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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1896
Page
6
The July 20 1896 Cicero town meeting in Austin discussed Girder vs Trail street rail with actions postponed to September. Plans to remodel the town hall were ordered and routine items plus licenses and street work were approved or referred.
Trustees adopt measures for Randolph street plank crossing repair near the depot and holden park improvements. They approve seating around trees, gutter cleaning on South Park area, and procurement for Morton Park fire department supplies. Also repeal of the Quincy Street submain sewer ordinance and dismissal of related court proceedings. The board adjourned.
A Stockton Mail item tells how a tramp, hired to cut four foot stove wood for six bits, finished the job fast but hid much of the wood in the yard and other spots. The homeowner expects more hidden pieces may appear in the next months.
The New York Recorder notes a door to door tombstone trade in rural sections of New York and nearby states. Vendors haul wagons with stones priced at 2 to 10 dollars, hawking them like clothing or crockery salesmen.
Bellows and Fellows discuss Sparkins moving speech at last night’s mass meeting. Sparkins delivered a thrilling address that fellow observers say was highly effective as he abruptly yelled Fire during the talk, drawing strong reactions from attendees.
Roxbury Gazatta reports on a social exchange about a concert fundraiser for the orphan asylum. Mr Stimpley did not buy tickets but promised to write a letter of sympathy for the cause.
Special Letter describes explorers' evidence that zebras can be trained as saddle beasts in East Africa around Mount Kenia. Chanler cites, zebras resilient to disease and heat, with reports of tame zebras used for transport in Africa and South Africa. Proposes British funding of about 5000 dollars to domesticate them before sports hunters deplete herds.
A Paris dispatch reports Marquis de Lappe resigning from the royalist committee of Gironde after accusing allies of aligning with the revolutionary party in Bordeaux elections. Duc d Orleans rumors of Marienbad cures persist as internal royalist factions realign with an independent labor group in Bordeaux amid concerns over social order.
A Meissonier anecdote about a gardener's Latin phrases and a red herring bloom joke illustrates zebra training and tame use in Africa and circuses. The piece cites wild zebras used as saddled beasts in Europe and Asia, with Messonier’s skepticism resolved by a clever horticultural trick.
A London Titbits note records a woman’s complaint about a bus conductor who questioned whether her six children were all under five. The anecdote highlights a curious exchange and a cautionary line about wheel safety.
A young man, seeking a marriage license, receives a treasurer’s receipt instead of the license. Clerk Danforth directs him to pay $2 again, but later refuses to issue the license, leaving the couple waiting as the man is turned away.
Joseph J. Holley reports on Australian baseball improving this season with East Melbourne defending the pennant and Hawksburn entering the league. He notes player movements, including McKay’s return and East Melbourne's pitchers away in England, plus Harry’s long scorecard privileges and theatrical programme deals linking U S and Australian interests.
Chronicling early baseball chatter about Jim Collins and Buff alo players, with notes on Nick Young’s June return, MeJames and Westervelt in Orange, and trades, injuries, and manager shifts. Includes reflections on dugout talk and a Chicago exchange between Anson and Peitz.
Joseph J. Kelley, born December 9 1871 in Cambridge Massachusetts, rose from local pitcher to top batsman and fielder with the Baltimore club. He began in 1891 with Lowell in the New England league, moved to Boston then Omaha, joined Pittsburgh, and after a trade with Van Haltren served Baltimore in 1893 and became a valued member of the champion aggregation.
Matty Stevens nicknamed Score Card Harry is famed on the baseball field and in theatre. Born in London about thirty eight years ago, he came to the U S in 1879 and settled in Niles Ohio before moving to Columbus to sell books and later manage score cards for the Columbus club from 1887 onward.
Maud explains to say Mame about a convention in simple terms. She compares it to a gymnasium or initiation and describes a wide plank candidates straddling while others try to stop them. The side that wins gets the nomination as she read in the Washington Star.
At Denver Colorado O B Hachenberger defeated W W Hamilton in a 25 mile race on the D W C track with a time of 1 07 17 for the full distance. His first mile went in 2 14 and the ten mile split was 24 16 indicating a easy victory.
A concise attribution notes Steele remarks that laughter should not be mischaracterized as the chorus of conversation, reflecting on social speech norms and humor in dialogue.
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