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Severe Lake Michigan Storm Disrupts Rail and Transport
A powerful storm battered the Great Lakes region, crippling rail traffic between Milwaukee and Chicago and delaying trains by 5 to 15 minutes. Ice floes trapped a lighthouse keeper’s launch near Racine reef, with three hours of tug attempts to rescue the man. Wires and telegraph services suffered outages as the storm raged across Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
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Chicago
Tuge
Racine Reef
Shere
Teissraph
Amd
Telegyas
Conoe
Tay
Soren
Wites
Cheaga
Nivivaesters
Krenneba
Fiszatch
Milwaukee
Wis
Lion
Kerotha
Fee