Great St Louis Cyclone Leaves City in Dark Destruction
A catastrophic cyclone hit St Louis and East St Louis causing widespread ruin, deaths, and injuries feared near a thousand. Hospitals overflow, morgues fill, steamers sink, and power and gas lines are cut. Fire and debris block streets as rescue crews search amid chaos and looting. The disaster trails damage across river towns and rail lines with reliable tallies pending.
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Chicago
Stouts
Rss
Walch
Streste
Minalssivbe
Gata
Great Republic
Jowi
Tracler
Electrie
Associated Prov
Aftermath of storm leaves many dead in river city
Reports describe a wide swath of destruction in South St. Louis with mass casualties and displaced residents. Rescue teams identify bodies rapidly at the morgue while crowds watch in horror. Ships, factories, and key buildings were wrecked, including the National hotel and points along the riverfront. The storm scattered freight cars and crippled rail lines as the death toll climbs toward hundreds and property losses run into hundreds of thousands.
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Westars Union
Vina
St. Cours
Wabash
Bual St. Louis
Decatur
Tih
Zacondetorm
St. Louis
Alon
Litels
St. Lows
Deen & Severo
Rush Hill
Alton Yoad
Mexico
Illinois Central
Hnes
Centratia
Rave Trace
St Louis
Lakeside
Lexington
Wabass Road
St. Pouis
Ciy
Sebris
Lyme
St .Lonvis
Areckane
Chicane & Alton
Wheckel By
Wailer Wagner
Watsts & Plema Uf
Grutiot Street
Coe Manufacturing Company
Ninth Am
Gautiot
Wainwright
Trewery
Etnn Iron Works
Lancas City
Roadhouse
Drake Hill
Memphis
Tenn
Carondelet
St. Louis City
Baldwin
Terrice Hall
St. Louis County
Caley
Little Rock
Audurb
Anu
E Reporter
Tomarat
D. Yenoellage
East St. Laure
Detriet Sa
Jt Jn
Steamera Pittsburg
Jae Hne
City of Vicksburg
City of Providence
Columbian Excursion Company
City of Monroe
Munois
Ife
Eats Bridge
Bads Bridge
Rep Lay
Collinsville Avenue
Broadway
Vandalia
Louisville & Nashville
National Stools Yarda
Calhoun
Madhill
Walley ‘Lraneportationa
Can Deering
South St. Louis i
Russell Avenue
Papin Street
Umite
Peyond
Hartgerstosets
Mockenheimer
Rutger Street
Wixty Tients
Liggett & Myer
Klemm and
Perk Avenues
Ranning
Seculta
Vacuum tube lamp promises brighter electric light
The Electrical Review reports new claims by Nikola Tesla of a wireless lighting system. It notes Tesla's plan to publicize a high intensity light using minimal energy. Thomas A. Edison is described as developing a vacuum lamp turning Roentgen rays into white light with a fluoride crystal coating on a Crookes tube.
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Electrical Review
Mitzleswe
Nikon Tesla
Thomas ‘A. Edlsen
Edtsen
Grooke
Rioting Wheelmen Demand Pedestrian Control
A first person letter from a cyclist complains of pedestrians blocking sidewalks and street corners. The writer urges stricter laws and separate lanes, arguing cyclists have right of way and that walkers slow traffic. He blames local officials and calls for council action at the next meeting.
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George
Tox
Rheret Coun
Colidren
Scott
Ranrid
Che Council
Liegele Clnt
Cisence Pest
Woman's Rights On Love And Independence
A speaker rejects equality with men, arguing for personal dependence and practical aid from men over political or social emancipation. She questions suffrage, liking the idea of a male protector while maintaining insistence on self sufficiency in daily life including voting assistance and shared duties. The tone blends irony with a critique of feminists demanding equal rights.
Second-Story Sneak Thief’s Umbrella Like Ladder Tale
A district office reports a strange implement found in a curiosity shop used by criminals run down by the metropolitan police. The object resembles an umbrella but functions as a second story ladder tool, drawing interest for its peculiar design and possible linkage to burglaries.
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Mas. Moore
Metropolitan Police
Ingenious rope ladder thief in Washington Port tale
A thin imitation umbrella once owned by a burglar reveals a clever rope ladder hidden inside. The ladder extends to reach second story windows, with a rope coil and hooks to secure it. The module was traced to Tames Moore, a convicted burglar who served 22 years. Moore, described as a lone “summer thief,” learned locking and breaching aboard ship and used the device to gain entry to houses.
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Je Wanao
Reye
Moore
Washington Port
When and How to Bathe by Dr Gye Edson
Dr Gye Edson former president of the New York Board of Health cautions against bathing when a person is tired or after a hearty meal. He warns that warm or cold immersion can disrupt digestion and the nervous system, potentially leading to danger or death in extreme cases.
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Gye Edson
New York Board of Heatth
Gisaetroun
Journey Across the Sun and Moon: A Cosmic Scale Sketch
The text outlines a dramatic scale model of the solar system with a sun sphere hundreds of miles in diameter and a hollowed shell to simulate planetary distances. It imagines placing a moon orbiting at a set distance, highlighting vast spans between bodies and a two and a half year journey across the sun’s center by hypothetical express travel.
Impeachment Trials Highlight Early U.S. Officials
The piece notes multiple impeachment cases in early U.S. history, listing figures such as William Blount and John Pickering among others. It recalls trials of several federal judges and officials, with only Pickering and Humphreys ultimately convicted.
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Country
Ladies' Ho
William Blount
Tennessee
John Pickering
United States
Hampshire
Sar. Chase
Temes Peck
Mino
Humphreys
Jtad Shutes
Andrew Jonason
Williaa Belknap
Detroit Wheelmen Patrol Urges City to Register Bicyclists
Detroit citizens in police uniforms plan to patrol busy streets to enforce order and file complaints against wheelmen who ride at high speeds. The city attorney argues wheelmen have equal rights with other street users and may sue the city if accidents occur on defective pavement.
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Detroit
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