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Oak Park Vindicator

Location

Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1883

Page

1

The Vindicator Publication Details and Rates

The Vindicator notes its Saturday publication schedule and office addresses in Lake Town and Chicago Illinois. It lists authorized agents Richard Roach and Thos Walsh to receive subscriptions and advertisements with rates for casual and reading ads and free births marriages and deaths.

Sake Richard Roach Swan Street Town of Lake Thos. Walsh Cologne Street Sie Leport

Vidicator Decries Rackets In Illinois Town

A fiery proclamation denounces organized plunder whisky and public corruption. The Vidicator calls out railroads stockyards tax robbers and a ring of thieves ruling the town urging liberation of the oppressed and a constitutional restart.

Lsborev The United States

A Visit to Englewood and Local Reform Views

The piece surveys Englewood as a thriving suburb with rail access and growing population. It critiques the Eye newspaper, claims the Vindicator stands independent against rings and corruption, and signals plans to expose public robbery and municipal misdeeds, while urging temperance and moral reform.

Local political drift prompts sharp boardroom comparisons

Local observers liken Wuy to Frank Becker John L Sullivan and John Hough while noting McInerney as a sweeping force. Langtry is likened to the Town Board with money shaping attention and healing dissension. John Geary is described as a discon-

Frank Becker John L. Sullivan Wuy John Hough McInerney Mrs. Langtry John Geary

Cattle Trade in New York 1882 Livestock Totals

A World summary reports 1882 New York receipts of 636317 beef cattle 4994 milch cows 190089 calves 1982181 sheep and lambs 1385752 hogs. Exports show 18226 live cattle 18183 live sheep 219939 beef quarters 46303 mutton carcasses and 1395 dressed hogs. Nationwide totals include 820100 live cattle and 141428 live sheep with declines from 1881 on several categories.

New York United States Canadian

Editorial Jots and Glints on Town Affairs

A long column discusses town meetings to begin opening with prayer after Feb 1, notes on Eye versus Vindicator reputations, references to local officials including Town Attorney Veeder, and varied commentary on politics, newspapers, and local figures with several named places and groups.

Snow Storm Delights San Francisco on New Year’s Eve

A San Francisco correspondent recalls 1882 ending with an unprecedented snow storm that transformed the city’s hills into ermine and prompted windows to be opened for celebrations. Residents built snow monuments, hurled snowballs at neighbors, and endured cold as they welcomed a festive and unusual farewell to 1882.

San Francisco

New Zealand man cures headache with gum-tree poultice

A New Zealander brewed a mash from gum tree leaves to ease a severe headache. He soaked his head for hours and believed the remedy worked until he looked in the mirror and found his hair dyed a vivid peacock blue, a color as fast as Tyrian purple.

Bank Failures and Embezzlement Roil Russian Cities

Press and public in Russia focus on daily reports of bank failures and financial crimes. News chronicles insolvencies and cashiers in government and benevolent institutions accused of misdeeds and cooking the books in major towns.

Russia

Odd News and Local Notes From Ongoing Debates

A collection of pugnacious editorials and notices touches on the Sun’s mockery of the Vindicator, Modoc band threats near lava beds, and clerical appointments by the pope. Also included are earnings figures for the Illinois Central Railroad, Andrew Jackson’s 1837 autograph note, and a Chicago press chief’s marriage in Oswego, Illinois.

THE Boston Post Andrew Jackson Waxsaw South Carolina

Ex Governor Dowary Hurt in Tehachapi Rail Crash

Ex Gov Tomas Dowary and his wife were injured in a Southern Pacific railroad crash at Tehachapi California on Saturday. Dowary, former governor of California, was severely hurt with his wife killed in the wreck.

Southern Pacific Railroad Company of California New Orleans San Francisco Havre France San Antonio el Paso Tomas Dowary Southern Pacific California

The Vindicator Targets Town Ring In Saloon Fight

The Vindicator declares its aim is to break a vile ring controlling town affairs not aid saloon keepers. It recalls a bold Eye declaration about enemies and theirs and notes saloonkeepers feel shaken as the split among them is blamed on internal strife.

Hough Hye Ring Organ Eye The Chicago

Englishman in reduced circumstances advertises for practical jokes

An Englishman in reduced circumstances offers to let himself be pranked by those who enjoy practical jokes. He will endure cold water, canal immersion, trips in the streets, mock deliveries including coffins and bull pups, and other bothers, provided the victim agrees to participate. He notes such consent kills the fun, so patrons may be few.

Crow damages spark village feud in Pownal Vermont

George F. Montgomery sues neighbors for 15 dollars after a party out gunning shot his tame crow, turning quiet Pownal into a battleground of civil feuds and threats of further violence as both civil and criminal cases proceed.

George F. Montgomery Pownal

Literary ring at Century office controls minds in Brooklyn

A New York literary figure says a Century office based ring dominates and excludes writers outside the James or Howells circle, denying admission to those not within the favored group. He calls this power despotic and crushing.

New York Brooklyn Agle Century James Or Howells School

Local News Depot and Subscriptions at McGuire’s

The paper announces its office at McGuire's News Depot No. 7 43rd Street Lake Town. Subscriptions and advertisements are to be received there. Mr McGuire stocks all the daily reading papers and serves customers promptly.

Times Huron McGuire News Depot Orty Third Street Town of Lake

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