimmons
Sporion L
Stratchtout Republican Party
Iegheny
Cites
Democrats Meet in City Hall As Inner Fight Fizzles
A large audience filled the Common Council chamber as the Democratic County Committee met to set primaries and delegate nomination plans for a proposed constitutional convention. Tensions surfaced in sharp speeches by W. D. Moore and Charles A. O’Brien but failed to produce a clash.
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Democratic County Committee
Common Council Chamber
City Hall
Brennen
W. D. Moore
Democratic Party
Charles A. O’brien
Mr. Moore
James Killgallen
W. E. Howley
Campaign work heats Republican HQ as naturalizations surge
The Republican County Committee headquarters in the Disource building was crowded all day with volunteers and secretaries busy. Over 100 men became citizens on the last day of naturalizations, and Chairman Gripp says more than 400 have been naturalized that week. Chairman Brennen plans to open headquarters soon and notes about 300 naturalizations in recent weeks. The Straightout Democrats’ Committee of Twenty-one will meet early this week to discuss filling vacancies on the Democratic county ticket amid internal divisions.
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Allegheny
A. D. OL
Republican County Committee
Brennen
Democratic Country Committee
Allegheny County
Auditor General
Disource
Gripp
Straightout Democrats
Keyser
Straightout Democratic Organization
Hunter Declines Talk on Prothonotary Candidacy
The article reports Joseph R. Hunter did not discuss his candidacy for Prothonotary. He stated only that the Democratic ticket should be completed in some manner, declining further comments on the subject.
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Joseph R. Hunter
A Dead Editor's Picture Given to Americus Club Tribute
The Americus Club met with President Charles Barr presiding to honor the late Henry Herbert Byram editor of the Chronicle Telegraph. Hon. John Dalzell delivered a glowing tribute, praising Byram’s character and public service, as Major Gourley accepted the portrait for the club.
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Americus Club
H. H. Byram
John Daleell
Gourley
Charles Barr
Houghton
Littell
Board of Trustees
William Roseburg
Bank of Pittsburg
William P. Bennett
Henry Herbert Byram
Chronicle Telegraph
Bennett
John Dalzell
Dalzell
Americas Club
Byram
Republican Party
Harry F. Davis
Roscoe Conkling
F Pennett
Mr. Davis
Cleveland
Republican State Committee of
Ohio
Memphis Police Probe Letter Linking Fitzsimmons to Pittsburg
Superintendent Weir received a letter alleging fugitive Frederick C. Fitzsimmons sent a deceptive missive to create a false trail. Police compare handwriting to envelopes and note postmark Allegheny, Pa on September 19, 1891. The letter implies Fitzsimmons may be hiding near the city but details remain unsettled.
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Tennessee
Fitzsimmons
Pittsburg
Memphis
Weir
Menrnia
Tess
Gamble Weir
Frederick C. Fitzsimmons
Leede
Cone City
Jeanip C. Bentley
Coronas
Tipton County
Itzealmmons
Carona
Bentley
Gaston
Guston
Imark Allegheny
Jon Jones
Jones
Gender Publishing Company
Gaston's
Leader Company
W. C. Davis
P.S
Ceciler
Leader
Davis
Allegheny
Carnegie Phipps Case Delayed Injunction Hearing Postponed
The hearing on the injunction to stop the Philadelphia Company from cutting gas to Carnegie Phipps & Co. mills is postponed for two weeks. Arguments set for Friday October 16 at 2 o'clock. The preliminary injunction stays in force and Carnegie will keep using gas meanwhile.
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Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Philadelphia Company
Carnegie Company
One Cent a Word Classifieds Promote The Dispatch
The Dispatch touts its cent a word small advertisements showing strong public uptake. It explains how to place want ads by mail and highlights continued reader engagement with the service.
Dr. B M HaxNxa Eye Nose and Throat Practice
A historical notice lists Dr. B M HaxNxa specializing in eye ear nose and throat diseases at an office on Zap Penn Street in Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
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B. M.haxnxa
Zap Penn Street
Pittsburg
Point District on Verge of New Era with Major Buildings
Two large projects are planned on the Point between Sixth street Penn avenue and the river. Joseph Horne & Co. may open a new store at Fifth street and Penn avenue on the Leonard estate site, while a hotel project is expected to proceed within two weeks. The site fronts Penn avenue Fifth and Cecil alley and lies near transit routes, signaling a business district expansion as Cecil alley widening extends Fifth to the river.
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Point
Sixth Street
Penn Avenue
Joseph Horne & Co
Tur Dispatch
Horne
Fifth Street
Leonard
Fourth Ward
Speer
Joseph Horne
Steele F. Roberta
Oberts
Messrs. Horne
Speer House
Duquesne Way
Cecil Alley
Allegheny Electric
Fifth Avenue
Comnéill
Penn and
Liberty Avenues
Union Depot
Jenkins’ Warehouse
Fight on Fifth Avenue Ends with Razor Attack
In Soho yesterday two teamsters Alexander Barber and John Pauley clashed over who had the better team. Pauley wielded a razor striking Barber on the side, drawing a cut through his clothing. A crowd formed as Pauley fled, and was tokenly pelted by others before being pursued by police. Barber resides at 721 Fifth Avenue.
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Fifth Avenue
Soho
Alexander Barber
John Pauley
Pauley
Barber
Harber
Free Bread and Buns Distribu tion After Wagon Dump
A baker’s wagon loaded with bread and buns was dumped at the corner of Federal and Ohio streets near Allegheny City Hall. An electric Manchester line car frightened the horse as it sped up Ohio Street, causing a scramble that left the wagon damaged and the bread ruined while the car continued on its route.
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Allegheny City Hall
Federal
Ohio Streets
Manchester
Ohio Street
William Barry
Federal Street
Runaway Newsboys Detained Near Wood's Run Station Allegheny
Officer Livingstone picked up two boys aged 14 and 15 near Wood's Run on the Pittsburg and Western tracks. Bruiser Kelly and John Johnston said they lived in Detroit and Chicago and claimed to be newsboys and schoolboys. Elly has one arm from a railroad accident. both are poorly dressed and likely tramps. The piece also notes plans to entertain delegates at the National Prison Congress with a river trip and an address by Governor Pattison at Carnegie Hall.
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Livingstone
Allegheny
Pittsburg
National Prison Congress
Gourley
Satuday
Pattison
Congress
Carnegie Hall
Oil Can Explosion Injures Mrs McDonald and Son at Soho
Mrs Mary McDonald and her son Joseph suffered severe burns in a home oil can explosion while lighting a fire with kerosene in Soho yesterday morning. Both were reported resting easily at Mercy Hospital last night as authorities investigated the incident amid a spell of midsummer heat.
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Mary McDonald
Joseph
Soho
Mercy Hospital
Weather note on afternoon heat and cooler forecast
The report cites an afternoon high of 860 and a low of 64 at o'clock, with noon at 81 and 769 by 8 o'clock last night. The forecast predicts light showers and cooler temperatures for the lakes region and Western Pennsylvania today.
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Lakes
Pennsylvania
Proposals for Pittsburg to Mansfield Electric Line Delayed
Subscribers met in Ingram schoolhouse to report progress on a proposed electric line from Pittsburg to Mansfield. Sheridan reports 25 signers totaling 5450 with conditions. Crafton and Mansfield absent awaiting other plans. Next meetings set for Sheridan and East End residents to discuss routes and charter steps.
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Pittsburg
Mansfield
Ingram
Tst
Sheridan
Crafton
Vom & Kielly
Sheriden
West End
East End
War on Liquor Dealers in Southside
Inspector McKelvey leads the purge against wholesale liquor violators under the new law. Special Officer Carrigan arrested John Fink and August Fink, both charged as witnesses before Alderman Sueccop. Hearings set for tomorrow. bail set at 500 dollars for each defendant.
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McKelvey
Southside
Carrigan
John Fink
South Twelfth Street
August Fink
South Twenty-seventh
Jane Streets
Sueccop
September Librarian Report and Local Notices in Allegheny
Librarian Stevensons September report to the Allegheny Council Committee notes rising library attendance with a daily average of M and 0 on Saturday and zero receipts from outside residents. A coal wagon collision with a passenger train at Thirtieth street injures the driver Tomas Williams. A branch nursery for colored children opens at 116 Webster street Allegheny with donations requested. Firealert responded to a small Penn avenue blaze caused by faulty line. A teenager, Swan et al of Allegheny avenue, was caught attempting to run away from home. A 17 year old bride seeks police protection amid furniture removal by husband. Trinity Church official Stew Sancve Maxwell moves to Glen Cove Long Island. An unknown man’s body found on Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at Twenty-eighth street taken to the Morgue. Calvary Church East End opens its seasonal lectures on Puritanism. The Bureau of Health reports 13 new diphtheria and four scarlet fever cases citywide.
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Stevenson
Allegheny Council Committee
Tomas WiLliams
Park Bros. & Co
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Thirtieth Street
Our Ladies of the Allegheny Day Nursery
Webster Street
Allegheny
No. 16 Engine Company
William D.nieckson
Penn Avenue
Ans Swanet
Allegheny Avenue
West Newton
Macare
Stew
Sancve
Maxwell
Trinity Church
Pittsburg
Glen Cove
Long Island
Posing as Models in Twin Cities Draw Class
Five men answered an ad for a well proportioned male model for an evening class at 62 Cedar avenue. H. L. Hilderbrand runs the living model session with nine aspiring artists, meeting three nights weekly, drawing from a model and critiquing each other’s work in a private apartment.
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Twin Cities
H. L. Hilderbrand
Cedar Avenue
Hilderbrand
Finderson
James Hawk
Springer
Flinders
Apollo
Hillerbrand
Hebrew New Year Observed by City Citizens
Hebrew citizens observed the New Year with most businesses closed and many synagogues full. Services began Friday evening at 8 o'clock and continued through yesterday, marking the first day of the year 5652 in the Hebrew calendar.
Oil Trading Heads Toward Early Resumption on Fourth Avenue
Speculators on Fourth Avenue and the Oil Exchange plan a revival of oil certificate trading within sixty days. Western Union private wires are being arranged between Pittsburgh and Oil City to support broker activity led by Morris & Brown and Henry Sproul, with old brokers rejoining the floor and seats changing hands. The McDonald field dispute with Standard Oil looms large, while officials suggest carrying rates will drop to 25 cents per 1,000 barrels to spur renewed buying and selling.
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Fourth Avenue
Oil Exchange
Wall Street
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pittsburg
Oil City
Morris & Brown
Henry Sproull
Exchange
McDonald Field
Standard Oil Company
J. M. Guffey
Barney Forst
McDonald
Facta
J. H. McKee
New York
Bank
The
Allegheny National
McKee
Henry Sproul
Pittsburger
Sproull
Thas
Fine Old Violins From Kleber Brothers Collection
Kleber & Bro of Wood Street offer a large consignment of fine old violins from a major national collection. Highlights include a Stainer at 600 and a Kloz at 250, with other pieces such as an Eberle 100 and an Italian 150. Also offered are Weichold and Rieber bows plus 300 new violins priced 2 to 100.
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Amon
Kleber & Bro
Wood Street
Kloz
Eberle
H. Kieber & Bro
Kleber Bros
Silk Counter Cash Prices At The THE CASH Store
The cash prices at THE CASH Store highlight silk items such as Black surah at 25c and 24 inches, china silks at 25c, all silk rhadam at 40c, silk plaid surahs at 49c, 24 inch failles at 88c, 32 inch wash sarah in light colors at 3c, and black gros grain at 0c and up with satin luxors and other fancy weaves.
Excursion Tickets Half Fare to Cumberland and Pittsburg
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will sell excursion tickets at half fare on Oct. 5 6 and 7 for all trains. On Oct. 7 a special round trip from Pittsburg for the 8 15 am train will be $3.00.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pittsburg
Fort Pitt Souvenir Spoon Offered by E P Roberts Sons
The Fort Pitt spoon is advertised as a versatile decorative piece sold by E P Roberts & Sons on Fifth Avenue and Market Street. It touts extensive sales abroad and warns only their version is genuine.
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Fort Pitt
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Fifth Avenue
Market St
St John Scores Blaine At Carnegie Hall Prohibition Speech
About 400 people gathered at Carnegie Hall Allegheny to hear ex Governor John P St John of Kansas denounce the State Department for aiding liquor interests He labeled liquor traffic as legalized robbery citing 1280000000 spent yearly and government revenue of 100000000 from this source He urged Prohibitionist sympathizers to read Prohibition papers and criticized media and officials for supporting alcohol interests He claimed consuls reported boosting beer trade and called Department actions a disgrace and shame to the government He attempted to obtain pamphlets for distribution but was told only one copy could be sent per person
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State Department
Carnegie Hall
Allegheny
John P. St. John
Kansas
Prohibition Party
United States
Times
America
Blaine
Rea Brothers & Co Granted Credit Extension Amid Reinstatement Plans
Creditors granted Rea Brothers & Co an extension as the firm proposed paying 50 percent of debts within ten days of NYSE reinstatement and the other 50 percent in one year. The second installment is secured by a claim on S. W. White & Co. of New York, with $75,000 claimed against White though total indebtedness is about $100,000. The firm’s NYSE reinstatement is in process and operations expected to resume soon.
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Rea Brothers & Co
Willis F. McCook
New York Stock Exchange
W. White & Co
New York
New Store Opens With Free Lunch Offer In Ladies Room
On Wednesday October 7 a new retail grocery store invites visitors to a free lunch from 8 AM to 6 PM and until 9 PM on Saturday. The offer features Comfort Flour biscuits Marshell's Baking Powder Allegheny Dairy Company butter and Cumshaw blend tea. No purchase required to enjoy the sample menu and view the store.
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Marshell
Allegheny Dairy Company
Magnificent Ceiling by Mr Stroupe Draws Visitors to Diamond
The Magnificent Ceiling erected by Mr Stroupe costing over 3000 dollars attracts attention at the Diamond. The notice invites readers to view the ceiling, and extends an invitation to lunch for visitors at the Exposition or downtown shopping areas.
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Mr. Stroupe
Newest Fabrics and Blankets Offered at Great Value
The department presents an extensive range of novelties including Bedford Cords, Sarah Twills, serges, cheviots, angoras, camel hair, and jacquards with all wool and silk fabrics plus Mourning fabrics. Largest stock in White, Scarlet, Gray, Plaid. Extra value blankets in white and scarlet at four to six fifty per pair.
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Courtauld
Dress Goods of foreign manufacture at Biber and Easton
Examine our collection featuring Rough Camel's Hair Tweeds Home spuns and Cheviots in irregular checks and knotted effects. New Chevrons Billow Weavings and Diagonals in multiple shades from Paris color card. English Pilot Serge navy fast dye. Paris dress patterns showcasing novel trimmings and Came l's Hair patterns from $9 to $16 and up.
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Republican Executive Committee
Iimselp
Jrst
Wittell
Moscow
Squire Hermer Handel
Casey
McKenna
Charles A. O'Brien
O'Brien
Mackenna
O Brien
Porter
Kennedy
Committee of Eighteen
Grafton and Mansfield
Inspector McKelvey
M'Donnald
Thornton Bros
Cumberland, MD
Stecrar Sale
Groetzinger’s
Haver & Keenan
Water Street
Edward Groetzinger
B Avenue
Pitcairn’s
Ectat Sale
Groethinte
Ot ‘S
McMahon Bros. & A
Groetsinger's
ST. John
Rea Bros. & Co
E. P. Roberts
Market Street
Thornton Hros
Cash Store
Reise & Winps
Moquette
Edward
Groetzinger
Ussu
Edward Schauer
OUR Tra Party
Diamond Square
Ohio St
Corner Sandusky
Hucus & Hacxe
Cor
Fifth Ave
Biber & Easton
Paris
Berlin
Americas
Finess
Piush
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