Suburban News Highlights From Austin Society
Miss Belle Minard visits Ohio and many Austin residents travel for visits and business. The Junior League plans a Garfield park picnic. The Art League joins the Woman's Club to decorate public school rooms, aiming to support school art. Prizes at a sewing party, travel notes and local outings fill the town page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Demorst
Waukegan
Falk
Felix Weir
Chicago
Mattie Lough
Marion Seymour
Sarah Gardner
Co. H. Worley
G. W. Waterman
Lockport
Joliet
State Penitentiary
Art League
Woman’s Club
Woman's Club of
Austin
Oak Park events include recitals and travel notices
Oak Park residents plan trips to Springdale Port Huron Minneapolis Knoxville and Lincoln Lincolnites to visit their native city. The Girls Club will present a recital at Scoville Institute with Myrtle Schnadig and Grace Cook performing. Sesame Circle meets June 6 to vote on next season lecturing plans. First Congregational Church choir performs Gaul Holy City and Sanctus with Dr Barton to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Tucker
Springdale
Ark
Thomas Gale
Kenilworth Avenue
Port Huron
Mich
R. W. Seara
South Oak Park Avenue
Minneapolis
Hiram
Knoxville
St. Mary’s Seminary
Francis Hemington
Girls’ Club of
Oak Park
Scoville Institute
Myrtle Schnadig
Grace Cook
Sesame Circle
First Congregational Church
Gounod
Laying of Corner Stone at Grace Church Oak Park
Grace Church Oak Park invites the public to the corner stone laying on Sunday June 2 at 4 P M. Two bishops clergy and choristers will take part with civic citizens urged to attend. A building fund offering will be received. Ernest V Shayler rector invites all faiths to share in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Oak Park
Ernest V. Shayler
A Beautiful Home Wedding in Austin 1901
Miss Ethel Stilwell and Mr. Claude Dyckman wed at 317 South Pine Avenue Austin on May 29 1901. Rev S S Healy officiated as guests enjoyed a pink and white reception with solos by the bride. The couple left for an extended East tour after two hundred plus guests celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Stilwell
Austin
Claude Dyckman
Chicago
South Pine Avenue
Maude Jones
Dorothy Mason
Maude Campbell
Ft. Dodge
HE. L. Pierce
South Haven
Mich
Campbell
Nellie Pearson
Agnes Freeman
Sadie Commons
Violetta Forrest
Ethel Branston
Roy G. Martin
A Lesson in Patriotism Lecture Tonight at Oak Park Church
Major Wilbur F Crummer resumes his illustrated Siege of Vicksburg talk at First Congregational Church Oak Park Thursday June 6 at 8 pm under the Transept Bible Class. Net proceeds help pay church debt with admission 25 cents adults 15 cents for children under 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Crummer
Vicksburg
First Congregational Church
Oak Park
Jhildren
Pinnate
Hatch
Crummer
Oak Park Improvement Association Meets June One
The Oak Park Improvement Association announces its regular monthly meeting at the Scoville Institute parlors on Saturday evening, June 1. Topics include street signs and introducing squirrels to the village. All interested are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park Improvement Assocition
Scoville Institute
Nelson A. M.clary
George R. Hemingway
Austin Oak Park Business Men's Picnic Planned for July 18
The Austin and Oak Park Business Men's Picnic is set for Mill Creek Park near Batavia on July 18 after joint committee meetings this week. A meeting of Austin business men on Wednesday night June 5 at 66028 Boulevard and a meeting of Oak Park business men on Thursday evening June 6 will appoint picnic committees.
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Austin
Oak Park
Mill Creek Park
Batavia
Boulevard
Oox Park
A Letter About Wood from 1901 Adresser
A 1901 letter to Traill from a customer praising ash wood advertised by Barr & Colling. The writer encloses a $4.26 check and asks for a half card shipment, noting the wood makes a hot quick fire and is unbeatable for that purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Traill
Ash Wood Barr & Colling
Water Committee Urges Reduction of Austin Water Rates
At Library Hall on May 7 1901 the Water Committee reported efforts to lower Chicago Suburban Water and Light Co rates. A three member sub committee met May 21 with company officers, who declined to reduce rates or allow a public suit. The panel urged public signatures to back a water survey, noting no cost to sign and stressing a non partisan, civic effort with 12 members including E F Abbott and J J McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Hall
Austin
Common Council
City
Chicago Suburban Water and Light Co
Water Company
F. ‘Pray
North Park Avenue
E. F. Abbott
J. J. M'Carthy
W. W. M’farland
M. J
British Embassy Takes Summer Quarters at Newport Cottage
The British embassy to Washington uses Derham cottage on Bellevue avenue Newport for summer. Lord Pauncefote departs for England and on his absence Gerald A. Lowther first secretary will oversee operations.
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Washington
Derham Cottage
Bellevue Avenue
Newport
Lord Pauncefote
England
Gerald A. Lowther
Oil's grip shapes Russia's transport and industry
The piece notes oil's dominant role in Russia from Baku to Nizhni Novgorod, powering railways and steamships. It highlights 8,000,000 tons used domestically and 2,000 miles of Volga shipping, illustrating oil's widespread influence across transportation networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Baku
Nishni Novgorod
Volga
London Express
Royal abstainers set example for Dutch court reform
Queen Wilhelmina and Duke Henry lead by abstinence with many courtiers adopting temperance reform. Observers hope Holland may curb its too free indulgence in liquors through these royal and noble examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Duke Henry
Holland
Names of Russian towns noted in dispatch
The dispatch cites Invidious and Katchkarovka in Russia as motherless, then contrasts with hundreds of other municipalities that cope with only city fathers. The quote comes from the St. Louis Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katchkarovka
Russia
St. Louis Republic
Mexico and Brazil Compared
Mexico is the largest Latin American country after Brazil and more prosperous than Brazil. Mexico’s population nears fourteen million while Brazil’s is about eighteen million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Brazil
Whistling Prohibited In Iceland In Ancient View
In Iceland whistling is treated as a sin on par with profanity and punished by fines or imprisonment in some regions while no formal laws exist to ban it nationwide. The quip notes global variations in how whistle sounds are perceived and policed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Music and Patriotism by Mizpah celebrates Sousa concert
Mizpah reflects on Decoration Day patriotism inspiring music from sacred to popular tunes. He recalls John Philip Sousa’s band at the Auditorium, praising Sousa’s leadership and the audience’s ovation for liberty and America, foretelling American musical primacy.
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Taois
John Philip Sousa
Mr. Sousa
Sousa
la Fayette Monument
Paris
Home Made Philosophy and Social Critique in Finnickey Finnukin’s Grit
A collage of aphorisms and reflections on religion, wealth, and humanity. The piece prods toward compassion over monumental churches and urges down to earth acts of love, noting poets of optimism and warning against pretentious grandiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Harlem News In Briefs And Local Notices
Master Harry Fink shot himself in the hand while handling a revolver. The wound is not serious. John Porter, ex-deputy sheriff of Hillside, Illinois, died in Austin, Texas, last week. The Harlem race track golf grounds opened informally with the Newspaper Golf Club of Chicago in attendance. A military concert by the Harlem cadets was a great success. A drama titled Campaigning by the boys drew strong crowd. A fire at Madison and Desplaines destroyed a barn and three horses owned by H. H. Hann, with about 350 dollars in losses. Oak Park fire company aided, sparing the block. Local fire protection deemed inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Fink
C. A. White
John Porter
Hillside
Austin
Texas
Porter
Harlem Race Track
Golf Club of
Chicago
Harlem Cadets
Madison and
Desplaines Avenue
H. H. Hann
Oak Park
Parrot Kills Italian Postmaster Feeding From Lips
A parrot bought by a postmaster in a small Italian town caused his death after repeatedly nibbling his lips during feeds. A minor wound preceded a rapid fatal illness affecting lungs heart and brain. The postmaster's wife and cousin, along with the parrot's owner, soon fell ill with a similar disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
America
New York Press
Balloonist Louis Godard Plans Atlantic Balloon Crossing
Louis Godard the famous trench aeronaut prepares for an Atlantic balloon flight. He is the son of a celebrated balloonist and has trained his own son in the art. Godard has logged nearly a thousand aerial journeys and holds numerous decorations from European monarchs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Louis Godard
Trench
River Forest Social Notes and Local Events
Mrs Dr Fawcett visits Kankakee sister and aids her strength. The Woman's Club plans a picnic next Thursday for Mothers of the Northwest Chicago Settlement. Strawberry festivals and church activities fill the season. The River Forest youth plan a hay rack ride to Berwyn with chaperones. Children's Day at M E Church features singing addresses and scripture. Mrs R F Goldsmith and Mr J K Ingalls attended the Bloomington state Sunday School convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fawcett
Kankakee
Scobey
Woman's Club
Chicago
Schaft
Robert Odel
New Mexico
the Presbyterian Church
River Forest
Berwyn
McCullough
Edwards
M. EB
R. F. Goldsmith
Presbyterian Sunday School
J. K. Ingalls
Methodist
Bloomington
Pointed Paragraphs Reflect Wry Wisdoms and Humorous Ironies
A collection of aphorisms and jokes from Chicago News. It surveys pride, adversity, gossip, hunger, and love with a mix of humor and caution. Notable lines caution vanity and praise patience while skewering social behavior and the idea of fame. The tone is reflective and lightly sardonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Georgia Marble Industry Grows With Vast Resource
The article notes Georgia marble as practically inexhaustible with mountains of stone in varied types. It argues Georgia leads all states in marble supply and that the industry is expanding into a major, rising Georgia industry destined for much greater progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Letter Tracing Santa Claus From Newark Child Returned
A six year old May Pertl mailed a Santa letter to Mr Santa Claus Joyville Iceland last November. The dead letter office in Washington returned it with an envelope covered in paste marks after routing to Copenhagen Leith Reykavik Piizeyjarsgia Reykjavig Copenhagen Liverpool and Washington.
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Santa Claus
Joyville
Iceland
May Pertl
Newark
Washington
Copenhagen
Denmark
Leith
Scotland
Reykejavig
Piizeyjarsgia
Reykjavig
Liverpool
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Spirit Lake
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M. E. Church
Garfield Park
H. A. Emerson
North Pine Avenue
Missouri
S. H. Bolton
California
J. H. Kehlert
North Prairie
Meoxland
Béghill
W. Quinn
South Taylor Avenue
Harry Wallace
H. H. Geselbracht
Emma D. Ford
Superior Street
Kalamazoo
J. W. Archer
Ray Wintle
Ed Pillinger
Galt, Jr
Mr. Bagnew
Charles McDonald
the Baptist Hospital
Middleton
Maple Avenue
R. N. Trimingham
Home Avenue
Charles F. Duerr
Lake Street
Keystone Avenue
J. M. Maier
Énue
OAK Park Improvement Association
A. G. Bagley
Wood
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Christ
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Finnickey Finnukin
Pennsylvania
Edwin T. Farrar
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Buggs
Maiten
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Blair’s Tea Store
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