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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1889
Page
4
The issue notes the mutilated body of a Whitechapel murder victim found under a Cable Street arch, reports a fierce Atlantic storm destroying millions in property, and criticizes Secretary Windom's debt explanation as campaign rhetoric.
A new building concept uses double metallic sheets with an air cushion and diverse heat insulators for walls roofs and partitions. Steve Brodie survived a fall over Niagara Falls in a padded rubber suit after being submerged and unconscious, with minor injuries noted but no lasting harm. Fools are hard to kill.
The United States uses over 5 650 central electric stations for light and power. There are 210 000 arc lights and 2 600 000 incandescent lamps. Fifty nine electrical railways were in operation in March and eighty six roads were under construction. Electric capital in 1888 rose by about 70 million dollars.
Congressman S. Cox died at 8 40 after a sudden malaria attack while ill with peritonitis at his New York home following a brief Washington visit. A statesman and diplomat, he was famed as an author and orator and will be missed across parties.
Monday morning of last week Jacob Soulsby of Streator died at Paw Paw while coupling cars. He stumbled into a cable-guard opening and was dragged, his skull crushed by a collision with an obstruction. His body dropped across the track as wheels passed over him. A brakeman from Earlville replaced Soulsby and sustained a severe hand injury on his first day in Ottawa.
A new weekly publication titled The National Democrat begins in Washington DC. Priced at $1.50 yearly, it is a large seven column octavo aimed at informed readers beyond party lines. It pledges full coverage of United States government in all departments with editorial discussion.
The piece argues that London dock workers seek only about a dollar a day more, contrasting with Illinois miners paid by a protected industry. It criticizes high tariffs as not benefiting American labor, noting wages decline under protection and that English strikers act from a different economic climate while Illinois workers face a tougher fight against capital.
The August public debt report reveals another substantial rise, highlighting the ongoing trend of growing obligations. Critics note past Republican administrations often cited debt decreases, contrasting with current figures and stressing the need for fiscal restraint.
The Nation analyzes July and August debt changes under Presidents Cleveland and Harrison. Under Cleveland declines ranged from about 4.8 million to 9.0 million monthly, while under Harrison July 1889 and August 1889 show increases totaling over 7.3 million. The piece questions the impact on the surplus and taxpayers.
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