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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1889
Page
5
John Smith Jr and Dr George Ballantine were accused of dispensing liquor without a license using a prescription device. The court found Smith guilty and will try Ballantine on the same charge.
In Purxsutawney on September 11 the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company sent men to guard Walston and Adrian mines but they refused to be sworn in after learning the dispute. About four hundred workers from Pocahontas West Virginia were expected, tensions rise over foreign workers and colored labor with warning of possible riot and armed confrontation.
Beaver Falls reports rumors of a Hungarian man named Michael Hotz missing since Saturday. Police search follows claims he was tied and beaten, with Ritz the sick boarding house keeper held. several Hungarians arrested, but no body found as vaults and lots are dug.
Special telegram reports James Colwell found guilty of attempting to wreck trains near Beaver Valley. He awaits sentencing Saturday. In a separate trial, twenty-four Hungarians faced rioting charges in Meyer. twenty-three convicted, one acquitted. Ju Ewing received a sentence of one peat sneh.
A telegram from Parkersburg reports two Wilson children aged HM and 11 from Sycamore, Clay County, were bitten by a rattlesnake while in the woods. Both died from the venom several days later.
In St Louis, a federal grand jury probes fraudulently registering nonqualified voters. Indicted are Philip H Zepp city clerk Julius Lehman House of Delegates member James Garnier deputy sheriff Martin Neiser city marshal Barney Thurman Geckers and Mayor secretary Charles F Meade. Lehman convicted. Garnier on trial amid rumors of more indictments against other office holders from both parties.
Miss McCormick and Emmons Blaine are to be married September 26 at the Presbyterian church. Preparations at Clayton Lodge, the McCormicks’ country home, include a handsome bride’s trousseau and rooms for Secretary née and family at the Spring House.
Information arrives of a theft from a trunk belonging to a young Louisa county woman. About $2,900 vanished while she attended church with her fiancé in September. The fiancé had entrusted roughly $2,500 for their upcoming marriage. The thief forced entry, opened the trunk, took the money, and fled.
This morning public hearings opened on our relations with Canada with Senators Hoar Hale and Pugh in attendance. Senator Dolph was delayed due to unspecified reasons in Canton.
General A L Pearson of Pittsburg delivers a Gettysburg dedication speech honoring fallen comrades of the 155th Zouaves. He praises immortality through memory, recalls Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and recounts Meade Reynolds Hancock and Warren amid the 1863 battle.
A reverent roll call recalls Grant Sheridan Meade McClellan Hooker Burnside Warren Gaffin Humphrys Sykes Ayres Weed O Rorke and other generals. The passage laments fallen commanders and the enduring flag for justice and freedom.
In Kansas City Judge White cites a new Missouri law prohibiting interracial marriage. The first arrest under the statute involves Charles Hodgson and a constable he married on September 11. The grand jury will review the case amid anticipated arrests for miscegenation. Louisville reports John Green convicted of murdering his wife Jennie Green and sentenced to hang for the crime committed ten days earlier.
An old advert shows Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claimed to restore energy and daily productivity in the enfeebled, linking digestion and sleep to improved labor capacity. The page also lists assorted ads from clothing to beer, pancake stands, wallpaper suppliers, whisky, and local notices across Pittsburgh areas.
The notice touts early readiness and first come benefits, claiming speed and favorable bargains in a limited newspaper and store space. It hints at broad score parity across departments while urging rapid action.
An 8 ft extension table with six dining chairs and a sideboard is priced at 3500. The sideboard in antique oak, offered last month at 300, is now 1800.
Last month and now prices shown for Royal Wilton and Moquette carpets along with Body Brussels Tapestry Brussels and Extra Supers. Reductions range from dollars per yard to per month rates with several items dropping to one dollar per yard or similar discounted figures.
A local merchant touts low prices and a wide selection of fine garments. The ad promises dependable suits at substantial value and asserts customer satisfaction with every purchase, noting the tailoring business thrives on variety, quality, and price.
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