Oak Park Times Change of Hands and Local Politics
The Oak Park Times changes hands this week under President Jones who seeks re election after devoting much time to local affairs. Cicero legislature may disconnect Hawthorne race track. Cicero board labeled aiders and abettors. St Michael Episcopal Berwyn expands with billiard tournament and Cadet club. Oak Park eyes two underground hot water systems and a hot spring election. Democrats in new 35th ward gain 10 delegates as spring campaign begins. Oak Park 8th precinct endorses A J Fitlcraft for Cicero town president.
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Oak Park
35Th Ward
A. J. Fitlcraft
Cicero
Crafts Wins First Seat Choice for 7th District
The Hon. Clayton E. Crafts, Democratic representative of the 7th Senatorial district, secured the first seat selection in the House, with plans to serve his constituents with honor. Police changes in Austin on January 16 saw Lt. Stanton move to Warren Avenue station and Thomas Conroy from the 29th precinct to Austin. Charles Atkinson also transferred to Englewood.
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Clayton E. Crafts
Crafts
Austin
Stanton
Warren Avenue
Thomas Conroy
Chas. Atkinson
Englewood
Austin family meeting on saloon closing in Chicago
Austin residents express concern over early saloon closings and the prohibition status of their district. A Sunday gathering at the Austin Methodist church aims to voice the community's stance.
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Austin
Chicago
Thalr
Shana Re
Austin Methodist Church
English residents rename victors as villains add new names
Over four decades forty two Brits changed names to avoid sharing a villain’s name from literature paying £420 in fees. Dickens figures in a third of cases with Quilp Uriah Heep and Legree among the cited offenders causing reputational harm to businesses and families seeking fresh cognomens.
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Dickens
David Copperfield
Legree
President McKinley Welcomes Congress Back In Session
The two houses met and President McKinley cordialy expressed happiness to see them and relief that Congress is again in session. The piece contrasts hopeful conduct with public dread of legislative deliberations and notes three months to achieve constructive legislation.
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McKinley
Congress
American Circus Arrives Shocks German City
An Aix la Chapelle report to the state department describes an American circus stunning German workers and crowds. Postings, tents, and performances drew awe and converted antipathy to respect as commerce follows the flag.
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State Department
Aix-la-Chapelle
United States
Aix-la-Chapelie
Girls Society of St Catharine's to Stage January Event
The Girls Society of St Catharine's Church presents an entertainment at Library Hall on Tuesday January 22. Over five hundred tickets sold signaling strong support and anticipated success. Mrs T J Sullivan leads about twenty five performers in two acts including Farce The Greatest Plague in Life and drama The Chaperon with roles filled by local girls and a piano solo by Miss Avis Quinn.
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Girls’ Society of
St. Catharine’s Church
Library Hall
T. J. Sullivan
Busite
Katharine Macartney
Grandma Buske
Laura Geselbracht
Mary Buske
Vee
Julla Kledzie Hazy Black
Veenes
Nellie Learus Biddy O’rafferty
Kittie McBride
Moonshine
Kittie Clover
Cassie McAuley
Bridget O'Rafferty
Alice Collins
Jack and Jill
Dynecourt
Selbourn
Sieve Vucigsee
Genepee
May Collins
Morong
Charlotte McAuley
Joyce Dynecourt
Nellie Collins
Phyllis Reynolds
Kathryn Fleming
Judith Grey
Frances Quinn
Barbara Creighton
Irene Ward
Anna
Dayton
Clara Thorndyke
Daisy Rogers
Marie Fleming
Mollie Lee
Pearl Callaghan
Lillian Gordon
Kathrine Macartney
Susanne Horton
Miriam
Katherine Coffee
Jill
Mary Riordan
Nora
Geraldine Callaghan
Avis Quinn
Woman's Club of Austin Hosts Music and Lectures
The Department of Music Art and Literature held a reception at Mrs. Maude K. Alden’s home on January 13 1901 with Miss Fannie E. Barnett performing. Dr Rosalie Ladova lectured on Anna Karenina and staged portrayals of its characters while sharing Russian and German poetry. A future meeting on January 21 features Masterpieces of Greek Sculpture. Public programs January 24 cover The Chicago Teachers Federation and Chicago tax issues.
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Maude K. Alden
Howard Avenue
Fannie E. Barnett
Rosalie M. Ladova
Tolstoi
Ladova
John B. Sherwood
Department of Home and Education
Civica
Sociology
Woman's Club Rooms
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Catharine Goggin
Chicago
Margaret A. Haley
Austin Chess and Checker Club challenge and results
Mr. Efchorn from the north side in Chicago played seven Austin members in a simultaneous exhibition at the club on January 10. He won three games, lost three, and drew one. The club is ahead one game and invites new players to join or challenge for chess or checkers with a February 1 deadline.
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V. Hichorn
North Side
Chicago
Pillsbury
South Side
Austin
Elchorn
J. F. Paulsen
Vienna
F. G. Underwood
N. Nelson
Ray Lopez
C. B. Schenck
T. H. Wilson
N. Gallup
W. H. Hatch
Efchorn
Underwood
Schenck
Nelson
Chicago Avenue
Changed His Mind About Cremation
Obituary notes M O Johnson who died January 15 at 5432 Ohio street Austin Illinois long time mail clerk and friend of many, his funeral held next day with no embalming per his request burial at Rose Hill. A late December 1900 letter to Capt Rusk explains the burial change and gifts of razor and mug.
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M. O. Johnson
Ohio Street
Austin
Rose Hill
Capt. Rusk
Rusk
Tall, Cheap Phone Plan Satire Across Neighbors
A playful verse mocks a boastful neighbor who brags about cheap phone service and owning a line of his own. The speaker uses irony to critique bragging about frugality and personal gain.
A Pretty Austin Wedding Blesses New Couple
Miss Madge Bruesdall and Mr. Don C Minard wed at 1 30 p m January 9 at the bride’s sister’s home in Austin. Rev Abel M White officiated. P C Hagan was best man and Miss Bertha Bruesdall bridesmaid. The couple left for Michigan on the 3 50 train two weeks of honeymoon ahead amid good wishes.
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Madge Bruesdall
Don. C. Minard
Anderson
Pine Avenue
McCallum Street
Austin
P. C. Hagan
Bertha Bruesdall
Michigan
Abel M. White
New Jewelry Firm Opens In Austin Stanley’s Store
Messrs Baker and Lee of Henry II have bought Stanley’s jewelry stock and goodwill at 135 N Park Ave Austin. They will offer high grade watches rings and silverware with Baker a forty year bench expert also offering watch repairs. A graduate optician will assist with eye glass needs at Baker and Lee.
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Messrs. Baker and Lee
Henry, II
Stanley Jewelry
N. Park Avenue
Austin
Baker
Baker & Lee
N. Park Ave
Bear Out of an Increase of His Pension
A Mexican war veteran and editor recalls Mexico era diarrhoea, crediting Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with keeping his pension increase from raising. The remedy is praised as quick, safe relief and is sold by J P Garner & Co Austin and Geo Koch & Co Moreland.
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Chamberlain
Mexico
J. P. Garner & Co
Austin
Geo, Koch & Co
Moreland
Magazine Club Mid-Winter Meeting at Babcocks
Oak Park Magazine Club holds a special mid winter meeting at Mr and Mrs L A Babcocks 1302 Washington boulevard on Monday evening January 21 at 8 o clock A musical program led by Mrs Babcock features vocal and instrumental selections A social session following last meeting’s success will return All are welcome to attend and meet neighbors.
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Magazine Club
L. A. Babcock
Washington Boulevard
Babcock
St Louis Divorce Center Sees Record Day in Court
In St Louis courts a single day saw 100 divorce cases heard and 50 divorces granted, the largest daily total in the city’s divorce proceedings to date.
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St Louis
St. Louis
Duke and Duchess Attend Cincinnati Police Court
The duke and duchess of Manchester sat on the bench of Cincinnati police court and witnessed the disposal of several petty cases at close range.
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Duke
Duke and Duchess of Manchester
Cincinnati
Buckler's Armor Salve Hearing Fame For Cures
Buckler's Armor Salve is advertised as a world renowned remedy for cuts corns burns boils sores felons ulcers tetter lait rheum fever sores and chapped hands with a guaranteed cure. Only 25 cents at Traill and Cooling Austin and Chas P Miller Oak Park.
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Traill & Cooling
Austin
Chas
P. Miller
Oak Park
Woman Seeks Court Ban on Son Courtship
Mrs. Mary Folsom of Fort Hamilton New York files a petition asking the court to restrain her son from courting a young woman who resides in a nearby town.
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Mary Folsom
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Archeological School Planned in Athens by Russia
Russia proposes an archaeological school in Athens modeled after established foreign schools. The move aims to foster scholarly study and fieldwork under an international framework.
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Archeological School
Athens
Russia
Ibarreta Expedition Vanishes in Argentinian Chaco
The New York Sun reports in September 1899 that Enrique Ibarreta and his men disappeared while exploring the Pilcomayo River in northern Argentina. A rescue party found traces of the camp and torn notes, with no survivors located. authorities believe Indians ambushed and killed the party, concealing bodies to destroy evidence.
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Grand Chaco
Senor Enrique Ibarreta
Pilcomayo
Argentina
South America
B&b
Buenos Ayres
Ibarreta
Senor Uriarte
Chaco
Esteros de Patino
Urtarte
Tbarreta
Indiana
Iparreta
New York Sun
African printers issue their first book at Mpala mission
A Malawi Congo era report notes Catholic fathers at Mpala on Lake Tanganyika where the forest meets the shore. Natives taught printing set type and binding. a 56 page geography in native language tells about world geography and peoples. Father G Van Acker supervised printing and map creation.
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Lake Tanganyika
Mpala
Central Africa
Europe
G. van Acker
Central
Africa
New York Sun
European inventor melts iron with secret compound at Edison lab
In Thomas Edison’s Orange New Jersey laboratory a European inventor fused an iron wrench in five minutes by igniting a cup of a chemical with powdered aluminum. The process produced an estimated heat of 3000 degrees Celsius, previously deemed unattainable, while the chemical formula remained undisclosed.
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Thomas A. Edison
Orange
N. J
Famous Jewels Owned by American Women
A New York Press item notes that several prominent American women hold famed treasures. Mrs. Bradley Martin possesses French crown jewels, while Mrs. Astor owns a diamond ornament once tied to Diane de Poictieres. The Duchess of Marlborough holds Catherine the Great era Orloff pearls. Mire. Clarence Mackay has winged pieces once worn by Hindoo Rajah, and Mrs. George Iderbilt owns an unparalleled ruby necklace.
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We Holt
Bradley
Martin
Astor
Diane de Poictiers
Duchess of Marlborough
Catherine of Russia
C. H. P. Belmont
Clarence Mackay
Hindoorajah
George Iederbilt
New York Press
How to Clean Lace Curtains Without Damaging Them
The article explains older methods to clean lace curtains using hot water, Gold Dust powder, and boiling, with steps to mend tears before washing. It advises soaking overnight, gentle handling, rinsing in two waters, blueing for whiteness, and thinning starch to dry on a quilting frame for smooth, fresh-looking curtains without ironing.
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New York Weekly
Wild Hogs Threaten Arizona Valley and Industry Prospects
The Arizona wildlife article notes wild hogs have occupied southern Arizona for about twenty five years and are increasing. It discusses origins, swift speed, and muscular build, and mentions meat packers from Kansas City and Chicago studying a large packing plant at the Gulf of Mexico to process wild pork. The piece suggests the pest could spur a new domestic hog industry.
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Arizona
Gulf of California
Colorado’ River
Kansas City
Chicago
Gulf of Mexico
Chicago Chronicle
Children Bargain Hunt at Little Shop of Signs
In a Jefferson Street shop the girl with brown curls studies the candy counter and chooses a treat she deems best for a penny. Her careful plotting shows a penny‑pinching shopper with a touch of artistic taste amid the shop’s candy and paper display.
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Bulletin
Jefferson Street
Club
St. Paul’s
Milwaukee Journal
Charity of Late Dr Beecher Inspires Elmira Faithful
The obituary notes the charity of Dr Thomas K Beecher of Elmira who earned 3500 yearly yet donated the bulk each year. When church members sent him new overcoats he gave the first away to the poor and kept the second, then gave away the third after promising to keep it.
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Thomas K. Beecher
Elmira
Classifieds Board and Room and Help Wanted Ads
CLASSIFIED ADS BOARD AND ROOM Furnished room with board at 4.00 per week 5706 Ohio street TO LOAN is your mortgage maturing Need money for building axf pred to help you F me gay 1107 Marth Park avenue Aus MALE HELP WANTED Reliable men to sell our line of high grade lubricating oils greases paints and varnishes Salary or commission Address Mutual Refining Co Cleveland Ohio
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Ohio Street
F. Me . Gay
Marth Park Avenue
Aus
Mutual Refining Co
Cleveland
Ohio
For Rent Multiple Flats and Rooms in Austin Area
Several rental offerings list 5 to 6 room flats with amenities such as hot and cold water electric light gas and bath. Listings include 1115 Lake Street 133 Baird Avenue and 422 North Central Avenue with options for furnished rooms modern flats and a cottage with yard all priced around 15 dollars.
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Morris A. Peterson
Lake Street
Baird Avenue
Tuthill
North Central Avenue
Austin
For Sale Notices from Austin and Maywood Listings
Classified brief items advertise a safe cheap by F A Hill Co at 111 North Park Ave Austin a Gibson Coupons cabinet and New Imperial Medallion photograph at 16x20 with price offers Mrs Holland at 209 North Park Ave Austin lists sale of a seven room Maywood house with bargain terms and part payments via Mr Y 20 Vindicator office contact to arrange a visit
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F. A. Hill & Co
North Park Avenue
Austin
Gibson
Holland
Maywood
Y-20
Vindicator
Lost or Stolen Whirl-a-Gig Reported on Cedar Street
A whirl-a-gig is reported missing from a fence at 5826 Cedar Street in Austin. A warning is issued that the person returning it will receive a sound whipping.
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Cedar Street
Austin
Prominent Chicago Woman Endorses Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Prof. Roxa Tyler of Chicago, vice president Illinois Woman's Alliance, touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after a severe cold threatened pneumonia. She says the medicine was pleasant, relieved her symptoms promptly, saved her a doctor’s bill, and she will not be without it again. Sold by J. P. Garner & Co. in Austin and Geo. Koch & Co. in Moreland.
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Roxa Tyler
Chicago
Illinois Woman's Alliance
Chamberlain
J. P. Garner & Co
Austin
Geo. Koch & Co
Moreland
Willoper Class In Physical Culture At Austin Club
Miss Helen HE Hollingworth will open a class in physical culture at the Austin Woman's Club rooms. The sessions meet Saturdays at 10 40 a m. A special price is offered for children under 16 years of age.
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Willoper
Helen HE. Hollingworth
Austin Woman's Club Rooms
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