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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1894
Page
2
The item mentions F. EB. Provent of Oak Park securing a patent for a self-opening umbrella amid broader political chatter. It references banking on silver and income tax, local officials and election figures, plus assorted Chicago area civic notes and school matters from Cicero and Maywood.
The Indicator reports a major miners strike across Virginia to Kentucky with up to 100,000 workers earning about $2.50 daily, totaling $12.5 million in lost wages. It also notes juried verdicts in Officer Cassidy’s case and urges Cicero Water Company customers to curb late night water use to prevent shortages.
The Cicero Board faces petitions from about 1,700 voters seeking repeal of the Hawthorne liquor license and saloon closure. The article urges careful discussion, notes past enforcement, and contrasts The Vindicator with a rival Reporter in a long running town press feud.
At the Cicero Town Board meeting a Piper letter about the Berwyk artesian well shows it cannot supply water for the south end. The bore is crooked, walls have caved in, and protective tubing is far too short. A deep pump revealed the fault may lie in surface water rather than the well. Trustees accuse contractors, call for legal action, and urge a full investigation to uncover who knew and concealed the defects.
Erastus Wiman was convicted of forgery at the instigation of former partners, 2. G. Dan & Co. of New York. Judge Ingraham sentenced him to five and a half years. A plea for a new trial will be heard by the Supreme Court. The article recounts reactions, remarks by Wiman, and a prison church service on Staten Island.
The petition in favor of The Vinpica TOR has been cheerfully signed by principal property owners, including public corporations, bank officers, physicians, and officials. A majority of the Town Board and improvement clubs publicly declare for The Vindicator as the official paper of Cicero.
Frank Raynor a 27 year old clerk at Martins attempted to murder his wife Libbie Raynor at Kerr house in Austin. He shot her in the right breast then fled. Libbie, formerly Libbie Poston of Westville Indiana, had refused to wed until Raynor’s divorce and two children were settled. Police and Cicero police have his picture. the town and Chicago forces pursue him. Mrs Raynor’s wound is not deemed fatal and she rests.
Local notices describe Nordenholt's as the go to for Fourth of July fireworks and ice cream 140 Lake Street Oak Park. Rand McNally 1894 World Map is tested as a handy reference for children and readers while several Oak Park residents travel for summer.
Remedy claims permanent relief for all headaches and habitual sick headaches. It also tones bowels for constipation. Available in large bottles for 50 cents at L. M. Lovett and R. H. Traill drugstores. Traill and family vacationing at Silver Lake.
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