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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1890
Page
2
Visitors praised finer paintings and lighting at the exposition gallery. General Manager Johnston posted reminders to avoid touching the works and not to eat in the gallery while two featured canvases “Giant Trees” and “The Last Appeal” drew strong admiration. the latter depicts a young girl appealing for life as an executioner looms behind.
The scene shows the Mayor with the office symbol and army leader amid retainers, as visitors agree the gallery display is among the finest ever seen in FPituYberg. Mr. A. S. Wall helped arrange the pictures and believes the exhibit will cultivate taste for beauty.
Pittsburg schoolchildren impressed at the Paris Exposition with crayon drawing and penmanship displays. Teachers Superintendent Luckey Miss Halston and others organized the exhibit including High School normals and 37 ward schools. A large herbarium and insect collection complemented the displays as officials praised the effort and skill of the pupils.
At the Exposition headquarters a public poll gathered about 500 responses on whether suburban street car lines should run all night. Prominent Pittsboro and Allegheny figures voted, with about 1 percent opposing all-night service. Next ballot asks if the Old House at the Point should be moved to Schenlew Park or left to become a park.
The initial concert delighted attendees with sweet strains and plain tunes performed by a band. The event was arranged for the people and offered accessible music in a warm, communal setting.
A national airs program with Star Spangled Banner Marching Through Georgia and Old Folks at Home delighted the audience. The band performed Old Hundred Grand Salutatory, The Cake Be Fantasia, Honnre Scotland and Guillaume Tell Overture with solos by Short White Gore and Jones. The Tower Scene from Il Trovatore and Fritz's Lullaby highlighted the Saturday concert.
Two young women enter a wood and tea pagoda exhibit at the exposition, admire the bamboo chairs and a 200 year old idol, discuss tea with cream and sugar, and note a 55 foot dragon atop the structure as crowds gather outside.
The Reception Committee of the Catholic Mutual Beneficial Association meets at Seventh Avenue Hotel to finalize arrangements for the State Convention in this city on the 9th inst. About 160 delegates representing 5,500 men will attend. Activities include Mass at the Cathedral, sessions at Union Veteran Legion Hall, a Carnegie Hall mass meeting, officer elections, a banquet at the Seventh Avenue Hotel, and excursions to the Exposition and mills. A grand Rock Point reunion on the 25th is expected to draw 10,000 people.
Coroner investigates a death in Braddock after a 26 year old German man sought supper and lodging at Rev Brendt's German Lutheran Church. He died the next morning with varioloid symptoms reported. identity of the deceased remains unknown.
Survivors of the September 17 1862 Arsenal explosion met at George Heaps residence with about 40 attendees. Chairman J R Fricke presided as Joseph R Ballman served as secretary. A public meeting is proposed for Sunday September 21 at 2 30 P M in Patterson's Hall to hear the committee report and print 50 petitions to send to Congress seeking aid for the survivors and their relatives.
John York, a tall man reaching over six feet, arrived from Chartiers and during a ten day visit he threw Officer Chisham who weighs 170 pounds, clear through a window at the county jail.
The Dispatch page outlines top stories for today covering local events and community matters. Readers are pointed to featured reports and ongoing coverage across city, regional, and social topics.
Mrs. Elenora Walters alleges her son W H Walters was swindled after giving 25 dollars as security for collecting for Kunz and Company of 533 Wood Street. Kunz was arrested at his office and remanded by Magistrate Succop while the firm’s status as New York Manufacturing Co. is questioned. He left the Merchant's Hotel after paying his bill, and the case seeks return of the money amid similar claims against the firm.
The Board of Viewers agenda for Monday includes opening Forbes street through the Old avenue Schenley property at 7500 dollars and final action on the Haights sewer at 53251. Other items cover preliminary openings and vacations across numerous wards, with several street and alley projects and sewer work.
John M. Braden Washington countys leading Democrat visited in the city, predicting ex Governor Pattison will make a large impact in the district. Braden says Pattison gains support from influential residents who recall his 1883 executive leadership.
A team from the Chautauqua Lake Ice Company escaped yesterday afternoon on the South Eighteenth street extension. A portion of the wagon tore away at Evans & Co. glasshouse, and another section farther down damaged the carriage. The horses suffered bad injuries.
The contract for interior iron work and stair finishings of the new Government building has been awarded to Hough and Co of Indianapolis. Postmaster McKean received official notification yesterday.
John Boyd a popular clerk in the Bureau of Water Assessments will marry Miss May White of Mifflin a San ward at 2 o'clock this afternoon. A short wedding rite follows the ceremony.
A blaze beginning at Pearson’s on Spring Garden avenue, Allegheny, at 6:30 PM destroyed two nearby houses and a slaughter house, costing about 7500 dollars. Kilchers owned two buildings. One third of the loss was insured with Germania. Separate incidents included a fire on Sandusky street caused by a spark on a grocery flag and a clothes fire on Federal street prompting a Box 54 alarm. The Allegheny Gas Company yard fire on Rebecca street drew the entire department. damage described as slight.
Coroner McDowell and a jury visited the Osceola crash site where three men died. They reviewed three miles of track and heard Night Operator Lydon dispute the ties removal theory. Verdict likely Monday naming unknown perpetrators.
Mayor D C Cregier and Mrs Cregier arrived in Chicago en route to New York on a pleasure tour. He said Chicagoans favor the World's Fair focus and show opposition to a controversial Senate tariff measure seen as radical and unconstitutional. He warned the bill could harm Northern Southern trade and urged tariff reform.
Captain Stewart of the Southside says Officer Schafer acted properly when he shot at Elkins during a fight. Elkins, wanted on a disorderly conduct charge, fought Schafer and bit two of his fingers. Stewart calls Schafer one of the force’s best and says locals misunderstood the incident.
H. M. Bailon, described as a six foot tall man, cried when placed in jail last evening. He faces a larceny by bailee charge filed by J. H. Campbell, agent for a watch club company.
A roundup of prominent guests and travelers in Pittsburg reports visits from Mrs. J H Gamble and entourage to the Mexican mines. W P Tyler hosted at the Duquesne. Col W L Elkine and NYC Philly capitalists to Chicago. George McCague back from resorts. J T Keating from Yale Lock in New York. Joseph Briel and family to New York. Mayor Wyman and Chief Murphy to Youngstown fair. F M Innes leading Thirteenth Regiment Band at the Exposition. H L Simmons and F C Frew at Hotel Duquesne. J G Reilley returning from Atlantic City. RE Scull and others at the Manenganan. W J Canfield of New York Christian aboard the fianiedia. E D Seely and wife at St Charles. George H Torry at Hotel Schlosser.
The Electric and Manufacturing Company strike remains unresolved with a firm stance by machinists and instrument makers. Executive bodies report no compromise while work returns occur at some plants and attendees negotiate reinstatement terms in Allegheny and Garri son alley.
An error in yesterday’s Dispatch omitted numerous names from the Reception Committee for the British Institute visit of foreign iron and steel members in October. The list includes Moses Atwood, Charles Bailey, James Kennedy, Gustav Lindenthal, Norman Fant, Edward Alsop, James McNeill, and many others across several cities and firms.
A group of capitalists plans a large boiler works blast furnace and rolling mill at New Portage Ohio. The Sterling Manufacturing Company will operate the plants with O C Barbour of New York as President Allan Sterling as Secretary and Treasurer and Thomas J Deegan as General Manager. Paid in capital is 500000 dollars. The firm reorganizes the defunct International Boiler Company and sought land at New Castle but rival syndicates secured all sites there. A tube works may join the projects.
The upcoming legislature may repeal the loop hole in section 14 allowing small outfits with women or children to avoid factory definitions. Debates about district division and inspector locations arise as Pittsburg and other industrial centers seek inspectors familiar with local conditions. Labor leaders endorse regional expertise for enforcement.
Citizens' Traction Line employees win a pay raise with grip men from 225 to 240 and conductors from 2 to 220, plus a revised timetable. Swingers shift to 9 AM start, meeting at Bissell's Foundry discussed a 15 percent wage rise for store molders and foundry owners but no decision reached.
A child of the late RB Barker fell from a rafters at 500 Fifth Avenue, badly cutting his head and breaking a hip. A man named Pulette was killed by a train near Pittsburg and Lake. A Fifth Avenue cable car struck a Belgian block, derailing the pilot and delaying travel about 30 minutes. Thomas Gray died from injuries at West Penn Hospital. Mrs Johanns and her 5 year old son Eddie were struck by a horse and buggy at Laughlin station. neither seriously hurt. John M Savage died at Mercy Hospital after a fall at a McKeesport school. Daniel Wendell suffered a crushed foot at Oliver Bros. & Phillips mill. Henry Schtem was injured when thrown from a buggy on Rebecca Street.
Agent O Brien of the Humane Society presented charges against John Golden of Park House Mill row for assault and battery before Alder man Braun. Golden faces a hearing on Saturday. Mrs Golden has been relocated to Allegheny City Home. The Board of School Controllers plans to rent the third floor of the Sterritt building at Ohio and West Diamond streets for a free library.
Our buyers have lingered in the Eastern markets for weeks and now offer stock that should attract all seeking the right thing in ladies apparel and children's wear. The emphasis is on quality selections and timely arrivals to meet current fashion needs.
A brief note highlights a range of textures shades and prices offered, emphasizing variety in goods. It points to appealing options for different tastes and budgets.
The quarrymen at Butler Junction within L. A. 2191 of the Insights of Labor have raised 35.50 for Upper Quarry 13.50 for Wilsons and 250 for Lower Quarry toward the Dunbar Relief Fund.
T. C. Jenkins of Liberty street voluntarily increases wages for drivers and warehouse workers by 50 cents per week, effective last Saturday.
The conference continued with talks on the iron mold scale between flint glass manufacturers and workers, progressing yesterday as discussions moved forward on the cost and terms involved.
A. Jarrett, a Southside real estate and insurance agent, has been heard from in St Paul. James Campbell, who handles Mr Jarrett s business, received a telegram saying he would be home in a few days. Jarrett was injured in a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio at Osceola two or three weeks ago and has been unwell away from home.
Master Mechanic Schafer of the Pennsylvania Railroad announces a nine hour workday starting today. machinists and boiler makers refuse to work, other supervisors hold meetings to decide next actions, with wages and hours in dispute. outcome unclear.
Homer McGaw appeared at the Trrellog last evening for another seance in the McGaw case. He was notified to attend the office on Smithfield street, but Hla opponents were not present.
A farmer named Peter Peterson, 16 miles south of Doland, was killed by a bolt of lightning while on a straw stack near a threshing machine. The fire burned clothing and hair, with a reported hole in the stack, as bystanders observed a near clear sky at the time. A second note reports the Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction Company planning to extend lines near Mt. Oliver to connect Knoxville and Speltzhoover with the city.
Plain Tinsel and Chenille patterns gain favor in Paris and America with ostrich feather trim rising in popularity this season. Feathers appear in collars and trims with new jacket sleeves and dresses using passementerie silk gimp and chenille blends.
The notice advertises six special fabric bargains including inch Armores and Gros Grains at $1, Satin Rhad in multiple widths, Luxor at $1, and cashmeres and Henriettas at $1. It promotes a complete new fall stock of Blacks now ready.
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