Hawthorne notes and social items in South Cicero
Miss Bertha Lucas of Lynn visits Mrs. B J Martin. The Maccabees plan a dance at the Auditorium on Friday Feb 12. A sleighing party near Lyons. Fire alarm system work in Taw Shorne. A minor fire at Nick Kaufman packing house, insured and minor damage. Obituaries for Annie Collins and Michael Collins. funeral at Sagbridge. Firemen ball success at Auditorium with 600 tickets. Descriptions of presidents of France Mexico Switzerland Argentina Bolivia Colombia Honduras Venezuela Brazil and others with salaries and term lengths. Direct voting noted for several nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maccabees
Herman Lehman
Lyons
Taw Shorne
Nick Kaufman
Hawthorne
Michael Collins
Annie Collins
Johanna Collins
Forty-eighth
Twenty-seventh
Twenty Eighth
Father Erkinswik
Sagbridge
Cicero
Sweet Home
Chief Moore
France
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Mexico
Argentina
Congress
Bolivia
Columbia
Honduras
Venezuela
Switzerland
Brazil
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Salvador
Santo Domingo
Uruguay
Orange Free State
Transvaal
Local Notes and Notices From Clyde and North Dakota
Short items report Mrs. William Cotton's recovery and Miss Hammond hosting friends. Fire alarm system completed in La Verne links to Clyde. Trustee Peter McDonald learns of his sister's death in North Dakota. The Union club plans a future event with date to be announced. Destitution cases in Clyde number three, aided by police and citizens. The Clyde band explores a venue at Thrawnthorne Auditorium with hall arrangements. The North American Review article discusses dietary science favoring fruits, milk, and non starch diets in medical practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cotton
Miss Hammond
Hame
la Verne
Clyde
Peter McDonald
North Dakota
Union Club
Bon Ami
Trawthorne
Phil
Carlsbad
Weisbaden
Community social events and fire damage report
The Baptist Juniors hosted a sociable night while the Episcopalian guild enjoyed a sleigh ride. A theater and church activities report a heating failure closing a school building. a fire at Mr Olson’s residence caused about 8900 in damage. a skating party at Carson and Olson’s attracted many couples. a Friday dispute between Meederick Schroeder and William Phillips ended with Schroeder fatally struck by a pickax. authorities state Phillips is not yet arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Pitts' Guild
Episcopalian
Elustch
Mpnorth League
Methodist Shurch
Pure Np Pleasiunt
Cie Olson
Tlumboldt Park
Meederick Schroeder
William Phillips
la Grange
Schroeder
Chicago and
Hammond Railway
Phillips
Gay Deceiver to Be Staged by Comedy Stock at Club
Morton Park notes visitations by W. W. Weare and family to California and reports a Comedy Stock presentation of the Gay Deceiver at the club for its benefit. Local citizens helped the needy during last week’s cold spell. An Enchre club has formed with two pleasant meetings and weekly gatherings Thursdays. Members plan interclub exchanges and active social bussing by club players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comedy Stock Company
Morton Park
Unclear Text Item From Historical Clip
Fragmentary OCR note with nonsensical phrases and garbled names. No clear event or entities identifiable. cannot extract a coherent news item or summary from the provided text.
Sweet apples favored for eating raw and baking
The apple crop is large this year and sweet varieties may go to waste in some areas. Sour apples bake well but lack flavor in milk. The piece argues sweets are superior for eating fresh and baking, with baked sweet apples enjoyed with milk for best flavor.
Heirs Seek Irish Estate Claims in Chancery
Attorneys for the Indian heirs of the Lord Antrim estate report from Attorney Antrim of Joliet that American heirs have a perfect claim and have begun proceedings. About 25 heirs arise from the Vatred plates with the estate valued around 35 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Antrim
Ireland
Antrim
Joliet
Social Swim and Benevolence Highlight Austin Events
A busy week features Oaks Culture Club program with Miss Lucy Belknap and Maud Jones delivering notable performances. Wedding of Miss Harriet Humphrey to Byron Cleaveland Porter marks a highlight along with Society events at Austin Woman’s Club, Osgood home reception, and charity balls and sleighing parties across Oak Park and River Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
Oak Avenue
Harriet Humphrey
Byron Cleaveland Porter
River Forest
A. J. Boyd
The
Presbyterian Church
Bila Jones
Utica
Mr. McKinney
East Saginaw
Mich
Kinsley
Chicago
Austin
Porter
Woman's Club of
Osgood
Indiana Street
Illen M. Henrotin
Woman's Club
Party guests hunt peanuts at Lindgren Hull home
During the evening the gentlemen and ladies were presented with a small bag and told to hunt peanuts hidden about the parlors. Mrs Lindgren and Mrs Hull won prizes for finding the most peanuts. After music by Miss Hammett and Foy and a Chicago elocutionist, guests left by the owl car.
First Prairie club dancing party of 1897 draws crowd
Friday evening saw the Prairie club host its opening 1897 dance with seventy members and guests. Supper was served as the board admitted ten new members in January, bringing total admissions to twenty five. Notables joining include John Waters and F. Barnard among others. Informals bowling remains popular. ladies lead in high scores while the gentlemen prepare a notable smoker event next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Club
Freiberg
Messrs
John Waters
F. Barnard
Robi. Maney
Wm. Taylor
S. B. Harvey
Dagger
C. T. Knight
February 1897 Regular Club Meetings Schedule
February 1897 calendar lists Regular Club Meetings with lectures and department sessions at various dates. Key events include W T Melloy D D lecture for the Public Library at 315 South Franklin Avenue, and Miss Josephine Locke lecture benefit at Jennie M Eddy's home. Additional talks cover History Travel Civics and Education with speakers like Florence Kelley and Annie Lawrence Perley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Melloy
D. D
Jennie M. Eddy
Franklin Avenue
Public Library
Josephine Locke
Michael Angelo
Italy
Ena Delia B. Cline
Renaig- Banco
Ene Maude K. Alder
Oline Lounds
Margaret Hathaway
Michael ‘Angelo
Ephedics
Aca
Rosa C Smith
Ceneta
Nellie H. Abbott
Marguerite Cornell
Martha P. Whitlock
Mrs. Gray
North Franklin Avenue
George IT
Annie TL Gray
Ireland
Mary Warden
Pene
Mattie
Thompson
Southampton
Lucia FE. Perkins
Elizabeth A. Osgool
Eee
Catherine E. Ostrander
Maude M. Evans
Sharp
Civics
Oop
Mrsonuyte
Florence Kelley
Patience Bortree
Edward Funke
Midway Park
Annie Lawrence Perley
Special Salvation Week at First Congregational Oak Park
The First Congregational Church in Oak Park hosts Special Salvation Association Week with daily meetings starting Sunday February 7 led by Lieut Col Brewer and the singing battalion. Consecration meetings are at 3 PM. Youth meetings Saturday February 6 at 4 PM, with additional events Sunday and Friday evenings. Teachers and mothers invited. Dy Gratbert to preach Sunday morning. Everyone urged to attend and pray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Oak Park
Col. Brewer
Singing Battalion
Gratbert
Recollections of Notables and Editors Across Years
The writer surveys memories of European and American figures, noting Siddons relations and encounters with Sir John Rose in London 1870, Canadian ties, and editor clashes in San Francisco. He praises the best man he knew as a U S president and recalls John Nugent opposing vigilantes in 1856 with ties to San Leandro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siddons
New York
Chicago
Europe
United States
Windsor Castle
Queen Victoria
Tuileries
Champs Elysee
Napoleon
Eugenie
Paris
Louvre
Senate Hall
Louxembercy
Prince of Wales
Sarah Siddons
America
Sir William Rose
England
Moor Park
Sir John Rose
Canada
London
Bank of England
Mint
Sacramento
Bee
San Francisco
Thomas Flynn
Wasp
California
Puck
Hinbor
Barry
Nicle
Terry
Flynn
Lynn
Fein
Dave Nagke
John Nugent
Daily Herald
Alameda County
San Leandro
Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal cure for coughs colds and consumption. It claims safety for all ages pleasant taste and guaranteed satisfaction with free trial bottles at local Austin outlets Oak Park and Trails Bridge stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Dr. Ming
Triad
Lavell’s Fine
Oak Pa
Trails Brug
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
AW Thorne
Bertha Lucas
Mass
B. J. Martin
James Donnelly
Presbyterian Hospital
Berwyn
W. W. Weare
P. B. Weare
Proviso
Oaks Culture Club
Lucy Belknap
Kate Watson
Knowles
Wieniawski
Grace Carr
Daisy Hecox
Anna Martin
Jennie Martin
Eva Bennett
Jessie McCarthy
Prancesca Falk
Addie Lloyde
J. P. Henderson
Edgewater
Isabel Wells
Mesdames W. BE. Wish
R. L. Ostrander
O' Harrow
John Lately
Cook
Wheeler
Clara Dickinson
Newell Gilbert
Miss McMurphy
Bronston
Iro
Weddding
Mathews
Austin Woran's
Josephine Lovke
Ll. J. Hath
Ohio Street
Windermere Club
Jan
FL Or. Sehock
Magazine Club
Harry Feris Rearden
William Kapila
P. Stoffel
N. J. Buch
P. Hanson
G. P. Nauert
William Hildt
Fred Hildt
Ted Gelver
Charley Nelson
Ben Stevenson
Fred Meine
J. T. Rawleigh
A. Hede
John Bruscher
J. Dankowski
Judge Trapp
William Kelly
Hubert Berg
Theodore Meyer
P. McGrath
August Bischoff
Billy Roome
Hamilton
Osborne
Schiller Club
Auditorium Hall
Twenty-ninth
Jassamine Avenue
Brent
Thirteen Club
Mrs. S. T. Woodbury
D. T. Club
Virgil Titus
Mesdames Crafts
Bonney, Denniston
Woodbury and
Beeson
Hazel Howland
Clara Creote
Irma Smith
Virsil Titus
Bert Wheeler m
Walter Beeson
Mesdames Woodbury
Denniston
Titus
Gale
Ray
Crafts
Burnley
Horton
Wallace
Kendall
Spalding
Irina Smith
Prof
Peak
Jerman
Austin Charity Circle
Buds of Austin’s Best Society
Library Hall
Children of the Oakes
Lawrence A. Norton
Richard H. Traill
Mary A. Houston
W. Franklin Ray
Edward Thorndyke
Stanley C. Crafts
Frederick R. Schock
Lorenzo Fe. Hall
Daniel R. McAutey
Henry Frink
Louis FE. Falk
Chas. K. Cutting
the Oaks Culture Cheb
Mery
Sigel Crates
Mrs. Frederick Schock
N. J. Club
Women's Federated Club
M. A. Buck
Abbie T. Greene
Miriam Evans
I. C. Nichols
Mary €. Adgate
C. W. Minard
J. M. Stimpsor
D. L. Morgan
Harlem
Aguesiz
No OM. Freer
Ranch
Miss Hall
Scoville Avenue
Spice Club
How. McWhiehi
Ase Chieupoa Avenue
George Hail
Thomas Gale
Milton
Oakdale
Mir
Mrs. Prank
Yale
Oakdive
Yeung West Side
Mesdames
W. OF. Leonard
W. R. Marshall
Als. Thames
May
Baird Avenue
Poy
W. G. Hull
Prairie Club Notes
Womans Club OF
Epworth League of
M. FE
Della Ammerson
North Center Avenue
A. H. Clement
Board of Education
Methodist Church
the Hey. Strong
Cincinnati
Second Congregational Church
Ridgeland
Mpnorthy League
Jennie Morrow
Barry Blackstone
Jesus
Hotchkiss
Hoyt
Oak Park Presbyterian Church
Bosd
River Forest Presbyterian Church
Panisher Endeavor Society
A. A
Young Men’s Association of the Baptist Church
Austin Senate
Head
Carlson & Olson
Arket
Justlers
Acme
Baltimore
W. Kimball
Prea
S. Conway Bee
A. G. Cone Treas
W. Kimball Co
Wabash Ave
Kimball Organs
Planer
NO. I
Washington St
Clair D. Vallette
Sup’r
Erie Street
Prairie Avenue
Board of Trustees
Job
Drent
Cuyler
Lake Street
Cicery
Cook County
Uhnois
Usdg
H.O. Adams
Rob. Driggss
B.C. Vallevtpr
Twenty-fourth
Fifty-second
Fiftieth Street
County Court
ATTSC
O. Adams
BR. B. Driggs
Channing Taylor
Brees
Coawk Park Avenue
Oak Park Avenue
Chicnzo, Madison and Northern Railroad
Northern Pacific Railroad
Clair DR. Vallette
B.C. Vallette
Northern Pacific Railway
Mhicarzo
Chitayse
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