A piece of Dixon history: When the ‘fatal fluid’ killed Charlotte Means

from Sauk Valley News - Shaw Local · host Shaw Local News Network

The first fatal accident ever reported in The Telegraph appeared in its 13th issue, on Wednesday, July 23, 1851. Charles Fisk, the editor and founder of The Telegraph, penned the article, titled “Mournful Occurrence.”

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