Austin Ward Notes and Local Bond Troubles
A mix of local items details Austin politicians facing potential plums from the West Park board and bond filing trouble for the Yargan hot water system in Cicero requires $15 000 bond with no sureties. Also reports W H Kaesel ex Berwyn water works superintendent seeks divorce after losing his job and Frank L Race aids ward superintendent Paul with alley cleaning but many women oppose unconsulted honor stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
West Park Board
Yargan
Cicero
W. H. Kaesel
Berwyn
Frank L. Race
Paul
Criticism of Woman Ward Superintendent Appointment
The piece attacks appointing a woman as ward superintendent in the Thirty-fifth ward arguing marriage should bar women from paid civic roles. It asserts married women should not hold positions that “belong to men” who support dependents and notes boards sometimes bar married women from teaching.
Encyclopaedia Maxima Loss Shocks The Orient
A writer notes the destruction of the Encyclopaedia Maxima, describing it as an appalling literary catastrophe. The Ming era Great Standard of Yung Lo once comprised 2,877 sections in 11,100 volumes totaling 917,480 pages, with access historically refused to foreign scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yang Lo
Hsieh Chin
Hesieh Chin
Yung Lo
St. Paul’s
Pekin
China
Pittsburg Millionaire Marries Ballet Dancer After Brief Courtship
A young Pittsburg millionaire wed a ballet dancer after only two days of courtship. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the brevity of such romances and comments on the allure of courting ballet girls seen in a short span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Austin Fifth Annual Symphony Concert Impresses City
Austin Philharmonic Club presented its fifth annual symphony at Library Hall on May 20 1901. Miss Edna Earle Crum violin solo and Miss Cara Francesca Falk soprano impressed, while Wm Kennard Barradell baritone and Dr Louis Falk contributed. Rossini William Tell Overture closed the program under conductor Dr C W Cofrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Library Hall
Austin Philharmonic Club
Gounod
Mendelssohn
Rossini
Mozart
Faust
Edna Earle Crum
Leonard
Wm. Kennard Barradell
Barradell
Ags
Miss Cara Francesca Falk
Miss Falk
Louis Falk
Gretchen
Marguerita
C. W. Coitrin
Harlem Village Board Actions Highlight May 18 Meeting
Water rates payable at Harlem Savings Bank. Saloon to open at 121 Madison Street. Othello Club picnic set for June 9 at Salt Creek. Village attorney A J Redmond resigns. Frank Little of River Forest appointed. Albert Roose bond set at 10000. Kopplemeyer Moher sprin kling permit 20 dollars monthly. Cement sidewalks on Madison street ordered. Village attorney salary 400 plus 25 for assessments. Suburban Railway case to be reopened and appealed to Supreme Court. Union Traction Co. urged to repair Desplaines tracks between Madison and Twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem Savings Bank
Henry Strunk
Madison Street
Othello Club
Salt Creek
A. J. Redmond
Frank Little
River Forest
Albert Roose
Henry Barrenscheen
Frank Troost
Kopplemeyer & Moher
Supreme Court
Union Traction Company
Desplaines Avenue
Madison
Twelfth Street
Thatcher trip and town notes in River Forest reports
Mr D A Thatcher returns from Kentucky. Mrs Andrew on Thatcher avenue hosts her Kansas City mother. Pendleton ill with typhoid. Rob Thompson back from Azusa visit. Leslie Stafford moves into U K E Moore flats. Rob White into upper flat. Mrs C E Page contemplates two houses on Ashland between Lake and Oak. Village budget passes for water well and bonds. treasurer reports funds. Bagley closing out sale at 115 N Park Ave Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Thatcher
Kentucky
Andrew
Thatcher Avenue
Kansas City
Fred Pendleton
Wisconsin Central Depot
Rob Thompson
Aszusa
Cal
Leslie Stafford
U. K
C. E. Page
Oak Park
Ashland Avenue
Lake Street
Oak Avenue
Austin Candy Kitchen Ad Promotes Sodas and Ice Cream
A vintage ad urges readers to visit the Austin Candy Kitchen at 117 N. Park Ave in Austin for soda water, ice cream, fruit juices, and candies. It touts the quality and value of their treats and invites customers to walk blocks for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Candy Kitchen
N. Park AV
Austin
Austin State Bank Report of Condition May 1901 Chicago Illinois
Report of the condition of Austin State Bank of Chicago Illinois as of May 1901. Lists assets including loans 169691.30 overdrafts 746.70 United States bonds 5400.00 cash items 20285.80 cash on hand 101826.46 gold coin 0 Treasury notes 1309.30 fractional currency 229.87 liabilities show capital 25000 surplus 19000 profits 6527.05 deposits sweeps 155510.03 demand deposits 241768.66 certificates 7486.76 certified checks 1309.30 total 456601.70 sworn by cashier P D Castle before notary Henry Pillinger on May 21 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State of Illinois
United States
National Bank
Treasury
OtAie
Excursions to Buffalo Exposition via Nickel Plate Road
Rail holiday trips offered from Chicago to the Buffalo Exposition depart May 7, 14, 21 and 28. Round trip fare is 13 dollars with five day return validity. Three through trains daily feature vestibuled sleeping cars and first class dining service. Details available from John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams Street, Chicago.
Uncle Tom's Cabin at Chicago Auditorium in ten-car special
Brady's Marvelous production of Uncle Tom's Cabin arrives in Chicago on a ten car train with an army of 250 colored singers and 80 supernumeraries. The show features 53 scenic drops including moonlit Ohio river and Kentucky pass with reserved seating and direct balcony elevator access during matinees on Wednesdays Saturdays and Decoration Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wm. A. Brady
New York Academy of Music
Brady
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Wilton Lackaye
Reb Shemmuel
Theodore Roberts
Canby
Arigona
Odell Williams
Squire Bartlett
Annie Yeamans
Smith
Mabel Amber
James K. Hackett
Emily Rigl
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Ohio River
Kentucky
New Orleans
Simon Legree
Fishing by cap powder in a South Seas pool observed
Louis Becke describes a South Seas scene where Kusis leads women to crush cap plants and release a milky liquid into a small pool. Fish rise, are gathered by nets, and large leather jackets and mullet species are hauled from the water. The group catches hundreds of fish and three turtles from a single pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Becke
Beas
Kusis
Bennett’s Fresh Stock at Bennett’s Grocery and Market
Bennett’s Grocery and Market announces a fresh stock of staple and fancy goods using old fixtures from the S Boulevard store. Vegetables are reliable and meats are top quality. Customers may inspect stock in person or call Telephone 1471 for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Boulevard
Austin, Bennett’s Grocery and Market
Pan American Opening Ex Curson Tickets to Buffalo
The Nickel Plate Road offers ex curson tickets Chicago to Buffalo at 13.00 round trip on select May Tuesdays and return by the following Saturday. Trains depart Chicago 10 35 a m 2 30 p m and 10 30 p m arriving Buffalo next mornings. Sleeping cars and meals provided. Reservations through 111 Adams Street Chicago or Central 2057. Depot at Van Buren and Pacific. Dates listed 7 10 17 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Buffalo
Chicago City
Adams Street
John Y. Calahan
Central
van Buren Street
Pacific Avenue
Classified Help Wanted and Rentals Notice
A vintage classifieds collage lists help wanted carpentry and domestic staff positions, rental offers for flats rooms and a hall, and a few sale notices. Names and addresses include M. L Burdick Franklin and Chicago avenues Austin F Pray 107 North Park avenue Chicago Mrs C Frizzell 268 West Madison St Chicago Wm Goelitz 451 North Boulevard Austin Rena S Tuthill 422 N Central avenue Chicago 336 North Park avenue Philharmonic Hall 1 50 per night and Sun heat. Also mentions three room cottage in South Haven Michigan Fox Henry Park avenue Ohio street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Oak Park
Indiana Street
Pine Avenue
Philharmonic Hall
Masonic Block
North Park Avenue
F. E. Pray & Son
Ohio Street
H. Wilke
Desplaines Avenue
Harlem
South Haven
Mich
Lakefront
Fox & Henry, Cor
Park Avenue
Lost purse with reward near M. E. church and Ontario
A lost ladies purse containing about $2 was found missing on Sunday between the M. E. church and Ontario street. Return to Vindicator office for a reward. Piano tuning available by postal cards at Studio of Music No 4 Cody Block or Garner's drug store. C H Fantham No 183 Third Avenue Maywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Ontario Street
Studio of Music
Cody Block
Garner's
C. H. Fantham
Third Avenue
Maywood
Three British bishops reach eighty years of age
Dr. Ellicott of Gloucester is no longer the sole octogenarian bishop. Dr. Richard Lewis of Llandaff has joined him, and when Archbishop Temple of Canterbury marks his birthday on November 30, there will be three prelates in their eightieth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellicott
Gloucester
Richard Lewis
Llandaff
Temple
Canterbury
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Schuz Xhuth
Boulvard
Austin Station
the Vindicator Publishing
A.M. Pierce
Sueiness Manager
Braver Offices
Venbeee
Plymouth Place
Kovered
Tee
Angel OF Mercy
Mizpah
Bagley
N. Park Avenue
Austiy
Austin State Bank
Buffalo Exposition
Adama Street
Bennett's New Grocery
M. L Burdick
Franklin and
Chicago Avenues
Ausa
Wm. Goelitz
North Boulevar
Rena
Tuthill
Central Avenue
Nesselroth
Europe
America
Bend & Postal
I. Nesselroth
Park Ave
Ill
N. Park Ave
Baker & Lee Jewelry
Laxe St.oakpark
Scranton, PA
Thompson & Shernan
Boulevard
41St
ioWell Drillers
Austin and
George Martin, Llb
Room
Washington St
Charlotte Russe
Albert Burgess
Telephone
Belz Bros
Lake St
Purina Health Flour
Purina Mills
St. Louis
Chicago Avenue
Lowrey & Linder
Walter W. Mayne
Marton Street
Pheme 1764
Carmichael’s Ladies’ and Gentlemen's
Lake Stoak Park
A. L. Caron
Williams Street
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