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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1895
Page
2
William Walley master and proprietor subscription four two dollars per annum in advance announces changes and rates for the newspaper to readers and subscribers in the period notice.
The Vindicator publisher apologizes for this week’s late paper due to new management in the printing office and extensive rework. Mr Halley was unavailable to supervise, causing delays, with a promise that such postponements will not recur.
Editorial comments lament how promised echoes are arriving far too slowly for the audience and critics, urging more timely communication and action from those responsible. The tone is admonitory and insistent, reflecting public impatience with delays.
Rev W H W Hos of Wicker Park M E Church stood out among Methodist clergymen during the Elgin conference this week. His prominence drew attention from peers and churchgoers alike.
Jas village Riverside approves a gas franchise securing illuminating gas for 25 cents per 1,000 feet and fuel gas for 40 cents. Oakark Water Company announces a ten percent cut in meter water costs with more reductions expected.
S. Canning Judd former Postmaster of Chicago died at his daughter Mrs. Fred Louis Foltz home 47 Astor street at five o'clock Monday afternoon.
Tax Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows adjourned in Atlantic City after a six year session and sets a meeting date for the third Monday of September 1896 in Dallas Texas.
Petitions urging Cicero's incorporation as a city will be presented to the town board this Saturday evening. Organizers expect a favorable crowd turnout to support the movement.
The City Council on Monday night ordered the ordinance for the Suburban Electric Light and Power Company to operate in the Twenty-seventh ward sent to the Law Department for proper drafting.
County board votes to place Dunning asylum under an advisory medical board effective Oct. 1. The board will include Drs Sanger Brown Richard Dewey and Archibald Church.
Louis Petterson a Norwegian who has lived in Chicago forty eight years walked from California and North avenues to Proviso last week. He arrived the same day as Long John Wentworth and the two men slept under a stairway that night in the city.
Dr. Sansu J. Wogan complains Chicago parks lack fit toilets for women and children. He calls the deficiency a priority to be remedied, saying conveniences for nature are more important than boulevard extensions and ornamental acquisitions.
After pages were prepared for print the editor flagged the layout as incomprehensible due to a new make-up and had to be redone. This caused a significant loss of time as contents were taken apart and reconstructed.
Mr. ES Conway of Oak Park received the appointment as Chairman of the Finance Committee at the late session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the World, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, by Grand Sire authority.
The Northern State Normal school, funded by the legislature, will have its cornerstone laid on October 10 with Governor Altgeld and other officials delivering addresses. Railroads will offer a uniform one fare round trip for attendees.
J. D. McCarthy of Austin has obtained an injunction aimed at blocking the Cicero bond issue on grounds of illegality. He is an annexationist attempting to stir trouble for the town, while the people supported the bonds and the paper backs their issuance.
Count Uerbert von Bismark sent a highly complimentary letter to the Chicago Board of Education thanking them for naming the Bismark School after him. The message was read before the board and then received and filed through E G Halle, vice president, and the honor noted.
Mrs Racuen Elas, born in England July 12 1816 and longtime Chicago settler, lies dying at her son ex Alderman James T Appleton's home 3249 Calumet Ave. The heatwave triggered the illness while her Chicago move came in June 1843.
Aldermen at the buildings and grounds committee meeting heard Frederick Rhode and Joseph B. Bidwill urge moving children from rented stores. Alder man Thomas Sayle reported the Twenty-eighth ward seeks a new building on the West Forty-ninth and West Erie street site.
The piece notes energy and success by officials in fighting Cuban filibusters, casting doubt on rumors of U S recognition. It argues missteps risk attack on minor officials and predicts Congress could weaponize sympathy for Cuban revolutionaries to score partisan gains.
Market chatter says developments may unfold this week as short interest ranges from 5000 to 8000 shares. Large houses have quietly lifted prices from 20 to 28 7 8 over weeks, signaling potential upcoming action. Observers note J Yerkes now controls most of the stock after recent sales by Ziegler holdings.
The Postmaster General notes rapid growth in the postal telegraph after government transfer in 1870 with 9.85 million telegrams in the first year and over 71.5 million last year. Speed rose to 600 words per minute under Wheatstone, 400 words per minute standard on main circuits. A deficit of £153,915 plus £8,488 interest on capital remains, chiefly from press telegrams costing 4 3 4d per 100 words and causing about £300,000 yearly loss.
The University of Chicago extends its reach to all ages by organizing extension classes in Oak Park and Austin. Prof. J. W. Lowert and assistants aim to establish at least one Oak Park class. The effort invites professional scholars to share knowledge beyond campus and spread learning to the people.
The Lake street extension of the Cicero and Proviso street railways is rapidly advancing with a large workforce. 90 lb steel rails are joined by heavy angle bars, solid oak ties number 3,000 per mile and are sunk below grade, then planked and cedar paving to yield a high speed, smooth, nearly adamantine track.
On March 12 1891 twelve Danish ladies met at a member’s home to establish a Chicago home for Danish elderly people. Officers were elected with Mrs Thorsen as president and Miss M Thorsen as treasurer. After one year 180 members paid 25 cents monthly and $1000 was in the treasury. The group grew to about 200 members and $5400 in funds, thanks to hard work and donations. A October 5 drama at Scandia Ball will feature English and Danish performances by mature actors and musical numbers.
Burgess, charged with killing James R. Doyle at the Marquette building in Dearborn and Adams streets in November, goes on trial in Judge Hutchinson's court. Policeman Clitheroe testified he heard two shots nearby and found Burgess with a revolver over Doyle. Burgess claims self defense amid labor strike tensions.
Labor organizations show keen interest as members fill the court room during the incident with Burgess firing three shots and Doyle being struck.
A Cicero crowd presses for personal interview with Mr Jouderback about Lake Street LL extension toward Cicero as far as Austin. The piece notes Yerkes control and questions near-term build, while hints at a possible extension request next year.
Campaign leaders push for city government in Cicero with a petition to be presented at Saturday’s town board meeting. Debate grows over timing with a drainage commissioners election on November 6 and a potential north south split near Twelfth street risking unity. Proponents urge vigorous action to avoid division and annexation, toutting Cicero’s potential as a leading progressive municipality in the Empire State of the West.
The piece denounces John FE Finerty and the Chicago convention as hollow and distractions from real progress. It praises peaceful agitation and Land League efforts, notes Britain's intermittent reforms under Morley, and argues Ireland has improved civil rights and education while deposing landlords, warning against being drawn into Finerty Folly.
The piece notes editor Michael H. DeYoung of the San Francisco Chronicle being linked to a potential 1896 Republican ticket bid. It claims eastern and Pacific coast support may back him for vice presidency, while he publicly deflects early attention to avoid harming his cause.
A long-critical reminiscence traces the DeYoung brothers from alleged blackmailing practices at the San Francisco Chronicle to their social ostracism, alleged religious conversion, and public intrigues. It portrays Charles and Mike DeYoung as unscrupulous publishers who built a money making press on sensational stories and paid editing.
At 12 30 am on Wednesday September 18 Officer George Wall reported smoke from the basement of the Hoard block. Firemen arrived quickly and, aided by a favorable breeze and water works pressure, prevented spread to the upper rooms. The basement contents were burned, Miss I Gill’s millinery room escaped damage, and Druggist Lovett thanked the fire department with cigars.
Father Boedecker aged 28 died Tuesday night at St Elizabeths hospital Quick consumption caused his death He was a Chicago native ordained last January His first assignment was Elizabeth IL then Savannah IL Funeral held Friday morning at St Elizabeths church
An executive committee meeting to push for independent Cicero city government will convene at the VIN DICATOR office over the post office in Austin Monday at 8 PM. All friends are invited. WruaM Hauney, Sec.
A reception honored Mrs. Skelton at her daughter Mrs. R. H. Pooley’s home on Monday afternoon marking her 60th birthday. Former Evanston university boarders who became ministers received invitations, about sixty, with many attending and others sending regrets. the reunion was enjoyed.
Oak Park season begins with a formal opening at the Oak Park Club on Tuesday. The town reports rapid club membership growth, new business moves by A H Worswick to 132 Lake Street, and Peterson switching to Worswick’s old stand.
Rev W A Bartlett will preach a Sunday series on Sources of Life and then Old Testament Beginnings of Government. Prof Woolett of Chicago to direct the chorus and organize light singing and sacred music. an orchestra will accompany evening services. Mrs Jeffries relatives visit Ridgeland Hotel. Burglary at Philip O Reifsnider residence on South Audgieland Ave near Northwestern. Young Ladies Aid Society meets Oct 1 at Miss Nellie Scott’s with tea at 6 30. Alfred Combs recalls a cow handling mishap and critiqued tail steering. Ridgeland women invited to Mrs Margaret Egtert Baker lecture course at Masonic Temple. A large number of Oak Park and
Ridgeland residents attended an opening lecture titled Woman Know Thyself and enjoyed social gatherings. Miss Ednth Tay travels to Rheinlander Wisconsin then New Orleans for winter, likely away until spring. Alma Goodwillie hosted thirty guests from Chicago and nearby suburbs for dancing and games.
The Cook County Sunday School Superintendent's association held its quarterly meeting at Oak Park Congregational Church. Speakers included B F Jacobs Emanuel Baptist and Mrs Mary Bryner with many prominent Sunday school workers attending from numerous churches led by W B Jacobs.
At Riverside Town Council, Suburban Electric Railroad led by D B Lyman of LaGrange sought a fifty year franchise to operate cars along Harlem avenue from Thirty third street to Ogden avenue and to Lyon s town line, plus a northern spur to Desplaines avenue or Woodside road then to Forest avenue. Ogden Street Electric Road requested twenty year rights for Harlem north to Burlington street and west to Dr Van Tuyl s office, with a further line down Ogden avenue to Lyons town line.
Records show numerous real estate transfers and property deeds in Proviso, Maywood, Maywood Park, River Forest, La Vergne, Oak Park, and surrounding areas. Transactions include parcels in Morton Park, Berwyn, and Grovedale with varied prices from 275 to 10500 dollars, dated 1892 to 1904. Names include Fleming, Long, Brown, Dietrich, Waller, and Gallagher among others.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by Went & Tavax and WAL Jinnan & Marvin, Toledo druggists. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free.
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