Northside council backs Westinghouse light plant bid
Allegheny Councils Gas Committee recommends awarding the electric light plant contract to Westinghouse for 141,158 with Detroit towers. The deal covers 52 towers, 216 arc lights, 100 mast irons, and 2,130 incandescent lights, with towers 125 and 150 feet high and a three year price guarantee on additional material. A dispute over tower choice preceded the final vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Councils Gas Committee
Ae Eee Electric Light Company
Cee Committee
Westinghouse Company
Detroit Towers
Indianapolis
Jenney Towers
Fort Wayne
Jerney
Star Iron
Brush Electric Company
Detroit
Wwar
Pheoix
Holm & Westinghouse
Buckeye
McIntosh & Seymour
Ball
Star Iron Company
Miller
Detroit Company
Detroit Tower Company
Star Iron Tower Company
Steffin
Lindsay
Kennedy
Westinghouse
Inter nationsl Cigar Makers’ Union to Appeal
President Adolph Strasser said the International Cigar Makers Union will appeal after a St Louis dispatch reported Judge Thayer's ruling that counterfeiting the blue label on union hand made cigars cannot be prevented or punished. Strasser cautioned he must confirm the ruling's scope from St Louis and noted the blue label has won previous tests. He believes the union will seek appeal while awaiting fuller details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BuffaLo
Cigar Makers' Union
Adolph Strasser
International Cigar Makers’ Union
Dispatch
St. Loui
United States
Thayer
Ie Ued
Tasser
St. Louis
Missouri
Biue
Randall Club Holds Large Meeting in Clearfield
A meeting of the Randall Club in Clearfield was largely attended with J P Fleming presiding. The group voted to back a Democratic State Treasurer nominee, endorsing the convention’s choice and pledging club support. Seventeen new members were elected and a committee was formed to assign members to active duties in election districts. The club plans a five year anniversary celebration at the clubhouse with speeches music and supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Clubbers
J. P. Fleming
John J. McCaffrey
Neations
Hoh
Clearfield
Randall Club
Siensins Sasser
Democratic Party
P. Flemixe
Preaiger
Alex. Wilson
John J. McCosker
Thomas B. Foley
Butchers Deny Pollution Charges Near Allegheny Slaughterhouses
Several Allegheny butchers near Butcher's Run dispute Health Officer Bradley's charge of refuse disposal. Conrad Dieu claims his waste is carted away thrice weekly. Bradley says offal has been found in the stream below one slaughterhouse and warns against repetition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Butcher's Run
Bradley
Conrad Dieu
Ote
Bedford Springs Sanitarium Added to Pennsylvanias Resort
Beprown September 5 One of the most important real estate transactions in years involves 39 acres of Bedford Springs land purchased by Philadelphia capitalists. They plan a sanitarium with facilities to care for guests seeking health, with construction costs estimated between 60 000 and 5 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Papecual Trlegham
Beprown
Bedford Os Urcheser
Pitot
Philsdelphia
Governor Funds Johnstonown Cleanup to Sanitate Town
Special telegram from Johnstonown reports Governor Beaver authorizes rapid cleanup using up to 98 laborers to clear the town. Board of Health, led by Dr. Lee, signals push for sanitary conditions amid malaria and typhoid fever, hot weather worsening illness and rising death rates. Vagrants are rounded up and must work under guard, with many available laborers scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Hamilton
Beaver
Board of Health
Lee
Cambria County
Residents List From Allegheny Township Noted In Notice
Fragmentary listing of residents and addresses in Allegheny area including McCandless township Candless, Emma Toor, William Mendel, James L. Kelly, Lena Welner, John Boveriogo, and Mary Ralta. No clear event or action stated. appears as a public notice or archival directory snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitteburg
Pittsburg
Pittabure
Pittaburg
Verona
Beaver Falls Murder Remains A Mystery After Inquest
An inquest into the shooting death of William Spencer in Beaver Falls was adjourned to September 17 for more evidence. Only witness James Kelly, a tramp from Smoky Hollow Youngstown, was examined. others fled and no arrests have been made. The victim lies at the undertaking establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Fas
William Spencer
Mth
James Kelly
Smoky Hollow
Youngstown
Kelly
Estat
Marriages in City Churches and Homes
Notices record three marriages with names and dates. Roderick Mackenzie wed Anne Jackson at St Peters Church on September 5. Hopper L. McCance married Maire R. Kappel at the bride’s mother home on September 6. James H. Pershing wed Martha K. Reymer on September 8 at the bride’s residence in Allegheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackenzie—Jackson
Mackay
St. Peter's Church
Roderick MacKenzie
Anne Jackson
J. BR. Jackson
McCance—Kappel
Fifth Avenue
A. A. Mealy
Hopper L. McCance
Maiire R. Kappel
Pittsburg
Pershing
A System of Electric Lighting for a Live Buckeye Town
A Special Telegram from Warren reports under T J Bray the reconstruction of the old plant and expansion at Pace Tube Works, adding machinery to the extent of 10.00. Work rushes toward full operation by October 1 as Pittsburg style electric lighting is eyed by the city council. Westinghouse is believed to have the winning bid. In Terra Alta West Virginia, the gubernatorial commission records 28 Goff votes lost in Doddridge, Fleming up 10 in Ritchie and Tyler, Goff down 2 in Tucker with a final Tucker tally unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
T. J. Bray
Pittsburg
Pace Tube Works
Terra Alta
W. Va
Goff
Doddridge County
Fleming
Ritchie
Tyler
Tucker
Oakdale Gas Company Advances Oil Pries Plans
Mansfield PA September Oakdale Gas Company newly organized leases several thousand acres of farming land at Shirland Allerbeny county and will begin oil pries operations next week. The Baldwin well at Noblestown has given them encouragement and the gas supply there is good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Oakdale Gas Company
Shirland
Allerbeny County
Baldwin
Noblestown
Old Connecticut Blue Laws Recited On Church Anniversary
Rigid conduct rules from 250 years ago are recounted in STRATFORD. The era’s blue laws restricted voting to church members, forbidden courting without parental consent, penalties for offenses, Sabbath work bans, Sabbath restrictions on women, and land transactions requiring selectmen’s permission. A shame of public discipline included stocks or whipping for lies to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratfond
Conn
Congregational Church
Connecticut
A Singular Superstition In Bigamy Case
Chambersburg September 6. George Bowermaster of Cumberland county faced Judge Steuart on a bigamy charge. Bowermaster admitted a second marriage occurred but claimed a superstition held that a hand binding during the first ceremony could invalidate the union. The judge did not accept the belief and Bowermaster received one year in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
George Bowermaster
Cumberland County
Steuart
Wermaster
Jo Steuart
Ae Bowermaster
Obits Chronicle from Sharpsburg and Allegheny
Death notices and funeral announcements for multiple residents and families across Sharpsburg, Four Mile Run, Allegheny, and surrounding towns. Items include BLUEMLING, BIER, ADAM, BURNS, CAMPBELL, DIFFENBAUH, ENGLISH, EWING, ERHARDT, GILLESPIE, JOHNSTON, MORRIS, McDONOUGH, McKEE, McGILVERY, and WIRTH with dates September 4-8, 1889, funeral times, residences, and invited mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluemling
Peter Bluemling
Main
Eighteenth Street
Sharpsburg
Faepenice Breer
Famaly
Forward Avenue
Twenty-second Ward
Four Mile Run
Mber
Adam
Shaler Township
Butter Pike
Burns
Bernard
Mary Ann Burns
Bates Street
Second Avenue
Fourteenth Ward
Campbell
Septemrian Cuaneme Canouant
Lalitin
County Down
Ireland
John Campbell
West Jefferson Street
Allegheny
Elzappere
Farpay
Ewing
Laura Allen
K.ewing, Jr
Wm. Ewing, Jr
Mills
Erhardt
Grokaz Erhardt
Wm. Erhardt
Mulberry Alley
City
Gillespie
Boulevack East End
Torrens Station
James Gillespie
Osrriaes
T. B. Moreland
Penn Avenue
East End
P. A. Johnston
Beasie Johnston
Mia
Jennie McClelland
Twenty-first Street
Morris
Crafton
Union Depot
McDonough
Ann
Tene McDonough
Patrick McDonough
Salt Works
St. Stephen's Church
Hazelwood
McKee
Wilkinsburg
Shiaat
Real
Dence
Corner Wood
North Streets
Wirth
Inn
Addiphana Hattie Wirth
Nane
Locust Street
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Cigar Makers’ Union
Ixdorsed Bigler
Bedford Springs Sanitarium
Johnstows
Patot
Samuel Warrick
I Tentiary M. Y
Beaver Falls
Mammoth Sale
J. R. Anderson
Tm, Latimer
Federal St
Allegheny, Pa
Hood
Blooker
Joe Cest
Pittsburg Exposition
Cneea Baal
Horne & Ward
Battertig
Atlantic City, N. J
E. Roberts & Bons
Linz
New York
LIVERPAUL _Y
Ae Town
Serria
Gaia
Vernon H. Let
N& OO
Mocotuick
Earthage
Smithfield St
Hite Star Line
Queenstown
Liverpool
Royal
United States Mail
Teutonic
Germanic
Britannic
Phianals
White Star Dock
West Terth
White Star
Great Britain
Broadway
Atlantic
Glasgow
Londonderry
Rateketa
Brut
Gora
Aera
Smithafield
Pictaburg
Federal St. Allegheny
Victoria
Fleishman & Co
Market St
Pittsburg, PA
Bond
Boggs & Buhl
Wanamaker
Brown
Sixth Street and
Tel
Keech’s
Cash and Credit House
Penn Ave
Wood Street
N. B
aulteuMwr
Wm.Semple’s
Federal Street
Essary
Jamestown
Anthony Meyer
Meyer, Co & Co
Pennavenue
James M. Fullerton
No. Oleventh Street
API
Wreo
A. M
J. B. Murdoch
John RK
A. Murdoch
Smithfield Street
Hone
LY Lcl
Belfast
Dublin
McCormick
Gratis
Flobert
EK. Smott’s
Liberty St
Col. Smithfield
AG. Campbell & Sons
Satan
Eehaac
Acco
Onyz
Gloria
Eclipse
BR Morley
Child
Superior Goods
Penn Building
ER. P. Wallace & CO
Wood
ST. Charles
Neer
Philadelphia
Media Academy
Fita
West Olnt
Prine
Cal and Chemical Laboratory
Ataida
Risa New
Ithinc
SHO. E. A. 5
Harvard Graduate
Media
Philo
Sonsts
Swithin Shortlidg
Swithin C. Shortlidge
Ripalm Media
Hopper Bros. & CO
Davis Sewing Machine
Thed.p.smith Lamp, Glass and China Co
Iinth
Rogers
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