Ireland Responds With Generous Gifts For Johnstown Disaster
Dublin bows to the American tragedy with a £1000 cable from Lord Mayor Sexton and Andrew Carnegie offering $5,000 plus $10,000 from his firm. English and American donors mobilize via Mansion House funds and news of sympathy spreads as efforts to organize contributions continue.
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Dublin
Andrew Carnegie
Lespes
Sexton
America
London
United States
Mansion House
Chins
Doctors seek federal aid for Johnstown disaster relief
Surgeon General Hamilton and Dr. Benjamin Lee left Johnstown for Washington to present the condition and press for national aid. They report disinfection efforts, a 150-man gorge clearing crew, and advise local handling of supplies while cautioning against extra doctors and commuters.
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Johnstown
John B. Hamilton
United States Army
Washington
Benjamin Lee
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Hamilton
Pittsburg Real Estate Men Aid Johnstown After Disaster
Pittsburg real estate men deny land shark rumors and say they are in Johnstown to help disaster relief. John D. Biggert and Joseph H. Brown stress no intent to profit from destitution, aiming to assist suffering residents and support restoration efforts. The group includes members of the Sportsmen’s Association and area merchants, with insurance partners also involved.
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Johnstown
Pittsburg
John D. Biggert
Pittburg
Eac T
Joseph H. Brown
Biegert
Sportsmen's Association
Sixth Street
Clotha
Wang Senteny
Untitled clipping with mixed names and stray phrases
A fragmentary note lists several names and phrases tied to a meeting or event. The legible items include Beckie, Mears, Temple, Lavely, and references to calling, charge, and a person named Shean. complete details are not recoverable from the text.
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Beckie
Megsles
Mears
Temple Ie
MD Lavely Waiys
Ghee
Buried in Trench Graves Amid Johnstown Calamity
Report from Johnstown June 8 details mass burial practices after the disaster. A crew of 25 diggers lays coffins in a vast trench while labels on improvised shingles record interred individuals, with many names and numbers, as families lack plots and funerals are scarce. The catastrophe overwhelms all normal rites.
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Jongstowy
Aggie Harris
Margaret Harris
Arris
Cassie Christie
Butler
Franagott
Marstreet
Ariel
Haslet Questions Reported Thieving Exaggeration
Major Sam Haslet on General Wylie’s staff in Jonestown doubts reports of widespread looting after the flood. He says 1,000 workers guard ruins and thieves would be deterred by constant supervision. visitors are the primary culprits taking trinkets.
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Jonestown
Sam Haslet
Washington
Wylie
Katwe
Couple Fights Flood to Save Family Members
In Johnstown a wife and young daughter died trying to be saved together. A rescuer chose to save only one, saying his life was at risk if he attempted both. The daughter urged the lifesaver to save them both, and they drifted away. A separate case saw a woman choose her child over $3,000 in bonds, sinking the money to keep the child safe.
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Johnstown
June
Evan B. Jones
Woodvale
Nineveh
Kame
Henry Warn Beecher
Tom
Woods
Primeaertenee
R.A. Woops
Hors
Albemarle
Peyx
Mamaux & Son's Awnings Advertise 42 Inch Width
Local ad lists 42 inch wide pheasant awnings from Mamaux and Son's at 037 and 539 Penn Avenue. The snippet shows a bargain focus and street location for customers seeking specific window coverings.
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GoLpEs Pheasant
Mamaux & Son's
Penn Ave
Multiple Wedding and Funeral Notices from June Era
A collage of June wedding announcements and obituaries from various towns. Entries list names such as Albert e Lotz Plumner McKee and Gribben, with dates in June, locations in Mansfield and Allegheny, and officiants like Rev. Pick and Rev. McCurdy. Also includes funeral details and times, addresses, and private interment notes.
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Alberte—Lotz
Pick
D. D
Fred J, Aubert
Exar K. Lora McCoy
Smith
Samuel Smith
Robinson Township
Anton V. Sire
James H. Movor
Mansfield
W. McCurdy
Crafton M
McKee
Plummer
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Rowan
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Whitehead
Soulesby
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Corres
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Haslet
Joun
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Stiene
Kate M. Mueller
Ayer
Pal
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Holman
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Blaor
Momatrg
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Oseen
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Connor
Forty-second Street
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Ol City
Forty Third Street
Unions Station
Momday
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Copley
Semen Genet
Aba
Yousgen
Ge Pine
Roaston
Mr. Sampson
Gribben
Saxonburg
Bauer County
Catharins Gribben
Frederick
Alberta Margareita
W. H
Rachel Frederick
Gerat Alley
Allegheny
Kennedy
Edward L. Devore
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Ite
Arlington Avenue
Climax Street
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Pfahl
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Parenta
Arch Street
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Margaret Gopley Hose
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Buspar
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Marshall Avenue
Tenth Ward
Allegheny City
Engineageen
Ashame
Anthony Meyer
Meyer, Arnold & Co
Lim
Penn Avenue
James M. Fullerton
John L. Trexler & Clo
H. Devore
Tahe
Tutt’s
DRS. McClaren & Waugaman
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Fourth Avenue
Mlle
E. Dreyer
EB. Veeder
Fitts Ave
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Liberty ST
Himmelrich
J. Waits
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Lisle
MG Campbell & Sons
Penn Building
Ged-Tursa
Boston Novelty Store
Wood St
Gladstone
Howell
H. G. Hayden & CO
M. A. Davis
Ladies Day
Timmins
Ambroiderei
Swisa
J Bastien
Federal St
MT. DE Chantal
Wheeling
W. Va
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Dabbs, Samer
New York
Wight
Snspesdera Hemen
DE. Woods
Caine Acacia Amburg
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Mya
Wren
Athan TS
LEVIS
Bolietter
Delag
Logios
Space
Ann
Aino Eiven
Thaa
Hans
Rosenbaumyg
Market ST
Fifth, Ave
A Anes Tafante
Rts
Eieatik
Sertver Gaegeen
Bestoen
Cope
Sil
Mullana Lace Spa
Sona
Sheffield
Bess
Erika Drigyam
Joan
Igor
Sean
Hag Heeberg
Fleishman & CO
Market Street
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