Harlem petition to reopen race track and local civic notes
Harlem residents circulate a petition to reopen the race track while Austin boasts a debt free Presbyterian church and awaits political favors from Republicans. The piece notes annexation impact on Oak Park and mentions a franchise proposal for piping by Yargan Hot Water Co. plus a shift from horse to electric streetcar and a wild ticket scheme in Oak Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Race
Chicago Council
Yargan Hot Water Co
North Avenue
Twelfth Street
Austin Avenue
Forty-eighth Street
Perjury case close with acquittals for Isgrig vs Wilhof
In Justice Richardson's court on Tuesday June 6 the case of M I Isgrig versus Joseph Wilhof and Herman Otto concluded with a not guilty verdict after a lengthy trial. The youths had previously testified about buying liquor by the drink at the plaintiff's drug store last February leading to an earlier acquittal in Justice Everett's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. I. Isgrig
Joseph Wilhof
Herman Otto
Justice Richardson
Lake Street elevated station moves west to improve crossing safety
Alderman Hunter reports Lake Street L officials will shift the Central Avenue stop about fifty feet west extend the platform to Park Avenue and install a turnstile. The change aims to restore sight lines reduce crowding during rush hours and cut fatal accidents at the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald. Hunter
Lake St. “L
Central Ave
Park Ave
Central
Park
Giants kettles found in Interstate Park Minnesota region
A singular group of giants kettles or pot holes dot two to three acres near Taylor's Falls Minnesota. Holes vary from less than a foot to 25 feet wide and one to 84 feet deep. Formed in very hard rock they resemble wells with width to depth ratios from one to five to one to seven. Warren Upham suggests glacial moulins during territory glaciation created them. Rounded boulders lie at some cavity bottoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor's Falls
Minnesota
Warren Upham
Northern Territory
United States
Austin Business Men Duped by Free Picnic Program
A Union Sunday school picnic program, funded by ad space, fooled Austin merchants who paid about 100 dollars for a $2.50 program. The incident repeats a pattern where businessmen subsidize fake efforts, despite prior decisions to stop supporting such ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Business Men’s Association
The New Pantorium Cleaning and Pressing Ad
Mr Roberts owner of 186 N Park Ave Austin announces first class cleaning and pressing for gentlemen suits and pants and ladies skirts. Prices are 75 cents for suits 25 cents for pants 50 cents for skirts. All work guaranteed.
Summer help seeks home care by couple in Austin Oak Park
A man and his wife seek summer care of a home and any other interests for people leaving town. Respond to B. L. M. at the Vindicator or Times offices in Austin or Oak Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vindicator
Times Office
Austin
Oak Park
Times and Vindicator Office
Ice Price Schedule From June 1901 Ice Dealers
A published ice price schedule lists rates for different buyers after June 10 1901. Butchers pay 4.00 per ton up to 2000 pounds, then 3.76 and 3.50 for higher tonnage. milkwomen receive 2.50 per 100 pounds for mid ranges. saloons and drug stores have 20 to 25 cents per 100 pounds. private families pay 40 cents per 100 pounds with a 30 cent tier for over 200 pounds in one go. Cash in advance 5 percent discount for larger private-family purchases. Drivers must follow prices. no contracts. L E Bailey Cicero Proviso Ice James Carter Oak Park area icemen.
Business Men's Picnic committees named at Oak Park Austin
The Business Men's Picnic will be July 18 at Mill Creek Park. Committees listed include prize, music and floor, program, ticketing, printing, and captain ball teams for Austin and Oak Park. Oak Park merchants asked to close stores for the day. liver health ad closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek Park
A. Burghss
OAK Park Association
W. C. Cline
Austin Association
Austin
R. F. Stevenson
A. O
Martens
H. Thiele
Oak Park
Ed Hahn
Wm. Dreschler
J. W. Carter
W. N. Smith
R. H. Trail
A. A. Smith
J. P. Bolander
Charles Duer
A. Wenter
W. O. Cline
A. Burgess
F. H. Hartless
S. Hess
O. M. Donaldson
Geo. Ambrose
C. P. Miller
Lake Street
W. A. Bunge
Lightning rod installation offers property protection
A brief ad style notice from Box 16 Austin IL advertising reasonable and quality lightning rod mounting services claiming proper setup protects property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
The Time to Laugh The Old Gentleman's Mistake
A humorous incident on a streetcar ends with an elderly man misreading a bug in a young woman's hair. He tries to brush it away causing offense, learns it is a Brazilian beetle on a pin, and exits in confusion as passengers react with smiles and laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Natural Disadvantages
A speaker lauds Sharp’s legal success, arguing he faced no hardship. The counterpoint notes Sharp came from wealth, had college support, and lacked traditional labor or schooling struggles, yet excelled from the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharp
Dray
Church Fire Question Sparks Mock Debate
Deacon Ironside remarks that the church grows slowly because it lacks fire. Another man replies that their church is an organized protest against any fire, prompting a sharp exchange about zeal and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Ironside
Message at the ball park referenced by a messenger boy
Quotation from Chicago Daily News noting a messenger boy racing with humor about delivering a message at the ball park and a wry remark about the odds of a message reaching its target. The exchange contrasts seriousness and amusement in baseball era reportage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibbles
Ball Park
Chicago Daily News
Herron Marriage Deal Draws $60,000 Share
Uncle Allen Sparks condemns the Herron arrangement saying only the original Mrs. Herron benefits, netting $60,000 for a husband not worth a fraction of that sum. The remark frames the dispute as a moral critique of a lucrative divorce outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herron
Allen Sparks
Diggs and Biggs Dialogue on Genius and Marriage
Diggs asks if there is truth to living with a genius. Biggs replies he never considers his wife a genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diggs
Biggs
Fractions of Truth Spark Verbal Duel in German Exchange
Herr Thick accuses Herr Thin of spreading lies, demanding accountability. Herr Thin denies involvement and asserts he will speak truth to the accuser, highlighting a tense exchange about misinformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Thick
Woman confronts persistent visitor over conditions
In a printed scene, a woman of the house confronts Tufford Knott who insists he studies conditions, saying he is no common tramp and has visited multiple times.
Why does everybody hate a cat in this town
A cat narrator questions humans and the constitution, claiming rights for felines. The piece mixes cat sounds with antics and boasts of mischief, including eating a canary and wearing a dress to a cake walk, presenting a playful rogue voice.
Shortage pages jubbson claims self made man
Spraggs quips that jubbson looks as if he ran out of material, reflecting a sharp exchange over his origins and capabilities. The brief dialogue hints at tension about authenticity and resourcefulness in a crowded or competitive context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jubbson
Humility in Simple Conversation Warns Against Pride
Meandering Mike tells Plodding Pete to avoid overbearing pride even when no risk of dying rich exists. The Washington Star presents a parable style dialogue urging modesty and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Pete
Washington Star
Cynical banter and wry quips in a comic page
A collection of short humorous vignettes and dialogues. Characters include a cynical visitor at a dog pound and a practical man who values cash, plus wordplay on gardening and horse talk. The piece ends with a light quarrel over delivery of a message.
Pan American Exposition Ticket Deals From Chicago to Buffalo
Nickel Plate lines offer Chicago to Buffalo return tickets at 18.00 with travel valid up to 10 days from sale, 16.00 for Chicago to Buffalo round trip with 15 days, and 21.00 for Chicago to Buffalo return usable 30 days. Through tickets east of Buffalo allow a ten day stopover at Buffalo with deposit and 1.00 fee. John Y. Calahan, general agent, 111 Adams St Chicago, provides full details and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
John Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Classified ads seek labor housing and help in Austin Oak Park
Multiple notices solicit carpenters for sidewalk work screens and general carpentry. Others offer loans for mortgages and general housework including a steno- typist and cashier positions. Room and board wanted, along with a room or board in Oak Park and Austin. several inquiries from individuals seeking lodging and work placements.
Multiple Rent Listings Include Homes and Rooms
Notices show several rental postings across Austin and nearby South Haven. Listings promise modern houses with rents of 25 to 30 dollars, furnished rooms, and flats at various addresses including 422 North Central Avenue and 304 North Pine Avenue. Additional calls include a hall for rent at Philharmonic Hall Masonic Block and a Lakefront cottage in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno S. Tuthill
Central Avenue
Philharmonic Hall
Masonic Block
North Park Avenue
F. E. Prayn
North Pine Avenue
Central Avenue Station
Austin
Vindicator Office
South Haven
Mich
Lake Front
Fox & Henry, Cor
Park Avenue
Ohio Street
For Sale Items Include Rug Desk and Graphophone
Several classified notices list items for sale and contact points. A Smyrna rug about 9 by 12 feet is offered for bargain at 215 South Pine Avenue in Austin. Also available: one office table desk and letter press with household furniture at 229 Wisconsin Avenue. A graphophone with 18 records is priced at 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pine Avenue
Austin
Wisconsin Avenue
English writer on journalistic blunders critiqued in satire
An English writer lampoons press mistakes from misprints to gross ignorance in major papers. Examples include misnaming figures and nations, such as Prussia versus Austria, and misinterpreting Greek masters as an island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Post
Lord Palmerston
Hampshire
Daily Telegraph
Phidias
Praxt
Milo
Prussia
Austria
Zollverein
Saturday Review
Miscellaneoue notices and services in Maywood area
Piano tuning offered at Studio of Music Cody Block and Garner’s drug store. C H Baptneot in Maywood offers tutoring for below eighth grade during vacation. Harry Harris will shine shoes and deliver them, also do outside work. Harriet H Smith tutors second and third graders in Ohio street and 825 North Gentral avenue starting July 8 1901. Positions available after school by applying to American Co Maywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studio of Music
Cody Block
Garner
C. H. Baptneot
Third Avenue
Maywood
Harry Harris
Barber Chop
South Boulevard
Mies
Harriet H. Smith
Ohio Street
North Gentral Avenue
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A.M. Pierce
Baanca
Plymouth Place
Ae Mall
Harlem
Presbyterian
Austin Republican
Fred Lundin
Town Hall Park
Cicero
Linden
Ogden Street Railway
Austin OR
Oak
L. E. Bailey
Cicero & Proviso Ice
Jas. Carter
Chamberlain
G. H. Harris
North 48Th Avenue
Schnitzus’ Pharmacy
Avenue Pharmacy
Practical View
William
Marie
Maud
M. l. Burdick
Franklin and
Chicago Avenues
F. E. Pray
North Park Avenue, Austin
South Prairie Avenue
M. V
North 52d Avenue
Kenilworth Avenue
H. H. Hann
Desplaines Avenue
Madison Street
Oak Park, Ill
North Side
Times of Vindicator
Cedar Street
L. K
Blake
Werk
I. Nesselroth
N. Park Ave
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Telephose
Baker & Lee Jewelry
Jash Grae
Par
Lake St.oak Park
Scranton, PA
Mechanical Deslout Electrical Ning Civil Ecgineering
Thompson & M
Pherson
Boulevard
Washington Boulevard
Ontario Street
North Oak Park Avenue
Superior Street
George Martin, Llb
Room
Washington St
Hariem Gavings Bank
Chicago Avenue
Telephone
Miscellaneoue
Emma Baxter
West Lake Street
Walnue Avenue
American . Co
Mound City
Kan
Walter L. Simons
Rider Haggard
J. P
Norfolk
England
Ayers & Sons
41St
Austin and
Walter W. Mayne
Marion Street
Carmichael’s Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s
Lake St. Oak Park
W Undertaking
Bree
A. L. Caron
Laon A
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