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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1897
Page
3
In a hidden chamber beneath the chateau, Lady Felicie tends to a wounded ally while Emile scrambles to secure escape and valuables. The couple faces danger as a mob attack ends with the chateau aflame and pursuit continuing through the woods.
In a Twelfth street car an elderly passenger pays with a three cent piece thinking it is a dime. The conductor points out the error, explains the coinage, and returns the coin. The lady then hands him a nickel, insisting she paid five cents. The exchange continues as they reach Market Street, per the Philadelphia Record.
A historical note describes experiments by Dr. Al M. Mayen showing that clean metal wires and rods including copper platinum float on water, aided by surface films or air layers. Heating and cooling behavior suggests temporary surface air films enable flotation, while red hot exposure causes sinking.
A renowned society figure faces a lighthearted rebuke after a remark about a man named Mr A. having a small hand leads to a blush and embarrassment at a private gathering in Louisville. The dialogue centers on the arm squeeze and the resulting social sting.
A Boston Herald note recounts a chipmunk carrying kernels of corn on a board across three trials. In the first, thirty kernels were taken. in the second, forty five. in the third, sixty eight percent of a total of seventy were carried, with the animal failing that time.
A mother reports her child Johnny in a bad humor crying for over an hour and refusing consolation or blankets. The nurse notes he kicks off covers as fast as they are placed, illustrating a restless night in the Indianapolis Journal excerpt.
The Rev. William J. Lee, pastor of the McCausland Avenue Presbyterian church in St Louis, vanished in January 1895 with Mae Richey. Detectives and relatives searched nationwide for eighteen months without trace while reports suggested a Tennessee retreat. A lone postmarked letter offered to forward mail to his daughter in Chicago, but nothing materialized.
Detectors probe a Benton scandal involving Lee a prominent preacher and Miss Mae Richey. Mrs Lee and Mae travel while Lee disappears after a church inquiry into alleged moral wrongs and intimate ties. The search spans weeks with no clear trace.
In Corralitos Chihuahua a persistent real estate dealer pursues clients during a sand storm. A stranger stays at the leading hotel and comments on the dealer’s offerings, saying he has watched the lots pass by but found nothing to his taste.
Mrs. Jacob Leidy found seven young rattlesnakes in the garret of her Pa home at the foot of Mount Jefferson. The snakes, about ten inches long, hid in a flannel on the floor and darted their forked tongues before slipping into a floor hole. She also heard a buzzing sound she interprets as a larger rattlesnake.
Samuel Johnson of Johnsonburg Pa took a 32 caliber revolver from his pocket and told his wife to lay it away. The mother seated with the child on the floor accidentally pulled the trigger, the ball entering the child's face under the chin. Dr H H Smith dressed the wound but the child died. The parents are devastated by grief.
Mike Conrad a Hungarian miner at Silver Brook was entombed by coal in a chute. Companions freed him after hours of digging but only after reaching his home was he found alive and able to walk away.
Sanford Collins of Glade Farms near the Maryland line shot his wife multiple times in a desperate attack. She is expected to recover. Collins fled and remains at large as officers search for him. Jealousy is blamed for the crime.
A Chicago morning story reports Gust A. Penner, a new police officer, found dead Mrs L M Clifford and her husband with fatal wounds. Clifford allegedly killed his wife then shot himself in jealousy. Their 11 year old daughter Musetta witnessed the aftermath. The couple had lived apart recently and had a troubled marriage. The police recovered notes from Clifford’s pocket suggesting jealousy as the motive.
A schoolboy condemns lynching in forceful language noting damage to trees and people. He argues against lynching and humorously suggests selling peanuts and lemonade. He contends that those hanged should not be sent to heaven by such acts.
In Selawik near the seashore Alaska tides vary in the lake possibly due to an underground sea link. Rev Father Tossi notes salty water but a top layer of sweet water. Hot springs nearby do not freeze, yet circular ice walls around them reach three feet.
A party of ladies in a grove near East Liverpool Ohio were approached by a rough tramp who kissed Mrs George Fawcett grabbing her arm. She screamed and several men restrained him until police arrived. The man claimed he came from Pittsburg and said he simply wanted to kiss her. The picnic ended after the incident.
A major blaze in Lewisburg West Virginia gutted the Bell store and spread to a hotel two banks two drug stores and ten other buildings. A steam engine from Ronceverte aided by halting further destruction. Estimated loss about 75000 with 25000 insured.
The Mayon volcano in Albay province erupts violently since June 26. Telon Bacacy and Mailpot face potential destruction as the mountain ramps up activity.
In a light exchange Mrs. Golskin praises the poor for granting delightful occasions, while Mrs. Toogood muses that society would be dull without poverty. The Boston Transcript records the witty comment as a social remark.
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