Cicero Trustees Adopt Bicycle Rules and City Improvements
The Cicero town board met July 27 1896 in Austin with all members present except Gunthorp. They approved prior minutes and heard numerous committee referrals on police staffing sewers streets and water works. The board adopted ordinances regulating bicycle speed and second hand dealers and authorized purchases including patrol wagon bicycle and equipment and planned sewer projects and town hall remodeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of
Cicero
Austin
Gunthorp
PY. B. Weare
Ambrose F. Hede
Human Fire Company
Police Telephone and Signal Co
Tt. P. Wiott
Lake Street
CG. P. Miller
Jelenry C. Niles
Wood
Oak Park Avenue
Harrison
Geo. E. Swinscoe
Central Avenue
Mast Avenue Improvement
Pringle
Nash & Dowdle
Prairie Avenue
Dennis Cleary
Central Avenue Sewer
Eliza Price
Finance Committee
Tumber
Marton Park Fire Company
MacDonald
Angusta
North Avenue
Austin Avenue
Ogden Avenue
Robinson Avenue
OM. Hankinson
Clyde Avenue
Robert Wood
Chicago Avenue
Park Avenue
R. H. Trail
Police and Sanitary
Serrt. Davis
Hawthorne
Superior Street
Pine Avenue
Central
Committee of Whole
Washington and
John H. Anderson
Fred Williams
John H. A. Anderson
Committee On
Willow Avenue
Hawthorne Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Division Street
Prairie
Lewis, Waller, Park
Central Avenues
Committee On Fire and Water
Lyon Avenue
Jine Twenty-Sixth Street
Henry C. Wilson
Oak Park
Clyde and
Berwyn
Ridgeland
R. H. Traill
Washington Boulevard
Austin Bonevard
Dare
Lombard Avenue
Castle
Twenty Ninth Street
Town Hall
Monroe Street
West Forty-eighth Street
Cheney
South Grove Avenue
South Boulevard
Rearden
Aliso
Lily
F. R. Sehock
Teutonic Building
Chicago
Ayes
Attridge
Dave Nays
McDonald
Boulevaid
Kenilworth Avenue
Fifty-second Street
Harlem Avenue
Erie Street
Ridgeland Avenue
East
Linden Avenues
Euclid Avenue
Cicero Avenue
Clyde
Ogden, Prairie and Clyde
Clyde Fire Department
Richardson & Young
Forty Eighth
Monroe Streets
Lyman Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
Aitridge
H. C. Wilson
Nash & Dowdall
South Central Avenue
Streets and Highway Committee
The Age of Perfection in Bicycle Attire
A New York Corner column laments unsafe and indecent bicycle costumes for women. It argues fashion harms modesty and public decency, driving many women from public streets and limiting elite society participation in cycling.
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Thedy
Dette
New York
Unclear fragment hints at broader news item
Fragmentary text from a page segment shows garbled phrases and disjointed speech mentioning denial acceptance and other items, but no coherent event or identifiable names, places, or dates. The readable content provides only scattered words without a clear central fact.
Mint Vender with Bastet Seen Among Green Specimens
A brief note describes a mint vendor displaying a bastet figure with green specimens. The fragment notes a scene on a street or market setting, highlighting cultural artifacts and local commerce.
Photographer Dawley reports Cuban horrors and peril in Havana
The Harper's Weekly photographer Thomas R. Dawley Jr arrives from Havana with harrowing dispatches. He cites mistreatment of Americans by Weyler and claims insurgent support in Cuba while detailing executions, fires, and excessive ammunition use in San Juan de los Veras.
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Gomez
Dawley
Weyler
Horrors
Homas R. Dawley, Jr
Harper's Weekly
Morro Castle
Cuba
Havana
Orizaba
New York Journal
Grover Flint
Journal
Flint
Morro
Bradley Johnson
Fie
Johnson
Melquito
Trocha
San Juan de Los Veras
Cuban Rebels Gain A Committed Volunteer In Fight
A captured deserter recounts his rough crossing from Spain to Cuban lines. He describes a dangerous journey, arrest ordeals, and training plea for battle. He praises insurgents led by Antonio Maceo and predicts Weyler’s retreat as troops grow discontent.
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Gomez
Dawley
Morro Castle
Central
South America
Havana
New Mummifying Process Demonstrated in Milan
The London Lancet describes Sig. Carlo Vercelloni's process sealing a corpse in a chemically vented coffin to absorb gases and moisture, slowly mummifying the body while preserving features. A child’s mummy is on view in Milan, with hair and repose-like expression intact though skin bears a yellow copper hue.
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London Lancet
Sig. Carlo Vercelloni
Milan
Growth of Humantain Hair Rates in Persons
The rapidity of hair growth varies by person. It is claimed the beard grows about one line and a half per week, roughly six inches and a half in a year. Head hair grows much faster, according to exchange notes.
London orders for Bibles and catechisms to Fiji
Orders have been sent to London for 5000 Bibles 5000 hema books and 590 catechisms to be sold in the Fiji Islands.
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London
Fiji Islands
Theatrical Gossips on Salaries and Names
The piece argues high fees for singers are driven by celebrity names not talent. It cites Abbey Schoeffel Grau bankruptcy and asserts Jean de Reszke earns far more than justified, with U S losses from paying abroad. It notes Met Opera shows focus on stars over production quality and mentions Lucile Sturges in an upcoming Hammerstein project.
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Messrs. Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau
Jean de Reszke
Madame Calve
France
Italy
de Reszke
Abbey
Grau
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Bernhardt Plans Self Managed Return to America
Sarah Bernhardt states she will hire her own business agent for a new American tour, instead of farming duties to Abbey Schoeffel & Gran. The piece argues top stars like Bernhardt and Irving secure bookings without big managers, as managers take large shares and only guarantees differ. Theatergoers attend for the star power, similar to a circus.
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de Rejane
Coquelin
Mounet-Sully
Irving
Reinhardt
Alma Aiken-Mathews Daughter of Frank E Aik Debuts in The Ticket of Leave Man
Alma Aiken-Mathews, daughter of actor Frank E Aiken, made her professional debut as Sam Willoughby in her father’s production The Ticket of Leave Man. She then joined Fanny Davenport’s company and later worked with Louis James, Marie Wainwright, and Edward Harrigan in various roles. She expanded into leading parts with W. A. Brady and last season created Fadet in John W. Dunne’s Fanchon, aiming for a career in character work.
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Alma Ainen-Matiews
Sam Willoughby
Fanny Davenport
Louis James
Marie Wainwright
Edward Harrigan
the Adventuress
J. B. Polk
W. A. Brady
John W. Dunne
Fanchon
Fadet
Hammerstein's Marguerite dazzles in New York Olympia run
The spectacular opera ballet Marguerite at the Olympia Music Hall in New York is the brainchild of Oscar Hammerstein who wrote both the music and libretto. The production features ornate scenery, elaborate dances, and period costumes including a standout “The Vil lage Wielding” with a fiddler playing during the wedding scene.
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Marguerite
Olympia Music Hall
New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Hammerstein
Fiddler
A Paris Favorite Mlle Jahne A Rising Stage Star
The article highlights Mlle Jahne a leading member of Theatre du Gymnase and notes her debut at Theatre de l Odeon in 1884. It traces her career with Theatre du Vaudeville 1891 to 1892 and her move to Gymnase where she has achieved success.
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Paris
Mle. Jahne
Mlle. Jahne
Theatre du Gymnase
Theatre de l'Odeon
Theatre du Vaudeville
Gymnase
Miss Adams Succeeds as Leading Lady in John Drew Co
Maud Adams rises from minor parts to leading woman with the John Drew company. The actress charms with dainty grace and refined acting, showing emotional depth in The Squire of Dames as the neglected wife and excelling in high comedy.
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John Drew Company
Miss Adams
Cincinnati Reds Eye Temple Cup Returns in Ambitious Plan
Cincinnati club members now eye a share of Temple Cup money after realizing their growing potential. Manager Irwin consents to a bold forecast, predicting a first division finish and possible top honors. He notes Dwyer Foreman Ehret and Fisher shaping the pitching and offense for a stronger road trip.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Chicago
Meson
Dwyer
Foreman
Ehret
Fisher
Dissipation in Baseball Players Examined
A passage from John Ward’s How to Play Base Ball notes the extreme strains on players health and nerves during long seasons. It argues that true dissipation among professionals is minimal and not limited to losers, with moderate alcohol noted as a soothing aid after tough games.
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John Mr. Ward
Lake Michigan
Missouri River
Ohio River
Princess Maud Smiles At Street Arab Flower Seller
A London paper reports Princess Maud was shopping incognito when a street urchin with selling flowers whispered he knew her and urged secrecy. She smiled and denied recognition, saying she knew nothing of his claim as she continued her purchase.
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London
Maud
Tie
Hated Rival Miss Prettie and Mr Ryder Entertain Crowd
The passage describes Miss Prettie and Mr Ryder drawing a crowd with lively remarks. A New York Press comment praises Mr Wheeler's entertaining bike act and notes the enthusiastic reception.
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Miss Prettie
Ryder
Comton
Wheeler
New York Press
New Definition and Race Plans Mentioned
A fragment mentions taxidermy as a topic, a student John asks about it, and Albert Sehoch travels to London for a six day bicycle race to be held there next month.
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Albert Sehoch
London
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Abaard
Mng
Lucile Sturges
Mr. Hammerstein
Magic Mitchell
Alma Aiken-Mathews
Frank E. Aik
Vmammerstein
Maud Adams
Mlle, Jahne
John
Johnnie
Johnie
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