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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1889
Page
2
Local newspaper brief recaps notable items from the Dixon Sun issue dated February 138 1889 including community notices and brief announcements pertinent to Dixon Illinois residents of the era.
A compact review of political, commercial, and industrial news across the nation. It notes fires, accidents, and crimes with concise line items and brief summaries of notable events from various states and cities.
The Senate debated salmon fisheries in Alaska and agreed to a resolution. The House concurred with amendments to a direct-tax refunding bill and named conference committee members. Fortification appropriations included 200000 for movable submarine torpedoes. Other measures passed or advanced include railroad rights of way through Fort Custer, a Mississippi River bridge at La Crosse, and land titles for Randolph County Illinois. The postoffice appropriation bill was discussed as Mr Cannon urged raising pay for clerks by 300000 before adjournment.
Harry Hartle of Boston, warned against climbing the ice mountain without creepers, slipped near the summit and plunged into Niagara Falls waters. Guide Tom Conroy braved shifting ice, fell several times, and saved Hartle who was nearly dead from exposure.
In Bates County Missouri L E Mann shot Joan Hensley at Liberty Church after a school exhibition and then fatally shot himself. The bullet pierced his breast through an overcoat and lodged in a checkbook. Hensley was fatally wounded.
The Cairo special reports the base-ball tourists depart tomorrow for Ismailia by canal to Port Said and Brindisi by steamer. They will spend nine days in Italy with a game scheduled in Rome on the 24th. The Khedive regrets missing the Cairo game and promises to attend if they return.
Advices from Haughton Louisiana report Haywood Handy a Black man who shot Charles Stewart son of a planter near Bossier Parish was hanged by a mob that overpowered the Deputy Sheriff en route to Bellevue with his prisoner Handy and two other Black men had been tried at Bellevue for hog stealing and acquitted A party including Stewart visited the Black men to chastise them Handy resisted fired fatally striking Stewart Handy was executed by the mob in a vigilante act.
Joseph Leivenkugel proprietor of a large Eau Claire Wisconsin brewery sues Max Stein in circuit court for 180000 dollars. Stein attached all beer in the Leivenkugel brewery earlier on a claim of several thousand dollars but the property was held by a local bank and assigned to Stein. Leivenkugel says the attachments damaged his business and were unnecessary and unjust.
A pot of molten glass spilled at James J. Murray & Co. in Philadelphia igniting a fire that caused about 10,000 dollars in damage. The plant employs 190 workers who faced temporary layoff due to the blaze.
Miss Anna Johnson, a domestic, was fatally struck by a runaway horse at St Paul. The accident occurred as the horse bolted, leading to her death at the scene.
Walter S. Bradley killed his wife Edna L Bradley and then shot himself in the parlor of the Hotel Cortland Chicago. Both were reporters at the Chicago Globe with ties to journalistic and theatrical circles. Bradley had served time for forgery and was born in Andrew Iowa. Edna Hathaway Bradley hailed from St. Louis.
Four Indians attacked Christina Tocash at a white settler cabin on Mani tou Island four miles from Sault Ste. Marie. They demanded liquor, then ripped her apart with their hands, scalped her, and severed ears before arrest. Island residents vow swift justice.
R G Dun and Co notes last week saw average commodity prices rise about one percent due to weather effects. Pork and hogs fell while corn and oats declined, wheat rose, coal remained dull, and interior towns reported slow collections. The stock market gained about one dollar per share and Judge Brewer’s Iowa railroad decision influenced confidence. U S and Canadian business failures totaled 303 versus 332 prior week.
British steamer Harold reports from Port-de-Paix that Legitime forces bombarded Gonaives on Jan 26 after Des Salines and Toussaint L Ouverture anchored offshore. Legitime’s army overran the town. over 200 Hippolyte loyalists faced capture, with thirteen generals executed after the assault.
George Schissel of McDill shoots Ida Poliz a 17 year old domestic at a hotel then fatally wounds himself. The girl survives though wounded near the breast and lung. The act followed her refusal to marry him and his refusal to leave.
The story notes Schissel's harsh temperament and his prior jail time in Chicago. The girl's parents live in Stockton and the mother is described as nearly insane with grief.
The article presents Lincoln’s early maiden speech delivered near Springfield. It notes he was not a lawyer then, preferred blacksmithing, and was suddenly nominated for the Legislature. He states his simple politics favor a national bank internal improvements and a high protective tariff.
Russell B. Harrison, president of the Journal Publishing Co. of Helena, assumes control of the Record and its debt of about 9,000 dollars. He will continue publication from the Journal office and enhance coverage with the Associated Press franchise, aiming to make the Record Montana’s leading paper.
Charles Winterburg son of wealthy Edinburg merchant A W Winterburg was shot by George Fender during a dance at Pruitt's Hall in Edinburg Indiana. City Marshal Adams was stabbed by Fender while arresting him. Winterburg was well known in Central Indiana and his death caused much excitement.
The Decatur Illinois jury convicted Westbrook of manslaughter after an all night deliberation. The 23 year old defendant smiled as he thanked the jurors and was sent to Joliet for twelve years imprisonment.
O. W. Young a telegraph operator for the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad at Charles City Iowa has solved the problem of making a square hole with an auger. He made a pattern auger and it is claimed to cut a square mortise rapidly and accurately. A company has been formed and patent applications filed in several countries.
Two patients and two engineers died after boiler explosions wrecked the engine room at the State Hospital for the Insane in Lincoln Nebraska. The blast ruined the fire boilers and a dynamo, left the building without heat or cooking means, and caused about 20000 dollars in losses.
The account notes Mrs Braman gaining control of office affairs and, advised by Governor Long, becoming Commissioner in Boston for Kansas then for Connecticut and Illinois. The family later moved to New York where Mrs Braman built commissions, now holding authority as commissioner for thirty three states and territories and for the United States Court of Claims.
John W. Norton filed for divorce from Emma 8. Norton in St. Louis Missouri. The petition accuses improper conduct in July 1888. Mrs Norton eloped with Henry W. Moore, managing editor of the Post-Dispatch, and the pair now reside in New York City.
Mayor Roche dismissed Inspector Banfield Captain Schaack and Officer Loewenstein from duty while libel suits against the Chicago Times proceed. The paper had charged the officers with crookedness and suits total nearly one and a half million dollars.
The Pacific Guano Company at Wood's Hall Mass and Glidden & Curtis of Boston have made assignments. The guano firm owes about $1 000 000 with large liabilities for Glidden & Curtis. Banks and trust companies lead the creditors list.
George Haggerman confined in Colfax County Jail Schuyler Neb on arson and horse stealing was quietly dragged from his cell the other night and hanged to a tree in the Court House yard. The lynching occurred so quietly that no one knew until morning.
Advices from Burmabh report two large fires in Mandalay. The first destroyed 532 houses a bazar and a Buddhist monastery. The second burned 500 houses. Both fires are described as accidental in origin.
A Swede named Duaikin in Butte Montana and three companions survive a dynamite accident after thawing sticks on a stove. Naval cadets at Annapolis face probable resignations after failing exams. Riverside Penitentiary considers immediate investigations into Dr Mahameke. Eva Aldrich and three Hastings Neb pupils crushed by a windlifted sidewalk. one boy dies. James Ross a colored man is hanged at Brandenburg Kentucky for murder. J P C Cottrill, Wisconsin lawyer and Mason, dies in Milwaukee. McKee Rankin takes the poor debtor's oath in Lynn Massachusetts after prior fortunes.
The Senate discusses Oklahoma Territorial government and approves amendments to the legislative appropriation bill including a raise for the President's Private Secretary. House actions include passing a $500,000 payment to Eads representatives and advancing the Nicaragua canal bill. Public lands and pension measures move forward with various amendments and clarifications.
Whistling between courses is not al lowable No well bred person will eat cayenne pepper with a spoon It is not the proper caper to take your pet mastiff out to dine Never ask your hostess for the check at the conclusion of the dinner It is not de rigueur to want more than three napkins in a single meal If fruit is served do not offer the apple core to the waiter or throw your banana skins on the floor Pie is no longer fashionable in society Do not substitute pie for fish Do not ask for more than five plates of soup regardless of politics or the kind of sop served
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