Political Rumors and Local Gubernatorial Sparks in Chicago
Reports note low women’s voter interest in Chicago and sparse registration last Tuesday. Mentions E H Hunt as Auditorium College of Music manager, Roy Hunt at Chicago Review, and Joseph Carolan’s fate tied to county results. Citizens debate party leaders, corruption, and a volatile city hall scene with seatings and ward politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hunt
the Independent
Auditorium College of Music
Roy Hunt
Chicago Review
Webb Seeks Unitry Trustee Post Backed by Ward 35 Support
Democrat candidate Thomas J. Webb, president of Pahl Webb Co., seeks the unitary trustee seat. Webb may gain votes from the 35th ward in appreciation of Robert I. Linn, secretary of Linn Austin Sg, who backs Webb.
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Thomas J. Webb
Democratc
Pahl Webb Co
Robert I. Linn
Austin Sg
Webb
Linn
Republicans Disappointed by Speaking Time in Austin
At recent meetings in Austin Mr. Cutting arrived to speak but spellbinders dominated, leaving him with little opportunity to address the audience. Though known to many, a number are eager to hear him speak at length.
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Austin
Cutting
Mr. Cutting
Dissatisfaction at Oak Park Methodists over Dr Rasmus removal
Residents express unease at the removal of Dr. Rasmus after his one year and recall endorsers of last year's Dr Burns action. They expect the matter to be dropped and the church to remain a strong local force for good.
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Oak Park
Rasmus
Burns
Bryan’s Campaign Sows Debate as Election Turns
The narrative cites Mr. Bryan’s speaking style as shifting national politics in the last three weeks. It argues his talkathon diminished his presidential chances, leaving Republicans ready to stay quiet while Democrats let Bryan continue.
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Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Methodist Church Governance Sparks Dispute at Oak Park
A local church debate sparked by a claim the church is not democratic in its government. Reportedly 22 of 25 parishioners favored the pastor’s return, but the bishop removed him last week at Oak Park.
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Oak Park
Cicero Track Closure Debate Delayed by Election Outlook
The town board of Cicero waits until spring to act on closing the track amid ongoing questions about public sentiment. If residents want closure they will elect officials. if not, they will not.
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Jones
Cicero
Atlantic steamer costs exceed construction in three years
In three years the expense of running an Atlantic steamer exceeds the cost of construction. France has more people over 60 than any other country, Ireland follows. The text mentions Chinese cities and private houses.
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France
Ireland
Tain
Great Auk Eggs Bring Extraordinary Prices at Auction
The piece notes that extinct great auk eggs fetch high sums at Stevens' auctions in London and that a single egg once sold for 560 dollars. It traces the bird's extinction, its historical range including Iceland and Newfoundland, and mentions comparable prices for skins and skeletons, with 19th century and late 1800s records.
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Stevens
London
Waterford Harbor
Funkinland
Newfoundland
Martyr Sister Alice O'Sullivan Remembered in Cathol ic Martyrology
Sister Alice O'Sullivan born December 1 1836 in Clonmel Ireland joined the Sisters of Charity after training in France she went to China in 1863 and served in Shanghai and Tien Tain before being murdered during a brutal attack at a hospital kitchen in Tien Tain She has been beatified by the pope and honored in church records by the British Protestant chaplain Charles Butcher calling her murder an outrage to humanity.
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Alice O’sullivan
Tien Tsin
Syracuse
N. Y
Alice O'Sullivan
Clonmel
County Tipperary
Ireland
Presentation Convent
Sisters of Charity
France
China
Shanghai
Tien Tain
Charles Butcher
O’sullivan
Europe Buys American Corn On Large Scale
The fight to win European markets for American corn appears won as exports surge. For a decade agencies promoted corn overseas, with last year’s shipments exceeding 200 million bushels. Nine of ten export bushels go to Europe, led by Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and Holland.
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Europe
Ireland
South America
North America
Africa
Australia
Great Britain
Germany
France
Belgium
Denmark
Holland
United States
Bravery and gentleness in a naval commander's memory
The Army and Navy Journal recalls Commander James W. Carlisle of the Vandalia at Apia Samoa in 1889. He saved a drowning mouse at his sister’s house, saying the bravest are the tenderest, a tale linking courage with mercy.
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Army and Navy Journal
James W. Carlisle
U.S. 8S
Apia
Samoa
Tennyson
Pamphlet by Jean de Bloch on War as Impossible
Jean de Bloch, Warsaw financier and political economist, issues a pamphlet titled The death by own action of Nations. He argues military science progress makes war impossible except at the cost of the nations that wage it.
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Jean de Bloch
Warsaw
Russia
Dr Parker to Retire After Long London Ministry
Dr Parker of the City Temple in London plans retirement next year at age seventy. The decision follows years of contemplation after the death of his third wife last year.
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Parker
London the City Temple
Bremerhaven's Sacrifices and War Time Struggles
Bremerhaven faces enduring wartime hardship as residents recount sacrifices since 1894 and the toll on families. References to cost of living and steady hardship for men supporting the community.
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Bremerhaven
Obituary for Margaret Jane Whaples of Oak Park
Margaret Jane Whaples, 78, widow of Reuben Whaples, died Oct 8 at 841 North Boulevard Oak Park. Born Feb 22 1822 in Scioto County Ohio, she lived in Illinois since 1834 and played a key role in Oak Park society as a charter member of the First Congregational Church. Her eight children include George and Judson Whaples and Julia Spickerman of Independence Kansas. Funeral Feb 10 at Mrs Warren Furbeck’s home with burial at Forest Home. May Louise Whaples, 19, died Oct 9 of typhoid fever and spinal meningitis. pallbearers listed.
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Margaret Jane
Reuben Whaples
North Boulevard
Oak Park
Margaret Jane Spitzer
Scioto
Scioto County
Ohio
Bloomingdale
du Page County
Ilinois
Desplaines River
Maywood
Lake Street
Harlem Avenue
C. Schlund
Scoville Institute
Presbyterian Church
Whaples
Warren Furbeck
Forest Home
Mary Louise Whaples
George R. Whaples
May Louise Whaples
W. F. Furbeck
Philip Furbeck
Qrren Kettlestrings
Joseph Kettlestrings
Wilber Kettlestrings
Roy Hull
Wm. Speckerman
Kentucky Patriarch Family Tree Sets Population Record
The Cumberland county lineage of Miles Webb and his children is traced as a prolific clan. Jason Webb lived to 81 with 444 direct descendants, Miles Webb has 428 total descendants, Aunt Polly 230, Aunt Sally 208, Aunt Letty 201, and Wil Mam 166, totaling over twelve thousand relatives in the region.
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Ban
Cumberland County
Kentucky
Jason Webb
Miles Webb
Cumberland District
Jason
Miles
Polly
Sally
Letty
Wil- Mam
Cumberland
TRE COAL EXCITEMENT SEEMS TO CALMINGLY SUBSIDE
Coal market activity eases as buyers seek lower rates and full weight coal. R. 8 Tut hill advertises best coal at new low prices from 422 North Central avenue. Also Hartford and Glens Falls fire insurance offered.
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TRE
Tuthill
North Central Avenue
Hartford and
Glens Falls
Selected Miscellany and Quotations
Excerpts note aphorisms on motive and prejudice from Frederick the Great. It cites the Chinese coastline and land frontier lengths and mentions British daily pin consumption over 20 million pins.
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Frederick the Great
Happiness Revealed By Dumas On Scientific Pursuit
The text recalls Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas announcing at Clermont in 1876 that true happiness lies not in power or wealth but in a life devoted to science and uncovering nature’s secrets on the occasion of his birth centennial.
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Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas
Clermont
Robbed the Grave by Electric Bitters Claim
John Oliver of Philadelphia recalls a severe illness with yellow skin sunken eyes and back pain after three doctors gave him up. He credits Electric Bitters with dramatic improvement after three weeks and urges others to try them. Sold for 50 cents at Traill Codling's and Chas Miller drug stores.
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John Oliver
Philadelphia
Traill & Codling’s
Shores
Chas. P. Miller's
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