New Berwyn Water Works Chief Appointed. Willow Trees Debated
Cicero town board in a Monday session approves a new Berwyn water works superintendent, discusses water line upgrades and tree destruction by ordinance, and votes on licenses for saloons peddlers and plumbers. Other actions include street repairs bids, park drainage talks, and summer adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch
Mary J. Rowley
Gunthorp
Wm. Clarkson
Robinson Avenue
Rearden
J. A. Hall
Frank Aney
Berwyn
Committee of Whole
Wilber J. Andrews
la Vergne Avenue
Berwyn Avenue
Home Avenue
Committee of
la Mena
Geo. Thompson
Augusta Street
Ridgeland
Elmwood Avenue
J. Bucklen
Geo. P. Chapman
J. B
C. B. Kinley
J. B. Cuneo
Evelyn A. Frake
Ogden, Sheldon & Co
A. M. Carpenter
W. H. Kaesel
John Psyk
Anton Luczak
Frank Urbanski
Geo. Nauert
Sam Ginsburg
Geo. Doensitenos
A. J. Parks
John A. Molin
Jno. Anderson
Wm. Palmer
Scavenger
Didier Bros
Bruce & Bunge
Town Hall
Cheney
Erie
Superior Street
C. McAuliffe
Vastine
Midway Park
Kenilworth Avenue
Madison Street
Indiana Street
Butler
Risley Avenue Alloy Sewer
Ed A. Barker
Oak Park Avenue Sewer
Fritz Rahe
Austin Park Improvement Club
Finance
Wesley Avenue
First Alley
Lake Street
Elmwood
Fair Oaks Avenue
East Avenue
Euclid Avenue
Interesting Facts and Figures From a Bygone Era
A compilation of statistics contrasts past and present America and Britain. It notes two to three novels daily now versus sixteen yearly a century ago, and lists facts such as high altitude Haine monastery at 17,000 feet, long telephone routes 1400 miles Boston to St. Louis, Berlin clubs surpassing two thousand, Spain’s 17.5 million population with 11 million illiterate, Thames steamer sleepers at 21,000 nightly, China tea yields 300–400 pounds per acre, daily £45,000 sovereigns at the Bank of England, London’s annual population gain around 70,000, a needle machine producing 1.5 million needles weekly, and phosphorus heads for one million matches.
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America
Great Britain
Haine
Thibet
Boston
St. Louis
Berlin
Spain
Thames
China
Bank of England
London
Spirit Evidence Convicts Man in West Virginia Murder
In Raucevert West Virginia EB Shue is sentenced to life in the penitentiary after a jury finds his wife died of heart disease but exhumation reveals a broken neck. A seance led by Shue’s mother in law provided the key testimony claiming the victim’s spirit named him as the killer.
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Shue
Raucevert
W. Va
Lightning Strikes Youth in Arnettsville West Virginia
Curtis Miller was struck by a bolt while walking in Arnettsville. The lightning tore his clothing and shoes, leaving him in his underwear, but he was only stunned and ran a square to his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnettsville
W. Va
Curtis Miller
Barbara Yagle Case Settled in Oneonta Supreme Court
The Barbara Yagle case from Oneonta New York ended at a special term of the supreme court. The dispute centered on a principal amount of 800 dollars, while legal costs from multiple trials accumulated to 75 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Yagle
Oneonta
N. Y
Supreme Court
Hanna's New Rival in Ohio Politics Emerges
John R. McLean, a longtime Ohio political power and owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer, is reputedly worth $5 million. He backed Robert T. Hough for governor at the state convention but faced strong opposition and shifted support to Horace L. Chapman, after previously backing Grover Cleveland in 1884 and gaining national notice at the Chicago Democratic convention. His wealth stems from the Enquirer and Cincinnati real estate speculation, and he is noted for opposing civil service reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohn R. McLean
Ohio
Marcus A. Hanna
United States Senate
McLean
Robert T. Hough
Horace L. Chapman
Chicago
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati
Harvard
Saxony
France
Enquirer
George H. Pendleton
Grover Cleveland
Douglas Jerrold’s Lively Repartee and Wit
The article extols Douglas Jerrold’s swift repartee and abundant wit. It praises his ability to turn sarcasm into lively humor, even entertaining those targeted by his quips. His sharp replies leave audiences exhilarated and unable to resist his clever gibes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Jerrold
Proverbs Against Women Selections Spark Satirical Verse
The article cites Dr. Ray’s definition of a proverb and notes that many proverbs mock women. It traces domains—Spanish, Portuguese, Italian tongues—where sharp wit targets widows wives and maidens, listing quips such as a spaniel a woman and a walnut tree and a dead wife as best goods in a house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Philadelphia
Paris Wedding Bridges Old and New Aristocracies
A Paris marriage linked the Faubourg St. Germaine to the newer Napoleonic elite as Mdlle de Rohan wed Prince Louis Murat. The bride’s family welcomed alliance with royalty through her Mingrelian princess mother in law. Gifts from Empress Eugenie and Duc de Chares underscored the union’s prestige amid Mingrelian estates for the groom.
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Faubourg St. Germaine
Napoleon
Paris
Mdlle
de Rohan
Prince Louis Murat
Murats
de Rohans
Mingrelia
Eugenie
Duc de Chartres
Switzerland's universities and global comparison
The passage notes Switzerland has seven universities or one per 425 570 people, contrasts with Germany with 22 universities or one per 2 886 060, and states Russia has a university for every 10 000 000 people.
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Switzerland
Germany
Russia
Mirth and Cheerfulness as Reward of Innocence Quote
A reflective aphorism attributed to Sir Thomas More: mirth and cheerfulness are the due reward of innocence of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas More
King Christian of Denmark Keeps Quiet Royal Life
The Danish king rarely attends public fetes or gives speeches. He is portrayed as a retiring, hardworking ruler who prefers farming life, living in Copenhagen with a restrained court. Denmark’s realms are described as modest in size, with Greenland Iceland and the West Indies rented to official tenants to sustain royal finances.
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Denmark
Christian
Oscar
Sweden
Kaiser William
Europe
Copenhagen
America
Greenland
Iceland
West Indies
Library of Congress annual report figures early 20th century
The Library of Congress annual report shows 245,000 pamphlets and a total book count around 15 000 plus an increase of 4 898 from new copyrights. It notes 72 170 new copyrights representing a 4 898 rise, mainly from the extension of the international copyright system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
Spofford
Vas
Cra ven's Ack Robinson Three Act Comedy Opens in Washington
The Metzerott Luckett Columbia theater in Washington hosted Cra ven's Ack Robinson a three act comedy about Fred Bowden a Hartford wife and a fake Jack Robinson. The plot follows Bowden’s schemes to cover his imaginary partner and the comic unraveling in New York with a cast led by Fred Bowden and Mrs Bowden.
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Ack Robinson
Walter 8. Craven
Metzerott & Luckett
Columbia Theater
Washington, D. C
Fred Bowden
Connecticut
Hartford
Emanuel Whiffletree
Bowden
New York
Jack Robinson
Miss Kauffman
Mr. Bowden
Tommy Potter
Einglish
William Ingersoll
Archie Thorndyke
Bert C. Thayer
James C. Barrows
Senor Terre del Fuego
Geoffrey Stein
William Winter Jefferson
Frank Beamish
Losses in battle show lower death rate in modern wars
The Cham bers Journal argues war is less murderous now than in Napoleon's era. It compares Jena, Eylau, Wagram, Aspern, Borodino, Koniggratz, Antietam, Gettysburg, Leipzig, Waterloo, and Sedan, noting smaller proportional losses at Sedan and explaining changes in tactics and firearm effectiveness.
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Chambers
Gettysburg
Antietam
Koniggratz
Sedan
Metz
Jena
Eylau
Wagram
Aspern
Napoleon
Borodino
Moscow
Antietam Creek
McClellan
Lee
Leipzig
Waterloo
Sadowa
Lesses
Minne Schulz A Noted New York Singer With Long Brooklyn Ties
Minne Schulz born in New York City pursued a musical career mainly in New York and Brooklyn. She appeared at Bowery’s old theatre Germania Assembly rooms Goebel's Music Hall Prospect Garden Music Hall and Zipp's Casino Brooklyn where she spent eight years and married manager Huber. After a long engagement she performed at Huber's Palace museum then charity concerts and public benefits. Renowned for a sweet powerful voice and refined training she captivated audiences, though she remained largely a New York Brooklyn figure.
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Harry W. Williams
Pittsburg
Williams
Meteors Company
Irwin Brothers
Bill
James J. Armstrong
Boston Howard Athenaeum
Fields & Hanson
Drawing Cards
Donnelly & Girard
Basinmakers
Tony Pastor
Sam Scribner
Harry Williams
New York
Hammerstein
Olympia
Koster & Bial
Music Hall
Minne Schulz
New York City
Boston
Howard Athenaeum
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Old Bowery Theater
Germania Assembly Rooms
The
Bowery
Goeble
Upper Third Avenue
Prospect Garden Music Hall
Minnie Schult
Zipp‘s
Casino
George H. Huber
Europe
Huber
Burlesque Actress Maude Raymond Lands First Major Engagement
A Pretty Burlesquer Maude Raymond after seven years on stage gains her first important engagement with Rice Barton’s Rose Hill English Tolly Burlesque company. She will perform as a featured artist in the troupe.
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Maude Raymond
Rice & Barton
Rose Hill English Tolly Burlesque Company
Fate of the Dhanis Expedition to Nileheadwaters
Reports from Brussels say the Dhanis expedition was massacred, including leader Baron Dhaniis. Led by Belgians, six thousand Congo Free State troops joined the move toward Khartoum to trap Mahdists, with some British service native troops aboard. Baron Dhanis last reported at Stanley Falls.
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Dhanis
Brussels
Nile
Baron Dhaniis
Congo Free State
Khartoum
Local Baseball Catcher Convicted of Grand Larceny
Jimmy Adams once with Decatur and other teams in Central Illinois, a former catcher from St. Louis, was convicted in Mason County Circuit Court at Decatur of grand larceny. He and accomplice Reed, who forfeited his bond, robbed a young man in a private room a few months ago. Adams received a penitentiary sentence.
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Jimmy Adams
St. Louis
Decatur
Ilinois
Mason County
Reed
Adams
Cruelty Accused at Prison Superintendent Rejects Misconduct
The Philadelphia North American quotes a prison superintendent denying cruelty claims, asserting inmates know him too well to risk any mistreatment. The report frames the remark as a defense against alleged abuse inside the institution.
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Philadelphia
North Armerican
Fourth of July Firecrackers Question
A playful dialogue where Bobby asks how firecrackers were known to be ready for the Fourth of July. Uncle WHI and Mamma discuss that firecrackers were invented by the Chinese ages ago, in a humorous family moment from Puck.
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Bobby
Whi
Mamma
Puck
Microtomes Cut Sections One Twelve Thousandth Inch Thick
Scientists describe new microtomes capable of slicing successive sections each only one twelve thousandth of an inch thick. The knife edge appears perfectly smooth and straight under magnification of fifty times.
Turks Well Treated After Train Wounded Return
Salonica correspondent reports British consul Mr Blunt distributed cigarettes and sugar plums to wounded on departure for Constantinople. Hebrews of the town also gave each wounded a watch.
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Salonica
Constantinople
Blunt
Her
Judge vows life imprisonment over failed justice
A prisoner ridicules a judge over sentencing in a taunting exchange cited by the New York World. The inmate shrugs at life imprisonment and jokes about already having lived time that cannot be jailed. The brief dialogue highlights themes of justice and defiance.
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New York World
Making Him Miserable on the Night They Met
A brief column notes a late 19th or early 20th century social quarrel between a couple, recalling the night of a past proposal three years earlier. The item hints at lingering tension as one partner confronts the other during a rare weekly leisure moment in Indianapolis.
Cleverly Put Life
A brief Brooklyn Life note reflects on personal creativity and self guidance, questioning whether one can realize ideas and asserting the reader as the sole source of truth and direction. The piece offers a compact musing on individual initiative and insight.
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Cicero Town Board
Berwyn Water Works
Oak Park
L. V. Buckley
SHAW
R. C. Coombs
Attridge
Wastine
Ontario Street
Pine Avenue
Austin and Merricks
Wilson and
St. Clair's
Assyrian Asphalt Company
Harrison St
Cross Streets
64Th Avenue
Austin Avenue
Hanna
John R. M'Lean
John R. M’lean
Washington
Johnson
Ing
Sadovna
Indianapolis Journal
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