O'Brien's Paper Chosen as Party Platform in Allegheny County
Delayed printing announces Colonel Moore and the Twenty One Committee of Straightout Democrats select O Brien's paper as the party platform. Ex judge Petterman endorsed. four clubs meet. address by O Brien, Feenan, Parkinson, and Moore to decide publication timing. The coming address condemns party bosses and urges a united Democratic ticket to counter Republican influence and secure election in Allegheny County.
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W. Ti
Moore Selectaec
O'Brien
Allegheny County
Fresh from the East Guffey Says Philly Politicians Back Victory
J M Guffey returned from a business trip to Harrisburg and Philadelphia where he met with Governor Pattison and state officials. He reports strong confidence in a party victory in the state and notes Philadelphia sentiment favoring Eastern candidates Wright and Tilden. He mentions debates over a possible Senate extra session and criticizes political maneuvering by Pattison and Quay allies.
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J. M. Guffey
Harrisburg
Philadelpia
Democratic
Philadelphia
Harrity
Hensel
Kerr
Wricht and Tilden
Senate
Bardsley
Pattivan
Pattison
Legislative Investigation Committee
McCamont
Treestrar Bover
Pattizon
Enem
Polithee
Quus
Meetimg Quays
Brillant
Parrity
Pattisen
Greer
Morrizon
Political Figureing Behind County Race Versus Fetterman
Owimen Gripp explains why he believes Fetterman cannot win the Allerheny county judgeship. He notes both parties are mobilizing voters with “plumpers” and endorsements aimed at Fetterman, while straightouts expect strong showing against him based on past defeats.
Carlisle on Ohio's Battle in Pittsburg Debate
Al Carlisle a Democrat from Ohio and Pennsylvania arrived in Pittsburg after attending the McKinley Campbell debate in Ada Ohio. He says Campbell carried the debate and that new parties are at work aiming to win. Carlisle notes the event elevates Campbell nationally while leaving McKinley at his long standing position.
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al Carlisle
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Ada
Carlisle
Campbell
Mn Carlisle
McKinley
Republican Primaries in Allegheny County Tonight
The Republican primaries to elect delegates to the Constitutional Convention occur this evening in Allegheny County. Indications show Republican politicians giving little attention to the matter and few delegates are expected to be chosen.
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Allegheny County
Mntter
Voters oppose convention at Republican headquarters
Report notes voters broadly oppose the proposed convention and are unlikely to turn out to vote for delegates, despite polling at the Republican headquarters indicating the ban was issued last night.
Enthusiastic Veterans Form Central War Club Network
Fourteen clubs with 25 to 200 members attended a Central Gregg and Morrison War Veterans meeting in City Hall. A. R. Burchfield presided as funds and headquarters were organized in the Hamilton building. A monster mass meeting was planned for October 21 at old City Hall with Gregg Morrison and Thomas Stewart to speak. An amended rule allows clubs to send one delegate per ten members over 25. The group urged unity for veterans’ candidates and next meetings were scheduled.
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Gregg
Morrison
Gregg and Morrison War Veterans
Common Council Chamber
City Hall
A. R. Burchfield
Hamilton Building
Fifth Avenue
Central Organization
Burchfield
Old City Hall
Thomas Stewart
Philadelphia
Central Organization of War Veterans
Central Club
Daniel Ashworth
East End
Barbour
Hugh Morrison
C. Kaufman
Sewickter
I. K. Camp
Bell
Joseph Evans
H. H. Bengough
J. H. Stevenson
W. J. Patterson
Lambert
E A. Montooth
Greenville
Mercer County
Hites Station
Latrobe
Greensburg
Campaign activity by county officials in Allegheny court
Republican Chairman Gripp says candidates are active in campaigning through court work. He notes the three judges and the district attorney have handled six murder cases, claiming the record set in Allegheny county courts as part of their campaign effort.
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Gripp
Allegheny
Democratic County Executive Committee Meeting Briefing
A Democratic County Executive Committee meeting was held yesterday afternoon. Plans for the campaign were discussed but no major business occurred. A finance committee meeting was called for Wednesday afternoon.
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Democratic County Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Straight-Out Republican Meeting Opens Campaign Events
The straight-out Republican campaign opens this evening with meetings at McKeesport and on the South side. Robb and Major Brown speak at McKeesport, J K Wallace at the Bedford House. Twenty-ninth edition teases two more chapters of Edgar Fawcett's American Posh in tomorrow's Dispatch.
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McKeespost
Fising
Robb
Major Brown
Mck
J. K. Wallace
t _ Bedford house
Edgar Fawcett
the Dispatch
Bootblack’s Death Linked to Quarrel, Coroner Inquest Planned
Joseph Pitato an Italian bootblack died at the Homeopathic Hospital. Coroner to hold inquest Monday. Incident alleged to involve a blow on the head from another bootblack with a black box. Hospital says death may be from meningitis. Relatives unnamed. a woman and a girl viewed the body at the morgue.
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Joseph Pitato
Homeopathic
Batannteched
Bathing column debunks popular notions by Shirley Dare
Shirley Dare analyzes common bathing beliefs in The Dispatch preview, challenging myths and presenting clearer guidance on personal hygiene and water use.
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Shirley Dare
Annual statement of the American Tract Society
Rev Mr Rossiter, Secretary for the Ohio Valley, reports the society has circulated 16,000,000 volumes of moral and religious teaching and reached over 14,000,000 people. He notes 1,500,000 families lack such reading and more than 2,000,000 neglect all preaching.
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The
American Tract Society
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist Office Note
Dr B M Haxwa specializes in eye ear nose and throat diseases. Office located at 720 Penn Street Pittsburg Pa.
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de. B. M. Haxwa
Penn Street
Pittsburg
Paau
Ex President Hayes to preside at Prison Congress
Delegates of the National Prison Association gathered at Monongahela House in Pittsburg with Ex President Hayes as president. The gathering included officials from Illinois Iowa New Jersey Alabama and Toronto. Colonel R H Dawson and Major R W McClaughrey discussed convict labor policies and reforms amid expectations Governor Pattison may attend.
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Congress of the
National Prison Association
Monongahela House
Congress
Pittsburg
John L. Milligan
Western Penitentiary
Hayes
Association
Limited
New York
George A Kelly
C. C. Hax
E. 5. Wright
John H. Patterson
New Jersey State
E.i C. McMillan
Iowa State Penitentiary
James Massie
Toronto
Mr. Milligan
Stormed the Citadel Newsboys Clash Endures
Rival Newsboys Home and Newsboys Union clash after a Union rally led by Police Officer Charles Grimes. Protesters serenaded the Home on Old Avenue as Druitt appeared in uniform, water was thrown from the building, and officers refused to intervene. One boy was cut, tensions cooled as Grimes left with his escort.
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Newsboys' Union
Newsboys
Druitt
Grimes
Newsboys’ Union
Thomas Druitt
Charles Grimes
Old City Hall
Fifth Avenue
Newsbo
Old Avenue
Union
Old Old Avenue
Atic
Devlin and
Connors
Copa
Did Not Sign His Will Thomas Green Southside Liveryman Dies
Thomas Green a Brownstown liveryman died after a three week illness leaving a will unsigned to be prepared for a sister in Carlisle. He claimed a brother once district attorney in York Pa and friends estimate his personal property and bank balance in the thousands. The Wells case was sent to the grand jury after testimony adjustments about gifts from Mrs Durr and hotel staff.
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Thomas Green
Southside
Imes
Brownstown
Green
Carson
Thirtieth Street
Carlisle
Donley
York
Wells
Grand Jury
Harry Wells
Alderman McMasters
Mr. Wells
Commissioner Smith
Morgantown
Montana
Death of Mrs Walpole at St Frances Hospital
Louise Walpole aged 67 died on a Wednesday at St Frances Hospital. Rumors blamed family mistreatment, but the coroner found death due to chronic illness after prolonged hospitalization. No bruises or signs of violence were observed.
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Louise Walpole
St. Frances Hospital
Friging on Night Car Sparks Stove Debate
Pleasant Valley night car patrons complain about no stove in cold weather. They have decided to buy a stove and install it on the car or shift their patronage to the rival line in the meantime.
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Pleasant Valley
Spont
Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk Promoted
The advertisement extols Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk as the best infant food and notes grocers stock it as an affordable option. It emphasizes that many people trust this brand for infants and promotes its availability through local grocers.
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Gail Borden
Eagle
Escaped convict Larimer captured in Pittsburg
James Larimer alias Elmer Thomas, an escaped burglar, was arrested at Center avenue by Detective Fitzgerald after returning to work in Pittsburg. He is 6 feet 1 inch, 200 pounds, and has served multiple sentences in Eastern Penitentiary. A $100 reward had been posted. His sweetheart, wife of a man tied to his crimes, was jailed for six months for receiving stolen goods. A letter from Thomas led police to his Pittsburg address, where he was identified and taken into custody. Also noted: Duquesne Grays plan a field day at Alliquippa for their 60th anniversary. a lamp exploded injuring Loyd Berry’s Rosestreet home. missing boy Patrick Shannon, 10, reported on Southside. Irons not the same as the lottery suspect.
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Exormok
Cheby
James Larimer
Elmer Thomas
Center Avenue
Fitzgerald
Thomas
Eastern Penitentiary
Williamsport
Lycoming County
Eri Michaels
Pittsburg
Weir
Larimer
Loyd Berry
Rosestreet
Paraick Shannon
South Eighteenth Street
Merriman’s Alley
Irons
Suit Club
Lottery
J. D. Irons
Doughty Begs Time Served in Workhouse
Ex Alderman Doughty serves an 18 month sentence from a conspiracy and extortion case. Judge Ewing approved the workhouse transfer after jail physician Tow indicated limited illness. The High School Committee met reviewing Candidates for Assistant Professor Mathematics with 28 applicants and a $1000 annual salary, plus a plumbing vacancy, and an evening school plan to start October 19 for 40 evenings.
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Doughty
Ewing
Chess Tow
Central Board of Education
Apple
Clarion Nese
John Eisher
Dewision
Neer
Printer Hurley Dies After Morphine Overdose in McKeesport
George B. Hurley, 38, a printer at the McKeesport Herald, died after taking morphine given by fellow printer George Wells in a saloon. An inquest opened and is expected to conclude today with a verdict of morphine overdose. Hurley left a wife and three children in Uniontown. In other news, survivors from the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry formed the Western division of that society, electing J. W. Over as president, H. H. Vance vice president, E. B. Jones secretary, and RL Orr treasurer, at Veteran Legion Hall.
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George B. Hurley
McKeesport
The
Herald
McDowell
Hurley
George Wells
Wells
Uniontown
Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry
Anderson
Veteran Legion Hall
Society of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry
J. W. Over
H. H. Vance
E. B. Jones
Rl, Orr
Fire damages Loeffert planing mill in Allegheny
Shortly after 9 p m a fire was found in George Loeffert s planing mill at Hill street and Water alley Allegheny. It began in the engine room and the entire plant burned before firefighters could stop it. Loss about 4000 dollars, fully insured.
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George Loeffert
Hill Street
Water Alley
Allegheny
City News Snap Shots Tax Library Committee Meets
Tax Library Committee of Allegheny met last night with Mr. Knox in the chair. A vote of thanks was given to W. J. Alexander of Monongahela City and Mrs. Sarah Patterson of Allegheny for a donation of Audubon’s Birds in seven volumes and a folio of colored plates. Several brief items follow including a lodging appeal by Emil Lorn, a banana accident in Columbus and Philadelphia travel, a widening of police hearings by Mayor Gourley, a fishing trip report from C. Yxacer, and a gun incident involving Henry S7as with a nonfatal wound.
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City News
Tax Library Committee of
Allegheny
Knox
W. J. Alexander
Monongahela City
Sarah Patterson
Alleghen
Emil Lorn
Fifty-second Street
Seventeenth Ward
O'Hara
Glass House
Twenty-eighth Street
George Smith
Department of Charities
Columbus
Philadelphia
Gourley
Atronmzy C
KE. Yxacer
Adams County
Ieyes
Henry S7as
Station Street
Covenet J.L. Siorp
Isabella Furnace
Ema
Dowie to Open Divine Healing Mission in Pittsburg
Rev J A Dowie president of the International Divine Healing Association arrives in Pittsburg to begin his mission with services at Butler Street and Liberty Street M E Churches. He condemns liquor and tobacco, cites thousands healed by prayer and laying on of hands, and asserts he is a minister of the New Testament alone. BALMACEDA noted Chile situation in Ward’s Dispatch preview.
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J. A. Dowie
Pittsburg
John A. Dowie
International Divine Healing Association
Butler Street M. E
Liberty Street
Fourth
Liberty Streets
Dowie
Melbourne
Australia
Sinai
Calvary
Beeral
Christ
God
Mia
I Med In The Hospital Died Of Injuries After Arrest
I Med In The Hospital reports the death of Iucinds Wells an elderly Black woman who was arrested Wednesday and died yesterday at Allegheny General Hospital. A longtime servant of Dr L Oldshue she later resided at the Colored Folks Home 41 Fulton street then wandered and was found. Her parents were enslaved in San Domingo and her father won freedom for the family. She had lived in the city over 30 years and will be buried in St Mary’s Cemetery.
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Iucinds Wells
Allegheny General Hospital
L. Oldshue
Fulton Street
San Domingo
St. Mary's Cemetery
Extension of Time for Oliver & Roberts Wire
Oliver & Roberts Wire yesterday suspended payments and sought a creditor extension. Other Oliver firms are unaffected, while a leading local indorser’s failure to renew prompted negotiations. Chairman George T. Oliver expressed confidence in assets exceeding liabilities and anticipated creditors’ meeting once a full statement is prepared.
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Oliver & Roberts
Oliver Iron and Steel Company
Standard Nut Company
Hainsworth Steel Company
Liver & Roberts Company
George T. Oliver
Dress Goods Import Offers New Weaves and Patterns
Interesting listing of foreign manufacture dress goods including Rough Camel's Hair Tweeds Home spuns and Cheviots in irregular checks and knotted effects. New tones in Chevr on and Billow Weavings plus English Pilot Serge in navy. Paris dress patterns show novel trimmings and handsome pattern dresses in Camels Hair Relief Chevron Diagonals with values from $9 to $14 and up.
Cincinnati report on missing girl Jennie Bernard
Word from Cincinnati says Jennie Bernard, 16, is hospitalized in critical condition after a claimed kidnapping. She said she lived in Pittsburg and worked in a hotel but was kept prisoner at a Cincinnati house for several weeks. Police here report no information on the girl.
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Cincinnati
Jennie Bernard
Pittsburg
Careful Fitting of Trusses and Artificial Limbs Adverts
Careful fitting of trusses ash shoulder teach artificial limbs and related orthopedic aids. Arti ficial Limb Co located at 909 Penn avenue near Ninth street in Pittsburg. Store hours note open on Saturday evening.
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Artificial Limb Co
Penn Avenue
Ninth Street
Pittsburg
Kleber Leads in Music and Organs at 506 Wood Street
A bustling old time shop advertises Vocalion church organs priced around 800 dollars, claiming superior tone to pipe organs and noting Kleber brothers’ trusted reputation. The dazzle extends to clothing and miscellaneous goods, with free typewriters on boys’ purchases and various store promotions at 506 Wood Street and nearby Penn avenues.
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Steinway
Conover
Messrs. Kleber
Vocalion
Klebers
Saan
Klebera
Wood Street
Biber and Easton Xn. B exhibit in cloak and suit rooms
Paris Berlin and America are on exhibition in our cloak and suit rooms Garments low and medium price up to finest seal and plush novelties display includes high end items from across the fashion capitals
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Paris
Berlin
America
Our Assortment Is Largest and Most Varied in Stock
A retailer touts the breadth of its offerings as the biggest and most varied in town. The claim emphasizes extensive selection across categories and brands to attract shoppers seeking numerous choices.
Finest Made Goods At Cinema Sale Prices
The Cheviot Diagonals Camel's Hair and related items offered at prices from five to twenty dollars and beyond, highlighting a range of quality fabrics and accessories in a retail sale.
Bargain Clothing Lines From Walker’s Store
Four inch plush items priced at 20 to 40 dollars with Reefer styles and Astrakhan trim offered at 25 and 35 dollars. Cloth Capes range 650 to 100, Long Coats from 10 to 150, Waists in Silk and Flannel at very low prices. Describes latest cuts and workmanship and urges customers to shop directly.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Petterman
Indorsed
Mecrson
Allegeny County
O'Dyrien
T. J. Feenan
Parkinson
W. Y. Moore
J.M. Guifey
Owimen Gripp
H. Rewend, Jr
Cinewiie Jetter
Fetterman
Fetteman
Allerheny County
Judge Bailey
Republican Party
Republican
Strightouts
Bootblack
Jer Monmor Sen
R. H. Dawson
Alabama
DR. Beecher
Henry Warner
Mr. Kelly
Warner
Board of Inspectors
R. W. McClaughrey
Chicago
Captain Wright
Prison Association
Wright
Mys
Captain Ae
United States
Genera Haye
Warden Wright
Montgomery
Als
Momr
Dawson
Georgia
Suises
Colone Dawson
Wil
R. W. Sodent
Indies
Claremont
Carnegie Hall
Geusead
Rutherford B. Hayes
First Press Church
George T. Purves
Christ M. E
Duquesne Theater
Thomas K. Beecher
D. D
Elmira
N. Y
Henry Ward Beecher
Twin Cities
Duquesne Grays
Alliquippa
Judge Ewing
Balmaceda
Fannie
Ward
Chile
Imed
Allegheny Valley
Acheson
United States Circuit Court
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Oliver
Moorhead
McCleane
Mr. Oliver
Hainsworth Steel Comy
Beige l
Olivers
Oliver & Roberts Company
Biber & Easton
Kleber
Jos. Home & Co
Rosenbaum & Co.'s
Guskr's
Iron City Brewing Co
New Shades
James H. Arken & Co
Fifth Ave
Jos. Horne & Co
Penn S Avenue
Market ST
U.and
Ulrich & Spencer
Drygoods House
Pittsburg, Ps
JOS. Horne & Col
Penn Avenue Stores
Seal Plush Jackets
West Front
Seal Plush
Moquette
Atte
Edward
Groetzinger
Oo-Rtssa
Cinderella
J. C. Bartlett
Pittsburg, Pa
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