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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1889

Page

5

TWO ROWING RIVALS

Western Pennsylvania sports fans await a four mile straight away sculling match between Jobo Teemer and J G Gandaur over the McKeesport course for 1.00 a side. Excursion trains from Eastern Ohio are planned, with Tax Dispatch to name a referee. Gaudaur favors straight away racing for its clarity and steady stroke.

Jobo Teemer J. G. Gandaur McKeesport Tax Dispatch Pennsylvania Ohio Gaudaur Speth

Philadelphia Launches New Steel Cruiser at Cramp's Shipyards

The steel cruiser Philadelphia was launched at Cramp's shipyards Philadelphia at 11 42 with notable guests including Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Wanamaker. About 200000 people witnessed the launch as cruiser No 4 of unarmored class is measured by fixed speed 19 knots in contract.

Philadelphia Cramp’s Harrison John Wanamaker Tripoli Decatur Navy

Rival rowers prep as St Louis man eyes victory

The article compares Gaudaur and Hanlan during Friday trials on the McKeesport course. It notes Gaudaur’s refined stroke and longer reach with projected elbows, Hanlan’s powerful but less forward drive, and Teemer’s tentative later attempt after a near mishap.

Goodam al. Hamm, Co St Leuin Bsaewan Hanlan Gaudaursone McKeesport Jonga James Hrenforth Gandaur Wuse Teemer St. Louis

No Reason Found For Buffalo Vanishing Beyond Rockies Tale

The St Louis fable from the filobe-Democrat recounts an Indiana legend about buffalo herds west of the Rockies. An old medicine man directs hunters to a red calf whose sparing would secure endless buffalo, yet the calf is slain and the herd vanishes, never seen again beyond the mountains.

Rockies Indiana Northwest

Songs That Never Get Old in Minstrel Era Press

In the St. Louis Globe-Democrat discussion, certain melodies endure with public favor while minstrel shows and flashy company acts persist, challenging views on changing tastes and entertainment standards.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat Hills

Stage songs and audience tastes in small towns

The piece notes audiences prefer sentimental ballads and plantation era songs like My Old Kentucky Home and Nelly Gray but demand sprightly tunes with sharp wit. It argues babies loving a man and woman draws encore, topical songs are liked, yet smaller towns favor love songs and negro melodies with sympathetic male duets always appealing.

Steve Foster Kentucky Nelly Gray

Heaters Stomach Aid Promoted Against Fevers and Ailments

The passage extols Heater's stomach as a preventive and eradicant for intermittent and remittent fevers and other malarial troubles. It claims efficacy in kidney troubles, constipation, rheumatism and nervousness, noting it has proven effective in both temperate regions and the tropics as a general remedy.

Tropics

Adjutant General Hastings Orders Transport to G

All orders issued by Adjutant General Hastings for transportation to G will be accepted by the agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad for tickets. This applies whether the order is drawn on this company or any other company. Caryet photos, $1 box, Lies' ular Gallery 10 and 12 Sixth st. ene.

Vermer Gaudaur Teemer Aga Lattes Hanian Smother McKecewharf Hanlan John A John Hastings Gettysburg Pennsylvania Railroad Caryet Ular Gallery Sisth St. Ene

Pittsburg Finances Rally as H C Frick Bonds Tie Up 2.5 Million

The H C Frick Coke Company securing 2.5 million in bonds through Fidelity Title and Trust marks a major Pittsburg finance milestone with about 1 million placed locally and 1.5 million for sale. The 5 percent bonds run 30 years and signal strong local credit capacity, boosting confidence in mutual support among Pittsburgh institutions and resurgent fall and winter trade.

Pittsburg H. OC Frick Coke Company Fidelity Title and Trust Company Fidelity Company Pitwbury

Prospect of a Contiveance of the Upward Movement In Stocks

Prospect of continued upward stock movement discussed after a thin sales morning. The report notes limited trading activity and hints at potential gains amid cautious market sentiment.

Gold Shipments and Bank Clears Across Atlantic Markets

A summary of weekly exchanges and balances shows fluctuating totals in world financials. The Wall Street News contemplates gold shipments from Australia to San Francisco and London, insurance rate implications, and Pacific trade shifts. Bank clearings and reserve figures from New York, London, and other centers are reported, with weekly changes in loans, deposits, and circulation, highlighting excess reserves.

Oeennees FO Ngroe Aeeseese Svensbsens The Wall Street News Australia San France London Francisco Seth California Liverpool Pacific San Francisco New York Sterling Exchange

Market Summary Amid Oil and Stock Flurry

Corrected daily by John M. Onakiey & Co. notes stock brokers and oil dealers gauging the day’s activity. With audiences thin, Bradford stock rose while New York led only briefly as overall trading waned. Market undercurrents remained. prices quoted near final levels with refined products and regional shipments reported.

Bradford New York Albron John M. Onakiey & Co Sixth Street Pittsburg Petroleum Exchange Terry Wi London Liverpool A. B. McGrew & Co

National transit prices and certs amid market changes

Fragmented OCR text mentions transit certificates and price changes with references to New York, September 7, and rates around 95 to 100 cents. Clarity is low, but indicates market shift as opening prices adjust and certain certificates are closed or advanced. Names and concrete details are incomplete.

National Transit Sarin Ene Renta BrapForn Ache New York

Real Estate Week Ends With Wide Property Sales in Pittsburgh

Real estate firms report multiple Pittsburgh area properties changing hands. W C Stewart sold a Richmond property on Wilkins avenue to a Fourth avenue business man for 10500 dollars. I O Frasier sold three new brick dwellings on Forty-sixth street to Joseph Muench for 8675 dollars. Ewing & Byers sold a two-story frame house on Larimer avenue for 3500 dollars. Martin Boschert sold property on Forty-sixth street for 30000 dollars. Various other parcels and dwellings change hands in East End, East Liberty, and Allegheny for sums ranging from thousands to tens of thousands.

W. C. Stewart Fourth Avenue Richmond Wilkins Avenue Wightman Street Squirrel Hill I. O. Frasier Forty-fifth Butler Street Sylvester W. McCluskey Forty-sixth Street Seventeenth Ward Joseph Muench Ewing & Byers Federal Street M. J. Brooks Larimer Avenue East End Pittaberg Martin Boschert Thomas Kenyon Ohio Etc Hemp Alley Black & Oe Avenue A. V. D. Watterson, Esq George W. Wurzel Beisvale Avenue Eaward People's Savings Tiroek B. le Farm West Liberty A. C. Shaifer Igneres Piri’ Joo Alles & Bailey Samuel W. Black & Co Avenue Abby Adair Penn Avenue John F. Baxter Smithfield Street Baum Grove Roup Station Baum Street Martin Earhart W. W. McNeill & Bro Walter Holden Paul Brendel Morrison Avenue Second Ward Allegheny

Large scale building revival evident in fall growth

Last week saw a broad revival in construction with nine new permits issued, up from sixty-one the prior week, totaling about 122203 dollars. Projects range from large brick mansions to multiple two story dwellings, led by Mrs. Joseph Dilworth for a 31000 dollar corner brick home and Doorflinger Foster for eight brick houses on Cliff street.

Joseph Dilworth Fifth Avenue Barton Street Doorflinger & Foster Cliff Street Cassatt Jacob Gotleib Logan Street Eighth Ward N. Doyle Brereton Avenue Joseph Kennedy Fifty-ninth Street Butler Street Seeley Bros Broad Street Chris Conrad Gregory Elnze Kincaid Street D. O'Connel Sunnyside Eee Lodge A. O U. W Grandview Avenue Oneida Street Thirty-fifth Ward E. H. Sutmeyer Stanton Avenue Hiland C. J. Drum Nineteenth Ward M. A. McNulty Center Avenue Twentieth Ward C. G. Hussey John Pfeifer Lenora Street Mason Grew Lyric Street Seward C. O'Donoghue Syl Avenue John Long Grace Street M. der G. Foster Republic Street Thomas A. Davis Wabash Street George M. Grimes Thirteenth Ward James Reiley Bereton Avenue F. Seibel Dixon Street Mark Stenson Ward Street Fourteenth Ward Y. Kaldstaler South Street Fifteenth Ward Hubert Muir Second Avenue Sixteenth Ward William Flanagan Thirtieth Street Penn Avenue David Pfefferle Morningside Road Eighteenth Ward Samuel Crawford Station Street John Geiser Dearborn Street Kate Borland Westminster Street Van John McVey Auburn Robert G. Tompford Joseph Street J. R. Holland Daniel Coleman Shetland Street Marton Street Twenty-second Ward EB. Elmore Say An Jane Louis Funk Twenty-fourth Twenty-fifth Ward Am Winters Sixteenth Street Th Ward Ward Frazier Streets J. FL McCance Dithridze Stork Ponsa Carnegie Street Vite Aourth Fitty-afth Highteenth Ied Ross

Oil crosses the dollar line in bullish market turn

Oil prices moved above the dollar mark for the first time since August 17. The session started weak, rose through the day with gains aided by bullish field news, Antwerp fire losses, rising consumption, and short covering, closing steady.

Ajo Antwerp Bag Parker

Fragmentary Street Lot Listings in City Wards

A fragmented OCR list details numerous small building lots and structures across wards, naming owners such as Miss 8. W. Brown, Tim Griffin, John H. Adams, and Mahoney. It notes various frame, brick, and masonry structures with rough dimensions and street locations including Evaline street, John C. Mini addition, W Con street, Wick, Preble, Strobo, and Pervio streets.

Ash Fourth Street Eighteenth Ward Miss W. Brown Frame Max Evaline Street Tieth Ward Fae Mil- Tor Kiensat Mary Haley Toomer Rayan Sweeney Daniel Jen Turteenth Mahoney Preble Street F. L. Kreba Wataroo Pervio Streets Fourteenth Ward Thomas Muspey Strobo Street

Stock Market Strong on Saturday Despite Weak Coal Stocks

New York reports unusual market strength with bullish news and broad buying, especially in rail and bank shares. Early losses in some issues gave way to a rally as investors pressed amid rising bank reserves, with Ohio Southern and Missouri Pacific among movers, and total two hour session volume around $600,000. Whitney & Stephenson note the day’s activity and corrections.

New York Delaware and Hudson Saptatean Rene Og Fr Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati St. Louis Seers Louis Ego 8Ich Richmond West Point Missouri Pacific Atohnson Wabash Ohio Southern Whitney & Stephenson Pittsburg Seme Bers New York Stock Exchange Chicago Minneapolis Kansas Board of Agriculture Kansas Bears Cid

Agricultural Prices and Market Reporter Note

Fragmentary OCR lists commodities and market figures including flour barrels wheat and corn bushels oats rye barley and meat products. Mentions Produce Exchange market activity with prices described as higher. References to dairy products eggs and miscellaneous farm items.

Dauer

Secret Societies Meet For Annual Picnic And Meetings

Secret societies announce an annual picnic at Kinney's Grove on September 14 with Welcome and Mansfield councils involved. State officials including J P Winower will visit Johnstown next Friday for a union meeting and local councils may be selected for short city appearances. New charters and branch openings are planned in Homestead and Noblestown amid upcoming visits and meetings.

Braddock Council No. 123 Kinney's Grove Mansfield Acite Canal J. P. Winower Alte. Eny Stephen Collins State Council Edward Deamer Johnstown Fridar 13 M Clis Orient Council Nao Order Homestead Saateee F Papery Beeen

Goldman to Institute New Conclave Next Week

Supreme Inspector A. L. Goldman will institute a new conclave during the coming week. J. K. Moorehead Conclave No. 2 will hold sessions on Monday evening, September.

A. L. Goldman J. K. Moorehead Ary Sienna Supremes Archon Charlies EL Cornelianity

Fixed in His Mind and a Serious Illness Described

The fragment recounts a person detailing persistent throat mucus, choking and coughing spells, and a lingering illness that blocks swallowing. Symptoms include throat irritation, frequent hawking, mucus buildup, nausea after eating, and fluctuating appetite. The account conveys ongoing health distress and impact on daily function.

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