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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1901
Page
6
A fragment from the St Louis Republic reflects on sorrow and joy, expressing the pain of hidden wounds beneath crowds and market noise. It contemplates the sea godlike love and the selfless aim to strengthen another soul, sharing happiness with a wider world.
A humorously grave Chicago Record tale recalls Old Man Haines of Blue Creek and Gus Minnick. The benevolent rancher rescues a wayward youth, offers work, and reshapes his life, only to face a tragic end when Gus returns with whisky forgetting the old man’s backer.
The article proclaims American leadership in electric lighting with Moses G Farmer of Salem lighting his house in 1859 as the first. It credits Starr with the first incandescent lamp, notes Pasadena's 3,000,000 candle power searchlight visible 150 miles, and highlights Edison for the incandescent lamp’s practical development. It cites 500,000 arc lights and 25,000,000 incandescent lights in use in the United States.
A device to prevent shipwrecks has been tested at Southend on Sea England by a special committee with satisfactory results. A metallic conductor on shore or a lightship transmits etheric waves over a seven mile radius. Vessels with receivers in the zone are warned of danger and the bearing and distance are registered. It is an automatic wireless telegraphy system tested in varying weather with uniform results.
Congressman's Galusha A Grow, the oldest member, celebrated a fifty year tenure in Congress last week. He has been elected twelve times, defeated once in 1862, and served as speaker during the Civil War era. Born 1823 in Pennsylvania, he later led the International and Great Northern railroad and remains a prominent political figure with a storied early career and continued electoral success. The piece also notes a Mingoville postal investigation linked to love letters and letter-reading habits.
The article clarifies that in Russia every able bodied man at age 21 faces compulsory military service. Recruits are drawn by lot, some spared one year, and others serve three years active duty. Free-willers may serve one to two years if well educated. Students may extend reporting until age 27, with requirements to fulfill service if they leave.
A fragment from a historic page hints at themes of affection and a woman writing a love letter. The text preserves a sense of personal expression and literary tone from the era, with references to affection, monthly tasks, and a favored topic.
A London column denounces snobbery as anti American and critiques a new privately published life of England’s king. The piece argues the book aims to praise the monarch, not reveal scandals, and mocks those who crave titles for home use. It defends egalitarian views and condemns aristocratic pretensions.
Dr. John L. Swander of Tiffin Ohio transfers twenty thousand dollars to the trustees of the Reformed Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania for a new lectureship. He reserves the right to the interest on the fund for his and his wife’s lifetimes.
Heavy storms devastate Coney Island with widespread damage and inland movement of seaside structures. A Toronto piano maker reports a sixty year old Buffalo origin piano once owned by the mother of General Ulysses S. Grant now in his factory.
Consul General Gowdy and American staff have moved into expanded quarters on the second floor of 36 Avenue de l Opera Paris. The Paris consulate is described as the most elaborately appointed, with Paris fees reportedly between 60 000 and 75 000 dollars annually and rising.
Reporter Y Burne Zelicoka describes Snail Isle near New Orleans where the beach shifts from golden to purple with the tides. Sailors and scientists marvel at the phenomenon as purple snails on the shore are touched by the receding waves.
A lyrical portrait of an aged owl with hoarse voice and scarce shelter. It recalls a solitary life among grain fields and pine woods, defiant against wind and fate, dreaming of summer as night falls and the woods grow quiet. The poem ends with the image of the moon seeking him, only to find a black blotch in the night.
A narrative describes Guadaloupe near Mexico City as the holiest Mexican shrine where electrified pilgrims stream along the Aztec causeway to a sacred spring and chapel. It notes a Capilla del Cerrito with Pantheon tombs including Santa Anna, a crowned Virgin painting, and railings of silver. Nearby are gambling dens, cockpits, a merry-go-round, markets, and festive chaos.
A banished Siberian prisoner moved districts with 2 shillings per journey paid in installments at villages along his route. His last payment of 214 pence was noted in minute handwriting in his identity book. On arrival at destination, the book was handed in and a long dispute followed over an overlooked entry, until the mayor of Ilimsk uncovered it.
A loud huckster sold strawberries for 60 cents a box on upper Broadway while a neighbor sold earmuffs at a quarter a pair. Both merchants reported brisk sales amid the afternoon crowd last week.
Arizona newspapers warn that deer antelope and mountain sheep face extermination unless immediate conservation measures are adopted. Strong entities include Arizona newspapers and named wildlife. The notice stresses urgency and calls for action from authorities and the public.
Professor William De Witt Alexander, longtime head of Hawaii survey work and surveyor general, leaves to lead the Hawaii and Samoa branch of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Born in Honolulu in 1859, he studied at Oahu College Yale and Beloit, taught Greek, served as Oahu College president, and authored A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, used as a school text.
The Association of Altruists, started at Conrow Farm near Moorestow New Jersey, has collapsed as the last member left the farm recently. Promoters promised great advantages drawing many to join from Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and other cities, but the scheme faltered as opposition removed supporters and key positions were filled elsewhere.
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