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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1900
Page
2
The piece recalls G A R events in Chicago and notes Elgin plans for an electric railway to Chicago. It mentions school start dates for Oak Park Maywood Metros Park and Chicago, discusses tree trimming for sanitation and aesthetics, political shifts in Republican and Democratic groups, a dead horse complaint in Austin, and concerns over gambling enforcement by Cook County officials.
The law department denies the town of Cicero $210 000 for Merrick Park and Lake Street land along Austin Ave to Waller. The department says the sites remain dedicated for public use. Mr Redmond vows to contest the long‑standing claims in court.
In Manitoba Canada temperance supporters align with the party promising temperance legislation. They can swing government by their votes, avoiding reliance on a weak prohibition party. The aim is to organize to prevent corrupt politicians from always controlling the balance.
A condensed biography lists the prince of Wales as debt free and highly traveled in incognito sessions in Paris. It notes thirteen university degrees, 875000 worth of uniforms, 75 000 yearly stables costs, 200 letters daily answered, and a schedule driven life at age 57 with four grandchildren and a large staff.
Aroint Nome's wind swept camp of 20 000 men and 760 women evil min md gamblers flock from Americas Europe and Australia to feed on miners gold. The scene features roulette craps stud poker and policy draws with 600 men dedicated to gaming and large halls packed with 400 to 500 players amid fights murders and huge bets on every spin.
A sweeping survey of Pacific geography likens the region to a federation of European powers on Asiatic soil. It catalogs imperial holdings from Great Britain to Spain, Holland, Germany and France, notes independent states like Switzerland and the Transvaal, and contrasts lush island realms with barren reefs and colonial economies across the Pacific.
A magician explains a simple trick where a hat holds slips all labeled George Washington. As volunteers call out famous names the performer writes Washington on each slip then draws one to reveal the chosen name. The inherent chance rests on the single repeated name and audience familiarity.
Only about a dozen boats are allotted positions on the Henley course this year as rules against subletting limit entries. The war and rigid allotment rules reduce participation, following last year’s total of fifty one boats on the course.
The piece notes how rail facilities and lawn popularity influence Henley regatta attendance and hotel rentals. It highlights daily train travel from London as the preferred visiting method and notes club lawn tickets cover all racing enjoyment.
During a Baden Powell dinner Thackeray noticed a young boy following into a chair. He gave the future scout a new shilling with a gentle offer to run away if he behaved. The coin remained a treasured keepsake for the boy, cited by the London Star.
The growing city of Huntington West Virginia was named after Collis P Huntington who protected the place and bought the land about thirty years ago He later conveyed the property to the Central Land company where he was chief stockholder and special receiver at his death
A pastor at a Baptist church in Emporia Minnesota entered the building after a noise and found three mischievous youths using the baptismal font as a swimming hole. Police were not mentioned.
James H. Hickey an Austin resident since 1866 dies at 5629 Superior Street of heart failure He was born in Ireland in 1848 and active in annexation and the Thirty fifth Ward Democratic club He leaves a wife and four children Alexander J Sweeney 44 died at 6943 Midway Park Austin buried from St Catherine s church to Calvary Edith May Reynolds daughter of C H Reynolds died aged six months at 5685 Lake Street in Belleview Iowa Funeral services in Belleview David H Baker 70 a wealthy retiree dies at 5721 Midway Park and funeral services are planned for Sunday.
Peru's Ricardo Palma argues against the claim that America was named for Amerigo Vespucci. He suggests Vespucci derived his name from Alberico and that America stems from a Nicaragua hill name, with later usage expanding to the continent. He notes Columbus did not use the term and that early maps and explorers favored sovereign names or family names for places.
A humorous collection of quips on love marriage and gender roles. Witty lines compare men's and women's behavior, relationships, vanity, and social expectations with sharp, dated observations. Notable bits include views on war, money, secrecy, and self image framed as light social satire.
Several help wanted and service ads are listed in a Maywood Oak Park Austin area classifieds. Entries include requests for unfurnished rooms near Austin High School, sale and exchange of school books at C J Wilson’s, light employment for 15 girls at Norton Bros, steady work for boys at Norton Bros, carpet purchase at Park Hotel, an evening shorthand class by F B, door to door sales jobs for teas coffees and extracts, and a mortgage loan option by F E Pray at 107 North Park Avenue Austin.
The New York Mail and Express reports a proposed Boston practice to handle street organ grinders. Each year all hand organs would assemble in one location for a censor to judge. If the music meets standards, a license is granted. if not, the owner should seek another town.
A rainy dis appointing summer day at the Athenaeum, a solemn club of eminent doctors judges and bishops, prompts Lord Salisbury to decline an umbrella gift remarking I have lost too many in the Athenaeum I cannot trust the bishops.
Well diggers face many ailments besides rheumatism due to rapid shifts from hot to cold air. A man in an eastern state reportedly had fifty convulsions in one day as doctors learned his nerve center was shocked by exiting cold earth into the hot sun.
For rent three room suites with or without furniture and a first class dining room in connection at very cheap summer rates. Call or write Morris A. Peterson Ridge and Hotel Oak Park In. Also two furnished rooms and a building for sale inquire 6320 Indiana St Austin.
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