Lake Erie wrecks and gales claim vessels and lives
The Saturday storm on the Great Lakes caused extensive shipwrecks and loss of life. A long casualty list names steamers and schooners along Lake Erie and Lake Huron, with crews feared drowned after boats foundered or ran aground. Rescue efforts continued but many missing sailors remain unaccounted.
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Lake Raft
Chain of Lakes
Tessels
Wrevka
Draner van Ruhmond
Lake Erie
Marquette
Lust Burger Mist
Walesa Poy
Tshuw
Waiska Bay
Shure Bay
Mousa
Buier
Lake Ostarta
Denk Gaon
Albon
Marie
Wade
Cap Chantra
Getla
Walberry Point
Berg
Chuaimeomin
Deals Island
St Jouys
Martin Luther
Sianey
St Johns
Wash Hale
Northern Head Harbor
Steamer Marie Henriette Sinks Danish Bark Collision
On a crossing near Taw on October 17 the passenger steamer Marie Henriette collided with a Danish bark, cutting it in half. Six crew members drowned and the vessel sank before aid could reach it. Passengers panicked seeking life preservers as the steamer stabilized after the crash.
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Coltalon
Marie Henriette
Death of Marshal MacMahon Near Loire
Paris reports Marshal MacMahon died at the Château La Forêt near the Loire on October 19 after a long illness caused by la grippe. Born July 13, he was 46 or 47. government urged national mourning with departments closed at half mast.
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Paris
Marshal MacMahon
Chateau la Foret
Loire
Lo Erippe
Link
MacMahon
Wakshal Macmahon
la Grope
Brance
Fas
Hiss
Marie Bane
Batre Maurie de
Peteral
Farragut
Cal
States Navy
Independence
More Island Navy Yard
Ody
Torniag
Neil
Contross
IMS
Harragat
Moblie Bay
Hartford
Prenton
Apia
Vandala
Four Die in Fog Crash Near Wellsville and Lake Storm Toll
A dense fog caused a collision near Wellsville injuring and killing several aboard a freight runner. Names include John Caruthers, Robert Dawkn, and Abe water briner. the wreck blocks tracks as trains struggle in the dense weather. In Chicago the October storm claims fifty five lives and over six hundred seventy five thousand dollars in losses across the Great Lakes with thirteen boats lost.
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Priventud
Lonnsylvatia
Wellsville
Ion Wirerman
Herae
Express Carble
John Caruthers
We Hawile Hobert
Omer
Faeksony Bissom
Allywiteny
Delert Derree
Abe Water Briner
Moiert
Drader Twesan Aliegherry
Rosie
Celan
Cleveland
Pittaturyrh
Jackson
Chicargo
Great Lakes
Watery Graves of Harge Wosoken Founders in Lake Ontario
Port Rowan Ontario reports the steamer Woesken, with barge Joseph Paige aboard, foundered near Long Point after a mid lake gale. Thirteen lives lost and only three crew saved. The Paige sought shelter under the point with damaged canvas while the Woesken flooded from pounding seas.
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Harge Wosoken
Lake Ontario
Dean Michmond
Port Rowan
Ont
Vovuoken
Long Point
Ashtonbull
Milwauckee
Erie
Joseph Paige
Paige
Death Toll Rises From Dean Richmond Disaster
Twenty four people drowned when the Dean Richmond sank after a night of violent seas. The sole survivor, Henry L. Clark, describes a harrowing voyage, with Captain Stoddard and crew lost and bodies recovered over days. Others from adjacent ships also faced wrecks and presumed deaths in Lake Superior storms.
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Dean Richmond
Henc L. Clark
Richmond
Tuleda
Stodsdard
Clark
Gould
Stoddard
Thesia
Laure Dome
Drake
Joyce Towck
The Use of Candles in Daily Life and Trade
The article surveys candle use across society from home lighting to servants’ rooms and cellar access. It notes industrial uses in breweries mines and plumbing, religious observance by Hebrews, political displays, and varied candle varieties and materials. It reports a small rise in U S consumption and export markets to Latin America.
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United States
Mexico
Central America
South America
Syrup of Figs Offered as Superior Laxative
Advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant and effective laxative that cleanses the system and aids kidneys, liver, and bowels without weakening them. It claims universal medical approval and notes packaging by the California Fig Syrup Co with price 60 cents to $1.
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Droggieta
California Fig Syrup Co
Scott
Boott
Bowne
Sleeping Car Line to Seattle From Chicago First Run
A new overnight sleeping car service links Chicago to Seattle via the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul and Great Northern Railways. Trains depart Chicago at 11:30 PM daily, reaching Beattie the fourth day. Tickets and schedules available from agents or Geo H Hearst, General Agent.
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Chicago
Seattle
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Great Northern Railways
Beattie
North Pacific Coast
Geo H Hearrorp
C. M &Spb P. Hy
Wonts attend church to show cloaks study text feel
A garbled note from Ohio papers mentions Smithville and Buchanan Fences Co and a circular on fences used by farmers. The text hints at attire and church attendance, with references to Winns and Lambe, and an observed reaction to cold weather.
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Lowell Courier
Buchanan Fences Co
Smithville
Ohio
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