24 Jan 1896
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1896
Page
1
The piece notes Richard Mansfield's retirement with regret but no tears. It contrasts Ambassadors and figures like Bayard and Cleveland, pressing anti-talk sentiments and currency debates. Henry Irving supports peace while questioning patriotism of song choices and college professors' views on education and the Venezuelan issue.
Washington dispatches report Secretary Morton of the agriculture department has issued an order postponing the export beef certification from January 1 1896 to March 1 1896. The move stems from protests by beef exporters claiming enforcement would damage trade and seeks time for Congress to consider law changes to avert loss of a portion of the trade.
Northern explorers view an ice berg as a metaphor for character. The visible peak stands firm while warm currents erode the base beneath, causing a sudden collapse. Hidden sins hollow the foundation, turning admiration into dismay. Reputation follows a ruined character into oblivion.
A Wisconsin firm with $150000 capital plans a beet sugar operation next year near Milwaukee. Fifty half acre beet patches in southern Wisconsin show promising results with 17 percent saccharine, and limestone soil is said to enhance sweetness. The company will supply seed and oversee cultivation for about 1500 acres mapped for the project.
Maine state assessors report a rise in valuation with over 4 million dollars in excess of 1:3. The biennial valuation due next year may show increases from 7.6 to 310 million dollars. Many small towns fall in valuation except where new manufactories sustain them. Dairy farming is noted to be increasing as farming shifts.
Miners aboard the schooner Mary Buhne report Canadian forces are fortifying Forty Mile Creek and other border points. Police fortifications of stone with port holes guard routes into British territory while Canadian military police survey passes and aid miners. Yukon mining camps observed by detachments in civilian dress.
Paris medical figures face hardship as Dr Arnaud de Langlard and his wife commit suicide amid dwindling practice and rising poverty. The World notes that most Paris doctors earn only bare living, while hospitals offer free care and teaching, swelling the number of practitioners and draining patients.
A French savant reports that many perfumes help health by destroying disease microbes. Thyme lemon mint lavender and eucalyptus scents proved very useful in fighting illness.
A collection notes Luigi Arditi and Charles De Kay forming a Berlin fencing club. It recalls centenarians Mrs. Orr and George Moore, Gov. Boutwell’s Chestnut Hills farm, and Rev. Wolfman’s gift to St. Luke's hospital. It covers Lord Hope’s bankruptcy discharge, Rev. Mackenzie’s highwayman tale, and Admiral Selfridge’s career. Also mentions Beardslee, Ramsey, Walker, and other naval leaders, plus political figures Storaker and Brice.
From the Arequipa observatory 105e feet above sea level a black one inch spot on white distant Mount Charchani eleven miles away was seen through a thirteen inch telescope observers report a clear air sky.
Rear Admirals Francia M Bunce and Francis V McNair led the North Atlantic and South Atlantic squadrons with notable Civil War acts of courage. Bunce, a Connecticut native, commanded ships from the Pennobscot to the Dictator and Mondonaldock, and distinguished himself at Fort Sumter. McNair, Bunce classmate, fought at Fort Jackson and St Philip and aided the capture of New Orleans and Vicksburg batteries. Admiral Brown surrendered a sinking ship near Upper Palmyra Island and later distinguished himself at Mobile Bay.
Joseph Benson Foraker born February 5 1846 near Ratnsborough Highland County Ohio rose from farm boy to captain in the Eighty-ninth Ohio during the Civil War served on General Slocums staff then studied at Wesleyan and Cornell graduating first in his class in 1869 admitted to the bar and later served as judge of the Cincinnati Superior Court 1879 82 before resigning his office.
Counterfeiters devised a novel method by splitting a $5 and a $1 note and pasting fronts and backs together. The fraud would be exposed if the note was turned over, and the scheme yielded $6 when submitted to redeem at face value. A second counterfeit $5 from Tamaqua was detected by a misspelled word on the back.
Charles Kendall Adams, president of the University of Wisconsin, is hailed as a leading educator of the day. The obituary notes his Vermont birth in 183? and a career spanning Michigan, Cornell, and Wisconsin, with a Harvard law degree and leadership in the American Historical Association.
In Belton Texas a wagon loaded with turkeys emptied one on the court house square. A pursued turkey ran toward the opera house smashing a thick French plate glass window as it barreled through with little harm beyond a few lost feathers.
Colonel William Root of Laramie Wyoming received orders from wealthy British sportsmen to ship elk deer and moose to Scotland for restocking preserves. He notes elk and moose are fragile on ocean journeys and require special care and feeding. past consignments to Britain and Europe have faced losses. He will hunt in northern Wyoming for suitable animals amid challenging live export.
A Scotch collie owned by Milford Connecticut’s Selectman Thomas shivers the crowd by starting on the first note and keeping time through America’s national hymn. The feat highlights the dog’s readiness to sing alongside its master.
A druggist’s messenger dropped a gallon jug of concentrated ammonia on a main street in Springfield. The powerful liquid flooded the sidewalk and stained the area, creating a novel and unexpected scene for passersby.
Francis Horrigan, a 14 year old from Chicago, entered a fancy skating championship at Tattersall's. He led early with 72 points to 71 but finished third with 151 points as John Sandblom of Norway won gold. The crowd of 2,000 hailed his performance, and manufacturers are offering him prizes if he continues skating.
Susan Strong, 23, earns high praise in London as Sieglinde in Die Walkure and later Eliza in Lohengrin. Critics hail her triumph over Wagner’s demanding roles. Cosima Wagner invites the young singer to Bayreuth after reports of her considerable talent.
Nora Burke rises from a cash girl at the Panjandrum Emporium to Zoe de Crespigny in the Galaxy theater via Miss Maggie Smith and Miss de Comet influence. She gains salary and fame though critics note she cannot act sing or dance, yet remains celebrated for beauty. Also note Pittsburgh youth Tom McCreery’s family opposition to his baseball career.
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