Hirstorial Notes and Comments on Coughlin and Chicago politics
Four months to try Dan Coughlin ended with a not guilty verdict. The piece doubly questions Cronin murder claims and links Carl Browne to historic figures. It critiques Lake Street L road ordinance, shames Cashier Powers, Ellert, and praises Alderman Schumacher. It urges primaries to choose capable, honest men amid Chicago’s troubled image and notes a reporter robbed at gunpoint. Local events feature alleged witness truth and media battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Coughlin
Chicago
John Powers
P. J. Ellert
Council
Illinois and Cook County Apportionment Map Released
The piece notes Rand & McNally provide a new Illinois and Cook County apportionment map. It details six districts, lists included wards and towns, and criticizes the last Democratic legislature for packing districts to favor Democrats, predicting outcomes and naming local political figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Rand & McNalley
Rtata
Illinois
Cook County
Cicero
Provirao
Calumet
Worth
Orland
Bremen
Thornton
Bloom
Rich
Sxconp
Proviso
Riverside
Palos and
Lemont
Leyden
Maine
Elk Grove
Schaumburg
Hanover
Turp
Firth Distict
North Side
Evanston
Jefferson
Niles
New Trier
Northfield
Wheeling
Palatine
Barrington
Springfield
Stock Yards
Clayton E. Crafts
Conway
Judge Camp
Boll
Austin
Seigniorage and its role in coinage profits
The piece traces the origin of seigniorage from feudal Quebec where lords ground tenants grain for a tenth. It notes the government profit from coinage via alloyed silver, claims a $50 million boost to silver circulation, and argues for adopting the system to finance development, contrasting US money per capita with France.
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Quebec
Canada
Washington
France
United States
Cicero Candidates Feature Broad Field of Hopefuls
The Cicero slate shows Col Bennett backing Chas Piper of Berwyn for re election office, while R S Worthington will retire and C S Castle of Austin is backed for Supervisor with no strong challenger. G doctor A F Walker runs again amid Oak Park bolting. Assessor attracts many hopefuls including Col Whitehead, with Taylor Snow and Frank Race among possibilities. Col Watts and A J Cheney contend for four year trustee, Watts favored for experience. clerkship yet unsettled with Oak Park interest unspecific.
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Col. Bennett
Chas. Piper
Berwyn
R. 8. Worthington
C. S. Castle of
Austin
F. Walker
Oak Park
Col. Whitehead
Cicero
Taylor A. Snow
Frank L. Race
Bliss
Col. Watts
Col
A. J. Cheney
Republican Club of
Duplicity Won't Win in Mahoney Ward Race
The Vindicator recalls Alderman William P. Mahoney of the Eighteenth ward denying re nomination, then contradicting his stance. The article questions his fitness and notes anger at prior denials while labeling voters as lacking independent minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Mahoney
Mahoney
Ald. J. Brennan
Stanwood Endorsed For Alderman In Thirteenth Ward
The Vindicator backs E W Stanwood for alderman amid West Side demand for reform. After interviews with residents and property owners, the paper urges voters to support Stanwood at the primaries, praising his honesty and fitness over the retiring incumbent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Stanwood
Thirteenth
Stanwood
West Side
Stanwoon
Four Remedies Sell Big in Oak Park and Austin
Advertising claims drive phenomenal sales of Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption with a bottle guarantee, Electric Bitters for liver stomach and kidneys, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and Dr. King's New Life Pills. Dealers L. M. Lovett in Oak Park and R. H. Trail in Austin offer these remedies at 50 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Bucklen
L. M. Lovett
Draggist
Oak Park
R. H. Trail
Austin
Henry Wulff Announces Candidacy for State Treasurer
We are authorized to announce Henry Wulff of Cook County as a candidate for State Treasurer, pending action by the Republican State Convention. Job printing at the Vindicator office, 207 West Madison Street.
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Weat Madison Street
Hall 6
Chicago
Oak Park
Madison Street
William Hallow
Miller's Drug Store
Lake Street
Henrhy Wulff
Cook County
Vindicator Office
Weat
Washington Letter on Bland bill and tariff fights in 1894
Washington dispatch notes Senate Finance Committee delays to consider the Bland silver coinage bill until after the tariff bill. It reports on silver bloc tactics in the House, predictions about tariff shape, and discusses Quincy’s Senate Printing Committee testimony. It also covers Representative Bailey’s proposed patronage reform bill and fervent anti license, pro prohibition sentiments shaping political alignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Voorheles
Senate
House
Josiah Quincy
Senate Committee On Printing
Patent Office
National Economist
Democratic National Committee
Cesumhony. Ual
Gorman
Manderson
Mr. Quincy
Representative Bailey
Texas
Bailey
Congress
Christian Mugwumpery at W C T U Meeting
Rev J F Bartlett of Austin condemns licensing in a forceful speech at a quarterly W C T U gathering. He argues Christian voters should abolish saloons, calling licensing sin and urging ballots aligned with prayers for banishment of the liquor evil. He stresses saloons thrive under legal protection and urges action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Austin
W.C. T.U
Algo
J. F. Bartlett
The
Baptist Church
Bartlett
Chicago
Oak Park News and Notices From March City Scene
Unsorted Oak Park page items include illness news, business notices, local ads, church events, and society updates. Key names appear: Mrs Bassett, Miller, J Schoening, Florence Ross, Rev Hillis, Wexford references, and local figures like Thos Gale. Community events span dances, entertainments, lectures, and fundraisers for churches and schools.
Prairie Club Doings and March Entertainments
Prairie Club members plan a Stag party on March 10 with a wrestling exhibition by the northwest champion and boxing by Frank Garrard. An annual gymnastic exhibition is set for March 17 featuring boxing wrestling fencing and club swinging. An informal dance on March 23 and a musicale on March 30 follow. An outdoor baseball team will form this season and twelve new members were admitted at last Tuesday's meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Club
Northwest
Frank Garrard
Wm. Claflin
Vision of Enniscorthy Poem for Vindicator
A lyrical homage to Wexford praising its heroism and landscape. The piece honors locals and visitors, blending Anglo Norman and Gaelic identities, celebrating freedom and native pride as the author salutes Enniscorthy and its seafaring coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wexford
Hall
Trickery in Ward Twenty-Eighth over Ackerman Nomination
Local reports accuse a prominent ward politician of tactics to undermine Alderman Daniel Ackerman in the Republican primary. A Rankin candidacy is presented to oppose him, but supporters say fair play will deny Rankin a chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-eighth Ward
Daniel Ackerman
Rankin
Dan
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