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Local Dixon Sun notes rail incident and comet sighting
The Dixon Sun reports a cowcatcher obstruction on the Sterling line that damaged engine parts and prompts investigation. It also covers scientific notes on a brilliant red sky phenomenon, meteors, and the return of the great comet of 1812 with observations from Dixon and a local obituary and notices section.
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Franklin
Sterling
Rochelle
Omaha
England
United States
American Astronomical Society
Brooklyn
G. P. Serviss
San Francisco
West
Pacific Ocean
Mississippi Valley
Serviss
Arctic
India
South America
Dixon
Vega
Plein
Globe
Halley