Newspaper Bias and Free Silver Debate Across California
The Sacramento Bee shifts allegiance to Bryan and Sewall with free silver, while The Banner of Gold features John Dillon alias John Daily Maram. The piece critiques editors and newspapers for meddling in politics, notes editors lack real public opinion, and contrasts bimetallic education with editorials.
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Sacramento * Bee
California
Bryan
Sewall
Free Silver
Banner of Gold
John Dillon
John Daily Maram
Police Connivance in Robberies Reported in Chicago
The Daily Sun claims stockmen are repeatedly robbed in the Thirty fifth Street policy precinct with police knowledge. It alleges police involvement and suggests witnesses have seen officers act as highwaymen.
Public Rail and Press Feud Spark Local Debate
The letter complains of Suburban Electric rail plans in Cicero and mocks town leaders push for a five cent fare. It cites ministers, candidates, and newspapers including The Catholic Register and Sacramento Bee, contrasting clashing rail politics with national figures and media voices.
Suburban Bicycle Locks Installed by Cuesuo & Northern Paedtte
The Cuesuo and Northern Paedtte Bay Company announces bicycle locks and holders at River Forest Oak Park Avenue and Austin stations to aid residents traveling to suburban stations. Free use of these locks is offered and more stations will receive holders as needed amid high demand.
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Cuesuo & Northern Paedtte Bay, Co
River Forest
Oak Park
Avenue
Austin
Illiteracy Table Stirs Debate on Immigrant Citizenship
A published table ranks immigrant groups by illiteracy, highlighting 67.35 percent for Portuguese and 9.1 percent for Danes. The writer argues illiteracy alone should not bar citizenship, praising Azorean Portuguese in California for their honesty and orderly conduct while noting instances of minor ordinance violations.
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United States
Portugal
Azores
Islands
Boston
Alameda Valley
Oakland
East Oakland
John Baker
Toney Oakes
W. HL
Abolish Township Organization in Cook County Petition
Local voters submit a petition to abolish township organization in Cook County and to hold a county wide vote at the next general election. The Chicago Moving Post notes signatures and argues for separating country towns from Chicago and creating a County of Cook.
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OSTA
Chicago “Movening Post
Whtely Vr
Fh i. Kollsaat
Chicago
Cook County
Cicero
Cook
Strength of the Silver Sentiment Urges Aggressive Campaign
Chicago Record notes Republican leader Chatman Jaamiesen warns that the free silver cause grows stronger and anti silver forces must mobilize. He says Republicans risk a free silver victory if they remain passive and that many GOP candidates in Illinois seek party unity and platform support.
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Whig Party
Republican Party
Free Soil Democrats
Democratic Party
The
Catholic Register of Toronto
Press of
Canada
United States
Ma. A. J. Balfour
Dublin
Isaac
Chatman Jaamiesen
Republican State Central Committee
White House
Chieau
Hainois
Congress
Tower Plan Erupts Above Chedeo Streets
A proposed six hundred foot base tower would rise between Harrison Throop Congress and Loomis streets, tapering to a pinnacle of about 1,150 feet. The structure aims to boost West Side traffic and rival Paris’s famous hotel tower.
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Linevoln Park
Chedeo
Dutckson Park
Paris
Harrison, Throop
Congress Wd Loomis Streets
Cristo Town Board Proceedings Highlighted In Vindicton Inside
Attention is called to the proceedings of the Cristo Town Board on Monday evening last, as printed on the inside pages of this edition of the Vindicton.
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Cristo
Cicero Board Drops Shanghai Rail Contention
South Cicero residents clash with Suburban line over the proposed T rail on South Cicero streets. Proponents cite speed and cost. opponents warn of unsafe streets and loss of vehicle access. A divided board postponed action 5 to 2, with executives considering further steps amid public pressure.
Up Again on Bow Meeting Monday in Suburban Trail Debate
A town committee debated renewals on the Suburban Trail project with a September postponement to gain more light. Trustees McDonald and Tare favored using a girder rail over a three rail system, while Trustee Attridge pressed for caution. The clash involved railroad company competition and concerns about public safety and costs, including a proposed five cent fare and possible public resignation over the policy.
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Cicero Board of Trustees
Shanghai
South Cicero
Atresta
Milwaukee
Ogden Company
Yerkes- Cummings
L’ Rail
Rearden
Cheney
South Side
Hawthorne
Morton Park
Clyde
la Vergne
Korwyn
Wilkins
Berwyn
Professor Downey
Ife
Moore
Downey
Chicago
Cicero
Piper
Erastus Sipperly
Fort Wayne
H.C. Wilson
Harrison
George Sehope
Cooper
Jin Grange
Hutton
Wilson
Whitebenn
Austin
Oak Park
Frank N. Rave
Pebbles
Altridge
McDonald
Tare
Rockford
Castle
Ile
Wilkinss
Trustaea Attridge
Castle, Gunthorp and Reardon
Dare
Attridge
Gee
Rall
Ruth
Letters oppose Suburban Electric Rail push in town
A local opposition argues against the Suburban Electric Railroad Co. plan to use a T rail system to block street traffic and gain a monopoly. They criticize Leeds, the promoter, for using letters from other cities to sway public opinion and question the safety and fairness of the proposed track and roadway changes.
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Suburban Electric By. Co
C. 8
Leeds
Suburban Electric Railroad Co
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Co
Madison Street
Fortieth
Forty-eighth Streets
Chicago Avenue
River Forest
Maywood
Ogden Street Railway Co
Leeds Company
Produce Your Order Causes Publisher’s Dismay
A Oak Park businessman sent back a paper bill with the note produce your order. The writer claims to have paid before and never ordered or discontinued the paper. The piece rebukes the common misbelief that no written order is needed to pay for received articles. It notes newspapers suffer from this delusion and urges honest payment.
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Oak Park
Republican Executive Names and State Officials
A list of Republican executive figures includes M. A. Hanon as chairman, William M. Osborne as secretary from Missachusetts, and General Powell Clayton from Arkansas. Also mentioned are Charles G. Dayes of Evanston and other state representatives such as W. T. Durbin, Cying Lalind, and Joseph H. Man Wey among regional party leaders.
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Coma M. A. Hanon
William M. Osborne
Missachusetts
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Charles G. Dayes
Evanston
W.T. Durbin
Indman
Cying Lalind
Kinka
Joseph H. Man Wey
Maing
M.S. Quay
Pennsylvani
Payne
Wisconsin
N.G. Scott
West Virginia
Proviso Land Association Trolley Excursion Planned
The Proviso Land Association will host a trolley car excursion on Saturday evening July 25. The palace car Sunbeam will depart from St Charles and Fifth avenues at 7 30 p m and from St Charles and Nineteenth avenues at 7 0 clock.
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Proviso Land Association
Palace
Sunbeam
St. Charles and
Fifth Avenues
Nineteonth
Special assessment notices listed on eighth page
Attention is called to the special assessment notices in this issue of the Vinvi Catonic, which will be found on our eighth page.
Lake Geneva excursion notice hints Saturday morning
A notification mentions an excursion to Lake Geneva this Saturday morning and directs readers to notices in Austin and Oak Park for further details. The fragment references local event plans and cross-city notices without specific times or organizers.
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Lake Geneva
Austin
Oak Park
Oak Park Club Clashes With Coals in Rainy Baseball Tilt
In a rain soaked game Oak Park and Coals clubs battled with many walks and base running errors. Gertenrich and O Connor pitched for Oak Park while Boedeker fared for Coals as Andrews and Adams hit triples with Clancy and DuVille leading batting. About three hundred spectators saw the score 6 runs swing in the fifth and Oak Park announce a rematch against the Illinois cycling club next Saturday.
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Oak Parks
Coals
Balla
Gertenrich
O'Connor
Chicago
Clancy
DuVille Brothers
Oak Park Club
Comladul
Illinois Cycling Club
Cicero Defeats St James in Rainy Midway Park Cricket
Cicero beat St James 106 to 77 at Midway Park Austin after a rain drenched start. Cross took six wickets for 20 runs while Tansley scored 46 with a six and several boundaries. Harrison added 25 with seven boundaries. Arthur starred for St James with 30 runs and key bowling. Guests were hosted later at Mr and Mrs W Croan Ridgeland home.
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Cicero
St. James
Midway Park
Austin
Cross
Tanssey
Harrison
Oak Park Tennis Club Hosts Winners and All Comers Tourney
Oak Park tennis club celebrated tourney winners with a July 21 reception at Miss Gertrude Milton’s Lake Street home. Prizes honored C Ward Seabury and fellow champions. club treasurer Thos H Gale praised finances and urged a new $250 clubhouse. The Women’s All Comers event opens next Wednesday at Oak Park grounds with Narratives from Kenwood Windemere and Evanston clubs.
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Oak Park
C. Ward Seabury
G. I. Stewart
W. D. Herrick
Ward Seabury
Leroy M. Harvey
Hos
H. Gale
Frank D. Webb
L. M. Lovett
Robert's Avenue
Gookins & Wilsnach
A. G. Spalding & Bros
Cheal’s Avenue Dry Goods Co
Oak Park Wheel Co
Thos. H. Gale
Cook County
Oak Yark
Harriet
Mollie New
Carrie Neeley
Sadie Sudser
Georgina
Anna Faulkner
Mary Steele
Winnie McNeil
Daisy Hubbard
Elsie Neel
Miriam Steever
Kenwood
Harry Hathaway
Windemere Club
Evanston
Lyda Scott
Jennie Graven
Grace Cloes
Bertha Morley
Lake Bluff
Oak Park Club
Helen Robinson
Gertrude
Rose Hilton
Maud Gnnestorf
Anan Rinkin
Mame Howes
Elsie Dodge
Clara Sinden
Larry Waldner
Chicago
Clab
Ann
Cicero Wheelmen Hold Annual Field Day on Washington Boulevard
The Cicero Wheelmen announce their annual Field Day next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on the Washington boulevard course. Five events include a quarter mile scratch, half mile against time, one mile handicap, one mile open, and a five-tenths mile handicap. Prizes are handsome and events well entered.
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Cicero Wheelmen
Washington Boulevard
Town of Cicero and Villages Advertised in The Vindicator
The Vindicator publishes the ofileia advertisamenta for the Town of Cicero and nearby villages River Forest and Harlem, listing local notices and announcements for residents and businesses.
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THE
Vindicator
Ofileia Advertisamenta
Cicero
River Forest
Harlem
Transportation Loop Set To Carry Downtown Riders This Winter
Hearing on Van Buren street injunction opened as the elevated loop nears completion. If approved, the four road loop will be finished in ninety days. Tickets are to be eliminated with each line using specific track routes through Lake, Wabash, Van Buren and Fifth avenues. Rapid progress continues on loop stations along Wabash avenue at Randolph, Madison, Adams and Congress, and on Fifth avenue at Madison and Quincy.
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van Buren Street
Lake Street
Northwestern
Wabash Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Randolph, Madison, Adams
Congress Streets
Madisan and
Quincy Streets
Austin Senate Hosts Free Silver Debate in Odd Fellows Hall
The Austin Senate held midnum ber sessions debating free silver with a large invited audience. Col J W Bennett led affirmatives while Cless O Burras defended the gold standard. The meeting adjourned with apparent silverite support and will continue next Monday evening at the Masonic hall.
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Austin Senate
C. W. Stanfield
Senate
Aluch
J. W. Bennett
Cicero
Col. Bennett
W.G. O'Hara
A. H. Atwood
Atwood
Cless O. Burras
Wm. Treston
Congress
James W. Wilson
Joann Z. White
Amon
Henry Frink
Austin Bank
Banks and Bimetallic Coinage Debate Sparks Outcry
The piece criticizes free coinage and banker profits arguing banks could double deposits with fifty cent dollars. It mocks bankers fears over gold payments and mortgage foreclosures, labeling opposition as hypocritical and financially absurd in a national bimetallic debate.
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Claus
River Forest Bryan Club Forms to Support Bryan Ticket
A River Forest meeting on July 18 organized the River Forest Bryan Club. The group endorses gold standard opposition to special privileges, supports local option in taxation, and invites all residents of the state to join. The temporary officers remain, with the next meeting set for August 1 and open invites to all political beliefs.
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River Forest
Bryan Club
Fitch
Atv
Bryan
Press of
Chicago
Sino
Ideal Panacea for Coughs Colds and Lung Ailments
Alderman James L. Francis of Chicago endorses Dr King’s New Discovery as an ideal remedy used for five years in his family. Reverend John Burgin of Keokuk Iowa lauds its relief after fifty years in ministry. Trial bottles free at local drug stores L M Lovett Oak Park and K H Traill Austin. Price 25 cents per box.
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James L. Francis
Chicago
Dr. King
L. M. Lovett
Oak Park
K. H.traill
Austin
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Devatino Bros. & Co
Taker Bros
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Ninth Avenue
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Essons
Warriett EK
Mereill
Aul Loyd
Deckerhende Austin
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Davis
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Mitch Caw
Thana
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Mandy
Lake Steers
Romid
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Chive Avoube
Medicaster
Pine
AL Gilbert & Co
Fey Sal
Auetuy
Eny
Prairie Avenue Corner
Sundett
Mousey
Salle Stecet
EOS Siloke
Oak Park Avenue
WO Gettleman
North Wistera Depot
North Central Avenue
Ansua
Ieee
Jennie Johnson
Titty-third Street
Attada
Oberyts' Shor Store
Methodist Episcopal Church of Austin
Dominion
Laaurter
Ottawa. Journal
Ottawa
Bagan
Wn Hingis Railroad
Chicuro
Tatm
Sacramento Bee
Vohveotliot
Ned Tiumilton
Coserave
St. Louis
Chieiico
Henry Geeoree
Lew Waldlace
Llliteracy
Tec
Oak Parks Boats Coals Base Ball Club
Cricket
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W. Valentine
B. Briggs
A. Tansley
Arthur
C. Davies
B. Valentine
Peterson
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Sharpe
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Crossbae Pest
Pesca
Beeen Eters
Valentine
Wooilthotuse Powase
Cawthorne Snitees
Ches Lee
Transportation Matters
Austin Senate and Silver
River Forest Bryan Club
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