Royal Circle to Host Strawberry Festival in Oak Park Hall
Oak Park notes report a Strawberry Festival hosted by the Royal Circle in their hall on June 6. Social items include Mrs. H. H. Emerson returning from a three months south trip and local residents visiting, illness updates, and community events across Austin and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Royal Circle
H. H. Emerson
South
F. J. Erfert
Milwaukee
Austin
Frank Browser
Cicero Town Board Regular Session May 28 1901
The Cicero town board met on May 28 1901. A Lake Street Elevated Railway station petition was sent back for direct contact with the company. August Einfelt was named to the finance and police and sanitary committees. R. & Carpenter bond for public works was accepted. Warrant financing awarded to Avenue State Bank at 5 percent. Gas Company allowed to lay mains on unimproved streets. Ward Lombard neighbors opposed Yaryan Hot Water Heating Co plant. bond deemed insufficient, extended to July 1 for bond sufficiency. Board adjourned to June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesars
French
Packard
Bills
Hafner
Lake Street
Hast Avenue
August Einfelt
Police and Sanitary
H. N. Norton
R.& Carpenter
FP. A. Hill
Henry G. Golitz
Avenue State Bank
Cicero Gas Company
Minnie M. Ward
Henry Lombard
Lombard Avenue
Yaryan Hot Water Heating Co
Why Village Government Is Not Practical for Oak Park
A historical analysis argues against establishing village government in Oak Park. It itemizes expenses for Cicero north of Twelfth Street including police, fire, public works, and salaries totaling 64 688.92, and explains that a 2 percent tax would not cover costs without raising valuations and burdening state and county revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Cicero
Twelfth Street
Department Public Works
Public Works
Austin Boy Loses Hand In Factory Accident
Otto Gierman a 14 year old living at 5703 Erie Street suffered the crushing of his right hand between two 1000 pound rollers at Meyercord works Wil low and Lake streets He was told to clean the machine and another boy started it resulting in amputation near the wrist He was briefly at the county hospital then home then St echenagee hospital His mother opposed surgeon help and the foreman and company members favored Dowle He earned $3.50 weekly and the employer collected 50 for the boy’s care, a severe blow to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Blodgett
Angela Muddy
Waller Avenue
Clive Smith
J. A. Smith
Kinzie Street
A. L. Benson
Paw Paw Lake
L. K. Whitcomb
North Pine Avenue
Austin
Kansas City
H. G. Matthews
Cedar Street
Massman
Olive Gower
Luella Day
Odell, Ill
Stone
George Calcutt
Locke
Ida
Ohio Street
Downers Grove
Johnson
St. Paul
W. 8S. Dorland
John Price
52Nd Street
Buffalo
South End
S. Callahan
Park Avenue
M. J. Collins
J. H. Allen
M. E. Church
Bell McCrea
D. C. Minard
Decatur
Mich
Geo. Larkins
A. D. Minard
Frank Henry Pierce
Florida
Jacksonville
Tennessee
Sarah Underwood
Otto Gierman
Erie Street
Meyercord Works
Willow and
Lake Streets
Otto
St. Eheenagee Hospital
Dowle
Gierman
Mrs. Ralston Reconsiders Hiring A Waitress
Mrs. Ralston of the Kenton in Oak Park arranged for a young woman through the State employment office to work for a set sum. The applicant asked for private talk and then said she needed piano use for voice lessons, leading to a reevaluation of the hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston
Kenton
Oak Park
Neighborhood Piano Practice Plans Stir Talk at Hotel
A hotel guest offered to host piano practice sessions for neighbors but Mrs Bateton reports neighbors own several pianos yet she changed her mind and began to cry.
Memorial Bay in Oak Park Memorial Day Program Details
Memorial Day events in Oak Park on Thursday May 30 1908 outline Phil Sheridan No 615 G A R Department of Aids formation at headquarters Wire Institute at 8 30 sharp. Central School Sons and following order under magnifier of Ladies of the Post. Bugle Call It was a Sound Trumpets Pealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Sheridan
Department of Aids
Wire Institute
Central
Sons and Lowing
Ladies of the Post
Beethoven Club May Festival At Library Hall Austin
The Beethoven Club of Austin will stage its fourth annual May festival on Friday evening May 31 at Library Hall. The chorus of sixty voices features the club’s best singers with director Q O T Dodge and vocalists Lola Gaily Chace and Frank Collins. Noted pianist Florence Wells Metz violinist Jan van Oordt and cellist Franz Wagner join the program for a distinguished concert in Austin.
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Beethoven Club of
Austin
Library Hall
Chorus 8
QO. T. Dodge
Lola Gaily Chace
Frank Collins
Florence Wells Metz
Jan van Oordt
Franz Wagner
Memorial Day Exercises and Cemetery Memorials
A program by Giddings directed students includes prayers songs and declamations in Central school grounds followed by transport to Forest Home and Waldheim cemeteries for graveside ceremonies with flags and flowers. Memorial Day services also held at Forest Home G A R lot and at the Bridge in the cemetery for Sailors and Marines by Daughters of Veterans.
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Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Company
Forest Home
Waldheim
Daughters of Veterans
Austin Memorial Sermon at Fifty-second Avenue Church
The annual memorial sermon will be preached at the Fifty-second Avenue Presbyterian Church corner Frink Street by Rev. Geo. B. Safford on Sunday at 10 45 a m. Kilpatrick Post No 276 the G A R Circle post ladies and Daughters and Sons of Veterans will be guests. All patriotic citizens are invited to attend.
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Austin
Fifty-second Avenue Presbyterian Church
Frink Street
Geo. B. Safford
Band Concerts Planned for Austin Oak Park and Maywood
The Oaks Club of Austin and the Oak Park Club of Oak Park with the citizens of Maywood will arrange band concerts this summer. Last year’s concerts proved a creditable pleasure and should be well supported again this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaks Club of
Austin
Oak Park Club of
Oak Park
Citizens of
Maywood
Rate Cut Sparks Unexpected Rail Revenue Gain
New Zealand slashed railway passenger rates by about 85 percent hoping to cut deficits. The forecast of a £75,000 revenue drop did not materialize as travel surged. The deficit vanished and rail revenue is set to rise by around £20,000 before year end.
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New Zealand
Beethoven Club Chorus Festival Draws Large Audience
Tickets sold indicate strong social and financial promise for the festival featuring Beethoven Club Chorus with 60 voices and Beethoven Ladies' Club 40 voices under O. F. Dodge. Performances include arias by Miss Lay and Mr Collins, solos by Franz Wagner, and works such as Liebestraume and The Heavens are Telling from Creation. Admission 50 cents.
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Beethoven Club Chorus
Beethoven Ladies’ Club
O. F. Dodge
Hrlent
Tannhauser
Lola Gaily Chace
Bessie Lay
George W. Pither
Florence Wells
Metz
Nettie L. Jones
Elizabeth van Horne
Jan van Oordt
Franz Wagner
Luella Hayward
Business Men Visit Picnic Grounds Near Des Plaines
Eighteen Austin and Oak Park business leaders toured Mill Creek on Tuesday to inspect picnic grounds despite continuous rain. They will next visit Bonnie Brae park along Des Plaines River near Des Plaines to review the new pleasure ground and report back to their organizations.
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Austin and
Oak Park
Mill Creek
Bonnie Brae Park
Desplaines River
Desplaines
Summer Fire Hard Wood Sale Advises Quick Heat
An ad promotes ash wood for rapid, hot fires with minimal stove heat loss. A quarter cord costs 2.15 delivered, offered by Barr and Collins with delivery via Trail and Cooling's drug store office. Telephone 1541 listed for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr & Collins
Trail & Cooling
Austin water question in Austin ward seeks cheaper rates
Charles H. Burans argues for open discussion on Austin water rates and Chicago Suburban Company pricing. He criticizes a party-led committee, urges a new public meeting with fair representation of property interests, and proposes collaboration to achieve a just, lower meter rate without partisan manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Station
Chicago
Ilc
M. J. Collins
Library Hall
Thirty-Fifth Ward
Fifty-second Avenue
Austin
Chicago Avenue
Chicago Suburban Company
Chicago Suburban
Chas. H. Bukras
Death of Rabbi Ludwig Lewysohn noted in Stockholm
Rabbi Ludwig Lewysohn born 1819 in Germany died in Stockholm Sweden after a career as preacher in Frankfurt and Worms and later rabbi in Stockholm from 1859 retiring in 1883. He was known for authoring Zoology of the Talmud.
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Ludwig Lewysohn
Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Frankfort-on-the-Odor
Worms
Beads and Woollens Sent in West Africa Greeting
A Wolverhampton firm received a business letter from West Africa ending with an extravagant closing statement. The writer offered a large assortment of samples and goods to enable new orders and signed off with ten thousand kisses and a prodigious greeting to all.
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Busines
Wolverhampton
England
West Africa
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