30 Jun 1881
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Newspaper
Chicago Daily Tribune
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1881
Page
1
A massive late June storm damaged Chicago and towns across Illinois Ohio and Indiana. Rivers of rain hurled debris as trees downed power lines, churches and homes suffered, and scores of horses and livestock were harmed. Widespread unroofing, shattered chimneys, and structural losses followed the violent weather.
A cluster of telegrams and dispatches describe severe weather from Iowa to Illinois. Tornadoes downed barns and damaged structures, with injuries and at least one fatality reported near Manson and Vernon. Heat and high winds caused heat-related illnesses in multiple cities while trains were derailed by storms near Waniksay and along the Wabash line. The storm front extended to Indiana, Missouri, and beyond, with widespread damage to farms, mills, and residences as the Weather Service issued local rain and thunderstorm advisories and noted record heat in several locations.
In Albany a protracted Senate stalemate prompts talk of a caucus and open ballot to break the deadlock. Robertson’s appointment as Collector looms amid factional shifts as administration and Buck supporters resist concessions. The plan aims to nominate via caucus with pledges to support chosen candidates and end the impasse.
A Chicago Tribune telegraph reports the Italianate Warehouse Company revising its maximum fare schedule, proposing a 90 percent rate reduction. Board members dispute the plan, with officials insisting rates must be fair and proportional to costs. The process involves legal and regulatory discussions, while other local company notes briefly list corporate names and capital.
The city calls for contractor bids on two refit works an opera house project valued at £50000 by the Burlington Opera House Company led by Col Shipman and a 2000 Dashel elevator from J Brown of Endiumpos Us both to be floishol completed as specified.
Special to The Chicago Tribune reports claims for discovery honors and a $200 prize as observers in the Northern Hemisphere chase the great comet. Letters recount the 1816 sighting from the West Indies, Philadelphia and Havana with awe at a brilliant, northern sky phenomenon.
The Chicago Tribune reports a Catholic cemetery scheme in Matto Grove faced delays and gossip as lands were purchased and fences built but no burials occurred for years. Residents questioned why bodies remained in the existing city cemetery while a new Catholic plot awaited interments.
Washington reports a Mahone victory within the Virginia Republican setup while anti-Mahone factions contemplate bolt strategy. The piece outlines tensions around the 1867 Tenure of Office act, potential Senate action, and the broader civil service reform debate shaping Maine and national politics.
A fire at Orlee's Hill reservoir destroyed an iron tank of about forty feet, causing extensive damage to surrounding structures and property valued around 1500000 dollars. Earlier reports describe a dangerous baggage car incident on a Chicago bound train where a boy was saved after slipping along the car edge.
A collage of brief items from Wisconsin to New Orleans details runaway accident near Midway. drownings in Archibald and Crook, Illinois. a man struck by a freight train in Avoy. a powder works explosion in Alameda County. a tornado flattening a hotel in Covington. a streetcar accident in Indianapolis. a fatal stairway fall in Indianapolis. shipwrecks near St John and a telegraph project update in Toledo to Chicago.
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