News of the Week from The Dixon Sun
Surrender and bail in New York indictments. Boss Tweed trial delayed. Jersey City Bank robbery linked to Chief Williams. horse disease spreads in the East and New England. Crime, politics, and public notices fill the week with bank suspensions, coal fleets, and elections outcomes.
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Horse Epidemic Shrinks City Traffic And Business
The horse distemper sweeps major cities from New York to Boston and Rochester. Thousands of horses sick or killed, streetcars halted, freight held, and users forced to substitute oxen. Officials warn the crisis may spread to people as doctors note possible human impact.
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Foreign Gossip From Across the World
A roundup of diverse news items notes trade in alligator skins to Florida, Lamartine quills used in writing, English reform talk on flogging, new rifles for M Thiers, Baron Steuben’s birth, Sir Romper Paumer’s rewards, Japanese views on American diplomats, a fraud against Lady Burdett Coutts, early female dentistry in Britain, famine deaths in Tehran, imperial curiosities, Austrian finances, Indian widows petition for remarriage rights, and assorted American notes on politics, industry, and culture.
Fins Salt Gathered From San Diego Dry Lagoons
Fins salt is collected from the dry lagoons around San Diego California as a traditional coastal resource. The work involves dredging shallow beds and gathering mineral-rich deposits during low tides. Local crews report steady harvests and ongoing use of lagoon flats for salt production.
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San Diego
Cal
Albany Bridegroom Driven Mad Before Wedding
A New York merchant engaged to a Albany citizen's daughter faced family opposition. On the morning of the planned wedding he suddenly became a lunatic, ending all preparations. The bride wore her lace and orange blossoms, while he was confined in a prison cell for safety.
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Doctor Reprimanded Over Vaccination Quip in Boston
A Boston physician visited a house to vaccinate a young woman. After waiting, she offered her right arm and quipped that she had washed it for twenty minutes and feared washing the other would take an hour, prompting the doctor to reply that they inoculate the other arm.
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