Oak Park Vindication and Local Notices Comprise Issue
The Oak Park Vindication announces daily publication from 207 West Madalena Street Chicago with subscription at $3 annually in advance and local advertising rates on application. The issue includes editor Miller and proprietor Williams Hatary with community places listed and various notices.
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Oak Park Vindicaton
Maaiaon Birone
Chicago
Omce and
Editora Offee
West Madalada Street
Cc Locaal
C. Po. Miller
Gas Lake Street
John de Ssaydam
Avenue
Oak Vark
William Hatary
Coughing, nerves, and a civic salon tale
The piece discusses cough suppression by interrupting the reflex, noting irritation and nervous habits can sustain coughing. It credits a Model Mrs. C Chickering and her Christian Union paper for admirable winter gatherings of men and women, tracing the origin of the Current News club in 1800 and its evolution to discuss current events, history, and public issues.
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C. C. Chickering
Christian Union
Ourada
Eluy Duvetto
Papa
Sueha
Cholera Inoculation Claims Stir Early Theories
The report recounts a physician's controversial account of cholera inoculation and preventive ideas. It describes proposed diets, virus exposure, and a Brussels medical congress where the experiences were presented. The piece notes the disputed nature of the test and its potential implications for cholera understanding.
French Conquest of Dahomey Spurs War Hopes
Paris dispatch sketches a French drive into Dahomey aided by a veteran commander, with emphasis on bold tactics and blended colonial forces. It notes general morale, leadership, and the role of European allies in shaping ongoing campaigns across West Africa while predicting future moves and potential protectorate arrangements.
Annexation Movement Forms in Toronto Led by Businessmen
A new annexation group in Toronto, led by prominent local businessmen, forms to promote the idea of Canada joining the United States. Canadians are being mobilized to spread information supporting Canada’s annexation to the United States.
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Lib
Csnadda
Toronto
Dominion
Canada
United States
Railway accidents prompt demand for safer cars
The text discusses railway accidents where workers and clerks suffer injuries or death. It argues for safer car construction and immediate action to protect railway staff and passengers amid chaotic, unclear references to governors and petitions.
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CHO LT Itewk
McLear
Fiat
Negro Emigration to Liberia and Colonization Prospects
A brief survey notes about fourteen Little Rock families totaling fifty emigrants sailing for Liberia aboard the bark Liberia. The American Colonization Society funds six months of arrival aid. land grants vary by head of family from twenty to twenty five acres plus town plots, with some already establishing farms and a coffee venture. Recommendations urge larger immigrant groups, skilled workers, steam transport, prearranged gardens, and modern farming methods to ease adaptation and create employment.
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Liberia
Little Rock
Black Republic
Africa
Bost
American Colonization Society
America
McCoy
New England
Mr. Smith
The
Colonization Society
Latest Achievements of Science in The Nineteenth Century
The article surveys advances by Prince Kropotkin and others, linking physics chemistry and mechanics. It notes atoms as moving within molecules like planets, applies kinetic theory to gases and liquids, and discusses heat light electricity and chemical affinity through molecular motion while touching on Darwin’s evolution era missing links debate.
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Prince Kropotkin
Hon
Darwin
Social manners and home training shape refined people
An essay argues that social standing shows in grammar and habits. It warns parents to prevent rude talk and ill manners by cultivating correct language at home, noting the home as the best fit for gentle speech and disciplined conduct. It adds October weather contrasts with mild Atlantic conditions and a severe Denver snowstorm.
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Atlantic
Denver
Visitors to World’s Fair to hear New York Chicago talk
One of the marvels for foreign visitors at the World’s fair will be listening to New York and Chicago exchange abuse by telephone across nearly a thousand miles. The long distance exchange promises a grand, scalding show never offered before.
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New Vorl
Chicago
We Know About Mars From Summer Observations
The Northfield observatory sighted lines across Mars forming a checkered pattern and branching from dark spots that may be water. Mars has two moons Phobos and Deimos, with Phobos brighter. Lick observers noted Mars polar ice cap grows with heat, while Barnard doubts a white cloud cap. Recent opposition brought unexpected surface changes and new nearby stars possibly indicating additional satellites.
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Mars
Schiaparelli
Northfield
Minn
Phobos
Deimos
Lick
Barnard
The Scientist and English in Modern Writing
A scholarly critique argues that many science writers rely on Greek Latin terms, making texts opaque. It urges authors to use clear English, shorten sentences, and remove needless jargon to better reach the general reader.
Public Schools Critique and Chicago Exposition Colors
The Fortum Dr Rice book discusses Baltimore school flaws citing perpetual cramming and lack of proper supervision. It argues for higher wages and selective hiring of superior teachers to improve thinking over mere memorization. Chicago adopts terra cotta and white municipal colors for the exposition decorations.
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Barnaby Rudge
Rice
Baltimore
Chicago
Oklahoma growth and diverse settlers noted in boomers territory
A historical report on Oklahoma as a booming new territory includes its 14 million acres plus 6 million from the Cherokee outlet strip, projected strong agricultural prosperity, and Governor Abraham Seay citing a population of 188 000 with one tenth Negro and one twentieth Indians holding land. It recalls the 1880 opening rush and the diverse pioneer population.
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Vikigudaies Copui
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Chérokes
Abraham Seay
Nevada
Wyoming
Genius Lord Essex Defied Pain with Ingenious Inventions
The late Lord Essex, enduring years of crippling paroxysms from a head injury, remained kindly and sharp witted. A Liberal in Parliament, he pursued mechanical ventures including a portable fire engine and croquet mallet innovations. He designed a light open hearse and trellis coffin, used at his funeral, while remaining visually impaired yet sociable as host and guide.
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Essex
London
Uxbridge House
Lord
Anglesey
House of Lords
Cassiobury
Lord Essex
Newton and Durand Named for Michigan Supreme Court Seat
Judge William Newton of Flint the Democratic nominee for justice of the Michigan supreme court is sixty two, born in Baltimore and long active in Genesee County. George L. Durand of Flint, fifty four, twice mayor, elected to Congress once, named to vacancy after Newton declined.
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William Newton
Flint
Mich
Supreme Court
Baltimore
Michigan
Oakland County
Wayne County
California
Congress
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Genesee County
Newton
Winans
George LH. Durand
Durand
New York State
Far-Suture World Populations Forecast recor d
An American statistician warns that by 2072 world population may reach about 5.094 billion and fill all land, a claim not alarming to the current generation. Separately, American flag production boomed this fall amid Columbus events and the election. General Benjamin Butler’s hunting factory is noted as a first in the U S. In Cincinnati a Columbus day parade saw 20 000 boys in line each carrying a flag.
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Columbus
Benjamin Butler
United States
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Telegraph recalls 1876 fair setup and rush
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes that Philadelphia’s main building was ready six months before the 1876 world fair opening while Chicago’s dedicatory events finished after the date. It warns Chicago to prepare for hard work now that those exercises are over.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Chicago
Philadelphia
Telegraph
Rise of Horatio Seymour and The Herald in journalism
Horatio Winslow Seymour emerged as a leading headline writer and editor, shaping The Chicago Herald into a powerful paper. Born 1854 in New York, he grew up in Racine and rose from printer training to city editor, then Chicago Times, and finally The Herald as managing editor in 1887. His brother Charles G. Seymour, sports editor at The Herald, is a noted baseball authority and Whitechapel club organizer. The article highlights their impact on modern journalism and The Herald’s ascent.
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Horatio Winslow Seymour
Milwaukee
Telegraph
Chicago Times
Newspaper
The
Times
Seymour
America
Cayuga County
N. Y
Racine
Wis
Milwaukee News
Herald
Northwest
Charles G. Seymour
Oratio W
Whitechapel
Concession Grants New York and Homeland Steamship Privileges
A government grant to the New York and Homhiras Steamship company includes sugar cane and sugar production in Santa Barbara, wheat cultivation, tobacco farming, soap and candle manufacture, clothing and shoes, and a fruit, meat, and fish weaving establishment. They plan to bring 5,000 European colonists, operate a Puerto Cortez to New York steam line, found a bank, and build railroads with exclusive export rights to Europe for ten years. Colonists receive free materials for houses and six months of food, with five years of municipal tax exemption. Banking privilege is exclusive for ten years.
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New York and Homhiras Steamship Company
New York City
Homdurag
Department of Santa Barbara
Europe
Puerto Cortez
New York
Cemetery Restricts Burials to Local Residents Near Dieppe
A notice posted at a rural Dieppe area cemetery states that due to crowding only residents living in the commune may be buried there. The rule aims to ease capacity and regulate burials at the site.
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Dieppe
France
Beecher Lookalike Becomes Rhode Island’s Fair Commissioner
Colonel John C. Wyman of Valley Falls is Rhode Island’s executive commissioner for the Columbian exposition. Aged about seventy three, he is described as vigorous and active, with a notable wartime career from May 1861 onward. He served as provost marshal in Alexandria, led supply duties for the Army of the Potomac, and helped escort Lincoln’s remains. After military service he joined Rensselaer Iron and Steel, has lived in Rhode Island since 1882, and is a famed after dinner speaker and storyteller, often mistaken for the preacher Beecher in New York.
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John C. Wyman
Rhode Island
Henry Ward Beecher
Valley Falls
Wyman
Massachusetts Infantry
Bay State
Alexandria
Army of the Potomac
United States Military Railway Service
President Lincoln
Washington
Springfield
Ill
Rensselaer Iron and Steel Company
Troy
N. Y
Chantley M. Depew
I. W
Colonel
New York City
Peechar
Opinion of a Tippier at a well known club
An informal club notice warns members that water in the cafe is boiled. A handwritten line beneath reads It would be better if you boiled the whisky. The New York Times notes the tongue in cheek remark amid the dining room reassurance.
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Westminster
Browning
Tonnyeon
Anotice
New York Times
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