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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
4
Marriages in Hindoostan are arranged by parents. Upon agreement, the bride and groom meet, the bride sits beside him, and the priest ties a corner of her veil to his shawl, formally making them husband and wife.
A Australian feature describes a novel method to admit men at a dance supper. Each lady provides perforated paper coupons listing dances. men must produce enough coupons to gain admission to the supper room, otherwise denied entry.
A landlord entered a Salem store and ordered the tenant to leave. The tenant, displaying a constable badge, told the landlord to vacate or face arrest for trespass, leaving the startled landlord to depart.
Rabbi Jacob David Wilowski, renowned European talmudist and head of a large synagogue in Suzke Russia, lectures in New York then plans a Chicago appearance after publishing eighteen volumes of Jewish Talmud commentaries.
Mexico purchases more American books than France and nearly as much as Germany. The demand stems from a large resident American population in Mexican cities and mining camps, plus the spread of English among Mexicans.
The bishop of Durham Rt. Rev. Brooke Foss Westcott receives a salary of 35000 dollars and donates more than two thirds to charity. He is described as a highly learned ecclesiastic and a favorite of the Prince of Wales, who joked that only three people lecture him his mother his wife and the bishop of Durham.
In Waterford Ireland the electorate under MP John Redmond has fallen to under 300 voters after 2,500 electors were disfranchised for nonpayment of rates from a 1899 register of 3,007. Death losses further reduce potential voters.
Bensonhurst residents protest as prize fighter Gus Ruhlin buys a Queen Anne cottage and plans to move in. Heavyweight rival Fitzsimmons already resides nearby and Garbett is expected to join the exclusive area soon.
Col John C. Eddy and his brother Major William H. Eddy have each served 25 years in the New York militia and are eligible for retirement. Likely to receive advanced brevet rank, they may retire early next year. Both are part of a Brooklyn manufacturing firm.
Recent Galveston real estate sales show current property values at about half the figures seen before the storm. This indicates a sharp decline in market prices and buyer caution in the wake of the disaster.
A literary note surveys the January Success issue with essays by Joseph Chamberlain on England’s future and views from Admiral Dewey and General Miles on young men in the navy and army. It highlights Edison, Marconi, Jordan and others discussing America fifty years ahead, and recalls James Gordon Bennett’s start with the New York Herald in 1835.
A bust of Louisa M. Alcott gifted by sculptor Frank Edwin Elwell was unveiled at the University of Kansas. Alcott, famed for popular tales, also opposed the Kansas Nebraska bill. Elwell studied art under Alcott’s sister in Concord Massachusetts.
A Long Island mother twice petitioned a police court to compel her son to appear before a magistrate for alleged disorderly conduct. She says his actions stem from refusing to work and spending daylight hours playing golf.
Temple First in Railroada. While New York states that in point of population, it is seventh in miles of railroad, according to one authority. Illinois, the third in population, is the greatest railroad state, with nearly 11,000 miles of track. Pennsylvania is second, both in population and in railroad tracks.
Albert Nafziger announces as successor to Geo Koch & Co at corner Indiana Street and North Forty Eighth Avenue. New stock of fresh drugs, prices right, prescriptions compounded with care from quality drugs and chemicals. Night calls promptly responded to. We solicit a share of your patronage.
Statistics indicate 271 divorces granted in Canada over 32 years. Parliament handles most divorce cases and petitioners avoid facing solemn proceedings across the border.
Guaranteed first mortgages for sale in amounts from 500 to 2600 dollars at 6 percent interest. Principal and interest payable in gold coin. Bank is Harlem Savings Bank located at 105 Madison Street, Harlem Til.
Mrs Lon V Stephens becomes the first wife of a governor to have a portrait hung in the Missouri Executive Mansion in Jefferson City. The display joins portraits of former governors, marking a historic precedent for female relatives.
A letter from L. D. Kellogg of New York dated November 6 1900 describes a woman experiencing long illness and loss of appetite who credits the Female Tonic bought from Dr Tall as restoring health after five acres of ill health and several years of doctoring. The note asks for the tonic to be sold by druggists.
John Carsten laments poverty while Helen insists she loves him beyond wealth. He argues women favor money, but she declares she will not marry a rich man without true love. He confesses his devotion, and she accepts his modest means, choosing love over gold.
A New York Press note reports a sermon railing against social extravagance that unsettled many women in the congregation as they listened with visible dismay.
William Court Gully was chosen for a third term as speaker of the House of Commons. The role carries a $25,000 salary, a $20,000 annual pension upon retirement, potential peerage, and a fine mansion for large scale entertaining.
Mischievous visitors placed red spectacles on John Anschutz's white bull Dexter at a Pennsylvania dairy farm. The startled animal charged breaking barn siding and fence. a milk maid narrowly escaped with her life. The bull is now under medical attention and the farm repaired.
Cattle over three months old must wear ear rings with metal tags bearing numbers to maintain exact annual livestock counts as mandated by Belgian law.
Three Mirges Cryder sisters appear as a rare debutante trio in a New York society assembly at the Waldorf Astoria. The triplets attracted attention amid the social whirl, contrasting with more common debutante precursors and the era’s emphasis on individuality.
Lord Curzon acknowledges Glasgow citizens for donating 55000 pounds to the Indian Famine Fund praising it as the largest contribution aside from the Lord Mayor of London’s fund. He thanks the Lord Provost of Glasgow for the gift.
The ancient inks closely resembled black paint and used gum in their composition. The letters stood up in relief on parchment as if embosed, giving a raised, embossed appearance.
In the Johannesburg police organization the "atem of identification" by Sager ieee is being introduced and every native is to be registered.
A number of automobile makers have pressed the president to add a cargeless machine to his stable. They offered specially crafted vehicles and sent promotional messages to him and his aides. Many Washington officials use automobiles, but the president keeps to horses.
Reported proposal to bore an electric road 7,000 feet long and 1,700 feet deep starting 14 miles from Grant and ending at the Snake River headwaters 800 miles west of Denver and 12 miles south of Georgetown. Project aims to quicken mining operations by tunneling the divide.
Prof. Giovanni Schiaparelli of Brera Observatory retires after forty two years of service celebrated for identifying the canals on Mars. He studied meteorites and Mercury as well as planetary observations in a long career.
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