04 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
1
The page from Loomis News Depot shares quips and observations including advice on seasickness staying on land. It notes Dewey leaving Port Said after coal up and remarks on luck and money. A Chicago incident features a burglar thwarted by a determined woman and a proverb about native burglars.
A Swedish dispatch reports extensive counterfeiting of Swedish currency and asserts the counterfeit quality implies the plates were produced in America, reflecting perceived American superiority in various fields.
The article notes Missouri's new law classifies merchandise into 88 heads and imposes a special tax on merchants selling goods of multiple classes. It questions whether restricting freedom of trade, an unenumerated right, is permissible and awaits court rulings.
The piece notes Prof. Hadley, Yale's president elect and political economist, would avoid Greek grammar questions. It questions the utility of Greek for Americans and asks what legislation yields the greatest good. It argues endowments may hinder truth and that Hadley’s ideas will spark reform discussions.
An agricultural bulletin notes progress toward establishing Smyrna fig farming in California. An insect from southern Europe, introduced to Fresno figs, fertilizes flowers and bred successfully after a year. If maintained, California could soon market figs with Smyrna flavor and rank.
Chicago has occupied a premier growth position, with directory experts estimating a population rise of 136,000 in the past year. The city now totals about 2,019,000, passing 2,000,000 and approaching the size of Indianapolis, signaling one of the era’s most phenomenal urban expansions.
In Cornhill Magazine a miner endures extreme hardship after a fruitless dig. He returns to retrieve his tools and uncovers solid gold nearly as big as a baby's head. A bank advances 4000 pounds, with value possibly doubling, before he sails to England.
During the early hostilities at Apia Captain Leary aboard the American warship Adams faced the German Adler under Commander Fritze. German Consul Dr. Knappe and Fritze pursued aggressive actions supporting Tamosyse while firing on natives. Leary rebutted a German salute by contrasting U S policy against slave trading.
Three Port Huron divers locate a claim in the Sacramento River bottom near Redding. A scow anchors midstream with a ladder to the river floor thirty feet deep. Divers in full gear descend to probe a large crevice as several small gold pieces are recovered.
In the dawn light at the bedside, the dying Colonel dictates Nona Stanhope Branscombe's will. Fort records the words while the young cousin Miss Himsie and others observe, sensing unspoken requests and a tense struggle over the heir’s fate.
In a tense scene at Forest Lea, Miss Nona Branscombe faces pressure from relatives over Colonel Branscombe’s will. Fort contemplates disclosure of the heir dispute while awaiting the Colonel’s frail signing and a Telegram reveals Mr. James Rowton’s return from the Continent.
The testator leaves all funds and moneys from Forest Lea and Branscombe estates, including mortgages, in trust for my niece with the noted general legacies excluded. The clause specifies absolute transfer in trust subject to the exception of legacies previously mentioned.
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