12 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1892
Page
1
The Oak Park Vindicator notes Patti and the dollar romance with leap year jokes about Mme Patti eloping for money. It mocks patents profits and mentions a failing patent fortune and a lighthearted take on contemporary events.
Francis M. Date, a Black man, testified in Judge Broaddus' Kansas City court that he was 170 years old and had fought under Washington in the Revolutionary War. The account notes skepticism about the claim.
Lynda A. Dent becomes the first woman admitted to Florida's bar, challenging the era's ironclad gender ethics. The piece recounts her trailblazing career, while also touching on social changes, notable figures from Europe and Utah, and varied global curiosities in a single era newspaper style.
The week covered sessions and bills in both chambers. Senate considered tinplate duties and free agricultural implements, while the House debated the world’s fair appropriation and issued a large paper certificate loan plan. Notable events included a Pennsylvania election seat, disasters, fires, and several regional political movements.
In United States money exchanges at leading clearing houses the week ended the 5th totaled 1 319 874 482 dollars, up from 1 208 579 417 dollars the prior week. Tur business failures numbered 319, up from 297. the president issues a proclamation on reciprocity with British West India colonies. James G Blaine denies presidential candidacy. visible grain supplies listed for Wheat 43,140,082 bushels, Corn 3,533,837, Oats 3,721,105.
Bridgeport Miss Tridget McCaffrey dies at 140 born in Treland Pennsylvania four newsdealers fined for Sunday papers dissolution of barb wire trust announced 1891 wheat shipments 68,895,528 bushels shipwreck Barnegat steamer Venezuela cargo $1,000,000 bar bar. medical terms, executions, deaths and legal notices form a chaotic slice of a period newspaper.
Foreign intelligence reports a judicial inquiry at Neusatz Hungary indicts three elderly women for the murder of ten peasants. Across the globe riots flare during Argentine elections. in Santa Lucia parish eight killed and thirty six wounded. Other items note fires in Canada and a Siberian miner waking from a long sleep.
Senate discussion on public printing and documents. Gibson oath. House votes to form pensions inquiry panel. gold and silver coinage proposal reported. pending adjournment date set. Fires, murders, wrecks, and accidents across the U.S. and abroad headline a turmoil filled day with many casualties and a major hotel blaze in New York.
Secretary Blaine declares he is not a candidate for the presidency and will not have his name brought before the Republican National Convention. He cites health, fatigue, and family wishes, noting his focus remains on public policy as Secretary of State rather than a bid for the presidency.
Lincoln reports Gov. Thayer, after reviewing his claim to the Nebraska office, will surrender the governorship to Gov. Boyd. He states the move is to uphold the constitution and asks Boyd to accept the office at 1:00 PM Monday. Also mentions Denver crime and other brief items from Pittston and Mapinop areas.
A Fort Wayne train traveling eighty miles an hour struck a cross-town street car at the Thirty first street crossing. One man, John Maylan of Elburn street, died. Ten others were injured with several badly hurt. The crash followed gate signaling and hurried clearance as a north-bound passenger train approached.
A bloody clash nine miles south of Alapuquerque New Mexico leaves five cowboys and three Navajo Indians dead with several injured. Tensions rose after renegade Indians attacked near Chavez following disputes over cattle killings and an attempted removal order. Other incidents include a separate on reservation fight near White Oaks with four bucks and one squaw killed amid internal Indian violence.
James Couch, a veteran Chicago resident and Tremont House owner, died at 6 30 PM after being struck by a heavy truck while attempting to board a streetcar. Born 1800 at Fort Beards on the Hudson, he helped build Chicago’s downtown, later involved in hotel ventures and public improvements. Also reports from New York note 17 dead in the Hotel Royal fire, with morgue officials planning to bury unidentified victims by Friday after contractor Galligan withdrew his men from the ruins.
The February Wide Awake offers a varied and entertaining mix for young readers with serials like Jack Brereton's Three Months' Service and The Lance of Kanana. It features contributions by Eliot McCormick, Harriet Maxwell-Converse, Maud Howe Elliott, Jane G. Austin, and others, plus poetry, pictures, and instructive pieces. Publication is 20 cents per issue or $2.40 yearly by D Logarop Co., Boston.
A humor column notes grog shop fires funding coal and wood business. Tim Last Worp mocks the last word joke. Lazicus jokes that his wife handles the labor problem. A London board school inspector tests geography with Dover to Calais by horseback, and a boy quips he’d chuck you off.
A medical claim proclaims Catarrh is curable in all stages with Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 if it fails, urging readers to request testimonials. Also includes a flood of unrelated humorous notes and quotes from various papers.
An assortment of odd claims cites a heliosphere myth, Europe’s blindness figures, flowers thriving in deserts, Siberia's historic 1829 cold, Belgian voter taxes, Hagenbeck’s global wildlife trade hub, and a German stockhouse holding diverse animal specimens.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption in all stages, scrofula, and lung ailments. It claims blood purification and flesh building effects, offers a money back guarantee if not beneficial, and warns dealers push other products for profit.
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