18 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
1
The article notes Toronto could profit by managing street railways with no Sunday car service. It contrasts with an Illinois hobo who rejected trousers containing a $500 note and a woman who invented a dishwashing machine deserving a medal. It mentions a French doctor claiming iron can be given in large doses. Hens digest iron-rich feed and excrete it in eggs for easier human absorption.
A late scientific note claims a single bee gathers only a tearpoonful of honey in a season. The statistician omits what a married bee yields with greater labor incentives, noting the married bee has easier duties since it does not have to work.
Prince Uchtomsky imperial chamberlain and editor of the St Peters burg Viedomsti sails with Lieut Andrey evsky from the volunteer fleet steamer Nijni Novgorod to the far east with eight tons of czarist presents for the Emperor of China. Vehtomsky to act as special commissioner for laying out the line of the Russo-Chinese Railroad.
Twenty years ago a new New York postmaster could remove and appoint two thousand subordinates. The McKinley appointee now can appoint only two places. The change illustrates quiet but broad reform in civil service administration and the decline of the spoils system.
Reports from major towns detail rising mortality among concentrados under General Weyler with estimates of 25 to 50 percent deaths in some areas. Riots occur in several cities as pacificos fear starvation while Spanish troops suppress outbreaks. Officials deny Garcia victory at Manzanillo.
The article notes Spandau as Germany’s war chest with gold for 30 million dollars, compares Britain France Italy and Russia in military funding, and warns that protracted war would strain economies and public debt. It cites a famed gambler noting wealth tied to bank accounts rather than real estate.
The foundation stone of Egypt’s new museum to house the Gizeh antiquities was laid by the khedive with ministers and diplomats present. A twelfth dynasty Egyptian monolith coffer held the ceremony record, coins, plans, journals, and a list of prominent Egyptologists, sparking comment over excluded scholars.
The piece recalls Sir Joseph Banks’s visiting card with a colorful map of Iceland and describes his voyage with Captain Cook. It notes Banks’s early wealth and his Iceland interest that he wished others to remember, citing The Strand.
A Garden and Forest correspondent notes burdock or gobo as a staple in Japan. Tender shoots boil with beans roots go into soup and young leaves serve as greens. Cultivated for centuries the crop yields about 400000 dollars annually.
Willies mother praises his memory for every tune heard and a doctor notes a possible path to a future as a successful composer based on his musical faculty, per the Washington Star.
A compilation of measurement values for various objects and body parts including inches feet bushels hands and grains. It lists nose length finger ring sizes knitting needles and item dimensions with numerous numerical estimates and incomplete phrases.
The judge asks what the prisoner is charged with and the officer responds whisky. The judge then orders the prisoner discharged.
John Alexander McPhee known as Biddy, long time second baseman of the Cincinnati Reds, is celebrated for twenty years of service and a stellar fielding record. Born November 1 1859 in Massena New York he rose from massena to Waithsburg Illinois and became a club favorite in Cincinnati. A testimonial fund gathers with contributions from the Chamber of Commerce and local officials, with rumors of a house and lot gift in recognition of his loyalty and achievements.
The story traces Charlie McPhee’s rise from a Cincinnati clerk and teen catcher to a semi pro and Davenport star, part of a renowned battery with Elmer Rockwell, later signing with Akron and Cincinnati. It highlights his playing style, dedication, health, and insights on second base with shortstop teamwork.
Winfred B mercer born June 20 1874 in Wheeling West Virginia learned baseball in East Liverpool Ohio and became a top National League pitcher with the Washington club after early stints with Dover New Hampshire Fall River and the New England league. He is described as hard working conscientious and popular on and off the field.
The London Telegraph notes baseball’s rapid conversion in Britain and its short afternoon games. Today Crystal Palace and Remingtons begin the season at Sydenham, with visiting Americans likely to attend and renew their ties to the national game of America.
Superintendent Harmon describes patients fixated on perpetual motion, airship schemes, and bicycle fantasies as examples of up to date insanity. He notes a mobile world of distorted ideas, including moon trips, flying machines, and a Beardsley poster artist, amid the asylum’s causes of dementia.
Buck and Swain of Welaka Florida shipped a carload of young alligators to a New Castle Indiana firm. The order aims to place them in ponds to deter boys from bathing on Sundays, creating a moral precaution for the community.
Wellesley Massachusetts three popular students Miss Mary Kirby Miss Tower and Miss Helen Ordway were expelled by the woman faculty for conduct unbecoming. They faced charges of drinking champagne whisky and beer and smoking cigarettes. They were dismissed Wednesday after a matron confronted them and liquor purchases were traced to a local drugstore.
St Louis actress Mrs Thomas J Campbell of 1006 Chouteau avenue shot her husband in the head and left lung and wounded Maud Devere in a domestic shooting incident. The victim died and the wounded woman received hospital treatment. Authorities investigated motives and secured statements from neighbors.
Mrs. Campbell, a vaudeville performer, followed her husband from 18 Center street after he left 52 Dudley street Cincinnati. They had recently arrived in St Louis and was starting a theater engagement when she tracked him to the Deverell domicile.
A congressman recalls a hunting trip in the Upper Peninsula where he faced a mother bear and three cubs. With no rifle, he used a trick of brandy soaked tow lit by a match to distract and drive off the bear, then fled as the animal vanished in a fiery retreat.
A resident of Mrs Slimciets boarding house at 38333 Avenue X, Mr A S S committed suicide last evening in his room after a romantic rejection. He had appeared unwell for several days amid a wave of personal crises from influenza.
In Hast Street area Clinton Rouck Newton Fritz and Harry Hufford forced entry into Henry Van Buskirk home while his wife pleaded for help. Van Buskirk fired a lung penetrating shot after crying for aid. Rouck died from a stomach wound and Fritz died from a chest wound. Hufford remains at large.
Amusement column notes Clifford of the Gaiety tailors shows to public taste. Little Miss Chicago in Gay Paris runs profitably and continues until Thursday June 17. New burlesque A Hot Member will open with augmented cast, new scenery, costumes, and full production.
The Great Northern Roof Garden will open to the public Saturday evening June 26 under the personal management of Mr Samuel Rork with Lew Wiswell as business manager Charles Spohr treasurer and Al Beaumont as press and advertising agent. Rork has gone to New York to book top European and American vaudeville acts for seven nightly shows and three matinees weekly on Wednesday Saturday and Sunday. Rork promises only first class artists.
The Haymarket week begins Monday June 21 with Filson and Errol in a domestic comedy Men vs Women a satire on woman suffrage. Caroline Hull Pomeroy Lassard trio present Getting Acquainted With the New School Teacher a humorous farce. John W World rounds out the bill with character impersonations.
Next week at the Masonic Temple Roof Garden a high class vaudeville bill arrives with John and Emma Ray Taciana Smith and Cook Carrie Scott Walter Ellis Jessie Mae Hall and other acts offering a cool secluded spot for entertainment.
The Schiller theater schedules the opera Fatanitza for the week of June 21. Miss Beatrice McKenzie must rest next week with a severe cold but will rejoin the cast the following week. Miss Bayliss returns as Lydia, Langlois plays General Kantchakoff, and Thayers’ Pasha is praised as a standout. The cast is strong and the chorus has been reinforced.
The Ferris Wheel showcases week three with acts like Osear Hall Maddox and King Emmonds Emerson and Emmends the Arnold Trio the Gleasons the Quigley Brothers Smith and Champion Granville and De La Guerra among others.
Hopkins' Theater schedules a strong bill for next week headlined by Papifita the mirror dancer with the Cinematographe showing a new motion picture series. The Old Homestead quartet led by R. J. Jose Sharp and Flatt appears with other acts. A stock company will revival Queen's Evidence in a full comedy drama.
Katie Rooney daughter of Pat Rooney tops the Wilt at the Olympic starting Monday June 21. She appears in Irish comedy written for her with John Harding assisting. Carry Stanley and Adele Jackson present a comedy sketch. Other acts include Billy Van Howard and Emerson Pete Baker and more.
All Aboard for Milwaukee invites travelers to a Lake Michigan trip aboard S S Christopher Columbus starting June 27. The 85 mile ride includes day trip concerts dancing and free bicycle checks with round trip price one dollar. Boats depart Rush street north end 9 a.m. weekdays and 9 30 Sundays returning to Chicago 9 30 p.m. G B Whitstar general passenger agent 140 Rialto Building Chicago IL.
The Barnum and Bailey's Circus visits Chicago June 21 to 26 at Harrison and Loomis streets baseball grounds. A new vaudeville program accompanies the usual acts. Two shows daily at 2 and 8 pm. Admission for all events is fifty cents.
Sunnyside Park on North Clark Street and Montrose Boulevard opened last Saturday under favorable conditions. Under Mr Prior's supervision, programs will remain high quality for amusement lovers seeking relief from heat. Matinees will run daily. Champagne grapes are described as small.
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