Pittsburgh and surrounding region struck by severe windstorm
A fierce Monday storm in Pittsburgh and Allegheny caused multiple deaths and injuries, widespread property damage, and many buildings unroofed. Lightning struck workers and Camp Eighth Ward Hunting and Fishing club members, while several neighborhoods reported collapsed roofs, downed trees, and rising rivers.
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Pittsburgh
Tits City
Eighth Ward Hunting and Fishing, Club of
Allegheny
Sugar Grove
Allegheny River
John Figus
George Miller
Thomas O'Connell
Charles Kosack
Jacob Metz
Frank Ott
Harry Hadley
Greenfield Avenue
Joseph Idshielder
Sharpsburg
W. Ti
McKee
Gerodette
Carnegie Museum
Tool
Alleghany
Penn Avenue
Homewood
Ohio Valley
Wilmerding
West Newton
Baltimore & Ohio
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New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Charles F. Siegle
Eleventh Street
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Galena
Jluly
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Northville
Rouge River
Lfe
Monroe
Waterloo
Suly
Litke
Illinois Central
Chicago Great Western
Dubuque
Albion
William Dennis
Ohio
Columbus
Wirthwein
Brown
Novelty Iron Works
Stillwegen
S M. Baker
Mitchell
Jerauld County
Delphos
Northern Ohio Railroad
Scott
Phelan
van Wert
Ridge Township
First National Bank
Anarchists Singled Out as Congress Session Breaks into Fights
London July 28 The international socialist labor and trade union congress opened with wrangling over admitting anarchists. A noisy group disrupted proceedings and blows were traded. The chairman warned policemen would eject troublemakers if needed. The vote on anarchist admission was not decided before adjournment. Wier Wardie and other British independent laborists sided with the anarchists.
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London
International Socialist Labor and Trade Union
Congress
St. Martin's Town Hall
Wier Wardie
Reply to Vilas Letter Sparks Wisconsin Delegates Row
Milwaukee July 28 The silver delegates to the democratic convention released their addresses replying to the gold delegates led by Vilas and Bragg They say they followed instructions until Wisconsin chairman blocked voting for a presidential candidate and the delegates then won permission from the convention officer to cast their votes elsewhere.
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Vilas
Milwaukee
Bragg
Wisconsin
How to Make a Meat Excellent Sweep for Hoisting Hay
Instructions describe a 35 to 40 foot sweep hoist for moving hay from wagon to a rick. It details frame parts, pivots, pulleys, rope lengths, and assembly tips. Acknowledges A Lip pitt of Meadville Missouri for the device description used in agriculture.
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A. Lippitt
Meadville
G. W. Waters
Journal of Agriculture
Live Stock Notes on Goats Cattle Wool and Parasites
One man notes goats require similar care to sheep and may live longer and jump higher. Exporting live cattle from Argentina and Australia to England is unprofitable due to voyage length and harsh crossing conditions. Wool stores best in damp, dry subcellar space. dryness makes wool harsh and brittle. Sheep face more internal parasites than before, decimating flocks. Remedy mix: salt four parts sulfur one part turpentine moistened and fed at salt trough.
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England
Argentine Republic
Australia
Best Way of Weaning Pigs Advice from Southern Swineherd
The Southern Swineherd argues against early abrupt separation of piglets. Let piglets nurse then feed gradually with butter or skim milk and grain to two months old to avoid harming both pig and sow. Sudden weaning at seven or eight weeks damages growth and injures the dam.
Dumping Car for the Barn Contrivance Highlighted
A neighbor uses a long barn track with a swinging jumping car to haul manure from stalls to the manure pen. The device runs the full length of the barn behind stalls and outside, holding nearly a wagon load and dumping with ease. It reportedly cost little and proves highly convenient.
Proper Pig Rearing For Profit And Healthful Hogs
A guidance piece from Ohio Farmer by A. Hall stresses careful sow management before and after farrowing to ensure strong litters. It recommends feeding sows milk and bone forming foods, stage feeding of piglets with sweet milk and shorts, and gradual weaning at eight weeks, ending with a call to thorough effort and quality care.
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A. Hall
Ohio
Active animal breeds command higher meat prices in English markets
The farmer's Voice notes that meat from sheep, cattle and poultry that are more active and healthier yields tastier meat and higher prices. Welsh mountain and Southdown mutton, Kyloe cattle, Devon cattle, and lively poultry breeds claim 2 to 4 cents more per pound. Active game like wild fowl and deer also fetch better meat.
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Southdowns
Scotland
Devon
England
Royal and aristocratic highlights from a late 19th century paper
Lord Graseesy installed as grand master with over 2000 brethren at the United Grand Lodge of Victorian Free Masons. Sir Wollaston Franks to leave the British Museum after 32 years as head of antiquities. The German empress spoke English to Mrs Uhl during Indy’s audience. Duse aids steerage passengers on voyage to England. Albert Grant declared bankrupt with a receiver appointed. Mrs Sage’s charitable subscription led to a playful editorial act. Dowager duchess of Genoa contracted smallpox on visit to the Quirinal. queen cares for her mother. The sisters of the new duke of Hamilton and Brandon receive the rank and prefix Lady.
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United Grand Lodge of
British Museum
Wollaston Franks
K. C
Department of
Museum
Uhl
United States
Indy
Duse
England
Albert Grant
Grant
Russell Sage
Mill-Ionaire
Philanthropiat
Genon
Italy
Quirinal
Duke of Hamilton and
Brandon
Helena
Constance
Flora Douglas
Duke of Hamilton
Scotland
Hay Caps Protect Outdoor Stacks From Rain and Snow
A method to cover exposed hay stacks with large canvas sheets secured by pegs. The cap prevents rain and snow from soaking hay during long outdoor storage, improving palatability and nutrition for livestock. It adapts the common smaller hay caps used in harvest to larger outdoor stacks.
Requisites of a 4 Horse Breeder and Care
The Rural World notes the breeder must love horses and possess horse sense and emotion. With these traits, he studies relentlessly, learning from livestock journals, and discovers optimal foods for each animal. Proper feeding keeps colts thriving and horses healthy, unlike neighbors who lack these requisites and face sickness and misfortune.
Maple Sugar Investment Yields Long Term Profit
The piece argues that planting a maple sugar grove yields more money than most crops. Tapping takes 20 to 25 years to begin. Demand may rise for five years due to Cuba cane destruction. Log cabins and barns are costly. First class sap will fetch one dollar per cask, good sugar ten to twelve cents per pound.
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Cuba
Quality Means Profit
A Troy Times note explains that increasing quality raises profit, since the first costs like picking and boxes must be covered. It compares scenarios where berries sell for four, six, and four cents, showing higher quality yields greater profit relative to costs and emphasizes quality as the driver of profit.
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Troy
N. Y
Freedom Prices and Family Bonds in Early Cincinnati
A historical note details the cost of manumission in Cincinnati 1836, averaging 453 per person for 476 individuals, with many earning freedom while enslaved. It recounts a mother and siblings sold to maximize value and a son unable to buy his mother after a 500 mile trek, plus a northern Ireland anecdote about birds signaling a storm.
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Ohio
Cinecinnati
Virginia
UN Free State
Case
New Orleans
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Western Reserve University
North
Ireland
Innishowen
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Lake of Shadows
Cancinides
Dearson
Frances Shimer Academy Joins University of Chicago Network
The Frances Shimer Academy, formerly Mt. Carroll Seminary, becomes an artilla school of the University of Chicago. It operates as an affiliated academy under University oversight with eight of fifteen trustees connected to the University. Ida M. Gardner to lead as Dean. the course mirrors Morgan Park Academy to prepare students for college.
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Frances Shimer Academy
Univ
A. .Worsky of
Chicago
Mt. Carroll Seminary
Artilla School
University of Chicago
Univesity of Chicago
Mias Ida M. Gardner
Eaat
Weat
Morgan Park Academy
Carrole
University of China
Mfueto
Mga Bratehes
Mt.Curcull Seminary
Gaedser
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Proclaimed Remedy for Malaria
An advertisement claims malarial disease damages the liver bowels stomach and nerves and that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters fully removes the cause and effects. It emphasizes pure ingredients and announces the tonic builds strength while conquering constipation liver kidney pain and nervousness.
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Hostetter
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