06 Dec 1890
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1890
Page
1
Old newspaper fragments report a discovery of giant redwood trees in Washington. The rest notes European life expectancy, a cord of oak value, and mortality rates. It also mentions coffee crops, savings from life, and various global curiosities such as holidays in Honolulu and the diamond trade.
Ex-Governor Losi of Massachusetts reflects on memory and death anniversaries of Oliver Morton. The article notes Victoria’s extensive descendants, a Mississippi court case view, a California spring deposit for gold, and a historical Arbuckle case. It also mentions charter reform in New England and natural disasters in Asia, with casualties and predicted starvation.
The Congress reconvened at noon with a joint committee to report readiness to receive the President. Senate talks cover free coinage of silver and minimum pension increases while House debates the tariff, election, and copyright measures. A 100-year-old pension applicant and multiple local tragedies are noted as the session progresses.
The report covers wool exchange totals at leading clearing houses, internal revenue collections for the year, patent applications, Treasury cash and debt figures, and a presidential message readiness. It also notes civil service growth and grain stocks, plus a vote by Methodist churches approving women delegates to a conference.
Reports from New York describe Joe Wastt defeating George FL Stossen in a world billiards final for an $1,000 purse. The segment also mentions plans for a $50,000,000 bridge between New York City and Jersey City, the ALiampbeth Manufacturing collapse in Philadelphia, a life sentence reform, and various local incidents including a tenement fire and a bridge heading into Albany.
A rural incident on Bad River in South Dakota reports a lynching of two men identified as squaw men accused of cattle stealing. Authorities and local residents react to the vigilante act amid tensions over property theft.
Reports describe five homeless people frozen to death in Berlin amid heavy frosts. Severe cold stretches across Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, and Newfoundland with winds up to eighty mph in St John. An earthquake unsettles Mexico City and caravans of livestock perish in the Russian steppes. British forces deliver bread to famine regions in Ireland.
The United States Senate discussed a permanent tariff commission and free unlimited use of silver money. A resolution authorized arms for North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. A House bill sought a new series of lander state issues to cover government revenues.
Secretary’s fiscal year 1819 to 1820 report details receipts of 53,603,090 and expenditures of 50,301, indicating a surplus projection for 1822 at 60,000,000 with album notes on sinking fund, bond purchases, and a call for elastic money supply to avert stringency. It covers customs administration, tariff policy, and internal revenue trends with emphasis on protectionist goals and reciprocal trade.
The secretary highlights silver coin legislation and currency shifts, noting half dollars held and estimated demand. Civil service operations show strict adherence to political contribution rules amidst a year of active canvassing and uniform law compliance. The report also covers banking, trade, immigration, and public-building topics.
Masked men robbed Joseph N. Osher, cashier of the Allerton Packing Company, at his office near the stock yards. They entered with a revolver, demanded cash, and escaped with $3,200 after forcing him to open a cash box and bag the money. A bystander interrupted the scene briefly before they fled.
A major Methodist meeting begins December 10 in Indianapolis to draft a constitution for the United States church. A seventeen member commission will work on a constitution and a provision to include women in church governance. Named attendees include Bishops Merrill Foss Ninde and others from Ohio Colorado Philadelphia Cincinnati and Chicago along with Gov Dillingham and Rev Charles Madison.
A sailboat capsized on Lake Tohopekaliga near Kissimmee, Florida, killing four aboard: Mrs E F Turner, George Verbent, Frank I Greene, and Mr Case, all from New Navan Connecticut. Two others swam to shore. one man aided Mrs Turner before she drowned, then exhausted, he reached Kissimmee Sunday as bodies were searched.
The National Farmers Alliance held a public meeting at the Opera House with about 1,200 attendees. President Polk of the Florida Alliance condemned centralization, urged expansion into multiple states, and proposed a National Legislature to oversee legislative reform. He outlined policy goals including silver coinage, government control of transportation, and graduated taxes. The gathering fostered talk of a new party and broader labor alliance cooperation.
The Bank of Commerce of West Superior Wisconsin suspended operations on Tuesday tied to its link with the Bell & Eyster Bank Duluth. Deposits fell about 100000 since last Wednesday and securities were hard to realize on. Deposits at the failure stood near 60000 with assets exceeding liabilities. The city had 350000 on deposit secured by bonds.
North western Canada is hailed as a future granary with Manitoba Assiniboia and Alberta offering vast acres of rich soil and rich pastures. The piece notes generous water, healthy climate, and strong farming prospects plus a surge of settlers from Europe Canada and the United States expanding agricultural development.
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