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Newspaper

Dixon Sun

Location

Dixon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1872

Page

2

News Of The Week East

A collage of early 19th century dispatches reports shipwrecks and fires. Notable items include the Bienville steamer disaster near Aspinwall Tenorio, the sinking Metis, and a Erie fire loss. Many trials executions and crimes surface alongside political shifts and railway incidents in New York and Chicago.

Louisville Convention nominates O Conor for presidency

The Straight-out Democrats met in Louisville on September 3 1830 to nominate Charles O Conor of New York after his declination. James Lyons of Virginia led as president with delegates from multiple states. A platform urged constitutional fidelity and labor capital harmony while O Conor declined the nomination.

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Navy force and personnel figures from 1872 era

The article lists the July 1 1872 active navy strength including 1,672 officers and warrants across ranks such as Admiral to Mates, 177 vessels with 99 men of war and 51 ironclads, plus 7,000 petty officers and seamen. It also notes 199 Midshipmen, various ship statuses, and the state of ironclads being decayed or unfinished.

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Milk Diet Oddity in Pomfret Hills

A Connecticut correspondent details a thirty year old man in Pomfret who is deaf, dumb, and blind yet physically robust. He has consumed only milk for thirty years, never tasting water or any food other than milk, a fact noted as intriguing for physiologists studying health and diet.

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