Cicero Board Debates Water Plant Lease and Lower Rates
Cicero town board discusses municipal ownership with a proposed twenty six year water plant lease at seventy thousand five hundred dollars annual rent, urged by the eighteen member committee to reduce water rates and explore north end plant funding and possible acquisition of Cicero Light Heat and Power Co. The meeting also authorizes street and sidewalk works and approves multiple bids and ordinances on paving, sewers, and drill bill payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero Light, Heat and Power Co
Rearden
W. I. Reynolds
J. Kretzinger
H. G. Tule
R. A. Brown
Panny C. Davis
Wesley Avenue
Chicago Terminal Transfer Co
Frink, Grove and
Woodbine Avenues
Dolese Bros
Prairie Avenue
Austin Avenue
Clyde Avenue
Chicago Avenue
J. D. Corniel
Berwyn
Otis Piper, Jr
Erie
Superior
N.S
Lexington Street
Dsth
6Th
Maple Avenue
Madison
van Buren
W. S
Mepie
Wisconsin Avenue
Alsec
W. S. Park Avenue
Randolph
Washington Boulevard
R. R. Co
Cheney
Arthur Mayes
Fire Co. No. 7
Vastine
BEM
Henry Wahl
Grove Avenue
Thomas
Division Streets
Belleforte Avenue
E. 8
E. S. Maple
Harrison Street
Attridge
Harry Philippi
South Boulevard
64Th Avenue
American drama in hearty condition with native art rising
A Godeys Magazine view highlights American dramatic art advancing with competent writers and actors. It notes European interest, French and German productions of American plays, a return of stock companies, new theaters, and strong prospects for native playwrights and melodrama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Godey’s Magazine
Europe
Mme. Bernhardt
Germany
Protective for Warships From Coconut and Corn Cellulose
Tests show corn cellulose outperforms cocoa shell derived cellulose in cofferdam protection and cost, with minimal water intrusion under repeated shots. Cocoa cellulose ignites while corn cellulose resists burning. overall effectiveness against shell impact remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway and Engineering Review
A Chinaman Inventor Patents New Cotton Spinning Machine
Ding Cie Sui of Foo Chow China is described as the greatest Chinese inventor. He has filed a patent application in the United States and plans a second filing for further improvements. The machine represents a new approach to cotton spinning and showcases notable originality from an inventor born in a nation of imitators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ding Cie Sui
Foo Chow
China
United States Patent Office
Flight of Birds at Night Observed by Ladd Observatory
Mr. Frank W. Very of the Ladd Observatory Providence R I reports curious observations on migrating birds seen crossing the moon at night. Using a four inch telescope magnified forty times he notes most birds move southward in small groups with an average speed of about 67 miles per hour and some exceeding 100 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Very
Ladd Observatory
Providence
R. I
Very
A JAP STATESMAN Tom Reed Viewed as International Law Authority
The piece profiles Tom Reed as a statesman from his homeland and an expert in international law. It notes his legation is distinguished by a lack of Oriental features, framing his public persona and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legation
Japanese Legation in Washington Leads Parade of Diplomats
A Washington article profiles the Japanese legation at 1310 N Street, its dignified residence, annex for staff, and hospitable minister Toru Hoshi with wife and son. It notes Hoshi's legal and parliamentary prowess, his English fluency, and his role in Japan’s treaty progress, alongside staff like Keishiro Matsui.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N. Street
Japan
Legation
Toru Hoshi
Tateno
Hoshi
Reed
Lfe
England
Middle Temple
London
Kitasato
Aoyama
Okata
Europe
Keishiro Matsui
Imperial University of
Tokio
Corea
United States
Matsui
Mme
Berkeley Springs
Yoshi
Wiharu Yoshi
Toru Hosh
State Department
Hoshi Toru
Toru
Corean Legation
Tom Reed
House of Representatives
Imperial Diet
China
Parable to Rent and Repentance in Parish Sermon
A witty sermon riffs on the biblical warning except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish, rephrased by a new minister as a joke about paying rent to avoid parish loss. Mrs. Hodges is referenced in the lighthearted quip as a listener who enjoyed the German phrasing.
Foretold death by dream ends in Naples wreck
George Anderson of Springfield Illinois, a Wabash railroad engineer, died from injuries in a head end collision at Naples. He had warned family of a dream of a crash and believed the vision foretold the fate that overtook him, refusing to move to avoid the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hole
George Anderson
Springfield
Ill
Anderson
Naples
Bass
Bluffs
A.L. Garrison
Garrison
Hannibal
George
Murderer Buries Victim in Garden Sow Turnips on Grave
In Montgomery Alabama Oscar Gillis a grocer porter and John Glover a butler are suspected of killing Gillis. After crushing his skull with a bed slat and slitting his throat Glover buried the body in Weil's garden and sowed turnips over it. He then fled toward Atlanta pursued by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Montgomery
Ala
Oscar Gillis
Porter
Marks & Kohn, Grocers
John Glover
Butler
Henry Well
Mr. Weil
Perry Street
Gillis
Alabama
Glover
Weil
Evdence
Atlanta
Tandem tale of love and misread signals
A young couple’s plan to impress ends in comic tragedy as a man savors a hoarded fortune for a tandem ride. After fifteen miles and a hill, he struggles to speak and the girl teases with a moon reference, leaving her puzzled by his strange fixation on Sunday evenings.
Dancers From Lamps
A cautionary article urges daily lamp care to prevent explosions and injuries in homes. It warns careless handling endangers children and adults and stresses a brief, consistent maintenance routine.
Minister Guides Squalling Girls in Stormy Boat Ride
A Highland minister piloted a boat of city young ladies as a squall hit. One girl jumped up asking the destination. The minister warned her to sit and stay still, saying their manners depended on how she was brought up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy
Yerra
A Noisy Toast to Tongue Twister Tough Talk
A Baltimore prankster has driven eight men to distraction with a rapid repeat of a tongue twister. The mob of bystanders laughs as the playful ratter fires off the sentence about a noisy noise annoys an oyster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Judge's drunken annulment shocks couple
Mr Brown laments the annulment of a young couple's marriage by Judge Hunt after he was intoxicated. The exchange in the evening paper highlights public and personal reactions to a court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brown
Judge Hunt
Daisies Spread Across the South After War
A Southern man claims daisies appeared only after the war and now carpet every Union Army touched area. He credits Sherman and the March to the Sea, suggesting seeds came in hay for horses as the plausible explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Funnygraphs and Quick Wit From Old Newspapers
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from historic papers. Jokes cover tariffs, indorsed checks, golf links before a cyclone, philosophy on knowledge, shoes being blocked, and a classroom dialogue about dresses made from sheep and silk worm spun fabric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers Statesman
Brooklyn
George Washington
Boston Transcript
Norton
Winder
Maggie
Blanche
Lucy
Kitchen Economy Tips From Early Household Advice
This column offers practical notes on home economy including drying corn husks for pillows, a stationary soap dish to reduce waste, heavy muslin over flour to deter dust, economical soft soap mixtures for laundry, labeled pantry towel bags, and hints on keeping egg yolks fresh in cold water. A bon mots on a boy’s ambition spans ages.
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Cicero Town Board
Ciccero Town Board
D. Miller
Cicero
Lake Street
Linden
Herman Weber
van Buren Street
la Vergne
A. Ypole
J. H. Gormley
C. Grandtzer
Chas. T
E. H. Gary
Vals
John Psyk
Walter D. m
Rving
John W. Barker
Heir
Clyde
Harvard Street
Elmque
Jigman
The
His
Country
of Oriental Features
Kansas City
Col. Hen
Clay Thruston
Texas
Col Henry Clay Thruston
South Carolina
Henry
Arkansas
Gen. Marmaduke
Minister Hoshi
Engineer Ander
Son
Jasper
J. R. Tompkins
Tompkins
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Judson A. Tolman
Wabash Ave
Chicago
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