13 Apr 1883
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1883
Page
1
The Vindicator announces subscription price at $1.50 per year in advance. Offices listed at Forty- ous Street and Lasalle Street Chicago. Editor contact details and agents Albert C. Berndt and Atenano Roacw authorized to receive subscriptions and advertisements.
Citizens celebrate a decisive election win in Lake town as they demand reform of all town departments. They call for ending favoritism and restoring open, above-board governance while warning against backsliding and diluted reform after new appointments.
In Austin, School District No. 2 faces a dispute over the right to elect a Board of Education, with AG ruling against and county officials supporting votes. District No. 6 also debates eligibility based on census figures. An election is set for the 21st to fill the term of Thomas Brune, with holdovers Luke O Tool e and Ed Schall and strong rival activity expected.
A bill before the State Legislature aims to stop buyers at stock yards from deducting on hog weights by labeling them piggy sows boars or stags after weighing. Shippers complain Chicago dealers routinely strip thousands of dollars, with fines from 50 to 200 dollars proposed. Opponents failed to amend the measure, and it advanced to a third reading.
Grace Courtland known as the Witch of Wall Street will lecture at Hershey Hall Chicago on Sunday and Monday evenings. She will discuss monopolies Board of Trade bucket shops Jay Gould Vanderbilt and the bulls and bears of Wall Street and Gamblers' alley. Her name is linked to Jay Gould cipher dispatches and her New York writings exposing Wall Street villainies.
An editor who heard her speak in another city calls her one of the best and most outspoken lecturers of the day. Admission is 50 cents.
A bill before the Illinois legislature would require railroads operating in the state to pay wages and materials from road earnings. It sets a first lien on rolling stock for laborers and suppliers, with enhanced penalties for late payment. The Wabash case is cited, debates continued with amendments limited and the measure ordered to third reading.
Citizens of Town of Lake collect signatures against School District No. 2 action to form a new district cutting off families west of State street from Springer School near railroad lines. A public meeting at Yockeem's Hall to present petitions to the County Superintendent Brayton cited. locals predict annulment.
The Bricklayers' Union of Chicago strikes for a wage rise from $3.50 to $11 per day. Workers contend the issue is not the extra demand but the union's existence, noting preunion pay as low as $1.50 and harsher treatment. The piece criticizes the wasteful system that sustains such conditions.
At a joint meeting of the old and new Town Boards on Wednesday, retiring Treasurer Muirhead handed over 395165 69 to the new Treasurer Darlington. Of this, 454364.13 was in the sinking fund and 40801.56 in the general fund.
The first regular meeting of the new board took place this Friday afternoon at the Town Hall. No appointments were made and no business of importance was transacted.
The Friends report the paper’s business is stronger than ever for the season with new subscriptions last week including 243 on Monday and 159 on Tuesday, among others.
The data shows daily figures for Thursday 382, Friday 206, Saturday 207, with a weekly total of 1,362. The record aggregates these readings into a single weekly sum.
In the Joseph Brady trial for the Phenix Park killings, Carey admits he helped plan the murder of Mr. Burke. He says he acted under pre killing compulsion but urged killers to target Burke. Carey claims he suggested daggers and proposed keeping weapons as relics while seeking pardon for himself and his brother. The London dynamite case hearings paused as prosecutors reveal broad US links and potential upgrade to conspiracy or treason charges.
An 1880s explainer details dynamite composition nitro glycerine silica and acids and notes ordinary intelligence suffices for making it. It contrasts with gunpowder and mentions related political notices including labor and church topics and public notices from Chicago.
The article praises Mr. Chas Thornton for declining the town attorney post after the campaign against the ring. It argues his motives were public spirited, not personal gain, and credits leaders who helped overthrow the old regime with public gratitude rather than personal remuneration.
The Vindicator pleads with unpaid subscribers to remit by May first. those who paid the old rate of 1 a year and still owing will be charged 1.50, the new price. The paper notes high publication costs and rising collection expenses, warning failure to pay risks losing the paper.
A promotional notice touts The VrxpiraTor as the premier advertising medium with wide circulation and high quality printing. It claims readers are numerous, paper and type are top quality, and rates are reasonable given the large circulation.
The Chicago Saturday Express reports that the Local Anti Monopol y movement won the recent election in the Town of Lake. The village of 30 000 residents will be well represented at the Fourth of July conference.
The Iroquois Club held private committee meetings in Hav Erly's Theater Building to finalize plans for its yearly banquet at the Palmer House. Around 9 pm the groups gathered to hear committee reports as President Erskine M Phelps chaired.
A large audience at Fleming's Hall reviewed district school matters and nominated J S Gosney for School Trustee to fill Levi Montgomery's term. The People’s Party set polling sites across Lake and Hyde Park for the April 14 election and appointed organizers for Hyde Park and Lake. Speeches followed, with a plan for a second convention on Thursday to name three School Directors for District No. 2.
The Lake town board met in Town Hall at 9 am on Friday April 6 with President Chatfield and Trustees Muirhead Becker Wall present. The session covered financials and claims including officers earnings and outlays, a poison case against officers, sidewalk petitions, subdivision plans, and payrolls. The board adjourned to 1 pm and reconvened Tuesday April 10.
The Hon John F Finerty is informed of a naval cadetship at Annapolis and a military cadetship at West Point available to his district. Examinations will be held at Throop School on April 20 for the physical test and April 21 for the civil test. Candidates must show proficiency in English basics and geometry.
The Regular Meeting notes eight conv. disease cases and fifty six deaths in March per the Deputy Health Officer. Board authorizes warrants to B M Chamberlain and H B Brainard for expert Treasurer's report review. Numerous bills approved including labor, materials, coal, and services from various workers, with a recess and referral of Collector Becker's office expenses.
The Muirhead ring board of Tosa Trustees met Tuesday at 2 to close business. Transfers between funds, police March report figures, and licenses revenue were discussed. The meeting adjourned, and the new board was sworn in at 7 1/2 o'clock with officers named. future session set for Friday.
The Cook County Board discussed hunting untaxed property in the city. City Clerk Howard read a resolution urging the County Commissioners to appoint someone to locate omitted real and personal property for taxation. The County Clerk confirmed an employee is reviewing Assessors books, identifying unassessed lots and blocks, with the matter referred to the Judiciary Committee.
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