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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Evening Post

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1896

Page

3

Death Toll and Devastation From Missouri Illinois Cyclone

A cyclone swept through Missouri and Illinois on a Wednesday afternoon. Deaths and injuries are tallied across several towns with East St. Louis and St. Louis areas hardest hit. Estimates place killed and injured in the hundreds, with extensive property damage and many steamers sunk or damaged along the river. Some vessels, including the Grand Republic, escaped with safety for the crew.

St. Louis Missouri Illinois East St.Louis Associated Press Centralia Breckenridge Tis Mt. Vernon Vandalia Mexico

Names Now On The Dead Role In St Louis Area

The death toll from the storm in St Louis and East St Louis rises toward 315 known dead, with a probable total near 400. Injuries are widespread and many maimed may not survive. vast property loss runs into millions. Wrecked factories, yards of debris, and widespread darkness impede rescue and accurate death tallies as police fear many victims, including transient workers, remain buried under brick and rubble. The storm devastates Rutger street Lafayette and Chouteau avenues. Lafayette Park is ruined and the city hospital wing collapsed with scarce access to survivors.

St. Louis East St. Louis Rutger Street Lafayette Chouteau Avenues Jefferson Avenue Lafayette Park Enth Aks

Revised List of the Dead From St Louis Disaster

Long list enumerates the dead and unidentified across St Louis and East St Louis. Names handfuls of individuals with occupations and notes on missing and unidentified bodies, including workers from the J Louis Wooden Cutter company, Liggett & Meyer, Epstein & Bernstein, and various factories. Also lists families, local residents, and a wide set of un identified persons. The compilation reflects a massive toll with numerous casualties from multiple locations.

East St Louis Faces Plunder as National Guard Deployed

Governor Altgeld refused martial law but ordered two Illinois National Guard companies to East St Louis to assist the mayor and police amid a surge of thieves. Riot conditions and looting threats prompted state aid as authorities sought to protect lives and property.

Altgeld St. Louis Mose Illinois State Militia

Eccentric Summit lodger Michael Beamish dies in cabin

Michael Beamish long lived in a Florida avenue cabin in Summit New Jersey. For forty years he never shaved or cut his hair and had not left his gate since 1878. In earlier years he would point an ancient musket at visitors but in recent times he contented himself with being a caller who had two failed encounters.

Michael Beamish Florida Avenue Summit N J

Prohibition party chooses Levering for president at Moraine convention

Joshua P. Levering of Baltimore is nominated for president by the Prohibition party amid a split platform debate. Hale Johnson of Illinois is chosen vice president. The party adopts a strong anti liquor stance, supports woman suffrage, and endorses proportional representation and the initiative and referendum. The convention adjourns sine die after speeches and thanks to organizers.

St. Louis Prohibition Party Committee On Levering Kane Joshua P. Levering Baltimore Young Men’s Christian Association Hale Johnson Ilinois Louis O. Hughes Johnson Associated Press Indiana Veteran Legion

Broad gauge wins as free silver fails at convention

At Pittsburg the afternoon session of the convention ended with the narrow gauge faction shouting victory 397 to 427 against the free silver plank. Leaders like St. John, Gougar and Moore bolted to form the National party, nominating Bentley for president and Southgate for vice president under the motto Home Protection.

Levering Louis Banks New York St. John R. H. Patton Ilinois Helen M. Gougar Michigan Hoss Pittsburg Moore Nebraska Indianapolis John P. St. John KR. S. Thompson Ohio New York Era John Lloyd Thomas L. B. Logan Standard Oil Company Wall Street National Party New Party Charles E. Bentley J. H. Southgate North Carolina

Gowdy Remains as Indiana GOP chairman amid fallout

In Indianapolis on May 29 John K Gowdy remained Republican state chairman as allies and foes clashed over his leadership. The group seeking Gowdy's ouster backed away and considered resignations while plans for district conventions loomed. A public letter to M A Hanna included a clipping from the Northern Indiana man citing support for McKinley by acclamation.

Indianapolis John K. Gowdy Republican State Committee Denison Gowdy M. A. Hanna Cleveland Northern Indiaman Allen W. Clark Free Silver League Democratic Party New State Committee Matthews Holt Democratic State Committee

McKinley Delegates and Harrison Letter Drama

A written correspondence reveals Hanna urging courage to secure McKinley delegates on first ballot while noting Harrison's refusal to run. The letters discuss Harrison's sincerity, possible nomination scenarios, and the contrast with McKinley's appeal to voters in Kentucky and Oregon. Harrison could have won if he had run, but remained silent.

McKinlay Hanns Harrison McKinley Kentucky Oregon Indiana Hanna

Fragmentary Classifieds List of Names and Codes

Partial OCR shows scattered names and codes such as Carrie Helstein and alphanumeric tokens like 3B, 5-E. F. C., Gustimus, and General delivery. Jumbled entries reference furnished rooms and dated references but lack coherent context or complete details.

ALW T.box Carrie Helstein H. L Gustimus

Coal Mines Sit Tight Amid Ten Day Deadlock at Sullivan

Reports from Sullivan May 29 describe no change since May 1 in coal prices. Mines in Alum Cave Ran below 85 cents, Old Pittsburg idle, Star City briefly ran under 55 cents then halted, Dugger at 60 cents running part time, Ehrlich’s Vandalia mines at 60 cents. A Star City strike forced a worker to quit, signaling district-wide tension as the sheriff boosts patrols. Other notes cover political shifts, a Chicago armed hold up, and local incidents from Michigan and Illinois.

Dugger Ehrlich Vandalia Star City

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