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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
2
A Cicero citizen faced a lawsuit over daily Staats Zeitung deliveries he never ordered. Courts ruled that keeping and reading a regularly sent paper creates an implied contract, obligating payment as if subscribed. The publisher Hessing won 80,00 for ten years of subscription.
Oak Park branch of the Vindicator was removed by Dunlop Bank binding at the Oval near Carver Marian Street and North Boulevard. Open nights.
A jumble of mis-spellings and garbled phrases reflects local commentary on Creeks politics Greek topics and town governance. Names such as John Humphrey Charley Whormton and Mrs Annie S Bullard appear amid mentions of Cicero Maywood Melrose Park and the Vindicator editor.
Republican members of the senate finance committee press hard on tariffs with western senators demanding a duty on hides and radical changes to the wool schedule. Eastern senators resist both proposals. The dispute risks delaying the bill’s reporting in the senate.
The passage pace quickens as a committee reshuffle aims to shorten the path of a pending bill. The editor faces a taxing term with duties eased by trimming tasks and courting post office officials over trial papers. The town board reshaped committees while party leaders and finance chairs emerge.
President Traill of Cicero delivered an inaugural address praising municipal ownership of water and light and urging swift action. He urged limiting transportation companies to legal rights, urged fair pay to town employees, and pressed for assessments from the assessor to prevent earnings loss through warrants.
Vacancies in senate committees will be filled likely this week under a Republican Democrat accord. Populists and silver Republicans not to be discriminated against, with silver forces expected to gain slight edge overall. Republicans keep chairs on key committees while opposition may erode some majorities.
Friday evening the Rebekahs hosted a grand event at their hall celebrating the seventy eighth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States. A large audience enjoyed a rich program while the Odd Fellows received guest of honor the Rebekahs. The piece outlines the order’s growth to 700000 members with 11 500 subordinate lodges and a global reach, and notes Illinois membership and overall lodge numbers. The evening’s program included prayers, addresses, solos, recitations, songs, and the closing ode followed by supper.
A storm struck Melrose with a vivid lightning flash and thunder as the Latrobe Steel Works mill near Chicago and Northwestern tracks on Twenty-fifth Street burned beyond saving. The wooden building's destruction will idle the rest of the works for a time, costing 250 jobs, with two engines and boilers ruined. Firefighters arrived too late. crowd gathered and Norton's whistle sounded through the night. A second lightning fire hit a nearby country barn on Tenth Avenue two miles north near greenhouses. No lives were reported, but the incident added to the day’s destruction and local quiet afterward.
Mrs. Jessie Brown Hilton leads a Mothers Institute in Austin at the Presbyterian Church auditorium May 6 and 7 with lectures Bible readings and discussions on motherhood upbringing and home training. The event includes a Fathers' Meeting and woman led sessions by Dr Mary Peagie Miss Olive McCard and Mrs Ida Wilson with topics on child development and temperance.
A Pennsylvania article suggests the Balaklava losses imply the famous Light Brigade was miscounted as a light force. The text argues the unit may have been a heavy army corps rather than a light brigade.
A Cicero Austin gathering at Library hall condemns the Humphrey street rail bills granting Chicago a fifty year franchise. Speakers charge corporate greed and lack of public discussion, urging defeat and noting proposed city council oversight and fare reductions abroad.
River Forest voters gave a walk over for Proviso Village posts with forty ballots cast. Re-elected were President Thomas M. Jackson Village clerk George W. Shearburn and trustees Joseph Binks Charles W Juergens Herman H Seharenberg police magistrate Thomas J. Humphrevile. ticket labeled non partisan independent.
The Warlem village election drew 626 votes with three rejected ballots. In the presidential race George Schrade led Citizens with 396 to Mundt's 227. trustees saw Henry Strunk 378 and Schumacher 367 among others. village clerk H. C. Meyer won with 975 votes while Walter Edwards trailed.
Maywood Village saw a sharp election between the Citizens' League and Regular Caucus. Jacob Bohlander won the presidency over Edward C. Nichols with 396 to 352 votes, while three trustees and other officials were elected. The parade greeted the result as the new board formed with Bohlander as president and Westcott as clerk.
Melrose Park Village voters backed the Regular Caucus slate in a high turnout election. President results show Gustav F. Gehrke 204 and George W. Fowler 121. trustees and library board races followed with multiple candidates, and a music parade celebrated the victory.
Chicago's largest music house Lyons and Healy offers a flood of sample style new pianos and second hand instruments at near nominal prices to clear stock. Uprights as low as 125 dollars and square pianos from 50 dollars. Makers include Braumuller Decker Bros Kimball Steinway Weber Hale Bauer Tischer Hazelton and others. Write for the complete list addressed to Lyon and Healy 199 203 Wabash avenue Chicago.
A Los Angeles letter from April 14, 1897, reports fourteen Oak Park residents dining together at the Hotel Brunswick. Families Kirkhoff, Blackstone, Simmons, Gale, and Eastman travel from Chula Vista, Santa Barbara, and beyond, with plans to reunite in San Jose, Monterey, Pacific Grove, and San Francisco. The group describes good health and warm weather and notes future visits to Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs before returning home.
The Easter high mass at St. Catharine's drew large crowds in the new church. Rev. Louis A Campbell delivered the sermon on the Resurrection. The Haydn Imperial mass was sung by a refined quartet with soloists Miss Alice Coffey and Miss Marie Dooley. The orchestra featured Miss Elizabeth Nestor on harp and Allen Maclean on violin. The service highlighted fine organ and instrumental tastes, leaving the congregation refreshed.
Maywood March 21 1897 editor Vindicator reports the Citizens League defeat citing inspector appointments in Lake Street drainage district and alleged improper use of beer for voters. The full league ticket won all positions except village clerk William T Cooper. Westcott praised as a young local figure. Do W Maynard signs though note disputes the charges.
The Minneapolis Journal quotes a firm head and a porter discussing anonymous letters. The head wonders who sends them while the porter notes the letters lack signatures, tallying three received in two weeks. Mike suggests the writer may be unable to sign.
Gazzam II found a girl who can cook better than mother. The clip suggests a match within a local circle and notes the oddity of marriage plans.
A meeting at the Great Northern produces a twelve team league after Chicago Manual Training fails to pay dues. Teams include Englewood Hyde Park South Division West Division North Division Northwest Division English High Evanston Lake View Austin John Marshall Oak Park. A lengthy May to June schedule is laid out with home teams first and a April 12 meeting planned for rules report and protest board formation.
Cicero Cricket Club foresees a thriving season as membership grows with several capable newcomers. Ground work at Cicero promises a solid wicket for opening day. The club will enter the president's cup but skip the Walker cup, forming a team led by Arthur Tansley and including George Shaw and George Inglis among others.
Northwestern University baseball team defeated Oak Park High School nine Tuesday at Evanston by 11 to 5. Captain McClay cites weak points to fix before Friday's Michigan game. Sickels and Hunter split pitching duties as Oak Park offense smashes for several runs. Matteson homered to left, uncaught double play by Northwestern, Miller makes a key outfield catch. Oak Park tabs 010 38 5 Northwestern 2324 w-d11.
Sunday April 11 Clyde Junior baseball team defeated Morton Park Juniors 21 to 8 on Clyde home ground. Oak Park Tennis club prepared for season with sixty members and strong finances after annual meeting extended membership to non residents. officers elected for 1897 include President C Ward Seabury Vice President Gertrude Hilton Secretary Treasurer George Orr and executive committee Maud Gustorf George Lee A G Bennett George Holloway.
Editor Morrison of Worthington Indiana praises Electric Bitters as a valuable tonic for constipation and sick headache and colon health. Annie Stehle of Chicago recovered after six bottles, regaining strength and appetite. price 50 cents and 1.00. Available at Lovell's Oak Park and Traill's Austin stores.
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