Five Cent Fare Debate Dominates Cicero Meeting
The Cicero town board on June 6 1896 fixed salaries for officers including president and treasurer at 2000 and 2000 respectively while restoring a five cent fare for the C. & S. W. R R. and discussed sewer projects, street improvements, and street openings. Debates over franchise rights with nearby rail lines continued as committees reported on finances and drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Town of
Cicero
Austin
MacDonald
Dare
Cicero Lumber Co
Austin Boulevard
Central Avenue
Gunthorp
Austin Avenue
Committee of Whole
Police Telephone and Signal Co
Committee of Whole With
YD. Cleary
Western Union Telegraph Company
Oak Park
Andrews & Piper
Harlem Avenue
Chicago & Southwestern Railroad Co
van Burren Street
48Th
Superior Street
Pine Avenues
R. S. Worthington
Peasecourt
Home Avenue
A. P. Holbrook
Stephen W. Baker
D. O. Lantz
Clyde
Schweig
29Th Street
Robinson
Linden
Hawthorne Avenue
Ogden Avenue
J. W. Middleton
O. P. Dickinson
J. Dunfee
Pine Avenue
Josephl. Moore
Alex. Monteath
Risley Avenue
W. 54Th Street
Minnie M. Ward
N. Boulevard
Harlem
Oak Park Avenue
Attridge
Cheney
Ainslee
Knapp
Sackley & Peterson
Forest Avenue
Division Street
Charles M. Porter
Baird Avenue
Lake Street
CG. & Npl RL
Cy M. Porter
Committee On Fire and Water
WLG, & EK. 1. Co
Waller Avenue
Iowa
Division Streets
Whaples & Dillon
Thomas Street
Sophie, Henry
Lowe Streets
Midway Park
Wenonah Avenue
Harrison
Ridgeland
Clyde and
Berwyn
Hawthorne
Old St. Charles Air Line
Nash & Dowdall
Central Ave
Prairie Ave
Frustee
Carroll
S. T
Mary Williams
Woodbine Ave
Augusta St
Cicero Light, Heat & Power Co
South Park Ave
Adams St
Dance Tale Ends with Bees and Raccoon in Missouri
An old soldier in a Broken Shutter tale recounts a Missouri shucking bee where a pet raccoon raided a bee hive during a barn dance. Bees swarmed dancers, pinched at hair and clothes, the crowd fled, and the raccoon met its end amid the chaos. A closing note likens patience to sending out another ship.
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Washington Post
Missouri
Birdie
Aoranestepi
Half Century Ago The Most Vindictive Political War
A condensed view of the 1840 campaign with the Harrison nomination at Harrisburg, intraparty maneuvering, and attacks on Van Buren. It frames currency and banking as the core issues, noting tariffs and government spending as flashpoints. Historic accusations include aristocracy claims and mint costs, highlighting the era’s political rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Harrison
Harrisburg
Clay
Political conventions and the Harrison campaign described
The piece details successive delegations refining ballots to declare a majority for Gen. Harrison over Gen. Scott and Gen. Clay. It cites Amos Kendall and Amos Benton criticizing Harrison funding and populist tactics while arguing for tariff protection. It notes the campaign’s excitement and uses of visual campaign posters like Harrison Prosperity and Van Buren Ruin.
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Clay
Gen. Harrison
United
Gen
Scott
Mr. Clay
Harrison Lis
Benton
Harrison
Amos Kendall
Prosperity
van Buren
Ruin
Sing or Beat the Band Performance Upset
A specialty artist boasted of singing to beat the band but the afternoon show favored the orchestra, as the Indianapolis Journal notes the usual dominance of the ensemble over the solo act.
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Indianapolis Journal
That Fashionable Hand
Reggy replies that he is studying books on hieroglyphics and cipher, while Harry asks why he keeps them. The dialogue highlights a witty exchange about obscure study and fashionable interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Demoralizing mob display mocks state order in ash heap
The passage describes log cabins, canoes, cider barrels, banners, doggerel songs, vulgar pictures, riot and drunkenness, and mockery. It condemns money abuse, official privilege, and moral decay as a flood of demoralization threatening liberty and the republic, with reference to a Mr Kendall and a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange.
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Republic
Kendall
Warrisor Tien
Good Place for Bankers
An old note laments Siam's usurious money system where high interest makes debt payment impossible beyond covering interest through the hardest labor. It highlights the crushing burden on borrowers and ties it to bankers' profit from floating debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Desperate criminal taunts on confessions and price
A desperate criminal taunts investigators offering to confess any number of murders for around 50 dollars each while implying higher costs for genuine repentance. The remark highlights a chilling reckoning with guilt and potential motives.
Barada Sells Ola Hureh to Lang in Buffalo
F. X. Barada of St. Touls sold Ola Hureh registered 2:411 to J. Lang of Buffalo in a property transfer noted for the record books.
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F. X. Barada
St. Touls
J. Lang
Buffalo
A Sound Theologian Commemorated by a Jubilee
William Henry Green of Princeton Theological Seminary was celebrated for his life and works defending traditional faith against higher criticism. The article notes his education from Lafayette College and Princeton Seminary, his chairs in Biblical and Oriental literature, extensive influence with over three thousand students, and numerous publications and honors including D D and LL D degrees from Rutgers and Edinburgh. He is portrayed as a leading biblical scholar, trusted church teacher, and prominent public figure.
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Willian Henry Green
Princeton Theological Seminary
New Jersey
Lafayette College
Princeton Seminary
Kuenen
Welhantsen
W. Robertson Smith
Elis
Moses
Colenso
Germany
Presbyterian Review
The
Trebraica
College of New Jersey
Rutgers College
Edinburgh University
General Assembly
Detroit
Briggs
Princeton College
McCosh
Woo, Ulyat
Leslie’s Weekly
Cherry Ripe models Edith Ramage weds in England
Edith Ramage known as Cherry Ripe has married Francisco de Paula Ossorio in England. The origin story ties her to the famous Cherry Ripe painting by Sir John Millais and the London Graphic founder W L Thomas. Ramage, granddaughter of artist George Thomas, made a public impression as a child in the studio scene.
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Edith Ramage
W. L. Thomas
Edith
Sir John Millais
Sir John
Ramage
Francisco de Paula
Ossorio
Portland Burglary Suspect Held After Theft
A Portland man who had returned $15 found in a pocketbook to a local bookkeeper was rewarded with a $3 receipt. Last week the same man burglarized the bookkeeper’s home and was caught awaiting trial. No motive beyond ordinary burglary is evident, locals comment cautiously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ortland
Maine
Astor Faces Public Criticism Over Statue Donation
William Waldorf Astor, criticized for living abroad and pursuing his own interests, recently sent a note with a $1000 subscription toward erecting a statue of William the Silent in New York, signaling he is not indifferent to the scrutiny he endures.
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Astor
William Waldorf Astor
New York
Wiliam the Silent
Astor praises faculty virtue amid misrepresentation abuse
Mr. Astor in Lege lie's Weekly asserts that the faculty's self restraint under lifelong cowardly misrepresentation and brutal abuse mirrors heroic virtue, quotingWilliam the Silent as a parallel. He argues their quiet endurance merits recognition among noble qualities.
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Astor
William the Silent
Legelie
Restored senses after fright cure for patient Ackerman
Bohemian domestic in New York named Rose Ackerman became deaf dumb and blind after a December fall. She was treated in a hospital where fright supposedly restored her three senses after learning a neighboring surgical case. Doctors express astonishment at the sudden recovery with no clear explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Ackerman
Bohemia
New York
Miss Ackerman
Frederick Carrington Named Commander in Matabeleland
Frederick Carrington, recently appointed commander of British forces in Matabeleland, is noted for long service to Britain in South Africa. Born 1844 in Gloucestershire, he joined the army at 20, led Carringtons horse, directed muscle training for the South Wales Borderers, and served in the Kaffir War and Sekukunt campaign.
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Frederick Carrington
Matabeleland
South Africa
Gloucestershire
South Wales Borderers
Diamond Fields
Transkei
Transvaal
Charles Warren
Bechuanaland
Monster Ice Machine For Armour Packing In Kansas City
One of the largest ice machines ever built in the United States is under construction for Armour Packing in Kansas City. The plant will have a capacity of 1,900 pounds daily.
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United States
Armour Packing Company
Kansas City
Their Base Purpose and the Rising Link Claim
The Detroit Tribune quotes critics arguing scientists claim to have discovered the rising link while skeptics say the claim is an attempt to make monkeys of people. The piece frames controversy over a supposed scientific breakthrough and public reaction.
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Detroit Tribune
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Mr. Attridge
Chicago & Southwestern R. R. Co
R. C. Coombs
Clinton Briggs
B. F. Gridley
A. Wohlhutter
Julia E. Warnell
Prairie Avenue
Gentral Ave
12Th
Prairie
Franklin
Sophia
Henry
Washington Boulevard
Lombard Avenue
Cuyler Avenue
Lake
Erie Street
Wesley
S. S. Pleasant
Clinton
Jeffery Avenue
S. 12Th
Jeffery
N.S
W. S. Park
Augusta
Thomas
B.S
Central
Alley
Harrison Street
12Th Street
Wes. Taylor
S. Lombard
Harvard
Highland
Adams
Rearden
Harvey, Humphrey and
Taylor
Wlings
Mr. van Buren
White House
Toarrison
Harrison and Prosperity
Slerry
Reggy
van Buren and Ruin
William Henry Green
Jullee
Jose Ackerman
Frederick Carrington, Thon
Cape Colony
Europe
Monster Ice Machine
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