Chicago Telephone Directory Excerpt for Austin Area
A corrected Sept 15 list compiles names and numbers for Austin area entities and individuals including Austin Coal Co Fire Department Floral Co State Bank and many listed residents with multiple line entries such as Abbott Abernethy Alden Andrews Atherton Atwater Bagley Bennett and Brown among others. The document reads as a directory fragment enumerating phone listings and organizational blocks in Chicago Austin area references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Abernethy
Alden
Andrews
Geo
Atherton
Atwater
Miss
Austin Coal Co
Austin Fire Department
Austin Floral Co
Austin State Bank
Aun
Pranks of Thieves Reported in Cities Across US
A series of odd thefts and bold acts are reported including thefts of a trolley fare register in Philadelphia, a Manayunk roof removal, a thief in Brooklyn fleeing during a funeral with the coffin, seven barber poles stolen in San Francisco, and a monkey snatched from a Philadelphia animal dealer. London resident found with over 200 door knobs. A Philadelphian drunk slept in Washington Square losing watch and shoes. A New Brunswick burglar took a check in Hell from a homeowner after failing to steal money. In New York a burglar called police in self defense after being attacked with a poker and clubs by a victim and bakers.
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Philadelphia
Manayunk
Brooklyn
San Francisco
London
Washington Square
New Brunswick
N. J
New York
The English Flower Garden and National Character
The Spectator notes English flower gardening reflects national character shifts from Elizabethan times to the present. Renaissance houses influenced terrace and statuary design, while Italian gardens offered architecture not flowers. Modern England blends carpet bedding with herbaceous wilderness as iron gates statues and vases from France and Italy circulate to garden owners.
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England
Spectator
Elizabeth
James I
Gerarde
William
Charles I
Charles II
St. Peter's
Alcazar
France
Italy
Newspapers and crime reporting shape public crime fighting
An elderly detective argues a crime free paper harms public safety by omitting reports. He credits press coverage with exposing scams and deterring big robberies, noting newspapers have disrupted bunkums and confidence games by widespread descriptions and vigilance.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Bunko
Green Goody
New Jersey
Perfecto
Kaiser Praises Persistent Boy In Remscheid Tale
The German Kaiser praised a stubborn godchild who refused to give up a bouquet, noting Germans rarely relinquish what they take, and rewarded the boy with fifty marks after laughing at the act.
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Kisser
Remscheid
The Czar’s American Driving Teacher
George J. Fuller veteran trotting horse expert sailed for Russia to instruct the army and royal family in trotting. He said he knows nearly every trotting horse in the country and believes they all know him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Fuller
Russia
Fuller
Stray Stories Exchange Between Helen and Mama
A short Stray Stories line features Helen and her Mama debating taste. Helen doubts a claimed remedy while Mama insists on its goodness, sparking a cheeky exchange about bitterness and belief.
Century Longevity Rare Amid Population Statistics
A historical note states that among a thousand people only one attains age 100, illustrating the rarity of centenarians and the rarity of extreme longevity in large groups.
London Belgium carrier pigeons mark a new service
A growing carrier pigeon link operates between London and Belgium. The item notes the expansion of postal style transport by birds and hints at broader mobility between the two regions.
High Lights and Society: manners with jewelry and summer plans
A reflection on society noting women with fine jewelry but rough manners. It suggests loving and losing beats never losing. It muses on life as a series of annoyances and considers how some women plan after summer and how church ties fade as people rise in society.
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Cincinnati
MONON
Christian Church Jubilee Convention
Chicago
Dlrave
Sun
Wiuruer
Dearborn Station
Corner Park
Dearborn Sts
47Th St
Grewood
Clark St
Sidney BL. Jones
City Passenger Agt
William Wilkes
48Th Ave
Skandinavisk Gales
Deutsch Wird Gesprocken
Psikrt
Marion St
Austin Av. Park
Oak Park
Lake St
Grayon
Wilson
Chicago Avenue
Chicaco
A. Carlson
Vwwood
G. E. Fletcher
Park Avenue
Austin
Tel
R. N. F. Hiller
North Park Avenue
Austin, Ill
Albert Burgess
Choice Bakery
Goo
North
Conrad Kampp
North Park Ave
North 48Th Ave
Bagley
A. G
Barmm
Barry
J. W
Basset
C. E
Bassett
N. M
Bartelme A. KE
Beeson
F. C
Bennett
W. BE
Bennett W. H
Benson
A. L
Bizes
P. G
Biggs & Son
Clair
D. C
Blomgren & Johnson
Boehm
Bolander
Dritton
Brown
W. C
H W
Bryning
Burke & Hansen
Burns
Burras
C. H
Campbell Rev
Cammon
Cargill
C. S
Carlson
Carolan
J. P
Carpenter R. A
Carrier
J. C
Castle
Cicero Light, Heat and Power Co
Clark
Cline
Clemenson
Clement
A. H
Cogdal
Collins
A. C
M. J
Compton
A. B
Cooper
H. C
Coultrin
C. W
Crafts
M. B
S. C
Craft S. J
Cummings
Didier Bros
Dobler
Fred
Donaldson Press
Elliot
T. P
Emerson
H. A
Leffert
F. J
Faulkner
Galley
L. E
Gallagher
J. A
Gammon
C. D
Garner J. P. & Co
Garvin
Gaylord
Gehrke
Gunthorp
W. P. Jr
Hagegard
Isging M. I
Itasca Creamery
Jampolis
R. R
Jenkins
W. P
Johnson
A. A
Jones
Dr. C
P. C
Kampp
C. & Son
Kearsley
Kehler
Kendall
Kent
Kerr
M. A
John
Kremer
al. T
Kretzinger
G. W
Kries
G. A
Maliam F
la Men & Thiele
Linn
R. Kf, Jr
Lloyd
Luther
Lyon
Mark T
Martens
Magson
Fred M
Masonic
McGrogan
Thos
McIntyre & Ruxon
MelLeroth
McNeal
Merrick
M. M
Meschler
Meyer
Minard
Mills
Mitchell
W. A
Mudd
Frank X
Moore
B. B
Morin
Z. L
Munsterman
Nell
Nelson
Neshelroth
Ign
Newell
Patrick
Peterson
Pettibone
Pearson
Hay
Pillinger
Harry
S. & Son
Quinn
Race
F. L
Rearden
H. H
Betterman
Pr. C
Rhceberg
Rhodes S. A
Roath
O. J
Robertson
Robinson
E. D
Ross
C. A
Taylor
Miss H
Teele H. G
Todd
Alex
Traill & Cooling
Traill
R. H
Turner
Vallins
T. N
Vanderwolf
Vastine
S. S
Wadsworth
F. A
Walser
J. J
Ward
D. D
Waugh
Wayt
B. J
Wayt & Amerson
Weistenfeld
H. J
White
A. E
G. H
Rev
A. M
Whitlock
Williams
Marco
Woodberry S. H
Woodcock
J. T
Zander
F. H
O. W
Helen
C. Ella Taylor
W.s.smith &Co
Oak Park and
Maywood
Dunlop Telephone
Fred M. Mason
Washington Laundry Co
S. Franklin Avenue
Robt I. Ward
Duke St
H. D. Maize
Odds and
Belgium
Norway
Washington
Queensland
Transvaal
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Lorenzo van Renssalaer
Newport
van Renssalaer
Uni
United States
War Department
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