Wreck of the Ira H. Owen and Great Lakes Storm Toll
Chicago reports the steamer Ira H. Owen with nineteen aboard is missing after a Lake Superior gale. Wreckage seen near Michgan Island includes S. S. Ira H. Owen markers. Names of several crew members known. ship built 1887, insured for 100000, cargo barley damaged. Other vessels and crews affected by the same three storms. Marsala towed to St Clair river. Harlem brings seventeen crew from the burned Charles Parnell near Squaw Island.
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Chicago
Dra HH. Owen
Outer Island
Lake Superior
Joseph Muligan
Buffalo
Thos
Homner
M. Haggerty
H. Buchanan
B. Alger
B. N. Hook
Oller
J. Jacobson
JL. Montray
C. Mc.Kay
J. Knudson
Owen
Ashland
Wis
M. K. Chamberlain
William Siemens
Chamberlain
Michigan Island
S. S
Ira H. Owen
Joseph Mulligan
Honner
Mulligan
Ira M. Owen
Cleveland
Lake Michigan
St. Clair River
Milwaukee
Harlem
Western Transit Line
Charles Parnell
Squaw Island
Steamer Umbria Rescued After Desperate Storm Battle
Duluth, Minn. Dec 2 Heroism worthy of America’s greatest sailors saved the steamer Umbria and her gallant crew from destruction in a gale that wrecked many vessels. The ship lost its pilot house and wheel but the crew under Captain C. M. Seph set to work. In six minutes they reattached the wheel and steadied the vessel, enduring brutal seas. After a 36 hour struggle they brought the ship to harbor, with officers and crew bruised and cut but intact.
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Duluth
Minn
America
C. M. Seph
Two Boats Arrive After Long Rough Voyage
Green Bay reports the steamer Aleoun and barges Commodore and Samuel J. Tilden arrived after sixteen days at sea from Mackinaw City. The Aleoun’s bow was stove in by ice near Mackinaw, while Jesse Spalding of 506 tons, under Captain Joseph Travis, reached Ashland after a heavy gale on Lake Superior.
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Green Bay
Wisdec
Aleoun
Commmodore
Samuel J. Tilden
Mackinaw City
Alcoun
Quluth
Minn
Jesse Spalding
Sog Tons
Joseph Travis
Ashland
Luke Superior
No Hope for the Lafayette in Duluth Tug News
In Duluth Minnesota on December 2 President Coulby of the Pittsburg Steamship Company said there is no hope of saving the steamer Lafayette or the Madeira. The crew had been working to salvage the Crescent City and the Madeira in the same effort.
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Duluth
Minn
Coulby
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Lafayette
Crescent City
Mob Doings at Seoul
A delayed Seoul telegram reports gendarmes fired on a mob during an incendiary speech. One Japanese officer and a policeman were seriously wounded as police and gendarmes retreated to shops then arrested 100 demonstrators. Officials at the decorations bureau remain under patrol with bayonets. Min Young Whan, aide to the emperor and cousin of the late queen, killed himself this morning amid opposition to Japanese influence.
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London
Seoul
Navy
Bureau of Decorations
Min Yung Whan
Americans urge Cuba inquiry into minister resignation
In Havana on December 2 the governors of the American club met to discuss Herbert G. Squires resigning as minister to Cuba. They resolved to cable Secretary Root urging an investigation of the facts and offering services to aid the US government in clarifying rumored issues for justice to Americans and the Cuban government.
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Havana
The
American Club
Herbert G. Squires
Cuba
Root
Olcott Withdraws from the Race for NY County Chair
In New York at the Republican club dinner J Van Vechten Olcott announced his withdrawal from the race for chairman of the New York county Republican committee. Known as Patt's candidate, Olcott steps aside in favor of Therbert VursoUS.
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Olcott
New York
Republican Club
J. van Vechten
Republican County Committee
New York County
Patt
Therbert Vur- Sous
Grain Rate War Imminent Across Key Routes
Chicago December 2. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad announced a through rate on corn from Kansas City to Liverpool at 28 4 percent over base and 30 cents from Omaha, signaling a major forthcoming rate war amid Midwest shipping.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and
John Mitchell Arrives in Spring Valley With Nervous Strain
John Mitchell president of the United Rhine Workers arrived in Spring Valley HL Dec 2 suffering from nervous strain and exhaustion. Doctors say a few days of rest and quiet should restore health and no serious results are anticipated.
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Spring Valley
John Mitchell
The
United Rhine Workers
Public debt weekly statement shows reduction in cash
Washington December 2 The weekly public debt statement reports that at the close of business November 30 the total debt and cash in the treasury decreased compared with last month. The summary notes the deficit or change amount and highlights the monthly shift in available treasury funds.
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Washington
Restorative Cream Balm Promises Senses Recovery
Ad copy proclaims a cream balm cures nasal catarrh and restores taste and smell. It claims thousands have benefited and invites belief in the remedy’s efficacy.
Lena Lena Lena Happenings and Thanksgiving Visits
Lena and surrounding area news recounts Thanksgiving visits by Misa Naomi Diteler J W Diteler Mrs Stella Rummel and children from Nunda and other relatives. Names include James Foley from Chicago Orrie Emrick Mary Dunn Daisy Stevens Winona King and many more as residents host and visit amid social club activities and literary plans.
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Lena
Misa Naomi Diteler
J. W. Diteler
Stella Rummel
Nunda
Thos, Allinson
Mr. Hawke
Mae
Freeport
IF. D. Confer
James Foley
Chicago
I. I. Shank
Orrie Emrick
Caroline Leamon
Martha Heidenrich
Florence Griffin
Scales Mound
C. P. Leitzel
Dakota
Geo. Houser
Will Rife
Beloit
Miles White
Mary Dunn
Anna Eisley
Joseph Senger
Franklin Grove
Lee Boyer
Della Oakley
Henry Leckington
Polo
Kreitzer
John Townsend
Rush
Daisy Stevens
Nora
Winona King
John Mizner
Floyd
J. H. Babcock
Rockford
Helen Aspergern
FE. Musser
Will Graham
Phidian Art Club
Citizen's Bank
BE. J. Allen
BE. J. Allen and Sons, Who Have Been Visiting At the Home of Mrs. Seise
Mt. Morris
Bauscher
William Yeager
Wilna Keeler
Kent
Arthur Werkheiser
Weather Bureau reports favorable Novem ber 1905 crop outlook
The November 1905 bulletin notes broadly favorable conditions for farming across regions, with drought on the Atlantic coast and heavy rains in the west gulf. Winter wheat states report good to excellent condition, though mid Atlantic germination is uneven. Dryness in California ends with late snows, and Mississippi valley cotton is largely harvested. Illinois reports excellent conditions for plowing, corn, wheat growth, and good pastures with some lower yields and variable apple and potato crops.
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Bulletin of Weather Bureau
United States Weather Bureau
Atlantic Coast
West Gulf States
California
Rocky Mountain
Upper Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Michigan
North Pacific Coast
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
This Date in History Highlights Major 16th to 20th Century Events
The list recalls key historical moments from 1552 to 1904 including the deaths of St. Francis Xavier and Robert Louis Stevenson, the opening of St Pauls Cathedral in London, the 1804 coronation of Napoleon, the 1805 Austerlitz battle, the Monroe Doctrine, the Oneida treaty in 1794, and the Panama Canal treaty of 1903.
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St. Francis Xavier
Ferdinand Cortes
Mexico
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
United States
Oneidandians
Napoleon Bonaparte
Pius VII
Austerlitz
Buck Jen's Arnica Salve Promoted for Various Ailments
An old advertisement proclaims Buck Jen's Arnica Salve as a cure for cuts burns boils fever sores and other skin issues. The copy emphasizes its effectiveness and urges readers to use the product for relief.
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Buck
Jen
Bt Gregery
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