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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
9
On Christmas morning 1890 at Fort Runyon Montana Private Patrick Francis Tiernan of Troop K United States cavalry walks past in gray mood after being reduced to private by a court martial for drunkenness. The disciplinary action was ordered by his colonel who presided over the proceedings.
In a blizzard on the prairie near Miles City, Sergeant Tiernan braves the storm to rescue Molly Blake, Carruthers, and another casualty. He uses brandy from a saddle bag to revive them, aided by Colonel Blake’s cavalry, while a cherished inscription on Tiernan’s watch marks a Christmas Day 1890 vow.
A 1903 bill by Congressman Shafroth to make metric weights and measures legal in the United States faces opposition. The article traces metric system origins in France, its adoption in Europe, and early American investigations led by John Quincy Adams. It notes prior federal actions to align U S standards with metric units and the postal union adoption shaping international exchange.
A historical overview notes the 1875 convention establishing a Paris based bureau of weights and measures, Britain joining later, and the U S receiving new metric standards in 1890. It cites official recognition in 1893 that the meter and kilogram are fundamental standards, with shifts in federal agencies toward metric use.
Private Tiernan, long in Colonel Blake's command, vows not to drink and heads into a fierce blizzard to intercept Mrs. Carruthers and Miss Molly Blake after finding Carruthers' party using the old road. He risks the open storm to reach Miles City and the post, aided by memory of Molly.
An enthusiastic mother reflects on the timeless delight of Christmas trees and gifts. She recalls stockings, tiny trees from six inches to three feet, and ornaments like candles and cornucopias. Each pet or doll had a labeled gift, making a nine-child Christmas memory cherished by elders and children alike.
A Christmas poem hints that the reader receives a card from a woman containing a wedding invitation. The speaker notes the message’s pleasant value yet grows solemn at the implied upcoming nuptials. The verse blends seasonal cheer with social change.
A saying notes that in tough times true allies step forward while adversaries pause their aggression and supporters rally to aid. The sentence underscores loyalty and solidarity during adversity.
Pekin’s London correspondents fault General Chaffee for independent orders to curb looting and for resisting salary increases for provisional government officers at Tientsin. They cite Field Marshal von Waldersen’s displeasure and ministers’ offense at his authority.
The piece contrasts the American trolley with London life, praising its speed and linking towns to ease congestion. It portrays the trolley as a marvel of progress and implies a debate over its wider social impact without concluding the argument.
The British sloop Icarus sails to Panama to investigate the seizure of a British steamer by the Columbian government amid rebel advances. London seeks explanation as to why a Britisher was used as a transport and presses for CBS restitution.
The late Marcus Daly invested several hundred thousand dollars in valuable copper property in Mexico over the past year. Reports say these mines will be disposed of and may be acquired by W A Clark of Montana, who already held Mexican mining interests. Representatives of Clark are in Mexico examining certain copper properties.
President Thwing of Western Reserve proposes a new doctor of arts degree but a majority of top college heads oppose it. The plan targets men distinguished in technical and industrial fields where a doctor of laws seems unsuitable. Leaders at Michigan Harvard Yale Stanford Columbia Minnesota Amherst and others oppose. Hamilton California and Brown show cautious support.
The 1903 St. Louis fair faces a $10,000,000 local match requirement to unlock a $5,000,000 congressional appropriation. The city plans a $5,000,000 bond issue and energetic private subscriptions to meet the condition. Local papers urge vigorous public support, warning failure could jeopardize the national grant.
The article refutes the claim that Sir Arthur Sullivan had Jewish blood. It states his mother was Italian named Righi and his father Irish. It adds that his Kerry squire grandfather served under Wellington and guarded St Helena. It notes Akron physician Dr. Charles F H Wiigobs celebrated his ninety seventh birthday and continues practice, including night calls.
Dr Parkhurst envisions an ideal newspaper run on truth and capital, backed by wealth, to outpace political and business interests. He suggests an endowed theatre as a model, argues newspapers must be free of partisan influence, and urges a paper with firm moral purpose and unpurchasable integrity to inform the public.
The 1899 official report shows 423 764 women and girls employed in Prussian factories with 525 under fourteen and 682 283 children between six and fourteen also working. Of the women and girls 165 891 labored in cotton mills. Some Saxony areas reportedly used four and five year olds. The Interior Minister acted strongly, arresting several manufacturers.
The Autocar notes rising Autocartic patriotism in Cape Town as Neylands hosts a crowded automobile race. Sir Alfred Milner rode the winning car twice around the ground while bands played God Save the Queen and Rule Britannia and the cheering crowd roared.
A young man from Bowling Green Missouri applied for work in a distant store. He presented a letter attesting to his industry honesty and sobriety and noting his satisfactory service about the house. The writer adds that anyone who can get along with his wife will find him a peach.
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