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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1889
Page
2
A compact survey highlights recent wire service items, including accidents and crimes, political shifts, religious notes, commerce moves, and crop reports across various regions. Minor domestic affairs bracket major headlines in a brisk, panoramic style.
The Signal Office bulletin notes week temperature below normal in the Southern States while northern regions and Midwest show warmth. Rainfall favored central valley crops, especially corn, with light frosts not harming the crop and Minnesota noting worm damage to late crops. New England reports improving beans, buckwheat ready, cranberry picking underway with good prospects.
The standings section shows the leading clubs in pursuit of top position. It lists current win loss records for the frontrunners and notes key matchups shaping the race.
A Green brakeman caused a wreck on the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio line near Greenville Pennsylvania. The fast Chicago to New York train collided with a freight at twenty five miles per hour. One man was killed and another seriously wounded. Baggage master Alva Cleveland died. Dick Johnson the passenger engineer was seriously injured. The brakeman B Ludwig from Cambridge had opened the wrong switch.
A violent labor and race clash in Newcastle Delaware involved Irish and Hungarian workers from Morris Tasker Co iron works. One man was killed and five or six wounded as both sides armed with axes knives and clubs. The feud stemmed from Irish workers being displaced and tensions between weekly revelers.
In Atlanta Georgia Dr H H Tucker a leading Southern Baptist minister was likely fatally injured when he fell from a second story window where he was seated The incident occurred amid reports surfacing about his condition and the unfolding medical evaluation
Frank Cowen of Gillam and Frank Blewett of Marshall died after passing out on the Alton track in Marshall Missouri and being struck by a train.
A newspaper note alleges John A. Kasson will be appointed Minister to Russia. The Cronin murder trial has not secured any jurors yet. In Stockton Georgia fears of race trouble rise after a white man stabs a Black man.
The document lists bonds at 4 4 percent, 4 percent, 4 percent refunding certificates, a Navy pension fund at 3 percent, and Pacific Railroad bonds at 6 percent with a total amount of 618,595,623.
R G Dun reports steady improvement across most business sectors with large crops expected and rising foreign demand. Cotton remains costly due to scarcity while iron and steel gain strength in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Stock markets rise, money supply expands, and business failures hold near prior weeks.
State convention results present ticket lines for Iowa Greenbackers, Massachusetts Prohibitionists, Democrats, New York Prohibitionists, Washington Republicans, South Dakota Democrats with nominees for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, and other statewide offices including judges and congressmen.
General Manager E T Jeffery of the Illinois Central Railroad resigns abruptly after a clash with acting President E H Harriman during Stuyvesant Fish’s European absence. A veteran executive with thirty three years at the company, he leaves amid questions over the road’s finances following a difficult period.
Prominent West Coast railroad official resigns with immediate effect. The sudden move surprises practical railroad men who regard him as a brilliant administrator and question the implications for the system.
Freezing temperatures hit Alma Nebraska and Plattsmouth and Dodge Center Minnesota with heavy frost. Corn damage was limited to low ground and dry high lands, while northern Kansas Missouri and northwestern Iowa saw light frosts with minimal overall loss to the crop.
W L Scott's chestnut colt Chaos won the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay New York before 15000 spectators. Ridden by Fred Day and trained by Leighton, the winner receives valued prize money of £54925, with £5834 for second and £2916 for third place.
The Central Roman Catholic Society in Cleveland elected officers led by President Christian Wieckmann of Buffalo with vice presidents Fritz Arendel of St. Louis and Mr. Overbeck of Cincinnati. They resolved to encourage Catholic immigration to the United States focusing on farmers to join or form parishes in the West.
Telegrams report Andrew Price elected to Congress in Louisiana Third District by a large Democratic majority over H C Minor. One injury at Franklin where Deputy Sheriff Jacobs, a Republican, was shot after a reported pistol confrontation. self defense claimed. Times-Democrat cites Price ahead by 6000 to 7000 votes.
The appointments include Thomas H. Anderson of Ohio as Minister Resident and Consul General to Bolivia. Levi W. Naylor of Wisconsin becomes Post Office Inspector on Money Order Service. Consuls Joseph T. Mason of Virginia at Mannheim, Bernard C. MacAuley of New York at Managua, Auleck Palmer of DC at Dresden, John D. DeLittle of Texas at Bristol. Secretaries Edwin Dun to Japan, Arthur W. Barrett of Massachusetts to Venezuela, William B. Gardiner of Indiana Second Secretary to Japan, with Albert Hueter as Revenue Storekeeper and Gauger in the Sixth Indiana District.
The State Department circular lists American delegates to the October Washington congress. John B. Henderson of North Carolina Cornelius N Bliss and Charles R Flint of New York Clement Studebaker of Indiana T Jefferson Coolidge of Massachusetts William H Treacott of South Carolina Andrew Carnegie of Pennsylvania Henry G Davis of West Virginia Morris M Estee of California John F Hanson of Georgia.
Trustworthy reports from Le Flore County Mississippi say a riot ended after about 200 whites dispersed the rioters. Four ringleaders were arrested and hanged at Shellmound while a store fire aftermath prompted a citizen posse to drive some forty trespassers from the county.
County prisoners of Marion County Mississippi are usually hired out and it is expected there will be active assignments on the farms. The note suggests ongoing use of inmate labor in local agricultural work.
Farmers charcoal contractors and lumbermen plan to bid for the services of Kitiratn and Sullivan. The piece notes they are eager to test the fighters’ skill as toilers in the market setting.
D G C Badenock of the Orangemen of England issues a manifesto calling Orangemen across the kingdom to unite against Mr. Balfour's scheme to establish a Catholic University in Ireland.
Samuel C. Showalter, 69, died in Dayton Ohio from blood poisoning after receiving an elixir claimed to cure rheumatism. The treatment left his flesh putrid and shed in large flakes, describing a fatal reaction to the remedy.
Colonel B. H. Conklin retires as General Manager Vice President and Treasurer of the Terre Haute and Peoria Railway. S. W. Berrgeon of Fremont Ohio is appointed to the vacancy.
An explosion struck the Maurice Wood colliery iron stone pit in Midlothian Scotland. Sixty two miners were trapped in the tomb. Four bodies have been recovered and it is believed the remaining sixty miners are dead.
J S McCoy an original member of the Kansas City Town Company died at his home in Kansas City aged 78. He was the first to receive merchandise consignments and built the first brick house in the area.
The report lists appointees including C A Cutler storekeeper Eighth Illinois H H Sands storekeeper and ganger Twelfth Pennsylvania Joseph Swaner storekeeper Eleventh Ohio John Haweis ganger Sixth Missouri with over half the appointments for Kentucky.
The United States assay office produced the world’s largest gold bar weighing 500 pounds and valued at about $100,000. It will be shown at the Minneapolis Exposition after leaving Helena Montana.
Indian runners from Leech Lake Minnesota and nearby areas arrive at Hallets trading post with news of the Chippewa Commission reaching the northern wilderness safely.
The will of Millionaire Thaw of Pittsburg bequeaths 120000 dollars to Presbyterian boards, 100000 dollars to the Western University of Pennsylvania, 5000 dollars to the American Board, and 100000 dollars to hospitals in Pittsburg. An Irish Tenants Controversy Settled ends long dispute between Kenmare estate lord and Irish tenants with arrears canceled.
Pronounced Asiatic cholera by doctors, Mrs. George Coons of Little Sandusky Ohio dies as fear grips residents who begin to abandon the village.
The Northern Pacific Railroad will begin a Souris district extension from Winnipeg, with about forty five miles constructed this year.
William Beale a prominent horse breeder and dealer owner of Winthrop Messenger and other noted horses died at Winthrop Maine.
The State Farmers' Alliance of Alabama joins with the Farmers' Wheel to oppose the jute bagging trust. The two organizations pledge to fight the monopoly and protect farmers' interests.
The War Department orders abandonment of posts at Fort Laramis Wy Fort Hayes Kas and Fort Lyon Col with plan to close military outposts in the region.
An Antwerp blast at the Carvilain powder works near oil warehouses killed about 300 people and injured around 1000. Fire spread through 80,000 barrels of oil, destroying warehouses and the Bourse district, with panicked crowds, hospital horror, and widespread looting as troops and firefighters tried to control the disaster.
An elderly man snatches an umbrella from a traveler on an L station steps and warns him about liability for damages. The essay urges care to avoid injuring others and suggests safer handling of canes or umbrellas.
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