Nicol Disaster Off Sandy Hook Claims 36 Drowned
New York reports the tug James D Nicol capsized off Sandy Hook with at least seven bodies recovered. Captain John Hyde, 25, recounts that 58 passengers were aboard and passengers crowded the port side causing a dangerous list as two heavy swells struck. He describes his attempt to reach safety, the life raft, and crew rescue efforts, denying intoxication and noting crowding as the likely cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James D. Nicol
Sandy Hook
East Side
College Point
Brooklyn
Hoboken
John Hyde
Nicol
al Hiammond
Raymond Kelly
John Fiurrell
Louis Hockie
al Hammond
James Fleming
Sayre
Hundreds of corpses recovered from Albion colliery
A Pont-y-Prid dispatch reports 172 bodies recovered at the Albion colliery near Cilfynd after a fire damp explosion on Saturday. Separate notes recount the New York boat tragedy survivor identified as the Redson child and other fatal incidents including a minister killed in a field accident and a burglar who refused to disclose his identity before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
Pont-y-Prid
Cardiff
Cilfynd
New York
South
Brooklyn
Charles Redson
Columbia Street
Kate Higgins
Redsons
EK Lled
Espanola
G. L Phillips
Methodist Church
Racine
Wis
George Bates
Bassinger
Western Union Junction
St. Luke’s Hospital
Minnesota Monuments Praised at Chickamauga Display
Major Hotchkiss of the Second Minnesota battery and Sergeant Downs report on Minnesota monuments at Chickamauga. They traveled from the battlefield inspection, praising Minnesota stone and contractors, noting superior appearance versus other states. They expect Minnesotan veterans to take pride at dedications and foretell the field as a top American site.
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Hotchkiss
Chickamauga
St. Paul
Minnesota Battery
Downs
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Sergeant Downs
America
Decision of Hoke Smith changes land claims for settlers
Washington June 26 Hoke Smith issues a ruling overturning prior land office rulings. The decision deems official land office actions effective upon signing, not promulgation, affecting seventy thousand acres in the Marshal district. It grants Hastings and Dakota railroad lands to settlers who preempted after Secretary Noble’s 1841 decision and during a seven day suppression period when Hastings and Dakota made a second selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoke
Noble
Hastings & Dakota
Railroad Company
Railway Pooling Main Topic Before House in Coming Week
Washington June 26 Railway pooling is likely to be the week’s main topic before the house with New Mexico statehood and greenback taxation as incidental issues. The pooling bill revises the interstate commerce law to allow earnings pooling under restrictions and to curb impotent ICC witnesses. Virginia Minn reports Biwabik Chicago Hale and Cincinnati mines to reopen around July 1. Duluth and Iron Range plans a branch line to Eyveleth to haul ore. London June 25 Post notes emigration to the US declines as Africa rises in appeal and criticizes US capital power. Mason Mich reports a deadlock in a salary alteration case against Attorney General Ellis. Clinton Ia records a saloon fight ending in a police shooting. Lake City Minn notes Private Jacobs drowned near Lake Pepin. Kokomo Ind notes Dr Levi Connor’s death from morphine, books in disarray. Chicago June 26 Prendergast jury secured.
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Washington
House
New Mexico
Crisp
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Biwabik
Chicago
Hale
Virginia
Minn
Cincinnati
Canton
Harcors
Duluth and Iron Range Company
McKinley
Eyveleth
Adams
Sinclair
Rainmaker Jewell’s failed Sioux Falls visit ends
Sioux Falls letters report Rainmaker Jewell of the Rock Island railroad left Sunday on the Burlington line and failed to produce rain, missing a $400 reward. He did secure $700 each from Hanson and McCook counties for prior rights, while local rains benefited crops. The skeptic notes his bluffing and poor luck, including a $5 hat bet.
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Sioux Falls
Hanson
McCook
Benefit Entertainment for Charity in Exposition Building
A community benefit program by the G A R and W R C to raise funds for sick members. Featured acts include Miss Harker, Miss Rogers in elocution, solos by Miss Davenport and Miss Coleman, quartets by the Lee family and a Mr Lott arranged quartet, a Highland drill by young Misses, and more from the Mandolin club and violin and piano numbers. Full program details to follow, with proceeds aiding charitable care. Also notes Mitchell delegates to K P grand encampment with officers elected and next meeting in Chamberlain. Karl's Clover Root advertised as a blood purifier and complexion aid, 125c and 50c, via S H Seallin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition
Miss Harker
Miss Rogers
Davenport
Coleman
Lott
Ben Olson
Jessie Walrath
Mandolin Club
Sweet Charity
Castoria Advert Script Echoes Through Generations
An archival catchphrase traces Castoria as a familiar remedy across generations from infancy through motherhood, highlighting a long standing household brand. The tagline emphasizes trust built by repeated use for babies children and mothers alike.
Populist convention coverage and Republican county meeting notices
The Mitchell Republican reviews the recent Populist convention at Mitchell and relays details from Evarts and Dowdell. It also prints notices for the Davison County Republican convention to elect delegates for the state convention in Yankton and for a South Dakota statewide convention in August 1894. A separate mortgage sale notice warns that Walter S. Johnson will foreclose on the Kelsey estate in Davison County on August 4, 1894, with details of the mortgage and due amounts.
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Scandinavian Republican League
Davison County
Commercial Club
Mitchell, S. D
Canton
Mitchell
Mitchell Republican
Letcher Blade
Evarts
Dowdell
Evart
Court House
Said
Yankton
Badger
Awit
Vi Baker
Perry
Beulah
Prosper Blendon
Rome- Lisbon
Tobin Mitchell
Union
E. S
A. Silsky
J. W. Mason
South Dakota
Congress
Missouri River
Lyman
Sterling
Noland
Jackson
Rebach
Pratt
Presho
Gregory
Hardine
Charles H. Sheldon
Grover C. Kelsey
Asa B. Kelsey
George B. Kelsey
Clara E. Kelsey
Walter 8. Johnson
Register of Deeds
Electa M. Johnson
Office of Register of Deeds
Davison
E. W. Johnson
Elect
M. Johnson
A. E. Hitchcock
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London
the Post
United States
West
Africa
Mason, Mich
Ellis
Clinton
Cole
William Rener
Jacobs
Lake City
Martin L. Jacobs
Company D
Third Infantry
Government Pier
Lake Pepin
Kokomo
Ind
Levi Connor
Union Township
Prendergast
CuicaGo
Ewell
Colorado
Dr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Shiloh
S. H. Seallin
Pitcher’s Castoria
K. P
C. T. Howard Redfield
Wm. M. Lyons
Lead City
Henry Wilson
J. A Trow
Madisono
C. BE. Warner
Faulkton
T. E. Davell
Karl
Castoria
Jno
G. Sutton
LeRoy, N. Y
Park
County
Aurora
Hutchinson Ines
Beadle Tete
Hyde
Bon Homne
Jerauld Brooking
Kingsbury
Brown
Santee
Brule
Lawrence
Lincoln
Butte
Campbell
McPherson
Charles Mix
Marshall
Clark
Meade
Clay
Miner
Codings
Minneh
Custer
Moody
Penns
Day
Potte
Roberts
Il Dougi
Deue
Sanborn
Edmunds
Fall River
Sully
Uspink
Faulk
Stanl
Grant
Turner
Hamlin
Hand
Walworth
Hughes
Saperae Dakota
A. D
State Menton Committee
M. Greene
J. H. Scriven
Amanda M. Bowdle
Pres
I. W. Seaman, Y. Pres
the Security Bank
Kibbre
J. R. Atler
Asst. Cashier
Mitchell, South Dakota
General Banking
C. G. Rathbun
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