10 Jan 1891
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1891
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text references California orange shipments, New York population figures, tribal lands and organizations, a Spain celebration, and scattered phrases about harbors and clubs. The legible items are disjointed and lack a coherent event or narrative.
A distorted report suggests activity linking California and Mexico with large financial figures and mobility plans. It mentions hospitals, bird-related local sites, and publishing references amid unclear details and warnings about private actions.
A garbled OCR passage discusses printed proclamations at the first defter of Gobrmtas, references to Lishoat and Perdin, and mentions public concerns about tuberculosis, population, and state actions. It hints at political and social commentary with scattered names and places, including Missouri and Tennessee, in a deteriorated colonial manuscript tone.
A Springfield Mass Farm and Home survey asks farmers across the United States who should be President. Among 1858 Democratic chores, Cleveland leads with 65.93 percent, THU and Hateh follow, Blaine tops Republicans with 56.40 percent, Harrison 27.74 percent, Rusk 19.23 percent, others 15.58 percent.
The item covers Senate business with oath taken by McConnell at Idaho and apportionment debates. It notes House actions on mail classifications and currency controls, plus token mentions of pensions, shipbuilding bills, and various state and national developments. It also lists disasters, elections, fires, floods, and notable deaths across multiple states, and foreign intelligence notes.
A Wounded Knee engagement described as a siege of a wagon train by about 100 Sioux results in casualties on both sides. Reinforcements arrive as the train reaches safety. President Hayes approves temporary military control of five Indian agencies to support General Miles amid ongoing hostilities with Pine Ridge and related tribes.
Emma Abbott a famed American prima donna died at Hotel Templeton Salt Lake City at 7 40 am Monday of pneumonia after insisting on performing despite doctors orders Her deathbed scene drew notable attendees including Miss Nellie Franklin and Mrs Michelena The body to be embalmed and sent to Denver Chicago Worcester for burial details of her career and marriage are included in the obituary report.
General Brooke reports that Jed Cloud and other chiefs may visit General Miles but Miles will not resume talks until hostiles abandon. Amid warnings, Lieutenant Casey was killed by Ogallalas near the hostile camp. efforts to recover his body proceeded as tensions rise with Brule and Crow allies.
A British popsigter earned 40000 by a winding toy with string. A New Jersey man earned 200000 by attaching a rubber eraser tip to pencils. The return ball inventor netted 1000000. The inverted glass bell over gas jets to stop ceiling soot proved popular. Shoe heel plates and roller skates also brought big sums as inventions spread nationwide.
Heavy failure reported as the Daeber Watch Company formerly of Newport Kentucky now Canton Ohio assigns at 6 o clock in Cincinnati for the benefit of creditors. Assets quoted at 1 500 000 with 450 000 preferred claims and 252 000 securities with seven national banks. Liabilities estimated near 1 040 000 including personal obligations of partners.
An influx of Dakota settlers moves into Manitoba and the Canadian Northwest as farmers from Ontario Michigan and Kansas seek new homes. French and Canadian families travel via Morden to Caman Manitoba while two Dakotans buy land near Grenfell. The trend signals far larger settlement next season and growing optimism about Canada’s prairie opportunities.
The report highlights that in six months at least 250 timber claims were filed in Washington by young women. It notes Mrs William Ferry of the Simahoning mountains Pennsylvania who killed three wildcats three deer three bears and a wild turkey over three years. It mentions a WaLpo County teacher near her teens balancing school duties with outside work, and Mars Felix Dosnots of Caribou Maine running a 118 acre farm earning income from hauling shingles. It describes a capable axe hand who felled trees and handles chores from plowing to pitching hay. The piece notes a new emphasis on women conducting self defense with notable shrewdness.
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