Cicero Board Passes Two Railway Ordinances
Cicero town board approves a Cicero Proviso Street Railway ordinance granting feeder cables on Lake street and Lake avenue with limits on overnight service and fare, and an ordinance with Suburban Railway to build Harlem avenue incline connecting to the Metropolis Elevated, with a mandatory sub ten cent fare clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero and
Proviso
Lake Street
Cicero
Austin
Pierce
Waters
Berwyn
J. B. Caldwell
Twenty-fifth Street
Risley Avenue
Jno
J. Jones
Wm. Or. Wood
Goodwillie
Berkley
Henry Keys
Worcester
Ames
Ridgeland
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Company
Chicago Avenue
Prairie
Austin Wvenmie
Austin Park Improvement & Sovial Clinir
Pattie Culver
Frank A. Sprenger
Dammages
Austin Park Improvement Chae
Lombard Avenue
Nore Streec
Medion
Reanlen
Screeche Shan
Sale
Wilsons Subdivicion
Teiv
North West
Chenes
Committee On Finance
Ok Park
Tawthorne
Clyde
Committee of the Whale
Oak Park
Arstin
Prairie Avenue
Madison Street
Pine
Willow Avenue
Trustee Castle
Ordi
Cicero & Proviso
Ogden Street Railway Companies
Lake Avenue
Ogden Street Railway Company
Ogden Hne
Chicago
Harlem
Stanley Avenues
Madison and
Fortieth Streets
Waller Avenue
Pine Avenue
Io Pine Avenue
Dare
McDonad
Miller
Republian
Ths
Neapte
Mere Chaston EL Crafts
Ogden Company
Mir
Josiah Crate
R.A. Cummmings
Pilio
Cleerg and Proviso
Orden Company
Trugvee Castle
Tie
Aves Castle
Gunthorp
Meonald
Niss Attridge
Rearden
Cheney
Suburban Railroad Company
Harlem Avenue
Harrison
Randolph Street
Metropolitan
Harrison Street
W. Oth Street
Harrison Smb
Railroad Campany
Castle
McDonald
Attridge
Ohio Street
Franklin Avenue
Madison
Jackson
403D Street
Prink Street
Ad Street
53D Street
Baird Avenue
Washington Boulevard
Wiustee MacDonald
Chicago Telephone Co
Morton Park
Hawthorne
Runaway Horse Stopped by Police Rider in Central Park
A horse bolted on a Saturday afternoon in Central Park with a young woman rider and her escort. Officer Ferguson and his horse intervened at Seventy sixth Street, guiding the animal to a rocky wall and returning the rider to her saddle. The frightened rider refused to continue and left the park with a carriage after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridie Path
Central Park
Hong
Zaddie
Monnet
Ferguson
Taoward
New York
Rhodesia a fashion line in a rat’s wardrobe tale
A Bulawayo correspondent notes Rhodesia as a pretty place near town where a visitor reports clothes survive wild pests. A dress hanging in a wardrobe is chewed by a rat, leaving holes the size of a band on each side of the skirt. The writer quips about white ants flat bottles and caterpillars weaving cocoons in curtains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulawayo
South Africa
Rhodesia
In Court. Questioning Motives Sparks Debate In Court
In a courtroom exchange the lawyer challenges the witness about possible interior motives while the witness resists. The dialogue centers on the lawyer not probing motives but asserting a broader inquiry into the witness’s intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oui
Boston Transcript
Chinese Boy Enters Baltimore Grammar School
Chong Lee a 19 year old Chinese boy born in San Francisco has just entered a Baltimore grammar school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chong Lee
San Francisco
Fragmentary Town Topics Quote About Friends and Money
A cryptic Town Topics snippet asks Have you many friends and replies cannot tell as still having money. The fragment hints at social note style without full context or clear events.
Poe Cottage at Fordham Sees Renewed Public Interest
The Poe Cottage in Fordham New York draws visitors as admirers tour the birthplace of Edgar Allan Poe’s later years. The wooden house, yard, and cherry orchard contrast with Poe’s tragic life and his wife’s death, while a curio store offers a portrait of Poe reflecting the burdened, restless artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Fordham
WN. Y
Edgar Allan Poe
Mordham
New York
Kingsbridge Road
Lenore
Annahbe Lee
Curio
Marriage in Thibet and the eldest brother’s role
A traveller notes that marriage in Thibet is difficult and limited to wealthy families. The eldest brother marries first, while younger brothers become junior husbands and often find sharing married happiness with the elder challenging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thibet
Poe Cottage and Park Await Literary Shrine Status
The article describes the Poe cottage near Fordham as a historic poet retreat with views over the Harlem River and a nearby bridge. It notes plans by New York legislature to create Poe's Park and relocate the cottage, now rented pending arrangements, as a literary shrine for public adoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Fordham
Hidge
Harlem River
Riteven
Matame
Helen
Annie
Annabel Lee
Rue Morgue
Binomingdale
Washington
New York
Que
Fite
Deposed King Prempeh Sails to Sierra Leone Aboard Bakana
Ex-king Prempeh, his family, and ten Ashanti chiefs, escorted by British officials, depart from Elmina to Sierra Leone aboard the Bakana. The party, including two wives per chief and an interpreter, arrives with Prempeh expressing gratitude to the English and promising obedience and trade openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British and African Company
Liverpool
Mimina
Prempeh
Sierra Leone
Sava
London Standard
Ist
Ashanti
Koffl Ente
Prince Koffl Ente
King Koff
Bakana
Kelly
Parmenter
Tie
Coomassie
Jie
Freetown
Elmina
Wing Prempeh
Rev Geo R Crooks Writer and Church Leader Passes
Obituary tribute to Rev George R Crooks DpD LL D noting his Philadelphia birth in 1822 education at Dickinson College and Dickinson College career as tutor and professor at Madison New Jersey, leadership in the Methodist Episcopal Church and his role in creating Children’s Day and the Sunday School Children’s Fund. He edited works and advanced theology and history while influencing church reform and editorial work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison
New Jersey
Methodist Episcopal Church
George R. Crooks
Philadelphia
Dickinson College
Ilinois
John McClintock
A. J. Schemn
C. Ir Ingerslev
Geo. R. Crooks
Matthew Simpson
Harper Brother
New York Tribune
John I. Hurst
Crooks
Methodist Episcopal C Church
Harpers’ Weekly
One Church of God
General Conference
Supreme Legislative and Judicial Assembly of the Church
Brooklyn
New York
The
Methodist
Visit to N Gainda the Gongy Sutete Capital
Captain Sidney Langford Hinde recounts a visit to N Gainda capital of Gongy Sutete, a Congo State outpost once under Tippoo Tib. He details brutal executions by crowds, drum head courts, and a fortress ringed by ditches palisades and pavements of skulls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Langford Hinde
N’gainda
Gongy Sutete
Tippoo Tib
Congo
Big fiddle stirs Liverpool harbor aboard continental tour
An opera company arrives in Liverpool after a London season to embark for a continental tour. The double bass draws curious sailors who cluster around it, joking about its length of arm and readiness to be played, as a seafaring anecdote unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isticians
Europe
London
Liverpool
Jack Tars
Blutt
Kie
Thas
New York Advertiser Notes Car Model Changes
The New York Advertiser reports updated features on the 1997 wheels with a new name plate and unspecified improvements. The brief hints at enhancements but provides no detailed specifications or release timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seen Through Wer Friend's Eyes Ceremony Note
A garbled account notes nervous behavior during a ceremony with a denial and a subsequent yes from William, while Miss Spitegirl remains central in the fragmentary testimony. The text preserves limited names and actions without clear context or date.
Glass as Building Material Indicates Wider Use Soon
Glass is seen as a prospective building material due to demand for light, durability, cleanliness, and fire protection. It notes glass doors and glass houses as future trends, driven by the need for better light in crowded districts and hygienic requirements, alongside electrical disturbance concerns.
Old Age Marked in Shells Aboard by Hyatts Notes
The article cites Alpheus Hyatt presenting to the American Academy of Science on shells of cephalopods brachiopods and some bivalves showing retrogressive changes in old age. It notes the shell of the phulupad resembles its youth as the animal regresses in mind and body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Academy of Science
Alpheus Hyatt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cicero Town Board
Ats Incline
Metropolitan Elevated
Nance
Germany
Austria
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Ireland
Rosects
Hime
Thiber
Emia
Ele
Vergey O. Fanlerson
Rock Dell Olmsted
Eenderson
Trock Dell
Enderson
Ennderson
Grand Riviere
Brest
United States
MR. Torger O. Enderson
Ils Country
Good Old School
Methodism
United
N'Gaindaa
Hasy Violin
Jacek
Tim
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!