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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
5
The article notes Alson S. Sherman, Chicago’s third mayor born in 1811, is now 89 and living in Waukegan, Illinois. Although rare in a young city, Sherman occasionally visits Chicago streets where he once presided over its destinies.
Rumors say Joseph Chamberlain will be made Earl of Birmingham and his American wife, formerly Miss Endicott of Boston, will become the first countess. Birmingham has lacked representation in the Lords, and the elevation would integrate the city into the peerage.
A historical notice outlines booming oleomargarine sales reaching 104 million pounds in the past year, up 26 million from the year before, with factories rising from 17 to 26. It notes 32 states ban colored imitation butter, while 80 million pounds of colored oleo still sold. The Groat bill proposes tax shifts to curb deceptive coloring.
Gleomargarine marketed as butter is a fraud on consumers and on farmers and dairymen as well, reflecting industry deception in recent years and prompting calls for stricter labeling and enforcement.
Uncle Jimmy Larkin of Cawker City Kansas aged 88 and Civil War veteran, longtime Republican voter, was carried by local G A R members to the polls in a chair draped with American flags as election day neared. He voted what may be his last presidential ballot.
A elderly Indianapolis figure who died left President Loubet of France a legacy of 1,000,000 and was famed for charitable giving. In a notable exchange a man thanked her for her generosity and Loubet replied that her heart was too large and her hand too small for such gifts.
German archaeologist Professor Jacobsthal reports from Berlin on eighteenth months of work in eastern Armenia along the Aras. He notes two surviving monuments of exceptional artificial craft, the mausoleum of Jusuf Ibn Kutafii (1162) and the ten cornered tomb of Mu Mine Chatune (1186) with heights of 78 feet and diameters around 34 to 35 feet.
The Salvation Army faces internal conflict over mining stock speculation at its New York headquarters. Commander Booth Tucker ordered prohibitions after officers, including War Cry editor Colonel Brewer, invested in mining shares. A broader shake-up at the national staff assembly is expected.
The article notes over 40 000 applicants at federal navy stations with only 123 accepted and emphasizes the value of shipboard schooling. It describes a training vessel system that turns a green landsman into a finished sailor in six months for duty aboard ships of war.
In Mosquitoes and Malaria the theory of two life phases for the malaria germ is outlined with proof from infected blood and mosquitoes. It distinguishes Anopheles as the culprit, notes Culex pipiens cannot transmit malaria, and suggests preventive measures like screens and staying indoors at night.
A notorious figure named Latour rose during California mining booms as a confident gambler trusted by prominent men. After a long prison term in Mexico, he was released and pursued fortune across Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona before fading from the camps.
George Latour is found guilty of murdering Don Guadalupe Ascarate. His lands and cattle are confiscated and he is imprisoned in Chi Huahua, where two escape attempts fail and a bullet cripples his right leg, ending thoughts of freedom after twenty years.
The Imperial Board of Health cites twenty two known leprosy cases in Prussia last year with six suspected and undeclared cases. Hamburg reports ten cases, Mecklenburg Schwerin one, and Memel district is noted as indigenous. A program to locate undiscovered cases is planned.
A New York Press profile notes William C. Whitney spends fortunes daily on novel projects. He orders construction for homes or stables then abruptly halts work and reshapes plans. Only H McK Twombly rivals him, with seven reconfigurations of a Madison area residence.
Helmoltz estimated the least perceptible lateral space as fifty seconds of arc using two parallel lines drawn toward each other until just distinct. Stratton reports seven seconds of arc as the minimum discernible difference by sliding an upper line along a parallel lower line and judging continuity.
A Boston Globe report notes Atlantic Avenue shop sign touts cannon balls for quarry use. The owner explains after U S Government stockpiles, customers now use 4 inch to 15 inch balls weighing 200 to 300 pounds to crack, move, and roll granite. Balls replace wedges and rollers for efficient blasting and smoothing of quarries.
A. C. Bonsor of 2115 O Street Lincoln Nebraska writes a public letter praising Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims ten years of kidney disease cured after using the remedy and urges others to try it, asserting strong positive results and recommending the product where sold at 50 cents a box.
The gambler Latour leaves betting on the green cloth for a Mexican ranch life with Don Guadalupe Ascarate. He walls himself in wealth until a murder shocks his world and exposes Carmen Rivera as the killer. Latour returns to California, aids a jailed youth, and earns a banker ally in New Orleans.
The account recalls John Sherman's early venture into salt speculation at age fifteen. He loaded a small flat boat to float salt from Muskingum headwaters to Cincinnati, faced a bitter cold flood causing delays, endured a winter with a roof over cargo, and finally reached Cincinnati to find salt oversupply, selling at a loss and wasting time.
Too Self Confident, Mr Bodkin recalls an Irish Bar leader, Francis MacDonagh, in a tale of a young solicitor who tries to write I am clearly of opinion on a simple case. The elder statesman counsels restraint and caution, stressing doubt over certainty. The Green Bag recounts the moment.
In June 1782 the United States officially selected the eagle as a national emblem. Sir John Prestwich proposed a shield of thirteen red and white stripes with a blue chief and thirteen stars on the eagle. Congress adopted the seal on June 20 1782 with the eagle bearing an olive branch and thirteen arrows.
R. J. Reynolds of Winston-Salem gives $5,000 toward a new Negro hospital to be run with Slater Industrial School. The Negro community matches the other $5,000, completing the $10,000 goal for construction and operation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Advertises Jell-O as a new dessert pleasing families with four flavors lemon orange raspberry and strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents. Try it today.
The note advises washing brushes weekly and airing them daily to prevent dust and germs. It warns against leaving brushes on bathroom surfaces like the toilet table where contamination can occur.
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