New Gothic church planned on Winebiddle Avenue
Fourth Presbyterian Church plans a large new Gothic temple on Winebiddle Avenue East End. The project includes a parsonage on Atlantic Avenue costing over 9000, with a unique octagonal tower study and a rear lighted reading area for books. The church will house a splendid organ and expanded Sunday school facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winebiddle Avenue
East End
Shrom
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Pearl Street
Bloomfield Presbyterian Church
Eveline Street
Winnebiddle Avenue
Harriet Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
Transformed Fifth Avenue Church Reopens After Renovation
The First Methodist Protestant Church on Fifth Avenue reopened after six weeks of renovation. Exterior steps were moved back about 3% feet, walls were repainted bright red, and the vestibule is now oilwood with fawn walls and dark border. Inside new carpets, repainted seats, decorated ceilings and walls, a carved pulpit, sanctuary chairs, and stained glass windows enhance the space. Approximate cost is under $3,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Peter Schmidt Hurt in Allegheny Vicious Night Brawl
Peter Schmidt 48 a huckster was found with a broken rib and punctured lung after a fight near the market house on Saturday night in Allegheny He lay in a court off Monterey street with blood on his clothes and intoxication He was moved to General Hospital by City Physician Woodburn Swoger named by Schmidt as his assailant but without full identification Schmidt resides at 76 Davis alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Schmidt
Monterey Street
Allegheny
Woodburn
General Hospital
Inouer
Swoger
Schmidt
Davis Alley
Busses In Demand On Line From East Liberty Station
Residents on Hiland avenue praise the Pittsburg Traction Company new bus line from East Liberty station to the city basin. Service began Saturday with over 250 passengers the first day. Demand overwhelmed capacity as buses ran crowded each trip on the two mile street formerly lacking convenient transport to East Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiland Avenue
Pittsburg Traction Company
East Liberty
City Basin
East Liberty Station
Court to Probe Two Deaths at Mercy Hospital
Dr. Conway will report to the court on two Mercy Hospital deaths. Edward Schendel died from a bad fall while Mrs Ludwi Rosheki died Saturday from unspecified causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir. Conway
Mercy Hospital
Edward Schendel
Ludwi
Rosheki
Anarchists Anniversary Invites Labor Delegates
At a German Trades Assembly meeting a committee for the International Workingmen's Union invited delegates to join in celebrating the anniversary of the execution of the Chicago Anarchists. The invitation was sent to a committee for consideration.
Death in the Pot at McKee's Grove Camp Meeting
A large attendance at a colored camp meeting in McKee's Grove near Wilkinsburg raised funds for Rev. Flemon's defense. Rev. Cesar A. Taylor preached on death in the pot from II Kings iv 40, warning against gluttony and drink, with support from Rev. C. B. Whitelock and others. A sizable colored assembly also gathered at Sewickley with Rev. G. L. Holliday and Bishop Jones in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemon
McKee
Grove
Wilkinsburg
C. B. Whitelock
Baltimore
Isaac Jones
Chautauqua
W. B. Petersen
Salem
Mass
Misses Thomson
Cesar A. Taylor
New York City
I. E. Robinson
Mr. Taylor
Republican Association of
New York State
Taylor
Eden
Adam
Paul
Hades
Damnation
Sewickley
G. L. Holliday
Bishop Jones
Broadax Smith
Fever in Allegheny Typhoid Spreads Across River
Allegheny General Hospital reports 75 inpatients, 34 with typhoid fever. The outbreak appears persistent with new admissions on Saturday and yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny General Hospital
Philadelphia contractor seeks extraordinary beams from Carnegie firm
William McPherson of McPherson & Son in Philadelphia arrives in the city to purchase unusually long and thick structural iron beams from Carnegie, Phipps & Co. He notes Carnegie is likely the only firm capable of making them. The article also mentions a Philadelphia municipal hall contract, its cost, and a 37 foot bronze William Penn statue planned atop the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ©. McPherson
McPherson & Son, Contractors
Philadelphia
Carnegie, Phipps &Co
Carnegie’s
J McPherson
Quaker City
Pittsburg
William Penn
Lyon
Marshal Miller
Chambers
Alf
Young Flamm
Acheson
Leslie Carter
Chicago
New York
Church Embraces Telephone Sermons to Lure Parishioners
A Central Reformed Presbyterian service conducts sermons via telephone tubes attached to the pulpit. Three elderly attendees hear the message clearly with some word scattering. ten transmitters planned. Rev Sproull urges church modernization, accessibility, and progressive stance to attract worshippers and support the poor, including better hearing, seating, lighting, and outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Dr. Sproul
Central Reformed Presbyterian Church
Mr. Sproull
ReligioUS Paper Founder Promotes Protestant Herald Plan
Prof. Oliver Comtois, a recent defector from Papacy, preached at Eighth Street Presbyterian Church on errors of Romanism and public schools. He warned Rome would dominate America in 20 years and noted Archbishop Ireland leads a colonisation effort in Minnesota. Rev. McAllister announced a weekly Protestant Herald to launch in Pittsburg in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Comtois
Eighth Street Presbyterian Church
Comtois
Rome
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul
Minnesota
America
Mr. McAllister
Coutois
Pittsburg
Protestant Herald
Sad Case of Miss Kate Smith Driven to Madness
Miss Kate Smith a 24 year old daughter of John Smith of the Monongahela Land Company has become insane over religious matters. She was taken to Dixmont from 1923 Sidney Street South, after severe mental strain and a Catholic devotion. Her father and Dr Thomas deny religion as the cause, noting other factors as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Smith
John Smith
Monongahela Land Company
Dixmont
Sidney Street
Smith
Dispatch
Thomas
Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania Meets in Pittsburgh
The twenty fifth annual session will be held at the Homeopathic Hospital next Tuesday to Thursday with over one hundred delegates expected. Prominent physicians attend and the Pittsburg committee has arranged royal receptions. Tuesday afternoon topics include Nox Vomica symptoms and lung throat and cough repertories among others with essays to be read. The State Allopathic Society meets in the city the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania
Homeopathic Hospital
Pittsburg Committee
J.C. Guernsey
J.G. Smedly
E. R. Bnader
H. F. I¢ins
Chandlies Weaver
C. & Middleton
August Korndoorffer
State Allopathic Society
Waiting Developments in Scottdale Cruelty Case
Superintendent M J Dean of the Anti Cruelty Society said no new arrests will be made before the preliminary hearing. He noted many people are said to be connected with the case but refused to confirm rumors. He added that evidence will guide future actions and that guilty parties may be held to account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Odd Fellows
Reformed Presbyterian Church
M. J. Dean
Anti- Cruelty Society
Scottdale
Arbitration Board to Rule on Johnstown Contractor Dispute
The board of arbitration will sit in Johnstown on Friday to hear testimony in the dispute between James McKnight, contractor, and State authorities over work at Johnstown. McKnight seeks about 38,000 dollars with disputed charges from Carlin & Sons and Anshuiz & Co. the State shoulders a smaller balance around nine thousand. The panel includes Secretary Kremer and Evan Jones with a third member to be chosen. Adjutant General Hastings represents the State, and a decision will determine McKnight’s payment with no appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Arbitration
James McKnight
Johnstown
McKnight
Kremer
Relief Committee
Evan Jones
Messrs. Kremer
Jones
Anderson
Carlin & Sons
Anshuiz & Co
Hill
Douglass
Baltimore and Ohio Road
D. H. Hastings
McKaight Aid
Conemaugh River
Ney
Red Cross
Colonel Papen
A Queer Jeansyerman William H. Rule Arrives in Allegheny
William H. Rule of Jacksonville arrived to take charge of his brother in law William Whipple in Allegheny. Whipple, found wandering on Brighton road, cannot recall his city or life details. Police seized him as a vagrant with 2970 dollars on his person. Rule, a carpenter, said Whipple is 65 and a bachelor who wandered from Kingston New Jersey. Whipple’s memory gaps trace to travel weariness and recent movements toward the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William 8. Rule
Jacksonville
Allegheny
William Whipple
Mr. Whipple
Brighton Road
Rule
Whipple
Kingston
N. J
New Jersey
Fort Wayne
East
Death of Eleventh Ward Resident Joseph Lockner Sr in Baltimore
The body of Joseph Lockner Sr a well known Eleventh ward resident arrived home from Baltimore last night. He left for Baltimore a week ago and the first news his family received announced his death. He lived at 380 Webster Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strief
Mount Washington Presbyterian Church
West Penn Hospital
James Chambers
Chambers & McKee
Ida Sweeney
Wooster
Helen Rabestil
Banker
Mey- Tah Avenue
Joseph Lockner, Sr
Eleventh Ward
Baltimore
Webster Avenue
Meeting to Consider Inviting World Sunday School Association
Next Monday evening at 7 30 oclock the Sab bath School Superintendent s Association meets in the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church Wood street to discuss inviting the International Sunday School Association of America and Canada to hold its next triennial convention here in June 1890 Delegates Rev R F Miller and Rev B F Woodburn who attended the World Sunday School Convention in London will address the gathering about the convention and its value
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Wood Street
International Sunday School Association of America
Canada
R. F. Miller
B. F. Woodburn
London
Case of spoons leads to suspect in drunkenness arrest
Officer Burns arrested John Plunkett in the Penn avenue district for drunkenness and sent him to the Twelfth ward station. Three silver spoons were found in his inside pocket at the lockup. Plunkett claimed they were relics of the Johnstown flood, a tale deemed off color and he may be held as a suspicious character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Penn Avenue
John Plunkett
Twelfth Ward
Stix
Plunket
Johnstown
Local items cover mishaps and meetings in city life
A young worker Michael Harrett suffered a severe cut to the eye while assisting with a 32 inch gas pipe on South Twelfth Street. Two men, Hux Colason and George O'Donnell, were jailed 30 days for insulting ladies on Carson Street. An alarm from box 213 caused a small roof fire on Thirty seventh Street, with trifling damage. Multiple arrests, temperance meetings, and community events are reported along with hospital and burial notices and a theft inquiry moving toward Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Harrett
South Twelfth Street
Bingham Street
toHux Colason
George O'Donnell
Ening
Thirty-seventh Street
Parry
Michael
Patrick Woods
Aoeeyet
Twenty-ninth Street
Penn Avenue
McKenna
Resolutions Honor SunSet Cox from Pittsburg Clerks
Pittsburg Postoffice clerks gathered to honor Congressman Sunset Cox with tributes and resolutions. They pledge support for his salary classification bill and express condolences to his widow and family, praising his service to the nation beyond party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Association of Pittsburg Postoffice Clerks
J. EpWard Cowan
Benxaard O’ Tools
Italian Funeral for Pittsburgh Societa Fraterna Leader
The first Italian funeral from the Italian church in the Cathedral basement honors Giacomo Bonini of Societa Fraterna. About 100 carriages followed to St Marys Cemetery where Joseph Cuneo spoke at interment. Rev Father Annovazzi led the service in Italian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giacomo Bonini
Societa Fraterna
Pittsburg
Penn Avenue
Sixth Street
Bijou
Diamond Street
James J. Flannery
Giacomo Annovazzi
St. Mary's Cemetery
Convicted by His Wife Thaddeus Frisbee Sent to Workhouse
Thaddeus Frisbee of Allegheny Ninth ward was sent to the workhouse by Mayor Pearson after a disorderly conduct arrest with William Morrissey at Good's grocery on Preble avenue. Frisbee claimed Morrissey ruined his home. Mrs. Frisbee testified to his drunken cruelty and boarding house debts. Morrissey paid costs. Frisbee was sent to Claremont to sober up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaddeus
Frisbee
Allegheny
Pearson
Willian Morrissey
Good
Preble Avenue
Cochran
Morrissey
Claremont
Public drinking fountain unveiled in Fifteenth ward
After much effort the Fifteenth ward public drinking fountain was presented to citizens last night. St Augustine's Brass Band from Lawrenceville and Amphi Quartet provided music and vocal harmony. M P Hawley delivered the oration and presented the fountain amid a lively display including a red fire and Chinese lanterns. The fountain sits at Thirty ninth and Butler streets and drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifteenth Ward
St. Augustine’s Brass Band
St. Augustine’s Young Men's Literary Society
Lawrenceville
Amphi
M. P. Hawley
Thirtyninth and
Butler Streets
Bible lecture at Bethany Home on Mission work
Mrs. Sarah Grier Beck led a Bible reading at 173 Center Avenue yesterday afternoon. Miss Campbell, once of Mildway Mission, spoke on Dr. Hudson Taylor's China Ireland Mission detailing society methods with anecdotes. Ministers serve without pay as heathens burn idols and turn to Christianity. about 17 Americans head to the mission ground for the new American effort in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
Center Avenue
Sarah Grier Beck
Miss Campbell
Mildway Mission
Hudson Taylor
China- Ireland
China
Rare Opportunity for Ladies by J J McKenna Tailor
Mr J J McKenna a ladies tailor from 36 East Twenty-third Street New York will be at the Hotel Anderson on September 16 17 and 18 offering samples and designs of fall and winter cloths for ladies suits coats jackets figl ers and riding habits. Cloths from top English and French makers promise satisfaction and a perfect fit with prompt attention to all orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. McKenna
East Twenty-third Street
New York
Anderson
Tuesay
Fine Upright Piano Bargain At Hoffmann Co
An upright 714 octave piano in good condition with improvements and rosewood carving is offered for 200 dollars, including cover and stool, at J. M. Hoffmann & Co., 537 Smithfield Street. Also a Mason & Hamlin organ for 50 dollars is available. Read the dress silks ad on page two and visit Jos. Horne & Co. Penn Avenue Stores for offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hoffmann & Co
Smithfield Street
Mason & Hamlin
Jos, Horne & Co
Penn Avenue
Excursion Train to Washington and Virginia Beach Stated
Special train departs on Thursday September 19 from B. & O. R. EB depot at 8 AM and arrives Washington City at 6 PM. Returns leave Washington at 6 30 PM arriving Fortress Monroe Norfolk and Virginia Beach early next morning. Round trip rate ten dollars tickets valid ten days. Describes a scenic ride down the Potomac river and Chesapeake Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Washington
Fortress Monroe
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Charming
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Silks Velvets and Plushes Exposition Ads
Exposition display highlights Max Klein the Silver Age Man. Jos Horne Co and Rexnell & Bro promote fabric and whisky offerings. 135 First Avenue Pittsburg hosts largest pure rye whisky holdings in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Klein
Gro. H. Rexnell & Bro
First Avenue
Pittsburg
Klein
Mvp
Farewell to Europe and the American Traveler
Dr Frank McDonald returns from Europe with tales of Americans being viewed as gold mines and others as unwitting targets of overcharging. He recalls hisses at non American tableaux in London and a Cologne verger swindle while noting Americans’ bright flag presence and fondness for American culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McDonald
Europe
Alhambra
London
America
Columbia
English Songs Tonight to Feature Great Western Band
The Great Western Band presents a diverse program titled English Songs Tonight at the Eposition. Afternoon offerings include Light Cavalry and IIdyll The Forge in the Forest, followed by a Galop and other pieces. An anticipated large crowd is expected for the evening concert as the band delivers English melodies at its best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granderan Wegelarth
Galop
Weis
Aes
Hazex Suffers Eye Injury In Hazeldell Incident
Ma Jas B Hazex of Hazeldell Lawrence county Pennsylvania was struck in the eye by a stone last summer. The injury cut the eye from top to bottom causing total blindness until treated by Dr Sadler at 804 Penn Avenue who restored enough vision to read common print though a slight scar remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. B. Hazex
Hazeldell
Lawrence County
Sadler
Penn Avenue
Silk Stock Displays Wide Range in City Store
A local shop shows a vast silk collection with satin and satin rhadamer fabrics. Shoppers note yard lengths available and visible price ranges from low to high as counters and shelves display the quality stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satie
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Prank
Anarchists
Death IN the
Cocenr A. Taylor
Broodax Smith
C. L. Mackey
Congress
W. L. Scott
Erie
Stanley G. Thomas
Alexander G. Matterson
Robert Pool
Mias Pool
Yankton, Dak
Richard Collns
Maryland
C. B. Wheeler
Detroit Steel Company
W. A. Cowan
Atlantic City
John B. Schlosser
Hotel Duquesne
Long Branch
James G. Wiman
Allegheny City
Kinsman
Freeport
Wharton McKnight
George C. Dean
Cincinnati
Central Hotel
C. H. Jackson
York
Joseph Craig
Globe Refining Company
Philaelphia
Frank Armstrong
J. W. Sproall
Pittsberg
Wenight
Priday
Queer
International Sunday School Association
Johns Plunkett
Ben Butler
W. C. Cooke
Gospel Temperance Meeting
Curry Hall
Messrs
Thomas Jones
Charles Robinson
John Kirk
A. M. Brown
Charles F. Kellenberger
J. A. Moreland
U. P
Devillers and
Wylie Avenues
Young People’s Association
Moorhead Union
R. H. Jones
Shaner
Lee Smith
F. E. King
Thomas Mabekery
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
MartTix Fisnear
Southside
McLaugelin
Hagerstown
William Castle
OF Sunset Cox
Societe Fraterni Dice
Thaddeus Frisbee
Jos. Horse & Co
Jos. Horne & Co
Jos. Hone & Co
DR. F. M'Donald
Waterloo
Americas
Cologne
Ge Orman
Paris
Brussels
Uni
Ana
Scribner’s Maga
Great Western Band
DR. C. McLane
Pitts
St. Louis
Lars
He. Ke
Teset
Thompson Brothers
Federal Street
Ues
Colored Faille Francaise
Ionable
Armure Royales
Supto
Saraha
Satin Rhadames
Armure Hoyales
Pauline Spies
Failio
Francaise
Satin Duchesse
Stix Lyons Cos
Iag
New Black Faille Francaise
Faille Diamant
Armure Royale
Satin
Horne & CO
Penn Avenue Stores
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!