Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-25
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
The Changes Of Three Years IN Penn Avs-
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visit 70 the Arsenal.
PENN AVENUE would NOT be recognized By
anyone who has been away from Pitssburg foi
more than three years. In the lower part Of
the avenue, and especially between Fifth and
Twelfth streets, half dozen of the largest
buildings the city possesses have been erected
since 1855. Here are some of them: Penn
building, Westinghouse, Groetzinger's,
Keech's and the new Pennsylvania Company's.
From Twelfth street to the Forks of the
Road almost as remarkable change may be
noticed. The License Court has wiped out
literally hundreds of saloons. Three years ago
there were nearly 1,0OO saloons on Penn ave.
nue.; how many there are now do not know
exactly, but not more than score I should
imagine. In one ward TO which the Penn ave-
nue. saloons furnished strong drink the number
of licenses was reduced from 6S TO q
Perhaps If Judge White had known that at
one place on Penn avenue he had licensed two
houses which stand together, he would have
granted one license less.
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IF the reports 1 heard yesterday are true the
'Speak Easies' are having gay and profitable
time in their unlicensed .barrooms on Penn ave-
nue., The fact that they have good many
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ACHIoAGo Droker toid me astory yesterday oA
certain great operator on the Board OF Irade
in the Windy City, which can only be RELAXED
without the neros name.
Ine greatioPeraeor alter certain successIuA
= f1ryf
oeaI recently 'ooA unto nimsei. certaln osueI
brokers' worse tnan nlmseiI ana starteo OUT 70
Dull the local nquor market. II ne anu MS
1rlehos ulu nos preak tne msrkeV Uney oroAe
champagne pottles' saloon mirrors ana goo9
many o1ner ,n.ngs' Inc pace was Iass anu ~
iurious' Anu ia1e ~ sne ai'etnoon snS go -
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MS irlenos ana performed SOLO Oh ssinguiAr-
uNeE%ns euaia'.ei'
In tne nIst place ne Ioun9 tnas ne was run
ming OUT Q, reaoy money. ne ca1eu caD anu
uroVe 70 hls havorlte Dank. 1t was cioseu anu
NOBODY was IN tne puhoins Dut tne Janl.or:
Him the plutocrat ordered to make up PED OF
greenbacks. When the Janitor, who didn't
know him, rather coarsely vetoed this request
he said; "Don' yer know I've the big'st casn
count in this bank, you blank foolT'
Then the janitor, with the aid OF his son,
bounced the millionaire without any apologies.
After this the old money king rolled into State
street. and, seeing bed nicely made up In
furniture store, he went in, and before the
proprietor of the place knew what was up, he
had thrown back the coverlet and jumped into
bed. He lay there for two or three minutes
under the brilliant illumination of electric
lights, while great crowd gathered on the
uayement and laughed at the sight
Fortunately the furniture man recognized
his customer and sent him home in cab.
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rur orounds of the Unired States arsenal.
"a .srai ioov varv rafresbinolv oraen. and the
a. a. - hads n fror+ of the old main building
nO"en a.. 49, S.,.r +r,,sd into iawals of a dozen
arc JuSs DeS .,.,,ioS r-a~dansrs of tho litt,e
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