Town Directory Notes Moves and Occasions
News items list residents leaving for Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Desplaines Camp. Local events include Y P C U officers installation whaleback Racine trip and Oak Park vs Chicago Unions games with fund drives and a Berean society ice cream sale for hospitals at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Maney
Boston
D. R. Niver
Antioch
Ill
L. Bliss
Lake Geneva
Wis
C. B. Ayers
Burlington
Jime
Maple Avenue
Geisel
South Boulevard
Tekonsha
Mich
Alice Laxon
Mary McCormick
Alden
J. W. Ross
Marquette
Harry Pierce
South Grove Avenue
Paw Paw Lake
Austin
South Euclid Avenue
Desplaines Camp
G. Brandenberg
Lester
Omaha Exposition
G. M. Clawberg
Sycamore
Geo. Walker
Rockford
R. B. Wallace
R. P. Parker
Wisconsin
Fred Ackert
Philip Edmonds
Delavan Lake
Howard
South Euclid
Tuttle
Chicago
R. of P.’s
Jerry O'Neil
W. H. Jay
Oak Park
Racine
Soldier Boys
San Francisco
Chicago Unions
Rambles of Parliament and a London Engineer Tale
An anecdote recalls Burke rushing from the House of Commons as a member mocks his speech. Sir George Selwyn quips a lion frightened by an ass. Sir M Grant Duff notes another London engineer nearly attacked by a wary dealer with a mastiff during a house-purchase probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
House of Commons
Speaker
George Selwyn
M. Grant Duff
London
McKinley Wears Carnation Button at 1896 Election
The pink carnation chosen by Ohio governor William McKinley as a university symbol became his signature. On election day 1896 he wore it in his buttonhole and later sent a note to Miss Florence Fairfax Simpson of Winchester Kentucky with best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Ohio
University
Canton
Florence Fairfax Simpson
Winchester
Florence Simpson
William McKinley
Ladies’ Home Journal
Austin Business Men's Picnic Celebrates 50 Mile Bike Victory
The third annual Austin Business Men's Association picnic featured a 50 mile bicycle race won by an Austin boy. Prizes spanned gold watches, suits, flour sacks, and various medals across races for men, women, and children, with tug of war and pie eating contests enhancing the day. The Chicago and Northwestern Railway provided two car sections and praised service. organizers received strong credit for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Business Men’s Association
Austin
D. B. Southern
W. A. Biggs
T. Bass
Fred Bryant
P. Finnegan
F. W. Anderson
T. Hoyle
Wallie Schlecht
Will Seavert
Stanfield
Sullivan
Traill
Schnistius
Stevenson
Burras
Roath
Thayer
Juax
Garner
Bindeman
Castle
Cogdal
Seward
Hartless
Pillinger
Wilconsin
Faluckins
E. Smith
Jos, Carter
R. H. Trail
Robert Stevenson
Ellsworth Taylor
J. Wakeman
Earl Bronson
Alice Eides
Eunice Dalquist
Dollie Starling
H. C. Hankermeyer
Jack Sullivan
A. D. Minard
M. Delano
Frank Williams
Geo. Truax
Geo. Pillinger
E. D. Roath
C. F. Bindeman
Frank Hartless
Rattle
Gladstone and the Hebrew Statesman Joke at Dinner
An anecdote from a Vienna Welt piece recounts Gladstone challenging a claim that Hebrews produced no statesman. A guest retorts that Moses was a Hebrew statesman, prompting Gladstone to share a quiet laugh as the table smiles at the rebuke in the Disraeli rivalry era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Disraeli
Spinoza
Mendelssohn
Meyerbeer
Mr. Gladstone
Moses
Vienna
Wrapping Paper Preference Affects Delivery Demand
A Washington Star report quotes a merchant noting women prefer brown or store paper for bundles. Switching to white paper increased delivery work as customers asked for home delivery, highlighting packaging choices affecting service volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Washington Star
Lucky Accident in Oak Park as Boy Narrowly Escapes Wheel
Friday afternoon near 4 o'clock Herbert Krogmann and companions rode a Kimball Piano Co wagon. The boy slipped with his foot in the wheel, his leg jammed between wagon and wheel, a crowd freed him, Dr Hendy found no broken bones, but the leg was badly bruised and cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Herbert Krogmann
South Boulevard
Kimball Piano Co
Krogmann
Congression Sunday School Picnic at Bergman’s Grove
The Austin Congregational Sunday school held its annual picnic on Saturday July 16 at Bergman’s Grove Riverside Illinois. Suburban electric provided timely shuttle cars from Randolph Street and Park Avenue. Prizes donated by local business people fueled enthusiastic games and races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Sunday School of
Austin
Bergman’s Grove
Riverside
Ill
Randolph Street
Park Avenue
Marriages Flourish Among Civil War Volunteers at Camp
Sergt Wilhite confirms marriage to Miss Mattie Fowler after a secret union in Emporia. Several volunteers wed sweethearts in camp at Chickamauga, including Private S S Clapper and Rosa Hitterworth, Drummer boys of Edisto rifles, and Curt Standley with a Virginian bride. The band played at Menier Steinman wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt. Wilhite
Emporia
Kas
Mattie Fowler
Chickamauga
S. S. Clapper
Rosa Hitterworth
Decatur
Brierworth
Chattanooga
Herbert Steenberg
Ripon College
Clara Huntington
Edisto Rifles
South Carolina
Curtis Stanley
West Virginia Volunteers
Camp Thomas
Virginia
Col. Spillman
Sergt. Menier
Indiana
Miss Steinman
Jules Verne's Romantic Marriage Story
A shy Jules Verne avoided social life and forgot his best man duties as a wedding party left for the church. He met the bride's sister, a widow, two years later they wed and he became a devoted stepfather to her two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Verne
Verne
An American Grand Old Man
Since the death of Gladstone senator Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont is the oldest living English speaking statesman. He notes about four months' difference in their ages with Morrill born April 14 1810 and Gladstone born December 29 1809. His length of service exceeds that of any American statesman. He was elected to the Thirty fourth congress and re elected to the five succeeding congresses then transferred to the senate as a Union Republican in 1867 making his term of public service forty three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Justin Smith Morrill
Vermont
Senator Morrill
Senate
Spanish Use Brass Bullets in Cuban Battles
The article claims Spaniards in Cuba employ brass‑cased bullets in Remingtons. It notes encrusted brass sheathing over lead wounds, which splits and tears flesh and may poison. It also mentions a method to cut Mauser bullets to mushroom on bone impact for more severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Sevilla
Battle of Santiago Described by Chicago Navy Reserve Son
Letter from Arthur B. Churchill of Oak Park describes the July 3 1898 naval battle at Santiago de Cuba. He recounts voyage from Key West to Cuba, ship duties, the Gloucester’s bold engagement, wounded soldiers, and hopes to return home by Christmas while awaiting mail and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. Z. Churchill
Oak Park
Key West
Santiago
United States Navy
Key West Mondag
Santiago de Cuba
Herb
Francis
Gist
Cuba
Spain
New York
Vizcaya
Morro
Oregon
Indiana
Gloucester
Altares
Adams Express Company
Arthur B. Churchill
Saying Pleasant Things Encourages Kind Words
A.M. Merriott urges favoring pleasant speech to counter bitterness. By choosing kind words and ignoring others flaws, social warmth increases and people welcome you wherever you go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Merriott
Local notes on church events and community doings
Mrs McCullagh falters in health while Franklin Graff of Champaign will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday. Ridgeland cricket teams win. Miss Kate Condon, a Bloomingto n native now in Ridgeland, is a noted contralto. Planned improvements include purchase of land for church enlargement and asphalt paving on Keystone avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullagh
Franklin S. Graff
Champaign
Emma Birne
Avondale
T. H. Butler
Taylor Avenue
Harry Kimble
Michigan
Frank Ensign
Engineering Corps
Frank A. Butler
Crane & Co
New York
Ridgeland
Mr. Baker
Chicago
Omaha
Kate Condon
Bloomington
Ill
Camp Goodwill
Grove
Iowa Streets
Roy la Mont Smith
Maywood Notes from Town and Country Travels and Tales
Vernon Ferris returns from Michigan trips. several residents depart for long visits or vacations to Wisconsin, Holland and Denver. The Proviso Land association expands building as ten houses go up after a mill strike ends. Prof Barrett and wife bid farewell with veterans event, a poem Then and Now read, music and social gathering mark the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
James Munton
Lake Superior
Dobbins
Fox River
John Soffel
Denver
Ed. Klug
Fred W. Schultz
Proviso Land Association
M. A. Johnson
Emily McMillan
Dr. McMillan
New York City
W. H. Joneson
Chas
Hr. Fantham
Woodstock
Ill
Charley
Crown
Bonnell Hart
Gertrude Cook
Chicago
Prof. Barrett
Michigan
Wing
Sixth Avenue
Gen. Looey-Smith
Messrs
Adams
Westcott
Girard
Robb
Cattermole
Williams
Mann
Joneson
Harlem notices and local business ads ahead of occupancy
Schank's Hall will be ready for occupancy shortly a July 24 picnic by the West Side Sangerkranz at Gardens grove all are invited Roos and Schrade 105 Madison street loaning money on good security Mortgages for sale at all times Fire insurance placed only in the very best companies Adv
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sangerkranz
Gaden's Grove
Roos & Schrade
Madison Street
Adv
Southern soldiers eject two men from streetcar over seats
At Camp Alger near Washington a Tennessee regiment ousted two colored men from a streetcar after they refused to yield seats to women. The men were beaten and their outfits damaged in the landing, while women accepted a token button from the sergeant as a memento of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Alger
Washington
Surgery on Snakes in Captivity
An Australian diamond snake in the Bombay museum nearly died from shedding difficulties. A native snake-keeper held the snake while a European helper snipped the adhered membrane from the eyes. J M Phipson later performed a more dangerous operation on a king cobra with multiple assistants and the surgeon removing eight layers of membrane from each eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay Museum
J. M. Phipson
Bombay Natural History Society
Mr. Phipson
The Utility Behind a Clever Invention
An industrial exhibitor notes a prosperous farmer admiring a new complex machine. After murmuring its usefulness, the farmer finally asks plainly, What’s it for. The exchange captures a common human bias toward appearance over practicality.
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News OF the Town
Burlington Park
Evanston
Business Men’s Association of Austin
Crystal Lake
Illinois Cycling Club
L. Henry Clarke
Parker
Oak Parks
Helen Sm. Starrett
Chas. Manney
Bass Lake
C. C. Murray
JT. A. Snow
Power's Lake
Geo. B. Charles
South Haven
W. F. Burkley
Clarke Avenue
S. W. Silsbee
W. A. Mitchell
South Central Avenue
Episcopal Church
Garfield Park
Clara Griffing
H. F. Griffin
Erie Street
Dorchester Mapes
Charlie Thompson
Bear Lake
Isabelle Trask
Tennessee
J. Ethel
Clifford Whitman
M. Flaherty
Fifty-second Street
John J. Hickey
J. P. Haines
Mr. Carey
Idaho
Fifty-third Street
J. F. Lewis
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ohio Street
Fiftythird
Lewis
Union Pacific Railroad
Hazel Dunphy
Lessiey Hessenauer
Jas. Leasch
Edith Nelson
Girty Partrage
B. Rostad
Clara Sipes
C. L. Walker
Howard Robertson
Fifty-second
Lake Streets
Emma C. Gilbert
Pearl
Colo
Colorado
Gilbert
Pine Avenue
Austin Avenue
R. S. Tuthill
McKinley's
Business Men's
Pigaig
Austin and
Cicero
Cervera
River Forest
Boyd
Alexander
Keefe
Baker
Wallace
Europe
Marshall Field & Co
Altenheim
St. Luke's Church
Stafford
Dramatic Club
Milwaukee
Father Clancy
Presbyterian
Methodist
Park Avenues
Keystone Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Maywood
Vernon Ferris
Jessie Currens
Jacob
Peter Bohlander
Harlem
Schank's Hall
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