Reorganization of Pittsburg Fire Department Names 48 New Appointees
Chief Brown released the official list of 48 new appointees joining the reorganized Pittsburg Fire Department out of 177 total candidates with a planned October 1 start. He aims to place men based on skill after studying experiences in New York Chicago and Philadelphia and emphasizes discipline, ladder work, hose and plug handling, with a forthcoming fire director position to be filled by a nominee he can depend on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Brown
Department of Public Safety
Sam
Pitts
Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Tre
Ins
Uber
E. Roe Sect
Irs
Duquesne
Safe Robbed of 2500 Dollars at Liberty Street
George B. Gleason, a ticket agent at 878 Liberty Street, reported that a Friday night theft stole about 2500 dollars from an unlocked safe. The loot followed a Saturday railroad excursion, and police have no suspects as yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Gleason
Liberty Street
Webster Avenue
Mr. Gleason
Ex-Governor Stannard Visits Son as Court Case Looms
Ex-Governor Stannard of Missouri and his wife passed east last night to visit their son at college. He says the Vandalia and Pennsylvania lime suit will be decided by the Supreme Court likely within two months. Other city notes include building permits, arrivals, and notable meetings with figures from industry and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stannard
Missouri
Pennsylvania
United States Supreme Court
B. H. Brunswick
Brunswick- Balke-Collender Company
Herbert Hostetter
Tonkeut
Fifth Avenue
Amberson Avenue
Twenty-second Ward
J. D. Miller
Lincoln
Kan
T ‘H
Washington, D.C
General Land Office
James H. G. Baker
Pittsburg
L. D. Hawkins
New York
M. E. Church
Patchogue
Long Leland
Norman W. Nolen
Park Bros. & Co
Edward M. Nolen
Ulobe Sewer Pipe Company
Cresson
George F. Balmain
Charles C. Baer
Okd
Supreme Council of the
Scottish Rite Masons
Tn Laban
Mary McSwigan
Latrobe
Lehr in Somerset Jail Denies Pistol In Escape
J B H Lehr confined in Somerset jail writes to Ter Dispatron denying he held a pistol to the turnkey's head during a recent escape attempt. The notice also mentions advertising pills and soap brands in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. BH. Lehr
Somerset
Ter Dispatron
Building Inclines Peril on Pittsburg Hills
A new incline at Brownsville avenue Southside to the foot of the hill will be the longest in Pennsylvania and ready by next December. Jolly Bros. employ over 90 workers, many Italians and Hungarians, as they blast and haul rock along the hillside. The incline uses solid ground for most of the descent and trestles for the rest to reduce danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville Avenue
Southside
Pennsylvania
Jolly Bros
Pittsburg
Wagons Went Over Ravine In Dust and Fall
A wagon train toppled over a barrier into a ravine as horses and loaded wagons slid down. Horses suffered only minor bruises. windlasses were used to recover the wagons. The city’s power house construction proceeds with sandstone work and planned October 15 completion. Several houses have been moved from foundations using windlasses and pulleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massi
Knoxville
Construction of Incline and Wall Near Brownsville
Workers advance a 700 foot long retaining wall along the incline site while a tunnel and side walls rise to allow traffic over Brownsville avenue. A house and lot sold for 3300 after bids up to 6000. A suit claims blasting damaged a nearby roof, though contractors dispute it. Dynamite handling remains dangerous on a narrow rock ledge above the cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville Avenue
Incline Company
Incline
Scovel Eticee Sellae ‘Sone
Incline Plan Discussed for Mount Oliver Route
A 17 foot high trestle will form the gradual incline downward toward Mount Oliver. The company claims proximity to a rival line will not affect patronage and considers a halfway stopping place as a possible feature on the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Oliver
Ihs
Sudden Cold Wave Hits Town After Warm Weekend
A sharp temperature drop from 88 on Sunday to 60 on Tuesday and 2 at night startled residents. Overcoats flew off shelves as frost warnings spread, with readings around 28 at St. Vincent and 38 at Bismarck, as northwest winds shifted and the cold front moved south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Observer
Schmidt & Friday
St. Vincent
Minn
Bismarck
Dak
Mississippi River
Dispute Over Police Magistrates Term in City Charter
A debate centers on whether police magistrates can remain after a new mayor is elected. Alderman Gripp dismisses the point as unlikely, while Istrate Hyndman argues the mayor cannot remove them if they behave. A city lawyer says the view has no ground. The contested clause reads that office terms run during good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gripp
Istrate Hyndman
Pata
Citwv
Ted
Laying the Switch Near Exposition Buildings
Civil engineers began laying a switch for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Liberty avenue and Third street. Workmen tore up cobbles and started ties with plans for a permanent line, running from the northern Liberty avenue track to Duquesne way via Third street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Exposition Buildings
Liberty Avenue
Third Street
Duquesne Way
Mechani
Local items recount railroad accident and civic notes
A wagon was struck by a shifting engine at Somh Twenty-second street, leaving Alexander Loeffler with injuries and his horse killed. relief and ongoing crossing hazards noted. Other items cover hill improvements, church conference adjournments, charity investigations, assault cases, juvenile arrests, a fatal train accident, a missing child, and a streetcar mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Loeffler
Somh Twenty-second Street
Pier & D Brewers
Fhegsrom
Allegheny Park Committee
Irwin Avenue
Primitive Methodist Ministers
Mineral Point
Wis
O'Baiex
The
Humane Society
Kate List
Brownsville Road
Department of Charities
Dean
Porter
John O'Brien
Henry Savior
Claremont
Catherine Joyce
Fouorth Stree
Liberty
McMasters
Booth & Finn
Thomas Wilmot
Frank Lock
Anon
Califo
Citizens’ Tython Company
Annie Bradley
Broad Street
East End
William Leppig
Alderman Jones
Charles Applebar
Able
Pipe Manufacturers Advance Oil Well Casing Prices
The Trade reports a wage dispute among Western glass and pipe makers. R C Schmertz Co secretary urges signers to accept a four percent advance or risk losing binding effect. Jeannette's start and price policies influence market, with multiple manufacturers debating whether to start up and how to respond to new wage rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Loeffler
R. C. Schmertz & Co
Jeannette
All About Tin Plates Tariff Debate
The American Iron and Steel Association released tariff tract No. 1 for 1889 with statistics on tin plates. It estimates 1887 imports totaled 285,836 gross tons worth about 10 million dollars in wages to British workers, and would require extensive domestic resource expansion to produce here, including ore, limestone, coal, pig iron, lead, tallow and oils, sulfuric acid, and lumber for 35,000 more workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Iron and Steel Association
Weihe
Martin
Association of Iron and Steel Workers
United States
Miles 8 Humphreys to Give Armstong Monument Address
Miles 8 Humphreys, famed labor leader and Pittsburger, invited to deliver the dedicatory address at the Armstrong monument unveiling on Thanksgiving Day. He helped build local labor organizations. Also news notes a plan to form a stock company to build a new iron mill at Dunbar on the 8 F road with 30 furnaces to manufacture skelp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles 8
Humphreys
Dunbar
Union strike on Observatory Hill builds in Allegheny
Union men on the University building site on Observatory Hill, Allegheny, struck yesterday against non union carpenters. A circular was issued to members of Custer Lodge No. 13 of the Amalgamated Association urging action by the disabled member group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Observatory Hill
Allegheny
Custer Lodge Lodge No
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Benefit Planned for John Walters Injury Victim
Half of John Walters, a local mill accident survivor who lost use of his limbs, will be the beneficiary of a hip injury benefit event at McKee's Grove on the date noted in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walters
McKee's Grove
Oil Well Casing Advances Follow Spirited Trade Meeting
The National Association of Wrought Iron Pipe and Boiler Tube Manufacturers met at Hotel Anderson with 20 mills from Boston to Kewanee represented. Prices for oil well casing rose from 57 1/2 to 55 percent, while tubing and other discounts mostly held, despite some calls for larger increases. The meeting adjourned after a lively discussion, with next session planned for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Wrought Iron Pipe and
Anderson
Boston
Mass
Kewanee
Til
Pittsburgers
James Murdock
New York
Arbitration planned in Wheeling to settle Ohio Valley glass strike
President Smith of the American Flint Glass Workers Association will travel to Wheeling to mediate a settlement of the glass packers' strike in the Ohio Valley. Officials insist the flints cannot strike as the workers were rejected three times from admission to their association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
American Flint Glass Workers’ Association
Wheeling
Ohio Valley
Flints
Kers
Dying in Gettysburg An Allegheny Veteran Kicked by a Horse
Major W. P. Hunker received a telegram that Gottlieb Melenburger, an old soldier from Allegheny, now at the Soldiers' Home in Erie, was dying at the alms house in Gettysburg after traveling there for the monument dedication celebration and being kicked by a horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
W. P. Hunker
Erie
Gottlieb Melenburger
Gettysburg
Hotel restaurant owner arrested for liquor license violations
Thomas Godfrey proprietor of a restaurant at Second Avenue and Market Street was arrested and lodged in Central station by Detective Demmel. Charged by Inspector McAleese before Magistrate McKenna with selling liquor without a license on Sunday, Godfrey had been a frequent source of complaint. He was released on a $1,000 forfeit after appearance before Magistrate McKenna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Godfrey
Second Avenue
Market Street
Central Station
Demmel
Godfrey
McAleese
McKenna
Fiee
Incendiary Fire Supposedly Foiled at Turner Hall
A smoke sighting at the base of South Side Turner Hall led a quick call to box 162 and a rapid response by several residents. They extinguished the blaze without loss, finding oil-saturated papers set to destroy the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Hall
Wonderful showing by Kleber, Bro at the Exposition
Kleber and Brothers showcase at the big show with Steinway, Conover, Gabler and Burdett pianos and fine organs. They offer low prices and easy long term payments and insist their selection reflects trusted expertise and honesty. Visit 506 Wood Street to hear and see their goods.
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Kleber & Bro
Klebers
Steinways
Eraon
Gabler & Bro
Burdett
Kleber
Wood Street
Sanitary Wool Underwear and Skirt Sale at Penn Avenue
Cartwright and Warner showcase sanitary wool undergarments as single garments and combinations in all weights. Jos. Horns & Co. operate the Penn Avenue Stores offering these items to customers in the ladies underwear department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derwear
Jos. Horns & Co
Penn Avenue
B&O Railroad Sells Centennial Celebration Excursion Tickets
The B and O railroad will offer excursion tickets to the Centennial celebration of Allegany County Maryland in Cumberland at 450 for the round trip from September 21 to 25, with return by September 26. A separate excursion sale occurs Monday the 23d at 3 for the round trip, return by the 24th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegany County
Cumberland
Elegant broad-ware fall over casts offered at reduced price
Stylish dressers are invited to view about 350 elegant broad-ware fall over casts in black and drab. Silk lined by top tailors, priced 60 to 370 elsewhere, now $22 today at P C C opposite the new Court House Visitors. Busy Bee Hive at Sixth and Liberty promotes winter undergarments and infants wear with special page offer Booes and Burk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nore
Cor
Sixth
Liberty
Pentecostal Views Adds to Secularist Forces in Lafayette Hall
Hugh C. Pentecost spoke in Lafayette Hall about liberalism and religion. He traced influences from Darwin and biblical criticism, rejected miracles, and argued for a rational, non atheistic stance while criticizing church authority and modern society. He claimed no proof of God yet favored continued spiritual inquiry.
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Hugh C. Pentecost
Lafayette Hall
Abraham
Harry Hoover
Hoover
Hypatis
Europe
Copernicus
Galileo
Bruno
Beecher
Hugh O. Pente
Cost
Baptist
Pentecost
Thas
Teeraeies
George Washington
Local Store Ads Highlight Textiles And Beverages
A collage of all season goods from regional shops features all wool ribbed vests in various colors, ladies underwear, flannels and satins, plus beer on draught from Frauen heim & Vilsack. Also advertised are whisky and bitters, fashion fabrics, and the largest stock at key Pittsburgh outlets like Jos. Homse & Co. and James H. Amey & Co.
Thuma's Dancing Academy Opens on Fourth Avenue
Thuma's Dancing Academy at Local 64 Fourth Avenue opens for Tupesda October 1 with an office now open. Exposition evenings and floral nights advertised invite the public to enjoy performances and a dream of nature’s beauties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Avenue
Bargain Fabrics and Wool Suitings Offered in Wide Variety
A sale of American manufacture fabrics showcases Paxt-wool cloths five inches wide at 400, all wool suitings 90 inches wide at 50, and Al-wool textiles in multiple widths and colors. Prices range from six to seven cents per yard with numerous 40s and 50s yard categories. Collectors and buyers are urged to view a large assortment including cashmeres, berges, camel hair sutings, and silk-wool blends at substantial discounts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chief Brown
Samuel N. Evans
John Steel
William Coates
Secon
James Stewart
E. de Lavsns
George A. Leetch
Edward R. Moffatt
Layder
Charles A. Scott
Michael Hannigan
D. J. Eckels
One King
George H. Brennan
Fred Silvies
Melvin Harvey
William Hichard
Joseph Ashe
Freakee
Johnny ‘Rary Ie
Core
Gardoch
Evan Davis
Ichard Howe
Lewis Kemner
Charles Hawking
Frank McClelland
Samuel Carnihan
John Lennox
William Jd. Wilson
Bartley Cawley
James Fadden
Leonard Smith
Wiliam Shuck
Philip McGuire
David Mitchell
John L. Garrow
Jobin Green
Lewis F. Ochaner
George A. Scott
Joseph E. Whalen
William Bennett
James L. Li
John KR. Woolstair
William Boyd
John #. Allen
William H. iMebold
John Murphyater
Hamilton Grills
Henry Coates
William H. Lenhart
Joh. Phillips
Alonzo Kennedy
J Kaker
George L. Hughes
George Manchester
Henry A. Brown
John Lawler
Robert C. Rowler
John T. McElligott
George Price
Adolph Roth
Henry Crow
Thomas Jet
George Cramer
James Young
A. J. Cupples
Dandis H. McAleese
Joseph Lees
Henry Ads A. Toole
Otto Hauch
Robert Woods
Thames Ware
Charles H. Hart
John Paisley
William Cramer
George Stowdt
August Winters
John Copnolli
John Keenan
James E. Torman
James Cunningham
Heart Heinz
William J. White
Frank
Gleason
Samuel Hamilton
Delaware
George H. Hutchinson
Cleveland
Mr. Holmes, Jr
W. H. Holmes & Bon
New York Ciy
Harry B. Reed
E. G. Bodkins
Canton
Dequesne
J. R. Thomes
Thomas Iron Company
Diles
Ander
G. B. Ford
Creighton
Oliver C. Lcaife
Bercia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Exposition Branch
Messrs. Chambers
McKee
Bodine
Thomas D. Catlen
Ottawa
Ill
W. T. Gray
Zanesville
D. C. Codlman
Ravenna
Uncle Sam
Miles Humphreys
H. Kleber
Beo'r
Cartwright & Warner
Booes & Burk
Mr. Pentecost
Abe
Mr. Petriecost
Hell
Hades
God
Page
Jesus of Nazareth
Kingdom of Heaven
John Wanamaker
Vanderbilts
Standard Oil Company
Jos, Horse & Co
Frauenheim & Vilsack
HoLt, Gulden
Gibson and Dillinger
H. Bennett & Bro
First Avenue
W. Street
Jos. Homse & Co
Boccs & Buns
John 8. Roberts
Bitre Potas
Lies
Seee
Eee
James H. Amey & Co
Fifth Ave
Thuma’s Dancing Academy
Jos. Horne
Ab Tc
Woo
Penn Ave
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