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  • Remove search term Corporate Name: "Lady Elgin"
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  • Interesting Stories Told by Col. Kidder: One of the Oldest Residents of Evanston Gives Some Unique Views, Which Contain Food for Thought [Henry M. Kidder]
    Interesting Stories Told by Col. Kidder: One of the Oldest Residents of Evanston Gives Some Unique Views, Which Contain Food for Thought [Henry M. Kidder] Newspaper
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jun 1914, p. 4     re Credited Unduly Speaking of the Lady Elgin disaster, in which so many people lost their lives, and which has been written up by historians time without number, he said that many of the Evanston historians had given undue credit to c
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jun 1914, p. 4   re Credited Unduly Speaking of the Lady Elgin disaster, in which so …
  • Winnetkan Is Seeking Medal From Congress
    Winnetkan Is Seeking Medal From Congress NewspaperText
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 May 1913, p. 1     ...The wreck of the Lady Elgin still is vivid in the minds of many old residents of Evanston and the North Shore. On the night of Sept. 19, 1861, the Lady Elgin departed from Chicago for Milwaukee with a number of passen
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 May 1913, p. 1   ...The wreck of the Lady Elgin still is vivid in the minds …
  • Unearthed Skeleton May Have Been Wreck Victim
    Unearthed Skeleton May Have Been Wreck Victim NewspaperText
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Sep 1923, p. 3     re the remains of a victim of the "Lady Elgin" tragedy that took place in Lake Michigan off Wilmette sixty-three years ago. ......
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Sep 1923, p. 3   re the remains of a victim of the "Lady Elgin" tragedy that …
  • Ships and Shipwrecks - Vertical File
    Ships and Shipwrecks - Vertical File TextImagePublicationNewspaper
        ...Includes articles about the Lady Elgin shipwreck and other wrecks near Wilmette, and a written history about the U.S.S. ...
      ...Includes articles about the Lady Elgin shipwreck and other wrecks near Wilmette, …
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