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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1900
Page
3
A lyrical meditation on a sunken galleon once famed for triumph and thunder. The ship lies ruined under sea, crowned by coral, haunted by mermaids, its guns silenced and its glory faded. The poem traces memory, loss, and the ocean’s claim, ending with the oceanic burial of a once-feared vessel and the daughter of shock and storm.
Sir Jasper Denzil toasts to a phantom heir as Rufus schemes to seize the estate. A shipwreck near Mount Royal sets in motion a dramatic rescue that returns Harry Denzil and his wife to the manor, reuniting father and son after fifteen years.
In a New Orleans Vicayune item a man boasts he can command a servant in Chinese yet fails to communicate a simple request. He tries to test the servant by telling him to fetch a handkerchief, only for the boy to return with boots, revealing the ruse and the servant’s actual understanding.
The Democratic and Republican national headquarters in Chicago host cranks who push farfetched schemes to influence elections. A balloon plot to land Bryan in the White House and a long eventful cartoon display ended with the wrong roll shown at Republican HQ. A poet delivered a spoof note and poems, prompting humorous exchanges with leaders like Senator Jones and Chairman Babcock. The piece notes cranks cross party lines, offering no practical ideas.
The piece reflects on eccentric character traits as a privilege of genius. It notes that exceptional minds tolerate odd habits, with examples such as Sir Joshua Reynolds who saw landscapes in crowds and claimed lamps resembled trees and people. It also mentions Reynolds being deaf and mistrustful, hearing voices when alone.
The Paris Exposition attractions reveal American women setting the fashion pace as they tour Paris. Observers in France note the tasteful attire of visitors from the Western Continent, predicting the Western world will lead future fashion.
The gun is heated and tempered in two stages the rings then the gun. A four column apparatus suspends the gun from a movable bridge as steam hisses during extraction. The gun is lowered into a 60 to 80 foot shaft and repeated operations continue. Denver population reaches 133859, up from 106713 in 1890, with Allegheny City at 129896.
Public authorities may fix fares passenger limits and car numbers and may order line changes under a Tokio street railway franchise. After a 7 percent dividend, one third of remaining profits goes to the municipality, ensuring adequate service and controlled profits for investors.
Dr L Sambon and Dr Low, appointed by Britain, choose a two mile from Ostia site between Castel Porziana and Castel Fusano to study malarial infection. They set up near a swamp in the royal hunting demesne, expecting to begin work early this month with government support, amid abundant anopheles mosquitoes and a poor local population.
Dr. Hideto Tkeda of Tokio has been sent by the Japanese government to America to study U S tobacco agriculture in Virginia. He will later study cotton growth as part of his research program.
Alvinza Hayward the California magnate known for mining wealth persists in wearing a beaver silk hat once in fashion fifty years ago. For half a century his hats have been made over the same store.
An artifact notes Filipino Joe as vice presidential candidate on the National Tourists ticket. It describes his homely appearance, tobacco chewing, and eclectic life including travel to the Orient, work as a cowboy, and nomadic years. It also mentions Richard Liebreich’s 70th London birthday and his eye defect theory tied to painters.
The article notes the cabinet members ages with Lord Halsbury at 76, Lord Hereford 72, Lord Salisbury 70, and Mr. Goschen 69, indicating an unusually aged leadership.
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