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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
6
Fragmented dialogue follows at a gate where three souls pass judgment. One declares pride in leadership, another mocks learning, and the third claims to bring joy through humor. The three arrive at the gate as onlookers call them fools. Josh Wink, in Baltimore, attempts narration.
Dermot OReagan the fair haired harpist nicknamed Fairy Boy is spurned by Una McBride after a Leprechaun grants him fairy beauty and wealth. He loses true love but returns to his original form and virtues, earning Una’s forgiveness and a blessed marriage through virtue over magic.
A French officer with quiet disdain for the British army critiques English power and speculates on a future war. He praises the navy, predicts a swift landing of 100000 troops, and claims England would surrender early. He notes English surrenders in Africa and mocks Britain, then doubts war will happen. The Nine teenth Century.
A Pittsburg area plate glass maker received an order for an immense twenty four by twenty six foot show window plate. The firm agreed to produce it if the buyer would arrange transportation. Transport would require thirty men to move the oversized pane. The article notes a separate British law fact about grandchildren of natural born British subjects being counted as British subjects.
In New Zealand a pigeon post connects Auckland with Great Barrier Island, 60 miles north. The system, launched by W Fricker, trains birds to carry messages both ways, with perforated tissue paper and stamps. It operates with 100 plus birds, quick delivery, and costs 12 cents island to Auckland and 265 cents reverse.
The Minneapolis Times argues that society overemphasizes schooling while neglecting home ethics. It warns of deteriorating parental guidance and the need for parents to instill pure heart and clean speech, lest tragedies of youth become more common. It condemns neglectful parenting as the root of harmful social trends.
In Jeffersonville a pair of snow white mules, formerly guards at the Indiana Reformatory, draw a car on the only mule line. Superintendent Hert had these mules on a convict farm to deter escapes, reasoning a white mule would be easy to trace.
The Chicago Journal notes Hamburg as a serious rival to England's ports. It handles 17,000 ships yearly averaging 54 daily, with 2500 acres free of duties for loading and storage. Hamburg’s boom grows from German trade and its duty-free zones, and the harbor has seen large improvements, ranking close to Liverpool in tonnage.
A man wearing mismatched black and tan shoes receives money from a donor to mend his footwear. The donor notes the odd scene and wonders if the recipient will dye the tan shoe or spend the cash on immediate pleasure, leaving the outcome uncertain.
Cairo correspondent reports on Soudan administration early in reorganization outlining key legal codes. Prohibitions on alcohol importation manufacture and sale. land sales and usurious loans forbidden. mortgages require formal authorization. trade and navigation declared free. each chieftain acts as magistrate in his district.
In the Contemporary Review, Emerson Bainbridge cites a Chinese judge pressed to convict despite evidence to avoid loss of office. He notes torture and forced confessions, widespread superstition, extortion in railway deals, and Russia reporting mass capital punishment with thousands choosing suicide rather to endure public shame.
A current fashion trend features aprons worn with breakfast gowns as a stylish finish. Origin traced to Lady Cornwallis-West while nursing on the hospital ship Maine, the fad emphasizes homemade aprons in silk, linen, or lace with drawn work embroidery.
Cushman Davis’s death leaves a vacancy in the Minnesota Senate filled by Governor’s appointment of Charles A. Towne. Towne, ex-congressman and former Populist vice presidential candidate, is described as a staunch silver advocate with long Washington experience. Legislature to elect a Republican successor later this month. Towne’s tenure is temporary.
Edgar Brehm died at 65 marking the extinction of the line of the renowned German naturalist. The obituary notes he was the youngest son in the family historically linked to the famed scientist.
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