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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1888
Page
6
The Dixon Sun notes an international horse show to be held in Paris next year offering prizes totaling 45100. Other items include Mixxrearoutis planning an art school west of Chicago and a Shenandoah restoration for Pacific trade.
A Northwestern contemporary states Minnesota and Dakota harvests total 100 100 000 bushels of wheat, surpassing by 15 000 000 bushels the largest wheat crop ever raised in Great Britain.
Publishing translations of Zola novels has brought Mr Vizetelly before the London Criminal Court. It is learned that 1,000 volumes a week are sold with Nana leading the line, its sales totaling over one hundred thousand copies.
The F division forms a 41 piece brass band to play in public squares for the poor without pay. It is said to be the largest police band, with other police bands existing.
President CabNot of France faces a curious dilemma after carpenters of Paris accuse him of not attending meetings or subscribing to their union. The editors note his early craft training contrasts with his current political duties.
The late Henry Winkley leaves 50 000 to Williams College 30 000 to Amherst plus 50 000 given during life 25 000 to Stanford Theological Seminary and 20 000 each to Dartmouth Bowdoin Exeter Andover the American Bible Society and the Philadelphia Y M C A.
The estate of the late Edward Richardson of Jackson Mississippi was split by lot among his five heirs with each receiving seven plantations from thirty five total. A large portion of the property still remains to be distributed. Richardson was noted as the richest cotton planter in the world.
Dwicutt L Moopy, the evangelist, refused multiple photography requests. He sat for a portrait only once before leaving England to give a few friends his image, but he broke the negative himself to prevent further copies.
General Boll makes a rambling reply about his mother being English and alive, with references to Wales Rennes and England. The interview edges into unclear family lines and distant relatives as he speaks.
A memoir recalls an 1848 1849 murder near Brighton on the cliffs and a 2000 pound reward offered by the government. The piece also discusses widespread under billing on British railways and hints the United States may push rail reform. It closes with fashion notes from New York on dresses, hairstyles, and autumn trends.
Life on a Scranton area farm turned perilous for Hiram Cass when a hungry herd charging for salt trapped him. He grabbed the steer’s horns as the animal galloped in circles, narrowly escaping goring and trampling before leaping to safety in a brush to avoid the horned herd.
Thomas Stevens recalls bicycle journey through Japan praising the politeness of Japanese children. He notes no stones or rude remarks, and describes children bowing and greeting with o-hi-o, O-hi-ho as he rode along.
A group described as a colony of the son of a Welsh prince likely landed on the North American continent around 1170, a century after Norse explorers are said to have first visited the region.
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