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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1890
Page
2
The city faces a brisk autumn as wholesale merchants brace for the biggest fall trade yet. Labor Day signals a shift to deeper work, with banks extending hours and stores preparing new fall styles. Heat waves lingered in August, rainfall above normal, while business officials report record demand and shipping delays in Pittsburgh.
Merchants report tight supplies and rising demand. Dry goods sell at thin margins due to competition. Manufacturers promise January delivery but expect shipments only by April, delaying orders. Country dealers now place more orders through salesmen visiting rural merchants. Arbuthnot Stephenson & Co and Joseph Horne Co report record trade and an active fall outlook, with warehouses strained to store rising stocks.
Pittsburg announces 24 new carriers and six daily deliveries to expand business district routes. Six trip carts for collection improve service with stations at Hazelwood Oakland and West End. Enhanced early morning and registered mail deliveries planned.
Open Board brokerage houses known as bucket shops faced radical changes during the summer. The silver bill and Senate silver coinage debate swung commodity values, causing heavy losses. Dozens of shops suspended operations. only one firm remained, with nearly $3,000,000 lost across the panic. A trader noted a shop resuming under a new name without clearing debts. The market cooled and new firms reentered recently.
The Philadelphia Car Service Association, formed by the Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio and Philadelphia and Railroads, will begin operations today, uniting regional rail and transport interests under a single coordination framework.
An infant son of Henry Flaggs aged 13 days died in spasms about 6 o'clock yesterday morning at 46 Longalley Allegheny. The child was one of twins and yesterday had been set for the christening.
Joseph Brittain of Butler, president of a local saltworks, was found dead in his room at the Hotel Boyer. Coroner’s inquest to open. authorities note morphine pills nearby and a letter to his brother. Friends suggest accidental overdose during financial distress and personal crisis remains unresolved.
World’s Museum manager Edward Keenan filed for a court injunction against D F Jackson to restrain the merry-go-round on the Allegheny Wharf at Federal Street. He cites noise and a disruptive crowd as a nuisance harming nearby residents and the theater, with concerns of arson and crowding at exits. Jackson had prior permit from the Wharf Committee, despite protests, and city officials indicate wharf authority lies with the Wharfmaster.
William Gable aged 16 was shot in the arm by an unknown person while standing at the corner of McCandless street and the Allegheny Valley Railroad He was watching a crowd of boys stealing gin from the vines in the Shields mopar Lawrenceville He received medical care from Dr Fulton the bullet was extracted and the wound dressed He returned home on Dresden alley The wound is slight and not dangerous Me H A Waxes inventor of the Sound Discs for deafness will be at Monongahela House on Tuesday and Wednesday September 2 and 3
Allegheny police suffer nonworking patrol box telephones due to induction from streetcar lines. Chief Murphy plans redistricting, new copper wires, and covered wagons after the Pleasant Valley and electric road projects finish in November. Night reporting will improve with hourly checks once upgrades are complete.
Americas Club endorsed parts of the federal election bill and sent copies to Republican leaders and club presidents. Senator Vest expressed sharp sarcasm in a back of the envelope reply, denying league membership and questioning the club’s sentiments, amusements among members.
A Polish immigrant named John Wolf died at Southside Hospital after a brief illness. rumors of poisoning circulated as authorities, including Coroner McDowell, conducted an autopsy at Semmelrock's Southside morgue. The autopsy revealed a hernia as the cause. Wolf had arrived two weeks earlier and left behind a wife and two children in Poland. The family could not be reached to inform them of his death.
Police ratified to be on hand when the Twenty Ninth Ward School opens amid a split in the school board over teacher selection. Factions clash in threats and hot words between ex Alderman Schafer and Director Kanffield. Officers prepared overnight as a precaution for potential trouble at the opening.
F J Le Moyne of Washington Pa, grandson of the doctor who first introduced cremation in the county, reports a growing favor for cremation as local facilities closed after 38 burials. The Washington crematory is gone, Lancaster’s facility opened, and another Le Moyne cremation occurred in 1878. Cremation has since appeared in New Orleans and Chicago.
Agent Dean visited Scotch Bottoms Hazelwood to probe the death of the Grant infant believed suffocated. Neighbors praise the family. Dr O'Brien said the mother was intoxicated when he was summoned and the baby lay face down too long to be revived. An inquest is scheduled for today.
William Martin of the AFL criticizes current factory child labor rules and inspector practices. He urges a district-based inspector, resident among workers, and a fixed minimum 10 child threshold, citing a Pittsburg case where nine workers avoided classification as a factory. He urges legislature to tighten enforcement and residency requirements.
Reports say the Westinghouse strike may end within days as the company fails to recruit workers elsewhere and machinists resist new hires. A general committee of striking workers is ready to meet the company early in the week to discuss a settlement, with talks likely to occur soon.
Indications point to a large Labor Day celebration with about 10 000 participants. Jeannette plans a major parade with speeches by Mayor Gourley, Controller Morrow, Assistant City Solicitor Clarence Burleigh, and W D Moore. The route runs from Smith Field through downtown streets to East O Pugster and beyond.
Journeymen plasterers to meet at their hall 41 Fifth Avenue this morning at 8 o clock to consider the Associated Masters proposal regarding the strike. Associated Masters seek settlement. they do not demand journeymen work only for them.
A six foot tall emaciated German man named David Mall, living in Allegheny, collapsed into the lockup where he is cared for as officers investigate. Once 148 pounds, he now weighs 45 pounds after two years of rapid wasting with no clear illness. He cannot speak English and has no known relatives.
In Catholic churches citywide priests urged families to send children to parochial schools as openings begin today and tomorrow. St Pauls Cathedral rooms are refurnished for pupils, and similar improvements are noted at other churches. At St Agnes Father Canevin spoke on parochial and public school systems.
Abe Price, a Charleroi expressman, fell from the third to the second floor through a skylight at the Seventh Avenue Hotel yesterday morning. He suffered severe bruises and cuts, was taken to West Penn Hospital, and doctors reported head pain but no serious injuries. He had a violent purge and leaned out to relieve his stomach before losing balance.
James Gildes was buried yesterday afternoon at St Marys Cemetery after services at the Cathedral led by Father Con way. A large crowd attended and pallbearers included W J Brennan John O Rorke Dennis Reardon J M Mitchell J K P Duff Alfred Kerr T J O Keefe Alexander McFarland and Maggie Marsh sought to become an actress after fleeing home. Her sister reported Maggie was troubled and remorseful at the station yesterday and promised not to pursue the stage.
We offer a fine selection of second hand upright pianos from leading makes, some in use only a few months and as good as new. Prices range from 175 dollars with easy terms. Also a few second hand organs in top condition from 35 dollars up. Pianos and organs must be disposed of at once due to wareroom alterations and space needs as new fall stock arrives. Instruments are first class and represent a rare bargain. Write for particulars or call to see Melior & Hoexz in Fifth avenue.
Advertisements note the largest assortment of advance dress goods styles from Jos Homie & Co Penn Avenue Stores and a sale by Henry Terheyden offering loose stones welded from 4 to 2 carats each at unmatched low figures. Also mentions openings by Bocas & Bua featuring fall dress goods suits and plaids.
Pittsburg shoppers on Monday September 1 1590 see Horne and Co slashing prices on sea London Shirts from 1 to 3 dollars now. new Black Blazers 6 dollars. French printed Charies 25 cents yard. broadcloths cheviots serges silks and Cashmeres listed with wide variety in Camels Hair and EnglishSuitings.
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