Flood Relief Work And Aftermath In Johnstown
Judge Cummins and Treasurer Thompson closed up their office and left for Cresson after issuing 165 checks totaling 16335 dollars most for 80 dollars each and one for 500 dollars to a poor widow. Sixty seven checks remained uncashed. Relief was paid in a district spared by flood backwater with few drownings and Fourth ward distribution planned next. Bodies recovered but not identified. Red Cross may build a permanent hospital. Lumber donation issues and valuables registry noted.
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Distatch
Johnstown
Cummin
Thompson
Cresson
Commi
Moxham
Board of Inquiry
W. EK. Marshall
Bellefonte
U A
Hughes
Beaver
Red Cross Society
Uffs
Kirk Family Reunion Celebrates Half Century Arrival
Suaney July 16 Mr and Mrs Arthur Kirk marked fifty years since their arrival from Scotland with a semicentennial at their Sharon homestead. About 150 descendants gathered for a banquet, readings, and speeches while relatives from Pittsburg Allegheny Philadelphia Bradford W Va and Iowa joined. The elderly couple, 86 and 85, showed limited faculties but appeared strong for years more.
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Erie and
Pittsburg Road
Pittsburg
Arthur J. Kirk, Jr
Margaret
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Bradford
Jr. W. Va
Iowa
Kirk
Dissatisfaction Not General and Flood Loss Claims
Frank Benford, proprietor of the Hurlbut House in Johnstown, says the flood commission is doing its duty and that dissatisfaction is not general. He warns some claimants may exaggerate losses and urges careful scrutiny while noting bodies may still be buried in debris near town.
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Chambersburg
Frank Benford
Hurlbut
Johnstown
Benford
Railroad Contractors Claim $46,000 On Western Extension
Kellar and Crossan of Lancaster sue the Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company in Chambersburg to recover 46000 for the western extension contract near Blue Ridge Summit. The branch was finished in June but the parties dispute the amount due. In Wasminctrox oil news a Gantz well yields about 11 barrels per hour from a pay streak below the common sand.
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Chambersburg
Kellar & Crossan
Lancaster
Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company
Maryland Road
Blue Ridge Summit
Wasminctrox
Gantz
drowning of Joseph Rogers in Sandyville creek
Parkersburg July 18. Joseph Rogers age unknown son of George Rogers of Sandyville drowned yesterday while bathing with a crowd of boys in the creek. The body was recovered but life could not be saved despite efforts to resuscitate.
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Parkersburg
Joseph Rogers
George Rogers
Sandyville
Refugee From Dixmont Captured in Greensburg
Tim Bacon, sent from this county to Dixmont eight years ago, escaped last Sunday and was captured in Greensburg tonight. Tacon described as a desperate character. Glass works at Leesdale shut for a month due to summer heat.
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Dixmont
Greensburg
Tim Bacon
Tacon
Mansfield Valley
Leesdale Glass Company
Leesdale
Charters Valley Rolling Mill Resumes Operations in Chartiers
Chartiers Rolling Mill in Chartiers borough resumes with a full force of 260 workers after a two week repair closure. The town reports no strikes in five years and amicable settlements of dissatisfactions. Also noted are Mrs. Jane W. Brown recovering from typhoid fever and a poisoning incident involving a neighboring Heildelberg family. A missing Mansfield man, William Neal, remains unlocated, and Mansfield and Chartiers councils discuss a joint water works project to be paid over 20 years.
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Charters Valley
Brown
Mansfield Valley
Chartiers
Jane W. Brown
Mansfield W. Brown
Pittsburg
William Neal
North Mansfield
Red Bank
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Mansfield
Sharpsburg
Etna
Braddock
Cracksmen Frightened by Police and Robbery Alarms
Cracksmen surprised by police while trying to pry Lamb Bros store case. Gunfire exchange occurred with officers. no arrests. One thief carried away after being struck. Ed O Jones of Youngstown lost pocketbook with 130 dollars and checks in a saloon altercation. D W McAvoy, noted gambler, found removing loot and arrested for grand larceny.
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Warnes
Lamb Bros
Ed. O. Jones
Youngstown
Waterford Confronts Smallpox Case Anxiety Rises
Enurm July 18 reports Waterford is alarmed by a smallpox case in the area. The town notes Joan Aduerth and John Ackerly, who recently returned from Denver, while Denis Cronin is named as the first victim and officials fear additional cases may come.
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Enurm
Waterford
Joan Aduerth
Wheweae Teabseaee
Otheohn Ackerly
Denver
Gok
Watlignas
Denis Cronin
Westbound Limited Hits Horse and buggy near Lima
The Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago limited west bound express struck a horse and buggy at Scott's crossing west of Lima Ohio. Mrs Nicholas Stewart and her 12 year old grandson were thrown 25 feet and fatally injured. The horse proved unmanageable.
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Lima
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Chicago
Scott's Crossing
Nicholas Stewart
Oil Driller Contracts Sudden Illness in City Hospital
CANONSBURG July 18 Owen Mahon an oil well driller was admitted to Municipal Hospital after sudden illness. His condition worsened into smallpox and he is not expected to survive.
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Canonsburg
Owen Mahon
Colorado Officials Indicted in Beate Furniture Case
A Denver grand jury indicted state officials over alleged corruption in purchasing supplies for the last General Assembly. Warrants were issued for Secretary of State James Rice, Sheriff Weber, George H. Graham of Graham & Weber, W. H. Lawrence Co., and Printers Collies. Some arrests occurred. sums ranged from 1000 to 1500 dollars.
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Denver
Criminal Court Grand Jury
James Rice
Weber
George H. Graham
Graham & Weber
W. H. Lawrence
Blaine Likely to Stay Abroad as Harrison Plans Sea Trip
Waskeron July 18 Walker Blaine denies resignation rumors and says Secretary Blaine probably won’t return to Washington before October 1. He plans to move to Madison Place opposite Lafayette Square and may discuss with President Harrison a Bar Harbor trip in August by sea. A ship voyage from New York is considered for the president’s benefit.
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Waskeron
Walker Blaine
Blaine
Washington
Madison Place
Lafayette Square
Seward
Harrison
Deer Park
Bar Harbor
New York
Children’s Dresses and Tee Sale for Youths 8 to 14
Readable sale notice offering gingham dresses and tees for children aged 8 to 14 at reduced prices. Wool items also advertised with discounts. Sale located on the second floor of the building, with prices from ten to twelve dollars.
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Aeters
Danastmant
Redheed from 125 to 150 and 175 for two engines
An unclear OCR fragment notes price changes from 125 to 150 and 175 for two engines. Mentions Pape kid gloves suede finished and references Hoocs and BunL in garbled form.
Obituary notices from Allegheny and Pittsburgh area
Funeral announcements for Claries L. Bostwick and multiple residents including Consey and Duncan families. Notices list dates July 185 1889 and 1848 1888 with locations Ridge Thirty third street Bates street St Agnes Soho Beech street Allegheny and Mt. Washington. Names include Margie Bacher Mary Mackey Clara Geller Hadden and others. services hosted at private interments.
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Sym Wilkinson
Pittsby
Joanna McSavana
Smink
Pittebuorg
Margie Bacher
Pitteborg Daa
L. Kinkad
Kheesport Senate
E. Hyan
Dulianns Hosereeeeee
Goo
A. Watson
Vonpgeeee
Mary Mackey
Allegheny City
Tena
Dencesossencenserssenes
Pittaburg
Pentaleon Strohm
Dorthea Weyman
Strove- Renan
Thee
Sulleberger
Ells Clarey
Wm. G. Hadden
Magsie E. Geller
Daniel E. Rilin
Sepina M. Clark Das
H. Bidenl
Alice FE. Robertsohn L. Shaneub
al McCollough
Sarv J. Hawkins
Bostwick
Claries L. Bostwick
John Harrison
Ridge
Thirty-third Street
Omaha
Neb
Conzey
Many
Consey
Maggie Coyne
Bates Street
Fourteenth Ward
St. Agnes’ Church
Soho
Duncan
Harriet
Wm. M. Duncan
Beech Street
Allegheny
Faust
Abraham Faust
Shield Street
Fifth Ward
Talacava
Grazier
Janeno
John Grazier
Eighth Street
McShannic
Zelienople
John McShannic
Bmallman Street
City
Williams Gageste
Michael Quinn
Wm. Quinn
Ferpar
Snodgrass
W. J
Thareday
Camden Station
V. 4
Wilbert
Eran Hicke
Gun Wilbert
Boges and
Wyoming Streets
Mt. Washington
Seu Senna Sante Soatioan
Wanamaker's Sells Best Clothing At Low Prices
Advertisement touts dependable clothing and leadership in style at Wanamaker's. It claims good clothing earns favor, justifies its price, and offers lower prices to move broken lots. A fresh stock of Thin Goods and made to order outfits in 1,000 styles are highlighted.
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Wanamaker's
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SALE
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Henry Watter
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