Disaster on General Slocum Strikes New York River
A crowded Sunday excursion steamer the General Slocum caught fire in the East River near Hell Gate. More than 1,600 people, mostly women and children, perished as decks collapsed and passengers crowded to escape. Rescues followed with hospitals and police mobilizing, but many victims died in the river’s whirlpools or after reaching shore.
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Excur Ralon
General Slocum
New York
Chicago
Inter Cents
St. Mark’s German Lutheran Church
Teast
Kell Gate
Rockaway Beach
Hell Gate
Moon
North Brothers’ Island
North Brother Island
Hell Qate
Igayter
Rivey
Yeabel
Iroquoia
Worden
Lfe
Ian
City of
Hell Gate catastrophe echoed in public grief and calls for safety
The article compares the Hell Gate disaster to the Iroquoia and General Slocum tragedies noting that children and women suffered most as flames and crowding overwhelmed lifeboats. It criticizes steamboat safety, inspection, and oversight, urging accountability by New York officials and lessons in passenger safety for excursion seasons.
Disaster on the river steamer injures many and claims lives
Thousands witness a catastrophic river steamer fire and crush as passengers scramble for escape. The General Lincoln, carrying up to 2,000 or more aboard, burns after a chaotic deck collapse. Church social excursion led by Miss Mary Abenschein ends in tragedy with pastors family among the dead.
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Mary Abenschein
George C.F. Dlaas
Abenschein
Caryl Auger
Wilbhiny Sellafer
Gertrude
Miss Eniass
W. BB. Tetoniors
Sivarge C. Fy Thank
Auved
Anmy
United States Steamboat Inspection Bureau
Horrific Run to North Brother Lands in Sea Disaster
A chaotic storm struck a voyage to North Brother daland causing massive panic aboard the vessel. The scene featured women and children fleeing crowds on the hurricane deck as men fought to restrain panicked passengers. The channel whirlpools battered the ship's sides while hundreds were injured or killed amid dense hysteria.
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North Brother
Taloost
Wis
Daland
Extortion plot and murder charges shock Iowa officials
The report details Robert Morrison and Charles Stocker in custody over a blackmail scheme targeting Musser and his daughter. Letters demanded up to 4,000 dollars, placed at Cedar Street locations, with confessions following police sweeps aided by officers from Missouri. A separate note about Natt McDermott notes a river discovery. The piece also covers river erosion swallowing a 400 acre farm belonging to Robert Buchanan, other local crimes, and health updates.
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Veter Musser
Musentide
Robert Morrison
Joseytt Morrigon
Charles Stocker
Davenport
United States
Wending
Leland
St. Joseph
James McCluny
Muscatine
Musser
Cedar Street
Dio
Morrison
Stocker
Missouri River
Lakeport Township
Robert Buchanan
Talen
Ula Farm
John Nairn
Hue
Nevada
Albion
Pope Shradex
Wynne
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Argueat Hana
Oskaloosa
Boffman
Mascatine
Plafield
Midora
Union Electric Company of
Dubuque
Newton
Northweatfen
Council Bluffy
Marshalltown
Toe Byerly
Fernicontas
Vermillion
Ottumwa
J.T. Smith
Carl W. Tross
Musesting
Des Moines Sumang Society
Utrick J. Kilory
Frank Curran
Holland
Qlong Tha
Dan Jack
Wellman
Mr Jack
Marley
Taylor
Vern Sampto
Woodbine
Robert Brown
Glidden
Richland
Webster City
Brigham
Frank Bradley
Gridley Bumi
Alao
Burles Dish
H. G. Fish
Montour
Hannt
State Board of Health
Daxenport
Dwague Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Miss Pearl Jones
Gov. Cummins
D. B. Lyons
Des Moinex
Sylvenger’ B. Osborn
Tabor
Henry Pledier
Albert Greenwood
Palestine
Texas
Lone Star State
Supreme Court
Thia State
Lnw
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
State Board of Control
Anamosa
David C. Banga
Polk County District Court
Bangs
Thaly
Jon Downie
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Dubuqua
Board of Health
Graduate College
College of Liberal Arta
Medic College
College of Law
College of Dentistry
College of Homeopathic Medicine
College of Pharmacy
School For Nurses
Eleanor Hartnett
Colfax
Des Moines
Hattle Burrows
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kaw
Highland Park College of Law
Flandreau
Wis
University of
Experiments on preservatives fuel speculative findings
Reports describe Prof Wiley testing effects of preservatives in food with a 12 member drug squad. Results show some preservatives cause inflammation and discomfort, with initial blind tasting then capsule administration. Also noted are pension age remarks from Senator Foraker and various elderly senators, plus irrigation fraud warnings, Marconi station plans, and White House staff subscription abuses ending.
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Wiley
Clomlat
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Joseph Benson Foraker
Ohio
Senate
Morgan
Pottus
Barry
Perking
Bard
Yeller
Patterson
Platt
Conn
Wawley
Bacon
Cullom
Allison
T. Blackburn
Clark
Mont
Gideon
Millard
Stewart
Gallinger
Dryden
N. Y
Depew
Mitchell
Quay
Aldrich
Bate
Heseton
Foster
Walsh
Bikins
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Anautle
Boktart
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Victoria
Iiv
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Oskar Mura
Tan Anna
Copévolens
Rte Bane Uy
Mather
Memphis Tapla
Ao Marek
Ville de St. Naan
Jay BoweyoRne
Daya Confens
Lee Mune Bear Juboes
Melvin
Hokutt
Pater Johnson
Hokuft
Johnson
Copany
Carleton
Mary Connelly
Cumberlatnsh
Miss Connolly
Washington
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