Grand Army Day Returns Stir Pittspan City Notes
The Grand Army Day Committee met in Common Council chamber to settle expenses with a deficit of about £150. General Sherman passed through the city last week. Reunions and memorials for various regiments are announced in Pennsylvania and nearby counties. Post leaders, memberships, and forthcoming socials and installations are reported as veterans plan reunions and fund drives.
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Pittisberg
Poste
Grand Army Day
Common Council
John F. Hunter
Sherman
Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Regiment
Pumxsutawney
Samuel W. Black & Co
Eleme G
Messrs. Binck & Co
Tribute to Captains Jones and Hart by Pennsylvania Army of the Republic
Official tribute from the Pennsylvania RAND Army of the Republic honors the late Captain W. BR. Jones and Past Junior Western Commander George KR. Hart. It notes their high official roles, their dedication to duty, and their deaths, one in an industrial accident at a plant and the other due to illness, praising their service and memory.
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W. BR. Jones
Derr
Pennsylvania
N. E. Com
George KR. Hart
Hart
Jones
Johnstown
Ple
Byt Gomiemmens
J. Stewart
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Kansas
Nebraska
Post 15 Extends Sympathy for Deceased Comrade Jones
At its last meeting Post 15 adopted resolutions mourning the death of Senior Vice Commander William K. Jones of Post 18 G A K Department of Pennsylvania. The document expresses condolence to the Jones family and Post 18, and extends support to Lieutenant A M Harper Post 15 G A K as the deceased’s successor in honor. A copy of the resolutions is to be sent to the family and to Post 18.
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Allegheny County
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Mitchell
Larderbanch
C. A. McFarland
G. KR. Beecher
G. Je
KR. J. Boyle
Circle No. 7
Mesdames Caeley
McCabe, Behers,Jones and
Wake
Emr. Porsster
Council of Administration
Post 3
Europe
Post 8
Charles W. Chapman Cincan
Carrie V. Sherriff
Federal Street
Allegheny
Chapman
Pennsylvania
James &. Lysie
Polick Church
Post 15
W. H. Moopy
Department OF Pexnestlvania
Desth
William K. Jones
Alfring
W. H. Moody
Department of Pennsylvania
Teader
A. M. Harper
G.A. K
Ameer
White Bhoy
G. A. KR
Comrade Jones
Grand Army Day Parade Reflections Spark Local Debate
The piece notes Grand Army Day was well covered and enjoyed with a pleasant parade and campfires. It suggests Pittsburg may not host the event again soon, proposing the Southwestern G A R Association rotate celebrations to smaller towns and urging business support. General Hastie visited the city. an exhibition was held at Maryville Perry.
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Pittsburg
Abo
G. A. RB
Ptinburg
Sons of Veterans Need Active Work in Pitwharg
General orders of Commander John Vogt were omitted. turnout on Grand Army Day was small except Camino camp. editors urge more active effort to make Sons of Veterans a pride of Pitwharg. Will the work be done?
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Abe Patterson
Allegheny
Holliday Post
Wheeling
W. Va
Poets
Altoona
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Post
Te'dlock
Commie
W. H. Lockhart
W. 5. Meek
Seventeenth Army
W. A. Stone
J. P. Stewart
W. H. Graham
John Vogt
Sons of Veterans
Central Board and Teachers Guild Gather for Upcoming Events
The Central Board and Teachers' Guild hold meetings and plan future activities. Sessions include the Teachers' Institute at Ralston School with J L Gardner and others, plus evening school openings on November 4 and a revised pupil-teacher ratio.
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Bell's Gap
Booth-Modjeska
Onehus
Teachers’ Guild
Grant School
Prof
A. Andrews
Treas Theolaraeesins
St Theater
Guild
Teachers’ Institute
Ralston
JL. M. Gardner
Bloomfield
Step
Cattle Receipts and Hog Market Report Details
The Pittsburg market records 80 head cattle receipts with 15 car shipments to New York and 8,700 hogs with 3,800 shipped, noting market activity as steady and prices for best grades improving while common grades stay fair. Unclear textile prices range from 650 to 3 per yard, with silk prospects noted.
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Pittsburg
Isa
New York
Pittsburg Growth Shown In Building Permits Surge
The Building Inspector reports 2052 permits issued from February 1 to October 1, 1884, plus January and a final week, with total value around $5,000,000. The piece notes rapid growth, an estimated 20,000 new residents, and forecasts a record year ahead. It also discusses bird slaughter for hats, real estate advertising shifts, and reflections on financials and optimism in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburg
Jay Cooke
Mr. Cooke
Philadelphia
Horn
Fickie
Westinghouse Stock Drops After Bradley Decision
Westinghouse Electric shares fell from 50 to 40 after an adverse ruling in Washington. The market fears further declines as much stock sits in the city and East, with potential sales to come before the period ends. Analysts urge patient holding, noting the company’s value and possible quick rally if selling slows.
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Justice Bradley
Westinghouse Electric
Washington
Edison
Marcegreendion
Mayes
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Company
America
Great figures highlight Pittsburg Banka year end
Last week the Pittsburg Banka announced its top figures of the year, naming standout performers and major milestones. The release honors employees and departments achieving notable results, underscoring the bank’s regional impact and ongoing growth.
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Pittsburg Banka
Financial Market Report with Bond and Clearing Figures
The report notes reduced feral tendera and a 1,608,060 shortfall against 25 percent job calls. It reports quiet money on call in New York and closing bond quotations with U S government and state issues steady. Clearing totals include Philadelphia and Crescent figures with weekly and yearly comparisons.
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New York
Mercantile
Moose Rather
Oil market dull with light buying and narrow trading
The oil market stayed dull with a flat range and light demand in New York and Pittsburgh cities. Week totals show 2,607,000 barrels cleared, a modest but better week, while noted wells like Corney No 4 and LeMoyne face legal and sand-shot issues amid small oil shows and injunctive talk.
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Pittsburg
Oil City
New York
Aproker
Rte
Washington County
Corney No 4
A. J. Clark
LeMoyne
Burns & Co
Sayers
National transit certificates open and close details
Transit certificates opened at Sc and closed at 04gc with a high of W4gc and a low of 96lic. Sars tags show certificates opening at and closing at 4¢c with a high of 087¢c. Closed at W8i¢e.
Real Estate Deals Signal Active Pittsburgh Market
Real estate firms including ness-Big Vickers Alles & Bailey and Beringer & Boln reported multiple sales across the Thirteenth and Eleventh wards, ranging from four five-room dwellings and vacant lots to a house and lot near Freeport. Purchasers included Mrs. Maguire, Ludwig Woellen, and W. F. McBride, with cash purchases and mortgages totaling across several properties in Allegheny and Pittsburgh areas.
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Alles & Bailey
Fourth Avenue
John G. Keisel
Jones Street
Wylie Avenue
Thirteenth Ward
Freeport
Ludwig Woellen
Black & Baird
W. F. McBride
Charles Meyran
Moyran Avenue
Ward Street
Ewing & Byers
Federal Street
Ewing
William Sunnel
Flem Avenue
Eleventh Ward
Allegheny
Frasier, Co
Forty-fifth
Butler Streets
Charles A. Warmcastle
Mathilda
Dearborn
Nineteenth Ward
William Weite
John F. Baxter
Smithfield Street
Blackadors Avenue
New Villa Park
Brushton Station
Brotzer
Kelly
Station Street
Messrs. Paul & Dub
Euclid Avenue
John C. Knipp
Knipp
Penn Avenue
St. Clair Street
Henry Schuster
J.B. Holland
D. N. Mill & New
Joseph Street
Twenty-first Ward
East End
Samuel W. Black & Co
Center Avenue
Brighton Road
West Bellevue
Reed B. Coyle & Co
H. G. Watson
Marion Place
L. C. Frasier
William Welte
Liberty Avenue
Baren Street
Sixteenth Ward
Mary Pilgrim
Builders Fire Up 68 Permits for Modest City Homes
Last week the city issued 68 construction permits valued at 124 204, led by Charles Mey’s 23 002 two story stone structure on Virgin alley. Remaining permits cover brick frame and stone residences across Arch Bedford Colwell Lang and other wards, with Emma Rossmann adding a one story Lebanon street addition valued at 2 500.
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Charles Meyran
Virgin Alley
Walter Butler
Arch Street
Eleventh Ward
G. Solomon
Bedford Avenue
Thirteenth Ward
W. H. Borman
Colwell Street
Nessinthaler
Linden Avenue
Thomas A. Beatty
Ace
Sery
Barak M. J. Hi
Henry Redames
Carson Pear
Emma Rossmann
Lebanon Street
Lauer Fraum
Roane An
Bie
Nineteenth Ward
Foe
Second Ward
Charles M Stone
Ambiguous Street Addresses Describe Brick and Frame Homes
A scanned list details numerous properties and structures in various wards, noting frame or brick construction, ground dimensions, and street locations. Entries mention residents or owners such as Julian Pesorski and L. M. Morris, with measurements like 14x31 feet and 25x40 feet, across wards including Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, and Twenty-seventh.
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Thirteenth
M.rt
Tess
Harmar and
Ayne Streets
Warne Uince Vaittetern
Shaffer
enDey Street
ee Linge _finneran
Sue Ory
Heam Strest
Tego Murry
Wats
Third Ave
Second Ward
L. M. Morris
Spring Alley
Davidem& Co
Red Pike
Atronta
W. A. McClurg
Atwood Street
Dennis McIntyre
Witte Avenue
Fourteenth
Pdidagese
Surteenth
Sisbo Meen
Stobo Street
Sixteenth Ward
Waldover
Alley
D. Schreibeis
Zion Ae Ward
Ej Steen Ware My. H. RK. Wiedrick
Fifth Avenue
Twen
Jos
Ae Jr
Carson Street
R. E. Mercar
Wooment Street
John Wapple
Lebanon Street
William
Washington Arenas
Fi Avenue
Hingham
Thirty-second Ward
Wall Street Slumps as Trusts Pressure Stocks
The New York market showed heavy trading amid renewed pressure on trust shares, though regular list stocks rose slightly early. Major favorites Burlingon Atchison Reading and St Paul led gains while Tennessee coal lagged. a deficit in the bank reserve sparked renewed weakness before closures. Exports of specie from New York last week totaled 2.14 million dollars with gold dominating Europe shipments. petroleum held steady with modest gains as the week featured sharp Sugar Trust and Cotton Oil declines driven by trust fears and credit tightening.
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New York
Sean
Burlington
Atchison
Reading
St. Paul
Tennessee
Ae of Wes
Europe
South America
Stock Exchange
Co Exchange
John M. Oakley
New York Stock Exchange
Yester- Pri
Bers
Fourth Avenue
Fragmentary OCR Item Teases Local Mentions and Numbers
Fragmented text presents scattered names and numbers with partial place hints. It references Wesen Cream, Wis, Central, a 100% figure, HRMTOM 5, and Batland with a dated style. The legible content is too incomplete to determine a clear event or outcome.
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Merman
Batland
Business Notes
A fragmented weekly market brief reports oil, stock, and banking activity. Hopes for Westinghouse Electric stock rise if held, while Baltimore bank clearings lag. Pittsburg shows no money squeeze, building permits rise, and local street railway deals are pending.
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Nora Lamb
Houpes
la Noria
Houpens
Westinghouse Electric
Prrissor
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Svean Trvst
Wall Street
Interesting Case From West Chartiers Village
In West Chartiers near Pittsburg a resident Mrs. J W Patton recounts a nine year illness that began with a cold and worsened into persistent head pressure a raw throat constant ringing in the ears and eye irritation leaving her unable to read despite treatment evolving into repeated hawking and throat clearing with ongoing discomfort.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Chartiers
Lake Erie Railroad
West Chartiers
J. W. Patton
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Thaw
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the Dispatch Pud
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Kaird & Co
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Famundo
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Charles
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Joba Nuseer
Keystone Brewing Co
Seventy-seventh
Gettysburg
E. 5
Osnonxe
Old City Hall
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Horton P.O
Indiana County
Big Run
Jefferson County
Westoner
Clearfield County
Department of Pennsy
McKean County
G. A. R. Association
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Seventy- Sixth Regiment
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Stewart
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Das
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Maryeville
Perry
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Hiland School
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Miss Platt
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Menge
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Alabama
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Sims
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Ledlie Gleninger
Real Estate Agents' Organization
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Pensylvania
Pittsboro
Seereee Arsenal
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Allegheny Gas Co
IMUM
PA Consolidated Gas Co
Illum
Ate East End Gas Co
South Bide Gas Co
Ullum
Allegheny Heating Co
Ufnet
Proce’ S Natural Gas Co
Vena Aey Ooscivevscessiesanaccn
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Wheating Ins Co
OWL Company
Citizens’ ‘Traction
Putebur Traction
Pleasant Valley
Veushwssce
Alleghany Valley
Chartlers
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Fitba
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Tee
Revious
Ladelphia Gas
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Sea of Basen Aves
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The
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Mosse
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Broadway
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Bonds
Chicago
Sixth ST
Fidelity
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Senate
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Bain
Sas
Patton
Weac
John Wiis
Chicago Junction
Dra Blair
Dru, Copeland & Blair
Forker
Dra
Copeland & Bish
Reid Coal Tren
M. C. Wilson
Burg
Tumself
Dra Copeland
Sixth Avenue
Ae P.M. Silten
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