Ex-President Jones to Europe Trip. Local Church Builds Bowling Alley
John J. Jones has returned from California and will soon embark on a two month trip to Europe. Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Melrose Park is constructing a bowling alley inside the church to be finished before July 4 with special services planned. Bro Herr criticizes town printing for not being awarded to the lowest bidder by circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Jones
California
Europe
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Melrose Park
Bro. Herr
Improvement Board OKs Special Assessment in Moreland
Residents celebrate approval of a special assessment to fund street and alley improvements in Moreland. The 35th Ward is praised for efforts to clean streets while Mrs Paul the ward superintendent is criticized for excluding women volunteers and criticizing the male workers.
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Moreland
Board of Local Improvements
Kotel’s Eligibility Question Haunts Cicero Constable Election
It is claimed that Jos C Kotel who was elected constable on the Republican ticket in Cicero last spring had only been a resident since January 15 and is not eligible. There are two vacancies of constables and under the law Mr J T Greene is serving as a hold over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. C. Kotel
Cicero
J. T. Greene
Residents urge city departments for ward 35 improvements
East end residents of ward 35 complain of no alderman representation. Ward superintendent Mrs. Faul allegedly ignores their issues, prompting citizens to contact department heads directly for scarce relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faul
Great mass meeting planned in Austin after club director sued
A mass meeting is announced in Austin following a lawsuit against a local club director. Alderman Race urges quick action and an eloquent appeal precedes the call. The timing and venue are unsettled as Mrs. Paul, the female ward superintendent, may be reassigned to a ward where men prefer a male boss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Paul
Struckmann to receive back pay from Cook County
Judge Ball orders Cook County to pay Mr W. TF Struckmann $2,400 for sixteen months. salary illegally paid to another after Struckmann’s unlawful removal and reinstatement via court order. Ruling marks civil service reform victory per Berwyn Current.
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Cook County
W. TF. Struckmann
Struckmann
Ball
Berwyn
Growth of the Beard Calculated Over a Year
A calculation shows beard hair grows about one and a half lines per week, totaling six and a half inches annually. For an 80 year old man, at least twenty seven feet of beard would have to fall before the razor edge.
Seeking Syncopated Solace in Ragtime Romance
An eastern woman reputed to be worth a million marries a ragtime writer. This marks her fourth union, signaling a drift from grand marital life toward a lighter, skitlike domestic scene as described by the Denver Post.
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Ag’ Th
Denver Post
Facts About Counties From the Twelfth Census
The New York Sun highlights how counties vary across the states noting names and changes over time. It lists largest and smallest counties by area and population, counts per state, and several vanished counties including Mankanta Wahuata Carson and Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Oklahoma
Saint John the Baptist
Louisiana
Nebraska
L'Eauqui Court
Plain Knox
Vernon County
Wisconsin
Bad Axe
Minnesota
Toombs
Andy Johnson
Wilkins
North Dakota
Gin Grass
Wells
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Montana
Custer
San Bernardino County
California
Maryland
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Delaware
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Vermont
Bristol
Alexandria County
Virginia
Texas
Rhode Ialand
Wyoming
Arizona
Alaska
District of Columbia
Mankanta
Wahuata County
Carson County
Nevada
Dawson Counties
Cedar County
Utah
Lyons County
The Boer and the Briton in War Compared
Adelbert S. Hay United States consul at Pretoria offers a view on Boer and British soldiers. He praises British pluck and officer courage while noting Boers are natural marksmen from hunting life, explaining why Boer casualties were lower in principal engagements and why British infantry faced tougher challenge.
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Adelbert S. Hay
United States
Pretoria
Collier’s Weekly
Lfe
Pine trees reach limited size in early forests
Professor Spalding notes white pine rarely exceeds 160 feet in height and 40 inches in diameter. Yet a specimen measured by the division of forestry stood 170 feet tall and 48 inches thick. The tree, 40 years old, was a sapling fifty years before Columbus sailed from Palos.
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Spalding
Division of Forestry
Department of Agriculture
Columbus
Palos
Army malaria pledge sparks martial law remark
A New York judge warns that militarism is the mosquito and declares that any malaria at an army post will be treated as disobedience of prior mosquito destruction orders. He also suggests New Jersey should be placed under martial law.
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Sternberg
New Jersey
New York
Portable Steel Houses For Venezuela Market
A New York bridge company has 100 portable steel houses under contract for shipment to Venezuela. The one story structures weigh about 20 tons each and are promoted for use in quake prone areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Bridge Company
Venezuela
Minnesota Bill Prohibits Gum Chewing During Public Speech
A new bill introduced in the Minnesota legislature would bar any member from chewing gum while delivering a public speech in the state’s legislative halls. The proposal aims to curb distractions and maintain decorum during sessions.
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Minnesota
Sudden Wealth Sparks Odd Uses And Vengeful
An essay notes how sudden riches alter poor folk's behavior from lavish shoe orders by an Englishman to a mine feast for laborers and a Beggar's Bridge vow. It cites a London charwoman flaunting wealth by renting a former employer's home and a Birmingham man hosting a tramp gathering that ends in a police court fight.
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Esk
Eskdale
London
Birmingham
Usefulness of Liquid Air in Blasting Declines
A British Institution of Mining Engineers paper reports tests in the Simpson tunnel with carbonaceous cartridges saturated in liquid air. Rapid evaporation shortened the usable life to about fifteen minutes after removal, risking misfire if delayed, though the disruption resembled dynamite.
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British Institution of Mining Engineers
Simpson Tunnel
Silk production leaders and export figures in 1899
China maintains lead in raw silk output with 16,986,443 pounds exported in 1899, Japan follows at 7,808,693 pounds, and Europe totals 8,829,075 pounds. Italy dominates European output with 6,814,070 pounds, then France 1,234,576 and Austria-Hungary 608,470, Spain 171,959.
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Ching S Till
Europe
China
Japan
Italy
France
Austria-Hungary
Spain
Great Salt Lake Wonders Wealth Salted Waters
The article extols Great Salt Lake Utah as a vast, highly saline body six times saltier than the ocean with rivers adding fresh water yet level remains unchanged. It measures about 100 miles by 27 miles, depth up to 60 feet, area 27 000 square miles, and contains vast quantities of salt and sulphate of soda. Antelope Island features 4000 foot heights, gardens, and resorts, offering a unique inland sea bathing prospect 1000 miles from the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Lake Huron
Antelope Island
Honey Ants and Odd Natural Curiosities
A travel tale in New Mexico describes honey ants whose diet of plant galls yields a honeylike sap stored in large crops. Also noted are a Lewes, England bowlder with a trapped toad and a humorous exchange about dogs and Latin during Cardinal Gonzalez’s era.
Pan American Exposition tickets offered from Chicago
Nickel Plate routes sell Buffalo bound tickets with prices 13.00 for Buffalo return and 16.00 Chicago to Buffalo round trip plus 21.00 Chicago to Buffalo return with 30 day validity. Through tickets east of Buffalo allow a ten day Buffalo stopover for 1.00 deposit. General agent John Y. Calahan of Chicago lists full details and train times.
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Buffalo
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Ticketa
John Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Auction of goods at Austin Storage Warehouse June 17 1901
Notice of sale of Frederick Nye and Alfred Holt stored at Austin Storage Warehouse 334 and 336 North Park Avenue Austin Chicago Ill for storage charges. Auction to be held at the storehouse on June 17 1901. Harry H. Decker listed.
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Frederick 8. Nye
Alfred E. Holt
Austin
North Park Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Harry H. Decker
Mortgage help and local job ads from Austin area
TO LOAN Is your mortgage maturing and you need money for building. F H Pray at 107 North Park Avenue Austin offers help. WANTED Dishwasher woman preferred $5 per week and board at Car michael's Restaurant 130 Lake Street Oak Park. WANTED Good girl for general housework small family must have references apply 133 South Prairie Avenue Austin. WANTED Rooms for light housekeeping or board and room in a homelike place by a young woman reasonable central 45 S Vindicator office.
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F. H. Pray
North Park Avenue, Austin
Carmichael’s Restaurant
Lake Street
Oak Park
Wisconsin Avenue
South Prairie Avenue
Austin
Central 45 S
Vindicator Office
Local Furnishings Repair Service Ad
Craftsman quotes on parlor suits easy chairs leather Turkish chairs rockers settees couches and flag treasures furniture repaired and finished equal to new carpets cleaned and relaid for home comfort and style.
For Rent Various Homes and Rooms in City Areas
Several modern houses listed with rents around 25 and 330 dollars. Rentals include a Philharmonic Hall space, a small flat on Washington boulevard, nicely furnished rooms with board, and a front room with dressing room in Oak Park avenue. A 3 room cottage in South Haven Michigan is also available through Fox & Henry.
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Rena S. Tuthill
Central Avenue
North Oak Park Avenue
South Haven
Mich
Lakefront
Fox & Henry, Cor
Park Avenue
Ohio Street
For Sale Notices Including Bicycle Desk and Graphophone
Classified notices list a Gent's Eldrige 22 inch frame bicycle in excellent condition for $20 with contact 5918 Erie street. An office table desk and letter press along with household furniture is offered at 229 Wisconsin avenue. A graphophone with 18 records is priced at $10 cash from Times or Vindicator.
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Gent
Call
Erie Street
Wisconsin Avenue
Miscellaneous notices and lost items advertised
A collection of small notices includes piano tuning requests at local studios, two lost items a prayer book and a gold bracelet with surrender details, a job lead at American Can Company in Maywood, and a tutoring offer by Emma Baxter at 5424 West Lake Street.
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SOUTH
Austin Station
Chicago, Ill
the Vindicator Publishing O
A. M. Pierce
Plymouth Place
Chicago Post
Jennie M. Smith
Scott
Board of Education
Custer County
Thos
GREAT
Salt Lake
Red
New Mexico
Colorado
Lewes
Eng
Charles Dawson
Uckfield
Bowlder
Linnaean Society
Henry Willett
Brighton Museum
Pedro Gonzalez
M. I. Burdick
Franklin and
Chicago Avenues
Nesselroth
Byusinega
America
Werk Rnafer
Park Ave
Baker & Lee Jewelry
Lake ST
Oax Park
Scranton, PA
Thompson & McPherson
Philharmonic Hall
Masonic Block
F. B. Pray & Son
Washington Boulevard
Ontario Street
George Martin, Llb
Room
Washington St
Harlem Savings Bank
C. J. Rheberg & CO
Chicago Avenue
Telephone
Studio of Music
Cody Block
Garner’s
C. H.ene
Third Avenue
Maywood
Episcopal Church
Fiftythirday
Finder
South Fifty-third Ay
Alma Street
American Can Company
Emma Baxter
West Lake Street
Walnue Avenue
Shakespeare Gesellschaft
Weimar
Herr von Possart
Munich
Shakespeare
Dr. Oschelhauger
Alst
Austin and
Walter W. Mayne
Marion Street
Carmichael’s Ladies’ and Gentlemen's Restaurant
Lake St. Oak Park
A. L. Caron
Liams Street
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