Local Vindicator listings celebrate weekly editions and offices
The Vindicator announces weekly editions in Chicago Oak Park Austin and Proving towns. Subscriptions cost 2.00 per year in advance. Offices are located at 207 West Madison Chicago and 201 Lake Street Oak Park. William Halley is publisher and proprietor.
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Weat Madison Atrest
Obicago
Liam Halley
Tor Oah Park Vindicator
Madison Street
Chicago
William Halley
Oak Park
Lake Street
TRE Austin Vindicator
Wriday
Wim. Haley
Postoffice
Austin
Proviao Vindicator
William ‘Halley
West Mnadison Street
Enterprise
Worswick
Howe
Smith
Dunlop's Bank
The
Zimmerman and
Harmony Fails as Cicero Board Faces Tax and Staffing Turmoil
The article laments political ineffectiveness in Cicero Town Board over a tax levy ordinance mislabeling, a dismissed veteran officer, delayed expert financial report, and unpaid laborers. It notes funds from Cicero and county treasury and criticizes board influence and summer delays.
Berwyn Citizens Influence Cicero Town Board Meetings
The piece notes public concern over town board expenses for committee meetings and calls for frugality. It mentions Trustee Moore’s criticism and a prior report by The True Vinpreator about planting parcels and Garfield race track history tied to Lambert Tree. It also describes a large Children’s Day observance with flowers flags songs prayers and generous penny collections.
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Lambert
Garfield Race Track
Henk Garfield Park
W.J. Wertoat & Co
Amazing moving panorama shown at a Fourth of July picnic
At Moreland Chicago a small tent exhibited a glass viewing table that reproduced real movements and clothing Colors of attendees on a ground scene. The display charged five cents and claimed to rival Edison's Kinetoscope though the exhibitor could not name the device.
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Inter
Ocean of Monday
Luthars Hinetosrope
Moreland
Chicago
Europe
Sweden
Norway
Latham
Edison
William Carrington Publishes Court Ad In Vindicator
William Carrington of Austin, described as an en nigh soil man, prints a card in the Vindicator despite opposition from the Town Board.
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William Carrington
Austin
Cicero Board Faces Old Railroad Contract Controversy
A dated critique recalls a fall contract between Cicero and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway that granted rail access to viaducts, while stripping public street rights. It accuses trustees Bliss Cheney Dare Castle Maclean Moore Walker and Piper of selling public streets to the rail line and argues the deal violated public policy.
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Cicero
Bliss
Cheney
Dare
Castle
Maclean
Moore
Walker
Piper
Robinson Cavenue
Cove & A
Twenty-sixth Street
Orden Avenue
Robinson Avenue
Forty-eighth Street
Prairie Avenue
Central Avenue
Stella
Chicago
Hoodleisn
Moore Gil
Ed R. Pebbles
Board of Trustees
Pare
Renkins
Oak Park
Prestee Maclean
Pipers
Fuiiure
Bek Gq) RR Co
Hove
Cicero Town Board Holds Adjourned Session
The Cicero Town Board met in an adjourned session Tuesday night with President Pierce presiding. He signaled approval of the reading while Trustee Moore, long absent, returned but remained silent on contentious items. Trustee Cheney advised the president and Trustee Franklin appeared serious as disorder dominated the meeting. The clerk read important papers amid loud conversations, described as worse than Springfield.
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Cicero
Pierce
Moore
Cheney
Franklin
Hite
Springfield
Cicero Town Board Receives Dozens of Petition Requests
Residents across Cicero submit petitions to the Town Board prompting an agenda of municipal actions. The filings reflect widespread community interest as streets are cited for attention and safety.
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Cicero
Town Board
Hawthorne Citizens Demand Improved Water Supply From Dolese Quarry
Hawthorne residents urge a better purified water supply from nearby pipes, asserting drainage law grants them the right to it. They seek access to a purer stream than that from Dolese and Shepard's quarries.
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Hawthorne
Dolese & Shepard
Buncombe over burning coal on rail line angers trustees
A local review dismisses TRVSTER GUNTHORI's resolution on burning hard coal in engines of the Chi myo & Northern Pacific suburban line as ineffective and misdirected. The piece notes no notice was served to the company and calls the motion crude, asserting no nuisance is produced amid discussions of the railroad’s benefits to Cicero.
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Trvster Gunthori
Town Board Proceedings Prompt Publication questioned
Jesse A Baldwin of Oak Park presses for earlier publication of Town Board proceedings through pamphlet or Tuesday issues. He criticizes reform board performance, advocates continued reporting and critique, and offers to subscribe to faster access for years. The note reflects local governance and transparency concerns in Austin.
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Oak Park
Talley, Nsy
Austin
Deaar San
Werr
Jesse A. Baldwin
Bevington Letter Praises Indpendent Town Views
B L Bevington of Ankman and Taylor Machinery Company in Oak Park requests a $2 subscription payment and expresses strong approval of the recent spring election disconnection proposition and Town Board actions praising ViINDICATOR for independence and bold town commentary.
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B. L. Bevington
Ankman & Taylor Machinery Company
Oak Park
Jane Sin
Wm. Harney
Qalke Park
Drak Sin
Viindicator
B.L. Bevingron
Town Printing Move Provokes Citizens Protest
A letter from Jacob Decker of Austin Packing Co denounces the town board for shifting town printing from the Vindicator to the Reporter. He decries the act as injustice to taxpayers and citizens and signs from Austin dated June 12, 1895.
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Jacob Decker
The
Austin Packing Co
W. Hallary
Epior Vindicator
Drar Sik
Reyorter
Vacan E. Decker
Austin
Scotch Irish Society to Convene Seventh Annual Session in Lexington
The Scotch Irish Society of America holds its seventh annual session starting June 20 at Lee Memorial Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington Kentucky. Delegates from Scottish Irish groups across the United States and Canada will attend from June 20 to 23, with Rev. Dr. John Hall leading a covenanters' meeting on June 23. The piece notes the community's mixed notoriety and loyalty to the union.
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Scotch- Trish Society of America
Lexington
Ken
Lee Memorial Chapel
Washington and Lee University
United States
Canada
John Hall
New York
America
South
Revolutionary Army
Washington
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Me. Satterfield
Austin
Odd Fellows
Union
Closing of the Cicero and Proviso Schools for Summer
The Cicero and Proviso school term ends Friday with ceremonies to be detailed in this issue. The article lauds teachers and pupils for a successful year and anticipates fruitful summer study and leisure, noting prosperous finances, attendance, and teaching.
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Cicero
Cicerond
Resignation of Dunning County Institution Superintendent
Mr O W Nash resigns from the Dunning County Institution amid charges of waste and extravagance. Nash blames partisan interference. County Board President Healy seeks reform. Nash, Oak Park resident, was a Republican favorite. Healy reportedly to appoint James Pyne, a Democrat, in his place.
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O.W. Nash
Dunning County
Nash
Healy
Oak Park
River Forest set to grow with street, rail, and gas upgrades
River Forest residents envision ambitious improvements before 1896 including Lake street paving with cedar blocks, extended electric railway from Harlem to Desplaines, new Presbyterian church, fine public school system, and Cicero Gas Company expansion. Local officials and residents anticipate River Forest becoming Oak Park’s equal within a decade.
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River Forest
Lake Street
Augusta Street
Cicero & Proviso Electric Railway
Harlem Avenue
Oak Park
Desplaines River
Chicago Telephone Company
Chicago & Northwestern
Wisconsin Central
New Presbyterian Church
Cicero Gas Company
Harlem Village Finances Fund Public Improvements
Harlem shows a debt free treasury fueling extensive works including 6 miles of water pipe from Seckner Contracting Company and a $1,050 air lift for the artesian well. A new sewer in district No. 10 is contracted to Nelson & Cleary for $10,311. The town boasts a comprehensive public improvements program. Cicero Town Board meeting notes report $130,000 appropriated, staffing changes, and dismissals.
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Harlem
Ths
District No. 10
Seckner Contracting Company
Nelson & Cleary
Chicago
Tus City Press
Cicero
Town Board of
John Hohman
Jacob Hohman
John Sandman
Austin
Patrick Clark
Oak Park High School declamation contest rewards prizes
Oak Park hosts a Friday night Farson prize declamation contest at the Methodist Church with judges from Cook County. Winners include Roy Tomlinson first prize, Charles Seeley McIlvaine second, and Fritz Conrad Koch third. listed competitors are Koch, Nash, Mellvaine, and Tomlinson.
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Oak Park
Vriday
Farson
Methodist Church
Lake Street
Forest Avenue
John Farson
Board of Education
Fritz Conrad Koch
Edwin Nash
Charles Seeley Mellvaine
Roy ‘Yomlinson
Oak Park High School
Glee Club
Doane
New South
Grady
Charles Seeley McHvaine
Toussaint J. Overture
Wendell Phillips
Roy Tomlinson
Wm. Penn Nixon
O. T. Wright
Kenry D. Pierce
Cicero
O. N. Carter
Cook County
Rawin Nash
Charles Seeley McIlvaine
Austin High School Class Day and Graduation of 1895
Austin High School marks its class day for the class of 1895 at Assembly Hall with a wry program led by Phil Bartelme and a “Deestrikt Skule.” The event features humorous papers, the burning of books, and a class will, followed by Friday night diplomas at Library Hall for Leta Foster, Gertrude White, Blanche Faley, Clara Gerloff, Ida Sandman, Mary Callaghan, Harold Murray, Isabel Lee, Isabelle Brady, and Bartelme. The class’s commencement notes also include an undergraduates address by Rob Shepard and alumni remarks by Price.
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Austin High School
Ihe
Deestrikt Skule
Phil G. Bartelme
Bartelme
Phil Barelme
Plano Bolo
Clara E. Gorlow
Musay
Blanche Fairy
Isabel Lee
Isabelle Brady
Weeds Snakes Girls
Rob Shepharn
Edorgan W. Price
Ecs
Harold Macray
Folke
Zast
Leta Foster
Blanche Falcy
Robbie Shephard
Price
Cesar
Cwain
Library Hall
Leta Marie Foster
Gertrude Faith White
Mary Elizabeth Troester
Blanche Cecelia Faley
Clara C. Gerloff
Ida Mable Sandmanr
Mary Ellen Callaghan
G. Harold Murray
Isabel Cora Lee
Isabelle Frances Brady
Phil George Bartelme
Corrantion’s Carnival Attacks Illinois Legislature
The Peoria Journal denounces the General Assembly as dominated by a corruption ring led by Speaker Meyer. It cites five lawmakers, Morrin, Crafta, Berry, Hawley and Meyer, who supposedly control legislation, defy parliamentary rules, and ruin civic liberty, branding the state a stench to decent citizens.
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Daniel §. Berry
Carroll County
Edgar C. Hawley
Kane
Oak Park Vindicator Notes Oak Park Notes and Local Deals
Oak Park and Cicero ads list goods and services from The Enterprise and The Vindicator. Hairdressers bicycle shop ice delivery and creamery offerings abound alongside church notices and property listings by Thos H Gale. Local resident movements note essays of travel and social events.
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Burgess
The
Enterprise
Long Grove
Lake Streat
Napoleon's
Oak Park Wheel Company
Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park
River Forest
Ridgeland
Thos. H. Gale
LaSalle St
Long Grove Creamery
Lake Street
Zimmerman
Roath
Czar
Qzatino
C.J. Schooning’s
N. Ww
Austin M. E
F. H. Zander
N. Park Ave
Austin
Y. B
Hoy Brothers
South
Kenilworth Avenue
J. W. Schoening’s
Phoenix
C.J. Schoening
Benj. Congleton
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United Sunday Schools
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Austin Presbyterian Church
Spencer R. Smith
J. McPherson
Hoe
Austin Club
Jesus Christ
Chas
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E. B. Moore
W. BM. Satterfield
Luther Pardee
Thos. Westerdale
J. S. Bartlett
Baptist Church
Hill
Henry Spencer Sawyer
Dr. Coltrin
Frank G. Soule
Garland Quartette
Burt Rice
O. W. Nash
Warlem
Tomlinson
Medlvaine
Koch
Mendelssohn
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Gertrude Hilton
Kred Niles
Schuman Girls’ Glee Club
Dulia Mclvaine
Annie Thatcher
Wees
Lillian Steele
G. Reichart
Boys’ Glee Club
Misther Sturges
Tomaso
Red Hall
Julia Uallock
Wieniawski
Villa Crocket
Kensay
Congregational Church
Damascus
Babylons Wave
Alice May Roberts
Villa May Crockett
Andrew Carver
Julia Genevieve Tait
Irving Herr
Charles E. Burton
Gounod
Willa
May Crocket
Htallenjab
Messiah
Alice Way Roberts
Conrad Koch
Eesay
Julian Genevieve Hoitt
Irving Kerr
Fanning
Lincoln and
Grant
Charles Andrews Carver
Charles $. Burton
Board of High School Chorus
Eae Naaman
Charles Andrew Carver
Jones
Sophia Lydia Schmidt
Lilian A. Steele
Lillian Wherry
Willa May Crockett
Florence Zoe Dupuis
Fred Elvine Hall
Julie Adelaide Halleck
Theodore Moss Kerkhoff
Frederick Smith Niles
Annie Louise Chatcher
Minnie Margaret Schroeder
Willian Cole Tompkins
Esther Wallace Sturges
Florence Eliza Woodford
Lotie Maude Bentley
Helen Grace Bickford
Julie Genevieve Hoitt
Inger Corinne Johnston
Julia
Pano
Don Pasquale
Jane
Ida Mabel Sutaatiaake
Berg
Dudley Buck
Isabel Cora Lea
George Bartelme
Violln
Carl Bolm Allan Maclean
Adin Snow
Blanche Cecelia Paley
Stara of
Howard
Scoville Place School
Scoville Place
Hae Plavel
Palmer
Hulbert
Talbot Uric Leagg Ghee
Florence Estey
May Steele
Amy Mabelle Young
Nonie Eleanor Dement
Louise Latham Wilson Muaic
Louise Latham Wilson Muaic the Humanity of
Str Rnger de Cloverly
Grace Albee
Muaic
Wm. G. Gray
Ssuard of
Trustees Banediction
Eee Key
Hoyt
Reading
Phoenix Wheels
Ings
P.O
Arneson
Inga
Buell
August C
Butterfield
Cooper
H. Brown
Annie
Albert W. Gunes
P. M
Washington Ice Co
State Bank
South Boulevard
Albert Burgess
Geo. Nordenholt
Geo. Nordenhbolt
H. Worswick
Henry Schultz
Menominee Street
Drechsler
Concordia
J. W. Schoening
N. S. Patton
North Grove Street
Drechaler
Forest Home
Marion Street
South Chicago
N. Gore
H. G. Widdelke
Ridgeland Avenues
Mr. Esch
River Grove
Mra
Wm. Stevens
Humphrey Avenue
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