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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1889

Page

5

Private Dalzell Demands Pension Reform Through Congress

A Newark despatch reports Private Dalzell praising General Baum while blasting private sergeants as unfit for office. He says Congress will overhaul the Pension Office this winter to fast track half a million veteran claims and end pension office delays.

Newark Dalzell Columbus Green B. Baum Tanner Baum Harrison Corporal Tanner Pension Office Congress Pension Ofice Washington Bors

Mill Burning Case Revival in Latrobe Court

In Greensburg on October 2 the Latrobe Chambers mill arson case returned to court with Frank Baer accused of hiring Harrison Fox and William Richardson to burn the mill. A full day was spent selecting a jury, with trial proceedings expected at the May term and a further indictment possible. Baer and co defendants were Connellsville residents previously under arrest, allegedly tied to the burn at the Chambers mill.

Greeneburg Pew Frank Baer Harrison Fox William Richardson Chambers Latrobe Daagh Mill Connellsville Baer

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Appeals to Voters

A Democratic gubernatorial candidate campaign event drew a large Belmont County audience with rail and boat arrivals from Wheeling and West Virginia. Campbell of Ohio and J H Outhwaite of Columbus spoke at the gathering despite rainy weather, which kept attendance lower than hoped.

Diefaton Campbell Ohio J. H. Outhwaite Columbus Belmont County Alee Wheeling Benweed Pointe West Virginia

Lad on Wrong Train Makes Fatal Leap Near Town

Special Postmaster Stephenson boarded the Wheeling Express mistaking it for the B Gossettstown accommodation. Realizing the error, he jumped from the moving train about a half mile from town at 55 miles per hour, struck his head on the rails, and lay unconscious until taken home in critical condition.

Stephenson Gettstown

One Member of an Eloping Couple Who Was Married Before

Dr. W. H. Hammersly of Uniontown and Miss Mary Jennings reportedly wed before and obtained a marriage license in Greensburg. The pair’s parents, with ties to H. Jennings, noted a prior marriage and pending divorce advice as the Philadelphia link emerges.

Greeneburg W. H. Hammersly Uniontown Mary Jennings H. J. Jennings Aegasg Eee

Gas line contract awarded to Booth and Flinn

Versailles Gas Company awarded Booth and Flinn of Pinburg a contract to lay an 8-inch gas line to Grapeville. The line will cover miles and cost $84,000. The company plans to install several wetarin along the route.

Booth & Puente PaTon McKinstort Versailles Gas Company Booth & Flinn Pinburg Grapeville Miles

Lumberman fatally wounded. suspect jailed after shooting

Franklin reports George G. Lacy of Lacy Bros Lumber Company was shot yesterday near the city. He died from his wounds as John Hewitt was arrested and held at Tionesa jail. Lacy’s condition was hopeless.

Tervisraron Franklin George G. Lacy Lacy Bros John Hewitt Ee Lacy Gardan Hewitt Tionesa

Fighting for a Church as Polish Faction Clashes in Plymout

In Plymouth a Polish congregation feud with Lithuanians over parish control turns violent. Bishop O'Hara deposed a priest and installed Father Bumbara. armed Poles defended the parsonage, shots fired, Constable Melvin killed, three Poles captured, militia ready.

DisraTou Wilkesbarre Plymouth Lithurnanans O'Hara Bumbara Arma sAinh Father Mack Ureke Melvin Elis

Bodies Disinterred at Johnstown for Identification

Sixteen coffins were opened and reinterred as crowds gathered to identify victims. Only Philip Constable was recognized. remains will be viewed at reinterment with a waiting room for mourners. Casualties and the wet burial ground affected coffins. John O Neill’s remains to be sent to Cambria after an earlier fatality. Citizens’ relief fund reached 6,000 with a donation from F G Paulson of Pittsburgh.

Thes Distatchs Johnstown Philip Constable John O'Neil Cambria Derry Station F. G. Paulson Pittsburg

Brakeman James Dunbar Falls From Car in McKeesport

Telegram report from McKeesport says James Dunbar of Reynoldton, a brakeman on the Pittsburg McKeesport and Youghingheny Railroad, fell head first from a car in the Mc car dyes this morning and received injuries expected to prove fatal.

McKeesport James Dunbar Reynoldton Pittsburg, McKeesport

Architects Eye National Union of Leagues

A plan to unite all architectural leagues nationwide is proposed by two large bodies the American Institute of Architects and the Western Association of Architects with a joint committee. A convention is set for Cincinnati on November 20 to discuss a nationwide federation with headquarters likely in Washington.

New York United States American Institute of Architects Western Association of Architects American Institute Charles Cropsey Normand Patton Western Association Cincinnati Eastern Association Boston Baltimore Chicago Indianapolis Philadelphia Rhode Island San Francisco St. Louis Washington

Struck by the Fast Mail Near Nolin Ky Passengers Hurt

The Bowling Green accommodation collided with the fast mail from the South at Nolin Kentucky fifty miles south of Louisville this morning. Injured include Rev J M Bruch of Glasgow arm sprained and spine injured Vandike Heiser of Millers town seriously injured internally J M Wheeler of Worthington arm fractured scalp wounds and side hurt. Several others slightly hurt. Wounded are being cared for at the village.

Louisville Nolin Fast Mail J. M. Bruch Glasgow Vandike Heiser Millerstown J. M. Wheeler Worthington

New Ward Police Gymnasium Opens at Forty-Third Street

A gymnasium has just been completed for the police of the seventeenth ward. The top story of the patrol station house on Forty-third street is the room where the officers will practice the manly art.

Seventeenth Ward Forty-third Street

Obituary notices and funeral details from late October

Multiple notices list deaths and funeral arrangements for William Barnes, Margaret Jack, Catharine McGraw, Alexander Newlon, and other residents. Entries provide ages, residences, funeral times, and interment or service details across locations including Knoxville, Allegheny, and Pittsburgh area.

Russelis Florence H Will Sarah A. Russell Ward Street Oakland Tar Moons Bee Pr. M

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