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Dixon Sun

Location

Dixon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1882

Page

2

News of the Week Highlights Diverse US Events

A stock sale in New York and a teenager shooting his teacher in Paris Kentucky are noted, along with a major Detroit planing mill fire, elevated rail passenger totals, and a bank employee’s guilty plea. Other items report pensions rules, canal tolls, farm crimes, stag robbery, burglaries, fires, and yellow fever in Pensacola.

Asgat New York Stock Exchange Homer OxpSon Paris Professor Yerkes A. Backus & Sons Detroit United States New York City Willliam V. Browns Poughkeepsie N. Y Sollier Pension Bureau New York Produce Exchange Klingbite Stillwater Minn Holcomb Hopkinsville Leadville Col Malta Ricward McGee Philadelphia Stockton Walsh Cincinnati Welsh Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Bessemer Steel Works Pittsburgh Tus Rosert Ford Plattsburg Wood Hite Arthur Pensacola Fla Washington Dispatch Treasury Chicago Treasury Department Thomas F. Talbott Cheyenne F Texas New York Cleveland Vanderbilt Lewis Lyon Third Avenue Railroad Company Wilkesbarre Alvis Regar Buffalo Nicholasville George B. Letcher Edward Evans Sturgis

Robbery in Washington Diamonds and Laces Stolen

In Washington a robbery occurred on the 27th. Diamonds and laces valued at 5 dollars were taken from trunks in a residence. Police report the suspect details and location within the property remain under investigation.

Washington

Multitude at King's Chapel for Adelaide Phillips funeral

A great crowd gathered in King's Chapel Boston on the 25th for funeral services for the contralto Adelaide Phillips. The body was interred in Marshfield.

Mapane Christine Nizusson New York Europe William Penn Philadelphia Oltiver Weapert Hommes Harvard University Pennsylvania George W. Lawrence Rhode Island Oscar Lapham Jonathan M. Wheeler Massachusetts Ben Noble Cox William Dorsheimer John J. Adams John Hardy Orlando B. Potter Langtry National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Louisville Democratic John H. Bagley, Jr Greenback Joseph G. Vale John Keegan King’s Chapel Boston Adelaide Phillips Marshfield John P. Sanborn Rhode Island House of Representatives Northern Pacific Railroad Mullett Treasury Department Chicago Breward B. Cornwal Fourth National Bank of Arthur Payne Washington Brown Star Route J. R. O’beirne Serena E. Payne Charles T. Gallagher Edward Clyde Nicholas Hathaway Horatio F. Swazey William Hester Ilinois William Price Irving McDowell John Pope Ronald 8. Mackenzie Fourth Cavalry Joseph Sree Pennsylvania Railroad Jersey City Hiram Tucker William Dicksor United States Tue Woman's National Christian Temperance Union Frances E. Willard Caroline B. Buell Mary A. Woodbridge Ohio Esther Pugh

Egyptian amnesty decree for rebellion officers ends except Arabi Pasha case

The Egyptian Federal Council adopted a decree granting amnesty to officers from Captain upward who joined the rebellion, excluding those with Arabi Pasha at surrender and those guilty of arson. Other items note the Alex andria massacre verdict, Khartoum defenses, and a costly Egyptian war.

Egyptian Federal Council Khedive Arabi Pasha SovutTar Earl of Crawford Gladstone Alexandria Cairo Egypt Soudan Khartoum Lonpos England

Global unrest and imperial moves sweep 19th century notes

Reports from Cairo, Khartoum, and Soudan discuss delaying aid to Khartoum, enlistment of black troops against a rebel False Prophet, and Gladstone noting peerages for Wolseley and Seymour. Other items include wreck survivors massacred near Magellan, Belgrade torpedoes aimed at a royal arrival, Balkan clerical gains, and Pacific and European disturbances.

Sis Council of Ministers Cairo Egypt Soudan Khartoum Kordofan Gladstone Wolseley Admiral Seymour Surprise New Bedford Roseneath Straits of Magellan Belgrade Danube Milan Corea China Balkan Peninsula House of Commons Suez Canal Alexandria Palmer Alamoos Mexico France Lyons Odessa Preas Vienna Austria Tyrol

Six Days Walking Match Ends in New York

Fitzgerald wins with 577 miles and two laps, Noremac second at 567, four of nine starters finish, receipts total 26573 dollars amid a busy round of fires floods and accidents reported the same day including Margate blaze and Gulf of Panama sinking.

New York Fitzgerald Noremac London Thames Windsor Chicago Dickson Washington Fall River Mass Tory Island Donegal Ireland Delaware & Hadson River Putnam Station N. Y Gulf of Panama Texel Truckee Cal Mink Pensacola Fla Eureka Cast Steel Company Lamokin Wells Granville

Duel By Horsewhips Leaves North Barot Farmers Wounded

John ston and Saks Williams, rival farmers near Guilford, fought a three hour horsewhip duel over a disputed remark. Both men sustained severe wounds across bodies and faces with welts and gashed flesh. No arrests recorded as friends seek to hush the incident. Greensboro NC special to Chicago Tribune, Oct. 25.

Gerwis Guilford Ralph Johnston Saks Williams Johnston Wiliams North Carolina Williams Greenshboro CN. C Chicago Tribune

Thanksgiving Proclamation Observed By United States

The 25th day of October 1882 proclamation by President Chester A. Arthur declares Thanksgiving Day set for November 10. It calls for national gratitude for peace, health, prosperity, and moral education, urging acts of charity and prayer across the country. Secretary Frederick T. Frelinghuysen signs as and witnesses the seal.

Washington United States of America Chester A. Arthur United States Lord Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

Army Reports Fiscal Year 1882 Budget and Reforms

The Quartermaster-General submits the fiscal year 1882 report to the Secretary of War. Total resources were $13,628,681 with $12,446,442 disbursed and $1,182,239 remaining. Recommendations include open promotions, enlarged acting Quartermaster roles, and enlistment of post Quartermaster- Sergeants. Substantial projected demands exceed clothing and equipment funds. The Subsistence Department reports $4,150,028 resources, $3,740,296 expenditures, and $41,731 unexpended. Relief rations for Mississippi flood victims reached 3,251,000 units. losses from theft and disasters valued at $14,162. supplies to Indians valued at $37,196.

United States Army Secretary of War Scretary of War Subsistence Department Prics

Indian Bureau Report Urges Increased Education Funding

Washington October 21 report from the Indian Bureau summarizes progress for the year ending June 30. Land cultivation houses schools and civilization efforts advance while recruiting agents remains challenging. It calls for $1,000,000 for education and warns cash annuities misuse hinders progress.

Shington Indian Bureau Salt Lake City Congress United States Alaska Five Civilized Tribes Carlisle Hampton Forest Grove Blrekerithine Dave Taucht Conress Industral

Signal Service Office Reports Expanded Weather Network

The Chief Signal Officer announces eleven new stations and enhanced special reports for cotton and tobacco regions. Plans include weather charts for the farmers bulletin, frost warnings for Louisiana sugar growers, and a proposed tobacco orange west system. Annual personnel costs exceed 9500,000, with civil salaries higher than clerks.

Washington Army Hhe Texas United States Farmers’ Bulletin Thom Louisiana Florida Northwest

Terrible Railroad Accident Injures Thirty at North Adams Yard

A caboose crash near Zoar and Charlemont on the State Road involved engineer Charles Wells and fireman James Bostly. Thirty three men were injured, eight likely to die, as the Deerfield engine boiler exploded and steam flooded the crowded car.

North Adams Mags Charles Wells James Bostly Deerfield Zoar Charlemont John Flynn John ©. Madden Peter Barry Thomas Quinn J. J. Peckham Roy & Boston

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