19 Jun 1896
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1896
Page
1
A mosaic of brief items reports on Rhodes profits, cyclone deaths, royal jewelry values, Capt. Cash’s death, women kerosene questions, a Brooklyn divorce plea, sensational photographs, wind amusement, Paw-Paw sand pricing, a Denver minister’s blood prediction, Mme Nordica’s marriage, Nordica balloon tale, Weyler cigar bans, Weather Prophet Wiggins, Rev Gary’s legal trouble, and a Marion Ohio alimony case.
A jumble of brief items covers a scheming suitor and a tailor over a bill, a Cleveland youth mishap with chloroform fumes, new briquettes from wood sawdust, a coal dust briquette idea, and a Memorial Day bicycle race critique. Also mentions Ye Tetlech, the Hoonans type, and concealed weapon charges.
A New York Herald report describes a dockside scene where a stern foreman loudly curses while directing a crew assembling a propeller. Despite his harsh commands, the workers comply without complaint, respecting his grip on the task and showing no visible resistance.
A Maine experiment station warning highlights aggressive weeds linked to wool imports from Australia and Texas. May weed and burr weed spread rapidly, biennial roots and prolific seeds. proper removal is crucial to prevent reemergence and soil contamination.
A compilation of historic fires and losses listing cities such as Philadelphia Boston Chicago San Francisco Charleston and Brooklyn Theater with figures on buildings destroyed lives lost and monetary damages across dates from 1839 to 1889. It notes fires that killed hundreds injured many and left thousands homeless including large urban conflagrations and major stock and naval stores losses.
R William Reynold Salmon M R S aged 106 died on his Glamorganshire estate Penllyn Court South Wales after a long retirement. Born 1790 he joined the Freemasons over eighty years ago and served as an army surgeon though not present at Waterloo. He died surrounded by two relatives in his two room home.
Rev. Dr. C. C. McCabe, rising to bishop at the Cleveland conference, is celebrated for a long career in Ohio ministry. A Civil War chaplain captured at Winchester, he endured Libby Prison, recovered, and later led church extension and missionary fundraising, prophesying a one million dollar missions goal now realized.
The article traces Napoleon's military career ending after a fortuitous marriage to Major Deere's daughter, which brought him a vast estate he held for nearly a century until his death. It also recounts Dr William Salmon's long life at Penllyncourt, noting his health, routines, final years, and connections, including a greeting from Mr Gladstone on his birthday.
Canada’s Bliss Carman, famed pet poet, is described as a notable sportsman popular in Nova Scotia. The article notes his hunting and fishing prowess, his imposing six foot height, red hair, and deep connection to the woods reflected in verse.
A Princeton student spending a year in Paris asked a friend in the United States to send him a pair of good American shoes a core popper and a book of gospel hymns in a letter from Paris.
Cape Colony cyclist Donald Menzies faced an odd chase when an ostrich trailed his bike on the Cape Town to Somerset road. The bird paced him first, then stretched a dead heat before bursting ahead with winged speed, leaving Menzies behind on a record run.
The United States welcomes professional beauties including Miss Marion McKeever of New York. Described as tall dark and elegant with a striking debut at the Patriarch ball last winter she became a great belle and one of America’s handsomest debutantes. She is daughter of Chauncey McKeever a prominent New York club man and her brother married Dr Draper’s daughter last winter.
A short quotation notes the burden of a foolish mother and contrasts it with the misfortune of a foolish father. Reverend M. C. Peters laments a mother’s folly as a true calamity.
A detailed account of Italy's campaign in Abyssinia led by Crispi and General Baratieri. The Abyssinians under Ras Makonnen confront 30 000 Italian soldiers, with Makonnen repeatedly storming Makaleh fortress and forcing Italian capitulation after brutal assaults.
The New York Herald says the Rogues Gallery will be retired or kept as a curiosity as the Bertillon system replaces it. Dr. Alphonse Bertillon’s method uses precise body measurements and photographs to identify criminals, emphasizing unchanging bone measurements over changing facial features.
A vivid, aging travel reminiscence by A Hermann details Teheran's walls and moats, a rumored ditch trap for disobedient wives, eunuch guardians, and clever peasants who thwarted executions with hay cushions. It surveys Persian customs, gender roles, and a monarchic system through anecdotal lore.
A London Answers sketch recalls Vice-Chancellor Bacon who relied on memory, sometimes sketching counsel or witnesses. An appeal hearing reportedly yielded only a single sheet with a caricature of the appellant and the caption This man is a liar.
The child’s mind is most active and learns most before age seven, says Rev. M. W. Reed. He notes greater potential for learning in early years than in any later period.
The Merville Journal notes a light hearted Tuesday exchange with Winks asking if yesterday was fun and Winks replying he feels used up, reflecting a humorous local column note.
The piece quotes Rev. David Gregg on the ideal woman as sweetness beauty and mastery in love and home. It notes during Johannesburg troubles officials closed every saloon and dismisses hypocrisy as wasteful to watch.
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