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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1882
Page
3
The Dixon Sun of September 13 1882 reports local Illinois news with editor W M Kennedy in Dixon Illinois. The issue reflects typical 19th century small town coverage including community events and notices.
A collage of brief items notes trial costs, fashion trends like blue temple lines, population figures, a Philadelphia cornet student, German views on Sir Garnet, Henry Ward Beecher on dancing, a bartender’s liquor-watering view, and local reactions to Edison’s electric light. It also critiques Wall Street influence on press and quotes Ingersoll on government prosecutions and the sanctity of marriage amid public debate.
A new submarine torpedo boat has been constructed on the shores of Stockholm harbor for the defense of that port. It can steam twelve knots underwater with no surface exposure and can ram or discharge torpedoes when near the enemy. After completing its mission the crew can surface the craft or return to harbor remaining submerged.
A Tennessee court hears a testifying Negro woman interrupted by the judge who accuses her of lying. She is paralyzed, dies days later, and neighbors believe divine punishment followed by her perjury. preacher Mr Talmage muses on Christ's second coming and telegraphing a global conversion.
After many delays the Edison electric light is reported in practical operation in a New York district. Nine hundred buildings are connected with wiring running beneath streets and alleys as part of the trial program.
Ex-Gov. Koerner of Belleville Ill writes to Ex-Gov. Palmer arguing against prohibition in Illinois. He cites Maine and Vermont data on licensed apothecaries and rising arrests, lunatic asylum patients, indictments, paupers, and opium use to claim prohibition does not work.
The speaking defense of star route thefts in Washington last week included En gersoll’s remarks praising his client as a man with an intellectual horizon. He urged the jury to consider the families affected while a government councilor noted Mrs. Dorsey’s presence.
The tenth annual Inter-State Industrial Exposition of Chicago opens September 6 and runs to October 21. The mechanical and textile departments showcase progress and quality, the art exhibits include the Claghorn collection, natural history offers ores and fossils, Liesegang leads a 51-piece orchestra, and W M Devine oversees dining under a capable committee. Six electric lighting firms illuminate the grand structure as railroads offer cheap transport.
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