Austin News Roundup Includes Lectures, Parties and Notices
Austin society items note Dr. Rosalie Ladova attends a Reselan evening at All Souls Church on Nov 22 and invitations for a studio bazaar by Miss Hoggins on Dec 6. Beethov en Club chorus, Haggard visits Soldiers Orphans Home at Normal Illinois, and Mrs Hunter hosts a Signor Jannotta musicale at Kimball Hall. EB Chase to lead First Congregational Church Austin, reception Dec 6, C Y G Club hosts games, Miss McIntyre starts physical culture class, and Miss Hatch weds H Hubbard at 304 South Central Avenue.
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Rosalie M. Ladova
North Pine Avents
All Souls’ Church
Russia
Bassar
J. D. Haggard
Normal
H. Amerson
L. Sisson
Indianapaska
Everett Sisson
North Pine Avenue
Abel M. ‘White
Venice
Sereienan
North Fia
Sir Walter Scott
C. B. Hunting
McGregor, Iowa
Austin
Hunter
EB. ‘Chase
Lake City
Minn
First Congregational Church of
Chase
C. Y.G
Neil Collins
Miss Pearl
Callaghan
Robert Sullivan
Fred L. Charles
de Kalb
Marguerite McIntyre
Brown
Oak Park News Highlights Local Injuries and Social Plans
Eugene Bailey narrowly escapes tetanus after a severe ice unloading accident. his condition improves. A new social club for Oak Park residents aims to provide a community center, possibly at Kenilworth Hall or Stearn's flats, with a meeting planned soon. Miss Florence Mary Giles to wed Harry Satchfield Conner at Grace Church on December 4 with a full bridal party. The Ladies' Guild holds its annual dance and card party with hundreds in attendance. Albert Sibley named assistant postmaster. Miss Giles to stay as financial clerk. Tim Jordan welcomes a newborn weighing nine pounds as janitor of Scoville building gains an assistant.
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East Hind
Kenilworth Hall
Stearn
Florence Mary Giles
Albert Wolfe Giles
Kenilworth Avenue
Oak Park
Grace Church
C. P. Anderson
E. V. Shayler
Harry Satchfield Conner
Mabel Giles
Elizabeth Giles
Eva Warner
Englewood
Flora Jewell
Walter M. Giles
Fred N. Conant
John Wiliams
Harry Webb
Ladies’ Guild
St. Luke's Church of River Forest
Albert Sibley
Local Social News and Near Miss at Clinton Avenue
Mrs Will S Jones hosted a Friday luncheon for friends at 300 S Maple Ave. Miss Alice May Roberts will wed Mr Charles White of Boston in a home ceremony on Tuesday Nov 26. Grace Church Guild and Saint Katharine's Guild will hold a sale at 138 Lake St starting Dec 6. Albert and Mrs Hall of 222 Clinton Ave escaped electrocution when a chandelier exploded last Sunday, wires exposed but no major damage.
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Will S. Jones
S. Maple Avenue
Anna Shaw Wiborg
Austin
Grace Schumacher
Alice May Roberts
Roberts
N. Euclid Avenue
Chas. White
Boston
Grace Church Guild
Saint Katherine’s Guild
Lake Street
Masonic Building
Albert Hall
Clinton Avenue
Thanksgiving Services Across Austin and Oak Park
Thanksgiving services were held in Austin at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Geo A Campbell delivering the address. In Oak Park the three Congregational churches united at First Congregational Church where Rev. Sydney Strong spoke. The three Methodist churches joined at Euclid Avenue Church with Rev. C W McCaskill delivering the program.
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Austin
First Presbyterian Church
Geo. A. Campbell
The
Christian Church
Oak Park
First Congregational Church
Sydney Strong
Euclid Avenue
C. W. McCaskill
Third
Thanksgiving Sermon Published in Austin
The audience at the union services heard Rev. George A. Campbell of the Christian church deliver a Thanksgiving address at the First Presbyterian church. The people approved publishing the sermon and distributing five thousand copies to homes in Austin.
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Austin
George A. Campbell
Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Money to Burn Coal Ad from Hull and Co
An advertisement urges readers to spend excess money on Cross Creek Lehigh coal for best heat and longevity. The copy claims the coal lasts longer and provides strong warmth, presented by Hull and Company in a concise pitch to gentlemen readers.
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Cross Creek Lehigh
Dhlos Hull &Co
GENTS
Local Club Officers Elected Amid Audience Dispute
About one thousand ward residents attended the Austin club election Tuesday night. Lundin and Race won a full slate including president J. H. Cooper and secretary Frank Q. Shaw. A circulated appeal aimed to unite opposition but altered few votes, and harmony followed with equal distribution of offices.
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Austin
Kentucky
Lundin
Race
J. H. Cooper
Philip Lauth
Frank QO. Shaw
Frank L. Race
Charles J. Frosberg
Harmony
Concert Preview Highlights Diverse Classical Selections
A fragment notes a Tuesday concert featuring soloist Mia on piano and a program including works by Gillespie, Offenbach, and others. Additional entries mention Sacred pieces, instrumental works, and various composers including Luders, Wellsley, and Voelker.
Oak Park Republican Club Elects Officers
At the annual meeting of the Oak Park Republican Club last Monday evening officers for the coming year were elected. President is B. L. Bevington, vice president J. P. Willing, secretary William J. Pell, and treasurer R. S. Ludington.
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Republican Club of
Oak Park
B. L. Bevington
J. P. Willing
William J. Pell
Ludington
Oak Park Nominates Village Officers
Two tickets were placed in nomination for village officers at a Kenilworth hall convention. The second ticket lists President Allen S. Ray, Clerk George M. Ambrose, Trustees B. F. Macomber Cornelius P. Dugan Walter Holden C R McHugh R R Cuthbertson and K Sperry. A first convention had nominated President S. B. Rogers Clerk P. E. Wilson and Trustees Eri H. Pitkin George Eckert C D Richards A H Adams A W Pebbles J R Hamilton.
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Kenilworth Hall
Allen
Ray
George M. Ambrose
B. F. Macomber
Cornelius P. Dugan
Walter
Holden
C. R. McHugh
R. R. Cuthbertson
K.p.sperry
Rogers
P. E. Wilson
Eri. H. Pitkin
George Eckert
C. D. Richards
A. H. Adams
A. W. Pebbles
J. R. Hamilton
Austin Boys and Girls Triumph in De Kalb Matchups
A Friday clash in De Kalb saw Austin girls lead 4 to 1 in Austs with a 31 to 6 overall score for the Austin boys. Juniors host a Library Hall dance on Nov 29 with Hubbell’s Orchestra. proceeds aid a basketball benefit in De Kalb on Dec 22 1901 at the High School, admission 0.25.
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de Kalb
Austin
Library Hall
Hubbels
Ind de Kalb
A. A
Character in Letters. Letters reveal true traits in applicants
A city school superintendent states that he hires teachers only after reading their letters. He says letters expose carelessness or diligence, accuracy or inaccuracy, and thus help assess character. He urges teachers to emphasize letter writing as a key educational aim and to inspire students to master this noble art.
Dusky Ones Tale of a Philippine Teaching Appointment
A Nebraskan woman Mrs Fannie Wadworth faced a clash between career and family. A telegram from “George Wadworth” claimed she could not go due to her children, while she asserted that the children were her husband’s former wife and sailed to Manila to take a teaching post.
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Fannie Wadsworth
Milwood
Neb
Insular Division
War Department
Wadeworth
Nebraska
Philippines
Insular
George Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Kansas
War Department For Transportation
Manila
George
Arrested for Cruelty to His Horses
Gus Gustafeon a Maywood express driver was arrested by Oak Park police on a humane society warrant for overloading overworking overdriving and neglecting to feed a team in Harlem last Monday. The wagon carried grain but it was unopened. The case will be heard Monday in Justice Kendall's court with fines from 100 to 200 dollars depending on gravity.
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Gus Gustafeon
Maywood Express
Potger
Oak Park
J. A. Miller
Humane Society
Cicero
Provigo
Harlem
Kendall
National Union Membership Urged to Support Families
A letter from Chissigo dated November 25, 1901 urges married men to join the National Union or similar fraternal orders to prevent widows and children from extreme hardship after a breadwinner’s death. It notes Brookman’s lapse cost his family funds and argues nominal dues provide food and clothing, highlighting the safeguards for dependents.
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Brookman
National Union
Harlem Seeks Rapid Transit at 5 or 6 Cent Fare
Opinion notes Harlem should gain rapid transit to Chicago with low fares, argues growth in population and real estate values will follow. cites Lake Street effort, Austin and Oaks Park examples, and warns against blocking transportation progress. References Gladstone Wilberforce dialogue and origins of the dollar in a separate note on currency history.
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Harlem
Chicago
Loop
Traction Company
Lake Street
Austin
Oaks Park
Foods Breathing and Bathing Lectures for Austin Ladies
Miss McIntyre lectures to Austin ladies on feeding pets and children, condemning white bread for dogs and urging hygienic cooking. She offers twelve bread recipes using no white flour or yeast. The next talk is at Mrs. Brown's home on Tuesday December 3 at 10 o'clock.
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McIntyre
Austin
Brown
Savings on coal by Barr and Collins
A short advertisment notes that every ton of coal purchased yields customer savings and invites orders to experience the benefit. It highlights small savings accumulating over a year and provides the Barr & Collins telephone number 41.
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Barr & Collins
Henson to Deliver Humorous Lecture in Oak Park
D. D. Henson will present his latest humorous lecture The Tracks of a Tenderfoot at the First Baptist church Oak Park Wisconsin avenue and Pleasant street Saturday November 30 at 8 pm Tickets are 25 cents available from canvassers or at the church door.
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Henson
D.D
First Baptist Church
Wisconsin Avenue
Pleasant Street
Oak Park
Reconstructing the Waterloo Bridge Murder Victim
The Waterloo bridge murder of 1857 is cited as a famous case of reconstructing a victim. From remains found in a carpet bag on a bridge pier experts determined the man was about thirty to forty years old, 65 feet 9 inches tall, of dark complexion, killed by a stab between the third and fourth ribs on the left side.
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Waterloo Bridge
Heey
Don Fosco
Cicero Fire Department Restricted From Leaving Town
The Cicero trustees last night passed an order preventing the fire department from departing the town without approval from the president or a town trustee. Critics call the action virulent and say property may be sacrificed by hasty leadership. the measure should be reconsidered.
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Cicero
Utley
Cicero Fire Department
Death of Mr and Mrs J H Burke in Wheaton Illinois
Mr and Mrs J H Burke of Wheaton Illinois formerly of Oak Park died at home last week from pneumonia illness linked to sewer gas exposure. Mr Burke owned Oak Park dry goods store for years then moved to Wheaton to run the Enterprise. He was prominent as an evangelist with Moody and Sankey meetings.
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J. H. Burke
Wheaton, Til
Oak Park
Wheaton
Algo
Moody and Sankey, Re
Derivation of the dollar term in historical sources
The text discusses the Joachims thaler from Jochimsthal Bohemia as a basis for standard coins and the later naming of the dollar. It notes the dollar symbol’s possible origins from HS as a Roman unit marker and from the P and S contraction used in Spanish currency, along with a device scroll bearing "Plug ultra."
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Germany
Schlick
Jochimsthal
Jochim’s Dale
Bohemia
Joachimsthaler
U. S
United States
Jochim
Joachims Thaler
Population growth across Europe and America in the last century
The text notes European and North American population swelling from about 170 million to 510 million. France rises from 25 to 40 million, Germany 20 to 55 million, Russia to 135 million, English speaking peoples in the British Empire from 15 to 55 million, and the United States from about 15 to 80 million. The aggregate increase triples global population density.
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Europe
North America
France
Germany
Russia
British Empire
United States
Hatched in Short Order Mosquito Eggs Respond to Warm Weather
Brief note notes that mosquito eggs hatch quickly, from four to seven days, depending on temperature, as warmer weather accelerates development. The fragment emphasizes rapid emergence linked to favorable conditions.
Population shifts reshape early modern Europe and beyond
The text outlines dramatic population changes with Germany growing from 20 million to 65 million, Russia expanding from 40 million to 135 million partly via annexation, and the English empire rising from 15 million to 65 million, noting a need for greater space as the period begins with three occupying the field.
Autumn fabrics favor wide sheers and hats in vogue
The article notes baggy cameras, silky beavers among favored textiles for autumn headwear including toques, turbans, and short-back sailor hats, highlighting current fabric trends.
Glasgow Opens Municipal Phone Service With 16500 Miles Wires
The new Glasgow municipal telephone system operates with underground wires totaling 16 500 miles. It promises expanded service and modern infrastructure for residents and businesses.
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Glasgow
Forth
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Delos Hull & CO
Monadnock Block
S. Boulevard
Marion Street
South Central Avenue
Race Hill
Joliet
F. L. Race
Eugene Bailey
L. E. Bailey
Ward Republican Club
Ar Concert
Mia
Hur Gillespie, So
Wesnleece Offenbach Unterwelt
Eanties
Ziébrer Ross
Gillespie
Ting Dodo
la Fieurette Eehnees Wellsley sUnto & Flower
Silane
Alle Maclean
Voelker
Republican Club
Ant Than
Chissigo
Edwin T. Farrar
W. Lake St
Safety Deposit CO
TEL
Mrs. J. H. Burke
J. Roath
M. Roath, W. P
M. L. Robison
Roath
Robison Co
Incorporated
Oak Park Ave
N. Boulevard
Oak Park, Ill
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