Maritime Parade Opens Columbus Day Festivities
A Columbus quadro-centennial observance features a thirty-boat river parade from the Monongahela wharf to Davis Island led by the Cyclone. Schools plan readings and a new ten-acre Columbus Grove to be planted by pupils. Allegheny divisions marshal eight sections for parade formation and city decoratives sprout across downtown ahead of Friday’s event with 10 000 volunteers ready to march.
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Columbus
Monongahela
Davis Island
America
Spain
Battery B
Hunt
Bein Line
N. K. Brices
John Dinple
Lud Keefer
City of
Gwindoline
Seven Sons
Mink No. 2
Jury verdict in Stivanson murder case shocks Lawrenceville
The Coroner's Jury ruled Stewart Rodgers murdered 12 year old James Stivanson who was stabbed Tuesday in Lawrenceville. Rodgers jailed. a court bid to release him on bond will be opposed by the defense due to Mrs Rodger's critical condition and distress. Post mortem shows a deep stab wound with heart involvement. burial set for Kittanning. If convicted, Rodgers faces Huntington Reformatory. Parallels drawn with Dan Reardon's 15 year sentence for earlier killing.
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Stivanson
Rodgers
Ball
James Stivanson
Stewart Rodgers
Lawrenceville
Reardon
Mra Rod
Young Stivanson
Kittanning
Stewart Redgers
Huntingdon Reformatory
Dan Reardon
Martin Misserly
Admitted His Guilt as Watch Is Recovered from Larceny
Hugh Boyle arrested for larceny after entering Mrs. Clarkson’s Mulberry alley home and sharing beer. He confessed taking the watch and trinkets. the watch, pawned earlier, was recovered. Presbyterian Union meeting cards announce address by Fudge Ewing and orations by Rev. Dr. Wm CG Young and Rev. Dr. Robert Christi at Monongahela House next Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Union
Monongahela House
Fudge Ewing
Wm CG Young
Center College
Presbyterian General Assembly
Kentucky
Robert Christi
Western Theological Seminary
Baltimore and Ohio Agent Visits a Failing Father-in-law
Division Passenger E. D. Agent Smith of the Baltimore and Ohio road returned from Chicago where he went to see his father-in-law Rev. L. R. Norton who is not expected to live. Norton is connected with the Christian denomination and well known in this city. He preached in and around Pittsburgh for years but has been in the West for the last ten. Smith believes there is no possible chance for Norton’s recovery.
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Division
E. D. Agent Smith
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Chicago
L. R. Norton
Public Works Panel Visits Pumping Station
Allegheny Public Works sub committee inspected the Howard Street pumping station after noon yesterday to review John Neider's damage claim from smoke and cinders. The findings will be reported at the general committee's next meeting. 1200 Gallingers 1200 Guns at No. 1200 Peno avenue offers fine diamonds watches and jewelry.
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Allegheny Public Works Committee
Howard Street
John Neider
Peno Avenue
Tourist Walking Hats Display Around 850 Avenue
A brief item notes hats for tourists in all colors and black at a stall located near 96 Federal Street, Allegheny, with references to nearby streets 850 and 9 percent.
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Federal Street
Allegheny
Blankets and Yarn Offered at Lixcu’s Market
Immense bargains proclaimed in white and scarlet poetry. A curious notice mentions blankets and yarns at Lixcu's Market. The readable fragments suggest a sale or display with bold emphasis on fabrics and color themes.
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Lixcu's
Market Atrees
Pittsburg Appeals Tax on Railroad Bonds to November Hearing
The city of Pittsburg and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania face an amicable suit over state taxes on railroad compromise bonds issued in the 1860s. Hearing is set for November 28 in Dauphin county Common Pleas Court, with city officials traveling to Lancaster to arrange counsel. If lost, Pittsburg may pay $40,000 to $50,000. appeal to the Supreme Court is planned.
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Pittsburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Common Pleas
Dauphin County
Moreland
Lancaster
Hensel
Pennsylvania
Morrow
Gregg
Panhandle
Allegheny Valley
Pattison
Supreme Court
12 Year Old Nellie Miller Fires Flobert Rifle
Nellie Miller 12 of Millvale accidentally shoots Frank Stewart a mechanic on his way home from work. The bullet strikes his left breast but he survives. Miller is arrested and later released on 5000 bail pending Stewart's prognosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Miller
Millvale
Frank Stewart
Joseph Miller
Meade Alley
Flobert
Stewart
A Defense of Quay by Ex-Congressman Long
Ex Congresssman J E Long of Brookville registered at the St Charles and plans to stump for Harrison in northern counties. He admires Senator Quay and thinks he directs the campaign. Long says Carter leads the New York canvass as Quay did four years ago and believes the Empire State will go to Quay. He denies Quay is ruing and says he will stay in New York until election day. Long asserts the Baker ballot law is simple for voters who can read and write. He says an intelligent man cannot learn to vote a scratched ticket.
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J. E. Long
Brookville
Sts. Charles
Long
Harrison
Senator Quay
Beaver
Carter
New York
Empire State
Quay
Baker
Suspicious Character Arrested in Horse Stealing Case
Robert Lawson, a colored man, was arrested as a suspicious character and held at the Eleventh wards station house. Detective Bendell secured a warrant on a horse stealing charge by John Dorsey. Lawson allegedly stole a horse from Garram street stable last Friday, tried to sell it for 15 dollars at Red Lion sale stables, then for 8 dollars at another stable, and later abandoned the horse in a downtown stable. The horse is valued at 125 dollars.
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Robert Lawson
Eleventh Wards
Bendell
Hyndman
John Dorsey
Lawson
Garram Street
Red Lion Sale
Italian societies to hold first annual reception in Pittsburgh
The united Italian societies and colony of Pittsburg and Allegheny plan their first annual reception at the Auditorium on Penn Avenue Friday evening. Funds raised at the event will support a Columbus monument project.
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United Italian Societies
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Penn Avenue
Crockery and Lamps Fire Sale Announcement
Entire $60,000 stock damaged by fire smoke must be closed out at once. Bargains in bric a brac dinner sets chamber sets lamps and more. Sale urged to clear room for new stock. Leon G Evans Third and Sache Street.
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Leon G. Evans
Sache
Inquest Opens Into Wylie Avenue Street Car Tragedy
The coroner's inquest into the deaths of Henry Apel Jr and Ward Runner began as witnesses testified. Gripmen Gledhill and Richardson were praised for attempting to stop the car amid a heavily loaded streetcar and poor track conditions. The hearing adjourned to Saturday to complete testimony and seek a clearer understanding between marching clubs and traction companies.
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Wylie Avenue
Henry Apel, Jr
Ward
McDowell
Tus
Gledhill
Richardson
Fraud and Embezzlement Case Involving Ephraim Young
Ephraim Young former director of the Spring Garden National Bank of Philadelphia was arrested in Pittsburgh on Tuesday by Marshal Harrah and released on $10,000 bail. He is charged by United States District Attorney Ingham with embezzling bank funds as a director and with aiding and abetting Francis W Kennedy vice president Harry H Kennedy and Nelson F Evans in misapplying funds. It is alleged Young owed $245,000 at bank closure through Van Gunden & Young and the Millward-Cliff Cracker Company of which he was president. The transactions among the Kennedys Evans and others are described as fraudulent.
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Ephraim Young
Spring Garden National Bank of
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Marshal Harrah
Quaker City
United States
Ingham
Young
Francis W. Kennedy
Edshier
Harry H. Kennedy
Nelson F. Evans
van Gunden & Young
Millward-Cliff Cracker Company
Kennedys
Holiday in the Postoffice Operations Schedule
The postoffice opens differently for a holiday with the registry division 9 to 11 am and general delivery all day at main office, stations 7 am to 12 30 pm and 7 to 9 pm, one stamp window 7 am to 10 am, later stamps at general delivery. Special deliveries follow normal days with no postal money issued. Carriers’ window closes at 5 pm and one morning mail run.
A General Terror Tom Grady Faces Disorderly Conduct Charge
Thomas Grady was arrested on a warrant sworn by his father charging disorderly conduct. He allegedly abuses his parents on Smellman street and their fear of him prompted the arrest. Officer Thompson struggled to subdue him before he was placed in a patrol wagon and jailed at the Twelfth ward station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Grady
McKenna
Grady
Smellman Street
Thompson
Twelfth Ward
Man Arrested on Ohio Street After Suspected Knife Attack
Police officer Keim of Allegheny arrested a man on Ohio street after he acted queerly. The man, later identified as John Johnson of Cleveland, banged his head on cell bars, causing bleeding. He was hospitalized at Allegheny General Hospital and resting easy, though weak.
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Keim
Allegheny
Ohio Street
Allegheny General Hospital
John Johnson
Cleveland
Prisoner Bridget Fox Foiled by Authorities
Bridget Fox, described as a virago, is refused admission by both workhouse and poorhouse officials and by Chief Elliot. She remains at Central station as authorities determine her fate while new health alerts report five scarlet fever and eight diphtheria cases to the Bureau of Health.
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Bridget Fox
Workhouse
Poorhouse
Elliot
Central Station
Bureau of Health
Safe deposit vaults offered at 68 Fourth Avenue
Don’t risk fire or theft keep valuables in the safe deposit vaults of the ers’ Deposit National Bank at 68 Fourth Avenue. Boxes rent from five dollars per year and up.
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Safe Deposit
Ers
Deposit National Bank
Fourth Avenue
Sailor Hats and Remedies Advertised in Local Notice
Trimmed sailor hats offered at 48 cents with a slick sale pitch. The ad touts De Witt’s Little Early Risers as best for constipation headaches and stomach sourness, and mentions fedoras and small sizes with a nod to a March 3 date.
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de Witt
Justices Receive Papers On Baker Ballot Law Case
Attorneys for Jackson and others pressed for an injunction to restrain Allegheny County officials from printing or distributing ballots not in line with the 1839 act, arguing the Baker law would raise costs and confuse voters. The court took no action, and lawyers doubted a ruling before the election.
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Supreme Court
Baker
William McCrum
F. C. Osborn
John B. Jackson
D. F. Foster
C. C. Craft
William Macrum
High Court
Allegheny County Board of Commissioners
Act of Assembly
Supreme Justices
Supreme
Beattie Denies Westmoreland Sheriff Fight Allegation
Charles Beatty of Fayette County rejects claims he opposes P McCann for sheriff in Westmoreland County and pledges support. He plans to travel to Westmoreland to aid McCann in the campaign. Judge Harry White says he favors Republicans and expects Harrison to win New York and Heiner to Congress. Democratic ward meeting planned with several speakers on tap. Prohibition speaker Rev B Taylor to tour Allegheny Diamond and neighboring districts.
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Charles & Beatty
Fayette County
Pittsburg
P. McCann
Westmoreland County
Cox Visits Uniontown Talks with Homestead Workers
Independent candidate John F. Cox traveled to Uniontown yesterday to confer with a number of former Homestead workers about the Twenty-Fourth District race and issues facing the district.
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John F. Cox
Uniontown
Uniontown Residents Rally Behind Cox Rival in Local Race
Reports from Bite friends suggest Cox leads Sipe in Greene county races with Sipe shifting focus to Fayette on Saturday. The Democratic candidate is described as vigorously campaigning while Cox enjoys strong support in the area.
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Uniontown
Cox
Bite # friends
Hank
Sipe
Greene County
Fayette
Baker ballot distribution under party committees in 1920s elections
Democratic County Committee printed 15 000 Baker ballot samples for distribution in voting schools run by Democratic clubs. Republicans plan 50 000 specimens once printers supply, with 35 voting schools set up and 50 expected by Saturday. Locations include H P Ford Republican Clubrooms, West End and Allegheny areas, plus Millvale Tarentum Sewickley Crafton and other stations.
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Democratic County Committee
Baker
Republican Committee
H. P. Ford
Republican
Wylie Avenue
Oothouse
Homewood
Main Street
West End
Allegheny General
Millvale
Tarentum
Mansfield
Republican Club
League Sewickley
Hulton
A. V. RB. R. Sheridan
Crafton
Panhandle Railroad
Republican Meetings Arranged Across Ward Areas
The Republican County Committee schedules mass meetings at Colfax school No. 1 in Twenty-second ward on Tuesday the 25th and at George Beet's hall Etna the same night with speakers John Lambie Hon John Dalzell and A Robertson. A second gathering on the 29th in Tarentum area at Alhambra Town Braddock features W A Stone L K Porter and others with Lambie Hall Evans and Benham. A Jane Street Turner Hall Southside event invites many ladies with A E Tatton, Harry Hall, Fred Gilbert, a glee club and brass band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Committee
Colfax School
Twenty-second Ward
George Beet
W. A. Stone
L. K. Porter
Alhambra
Braddock
John Lambie
Harry Hall
W. D. Evans
W. M. Benham
Jane Street
Turner Hall
Southside
Ace A. E Tatton
Fred Gilbert
Allegheny Select Council candidate debate stirs party moves
Dr Gilliford declines reelection bid for Allegheny Select Council. George A Cochrane announces candidacy. Gilliford supporters plan meeting next Tuesday to pick their preferred candidate. Tax Conkling Club plans a Glenwood parade tonight. Mrs W T Worre to present silk at Magistrate Succop's office tonight. L E Brapro n of the Panhandle Railroad leaves for Chicago during a four week vacation to give Democratic speeches in West Virginia. Southside Republican parade unit to meet at Union Station 7 30 pm Saturday to travel to Shadyside and form an Ambersons segment near Ellsworth.
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Dr. Gilliford
Allegheny Select Council
George A. Cochrane
Tax Conkling Club
Glenwood
W.T. Worre
C. L. Magee
East End
Union Station
Shadyside
Ellsworth
Embroidered Handkerchiefs and Linens Sale Prices
A list of hemstitched and embroidered handkerchiefs in various fabrics from French batistes to all linen with scalloped edges. Prices range from 12 to 66 cents for plain and initials, up to $2.25 for select pieces, with men's and ladies styles featured in spring patterns and distinctive embroidery.
Stocking Sale Advertises Heavy Stock Of Hosiery
Over 3 000 pairs ladies fast-black all wool cashmere stockings with double heels and toes and 1 500 pairs children and boys heavy ribbed cotton stockings in sizes 7 to 16. Prices feature 25c 2 pair 46c, 45c pair 65c, 25 percent below standard for Boys French ribbed cotton, 1000 pairs ladies fancy colored silks at 1.00, silks 1.00 to 2.50, and unbleached fleece lined cotton at 25 35 goc and sec per pair. QUT SIZES opera lengths in cotton and cashmere.
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Princthea
Schenley Park
Columbus Grove
Sone
Columbia
William Speer
Ferdinand S
Kate Menzel
Clippe
Lecanaious Parsons
Clio
Ashley Mahaffer
Urania
Elia Wertheimer
Melpowene
Bertha Glasser
Aglata
Ella Hall
Thalia
Amy Frank
Euphrosyne
Agnes Patterson
Sharon McDonald
William Affelder
Hattie Cord
Richard Long
Arthur Gilliland
Edward Duffner
James Aiken
Weir Morganstern
Chas. Monroe
Alice Benn
Pearl Campbell
Ehlers
Madison Avenue
Heath Zouaves
Garibaldi Guards
Allegheny Cyclers
Allegheny Tura Verein
Troy Turn Verein
First
East Street
Teutonia and Harmonia Mennerchors
Champion H. and
F. Club
Bayrischer Nterstuetzungs Verein
Odd Fellows
Troy Hill Mennerchor
Second
Third Street
Germania and
Deutsche Eiche Mennerchors
Stuben Lodge
Etna
Reserve Township Unterstuetzung Verein
Arton Gesang Verein
Avery
St. George Ritter Verein
Namen Jesu
St Mary
Oest
Grant Street
Gourley
State Supreme Court
Haymarket Square
Denniston
City Hall
O'Mara
McKelvey
Fifth Avenue
Grant
Ket Street
Catholic Mutual Benefit Association
Floyd's Hall
Liberty Street
Mr. Norton
Flobeet
Dorsey
Mr. Young
The
Spring Garden Bank
Tom Grady
Fedoranes
Stree Allegheny
Macrum and Osborn
Lyon
M. A. Woodward
Woodward
Mecrum
Common Pleas Court
Supreme Bench
Supreme Judge
Beatty
Twenty-eighth Ward
New Turner Hall
South Thirteenth Street
William Walls
Joseph Howley
Fred H. Lauer
F. G Beinhauer
Frank L Goseer
William J. Brennen
Rev. B . Taylor
Iowa
Prohibition Party
Allegheny Diamond
East Liberty
Collins Avenue
Station Street
Dr. Bull's
Moquette
Axminster
Cco
Smith
Axminsters
Edward
Groetzinger
Penn Ave
Louise Wegman
Female Asylum Department
Fannie Richards
Pittaburg
JOS, Horne & Co,s
Ladies
Frosiery
Stag’s Head Brand
Soc
JOS. Horne & CO
PENN
W. W. Dermitt & CO
Serr Aane Potters
Sixth
J. Kerwin Miller & CO
Smithfield Street
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