Eight Schooners Wrecked Within Chicago Limits
Chicago observers watched the storm wreck eight schooners within city limits, with ten men drowned. The Myrtle went down near Michigan Boulevard as crowds looked on from hotels and the lakefront. Two bodies were recovered near 55th Street, and life-savers at Jackson Park faced criticism for their placement during the disaster.
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Chicago
Myrtle
Government Pier
Michigan Boulevard
Glencoe
Liincoln
55Th Street
B. Thompson
Four of a Rescuing Crew Drowned Near Port Huron
A rescue attempt for the schooner Schupe ended in tragedy when the yawl capsized during a lifeboat tow. The four rescuers drowned, with Dan Lynn the sole survivor reaching shore exhausted. The Schupe remains afloat on a sand reef six miles north of Port Huron.
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Port Huron
Mich
C. D. Thompson
Here
Dan Lynn
Rescue hopes fade as north wind hampers search
Minowavuket Wisconsin May 21 reports strong north wind hampering rescue efforts after the Cummings life crew tragedy. No new disasters are reported though salvage work continues.
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Minowavuket
Wis
Lifeboat Rescue Delayed After Bayview Wreck
The life-saving crew faced harsh criticism for delays and perceived inefficiency after a wreck at Bayview. Once lifeboat efforts began near darkness, only two survivors were saved while many feared others could have been saved with quicker action.
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Cummings
Bayview
News of the Ishpeming Relief Efforts in Alpena
No definite news from the schooner Ishpeming after heavy seas off Presque Isle. Tug attempts resume to reach her while the Owens Raft wrecked near Middle Island. The American Union lies on Thompson's harbor reef likely a total loss after 13 days of salvage. Gale winds and bitter cold threaten crops.
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Ishpeming
Alpena
Mich
Presque Isle
Owens
Middle Island
American Union
Thompson’s Harbor
Vessel in distress sighted off Forestville in gale
A three-masted vessel five miles out is seen in distress from Forestville Michigan. It has apparently lost its rudder and part of the canvas. A steam barge is attempting to assist as the gale continues.
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Forestville
Mich
Warmington Aground Off St. Clair Flats In Michigan
The schooner Warmington is aground at the St. Clair Flats and a tug named Saginaw has been sent to aid. The vessel registers 550 tons and is owned by Philip Minch of Cleveland, Ohio.
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Warmington
Detroit
Mich
St. Clair Flats
Saginaw
Philip Minch
Cleveland
Tug Benham Lineman Killed In Marquette Accident
Moses Ozier, a lineman aboard the tug Benham, was killed in Marquette Michigan when struck by the smokestack torn free during entanglement with the tow line.
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Marquette, Mich
Moses Ozier
Fears For the Monticello Sailor Vessel Missing
The schooner Monticello, due from Cheboygan Friday, has not sent word and is feared to have run ashore near Bay City Michigan. authorities await word on its fate.
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Bay City
Mich
Monticello
Cheboygan
Three lumber schooners ashore at Lakeport
Lexinaton Michigan May 21. Three lumber schooners run up on the Lakeport shore. Lumber is strewn along the beach with debris scattered across the area.
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Lexinaton
Mich
Lakeport
The St. Catherine Run Aground Off Sand Beach
The scow St. Catherine dragged ashore two miles below SanD Beach on Friday morning. Her crew was saved.
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Sand Beach
Mich
St. Catherine
Kunkle Tornado Toll and Aftermath Report
May 19 dispatches recount four dead and three critically injured from the Kunkle tornado near ToLepo Ohio with grisly details of victims and a missing resident. Other reports describe destruction in Peru Indiana and earlier storms causing widespread damage and labor unrest developments.
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ToLepo
Kunkle
Martha Dasco
Charles Moore
Ella Moore
Ella Evans
Will Meet at Fergus Falls
Ferrous Fals Minnesota May 19 report notes a meeting scheduled in Fergus Falls with further details limited by the fragment. The item reads as a brief local notice or sports or civic gathering teaser.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Claim Jumpers Run Out Of Tower Minnesota Mob
In Tower Minnesota on May 19 a mob of land claimants drove Duluth attorney Harry Mee explorer and Cook from town. They were attacked at the boat landing as they tried to leave and Morrison and Mee were tied with ropes and beaten before being escorted to the train and told to never return. The incident is described as the county’s sensation.
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Duluth
Min
Tower
Minn
Harry Mee
W. L. Morrison
Ces Cook
Mee
Cook
Morrison
Federation Question Discussed by Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
St Paul May 19 In a closed session the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers considered whether to federate with other railroad employes. The rise of the American Railway union has inspired talk, though no public opinion is available. A committee may be formed to study the issue and advise on the wisest action.
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Uicaco
Dets
Howard
American Railway Union
Brotherhood
St. Pau
B. of
L. E
Wisconsin Central
Milwaukee
Taylor and Paige
Frederick Abbott
Howard Morris
Wisconsin Central Railroad
J. J. Kennedy
Rib Lake
Fayette Shaw
Medford
Bribery bid faced Virginia senator Hunton in 1870s
The Sun reports from Richmond that Buattz sought the Virginia senator Hunton to secure his father's vote against the tariff. He offered a fee of 25 000 dollars or more. Hunton refused and alerted his son Epha Hunton Jr. The financial committee later urged silence and no further details emerged. Buattz had notable ties to the Wells-Walker governor race of 1870.
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Buattz
Virginia
BaLtimore
The
Sun
Richmond
H. O. Claggett
United States
Hunton
Buttz
Washington
Epha Hunton, Jr
Hn Hunton
Senator Hunton
Wells-Walker
Free rides for delegates spark Colorado rate war
In Denver on May 19 a potential free ride scheme from Union Pacific for four conventions could trigger a major fare war. Rock Island offers Republican league excursionists a free trip to Pike's Peak summit, while Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific consider similar incentives.
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Denver
Colo
Union Pacific
Mountain Loop
Rock Island
Republican National League
Sumit
Pike’s Peak
Santa Fe
Grand Junction
Missouri Pacific
Rio Grande
Coxeyites Flood Wyoming Rail Lines Driven East
Reports from Northern Idaho indicate hundreds of Coxeyites flooding the region with numbers growing as more from the west join. Railways are crowded and deputies struggle to control them while U S marshals seek more troops to keep order and prevent train thefts as the demonstrators push to head east on the first trains available.
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Green River
Idaho
United States
Minnesota Grand Lodge Adjourns and Elections at St Paul
The Minnesota Grand Lodge A O U W adjourned after a three day session in St Paul on May 19. J E Porter Joseph Eckstein and George M Laing were elected supreme representatives. A salary of 1500 dollars per annum was attached to the grand master workman's office. The next meeting will be held in St Paul on the fourth Tuesday in March 1895. Timber All Gone at Vesper saw mill Marshfield Wis May 19. The saw mill near Vesper will close as the last log is cut, replacing forest with grain vegetables and fruit.
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U. W. Grand Lodge
St. Paul
Minnesota Grand Lodge
U. W
J. E. Porter
Joseph Eckstein
George M. Laing
Marshfield
Wis
Vesper
Drowning Recovers Near Elk River at Sr Croup
The bodies of John Mooney and Andrew Swanberg were found nine miles north of Sr Croup Minnesota after they drowned attempting to cross Elk River. Authorities reported the men disappeared while crossing the river.
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Croup
Minn
John Mooney
Andrew Swanberg
Elk River
Requisition for a Robber Linked to Topeka Gang
Denver May 19 Sheriff Burgess of Topeka Kansas has obtained a requisition for George Woods arrested at Colorado Springs. Woods is said to be a member of a gang responsible for numerous Kansas robberies including the Pacific Express office heist at Topeka five weeks ago.
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Denver
Burgess
Topeka
Kan
George Woods
Colorado Springs
Kansas
Pacific Express
Toka
Mines Run Full Force in Lewis Creek Field
A Thermond dispatch reports all mines in the Lewis Creek field are running in the Loup Creek mining district. The Engar pines and Which Semeee were active in the area.
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GuaRzestox
W. Va
Thermond
Loup Creek
Lewis Creek
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