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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1892
Page
5
Detectives digging a trench behind a City Farm Lane house while seeking Pinkerton rifles found no weapons. Chairman Thomas Crawford reports support for a new meal charge among locked-out workers and Walter Gregg, a heater, prompted sheriff guards at his home.
The Carnegie Company cannot name delivery time for vertical turret plates for the Monterey due to the Homestead strike. The Monterey still lacks turret plates but gun turrets and carriages are in position and engines have had a successful dock trial. A trial trip will follow once turrets are completed at Mare Island. Cruiser No 6 at Union Iron Works San Francisco is slated to launch November 5 with Governor Markham expected.
Property owners and business leaders in the Fourteenth ward plan a public meeting next Thursday or Friday to protest leasing the Fifth Avenue market house for militia use. They urge Central Board of Education to convert the site into a high school, arguing the old building is a nuisance and unsafe.
A newsboy near Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street tried to sell baseball extras during a small cellar fire. After the firemen quelled the blaze, he shouted extre and sold four papers. Minutes later he sat in a Fifth Avenue theater gallery.
W H Micklen of Olive Street Thirteenth Ward died of smallpox at the Municipal Hospital yesterday after the hemorrhagic form proved fatal. He was about 33 and leaves a family. This marks the second death from the outbreak since last June. Three cases remain in hospital and all are improving. Seven new scarlatina and ten diphtheria cases were reported, with ward breakdowns in the Twenty third and Twenty seventh wards.
The body of 26 year old Julia Rice, a domestic in the East End, was recovered from the Allegheny River near Lindsay McCutcheon & Co. mill after a skiff accident last Thursday. Captain Brown located the body in the Ohio river and it was brought to Flannery's undertaking rooms before burial at her Third Street home.
At old No 2 Penn Avenue the display of firearms jewelry and music gear draws attention. The snippet praises Gallinger’s 1200 as offering best diamonds watches and poetry style music stand.
Senator Jesse M. Baker of Delaware county discusses the Baker ballot law, its flaws from a conference committee, and predicts the next Legislature will amend but not repeal the reform. He argues the law will expand voter turnout and benefit both major parties, especially the Republicans in cities where Democrats gain.
Misrouted notices split a planned joint meeting of the Grover Cleveland Club of the Eighteenth Ward and the Lawrence Democratic Association. The Grover Cleveland Club met at Huston's Hall on Forty-ninth Street with Samuel Bellman absent and J A Flower presiding as chair. Frank L a noted attorney spoke to a receptive audience as the Duquesne Greys Jr. Band played. At 3403 Butler Street the Lawrenceville Democratic Association had light attendance. John F. Miller chaired and J C O'Donnell and James A McPike spoke. Last Chance for Delinquent Voters. Delinquent Tax Office opens to serve Allegheny City voters.
Senator A. B. Critchfield of Somerset says the next Legislature will not enact a uniform road law for country highways. He criticizes city lawmakers for neglecting rural roads and predicts Republicans will win broadly while remaining hopeful for statewide road improvements only if a cross county measure passes. He plans Republican talks in Venango County en route to the next campaign.
Mayor Gourley urged Pittsburg residents to donate to a relief fund after a disastrous fire left St Petersburg Clarion county residents destitute. Contributions should be sent to William K E Thompson, banker, Fourth avenue and Wood street, who acts as treasurer.
A large and spirited gathering of Democrats met at the Jacksonian Club hall on East and Second streets Allegheny. Frederick W. Shoemaker presided and speakers Frank C. Osborne and T. B Alcorn stirred the crowd with their addresses. The audience frequently cheered the remarks.
The Republican County Committee plans a series at 17221 Casron Street Southside to train election boards in the Baker ballot law. Allegheny Democrats from wards seven eight and thirteen will hold a mass meeting at the Thirteenth Ward Schoolhouse tonight with J. F. Miller among speakers.
The second hearing before Master James Young in suits against the city by Paul Hacke and others discussed assessor practice. Messrs Hoen Larkin of the Board of Assessors were examined, with Sturce Negley for plaintiffs and MacCleaves Fraser for the city. Annie Schbilisky seeks her lover Emil Sablosky, missing before a planned wedding in the Thirty first ward.
The Free Bridge Committee met with Kirk Bigham as chair to explore sites between Smithfield and South Twenty second streets and to consider condemning bridges under legislative action. Robertson urged a river front survey while opponents warned of lost traffic and potential lawsuits by toll bridge owners.
A draft condemnation proposal for bridges is being prepared to satisfy committee goals and will receive City Council endorsement before submission to Hamburg authorities.
Western Water Company visitors urge Chief Bigelow to back a survey for an Indian Creek water project. He doubts support now, cites Pittsburgh region water sufficiency, and favors studying sensible options while delaying major changes for 15 to 20 years. He also questions gravity flow from Monongahela headwaters and advocates artesian wells as a cheaper, better alternative.
The Duquesne Commandery Knights of St. John passes resolutions denouncing Major J. F. Denniston, Chief Marshal of the Columbus Day parade, for not appointing Catholics to his staff and for declining to participate in the parade.
The Trethewey Manufacturing Company of Pittsburg buys eight acres from East Pittsburg Improvement Company in Brinton Pa and will rapidly erect buildings before moving to Turtle Creek Valley. The move mirrors Westinghouse Air Brake Company relocation to Wilmerding and signals Brinton’s rise as an industrial hub with reliable water power and rail access attracting new plants and jobs.
Traveler notice promotes the Canton House offering elegant dining and refurnished accommodations. Rates listed as $200 per year and $252 in unspecified terms.
The Chamber of Commerce Board, led by President George A. Kelly, conducted a regular session with routine items. A loan acknowledgment from H C Frick for 20 080 was noted, along with correspondence from Governor's Private Secretary and various organizational proposals and appointments.
Thomas Riley age 24 who was sent to the workhouse by Judge Gripp for breaking windows on a shanty boat at the Grant street wharf escaped yesterday. He lives at 281 Second avenue and told the Magistrate he had already served five terms at the workhouse.
The Allegheny Heating company held its annual meeting yesterday with yearly reports submitted and no unusual actions. The Pittsburg Gas Company conducted a similar meeting the same day.
Advertises a sale featuring French German Scotch and best domestic hosiery and gloves products.
The Leading Dry Goods House displays extensive Autumn and Winter goods with a focus on new bonnets and mid priced millinery. Staff highlight stylish trims and French named fabrics in rich colorings for evening wears, plus a Damask Latin collection in white and gold and other tones suitable for Louis XII inspired toilettes.
The coming season features lavish use of velvet in imported costumes from top Parisian modistes. Velvets dominate skirts and sleeves with Ombre Glace small figured velvets and plaid velvets highlighted in the collection.
The Velours Reps shown in the department display an ultra fashionable style. They blend a soft velvety surface with colorful stripes, ranging from simple shades to striking cache mire mixtures.
A fragmented line notes two textile terms and a tar reference linked to Rep. Plaids and Cheviot Scotch in a rough finish context. The brief hints at material origins without further details, leaving the specific association unclear.
The catalog showcases plain color dress goods in every weave from fine cords to wide, showy varieties. Surfaces feature Rep, Armure, Vigogne in fashionable shades and textures available to shoppers.
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