Devastation at Johnstown as Death Toll Rises
The Johnstown flood aftermath reports a massive death toll with over 3,000 bodies recovered or identified, thousands homeless, and extensive debris clearing by 6,000 workers. Rescue efforts use dynamite and derricks to uncover victims while relief funds pour in from U S cities and Paris.
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JohnsTown
Mother Earth
Johustown
Conemaugh
Death Bridge
Roya
Dibert’s Bank
Main Street
Clara Barton
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
United States
Cambria Ironworks
Paris
France
Conemaugh Valley
Republic
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Fourth Ward
Cambria City
Morrellville
Kernville
Presbyterian Church
August Mickey
David Stues
Jessie Frank Evans
Sylvester Thomas
W. Evans
Mary Keifling
Ee Conrad Schnabel
Thomas Carroll
MecAnniffe
Jonn Reidall
Tom Lanhart
John A. Keifer
Lizzie Wagner
Emma Kane
William Cash
Kate Frankes
James Litner
Bias
Ties Alee
Om Iwoneal
Windaeni E
Lou 3
O'Brien
Fischer
Charles Stephen & Welch
George Miller
Emma Bridges
Robbers kill two at Silver Junction Montana
A Montana Central silver mine rail town tragedy reports two Finn brothers killed station agent F C Jobst and operator Burrell at Silver Junction near Helena. Robbers loot about 20 dollars, flee into mountains, pursuit by Sheriff Jefferies, Beidler leads to eventual death of the two.
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Helena
Mont
Silver
Montana Central
Marysvile
Jay Gould
Empire
Siver Junction
F.C. Jobst
Jobst
Burrell
Michigan
Burell
Missouri River
Burel
Bill Jonas
Beidler
Silver City
Quade
Broadwater
Shelby
Great Falls
Glasgow
New London
Wis
Detroit
Mich
Misgovernment Tied to City Demographics, Norton Warns
Professor Charles Eliot Norton argues in Scribner's that urban misgovernance stems from a mobile population and weak social ties. New York, he says, is a city of strangers lacking common traditions and civic pride.
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New York
Charles Eliot Norton
Scribner's
Woman in Philadelphia Hears New York Pageant Echoes
A Philadelphia woman, using a long distance telephony setup with a metal cap and ear receiver, heard New York naval and military pageants as civic and military processions passed by. She noted bells whistles and shouts carried across the distance during the president's welcome and subsequent marches.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia
New York City
Trinity
Johnstown Horror Sparks State Health Authority Action
The state board of health supersedes civic forces as the crisis peaks in Johnstown. Dr. Lee plans to base operations in Pittsburg while an army of sanitary inspectors clears wreckage by river and rail. Cremation is debated to identify bodies by clothing, with talks of torching debris to end the stench and relieve the morgue crowding.
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Johnston
State Board of Health
Lee
Pittsburg
Army of Sanitary
Johnstown
Central Relief Committee
Hastings
Pennsylvania Bridge
Fourth Ward
Bowers Suspended by Minnesota Hospital Trustees
At a St Paul meeting the trustees of the Minnesota Hospital for the Sname suspended Dr J E Bowers and, after a lengthy discussion, also suspended Homer Collins A H Kerr and James Howe for the Rochester Second hospital amid charges of concealment of a fatal April 1889 death and failure to report to authorities.
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St. Paul
Insane Asylum
Bowers
Rochester Hospital
Minnesota Hospital
SUNY
Taylor Combs
J. E. Bowers
Second Hospital
Homer Collins
A. H. Kerr
James Howe
Rochester
Turtle mascot of Fairfield marked along the river
A river turtle first seen in Fairfield in 1847 by John R. Joy who marked him with initials. He reappeared in 1861 during the Civil War era, was marked again by Benton Brown, and returned in 1868 for another inscription. Appearing every four years, he surfaced early in 1889 with a new inscription before exhibition and release. a cherished local sight at the boom.
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Fairfield
John R. Joy
Benton Brown
Lewiston Journal
Paris Crackdown on Cabmen Over Ill Treating Passengers
Paris authorities arrest thirty cab drivers for ill treatment of travelers with several accused of assaulting foreigners who protested. Each driver receives a one month prison sentence in a broad effort to curb abuses in the traveling public.
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Paris
Matrimony Keeps Post Office In Family In Vermont
In Saxton's River Vermont William H Campbell a Jacksonian Democrat was named postmaster four years ago. His wife a Republican served as assistant postmaster with high satisfaction and has been appointed postmaster while he becomes assistant.
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Boston
Saxton’s River
William H. Campbell
Minnesota News Roundup From St Paul To Duluth
Frost hits St Vincent area and J F Ford estimates half the crop lost. Waseca home robbed of jewelry. Red Wing embezzler bonds for October term. Brainerd votes for electric power bonus. Meat inspection begins in Caledonia with new fees. Meteoric stone sighting alarms north of Gravelville. Perham man loses arm in NP accident. Fergus Falls company pressures camp muster. Jail lynching fears force transfer of Simmons to Tower mines.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Vincent
J. F. Ford
Thomas Lynch
Waseca
George Uslar
Red Wing
Sauk River
Melrose
South
West Duluth
M. J. Muldoon
Hammond
John Schelke
W. D. Lowry
Welch
Caledonia
Board of Health
John Jennings
Evangelican Lutheran Synod
Fergus Falls
Wisconsin Synod
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Gravelville
Agricultural Notes on Breeds and Livestock Practices
Practical tips cover sow behavior, pork production timing, and feeding. Discussion includes breed origins like the Cleveland Bay, dehorning legality in England, sugar beet improvement, and mercurial lice remedies. Dairying efficiency questions call for careful cow evaluation and the value of profitable dairy feeders.
All Want Sympathy in the New York Press
A column essay notes both women and men seek a listening ear for joys sorrows and personal regrets. It reflects on the universal longing for sympathetic understanding and shared human experience.
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Joe Howard
New York Press
Epitaph of a tired poor woman who sought rest
An old verse memorializes a weary poor woman who longed for relief. It portrays her life in a house with no help, her last words bidding friends farewell, and her wish of eternal ease. The poem ends with a soft, resigned note as she folds her hands and whispers nothing forever.
Healthful Homes and Sanitary Care in Rural Areas
The article notes that families seek healthy locations but many neglect home sanitation. It warns that rural soil becomes saturated with filth from repeated drainage, reducing its natural disinfection. Proper drainage and ventilation could lower rural death rates to rival cities with crowded populations.
The Long Letter That Came Too Late
Fred Russell, a busy rising young man in a city, resolves to write weekly letters to his mother after years of neglect. A telegram says mother is sick, but he arrives to hear she is dead, finding the unopened letter unread, and his intentions unshared.
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Fred Russell
Gulf-Coast
James Gregson
Credit Costs and Thrift Urged by Business Writer
A period piece argues against consumer credit advising buyers to pay cash or delay purchases. It claims credit burdens honest shoppers with hidden costs, raises prices, and makes country stores dearer than urban shops. The piece emphasizes prudent spending and avoiding debt as a path to financial health.
A Simple Cabbage Salad From Humble Winter Provisions
A frugal cabbage salad recipe uses half a cabbage finely chopped and cleaned to avoid bitterness. Dress with vinegar sugar salt and mustard, then fold in two chopped hard boiled eggs and optional celery. Serve in a glass dish and enjoy as a spring fresh addition.
Quack Remedies and Odd Health Tips From a Bygone Page
A jumble of folk cures sits alongside odd housekeeping tips. Advice covers stomach happiness, a boiled egg skin poultice for boils, starch with salt or gum arabic, breathing laws, a zinc method for cleaning, and feather restoration by hot water then gentle drying by fire.
Primary teacher ends laughter with two kisses
A Chicago Mail note tells of a primary grade teacher who, after her class laughed at her, made seven year old Johnny kiss Lilly Seton again as punishment. The teacher said she kept discipline and both children enjoyed the result.
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Johnny
Wholby School
Lilly— Seton
Chicago Mail
The Midnight Sun Observation Aboard A Passenger Ship
A narrator on a steamer views a western sunset over rugged coasts and fiords, noting long shadows and a stationary sun before a chilly air, then watches a dawn shift from primrose to emerald before day returns with rock faces lit by sun.
James ID Fisu Seeks Pardon For Two Auburn Prisoners
New York banker James ID Fisu, recently freed, begins his liberty by seeking gubernatorial clemency for two Auburn prisoners. Thomas Sheridan, life term, veteran, killed his wife after she wed another and bore a child. Brady, first jailed for minor offense, then life for escape attempt that killed a guard, has served thirty years. An appeal to the governor is planned.
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James ID. Fisu
New York
Auburn
Thomas Sheridan
Brady
Irish Wife Persists Across Oceans to Seize Arrest in Brooklyn
Mrs. Andrew Connolly and her children were deserted in Ireland by her husband who moved to America. She followed him across the ocean twice, then a third voyage led to his arrest in Brooklyn, as she continued the pursuit.
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Andrew Connolly
Ireland
America
Old Country
Brooklyn
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Mexico
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Pr. Bowers
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Red Wing Council
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Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
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H. E. Hahn
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Sherom
Baby Carriaces
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Reis Moluer CO
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Ali
Sertoware
G. Hlingraham MD
Amsterdam
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R. Dychesco
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F. C. Austin Mfg. Co
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Rogers & Ordway
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Rae
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McMitllen
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Ontario
Ovary Games
Benton Waldo
Appli
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, G
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Washington, D C
Patents For Inventors
Washington, D.C
ST. Paul School Furniture CO
Northwestern Newspaper Union
ST. Paul, Minn
Dakota Newspaper Union
Aberdeen
Dakota
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
N West
Fami
Dar Hte Nae
Seaance
Saleratus
Asmoautely
Colburn
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J Tower
Strumone St
Mace
Joseph H. Hunter
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