Morse heirs sue over breech loading gun patent worth millions
A Court of Claims suit brought by the heirs of George W. Morse seeks about 4.5 million dollars claiming priority on a breech loading gun patent. Government evidence alleges Morse aided the Confederacy and disloyalty may bar compensation, though postwar records and a patent extension complicate the case.
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Court of Claims
United States
George W. Morse
Louisiana
Cheney
Department of Justice
Morse
Union
Springfield
United States Army
Navy
Court of Arms
Lince
War Department
Jefferson Davis
Red River
Harper's Ferry
Patent Office
Congress
Two Colored Light Evidence in Telematic Quest
At the Dispatch Court of Inquiry Lieutenant Cowles testified he had no notice of any change in the winter quarter light position. Lieutenant Noel, navigating officer, recounted the vessel's course from New York and described seeing a red light that proved to be the Assateague lightship, causing a course change toward Cape Charles. Skippers' remarks on the light’s unreliability and a separate note on Latin American participation in the World’s Columbian Exposition follow.
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Noel
Cowles
WasHinetTex
Noo
New York
Winter Quarter Shoal
Mulligan
Winter Quartershenl
Cape Charles
Treasury Bond Redeemed After Railroad Accident
Treasury experts today traced the redemption of a $1,000 coupon bond burned in the recent railroad accident at M Junction. The total date shows $20,767,490 with $4,754,250 outstanding.
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M Junction
Treasury
Trout Experiments in Yellowstone Prove Successful
Washington reports the United States Fish Commission says experiments in 1889 and 1890 with trout in Yellowstone National Park succeeded.
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Yellowstone Park
United States Fish Commission
Yellowstone National Park
Carvette Passenger Cars Planned for Pittsburg and Allegheny
The Carrette Company of Pittsburg plans to operate large coastal carvettes in Pittsburgh and Oakland by spring. Four carvettes are to run through Schenley Park with seats for about thirty, one story atop and two-horse power on main routes. Fares are set at six cents, with treasurer J C Alles arranging construction in Philadelphia and New York.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Union
J.C. Alles
Carrette Company of
New York
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Schenley Park
Tallyho
Metropolis
Oakland
Alles
Philadelphia
Harlem Road
Robbers Try to Blow Safe at Keystone Factory
Early yesterday three robbers attempted to blow open the Keystone Manufacturing Supply Company cafe. They fled after watchman Thomas Flannigan frightened them, but their wagon crashed near a corner destroying it. The bandits escaped with seven pigs of IT prepared for the United States mintates and two pigs of copper.
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Keystone Manufacturing Supply Company
United States
Thomas Flannigan
Death of General Salazar shocks Ecuador politics
Quito intelligence reports General Salazar died September 21 from yellow fever. He was Ecuador’s government candidate for president, longtime General in Chief of the Army, and had served in Fiores cabinet before touring the republic to learn needs. His death removes a likely election winner and alters national leadership prospects.
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Bureau of American Republics
Quito
Salazar
General Salazar
Ecuador
Armice of
Fiores
Republic
Two Cake Mix Takes: Cleveland Baking Powder Compare
Cleveland cake yields a fine grain with natural flavor and moisture while the other uses a coarse grain, dries out quickly and becomes husky. Cleveland leavens best through cream of tartar and soda only, not ammonia or alum.
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Cleveland
New Lot of Oriental Rugs for Christmas Gifts
A large invoice of Oriental Rugs Afghans Daghestans Khivas Bokharas Nomads Yhiordes and more now in stock. Includes mats hearth and sofa rugs hall rugs and especially large carpets for rooms. Oriental rugs are enduring stylish gifts that suit any decor. See window display.
California Country of Delightful Winters Promotes Open Investments
The piece extols California as the most attractive winter resort region in the United States offering safe large returns from fruit lands. It touts easy access via the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad with through Pullman sleeping cars from Chicago to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego. It advertises travel information from Charles T Appleby traveling agent Pittsburg and notes a local shoe sale at Simon's 78 Ohio Street Allegheny.
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California
United States
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Pullman
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Charles T. Appleby
Bank of Commerce
Pittsburg
Marriage Licenses Issued Yesterday
A list of marriage licenses issued yesterday includes numerous names and townships such as Chartiers, Bethel, Allegheny, Ohio, and McKeesport. Notable couples and residences span Pittsburgh area suburbs with several in Chartiers and Castle Shannon, reflecting late October 1891 records. Public notices and obituary items accompany the license list, detailing forthcoming services and burial plans.
Insurance Firm Faces William Jones Injury Claim
Reader text shows a claim of losses and injuries by William L Jones from Fourth Avenue. Details are incomplete but indicate an incident prompting a legal or insurance action. Further specifics are not readable.
Carpets Woven To Order From Oriental Designs
We offer samples of approved Oriental designs and colorings to order carpets or large rugs in any size to fit any room. The texture resembles the long tufted Oushak or Yhiordes. About six weeks are required to fill an order.
Rugs Offered at Unusually Low Closeout Prices
The notice indicates a recent stock of new rugs awaiting invoice payment and highlights that remaining marked down rugs will be closed out at unusually low prices. The dealer emphasizes clearance and sale urgency.
Shoe prices from a late 19th century catalog
Ladies leather and cloth top footwear listed with button closures and prices from 1.24 to 1.75 dollars. Men and misses styles include calf dress shoes 2.50 and 0.89 to 0.99 for lower grades. Infants and childrens sizes and finishes noted with cents prices.
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HE Morse
Mingo Junction
Washington
River Plate
Diario Oficial
Uraraay
Paraguay
Mint
Hague
Friesland
General Salecar
Ermaoma Altar
Emma Altar
J.4. Dean
New Castle
Miss Alter
Ft. Madison
New Gasle
Miss Altar
Chatsmith
Will4iam Frecp
Seney Hospital
Brooklyn
Lucius L. ChaNouer
Louise Chandier-Moulton
Putnam
Conn
Sunda
Kentucky
L. Shewell
May Durfee
Sallie Singleton
Minate
Elper Irvine Bailey Potrier
Danbury
New England
Junta Benson
Grandma” Benson
Bridge N. Y
Jus
Homne & Co
Enn Avenue
Simon’s
Ohio Street
Mystusara
Ressee
Horeca
Hegheny
Fraux
Chartiers
Eieue Ni Nichols
Chartiers Township
Ius Roeile Margaret Whi
Astonia Te Marie Hrat
Cooper
Versailles Township
Bers K. Scott
Jonnie Huston
Aner Panetsin
Maria Specestijansky
Chas. M. Stratton
Eros V. Harper
Samuel Perry
Senate Alridge
Stanislaw Pawlak
Pittsburg tMarayanna Witt
Reenses
Htsburg
Charles Armstone
Pittshutg
Johanna A. C. Holzapfel
Chartlers Township
Seceeneeee
Pidsduote
Charles A. Dukes
Cecil
Onkino
Wee Oakdale & al Stalbotilda
Anerann Win
Ccceseeeeee
Cooereese
Pitiedtin May Murray
Chas
Carter
Marve
Stoney
Ancol Hompick
Eeneneeceseer
Barbour
Evizanete
Davi M. Barbour
Dinwiddie Street
Bradlevy
Biddle Avenue
Wilkinsburg
Ena
Walter Bradley
William Bradley
Marshell Street
Tatrepar
Dunstrup
Falch
R.m
KaTr
Favor
David and
Mary Coe
Ninth Ward
Wylie
California Avenues
Frei
Awnre
Matthew Frei
Shutchinson
Colorado Springs
Col
Franck C. Horcatsson
Jack
Resecca Jack
Leachburg
West Penn Roailroad
East Street
McGregor
Ai Theberts
Isanenna
Margaret A
William J. McGregor
Dougald Munn
Franklin Street
Tearspay Morsina
Parker
Shaler Township
Grovard Panrkxa
Rath
Ruts
Henry Rath
Towns Bay
Second Street
Stright
A. Stright
John H
E. Stright
Young
Pr. M
Brist. H
James J
Ellin Fox Young
Santa Servions
Main Street
Lawrenceville
van Ullem
Penn Avenue
Jeannette Vax Ullen
Jeannette Vax Ullen, In Er 7d Year. Wandless
Julia Ta
R. B. Wandless
Weaver
Davin A. Weaven
East Diamond Street
Tutt
Vesteen Inou Hance ‘Co. OF
Alexander Silfic
John B. Jackson
Sirs
D. McClintock & Go
Market St
LACE
Shuman Brothers
Cor
Silk Department
Boggs & Buhl
Danner’s
Essence
Druggista
Danner Medicine Co
Alloheny
Childs
Market Street
Ginnife & Steinery, EI
Wood St
Wood St. Carpet House
Bostop
Prince Albert
Nataly
City Hall
Tran
Johnh Ronert
TAVE
Arthur, Schondelmyer & Co
Ohio ST
Alaska
Paulson Bros
Wood Street
W. W. Wattles
Firth Av
Cor. Wood St
Fifth Ave
Pittsburg, PA
O. D. Lewis
Smithfield
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