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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1889
Page
2
Fire in Elkhart Logan County destroyed nine business houses with damage around fifty thousand dollars, partially insured. The report lists concurrent local concerns from Hillsdale diphtheria to Chicago sidewalk enforcement and broader state politics and events.
Henry Irvine and Ellen Terry plan a concerted tour through major German cities performing Faust. They anticipate stage dates, with the production likely to spotlight their acting partnership and the German reception to classic drama.
Miss Nellie CushMan is celebrated as a skilled mining expert with wide recognition across Arizona.
The Tur famous Portland necklace will finally be worn by the Duchess of Portland, marking a historic moment for the estate and fashion circle. The upcoming public appearance is anticipated to showcase the famed piece amid royal fashion circles.
Illinois legislators adjourned amid a robust session with many bills read a second time and sent to third reading. The House debated a mutual savings bank bill, tax levy measures, and a primary elections bill while the Senate passed appropriations for Elgin Hospital and Carbondale Normal University and advanced several others to second reading.
A Brooklyn bridge car slowly rises toward the crest during a cold snap. The brakeman paces the front platform as a passenger comments on cold feet and ignorance, suggesting wooden clogs lined with straw would keep them warm.
The Chicago Ledger notes three men linked to a new church near the corner. The tall man is the rector who preaches, the small man is the erector who built the edifice, and the third is the director the architect behind the structure.
In a village exchange, the jeweler asks about upcoming weddings and the clerk confirms two are planned next week. The jeweler promptly writes an order for two dozen pickle casters with a thirty day exchange privilege for most of them.
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