Fatal accident on Randolph street in Oak Park
Four Chicago Telephone linemen rode a wagon along Randolph near Clinton when a Chicago and Northern Pacific train struck. Foreman Frank Wood was decapitated, Julius Bodine and Ed Williams and Mark Dugan injured. Wood leaves a widow and three children. Bodine later taken to county hospital as others aided at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Telephone Company
Randolph Street
Northern Pacific
Clinton Avenue
Oak Park
Frank Wood
Julius Bodine
Ed Williams
Mark Dugan
Chicago & Northern Pacific
Clinton Street
Williams
Dugan
Int Wood
Bodine
Louis Reichier
C. Br. Robinson
Wood
Drechsler
Telephone Company
Graduation Exercises Highlight Weeklong Commencement
A Congrega tional church ceremony capped commencement week with a large crowd in attendance. The program featured festival hymn, High School Chorus, various orations by Roxie Seabury Edna Ward Royverett Tomlinson and Edwin O Vaile Jr, and diploma presentations by Chas Burton. Graduates from Latin and Modern Language courses were listed with numerous names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Alice V. Skillins
Edwin Nelson Nash
Roxie Katharyne Seabury
Agassiz
Edwin Orlando Vaile, Jr
Edna Ward
Royverett Tomlinson
Burton
Board of Education
Ray Everett Tomlinson
FL Go Musign
Roxit Seabury
Lyda Wells
Clara Wheeler
Elizabeth Bostedo
Daisy Butler
Edith Conant
Mary Helderkin
Neira Tlatcher
Mabel Herschbach
Jessie Ketcham
Clara Middleton
Mary Pridl
Anna Lechlind
Jessie Scot
Netlie Sherman
Adiee Skillin
Wdna Ward
W. H
High School Class Day Exercises Delight Audience
The High School building hosted Thursday evening class day exercises with a packed audience and no printed programs. Personalities were playfully featured, caricatures drew laughs, and responses showed the speakers were well met. Graduating exercises will be held Friday evening.
Maywood High Plans First Baccalaureate Service
The Maywood High School class of 1996 requests Rev. George H. Kemp deliver a baccalaureate sermon at Congregational church Maywood on Sunday morning June 21. The first Maywood baccalaureate is noted with much interest. graduation follows at Maywood Hall on Friday June 26.
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Maywood High School
Geo. H. Kemp
Congregational Church
Maywood
Maywood Hall
Commencement honors for Rev Ro H Pooley at Northwestern
The degree of doctor of divinity was conferred on Rev. Ro H Pooley by Northwestern University during Thursday evening’s commencement. A reception followed at the home of Mr GC K Bolles on Lake Street with about one hundred attendees. A city event noted as well as local mischief and thefts, including Flitcraft removal from a Madison Street car after an etiquette dispute. Two horses vanished from a barn but were recovered by the pound master. A boy narrowly escaped injury when hit by a carriage wheel as firemen passed by. Local arrests included Wan Sehnabauer Frank Davison and Win Burke for stealing barrels. $27.83 found in their possession. Phil Sheridan post ladies group met with Aunt Lizzie Aikin as guest of honor, delivering an engaging talk despite her immobility.
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Ro H. Pooley
Methodist Church
Northwestern University
KK. Bolles
Lake Street
A. J. Flitcraft
Burt Housman
James H. Billings
Flitcraft
Madison Street
Jie
Mr. Flitcraft
W. I. Kerkhoff
Kenilworth Avenue
Austin
Anderson
Marion Street
Wan
Sehnabauer
Frank Davison
Win
Burke
Omecer Potaker
Ladies of Phil
Sheridan Post
Cheney
North Grove Avenue
Lizzie Aikin
War Morse
Oak Park High Student Daisy Butler Wins Second in Declamation
Ridgeland celebrates Miss Daisy Butler winning second prize in the Oak Park high school commencement declamation. Others: Hiram Coombs family to spend summer at Gage's Lake. Ontario and Harvey street old school to be torn down for an eight grade building. Bolot. Coughie and McAvoy attend Boloit College commencement. Mr Caughrie to travel for a dry goods firm after July.
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Hiram Coombs
Familly
Gage's Lake
Daisy Butler
Oak Park High School
Ridgeland
Ontario and
Harvey Streets
Bolot. Coughie
McAvoy
Boloit College
W. A. Bartlett
Lowell
Freer
Proposals Sought for Cicero Sidewalk Construction
The Town of Cicero invites duplicate seated proposals for sidewalk construction north and south of Twelfth Street. Bids due 7:30 p.m. June 20, 1986, with a $100 certified check. Work supervised by the Inspector of Sidewalks. payments from Special Assessment Funds.
W C T U Tea to be Held at Miss Bartree’s Home
W C T U ladies visit Dunning wards giving flowers cake and fruit to patients. On June 19 a tea at 54 Robinson Avenue and Sed Street will feature an address by the third district president and Mrs Champlin of the Austin union. Oak Park High baseball at Doughts Park reports eight games with four wins and four losses. Hyde Park leads.
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Dunning
Oak Park
Doughts Park
Hyde Park
Delayed issue and local railcar notes in Chicago area
Subscribers are informed of a delay due to unexpected circumstances. The piece notes improvements to Chicago and Northwestern suburban service with new cars, while J B Conway of Oak Park seeks canal rights for colored delegates and Cicero affairs receive press mockery over a trolley conductor incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Conway
Oak Park
McKinley
Canton
Tifer
Ilinois
St. Louis
Sealed Proposals for Water Pipe Project in Ci cero Town
Sealed duplicate proposals addressed to the Town Clerk and the Town President are invited for constructing water supply pipes on Twenty sixth Street from Lyman to Austin in Ci cero. Bids due by 7 30 p m on June 20th 1890 with 10 percent certified check. The town reserves right to reject any or all bids.
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Twenty-sixth
Lyman Avenue
Austin Avenue
Cicero
Board of Trustees
J. AL Drent
Town
Chen
Twenty-sixth Street
Augusta Street
Iron Prairie Avenue
Central Avenue
J. R. Drent
Prairie Avenue
Cicero Sealed Proposals for Water Service Pipes
The Town of Cicero invites sealed proposals for constructing water service pipes on Twenty sixth Street from Lyman Avenue to Austin Avenue. Bids must include a 10 percent certified check. Proposals due June 20, 1896. The Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. JR Drent.
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Board of Trustees
Cicero
JR. Drent
Board of Education
N. Rane
Austin
Austino
FW. Meadows
7 8 or 9 room frame houses in Maywood area
7 8 or 9 room conveniently arranged frame houses on stone foundations with water and sewer, complete baths, furnace flues, Georgia pine, parquet floors, electric wires, hardwood mantels, speaking tubes, broad verandas and antique hardware. Maywood offers churches, schools, stores, and society. reached by several rail lines and elevated combines in 24 minutes.
Village Officials Schedule at Maywood Village Hall
The President and Clerk of the Village of Maywood will be at the Village Hall every Saturday evening from 7 to 8 30 for official business. The Finance Committee meets on the second and fourth Wednesday nights each month at the village hall for auditing bills and related items. The Village Board meets on the second and fourth Thursdays each month.
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Maywood
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Ernest Tomlinson
Twelfth Street
Town of
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Austin, TL
Sporting
Frank Reeve
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Times-Herald
J Austin, Til
Fane
Austin, IL
Austin, T
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Fe Ly
Pene
Maywwoop
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago and Great Western Railway
Metropolitan Elevated
Proviso
Pavilion
St. Charles and
Toth Avenues
Proviso Land Association
Clark St
Eugene Fishburn
WM. M. Hulbert
E. A. Cummings, H. G. Foreman, James Darlow
Trustees
St. Joe and
Benton Harbor
Graham & Morton
City of
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Joseph
Michigan
Wabash Avenue
Michigan Fruit Belt
Wabash
J. H. Graham
Pres
Benton Harbor, Mich
Austin, NL
Charles wEscott
Oxford
la Salle St
Hall Chemical CO
West Philadelphia
John Dollese
J. H. Shepard
Washington St
Cicero: Paving Co . OK
N. Park Avenue
Central Ave
Wise, Cent
R. R
Austin, Ill
W.W. Kimball
E. S. Conway Lee
A. G. Cone Treas
WW. W. Kimball CO
Wabash Ave
Kimball Organs
Telephone
Boston
J. Dunfee & CO
Franklin St
Kinzie and
Dillon Streets
Moore &Co
Randolph ST
ELS
Cicero Water, Gas and Electric Light
Oak Park, Ill
E.R. Haase
Dearborn Streen
Et Fire Insurance Co
Harlem
John Wedderburn & CO
Washington, D. C
U.S
C.a.snow&co
Patent Office
Gtton
D.C
Ttorneys
Son BU
Rasswethinet
Wright & Duvall
Bolfeltors Co
Loan & Trus
Washington
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