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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1901
Page
5
Local notices from Austin list residents traveling to New York and Michigan. Moves include Norman Kellogg to 416 North Waller and Percy Castle's family planning a shift to 121 South Waller on May 1. Other items note illnesses, hospital visits, and social events such as dances at Library Hall and a Royal League reception.
Oak Park updates include J H McGay moving to 225 East avenue and F H Clark family returning from Arizona. Local burglaries and stolen items surface as Wilsnach jewelry theft and an Imperial wheel taken from postman Schroeder. Community programs feature an informal cinch party, charity card party, and church grounds decorating.
The paper reports plans to begin next week photographing vacant lots as they burn, detailing the staged coverage by the staff and the anticipated public interest in the scene.
Review lauds the Pinafore at Library Hall Austin praising overall quality from orchestra to costumes. Lighting不足 caused musicians to guess at most of score yet cast delivered strong singing and engaging character work including Miss Bessie Lay and Mr Pither.
The Fair Oaks Nursery announces a new retail outlet at 455 North boulevard near Oak Park avenue offering shade and ornamental trees fruit trees shrubs vines roses perennials and hardy ferns. Manager B Berry invites Oak Park residents to inspect stock believed to be true to name and freshly grown at bed rock prices.
The Austin Woman's Club held its annual meeting on April 15 1901 with reports from officers and department heads. Mrs Maude K Alden led a farewell address prior to Mrs Emma Compton being elected president. the club debated press work and revisions to the constitution and planned future meetings and events.
Union labor halts work at the busy Oak Park avenue shop of J P Willing as carpenters walk out after receiving quit orders. Foreman J P Goetler and officer of the union obeyed council orders while Richard Hillman and William Schaefer agreed to work, facing a $25 fine each. Workers claim no demand was made on contractors and argue the Saturday shutdown arose from a misunderstanding during the peak season.
The Cicero Town Board debated a motion to suspend Mr Langston, with President Allen ruling the board lacks power to expel members. The meeting approved warrants for Chicago Suburban Water and Light and paid miscellaneous bills, set meeting dates, and elected committee chairmen for the year.
Five year old Elsie Lussow wandered from home on Saturday morning causing panic in Oak Park. A Milwaukee Avenue description led to a streetcar ride to the Dunning line and police found the girl, who said she rode behind two horses. She was returned to her relieved parents that night.
Mr. John Stewart Kennedy subscribed 1000 dollars to the William L. Wilson memorial fund for the endowment of a professorship at Washington and Lee University. He will remain abroad until October.
Harlem voters chose a caucus ticket with Henry Struble as president and members for trustees and other posts. The village will install the new board on April 7, with Klimmer’s ticket narrowly ahead amid about 906 votes. Active society notes include dances, lectures, and a Women’s Club program run by Miss Marie Hofer and George Thatcher.
The Calico Hop is set for Monday evening, April 29, in Library Hall for the so called old timers who enjoy social events. Fitz gerald's orchestra will provide music and refreshments. Tickets cost $1 and are available from patronesses Mesdames Garner Kreis Rud Rear den Ward Thorndyke Chace Matthews.
Germany has appointed expert commercial attaches at New York Buenos Ayres Constantinople and St Petersburg attached to the consulates general and not the embassies their services proven valuable to German trade interests.
Two veteran Minneapolis teachers retire at year end. Anna M. Browne completes twenty eight years with eighteen years as principal. Martha M. Burdick finishes twenty six years with twenty years as principal.
Mr Geo Glos of Elgin street is critically ill. Jos F Klinmer was elected by a majority of 37 votes. Miss Grace Bailey of Steven's Point visits Mrs F Hoffman of Elgin street. A card party was hosted by Mrs Fecuser on Maillson street last Friday April 12. A Girls Club meeting is set for Tuesday April 28 at Miss Lillie Klimmer's home. On May 1 Frank Bracken to open a restaurant at Madison street and Harlem avenue. Evergreen Lodge 7 K and L of A to hold second annual May party at Thode's Hall May 4. On May 1 the German Lutheran Church will host a three day entertainment at Bracken's Hall for parish benefit. The new dynamo for the electric house arrived Wednesday and will improve Harlem lighting. A $1,500 contract for Bracken building decorating near Madison and Harlem is nearly complete. The hall is finished in red. The Maywood Lodge 185 and International Machinists host second annual hall at Thode's Hall April 20. Music by Schnoll's Elite Orchestra.
The note says Edmond Rostand forbids Jac uni and Leoncavallo from using Cyrano de Bergerac as the basis for an opera libretto. It questions whether they will heed him. It compares to Verdi using Victor Hugo for Rigoletto despite Hugo's wishes and Hugo’s name now tied to Verdi’s melodies.
A southern railway's progress of civilization folder shows 495 textile mills on its system at year end 1900, up 94 mills from 1899, with 22 185 looms and 1 137 590 spindles. Mills are spread across Georgia 66, Alabama 33, North Carolina 159, South Carolina 102, and remaining in Tennessee Kentucky Missouri and Virginia.
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