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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1896
Page
2
Lor Brown remains alive and unharmed despite sensational media chatter. Reporters chased a dramatic tale, while iconic figure Lyman Trumbull is not expected to survive another day. The issue also notes the death of the elderly Luiented Joe Forest Old Timer this week.
In a recent interview the Postmaster stated the aim to connect every city post office by street railway mail lines. He said mail cars would eventually reach Rogers Park, Pullman, South Chicago, and Oak Park, linking the whole area. The Sunday Chronicle described Cicero’s clubs churches citizens and civic pride, noting its liberties advantages and pleasures for a future beam edition.
Mr Mulhall an Irish editor of the Buenos Ayres Standard is described as one of the clumsiest newspapers in existence. The Penman’s Journal notes a June communication from D W Toff on penmanship methods for a Chicago teachers federation meeting. Taxpayers should attend Lawn Board of Review hearings in Austin next Monday to contest property assessments. The G2 & NOW RR plans a suburban five cent fare are dismissed as idle talk. Northwestern cannot pursue it due to limited tracks and high costs.
The closing exercises in the high and other schools in Austin and Oak Park this month reveal strong educational status and progress. The community takes pride and sees this as evidence of forward momentum and shared desires for improvement.
Within a week or two the West Park Commissioners will finish the Humboldt Park boulevard section from North avenue to Palmer Square for cycling and driving. By early autumn connections to Diversey avenue will be made, and within a year the system will link West with North and South Side parkways, creating a global city circuit.
In Austin strong opposition forms against removing Cicero fire and police to Ridgeland. The plan would leave Austin with only the town board meeting place and risks demagoguery over annexation talk. Separately, on June 18 the Prussian Diet backed a bimetallic resolution urging an international metal value fix, with England to initiate talks, sparking pro bimetallic sentiment in France and growing support in England.
A sharp critique targets Mike de Young, a San Francisco publisher tied to blackmail ventures, as he reportedly sought a vice presidential run at St Louis. Critics say his pretensions surpass belief and would disgust a dog.
The Democratic conventions held in Peoria on Tuesday were harmonious with no office contests. John S. Altgeld was renominated for governor by acclamation despite his reluctance. The platform endorsed free silver with a strong statement about sound money and double standard. A full slate of state officers was named and Altgeld attacked the Executive in his speech. Altgeld fails to become national leader.
The Dominion elections on Tuesday produced extraordinary results with the Liberals under a French Canadian leader sweeping from Prince Edward to British Columbia. Laurier is poised to command a working majority of about thirty in a 215 seat House. Catholics shifted to Laurier, preferring him over the bishops, aligning with the Liberals. The outcome is not expected to overhaul commercial policy but may foster closer ties with the United States. Laurier is hailed as a remarkable leader surpassing Cartier Dorion Lafontaine and Papineau.
A Vinprcator outside page prints a signed communication urging separation of urban Cook County from city limits. It argues reforms to create distinct city and county governance, proposing that twenty-five county towns form a separate county with a Cicero or Proviso town as seat, and notes legislative action will be needed.
The deaths in Toronto include Sir John Beverly Robinson who collapsed at a political meeting and J Gordon Brown longtime editor of the Globe. Robinson was the last political representative of the Pawily Compact, son of a former Upper Canada Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governor, with a long parliamentary record for West Toronto. Brown, brother to George Brown, led Liberal factions in the twentieth century and sparked heated debates over Catholic separate schools and representation by population. The piece notes their political rivalries and the era’s Upper versus Lower Canada tensions.
The piece recalls Gordon Brown once Toronto Globe editor praised as a premier journalist in British America. It notes his brother George Brown died from an arm wound blamed on a discharged employer. After George’s death, the Globe Company faltered and Gordon was ousted, later working as a court clerk and dying poor. It also credits Erastus Wiman’s Toronto Globe association as a launch point for Wiman’s later career with Dun and Co.
Town of Cicero residents press the board to back President Pierce against Suburban Railroad plans to lay harmful T rails on Robinson avenue and Twenty second and Harrison streets. An upcoming June 29 meeting is urged to pass the girder rail ordinance, safeguarding paving and street access.
In a reflective excerpt, W. H. recounts Henry George’s shifting political stances from free trade to single tax and later alignment with McKinley against Cleveland. The text traces George’s evolving views on protection, money power, and party loyalties across eras, noting rivalries and influences on policy.
Francis Hemington presented a request Friday afternoon at Scoville Invitational stating the Oak Park School of Music will include listed pupils in the program. Names include Margaret Martin Normin Coombs Irene Wal lawe Blanche Brown Elsie Thomas Frank Nessell Julia Bodenschitz Florence Giles Ada Herries Stelen Worawick Marion Gibney Theresa Rolleri Amy Francis Mabel Giles Agnes Hansel and Marion Gibney Ada Herrick Amy Francia.
The Suburban Electric Railway Company advances eight miles of double track toward the west. Delays from Northern Pacific yards are resolved and a viaduct will cut across tracks. Trains may reach Riverside by September 1 under Cicero ordinance rights.
J K C Forrest a Chicago writer since 1840 died Tuesday at 76 native of Cork Ireland Swedenborgian contributed to Daily News and Old Time Facts and Fancies later writes Now or Never met in 1878 before a Congressional committee at Palmer House with Proctor Knott greenbacker described as genial with aristocratic bearing lived at 1043 Wilcox Avenue died of kidney disease survived by wife daughter of Chicago's first printer and sister of F C S Culloan.
The Seventh District Republican convention met in the Boyce building Chicago on June 20 1896 to nominate two or three candidates for representatives. Nine candidates from Cicero Maywood Oak Park Evanston and other towns competed with Tisdel Thiemann Emerson Ailing and others. The central committee selections followed with O W Nash W G Eddy Louis Leonhardt Andrew Schmitz and Charles Julian named for various townships.
Oak Park tournament rescheduled one week due to Chicago club events. Over forty entries including Seabury Herrick Harvey Stewart Bennet Gale Webb Jewell and G W Gale compete for prizes led by the Prairie club cup. Matches to be held on Kenilworth avenue court near Wisconsin Central with 35 to 40 entrants.
Harlems beat Melrose Park 10 to 3 in a baseball game. Evanston high school and Hyde Park hall tied 10 to 10 after eleven innings and will replay Friday at the university grounds. No game last Saturday at Oak Park due to rain and mud. Farewells attended a dinner and stag party at local clubs. A game is slated Saturday afternoon at Oak Park grounds against the Illinois Cycling baseball team of Chicago.
The Uniteds defeated the Ciceros at the Austin grounds on Saturday by 110 to 37. A heavy rain disrupted play yet cricketers and spectators still enjoyed a good deal of sport from the contest.
The Austin Business Men's Association raises 509 for a traditional July Fourth festival featuring a potato race football game a cardboard nine contest sack race balloon ascent and fireworks with the fire department providing extra display. Prizes are offered for all events as posters and notices spread through Austin and nearby towns inviting families to attend.
Harvey M. Harper, owner of land in Cicero, files a mandamus petition in superior court alleging the town board, led by Henry D. Pierce, collected far more in special assessments than cost and refuses to refund the surplus. He claims at least 100000 is fraudulently withheld, with interest accruing, backed by the Taxpayers Defense League. The board disputes the claim, noting the matter falls under public business and rebuts any attack.
The 42 year old River Forest lawyer D. D. O'Brien died by apparent gas asphyxiation in his Chicago office last Friday. Once famed for eloquence, he battled intemperance, sought treatment at Keeley and Washingtonian Home, leaving a wife and five children. The body lay with gas escaping from an open burner. a note on his desk is disputed as farewell or accidental. Funeral moved to Dixon, Illinois, by train.
Classical early ad promises Bucklen Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or refund. Sold by L M Lovett in Dak Park and R H Traill in Austin at price two bits per box.
Old people needing medicine to regulate bowels and kidneys may find relief in Electric Bitters, a tonic and alterative that aids digestion without whiskey or stimulants. It mildy tones stomach and bowels and supports natural functions. Available at L. M Lovett in Oak Park and R. H. Trail in Austin, 50 cents to 1 dollar per bottle.
A poem by CHARLES J. BRATTIE laments parting from a beloved. The speaker recalls compliant surrender, imagined freedom, and the futile attempt to forget while the mind and heart remain bound to the other. Absence fuels longing as the speaker questions dreamlike memories and returns to the beloved.
The June 19 ceremony at St. Catherine's church marked the academy's first annual commencement. Archbishop Feehan attended with clergy from the city as diplomas were awarded to eighth graders Nellie Scully Ezilda DeGignac Ethel DeGignac and Peter Finegan. Medals honored top scholars in various grades and subjects, and performances by students including the pantomime Gossip and the operetta A Laughter's Love drew praise.
Cicero police halted Suburban Electric’s track laying near Twenty-second and Fifty-second streets when the firm pressed to use the new Shanghbri rail. Captain Hansberry led 24 officers and 150 workers faced off, then the workers withdrew. Company officials studied Milwaukee trials and pledged to finish a mile of the new rail as a sample before city officials decide on continuation.
The new 3:10 service via the Lehigh Valley route offers enhanced comfort and superior travel experience. Passengers are promised the best available, with no extra charge for added conveniences.
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