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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1888
Page
2
Final hours of Congress end in hushed adjournment
The closing session hour resembled no prior closing with crowds sparse and decorum intact. Members and staff paused as Congress adjourned at 1 o clock with almost no business transacted and the tariff bill largely unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Winchester man shoots family in fatal melee
Victor Hill of Winchester Indiana shot his father in law Zimri Moffett as he left a room injuring him slightly. He then fired at sister in law Mrs Warren Harper wounding her faintly. He killed his wife then fled into the woods pursued by aged Mr Moffett and Mrs Harper who took the musket and fired at him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Hill
Winchester
Ind
Zimri Moffett
Warren Harper
Mr. Moffett
Hill
Sioux Refuse Government Terms on 11 Million Acre Sale
Sixty seven Sioux delegates return from Washington after rejecting the Government’s sale terms for 11,000,000 acres. Fifty sign a protest while the rest denounce the protest as inconsistent. They had agreed to ask no more than 5,000,000 dollars but now seek 13,750,000. They formally notify Secretary Vilas of their rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vilas
Fatal land slide wrecks excursion train
A Potenza dispatch reports ten train cars carrying excursionists returning from Naples fetes were buried by a rock slide. The telegraph line was broken by an avalanche, delaying aid for two hours. Ninety dead and seventy injured were recovered from the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Potenza
Naples
Deserters Escape After Double Murder at Barracks
Two soldiers at Jefferson Barracks St Louis deserting suspects Lynch and Mc Curdy escaped after killing Sentry Kennedy with an ax and beating Sentry Welch into unconsciousness with a revolver butt. The deserters are at large and authorities say the men face the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Welch
Kennedy
Thomas Lynch
McCurdy
Lynch
Cincinnati Nurse Hangs Self After Larceny Probe
Louise Scharf hanged herself at her Cincinnati home after being investigated for stealing between 100 and 200 dollars entrusted by a patient to purchase bonds. Police found hospital linen during a search and a second larceny charge was filed by Cincinnati Hospital authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Scharf
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Hospital
New York Socialists Nominate Slate in Convention
The New York Socialists announced their convention slate with Edward J. Hall a machinist for Governor Christian Pattburg a saloon keeper for Lieutenant Governor Dr Franz Gerau for Court of Appeals Judge and Alexander Jones an editor for Mayor of New York They also nominated candidates for Electors Congressmen Assemblymen and minor municipal offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward J. Hall
Christian Pattburg
Court of Appeals
Franz Gerau
Alexander Jones
Public Execution Reported Near Columbus Texas
William Washington, a Black man, was executed in front of about 3000 people near Columbus, Texas. He had been charged with outraging and causing fatal harm to a white woman, confessed to the crime, and had recently joined the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
William Washington
Columbus
Washington
Four Draper Brothers In Fatal Kentucky Shooting
Near Falmouth Kentucky four Draper brothers and their brother in law John Gordon were involved in a shooting affray. Gordon was seriously wounded and Richard Draper was fatally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
Draper
John Gordon
Gordon
Richard Draper
McGarigle claims political conspiracies and returns to Chicago
W J McGarigle says he traveled with his wife to Winnipeg to meet Chicago friends seeking an armistice and his return for the election. He asserts he never took money unethically, blames political intrigue, admits handling corruption funds, and vows to resume influence once tensions ease. He was feted in Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. McGarigle
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Chicago
New York
Bond Case Heard In New York Supreme Court
Judge Andrews hears I. B. Newcomb & Co. v Chicago and Northwestern R R and executors Bloodgood and Lattimer. Case involves 50 000 in coupon bonds pledged by Jerome B Hill, creditors claim registered bonds and title, damages for alleged interference. Defendants demur, arguing Hill not a party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Andrews
New York Supreme Court
I. B. Newcomb & Co
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company
John Bloodgood
William Lattimer
Andrews
Jerome B. Hill
Chicago and Northwestern
Hill
William A. Lattimer
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago and Northwestern Company
Newcomb & Co
Supreme Court
Railroad Company
Bloodgood and Lattimer
Lattimer and Bloodgood
Exclusion Act Valid as Judge Sawyer Rules
Judge Sawyer of the U S Circuit Court in San Francisco holds the Chinese exclusion act constitutional and operative on passage. Return certificates are not contracts but identity documents under a China United States treaty framework. Counsel indicated appeal to the Federal Supreme Court. decision affects about 30,000 return certificates and 3,000 who left before the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer
United States Circuit Court
San Francisco
United States
China
Congress
Federal Supreme Court
Nominations for Congress Take Shape Across States
The report lists incumbents renominated or new candidates in several districts. Michigan First District J Logan Chipman a Democrat. Texas Seventh Col C J Brewster Republican. New Jersey Third John Kean Jr Republican. New York Eighteenth Samuel B Sanford Democrat. Michigan First Hibbard Baker Republican. Pennsylvania Twenty fifth Samuel Griffiths Democrat. Louisiana Fifth Gen Frank Morey Republican with Charles B Wilson colored Republican replacing Pinchabek who declined. New York Fourteenth William G Stahlnecker Republican renominated Roswell P Flower by Tammany Hall and the County Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
J. Logan Chipman
Texas
Col. C. J. Brewster
Laredo
New Jersey
John Kean, Jr
New York
Samuel B. Sanford
Troy
Hibbard Baker
Pennsylvania
Samuel Griffiths
Mercer
Louisiana
Frank Morey
Madison Parish
Charles B. Wilson
New Orleans
Pinchabek
William G. Stahlnecker
Roswell P. Flower
Tammany Hall
The
County Democracy
Trade reports show mixed activity from Dun and Co agency
Dun and Co review finds exports of breadstuffs cotton provisions petroleum and cattle valued at 33 208 679 in December from the principal port vs 37 04 761 last year. Interior reports indicate improving business with some areas above year ago while coal trade is quiet and wool and dry goods firm with cautious buyers. weekly failures total 224 vs 227 prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun & Co
R. G. Dun & Co
Becember
New York
Liverpool
Chicago
Pittsburg
Fatal Collision on Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Road
A freight train collision occurred on the Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Road near Yellow Creek Station ten miles southwest of Freeport Illinois. Train No 97 was involved and a fatality was reported along the line of travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, St. Paaul
Kansas City
Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Road
Yellow Creek Station
Freeport, Ill
Train collision near Yellow Creek kills three stockmen
A headlight alerted as a second train rounded a curve and crashed into the rear of a freight train near Yellow Creek. The impact demolished the caboose and killed three of six aboard. Deceased are James Orr, Larrimore Minnesota. John Brown, St. Paul Minnesota. Edward Hickey, Fairbanks Minnesota. Injured include F E Smith Stockton. Grant Martin St. Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Creek
James Orr
Larrimore
Minn
John Brown
St. Paul
Edward Hickey
Fairbanks
R. Smith
Stockton
Grant Martin
St. Charles
Railway Trains Crash Kills Seven in Pennsylvania
A Lehigh Valley freight collision at Tamanend Siding near Lost Creek injured twenty nine and killed one guard as a construction crew of Hungarians faced a deadly wreck. Forty freight cars derailed and help arrived after three hours with many fatalities likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Valley Road
Pennsylvania
Tamanend Siding
Lost Creek
Pottsville
Express Trains Meet In Fatal Cumberland Valley Wreck
A collision of passenger trains Nos 9 and 14 near Shippensburg Pennsylvania due to orders confusion killed Baggage Master Charles Bitner and seriously injured conductors Linn and Bowman. Many passengers injured. mail cars burned and mail destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Shippensburg
Charles Bitner
Harrisburg
Linn
Bowman
Youth Fatally Shoots Father in Mahomet Illinois
Charles Rowe seventeen shot his father James Rowe during a quarrel over cigars stolen from a show case. The shot struck the front of the neck and lodged behind the head. Charles was arrested, waived examination, and jailed in default of fifteen hundred dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahomet
Ill
Charles Rowe
James Rowe
Charles
Béy
Anarchist Group Tied to Winfield Incident
A local paper links an anarchistic group calling itself the Industrial Liberators or National Order of Videttes to Winfield Kansas. H M Upham a Pacific Express agent at Coffeeville received a package labeled Glass handle with care that exploded at night injuring Mrs Upham and her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Liberators
National Order of Videttes
Winfield
Kan
H. M. Upham
Pacific Express
Coffeeville
Arrest of a defaulting clerk Adolph Sambolino
News from New York reports the arrest of Adolph Sambolino, a confidential clerk for feather importer David Spero of 606 Broadway. He swindled over $20,000 from his employer last summer and fled, with detectives tracking his whereabouts until he was finally caught in Antwerp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Sambolino
Antwerp
New York City
David Spero
Broadway
Sambolino
Judge Thayer Rules in Favor of Wyman and Holman
In St Louis Judge Thayer decides for importers Wyman and Holman who had imported tin from Europe. The Chicago and Alton Railroad claimed freight charges the buyers disputed. The court orders the goods returned with one cent damages and costs against R D Lancaster Surveyor of the Port of St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thayer
United States Court
St. Louis
Wyman & Holman
Europe
Chicago and Alton Railroad
R. D. Lancaster
Lancaster
Loyal Legion Elects Officers at Fourth Annual Meeting
The Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery-in-Chief met in Philadelphia and elected Rutherford B. Hayes as Commander-in-Chief to fill Sheridan's vacancy. Senator Joseph R. Hawley was chosen Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief and Judge Walter Q. Gresham of Indiana named Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Loyal Legion of the United States
Philadelphia
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
Gen. Sheridan
Joseph R. Hawley
Walter Q. Gresham
Indiana
Creek Council panel reports on Creek residuary rights
A Creek Council committee appointed to assess disposing of the residuary rights of the Creeks in Oklahoma lands has submitted its report. The document outlines advisability and implications for the Creek people and the Oklahoma boomers context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Creek Council
I. T
Council Ready to Sell Lands Aimed at Quick Market
A report indicates a ready market for lands and asserts the Council’s authority to dispose of lands at its discretion. If adopted, the measure will place some lands on the market within a short period.
Bank cashier arraigned on charges of fraud in Ohio
Emmit V. Rhoades cashier of the First National Bank of St Paris Ohio was arraigned before Judge Sage in federal court on two indictments. He faced charges of making a false statement to the Comptroller of the Currency and misappropriation of bank funds. He pleaded not guilty and posted bond at 25000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmit V. Rhoades
First National Bank of
St. Paris
Ohio
Sage
United States Court
Youth Robs Bank In Quebec City Theft
A youth entered the Quebec Bank in Montreal with a soap box under his arm and stole $1,000 by placing the bills in the box and walking away. Clerks were stunned and did not warn in time as the thief escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Montreal
Masons Elect Officers at Indianapolis Grand Chapter Meeting
Seventy-five chapters attended the annual meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Indianapolis. Officers elected include Grand High Priest Daniel McDonald of Plymouth, Deputy High Priest Elmer Crockett of LaPorte, and Grand Secretary E. B. Church of Michigan City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons
Indianapolis
Ind
Daniel McDonald
Plymouth
Elmer Crockett
LaPorte
E. B. Church
Michigan City
Disappearance Ties to Atlantic Cigar Firm in Westfield
President William A. Abbott of the Atlantic Cigar Company has vanished. Attachments cling to his property and the insolvent firm’s assets, with debts estimated between 60 and 70 thousand dollars. The factory is shut, leaving 120 workers unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Abbott
Atlantic Cigar Company
Westfield
Mass
Fire destroys Schutzen Platz at Fairmount near Cincinnati
The Schutzen Platz at Fairmount, a forty year old site once a Baptist theological seminary and later used by government forces and a sharp shooters unit, burned down at a loss of 20000 dollars, fully insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schutzen Platz
Fairmount
Cincinnati
Bankrupt Trader's Bank in Untidy Condition
Receiver Byron L. Smith of Traders' Bank Chicago reports the bank's affairs are in unsatisfactory shape. It is alleged that Joseph O. Rutter drew $400000 from the bank last year and efforts are under way to trace the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron L. Smith
Traders’ Bank, of
Chicago
Joseph O. Rutter
Longtime Havana resident Marcelina Campos dies at 114
Marcelina Campos, a Havana resident, has died at age 114. She is survived by a 90-year-old son, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a 12-year-old great great-great-grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcelina Campos
Havana
Boston Man Sues Over Diphtheria Defective Drainage
Charles A. Culler of Boston and his family suffer diphtheria tied to Hamlin property drainage. A jury awards him $5,000 against Nathaniel Hamlin for damages from the defective drainage and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Culler
Boston
Nathaniel Hamlin
Hamlin
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Cuts Mechanical Dept Hours
A general order reduces working hours in the mechanical departments of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system by 16 percent. The cut affects 10,000 workers and lowers the weekly payroll by about $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
New York City Voter Registration Surges in Day Two
The second day of registration in New York City drew 90 979 names, compared with 177 566 in 1884 1885 1886 and 1887. The high figure reflects growing interest ahead of elections and signals persistent turnout momentum across multiple years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Fire destroys Standard Oil warehouses in Duluth loss 130000
The Standard Oil Company's Duluth warehouse complex holding 22 000 barrels of oil and an oil train just switched in were burned. The total loss was about 130000 dollars with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Duluth, Minn
Barry Expelled by Knights of Labor Board
In Philadelphia Pennsylvania the General Executive Board Knights of Labor rejected Thomas B Barry's resignation and expelled him from the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Philadelphia
General Executive Board
Knights of Labor
Thomas B. Barry
National Solons Debate Tariff and Pension Bills in Congress
A detailed panorama of Senate and House actions with the veto over Mrs Sarah Woodbridge pension, tariff and Pacific Railroad funding debates, and multiple land and railway measures. It notes nominations, adjournment plans, and strategy shifts across parties in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Woodbridge
Senate
Committee On
Wheeler
Alabama
Goh
Committee On Rules
J. A. Moore
United States
Nevada
House
la Crosse
Wis
Oates
Ala
Chamber
Morgan
Committee On Foreign Relations
Treasury Department
Moran
United Peoria
Miami
Allison
Brown
Finance Committee
Gray
Connecticut
Indian Territory
Hudd
Wisconsin
Arizona
Forney
Committee On Appropriations
Tacoma
W.T
Army
Navy
Folsom
N. M
Congress
Cockrell
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Great Britain
Germany
Transportation of Poultry On Lackawanna Line
Farmers and Chicago commission men applaud a new patent live poultry car on the Lackawanna Railroad. The car stands ten feet taller, holds 116 four by four foot compartments across eight decks, with drop loading, wire netting, and cross aisles. It stores food and water for up to 3,500 to 4,500 fowls and includes a central water fan for long journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission Men
Chicago
Lackawanna
An Uncommon Ailment
A dramatic excerpt follows a tense moment as a man tightens his embrace and a woman coughs violently answering only Askma signaling a mysterious illness. The fragment hints at personal strain and a potentially unusual medical condition in a San Francisco Chronicle excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Franccisco Chronicle
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