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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
6
A quest to locate ancient riches believed hidden in a Scottish loch. Researchers hope a wreck linked to a Spanish Armada ship will yield artifacts and gold, drawing attention from maritime historians and treasure hunters.
The London Letter recalls the 1588 Spanish Armada mission and the Admiral of Florence sunk off Loch Duan. The Duke of Argyll, aligned with King Edward’s brother-in-law, seeks the prize of gold and gems from the hulk, while government hosts no objection to the search. The Armada’s ill-fated voyage ends with a devastating storm and only a fraction of ships returning.
A Texas factory for snake oil has spurred a new Texas industry with about 100 men hunting rattlers. Captain Mack Arnold and a Mexican assistant captured 1,540 rattlesnakes in Blanco county over three months, with many daily catches. Snakes are loop-ced and shipped alive to the factory where flesh yields oil and skins are tanned into articles.
Mrs. Julia Bender nearly perished in a New York apartment fire while lighting a birthday cake candle for her daughter. She avoided cries for help to spare a dying neighbor, calmly tearing away flames and attempting to fight the blaze before a surgeon said her injuries were mortal.
The London Telegraph notes that rural England resists motor vehicles, seeing cars as a novelty and secret works behind the technology. In towns, motors are tolerated, but country districts fear the change from familiar methods of locomotion.
Dr. Charles Davison compared calculated wave velocity from the June 15 1896 Japanese shock with a traditional formula using readings from Honolulu and Laucelito. He notes at Saucesito the first crest arrived 10 hours 84 minutes after the shock, covering 4787 miles at 64 feet per second.
A profile of Don Luis Terrazas of Chihuahua, a Mexican millionaire who holds vast land, including 238 million acres with 18 million on a single ranch, and once governed Chihuahua. The piece contrasts public attention to wealth in the United States with Mexico where many magnates live largely out of the spotlight.
Don Luis, head of cattle, 200000 sheep and 100000 horses, owns West Lands with more than a million acres cultivated. His estate valued at 200 million dollars yet he remains modest, 70, philanthropic, and a strong friend of the United States. His five children studied in American schools.
A large lion round-up is under way in the San Francisco mountains about 150 miles north of Flagstaff. Hunters seek hundreds of California lions killed for bounties totaling thousands of dollars. game warden John McCarthy leads the drive, driving lions to a kill circle. The lions, similar in size to a Canadian lynx, have raided lambs and calves, spurring extensive bounty programs and ongoing predator control in northern Arizona.
Mark Hanna joins a Cleveland G A R post bringing to light his Civil War service. He enlisted in the 150th Ohio Volunteer Infantry a 100 day unit in 1864 and helped guard Washington forming part of fortifications around the capital. The record notes engagement near Washington July 10 11 1864 with minimal casualties beyond one killed and several wounded.
The text notes a regiment that was sent home and mustered out at Cleveland on August 23, 1864, after serving 111 days.
One of the era’s most serious land settlement obstacles is the prickly pear a noxious plant rivaling rabbits in devastation. It occupies vast tracts of country forcing settlers into pitched battles for each acre while droughts spare it as native flora withers and dies. The pear’s spread and resilience highlight a national issue in Queensland’s colony as it was examined.
The ancient Scottish game has spread worldwide and grown in the United States. Some four years ago golf drew wide attention here, and now about half a million Americans are expected to play this year with hundreds of clubs linked to the United States Golf Association.
A farm near Broadhouse in Yorkshire pays a midsummer snowball and a Christmas red rose to the landlord. Foston manor is held for two arrows and a loaf of bread. In northern England an estate binds itself to exhibition before a court every seven years of a family vase, while in Suffolk another estate pays two white doves annually.
Among illustrious personages with queer fads must be numbered Prince Luitpold of Bavaria. His collection of beetles is the most extensive and complete in the world, and the prince is a skilled entomologist, deeply versed in the habits of ants, bees, moths, beetles and the insect world generally.
The Austrian statute makes insulting any public official a serious offense. It defines officials to include railway staff from traffic directors to conductors, policemen, tramway drivers, and municipal street cleaners.
The article describes the modern street sprinkler wagon with dual spray heads and individual valves, enabling precise water control for various road surfaces. Wagons range 160 to 1000 gallons, with twenty sold domestically in recent years, and exports include Australia, Cuba, Porto Rico, South America, South Africa, and Europe.
A Boer leader Abel Erasmus, who surrendered to the British, reportedly told Sir Garnet Wolseley he would be hanged if inciters caused chiefs to rise against England. Wolseley supposedly warned Erasmus he would hang as high as Haman. Erasmus later sought out Sir Henry Brackenbury to request being hanged.
An elderly farmer warns his son in Detroit about corn cornering and market risks. He recalls teaming with Jim to buy county corn at 35 cents a bushel, using notes for much of the purchase, and later selling sixteen miles away to a banker for twenty cents. The effort ruined them after clashes with other farmers and bankers, teaching him to avoid corners, speculators, and debt.
An editor with a strong resemblance to King Edward amused Easter holiday crowds in Boulogne. A man shouted Vive le Roi de lAngleterre and the cafe joined in, while the orchestra played God Save the King. The journalist fled to escape recognition.
The London Express notes Siberian whist draws interest among bridge voters but remains little understood in England while popular in Constantinople and Russia. It can be a more gambling game than bridge with no doubling and bids on trump making penalties up to 5000 points, risking large losses on tricks.
The article notes Cornwall in England once supplied nearly all global tin but now accounts for about 7 percent. The Malay Peninsula supplies roughly 60 percent, with the Dutch East Indies next at 19 percent, reflecting a major regional shift in global tin producers.
Dobbs and Turner travel to London and stop at a hotel where Turner registers as BH. K. Phtholognyrrh. Turner explains the unusual spelling is English phonetic tricks to disguise his name. He argues the letters mimic sounds in phth, olo, gn, and yrrh to spell Turner.
An old Georgia man at a prayer meeting admits a life of wrongdoing with humor and humility, claiming he never lost his religion despite past misdeeds including drinking, gambling, and violence.
A humorous exchange contrasts an author who claims ideas come in sleep with an editor who notes insufficient rest. The quip highlights work habits and creativity in a brief, witty debate.
A man who gave up his seat to a woman on a streetcar questions whether he did so, after a brief moment of doubt. The woman thanks him, saying she believes she did but was unsure, saying she is forgetful.
In the exchange a man asks why a woman lifts her skirt while out walking and the response suggests it is because she lacks trouser pockets. The dialogue reflects a humorous observation on clothing design and practical choices.
A Washington writer notes the public fixation on strenuous as a catchword. He contrasts it with the earlier passing of phrases and warns the trend signals a strenuous era in politics and society, from leaders to campaigns, while joking about coins and emphasis.
In a Washington Post style domestic vignette a wife finds and refurbishes a fedora shaped straw hat behind the piano. She claims she saved 17.35 dollars for a spring hat and asks the husband if he likes it. He resents her plan to wear his shoes and pipes and storms off.
A Detroit Journal cartoon caption contrasts a jubilant winner and a dealer about Chicago roots. The exchange shifts to optimism and pessimism about wealth and land speculation, noting the old stake on Chicago’s site.
Experiments by Professors Dewar and Liveing indicate a measurable amount of free hydrogen in the atmosphere. They note hydrogen’s high molecular velocity likely prevents permanent retention by Earth, implying continual hydrogen supply from interplanetary space.
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