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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1888
Page
2
Foreign and domestic news items summarize political events, labor notes, and personal points. Brief reports cover developments in multiple regions, with emphasis on timely updates and global context.
A joint resolution in the Senate would make patents public property if not put to active use within five years. Inventors or assignees receive compensation, while corporations seeking patent control face fines up to 10,000 dollars and six months imprisonment. The Attorney General would enforce the law with summary proceedings.
A concise survey shows the current order of clubs across four leagues. Leaders and cellar dwellers are identified, with several squads swapping positions after recent results. The study highlights how head-to-head results shape overall standings.
Bandits believed Mexican attacked the southbound Sonora train at Adua Zarea Arizona. Fireman Forbes killed, Conductor Atkinson mortally wounded, Messenger Hay badly wounded and likely to die. Wells Fargo box containing about $14 recovered. Reward of $1,000 offered for robbers' capture.
Zeruyrk Davis, a young Black man, was hanged in Chicago for the murder of Maggie Gaughan, a working girl. He admitted guilt and his final words on the scaffold were I believe in God.
Destructive high water floods reach Keokuk Iowa and Alexandria Missouri. Davenport Dubuque Quincy Rock Island Muscatine and Clinton Iowa suffer severe inundation. Des Moines Winona and Burlington Iowa also report flood activity.
A Gibraltar dispatch notes that after the withdrawal of claims for compensation an apology was offered to the American Consul and orders were issued for the immediate release of those arrested, ending the incident that sparked the trouble.
A large brick complex housing Disston's steel works and rolling mill at Tacony Pennsylvania was totally destroyed by Nye fire causing an estimated loss of 300000 dollars with only ten thousand dollars of insurance coverage.
Sparks from the Wires notes more than 4,000 immigrants reach New York from Europe on Saturday. Two Ned Lake Falls children die after poisoning from wild parsnips, and another trapper dies of starvation after leaving Edmonton. St Louis Wire Mill sues Washburn Moon and others for 500000.
The House continued tariff debate on the Mills bill on the 12th with opposition from Mr. Haugen and support from Townshend and Lehrbach. The Ways and Means Committee agreed to extend the debate a week, hoping to save time in the long run. The House also passed the Senate bill granting railroad right of way through Indian Territory to Fort Smith and El Paso and approved a bridge construction bill across the Red River at the North. The Senate was not in session.
Grass and Foster of Scranton face assets and debts in a weekly budget. Murders and mysteries unfold from Moyanieusiog Prison to New York suitors. Hatch is slain near Scofield after social upheaval. States and cities report burglaries, church conferences, suicides, explosions, and stock market woes in dramatic vignettes.
The item reports Reginald Ford’s neck injury at Sioux City where a passerby helped realign his neck, potentially saving him from brain concussion. It notes a San Francisco insolvency claim of $90,000, Mrs A Behnke’s suicide in Watertown, and Illinois Supreme Court upholding boodler sentences sending ex-commissioners to prison.
Two hundred thousand dollars was raised in Louisville Kentucky for a cotton mill and work on the building will begin immediately. Also reported: General George Dipple died in Sparta Tennessee and oil was struck near La Junta California at 175 feet. In Benton Kentucky a wool carding factory accident killed Sidney Peterson and fatally injured R E Peas with three others hurt. A fire in Baltimore destroyed F X Ganters organ factory with insurance of one hundred thousand dollars. A hotel in Lexington Kentucky lost a cash box containing about eight thousand dollars belonging to Chicago bookmaker William Riley who had left the box in the hotel safe with a check.
A Washington special states Republican Senators plan to delay Senator Fuller’s nomination into the next session, with a possibility of nonconfirmation if a Republican president is elected. Gen James W Ewing’s accounts show a shortfall of 5000 to 9000 dollars. The Senate Elections committee rules Senator Turpie of Indiana duly seated. Treasury bonds purchases raise surplus concerns amid rising rates.
Deputy Czexnaronyi warns war is inevitable as triple alliance prepares to press Russia for a pretext. Bulgarian exiles clash with police in Ridomir amid bloodshed. Bulgaria’s Prince Fernorvano reaffirms vow to seal Bulgaria’s fate. Rome dispatch notes Pope rejects Parnell boycott plans.
Joan Ditton member of Parliament active in campaign against tenants is convicted under the crimes act and sentenced to six months without hard labor. The Emperor’s health shows gradual improvement in Berlin with no Potsdam move expected soon. A massive Irish mass meeting is planned in New York under the Irish Parliamentary Fund Association with Sir Thomas Esmonde Grattan addressing.
Wall Street reacts to Chicago Burlington and Quincy one percent dividend decision. The railroad reports March and Q1 1888 earnings show declines in gross and net figures. Other items note drought in Cuba cattle districts, Farwell syndicate land deals, Cleveland charity aid, and U S iron and steel output in 1857 with growth trends. Also reports on wheat prospects in the Northwest, Bishop Lyneu death, and a new Sioux City depot.
The Senate and House debated the pleuro pneumonia bill and a river harbor bill while ratifying a Chinese treaty in executive session. Discussions covered fisheries treaties, land grants, and a Mills tariff bill with mixed committee and public votes. President vetoes noted for New York Indian lands sale.
Prof Arnold explains that salt on butter comes from water in the brine formed when salt is added for seasoning. The brine is expelled as butter contracts on cooling or when excess moisture is present, causing visible brine to separate from the butter.
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