Flood Devastates Allegheny and Pittsburgh Areas
Weather disaster hits Allegheny and Pittsburgh with the Allegheny River at 82 feet 6 inches, rising 2 inches per hour. Penn Avenue mills burned, streets flooded, and more than 13,000 workers along Penn Avenue affected. Charters, Rochester, and Clearfield report damage. several transport lines underwater. life and property under threat across the region.
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Delock
Allegheny
Grenter
Khia Point
Nui Robinger Street
Penn Avenue
Wiler
Verraseran
Wel
Alyut
Moatongsheht
Hulle
Pittsburst
Sarty-final Street
Avait
Allegheny River
Liverly Street
Sixth Street
Feneral Street
Pittsburgh & Western Be
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Penn
Liberty
Duequesne Theatre
Carnegie
Sayrrete
Unclear historical items from Jamestown to Pittsburgh era
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Variptoid at Jamestown and Ashtabula events, a driving association, an encampment, a poor house in Crawfont County, railway links, a grapes shipper incident, a coastal revival at Franklin, Cochrane obstetrics feared foul play, Col Shaw’s G A T hall dedication in Pittsburgh, and a distressing domestic blackmail tale from Youngstown.
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Crawfont County
Shara
Wheatland
Franklin
Constable Cochrane
South Shenanga
Crawfans County
Col. Shaw
Weaturn
Pennsylvania
Pittelurg
Trate
Youngetown
Mahoningtown and Mahoning Township Election Results Report
Voter turnout across wards highlighted by contests for constables, judges of election, and council seats. Notable figures include Luk, McMillen, Orr, Lowe, Lusk, Robinson, and Forrest, with officers chosen for borough, township, and ward posts and a large slate of local officials across multiple towns in the county.
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Couisla
Whiteward
Bes Lusk
YW. G. Clark
Ed McMillen
W.C. Robinson
Hewitter
Luk
McMillen
Aggessonsiip
L. HL. Waddington
Ilary Welsh
Wi Reynolds
Charles Lotton
Lee Cooper
Nol Singer
Vole Coopers
Aunt Ascessors
Fo Velvet
L. ‘Tewell
Sime
Perry
Thomas Kimberly
Tewett
Limberly
Powellhader Torey
Mie
John Vale
Lewnder Long
W. D. Craig Wags
Aldariad
Local Public Officials Listing in Fragmentary OCR
A dense OCR fragment lists multiple local roles and names including judges inspectors clerks treasurers and overseers. Names such as G W Walker J K Minich Joseph Dix D Ty Sinizon Michael Neal and J P Tlalmes appear among assorted positions like Town Clerk Auditor and Collector with several others misread or garbled.
Local Visitors and Town Notes From Mahoningtown
MATIONINGTOWN reports visitors from Newport New Castle and Princeton. town activity includes muskrat hunting due to high river, repairs by P or W wardmaster Dougherty, and Mrs Raney returning home after illness. A lamps section incident at Lawrence Junction and a Farmers meeting in Cort House noted with low attendance due to swollen streams.
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Win
Clintoe
Newport
Flder Robinson
Margaret Raney
John McDowell
Washington
State Board of Agriculture
Yale Wool Growers
Cort House
Arthur Wright
Villa Maria
Golden Sheaf Flour ad promises quality bread
An old timey advertisement urges readers to buy Golden Sheaf Flour for white light sweet bread and notes a sale at Clendenins with plush coats and jackets at cheap prices. The Knights of Temperance announce an open meeting in the YMHA building tomorrow evening with prepared exercises and an invitation.
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Clendenins
Knights of Temperance
Heir Room
YM. H
Tommorrow
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Derrry Maitland H. AM. Allen, Jr
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Wattorn Dinsmore
Dan Thomimne Travis
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Samuel Mowrhead
Hott McCreary
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James Ee
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J.B. Qoraclins
Kimberly
Joe Rogan
Moorhead
McDonald J. W. McCleary
Mahoningown
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Mahoningtown
Burgess
James A. Raney
Vonneil
Henry Wettich
John DV. Newell
Dohi A. Patey
James D. Woode
S.J. Haron
W. TE. Chambers
W.E. Wallace
D. II
Cochran
W. D. Krishee
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James C. Taney
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Winnington
J. A. Lininger
Porter
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Solomon Price
R. McClure
G. Mf. Robinson
J. K. Minnich
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M. W. Lewin
Waryprens
Murgess
Parshall
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Weitz
Wisberganon
Harry Kepnian
John Koterer
Phillip Katerer
McCleary
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R. W. Butler
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Tux
Jacob Dindinger
Win, Green
Charles Miter
John Keterer
G. B. Taghans
Seshannooke Two
Neshannock
Judwing Forrest
George Shealaid
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Electon
Edwin Cook
J. W. Donaldsen
Samuel Sonon
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J. W. Chapin
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W. C. Wilsum
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W. J. Millen
J. J. Forgnant
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Frank Wilton
James Stilt
James FP. Tackson
James L. Crooke
Midge
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S. M. Porter
James Ia Crooks
S. VanMatar
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Josiah Tierman
John
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W. C. Martin
Robert Dicks
N. B. Carter
Reed Allen
W. Welker
F.N. Gilfillan
John Graham
Calvin McConnell
Black
George Carter
John M. McCannnell
Judson Hanna
James Grim
Wm. Coller
Joseph Martin
Louis McConnell
Mationingtown
Terro Bank
P. McWilliams
T. A. Campbell
John Bolmer
Lawrence Junction
Farmers
R. AH. Whaley
Carlton
California
Kay & Wilkison
Brill
J. G. McNary
J.J. Wadkdia
JJ Fadus
Knen
Parmer
Henry Edwards
Martin
John Wamilloo
State College
Albert Harbison
Ifon
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State Work Drawera Association
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