10 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1896
Page
1
A collage of brief notices and quips spans politics and society. It mentions Yale trials, umbrella demand, a grandstand about Alphonso XIII, Cuba rhetoric, and immigration concerns. The column covers a clock factory’s shortened week, women’s fashion meddling, and a theater of odd incidents from Missouri politics to a dressmaker dispute.
The New York Press surveys unusual American Indian names in the federal payroll book. It notes Grover Yellow Boy and Grover Mountain Sheep among others, wryly observing how names reflect culture, ancestry, and local stories within Uncle Sam’s civil service.
An early sketch outlines Abyssinia as mountainous and ancient with 200000 square miles and about 4 million people. It notes exports like gold ivory slaves coffee and wax, Geez language, queen Sheba ancestry, Adowa as a key town and a mixed, militant Galla people.
The ostrich died of tuberculosis days after a fragmentary stomach find in New York City's Central Park menagerie. Its stomach contained a clothespin, glass, a mouth harmonica, umbrella piece, skate key, door key, silk handkerchief, horn comb, coal, pebbles, and a hatchet.
In a London sale a Byron letter features a playful passage about living in a monastery with two friars one Capuchin and one bandy legged Turkish cook. The letter sold for a nominal sum and signals a noted Byron revival in the near future.
Egyptian Medical Receipts reveal they originated from ancient Perptians and spread from Salerno the medieval medical school to Greek literature was unaware of them.
A deaf and dumb couple in Cleveland clash in divorce court illustrating that even under favorable circumstances marriage can fail. The dispute underscores that unions sometimes end amid legal action despite public sentiment.
A dramatic tale set in an Indian rajah’s court features a British officer and a captive English girl. They play a live chess game with fatal stakes, the white queen representing the officer’s beloved as the courtyard becomes a giant board. The outcome hinges on the players’ strategic moves.
A report details lost property at English stations with Euston receiving 30,000 items yearly and daily inquiries. It lists totals found unclaimed by railway companies including handbags, gloves, umbrellas and hats, with values and sale practice at King's Cross and other lines.
A derrick man at a Monson slate quarry narrowly escaped injury illustrating how fragile a glove fastening can be near a sheer slate chasm. Meanwhile George Webber, a U S customs inspector, recounted to Seattle papers a Blaine Point Roberts gold discovery tale sparked by rancher James Goodfellow. He found abundant black sand and coarse gold in washes near the Alaska Packers' cannery area and hurried to Blaine to file mining claims before returning to Point Roberts.
A fictional chess duel tale ends with a queen sacrifice and checkmate in Frostburg Maryland. The town stages a living checkers contest between Frostburg and nearby Loneconing at Moat’s Opera House with 24 young women as pieces. Spier and Sloan split wins, third game ends in a draw. Nearby, a dramatic mine tale in Whycom area draws crowds and bold claims of wealth as Goodfellow seeks naturalization papers and frontier gold fever spreads through Blaine and Point Roberts.
In Parrott Georgia a charitable revival stretched long as the Methodist congregation faced fatigue and preacher shortages. To decide who would receive the last hired minister one steward proposed raffling him off and the lowest throw won the unwelcome assignment, with the steward providing for the preacher’s needs during the final days.
The future Royal Academy president Millais recall his first prize for drawing as a boy when he had to stand on a dial to be seen. He was asked what special favor he desired and replied permission to go fishing in the Serpentine.
The latest statistics show Europe’s public debt totals 23520000000 dollars, about 64 dollars per person. Portugal has the highest per capita at 169 dollars, France about 5 dollars, England around 106, and Switzerland nearly 0.
Smith notes in a pensive mood that Jones has received a bill for a diamond pin given by his wife for his birthday and wonders where funds will come from to pay it. The exchange centers on financial concern over a personal gift.
Dr Mabel Spencer of Kansas City Khan becomes Riley County physician the first woman named in the state Mrs Ben Clemmons of Breathitt County Kentucky weighs about 400 pounds at age 35 still gaining weight Miss Francis Huts assists her father in Cincinnati coal weighing and is appointed deputy coal weigher with a $1000 bond completing formal duties.
Ambrose Thomas, once a celebrated athlete, remained keen on exercise and outdoor life into old age, living to a remarkable age. Prince Ghika, newly named Roumanian minister to Paris, hails from a renowned Ghika family with three members serving as ministers in ten years. Ex-Congressman Harter, who died by his own hand, described himself as Jeffersonian with conservative political influence and a quiet, studious demeanor.
Cicero trustees meet in adjourned session at Cicero town hall in Austin on April 4 1896. The town attorney reports strong litigation results and a new practice of abating special assessments. The board adopts fees prints 500 financial reports and approves bids for sidewalks and two new fire engine houses.
A substitute dessert method blends whipped cream with dissolved gelatine and a touch of sherry and vanilla. The pale green or rose color is added with vegetable coloring, then folded with sugar and almonds. Served cold in small cups with optional candied fruits garnish.
John Moriarty Maine's largest and strongest man died in Qldtown of typhoid fever. He stood six feet nine and three quarters inches tall and weighed 240 pounds. Known across the state for strength he worked in lumber camps and often helped keep the peace. He was calm and good natured and famous for breaking up fights.
California marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first flag raise in Monterey on July 2. Thomas Bradlee, who raised the flag, is still living in Monterey and will repeat the performance at the upcoming anniversary.
The note explains that Boah refers to the word bosh of Turkish origin used to signify nothing in English slang. It suggests the term entered English vocabulary around the era of the Crimean War, reflecting linguistic exchange during that period.
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