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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1889
Page
2
Telegraphic dispatches summarize political rumors railroad developments fires accidents crimes and other daily events from across regions. Personal mentions and minor occurrences fill out the latest international and domestic happenings.
Both Houses finish with minimal action as the Senate agrees to two information requests from Mr. Epmunds on Venezuelan awards and Caracas tax quotas. Mr. Sherman advances a joint resolution on European involvement with an interocean canal but debate ends with no immediate action. In the House, a Sioux reservation partition bill is reported and a rule to end monthly bill introductions is approved, with a high clerk vote and a call of the House ordered.
New Orleans telegram reports the Paris C Brown traveling from New Orleans to Cincinnati struck a snag at Hermitage Landing Point Coupee Parish. Eight lives are known lost including William Mitchell Gallipolis Ohio William Marshall Cincinnati James Harrison Memphis Tenn William Taylor Cincinnati Samuel Gray Cincinnati Abraham Mitchell New Orleans. Several cabin passengers and crew were saved. The boat and cargo are a total loss.
The civil service commission and the President approved rules governing admissions to and changes in the railway mail service. Examinations cover Ortography, reading, addresses, copying, penmanship, arithmetic, letter writing, and US geography with age limits 18 to 35, special allowances for veterans, and minimum averages of 70 (65 for veterans). Promotions, probationary six month terms, and transfers between classified railway mail service and post offices are outlined.
A catastrophic blast at a grist mill near New Hope Mercer County West Virginia killed James E. French Thomas Carter Levi Shields and John Wimmer instantly. Eli Shields died later from burns Wade Shufflebarger suffered fatal burns and Jerome Carter and William Carter were injured.
A masked highwayman stopped the down stage from Mendocino City near Philo, taking the treasure box while brandishing a revolver. He thanked the driver and sent them on their way, then vanished. The up stage from Cloverdale reported a separate robbery with no details. express boxes were the sole targets.
In Francisville Indiana a six month feud between George W Dowell and local residents culminates in a street confrontation. As Dr Brown and Wood Trasher approached they were met by Dowell. Pistols were drawn and fired. Trasher's shot hit Dowell in the breast. Dowell is mortally wounded. Trasher surrendered and was jailed.
Treasury figures show total debt 1 685 363 271 with bonds bearing interest at 4 to 6 percent and a separate no interest segment including gold and silver certificates. Net cash in Treasury 619 591 077. increase since June 30, 1888 14 427 595. debt reduction due to cash items 390 664 749. R G Dun & Co Weekly Review notes cautious but improving trade, higher gas region manufacturing, rising Western building, and modest failure counts for 1888.
Governor Thayer of Nebraska is inaugurated for a second term and urges a stricter ballot box safeguard and a registry law. Iowa’s Gov. Larrabee attends as a guest. Massachusetts Gov. Ames advocates a prohibition amendment, stiffer liquor penalties, and imprisonment for fines. Maine Gov. Burleigh reflects state prosperity and proposes memorializing Congress to set October elections from 1892 onward.
Mrs Cleveland told a friend they plan a Buffalo visit after the President’s term and will settle permanently in Georgetown. The Oakview house was placed with a real estate agent for sale as Georgetown, the Washington suburb, offers a fine Potomac view.
Reports from San Juan Del Sur and San Jose de Costa Rica describe a strong sequence of earthquake shocks lasting from December 29 into December 30. The shocks, likely originating from Poaz volcano, caused multiple deaths in Alajuela and widespread injuries and damage to churches and other buildings.
The city residents endured extensive damage with camps set in the square and parks. No additional shocks have occurred, and people remain on alert after the sequence of tremors.
Irish peasantry in Gweedore and nearby Donegal districts armed and fortified as evictions loom. Bridges have been destroyed and roads blocked, hindering troops and police en route to the eviction zone. London telegram notes the unrest parallels wartime hardship.
Mahlon C. Martin answered in a Cincinnati court denying liability in a suit over the sale of Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railway shares. He presented a paper claimed to reveal a secret contract between Ives and broker Netter, promising Netter $50,000 for each million dollars of new stock issued by Ives.
In the Roberts area twelve miles from Meridian Mississippi masked men with buckshot are said to have targeted Bud Spears colored for plotting the killing of whites accused of lynching a Black man who was attacked at Mr Houston’s house recently.
A stock barn owned by wealthy Nebraska farmer John Craig, near Schuyler, burned burning stock including seven Kentucky thoroughbreds and a stal lion valued at 3000 dollars. The hired man who had trouble with Craigs brother has disappeared.
R. L. Jordan and his brother Ed ward were visiting relatives in Wilcox County when they fired pistols during a holiday gathering. R. L. Jordan was shot through the heart and killed instantly by his brother during the reckless carousal.
Governor Hill begins a third term in Albany as a formal inauguration marks the ceremony with a parade according to the published programme.
Observers from multiple scientific institutions viewed a total solar eclipse of New Year's Day 1889 in California with interest and caution. The article details predictions, observations from Lick Observatory near San Francisco and Warner Observatory near Sacramento, and explains the eclipse mechanics and historical context.
The article explains the geometry of eclipses with the sun earth and moon. It describes new moon for solar eclipses and full moon for lunar eclipses and notes solar eclipses occur more often than lunar ones. It also discusses visibility and geographic limits affecting perceived frequency.
Mrs Rupert Williams of Prestag County West Virginia is described as the mother of twenty two children though she is only fifty two years old. The note highlights her large family and demographic context.
A lengthy session summary notes the Senate resuming the tariff bill review with petitions from the National Board of Trade urging continued river and harbor funding and coast defenses. It covers Hoar's proposal for British fisheries correspondence, Texas harbor grants debate, and a Portage Lake harbor demand. The House adjourns after limited action, with mentions of suspension-day rules and a Nicaragua Canal bill passage with amended terms.
A collection of aphorisms and sayings from ancient sources. It includes wisdom on restraint patience wealth charity and family life with attributed rabbinic insights and reflections on honesty and friendship.
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