25 Oct 1890
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1890
Page
1
A mosaic of items covers public policy shifts on currency design, a Boston explorer's death and cremation, charitable funds for children with rising contributions, a controversial murder accusation letter from Ohio, and plans for scientific expeditions. The era's pace battles superstition with rail and road progress, and a Maine courtship tale adds a human note.
Weekly US business failures reach 227, weekly clearing house totals around 1.93 billion dollars with a rising postal revenue and a smaller deficit. Notable events include Elizabeth Cady Stanton proposed for Senate, inspector reports on steamboat safety, and various murders accidents and political nominations across states. Census figures show population shifts in South Dakota and Wisconsin growth, with foreign notes on explorers and races and a Palestine railway update.
A series of tempests and shipwrecks in New York harbor and Boston area caused drownings and destruction. Dante Witsosx, a Boston machinist, killed his wife and then shot himself. John Dean Benton, inventor of the nickel drop machinery, died at Providence. The Connecticut Labor Party nominates a full ticket with Henry C. Baldwin for governor amid other obituaries and notices.
Text reports OKPERS agents barred from handling Louisiana Lottery money and lists. A marriage sale in Ayr Forest City ends with Stephen Muskitt receiving a wife for 15 dollars. Philadelphia’s mayor cites a census undercount and contemplates a November police census. A Long Island mayor faces jail time and a fine for assaulting a reporter. Cornell trustee gifts rise to over 1 million dollars for philosophy. 114 students attend. A Fall River yacht sinks with six drowned in a storm.
The report surveys varied items including court decisions on saloon licensing, Republican nominations in Oklahoma Territory and Minnesota, population figures from the Census Bureau for Minnesota cities, arson against beersellers in Latta Ohio, a horse race in Napa Col, and multiple violent acts such as a husband killing his wife and a man killing a woman then himself. It also notes a Kentucky district nomination, a Mississippi constitutional election cycle, a stove accident in Dubuque Iowa, and a Cleveland area legislative message rejection, with a dry goods loss referenced.
Storms along the Atlantic coast caused heavy shipping damage and rough handling of arrivals. A Russia crisis report cites crowded prisons and rising disaffection. Major General John Stark statue unveiled in Concord. Prolific crime notes include a Berlin poisoning, a Mexican murder near Silver City, and a bantamweight title fight won by Dixon in Providence. A US census puts Florida’s population at 2,545,086, with notable体育 records and local incidents across multiple states.
Damaging testimony is heard in the Pettit trial at Charloville Indiana as five witnesses, including Annie Franciggan and Mrs. Pettit, describe Mrs. Pettit’s convulsions and the alleged circumstances of her death. Witnesses state Pettit and Mrs. Pettit were present during the agony and Pettit showed a heartless reaction after her death. Lottie Hawthorn recalls medical advice prompted by Mrs. Whitehead and Pettit’s urgent plan to marry for a home for his daughter.
News from Mish shows a young man in Michigan accused of fatally shooting William Snader of Adams Corners. The body was found in a barnyard with head injuries and shell fragments. Suspect is jailed in Syron County awaiting next court term. Motive cited is inheritance without a will, leaving nine children orphaned.
In Wisconsin two cases of husbands killing wives are reported. Willan Galow, a German laborer, shot his wife and killed himself after a dispute in Ositkesit. Albert Ludermeyer of Kewanee County shot his wife, then killed himself after arguing over potato storage.
On October 23 in Bristow, Iowa, Latvyye was released on his own recognizance after Judge Ney set bail following a Supreme Court ruling. The case, linked to the W. B. murder in Black Hawk County area, faces likely dismissal in Judge Lenahan’s Waterloo court on November 3. Prosecution costs in Bremer County reach about $15,000.
Finplay Ohio reports a sharp price drop as Standard Oil declares it will pay thirty cents per barrel for oil, a seven and a half cent cut in three weeks. The move alarms western Ohio producers who fear further declines harming employment and revenue across the industry.
The Interior Secretary approved certificates totaling 15000 dollars for the current fiscal year under the 1890 act to aid agricultural and mechanical colleges in Indiana Kansas Ohio New Jersey Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Tennessee Virginia Colorado Illinois Maryland New Hampshire Alabama Idaho North Dakota and New Mexico Territories. The plan funds schooling and research across multiple states.
A fiery wreck in a Cincinnati Southern tunnel near Sloan's Valley, Kentucky, killed six and injured several when freight No. 22 northbound and passenger No. 6 southbound collided. The crash damaged cars and burned baggage, mail, and two coaches as three sleepers helped evacuate passengers. Names of the dead include John Timtott engineer and O. L. Doegen postal clerk.
The Sixth Auditor's report shows postal revenues reaching 60 882 097 dollars for the last fiscal year, up 4 705 486 from the prior year, while expenditures exceeded revenue by 5 045 010 dollars, a slight improvement over the previous year. Stamp sales totaled 57 651 724 dollars, and money orders plus postal notes amounted to 201 008 704 dollars with a net government revenue of 824 220 dollars.
Readers respond with cautious approval to General Booth's Darkest England and the Way Out of It. The plan allocates 500000 to relief homes across the kingdom and a 1000000 endowment fund, aiming to raise 150600 annually for labor divisions and the submerged tenth.
Nelson the Maine stallion lowered the mile mark to 2 10 3 on the Cambridge City track in Indiana. A crowd of about 10 000 watched as the horse ran a quarter in 83 4 seconds and finished with a 2 10 3 time amid cheers and a postrace speech by owner GC H Nelson.
Joseph L. Anderson a 23 year old printer killed himself on his eve of marriage to Miss Cloud of Decatur. The couple had planned to wed in Leavenworth after a license refusal. Anderson was found at the Freeman office with a gunshot wound in the temple and a revolver in hand. The motive remains unknown.
London reports Dom Pedro told Queen Victoria he seeks no restoration to Brazil’s throne and the republic will be permanent. British recognition of the republic follows these statements and instructions issued to the Rio Janeiro legation. Pierre, Oct 28. Hunters return from the Morean river region report a vast prairie fire burning near Cave Hills, with flames spreading across the plains.
A city committee reports on submerged lands and land use for the Lake Font project. It outlines contract timing, budget pledges of 700000 dollars with 800000 dollars provided, and a November 1 bid date. It lists exhibition departments with acre allocations for Agricultural Hall, Horticultural Hall, Live Stock, Mineral Palace, Machinery, Transportation, Electrical Palace, Manufacturers Palace, and related spaces.
Capumnus Oct 22 Pete McCartney known as The King of the Counterfeiters died at San Antonio Penitentiary aged 60. He was a United States prisoner convicted in New Orleans in 1883. He forged bank notes and government bonds for a third of a century. His operations reached into the millions and extended to Union war era notes and greenbacks. United States secret service aided in his capture after suspected work during the rebellion era.
A head on crash on the Elgin Joliet and Eastern Outer Belt Line west of the trestles bridge killed Thomas Lawler and injured four others. Engineers and firemen jumped to save themselves as two engines piled atop each other and many cars were wrecked. The collision stemmed from a misunderstanding of orders.
In WasaInatox October 2 a painful issue arises from the death of Associate Justice Miller. With no son and limited means, his widow and two married daughters rely on others to support them. It is stated the widow must either run a boarding house or sell her homestead to survive. Justice Miller left his house on Massachusetts Avenue.
Newspaper reports a fatal powder blast at Collinston Utah last Thursday killing four men who were handling a fuse. The blast occurred after seven minutes of a required fifteen. three men were above ground and one below as they were blown to pieces.
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