Lake Street depot plan backed by Forest Park Chamber
Forest Park Chamber of Commerce directors voted Friday to urge Rapid Transit to build a new depot on Lake Street near Marengo Avenue. The current station is cramped and unwelcoming, deterring riders. The proposal, tied to ongoing improvements by Chicago and Northwestern Railway Co, aims to boost business and attract development along Lake Street.
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Forest Park
Kerest Park
Fores Park
Willee
Village council acts to secure new Marengo Avenue station
The nominating committee placed all except I. PF Witt who moved away in nomination after a Friday directors meeting. Theodore Lobstein and M. H. Dreschsler were nominated to fill two vacancies. Blank spaces remain on ballots for other votes. Arch, village attorney, to work with the Chamber of Commerce to secure the new station at Marengo avenue.
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I. PF. Witt
Theodore Lobstein
M. H. Dreschsler
Arch
Chamber of Commerce
Marengo Avenue
Parkside Co Store Robbed Sunday Night
A Parkside clothing store on Marion Street was robbed Sunday night of about 4000 in merchandise and silverware. Proprietor Mix Goldstein found the rear door pried open after returning shortly before seven thirty, with interior damage and items missing including items from the front shop. Neighbors described activity as noisy and noted search of the premises and surrounding area by police.
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Parkside Clothing
Cylon
Marion Street
Mix Goldstein
Goldstein
Fragmentary note on a country and place names
A cryptic backward fragment mentions a country with high movers and a unit at a pass, naming Af atchioatural and Denny air pass. It reads like a jumbled geographic clue without clear events or dates.
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Denny Air Pass
Anti Vivisection Movement Emerges In 19th Century Journal
A Boston newspaper item reports the formation of the United Vivisection Society opposing dog vivisection, noting supporters including Dorothy Rand of River Forest and Irene Castle. The society aims to curb animal testing, with Mrs Irene Castle as an honorary member, reflecting early public activism against animal experimentation.
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Tix
Lady Lang
Dorothy Rand
River Forest
Uly Cauine
Uae
Irene Castle Medlaughtin
Mumbled Dialogue Skewers Holiday Banter and Names
Fragmentary chatter veers through misheard phrases about deception and learning. Names like May Tartle-Suppone and Saddle appear amid garbled lines about mistletoe. The text feels like a distorted holiday exchange with no clear event or outcome.
Associated Charities Express Appreciation for Thanksgiving Baskets
The Associated Charities of Forest Park thank donors for Thanksgiving baskets totaling twenty eight families. Contributions include Proviso High School fifteen baskets, Misa Mitler and others, Oak Park groups, and Delta Signa Kappa. A second note mentions twelve more baskets funded by local donors totaling $28.
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Associated Charities of
Forest Park
Proviso High School
Oteyoka Club
F. P
Misa Mitler
Oak’ Park
Parent- Teachers Grant School
Gladys Critchfield
M. Church F. P
Happel
Stevenson
Dring
U Obasket
Delta Signa Kappa
Oak Park
Me. Payton
Echo
Warrington Theatre to Feature Xmas Prizes Week
Readers are promised a week of drama and comedy at The Warrington Theatre starting December 17 with a new play about a 17 year old girl and an exiled mother returning to America. The production highlights strong acting, sensational moments, and a $50 prize for new play titles by Earle Ross.
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Warrington
Ril
Amberica
Shue
Earle Ross
Why Chicago Did Not Pay the Railroads to Come Here
Chicago offered a strategic central location easy of access and free from mountain barriers. It was seen as a natural economic center in America’s richest agricultural region with abundant minerals. Metropolitan Chicago hosts 25 railroads on 37 lines, with a train every minute and freight every two minutes, and handles over 80,000 freight jobs.
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Chicago
America
Rockford
East St. Louis
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