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Dixon Sun

Location

Dixon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1883

Page

2

News Of The Week Domestic Roundup Of Crimes Disasters And Disputes

The week’s digest reports O A Carpenter at Lincoln facing murder charges with coroner's inquest complete. A man named Joan L Martin hanged by masked men in Luling Texas. A collision near Rockport Ohio kills Engineer Matthews and a fireman. others mortally wounded. Capitol wing collapse at Madison Wisconsin kills five, injures twenty one. A Danville Pennsylvania steel company fails for 112000. Missouri governor urges standard time on railroads. A negro is hanged near Greenwood Kentucky after assault. Multiple fires, suicides, and drownings noted along with various legal actions and disasters.

O. A. Carpenter Lincoln Zora Burns Joan L. Martin Luling Tex Rockport Matthews Cincinnati Board of Trade Congress William Drake Arlington Nathan Szkolny Marathon Boston Bromberg Prussia Wisconsin New York Great Britain Scandinavia Harry Livingston United States St. Joseph Madison Wis Danville Steel Company Danville H. C. McGee Kansas City McGee Springfield Catherine Galiger Canal Dover John Smith Peter Lintner Galiger Blair Committee On Labor and Education Jupge Horrman United States District Court San Francisco China Missionary Board M. E. Church Attorney-General Illinois Henry McGer Edmiston Parker Nohimingo I. T Parker Beaple & Kerry Troy Crittenden Missouri Cove Creek Utah Isley Hill Greenwood Buffalo N. Y New York Harbor Vera Cruz New Orleans Christian County Lee Rudge Swearingen Laurinburg Foster Carpenter Eliza Bowen Staten Island

Notable deaths and political shifts across 19th century states

Report of deaths including William Swinburne in Paterson New Jersey and Wakefield Virginia killings. Political notes cover J A Martin meeting for the National Republican Committee Washington December 12, Taheopere Randolph Morristown death, grants to Porter, and post election results across New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts New Jersey Virginia Nebraska Mississippi Minnesota Maryland Connecticut with figures and party totals.

William Swinburne Paterson N. J Lankford Eesess Anne J. C. Bancroft Davis United States Supreme Court Washington Otto Wakefield W. H. White W. H. Morris Joan A. Martin National Republican Committee TaHeoporEe F. Randolph Morristown Morris & Essex Railroad HaLuLet KinBourn House John G. Thompson Senate Assembly Pennsylvania Massachusetts Robinson Butler Abbott New Jersey Virginia M. B. Reese Nebraska Minnesota Hubbard Republian Maryland Robert McLane Connecticut Ben Butler Lowell Boston Essex County Stoneham Fitchburg

Plot to tar and feather the Lord Mayor of Dublin exposed

A plot to tar and feather Dublin's Lord Mayor was uncovered on the seventh. British troops in Egypt were ordered home on the same date. Four radical leaders were arrested in Belgrade by order of the Russian war minister. The Sanja District.

Dublin Egypt Belgrade Russia Sanja

Revolt and unrest sweep across nations in latest reports

Reports describe sieges and spreading revolt with upheaval from Qoro imports to Baltic and Peruvian clashes. Fires burn at the Imperial Marie Institute in Russia and a Scotland colliery disaster adds to crisis. In Berlin Luther’s anniversary draws crowds as violence erupts elsewhere.

Celebrations Mark Luther Anniversary Worldwide

The four hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther is celebrated with imposing ceremonies in Germany Great Britain and the United States. In Pennsylvania election results Auditor General Niles and State Treasurer Livesy, both Republicans, lead by large margins. A crackdown on convict labor in New York prisons shows strong support. A freight train accident in Atlantic City claims three children’s lives. A murder case in Lincoln Alabama leads to bail for Orrin A Carpenter. Forger William Brockway is captured and faces a long term. Dynamite rumors link to New York activists. A Caldwell Idaho murderers lynching and a Mount Mourne NC lynching of a named suspect are reported. London financial agent Edward C Mappison fails on a large sum. Irish laborers face work restrictions after dynamite events. Smyrna earthquake reports are revised down.

Martin Luther Germany Great Britain United States Pennsylvania Niles Livesy Southampton County New York State Atlantic City N. J George E. Barnes Orrin A. Carpenter Zora Burns Lincoln Lacey William $E.brockway New York London Caldwell Idaho Lawrence White Mount Mourne N.C Edward C. Mappison Maddison Albert Memorial Smyrna

Luther 400th Birthday Observances Across Nations

Immense crowds honor Martin Luther in Eisleben and Berlin with ceremonies, processions, and memorial unveilings. Celebrations spread to London, New York, Boston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Washington, Chicago, and other cities with sermons, choirs, and statues marking the Reformer’s birth and legacy.

Old Abe the war eagle of the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteers

The article recounts Old Abe the war eagle carried with the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteers. He roamed foraging for meat, soared above battles at Jackson and Mission Ridge, survived multiple bullet hits, and honored a veteran soldier who kept his perch and care after the war. He appeared at the 1876 Centennial in Philadelphia and lived until several years before the piece.

Abe Eighth Wisconsin Volunteers Jackson Miss Mission Ridge Philadelphia Abel Michigan Harry M. Kieffer St. Nicholas

General paralysis described as anterior brain disease

Dr Tenner defines the prevalent condition called general paralysis as affecting the front brain region linked to intelligence. The pathology involves brain membranes and cortex with changes in subcortical regions, mainly the anterior cerebral convolutions. Early symptoms are mental impairment, memory loss, boastfulness, and deteriorating motor function with mental disturbance.

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