Local Notes On Oak Park Cicero and Austin Proposals
The piece surveys Oak Park’s stance on withdrawing from Cicero amid political shifts and notes Moreland Linotype Co and W F Purbeck mortgage sale. It praises Austin Christian church planners, hints at Cicero’s new town attorney Geo W Woodbury, mentions H M Trussell’s illness, and cites local clergy notices and Austin taxes versus Chicago. It closes with scrutiny of the blind pig issue and asks who is next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Linotype Co
Moreland
W. F. Purbeck
Cicero
Geo. W. Woodbury
Austin
Dean
Oak Park Secession Risks Local Services and Taxes
Oak Park residents weigh separating from Cicero with potential loss of charter, records, and assessments to the south end. A new village government would face tax limits of 2 percent and maintain costs for police, lights, water, and many other services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Cicero
South End
Cicero Moves to Cancel Suburban Street Railway Franchises
The Cicero town board states full public support for annulling the Suburban Railroad Co franchises. It demands surrender of the streets at once and argues no company has upheld its contractual duties to the people seeking transportation rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Suburban Railroad Co
Water Question in Austin Sparks Public Debate
A Tuesday Austin meeting is urged to seek a fair water rate. The piece argues against a Chicago-like 10 cent per thousand gallons rate from Suburban Water Co. and advocates a town council meeting with the company to reach a reasonable adjustment. It cites a prior claim of an $11.72 per resident average and warns against self serving motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Suburban Water Co
Chicago
Supreme Court
Ex Governor Powers Wins Maine Congress Seat at Age 62
Ex governor Llewellyn Powers is the new Maine congressman at 62. He has long political experience since 1864 and owns 170000 acres of timber land.
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Llewellyn Powers
Maine
Resolutions of Commendation for George H Park
A May 1901 Chicago board of trustees meeting for township 39 range 13 adopted a memorial resolution praising George H Park for nine years of faithful service. The motion by Trustee Austin and second by Chas Blandon passed unanimously and will be recorded and forwarded to Mr Park.
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Chicago
Board of Trustees of Schools
Township 39
Austin
George H. Park
Township 89
Cicero
Park
Chas. G. Blandon
Geo. A. Philbrick
Change of Management at Cicero Gas Company
The Cicero Gas company announces a leadership shake up with W A McClary staying as president T M Jackson of River Forest named vice president and Richard Rees as secretary and treasurer Rees will run the office and business The policy remains the same and new gas mains will be extended this summer to Oak Park Harlem River Forest Clyde and Morton Park where residents lacked gas supply Morrell and Rew retire to pursue other interests.
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Cicero Gas Company
W.A. McClary
T. M. Jackson
River Forest
Richard Rees
Rees
Oak Park
Harlem
Clyde
Morton Park
Messrs
Morrell
Rew
Real Estate Sales and Leases Reported by Frank H June
Frank H June reports recent property sales including Alexander Austin to Geo A Hop Ding in River Forest Keystone avenue lot 650 by 236. Haskete of Philadelphia sells a house and lot 419 Forest to Fletcher Gillette. Multiple leases closed for properties on Wisconsin Ave South Grove Ave South Austin Ave and others. Names include James Rogers L E Tucker Anderson Renne Langdon Brown Pattee Foster Parsal Rickert Buchheister Peck Line Worthington Allen Nelson Lucas Graves Kenilworth Ave and many more along Oak Park River Forest and Chicago area addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Austin
Geo. A. Hop- Ding
Keystone Avenue
River Forest
Wa. G. Haskete
Philadelphia
Fletcher A. Gillette
Forest Avenue
Eugene E. Moore
Kimball Oaks
Ontario Street
Henry Plummer
Wheaton
Ill
Emerson, Ingalls
Lake Street
Jennie A. June
L. E. Bailey
Wenons Avenue
James C. Rogers
P. K. Tucker
Pease Court
W. Anderson
R. W. Renne
Chicago
Chicago Avenue
Chas. M. MacLaren
Wisconsin Avenue
L. C. Langdon
South Grove Avenue
Reuben IL. Brown
South Austin Avenue
W. H. Sale
South Euclid Avenue
F. G. Pattee
Menominee Street
Chas
B. Foster
North Boulevard
W. C. Parsal
Holley Court
Frank E. Rickert
Home Avenue
Oscar Buchheister
P. F. Peck
North
C. Y. Lucas
Elkhart
Ind
Thatcher Avenue
Philip A. Graves
South Boulevard
Chas. Nelson
Kenilworth Avenue
Walter A. Ferguson
Marion Street
A. Walton
William Street
Daniel Hale
J. F. O'Donnell
John Couser
St. Louis
Geo. W. Cook
Washington Boulevard
L. 8. Paul
Maple Avenue
Q. P. Brown
Judson H. Cornish
St. Paul
Clinton Avenue
F. W. Anderson
North Grove Avenue
Louis Dahl
North Park Avenue
F. W. Maynard
R. H. Dalzell
R. A. Carpenter
Scoville Avenue
John D. Martin
Wesley Avenue
R. A. Ambler
Pawnee Bill Show Delights Large Crowd in Washington
The Star notes Pawnee Bill’s western life performance delighted a huge Washington crowd from start to finish with lively displays and authentic frontier atmosphere.
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Pawnee Bill
Star
Washington, D. C
Austin Chess Club Handicap Tournament Prizes Awarded
The Austin Chess and Checkers Club finished the May 2 meeting awarding prizes for the handicap tournament. T H Wilson won first prize with a .659 score plus .060 allowance, Gallup and Nelson tied for second at .682 with no allowance, Gallup receiving second prize and Nelson third prize. Twelve players finished. each played two games against others totalling twenty two games. Chicago match drew 6½ to 3½ in favor of Chicago. a return match is planned with improved results expected.
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Austin Chess and Checkers Club
T. H. Wilson
Messrs
N. Gallup
N. Nelson
Steintz
C. B. Schenck
W. H. Hatch
F. Buchstein
J. W. Rossiter
F. W. Underwood
J. A. Johnson
Chicago Chess and Checker
Chicago
Austin
Notice to Business Men of Austin and Oak Park
The committee will inspect picnic grounds next Monday and invites any local businessmen to confer with their association president. A good crowd can be admitted free.
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Austin
Oak Park
Division bill explained at Oak Park meeting
Attorneys who drafted the division bill for Cicero will explain its provisions at a public meeting at Scoville Institute on Friday evening May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Scoville Institute
Notice to Slate Roofers and Well-Boring Contractors
Bids due by 8 30 p m May 28 1901 for slate roof on the new Cicero school building at Fifteenth street and Oak Park avenue district No 2. Bangor No 1 slate one layer roofers felt galvanized nails and a 65 inch well with output of at least twenty gallons per minute piped with 6 inch galvanized pipe. Plans at directors’ homes or architect G W Ashby Riverside Ill. C H Woodruff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifteenth Street
Oak Park Avenue
Cicero
Bangor
Chas. H. ,Woodruff
Fourteenth
Oak Park’ Avenue
John O'Hern
Austin Avenue
Twelfth Street
Henry W. Meineke
Euclid Avenue
Oak Park
G. W. ‘Ashby
Riverside
Ill
C. H. Woodruff
Pan American Opening Ex Cure Tickets Chicago to Buffalo
The Nickel Plate Road offers ex cursion round trips from Chicago to Buffalo for 13 dollars on Tuesdays in May the 14th 21st and 28th with five day return validity ending midnight Saturday after sale. Trains depart Chicago 10 35 a m arriving Buffalo 2 05 a m next day and 2 30 p m arriving Buffalo 7 35 p m same day with vestibuled sleeping cars and meals priced 35c to 1 00. Reservations at the Chicago City Ticket Office 111 Adams Street or by John Y Calahan General Agent 111 Adams Street Chicago General 2057. Chicago Depot Van Buren and Pacific on Elevated loop._dates repeated_
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Buffalo
Chicago City
Adams Street
John Y. Calahan
van Buren Street
Pacific Avenue
Red Trading Stamp Still Active in Austin
Premiums remain strong says Jady in charge and premiums are shown at McCann's store 227 North Park Avenue. The notice refutes rumors of the business closing and invites customers to inspect the displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MceCann
North Park Avenue
Austin
Jady
E B Moore Co Holds Banquet At New Randolph Street Store
About fifty employees of E B Moore and Co wood carpet and parquet floor firm attended a Saturday night function at the new 37 Randolph street store. A banquet, speeches, and music by employee musicians filled the evening. The group presented E B Moore with a gold headed cane. The firm, now with Boston and San Francisco branches, has long operated in Cen tral Music Hall for twenty years and is regarded as a leading wood carpet maker in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Moore & Co
Randolph Street
Thompson
E. B. Moore
Central Music Hall
Boston
Mass
San Francisco
United States
Austin
Obituary notices of several residents and relatives
Several death notices including 8 year old Gee wafferty who died after tuberculosis surgery at a city hospital and funeral at Lutherg home, 17 year old Samuel B. Hurlbut died at home in Hyanson with burial at Forest Home, Mrs May Elisabeth Cleveland wife of J F Cleveland Oak Park resident dies at home May 8, and Mrs Abba Gilbert Woodford wife of Jerome A Woodford dies May 2 at 253 North Humphrey avenue. Burial in Horicon Wisconsin. Mrs Woodford was a Wisconsin University graduate and Chicago public school teacher with three daughters.
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Gee Wafferty
Aon
Prairie Avenue
Thos
Roberts
Oak Park
May Elisabeth Cleveland
J. F. Cleveland
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Superior E
Is.n. Y
Eva May Hinney
Chicago
Philadelphia
Joseph J. Cleveland
Cleveland, O
Mortimer Trisbin
New York
Abba Gilbert Woodford
Jerome A. Woodford
North Humphrey Avenue
Grace Church
Woodford
Kenosha County
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Horicon
Wisconsin University
Henry H. Nash
Wm. Shayler
Carr
Odd Fellows
Chicago Teachers’ Club
Excursions to Buffalo via Nickel Plate Railroad
Excursions to Buffalo depart from Chicago on May 7 14 21 and 28 at 13.00 for round trip with five day return. Through trains daily with vestibuled sleeping cars and first class dining service. For details contact John Y Calahan 111 Adams Street Chicago. Depot Van Buren Street and Pacific Avenue Elevated loop. 8 10 17 24.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
John Y. Calahan
Adams Street
van Buren Street
Pacific Avenue
Opening of B D Larson’s new Chicago Poplar store
B D Larson expresses satisfaction with the opening of his new store at Chicago and Poplar avenues. Neighbors approve of the venture and praise having a shop of its kind in the vicinity.
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B. D. Larson
Chicago
Poplar Avenues
Notice of exclusive sale agent for Dr Lynas goods
Floyd L. Searles announces exclusive right as agent to sell Dr J B Lynas extracts and toilet articles in Austin and Oak Park. Located at 216 North Waller Avenue, Austin.
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J. B. Lynas
Austin
Oak Park
Floyd L. Searles
North
Waller Avenue
Forty Years In Hospital On Blackwell’s Island
Mary Smith, 69, has remained bedbound at the Hospital for Incurables since 1861. Paralyzed from typhoid fever with paraphasia, she cannot move her limbs except her right hand. Doctors deem her condition puzzling and expect she may live many years, with no known friends in the country.
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Blackwell's Island
Mary Smith
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
New York Sun
Not unduly pessimistic about actors' pay, says Irving
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Sir Henry Irving believed most actors earning an assured £200 yearly would be far better off than many in the profession, countering broader gloom about stage incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennings
Henry Irving
Pall Mall Gazette
Classified Ads Seek Local Work and Rentals Across Austin
A brisk list of wants and offers in Austin covers carpentry and light home work by M L Burdick and others, room and house rentals on multiple streets, sales of household goods, a mortgage loan inquiry by F B Pray, and local poultry details from the Austin Poultry Farm.
For Sale Items Plentiful in Local Notices
Classifieds offer a range of items for sale from Oak Park Austin River Forest and Harlem addresses. Listings include furniture a library table oak chairs a mahogany table a haywood carriage incubators and a refrigerator plus livestock and eggs with varied prices and contact addresses.
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Kihler
Indiana Street
Austin
W. D. McKee
Circle Avenue
River Forest
Lost dog female Scotch collie with reward
Lost May 2 from 440 North Central avenue. Scotch collie female. Reward. Call C. H. Fantham at No. 188 Third Avenue, Maywood. Piano tuning cards available at Studio of Music No. 4 Cody Block or Garner's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studio of Music
Cody Block
Garner
C. H. ‘Fantham
Third Avenue
May‘wood
North Central Avenue
Witt & Co Renting Agency Ad and Wild West Scene
An ad for Witt & Co Renting Agency at 118 North Oak Park Avenue Pawnee sells houses and flats. It also notes Pawnee Bill's Wild West as the best ever seen in the south with the capture of a stage coach by Indians and repulse by cowboys, vociferously applauded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Witt & Company
North Oak Park Avenue
Atlanta Constitution
Hull Opens Municipal Crematory to Proud City
Hull inaugurates its first city built and run crematory. Mayor opens the facility praising it as a source of civic pride and a landmark municipal project for the port city.
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Hull
England
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Buffalo Exposition
M. L. Burdick
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A. B
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Delos Hull & Co
Lane
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North Fifty-second Avenue
Rena S. Tuthill
Central Avenue
A. T. Hemingway
LaSalle Street
Fralie Avenue
Austin, IH
C. B. Williams
South Fifty-second Avenue
Austin Poultry Farm
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Laurel Ave
Howard Ave
Sixty Fourth Avenue
H. Wilke
Desplaines Avenue
Grand Rapids
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Ryen
Experignos
Haly
I. Nesselroth
N. Park Ave
Austin, Ill
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Baker & Lee Jewelry
T. S. Bowen
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Jest Grey
Lake ST
Scranton, PA
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