Oak Park High School Class Day Exercises Report
The Oak Park High School class day program at First Congregational Church featured music, essays, and speeches delayed by a storm. Highlights included a class history by Donald H. Sawyer, a debate on Irish policemen, performances by the Schubert Mandolin Quartet, and a heartfelt class song and mementos sketched by Edith Waterman.
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Oak Park High School
First Congregational Church
Oak Park
Scotson Clark
P. Short
Gussie Hall
Godard
Donald H. Sawyer
Ethel Johnson
Guy d’ Hardelot
D. M. Matteson
Ernest B.tomlinson
Schubert Mandolin Quartet
Ernest B. Tomlinson
Lewis Ensign
Jesse June
Ira J. Owen
Wagner
Tannhauser
Matilda S. Homer
Liszt
Helen A. Lewis
Edith D. Waterman
Winslow
Lewis W. Ensign
Real Estate Transfers in Cicero and Berwyn Listings
Compiled transfers across Cicero and Berwyn include numerous parcels in Berwyn and Maywood with details of lot numbers blocks and subdivision names. Entries show buyers and sellers such as H J Geesler W J Andrews M Lafferty and others with dates ranging from 1893 to 1899 and property values noted in many instances.
Ephraim's Epigrams from a Humble Tailor
A dialect epigram mocks a craftsman who boasts he can patch bad habits and warn against pride. It humorously notes clothes may shape perception and jokes that genius is a rare cure for luckless misfortune.
Retirement of Captain Anson Ends Key Baseball Era
IMB has halted Captain Adrian Constantine Anson after thirty years on the diamond. The Grand Old Man of baseball retires at forty seven, ending a storied Chicago era with championships and a long, celebrated career. Also retiring is Perry Werden, marking a shift in the sport's aging generation.
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Anson
Perry Werden
IMB
Adrian Constantine Anson
Chicago Baseball
Charley Horoes
America
Dicky Pearce
Joe Start
Atlantics
Brooklyn
Marshalltown
Iowa
Forest City
Rockford
Ill
A. G. Spalding
Ross Baynes
Board of Trade
Scott Hastings
Bob Addy
Forest Citys
Philadelphia Athletics
Spalding
Barnes
Chicago
Harry
George Wright
Dicky” Pearce
Dave Force
Joe Starr
Jim White
Tip’ Pike
Dave Eggler
Jack Hatfield
Ferguson
John Burdock
Harry Storey
Irwin Brothers
Comiskey
Pete Browning
Fred Pfeffer
Mike” Kelly
Ed. Hanlon
Johnnie Peters
Williamson
Jimmy Galvin
St. Louis
Galvin
Veteran first baseman Perry W Werden to retire from baseball
Perry W Werden, longtime Louisville first baseman in the National and American associations, plans retirement. Born July 22, 1865 in Missouri, he began as a pitcher with the St. Louis Maroons in 1884 and played for multiple clubs through 1892, gaining high batting and fielding marks.
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Perry W. Werden
Louisville
St. Louis Maroons
Union Association
Missouri
St. Louis
Maroons
Lincoln
Tebeau
Topeka
Troy
International Association
Toledo
American Association
Baltimore
A Dexter Leading Young Pro Player in National League
A 20 year old Charles Dexter from Louisville is praised for his fielding and batting as a National League rookie. Dexter, a Suwanee University graduate and former Indianapolis private secretary, rose from Evansville journalism to pro baseball showing high intelligence and polished manners. Champ Clark is highlighted as a witty congressman with a magnetic presence.
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Charles Dexter
Louisville
Dexter
Suwanee University of the South
Indianapolis
John G. Shanklin
Hoosier State
Dexters
Ponds
Western League Umpire Fine Sparks Constitutional Debate
The Western League fined Burnett and Lake for destroying umpires, action seen as overstepping authority. Burnett may appeal to the national board. protests likely until a high baseball tribunal decides. Analysts urge a rule banning strikes to preserve honest play and avoid players risking careers for 225 dollars monthly.
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Western League
Burnett
Lake
Chicago
National Board
Mat R. Killilea
Inventor Patents Headed-By Saddle Device
An inventor patents an appliance that uses a supplementary backbone attached to a bicycle saddle to tilt the rider and create headers from the torso. With only a few old-style bicycles in use in each city, demand for this header discourager is unlikely to be heavy.
Lemon in Play Ends in Emergency for Ball Player
Reuben Washington, a ball player near West Chester PA, swallowed a lemon during a hot liner scramble. The lemon lodged in his stomach and was surgically removed by Dr Heybill the next day. The youth faced a life threatening condition but is reported as stabilized.
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Reuben Washington
West Chester
Washington
Joseph Heybill
Tip O'Neil Denies Illness Aims to Umpire Again
Rumor that the famed Tip O'Neil is dying of consumption is denied in a letter to Sporting Life. He states he is in better health and eager to return to baseball as an umpire, citing his extensive playing experience. correspondence goes to James E. O'Neil at Hoffman Cafe Notre Dame Street Montreal Canada.
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Tip O'Neil
Tip
Sporting Life
James E. O'Neil
Care Hoffman Cafe
Notre Dame Street
Montreal
Canada
Newark Novel Club bans male riders without female applicant
A new cycling club in Newark operates on novel lines with no officers or regulations. Members must include a woman with each male applicant, a rule intended to ensure enjoyable moonlight rides dances and suppers.
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Newark
New Theory About Fruits from a Chicago Physician
A Kansas City Journal report states a Chicago physician advocates revolutionary fruit theories. He claims cultivated fruits are worthless as food, condemns hyper acidic fruits like lemon and orange, allows sub acid fruits with caution, and praises sweet fruits such as fig and banana as natural, unaltered by man.
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Kansas City Journal
Chicago
Orator Clark Elevates Missouri Figure in National Spotlight
The piece profiles Champ Clark of Missouri, praising his oratorical skill, wit, and reach from Tammany Hall fame to Congress. It notes his diverse career, domestic happiness, and distinctive speech craft drawn from personal experience and classic sources.
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Clark
New York City
Congress
Reed
Mr. Clark
Bennett
Washington
Champ Clark
Missouri
Joaquin Miller Recalled on Return Visit to New York
The piece reflects on Joaquin Miller's younger days during a visit to New York and notes changes in his personal appearance since that time.
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Joaquin Miller
New York
Beat a Great Rival
Melville I Stone of the Associated Press, a prominent newspaper man born in Hudson Illinois, is praised as a remarkable executive. He is lauded for long service in founding ventures and for leading AP to victory against United Press alongside Victor Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville I. Stone
Associated Press
Hudson, Ill
United Press
Victor F. Lawson
Mr. Stone
Melville E. Stone
Oak’s yearly leaf cycle drains earth of vast water
An estimate says a typical oak during its five leaf months absorbs about 128 tons of water from the soil. This unusual figure highlights the tree’s significant water uptake in its growing season.
Fierce Cheyennes the Most Skillful Horsemen in History
The northern Cheyenne are described as supreme fighters among Indians and formidable adversaries to settlers. The article recounts their legendary equestrian prowess, warlike reputation, and historical conflicts from 1850s through the 1890s, noting population figures, battles, and enduring resilience. It also covers their Algonquin lineage, origin legends, and self-designation as Chish-chish-chash.
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Montana
Wellington
Waterloo
Sui Generis
Wild West
Chivington
Custer
Washita
Indian Territory
Fort Robinson
Oklahoma
Lieut
Casey
Powhatan
Philip
Pontiac
Tecumseh
Lake Superior
Coureurs du Boils
Pleasures of Nature and the Calls of Spring Birds
The piece extols enjoying spring and summer air and colors while recognizing each flower and bird as a friend. It highlights Carolina wren and chickadee songs as distinct aids to memory, revealing how birds’ melodies awaken scenes, habits, courtship, nesting, and travels in listeners.
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Lippincott
Carolina Wren
Wise Dog Feels Fear Amid Mrs Mater and Child
In this brief Fors ter comic strip excerpt Mrs Mater doubts why the dog fears her and the Little Daughter teases that the dog suspects she will pancake him, reflecting a light domestic gag.
New York lawmakers weigh cider restrictions
Washington Star notes that urban legislators in New York may retaliate by imposing strict limits on hard cider consumption, signaling potential future regulatory moves.
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Washington Star
State of
New York
Waterworks Boom Across U.S. Cities Over Six Years
In the last six years about a thousand American towns and cities have constructed new waterworks to improve supply. The effort reflects widespread infrastructure investment and municipal modernization across diverse regions.
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