Cicero Town Board Proceeds On Cuyler Avenue Improvement
Cicero board approves several ordinances for Cuyler avenue improvement from Lake street to Erie street and sidewalks along Park and Harvey avenues. It plans central police facilities, discusses drainage and street lighting, and extends time for Chicago avenue work while approving bonds and various committee actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuyler
Lake St
Erie
Park Ave
Ohio
Superior
Harvey
Lake
Wesley
Randolph
Superior St
Pine Ave
Central Ave
Kenilworth Ave
Board of Trustees
Town of
Cicero
Town Hall
Austin
Cheney
Northern Trust Company
Quincy Street
Madison Street
Oak Park
Harlem Avenue
Superior Court
T. P. Eiliott
Lake Street
West Fifty-second Street
West Vifty-second Street
A. B. White
Parks Avenue
Lown Street
Ducksand
Kenilworth Avenue
John Closon
Hawthorne
Michael H. Goodman
Morton Park
Charles Crowe
Police Telephone and Signal Company
H. R. Pebbles
Amerson
Rearden
Walter Avenue
Iowa
Augusta Street
Seehafer
Edad Davis
Wilson & Thatcher Construction Company
Chicago Avenue
Electric Railway Company
Garrett Ross
C. B E. Crandall
Forty-eighth
Madison Streets
William Ripley
Grant Works Fire Company
Fred Williams
John H. Anderson
Anton Luczak
Kaser Miara
Nick Williams
Kissack & Muir
Cutting
Castle & Williams
Highland Avenue
Madison
van Buren
Harvey Avenue
Austin’s
J. P. Hohman
Berwyn Club
Clyde and
Berwyn
Chicago Ave
Woolid Ave
Woodbine Ave
Grove Ave
Garfield Ave
A. Hill
Humphrey Ave
Ridgeland Ave
Washington Boulevard
Austin Ave
I. R. Schock
Committee of Whole
Dare
Cook County
MacDonald
48Th St
Cicero Light, Heat & Power Co
Ogden St
Harlem
Berwyn Water Works
Globe Light, Heat É& Power Co
12Th
25Th Sts
Lyman Ave
Colman Ave
Cicero Ave
26Th
28Th
Castle
27Th
Kinzie St
Waller Ave
Alley
Willow, Lombard
Harvey Aves
Kelly & Munsterman
Harvey Ave
Charmer Remembered Despite Aging Looks in Detroit Tribune
The Detroit Tribune quotes neighbors recalling a charming woman of past days while noting present criticisms of her appearance as age fades her once polished image.
Unclear Dialogue on Gendered Nicknames in Private Moment
A fragmentary exchange questions why unmarried women are called girls and suggests married men are called boys, reflecting informal gendered language and social perception in a private moment. The text lacks broader context or attribution to individuals or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic
Pittsburg Phil Bets Big and Loses Big in Horse Races
The famed Pittsburg Phil, real name George E. Smith, recounts his betting career from a $10 start to $168,000 winnings, and a string of losses including $23,000 after a $43,000 Sir Walter win. He emphasizes pure personal judgment, detaching from tips, stables, and owners while pursuing stocks and horse racing alike.
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Gambier
Pittsburg Phil
Riley Grannan
George E. Smith
Phil
Sir Walter
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Wall Street
Morris Park
Elizabeth
N. J
Linden
Clifford
Domino
Sheepshead Bay
Mike Dwyer
Man's odd travel tale ends in city compensation
Frank Flannery posed as a post office inspector and swindled Guthrie Oklahoma Wichita Kansas residents out of over a thousand dollars in a fraudulent scheme. After a fall in Wichita he sued the city for damages, settled for 500 dollars, vanished, and then reappeared with a dislocated hip in Guthrie. A similar settlement followed as the pattern emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Flannery
Guthrie
Okla
Wichita
Kan
Flannery
Flan
Scandal and schism surround Dr Schweninger in Berlin
In a storm of controversy the German faculty and Parliament challenged Prince Bismarck’s physician Dr Schweninger over a past crime against his friend’s widow and his later rise to Berlin University. Despite protests, Schweninger remained close to Bismarck, provoking social ostracism and public outcry while he boasted of not serving as a mere government lackey and criticized imperial arrangements.
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Schweninger
Prince Bismarck
Franz von Lenbach
Germany
Bismarck
Berlin
Herr von Gossler
Munich
Mommsen
Helmholtz
Treitschke
Semeller
Radziwill
Friedrichsruh
William
Betting King Keeps Millions On Hand For Track Wins
The gambler boasts exact race insights and self relied judgments as key to success. He claims to hold 150000 to 225000 cash ready at hand, settles accounts by check, and bets up to 26000 daily. He cites Ed Gaines among top bettors and notes others fail by following opinions. He mentions a trained pony and a Texas operation activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wheelock
Fred Cowen
Dad’ Irish
Jack McDonald
Riley Grannan
Ed Gaines
Jam Mulford
Gaines
St. Louis
Elopement On Tandem Unites Narrows NY Couple
Susie Barney and her fiancé Frank Webb wed in a three mile ride after eloping by tandem. Lewis Barney, a Narrows farmer, had bought a bicycle for his daughter contrary to his wife. Mrs Barney hid the wheel to block the plan, but Webb arrived at a neighbor’s at dusk and completed the marriage before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Barney
Narrowsburg
N. Y
Susie
Frank Webb
Death of Princess Angeline Reported in Seattle
Report states Princess Angeline daughter of Chief Seattle died recently of pneumonia. The piece notes rumors of her living past 100 are erroneous and dismisses tales of her legendary woods journey to save the town as fairy tale fantasy.
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Angeline
Seattle
Wash
Michigander Inherits Fortune From Dutch Uncle
Henry Zwimmer and his wife settle near Dreath Michigan after moving from New Jersey where a fire ruined his patrimony and five years of savings. He received notice that an old bachelor uncle in the Netherlands died, leaving him and his two sisters an estate estimated at over £550,000.
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Michigander
Henry Zwimmer
Dreath
Mich
New Jersey
Mr. Zwimmer
Netherlands
Lenbach and Schweninger Case Stirs German Taste
The dispute between Franz von Lenbach and Schweninger is described as highly discreditable as Lenbach, a frequent visitor at Friedrichsruh, paints Bismarck portraits and is linked to the imperial circle around the Prince. The writer claims Schweninger’s picture exposes this offensive breach of taste and morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz von Lenbach
Schweninger
Lenbach
Friedrichsruh
Bismarck
Germany
Kiss and Death Strike In Suburban New York Romance
Charlea Valente and Louise Costella, engaged after a reconciliation, faced death on a country road when a lightning bolt struck as they reunited. Valente, 33, an New York City street cleaner overseer, died, his sweetheart paralyzed and suffering deep distress. The incident followed a church mass and a planned reunion, ending with the couple on the way home when tragedy struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlea Valente
New York
Kingsbridge
Fordham Hospital
Valente
New York City
Louise Costella
Italy
Miss Costella
Girl Heroic Act by Miss Perez Rescues Man in New York
A New York bicyclist was thrown before a trolley car and knocked unconscious. Miss Perez of New York rushed to pull him clear as the car passed, injuring her arm. She previously rescued her sister and grandmother from a home fire.
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Miss Perez
New York
Saved by a Brave Girl Miss Mamie Yaples Rescues Two
Miss Mamie Yaples daughter of a farmer near Edenville New York distinguished herself by stopping a runaway horse and rescuing Mrs Joseph Hood and her two daughters. While Mrs Hood driving with her children lost control as the harness broke and the horse bolted nearly a mile. Yaples an equestrienne urged her horse forward and seized the bridal halting the danger and saving the frightened pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Yaples
Edenville
N. Y
Joseph Hood
Rest and Beatty: Advice for Busy Women
The passage extols daily rest for women to stay young and effective. It offers tailored tips for different roles, from leisure to housewife to businesswoman, recommending a brief afternoon nap or a quiet sitting break. An old bachelor notes few would actually practice such rest.
Modern Mesmerism and Paris Seances in the Fifties
Elix Moscheles recalls Mesmerism in Paris during Du Maurier days. He describes seances, subjects like Virginie Mersaudon, and experiments with skeptics, doctors, and investigators. A late night incident with an inquirer and a strapped mesmerized youth ends with resolution and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elix Moscheles
Bohemia
du Maurier
Moscheles
Paris
Virginie Mersaudon
Virsinie
Henri Lehmann
Virginie
Leipsic
Mme. Mersaudon
Inquirer
the Inquirer
Cheap Remedies and Home Cures of the Era
The column lists turpentine fumes for whooping cough relief and a sugar lump soaked in vinegar for hiccough. It notes tincture of iron as an indispensable household remedy that drives away ringworm and, in moderation, cures a painful ailment called a soft "Ort.
Woman sues pastor over church expulsion for ten thousand
A resolute Indianapolis woman expelled from Garden Street Baptist church sues the pastor and church board for 10000 dollars. The notice adds a postal rate phrase about letters to the US and Canada.
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Indianapolis
Garden Street
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Cuyler Ave
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Midway Park
Waller
Atooia Ave
Detroit Tribune
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Plungers
Pittsburg Phill
Mrelles
Saya
Hualnessa
Dr. Schweninger
Escapades
Dr, Schweninger
Nery
Texas
Valtente
Isis Sweetheart
Rest and
Beatty
Parise
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