Austin Area Notices Show Travel, Vacations, and Local Updates
Mrs. Frank Emerson and family return from Paw Paw Lake. J. P. Garner on Bass Lake trip. many Austin Oak Park residents plan Lake Geneva outing. Local visits include Fox Lake and Dimond Lake vacations. high school opens Sept 20 with entrance exams Aug 31. Burglary at Sergeant Schwass's home noted. several residents share travels and health news.
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Frank Emerson
Paw Paw Lake
J. P. Garner
Bass Lake
Samuel C. Higinson
Austin
Fox Lake
F. A. Hill
Lone Tree Point
Michigan
Henry Seivers
Chicago Avenue
A. F. Barron
North Central Avenue
R. H. Traill
the Dells
Wisconsin
Hughes and
Cambell
Simpson Dunlop
South Haven
W. H. Corrie
Lake Street
E. V. Schaler
Grace Episcopal Church
Lakes
Giles
Buffalo
Marion Street
E. I Wolf
Brown & Bixby
H. P. Marten
Oak Park
North Western Ry
Kanville
Ill
Myrtle C. Rowan
Talking at the Fence and Neighborly Time Wasting
An editorial urges farmers to avoid dropping their hoe and strolling to the fence to chat when neighbors pass by. It argues such chatter wastes both their time and their neighbor’s, hindering crop progress and productive work.
New Jersey Labeled Garden State For Market Farms
New Jersey is described as the Garden State due to much of its farmland devoted to vegetable crops for markets in New York and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
Imported German Machinery For Philadelphia Mint
The article notes that delicate minting machinery from Germany has entered the United States and is deemed imported. It states the treasury department must apply the usual duty on these goods though revenues from all customs houses ultimately go to the treasury. It emphasizes that Uncle Sam simply reabsorbs the funds rather than altering money between pockets.
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Germany
Philadelphia
United States
Treasury Department
Sam
Final Concert Week Ends Oak Park Music Series
The summer band concerts in Oak Park Maywood and Austin conclude with one final performance. The Pullman First Regiment Band opened the season, led by Dr F Ehlers. Attendance and receipts surpassed expectations, and Melancthon Smith chaired the organizing committee. The last concert on Tuesday evening August 27 features the American Band with cornet soloist Jules Levy.
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Oak Park
Maywood
Austin
Pullman First Regiment
F. ¥. Ehlers
Melancthon Smith
Jules Levy
Oak Park Police Nab Youth in Stolen Clothes
Oak Park police arrested youth John Wagner after spotting him in stolen garments. He is jailed and tied to a copper wire theft from the Chicago Telephone Company. The wires were being sold at John Behrens fence at 66 Lathrop avenue Harlem. Police report strong results against thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
John Wagner
Trenkler
Chicago Telephone Company
John Behrens
Lathrop Avenue
Harlem
Mystery Solved in Cora Bates Disappearance Case
Cora Bates, once missing, is found at the county hospital where she recently became a mother. Her brother-in-law, Mr Beil, who first complained of her disappearance, is held at Oak Park station facing serious charges.
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Cora Bates
Mr. Beil
Oak Park
Bismarck’s Youthful Duel Recalls Iron Chancellor Image
The item discusses a passage from The Love Letters of Bismarck describing his 1852 duel with Vincke. It recounts the surprise, the agreed single shot, the altered terms, and Bismarck’s reluctance to apologize as the duel ends with both fighters missing and a formal handshake.
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Bismarck
Vincke
Tegel
Johanna
Senator Daniel's Modest Living in Washington
The Virginia senator lives frugally, devoting earnings to his late father William Daniel of Lynchburg, whose 1873 panic losses left over $100,000 in debts. He chose to assume the liabilities and has paid interest for about thirty years, a life-long burden.
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Senator Daniel
Virginia
Washington
Daniel
William Daniel
Lynchburg
New York Times
Training School for Firemen Opens in Charleston
Charleston unveils a new training facility with a 70 foot scaling tower and complete apparatus. All city firemen must rotate through drills, ensuring preparedness and standardized procedures across the department.
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Charleston
Bbags
Common-law safety right for municipal water workers
The Rhobidas v Concord case holds a municipal servant has a right to a reasonably safe place to work. The duty arises from negligence of authorities in water works, not from a universal public duty, and supports a private action for injuries.
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Rhobidas
Concord
N. H
Ben Hur opens Illinois Theatre season with historic production
Klaw and Erlanger present Ben Hur at the Illinois Theatre signaling the third year of the run. After stops in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Brooklyn the show aims for Chicago with two special trains and a large cast. Engineers place a forty ton chariot race set as eight horses thunder along, thrilling audiences. seating orders for the first two weeks are taken by mail.
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Klaw & Erlanger
Ilinois
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
Chicago
Illinois
Claude Hagen
Ben Hur
the Illinois
Summer at Bass Lake Mich Delights Austinites Campers
Austinites enjoy a lively Bass Lake Michigan summer with new cottages, filled tents, and packed grounds. Sunday school, fireworks display hosted by Alderman Race, Bass Lake history by Wallace Gilbert, and fishing feats by Prof. Chas Griffiths and others provide a festive span of boating and social events for about 150 attendees.
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Bass Lake
Mich
Camp Major
Alderman
Frank L. Race
Alderman Race
Wallace Gilbert
Chas
Gilbert
Griffiths
Hace
N. ‘D. Gilbert
Dr. Adams
Snodgrags
Warren White
Leach
Frank
Clarence Race
Chas. Griffiths
Queen of Holland Is Scientific
The young Queen of Holland devotes herself to natural history study. While in London during her minority she and Queen Emma visited the Natural History Museum in South Kensington to study minerals. She is a diligent reader of scientific literature.
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Queen of Holland
London
Queen Emma
Natural History Museum
South Kensington
Forests and Nature Call to Restore Human Harmony
The American Hebrew urges readers to reconnect with forests and nature, arguing urban life cuts people off from the light and the deeper life of the world. It warns that sickness and discontent arise from unnatural city living and closed palaces of delight.
The American Man and His Physical Condition
An analysis arguing that American men, derived from diverse European and Indigenous origins, are physically robust. It cites Civil War soldier data showing larger head and chest measurements, higher wound recovery, and longer life expectancy in the United States versus Europe, as endorsed by International Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Dr. Brown-Sequard
International Monthly
Show Skill of Ancients Revealed in Buried Egypt Finds
Professor Flinders Petrie’s Royal Institution lectures unveil long buried tombs and artifacts from 4750 years before Christ. Goldsmithing, soldering, and linen work from ancient Egypt challenge modern beliefs on progress and civilization.
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Egypt
Flinders Petrie
Royal Institution
River Forest Miscellany and Local Happenings
Chas Oetjen visits South Dakota sister and a new barber opens in River Forest inviting patrons. Prof Adams moves to Park avenue. Mrs Towsend visits Iowa. C C Collins family return from Kelly Lake Wisconsin. Presbyterian social raises 12 dollars despite rain. New ordinance authorizes a second deep well with 5000 dollar bonds due 1905 to 1914 at 5 percent. River Forest loses 14 to 11 to Austin. next play Hibbard Spencer Bartlett Hardware. Citizens accuse Special Policeman Pickett of overstepping. a man water elements leads to near arrest. crowd intervenes sparing a possible lawsuit.
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Chas, Oetjen
Lake Street
South Dakota
River Forest
Prof. Adams
Park Avenue
George B. Towsend
Lathrop Avenue
Iowa
C. C. Collins
Kelly Lake
Wisconsin
Ralph Scarrett
Austin
Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett Hard Ware
Pickett
Harlem News Briefs Highlight Visits and Local Troubles
Miss Gertrude De Corevont visits friends in Minooka Illinois. A. Roose couple visit Fond du Lac Wisconsin. Prof. Shephard returns from Benton Illinois. Tillie Yost returns from vacation in St Paul and Minneapolis. National Guard camps at Miners Grove near Turner Park. McBrady wedding couple now at 92 Thomas Street. Mrs Louis Stahmer dies at 166 Lathrop Avenue. Saloons in Harlem reported infested by gangs of thieves and gamblers harming the community.
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Gertrude de Corevont
Minooka
Ill
A. Roose
Fond du Lac
Wis
Prof
Shephard
Benton, Ill
Tillie Yost
St. Paul
Minneapolis
National Guard
Harlem Cadets
Miners’ Grove
Turner Park
McBrady
Thomas Street
Louis Stahmer
Harlem
Lathrop Avenue
Cooling Tower Made of Brush at Los Angeles Pacific
A cooling tower built from brush and twigs operates at the Sherman power house of the Los Angeles Pacific railroad. The timber frame measures 60 feet by 12 feet by 13 feet and is filled with brush and twigs to cool condensing water for a 300 horsepower engine and a 460 horsepower engine on railway service.
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Los Angeles Pacific Railroad
Sherman
Cal
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Elmer
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George A. Campbell
Des Moines
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W. S. Payne
Fostoria
Ohio
Soul Culture Club
Sarah B. Sprague
Ella Dare
George H. Brown
Blake
Ont
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Detroit
Toledo
National Department
Nocarat
West Park Avenue
D. Hall
Sophia Shulter
Lake Bluff
Herman Festnes
Lilie Arntz
Hine Huson
Milwaukee
Mathew T. Long
Rockford
B. A. Kent
May Wagner
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Oregon
J. K. Dunlop
Yellowstone Park
Aq- Martin
Geo. B
Bakerr
Schmitz
Burgess, Albert
Oak Park Restaurant
BANK
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Tel
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Boots and
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Rolf Rasmussen
John Price
Brambach, D
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Gibbs’ Grocery & Provision Store
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Reed Oo
Hugh Gair
E. B. Moore & Co
Central
J. Dunfee & Co
Main
I. Ward
Roath & Robison
Justice OF Peace
Arthur J. Kendall
Austin Crystal Laundry Co
LAKE
Graham & Morton
W. E. Annewall
C. A. Denham & Co
Brown
Harry F
Madigan
M. J
Goelitz
H. G
Carmichael’s
Anderson’s. Burcky & Milan
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C. Kampp & Son
Postlewait
Nesselroth
Sgn
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