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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1889
Page
2
A compact digest of global happenings includes religious intelligence, crimes and casualties, industrial notes, and personal mentions. It surveys events across quarters of the globe, highlighting notable interests and importance for readers.
James Nicholls age about thirteen died hours after being found on a country road near Wellsburg in an unconscious state. He had ridden a freight train with Melvin Criswell and William Melvin to Wheeling, then faced a long muddy trek back. Nicholls grew delirious, and his companions left him as they grew exhausted. He lay on the road all night and froze in the rain at dawn.
A Baltimore high license mass meeting at the Academy of Music was presided by Cardinal Gibbons. He pledged action for the benefit of the poor and working people, with Archbishop Ireland Rev. Cleary and Rev. Father Nugent among the other speakers.
Joseph Hodges and wife left their eight and six year old children alone in a nearby rural home near Archie Missouri. Returning home they saw the house burning as the roof collapsed. Both youngsters perished in the fire, believed asleep when it started.
A west bound Pennsylvania Road mail train struck a landslide at a wagon crossing between Brinton and Bessemer stations. The locomotive and baggage car were wrecked though the passenger coaches stayed on track. Engineer Abner Butler and Fireman Good were injured, while passengers were shaken but mostly unharmed.
The London bakers call off the strike as employing bakers win the ten hour day and reforms. Boss bakers push to shift costs to the public by raising bread price a halfpenny per loaf, while consumers object. Large buyers claim a halfpenny may cover loaf costs.
The Cronin prosecution in Chicago ends its case with reporter James Clancey’s damaging testimony against O Sullivan. The defense fails to suppress key prosecution evidence and brings in Captain Schaack and Lieutenant Koch to challenge Mrs Conklin’s testimony about the white horse.
At the National Grange gathering in Sacramoro California the body elected Master J. H. Brigham Overseer Hiram Hawkins Lecturer Mortimer Whitehead Steward E. W. Davis Chaplain A. J. Rose Treasurer F. M. McDowell Secretary John Trimble.
Dr. William P. Wilson, chief law clerk of the House of Commons in Ottawa for four years, collapsed and died of heart disease in Twenty-ninth Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues in New York after traveling from Ottawa for medical treatment.
Mgr. Satolli reports to the Vatican that American Catholics oppose government representation at the Holy See, preferring direct dealings with Rome, while he believes the obstacle can be overcome.
Des Moines dispatch notes official count by Legislature needed to settle Iowa Lieutenant Governor results amid conflicting figures from The Register and The News. It also reports statewide results in Ohio with Governor and other offices official totals and party margins.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation Company posts September gross earnings of 587 293 dollars and net 227 190, with nine month totals down from last year. Illinois Central October gross earnings reach 1 420 376 dollars with higher year over year. Union Pacific System September gross earns 3 818 525 dollars rising from last year, while nine month totals show a net gain of 250 451 dollars.
Official November returns to the Department of Agriculture show corn at around 26.5 bushels per acre with medium to low quality along the Atlantic coast from New York southward and higher yields west of the Mississippi. Potatoes average 76 bushels per acre and tobacco overall 645 pounds per acre. Irish potatoes fare poorly in the Eastern and Middle States while Western States post better results. New York is estimated at 56 bushels per acre and Michigan about 78.
Large crowd honors Colonel Goodloe buried in Lexington with Ex President Hayes among pallbearers. The revenue office closed for the day and Rev. E H Ward led services. Interment at Lexington Cemetery beside Henry Clay as floral tributes line the route. Over 20 000 people lined the procession.
President Harrison signed the proclamation declaring the Territory of Washington a state. Secretary Blaine telegraphed the territorial and state governor on the 11th that the proclamation is signed. Olympia dispatch notes the legislature had elected minor officers when the news arrived.
The House and Senate erupted in sustained cheering as the proclamation admitting Washington into the Union was received. Tucker, described as an old pioneer, rose to congratulate the Legislature and the people, his brief speech tremulous with emotion.
An artificial gas generator at Alma Rolling Mill Amarville opposite Wheeling West Virginia exploded injuring five workers. B Caldwell manager Thomas Johns assistant manager William Howell engineer Timothy Miner foreman and Charles Smith heater were badly burned. Miner may have fatal internal injuries. Mill property unharmed.
Senator Hearst prepared to spend any amount to keep the famed Sunol in California. A dispatch reports Hearst authorized Dr. H Latham to claim he would offer more than Bonner or any rival if Sunol was not sold. He would pay $250,000 or even half a million if needed, with funds ready.
Charles P. Lincoln of Michigan named Second Deputy Commissioner of Pensions succeeding Joseph J. Bartlett who resigned. C C Goodale of Colorado named Receiver of Public Moneys at Lamar Colorado succeeding Frank H. Shrock who resigned. E P Hanna of Kansas appointed Chief Clerk of the Judge Advocate General Office Navy Department.
Col James Foley of Boston leading a strong American capital group has acquired 100000 acres of oil bearing land at Gaspe on the south shore of the Gulf of St Lawrence. The firm plans to sink two wells to a depth of 2500 feet each as part of rapid development.
Former queen Natalie wins a concession in the Servian Regents agreement allowing her to visit her son at will while she must refrain from political intrigue. The arrangement marks a notable diplomatic victory for Natalie in the Milan dispute and shapes royal access during ongoing tensions.
In Chicago at the National Convention of the W C T U Miss Frances E Willard was elected President Mrs Caroline B Buell Corresponding Secretary Mrs Mary A Woodbridge Recording Secretary Mrs L M N Stevens Assistant Recording Secretary and Miss Esther Pugh Treasurer.
The Kentucky Classical and Business College at North Middleton Kentucky was burned to ashes. Pupils escaped unharmed. The reorganization and a fifty room building recently added were lost. Loss estimated at 40000 with 7500 insured.
Will Lee and Thomas Maddox, cousins, quarreled near Forest Green, Missouri. Lee killed Maddox with a shot after a knife was drawn. Maddox lunged with a knife, father Noah Lee was wounded twice while attempting to intervene. The Lees surrendered to authorities.
A revolution occurred in Venezuela with President Guzman Blanco's administration overthrown on October 28. Severe rioting occurred but no civil war followed, and a firm republican government seems to remain in place.
Quebec officials seize three schooners from St Pierre loaded with 50 000 gallons of contraband whisky of American manufacture. The liquor was destined for distribution along the St Lawrence River to dodge customs dues.
Harrisburg dispatch announces official returns from the State Department showing Boyer as Republican with 341,244 votes, Bigler Democrat 280,318, Johnston Prohibition 22,401, Boyer leads by 60,926.
Millard Powers Fillmore, son of ex president Millard Fillmore, died at the Tifft House in Buffalo New York. The age is not known exactly but is stated to be a little over sixty.
The Paris Soleil reports a Berlin visit interview led to the ousting of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. The article notes political maneuvering as a result of the discussions between the Czar and Prince Bismarck during His Majesty's visit. The piece references the implausible heading Big Hide and Leather Failure and mentions W F Johnson Co filing for insolvency with liabilities totaling 448 836 dollars.
The Western Association of Flint Vial and Bottle Makers has agreed to advance the price of bottles. The decision signals higher costs for manufacturers and retailers nationwide as the industry aligns on pricing policy and supply terms.
The price of finished goods is set to equal the advance in raw material costs, aligning selling prices with input cost increases. This adjustment ensures margins reflect higher material expenses and ongoing production costs.
Onesime Cypiot long time foreman of the New York World composing room has died at his Brooklyn residence. He was widely known to the printing trade across the United States.
At a conference of river coal operators and miners in Pittsburg the miners demand a one half cent rise per bushel was refused. A strike of about 5,000 miners may follow.
Mrs William Millman wife of the Minneapolis Tribune commercial editor was found dead in her chair apparently asphyxiated by gas from an uncapped pipe left by workmen.
A U S customs station opens on Lake of the Woods to stop Canadian lumbermen from stealing timber from Minnesota forests. The new post aims to curb cross border timber theft and protect state resources.
In line with the iron market, Brooke Iron Company at Birdsboro Pa raises blast furnace workers wages by 10 percent.
A Dallas dispatch reports a major hotel fire at the Capitol Hotel in Texas. Loss estimated at 500000 dollars with 300000 dollars insured. Guests lose most or all of their belongings.
Canada Pacific railway reports the freight blockade in the West broken. The company augmented its rolling stock by hiring a number of foreign cars.
Augustus W. Shaw of Indiana has been selected for appointment as Third Auditor of the Treasury, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of William H. Welch.
Ellis B. Freatman 28 of Genesee Bicycle Club died in Rochester New York after overexertion in a recent bicycle race. The incident occurred Friday.
C A Ross a preacher near Locke ford Cal fatally shot his wife and their 8 year old son before killing himself. The motive remains unknown and investigators pursue clues in the quiet community.
Winnipeg dispatch reports the Northern Pacific Railroad will begin immediate construction into the Souris district with about forty five miles planned for completion this year.
Dispatches from Rio de Janeiro report an army revolt in Brazil. The Minister of Finance is killed and a republic is expected to follow Dom Pedro's empire, signaling a dramatic political upheaval.
M. Dessoir, a court actor, collapsed into a fit of insanity during a performance on the Vienna stage. He became so violent that stagehands had to remove him with great difficulty, causing a disruption in the production.
A Berlin cable reports a pit collapse at Ratibor in Prussian Silesia burying twenty miners with no chance of rescue. The cave disaster blocks escape and ends hopes for survivors.
In Matchwood Michigan James McDonald opened fire injuring Duncan Beveridge his wife and Beveridges sister in law. Beveridge and the wife sister are reported to die from their wounds.
Reported illness of Jefferson Davis is found to be only in disposition caused by general debility.
Mrs Louisa Zerbina Jordan a well known actress of the last generation died in New York in her 78th year The passing removes a familiar stage figure remembered by audiences across decades.
The total number of immigrants arriving in Philadelphia during the last year was 27 745. The figures show ongoing settlement in the city with steady inflows across months and waves of migration shaping the local population.
Catholic lay congress in Baltimore adopts a platform affirming loyalty to church and country. It calls for education, Catholic schools, home influence, temperance, social reform, and alliance with non Catholics on moral issues. It condemns communism and capitalism excess while urging religious freedom for the Holy See.
M. Pierre Blanc led the Chamber of Deputies and delivered an address congratulating the cabinet as the republic again repelled a hostile coalition. The Senate formally met and adjourned until next week.
Calvin Brice of Lima Ohio has formally announced his bid for the United States Senate seat to succeed Senator H B Payne. Brice declares his plan to run in the upcoming election and outlines his qualifications and goals for the office.
Louis Schaefer s a prominent capitalist and philanthropist, owner of the Canton Opera House, died in Canton Ohio at age 75.
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