28 May 1897
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1897
Page
1
The item notes widespread distress among idle men and women in south Spain with a Luke scene in Lucena where a breadless crowd dispersed. It also warns of heavy hunting of Florida alligators and theft of turtle eggs endangering species, urging humane action from naturalists and the U S Fisheries Commission.
The Russian government weighs a southward extension of the Transcaucasian railway through Teheran to a Persian Gulf port on the Indian Ocean. Officials say no engineering hurdles exist and the line would boost Russia's trade with Persia and nearby states while offering a swift strategic route to the Indian Ocean. The main obstacle cited is possible Persian government opposition to the project.
The Havre district reports show British coal imports largely unaffected by France’s northern railway tariff. The Chemnitz consul notes that German coal efforts did not curb British coal trade, which in 1895 reached 4 million tons and rose last year. Berlin confirms a 40 percent rise in consumption, while German coal grew 12 percent, most gains via Britain. Ireland offers coal cheaper and superior to continental options.
The Stock holm Exposition press department promotes summer attractions including an army and navy exhibit with a seventeenth century ship stern and a sumptuous tent entry, a bay of mixed era warships, a floating bridge, and landing approaches. The Swedish Yacht club regatta, costing 30000, features Emperor William s 150 ton Meteor and the German Kamet with other European yachts, promising lively races with Swedish and Nordic fleets. A statistician compares national food expenditures and meat per capita among English speaking nations, French, Austrians, Germans, Italians, Russians.
The Arena argues white Southerners misjudge the intellectual status of African Americans. It cites educated Black scholars and graduates from top colleges, with many authors and editors, and notes few whites visit Black schools in Jacksonville and Nashville to learn about Black intellect or read Negro literature.
A Blackwood's Magazine inspired portrait of the wary chamois as a veteran hunter's challenge. The male hides in rock shadows at day and feeds at dawn or dusk while vigilant females guard and alarm calls from sentinels spoil stalks, forcing quick retreats.
In Kentucky a white skater called a negro boy a coward and challenged him to fight. The colored boy Wilbur Travis drowned his pride, leapt into icy water, and saved the life of the insulted youth. The rescuer’s name appears as Wilbur Travis.
A boy watches a fight progress from the crowd and hears a neighbor urge him to tell his father. The father is nearby but reluctant to be bothered as he is absorbed in the event. The scene captures crowd dynamics and parental concern.
Dr Grist-Jacobi of Frankfurt Germany has written a history of dentistry from 3700 B C to modern times. The note adds that dentistry existed in Egypt at least 5000 years ago.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer line plays on a cheeky exchange where a boy asks to borrow a dress suit or the chance for a ride in exchange for delivering a message. The banter highlights the playful street humor of the era.
Gray details tell of the Sackett's Harbor double murder of Mrs. Crouch and Miss Daly and the near-fatal shooting of George Allen in a creek. Crouch, long suspected as a debtor and gambler, is arrested after Allen survives and accuses him of the crime.
An opinion suggests Mary Daly and Mrs. Crouch were killed by Wilbur Crouch. Public sentiment holds him as the murderer though mystery remains. Some believe he had help, noting bullets in the victims varied in size.
Metropolitan Opera Company artists organized a benefit performance for Kitty Abbey, the only child of the late Henry E. Abbey. Receipts reached 11 500 dollars thanks to box holders and public support, with directors and artists offering a superb program to aid Mrs. Abbey and Kitty after the family faced bankruptcy and the impresario's death.
Joseph Emmet Kelly, a 22 year old from Montreal, confessed to murdering Joseph A Stickney cashier and Somersworth New Hampshire city treasurer during a bank robbery. He acted alone, planning the crime after eyeing the bank’s cash, and fled with his loot after slashing Stickney’s throat and leaving the scene by carriage toward Montreal.
Milledgeville Georgia resident Forrest Tuttle once known in the circus world appears on a street corner to deliver a funeral sermon about himself. He preaches from a dry goods box, describes his future home, and recounts deeds he says earned his reward. He is reported in good physical condition.
Albert Chick, 3, son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Chick, wandered into the woods at Ti tusville. After a long search his mother found him Monday morning in a water-filled hole, nearly dead from exposure, having been missing since Sunday night at the home of Thomas Zeene.
Remains of Mrs Christiana Bonekessell buried after a long life in Bessemer Michigan and Wisconsin. She was ninety nine and had been married eighteen times the last union to a young man six months ago. She did much manual labor including chopping wood and owned substantial property.
A fragment states that each square inch of human skin contains at least 3500 perspiration pores and that France's public debt is the largest globally, totaling about 8 billion dollars.
John Hesse and Edward Gramlich of Carlstadt New Jersey were halted by a large black snake entangled in the spokes of a bicycle wheel while riding from Union Hill to Carlstadt. The snake punctured the tire. Gramlich finally decapitated it with a jackknife and they removed the reptile piece by piece.
Chicago woman Miss Louise Ervin linked to the Globe Savings bank collapse. Depositors claim she drove the wreck with large expenditures and transfers to receivers while bank founder President Spalding financed lavish living. Reports note gifts of property diamonds and wardrobes and a high living pace.
McVickers Theater presents the London musical comedy Gentleman Joe on May 23 directed by David Henderson. M B Curtis stars as the title role with Anna Boyd as the American heiress. Sixty performers, lavish costumes, and a trained chorus accompany the production.
Clifford's Gaiety prepares for Sunday night opening of Little Miss Chicago In Gay Paris. The new burlesque vaudeville minstrel show promises popularity with an ensemble of thirty young ladies and features by producer Barnes Fagan.
Jerra Kendall keeps audiences convulsed as Patrice headlines the May 31 bill at the Haymarket. James Horne joins in a sketch A New Year’s Dream. Flynn and Walker perform Her Other Husband with Miss Maud Walker singing ballads. Mlle Aimee offers sensational fire dances similar to Loie Fuller with many other specialties.
Schiller theater inaugurates the summer season of light opera with Millocker’s Black Hussar. Frank Rosworth as Colonel Herbert proves dashing and funny. O. B. Thayer as Piffkow, Beatrice McKenzie Rositta, and Bertha Bayliss Minna excel. Next up is Stahl’s Said Pasha, with a special matinee next Monday.
Workmen swarm over the big Ferris wheel and grounds to revive the attraction as scenery is painted and new acts are engaged. On Saturday afternoon the 29th, gates open to the public with vaudeville programs expected to repeat last year’s success under manager Thomas W. Prior.
Despite unseasonable weather crowds remain encouraging as the Masonic Temple Roof Garden announces another big bill for next Sunday matinee. The lineup features Guille the tenor, Lew Dockstader as Billy Mason, Titenia the dancer, the Ladies' Orchestra with new selections, and other acts along with a change in the pictures. Daily matinees continue.
Hopkins Theater presents the English melodrama The Fatal Card by a stock company. Ola Hayden the baritone leads the vaudeville lineup with the Rays Johnnie the comedian and Miss Emma, plus many new motion pictures.
Patrice the sprightly soubrette headlines a vaudeville bill at the Olympic starting May 31. The program features Harris and Walters in A Dark-Eyed Widow, Jessie Couthous recitations and poems, and Melville and Conway’s juggling act, all praised for humor and variety.
Remarkably good patronage marked the inaugural week of the fourth season of shooting the chutes. Large and lively crowds attended last Saturday and Sunday. The grounds show improvement from the prior season with the big chute running perfectly and boatmen vigilant on visitor safety.
Archaeologists report the world’s oldest flute, carved from a sheep’s thigh bone, discovered in a tomb along the Nile. The artifact dates ancient music making in early civilisations and offers insight into ritual culture.
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