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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
2
The text notes Mr John Z Jones plans to move to California after his term expires and a close ally mentions a $2600 expense during his recent presidential campaign. It also reports the Austin Law and Order League case postponed to April 17 due to attorney H R Pearson’s illness.
The Tuesday election in Oak Park highlights independent candidate Stearns who ran on a wide open policy and drew substantial local support, avoiding the saloon vote from the South End.
A 35 member group from Emanuel M. E. church at 44th and Randolph performed The Lost Soul in Austin Monday night. Despite their enthusiasm the amateur company earned receipts 600 percent below expenses, a warning to foreign groups to perform only where known.
Geo M Ambrose circulates a petition endorsed by Oak Park's leading citizens for the assistant clerk job under J B Tristram. Ambrose will not pursue the post if Sister Andrew a non resident moves into town to hold it. Andrew has served over five years and is deemed most competent. Tristram maintains the final appointment power.
The Fellowship Club of Oak Park holds its annual meeting at Unity Church on Thursday at 6 30 p m. Officers will be elected and sessions feature talks by Hutchinson Lewis Pringle Hunt on charter advantages and village or town governance followed by a general discussion. Dinner priced at 35 cents ends the gathering.
President McKinley appoints Dr. Samuel W. Stratton as director of the new National Bureau of Standards. Stratton, a physics professor at the University of Chicago, has been granted leave of absence and will head the office of weights and measures.
President D. 8. Jordan and Dr. O. P. Jenkins of Stanford University are deputed by the government to Hawaii to supervise an investigation of the islands fishes and fish laws. Dr. Jordan will remain there all summer.
A short report details North Division High School students from Chicago and Mrs. McMurphy touring Tivoli and Hadrian’s Villa. It notes the emperor’s villa built 117 to 139 A D, its art and architecture, the Venus de Medici statue, blue and white magalia flooring, and later decay and theft prevention by Tivoli residents and the government.
The Woman's Club of Austin held a meeting on April 1 where Mary J. Kearsley M D presented The Physical Development of Woman. A large audience praised her medical expertise and engaging delivery as she used drawings to show imperfections from figure improvers and discussed gymnasium needs and swimming as a full body exercise.
Austin Council No 20 of the Royal League presented a well received program in Royal League Hall 103 North Park avenue. Mrs Lola Gaily Chace led a group of songs while Ella and Elinor Horton offered duets and Brahms selections. Professors Mayes and readers and Messrs Taylor Saunders performed well with encore numbers. Charles J Piper gave a brief address on duty to family and the Royal League's aims. The audience praised the evening and the 226 member council was noted for its virtue and insurance thrust.
The Friday Evening Fortnightly Cab of Austin curates a program at First Congregational Church Midway Park and Waller avenue on Friday April 19 to benefit the church organ fund. Admission is 15 cents and the cast includes Mr and Mrs J K O Neil with a dramatic sketch and various musical acts featuring organ piano duets trombone duets and vocal quartets.
A Moreland subscriber notes the odd parallel between William Jennings Bryan and Billy Jarimer who both act as if unaware they are dead. The letter criticizes Alderman Race for street paving delays from Fortieth to Fifty-second in the 35th ward and calls for a sidewalk inspector to ensure daylight passability, suggesting local leadership could elevate Race’s standing.
A worker installing new pipes in the Mormon tabernacle organ in Salt Lake City says locals mourn the remodeling but will weep again when they hear the new instrument. He declares the rebuilt organ will be the greatest in America once finished.
A boy crushed flowers to extract color and decorated his father's white cottage in Yrol with vivid pictures. The mountaineer regarded the boy as a great artist Titian, whose work impressed onlookers with its wonder.
A Dec 14 1899 meeting organized the Spanish American War Veterans in Trenton New Jersey. A post will be formed for veterans in Austin Oak Park Harlem and Maywood and members urged to contact Capt Percy Coffin Austin. The group aims to strengthen fraternity loyalty patriotism and equal rights under free government.
The New York Weekly notes All Saints Day was established by Pope Gregory XI to November 1 to honor all saints together since many are recognized by the church. The institution aims to commemorate them on a single day rather than separate ones.
In New York half a dozen leading artists plan a twelve story studio building to house a dozen studios with living apartments and two dozen bachelor quarters. The project addresses the shortage of kitchen accommodations linked to studio space.
Indiana state board of health notes a recent school law amendment suspends compulsory vaccination exclusions by local boards. Lawmakers say Representative Louttit inserted the change, opposing vaccination.
The real original McKinley man is Judge George E. Baldwin named United States consul to Nuremberg Germany. Baldwin has been a close friend of the president for thirty years and in 1868 nominated McKinley for his first public office as prosecuting attorney.
The admiralty asks Sheffield for tenders for twenty thousand spoons thirteen thousand dessert and table forks over two thousand fish knives and carvers eight hundred entree dishes and tureens fifteen hundred candlesticks and tea and coffee sets to equip British army officers in electro-plate offerings.
A New York physician avoids advertising by sending thank you letters to appreciative patients. The letters, inadvertently directed to potential new clients, outline services rendered and appreciation, signaling a method that skirts advertising laws.
The Indiana Woman's Christian Temperance Union Hadley Home at Richmond gains a substantial endowment from the late Mr Addison Hadley. His will sets aside a large estate portion for the home and includes 277 acres of land, bringing total holdings to 387 acres.
A Lawrence University freshman in Appleton Wisconsin ate the leg of a preserved lizard from a zoological laboratory. A female classmate fainted during the act. The student suffered a later bout of nausea but recovered without medical help.
Classified notice listing an eight room modern house for rent on Ontario street. Inquiries to Mrs. Teele at 187 Walnut Ave., Austin.
Mrs. Margaret Armour widow of the late 5. B. Armour will provide funds to build a home for forty aged couples in Kansas City. The house will be modeled after the Utica New York institution she has visited and studied.
James Gordon Bennett sold his yacht Namouna to the Venezuelan government for 100000 dollars. His new yacht Lysistrata completed her trial trip reflecting Bennett's lifelong yachting ideas.
Traces of a wild buffalo herd remain in woods west of Slave River. It was ascertained that the buffalo were mercilessly hunted and destroyed by the Indians according to local observations.
Wednesday afternoon a small open-face watch with a gun-metal case was lost in Austin. Return to 225 South Fifty-third avenue, Austin.
The article compares early and modern wealth and territory in the United States. It notes the 1800 top fortune at $250,000 and today multiple fortunes over $200 million. It cites the 1800 settled area as 305,708 square miles and today over 2,000,000 square miles.
Utica Globe notes a century ago one sixth of Americans were enslaved and claims today there is perfect freedom in all possessions except possibly Sulu, reflecting on historic inequality and imperial reach.
The Missouri penitentiary reports a library of 5000 well chosen books. The warden states it is the largest and best collection in the United States.
Mr. D. N. Sinks of Troy Ohio reports severe rheumatism in arm and shoulder but relief came after using Chamberlain s Pain Balm as recommended by Geo F Parsons Co. Druggists. He cites rapid pain relief and onward recommendations to friends as proof of the balm s effectiveness for muscular rheumatism. Available from J P Garner & Co Austin Geo Koch & Co Moreland.
A Warrington resident asserts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best for bronchitis and saved his wife after six years of illness. The product is sold by Jr. P. Warner & Co. in Austin and Geo. Koch & Co. in Moreland.
Advertises piano tuning and sales by Chickering-Chase Bros. Co. in Austin. Contact points include C A Osgood at 116 South Willow, H E Shepard at 6955 Ontario Street, and the firm’s No 259 Wabash Avenue office. Political jurisdiction implied but not stated.
A batter made from half a pint of sweet milk two eggs one teaspoon of baking powder and one teaspoon of flour coats orange slices. The coated slices are fried in hot lard until golden brown.
Witt and Company limited to 118 North Oak Park Avenue solicits houses flats for rent or sale from clients to expand their property catalog and assist clients with leasing and sales.
The notice lists courses in English branches Ornamental Design Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. For more information contact Thompson and Sherman 111 South Western Avenue Chicago. Local representatives for The International Correspondence Schools Scranton PA.
The town announces an election in River Forest Cook County Illinois on Tuesday April 16 1901 at the waterworks noon to 6 pm for village president three trustees one clerk one police magistrate and two library directors. The notice dated March 25 1901 is signed by Geo W Shearburn.
The Burke's Peerage publishers favor republican ideas in other nations, noting stronger sales in the United States than anywhere else, as they pursue growth and broader influence beyond Great Britain.
Marion Rooke of T. M. Thompson importers at 1668 Milwaukee Avenue Chicago says a severe cold kept her awake and hindered work. She notes one milliner used Chamberlains Cough Remedy with quick relief and she bought it, reporting she is now entirely well. Available from J P Garner D Austin Geo Koch Co Moreland.
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