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Oak Park Vindicator

Location

Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1894

Page

2

Omnniers of Clonre Lodge No 218 Meeting Notice

The Lode meets every Thursday evening in Odd Fellows Hall Dunlop's Bank Building Oak Park Visiting brothers are invited Purnell Secretary Edwards Treasurer Miller Conway Bartlett Apol Beck Pembroke and others listed in the Oak Park lodge record

G—D Foley W.G Purnell W. CG. Edwards Lathrop Ave O. P. Miller Conway BT. Bartlett Apol JT. Beck Geo H. Pembroke Odd Fellows Dunlop's Bank Oak Park W. S. Smith Olve Dunlop Bros Coxey’s Army Ita Forty-eighth and Lake Streets Moreland Ladies’ Society of the G. A Mm. B Starrett Scoville Place Scoville’s Institute Tomlinson Lewy

Cicero Town Board Eyes Delinquent Taxes and School Openings

The Vindicator reports a long list of real estate transfers, Cicero and Proviso tax delinquencies, and two new schools in the Twenty-eighth ward Sumner grammar and Bryant near Harrison and Fourteenth. The Cook County Teachers' Association meets May 16 at Central Music Hall with Dr. G Stanley Hall speaking on Child Study. A special Cook County grand jury is empanelled to probe alleged Chicago election frauds amid politics and local notes.

Lota Cicero Twenty-eighth Ward Sumner Grammar School West Forty-third Harrison Streets Bryant West Forty-first Atreat Fourteenth Ald. Sayles’ Bailiwick Cook County Teachers’ Association Central Music Hall G. Stanley Hall Clark University Mass Cook County Chicago Vrasteo Cheney Cheney Col. Watts Crafts Prohibition Party America Roy Braca & Bunge Lake Atreat Oak Park Grieg H. B. Horton Mea. Baxter Aerts Misa Gertrude Ffor Maywood H. S. Nichols Fifth Avenue South Second Streets Abbott H. H Bruce A. A Baringen Henry Buenger Emil Herman Borrilt Mixa Alice Chamberlain Mr. Lee Carey Kittie Dailey Geo.w Jedike Lizzie Johnson Mr. C. C Jonsson Josefina Macklin Batella Niemann Prenton Mra. E Stoddard J. H Spaulding Stram Anderson Anna Brigham Arthur A Joffrey Arthur Kitzour Fred Licker Marengo Mundt E. A Mille Nettie Miller Laura Toomey Miss E Taylor J. K Winchell Hattie Albert W. Gings Hutch Board of Education Worcester Maso Hall Walter W. Mayne Forest Avenue Treasury David R. Breed First Presbyterian Church of Young Man's Bible Joseph Moses Egypt C. A. Smith Oniciro Like Street Marion

Cornice collapse injures spectator during Bourke Cochran lecture

At the Auditorium on April 30 during Bourke Cochran’s talk on True American Patriotism a front gallery cornice fell about eight feet striking a woman seated below she cried out in pain and was carried away. The incident followed by local debates over public works and Cicero town affairs is noted with concern.

Bourke Cochran

Australian finances show ongoing strain amid retrenchment

The piece reports Victoria's government expenditures for the recent quarter exceeded revenue by about 2 million dollars as economies are enforced across departments. Interest on deposits in State saving banks was cut from 4 percent to 3 percent while New Zealand avoided major losses with a 1892 surplus of over 200 thousand pounds after 250 thousand pounds spent on public works and its adoption of the single tax.

Victoria New Zealand

Unclear social experiment cited as moving toward socialism

A brief passage notes a universal trend toward a socialistic state in today’s country and expresses hope that the experiment will continue to show success started earlier.

Maywood Park water works site proposal discussed

A village committee reported on a Maywood Company offer to transfer park rights for 10000 dollars or land valued at 530 by 200 feet. Board and citizens debate future park use, village hall placement, and whether full ownership should be pursued.

Maywood Park Maywood Maywood Company Supreme Court First Avenue Third Avenue Second Avenue Fifth Avenue Citizens Committee Citizsans Messrs Bryan Burney Benson Nichols Akin Morrill Henry Sofful

Coxey's Army in Washington Faces Health Risks and Political Tangles

Washington diary reports Coxey's army in a crowded, unhealthy camp with many ill or hospitalized, while admissions and private contributions fund feeding the group. The trial of Corey, Brown and Jones for Capitol steps speech draws high-profile lawyers. Congress debates tariffs, a two-cent sugar duty threat, and a canal survey moves forward amid party maneuvering.

Washington Coxey Corey Brown Jones Capitol Allen Pence Colo Hudson Kanus Sibley Hainer Neb van Voorhis N. Y Congress Louisiana House Committee On Railways and Canals Ohio River Lake Erie Erie N.Y Pittsburg McCandlegs Senator Quay Quay Vice Press

Senate jest book shows blank leaves in Senate humor

A satirical blank book passed among senators as laughter rose at its empty pages. The House Postofficer committee debated government ownership of telegraph lines, with leaders Randall Gomper and Hubbard present, but no action. The first Congressional pay day exposed deliberate absences and a general dislike for the law. A Judiciary sub committee report on Judge Jenkins’s strike order criticized the action while excusing the judge, seen as trying to placate both sides.

International Typographical Committee Samuel Gompera American Federation of Labor Gardiner G. Hubbard Washington H. Bell International Typhographical Union Representative Blair N. H House Judiciary Committee Jenkins

Corner Stone Laying At River Forest Church

The corner stone of River Forest Presbyterian Church, valued at 12000 dollars, was laid with a ceremony led by Pastor Walter H. Reynolds. Clergy from Chicago and Maywood attended, along with local church members and guests from nearby towns. An American flag was displayed with the ceremony.

New River Forest Presbyterian Church Theastor Walter H. Reynolds Charles E. Morse Ninth Presbyterian Church of Chicago H. R. Stark Presbyterian Church of

River Forest Presbyterian Church Huts Its New Edifice

The church traces its 1887 organization with McCormick Seminary students in the pulpit. Pastor Kenneth Duncan led from 1887 and Rev Reynolds followed in 1889. Now about seventy five members, a large congregation, and a 500 seat building on Oak and Park avenues costing 12000 dollars with 3000 dollars left to raise.

Congress and the Trusts Critique in Cincinnati Paper

The Cincinnati Commercial argues Democrats blame Republicans for trusts while noting the whisky sugar coal and iron interests can rely on Congress. It mocks Coxey and asserts relief would come only if he joined a powerful trust with money and influence in Congress.

Cincinnati Congress God Coxey Capitol

International Bimetallism Debate Prompts British Support Shift

Reported proceedings from the London International Bimetallic Conference show Conservative leaders like A J Balfour aligning with international bimetallism. The repeal of the Sherman Act purchasing clause impacts India, fueling calls for global monetary reform.

London United State A.J. Balfour Lord Salisbury United Kingdom Liberal Party Manchester Archbishop Walsh Gladstone Balfour India Britain Tribune

King’s New Discovery Adclaims 25 Years Of Cough Remedy

For a quarter of a century Dr King s New Discovery has been tested and millions testify to its curative powers for throat chest and lung diseases. Each bottle guaranteed to relieve or money refunded. Free trial bottles at L M Lovett Oak Park and R H Traill Austin. Large sizes 5c and 1.00.

R. H. Traill Austin

Cicero's Precincts and Oak Park Weekly Notices

Local Oak Park and Maywood items list social events, church notices, lectures, meetings, sales and services. People named include Mrs W R Lewis, A J Cheney, John R Lenox, Rev J E Roy and many town residents with reminders of Memorial Day plans, real estate offerings, repairs and auctions.

W. R. Lewis W. B. Parker Oak Park Jobo Parson New York A. M. Butz Council Bluffs F. Wadsworth C. W. Smith H. N. Hoyt Congregational Church J. W. Schooning Lake Street Ladies’ Aid Society The Baptist Church Aiamorman & Roath Oak Park Avenue

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