No Loafers Wanted at Camp During Rush Up US Labor
Johnstown report from June 21 describes Colonel Washington Hill reorganizing labor camps as the force is trimmed to about 2,300 men with tents for 3,000. Crews will live in separate camps to curb dissension amid rigors of supply, with Kernville workers located on their side. Food quality complaints persist though General Hastings aims for better feeding. an epidemic of hives and itching troubles many state officers. Major Phillips blasts at dawn to clear obstructions, while 2,408 workers and a small convoy are listed.
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Tproma
Corrastondert
Johnstown
Washington Hill
Commissary Department
Hill
Colonel Hill
Kernville
Hastings
Phillips
Long Hollow
Douglass
FT Me
Israel
Gautier
John Fulton
Cambria Iron Company
Bishop Tract
Sheridan Station
Woodvale
Judge Masters
Cambria
Morrellville
James
Millville
Johnson Company
Moxham
Exposition
Ple
J. W. Brown
George Schubbers
Bavers
Valentine Lowther
Maxwell
John Martin
Allegheny
D. D. LeVine
Elizabeth Lewis
Mary Ann Lloyd
Oakland
Lilly Lambert
North Avenue
Emma ‘Bush
Braddock
Mra
France
New York
Burlington
St. Louis
California
San Francisco
Bank of France
Signal Service Department
Washington
Weather Bureau
Erschel
Mervyn
Ronald Mervyn
Mervyns
Ronald
Lamahes
Pathe
Devonshire
England
Plymouth
India
Colonies
London
Charley
Charley Mansfield
Walter
Sam
A Gs
Contract With Contractors At Dent June 21
General Hastings states a state contract with contractors to remove debris and clear streets under engineer supervision. Contractors pay for labor and tools. state covers only listed wages and allowances, with no provision for furnishing men. two weeks or more work affects per diem rates.
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Johnstows
Hastings
Jenkaben Eromia Ao da
Noth
Isparx
Records in Ebensburg flood area mapped and safe
Sheriff Stine, in Johnstown for office duties, expects little trouble leaving town. Caldwell prepared an accurate map of Cambria county flood zones, aiding boundary locating. Judge Master confirms existing records and boundary lines to locate every lot. Deputies await payment, due soon.
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I JonEsTows
Stineman
Ebensburg
Johnstown
Caldwell
Cambria County
Israel
Wages Paid and Contractors Paid as Staffing Cuts Reported
About $3,000 in wages was paid to a worker under General Hastings and roughly $4,000 to contractors to cover labor costs. The forces across departments were reduced by about 100 men. Phillips returned from Long Hollow stating insufficient river staff to cause trouble and that the state need not keep the entire river open.
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JonsxsTown
Acounting Department
Hastings
Phillips
Long Hollow
Eespeat
Israel
Ten Knights of Honor Meet After Flood Losses
The Knights of Honor will meet Tuesday evening for the first time since the flood. They report ten members lost and two others missing. The gathering aims to address the impact on their group and plans for recovery.
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Knights of Honor
I Jouxstown
Mamta
II Besa
Johnstown Rebuilding Plans and Relief Committee Action
June 21 reports on Cambria Iron Company leaders and city plans for rebuilding Johnstown after the disaster. Woodvale site favored for mills, Hastings new town name, and Morrellville leasing for portable houses. Relief efforts shift to Ladies Committee managing clothing and goods at Exposition HQ with ongoing aid to sufferers.
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Johnstown
Ladies’ Relief Committee
H. C. Campbell
George A. Keily
William Mellmont B
Miller
Kleptomania or Shoplifting Ends With Arrest
At about three pm a woman entered J D Bernd & Co wholesale millinery on Liberty near Ninth, went to the Indies' dressing room and stole a gold headed umbrella gloves a silk veil and 450 in cash from an Indy employee. Detective Fitzgerald secured a description. Detective Fitezel arrested Ida Bishop on Market Square. Passersby identified her at the lockup. an information for larceny was filed before Magister McKenna and she was jailed pending hearing.
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J. D. Bernd & Co
Liberty
Ninth Street
Indies
Wourme
Indy
Fitzgerald
Fitezerala
Ida Bishop
Market Square
Bernd
McKenna
Celebrated Ravana Key West Cigars for Sale in City Hotels
The advertisement lists sale locations for Ravana Key West Cigars at multiple hotels and downtown venues. Names include John Lauler, Peter A. Ganster, John F. Ganster, Peter Weber, John C. Strom, E. W. Hagan, Neville Bayley, J. K. Derr, P. C. Duffy, E. F. Rusch, Linbart Bald & Co, Eble, G. W. Schmidt, with street addresses across Fifth Avenue to Market Street and Smithfield Street.
Fourth of July Goods Parade at James W. Groves
The largest line in the city features the latest Fourth of July novelties now on display at James W. Groves on Fifth Avenue. The shop offers a broad selection for the holiday, inviting shoppers to view the new items.
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James W. Grove
Fifth Avenue
Win and
Imported wines and furnishings advertised in old ads
A vintage advertisement listing imported Brandenburg Freres wines including Medoc St Emilion and others by the case or bottle. Also notes building demolition at a city site, carpet and textile retail mentions, hospital use endorsements, and a carload of Milwaukee export beer. Names include G W Schummr and Gro W SyamMan with addresses.
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Brandenburg Freres
Medoc
St. Emilion
St. Estepha
St Julien
Margeaux
Pontet Canet
St. Pierrie
Chateauville
Chateau la Rosa
Chateau Mouton
Chateau Margeaux
Chateau Lafitte
G. W. Schummr
S35
Fifth Avenue
City
Milwaukee
W. H. Howes & Sor
First Ave
Water St
Pittsburg Leads In Bogging Down Pig Iron Prices
Boston Philadelphia Memphis Burlington see uptick in general trade. Pittsburg resumes railroad traffic aiding activity while Kansas City shows strongest gains from lower lumber rates. Copper demand rises, pig iron active, and grain, sugar, and wool markets hold firm amid mixed rail rate signals.
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Dispatch
New York
Bradstreet
Boston
Philadelphia
Memphis
Burlington
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Kansas City
New Orleans
St. Louis
Galveston
Detroit
San Francisco
Chicago
St. Paul
Western Railroad
inter-State Association
New Yor
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Illinois
Reading Company
Uudia
Street Opening Remonstrance Referred Back To Councils
The Committee on Public Works discussed a remonstrance by A J Davis against opening a street through his Nineteenth ward property and referred the ordinance back to Councils for Board of Viewers review. Residents of Copeland street opposed grading curb work citing financial strain and property impact.
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Committee On Public Works
Chief Bigelow
Department of Public Works
A. J. Davis
Bigelow
Court of Quarter Sessions
Davis
Board of Viewers
Holliday
Copeland Street
John
Carpenter professor Graham visits Allegheny region
Prof Robert Graham of Kentucky University and College of the Bible president arrived in Allegheny for a brief visit to relatives including Recorder Graham. A former Allegheny carpenter apprentice who later pursued education, he now has led multiple southern and western colleges and will speak at the Christian Church on Sunday.
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Robert Graham
Kentucky University
College of the Bible
Lexington
Recorder Graham
Allegheny
Graham
Bethany
W. Va
Christian Church
Arch Street
Montgomery Avenue
Closing Exercises at Edgewood Deaf and Dumb Institute
The Western Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Edgewood holds closing exercises on Tuesday the 25th at 2 30 P M with an interesting programme and a wood carving exhibition by pupils. Trains depart Union depot at 1 50 P M and return from Edgewood station at 4 21 5 03 and 5 30.
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Western Pennsylvania Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Edgewood
Union Depot
Edgewood Station
Massive end of season sale with varied men’s suits
Special prices hit a low notch with 1000 styles of men’s suits in cheviots cassimeres worsteds serges and diagonals at 83 and 10. Unloading big stock at dirt cheap prices with strong claims of quality and value. Also listings for blue serge suit and other goods, plus cigar ads and beer suggestions. Telephone orders and local addresses included.
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P. C.C.C
Grond Streets
A Wet Year Predicted by Weather Science
Bumbalo, Pittspure reports a weather forecast for 1880 based on scientific principles from the Signal Service. Predictions show six moon phase periods indicating fair weather and many rainy, stormy, or changeable days from January to year end, with cautious note on uncertainties.
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Atecena
Bumbalo
Pittspure
Beginning of Our Clearance Sale at Jos. Horne & Co
Prices cut across the entire garments stock in the Sulit Room on Peon Avenue. New gingham suits, white lawn dresses, embroidered wrappers, traveling dresses, silk blouses, and a wide array of other goods are offered at reduced prices from $1 to $32 and upward. The note invites customers to visit before the sale ends and mentions a flour promotion. Includes a literary serialized tale beginning with The Curse Carnes Hold and an adventure synopsis.
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Sarah
India
Jersey
Jos. Horse & Co
Penn Avenue
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