Severe New England Gale Destroys Vessels Along Coast
Boston reports a devastating northeast gale with heavy rain and flooding from Peabody to Gloucester. Vessels driven ashore or breaking up include a schooner near Peaks Hill, two ships ashore near Phillips rock, and a two master sunk off Chatham. Life savers aided crews. some ships likely total losses.
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Race Point
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Long Point
Emily Dennison
T. BH. Evans
Phillips Rock
Biddeford Pool
Evans
Chatham
Monomey
Flood Tragedy Strikes Valparaiso Chile Disaster
A massive artificial lake breach in Valparaiso on August 11 unleashed a torrent through San Juan de Dioskina and nearby streets. Fifty seven bodies buried. property losses exceed 31 million dollars with 400 thousand allocated for relief. Houses swept away. hospital wards opened for shelter. Local tailor Torres loses home shop wife and four children. Other deaths suspected.
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Chili
Yungai
San Juan de Dioskina
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Large vessel sinks off Cod Ledge reported near Portland
Cape Elizabeth life saving station saw a large vessel in a sinking condition about eight miles off Cod Ledge with remnants of a mast and several men. The Belknap tug and life savers searched for two hours but found no wreck or survivors.
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Cape Elizabeth
Cod Ledge
Belknap
Two Vessels Run Aground Off Annesquam Rescue Made
The Abbie J B Cranmer of Baltimore and the J W Hine of Newburyport ran ashore near Annesquam. Six men and a woman clung to Cranmer’s rigging for four hours until life boat rescue brought them ashore. Cranmer likely total loss. Hine lightly damaged. Separate reports: W W Graham capsized off Chris tiana Creek. one drowned. Ninth Avenue Elevated collision injures none.
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Gloucester
Mass
Annesquam
Abbie JB. Cranmer
Baltimore
J. W. Hine
Newburyport
Bayview
Cranmer
Philadelphia
W. W. Graham
Isaac Tracy
Christiana Creek
Wilmington
Arecuna
Strickland
Seth W. Long
Balloon accident claims a butcher in Ottawa
James Winsley, a young butcher helping to hold a balloon, became entangled in ropes and fell 1,000 feet to his death in Ottawa on September 27. In New Orleans, Texas fever concerns delay quarantine decisions while cattle near Wabash are diagnosed with Texas fever.
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Ottawa
Ont
James Winsley
Description of Skeena Indians by Chicago Herald
The Chicago Herald portrays the Skeene Indians as short in stature with degraded morals, heathen and unconverted, wild yet meek in stores, but loud and menacing in crowds. It adds harsh racial stereotypes of facial features and character.
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Chicago Herald
White Ghost Converts as Commissioners See Favorable Signs
Sept. 27 Lower Brule Agency reports progress in talks with Indian chiefs about the Dill. Sitting Bull and Judge Wright engage the council. White Ghost of Crow Creek shakes hands signaling possible change of stance. Indians show approval and state they had misunderstood the bill. Outlook brightens for reservation opening.
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Lower Bruit
Sitting Bull
Jater
Judge Wright
White Ghost
Crow Creek
Freight collision near Dunugue injures crew and wrecks cars
A collision between a freight train of the Chicago St Paul and Kansas City railroad and an Illinois Central construction train at Menominee eight miles east of Dunugue Iowa fatally injures Daniel Hanberry who was crushed and decapitated and injures laborer Walpole as seven flour and corn cars derail. The crash occurred due to a signal misunderstanding.
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Chicago, St. Paul and
Kansas City Railroad
Illinois Central
Menominee
Daniel Hanberry
Walpole
Burlington official doubts new fast train viability
General Passenger Agent Eustis of the Burlington road says the proposed Kansas City fast train has only been informally discussed. He notes no petition with 10,000 signatures was received from The Kansas City Evening Star and warns such service would likely fail to pay expenses if multiple roads added it.
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Curcaco
Eustis
Burlington Road
Here
Kansas City
King Corn's Festival Parade Throngs Sioux City Streets
Sioux City hosts a grand festival with 146 symbolical floats in the trades and industrial parade at 10:30 am. The corn palace is crowded all day and concerts by the Elgin Illinois military band entertain attendees. A Fond du Lac Episcopal diocese committee names November 13 for a bishop candidate meeting. Rev. Carter of Marinette is not expected to accept.
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Corn Palace
Elgin, Ills
Fond du Lac
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Marinette
Central Dakota Fair Opens With Fast Horses Promised
OAKES Dak Sept 27 The Central Dakota fair set for Oct 2 3 and 4 is nearly ready with buildings completed and a race course ready. Foreign horses are promised to race and baseball clubs will duel for a 250 prize. Four railroads offer special trains and a freight rate of 11 off per mile with freight free.
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Oakes, Dak
Fire destroys Gehrke saloon and nearby buildings
A basement fire at Charles Gehrke’s saloon in Clintonville spreads to his hotel dry goods store and two blacksmith shops and a barn plus C T Rogers’ general store. The Gehrke family child, about one year old, died in the blaze.
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Clintonville
Wis
Charles Gehrke
C. T. Rogers
Sham battle at Fort Sully leaves several injured
Pierre Sept 27. In the sham battle at Fort Sully among Companies A B C and J hot blood rose as men closed in. several were severely injured and three remain in the hospital. Officers drew swords with Lieut Augulum suffering a severe cut on the arm.
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Pierre, Dak
Fort Sully
Lieut
Augulum
Attempt to Enforce the Sunday Law in Menominee
Temperance advocates led by the W C T U plan a strong effort to enforce the Sunday law in Menominee Wisconsin. Copies of the law are posted citywide as shopkeepers and liverymen face agitation and a potential clash.
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Menominee, Wis
President receives Buffalo Bill party in the East Room
The President welcomed Col. Cody Buffalo Bill John M Burke Nate Salsbury and chiefs Red Shirt Rocky Bear Plenty Wolves with seventy Sioux braves in the East Room. Indians wore war paint and cowboys carried large revolvers as the delegation met in Washington.
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Washington
Col. Cody
Buffalo Bill
May
John M. Burke
Nate Salsbury
Secret Service Bell
Red Shirt
Rocky Bear
Gladstone's Study at Wawarden Castle Holds 15000 Volumes
The study contains about 15 000 volumes on shelves projecting into the room. Mr Gladstone can reach any book instantly. Three writing desks line the space with one reserved for Mrs Gladstone. He breakfasts at seven and dines at noon, breaking fast with a light luncheon at two. Harper's Bazaar.
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Mr. Gladstone
Wawarden Castle
Mrs. Gladstone
Harper’s Bazar
Northern Pacific forfeiture bill passes without debate
Washington lawmakers approve the Northern Pacific forfeiture measure. Lands not adjacent to the road built before 1879 and villages are forfeited. lands sold before 1888 are excluded and settlers may claim up to 100 acres under homestead law. Senate debates tariff, inquests, and deficiency bill conference appointed.
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House
Oberly Nominated as Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Indian Commissioner Washington Sept 27 John St Oberly of Illinois civil service commissioner has been nominated by the president to be commissioner of Indian affairs. The appointment has long been expected by Oberly's friends.
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Washington
John ST. Oberly
Illinois
Oberly
Largest Democratic Demonstration Ever Seen in Detroit
A three thousand to four thousand crowd gathered in Detroit at the rink for a Democratic rally led by Don M. Dickinson. Speakers from Washington including Dickinson, ex Senator Joseph C. McDonald, Gen. John C. Black, and Representatives Whiting and J. Logan Chipman praised President Cleveland. The event, despite rain, drew large attendance and the party planned a two week visit in Michigan.
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Washington
Dickinson
Joseph C. McDonald
John C. Black
Whiting
St. Clair
Mich
JJ. Logan Chipman
Don M. Dickinson
Cleveland
McDonald
Black
Michigan
Eminent Speakers to Tour Indiana in October
Indiana schedule shows James G. Blaine to tour Goshen Indianapolis Evansville New Albany and Battleground with rallies and a Lincoln league demonstration in Indianapolis. Governor Hill will campaign at Mitchell with an afternoon address and a Tomlinson Hall meeting in Indianapolis that evening.
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Indianapolis
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Battleground
Lincoln League
New York
Mitchell
Tomlinson Hall
Blaine's Tour Opens with Westbound Stops
Augusta Maine Sept 27 Mr Blaine leaves Augusta on the express Thursday afternoon for Boston He will address in New York then proceed to Michigan Indiana and Detroit for his first speeches in the state The tour continues with further engagements. Prohibitionists Nearly Egged in Valparaiso Ind Sept 27 Rev J S Hughes speaks amid hoots and threats as no hall was available A rumor about Governor Fitz Lee in Richmond denies support for Harrison. Seven of thirty three wives testified in Detroit trial. Rough on Swells in New York over rat poison ads. Democrats nominate Michael Johnson in Madison County Wisconsin for senator. European soldiers height discussed with Russia noting comparable minimums to France.
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Michigan
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Ind
J.S. Hughes
Mich
J. W. Brown
San Francisco
Texas
Uto
Jhe
New York Sun
Curiaco Daily News
Daily News
West
Tne
Secret Brotherhood Circular Claims Burlington Strike Rages On
The Tribune publishes a Aurora Illinois issued circular from the Brotherhood of Engineers claiming the Burlington strike remains solid. It asserts many wrecks and losses to the Burlington company, hides details from the public, and urges workers not to quit. It forecasts winter pressure, questions returns to work, and calls for support money for firemen.
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the Tribune
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Aurora
Ills
Burlington
Burlington Company
Broad Pockets and Political Moves Across Regions
Republican convention in Mit Ster ling nominates William Hy Collins of Quincy Buffalo detectives seek La Blance in New York for aiding Hattie Leslie in a female prize fight. Typhoid outbreak hits Kingston Ontario with 140 prostrated. Grand Forks pickpockets bound over to grand jury. Northwestern road wreck causes $25,000 loss near Humboldt. Dublin editor Edward Walsh’s trial postponed to November.
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William Hy, Collins
Quincy
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New York
la Blance
Hattie Leslie
Warner
G. A. 1W
Washington
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Allegheny County
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Ont
George Wilson
Jacob Sickles
Grand Forks
Grand Jury
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Humboldt
Edward Walsh
The
Wexford People
Dublin
Market quotations for Sept 26 grain and seed prices
St Paul market notes show Wheat No 1 prices around 1.00 bid and 31.00 bid for No 1 Northern, with various bids and asks. Corn bids, No 2 white bids, Te and 6.75 asked for land and timothy hay at 5.50. Flax seed 1.20 bid. Timothy seed 1.50 bid. potatoes 25c bid. Chicago stock and packing notes follow.
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Timothy
Cluverse
Potatoe
Stuart Theatre Company Opens 14th Annual Tour at Weeh's Opera House
The Stuart Theatre Company opened its 14th annual tour at the opera house to full houses with praise for A Wonderful Girl. Lilah Stuart impressed as Truth Lockhart with versatile, lively, heroic portrayal, superb costumes earning admiration. Mr Stuart shone in Nattie Tigginbottom. ensemble praised as well balanced. The company begins a week at Weeh's next week.
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Truth Lockhart
Lilah Stuart
Mr Stuart
Nattie Tigginbottom
Stuarts
Daily News subscription offer for farmers in Chicago area
Seld by all newsdealers at 692 CENT per cap. Six cents per week. Mailed, postage paid, for 7.09 per year, or 25 cents per month. Every farmer can now have this daily paper at little more than the cost of the old time weekly. Address your paper VICIOR F, LAWSON, Publishi: Tas Daily News, Chicago.
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