Making History The First Baptist Church Austin Groundbreaking
The First Baptist Church in Austin broke ground on October 8 in a large ceremony with Drs. Conley Manning and Reed speaking for the denomination BE. S. Osgood announced the committee and Rev. A. M. White led local pastors. Clarence E. Lapp turned the first sod as 126 participants joined in signing the register. Excavation nears completion and foundation work will start soon using St. Louis gray pressed brick.
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First Baptist Church
Austin
New Baptist House of Worship
St. Louis
Harlem rummage sale conflict stirs village dispute
President Kummeer forbids purchase of used garments citing disease risk while Grace Episcopal Church women defend their clean cast offs. Anniversary services for Rev Clarence Lapp note 99 joiners, 21 funerals and 8 weddings as $17,000 raised for church and benevolence with $25,000 Bedford cut stone mentioned as planned.
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Kummeer
Harlem
Grace Episcopal Church
Klimmer
Bedford
Clarence Elgine Lapp
Austin Suburban Social Notes Highlight Local Events
Miss Laurine Wright of Wauwatosa Wisconsin visits Mrs F S Osgood. Rev George A Campbell returns from Minneapolis convention and resumes his Austin pulpit. Delegates attend Decatur federation and Catholic league conventions. Whitcombs plan Indianapolis visit and fishing trip in Wisconsin. Euchre and rummage events raise funds for St Catharine church and Austin Christian church. Football players pass Chicago board exams. linen shower honors Miss Parmalee. Socials at the Ryders with guests from across the United States. Ave events include Schopenhauer talk by Prof Ames. Continued next page.
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Laurine Wright
Wauwatosa
Wis
F. S. Osgood
G. A. Kreis
Howard Avenue
East
Louise Smith
South Prairie Avenue
California
George A. Campbell
Minneapolis
J. E. Thorndyke
Emma Compton
Woman's Club
Decatur
Federation of Clubs
Catholic Woman's National League
L. K. Whitcomb
Austin
Indianapolis
Ind
Whitcomb
Lake Noquebay
Wisconsin
St. Catharine’s Hall
St. Catharine's Church
Austin High
C. E. Hamiston
Chicago Board of Education
Marion Shaffer
Washington Boulevard
Mary Parmalee
E. Prentiss
Oak Park
Austin Christian Church
Vandercook
Prairie Avenue
Fred Ryder
Insley
Oak Park society notes and local marriages
Oak Park residents hear from convention delegates as Dr Johannnot attends Universalist gathering in Buffalo. The Nakama club hosted cinch on the 17th and Oak Park ladies plan a new auxiliary with Letta Reynolds and Clara Hendy leading. Dorothy Niver wed George Speer of Chicago at 321 South Euclid with Dr Barton officiating.
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R. A. Carpenter
Cinch Club
Emerson Ingalls
Ontario Street
Johannnot
Unity Church
Buffalo
the Universalist Church
Illinois
Nakama Club
Cinch
T. A. Swirles
T. M. Brochon
Pierce Underwood
Oak Park Club
Letta Reynolds
Belle Ingram
Clara A. Hendy
Dorothy Niver
George Speer
Chicago
D. R. Niver
Euclid Avenue
Barton
Oak
New Heat for Oak Park Heating Plant Project Begun
Ground is broken for Oak Park heating plant to be operated by December 10. The Oak Park Yargan Company, capital $200000, plans a $150000 plant. Backed by E A Cummings Willis Herrick George Butters George Walker and other Oak Park leaders. It aims to beat coal heat cost and 10 cents per watt for electric lighting.
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Oak Park
Attractive Bazaar Promises Social and Financial Success
A bazaar at St. Catharine's hall Austin during the week of October 21 aims to be a social and financial success. Prominent Austin ladies organize booths with items such as fancy articles dolls aprons candy ice cream supper table fish pond preserves and sofa pillows. Each evening features a special program with Saturday afternoon for children.
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St. Catharine’s Hall
Austin
Smith and Nolan
Riordan
Wallace and Turner
Fleming
Scully
H. H. Geselbracht
H. H. Geselbracht; Supper Table, Mesdames Scully
Kuntzner
Young Ladies of the Sodality
Mesdames Johnson
Koeppe
Cremin
Correction on coal ad claims sparks reader doubt
A brief note corrects a prior figure about four dollars worth of cannel coal for fall and winter grate use. The authors clarify it will not run a steam plant but will ease chilly evenings, inviting readers to try the coal.
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Barr & Collins
Prince Regent Bavarian Chases Deer All Day
The Bavarian prince regent loves hunting, often spending 7 AM to 5 PM in pursuit of deer. He may hunt when weather allows, but bad conditions limit his chances.
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Bavaria
Separation Vote In Cicero On Nov 6 1901 Decision
Cicero town residents will vote on separation on November 6 1901. The early date was explained by the judge as necessary so that contests and litigation could be settled before the spring election.
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Cicero
Trip Around the World in a Fally Ho
The M E church ladies organize a world tour with 50 cent round trip fare. No extra charges for meals or hotels as menus from many countries are offered. Gather at Union Depot at 5 p.m. Tuesday October 22 with trains in intervals until late to accommodate all attendees.
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M. E. Church
Union Depot
Central Avenue
Ohio Streeee
American Missionary Association Annual Meeting in Oak Park
The American Missionary Association, a key Congregational society, will hold its annual meeting at First Congregational Church in Oak Park from October 22 to 24. Rev. Parkes Cadman of Brooklyn will preach the annual sermon. events include a women's meeting and a young people's service, with speakers and workers for Indians, Negroes, Chinese, and Southern mountain peoples.
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American Missionary Association
Congregational
First Congregational Church
Oak Park
Parkes Cadman
Brooklyn
Suffrage Meeting Set by W C T U Austin
The suffrage department of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold a meeting October 25 at 2 p.m. at 221 North Central avenue. Mrs Ella S Stewart of Chicago associate state superintendent will speak on Why Should Women Vote. A report from the Galesburg convention will be given by delegates.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Newel
North Central Avenue
Ella 8. Stewart
Chicago
Galesburg
Automobile School for Horses
A New Yorker founded an automobile school for horses that has met with complete success as timid drivers use his services. He owns a small machine to frighten horses at an hourly rate, using gentle, progressive fear to prepare them for machines operated with less regard for their feelings.
Erasing Memories of John Brown Statue Removed from Balmoral Grounds
The John Brown statue placed by the late queen at Balmoral has been moved to Balmachal near Craithie, the home of his brother William Brown. Queen Victoria kept Brown’s rooms sealed in Windsor Osborne and Balmoral, later clearing them and repurposing the spaces with brass wall plates removed.
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John Brown
Balmoral
Balmachal
Craithie
Wiliam Brown
Windsor Castle
Osborne
London
Many a girl with missionary tendencies marries a heathen man
A saying notes that women with missionary zeal often wed men of very different beliefs, forming unions marked by contrasting values and cultural gaps.
Austin School Notes Show Busy Classes and Activities
Last year’s graduates visited the German class led by Miss Ladd and Miss Jacobs. The German class will read in preparatory readers soon. Stenography students progress toward becoming expert stenographers. Third year English reads Twelfth Night for an October test. Football practice and basketball runs continue. Declamatory contestants include Morgan, Thompson, Llorence, Norton, Marriott, and Clery. Teachers shifts occur as Miss Patterson moves to Forestville. Principal Rockwood spoke on The Religious Conceptions of Tennyson to the Austin Woman’s club. Readings in King Lear, geometry tightening, bookkeeping advances, physiography on glaciers, excursions with Mr. Smith, and biology dissecting bugs. The school remains in harmony with strong learning aims.
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Miss Ladd
Jacobs
Beaver
Morgan
Thompson
Llorence
Norton
Marriott and
Clery
Patterson
Forestville School
Rockwood
Austin High School
Austin Woman’s Club
Tennyson
Miss Forbes
France
Church Bazaar in Austin Promises Broad Appeal
A large bazaar run by the St. Catherine's church ladies opens October 21 in Austin and runs to the 20th with a daily paper edited by Mrs. J E Thorndyke. Proceeds go to the church fund and committees handle supper, ice cream, fancy work, dolls, candy, aprons and pillow booths.
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Austin
Ladies of St. Catherine's Church
J. E. Thorndyke
Mesdames Kretzinger
Lizzie Fleming
Nellie Scully
H. Wallace
Pointed Paragraphs From a Chicago News Quip Ledger
A collection of brief satirical musings on stage realism insomnia love letters excuses and vanity. The items jab at conventional women curious conventions and writers while noting public reaction to court letters and private promises.
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Chicago News
Lincoln Shoe Polishing Nickname Tale
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt recalls a humor point about President Lincoln polishing his own shoes when surprised by a British ambassador. Lincoln quips that someone must polish them, then returns to his task, illustrating his plainspoken humor.
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Lincoln
White House
England
Philadelphia Bulletin
Stage Notes on Cast and Productions Across Europe and America
James Lackaye leads in York State Folks joining Arthur Sidman’s pastoral comedy. Rejane supports her daughter’s English stage pursuit. Paris reports Audran's Le Crre Vincent to be staged next year. Charles Dalton returns to New York for The Helmet of Navarre at Christmas. Julia Marlowe may play Joan of Arc while Bernhardt and Davenport previously suffered from similar works.
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James Lackaye
York State
Arthur Sidman
Martin Berry
James A. Herne
Shore Acres
Paris
Audran
Vincent
Gaite Theater
Charles Dalton
New York
Navarre
Julia Marlowe
Joan of Arc
Sarah Bernhardt
Fanny Davenport
Is Dorothy's artistic? A comic quip in period satire
A collage of jokes and lines from Puck Life Philadelphia bulletin and Punch humorously question art taste and marriage, with quick banter about Dorothy and a husband’s salary. The lines reflect early 20th century satirical voice and gendered social commentary.
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Dorothy
Puck
Philadelphia
Wavening Bulletin
Home Safety Tips For Cleaning, Lamps And Moths
Helpful guidance covers mitten wash cloths for salt baths, moth prevention with alcohol carbolic acid and camphor, and cedar eucalyptus oils. It advises a turpentine paraffin polish for furniture, cautions about fabric contact, and explains lamp and coal oil stove explosions from kerosene vapors. It urges buying quality oil, daily trimming and filling, and warns against undersized wicks.
Harlem News Briefs Include Local Events
Fred Licht returns home from Falls City Nebraska after a month visit. Madison street sidewalks near completion after starting last Wednesday. Leo Wagner of Ted Hanny’s firm wed Hattie Jonas in Ravenswood on Wednesday. Mrs Bruhns house at Des Plaines and Randolph burned Thursday night from a gasoline stove explosion. About 300 dollars in losses insured.
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Fred Licht
Falls City
Neb
Madison Street
Leo Wagner
Ted Hanny
Hattie Jonas
Ravenswood
Oak Park Club Hosts Brilliant Tuesday Reception
The Oak Park Club celebrated its season with a spaciously decorated reception last Tuesday. Over two hundred guests attended in the billiard hall bowling alley and grand ball area, as banquet events marked one of the club’s most successful evenings.
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Oak Park Club
Biliard
Switchman Hurt at Oak Park Elevated Incident
Vernon Davis, switchman at Park Place and South Boulevard Oak Park, was struck by an elevated train and suffered a compound fracture. He lies at Monroe Hospital with his father G E Davis a flagman and his brother a train dispatcher. The young man has endured prior accidents including a hand crush at Hamlin Avenue.
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Vernon Davis
Park Place
South Boulevard
Oak Park
Monroe Hospital
G. BE. Davis
Central Avenue Crossing
Austin Avenus
Ham
Avenus
Mrr
Davis
State Housekeeping
Modes for women furs and evening wear highlight coats and tails
The Chicago Journal notes a season of captivating fur styles for women. Mink, sable, Persian lamb, broadtail, chinchilla and marten lead the scarves, jackets, and coats with large collar reversals and dramatic tails. fox and lynx offerings span affordable to priceless.
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Mademoiselle
Madame
Chicago Journal
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