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      A collection of 28 receipts from the Grand Trunk Railways. These receipts are for luggage and steerage items on the railroad. There's a disclaimer, a date, a name, the contents and the signature on the front of each receipt. On the back are the terms and conditions of the railroads. …

     

      From Armstrong family collection.

      SCHOONER BEACHED. Lena Neilson's Thrilling Experience In The Storm Nearly Wrecked at St. Joseph, the Vessel Goes Ashore Near Lakeside - Crew Rescued Amid Great Perils by Life Saving Crew. The schooner Lena Neilson is on the beach ten miles north of New Buffalo and ...

      The steamer H. W. Williams was launched Thursday from the Allmendinger yards.

      The City of Duluth, one of the steamers in the service of the Graham & Morton Line, lies wrecked on a sand bar off the mouth of the harbor of St. Joseph. Sixteen passengers and a crew of twenty were rescued yesterday by the life-saving crew, with the aid of …

      ARE EAGER TO ENLIST Lake Sailors Prefer to Fight for Uncle Sam Refuse to Ship For The Season So Long As They Are Prospect Of War- Not To Be Tempted By Good Berths - First Class Men Apply The enlisting of naval recruits from points on the great lakes is …

      1898 DAILY BRITISH WHIG (available on microfilm at Kingston Frontenac Public Library, and at Queen's University - Stauffer Library) Jan. 3, 1898 p.2 Purchased New Pumps - The Calvin company, Garden Island, have just imported two large steam ...

      p.2 Incidents of the Day - The experts have completed their survey of the S.S. Rosedale and are engaged in figuring the result. The work will be concluded tonight. The Donnelly wrecking and salvage company have ordered two new ten inch centrifugal pumps from London, ...

      p.2 Sporting Paragraphs - There are 15 ice-yachts lying in Coffey's boat yard awaiting favorable ice. Frank Somerville's yacht Facet is the beauty of the fleet. p.8 The Steamer Out - ....This morning the steamer Pierrepont started out in an attempt to reach ...

      p.2 Did Not Get Across - Pierrepont in attempting to reach Garden Island met when a mile out ice four to five feet thick driven in by wind. p.4 First Spile Driven - for J. Richardson & Sons new elevator. The Foundation Completed - on M.T. Co's new ...

      p.2 Incidents of the Day - The tug James A. Walker is breaking the ice bordering the Richardson's wharf. Wrecking Charges To Be Paid. The Toronto News says a deal between the owners and the underwriters is now on for the final settlement of repairs of ...

      p.2 Sporting Paragraphs - Revised editions of the constitution and bylaws of the Kingston Ice Yacht Club have been issued. J.B. Carruthers is having a new ice-yacht built after plans prepared by Buchan ?, the famous New York marine draughtsman, who has prepared drawings for ...

      p.6 The Steamer Rosedale - Representatives of the insurance companies interested in the steamer Rosedale meet in Buffalo on Tuesday or Wednesday to decide on what will be done with the steamer. While the hull of the steamer is in a pretty bad condition, it is conjectured that the ...

      p.1 DEEPENING OF THE ERIE CANAL. Detroit, Jan. 21st - Before the closing of the lake carriers' association yesterday afternoon, the committee on Soo River rules reported in favor of increasing the Erie canal to accommodate barges of large capacity, ...

      p.2 Went Over the Time Limit - 18 ice-yachts in race. Sporting Paragraphs - Portsmouth's fleet includes four ice-yachts owned by K. Sullivan, R. McCormack, J. Fisher and R. Hogan. The latter has placed a new boat on the ice, and will bid for first place in the fleet.

      p.3 THE WRECKED DULUTH. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 28th - A special from Benton Harbor says that the steamer City of Duluth was wrecked off St. Joseph yesterday and has broken lengthwise through the centre, by the heavy sea. She afterwards fell to pieces by ...

      nil Feb. 2, 1898 p.5 The St. Lawrence Route - in 1897 over 17 million bushels of grain were shipped from Fort William; 10,000,000 went through Buffalo and 2,000,000 bushels via the St. Lawrence; figures on grain shipped, etc. p.6 General ...

      p.1 Money In These Boats - Montreal, Feb. 8th - R. & O. Nav. Co. annual meeting - facts and figures, etc. p.2 Incidents of the Day - Capt. Barnhardt, of the schooner Loretta Rooney, is in the city. The schooner is being rebuilt at Deseronto and will be ...

      p.1 Further Restriction - amendment to the American navigation laws; no Canadian vessel to call at two or more American ports in succession for cargo or passengers; will have big effect on St. Lawrence river. p.4 Capt. Hemens Is On Deck - Sackett's Harbor, ...