Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-01
JANUARY.

I-Citizens of Lawrenceville petition the Sem
ate and House of Representatives for por-
tion of the Arsenal grounds for park pur-
poses. THE DISPATCH purchases, for
ST. 5GO the property ON the southeast corner
of Smitnfield and Diamond streets. Team
of horses killed by current of electricity
from the Allegheny Light Company's wires.
Chief BIgelow orders dead wires down and
attacks overhead wires.
dead wires must go. The fiat of Chief
Bigelow strikes popular chord. The Board
of ofUnderwriters accept Chief Browns offer
of a test OF fire engines. Cookers reinstated
at the Buckeye Coke Works.
3-Granville MOrenus, OF Cleveland, N. j.,
elected. President of the Window Glass
Workers Association. Mrs. Peter Smith
attempts suicide in the Eleventh ward
police station. The Coroner's jury lind En-
ployment Agent August +. Geisler guilty OF
inhuman conduct and recommend prosecu-
ton
4-Brunot's Island bought by an iron manu-
facturers' syndicate for s200.000. Duquesne
Clubhouse formally dedicated. Jos. r.
Harrah, Of Beaver, the new United states
Marshal for the W estern district Of Penn
sylyania, sworn in. Bureau OF Health re-
port dreaded Ia grippe. Warden John
Company increases capital stock from $500,
0OU to 81, ,2JU OCO.
Quite a number of new cases OF influenza
reported. John Sterlins's speak-easy Yaided:
Il persons arrested Monongahela House
owners get SS7. 400 insurance.
6-Amerlcan Federation OF Labor sanction the
electric lighters strike in Pittsburg. E. C.
Anderson a Pleasant Valley employe, takes
g.. SUI volts and suffers partial paralysis. Sec
ond annual banquet OF tine Allegheny
County Bar Association. Allegheny City
Property Committee wants control of the
Carnegie Library. Builders Exchange joins
the National Association of Builders. Whit
tier school, Thirty-secund ward, opened.
7-Corkworkers' scale signed and work re-
sumeu. Exposition Society hold their an
nual meeting. Woman's Club hold their
annual election. Efforts being made to or
ganlZe a county football club. Ground
broken for Panhandle Railroad shops and
yards al Mansfield, Pa.
S-Darker disclosures promised for the Sol
diers' Orphan School syndicate Enoch
Ketterer. aged 7S. marries Mrs. Julia kro-
iner about the same age. William Clark's
Son & Co. extend their steel plant Planning
mill and lumber yard of Grannis * Bros,
Braudock, together with almost block Of
dwellings, destroyed by fire: loss, $4,000.
9-United states District Attorney Lyon en-
lers suit against the various SAND companies
operating III the three rivers. Cokers' Scale
presented at Scottdale. First electric ear
was run from Allegheny to Pit;sburg. over
Pleasant Valley line.
10-One of tile largest oil wells in the county
struck in Robinson township. Granville
w. Morenus, President OF the Glasswork-
ers' 'Assoclatlon. installed. George Geffiro.
dying patent ar the West Penn, aims
bowie knife with deadly intent. The mill
of j. N. Long & Co. purchased By ]. T.. Nc
Eelvey Tor s1oOOOO. East End Light Com
pany's employees join the striking elec-
tricians-
ll-Peter Griffin, 'Eggy" Conroy and Alex.
Kiliain charged by we Coroner's jury with
the murder of Mary Ann Rudert, at Taren-
tum. The Penny properly. SmitbfisId
stree:, leased for high class hotel purposes.
Traction and electric strikers make poor
progress. FIRST fatal case of grip reported in
tins city. Central Traction road lay their
cable, PitIsburg and Mt Lebanon Com
pany chartered; new welectrIc road. Genital
Trades Council score the PittsDnrg Trae-
- tion Company.
l2-Compiete description Of Mrs. Rudert's mur.