South Boulevard extension opens in Chicago region
The article notes cars now run on the new South Boulevard extension of the lake street line and reports fourteen smallpox cases taken from a department store. It also mentions Oak Park seeking separate town government with C E B Crafts, and a Chicago Teachers' Federation meeting led by Misses Goggin and Haley at the Woman's Club rooms with resolutions praising federation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Boulevard
Lake Street
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Ais
Metropolitan railroad seeks line extension to meet Chicago line
The Metropolitan railroad asks an ordinance to extend from 62d avenue to Austin avenue to connect with the New Aurora and Chicago line, slated for completion this year, boosting transit for the new 35th ward. Aldermanic race in the 30th ward heats up with Frank L. Race expected as candidate and east end fielding a strong slate. Austin urged to gain a kindergarten via Chicago Board of Education assistance, with Iowa street school favored as the site. supporters ask Alderman Hunter to help secure it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Metropolitan Railroad
62D Avenue
Austin Avenue
Chicago
35Th Ward
Frank L
East End
Hve
Austin
Chicago Board of Education
Alderman Hunter
Iowa Street
Springfield lawmaker backs closing saloons at noon
Mr B Crafts begins work in Springfield with a commendable push to close all saloons statewide at 12 o'clock. He also offers an amendment to regulate congressional conventions to be held in the district represented, described as a very necessary law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Crafts
Springfield
Decline of Tanner Era and Republican Machine Power
The article argues John R. Tanner's governorship waned as a sign of weakened political influence after his term. It criticizes the Republican State Machine for attempting to control offices from sheriff to senator and to influence city primaries and conventions for self serving ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R.tanner
Altgeld
Republican Party
Peter Hughes Seeks Thirty-fifth Ward Alderman Seat
Peter Hughes, a long time resident of Austin and Moreland, is named as a Democratic candidate for alderman in the new Thirty-fifth ward. He has served as the first policeman and postmaster and is supported by leading Democrats for a strong bid. Timothy Collins also plans to seek the Democratic nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hughes
Moreland
Hughes
Austin and
Timothy Collins
Elliott Newbre Wedding in Austin Society Ceremony
Miss Edith Elliott wed Leicester William Newbre in a Wednesday ceremony at 8 pm at the bride’s home 204 South Fifty-third avenue. The Elizabeth Stuart Phelps rite, simple and impressive, featured singing by Adra Sherer and piano by Mrs. Qlara Ongawa. Attendants included Miss Bess Welch, Miss Newbre, Miss Bess Newbre, Miss Edith Conant, and Miss Lillian McCarthy. best man C Sencersbaugh and master of ceremonies BE Kemp. Guests included many out‑of‑town relatives from Aurora Chicago Brooklyn and Wisconsin and local Austin friends. The couple will travel south then stay with Elliott relatives before settling in South Haven Michigan.
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Bess Welch
Aurora
Newbre
Bess Newbre
Chicago
Edith Conant
Oak Park
Lillian McCarthy
Austin
C. Sencersbaugh
BE. Kemp
New York
Susan A. Eliott
Brooklyn
Hardin Hood
Welch
McKune
Council Bluffs
Iowa
B. Kemp
Stevens
Oconomowoc
Wis
Godfrey Ball
Alexander Smith
Olsen
Wickersham
Irving Park
Beye
Daisy Hecox
Mclean, Crouch
Alexander
McCarthy
Austin Woman’s Club Programs Spotlight Art and Education
The Women’s Club of Austin hosted a music art and literature program for seventh and eighth graders in the high school assembly room with Mrs John B Sherwood lecturing on The Masterpieces of Greek Sculpture The club plans to place a statue in the corridor and use contributions for school pictures or statuary Miss Catherine Goggin and Miss Margaret Haley will speak January 24 at the club rooms The January 28 reception features Prof C R Henderson The January 31 history and travel meeting will cover The Social Customs of Russia The Philippines Life of Lovejoy and The Black Laws of Illinois with several addresses and papers presented by club members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Sherwood
Austin
Chicago
Charles
Woman’s Club of
Department of Music, Art and Literature
Austin Woman's Club
Catherine Goggin
Margaret Haley
Department of Civics
Everett Sisson
North Pine Street
C. R. Henderson
University of Chicago
Department of History and Travel
N. A. Lacey
North Central Avenue
Russia
Rosalie M. Ladova
Philippines
Frank Pray
Mary BE
Elliott
Ilinois
S. Laura Matthews
Successful Dramatic Entertainments in Austin
On Tuesday evening the Girls' Society of St. Catherine's Church held a highly successful event at Library Hall drawing over six hundred. They staged a curtain raiser The Greatest Plague in Life and a three act drama The Chaperon with twenty three girls. Notable performances included 13 year old Geral dine Callahan as Nora and Mary Riordan as Ill. Katherine Cof fee as Mirlane and Katherine Fleming as Phyllis Reynolds impressed for ease and grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Society of
St. Catherine's Church
Library Hall
Geraldine Callahan
Nora
Mary Riordan
Katherine Coffee
Mirlane
Katherine Fleming
Phyllis Reynolds
Laura Gesselbrecht
Suzanne
Grandma Bustle
Madamoiselle Jeanne
Charlotte McAuley
Nellie Collins
Joyce Dynecourt
Florence Koenpe
Morang
May Collins
Dramatic Society Honors Its Cast And Crew
The article credits Mrs T J Sullivan with organizing an evening of performances. She and the young performers thank several people for music, rehearsals, dressing room help, stage services, and furniture for the studio scene of the drama. Captain Rush earns notes for the Admiral prop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Burns
Maurice J. Sullivan
M. J. Collins
D. R. McAuley
Allee Fleming
J. E. Thorndyke
Knotton
Captain Rush
Admiral
Mrs Sue Harrington-Furbeck To Sing Benefit Concert
The second benefit concert for Scoville Institute will be held Friday evening February 1 in the institute auditorium. Mrs Harrington-Furbeck will sing several numbers and the program features unusual selections. Proceeds fund new books and extra copies of popular novels. Tickets 50 cents at drug stores or the institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scoville Institute
Schneider
Barr
Bagley
Sus Harrington-Furbeck
ETEACHERS INSTITUTE IN AUSTIN HIGHLIGHTS GEOGRAPHY LESSONS
An Institute for fifth grade teachers in Superintendent Lane's district met at Iowa Street School Friday January 18. It covered geography with history literature reading music and drawing focusing on the northern Atlantic slope with chalk modeling and Rip Van Winkle and Hawthorne. Sixty teachers attended and showed strong interest in integrated teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Iowa Street
Atlantic Slope
Rip van Winkle
Hawthorne
Granite State
America
Pestalozzi
Rapid Transit Mixup Between Austin and La Grange
R L Williams and friends rode for a late night return from La Grange to Austin. They were delayed by 35 minutes at the car barns, then redirected from Lombard and Randolph to Harrison street Forty-eighth street, forcing a Met car ride downtown. Missing Lake Street Elevated by five minutes, they waited half an hour for the next car, arriving at Austin around 3 a.m. to protest transit confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Williams
la Grange
Lombard and
Randolph
Harrison Street
Forty-eighth Street
Metropolitan
Lake Street
Austin
Josh Billings Philosophy Cheatsheet of Wit and Wisdom
A fragment from New York Weekly captures Josh Billings' humorous philosophy noting that genius fades without light, humor reveals virtue, vanity thrives on fame, sarcasm can sting yet heal, and duty outshines comfort. It laments laziness, property inheritance, and memorability, ending with a meditation on heirs’ tears at a miser’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Billings
New York Weekly
Cicero Town Board Actions On Light and Water Plant
The Cicero Town Board approves establishing a municipal light and water plant and orders resolutions distributed to the local press and clubs. A request to hire James Parker as special policeman for the First Baptist Church is referred to the president. Hafner moves $39 salary to Max Gletsinger for services to the committee of the whole, a resolution adopted. Board adjourns to January 30.
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Municipal Onerali
Ple
Cicero
H. K. Mishnhimer
E. W. Miller
J. D. Tuohy
John O’hern
Rand Jinks
Flist Baptist Church
James Parker
Hafner
Norton
Max Gletsenger
Gletsinger
Local papers tout and critique town officers
Oak Park periodicals debate reelection of township officers. The Reporter praises retiring officials. the Argus condemns the Hawthorne cesspool act and questions Jones, Pierce, Allen, Fircraft, Dutton, Waters, Attridge and others. South Cicero Advocate notes Ambrose condemns the incumbents amid calls for charter reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Reporter
Argus
Cicero
Hawthorne
President Jones
H. D. Pierce
O. D. Allen
A. J. Fircraft
Dutton
Waters
Attridge
Ambrose
South
Reflections on Religion and Faith Across Voices
A compilation of quotations praising religion’s power over doubt and moral life. Notable lines compare the inner value of faith to wine in a cask, assert religion can uproot moral laxity, and emphasize Christ’s saving message as enduring rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horne
Culverwell
Patrick Henry
St. Paul
Jesus Christ
Selden
Housekeeping Tips From the Boston Journal
A mix of glycerin and starch for stained hands. Save ravelings from new tablecloths for mending. Bed clothes fasteners help restless children at night. Clips for coverings work well. A tip to protect plants from frost: pot inside a pot. Color guidance on gold, white, green, silver, ultramarine, and cobalt blues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal
New Fashion Trends for Ladies Feature Fruit Brooches
The article notes fruit brooches with currants or cherries and foliage as a new accessory. It highlights a long military cape reaching the frock hem as a practical wrap. White vicuna and soft wool skirts pair with black taffeta, and Terry batwing silk neckwear in pastels appears among latest styles.
Scramble for Diamonds In Vittoria Street Birmingham
In Birmingham a fortune hunt unfolds after John Davis sheds 1600 diamonds valued at 100 pounds, scattering them along Vittoria Street. Crowds of shoppers and youths salvage stones, some down shop cellars, while about half are recovered by the owner. others vanish or go to sellers as diamond pine becomes fashionable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Vittoria Street
London Express
John Davis
Hogarth
Prairie dog to fade from prairie lands and pictures
The article recounts how the prairie dog, once common across western Nebraska and eastern Colorado, is slated for eradication. The agricultural department and Mr. Wilson advocate using a chemical that will stop the digging and grazing the animals cause, promising more grass and cattle after their removal. The piece casts the prairie dog as a nuisance linked to habitat destruction and conflicts with ranching life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Colorado
Europe
Des Moines News
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Smallest living wild cattle Ano a in Celebes described
From Knowledge notes the anoa of Celebes stands about 3 feet 3 inches at the shoulder, smaller than the Indian gaur, resembling a young buffalo in horn shape and form. The article suggests the Ano a may be a primitive buffalo type, noting its diminutive stature and likeness to Bramini cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celebes
Earl’s Court
Gloves Bargain Sparks Comedy in Uptown Sale
A shopper in a recent uptown bargain sale found gloves for the same hand, returning home frustrated. The clerk cooled the moment with a wry remark about the deal, reflecting on the low price. The incident, reported by the New York Times, captures the humorous risk of bargain hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston Law Lets Residents Shield Noise From Street Musicians
A Boston ordinance allows homeowners to require street musicians to stay at least 300 feet from their residences. The rule aims to limit street performances near private homes and reduce noise concerns for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Furnished room with board sought in Austin area
Classified notice requests a heated room with board or two lightly furnished rooms for light housekeeping in western Austin or Oak Park. Address X20, Vindicator, Austin, Il. Ad offers $4.00 per week for board with a furnished room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Street
Austin
Oak Park
Vindicator
To Rent Nicely Furnished Room Near Station
Real estate brief listing notes a nicely furnished room near a elevated station. Also advertises 5 room flats with hot and cold water electric light gas and bath listed under Morris A Peterson at 1115 Lake Street. A modern 6 room flat centrally located for fifteen dollars and a 6 room cottage with large yard for fifteen dollars available through R.8 S. Tuthill at 422 North Central Avenue Austin telephone 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris A. Peterson
Lake Street
S. Tuthill
North Central Avenue
Austin
Tel
For Sale Listings From Austin Area
Multiple sale notices list items including entire stock and fixtures of a store at 209 North Park, household furniture at 5413 Ontario St, Gibson Coupons and a 16x20 photograph, a Maywood seven room house offered for bargain with monthly payments, and contact details for F A Hill Co and Mrs Holland in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Park
F. A. Hill & Co
North Park Avenue
Austin
Ontario St
Gibson
Holland
Maywood
Y-20
Vindicator
Prominent Chicago Woman Praises Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Prof Roxa Tyler of Chicago vice president Illinois Woman's Alliance recounts a severe cold that nearly became pneumonia. She cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as gentle on the stomach, quickly relieving symptoms, saving a doctor’s bill and suffering, and vows to keep using it. Sold by J P Garner & Co Austin and Geo Koch & Co Moreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxa Tyler
Chicago
Illinois Woman’s Alliance
Chamberlain
J. P. Garner & Co
Austin
Geo. Koch & Co
Moreland
Mexico
Geo, Koch & Co
Hollingworth to Open Physical Culture Class
Miss Helen E Hollingworth will open a class in physical culture at the Austin Woman's Club rooms meeting Saturdays at 10 40 am Special price offered to children under 16 years of age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen E. Hollingworth
Austin Woman's Club Rooms
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Bouth Boulevard
Austin Beateom
Tle
the Vindicator
A. M. Pierce
Plymouth
C. EB. Crafts
Austin Society
Women’s Club OF
Sue Harrington
Beck
OAK Park Orchestra
Eteachers’ Institute
Philosophy
Kno
Cicero’ Town Board
Far West
Nesselroth
Miax
I. Nesselroth
N. Park Ave
Austin, Ill
Telephone
W. E. Turner
N. Waller Ave
Cicero Gas Company
N. Oak Park Ave
Austin ‘Depot
Dreckman
North Forty-eighth
F. A Pray
Ausn
Carmichael
Crolin
Geaknes’s Restaurant
Ieee
Ledie
SAI
Owens Bros
53D
Lake Ste., Austin
Park Ave
Ralston
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