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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
3
In Cape Town a rat extermination drive targets bubonic plague origins with a rat office at the docks. A government official pays six cents per rat, alive or dead, and a surge of rat catchers emerges. The bounty later doubles to twelve cents to boost supplies.
In New York the Appellate Division upholds a lower court ruling that all three Colonial Dames groups may use the title, denying exclusive claim to the name. The decision leaves the societies in friction and sparks reflection on ancestry linking to loyalists versus patriots.
Chicago Mayor Harrison, amid the coatless band, arrived at his office in a plaited garment and berrified style that outlined his figure, drawing notice from officials and onlookers.
A Paris dispatch describes Santos Dumont steering a cigar shaped balloon around the Eiffel Tower and back to start, signaling a breakthrough in air navigation. Earlier long balloon voyages showed pilots at mercy of winds, while 19th century experiments sought self sustaining balloons with motive power and control gear, achieving limited success in calm air but failing in practical tests.
In a decade the US population rose from 62,622,250 to 76,304,799. Christian Endeavor membership expanded from one million to four million in ten years, a 300 percent gain. Societies exist beyond America, and the movement aims to uplift society, opposing rampant commercialism.
The Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, nearing her 90th birthday, has 128 living descendants including four dukes. She is a daughter of the sixth Duke of Bedford and married the Duke of Abercorn in 1829. A 1894 reunion honored 101 of her descendants, led by her eldest daughter the Dowager Duchess of Lichfield. Remaining living children include the current Duke of Abercorn and several titles in Hamilton and related families.
The Countess of Missex once Miss Adele Grant of New York has rented furnished apartments in her taste to earn income after financial strain. The American heiress, now wife of the Earl of Essex, is praised for beauty and charm. She has a daughter aged five and a fourteen year old stepson.
After a 2000 mile tour of Southern Europe economist John W. Bookwalter says rising grain prices threaten world stability and foresees an imminent clash between urban and rural areas in the United States following his study of European peasantry.
The Maine Historical Society votes to accept the Longfellow mansion on Congress Street Portland from the late Mrs. Anne Longfellow Pierce. The society must house meetings in the building and erect a hall for meetings and a library, while preserving the historic character of the home and front rooms as a memorial.
A moving house on 481 Wabash Avenue Chicago attracts pedestrians. George Washington converts an old street car into a house on a steel four ton frame driven by a forty horse power motor. He plans further upgrades to speed the vehicle.
The piece notes a billion dollar cotton seed oil trust and describes Standard Oil as valued near $800 million in stock, while the steel trust is placed at about a billion and a half. It also mentions railroad systems linked to values from one to two and a half billion dollars.
Professor J S Kendall resigns as Commissioner of Public Instruction in Texas to lead the North Texas Normal school. Professor Arthur Le Fevre of Victoria succeeds him, taking charge of the department.
Over ten years France more than doubles beer exports from 947 421 gallons to 2 144 030 gallons. Holland stands alone among Europe countries by admitting coffee free of duty.
A church committee recommends a revised Bible that preserves the beloved traditional text while adding notes from critical study. Some fear the changes challenge cherished phrases such as the Lord’s Prayer ending and raise questions about manuscript authority and faith. The report also notes demographic shifts and a scholar, George C. Tilden, is reportedly in a California sanitarium after mental strain.
A Washington correspondent notes that 1900 census figures challenge theories of African extinction through white contact. The negro population appears to hold its own, with estimates around 9,000 in the United States and pending nativity tabulations to refine gains or losses.
Francesco Crispi born in Sicily on October 4 1819 played a leading role in the 1848 Palermo insurrection fled exile after its failure. He helped Garibaldi’s 1860 Palermo landing and joined the provisional government before serving in the first Italian parliament in 1861 and as premier resigning in 1891 after settling Mafia massacre claims with the United States.
An uptown restaurant man says New Yorkers increasingly eat a fourth meal between 10 and 12 at night. He notes bachelors and families alike dine out after three regular meals, turning to inexpensive dishes such as hot cakes, oysters, cold cuts, fried beans, and beefsteak with eggs. The trend spans from Washington Square to Harlem.
Sharks' fins tails and skins flood Pacific island shores with profit for natives and traders. Chinese buyers in Australia and Hong Kong pay high prices per pound for fins and tails used as delicacies and varnish bases. Ocean Island and Pleasant Island are noted as leading shark fisheries centers.
The Monthly Review argues that English suspicion of military control stems from historical memory of Cromwell and the Major Generals. It links this anti militarism to limits on standing armies and warns that military domination risks eroding individuality and personal liberty.
An European observer reports that a sudden rain shower caused Berlin's telephone exchanges to shut down for hours. He blames Reichspost officials for overreaction while noting Bavaria and Württemberg did not practice such shutdowns. The claim highlights officialism and beer breaks as routine in Berlin exchanges.
A brief Philadelphia Press item notes the honeymoon ends as a couple settles in. At breakfast the husband jokes about the coffee being muddy while adjusting his trousers, highlighting small domestic friction in a lighthearted tone.
The oldest living Harvard graduate, Rev. Joseph Warren Cross, of Worcester Massachusetts, marked his ninety third birth anniversary. Born in 1808 at Bridgewater he attended Newton and Harvard class of 1828. He served as principal at Chatham Academy and led First Congregational Church of West Boylston for fifty years. He participated in the 1853 state constitutional convention and the 1878 legislature. Even near a century old he remains active and sharp.
A discussion at a national teachers' convention in Detroit notes rising spending on religious schools and their draw on public schools. The piece urges the National Educational Association to study why parents choose parochial over public schooling and to compare curricula and teaching methods.
Eight young society leaders competed for the swimming championship in sarge outfits sans shoes. Lady Constance Mackenzie, niece of the Duke of Sutherland and Cromartie heir, claimed the challenge shield gold medal for the third straight time, medals adorning her blouse as her raven hair framed the win.
The Peary relief expedition under N L Bridgeman sails and hopes Peary found the pole while B Baldwin leads another first class setup from Tromsoe aiming for the pole. Captain Bernier plans arctic entry via Bering Strait and drift to the pole as four northern ventures depart.
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