Death of Ludwig Decker in Austin
Ludwig Decker aged 93, a longtime Austin resident, died after jumping from a second story window. Born in Neuweid on the Rhine in 1806, he came to America in 1852, lived in Buffalo before moving to Austin five years ago. The funeral was at Park Ave and Superior St, conducted by W. H. Hormel, with interment at Forest Home cemetery.
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Ludwig Decker
Austin
Mr. Decker
Jacob KE. Decker
Maud Decker
Neuweid-on-the-Rhine
Germany
Buffalo
Park Avenue
Superior Street
W. H. Hormel
Austin, Minn
Forest Home Cemetery
Town News Highlights From Oak Park And Vicinity
Local column lists residents and guests on vacations and visits across Wis or Mich including Mrs McLerath at Long Lake and Miss Jessie Custer in Beloit. Other readers travel to Brooklyn Toledo Denver School events at Powers Lake and Lake Marie while bands, sports, and society activities fill summer.
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McLerath
Long Lake
Ill
J. A. Eaton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ferris L. Bradley
Colorado Springs
Jessie Custer
Beloit
Wis
Allan Maclean
Barrington, IN
Fred Gold
Michigan City
N. Nelson
Sheboygan
Myrtle Hewson
Kansas City
Jessie McCarthy
George H. Brown
Toledo
Ohio
G. R. Sebert
Twin Lake
H. S. Hanson
Irene French
J. F. Florentine
Bond
Walnut Street
War on Saloon Fight Opens in Austin Hawthorne Trial
The Austin Church Federation has declared war on saloons. Warrants issued for Charles Jepson on liquor selling charges without a license. Trial set for Saturday at 2 p m. Subpoenas issued for President Lewis and Chief Vallens. Federation vows action against four blind pigs and arrests soon.
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Austin Church Federation
Charles Jepson
Hawthorne
Jepson
Lewis
Chief Vallens
Austin
Burras
Federation
Aged Lady Buys Funeral Arrangements in Advance
An elderly woman visited a local undertaker to select a coffin as if shopping for dress goods Then she arranged carriages and listed friends to ride on her departure Day She paid cash in full two years ago and remains alive The cause remains unclear but may reflect a wish to secure funds from relatives The undertaker and customer are unnamed in the record
Berwyn Firemen Elect Officer Team for Berwyn Fire Dept
The Berwyn fire department held its annual election of officers at a regular meeting Monday. Elected were Captain W A Roome First Lieutenant Eugene Heywood Second Lieutenant A H Hoffman Secretary Archie D Marshall Treasurer Ralph Drent. Roome’s selection earned strong public approval due to his proven leadership with the Cicero department. Other company members listed include E D Roath Elmer Waters Lew Hoope and Ray D Sprinks.
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Berwyn
E. D. Roath
Elmer Waters
Lew Hoope
Ray D. Sprinks
Advocate
Snow rollers astonish New Hampshire landscape at Grafton
Last March at Grafton New Hampshire residents witnessed an exhibition of snow rollers a rare wind formed phenomenon. Freshly fallen snow rolled into cylindrical shapes some as large as a barrel dotted hills and fields. Similar rollers have appeared in Connecticut Kansas and Washington in recent years. The size varies with wind strength.
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Grafton
N. H
Connecticut
Kansas
Washington
Great Scheme Promises Quick Sleep Aid
Hoax-Guzzler touts a cure for insomnia by setting an alarm clock five minutes after retirement and turning over to sleep. The device is described as a foolproof remedy, though critics doubt its efficacy and call it a clever gimmick.
Notable Quips on Hearing and Beggars in Conversation
A witty exchange contrasts a person with uneven ears noting a deaf ear for beggars and a sharp ear for drink invitations. The remark uses humor to skewer social opportunism and selective attention in conversation.
Baseball Bulletin Quips Open Day With Grim Banter
The snippet shows a wry exchange about time off and a grandmother’s death. It frames a humorous, terse newsroom tone reflecting work constraints and personal calamity in a single moment. It suggests a light, bleak humor amid daily duties.
Turks Revere Their Mother
The Turks show deep reverence for mothers, often remaining beside their mother and giving deference as a central social custom. Citizens express strong familial devotion, with motherly respect shaping daily interactions and etiquette.
Austin Chess Club crowns N Gallup champion in 70 game tourney
The Austin Chess Club completed its 70 game tournament begun Oct. 22 with N Gallup at 46 wins 24 losses securing first place. F G Underwood took second at 41 29 and T H Wilson third at 39 30. J M Crook earned fourth with 35 34. The next season starts in October and Austin players are invited to join via secretary J M Crook 196 N Fifty second Ave Chicago IL.
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Austin Chess Club
Austin
J. M. Crook
Fifty-second Avenue
Chicago
Camp Goodwell Moves to New Site
A new camp site has been chosen north of lane street between Oak Park and Euclid avenue. D J Kennedy offered the tract and the committee accepted at their Monday meeting. The location, while a bit farther to reach, provides ample shade and better suitability. tent erection begins today.
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Camp
Royal scouts prepare palace for czar’s residence
A six man advance guard of workmen checks walls floors chimneys doors and furniture before the czar’s arrival. The group includes two Jock-Smiths two carpenters and two masons all married and in czarist service with duties to guard and ready the apartments. They oversee flues to ensure secure access and may even permit an assassination with minimal risk.
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Jock- Smiths
Royal Bodyguard
Roman History Altered by New Forum Find
Archaeologists announce a possible Greek origin for Rome after uncovering a tufa stone cippus under the Lapis niger in the Forum. The inscribed alphabet is said to be in early Achaean characters, potentially dating Rome centuries before the traditional year of the city 753 BC.
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Troy
Forum
Romulus
Rome
Cumae
Marseilles
Egypt Plans Nile Fish Expedition to Study River Species
The government intends a scientific Nile expedition from mouth to upper waters for fish study. Specimens will be sent to London for examination. About ninety Nile species are known, with potential discovery of many more. The effort may shed light on fish depicted in Egyptian monuments.
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Nile
Great River
London
Umbrella Hospital Announces Pain Free Bone Setting
An Infaliplic surgeon on Grand Street proclaims broken bones set without pain or chloroform and no incurable cases sent out. Hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The announcer runs an umbrella hospital whose establishment oddly lacks a lost or stolen annex.
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Grand Street
Resignation of Supt N D Gilbert Adopted by Austin Board
The Austin board of education on July 6 unanimously adopted a resolution accepting Newell D. Gilbert’s resignation as superintendent. It lauds his twelve years of service, notes his skill and character, and wishes him success in his new field. E S Osgood presided.
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Board of Education
N. D. Gilbert
Newell D. Gilbert
Austin
Gilbert
Austin Board OF Education
E. S. Osgood
Cicero School Notes Population Facts From Treasurer Report
Cicero School notes compile key details from School Treasurer G A Philbrick's report focusing on population figures and related demographics, highlighting trends and implications for district planning.
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G. A. Philbrick
Austin Business Men Picnic Promises Wide Show of Events
The Austin business men plan a Thursday picnic with twenty two events starting with a boat race and including baseball bicycle races and novelty contests for ladies. More prizes were offered than the committee could place this year and a full prize report will appear in The Vindicator.
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Austin
Treasury ruling on sealskin garments for travelers
A woman intending to take a foreign made sealskin coat abroad and cut it into smaller items asks if duties apply on reentry. Assistant Secretary Spaulding replies that changing the garment’s identity by cutting it up means duty may be assessed on the resulting articles when brought back to the United States.
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Treasury Department
Department
Spaulding
Green Tinted Hair From Copper Ore Smelting
In districts around Cornwall Cuba Chile and other copper rich areas miners have hair that turns green. The change comes from arsenical fumes released by roasting crude ore in large furnaces. Hair texture and growth remain unaffected.
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Cornwall
Cuba
Chile
Crallers for Quoits Play Draws Weary Walker Crowd
Weary Walker asks for more crallers to join his three players in a quoits game as Mrs Newed offers assistance. The exchange shows a light gaming scene with a small group eager to play.
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Weary Walker
Various Maywood Town Notes and Social Visits
Local residents and visitors are mentioned in a string of social notes. Mr. Lee Vastine is convalescing, Mrs. Goodwillie hosts Wisconsin guests, Rev. W. A. Bartlett returns to Oak Park with wife, and Mrs. J. E. Bullard plans a Denver visit. A tally-ho trip, summer home plans, a charity picnic, and a free lecture appear amid community events at Maywood. An investigation finds a Maywood school south side building structurally unsafe with dry rot. Repairs pegged at $600.
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Sidney Miller
Europe
Mrs. Niver
Edgar L. Morrison
South Haven
Mich
Lena Ruggles
Paw Paw Lake
H. A. Higgins
Devil’s Lake
Grace
Ethel Cook
Boston
Lee Vastine
Goodwillie
Wisconsin
E. A. Cummings
Fond“fu Lac
Wis
McCurnen
North Taylor Avenue
Thomas Condon
Michigan
Hobo Camera and Cycling Club
Riverside
D. A. Kimball
Geneva
Ind
Ohio
Women’s Benevolent Society
Camp Goodwill
Sedgwick &.Vastine
Omaha
Neb
C. Wright
Lombard Avenue
Burlington
Maywood Park
Rock River
Desplaines
Krauskopf
Indiana
Charles Newcomb
Seventh Avenue
Ninth Street
River Forest Social Notes and Local Fire Report
Mrs W O Colmen hosts Ada Grimes of North Dakota. The Boags entertain out of town guests at 267 Oak Ave. Mr Wm Boyce and wife move to Maywood in May. M E Church youths attend Oak Park rally. Mrs Parker hosted Thompson visit from Steubenville Ohio. Miss Weinburg of South Chicago visit 145 Grove St. Mrs Herman Yalding entertains nieces from Evanston. Morehead hosts Capt Beatty and Davis party from Chicago. Mrs Thatcher dies at Thatcher Ave home aged 55. No funeral arrangements yet. Sunday school teachers and officers hosted at 277 Thatcher Ave. Brooks couple return to Forest Ave. Mrs Brooks ill with consumption. Fire in Thatcher’s barn extinguished quickly by the fire department after 11 40 PM.
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Hamilton Club
Chicago
Oak Park Epworth League
M. E. Church
Austin
Maywood
River Forest
Alfred Dixon
Indianapolis
S Brook
Brook
Phinney
Hand
W. O. Colmen
Ada Grimes
North Dakota
J. T. Boag
Oak Avenue
Wm. Boyce
Oak Park
Wm. Thompson
Steubenville
Ohio
Herother
Parker
Gale Avenue
Misses Weinburg
W. H. Chenoweth
Grove Street
Morehead
Beatty
Robert
Miss Davis
Salomon Thatcher
Thatcher Avenue
F. B. Block
Brooks
Forest Avenue
Turning In a Tip
Tommy accuses his father of breaking a vase and implies punishment, while Mrs. Banks admonishes the child. The playful exchange reveals family dynamics and humor in a domestic scene.
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Tommy
Mrs. Banks
Harlem News Briefs and Local Incidents
Mrs. Fred Fryret of Desplaines avenue returned Sunday from a three weeks Iowa visit. Harlem Mannerchor held their annual picnic at Pottawatomie Park aboard a five coach special train. A kitchen fire at the Harlem race track caused little damage. A July 20 trolley party runs Desplaines to Maynard Melrose Clyde Berwyn La Grange and back to Harlem for a Gaden's Grove dance. An unknown wheelman eluded officers Hartje and Schwartz after a sidewalk ride arrest attempt. Best and Pitchins to circuit court. Mann and Harter given peace bonds after a seven hour session. Norton attended but did not participate.
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Mrs. Gould
Merrick
Macatawa Park
Mich
Soul Culture Club
J. J. Comstock
North Central Avenue
Ann Arbor
Fred Fryret
Desplaines Avenue
Iowa
Harlem Mannerchor
Pottawatomie Park
Harlem
Maynard and
Melrose
Clyde, Berwyn
la Grange
Gaden's Grove
James Best
Gust Pitchins
Thomas Mann
Edward Harter
Justice Lehman
L. A. Norton
Best
Pitchios
Maywood
Harter
Monkey talk in golf echoes missing link joke
A brief exchange riffs on golf chatter and a joke about the missing link, suggesting playful banter rather than a serious topic.
Those on Her Hat Angel or Tempest in Theater Row
A fragment from a theater crowd scene shows two men discussing a woman named Her Hat. One man praises her beauty while the other contemplates harming her to limit influence, reflecting overheard tension in a social setting.
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Tom
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George B. Charles
Taylor Snow
Powers Lake
Jay Freeman
Bloomington
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Erie Street
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Toby’s Inn
Lake Marie
Joe Walser
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Silver Lake
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First Regiment
Springfield
Belle Minard
Lewis Crary
Lone Tree Point
Gordon Summers
Sioux Falls
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H. J. Jackson
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Gwendolen Philips
Milwaukee
Flanders
Abbott
Fond du Lac
Rockford
Mabel Angela Clapp
Lecy
the Lakes
Madison
Burt Smith
Brownsville
Tenn
Helen Trask
North Waller Avenue
Walter Moore
Lou McFarland
Wellsley College
South Park Avenue
Oak “Park
van Bergen
Chas. Potter
Minneapolis
N. Grove Avenue
Theodore, Meniere
Dixon Street
Harrisburg
Frank Hall
Green Lake
Chas. H. Wells
S. Grove Avenue
California
Isaac Herr
S. Oak Park Avenue
Washington, D. C
Omaha Exposition
Wm. F. Barton
Foxborough
Mass
Florence Nightingale
Scoville Place
Arthur Huntly
Westward Ho Golf Club
Skokie Club
Glencoe
D. Butler
Fanny Dellano
Karl Goldsmith
Ad. Harris
Matt Hasting
B. D. Jenkins
Sam Johnson
Stephen L. Johnson
John Kuhn
Miss Kohliske
Col
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Mr. Morley
J. D. MacMillen
Jul. Marks
Tom Miller
William Mack
F. Malcolm
Clark Mondorff
Tom McAndres
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C.ronillier
Zache Shoff
Geo. R. Sievert
Mary Saunders
Geo. Smith
Chas. W. Smith
G. W. Townsend
Blanch Thon
J. W. Taylor
Rudy Wellbrook
John Edward Wiltsey
OFR
Mr. Higgs
Camp Goodwell
Czar
the Nile
Cicero School Notes
Ha'th'ne
Austin Business Men
Leeding Dry Goods Company
Lake Street
Cor
George Charleton
Charlevoix
W. A. Bartlett
Lowell, Mass
Second Congregational Church
Strong
QO. L. Becknale
Art Institute
Rogers Park
Lander
Becknell
William Stafford
North Seventh Avenue
J. E. Bullard
Denver
Colo
Mary Tee
Herman Yalding
Ethel and
Edna Cole
Evanston
Thatcher
Harlem Race Track
Hartje and Schwartz
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