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Dixon Sun

Location

Dixon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1889

Page

7

Washington Letter from Dixon Sun on Harrison Quay clash

The Dixon Sun reports on Harrison’s Philadelphia postmaster appointment of Field, reactions from Senator Quay, and potential Senate resistance. It notes Civil Service Commission challenges to the Od Dominion League, pension bureau retirement terms, Cherokee lands sale tensions, and Indiana Representative Bynum urging minority protections. It also summarizes Dr. Way’s article on criminal education and mental training from Popular Science Monthly.

Harrison Senator Quay Wannamaker Field Philadelphia Quay Senate Hayes Civil Service Commission Od Dominion League Virginia Mahone United States Supreme Court Thompson Pension Office Kaum Noble Pension Bureau Interior Department Bynum Indiana Hamilton D. Way The Industrial Education Association Wong Way Popular Science Monthly

The Song of the Sparrow Legend Remains Unbeatable

The piece argues the English sparrow cannot be eradicated from the country. It cites a sailor’s doggerel about the sparrow going up and down the spout as an illustration of the pest’s persistence in changing weather and conditions.

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