Suburban News Items From Oak Park And Nearby
Local notes describe visits and travels of residents across Bass Lake Milwaukee Paris Lake Miltona and Montreal. People include John Prite Guy Canfield Rev Ray Palmer and Miss Florence Haggard with updates on illnesses injuries and social gatherings plus a trol ley collision injuring John Board and recreation events at Scovill's dancing hall.
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J. A. & B. McCann
John Prite
Bass Lake
Guy Canfield
Minneapolis
W. F. Young
Hdna MacFarlane
J. H. Guan
North Park Avenue
Henry Andrus
Huntrey, Ill
Andrew Bolton
Willow Avenue
E. B. Blackburne
Austin
New Orleans
Migses Nye
South
Waller Avenue
Lake Miltona
Minn
W. 9. Butler
Howard Avenue
Florence Haggard
Oak Park Improvement Association Meeting Notice
The Oak Park Improvement Association will meet at the Scoville Institute on Saturday evening August 3 1901 at 8 o clock. All interested in the village welfare are invited. Reports from section chairmen will review current season work. Nelson A McClary president George R Hemingway secretary treasurer.
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Oak Park Improvement Association
Scoville Institute
Nelson A. M'Clary
Bartlett Called to Lead Chicago Church
The Rev W A Bartlett has received a call to become pastor of the First Congregationalist church in Chicago. It is likely he will accept, and friends in Oak Park look forward to hearing him again.
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E Bartlett
Chicago
W. A. Bartlett
First Congregationalist Church of
Oak Park
Motions of the Earth I II III and more
New York Sun outlines Earth's movements including rotation at 1,171 feet per second, orbital translation at 1844 miles per second, axial precession over 26 765 years, lunar system center of gravity motion, and nutation with an 18 5 year period. It notes obliquity variation 47 seconds per century and overall planetary perturbations along with solar system translation about a gravity center. The pole shift is small but detectable in station latitudes.
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Earth
Moon
Solar System
New York
Aged Nations and South American Debt Chains
Gunton's Magazine warns that South American republics are increasingly owned by money lenders and capitalists. Concessions grant railroads, mining rights, and tax revenues to foreign interests. Argentina faces over 300 million in debt, with mines and rails pledged as security and creditors eye further territory.
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Republis
South America
Gunton’s Magazine
South American
Argentina
Canada to nationalize telegraphs and telephones
The Canadian government plans to take over telegraph and telephone services, placing networks in municipal hands for operation. Officials anticipate a $7,000,000 annual surplus and note widespread support among business leaders. The move follows Great Britain’s nationalization a generation ago.
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Government of
Canada
Dominion
Great Britain
England
Post Office Department
Flowers for Bridesmaids in a Philadelphia Wedding
Bridesmaids carried bouquets on long walking sticks in ivory satin gowns with pink accents. Lace coats, large black hats, and ebony wands with pink knobs accompanied bouquets of pink carnations. Some bridesmaids bore baskets with a single bloom. a crescent shaped bouquet rested at the elbow and wrist.
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Philadelphia
Times
Cicero Town Board Meeting Vetoes Redmond Appointment
The Cicero town board met with all members present led by President O D Allen. Allen vetoed hiring former Town Attorney Redmond to collect delinquent special assessment taxes. The board discussed band concert policemen, ash removal, sewer overflow damages, smoke complaints, sidewalk use, and an October deadline for a Lombard Ontario sidewalk. An ordinance repealing and reinstating the Berwyn meter rules was adopted. Several licenses and personnel actions were approved or discussed. The meeting adjourned with an upcoming September 12 gathering.
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O. D. Allen
Woodbury
Allen
Redmond
Utley
John Farson
Oak Park
Vail
Ontario
Lombard
R. M. Davies
Thos. Loon
Austin Park
W. H. Kaesel
S. C. Postelwait
Herman Schultz
Dunham
Berwyn
Westward Ho Barn Destroyed by Fire
The barn at the Westward Ho Golf Club clubhouse burned on Wednesday. Firefighters arrived too late to stop the blaze.
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Westward HO
Westward Ho Golf Club
Educational Folly and Gorst on School Reform
Harold E. Gorst critiques the current education system quoted in Current Literature. He argues that clustering children into fixed classes stifles individual strengths, declaring the method unfair and idiotic. He calls for less rote learning and more reflection, even proposing severe penalties for rote teaching.
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Harold E. Gorst
Casablanca
Stars of first and second magnitude noted by astronomers
Astronomers say there are eighteen stars of the first magnitude whose light takes about three years to reach Earth. They also count fifty five stars of the second magnitude.
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Earth
Trail and Lackawanna Coal Sale Notice
If in doubt about our ability to supply the best coal, visit Trail and leave an order for Lackawanna coal. Barr and Collins urge customers to choose trusted coal from Lackawanna sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traiil
Lackawanna Coal
Barr & Collins
Ardington Pub House Sold Soup More Than Beer
The late Lord Wantage ran a public house at Ardington where soup was sold over the counter in winter. It is noted that recently more money was drawn for soup than for beer, indicating soup's popularity.
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Lord Wantage
Ardington
Government Telephones to Be Operated from London Post Office
The English post office will run a government telephone service in London starting August. It covers about 640 square miles with rates of 12.50 dollars per year for a home line and low per message charges, underground dry core cables, and local call offices expanding as needed in New York Press.
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London
New York
Chinese Treasures Chronicle Ancient Paper Money 1367 Note
A 1367 Chinese treasury note, redeemed in silver bullion and valued at 250 taels, was found in a temple near the Dowager Empress’s palace. The artifact shows movable type usage in China preceding Gutenberg, with earlier bills possibly dated to the eleventh century.
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Aimmer
China
Board of Revenue
Hong Wu
Gutenberg
British Museum
Klaproth
Indiana Snake Story From Tipton Electric Works
An ordinary house snake looped with Moe wires at the Tipton electric light works withstood thousands of volts and, after a common club, swung overhead as a cracker-track. The electrician says the current could have killed twenty four men, yet failed. Edison should hear of this with marginal notes.
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Indiana
Tipton
Electric Light Works
Edison
Indianapolis News
Whist Halls Thrive as Money Prizes Draw Patrons
In eastern papers whist halls advertise as public resorts where players compete for monetary prizes. While poker parlors are banned in major New England cities, whist halls remain popular venues for social gaming and prize redemption.
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New England
Electric devices for home use advertised in early catalog
The article lists several new home electric devices: hand lamps that light at a touch, a pocket lamp and flat folding battery, ornamental candles with tiny lights, a small clock lamp, and decorative mini lamps. It explains that current powers flat irons, curling irons, coffee mills, ice cream freezers, and sewing machines, plus heat for chafing dishes and tea kettles.
Forty Four Weddings Held At Plougastel Feast
In Plougastel Brittany France the Feast of St Frances permits weddings once a year. This year forty four couples knelt to wed with civil and religious ceremonies followed by a village banquet for about two thousand guests across six days.
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Plougastel
Brittany
France
Nervous City Fears Nitroglycerin Carriage
The Marion community fears a nitroglycerin factory nearby and loads passing through town. Citizens worry an accident could divert the Mississinewa river and erase Marion from the map, prompting local press calls for a quarantine amid past explosions in Indiana.
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Marion
Mississinewa
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Enterprising Jap Tradesman Card from Yokohama
A Yokohama correspondent shares a tradesman card claiming a jewelry maker in Aioicho Itchome offers genuine Japanese crystals and curios. The shop advertises electroplate and plain repairs, monogram carving, and custom designs at low prices, inviting customers to try once and remember the name Whisky.
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Yokohama
Whiskyboy
Aioicho Itchome
Jinrikshaman
Population and horse census in Argentina
Argentina reports a population of 4 780 000 people and 5 081 000 horses making it the only nation with a horse for every inhabitant. This census highlights a unique equine surplus and national livestock emphasis.
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Argentine Republic
New House Under Construction In River Forest
A home is being built on Keystone avenue in River Forest. A. F. Millican and family plan to move back from Dixon Indiana. F J Riecman couple returned from an Eastern trip. Sam Waite and family moved from Franklin avenue to Waterloo Indiana. Mrs Sadie Richards and her son from Youngstown are visiting. Mr and Mrs Felix Geiffing returned from Boston and the East. Mrs J B Miller of 295 Thatcher avenue hosted a luncheon for fourteen ladies.
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E. B. Prescott
Minneapolis
Marie Moore
North Central Avenue
Kalb
State Normal School
E. McLean
Kewanee
Louise Collier
Lincoln
M. M. Merrick
Samme
New York City
W. P. Jenkins
Lone Tree Point
Mich
William Amerson
Edward Francis
Lillian
Montreal
Mary E. Vance
Paris
Keystone Avenue
A. F. Millican
Dixon
F. J. Riecman
Sam Waite
Franklin Avenue
Waterloo
Sadie Richards
Youngstown
Felix Geiffing
Boston
J. B. Miller
Thatcher Avenue
Local Notices from Harlem and Nearby Towns
Miss Emil Cerving moved to York Center and Mrs Henry Mohr left for Warsaw Wisconsin. Wm Haas and family vacationing at a Michigan resort. Chas Vanderbluen in poor health at 102 Elgin. Lilie Klimmer recovering from rheumatism. About seventy five attended last week’s St Joe picnic. Ladies Society of St Paul Church hosted Altenheim picnic on Thursday. Paul Goede and Emil Lossin fought Sunday. a six man jury in Justice Lehman court on Thursday fined Young Lossin three dollars plus costs.
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Emil Cerving
York Center
Henry Mohr
South Meringo Street
Warsaw
Wis
Wm, Haas
Michigan
Chas, Vanderbluen
Elgin Street
Lilie Klimmer
St. Joe
Ladies’ Society
St. Paul's Church
Altenheim
Paul Goede
Emil Lossin
Two-Fold Value of Technical School Training
The history of technical schools shows training yields practical value with immediate entry to work. Graduates often secure a position on graduation, crucial for youths limited to four years of study. The program also broadens capability to adapt to new conditions and advance in professions.
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Saturday Evening Post
Gen George F McGinnis Career Highlighted in Obituary Note
Gen George Francis McGinnis born in Boston in 1826 led Ohio Volunteers in the Mexican War and commanded Eleventh Indiana in the Civil War. He fought at Fort Donelson, rose to brigadier general in 1862, and mustered out in 1865. Lived in Indiana postwar with little information thereafter.
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G. F. McGinnis
George Francis McGinnis
Boston
Ohio
Leutenant
Eleventh
Indiana Infantry
Fort Donelson
Indiana
New York Sun
Monopoly of Egyptian Sugar Expands Land Holdings
A Cairo report notes the leading French sugar group has arranged to hold concessions for about 40 000 acres near Nag Hammadi to grow beetroot while already owning extensive canefields. Egypt aims to self supply sugar and compete in Levant markets with French and Austrian producers.
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Cairo
Nag-Hamadi
Upper
Egypt
Levant
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