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Dixon Sun

Location

Dixon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1883

Page

2

Congress Debates Tariff and Freedmen Trust Actions

A joint Senate resolution to admit a monument to General Washington funded by the Society of the Cincinnati was approved. The Tariff bill advanced with revisions to the sugar and book duties. debates over free list items and coal duties continued. The House and Senate handled indemnity funds, observatory appointments, and flood relief measures amid various local disasters and political moves.

Senate Washington Society of the Cincinnati Philadelphia United States House Freedmen's Trust Company Fort Smith Reservation St. Louis San Francisco Page Blair Cockrell Missouri Morrison Observatory Naval Observatory Morrill Oliver Wendell Holmes T. B. Aldrich John G. Whittier Wyoming Takiang Ohio Mississippi

Quarrel Ends in Killing in Minneapolis

Albert Williger, 12, was stabbed to death by Swan Hoorfson during a quarrel in Minneapolis. The incident left one boy dead and underscores a spate of mid 19th century urban tragedies reported across multiple cities.

Albert Williger Swan Hoorfson Minneapolis Williger Fern Bank Cincinnati Catholic Orphan Society Reading Reading Railway Company Collender Billiam Stamford Conn Troy N. Y Samuel Hides Mann Los Angeles Cal Moberly John Lester John Murphy John L. McDowell Commission Altoona Hazen Mississippi Cairo Memphis Ohio Jeffersonville New Albany Ind Marietta Zanesville Nourther Wilie Omaha Lemuel Harbaugh William Monnroz West Station Tex Mingo Steubenville O James Prentiss Wis

Numerous Political and Legal TieIns Across States

The report notes Virginia held a Democratic convention in Lynchburg on July 25 for party harmony. Massachusetts Governor Butler forced the Insurance Commissioner’s resignation after a $4000 present allegation. Minnesota and Nebraska voted down Prohibitory Amendments. Marshall Jewell’s Hartford funeral drew officials including Howe and Chandler. Berdell pleaded guilty in the Star route trial seeking to reveal facts. E F Lewis (Democrat) elected to Louisiana's Sixth District. Concordia election officers arrested for law violations. Lincoln suggested Army tribunals under Articles of War. Berdell identified letters, altered petitions, and Dorsey correspondence discussed. Dorsey and self papers examined. memo claims $15,000 to William Smith. Pennsylvania Democratic convention to meet in Harrisburg in August. Malagasy ambassadors to visit the U S. Ex-Governor Morgan’s funeral cortege in New York with Arthur and Grant pallbearers.

James Watson Webb New York City Democratic Committee Virginia Lynchburg BuTler Massachusetts Minnesota Nebraska Marshall Jewell Hartford Howe James Chandler Bristow Washington Berdell E. F. Lewis Congress Louisiana Herron Concordia Marshal Weeks Opelousis Lincoln Hazen Signal Service Bureau Senate John W. Dorsey W. Dorsey Bismarck Tongue River Vaile Dorsey United States Senate William Smith Brady Smith House of Representatives Dorseys Blackburn Pennsylvania Harrisburg Court of At James United States Tyr Vefelins Morga New York Arthur General Grant

Mountaineers Attack Turkish Guard-House at Scutari

Reports from the era note a clash at Scutari where twenty Turks were killed or wounded in a related battle. Other items include arrests in Toronto, deaths of composers and philanthropists, political shifts in France and Mexico, and varied global incidents such as train wrecks and natural eruptions.

Scutari R. J. Flemming Chicago Heged Swindling Commission Toronto Richard Wagner Venice Meyer Magners Berlin M. Freycinet France Soudan Yarmouth England Nestorian Atlantic Portland GaAs Paris Cimbria Hawnburg Por Piero Diaz Supreme Court of Mexico Egypt Ireland Dundas Ont Grand Trunk Line Napoleon Euseuie Republic London Futago Japan Bradlaugh House of Commons John Flemming Belleville

Arkansas law bans toxicant sales near church or school

The Arkansas Legislature enacted a two year prohibition on selling toxicants within three miles of churches or schools, aiming to reduce exposure to nearby residents and institutions.

Arkansas

Coal-Mine Disaster at Braidwood Claims Sixty-Eight Dead

A sudden flood at the Wilmington Coal Mining No. 2 shaft near Braidwood Illinois kills 68 men and 6 boys, with many families ruined. The Diamond mine disaster leaves countless widows and orphans as rescue efforts end in tragedy.

Braidwood Wilmington Wilmington Coal Mining & Manufacturing Company The Diamond Company United States John Huber Adam McQuistion Robert McQuistion Isaac Pierson James Carroll B. Schatzell John Boyd Old Country H., Oudy John Neil A. Orr P. C., Redmond P. H. Wall Fritz Koey Samnuel Atkins John Atkins A. Hoeka George Butskonskeyv John Butskonske Larry Sullivan John Brokman A. Fulton K. Grater William Scholts James Pierson John Pierson Harmon Unger Ae Mathew A. Gollingberg Frank Motto William Klesser Joe Smith C. Clattin John Gullock Frank Klass Adam Damm E. Damm Joe Grotes M. Nevski Andrew Butty John Denbroskey Mathew George Mathew W.S. Secora H. Clesser J. Sen John Krench John Johnson O. Osterson John Anderson William McCulley Thomas Rodgus Joe Ruzek Eiven Will County Grundy County Rs. McQuistion

Great Flood Engulfs Cincinnati Area In Riverwide View

A Cincinnati special describes floodwaters along the Ohio from Crawfish Creek to the ver t works with Bellevue Dayton and Newport submerged. The scene shows houses up to door tops, ships inland, and residents suffering in Dayton and Newport while one parent cares for three fever-stricken children.

Cincinnati Chicago Inter Ocean Ohio Mt. Adams Shelter House Hill Eden Park Columbia Kentucky Ohio River Pendleton Fulton Dayton Bellevue Taylor's Creek Newport Crawfish Creek Ohio Shore Taylor Creek Taylor's Creek Kentucky Hills Tuy Creek Mount

Massive gas explosion buries 17 in Cincinnati home

Early hours at 50 Wilstach Street a damp gas or sewer gas explosion collapsed a three story brick building. Seventeen people were buried. five occupants died or seriously injured, including Officer Mocke and his wife. Rescue work continued through the morning as neighbors and residents were pulled from the wreckage.

Cincinnati Wilstach Street Jacob Brown Officer Mucke Fourth and Vine Streets King William William Miller William Hannon Officer Mocke Mr. Miller John Henry Brown Robert Rockaman Jacob Own Miller Vegs

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