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Tragedy on the J. S. Ship Fire Stuns Minnesota River Town
Wreck of the excursion steamer J. S. near Bad Axe Island after a fire leaves one dead and one missing Emma Randall of New Albia Iowa is the identified casualty as 1500 passengers scramble to shore at Lansing Officials debate if John Pleen of Lansing was imprisoned in the hold during the blaze while U S Steamboat Inspectors plan investigation and rescue crews recover bodies and gear from the riverfront scene
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Emma Randall
J. S
John
Lansing
Dunlevy
U. S
G. B
J. R. Carey
Dubuque
Stillwater
The
Tribune
Victory
Bad Axe Island
Vic
Northern Engraving Company
F. E. Stam
Randall
North Star
Harriet
Nichols
Axe Island
Reckfus
Streckfus
Jack” Page
J. B. Knapp
de Soto
Genoa
Nor
Harriet Camerons
New Albia
Iowa
Ran
John Pleen
Fox
Jonah Evenson
Jack Page