Hawthorne racetrack in new township amid County action
County commissioners create a township and place Hawthorne racetrack within it. Republicans urging support align with city convention choices while opponents are urged to vote or abstain. Chicago papers Record and Times Herald merge seeking public service. A West Side justice expansion bill by C B Crafts nears passage after third reading. Alderman Race pushes water company bill, sent to finance committee and approved for payment.
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Race
Finance Committee
Cicero Collector Earns Praise For Efficient Year
The town Collector's office, led by Deputy Jas. A. Martin, reports well-kept records and higher than usual collection rates. Officials commend Martin's efficiency and ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Jas. A. Martin
Municipal Voters' League Reverses Endorsements in Ward Race
The Municipal Voters League condemning former ties with ex Senator Lundin supported Lundin this year while praising his methods. They find no fault with John 8 Clark, the democratic nominee in the 86th ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Voters’ League
Alex. N. Todd
Lundin
League
John 8. Clark
Bill on village and town division passes house
The bill to divide villages and towns has cleared the house and seems likely to become law. The emergency clause was removed in the house, so division in Cicero will not be on the spring election ballot.
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Senate
House
Cicero
Water coat figures from Austin meter service year ending 1900
The city reviews Austin meter service accounts for the year ending October 1900. Of 1 252 accounts, 504 paid under eight dollars, 862 paid between eight and ten dollars, 162 paid not over twelve dollars, and 90 paid not over fourteen dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Morning quarrel ends with police report and departure
O H McFeeley and Thornton P Crafts argued in Garner's drug store over Fitzsimmons interpretation of Queensberry rules. Crafts reported a black eye to the police, while McFeeley prepared to leave town after the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. McFeeley
Thornton P. Crafts
Garner
Fitzsimmons
Marquis of Queensbury
CANDIDATES FOR ALDERMAN IN THE 35TH WARD
Candidates listed include Frank L. Race Republican John L. Clark Democratic Lewis J Bates T Walter Huggins Socialistic T A Thomson Prohibitionist Thomas Sayle Ind Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Race
John 8. Clark
Lewis J. Bates
All Saints Day Establishment by Pope Gregory XII
The New York Weekly notes Pope Gregory XII established All Saints Day on November 1 to honor the 50 saints recognized by the Catholic Church. The article explains a single collective commemoration avoids assigning a separate day for each saint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory XII
New York Weekly
Earl township's oldest resident dies at age 03
Cain Minninger, Earl township's longtime oldest resident, died yesterday aged 03. He was possibly the only man in the state named after the biblical Cain to figure in a tragedy with his brother Abel. Nearby, another resident named Andrias once lived in the same area.
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Cain
Cain Minninger
Earl Township
Abel
Andrias
Philadelphia
Some Things for Republicans of the 35th Ward to Think About
A campaign note accuses Alderman Race of twice betraying ward delegates by steering Carter delegates to the State Convention and votes for Hancey. It claims Race and his followers aided bosses and the Lundin element, urging residents to abstain or vote Democratic.
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35Th Ward
Race
Carter
Hancey
John M. Harlan
Mr. Race
Austin
Lundin
Conversazione and lectures mark Austin Woman's Club events
The Woman's Club of Austin will host Dr. Kearsley on Physical Training for Women on April 1 and Miss Leaton's Conversazione with tableaux on April 9. Mrs. A W Bryant will report on Chicago Vacation Schools. A travel sketch program and home and education notes follow with talks on Fort Dearborn, Catalina Island, and Japan.
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Kearsley
A. W. Bryant
Oak Park
Chicago
lLeaton
Austin
Viola Smith
Miles Carrie
Fort Dearborn
Carr
John Wentworth
Charles
Catalena Island
Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
Mis
Sarah K. Porter
Japan
Mary J. Kearsley
Bryant
Nineteenth Century Club of
Miss American
Department of Home and Education
Wilson
North Willow Avenue
Helen B. Hollingworth
Miss Goodnow
Spring Millinery Pattern Hats Display at Oak Park
A large and elegant line of pattern hats will be shown April 2 8 and 4 at Mrs Ed C. Martins millinery parlors located at 187 Lake Street Oak Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Ed C. Martin’s Millinery
Lake Street
Oak Park
Railway line counts by region in the United Kingdom
The report notes ten railway lines in England and Wales, five in Scotland, and six in Ireland.
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Engsland
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Beethoven Club Concert in Congregational Church Austin
The Beethoven Club of Austin presented a Thursday night concert at the Congregational Church with Miss Elizabeth Lay and W K Barradell in charge. Soloists included Miss Vanhorn on Nevin and Chopin pieces, Gertrude Smith praised for her voice, Chamberlin lauded as a top violinist, Maude Hartley performing three songs, and Haslanger singing two or three numbers. Accompanists were Mrs Geddes and Mrs Ongana. Preparations for the annual May festival are underway, hailed as the season’s principal musical event in Austin and a reward for officers and chorus.
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Beethoven Club
Austin
Congregational Church
Elizabeth Lay
W. K. Barradell
Miss Vanhorn
Nevin
Chopin
Gertrude Smith
Chamberlin
Oddities and facts from the early United States
A miscellany notes US exports in 1800 at 31 million dollars and last year at 2 million. Warren of Wyoming is described as the only undertaker in the Senate with Cheyenne ties. Paper output reaches 100 million annually, a third used by publishers. Chameleons lose color when blindfolded. Elephants have eight teeth on each side of the jaw. A fourteen year old elephant gains a new set after losing the first. Old horse cars repurposed as a house boat. Wood fibre silks made by acids forming threads. Berlin coachmen include retired officers and nobles. Roswell Bardsley is the oldest US postmaster, serving since 1828 at North Lansing New York, age ninety-one.
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United States
United States Senate
Berlin
Roswell Bardsley
North Lansing
N. Y
Ethical Maxims and Quotations from Historical Figures
The fragment quotes sages and writers including Menzel Claudius Hamilton Gladstone Paley and Dickens. It juxtaposes views on truth duty endurance and moral conduct urging trust in God and treating others as one wishes to be treated.
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Claudius
J. Hamilton
Gladstone
Paley
Charles Dickens
Cicero Town oil dispute letter from C J Linden
A letter from C J Linden of Oak Park addresses false charges against Cicero officials. He defends oil purchases from Dearborn Drug & Chemical Works and compares quality and cost with Standard Oil, asserting value received. He asserts he built a schoolhouse contract properly and invites accusers to verify facts. The editor notes Linden’s oil cost differences and gains.
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Oak Park
Ill
Oak Park Review
South Cicero Advocate
Cicero
Dearborn Drug & Chemical Works
Rey
C. J. Linden
Piano Tuning and Piano Purchase Offered in Austin
The Chickering-Chase Bros. Co. offers piano tuning and sales. Representatives Mr. C. A. Osgood and Mr. H. B. Shepard can be reached at their Austin addresses with telephone contact 1184 for inquiries.
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Chickering-Chase Bros. Co
Wabash Avenue
C. A. Osgood
South Willow Avenue
Austin
H. B. Shepard
Ontario Street
Private School of Retouching Presents High Salaries in Photography
The ad boasts high pay in retouching and notes strong demand for artistic retouchers. It lists TRH Studio on North State Street and promotes Fox's Hot Cross Buns with a sales claim of doubling yearly output to 600 dozens last year and a projected 1,200 dozens this Good Friday.
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TRH
North State Street
Fox
Housing to Rent This Spring in Oak Park
An advertisement urges homeowners to rent out houses or flats this spring. The Paul W. Senne Renting Office at 301 Lake Street Oak Park offers leasing services with contact Tel. 1468 for listings and guidance.
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Paul W. Senne
Lake Street
Oak Park
Tel
Witt & Co renting agency ad
Local housing ad from 118 North Oak Park Avenue invites inquiries to Witt and Company for available homes.
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Allt Cm Write & Company
North Oak Park
Fears over New York weight of skyscrapers
A man on a Third Avenue cable car fears collapse of New York’s crust of rock under growing skyscrapers and transit strain. He warns of a devastating future city upheaval from weight, bridges, and trolley cars, hinting at corruption during the next mayoral election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail and Express
Third Avenue
Park Row
Broadway
Brooklyn
Vibration Damping Methods For Heavy Machinery
The article surveys noise and vibration reduction ideas. Hair, cork mosaics, and elevated foundations are discussed as temporary or partial fixes, with emphasis on proper, heavy foundations as the true solution for minimizing machine vibrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Cassiers Magazine
Tornado Toll in Mississippi Exceeds Five Hundred Thousand
A Moon Lake tornado in Coahoma county left 88 dead and many injured. The event scattered unpicked cotton across fields and forests, and trees bore snowlike debris. A Johnson Brothers sign from Lula was found 80 miles away in La Grange. The La Grange Methodist church collapsed inward on all four walls with the steeple atop, amid eight tornadoes that day.
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Moon Lake
Coahoma County
Mississippi
Johnson Brothers
Lula
Miss
la Grange
Patrick Henry Speech at Ri ga Convention 1775
Patrick Henry delivered a famous address urging resistance to England at the Ri ga convention in the old church on March 20 1775. He uttered the enduring line Give me liberty or give me death as a rallying cry for colonial action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
Old Church
Riga
England
Classified ads offer loans and employment in Oak Park
A list of notices includes a loan offer by F. E. Pray at 107 North Park Avenue Aus WANTED upright piano storage A first class waistmaker at 112 Ontario Street Oak Park WANTED a runabout buggy WANTED rooms near Scoville Place Oak Park WANTED a kitchen girl Carmichael's restaurant 1380 Lake Street WANTED sewing Miss B 436 Prairie Avenue Austin
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F. E. Pray
North Park Avenue, Austin
Oak Park
Ontario Street
Scoville Place
Carmichael’s
Lake Street
Prairie Avenue
Austin
For Rent Six Room Flat and Cottage in Austin
For Rent a modern six room flat centrally located price 15 dollars monthly. Also a six room cottage with large yard price 16 dollars monthly. Apply R. 8 Tuthill 422 North Central Avenue Austin Tel 1963. For Rent large front alcove room at 106 Home Avenue.
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Tuthill
North Central Avenue
Austin
Home Avenue
For Sale Items Listed Around Austin and Area
A collection of sale notices includes a bicycle in good condition offered cheap with inquiries at the Vindicator office in Austin or Oak Park 131 Marion Street. Nearly new two seated survey advertised at 401 Wisconsin Avenue. Dogs for setting Brahmas and Minarkas listed by J Smith at 828 North Harvey Avenue. 718
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Vindicator
Austin
Oak Park
Marion Street
Wisconsin Avenue
J. Smith
North Harvey Avenue
Found items listed in Oak Park notices
Miscellany items include a purse found near 711 North Oak Park Avenue and a pair of gold spectacles found near Central Avenue station about a week ago. Inquiries directed to the Vindicator office.
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North Oak Park Avenus
Oak Park
Central Avenue Station
Vindicator
Wanted to Trade Fine Brick Cottage Near Humboldt Park
Trade offer from owners JNO and J Kelly at Twelfth and Oak Park Avenue. Cottage near Humboldt Park in Will clear. Seeking Austin or Oak Park improved property near 5 cent fare. From owners only.
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Humboldt Park
Austin
Oak Park
JNO
J. Kelly
Twelfth
Oak Park Avenue
Millinery Stock for Sale Listing Wording Dated
A fragment notes millinery stock for sale with names unclear including Mise Fannie B Abbott and a dealer or owner seeking to dispose of inventory. The text appears as an advisory sale notice from a local shop or market.
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Yhdar
South Boulevard
Austin Station
the Viadiator Publishing
C O
A. M. Pierce
Baarcu
Ick
Plymouth Place
Thomas Sayle
Hawthorne
Record
Times-Herald
Woman’s Club of
Sages
Menzel
John.s. Clark
Standard Oil
Private School of Retouching
New York
Pelt
Benj
Binks
Grove St
River Forest, Ill
Nesselroth
Europe
Americas
I. Nesselroth
N. Park Ave
Austin, Ill
Gitep
Laxe ST
WM. H. Robinson
So. Harvey Ave
Surrey
North Grove Avenue
Walter W. Mayne
Phono
Carmichael
Oak Park, Hil
George Martin, Ll.b
Washington St
Harlem Savings Bank
N. Park. Ave
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