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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1898
Page
2
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Wheat rose to a dollar a bushel on the board of trade then backed to 94% as reports mention the price surge. The piece notes editorial page jokes and comments on local politics in Springfield and Cicero. It discusses prohibition corkscrews, naval show, Hawaiian annexation, Burns commemorations, and a Lake Hotel sale. It also mentions a proposed independent city government for Cicero and winter blizzard impacts on suburban trams.
The Tribune notes widespread opposition to Johnny Powers by Greeks and Italians in the Nineteenth Ward while many residents still regard him as a good man. The piece highlights ethnic voting tensions and local sentiment ahead of the election.
The Inter Ocean on Sunday narrated Frank Collier’s mistreatment by his wife and the causes that clouded his intellect. It portrays him as a brilliant man and a good lawyer, presenting a romance-like tale amid personal turmoil.
The Tribune lauds the prompt conviction of Merry the uxorcide. The writer notes the criminal had no friends or money and suggests a longer trial if he had funds. The piece condemns monetary reform bankers and mocks prewar wildcat banking. Cook County Illinois legislators plan to expand township assessor oversight with a five member board.
The legislature faces a hard fight to push a revenue bill with 77 Republican votes needed. Gustav Rolle, a 60 year old German born man, shot himself at his wife's grave in Forest Home Cemetery and died after being taken to the county hospital. His wife’s death had unsettled him.
The speaker argues the American public favors annexing the Hawaiian Islands and asserts that opponents have commercial motives. He claims Kanaka natives are intelligent and amiable and should join with the United States.
The Senate hosts a sharp discussion on the Teller silver bond proposal with a likely passage, as silverites show a working majority. Alderman Johnny Powers of the Nineteenth ward faces a spring campaign attack led by Miss Addams and the new paper La Tribuna Italiana, while free chickens and turkeys are humorously noted as stronger than words.
The writer criticizes bankers for pressing Congress to replace United States paper money with bank paper, arguing the public will not tolerate such a change and that bankers distrust any schemes involving money dealers.
The speaker notes a shift toward cheap imports from manufactures and claims the United States now exports more, with tools and goods made in America judged best in the world. They credit protection as the cause of rising export trade and improving domestic production.
San Francisco marks a lively week of demonstrations recalling the Coloma find by James Marshall. The discovery’s praised results include wealth in gold and silver, Pacific Railway expansion, expanded fruit culture and wheat farming, and broader industrial growth.
Pneumonia proves fatal in the locality this winter with several deaths this month. Town Attorney Finch of Austin died recently, Eunice Steele of River Forest fell ill, followed by her sister Emma. Jabez White Williams and his wife of Oak Park died within days of each other, prompting a double funeral.
The town board bears no blame for the failed elevated railroad proposal. Cicero residents want cheap transit to Chicago, and delay risks costs to property values. Yerkes favored extending fifty years on surface lines in exchange for an elevated extension, but no agreement was reached yet. The board is urged to accept the elevated plan and proceed.
In reply to J W El the article explains that using the referendum for public expression would be partial and costly. It argues representative legislation would still exist and questions where a referendum would fit amid committee stages votes veto and Supreme Court tests.
The author argues for voting on bills by ballot and adopting initiatives and referendums. They criticize representative systems as a mockery and support cumulative voting and minority representation, citing the Australian ballot and Swiss democracy as the model to try.
Maywood notes cover visits and illnesses including Miss Bessie Dupee and Dr. Clendenen, a new Swedish Lutheran church, Proviso Land homes under construction, a mushroom nursery, and town hall progress. A Lafayette anecdote relates to Washington and a portrait in the White House.
The column teases a forthcoming blackface minstrel show by Austin women, hints at male counterplans, and notes rising taxes under Assessor Vastine while predicting spring elections. It recalls a concert mishap with a disruptive baby, and profiles Wisconsin Governor Schofield appointing a Wausau lawyer to the Supreme Court, praising the new justice’s brains but noting etiquette gaps.
The report recalls Harlem isolation during a severe storm. Frank Collard opens a plumbing shop at 142 Madison Street. Emil Seeck’s baby girl christened Sunday at the Lutheran Church. The Young Men's Christian Society election is set for Tuesday February 1.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal note observes that patriots who did not obtain their aims express dissatisfaction with civil service regulations, signaling public discontent and debate over reform.
Charles Noel, examining Indian mounds near Portsmouth Ohio, unearthed a skull from a Feart farm mound along the Scioto river showing ancient dentistry. All teeth were present except two, which were filled with pearls, indicating Aboriginal dental practice.
A Dresden watchmaker displayed a paper watch whose construction is meant to be as useful as standard timepieces in everyday use. The exhibit highlighted the paper watch’s claimed durability and practicality.
An advert touts Electric Bitters as the best medicine to restore tired nerves and vigor. It claims vegetable formula tones the stomach nerves, stimulates the liver and kidneys, purifies blood, improves appetite and digestion, and serves as a nerve tonic. Sold for 50 cents or 1 dollar at Lovell's Dray Store Oak Park and Iralli's drug store Austin.
Public notice to holders of Harlem Illinois bonds and warrants payable from 1896 taxes to present them for payment at Dunlop Bros Bank Oak Park or to Frank Troost treasurer. No interest will be paid after twenty days publication of this issue. Frank Troost treasurer Village of Harlem.
A. P. Grant and Henry Struble are sick with pneumonia threats. Mrs. Luce returns from vacation. Mrs. Broughton travels to Chicago for her mother’s illness. Barr & Collins report a strong January for business. Louis Humphreville welcome a son born Friday January 21. Local ads note Armour’s and Swift’s meats at Mathewe Bros. Downey dies. Brooks moves to Racine. Hal Chambers reappears in Texas. Harvey Richards heads to California. Jacobs home burgled. night thief unknown. Sleighing fun with Barr & Collins’ sleigh delights students. Goldsmith buys land on Lathrop. new residence plans. Belles Letters Society meets at Mrs. Millikan’s. 35 members. Miss Harriet Steel dies of pneumonia. Anice Steel had died days earlier. community grieves.
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