Moreland News and Local Incidents Report
Gertrude Moseley ill with fever and Louise Swartz ill with diphtheria. Mrs. Nolan leaves Austin avenue home. Julia Wilson returns from Joliet visit. Forty-eighth Street sidewalks work under city supervision. Mrs. J Heaney recovering from rheumatism. Community attended M E Church dedication in Austin. Fulton Presbyterian Church held May 17 entertainment with good attendance. A fagot social hosted by Dr Glenn with ice cream enjoyed. Master Chas Anderson injured by buckshot but recuperating use of hand. Ellen Eagan arrested for burglary at 2540 Lake Street and fined $50 for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan
Austin Avenue
Moreland
City
Julia Wilson
Joliet
Forty-eighth
J. Heaney
Ontario
M. E
Austin
Presbyterian Church
Fulton and
48Th Street
Glenn
Chas, Anderson
48Th and Kinzie Street
Ellen Eagan
Phil Howard
Lake Street
Justice Chott
Average Woman Weighs Soul, Husband, and Pompadour Part
In lighthearted prose the piece notes a woman's thoughts center on her soul first then her husband, followed by the choice of which side to part her pompadour. The tone reflects era's domestic humor and social norms.
Cicero Town Board approves multiple finance and public works measures
The Cicero town board finalizes payments totaling 569.66 and approves licenses, sidewalk and street improvements, a cabinet filing system, and a staff appointment. It authorizes a clerk, a Sister Andrew assistant, gas for Berwyn facilities, and a horse for Oak Park Fire Department No. 2. The board awards the Washington boulevard Lombard avenue project to John W. Barker for 746.80 and adopts a Dram Shops ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollea Gid Ube
Yeas
Attridge
Colé
Dutton
Hafner
Norton
Utley
Waters
Nathan M. Freer
Madison Street
Oak Park Avenue
Library Bureau
John I. Jones
H. N. Norton
Andrew
M. T. Goodman
Hawthorne
Committee of the
Lombard Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Iowa Street
Oak Park
Cicero
Patrick McGrath
Hawthorne Race Track
B. B. Dutton
E. M. Cole
Cole
Clyde
Morton Park
Berwyn Water Works
Berwyn Fire Department
Washington Boulevard
M. Cole
Oak Park Fire Department
John W. Barker
Chris F. Hafner
BE. M. Cole
S. D. Attridge
W. P. Utley
W. W. Watera
Senators Named By Descriptive Awards in Washington Telegram
A Chicago Record telegram lists U S senators with humorous or hyperbolic labels such as wisest debater best dresser most influential and oldest youngest and other varied traits. Names include Allison Frye Depew Hoar Wolcott Mason Pettus Butler Tillman Cockrell Cullom Aldrich Pettiflow Wetmore and Yost Chandler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len
Allison
Frye
Depew
Hoar
Wolcott
Allen
Nebraska
Mason
Illinois
Cockrell
Cullom
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Washington Telegram
Chicago Record
What One Woman Thinks The White Woman's Burden
A reflective piece on manners, finance, and social pretensions. It contrasts generosity and restraint in everyday life while critiquing vanity and ostentation. It notes that kindness and proper behavior matter more than appearances or money.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Are
Chas. Haggstrom
North 48Th Ave
Fischer
Carl Juliussen
N. 48Th Ave
Chicago
C. E. Millspaugh & Co
Universal Stores and Ranges
William Wilkern
48Th Ave
Skandinavish Fates
Deutsch Wird Gesprochen
Monroe
A. E. Livingston
48Th and
Lake Sts
Marin
West Lake Street
Rolf Rasmussen
Forty-Eighth Avenue
Gertrude Moseley
Louise Swartz
West
Albert Burgess
Choice Bakery
Goo
Lake St
Ithaca
N. Y
Geo. Baldwin
M. Maynard
Swartz & Peck
South 48Th Avenue
Telephone West
Harry F. Brown
N. 50Th Court
John Hemwall
North 48Th Avenue
Bruess & Co
State of
Ontario Street
A. A. Strom
H. Woodbury
Hunsinger
Cichro Town Board
Unplean
House OF
Aya
Anna B. Ollendorf
W. J. Andrews
Theodore Menges
Maple Avenue
31St Street
Ivison Avenue
Berkeley Avenue
Berwyn
Board of Trustees
Said
J. E. Tristram
Mr. Yost
Mr. Chandler
Mr. Jones
Nevada
Mr. Pettigrew
Mr. Wetmore
Mr. Butler
North Carolina
Mr. Pettus
Alabama
Mr. Tillman
South Carolina
David
America
Kruger
Morel
Ee Hendersons
Henderson
Henderson's
C. M. Henderson & Co
Chicag
W. S. Smith & CQ
Coal Oak Park
Dunlop Bros.’ Bank
Corree
Bake
Fred M. Mason
North Park Avenue
S. Franklin Avenue
Conrad Kampp
Jos, P. Kampp
C. Kampp & Son
North Park Ave
Telephone
Baird Ave
A. F. McMartin
Unity
Dearborn St
Hugh Gair
C. B. Patrick
Aboutis
Coal & Wood
Austin and Lake Streets
Oak Park Con
Austin Tesa
Central Ave
Sey
Mers
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