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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1889
Page
8
Clara M. Howard recalls a log-house kitchen scene in a firelight memory from childhood. She describes family members by the hearth, the spinning wheel, and grandma knitting while grandfather rests, as winter winds roar and time seems to pause at nine o’clock. Harvey, Wis.
The article profiles Owen Brown, son of John Brown, detailing his life in Pasadena and his Sierra Madre climb to plant seeds at Brown's Peak. It recounts his escape after Harper's Ferry, the harsh mountain trek with five companions, aid from a Quaker, and his later years on Put-in-Bay Island and involvement in the anti slavery cause.
The London Times notes Count Leo Tolstoi as the premier Russian writer and a compelling figure. He is described as an original thinker, religious teacher, and founder of a movement resembling a church and school combined. His actions inspire others to follow his path.
In the Boston Courier exchange, Brown alleges seeing a person entering a saloon with a pitcher. The response clarifies the object was a baseball pitcher, not a beer vessel.
A Guthrie dispatch reports Oklahoma Territory plunging into chaos as boomer factions clash and 15,000 unsheltered residents face hunger, thirst, and heat. The railroad falters, tents crash, and claims turn into deadly confrontations with arrests and killings reported along the border.
Reported practice among Mau carriers in Morocco uses a burned string tied to a foot. The end is lit so it burns while sleeping and signals when it is time to rise and start the day.
A tall female hat provokes talk among male pit frequenters in London. Proposals arise to split the pit in a Quaker meeting house style with men on one side and women on the other.
Oklahoma boomers meeting in Arkansas City denounce Oklahoma settlement methods and vow to move to the Cherokee strip to secure homes. About five hundred men pledge to claim lands despite potential consequences as troops in the region under Capt. Jack Hayes stand by. Turmoil may grow unless Washington acts.
Plenty of office-seekers canvass Guthrie and nearby towns for votes. Some twenty five men compete for Guthrie’s first mayoral position, led by Gen. Jas N. Reece and Marshall Tom Needles among about a dozen notable contenders. Illinois figures prominently as the state seeks recognition.
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