This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 40 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
2
The April 21 1809 issue reports the police and firemen occupying the new Waller avenue building. It urges Cicero sidewalk repairs and argues a chemical engine would have reduced losses from the Superior street fire.
The town of Cicero will vote next Tuesday April 26 on city government reform. In Chicago annexation, Austin’s status goes to the Supreme Court by agreement but no hearing is scheduled before the June term.
Rumor centers on C. T. Yerkes and the Metropolitan elevated railway firm dividing future franchises in Cicero area. Metropolitan would stay south of Madison Street and seek a franchise west to Harlem cemeteries. The plan involves a surface line joined to an elevated by incline.
The Cicero Town board wrestles with legal printing contracts to save taxpayers. bids lacked specifications and Vindicator faces competition from lesser circulated papers. A businesslike approach urged, as the paper pledges to compete in western suburbs if circulation matters.
The Vindicator says Charles T. Yerkes has a 50 year franchise and the Lake Street elevated railroad is delivering full service to Cicero with trains running to Harlem and Austin avenues. It notes no car changes at 52d street, no every other train stop at 48th street, and no trailer runs. Commutation questions remain but reflect public expectations.
The column notes a transit company selling twenty rides for one dollar and smaller bundles at fifty cents for ten rides and twenty five cents for five rides. It predicts eventual five cent fares on the elevated line and urges calm cooperation as rates move lower.
The Oak Park Club entertaining program Tuesday evening drew a large audience. Highlights included Grand Scherzo, The Sword of Ferrara, The Quest, Till We Meet Again, and A Persian Garden sung by the quartet. Mrs Levings and Miss Blauer received strong applause for their voices and Mrs Laura Dainty Pelham attended as a guest reciting Jes’ Before Christmas.
The Lake Street TL railway crews faced a fare dispute as conductors allegedly pressed for extra nickels. George A. Hancock of Austin, employed by Marshal F Lever Co, refused to pay and was arrested after a confrontation with conductor C Mertel. Hancock seeks to prove he was not the aggressor as witnesses are heard.
Miss Clara Cre ate married Dr. Thomas Hamilton Williams at St Paul the Apostle Church with Rev Mitch ell officiating. Attendants wore pink and white gowns, flower girls carried pink and white rose bouquets, and the couple received guests at 56386 South boulevard. They left for a wedding trip and will reside at Ontario street and Prairie avenue.
The Rabbits held their fourth reception and dance at Library Hall last Friday with Fitzgerald providing music and McLerath serving supper. About thirty couples attended under the chaperonage of Mrs. H. L. Geddes, with a lengthy list of guests including Messrs and Mesdames Crafts Baker Pither Gunthorp Morgan Price and Misses Conklin Schlecht Owen Badger Torbert Horton Gould Strum Williams Walter Falsey Kries Cornell Goodwillie Shurtliff Oliphant Alexander Pither Gardner Martin Modine Murray Rossiter Cutting Maclean Whitman Whitmarsh Hitchcock McKenzie and Dr. Dickinson. The event was a success thanks to committee members James Oliphant Tom Oliphant Charles Alexander and Allan Pither.
Fire at the corner of Superior street and Prairie avenue early Sunday damaged the home owned by E W Young. C W Dorland and family had moved in just the day before but were away at night. A furnace fire likely caused the blaze. Loss estimated at $2000.
First class piano and violin lessons offered by Prof. William Schmidt at 3157 Indiana Avenue Chicago. He visits Austin every week to teach and perform outreach.
Twenty years ago he played for the Forest City baseball team with A. G. Spalding as pitcher. He worked for Goodrich Transportation Co. several years then joined C. N. W. A. R. Co. and died while employed there. He was a worthy and respected citizen beloved by all who knew him.
News of the town notes mail schedules to and from Austin with East and West routes and closing times. Social items include Eva Cuneo visiting in Upper Sandusky and The Oaks hosting euchre and dancing, plus a First Presbyterian union service and a Library Hall concert benefiting the Methodist Church building fund. The Oaks Culture Club presented a Yok program with Elizabeth Reed Levings and Miss Jessie Day, with 100 attendees and refreshments.
The W C T U regular meeting scheduled for April 21 is postponed to next month because of the Third district convention held at Wicker Park Methodist Episcopal Church. The executive committee met on Thursday April 20 at 2 30 p m at Mrs Hast mans. Unclaimed letters at Oak Park post office include Henry Abbott Clara Anderson J S Alison H I Baird Monro Bitting BE Brand Wm Brett Orville Brewer Clarence E Campbell W 3 Dorland J S Hair Mrs Dr Little Co J Miller Mrs William Orr Mrs A Philips Miss Amy Stehr M M Sweet man John F Wallace Mrs J A Webster R W Winter Robert Williams C R Wilson.
Mrs. Johansen, born 1847 in Copenhagen, died after clothes caught fire from a stove oil overflow in her Cedar street home. She migrated to the United States in 1879 with her husband and three sons James John C. and Peter J. Their youngest son John studies art in Paris. Funeral held at 1 pm Thursday at home with Rev S M Johnson officiating. interment Forest Home.
Archibald Campbell of 312 Indiana street died April 14 at his home. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial followed at Forest Home with Rev. A. M. White officiating. Campbell, born near Madison, Wisconsin, thirty seven years ago, moved to Chicago ten years ago to work as an engineer for a cold-storage warehouse and later joined the Healey Company. He invented a process for making Haquid air and directed a compressor able to endure 10 000 psi. An old head wound reopened recently after a prior accident in November. he died on the eve of his success leaving a widow and two sons.
J Custer died Tuesday at his home 213 North Central avenue after a five day illness pneumonia caused his death. He leaves a wife and four children. A resident of Austin for twenty three years he was a foreign buyer for Larson Pirie Scott & Co. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p m from his residence with Rev A M White officiating.
Mrs Annie E Mathieu wife of Joseph N Mathieu died on April 16 at her home 526 South Prairie Avenue. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from St Catherine's Church.
Mrs Ella L Robinson widow of the late R E Robinson died at her home 1227 Ohio Street on April 18 aged 53 Burial services were held Sunday April 16 at 5 p m Interment at Cleveland Ohio
Miss Palmeria C. Palmer passed away April 17 at the home of her sister Mrs. A M Perkins 324 North Park Avenue. Funeral services were conducted at her late residence Wednesday at 2 p m.
Vivian Grace Jeffries died April 1st at age 13. Funeral service Sunday April 16 at 2 p.m. from 5916 Ohio Street.
The Harlem village election Tuesday drew 721 votes, the most in any prior election. Winners were President George Schrade Clerk John Koppelmeier and trustees C. J. Gotsch Jacob Gold and Henry Strunk.
Austin President E S Osgood trustees Louis Klein and Charles E Bassett. Oak Park President H D Pierce trustees N A McClara N M Jones and Mrs CD Marsh. River Forest President F B Clark trustees John Cummings H H Schoenberg and W C D Gilespia.
Professor William Schmidt will give a piano recital at Sco ville Institute Oak Park on Friday evening April 28 at 8 16. Admission 50 cents. Tickets and program available at Austin drug stores and L E Bramen's news stand.
A reader reports severe cold and cough relief after using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. They purchased a bottle after reading ads and found it cured them before finishing half the bottle. Sold by Traill and Cooling, Druggists in Andersonville.
Miss Williams invites inquiry at 5641 Lake Street Austin Illinois noting artistic design and trimming through Miss Glarke and modest prices for the spring opening of her millinery shop.
A Victorian era ad claims beauty hinges on health and purifying blood with Electric Bitter and remedies for stomach fever and kidney issues. It touts 60 cent price at Traill & Cooling and Chas. P. Miller druggists and notes Chamberlain remedies saving lives with patient testimonies.
The Vindicator is offered for sale at multiple Austin outlets including Roludo's News Depot in the Masonic Building and L. J. Bratton's News Depot at 203 Parl Ave. Also listed are Oak & Impiring Newsdealers and Stationers at 103 Oak Park Avenue and Mrs. Scilos Newsdealer and Confectioner at 148 Talis Street.
The Oak Park Magazine Club met April 17 at Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Hall’s 315 South Scoville Avenue. Topics on current affairs were presented by Ritchie Preston Bills Bevington and Fassett with broad participation. A Musical Hodge Podge followed with Miss Jennie Hall and Miss Gus sie Hall in charge. Prizes went to Mrs. Bliss and Mr. Packard for tune recognition. The season’s final meeting is set for May 1 at Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard’s South East Avenue home with a lecture social and refreshments.
Notice states the goods of O L Ayers stored at 334 and 336 North Park Ave Austin Ill will be sold at public auction on May 8 1899 for storage and charges signed Austin Storage Warehouse Harry H Decker
The notice states a refund policy for Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar a 560 cent bottle and a 25 cent bottle as proof of satisfactory results. It pledges to refund the purchase price if the remedy fails to cure coughs or colds.
A West Virginia resident reports his wife suffered a month long rheumatism attack with swollen limbs. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm, she walked to breakfast the next morning and has not had a similar attack since. Sold by Traill & Cooling Drugists.
Promote health and vigor with Dr. King's New Life Pills. They claim to boost brain and body power, restoring digestive balance. Available for 26 cents at Traill & Cooling's and Chas. P. Miller's drug stores.
A dialect rich monologue argues government corruption and moral hypocrisy while praising truth, sunshine, forgiveness, and steady progress. It features quirky spellings and proverbs on liberty, virtue, gossip, and the dangers of bribery, ending with a signature line exposing a satirical persona.
A sky terrier with light head and blue gray body named Mc Ginty is lost since April 17. Finder may return the dog to H. K. Oram at 226 S. Prairie Avenue and receive a reward.
The Austin Building and Loan Association offers conservative loans and monthly deposits on two or more shares at fifty cents per share. It pays six percent interest on withdrawals. George H. Park is president and John D. Maclean secretary at city office room 921 184 La Salle Street.
A. V. Turner at 149 North Park Avenue Austin proclaims annexation to the city and promises city prices on goods. The ad offers wallpapers, floor finishes, ready mixed paints, wood stains, glass, brushes, with muresco wall tint and low prices on leads oils and turpentine. Telephone Cicero 230.
Don’t fail to attend the Battle of Manila described as a local battle event at the corner of Wabash avenue and Hubbard court with promotional emphasis on participation.
If you are buying a bicycle call and see Mrn2at. Mick- Msh at the River Forest Water Works. We handle both the Andra and the Rambler. Our new 99 styles have arrived.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.