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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1892
Page
1
A collage of snippets cites figures like Roger Sherman lineage and Lord Fauntleroy memory, a London asylum founder, Canadian and Missouri land fencing, social maxims, and Christmas generosity at the Commercial Cable Co. It также notes a Penn treaty elm relic, food-safety concerns, a Grant statue project, a Navy breadstuffs plan for Russia, and Jewish refugees in New York with associated funds and settlement efforts.
A year ago the London Telegraph ran a false death notice for Lady de Los and failed to correct it. The piece notes the error persisted and mocks the press for insisting on infallibility, highlighting Liuly de Bros as the broker of the mistake.
Yearly rail construction trails previous heavy years with 4165 miles laid, about 72.6 percent of 1890 output, far below the 14578 miles added in 1887 and far above only two of the past ten years. Average per line remains 16.7 miles across 249 lines, totaling about 171000 miles.
A reflective editorial questions whether stable anchors exist amid shifting ideas. It likens doubts about universal laws to parallel lines that no longer hold true and ponders if science and politics offer reliable guidance or merely unrest.
The veteran traveler Paul du Chaillan recalls a journey in Africa where a local chief offered him 853 young maidens to wed. He declined saying the chief could pick any, then fled after the remark, explaining why he abandoned exploration.
A compact digest notes seven days of U S business failures rise to 202 from 88 prior week and 388 year earlier. It also reports Chilean peace prospects doubtful, immigrant arrivals 38015 in November, and mint silver coins plans for 1893. Various accidents deaths and incidents across the United States including trains, ferries, prisons, and fires are listed with multiple named places and individuals.
Two coal miners return to work in Brazil Indiana after two months and 1 750 000 spent. A Chicago plumbing works fire losses 200 000. US soldiers suffer 14 killed near Carrizo Texas in a clash with Mexican followers. Corporate fires hit Wolff Chicago and Chattanooga Tennessee. WEDDING KILLING as Johnson fires into William Wright and Miss Phillips near Meridian Mississippi. Bound for St Louis six day walking match records 502 miles. Pontiac hospital fire kills inmates saved with 240 000 loss. Pearsall residence burned near Goldsboro North Carolina killing wife and two children. Other fires and lynchings reported across Alabama Missouri Michigan and Ireland. Foreign news covers Mexican rail collision Waterford election results and Chilean sea of presidents. Royal unrest in Russia and apocalyptic theater fire deaths in Gateshead England. World-wide reports of revolts and battles including 2 000 rebels killed in China and a czar assassination plot arrests.
A string of calamities, including a Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago wreck in Salem Q where eighteen cars burned and three men died, a Newry Ireland starvation death, a Kan hat business blaze, and a Union Pacific disaster at La Grande Oregon, punctuate a grim report of 20th century misfortune and violence.
Edward Harris, a fugitive from justice, killed three men during an attack on his ally Mary Beatty near Jamestown. The incident followed alleged coercion by Bowden and Gwin Bowden against Mary as Harris protected her, then fled with Bowden’s horse after the deaths. Claytorne Beatty, a banker and former state representative, has faced prior scandal but was released on bonds.
Washington December 30 a reciprocity deal between Secretary Blaine and the British minister covers Jamaica Barbados the Leeward and Windward islands excluding Grenada Trinidad and British Guiana. Free admission begins February 1 for West India colonies and March 31 for British Guiana with proclamation in 10-14 days. Core items include animals beef pork canned goods paper printing equipment railways and farm tools. Bacon butter cheese and lard get 50 percent duty reduction while corn oats wheat and salted pork receive 25 percent reduction.
No trains on the Indiana Midland between Anderson and Waveland for four days as eight of nine engines are chained to tracks by sheriffs or sheriffs’ offices. One engine remains idle after a mortgage disclosure. Mail service shifts to horseback routes. unpaid laborers linger at stations amid threats to burn property.
In Bay City Michigan a laborer Joseph Lomnitz was murdered and his five year old child probably fatally injured at their home near Fifthteenth and Madison Streets Tuesday night. The wife found Lomnitz with a head beaten in and the child under the bed. The murderers escaped with eighty dollars and no one is identified. A separate Des Moines note reports Dr. Secretary Rawson dying at age ninety, while a telegram from Ohio announced his brother's death the same day.
Pinkerton detective agency reports Adelbert Sly known as Bert Sly arrested in Los Angeles after a nationwide spree of robberies. A woman accomplice was seized in Oakland and a large haul from the Adams Express case recovered. Sly linked to explosions and robberies from Omaha to Chicago, with his capture aiding the probe into remaining gang members.
Ex sheriff Joseph W. Weimer of Benton Harbor Michigan was killed when he failed to board a moving train in St Joseph after leaving the Benton Harbor depot to fetch a ticket. He fell between coaches, losing both legs and sustaining fatal injuries. He died at his home Tuesday night.
A collage of humorous lines and quips from several papers. Notes on life, church fairs, dictionaries, procession critique, and sport puns appear with wry tone. No single event dominates. the column surveys brief asides and light reflections.
A quarry explosion throws debris across the ledge injuring no workers, with eighteen men nearby unhurt. Wreckage scatters a wagon and water tank as a large blast disturbs the area. Officials note dangerous handling of explosives and recall a prior tunnel blasting incident. An unrelated ad offers Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy.
Late reports claim General Garcia was murdered by his own troops in the northern Mexican theater. Hundreds reportedly defected to the revolutionaries, crossing into Texas between Rio and Carrizo. Garza reportedly seized a detachment at Larepo, executing officers and offering a choice to soldiers.
Thomas Greif of Chileago sues Capt John E. Mahoney and Inspector Lyman H. Lewis in circuit court for 25000 damages in trespass. He claims police forcibly opened doors and damaged property during a raid on his Lake Street hall and says the incident caused his daughter's death amid the commotion.
A collage of lines and jokes from magazines and papers. It mentions jokes about foremen watching workers and a remark about a musician's foot rhythm. There are light exchanges about married happiness. A line about a fiancé who works in a mint is included, ending with the word Pharmaceutical.
A timeless advertisement declares August Flower cures dyspepsia and aids the stomach and liver. It claims twenty years of growth, national reach, honesty, and single minded effectiveness, with G. G. Green of Woodbury New Jersey as sole manager.
The article argues a link between lung and kidney health, stating pneumonia often stems from kidney trouble and salts remain in the blood. It cites Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure as a remedy that restarts kidney function and stimulates the lungs, urging readers to buy from Sylvan Remedy Co.
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