City Officials and Merchants Unite to Tackle Sewers and Cholera
In Pittsburgh and Allegheny a joint effort by coal men, the Chamber of Commerce, and city officials forms a task force to address sanitary conditions and river pollution. Discussions cover sewers, rivers, garbage disposal, and possible water contamination risks amid cholera concerns.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburg
Aliehheny
Gourier
Coal Exchange
Dr. McCandless
Roberts
McCandles
Monongahela Navigation Company
Rodgers
Captain Rodgers
George H. Anderson
Rivera
Kennedy
Roo
Kelly
Messra Roberts
Leslie
Miller
Anderson
Bachelor
Gourley
Cenanty
Allegheny
George A. Kelly
Martin
Harry Brown
Big Sewers to Be Cleaned Across Allegheny
Pittsburgh officials report extensive sewer cleaning under way with 200 street workers and four fire-hoe gangs clearing wrecked gutters. The mayor and Chief Murphy supervise progress as sewers are prepped for outflow while Allegheny police curb garbage dumping on riverfront lots and along Herrs Island.
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Pittsburg
Herr's Island
Poller
Kennedy
Murphy
Allegheny
Street Bureau
Howe
Butchers’ Run
Health Office
McNimery
August Miller
Butler Street
Herr’s Island
Emil Winter
Miller
Police
Health and
India
M Keesport Budgets Cleaning After Cholera Scare
McKeesport faces a cholera scare as the Board of Health urges action. Councils meet tonight to appropriate 1000 dollars for cleanup and cooperate with Pittsburgh officials on precautions.
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McKeesport
Board of Health
Tilbrook
Gourley
Pittsburg
Mary Hutchinson
Morbun
Charles Elert
Henry Rosen
Samuel Firestone
Estove
Eastern cities fear cholera to strike next year
Dr W J Robinson pastor of the First U P Church of Allegheny returned from a trip to New York Baltimore and Boston. He says Eastern cities believe cholera is only preparatory to a virulent outbreak next year and that the World's Fair may be postponed because visitors could spread the disease.
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New York
Mr. Miller
Pittsburg
Walls Station
M Dless
W. J. Robinson
U. P. Church of
Allegheny
Baltimore
Boston
Eest
Chiang
Southsiders Postpone Holy Land Trip
G. G. Rahauser and Matt Heischer, prominent Southsiders, returned from New York after extensive plans with Bishop Joyce for a Holy Land journey. On arrival reports of cholera in the region prompted urgent consultations and a postponement of the trip. The gentlemen express disappointment but deem postponement necessary.
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G. G. Rahauser
Matt Heischer
New York
Bishop Joyce
Holy Land
Historic Allegheny Grand Jury Opens Major Homestead Session
The county’s criminal term opens with Judge Kennedy and Judge McClung presiding. The grand jury is instructed on riot laws as indictments likely include the Homestead clashes. Notable true bills include Alexander Berkman as charged in Frick related offenses and multiple burglary and larceny counts against others.
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Allegheny County
Common Pleas
Kennedy
McClung
Traverse
Frank Mitchell
James Reilly
Daniel Schume
G. W. Berlin
Consolidated Gas Company
Grand Jury
Pennsylvania
United States Court Session in Williamsport
The September term opens in Williamsport with Judges Acheson and Buffington in attendance. U S District Attorney Lyon and Clerk Lindsay present. The Lowe fraud case linked to the run team matter may be called. Lowe seeks a new trial arguing pretrial press interviews biased him.
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Williamsport
United States Court
Acheson
United States Circuit Court
Buffington
United District Court
United States District Attorney
Lyon
United States District Court
Lindsay
Marshal Harrah
United States
W. B. Lowe
Lyoni
Shaler Residents Plead Guilty to Unlicensed Liquor Sales
Amelia Jones and Fred Pauch of Shaler township pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license and to minors. Jones faces sentencing on Saturday for the Sunday offenses. Pauch was fined 550 and sentenced to three months and twenty days in the workhouse. Cath-
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Amelia Jones
Shaler
Fred Pauch
Shaler Township
Cath
Conspiracy Trial Over Insolvent Lumber Firm Case
In Judge McClung's Criminal Court L D Strauss and N Satler faced conspiracy charges after a March term trial ended with a hung jury. The Steamship Agent Louis Moeser claimed he paid 15 203 42 for a one third share in Pittsburg Lumber Company and lost over 35 000 as the books showed misrepresented assets and inflated deed price.
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McClung
L. D. Strauss
N. Satler
Louis Moeser
Strauss
Moeser
James W. Drape
Drape
Strauss & Satler
Helena
Thomas McCafferty
Old Strauss and Tatler
Guilty of Perjury Involving Lizzie Gwynne at Local Court
Lizzie Gwynne a 17 year old from Mifflin township was found guilty of perjury after testifying against J Davidson over alleged felonious assault at a picnic. Davidson countercharged and Gwynne’s father, a local justice, is jailed on a related charge. The jury sentenced Gwynne to reform school at Morganza until she reaches age.
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Lizzie Gwynne
Mifflin Township
Kennedly
J. Davidson
Alderman Skelly
Davidson
Justice of the Peace of
Siod
Morganza
Acquitted by Consent in Cohen Larceny Case
In McKee's Rocks jeweler Kailee Cohen faced larceny by bailee charges after a watch was lent for repair and never returned. Prosecutor Thomas Laney pressed the case. a first trial yielded guilt, but Judges Stowe and Kennedy ordered a new trial, and yesterday Cohen was acquitted with the District Attorney's consent.
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Harry Cohen
Kailee Cohen
McKee's
Thomas Laney
Cohen
Laney
Lane
Stowe
Kennedy
Court records list defendants in Commonwealth v Max Schneider case
The Commonwealth case names defendants including J H Thomas W W Stivers Simon Davis George Melsick H Robinson Pat Connelly Charles Coyne William Faust Albert McCoy Charles Gordon Harry Fulmer John Aiken Alfred Dearden Michael Myers in a criminal court proceeding.
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Alexander Berkman
H. C Frick
Berkman
Carnegie Steel Company
Frick
Chairman Frick
John G A. Leishman
Charles Havers
David Auberger
McGown
John Sadler
F. M. Herst
Frank Shay
William Foust
William Hearter
Tobias Kessner
Michael Myers
Pierce McCabe
George Melisick
BH. Robinson
John Aiken
Charles Coyne
Patrick Connelly
Andrew K
Criminal Court—Commonwealth Vn
Max Schneider
J. H. Thomas
W. W. Stivers
Simon Davis
George Melsick
H. Robinson
Pat Connelly
William Faust
Albert McCoy
Charles Gordon
Harry Fulmer
Alfred Deardon
Two Criminal Courts Opened Early in County Term
Yesterday two county criminal courts began jury trials before noon marking an unprecedented start. Ex Private Sams and Coronel Streator were in town, but no legal significance. Mary Honey of McKeesport faces trial for selling liquor without a license on Sundays before Judge Kennedy.
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Sams
Coronel Streator
Mary Honey
McKeesport
Kennedy
James Hawn
D. Warent
Patrick Wall
California Avenue
Falck Avenue
Wylie Avenue
Alleheny
James H
Mary Rh
D. Wright
Wall
Elba Iron Mill Idle as Amalgamated Men Return to Work
The Elba Iron Mill remains idle while Amalgamated men push back on a non union start. Union puddlers refuse to return without a signed scale and the Oil Well Supply Company stance. machinery runs in other departments with strikers present, and a tense deadlock looms over next actions.
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Elba
Everson
Elba Iron Works
Idem
T. B. Everson
Elba Iron Worka
Ita
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated
Clinton Mills Set to Open After Prolonged Labor Talks
After months of clashes with the Amalgamated Association, Clinton mills will sign the wage scale today and start operations Wednesday if coal arrives. Disputes included backpay for a former roller and a non union worker. Friendship Lodge debated a whitewashing vote before settlement. Grand Master to pursue investigation was announced.
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Amalgamated Association
Clinton Mills
Republic Iron Works
Clinton
Amalgamated
Amalgamated People
Sharpsburg
Friendship Lodge
Messra Hoffstot
Freund
Business Briefs and Industry Notes from the Era
Bills on corn shipments in Illinois. Banks in Martinique suspend payments. P L Kimberly & Co shifts a mill to a standard Pipe plant in Greenville Pennsylvania. Colorado capitalists buy Trinity river gold mines in Southern California and placer gold totals rise. Golden Fleece ore near Lake City Colorado ships to smelter daily. Mahoning Valley Iron Company insiders sell stock to Bonnell, Bonell, and Botsford. British minister protests high oleomargarine tariff on Irish butter. Mahoning mill changes to plate mill. electric crane to replace 18 men will be installed next week.
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Martinique
P. L. Kimberly & Co
Greenville
Colorado
Trinity River
California
Lake City
Col Ylolda
Hiowano Brows
Mahoning Valley Iron Company
H. C. Bonnell
W. Scott Bonnell
James L. Botsford
Groner Peres
Portugal
Cork
Milla
Knights of Labor to Inspect Armor Plate Quality
Ter Workman Powderly plans a comprehensive inquiry into the armor plate shipped to Washington. Homestead workers allege Knights of Labor receive leaks from plant sources claiming that nonunion mills produce inferior steel. Oliver Bros Woods Ran mill resumes after months idle as Baker Chain Works lockout aids strike prolongation. The chain department remains non union and will not recognize the Amalgamated Association as 10 inch mill and guide begin ration and puddling finishing start today.
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Amalgamated Association
Bessemer
Blooming
Thirty-third Street
Twenty-ninth Street
Thirty Third Street
Scott
Ter Workman
Washington
Homestead
Knights of Labor
Eml
Knights
Oliver Bros’. Woods
Baker Chain Works
Davis
Vesuving Mills Working at Sharpsburg Iron Works
Moorhead Companys Vesuving Iron Works at Sharpsburg resumed full operation yesterday with all departments running. Management heard many applications from former employees as both white and colored workers reported to work without incident.
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Moorhead & Co
Vesuving Iron Works
Sharpsburg
Strike at Shoenberger's Iste Not Declared Off
The Press Committee of the strikers announced last night that the strike had not been called off. They said an unauthorized report caused them annoyance and clarified the situation to the public.
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Brown
Anderson
Chief Brown
Herbst
Leuben Miller
New York
New York Harbor
Shoenberger’s Iste
Labor notes and plan to restart Edgar Thomson rail plant
Minor union talk at Hastings station district five U M W A member spoke to a large crowd. Edgar Thomson works steel rail plant to restart after five years, to produce fight rails only. Tremendous rail activity with two trains carrying 162 workers from Homestead. several Philadelphia mechanics among the departing workers. Immigrants from Baltimore wandered city streets after arriving at union station, aided by strangers guiding them.
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Pazarpext Costario
United Mine Workers of America
Hastings Station
Edgar Thomson Works
Taz Tide
Homestead
Mays Ph
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Baltimore and Onlo
Union Station
Canada Hesitates on Canal Tolls at Ottawa Cabinet Session
Ottawa Sept 1 The Canadian Cabinet debated retaliatory tolls on Soo canal ports but did not decide, planning another meeting this week. The government has not yet stated whether to reimburse shippers for tolls charged at St Marys canal.
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Ottawa
Ont
A Writer's Experience Praises O. F. C Whisky in City
A travel writer notes pleasant city weeks and praises C F Whisky for healthful effects and fine taste. He learns the superior whisky is produced by George T Stagg Co of Frankfort Ky and resold in Pittsburgh by James Getty & Co at 180 First Avenue.
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George T. Stagg Co
Frankfort, By
Pittsburg
James Getty
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