Registration notices and local political notes from Chicago
Chicago notices warn voters to register for November elections with two registration days October 9 and 16. C M Phillips, former Vindicator manager, handles subscriptions. A Rough Rider from Oak Park attends a Chicago rally. Oak Park Fellowship Club to open fall meetings with a race track discussion. Yates clubs will monitor election day to prevent political trading in Cook County. A proposed Maywood gas company moves public attention to Chicago.
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Fellowship Club of
Oak Park
Yates
Cook County
Governor
Independent Run For House Seat In Harlem
The Hon. Frank Lehmann of Harlem will run as an independent minority candidate for the House of Representatives. He opposes gang rule, especially from Democrats outside his district. The Hon. John J. Feeley, Democratic candidate for the second district, campaigns hard with several speeches in the southern part of the district and aims to prevent Lorimer faction interference.
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Frank Lehmann
Harlem
House of Representatives
John J. Feeley
Congress
Lorimer
Austin Republicans to Hold Mass Meeting at Library Hall
The Austin Republicans schedule a mass meeting at Library Hall this evening with speakers including Hon. M O Williamson candidate for state treasurer, a personal friend of J P Garner. Voters are urged to back Williamson in deference to Garner’s influence at the state convention.
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Austin Republicans
Library Hall
Iriday
M. O. Williamson
J. P. Garner
Garner
Willamson
Oak Park clergyman backs eminent domain for coal mines
Rev. J. Clayton Yonker of Oak Park supports extending eminent domain to seize coal mines for state operation or lease with worker wages protected. He warns against monopolies and argues citizens will not accept such socialism.
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J. Clayton Yonker
Oak Park
Brother Yonker
Oak Park Post Office Bill in Limbo until Next Congress
Oak Park Reporter notes the post office building bill for Oak Park did not pass in the last Congress as bills of that kind were sidetracked. It suggests Congressman Lorimer may push it through in the next session and accuses him of distributing funds to supporters ahead of the campaign.
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Oak Park
Congress
Congressman Lorimer
Lorimer
Cicero Town Board Proceedings Preview
The Cicero town board did not meet this week but will have an exhaustive future report. The Vin dicator promises authentic coverage a week ahead of any other local paper, uncolored by official reports.
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Cicero
Women Live Longer Than Men Across Countries
Article notes international longevity trends with statistics. Germany shows 113 male centenarians per 1 000 reaching 50 while over 50 female centenarians per 1 000 reach that age. United States data shows 2 683 female to 1 398 male centenarians. In France seven of ten centenarians are women, in Europe sixteen of twenty one are women.
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Germany
United States
Europe
Foreign Cadets at West Point Courtesy Admitted
Three foreign representatives attend West Point under government courtesy Cadet Alfaro son of the Ecuadorian president Cadet Iglesias brother of the Costa Rican president and Cadet Ponte son of the Venezuelan secretary of war are noted as guests at the academy.
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Wet Point
West Point
Cadet Alfaro
Ecuador
Cadet Iglesias
Costa Rica
Cadet Ponte
Wer
Growth of Euclid Avenue M. E. Church Sparks New Oak Park Mission
The Euclid Avenue M. E. church launches a new Oak Park movement with a Sunday service on Sept 30 at 3:30 pm in a donated dwelling at Ontario and Lombard. Yonker, Christiey, and Jackson lead a house to house canvass toward a permanent church site under First M. E. oversight.
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Euclid Avenue
M. E
Ontario Street
Lombard Avenue
M. E. Church of
Oak Park
Yonker
Garfield Park
Cicero
Scoville Institute
J. Christley
F. W. Jackson
Eucld Avenue
S. J. Christiey
Divinity School
Garfield Park M. E
Rock River
Hamlin Avenue
Colorado Avenue
St. Louis Avenue
Chicago
Editor's awful plight ends as Arnica Salve cures
I M Higgins editor of Seneca News suffered from piles for years until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. He reports two boxes wholly cured him. The salve is advertised as infallible for piles with a cure guaranteed. Sold by Traill and Cooling and Chas P Miller druggists.
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I. M. Higgins
Senaca
Bucklen
Traill and Cooling
Chas
P. Miller
Winter Sailor Hats With Velvet Scarfs And Gold Braid
The winter sailor hats feature broad brims with silk and velvet draperies. Gray felt hats include white taffeta or cas tor velvet scarfs edged in gold braid and knotted under a front gold buckle. Velvet underbrim accents complete the design.
Finnish Protest Stamp Used In Silence
Finnish citizens adopt an unofficial stamp as a protest against the substitution of Russian stamps for foreign correspondence. The unofficial stamp is not valid postage but signals mourning for the loss of national privileges and draws attention to the downtrodden people.
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Finland
Hidden Coins Found in Derby House Linked to Lafayette Visit
In Derby Connecticut an old house yields gold coins valued at 1670 dollars found hidden for over a century. The oldest coin dates to 1796 and the dwelling, built in 1772 by Benjamin DeForest, is linked to a Revolutionary era visit by General Lafayette.
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Derby
Conn
Benjamin Deforest
General Lafayette
Obituaries for Austin Cruver and Wesley Arnold in Oak Park
Austin Cruver of Oak Park died while duck hunting at his Buffalo ranch at 62. He was 62 and lived at 209 Kenilworth. A Civil War veteran, he headed Samson Steam Forge before retiring to a North Dakota ranch. He leaves a widow and three daughters. Wesley Arnold, Oak Park resident and noted Chicago church architect who designed over thirty five churches, died at Presbyterian hospital. Funeral held at Euclid Avenue Church, with services by Revs Yonker and Rasmus. his wife and daughter survive.
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Austin Cruver
Oak Park
Buffalo
N. D
Cruver
Kenilworth Avenue
Samson Steam Forge Company
Dakota
Creaver
Dpd. Doble
W. R. Worth
Chicago
Chas. Whittlesy
Riverside
Forest Home
Wesley A. Arnold
Presbyterian Hospital
Euclid Avenue
J. Clayton Yonker
H. R. Rasmus
Arnold
Uniting Oak Park Congregations Then Mortgage Burned
First and Third Congregational churches of Oak Park plan a joint service next Sunday evening to celebrate the First church assuming the Third church mortgage and aiding the younger church toward self support and expansion. Dignitaries from both churches will recount history, present positions, and the deed will be transferred and burned. The offering ends with a sermon by Dr. Barton the following morning.
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William Spooner
W. Packard
I. E. Brown
Third Church Board of Trustees
Sydney Strong
David I. Kennedy
First Church Board of Trustees
F. T. Crafich
H. W
Endured Death's Agonies Endured by Asthma Sufferer
San Antonio man J. M. Garretson portrays years of asthma torment until Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption cured him. The ad claims the medicine treats asthma, consumption, coughs, colds, and throat chest and lung troubles. Prices 50 cents and 1 dollar with trial bottles free at local drug stores.
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J. M. Garretson
San Antonio
Texas
Dr. King
Traill & Cooling’s
Chas
P. Miller's
Globe Lights Reflections On Life And Work
A collection of quips and observations from the Atchison Globe. Notes cover relationships, honesty, and aging, with wry comments on work ethics and human foibles, including a tale of a man delaying a clerk during a love affair.
Jefferson's Rules of Life Remain Timeless Adages
A list of maxims attributed to Jefferson offers practical guidance on self-reliance thrift and behavior. The rules emphasize doing tasks promptly avoiding debt avoiding unnecessary purchases prudence in spending and controlling anger to prevent needless harm.
Panama Hat Trade Described From Ecuador to Cuba
A historical note explores the Panama hat industry tracing origins to Manabí Ecuador about 275 years ago. It details plant cultivation in Manabí and Guayas, processing steps from grass to straw, and the distribution through Monte Cristi and Jipijapa to markets in Cuba and beyond.
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Cuba
Panama
Heuador
Costa Rica
Colombia
Mexico
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Perry
M. de Weon
Manavi
Francisco Delgado
Monte Cristi
Jipijapa
Santa Rena
Cuenca
Guayas
Azuay
Central America
Native Cuenca and Manavi Hats Craft Earns High Value
The hat trade in Cuenca and Manavi is an artful craft requiring months of daily labor to produce pliable, washable hats. Hats wholesale from seven to twenty six dollars a dozen with fines up to forty four dollars each. finest hats once shown at Paris expositions.
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Cuenca
Palma
Napoleon III
Marshal MacMahon
France Dominates Silk Output At Paris Exposition
Silk jury statistics show France produced 610 million francs about 122 million dollars or 33 percent of world silk output last year. The United States produced 425 million francs about 85 million dollars or 23 percent. Germany follows. The U S leads in silk ribbon with about 120 million francs produced.
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France
United States
Germany
Painter of Evangeline Thomas Faed dies at 74
The Scottish artist Thomas Faed died at age 74 and was famed for painting Evangeline. The work, engraved by his brother James, gained wide popularity in the United States and abroad, with a second plate produced around 1869 due to demand.
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Thomas Faed
R. A
United States
Evangeline
James
Atlantic
Victoria Addressed As Madam Not Your Majesty
The article notes that Queen Victoria is never addressed as Your Majesty in ordinary life. On ceremonial occasions only or by servants is she given that title. Everywhere else people refer to her simply as Madam or Ma am in formal speech.
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Victoria
Queen Victoria
Minneapolis Averts Populist Seats on Election Boards
The Minneapolis city council refused to grant Populists seats on the election boards. Prohibitionists are given the third place because they polled more votes than the Populists in the last election.
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Minneapolis
Realism of Life Asserted in Chicago News
A provocative Chicago News column argues that life’s meaning is tangible, challenging readers to dismiss idealized notions. It portrays life as concrete, urging readers to confront harsh realities rather than dreamy abstractions.
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Ilfe
Chicago
News
Peat By-Products Yield Coke From German Patent
After years of experiments a Oldenburg company in Germany produced coke from peat with by products covering cost. A British firm with the patent plans to replicate the process in this country using peat tar methylic alcohol and other residues.
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Oldenburg
Germany
Bnetish
Beer Tablets Claim Portable German Brew In Pocket
A claimed inventor from Germany unveils beer tablets that fit in a waistcoat pocket. Drop one into water, and it instantly becomes a foaming beer.
Scottish Clans History and Armorial Traditions
The text notes clans lack unique coats of arms with clans identified by plaid while families within the clan possess distinct arms. It also states no historical record of the Fairbairn family appears in any book.
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Fairbairn
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