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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1901
Page
7
A garbled OCR snippet presents scattered poem lines and archaic names. The text references morning, night, and dawn themes with phrases resembling era poets, plus scattered names like Algerga and Sminburne, but readable content is sparse and fragmented.
In Samoa tarred with mischief, Reo the luckless trader deserts a ship, loans cash for fishing gear, and marries into a volatile clan. He gains wealth by copra sales, clashes with locals, and inflames a village dispute culminating in a burning of his house and a desperate flight to Apia for consular protection.
The Adirondack took wounded aboard a cruiser and steamed toward Leone Bay. A demand of payment or town destruction forced victims to pay 600 dollars of the 1000 demanded. Red shared a portion with his wife and later lived openly in Levuka Fiji while Reo touted solidarity points. Louis Becke notes the ship’s action and motives in Pall Mall Gazette.
A quartet of American soldiers returning from the Philippines drew a crowd at Union Depot with a pet Chinese canary purchased in Hong Kong. Three yellow birds were bought. two died en route, the third survived. The bird charmed travelers as the owner cradled the bamboo cage, its song filling the waiting room. The soldiers watched, envious as one man carried the bird home as a keepsake.
A writer reveals Certosa monastery life showing frugal cells with a bed table chair and crucifix. Monks receive two meals daily in solitude with a garden and small tools left behind. Four monks independently retreat from cloisters to their cells awaiting midnight summons.
A writer in The Sphinx questions why women with fragile nerves pursue pyramid expeditions. The narrator recalls a fainting woman in the pyramid amid thick dust and dim light, while Arabs react, candles fail, and a magnesium flash reveals a scene. The piece mocks female grievances and doubts climbing as a remedy.
The Paris Messenger reports a strange electric surge that escaped from an unknown source and attached itself to the Mirabeau Bridge. Foot passengers felt crawling sensations while horses danced in place until police closed the bridge to traffic and began an inquiry.
A Bristol England painter, Bartram Hiles, who lost both arms as a boy, paints by holding the brush in his mouth. He exhibits at Bristol society shows and Dudley Gallery and hopes to have work hung at the Royal Academy. He also swims, plays whist with help, and defies disability with cheerful, prolific artistry.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court decided that street car jolts do not establish contributory negligence by the motorman. The opinion notes that a mischievous or playful motorman may jolty passengers without legal blame, reflecting the current precedent and inviting continued varied conduct on street cars.
Charles Noble Gregory of the University of Wisconsin law school addressed the Civic section of the College Endowment Association on American lawyers and their making. He argued the profession requires technical training, highlighted the ladder’s top, and noted the judiciary’s power and lawyers’ responsibilities in American society.
The Milwau kee Sentinel notes that reform relies on using legal skill to draft necessary laws. In nearly every phase of legislation for the public welfare the lawyer is asked to contribute his part.
The text discusses the luminiferous ether as a universal medium transmitting light and argues it must be nearly weightless. It notes that celestial bodies move as if through empty space while affirming ether as a substance. It cites hydrogen gas as the lightest weighed material, useful for balloon inflation.
The Buffalo News notes a debate in Chicago over the beauty and living conditions of the city. Hutchinson praises Chicago’s growth and beauty while MacVeagh criticizes its decency, sparking heated local discussion.
The Comanche Kiowa opening invites applicants to select a quarter section and file at the land office with personal affidavit. Applicants must prove age and citizenship, limit ownership, and declare good faith. Six months to establish residence. Union soldiers and widows orphans gain filing privileges via attorney declaratory statements.
A quizzical proverb compares statesmen to firework like brilliance that fades upon scrutiny, warning that outward glow hides dangerous truths. It urges vigilance and careful examination before trust.
At a Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce meeting Prime Minister Rosebery warned Britain faces a major nonmilitary trade war. He cited United States and German competition, American trusts, and the need for educated British business training and overseas study. The note cites 1900 steel imports to Britain, led by the United States, due to coal costs.
A Washington physician points out a young man with a visible sign of paresis and explains that this disorder creates unique habitual motions. The doctor describes several known signs including rhythmic finger tapping the cheek, mumbling phrases, and facial or scalp movements as distinctive identifiers.
A total solar eclipse will occur in May with observers urged to view from the Malay Archipelago within the path of totality as astronomers note limited attention to the event.
The article notes 4,000,000 bushels of peanuts grown yearly in the United States with 8,000,000 used as roasted peanuts. It mentions the nut contains thirty to fifty percent of an unspecified item and calls it a food accessory rather than a primary item.
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