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Dixon Sun in Dixon, Illinois

22 May 1872

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Dixon Sun

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Dixon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1872

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2

Fires and accidents scatter disaster across the nation

The week reports warehouse fire in New York destroying 350 bales of cotton with $122,000 loss, multiple fatal and serious injuries in Wall and Broad streets, a series of shipwrecks and drownings, oil car fires in Verona Pennsylvania, and a deadly explosion in Pine Ridge colliery. Reports of floods in New Jersey timberlands, rail accidents, and gang violence blend with political upheavals as Congress debates tariffs and civil rights measures.

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Samuel L. Tompkins West Street New York Wm. Taggart Paterson N. J Passaic Falls Ocean County New Jersey Egg Harbor Verona Allegheny Valley Railroad Wall and Broad Streets Thomas Johnson Martin Cox Daniel Leary Johnson Pine Ridge Wilkesbarre Thomas Morgan David Morgan Evan Davis Goddess of Liberty Victoria Woodhull Fahnestock Hazlett & Swartz Liberty Street Pittsburg Buchanan Ried Astor House Chichester Ulster County N. Y New York Tribune Horace Greeley The Tribune Cincinnati Whitelaw Reid John Leslie Shawangunk Mountains Scranton Moscow Lehigh Falls Joan McMara Eliza M. Cartney C. G. Ferry Connecticut United States Orrictan Madrid Guipuzcoa Saragossa Navarre Bombay British India Vellore Madraa Spain Marshal Serrants Don Carlos England T of London Royal the Princess of Wales France Lth Fainay Tripolitza Greece Marshal Serrano King of Havana Gonzalo Castanon Cortes Bilboa Biscay Switzerland
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Congress Debates Election and Tariff Measures May Week

Senate activity includes Louisiana Election bill on May Wed. Amnesty conflict. general debate ends by Friday. House passes Supplementary Appropriation increasing Representatives to 292 and debates Tariff and Salt duties. Friday sees defense arms for Montana and Enforcement act topics. Senate later clears Louisiana Election bill and discusses enforcement amendments.

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Large steamship for Japanese government in Brooklyn yard

A large steamship is under construction in a Brooklyn shipyard destined for the Japanese government. Other items note a Lafayette Alabama mother killed by her son after a hunting dispute and various oddities and anecdotes from across the country.

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Beggars on Horseback in South America Scene

Rev. Thomas Carter writes from Buenos Ayres describing a culture where people travel by horse for daily tasks and visits. Beggars on horseback approach doors mounted and request aid, often refusing to dismount as they wait for charity. The piece notes horses are cheap and poverty persists, with beggars seeking coins for cigars rather than food.

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Senorita Guerudo Sodear Amorses Thomas Carter Buenos Ayers Plata South America
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Prince Bis mark case suspect petitions Parliament

Emil Westerwelt, the man named as the supposed assailant, spent weeks in prison before release for lack of evidence. He has filed a petition to Parliament protesting the injustice and seeking compensation from the Government.

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