Rivers Return as Fast Transport in Ohio Valley Freight
Local engineer John Arras argues river freighting outpaces rail during high water and remains vital for coal and general goods. He cites Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, New Orleans routes, and predicts a railway shift favoring waterways with canals or locks and dams boosting profits.
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John Arras
Ohio
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
New Orleans
Missouri
Mississippi
Harrisburg School Committee Tours Pittsburgh and Allegheny Edifications
A Harrisburg school committee led by Superintendent L. O. Fooss visited Pittsburgh and Allegheny buildings yesterday. They aim to build a modern high school in Harrisburg and studied rival facilities in these cities before continuing to Cleveland and other destinations.
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Harrisburg
Iospect Pluitesberg
Allegheny
Boudinga
L. O. Fooss
A. E. Ter
Peter Blinheisel
Charles Bemmens
Pittebere
Cleveland
Harrisburg Central Board
Pittsburg High School
Cetai
Alceneny
Foose
First of Ihe Kind Joseph Dougherty Granted Release
Joseph Dougherty, jailed six days under the debtors law, was released yesterday in an exceptional case. Attorney Robertson filed papers through the Prothonotary's office instead of the courts, marking the first release via this route under the insolvent act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dougherty
Robertson
Indiana blind school chief to lead Pittsburg opening
Hiram B. Jacobs, Indiana State Superintendent of the Blind, will become principal of the Pittsburg school. He is 47, born in Lancaster County, Pa., and arrives with his wife before October 1 to organize classes for blind children and assist in locating a site, aided by the Board of Directors and Secretary Percy F. Smith.
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Indiana
Schenley
Percy F. Smith
Western Pennsylvania Institute For the Blind
Hiram B. Jacobs
Indianapolis
The
Blind School of
Pittsburg
Mr. Jacobs
Lancaster County
Charlies F. Nourse
Center Avenue
Evansville
Ind
Institute For the Blind
Jacobs
Pennsysvania
Allegheny County W C T U Holds Annual Session
The Allegheny County Women’s Christian Temperance Union met at Central R P Church Sandusky St Allegheny Mrs John Spencer presided In the afternoon the treasurer Miss McConnell reported a year’s receipts 03206 expenditures 55521 leaving 383 balance Officers were elected with Mrs J C Porter President and Miss E Gemmil Vice President Mrs A F Brice Corresponding Secretary and Miss M M McConnell Treasurer Delegates were chosen for the National Convention at Atlantic Va in November The next quarterly meeting is set for December in Elizabeth and numerous county superintendents for church and temperance work were named The convention adjourned to meet October 14 in Pittsburg
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Allegheny County
W. CT. U
R. P
Sandusky Street
Allegheny
John Spencer
Miss McConnell
J.C. Porter
John Gibson
John Allison
M. M. Ayres
Maggie Chaffee
E. Gemmil
A. F. Brice
Mary Stevenson
M. M. McConnell
J. C. Porter
Atlant
Spencer
Elizabeth
Atchison
J. C. Hill
BR. H. Jones
A. M. Jones
W. B. Rhodes
Miss Spencer
R. J. Smith
M. G. Worth
C. W. Newell
E. D. C. Marr
J. R. Johnston
Roberts
John Carson
A. D. Bryce
S. E. Gemmil
Race
S.T. Yount
Vhird U. P
Pittsburg
Arrest on Fifth Avenue Car Nabs Two Noted Thieves
Superintendent O Mara spotted "Little Duke" Watson and "Mouse Wagoner" boarding a crowded car at Pride Street. He detained them at Smithfield Street and delivered them to Central Station where Watson received three months at the workhouse for suspicious activity.
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Roger O’ Mara
Superintendent O' Mara
Fifth Avenue
Pride Street
Duke” Watson
Little Duke
Mouse Wagoner
Aniform
O'Mara
Smithfield Street
Central Station
Watson
Burke
Allegheny
Judge Campbell Predicts Prohibition Vote Growth in District
Uniontown judge Edward Campbell, Prohibition candidate for Congress, says he will not win but expects the Prohibition vote to rise. He cites Fayette County at about 400 and Washington County opposition amid district sentiment, notes Republican backing for Stewart, and mentions internal party splits over Ray’s treatment. He plans further campaigning after this visit.
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Campbell
Edward Campbell
Uniontown
Congress
Fayette County
Washington
Colonel Stewart
Washington County
Greene
Ray
Fayette
Electric railway pole debate reaches city
Mayor Gourley received a telegram from J. Miller Kelly of Rochester asking whether iron or steel poles are better than wood for electric railway wires. Investigation will determine the best option. Pleasant Valley and Duquesne avenues already use iron poles, while others use wood with similar results. Wood is said to be safer, but iron lasts longer and is cheaper overall.
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Gourley
J. Miller Kelly
Board of Aldermen
Rochester
N. Y
Pleasant Valley
Duquesne Ave
Turning People Away as Exposition Boosts Hotels
Revival of business and the Exposition bring a hotel demand surge in Pittsburg. Drummers on the road and travelers returning from vacations fill the markets as markets and districts report strong occupancy and renewed activity.
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Pittsburg
De Lester fortune tellers held on bail after police warning
Dr De Lester and his wife Madame De Lester were held in unspecified bail after police questioned their fortune telling. A recorded testimony described detectives visiting city officials including the manager and mayor and being told to proceed before police ordered cessation.
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Mme. de Lester
Earlw Nega Anpee
Cit
Gonrney
Chief Brown
Traveling salesman loses diamond ring at hotel
W F Pierce a New York jewelry firm salesman reported his diamond ring missing from his hotel room at the Anderson hotel. Police were notified and the loss was described as casual in the evening.
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W. F. Pierce
New York
Frm
Anderson
Mr. Pierce
Gallinger's Gun Shop Listing on 1200 Penn Ave
Fragmentary notice references Gallinger's at 1200 and 1106 Penn Avenue selling guns. Text repeats guns and addresses with unclear surrounding details.
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Gallinger’s
Penn Ave
Aye
Shiras Delegates Clash as Stone Wins Allegheny Contest
At the Twenty third Congressional district convention chaos erupts over contested seats. Colonel Stone wins the nomination for Congress with 3,023 votes to George Shiras' 6,583 as police keep order and arrests of ballot disputes are noted.
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Twentythird
George Y. McKee
Harry Rowley
Shiras
Murphy
Allegheny Common Council Chamber
Armstrong
Shields
Stone
Messrs
Allegheny Select Council
Anno Gerwig
Shaw
Conart Gereig
R. Ge Attressedhaw
Gerwig
Stone Men
Lewis Herts
John Kennan
Still Want Shiras Declines Independent Candidacy Bid
Delegates met to back an independent challenge to W A Stone but George Shiras refused the nomination. He recalled a convention dispute over 19 contests, irregularities, and intimidation. Delegates voted to consider but Shiras planned rest after two contests. Democrats still seek D T Watson to oppose Stone.
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Dispatch
George Shiras
Colonel Stone
Shiras
William A. Stone
Diamond Street
Pittsburg
Stone
United States
W. A. Stone
Conference of Delegates
Mr. Stone
Lake Superior
D. T. Watson
Deserted Woman and Child Reported to Humane Society
Evan Williams of Bristol Street filed a report with Humane Agent Dean about a woman and her 42 year old child seen at Mrs. Cole's house. The woman spoke an unfamiliar language, fled when a policeman arrived, and has not been seen since, leaving the child with Mrs. Cole. A fragmentary clue mentioned Alexan Senora Fat Harbor Lake County Ohio, and the case will be investigated.
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Evan Williams
Bristol Street
Not Very Pleasant Protest Against Pleasant Valley Line
Prominent Allegheny citizens clashed with the Pleasant Valley Electric road before the Allegheny Councils Committee on Street Railways. Opponents argued electric cars on Jackson, Fremont, and the Bellevue and Pittsburgh routes were a nuisance, too noisy, and disrupted sleep, threatening tenants and property values whereas the city could be liable for damages.
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Citimens of
Allegheny
Pleasant Valley
Allegheny Councils Committee On
Jackson Street
Fremont Street
Bellevue and Pitsburg Company
Josiah Davidson
Second National Bank
R. H. Boggs
John H. Hampton
John E. Turner
John Thompson
Joseph Brown
Pleasant Valley Company
The Bethesda Home Progress Report and Tribute
The Bethesda Home managers reported satisfactory results after July with 25 inmates. A New Castle gentleman deposited 500 dollars with RK Thompson & Co. to the home’s credit. The Financial Committee seeks 2,500 more to complete payments. Death of Mrs Sterritt noted. resolutions of respect adopted.
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Bethesda
New Castle
RK. Thompson & Co
Mra
Sterritt
New York Officer Repatriates William Travis From Labor Day Arrest
Detective Sergeant Thomas W. Molry arrives from New York to accompany William Travis, the youth arrested on Labor Day for pawning a watch in a Smithfield street pawn shop. Reports say Mulry has requisition papers from the Governor and will depart with his prisoner tonight.
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Thomas W. Molry
New York
William Travis
Smithfield Street
Broad Trahan & Co
First Teachers Institute Opens at Ralston Schoolhouse
The first teachers institute of the current school year will convene Saturday at 9 o clock in the Ralston Schoolhouse. Dr aa were of Peitinets, SeASAee Superintend if Mary land schools will address the gathering. The report of yesterday morning s raid on a Grant street Chinese gambling joint noted the house number as IIL instead of LIS. The board also opened two more streets, Bigelow and Easercher, on Twenty-thi ae Theme wail cost $163. Special trusses for rupture and a perfect fit are offered by Artificial Limb Mfg Co of 909 Penn Ave Pittsburgh Pa.
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Teachers’ Institute
Teachers
Ralston
Peitinets
Maryland
Grant Street
Lis
Gli Bigelow
Easercher
Mfg. Co
Penn Ave
Ninth Street
Pittsburg
Miners in Pittsburg District Push Cash Pay Rule
Delegates from District 5 United Mine Workers gathered at Knights of Labor HQ in Pittsburg to seek cash payments over store goods, endorsing a national-level push for cash-based scales. The convention noted widespread store-keeper resistance and an exodus of miners to England and Europe, with river and railroad mines facing distinct pay issues and shortages in labor.
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United Mine Workers
Knights of Labor
Pittsburg
Patrick McBride
McHride
Buffalo
Corry Company
New York On Cleveland Gas Coal
Old Country
England
Europe
Leaders push fight over Frick coke damages in Scottdale
District Master Workman Kerfoot and James McBride from the executive board, with W L Kelly, travel to Scottdale to press a damage suit against the H C Frick Coke Co. The company offered wages for burned coke but workers demand full damages and six days notice. President Rae says funds exist to aid Irwin miners and hints at broader efforts to resolve wage and mine issues.
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Kerfoot
James McBride
W. L. Kelly
Scottdale
Dickey and Shiras
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Lynch
Watchorn
John B. Rae
Rae
Altoona
Os Hems
Sloniska to be prosecuted over false pretenses claim
One aggrieved man went to New York to sue Sloniska the employment agent for false pretenses. He alleges Sloniska admitted workers were hired for Westmoreland Gas Coal at Irwin, not a strike. Irwin mines idle with limited personnel and a guard of 67 deputies around new workers as President John Rae oversees affairs.
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New York
Irwin
Sloniska
Westmoreland Gas Coal Company
Larimer
Work
Penn Shaft
Paintertown
Westmoreland
Stone
John Rae
Wormser Glass Firm Members Arrested on Labor Charge
Joseph and Ephraim Wormser of Wormser and Co. glass makers were jailed by Constable Kramer on a misdemeanor charge with $1200 bail set for a hearing tomorrow evening. Deputy Labor inspector M N Baker led the information regarding child labor at their works. Isaac Wormser remains at large, believed to be out West. The Amalgamated Association and Knights of Labor figures surfaced in related notes. Beaman Slesth and Black agreed to a nine hour day with ten hours pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph and
Ephraim Wormser
Wormser & Co
Kramer
Warner
M. N. Baker
Wormsers
Samuel Wartenheimer
Guckenhemer & Co
Isaac Wormser
Beaman
Slesth
Black
Factory Inspector pursues Wormser Glass case
W H Martin the Factory Inspector arrived in the city to press a suit against the Wormser Glass Company for law violations on the Southside. His deputy had visited three times with no action and he plans to make an example to deter other employers. He notes no appropriations for expenses hinder his work and cites more underage workers in Pittsburg than in Philadelphia, with Reading recently revealing a few underage workers.
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W. H. Martin
Wormser Glass Company
Doe
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Reading
Circus Leaves Town Spurs Local Strikes
The Southside embryonic glassblowers on strike for a day or two show no sign of returning to work. Atterbury 4&4 Sons' carriers who earned 40 cents per turn walked out for another 5 cents. A 10 cent circus show now on the Southside may move as the workers depart, with some claiming they will stay out.
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Southside
Atterbury 4&4 Sons
Workers Demand Semi Monthly Pay At Chartiers Valley Mines
About 400 miners on Chartiers Valley Coal Company sites demand semi monthly wages after payment delays. Mines including Jesse Sandford Leendale and Frank Armstrong have closed down, leaving workers unsettled as payroll cadence shifts unset.
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Ained Pane
Rmel
Chartiers Valley Coal Company
Jesse Sandford
Leendale
Frank Armstrong
Kleber & Bro Offer Big Exposition Piano Bargains
Purchasers trust the Kleber brothers of 506 Wood Street for Steinway Conover Gabler Opera pianos and Burdetter Earhoff organs. They claim an extra five percent off on piano and organ prices during the fair to share savings from their inability to attend the exposition. Instruments are warrantied eight years and sales offered on time payments.
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H. Kieber & Bro
Kle
Messrs. Kleber & Bro
Klebers
H. Kleber & Bro
Wood Street
Fifth Avenue
Kleber & Bro
Kleber Bros
Essence of Health Cures 25 Years Erysipelas Sufferer
Elizabeth Hagtpon reports a long case of erysipelas in the left leg cured by Danner Medicine Co. Essence of Health. She credits blood purifier and tonic effects, recovering health after prior failure with other remedies. Call or address Duncan P.O. Allegheny County Pennsylvania for more information.
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John Meyer
Elizabneth HaGtpon
Coultersville Station
Duncan P. O
Allegheny County
Danner Medicine Co
Feneral Street
Allegheny, Pa
Low rate round trips and sales notices in Pittsburg era
The listing advertises $10 round trip tickets to Chicago via the Pennsylvania Lines with return validity to Sept 23 from Pittsburg. It also promotes reduced fares to Wheeling Fair, dressy suits at $8.90, Fleishman’s cloak department deals, and various clothing and liquor offers from Pittsburgh and Allegheny stores.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Attendance Booms at Exposition 30 Percent Above Last Year
Crowds overran halls as the exposition shows industry and beauty. Directors praised the upbeat turnout and discussed new features. A public vote on a dog tax and pound drew brisk participation with varied views on tax level and enforcement. names of residents who spoke were recorded.
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Dispatch
Titusville
John M
Samuel “Zimmerfoction
Katie
Johnstown Girl Found Dead In Suspected Suicide
Coroner McDowell held an inquest into the death of Ollie Mlough, wife of Panhandle brakeman William Grimes, at 9 Wylie Avenue. Witnesses testified she returned home with facial injuries claiming abuse and that Dr. Blumberg noted arsenical symptoms while Dr. McCandless attributed death to strychnine overdose. The jury ruled death from strychnine taken in a personal crisis intent.
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McDowell
Ollie Mlough
William Grimes
Panhandle
Paris Dress Styles Offer Exclusive Broadcloth Line
A large display showcases Paris inspired dresses in Serge Cloth Silk and Wool Stripe and Corded Stripe Cloths with Plaids. French Robes in Plaids and Camel's Hair combinations feature plain Serge and Camel's Hair blends in exclusive shades. New Broadcloth line 82 inches wide with 25 colors presented today.
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Ship Canal
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Arrs
Arms
John F. Scully
Diamond National Bank
Puy
Arras
Pitusburg
T. P. Roberts
Mononcahela
Henderson
Jeannette
Keystone State
Mercher's
Ihe
FOR the
Blind School
Women’s C. T. Union
Marna
de Lester
Chief Murphy
Col. Stone
W. D. Porter
Grier
Theodore Myler
8. L. Dunlap
George E. Shaw
James M. McNeill
Myler
Porter
John Watts
Eighth Ward
Joseph Scott
Eleventh Ward
Eidote
Fawn Township
Ohio Township
Pineen
Rosa Township
Scott
A. J. Pentecost
A.D. Armstrong
W. K. Shiras
W. EK. Shields
Geo Shiras
Lansman
Samson
Jim Wyman
A. K. Shiras
Sweat Organization
Henricks
Datz
Steele
Wilson
Plaform
Ava
Willem Ford
Thompson
F. W. Fatig
Humane Society
Bethesda Home
the Metropolis
Sharp
Will
Fricke
Awar
Times
Amalgamated Association
Europ
Can m
Martin
Chartiers
Lowerate
Pennsylvania Lines
Fleishman
New Clask
Franklin Hart
Wheeling Fair
Pp. C. C. GC
Pittssure
Comsroyation Clothing Company
Cor
Grant and
Diamond Streets
the Court House
Fielabman
G. D. Simon
Ohio Street
Fleishman’s
Curry University
Sixth St
Fleiahman
New Cloak
Liberty St
Western University
Bowman
Davis & Co
Fifth Ave
Johnstown
Wylie Avenue
Hueys & Hacxe
Market St
Dr.c.mclane
Grand Jury
Dans and
Seftor
Dunn and Sefton
Building and Loan Association
Grand
Shore
JOS. Horne & CO
Paris
Ings
Cashmere Department
Gros Grain
Penn Avenue
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Fifth Ave. and
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Lewis Building
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