Cicero Town Board Passes Fire Escape Ordinance
Cicero town board on December 10 1898 approved a fire escape ordinance requiring one metallic escape for every fifty occupants on multi story buildings and fines for noncompliance. The minutes show numerous petitions and ordinances on street lighting water works streetcar rails and sidewalk work plus financial and committee actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. and
M. Chaplin
Thirty-Seventh Street
Fifty-Third Avenue
Drexel
H. A. Nicholson
John A. Nicholson
Cicero
Carpenter
Ogden Street
D. Atherton Et al
Willow Avenue
Chicago Avenue
O. J. Allen
W. O. Cline
John Lewis
Committee of Whole
G. i. Deming
Berwyn
Committee of the Whole
FL Wy. Pringle
KKB
Ballard
Douglas Bros
Cieery Avenue
Ogden Street Railway Company
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Company
Committee of
Suburban Railway Company
Cicero & Harlem Railway Company
Cicero Conduit & Supply Company
Cicero Telephone Company
Clinton Avenue
Lexington Street
Harrison Street
Lexington Avenue
Fluclid Avenue
Clarence Avenue
Kenilworth Avenue
Oak Park Avenue
Wisconsin
Grant town vote debated by Cicero residents
William Preston cites Charles Stoffel’s stance against forming Grant and argues Hawthorne would attract crime if the town is created. Stoffel expressed voting and organizing against the new town, citing safety concerns for families and opposition to corporate influence.
Stoffel speech warns Oak Park on separation
Mr. Chas Stoffel appeals to Oak Park residents urging defeat of a separation scheme backed by corporations and large landholders. He cites family values and fears of voter manipulation at the Mor ton Park Hawthorne plan, urging citizens to vote against separating the town of Grant next Thursday.
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Chas. Stoffel
Oak Park
Morton Park
Hawthorne
Grant
Lake Street
The
Philippines
Murat Halated
War Department
San Francisco
Pacific
General Merritt
Honolulu
Hong Kong
Manila
Aguinaldo
Olympia
Dewey
Bonanza
Frerene
Outfit
I’ I
Barber
Yey Star Insurance Building
Chicago
Tremont Cigar Promises Quality at Four Cents
Public smokers can now buy Tremont cigars at all retailers. The hand made premium includes long filler binders and wrappers with no flavor. The Austin Fair advertises holiday goods with doilies and a full line of children’s toys at 218 N Far k Ave Austin.
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Austin Fair
N. Fark Ave
Austin
Morrison's Academy Lodge Hall For Rent
Morrison's Academy offers the fifthy-second near Lake street for rent for dances weddings lectures birthday parties church festivals socials entertainments card parties and more. Beautiful lodge hall with ante rooms electric lights and modern improvements at 5 dollars per month. D I Morrison 47 Ashland Boulevard.
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Lake Street
D. I. Morrison
Ashland Boulevard
Free Coffee Event At Bennett Store
The C. F. Blanke Tea and Coffee Co. roasts coffee for free tasting on the 19th 20th and 21st at W. J. Bennett’s store 5604 South Bowevard A lady will explain coffee preparation methods and serve samples at no charge to patrons and guests.
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C. F. Blanke Tea and Coffee Co
W. J. Bennett
South Bowevard
Lifesaving cure praised for typhoid pneumonia
Hannibal resident J J Lilly credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after typhoid fever progressed to pneumonia He reports rapid relief from one bottle and full recovery Now touted as a universal remedy for lung trouble the medicine is sold in various bottle sizes at local druggists The Austin volunteer fire department announces a grand ball on December 28 at Library hall to raise funds with tickets set at 50 cents
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Police and Sanitary
George Mauren
Fred Blaze
William Bostin
William Lemke
Fire Department
Oak Ark Avenue
Augusta Street
Austin
Oak Park
2Th Street
64Th Avenue
T20 Avenue
25Th Street
S2d Avenue
Central Avenue
Ith Avenue
J. J. Lilly
Hannibal
Traitt & Cooling
P. Miller's
Volunteer Fire Department of
Library Hall
Bank Statement and Certification for Oak Park State Bank
A bank balance sheet from Oak Park State Bank details liabilities and capital including capital stock of 50,000.00, surplus and undivided profits, savings deposits, individual and time deposits, and cashier's standing. A. J. Witt, cashier, swears to the truth of the statement before Notary Carr L. McCord on a December date.
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Liabil Ries
State of Hingis
Cook
Castle
Austin
State Bank
Oak Park
Hanaibeld
Ilinois
A. J. Witt
Oak Park State Bank
Iss
Carr L. McOrd
Weather Strip Man Pitches All Wood Strip at Cedar Street
J W Parks promotes his all wood Weather Strip business. He claims to have completed hundreds of jobs with no complaints and urges readers to place orders soon at 5932 Cedar Street.
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Cedar Street
Austin Building and Loan Association Seeks Members
The Austin Building and Loan Association offers conservative management and monthly deposits on two or more shares at fifty cents per share. It pays six percent interest on withdrawals. George H. Park is president and John D. Maclean secretary at city office room 921 184 La Salle Street.
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Austin Building and Loan Association
Austin
George H. Park
John D. Maclean
la Salle Street
Steinberger Advancing Alarm Systems in Chicago
Expert electrician A Steinberger promotes improved automatic burglar alarms annunciators electric wiring bells speaking tubes auto matic gas lighting locksmithing and medical batteries. Telephone West 817 at 278 West Madison Street Chicago for mail and telephone orders promptly attended to.
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Steinberger
West
A. Steinberger
Madison Street
Chicago
New wall paper store opens on North Park Avenue
A. V. Turner opens a new shop at 149 North Park Avenue offering wall paper paints oils glass and decorative goods. Mrs. Turner, formerly with Edward P. Martin, invites former patrons to place orders and visit the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Turner
North Park Avenue
Turner
Edward P. Martin
Warranted Tar Syrup Refund Guarantee Card
A signed notice promises to refund the purchase price of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds. It also offers a 25 cent bottle refund to prove satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
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T. 1. Ward
Nene Park Ave
Ami
J. W. Moore
Park Avenue
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Chicago Exchange
Cicero Exchange
Cicero Town Board
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Attridge
Ley
Grove
Pleasant
Randolph
Forty-eighth Avenue
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van Buren Streets
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Austin Avenue
R.A. Carpenter
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Ginger
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Mitter
Lombard and
Lexington Avenues
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Randolph Streets
Committee On Judiciary
Finance Committee
Committee of Streets and Highways
J. Ws. Gray
C. J. Linden
W. A. Sheridan
Jennie D. Small
Justice Kendall, Price and
la Mena
Bismarck
Dr. King
Trail
Cooling’s
Chas. P. Miller
Charles Stoffel
Pew Totee
William Preston
Indiana Street
Holiday Presents
Morrison's Academy
Austin State Bank
State of Tinois
State of
Tnois
United States
Tponal
Collections In Transit
BOA
Henry Piluingir
IMS Co
Internal Revenue
FSG
Weather Strip
J. W. Parks
Mvt New Wall Paper Store
B. McCann
L. Zimmermann
Franklin St
B. Patrick
N. Park Avenue
Abbot and Austin
P. B. Saur
Tel. Hala
Champlain Building
State & Radives
Park Ave
Bell
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