Wages Debate and Sunday Observance Highlight Pan Presbyterian Council
A Pan-Presbyterian Council session addresses wage papers and church responses to divorce laws. It adopts a stance on Old and New Testaments, plans a deputation to urge gun and liquor trade limits, and explains why Sunday paper condemnation was dropped. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society forms plans for a global union with Mrs. Blaikie president and Mrs. Matthews secretary. Ching attire discussion proceeds behind closed doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
To Lay
Pan-Presbyterian Council
Grant
Dr. Hail
New York
Carew
Fpitzer
Washington
Hebrises
United States
Rentoul
Australis
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of
The
Presbyterian Church
Blaikie
Matthews
Closing Day of German Catholic Congress in Newark
The final day opens with a thanksgiving mass led by Bishop Richter of Grand Rapids. Rev. Dr. Pople of Washington preaches on Religion as a Solution of the Vexed Questions of the Day, focusing on the social question and Christ in religion. Officers for 1883 are elected by the Priests' Society. The west congress site choice will be decided by the Executive Committee, with Chicago Milwaukee or St Louis as potential hosts.
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Newark
N. J
Richter
Grand Rapids
Pople
Washington
Social Democrats
Priests’ Society
H. Mesener
W. Faerber
J. N. Enzeberger
W. Mespacher
J. Hottmeister
Chicgo
Milwaukee
St Louis
Allegheny City Hall Receives Extensive Interior Repairs
Allegheny City Hall has undergone extensive repairs over the past week. The police department downstairs, lockup, and hospital rooms are freshly painted and furnished, with new chairs and a public safety map in Superintendent Muth’s office. The map, by Muth and City Detective John Gienn, marks police and fire boxes, engine houses, and stations, with color coded lines and numbered staff. The fire alarm and electrician rooms have been combined and redecorated in anticipation of new pen machinery. A new Cleveland stone pavement runs along Federal and Ohio streets, and plans consider replacing the iron fence with a stone one.
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Allegheny City Hall
Police Department
Muth
City of
Allegheny
John Gienn
Cty
City Electrician
Cleveland
Federal
Ohio Streets
City Hall Yard
Glass factory snappers strike for wage increase
The snappers at New Castle glass factories strike for a raise from 1 to 250 dollars per week. They oppose having blowers share the burden and expect the company to cover the raise. They say their percentage was cut at the last convention and they cannot work at such low wages.
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New Castle
Chicago man denounces regents over Park proprietors ruling
J. B. Pearsons of Chicago spoke in Pittsburg yesterday denouncing the regents for their treatment of Park proprietors. He called the actions unjust and linked them to a broader series of ponies in public policy.
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J. B. Pearsons
Chicago
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Youth Fights Army Draft for Love
A Pittsburg youth, ready to join the United States Army, was interrupted by his fiancée and her father arriving at the recruiting station. The confrontation led to a pursuit, a rescue by Captain Mansfield’s men, and the couple’s marriage. Mansfield is relieved. Chance will take over in Arizona.
Resignation of Rev. S. W. McCorkle at First Congregational
Rev. S W McCorkle of Allegheny’s First Congregational Church resigns as pastor, effective January 1, 1893, due to nervous prostration from overwork. He will take an extended vacation and then enter evangelical work, and will attend the National Council of Congregational Churches in Minneapolis October 11 18 with his wife.
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SW. McCorkle
First Congregational Church
Allegheny
McCorkle
National Council of Congregational Churches
Minneapolis
Departure of Rev C E Locke before Portland bound
A large crowd at the Union Depot sees Rev C E Locke depart with his family as the Smithfield M E Church congregation bids farewell. Rev Will Youngson accompanies them in ill health, a Drew Theological Seminary graduate seeking rest and recovery after leaving the seminary.
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Union Depot
Smithfield M. E
C. E. Locke
Portland
Ore
Limited
Will Youngson
Mr. Youngson
Drew Theological Seminary
Italian Murder Suspect Sought in Wilmerding Inquiry
A telegram to the Ninth Ward Police asks for the description of Francis Amaroso, an Italian alleged killer who fatally stabbed a fellow countryman in the East End last October. James Simpson, Chief of Police of Wilmerding, signs the message. Police suspect an arrested man may be Amaroso.
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Nineteenth Ward
East End
James Simpson
Wilmerding
Francis Amaroso
Park Avenue
Amaroso
Elizabeth Plunkett Arrested for Liquor Without License
Information filed before Alderman Donovan by Thomas Jones alleges Elizabeth Plunkett sold liquor without a license. Jones, who lives on Liberty Avenue near Sixteenth Street, says the crowd at her house causes neighbors much annoyance.
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Elizabeth Plunkett
Donovan
Thomas Jones
Jones
Liberty Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Magnesia Torch Explosion Injures Actor at Grand Opera House
Harry Mack of Edwin Arden's Eagle Nest Company received a hand injury when a magnesia torch exploded during final preparations for the first act last evening at the Grand Opera House. The incident occurred as the troupe prepared for the curtain call.
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Harry Mack
Edwin Arden
Grand Opera House
Police arrest spree in Southside and alleys
Cuantes Burxuanot of the Southside faces incorrigibility charge. Charles Jones jailed on a warrant for keeping a ferocious dog. Evwanp Space, of Spring Garden Avenue, jailed after drunken threat to wife. Elizabeth HastTInes sues Edward and Mrs Breen for disorderly conduct and they are jailed for hearing. Officers find a suspicious package on Twenty third street containing three brass bores. Michael Briggs charged with assault and battery. warrant issued for arrest. Ronevar Roberts sues William Hutchison for larceny by bailee. Hutchison arrested and held for court.
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Cuantes Burxuanot
Southside
Charles Jones
Fred Rubreeh
Evwanp Space
Spring Garden Avenue
Allegheny
Elizabeth Hasttines
Alderman Gripp
Edward Breen
Wilkofsky and
Douvon
Twenty-third Street
Chanel Gextus
Belinhauer
Michael Briggs
Briggs
Ronevar Roberts
Grmpp
William Hutchison
Hutchiwas
Given
Wal
Snap Shots At City Life
One new scarlet fever case and two diphtheria cases reported to health officials yesterday. Chantes Vax Trxe of the East End died in San Francisco and was buried here. George Lirrent, a contractor, and his wife celebrated their silver wedding at Villa and All streets, Allegheny. Fepeprenien Favut sustained a severe electric burn in Allegheny City Hall basement with a finger amputated. Rumors circulate about teatrick Downs, who sailed on the Anchoria from Derry and arrived in New York. he has not appeared in Baltimore yet. A flagman on the New York express near Baltimore and Ohio station reportedly fell from the train. search continues. Officials deny the rumor.
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Pitteburger
Uncle Sam
Captain Mansfield
Pittsburg
San Carlos
Arizona
Captain Chance
Thirteenth Infantry
Bureau of Health
Chantes Vax Trxe
East End
San Francisco
Grorce Lirrent
Villa
Allegheny
Allegheny City Hall
Teatrick Downs
Anchoria
Derry
New York
Downs
New York Express
Baltimore and Ohio
Methodist Conference hears address on Modes of Thought
Blairsville dispatch reports at the Pittburg Conference session Bishop Newman's speech urged exhaustive subject knowledge and practical application, while Rev J W Wrighter and Rev S K Hill resigned to avoid charges. Missionary sermon by Rev W C Weaver drew 3,000 listeners and urged church and government to aid immigrants and paupers.
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Blairsville
Methodist Episcopal Conferences
Bishhop Newman
Pittsburg
Washington
J. W. Wrighter
S. K. Hill
Richard Jordan
Derry Station
Martin L. Weekly
Virginia
Hiram Sinusebaugh
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth Lescue
T. N. Eaton
W. C. Weaver
Myersdale
Suing His Wife for Support Over Rents in Ohio Case
An aged Youngstown man named John Tubey sues his wife in County Court for support and a share of rents from four houses and lots deeded to her. He claims he once had funds to buy the properties, she has collected all rents, and now, being unable to work, he seeks a decree directing division of the proceeds.
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Youngstown
John Tubey
Tubey
Masons elect officers at Ohio grand convocation
Zanesville hosts the 76th annual convocation of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons. Officers elected include Grand High Priest W. W. Savage of Wilmington Deput y Grand High Priest O. A. B. Sebter of Columbus Grand King G. H. Robinson of Cleveland and Grand Scribe J. H. Bromwell of Cincinnati. A per capita tax of 25 cents annually was set for the Ohio Masonic Home until self sustaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons
W. W. Savage
Wilmington
O. A. B. Sebter
Columbus
G. H. Robinson
Cleveland
J. H. Bromwell
Cincinnati
Ohio Masonic
Freemasons Celebrate Centennial at Huntingdon Visit
Right Worshipful Grand Master J Simp son Africa and grand officers visited Mount Moriah Lodge Hustinepoys Pa. for centennial commemorations of Free Masonry in Huntingdon. Thirty lodges in the Pennsylvania district were represented during today’s exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hustinepoys
J. Simpson Africa
Mount Moriah Lodge
Free Masonry
Huntingdon
Pennsylvania
Merchant fatally shot by accidental buckboard discharge
Hazelton report says John Shigo a Freeland merchant and a companion rode in a buckboard when a jolt discharged their guns. A load struck Shigo in the abdomen and he died this evening.
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Hazelton
John Shigo
Freeland
Shigo
Second Annual Ohio M. E. Conference Opens in Franklin
The second annual session of the Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference colored group is under way in Franklin with Bishop J. W. Hood of South Carolina presiding. About 70 ministers attend as Hood delivered the Episcopal sermon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ohio M. E. Conference
J. W. Hood
South Carolina
Hood
Pennsylvania normal schools to meet for Exposition exhibit
Harrisburg officials announce a October 8 meeting in Harrisburg with Colonel John A Woodward of the World's Fair department to arrange the Pennsylvania school exhibit for the Exposition. In McKeesport an elderly G A R veteran John F McMillen was taken to West Penn Hospital as he is said to have become insane from war wounds.
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Harrisburg
John A. Woodward
Pennsylvania
McKeesport
John F. McMillen
Buenas Vista
West Penn Hospital
Will of William Zibert Bequeaths Farm to Lancaster Synod
On September 29 in Harnissure the will of the late William H. Zibert was probated. He leaves a 112 acre York county farm to the Synod of the Reformed Church at Lancaster.
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Harnissure
William H. Zibert
York County
Synod of the Reformed Church At
Lancaster
Wages Raised 74 Percent at Ellis and Lessig Nail Works
Portstown Sept 29 The Ellis and Lessig Steel and Iron Company will on Saturday advance the wages of the men in the nail works 74 percent.
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Portstown
Ellis and Lessig Steel and Iron Company
A Probable Burglar Dying
Erie report of Charles F. Lee who says he came into the city this morning on a freight train from Elyria Ohio and is a suspected burglar in a dire condition.
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Erie
Charles F. Lee
Elyria
Westfield shooting leaves burglar in dying condition
A man shot in the thigh near Westfield is hospital bound in critical condition. Police say the fleeing burglar was shot during a robbery attempt and is near death at Hamot Hospital.
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Westfield
Hamot Hospital
Campaign Expenses Figure in Delamater Case in Meadville
In Meadville on September 29 the Delamater trial heard prosecutors close their case. Witnesses described campaign losses and bank dealings, with notes on a $8,279.45 New York draft paid by the Delamater firm and collateral tied to Crawford county IOUs. The defense began with J Leveringer Jones detailing a $58,000 loan to the ee Finance Company.
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Delamaters
Meadville
Miller
Delamater Bank
New York
Alexander Pardee
G. W. Delamater
Morning Star
James E. McFarland
Merchants’ National Bank
Delamater
Crawford County
P. Davis
The
Commonwealth
J. Leveringer Jones
Philadelphia
Ee Finance Company
Jones
Pittsburg Synod of the Reformed Church Marks Centennial
The Pittsburg Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States met in Trwis and marks its 100th anniversary. Westmoreland Clarion St Pauls Somerset and Allegheny Classes participated as officers were elected including Rev R C Bowling as President and J M Conroy as Vice President. The Lancaster Theological Seminary reported two new prizes for church history and sacred literature. Arrangements were made to observe the centennial in 1893.
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Trwis
Pittsburg
E. & Hassler
C. M. Booth
J. M. Schick
D. D
Theological Seminary At
Lancaster
A. M M. Schmidt
United States
Oil Tanks Fire Claims Engineer In Ohio Blaze
A severe oil fire at Sistersville near Marietta Ohio destroyed four wooden tanks holding 5600 barrels of oil after an explosion from a nearby drilling well boiler. Engineer Theodore L Davis, 35, formerly of Mercer, was engulfed by flames atop one tank and died. He left a widow and three children.
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Marietta
Sistersville
Eureka
Theodore L. Davis
Davis
Mercer
Buried Beneath Cinders Two Braddock Workers Burned
In Brappace a furnace explosion at Carnegie series H injures Michael Brennan and Andrew Yokel. Chilled metal caused the blast. both men were buried under coke and cinders and rescued. They are expected to recover at Mercy Hospital, burn injuries to head face and body.
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Aigir
Multiple Local Incidents Reported Across Baunesville Area
A Newark woman, Merrill, shot by lover Alva Abmyer claims the act was accidental though the wound is minor. Kent brakeman Harry Bradley fell from a box car, injuring his head. George Wilton, longtime Union Drawn Steel employee, died after being crushed between a box car and the works wall. Mrs. William Perry nearly died after ingesting carbolic acid or laudanum, suspected accidental. In Snyder Albright matter, Snyder testifies to discovery of Albright’s affair with Mrs. Snyder and a $30 promissory note to hush prosecution. signature deemed genuine by handwriting experts. William Edwards of Greensburg, SC, reopens the $400,000,000 Edwards estate saga in New York after finding an original lease in a South Carolina Bible. he traveled to Europe for previous copies after a royal inquiry.
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Baunesville
Miss Merrill
Newark
Alva Abmyer
Youncstrows
Harry Bradley
Kent
Baltimore and Oho
Britwoop
William Perry
Ivis
Snyder-Albright
Snyder
Albright
Snyders
Davtox
William Edwards
Greensburg
S. C
Edwards
New York
Edwarda
South Carolina
Europe
Beth
Six-Year-Old Pennsylvania Ryes Offered by Max Klein
Max Klein will sell or ship you six year old ryes including Guckenheimer Finch Gibson Overholt and Bear Creek for 81 each or six quarts for 85.
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Max Klein
Pennsylvania
Guckenheimer
Finch
Gibson
Overholt
Bear Creek
Grand Millinery Opening With Pattern Hats Displayed
Over 20 pattern hats shown along with new cloaks and furs at Lone & Co. 610 Murkes Street. Eyewitness displays and fashion items highlighted in this city opening.
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Lone &Co
Murkes Street
Infatuation and a will clash in a love triangle
In Chicago a sensational case shows Dr. Charles F. Stillman renouncing a bequest to Miss Mabel Schaus after seeking a divorce from his wife. The entangled story traces his elopement with Harriet Greenman, remarriage hopes, and the eventual legal fight that left Schaus disinherited.
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Dispatch
Chicago
Charles F. Stillman
Leason
Mabel Schaua
New York Mutual Life Insurance Company
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Hartford
University of Vermont
New York Infant Asylum
Women's Dical College
American Orthopedic Association
The
County Medical Society
Harriet E. Greenman
Mystic
Conn
Judges Arrive for October Term at Monongalela Court
Chief Justice Paxson and Justices Mitchell McCullum Heydrick Williams and Greena of the State Supreme Court attend the October term opening Monday in Monongalela. The Jane Coombs Dramatic Company registered yesterday at the Central Hotel and travels on to fill engagements. Manager J M Hyde of the Alvin Theater will be registered at the Central Hotel moving from Seventh Avenue.
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Paxson
Mitchell, McUcullum
Heydrick
Williams and Greena
State Supreme Court
Monongalela
Jane Coombs
Pittsburg Guests Registered at New York Hotels
Special report lists Pittsburgh residents staying at New York hotels including J Berger A Honek Belvidere A Roemer Union Square E K W Bennett Westminster J Blain J A Waldbarger Metropolitan GA Butler Everett House J P Coleman Murray Hill A Frensis Plaza F M Carnegie M and W Greene D G Wightman B F Veach Gilsey J Graham St Clou Hotel F C Kimme Continental O M Sanford A J Anderson C S Wight Holland F Slatanper Hotel Glenham F C Stark Morton A Stock International W T and W Alama Coleman J H Bish Gedney W F Dalzell R Hamilton H B Rose E Weiler Imperial W J Estep Union Square H J Lynd Hotel Albert Mrs D A Stewart Brunswick
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New York
D. G. Wightman
B. F. Veach
Gilsey House
J. Graham
F. C. Kimme
Continental House
O. M. Sanford
A. J. Anderson
C. 8. Wight
Holland House
F. Slatanper
Hotel
Glenham
F. C. Stark
Morton House
A. Stock
International
W. T. and
W. Alama
Coleman House
Major fires strike multiple cities causing heavy losses
Fire outbreaks hit North Bend Nebraska Fort Scott Kansas and Boston Massachusetts causing combined damages near 60 000 25 000 and 14 000 respectively. The Watertown steamer wreck valued at 10 000 with 40 000 insured. In Bellefonte Richard Taylor 1M was arrested for arson in a string of fires. A New York City blaze damaged a five story building on White Street totaling about 100 000 with tenants Otlenan Dyer Southwick and Paul Gumbinner incurring substantial losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bend
Neb
Fort Scott
Kan
Theort Scott Cement Manufacturing Company
Boston
Watertown
John E. Cassidy
Mareh Creek
Center County
Enterprise Store Company
Joes
Richard Taylor
Bellefonte
New York
Manana
White Street
Paul Gumbinner
Otheman, Dyer & Southwick
Otvenan, Dyer & Southwick
Paul Gurnhinner
Giles' millinery opening in this vicinity
An historic notice notes Giles’ millinery opening at 06 Federal street Allesheny and nearby shops. It promotes Beaty pill for constipation and relief from headaches and sour stomach, linking local commerce with health remedies.
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Giles
Federal Street
Allesheny
Yale College Begins 193rd Year With Record Growth
New Haven Connecticut Yale College opens its 193rd year noting substantial progress and more development than in recent years. Over $500000 was spent on new buildings in the past year signaling expansion and growth for the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale College
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George Wilton
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Germany
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