28 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
Oak Park Reporter Argus
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1906
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text from River Forest page shows stray phrases about events, people, and places. The readable content mentions Brad Te, Meedrae, Pilar, and various scattered names, dates, and places, but lacks coherent narrative or verifiable facts. The piece reads like a chaotic collage rather than a cohesive report.
Wednesday night a fire destroyed the Roehicken house on Steele's Woods with many birds lost while several animals were saved. Frederick Gibson of South Guile Avenue reported a broken right arm after a Wednesday afternoon fall. Mrs. Virelia Medwallor reportedly died from cast injuries.
The Republican club of Oak Park announces precinct caucuses on Thursday evening April 26 1908 at designated locations including Engine House Lake Street and Lombard Avenue for each precinct delegate and alternate selections. Officials Tipreciet caucuses will choose delegates to county conventions ahead of the April primary.
Last evening the Warrington Opera House was filled for a concert by the High School chorus with specialist assistance. The performance was a grand success with praise from an appreciative audience. A fuller report will appear in the next Reporters Argus.
Citizens express high regard for Harold Nelson and his Warrington company with testimonials praising performance quality and balance. Letters from locals like Charles P. Miller Carroll W. McCullagh Franc is Jessen and others hail Nelson as peerless and commend the troupe as the best seen at Warrington. Additional notes mention a forthcoming tribute and related cultural events including a Southland song quartet and the College Widow play at Studebaker, with plans for New York travel and local wedding notices.
Vegetation and trolley lines show progress while plans for the Oak Park Horse Show are announced. Mrs. Hemington returns from a fair trip. church society meeting held. residents move houses. Affairs include youth education, a memorial day observance, census work, and upcoming school building plans. Also noted are ads for poultry, a relief fund, and health remedies.
Milton Jones returns to Oak Park on South Kenilworth after months away. Neighbors note untidy yards in Oak Park. Woodard of Home avenue reports progress in reducing his weight. Miss Louise Smiley and Mr Robert Carr wed at Trinity Church on Wednesday night. May includes five Tuesdays through Thursdays with Memorial Sunday on the 27th and Memorial Day on the 30th.
Gr T Griswold of 415 Harvey Avenue served as ticket seller at the big tent show on the lake front for San Francisco sufferers. He works with the Northwestern and is noted as an expert in rapid cash handling.
The Ladies Aid bakery sale at Euclid Avenue M E church is announced. A recital at 1868 Grove this evening honors Miss Adelaide James. Oak Park churches respond to Pacific coast quake relief efforts. Mr Philip Stephen Edmunds of Oak Park wed Miss Anna Speed of Chicago. The Board of Education re-employed most staff, with two declines. Solicitors in Oak Park target Pacific coast relief funds with limited success. Goetter and Haillimann promote superior wire cloth for screens.
Phil Sheridan Post and G A R members allocated $50 for ex-soldier relief in San Francisco and the ladies of the Post matched this generosity. An advertisement promotes rooms for rent in the Masonic Hall Building Oak Park, urging physicians dentists lawyers and other professionals to inquire.
The mothers meeting for May will be held in the parlors of the First Congregational Church on the club at 2 30. The subject for discussion will be Individuality in Children. Mrs Kosmeeth will lead and all are cordial invited.
Mrs. AOS Terrill entertained numerous Austin friends at a Wednesday luncheon in Oak Park. Twenty covers were paid. decorations featured American Beauty roses and ferns. After luncheon, guests enjoyed cards with prizes won by Mrs. Wo. Davis and Mrs. C. J. Gibson. Austin Vindicator.
The J. M. Jones family plans to relocate from Maywood after previously living in Oak Park. Mr Jones has purchased property in Niles Michigan and intends to establish a strong residence there. The notice urges neighbors to value their contribution and notes garden making as a beneficial local activity.
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