Field Day Records Highlight Oak Park River Forest Meet
Oak Park River Forest High School field day drew about 700 fans for the 16th annual event on River Forest grounds. Rose led with 33 points and seven firsts along with a second, setting multiple records in sprints, distance events, hurdles, throws, jumps and the relay as seniors won the class trophy and most clubs closed for summer.
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Oak Park
River Forest
Athletic Association
Rose
Nordenholt
Cleary
Cole
Flitcraft
Heneage
Roberts
Nicoll
Russell
Johnson
Wood
Overstreet
Rogers
Templeton
Skillin
Struble
Needham
Omer
Harnden
Obituary for Lizzie D Knowles of Oak Park
Mrs. Lizzie D. Knowles aged 63 of 434 North Euclid avenue died suddenly of heart failure on Saturday forenoon June 17 at 10 o'clock. She was the widow of Capt. Henry Knowles who died twelve years ago. Funeral was Monday forenoon at 16 o'clock with Dr William St Barton officiating and interment in Rockford. Surviving children are Royal B E Knowles Edwin W Knowles of Oak Park Mrs Grace B P Wolp Evans ton Miss Abbie F Knowles of Oak Park.
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Lizzie D. Knowles
North Euclid Avenue
Knowles
Henry Knowles
Wm. St. Barton Oth
Rockford
Royal BE
Edwin W. Knowles
Oak Park
Grace BP. Wolp
Mvanston
Abbie F. Knowles
Wanted ads from Reporter Argus fire up Oak Park area
Classified blurbs seek housing board and room for families and couples near Oak Park High School and Reporter Argus offices. Listings request living space with baths, heat and light, some with pets restrictions, and jobs for stenographers and typists with reasonable pay.
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Argus
YuanTech
Telus
For Sale Local properties and items advertised
Oak Park and River Forest houses and money to loan insurance. Thomas H. Gale 84 LaSalle Oak Park office opposite Avenue Station. FOR SALE 250 or 350 feet on Port Chester ave east front bargain. Address A C Reporter Argua. FOR SALE Houses 34000 to 40000 lots 10 to 125 per foot. L D Cogswell 625 N Oak Park Ave Phone 421 Oak Park IL FOR SALE 40 acre farm near Lake Villa I Good for chicken farm or summer resort Apply to FLOW Barber Jay 8 ione ave Oak Park FOR SALE Second hand organ cheap address A Reporter Vrs FOR SALE One Oak Park Club bond inquire of this office FOR SALE A good driving horse ten years old black women and child twelve years of age can drive him safe or harness pe can show aqait as sodn desk FOR SALE 0 cconthiy to cash buys room nerdorn Mapleave house Clath WEES tak Poaheasi Maree Deus
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Oak Park and River Forest
Thos
HH. Gale
LaSallest
Oak Park
Avenue Station
L.D. Cogswell
Oak Park-ave
Lake Villa
Barber
Jay 8
Ione-Ave
Qik Park
Eve Tiites
Hoteman
Arius
Train crash near Mentor claims many lives
The Chicago to New York express wrecked at Mentor Ohio killing and injuring numerous passengers. Among the dead is H H Wright of Oak Park a vice president of Hewitt Manufacturing and secretary of Featherstone Foundry. Wright born in Green Springs Ohio came to Chicago in 1889 and was active with the Lindenge Athletic Association Westward Golf Club and other groups. Mrs Wright and a daughter survive. He was highly regarded and mourned by all who knew him.
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Lillian Todd
Todd
Bird Kingdom
Miss Todd
Robert Quayle
J. ©. Hanna
C. S. Burton
Board of Education
Ethel Updike
Rachael Rwin
Virginia Worthington
R. F. Johannet
Cone Barlow
Lewis Bell
Robert Burton
Robert Dretien
Robert Erskine
Harold Klock
Horace Langston
Herbert Lesh
Read Lewis
Dudley Meyers
Roy Monroe
Louis Nordenholdt
Arthose Rose
James Ullman
John van Bergen
Ralph Woodbury
LaGrange Worthington
Helen Adams
Lora Adams
Alene Arnold
Ruth Bagley
Ruby Bodeneehatz
Irene Borwell
Louise Boyd
Edna Cowen
Rachael Erwin
Chicago
New York
Mentor
Ohio
H. H. Wright
Oak Park
North
Kenlworth Avenue
Mr. Wright
Hewitt Manufacturing Company
Featherstone Foundry Company
Green Springs
Proudwell
Linigee Athletic Association
Westward the Golf Club
Wright
Automobile use and impact a note by John Farson
The Chicago Tribune prints a well written piece by townsman John Farson on the automobile. It surveys uses from transportation to freight, notes a shift away from horse labor yet respects traditional toil, and praises Farson as an authority on cars across speed, pleasure, labor and utility.
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Chicago Tribune
John Farson
Farson
For Rent Notices from Local Listings
Portrayed lease notices show multiple housing offers. One advertises a furnished or unfurnished room in a S.
War Experiences Recalled at Phil Sheridan Post Meeting
Gen J J Stibbs of Thomas Post spoke on his pension agent duties and recalled Knee-deep in June. The post voted to join other posts heading to the Denver national encampment in September. Dr E P Murdock, medical director at Rockford encampment, shared guerilla experiences from Missouri and Civil War boyhood adventures. Gen John C Smith and I W Buck of Rock Island plan a future official visit to Phil Sheridan Post.
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Phil
Sheridan
J. J. Stibbs
Thomas Post
Ile
Denver
Er. P. Murdock
Rockford
Farregut
Missouri
Hotchkiss
John C. Smith
I. W. Buck
Rock Island
Phil. Sheridan
Missing Bowery Bank Book and Stray Pony Notice
Boss books missing from Bowery Savings Bank. finder to return to bank or apply for new book after the first duty day. Stray pony, black, good-sized, sought by Carlos Hall, Scoville Avenue. reward offered. Return to Mr. Ingram's shoe store after six p.m. Thursday.
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Bowery Savings Bank
Carlos Hall, Sons
Scoville-ave
Miss Bliss Reception At Scoville Place Hosts A Gala Evening
Miss Jennie Maud Bliss hosted a social and musical reception at Scoville Place last Friday drawing over two hundred invitations. Miss Jean Roberts, fresh from Paris study with Burritt and De Reszke, sang and studied voice and piano for a future joint teaching venture with Miss Bliss in the fall.
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Jennie Maud Bliss
Scoville Place
Miss Bliss
Jean Roberts
Miss Roberts
Paris
France
Burritt
Jean de Reszke
Swayne
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Sutherland’s WO Store
Harvard
Zephyr Ginghams
India
Adna T.smith
C. D. Peacock
Lake Street
Tel
Warrington Opera House
Pot
Helen Kennedy
Miss Kennedy
Charles (. MelLean
Cuyler Avenue
M.B Church
Throne of Grace
Oak Park School
Miss Updike
Russia
Miss Bagley
Florence Elizabeth Morse
Lewis
Scottt
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
Sala
Neve
Chicasga Telephone Co
Marion St
A*ted
the Photograph Co
Ameren
North Boulevard
Oak Park High School
Addie
Debres
Care Reporters Argus
Noboy
McKnight
WaAntep
Suburban Water & Light Co
Cuyler Ave
East Front
A. C
Argua
Oak Park Club
Liberal Diese
Offier
Vries
Nerdorn Mapleave
Clath
Maree Deus
Neality
Albert Burgess
Lake St
Real Estate and Loans
LA Salle Street
Austin
Harlem
Maywood
Melrose Park
Adsu
Chicago & Alton Railway
The
Por Rene
Cheney
Madera
Phobe
Mapleave
J. C. Clark
Oak Parkave
Porelis
Clinton
TILE
Chicago & Alton
St. Louis
Kansas City
Peoria
GEO
J. Charlton
Chicago, Ill
J. Thompson
MM. Brown
Gol N. Growo
Io8
Village of
Board of Trustees
Ontario Street
Oak Park Avenue
Austin Avenue
Bucclid
East
Scoville
Elnwood
64Th
Cuyler, Harvey and
Humphrey Avenues
Cook County
Avery &. Hayes
Ars de
Mississippi
St Louis
1. C. RR
A. H. Hanson
Escanaba
Green Bay & Ret
Mackinac Island & Ret
Muskegon
Crand Haven
Ann Noun
Milwaukee
R. C. Davis
G. P.A
Ae Hy
Chicago, Ae
George Turner
Oak Fark
Fred Pira
Gho. C. Spelman
Dunne
Harrison
Goodrich
East Ave
Chicago Ave
F. W. Kettlestrings
Joly Methodist Book Concern
Washington St
Central
Grove Avenue
Sol N
Austin Ave
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