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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1890

Page

6

Manufacturers Hesitate Over Tariff Fallout in Tinplate Prospects

Industrial notes say local manufacturers delay expanding tinplate and related plants despite tariff protection. Welsh suppliers pace contracting, awaiting election results and the future makeup of Congress before committing capital or launching large projects.

Price-cutting curbed by toolmakers meeting

Toolmakers and drilling supplies manufacturers held a meeting to curb under cutting in the trade. They nearly abandoned price lists and discussed uniform pricing. A proposal to confine trade to defined districts was rejected, and plans for reorganization to create price harmony were adopted.

English Miners on the Way to Pennsylvania Coal Fields

John Hartley a coal miner from Newcastle England with his wife and three boys passed through the city yesterday en route to Reynoldstown. He said miners in his district follow prospects in Pennsylvania and that households were preparing to move. He noted better opportunities for miners here than at home.

John Hartley Newcastle England Reynoldstown Pennsylvania

Preparing Their Plans

Representatives of organized labor and the Retail Grocers held a preliminary meeting in the grocers association rooms to discuss a mutual protection coalition. No concrete action was taken and the group adjourned to reconvene.

A Pair of Signers. Erene and Phillips and Levy Brothers

Two firms named Erene and Phillips and Levy Brothers are said to have cloned the salesmen's scale. The claim notes replication of wage or commission guidelines across the sales staff.

Erene & Phillips Levy Brothers

Labor Notes and Industrial Plans at Local Worksites

A CAR Shop will be built at Edgar Thomson Steel Works where Carnegie & Co. cars are made and repaired. The Painters and Decorators unions may see an initiation fee rise from 10 to 25 per cent as discussed by Mr. Jowell Caenectn. Contemplated plans include a 36 inch beam mill. A Plasterers union member from Altoona attended but was unrecognized due to poor standing. Deferred A xyutty Bonds from Howe Life via Home Life offer future-start annuities with full return of premiums on death, no medical exam, and cumulative dividends, pitched as safe investments for young men and parents alike.

Congress Posse Esse Edgar Thomson Steel Works Carnegie & Co Jowell Caenectn Purprps & Co Howe Life Insurance Company Court OF Common Pleas Allsgheny County Aid Court General Assembly Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Thomas H. Hughes W. W. Hulton Otto Heineman Geo. W. Snaman, Jr C. W. Helmold Order of Azor

Dogs Barking Untaxed in Ross Township Schools

County officials and Ross township leaders debate dog taxation for schools. Over 300 dogs exist in the township with estimated annual costs between 200 and 500 dollars, while some districts failed to levy the tax due to posting issues and assumptions about the law taking effect this year.

P. W. Siebert Ross Township Tray Blanche Sweetheart Ross

Drowned in Mud Hurdles East End Deliveries

An East Liberty and Wilkinsburg Express Company representative cites extreme roadwork delays from muddy streets and ongoing sewerage and electric road projects. A cedar block Liberty Avenue team stalled, uncovering a dead horse mired in mud near the post office, underscoring widespread complaint.

East Enders East Liberty and Wilkinsburg Express Company East End Liberty Avenue Bloomfield

Tobin Case Sparks Philadelphia Bar Disbarment Threat

Francis Tracey Tobin, a noted Philadelphia lawyer, travels from Armstrong county after campaigning. He leads a sensational case that may bar two prominent attorneys William W. Smithers and Frank B. Stockley from practice, charged with conspiracy to defraud him of a fee. The matter goes before the Bar Association tomorrow for a final hearing.

Francis Tracey Tobin Philadelphia Seventh Avenue Armstrong County Tobin Quaker City Bar Association William W. Smithers Frank B. Stockley Mr. Tobin

Donations to Carnegie Library Include Almanac Volume

Mrs. J. S Liggett of Philadelphia donated a rare 1829 Western Farmers Almanac printed in Pittsburg and back files of the Pittsburg Banner along with about fifty government documents to the Carnegie Free Library. The Philadelphia gift follows a notice in The Distance about a prior donation.

Pittsburg H. Holdship & Co Carnegie Free Library J. 8. Liggett Philadelphia Pittsburg Banner Pittsburg Presbyterian Banner Company

Alderman Eisenbeis Fined for Neglecting Family

Alderman A. Eisenbeis of Allegheny was fined ten dollars and costs after witnesses testified he failed to support his family. The case, brought by Agent Dean of the Anti Cruelty Society, cited Mrs. Eisenbeis being bed bound from lack of food.

A. Eisenbeis Allegheny Dean Anti-Cruelty Society Eisenbeis

Piano cooperative slashes price on 350 pianos per club

An Associated Press report details Alex Ross of Allegheny City promoting a co operative piano plan. Each club buys 350 pianos to cut $75 from retail prices and offers varied payment options from cash to weekly installments. Two clubs, A and B, operate now with pianos viewable at 137 Fed Street Allegheny.

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