St Amadeus Club Formed At Ursuline Academy
Anaconda group of junior students at Ursuline academy forms the St Amadeus club focused on music study and social activities. The six month old organization has over 20 members, conducts meetings at the convent, and features essays on great musicians, concerts for fellow students, and officer elections led by President Ethel Williams and others. Any absent members noted in the photo include May Hayes Ethel Hayes Veda Black Charlotte Lappin and Grace Butler.
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Anaconda
St. Amadeus Club
Mvsicians
Ursuline Academy
Ethel Williams
Edna Ford
May Scott
Gertrude Wicke
May Hayes
Ethel Hayes
Veda Black
Charlotte Lappin
Grace Butler
Weaver Funds Free Bathing Beaches For Chicago Boys
Henry B K Weaver finances three Lake Michigan beaches offering free admission for up to 600 boys each with shelter and security provided by George C C Walker. The plan, backed by Mrs E J Lehmann and supported by the South Side community, is praised as a seasonal good deed amid other municipal efforts and public displays.
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The
Chicago Chronicle
Henry BK. Weaver
South Side
Lake Michigan
Weaver
George CC. Walker
Walker
Harrison
Ripley
Twenty-seventh Street
Illinois Central
E. J. Lehmann
Lehmann
Diversey Boulevard
South Park Commissioners
Lincoln Park
New Kind of Party Shows Gender Role Reversal Friendly Fun
A new women’s party imagines men taking feminine tasks and women taking male roles. Men thread needles and roll umbrellas while women drive nails and craft buttonholes. Points toward a prize are awarded as mixed-sex teams trade tasks and mock stock investing and Fancy dish directions.
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Umbella
Ladies Dominate Finale At Woman Themed Contest
In the closing events the top scorer won a hook for The Ascent of Woman while the male winner received a basket of domestic tools. The affair ended with a dance where women led a measure and guided partners to supper, reversing typical gender roles.
Heroes Are Honored in Chicago Medal Ceremony
Firemen and policemen who risked their lives to save others were publicly honored in Chicago. At the first regiment armory friends and admirers gathered as Lambert Tree and Carter H. Harrison gold medals were pinned on the heroes. The program revived after a six year gap with eight recipients, four from the police department and four from fire services.
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Chicago Chronicle
Chicago
Regiment
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Carter H. Harrison
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Boy in Bolivar Town Hailed Hair Return After Fright Prank
In Bolivar New York a boy named Paul Cowles suffered hair loss after classmates startled him from behind a wall. Doctors say fright caused shedding. a year or more may pass before any cure. Now early signs show a fuzzy re growth, prompting cautious optimism from his parents.
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Bolivar
N. Y
Paul Cowles
Paul
Rajah the orangoutang at Bronx Zoo shows Darwin theory gains
Rajah the educated orangoutang becomes a popular figure at the Bronx Zoo in New York. The animal dressed and eats like a civilized being, challenging views of Darwin’s missing link as five orangutans arrive from Borneo and settle near the reptile house.
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Rajah
Bronx
New York
Darwin
Professor Darwin
Zoo
Borneo
Oliver Ryder Keeps Thirteen Rat Pets In Henhouse
Stamford lad Oliver Ryder owns thirty seven white or black and white rats kept in an empty henhouse after attempting to raise them for sale. His parents allow them only if he feeds and cares for every animal, else they will be taken away.
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Oliver Ryder
Stamford
Oliver
What He Forgot
A country schoolroom scene centers on a boy named Johnny who cannot define a verb. In the moment of embarrassment he reveals he left his new top at home, fearing his mother might burn it, prompting a teacher’s puzzled concern.
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John
Johnny
Spider webs and dew glow in morning Louisville post
James Speed describes the seasonal abundance of spiders in Louisville with vivid images of dew lit webs. He notes silver wheels in trees and webs over weeds and grass, catching various insects and showing diverse weaving and hunting methods.
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James Speed
Louisville
Bejeweled Spider Catches Bee in Autumn Blossom
A natural scene describes a golden red plume and a bee resting on a blossom. When disturbed the bee remains still until a spider concealed in the bloom snatches it, a striking image of predator and prey among autumn flowers.
Angora Cat Trapped By Fly Paper Screams
A Chicago Angora became entangled in sticky fly paper laid on a table by a sunny window. The cat leaped onto the paper, stuck fast, pulled at its feet and whiskers, then wildy yowled as the paper clung to its forehead and caused chaos until the family freed it.
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Chicago
What Boys Should Know From Forgan Speech at Lake Forest
President Forgan of the First National Bank of Chicago addressed Lake Forest University graduates outlining three essential career foundations. He emphasized legible handwriting, arithmetic accuracy, and clear, grammatically written letters as rare yet crucial skills for future success.
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Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
Lake Forest University
Business college stenography and spelling standard concerns
A Chicago observer blames lax spelling and punctuation in business colleges for poor letter quality, noting teachers and students alike rely on incomplete fundamentals. She urges harsher application of basic rules and cites President Forgan’s guidance as essential for both boys and girls entering the workforce.
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Chicago Business Colleges
Chicago
Business
President Forgan
Forgan
Lioness in a Fright Escapes Zoo and Returns
A frightened lioness escapes the city zoo and panics residents as it avoids people. She is calmed by a kind old lady who pats her, then a chase ensues until the lioness is found in a carpenter's yard and safely returned to the menagerie.
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Park Zoo
Animal Kingdom
The Rug Was Sacred From The Youth's Companion
Queen Victoria kept strict etiquette in early years and the court room relaxed as she aged. The article recalls a dinner ritual with royals on the rug before the fire and a remark about Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s manner drawing attention.
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Queen Victoria
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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