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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1897
Page
2
A notice explains common law on newspaper delivery where an unread paper left at home without a stop order creates a subscription obligation. The case cites Cicero and the Staats Zeitung, where Mr Hessing recovered $80 for ten years of unordered paper.
The Oak Park Branch Office of Windwater has been relocated to the Dunlop Bank building basement at the corner of Marlon Street and North Boulevard. It will be open at night.
Editorial notes indicate Mr. Yerkes may control the suburban election and reference upcoming municipal law changes in the town board report.
Lord Traill indicates the individuals he plans to appoint to Cleero town board for the coming year, outlining anticipated roles and positions.
Trustee Cheney is the acknowledged leader of the town board and conducts the business at regular meetings, executing his duties effectively.
A message from Austin campers at Bass Lake arrived too late for this week. The lengthy note will be published in the next issue.
Citizens must unite to save Cicero from a hostile majority now controlling town affairs. The note urges all good residents to act and defend the community against this perceived danger.
A well traveled man says residents of South Cicero feel the town board is widely condemned and the area appears ripe for political upheaval against the current administration.
A speaker denounces a salary of two thousand dollars a year for a job worth about five hundred, criticizing wage reductions for scavengers, janitors, publishers and others under the banner of economy.
Town board reports indicate Cicero is ready to retaliate if the city enforces its bicycle ordinance as outlined by Corporation Attorney Thornton.
A local statement clarifies that the condemnation targets exclude long-serving trustees Cheney Gunthorp and McDonald, noting they are not part of the newspaper spolia and not involved in the action.
A tribute notes Marcus Pierce’s success in managing Cicero affairs through conciliation. The piece asserts his effectiveness, predicts a future return, and urges readers not to forget his impact on local governance.
The president of Cicero shows no aim to conciliate or conserve. He pursues his own will, personal resentments, and lust for power above all else. Yet he remains a troubled occupant of the presidential chair.
S. R. Callaway, president of Nickel Plate, is the probable successor of Gen. Caldwell as president of the Lake Shore road. Mr. Callaway is a Toronto man, and his family were near neighbors in that Canadian city.
The speaker criticizes Lord Prailt for wielding both legislative and executive power, discharging officials and appointing men without consulting trustees amid a push to earn a $2,000 salary.
The Suburban News notes last ten days gross receipts of the Suburban Electric Road averaged 760 dollars daily, with one day near 1,000 dollars. Expenses run about 400 dollars daily, implying an annual earning capacity of 160,000 dollars.
The Northern Illinois Odd Fellows association held its first annual picnic at Burlington Park last Friday. About 7,000 people attended the daylong event drawing members from lodges in the northern half of the state.
A group of men in the town hall park discussed plans to petition the president to enlarge the size of his pint measure. An Irishman in the crowd offered the witty remark that outsiders may not understand the joke.
A measured critique notes rapid opposition to the Cicero president from ex-leaders, business figures, and workers alike, all distrusting his administration and methods.
Funeral services for Rev Dr Palmer Hulbert, former pastor of Oak Park First Congregational church, were held at the church Sunday. The rites were led by Reg Eli Corwan with assistance from Dr Philip Koehn and Doctors Ray W A Waterman C P Anderson. Interment followed at Forest Home cemetery.
Three men believed to be the same trio responsible for seven street ore robberies in three weeks held up a trolley at Central Park Boulevard and Colorado Avenue on Sunday. They robbed the motorman and conductor of watches and money.
The proposal envisions saving thousands annually by trimming top salaries, not harming newspaper rights or scavenger wares. It argues to cut unearned pay at the top and reduce the president’s compensation to its earned amount, claiming fifteen hundred dollars could be saved.
Senator Butler before adjournment introduced a bill in Congress to establish postal savings banks supervised by the postmaster general and the treasury. Every post office would be a branch bank and would accept deposits of 10 cents and up. The system is in use in most civilized nations, yet has not been enacted in the United States.
On Friday evening July 23 a fifth hold up occurred on the Ogden branch at Westraptusfourth street. The conductors tried to use a gun but it was wrested away. The trio robbed passengers of 6.25 dollars in cash two gold watches and two revolvers. Mr Cox of Berwyn lost 2 dollars but kept his revolver and fired twice as the men fled. Conductor Doty had only a small amount of receipts when the assault occurred.
Dr Hulbert former pastor of the First Congregational Church died Friday afternoon July 23 after a weeks long illness. His funeral was held at the church Sunday at 2 30 pm with crowded flowers and a tribute to his ability and honesty. He was outspoken and made enemies yet his character was seen as strong and sincere.
The March extra session is part of the nation’s legislative history and the tariff bill now determines whether the Republicans stay in power. Debates split the administration currency wing over a non authorized currency commission, while others see the session as a success depending on the new tariff’s impact. The average citizen weighs the tariff by personal effect, praising bridges that aid daily life and blaming those in charge if it fails.
In a Frank G. Carpenter interview Robert Roamner explains his advertising strategy for the New York Ledger. He recalls spending large sums to spark talk about the paper, including a $2,000 single ad in the New York Herald and $3,000 for inserts in rival papers, totaling $150,000 in a year.
The narrator recalls paying $25,000 to publish installments in a newspaper, with readers expecting a complete tale. He notes the practice boosted circulation as he moved installments between papers such as the Herald and New York Ledger.
The Times-Herald notes booming times with farmers paying mortgages wheat prices rising railroads earning more factories hiring more workers and merchants seeing higher orders. Authors express hope in tariff policy and crop improvements to lift the mood further.
The Cicero town board and Republican press clash over funding and favoritism. The Vindicator and Reporter accuse trustees Attridge Rearden Vastine and Butter of misusing funds, stifling the paper, and harming Republican principles. They demand accountability and pledge to prove alleged graft.
THOSH GALE room 702 at 4 La Salle street Chicago reports plans to construct houses for rent or sale on Kant and Scoville avenues in the first block south of C N W R R. Long term leases offered.
The Times-Herald reports the Suburban Electric Street Railroad has arranged with Lake Street Elevated to carry downtown traffic, abandoning the planned incline from Suburban to Metropolitan. Options on land expire Aug 1, 1897, with costs split previously. Suburban’s receiver now directs traffic toward Lake Street, raising daily riders by about 4000 and annual net around 36500 after 50 percent expenses.
A Harlem regular meeting July 24 1897 approved a labor and drain projects report totaling 207.41 and referred license and telephone franchise requests. The board agreed to a one year contract with Chicago to keep prisoners at 36 cents per day and signed by president Schrade and Clerk Meier.
The board set salaries for trustees treasurer and attorney and fixed the present year tax at 5000 dollars. A resolution orders the village attorney to threaten dissolution of the Cicero and Proviso Street Railway franchise if an injunction against completing Twelfth street and Desplaines river lines is not dissolved. October 1 is the set date to file the injunction. The fire and water committee is to buy a new whistle not exceeding 50 dollars and acquire 500 feet of extra hose a hose cart and extra nozzle. Adjourned.
The Rev Palmer S Hulbert former pastor of Oak Park Presbyterian Church died Friday afternoon at 3 30 oclock of septic pneumonia after a brief bed confinement following a Milwaukee pulpit assignment He was buried in Forest Home cemetery with funeral at the church and an organ tribute by Louis Falk The service was led by Dr Eli Corwin and Rev C P Anderson and included Mrs Hulbert and two sons among mourners.
Mrs Elizabeth P W Packard, mother of Samuel W Packard of Oak Park, died at Hahnemann hospital in Chicago after a short illness. She was 81, born in Ware Massachusetts, educated at Amherst Female Seminary, taught and led at Randolph College and schools in Brooklyn and Granville. She married Theopholus Packard in 1859 and moved to Chicago in the 1870s. Her life focused on welfare of the insane.
The Union Sunday school held a July 29 picnic at Thiel's grove four miles away. They travelled by teams and enjoyed races and sports. W. H. Hulbert provided free ice cream and cake plus other refreshments. many invited guests joined the outing.
A collection of dated and timeless maxims from various authors. Quotes cover virtue, freedom, models for children, perception, self control, books as windows to the soul, and the value of daily duties. Notable voices include Kant Montaigne Hugo Goethe Beecher and La Bruyere.
Oak Parks defeated Bankers 14 to 7 at Oak Park ground on Saturday in a high scoring game. Andrews led the batting with a homer a triple and a single in five at bats while Oak Parks produced two home runs a triple three doubles and eleven singles. Attendance was about 500 as next week Illinois Cyclists visit the home team.
In Cicero on Saturday at Ridgeland and Austin grounds St George defeated Oak Park by 29 runs. Terrell led with 34 as most batsmen scored. Henderson took best analysis and Wetcher starred for Oak Park. Wanderers A beat Oak Park second by an inning and 116 runs. Wanderers B defeat Cicero by an inning and 27.
Two thousand spectators watched Jared Gilbert win the five mile sealed handicap race at Garfield Park Saturday afternoon for the Thistle Cycling Club. Gilbert had a two minute handicap and finished in 13 24 while Alexander H Stewart from scratch took time honors in 13 00. Thirty five riders started and twenty finished.
Walter D. Herrick defeated C. Ward Seabury in a five set final to win the Oak Fork championship. Seabury, last year’s Prairie club cup holder, failed to defend the possession against the Michigan expert.
Harlem Jockey Club will remove foreign books after Aug. 1 as Western Turf Congress bans them. Jockeys currently suspended will ride by injunction. The move, praised by horsemen, should draw outside owners and larger purses to Harlem and attract top horses from Chicago and New York.
The excerpt lists horse racing at Hawthorne Elmwood and Harlem tracks, baseball, cricket, tennis, wheeling and trap shooting across western suburbs. It notes Harlem had no racing last Saturday due to Washington Park opening day with 18000 spectators cheering Star Pointer and Joe Patchen.
Racing notes praise Star Pointer as he defeats Joe Patchen by a neck in a fast mile, with 2:03 plus heats indicating high pace. Harlem track management vows strict turf principles, abolishes foreign betting, and aims to raise purses as patronage grows.
The second annual Austin Business Men's Association picnic on July 29 drew 715 riders and a large crowd to Laurelwood Park. A 37 mile bicycle race from Austin to the park produced two main prizes with Walter Schlecht, 17, taking first in the handicap and Harold Rossiter winning the scratch time prize. numerous other races and amusement stands kept attendees entertained amid sunny weather and a festive mood.
A sermon excerpt urging steady spiritual life and public faith. It argues that faithful practice proves belief, likening trust to Daniel's tested courage and noting that true faith will reveal itself under trial. It uses biblical imagery to stress perseverance and moral integrity.
A Tiskilwa editor touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the sure cure for consumption coughs and colds. The piece claims many trials failed to match this remedy and notes free trials at Lovell’s Oak Park and Traill’s Austin drug stores.
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