14 Aug 1891
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1891
Page
1
A Waterville-Maynener article describes a new method to raise squashes by wetting young plants with a milk skim mixture. It covers various unrelated items including a ship between New York and Liverpool, language projections for English in 2600, and assorted European anecdotes. The piece also mentions Japan’s voting attire and a variety of miscellaneous notes on fashion, rail timetables, and international diplomacy.
The text recaps age 106 death of John Duckett in Washington and cites Catholic church membership at 6,250,083 in the United States, with church property valued at $118,581,516. It notes weekly changes in leading clearing houses and mentions grain stocks and bread-stuffs export value for July.
Dennis Trvonger of Massachusetts was elected president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Calvin Page of Boston declared he recovered his two daughters stolen in Dakota twelve years ago by Indians Six people drowned in a yacht accident including John I Turke Addlen child Thadoe Manthorne Annie Carmady A Pennsylvania suit seeks 527024 against a former state treasurer and 522000 against Philadelphia county for taxes due.
A flood of early 20th century disaster items: drownings on Pewaukee Lake in Wisconsin and at West Bay City Michigan. a bank burglary in Columbus Grove Ohio with two killed. a Georgia shooting over a money claim. tornadoes unroofing homes in Iowa and Wisconsin. ships driven ashore and a circus tent collapse injuring dozens. a Louisville savings bank failure. a centenarian in Illinois. population and theft notes from Cleveland and Chicago.
Reports note Chilean insurgents appealing for government arbitration, widespread influenza deaths rise daily, a boxing championship match set in Hamilton, railway embezzlement in Portery, a Lima cathedral vault opened revealing Pizarro remains, and Potsdam tornado fatalities. Other items include theater openings in Wales and forest fires in France.
Mixed reports detail murders robberies and disasters across several states and regions. Incidents include a grandmother killed by an ox and a self-inflicted shooting near Gaylord Michigan, $750 robbery in St Clair County Illinois, a fatal thrashing-machine explosion in Hiawatha Kansas, a Philadelphia coal dealer found murdered, embezzlement charges in Cincinnati, hangings in India, a Leadville silver ore strike, a death in an Indiana grain elevator, insurance for Chicago Columbian Exposition exhibits, a Detroit factory fire, and various political and personal calamities. The text also notes a Missouri murder case and violent acts in other locales. The fragment ends with destruction of trees and buildings in a Wisconsin city and Ellsworth, Indiana.
The Grand Army of the Republic holds its twenty third national encampment in Detroit electing John Palmer as commander in chief. An extensive report covers new officers, adjutant general, and future announcements, with remarks on salaries and expenses. Women’s Relief Corps also reports officers elected.
An archival note comments that Bret Harte’s income in his last year reached around $15,009, reflecting his financial status near the end of his career. The fragmentary text suggests a broader discussion of author earnings in that period.
James Russell Lowell, famed American poet and diplomat, dies at 2:10 am in Cambridge Mass. Born February 9, 1819 near Cambridge, he rose from Harvard student to professor and editor. He wrote The Biglow Papers and The Courtship of Elizabeth and other works shaping abolitionist and literary currents.
A hurricane and a blinding lightning strike collapse the Republic's upper deck near a harbor, killing and injuring many passengers. Survivors describe mothers crying for children as debris traps scores. pilot Robert Schuler leads rescue attempts amid wreckage and chaos onboard the Crystal Stream.
Minnesota Alliance rejects the famous hold your wheat circular. President Donnelly urges members to use own judgment in disposing of grain. The editor of St Paul newspaper calls the move a Minneapolis speculation scheme aimed at holding wheat to trigger price shifts.
The Census Bureau tabulates public school enrollment and per pupil expenditures for states including Illinois, Mississippi, Nevada, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Nevada shows the highest per pupil spending by enrollment, followed by North Dakota, with totals tied to population figures of 1899.
A violent hailstorm struck Mettoss Minnesota on Tuesday evening causing extensive destruction to wheat fields and damaging corn and potatoes. Hail the size of eggs devastated acres, with reports of wheat fields rooked as if passed by a land roller. The storm spanned 2 to 53 miles from east to west and heavily affected Lake George and Spring Hug areas.
A passenger train on the Grand Trunk railway collided with a freight at Bitant siding. The engine and baggage car derailed. engineer Dick was killed and fireman Brown fatally injured. Porter Cartwright baggage man and express messenger were slightly hurt.
In Martosyle, two deaths are reported Tuesday night as Mrs James B Robertson and her daughter Belle Robertson are found dead in their home Wednesday morning. Mrs Robertson is said to have been strangled from ear to ear and her daughter likewise killed. investigators suspect robbery and multiple perpetrators.
CHATrAxcoGA Tenn Aug 13 Col G A Wood federal veteran died Tuesday following his role in a crucial night battle on Brisaiion Ridge. He led a brigade drawn from the Ninety-seventh Ohio Fifty-fourth Division Fifteenth and Ninety-seventh Fortieth Indiana regiments. Sheridan praised Wood in memoirs recommending promotion.
An Aug. 18 report notes brutal clashes near Potsdam with forces leveling the ground. Details are sparse but indicate heavy damage and ongoing security concerns in the area.
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