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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1897
Page
2
A common law rule binds households to pay for regularly delivered papers sent for ten years. Cicero resident who received Staats Zeitung but claimed no order was sued and won $80 for a decade of subscriptions.
Windlentor moves Oak Park branch to the Dunlop Bark basement corner at Marian Street and North Boulevard open nights.
Editorial notes discuss repealed sewer plans on Cicero and Hancock avenues the status of Humphrey bills in Illinois lower house and a $702.22 overloan description missing from Cicero school funds. Subdivision plots signal a possible real estate boom while transfers rise and Train Sunday draws thousands to Proviso cemeteries.
At the first meetings under the new board and president, Trustee Attridge moved to authorize a committee of eighteen citizens from Cicero precincts to study municipal ownership of water supply and street lighting for the town. The committee would investigate and report to the May 1 revival meeting.
In a Washington or Los Angeles correspondence dated March 4 1897 the writer extols Southern California’s blue skies mild breezes and recent heavy rainfall while noting the rain at night and sunny spells. He praises Los Angeles Pasadena and Santa Monica growth and rail links and outlines harbor and railroad plans including a deep water harbor at San Pedro and new transcontinental routes. He warns of mining booms in Cripple Creek and Randsburg describes harsh desert towns Arsenic bearing water and rising employment pressures and criticizes political and municipal corruption amid rapid expansion.
A citizen fund will employ the unemployed at one dollar per day to improve city boulevards and parks while prioritizing families, then singles, then those in need. The piece notes Los Angeles gains from new parkland along the river and praises the Woman’s League and Friday Morning club for governance. It closes with a migratory reflection from Francis A. Lackey and a note from Ed.
Oak Park hosts an Odd Fellows and Rebekahs gathering to honor the Independent Order of Odd Fellowship. Speakers extol the order’s charitable aims, education, and brotherhood while pledging ongoing support for sick and distressed members as the community gathers in a period when the group promotes friendship, love, and truth.
Masquerade sleigh rides feature costumed participants in the Swiss Hagadine. The destination hosts a diverse colony of invalids at altitude, enjoying continuous activity while locals are shrouded in mist.
Lightning struck a shed tied to the Lyons Brewery in Hawthorne at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Two boys who sought shelter under the eaves were unconscious and badly burned as the shed collapsed and burned. John Oblinski, 11, unconscious two hours, may die, and Joseph Kasmir, 16, burned on face and hands, expected to recover at home.
Mrs M Courtwright died Friday April 28 after a sudden illness. A devout Catholic and St Catharine church member she was an earnest worker in parish affairs. Funeral at St Catharine's on Monday featured Solemn high mass by Fathers Campbell McDonald and Coughlan with a choir from Chicago. Floral tributes came from St Catharine's Dramatic Club and Carson Virie Scott Co. Sympathy extends to her husband Mr Courtwright and siblings Miss Nellie Dolan and Mr Pierce Dolan.
A 13 year old Laura Geselbracht from St. Catharine’s Sunday school in Austin Texas composes an Easter legend about Ramon a boy who wanders fields and learns of Christ’s resurrection. The tale depicts vision of the risen Jesus and the fragrance of Easter lilies as Ramon shares the tidings with his brethren before passing away. The fragrance lingers as Ramon grows in wisdom and the legend ends with the air filled with lilies’ breath.
At a New York Academy of Sciences meeting the reduction in rail unevenness over fifteen years was discussed. A track indicator car at 20 to 30 mph measured rail ups and downs, showing total inequality per mile dropping from six to seven feet to about eighteen to twenty inches. Improvements in rail design and manufacturing enable heavier locomotives longer trains and higher speeds.
A European travel note explains Russian rail stations lie two miles or more from settlements to reduce fire risk. It cites that village houses often use thatched straw, prompting safety staging of rail access.
A fragmentary note quotes era menorting conundrums about Vietor Trugo and Werton, reflecting on eighteenth and nineteenth century puzzles. The text hints at a stubborn, betrayed pattern echoed in a line about not giving someone up, signaling a literary or cultural discussion without full context.
Poem praising American democracy and national resolve. It extols liberty from coast to coast, the defeat of tyranny, and unity of North and South under the flag. The piece invokes Washington led freedom, divine precepts, and steadfast bravery, naming Charles Beattie as author.
About 600 Cicero residents sent a brief, pointed note to State Senator John Humphrey condemning his street railway legislation. The unsigned letter lists prominent Cicero citizens including William Spooner L G Halley W Lyman and J C Cook and warns Humphrey to avoid appearing among them.
Charles S. Leeds files a Formidable Bill in circuit court asking for a receiver for the Suburban Rail road Company and the Suburban Construction Company, with stock held by S. P. Shope and a full accounting. Judge Horton enjoins ex-Judge Shope from stock transfers and Naugle Holcomb Co from selling bones of the railroad. Leeds says current management is trying to freeze him out of the firm he originated.
A garbled list details numerous real estate transfers and master in chancery foreclosures across Cicero Berwyn Maywood and surrounding areas. Names include Carter Perry Wallashen Lake View Building & Loan and Maywood Co with multiple parcels described by block and lot numbers and dates such as March August and February with transfers to individuals and associations.
Harlem village board meets with all members present. Geo Schrade is sworn in as president and Henry Meier as clerk. New committees named for 1897 1898, licenses for peddlers and dram shops read, bills totaling 904.28 referred, peddler badges ordinance passed, election judges fees approved, board adjourned.
Maywood village board met Thursday with full attendance. A $5 rebate per lot for short sewer, special assessment No. 60, was approved. Election results declared: Bohlander 396 for president. Nichols 352. Jones 376. Johnston 71. Hamilton 365 for trustees. etc. Clerk instructed to notify victors as required by law. Adjourned.
Melrose Park Village Board adjourned April 26 and seated the new board. Trustees approved the clerk’s bonds, paid election expenses, and granted six saloon licenses worth 1000 each for the upcoming year. The treasurer’s report was accepted and the annual report printed in the Melrose Leader.
Local baseball notes show no Oak Park versus Michigan game due to rain after Michigan received a $200 guarantee. Austin High School defeated Armour Institute in seven innings, 15 to 1, with detailed line scores and player notes.
The Cook County Trap Shooters' League names new officers including President A. W. Adams Eurekas and Vice President J. H. Amberg Garden Citys. Secretary FE Fox Ciceros, Treasurer C. P. Richards Gar fields, and directors A. C. Patterson Calumet Heights Dr C W Carson Eurekas and M J Hich Douglas.
A North American Review essay questions why American girls marry British men. It examines motives beyond roads and country life, suggesting charm, stability, social desirability, and personal courtship as factors, and debates whether such marriages benefit the greatest good or reflect limited American opportunities.
Leading Shreveport druggist Dr J Bozel calls Dr King’s New Discovery the only cure for his cough and the best seller. Safford merchant J F Campbell says it cures consumption coughs and colds and never fails. The remedy is not experimental, having a quarter century of testing and endorsements from buyers. Free trial battles at Lovell’s and Prails deny stores in Oak Park and Austin.
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