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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1883
Page
5
Patrick Hogan a laborer, while drunk, sought warmth at a house of Porter Holmes. After quarrel a hatchet strike to the eye felled Hogan. He died later on the roadway. Holmes jailed. an attempted lynching by masked men occurred that night but was stopped by authorities.
A roundup of Illinois news item notes: death by self inflicted wound at a Logan County farm linked to brain disease. lawsuits over a corn crop in McLean County. Michael H. Lamb appointed Kinsman postmaster. injuries from a fall in Sangamon County. a Coles County suicide while hauling fodder. Rev. Harrison reports 700 conversions at Decatur with a jubilee planned. Rev. Tanner injured in New York. a Chicago step son’s throat cut at Rock Island. a large flour mill project in East St. Louis. Nashville fire destroying block of businesses. a Port Byron troupe forgery case. Belleville nail mills closing four weeks. scarlet fever near Roadhouse. Rock Island bootmakers fail. Old Town farmer injured by runaway wagon. Canadian burglar sentenced. Bloomington saloon shooting episode. Dr. Charles Ryan dies in Springfield. fire at Peters burg with $1000 loss.
Legislative actions include proposed constitutional amendments on state officers not serving in the U.S. Senate, calls to investigate the St Louis Bridge Company, amendments to taxation and jail law, school and library bills, canal funding, and new public safety measures. Adjournments follow committee appointments and resolutions honoring G L Fort.
Horatio Seymour argues that 1882 election results reflect not local fights but a drift toward centralization and powers in the national capital. He warns against usurpation, cites Washington and Garfield, and urges restoring constitutional checks as population and wealth rise.
The Detroit Pest reports that a future spring comet will pass near Earth causing heat unseen before. Authorities must issue proclamations to forbid or control this event.
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