Cicero Town Board Hears Night Car Power Plan and Lighting Upgrades
The Cicero Town Board met in Austin with all trustees present. The session covered electric night car power, increased Oak Park lighting starting June 1, and multiple routine deals including street openings, water mains, fire alarm ties, sewer projects, and bids on improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Board of Trustees
Town of
Cicero
Austin
Owasco Street
Wilson, Moore & Multraine
Twenty-fifth Street
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Clyde Avenue
Committee of Whole
South Cicero
August Schoen
Austin Fire Department
Northwestern Tiria
Northwestern Railroad Company
Cicero and Proviso Street Railway Company
Lake Street
Creighton
Mendel Improvement Club
Charles Shields
Lawrence Mieming
Belleforte Avenue
Avesta
Thomas Street
North Willow Avenue
Tattie M. Jaimeon
Eems
Shosane
South Doulesard
Traster Castle
South Boulevard
Union Club of
Clyde
Siemens d Tadskelleetrie Company
Ridgeland Avenue
Augusta
Division Aieey
Skeen
South Oak Park Avenue
Berwyn
S. Gaylord
Bedard & Moroney Co’s
Coombs
Ridgeland
Jeave
Fm. J. Whitehead
Midway Park
Jesse A. Paldwict
Williams & Lesch
Rearden
Attridge
Castle
Central
Waller Avenue
Luce & Barrett
W. F. Cooney
Twelfth Street
Harvard Street
Committee On
Goodwillis
Mandel
North Berwyn
Kenilworth
Clinton
Euclid
Wesley
Clarence
Grove
Maple
la Vergne
Ogden
Berkley
Harold
North Boulevard
Kenilworth Avenue
Kenibworth Avenue
Oak Park Avenue
Kenilhworth Avenue
Trius
Tee Cheney
Weoley
Tor Aty-Cinth Street
J. A. Barker
Ateo Tse
Sane Fe
Peastee Castle
Iateo Power Co
Thomas Etree
Aml Park Avenue
Third
Ftowa Street
Poplar
Chicago Avenues
Randolph Street
Austin Avenue
Prairie
Chicago Avenue
Robinson Avenue
Ontario Street
Alma Street
Superior Street
Robinson
Willow Avenue
Town Hall
Gunthorp
Cheney
Penair
Hluetid Avenue
Rachid Avenue
Aiso
Euclid Avenue
Linden Avenue
Mc Donald
Clyde, Ogden and
Prairie Avenue
Drainage Committee
Twenty-sixth Street
Garfield Avenues
Dare
W. D. Smith
McDonald
Thirty-second Street
Dave
Division
Jno
Duffy
Prestee Cheney
Finance Committee
Tiswinscoe
Committee On Finance
Fel Swinsene
Peru Oil Fields Forecast Vast Petroletai Output
The article reports large expectations for oil from the Vera region in Peru. It notes 49 wells drilled in four years with 44 productive, some yielding up to 380 000 gallons per day. London firms operate some wells and crude oil is used in Peruvian railways and industry.
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Hoods
Department of
Vira
Contralto’s Bold Note Sparks Witty Exchange With Barnby
A young contralto at a concert conducted by Sir Joseph Barnby altered Handel with a high note instead of the usual one. The conductor asked if she believed she was right, she replied she has an I and it must be shown off. Barnby quipped that mass singer might have two knees but should not display them here.
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Slandel
Sir Joseph Barnby
Miss Singer
Sir Joseph
Barnby
Aman
Moon
Prize for Silk and Wool Cloth Cleaning Recipe
The English Society of Artis offered S100 for a silk woolen and cotton fabric cleaning method that preserves color and fabric. The winning recipe uses grated potatoes strained into water, settled, decanted, then used to rub garments before rinsing and drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Society of Artis
A Secret Marriage Hidden From Public View
A travelogue style piece describes concealed marriages in the rural south where couples wed quietly without ceremony or feast. It notes common practice among poorer classes to marry by mutual agreement without witnesses, money, or formal celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
South
Zeb
Lize
Paradise
Death of a heroine remembered from De Quincey tale
The Westminster Gazette recalls a snowbound Easdale cottage story from De Quincey about a 12 year old girl who cared for siblings while parents perished. Now Mrs Hall, the last survivor of that orphan family, dies at 92 as heavy snow again blankets the fells.
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de Quincey
Easdale
Westminster Gazette
Easdale Tarn
Wordsworth
Hall
Duck Tree Mystery in Derbyshire Tradition
A 1601 sighting in Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire links a duck to an ash tree in the village. The event, part of a near 300 year Sheldon tradition, notes the duck entered the tree and vanished, leaving the tree called the Duck Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
England
Ashford-in-the-Water
Bakewell
Derbyshire
Cactus Group Illustration Highlights North American Flora
An illustrated article by Bende showcases mixed cactus varieties from agave to organos, noting the extensive North American range from the Canadian U S line to Central America. It predicts growing cacti for commercial use and praises their beauty in form and flower.
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Bende
North America
United States
Central America
Mississippi River
Old
New Mexico
Scare Tactics of the Clipper and Hugger Plague Cities
Chicago woman Rose Carey reports a kidnap attempt by a hair snipping thief described as a 20 year old, 150 pound man in a blue overcoat near 229 Robey street. Narratives from Cincinnati and Nashville warn of a separate assailant known as Jack the Pincher and Jack the Hugger, preying on women after dark, prompting police vigilance and public fear.
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Sack the Hugger
Nashville
Jack the Pincher
Cincinnati
Jack the Kisser
Sule Rose Carey
Chicago
Jack the Clipper
West Division
Little Rose
Despoiler
Robey Street
van Buren Street
John Carey
Desplauines Street
Carey
Rose Carey
Linally
van Buren
Robey Streets
Persners
Saman
Lund
Sisterhood of Death Threatens Boomer Women in St Louis
A mysterious group titled the Sisterhood of Death targets boomer women in St Louis. They warn of vigilante violence including blinding and killing, naming Clara Howard and accusing Arthur Duestrow of murder linked to his wife and child. The letter promises more attacks on women, including Bloomer women, if justice is not served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Clara Howard
Arthur Duestrow
Clara
Howard
Daestrow
Miss Ethel Hover Acquitted of Incompetence Charges
Miss Ethel Hover a Pleasant Plains N Y schoolteacher was acquitted after testimony described two pupils claim of her sitting on a pupil’s knee. She denied the incident and sued for 26 weeks back pay under her contract, winning support from townspeople who celebrated her vindication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Hover
Pleasant Plains
N. Y
Percy Barnes
Miss Over
Percy
Neek
Miss Haver
Shineheck High School
Supposed Dead Spouse Case Shocks Probate Court
Joseph Piattinoun entered St Paul probate court as his wife testified her husband died last July and she remarried James Sraith. The case involves custody of a 1-year-old child amid prior separations and a dairy farmer's attempt to place the child in a home. Reverend BooT Savage of the Children's Home was appointed guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Piattinoun
St. Pail
Hhishamal
James Sraith
Alertan
Mars
Tartthan
Davehtern
Diaromiaiay
Rev
Boot. Savage
Llowre
Gindiin
Faithful Newfound land dog saves Kansas City home from fire
Mrs. PC Patton of McGee Street Kansas City was visiting Mrs. Rose when her dog alerted by scratching and barking. She noticed smoke after the dog returned home and alarmed the house fire crews, the blaze starting from a burning flue. The dog’s timely action limited damage and prevented a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PC. Patton
Kansas City
McGee Street
Cleveland Woman Sues Dr Gilbert for Alienation of Affection
Mrs Nellie Gilbert of Cleveland sues her father in law Dr G H Gilbert alleging he filled her mouth with plaster of Paris to alienate her husband’s affections. She was found unconscious by her brother and required medical aid to remove the substance from her mouth. The suit seeks redress for alleged wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Nellie Gilbert
Cleveland
Ohio
G. H. Gilbert
Alood
Larden
Miss Sarah Beatty Found Dead at Home
Miss Sarah Beatty was discovered at her residence after an absence since Tuesday. Authorities report she was seated in her chair, with a revolver and a tin containing a bundle of silver items found nearby. A small amount of money and a clock pocket were noted at the scene.
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Sarah Beatty
Inokome
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Cicero Town Board
Committee On Drainage
Cooney
Indiana
Lranklin
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Mse
Tentis
Am Exchange
Weria Autoiacco
Tolitesa
Tlamsburg
Ehalera
Reo
Microdhesta
Peru
John
Astounding Story
Otc
Coret
Jacks
Pyaeney
Omiserenu
Jeek
Tre
Jack
Jiack the
Sisser
Camden
Jddle
Chen
Tenn
Jack the Hugger
Ros Carey
Sisterhood OF
Miss Wover
Dor
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