Baltimore Steamer Foundered in Lake Huron Disaster
The Baltimore foundered in Lake Huron near Au Sable on Friday. Twelve of fourteen crew drowned. two survivors, George McGinnis who went insane and Thomas Murphy, provided accounts after rescue by the Columbia. The ship, bound Lorain to Sault Ste. Marie, struck off Thunder Bay amid severe northeast seas, breaking the deck house and smokestack.
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Baltimore
Lake Huron
Au Sable
Bastawas
George McGinnis
Thomas Murphy
Silwaukee
Columbia
Murphy
Lorain
Sault Ste. Marie
Thunder Bay
Place
Steaiher
Price
Lawas
Captain Place
McGinnis
Bydy
Holand
Ofice
PP. H. Fleming’ & ‘Co
Sherman Street
Chicago
A.bradley
Milwaukee
Umpire State
GOC
Ogc
Msburg
Moore
Inden
Sheta Wis
Ishing
Constance
Meee
Mich
Montmorency
Charity Island
Bay City
George Davis
Wenona
Beach
Eamuer
New Baltimore
Census Highlights Large City Populations and Growth
The report notes six large cities within borders surpassing 100000 residents. It lists Providence and Scranton among growing urban centers, with populations around 175597 and 7102026 respectively, and cites broader national figures including a Hawaiian population of 145001.
Civil War figure Gen Porter dies at 80 in Morris Town
General Fitz-John Porter died Tuesday morning at his Morris Town home after weeks of illness from chronic diabetes. Once court martialed and cashiered for disobedience at second Bull Run on August 29, 1862, he was eventually reinstated amid a long, partisan battle over the original conviction.
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Avags
Porter
Porter Wat Cout
Bull Run
New York to Chicago by Auto May 8 to May 18 Journey
Mr and Mrs Robert Shaw traveled 1100 miles by automobile from New York to Chicago in ten days with a 1800 pound gasoline carriage. They averaged about 100 miles daily with eight hours on the road and ten stops at Fishkill Albany Herkimer Syracuse Clifton Springs Buffalo Conneaut Oberlin Maumee and Longnier. The only delay came from a broken carriage spring.
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Robert ‘Shaw
Robert Shaw
New York
Chicago
Fishkill
Albany
Herkimer
Syracuse
Clifton Springs
Buffalo
Shaws
King Edward Narrowly Escapes Shipwreck On Shamrock II
King Edward aboard Shamrock II faced a violent squall in the Solent that ripped sails and masts, leaving the yacht a helpless hulk. He clung to the mainmast stump for over an hour as waves surged, and the vessel finally reached Cowes Harbor amid the gale in a miraculous rescue.
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Edward
England
Solent
Cowes-in
Lipton
Brol
Lee
The Oil Stock Boom and a Cautionary Tale
The Texas oil boom has cooled and warns small investors such as widows and clerks that most of the 800 oil companies formed recently will fail to pay dividends. Promoters profit from treasury funds while big companies control output, and many ventures rely on vague land claims in eastern Texas. Even if a few wells deliver 100 to 200 barrels daily, profits for small firms remain unlikely as pipelines and tankage loom, leaving smaller investors exposed.
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Texas
Beaumont
Treasury
Nlow
Chicago Secures 1904 International Olympiad Host
The 1904 Olympic Games were awarded to Chicago after a Paris meeting led by Baron Pierre Coubertin. Delegates from England France America Holland Belgium Sweden and Hungary approved Chicago’s bid after a $100000 pledge. President Harper of Chicago University and American delegates proposed a training ship to aid foreign athletes.
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Chicago
Automobile Club
Paris
Baron Pierre Coubertin
Eingland
France
America
Holland
Belgium
Sweden
Hungary
St. Louis
Harper
Chicago University
Stanton
United States
Cadets Dismissed at West Point Over Cannon Incident
Five troublesome cadets are dismissed from West Point after the War Secretary sustains Col Mills, superintendent, in punishing the rebels who trained a cannon on his house. Six cadets suspended for varying terms. other second-class cadets receive minor punishments.
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West Point
Secretary of War
Col. Mills
Presbyterians Open General Assembly in Philadelphia
The 113th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church convened in Calvary Church Philadelphia with about two thousand attendees including distinguished divines laymen missionaries and visitors from the United States Mexico China and South America. Retiring moderator Rev Dr Charles A Dickey delivered the opening sermon while debates over a new judicial system and revisions to the Westminster Confession of Faith dominated sessions.
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General ‘Assembly
United States
Mexico
China
South America
Calvary Church
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church
Charles A. Dickey
Committee On Judicial Commissions
General Assembly
Dastt
William McKibbin
Cincinnati
Manchain Saves Drowning Chicago Man From River Below 85th Street
James O'Donnell fell from the 35th Street Bridge and would have drowned were it not for a human chain formed by four Chicago men. They stretched from the bank to the water, keeping him afloat until reinforcements arrived led by Martin Corbett on the bridge. Police, led by Officer Malone, then assisted in rescue.
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Chicago
85Th Street
James O’donnell
Faust
Martin Corbett
O'Donnell
35Th Street
Malone
Secret Societies Debate Turbulent Creeds At Des Moines Assembly
The forty third general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America met in Des Moines. A committee report on creed revision regarding members joining secret orders was discussed but no strong demand for change was found. A proposed resolution urged uniform observance of church rules on secret societies within the framework of existing church law.
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Unites Presbyterians
Des Moines
Forty-Third General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Artiony
Weather and crop report across states shows uneven conditions
The weekly outlook notes generally favorable temperatures with drought relief in the South but continued rain shortages in central valleys and the Lake region. Corn planting progresses across Missouri Ohio and Illinois while winter wheat needs rain in the Missouri valley. oats suffer from dry weather and fruit prospects vary by state.
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Lake
Missouri Valley
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Washington
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake Region
Minnesota
Dakotas
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Middle Atlantic States
Texas
Pacific Coast
California
Georgia
Carolinas
Florida
Alabama
Maryland
Virginia
Indiana
South Carolina
Toacco
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Woman Confesses to Murder of Census Clerk Ayres
Mrs Isola Bouine confesses to shooting James Ayres during a struggle in his hotel room at the Kenmore Washington. Coroners jury holds her for trial the murder case based on the confession and evidence from the crime scene.
Fragmentary 19th Century Mail Dispatch Notes
Partial OCR text describes a system of morning mail distribution with boxes for cards and clocks, bulletin boxes, weighing letters, and a “Flame Journal” affection or boarders reference. It presents scattered phrases about informing, duties, and timing without complete sentences.
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Huron
Ake
Towalas
Providence
Scranton
Hawaiian Islands
Thati
Filz-John Porter
Rolert Shaw
INS Wifr
Weather
Bureau
Agricultural Report
Poliee
Cork
Odessa
Russia
Ametier
Honolulu
Baker's Island
Chu Wang
Calif
Cape Horn
Bec
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