Rankin is Out in Twenty Eighth Ward Politics Riff
The piece details West Town Republican maneuvering for the Twenty eighth ward, naming figures such as David Oliphant of Austin and John McKenna, and discusses campaigns, appointments, and local party tensions amid Easter timing and other city news. It notes election logistics, ward tickets, and recent city notices with a critical tone toward patronage.
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Twenty-eighth Ward
John McKenna
Hopkine
Democratic Board of Aldermen
Political骚 Notes and Familiar Characters From Chicago News
The article recalls Coxey era figures like Gary Browne and Col. A. E. Redstone, praises Col. Addison Battard as a Republican alderman candidate, and discusses Vindicator and Wiman relations. It surveys national politics, the tariff debate, reciprocity, and the Bland bill’s seigniorage coinage, with Cleveland luck cited as a cautionary term.
Contentment and hope uplift the weary soul BENMAUDE
A poetic couplet extols contentment that lightens sorrow and patient virtue. It frames wisdom pureness of heart and steadfast faith as the balm against sadness, promising Heaven on earth as the reward for enduring adversity. BENMAUDE is named in the closing line.
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Heaven On
Benmaude
Cicero Republican Nominations Report in The Vindicator
The Cicero Republican convention met at Library hall Austin on March 17 with large attendance. Col Whitehead lost his hoped place. Chas E Piper named President by acclamation. C S Castle chosen Supervisor. Walker to Collector. Bliss of Oak Park named Assessorship. Major A J Cheney elected four-year Trustee. Ed S Austin again Town Clerk. three new constables nominated. Democrats nominated a ticket, but prospects seen as poor.
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Library Hall
Austin
Col. Whitehead
Oak Park
Whitehead
South End
Chas. E. Piper
Piper
C. S. Castle
Worthington
Castle
C. E. Walker
Walker
Geo. J. Bliss
Ok Park
Bliga
Chicago
Cicero Ag
Republican Party
Cicero
West Side Vindicator Considers Daily Edition
Colonel William Halley weighs moving the West Side Vindicator from weekly to daily after twelve years of success. He sees no demand for more frequent issues, while R. H. Smith remains political editor and staff additions may follow, per Chicago Dispatch.
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William Halley
West Side
Halley
R. H. Smith
Chicago Dispatch
Democratic Ticket for Abcero Nominated in Austin Meeting
A Democratic meeting in Austin last Saturday evening nominated a ticket with H D Pierce as President of the Town W J Reynolda for Trustee four years George B Codgal as Assessor E A Curtis as Collector H B Richardson as Supervisor and A W Nietzche as Clerk Pierce is a Chicago Marble Company manager living at 133 Grove avenue Reynolda is a Marshall Field salesman of 740 Woodbine avenue Codgar is a local dry goods merchant Curtis from Morton Park has run for Collector before Richardson is a local banker at 104 Home avenue Nietzche is not known to our reporter.
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Austin
H. D. Pierce
Oak Park
W. J. Reynolda
George B. Codgal
E. A. Curtis
Morton Park
H. B. Richardson
A. W. Neitzche
Cicero
Pierce
Chicago Marble Company
Grove Avenue
Reynolds
Marshall Field & Co
Woodbine Avenue
Codgar
Curtis
Richardson
Home Avenue
Nietzche
Zimmerman & Rooth
Oak Park Avenue
Ernestine Hall
Ok Park Avenue
Lake Street
E. O
J. W. Schoening
Young People’s Union of Unity Church
A. O. Butler
8. M. Gates
J. F. Riptey
Ray
Mr. Johannet
American Express
W. H. Jackson
Florida
Frank H. Leib
Frank H. Jane
Warder Bros
J. W. Schoening’s
Claya
Unity Church
Kramer & Dale
Maurice Czmock
A.W
E. Pebblen
Oak Park Club
Northern Pacifica
E. A. McCormac
Lund
Mrg. Miller
Rush
Neel Dow
Neal Dow
Apostle
Miller
Balch
Maine
Pollard
Aiatesaman
Prof. Miller
Lucius P. Caldwell
Tis Home
Clinton Avenue
Sonne
F. H. Rowley
A. M. Bacon
Chicago
Qxk Park Baptist Church
Phil Sheridan Post
Mc Kenna Aims To Return To Democratic Fold Against Ackerman
The text states John Mc Kenna, once a friend of Alderman Dan Ackerman, is attempting to defeat Ackerman in the Twenty-eighth Ward and seeks reentry into the Democratic fold, a move likely to appear odd to Cicero readers.
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Cicero
Dan Ackerman
John McKenna
Prendergast May Not Hang Over Mental Health Stay
Friday morning reports indicate Patrick Eugene Prendergast may escape the gallows as his lawyers win a stay of execution to test his mental condition. Judge Baker granted the delay citing statute for insanity. Buff Higgins expects no reprieve from Acting Governor Gill, with execution likely at ten o'clock.
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Patrick Eugene Prendergast
Baker
Buff Higgins
Gill
Murder and arrest in late 19th century Chicago
The article details the October 28 murder of Mayor Carter Harrison by Prendergast at the Harrison home in Chicago. It notes Harrison's dying words, his fiancée Miss Howard’s arrival, and Prendergast’s surrender. It also covers the related 1893 murder of Peter McCooey by Thomas Higgins, the burglary motive, confessions, trials, and Higgins’s death sentence set for March 23, 1894.
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Carter Harrison
Prendergast
Harrison Homestead
Ashland Avenue
Jackson Boulevard
Mayor Harrison
Jackson Park
W. J. Chalmers
Chalmers
Annie
Miss Howard
New Orleans
Desplaines Street
Thomas
Buff
Higgins
Peter McCooey
Johnson Street
McCooey
Peter
West Side
McCovey
Brentano
Ireland
America
Joliet
County Democracy Event Funds Reported at Central Music Hall
PostMastick HeeEsina sent a $506 check to Chairman T. W. Harvey of the Central Relief Association. The proceeds came from an entertainment held by the county democracy at Central Music Hall on February 22.
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PostMastick
Heeesina
T. W. Harvey
The
Central Relief Association
County Democracy
Central Music Hall
Cicero's Precincts Social and Religious Notices
A long Cicero Oak Park roundup lists social events, church notices, personal moves, sales, and local business notices from Lake Street to Prairie Avenue. It notes Mrs. Bassett’s health, residents moving to Chicago area, and the Prairie club musicale. Also mentions election registrations, Easter services, Suydam’s offerings, and local trades.
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Ww. & Smith
Wm. Einfeldt
Wisconsin
Suydam
Thomas Naden
Washington Boulevard
Besthard
O. B. Petrick
Abbott Block
Austin
Leland T. Powers
Barclay
Boulevard
Dunlop
Panzival
Suydeam’s
Ladies of the Prairie Club
M. Fitch
J. W. Schooning
Lake Street
Cheney
Reformed Episcopal Church
W. E. Hughes
St. Louis
Suydam’s
L. Rockwell
H. K. Rockwell
J. W. Schoening
Oak Park
Vindivator
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Proviso
Maywood
River Forest
Stone Esse Treahom
West Madison Street
Siam Halley
Emd Paametor
Chiago
Wil
William Walley
Miller's Drug Store
Lake Atrest
Osk Park
Wm. Hal- OA
Crime’s News Depot
Iiliam Galley
Herrick’s Hardware Store
ODD Fellows
Cicero Longo
N. G
W. R. Underwood
Vv. G
D. F. Foley
W. O. Edwards
Lathrop
Dunlop's Bank
B. Hoore & CO
Ny Oytland
Book of Peeitaolphst
Barclay’s
Northwestern
J. K. Opneil
South Prairie Ave
Austin III
Detroit Training School of Elocution
Dr.danis
BP. M
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Tenth Streets
A. H. Merrill
Oak Park and Neighborhood
R. R. Whiteman
Centre
Madison St
Oak Park Ave
Oak Park, Ill
George E. Davis
M. E
Moreland
Illinois
P.O
Central Ave
E. A. Furbeck
Rankin
Oue
Cicero Republican Campaign Committee
David Oliphant
Hannan
Cicero Republican
Tisa
West Side Vaies
West Town
Republicans
Ture
Nis
W. Wohlhuter
Chicago Avenue
Ridgeland
Honrak
Weat Town
James L. Monaghan
Jacob M. Horn
E. A. Blodgett
Clark
Fred E. Erickson
Louis Kossuth
Hungary
Kossuth
Murs
Launa J. Tisdale
Lyon & Potter’s Hall
Chicago Musical College School of Oratory
William
Green
California
Coluaco
Martin J. Russean
John M. Clerk
Port of Chicago
Hesing
Hoyne
Pearson
Capt. Davis
Andy Johnson
C. A. Smith
Washington Street
Chicago City Council
Sayle
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Company
West Forty -Eighth Street
West Lake Street
West Forty-eighth Street
Fifty Second Street
Committee
Weat
West Twelfth Street
Ogden Avenue
Charles Schumacher
Tenth Ward
John Bane
John ‘Bezane
Bigane
Chesterfeld
Burke
Plato
New Reform Council
Ele
Renmacker
George Berz
William Lorimer
Edward Dwyer
Tom Sennett
Charles Nagle
I. H. Hynes
Adam Wolff
Q.J. Chott
Alderman Martin
J. J. Bauke
Alderman Campbell
J.C. Straw
J. Haas
J. E. Bidwell
H. L. Hoertz
Coxey
Gary Browne
Col
A. E. Redstone
Browne
Dennis Kearney
Col. Redstone
Greenback
Rennational
Mr. Hendricka
Knights of the Golden Circle
Iry
EF. W. Hoch
Kangas
Kentucky
Breckinridge
Hughes
Washington
Archbishop Hughes
New York
Europe
Addison Battard
Ballard
South Side
H. 8
Towne
Erastus Wiman
Wiman
Tracey
Lfe
Mr. Wiman
Toronto
Senate
Cuba
Germany
Friends of Free Sugar
Cleveland
Democrata
Congress
Wall Street
Carlisle
Vindicator Office
West
Erastus
Dun Mercantile Agency
Abcero
Gak Park
Brg
A. A. Wilder
Millinarys
Dr. Bassett
Wm. Wright
Danville, Thi
Henry G. Goelitz
North Boulevard
Peter 6On
Frank H
A. W. Giles
U. S. Senate
Giles
Sweet Pea
Nasturtium Seede
Presbyterian Church
Ort
Hoard’s Ball
Grace Episcopal Church
H. Gale
LaSvalle Street
George D. Elderkie
R. H Pooley
Westminster Abbey
Ada Street
Epworth League
Ann Street
Quir Park
W. F. Bossi
H. Barasit
J. -Schoening
Usk Park
Hoy Bros
Lovett's Drug Store
Merton Street
C.J. Schoening
Dun- Jop’s Bank
Qui Park
Johna
Drust
Peterson's
Prairie Club
Messrs. E. B. Day
William Claflin
Sandow
Butler
Northwest
Wm. Claflin
Chicago Christian Union
Congregational Church
Central Park
Charles
Morton
Salvation Army
Baptist Church
Brows
J.P. Miller & OF Ooo
Cicero Water, Gas & Electric Light Company
Roth
Lake Atreat
Hemington
Simper
Barnby