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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1889
Page
5
In Scientific and Industrial Notes the Dispatch outlines how urban electric vehicles excel in city environments. It argues adaptability, diffusion of mechanical knowledge, and shared findings propel progress across engineering fields and raise the practical value for workers in motors and power systems.
Within two years the jasper industry has grown into four quarries employing nearly 1,000 men near Sioux Falls. The material ships to Chicago and Kansas City, with streets and four story buildings in the city built of jasper. The stone polishes like red granite and is used for table tops and ornaments.</s>
A New York inventor outlines a plan to replace elevators with steel grain tanks for storing fowl products. Each farmer would get a substrate to move crates at low cost, reducing working costs to a few cents per bushel, with carbonic acid used to seal tanks and preserve grain for years. The concept centers on airless storage and aims to establish industry in Cnerge per the article.
The article explains how carriage and furniture makers bend and shape wood to save time and stock. It notes wheels and frames use bent stock, improves strength and appearance, and requires careful, detail oriented operation to avoid failure.
Nearly 10 000 brakemen signed a petition urging automatic brakes and couplers for freight trains. It cites high fatality rates and dilapidated brake gear as evidence for urgent reform, noting airbrakes and improved components on freight and passenger cars.
Two minor industries vanish from towns as modern printing overtakes crafts. Supplying copper-rotor steel cups from old saw blades and engraving names on margins once served printers. A second art, printing with flecks from woolen rags, yielded velvet surfaces but faded due to slowness and competition with lithographic color work.
Mr Gladstone notes a revolution in book binding as an art form. Publishers compete to produce durable volumes with handsome color and design, moving away from plain covers toward aesthetically pleasing, artistically ornamented bindings. He fears a return to old economy if prices rise again.
The 16th century rail context notes the Boston and Providence Railroad using a fatcar with a water tank to spray track for passengers for several years. The Housatonic Railroad later added canvas between cars for ventilation and a test of a new ventilator was conducted to reduce dust and cinders while cooling air through a water filter.
The article contrasts English and American engineering traditions. It notes Americans build to meet immediate needs while English engineers plan for the long term. American improvisation influences English projects like the Forth Bridge, with the cantilever principle traced to the United States. Both nations benefit from the exchange of ideas.
Investigation into steam heating systems on rail trains shows preliminary failures tied to trainmen’s imperfect knowledge of managing steam heating equipment. Improvements may occur, but full staff understanding of their duties remains essential for efficiency.
A West End Railway Company Boston meeting notes city car speed at 12 mph and expects Li mph after horse cars are removed. They argue electric railways beat elevated roads which run a little over ten mph, highlighting time savings in suburbs.
A description explains stone poster type formed from a silica rich mix that is initially soft then pressed in mold and dried by air. The process yields a hard lettered surface after drying.
A charter was granted for Branch No 6 in Austin Potter county. A Natrona meeting starts a new branch today. Nobles town hosted an application for charter last Sunday. Catholic Mutual Benefit Branch 06 was instituted at St Johns School Hall with officers led by Grand Deputy J W Sullivan and J V Neeson as Spiritual Advisor. Beavertown to host Branch No later at St Andrew's Hall Allegheny tomorrow evening.
The Allegheny County Degree Corps plans its first East End Conclave visit on Wednesday night at Fast End. Supreme officers and members will visit J. K. Moorehead Conclave tomorrow. Mifflin Conclave formed at Duquesne with a large charter list led by L Goldman.
A C K of M4 Star of Liberty Castle No 10 and A C K of M C held their fifth annual picnic at Rock Point on Thursday September 12 with between 600 and 600 attendees. Committee of Arrangements included A J Thomson T J May A H Edwards D J Hite J H Ulrich Thomas Skipp G C Patterson J Gumbert L G Kieh and Wim Stroud. All present appeared to enjoy themselves. The seating platform was presided over by Mr A 4H Neadtammer and assistants.
Fire devastates two three story blocks in Chicago. a ward alderman candidate faces arrest after alleged double voting. A fatal stabbing in Clayton Indiana follows a church abuse dispute. Lake Superior ore shipments total 4.8 million tons for the season amid vessel shortages. A child struck by a train in Eldridge Court loses life, mother dies shortly after. Storm wrecks on the Molga voyage near the Gulf stream with unknown wrecked vessel. Exposition visitors urged to view a dealer’s diamond stock at 535 Smithfield Street.
Two years after $10,000 was invested by four people in East End land, funds grew to $15,422 as they closed the account. The investors, including two preachers and a schoolmarm, plan to repeat the venture, while a letter to the Dispatch proposes a regional real estate exchange linked with oil and stock trading to cut costs and boost activity.
Captain Barbour returned from Gettysburg and led a stock call with a whitewashed result. Prices remained near best levels, with only minor quota tion moves and no clear trading enthusiasm. Bank and insurance stocks showed amid a wide board of bids and asks across gas utilities rail and bridge equities.
The Clearing House report indicates weekly gains of 750000 dollars versus the previous year, with steady rates and ongoing currency scarcity. Bank clearings across multiple cities and exchanges are reported, including New York positions and several regional totals, showing year over year differences.
The market opened at 4 and rose to 10 with light buying in New York and Bradford, then fell back on selling before rallying to the closing level. Friday's clearings reached 624,000 barrels, with little field news and limited business overall. Corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co.
In Bradford on September 14 national transit certificates opened and closed at firm levels with prices around $1 per unit. Clearances reached 788 thousand barrels with shipments totaling 80 thousand plus. a general rise in prices appeared slow despite some premia to sell and a total sales figure of 902 thousand barrels.
Real estate transfers include W W McNeil & Bro selling sawmill property on Herrs Island for 20000 to John H Wilson. Reed B Coyle & Co selling 19 lots in R M Kennedy plan at Homewood Station for about 4000 to Charles M Corbit. Ewing & Byers selling 242 Lacock Street, Allegheny, for 3350. Mack & Baird selling three Boquet Street parcels for 2400. Cornelius selling 17 Morningside lots with varied prices. Blair estate five Second Avenue Hazelwood lots for 5000. Samual W Black & Co selling Blair estate lots. L C Frazier selling a Lot in Bitasted on Rebeck and Harriet for 2000 cash. W C Stewart selling McComb's Grove lot for 1250 and arranging a three year mortgage at 5 percent on Allegheny City property.
Last week 62 building permits issued for houses with an estimated cost of 126034. D W C Bidwell secured the largest permit for three brick and stone dwellings on Lilac Street valued at 1800. Alfred Moreland approved for eight two story frame houses on Grandview Avenue costing 10000.
A fragmented list records multiple buildings in various wards including Twenty-first Twenty-third and Thirty-first. Entries describe two-story brick and frame structures with dimensions ranging up to 72 by 82 feet alongside additions and iron clad expansions by firms and individuals. The scattered notes name blocks on Meadow, Arlington, Maple, Hancock, and other streets with occupancy details and street corners.
New York stocks closed dull with little fluctuation as professional selling dominated. A surprise rate cut by Chicago, Burlington and Northern and expectations of an unfavorable bank statement kept demand weak, while readings in Reading and St Paul showed declines. Phenix Mining rallied in unlisted trading from 45 to 63 as late gains appeared before the close.
Investors seek a portion of Frick Coke bonds offered by Fidelity Title Trust Company as limited shares remain. Pittabarg and Western reorganization fails to lift the stock. Real estate activity remains light and mortgage volumes stay modest amid market chatter. President Ford predicts sparse dividend outlook. stock bears dominate the Exchange as hopeful buyers rush to snap up bargains.
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An article recounts miners' perils and a specific case from D. H. Brown of Stowe Township. It describes fires damp, falling coal, tunnel collapses, and health effects from dampness, including nasal blockage and headaches, noting Brown’s 13 year struggle after exposure.
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