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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1901
Page
6
The article describes a newly discovered plant species with double leaves forming a mouth and throat lined with sticky hairs. Insects entering are digested by gastric-like juices, while the plant digests beef, fish, and egg gelatin but not starch or fat, which decays if retained in the mouth.
The 190 mile Tehuantepec Railway from Coatzacoalcos to Salina Cruz cuts across Mexico’s narrowest isthmus. It follows a historic caravan route once protected by Cortez and now carries daily passenger service. Petroleum was found along the line and it may replace coal as engine fuel. The route’s peak elevation is 150 feet, with tropical but healthy climate. A ship railway plan was abandoned in favor of the railway.
A six foot long oak bog canoe with a ring shaped bow and two stern lugs was unearthed about five miles from Dun gannon Tyrone. An aged man shows the discoverer while a well preserved female body was also found in the same bog, believed to have rested there for two centuries.
The piece disputes the famous myth that Lee offered his sword to Grant at surrender and that Grant declined or returned it. It cites Grant’s memoirs stating no such conversation occurred and calls the sword-surrender story pure romance not supported by evidence.
Prof. W. J. McGee of the Ethnologic Bureau in Washington debunks petrified human beings as fakes. The article recounts several frauds, including a limestone head mistaken for a petrified man and a supposed petrified woman, a California factory producing fake mummies, and ongoing bureau efforts to suppress such schemes.
The extract explains lavender oil production by steam distillation from late August lavender blooms. Three pounds of oil yield thirty gallons of perfume, with oil initially brownish blue, refined to white, then bottled for export or lavender water. It notes most lavender water contains only a thimbleful of pure oil and warns of overpowering strength.
Missouri congressman Champ Clark gained early identity by dropping James Beauchamp and adopting Champ Clark. The name stuck through his career as he was admitted to the bar and elected under the distinctive nickname. Occasionally someone recalls Beauchamp or James Beauchamp, sparking old-time chatter.
Maryland reports a state population of 1 178 700, down 11 350 from the federal census of 1 190 050. Baltimore grows while surrounding counties decline. several Maryland counties corrected earlier federal counts after trials and convictions.
The Navy Department’s sharp rebuke to Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans denounces his attack on ex Secretary Chandler as an breach of naval courtesy. The piece suggests Evans should refrain from criticizing prominent figures and notes potential sales boost for his memoir from the controversy.
A Chicago Inter Ocean summary notes Edmond de Nevers questioning a distinct American spirit. It contrasts heredity theory with the U S language and Theodore Roosevelt's Colorado Springs address urging national unity and individual freedom as the source of a unique American spirit.
Facsimile of the first page shows a letter from London Daily Mail after censorship. The censor’s blacking out allegedly would not be tolerated even in Russia where absolutism holds sway.
The Cripple Creek congress notes after the western survey that 100 million acres remain open to homestead entry in western states. Average farm size has fallen from 137 acres in 1890 to about 126 acres now, suggesting room for around 800,000 more farms. Much land is not arable, yet some is suited for farming and stock raising beyond the Kiowa Reservation.
The state department reports per capita water consumption figures for European and American cities. Paris uses 106.65 gallons daily while Buffalo reaches 240. Chicago 145. Washington 190. Berlin 19.27. Vienna 27. Brussels 26.4. European practice emphasizes filtration and conservation to curb waste.
The Mississippi River Commission proposes investing 3 million dollars annually for six years to fund the river work under federal authorization. The commission, composed of engineers and citizen members, will submit the plan for congressional approval.
Miss Marie Sweet of Denver receives a royal pearls gift from the Sultan of Sulu. The sultan’s parchment letter in Sanskrit marks a first for a woman in his realm. Her father General Owen J. Sweet governs the Sulu archipelago as native ruler Hadji Mohammed oversees the seas’ crown property. P. Cuneo, editor of the Wyandot Republican, departs for Turin to assume US consul duties. he is noted as the only Italian publisher of an English newspaper in America.
Henry H. Rogers gave a church parsonage and manse to the Unitarian Society of Fairhaven Massachusetts as a memorial to his mother Mary Rogers. The cornerstone was laid last Monday afternoon. The group of buildings is described as among the most beautiful of their kind in the country.
Mme Schmahl editor of the Avant Courier argues for abolishing the kitchen to free women for twentieth century intellectual pursuits. She says women must abandon cooking and domestic chores to pursue higher aims, and questions how domestic peace can endure without kitchen duties.
In San Francisco Chinatown three women practice a bride carrying trade seen as stylish and lucrative. The custom requires the bride to be carried from her home to the husband’s by a woman of her own sex, with professional carriers gaining reputations for luck and ceremony knowledge.
United States consul Thomas Smith reports Central Asia produced 800 million pounds of cotton, with 233.5 million pounds shipped into European Russia via the Caspian last year. Russia now raises about ten times more cotton than a decade ago, though overall U S output far exceeds Russian exports.
Francisco L. Alcantara, a West Point graduate and son of a former Aragua president, has been elected president of Aragua state in Venezuela. At 27 he is the youngest to hold that high office, with rapid political ascent following admission as a special cadet at Cleveland’s request.
The engagement of Sen ator Joseph G. Blackburn to Mrs. Mary E. Blackburn has stirred Washington society. Widow of Judge H. H. Blackburn of West Virginia, she awaits a private wedding after delays and a string of family and social ties in the capital.
Senator Deboe of Kentucky ousts Mrs. Gertrude Saunders from the Newcastle postmastership. The $60 monthly appointment will go to a current party worker who can vote. Saunders, a widow with ten children, fought hard for her family.
Louis Barutel the French billiard expert who arrived in America three months ago with Jacob Schaefer has been matched to play George F Slosson in New York at a date to be agreed upon. A deposit of 500 has been made to bind the match for 1000 a side. Barutel is a Toulouse native with fifteen years professional experience and has faced many leading players in Europe and America.
Rev James R Dolph sues the trustees of St Luke's Baptist Church in Malden Massachusetts seeking 1051 dollars 44 cents owed from a May 10 1896 contract to serve as minister at fifty dollars per month. He claims the sum is due and files the suit in a local county court.
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