Cicero Town Board Meeting Seeks Asphalt Paving
The Cicero town board met September 6 with all members present. Discussions covered paving Madison street with asphalt, underground electric feeds, street lighting, sidewalk repairs, and reductions in several departments. The board approved bids for sewers and pavements, measures to underground wires, and extended time on Robinson Avenue paving subject to Chicago cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co
S. Harnstrom
Haney Avenue
Madison
Jackson Street
Peter C. Greig
la Vergne Avenue
Berwyn
Union Club of Clyde
Electric Light Co
Osgood
Madison Street
Oak Park
W. C. Stephens
Humphrey Avenue
Lake Street
South Boulevard
Washington Boulevard
Fifty-second Street
Justice Lantz
Justices Senne
Skelton & Lloyd
John H. Anderson
Stubner & Bischoff
Williams & Tesch
Thos
McGrogan
D. C. Scheel
Geo. B. Burns
Jas. Dillon
H. I. Gehrke
W. M. Hoyt
Jas. Bb. Haines
B. FE. Leonard
H. C. Hansen
Wm. Teynan
John Thompson
A. T. Melver
B. J. Schoenmann
Chas. E. Myall
Geo. Nordenhold
Jas. Harper
Jas. Barbeau
Wm. S$. Johnston
Geo. J. Titus
Robinson Avenue
Lake
Madison Streets
City Council of
Chicago
Committee of Whole
Ridgeland
Elmwood Avenue
S. Boulevard
M. W. Ketcham
East
Wesley Avenues
EB. H. Betty
W. B. Goodenough
Board of Education
District No. 8
Illinois Central Railroad
Harlem Avenue
Ogden Avenue
Willow
Pine Avenue
J. D. Corneil
Reardon
Forest Avenue
Prairie Avenue
Chicago Avenue
la Mena
Senne
Kapela
Vastine
Wastine
Ohio Street
Ohio
Howard
Franklin Avenues
Randolph Streets
Prairie
53D Street
Kinzie
Ontario
Central Avenue
Rearden
Polk St
Attridge
Cheney
Belleforte
Gunthorp
Ohio Street House
McDonald
Risley Avenue
26Th Street
Euclid Avenue
Belleforte Avenue
Thomas
The Policemen in Stockholm
In Stockholm the capital of Sweden the humble policeman enjoys an almost ideal existence. It is true that to enter the force he must pass an examination equivalent to that for a degree but then his troubles are over. His quarters rival a well conducted club with books pictures baths pianos and singing lessons and each district is linked by telephone and electric bell signals. The uniforms are neat and handsome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Adventure with a lion in India told to Sunday school
A returned missionary recounts an adventure in India to a Sunday school class. He faced a jungle lion with no retreat and no defense, choosing to stand still and meet the beast's gaze. A young pupil asks which eye he stared into.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Chicago Tribune
Ancient Furovacesa Dyeing Furnaces Uncovered
In Silchester Singland recent digs reveal furnaces like those at Pompeii linked to a dyeing operation. Connected flues suggest storage rooms or blocking areas. Numerous querns for grinding madder were found, indicating textile processing activities at the Roman settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furovacesa
Silchester Singland
Pompeii
Aztec Horse Displayed at Salt Lake Stock Yards
A curiosity at the Salt Lake stock yards features an 'Aztec' horse thirty six inches high and weighing 290 pounds. The animal, caught in Arizona, drew curious crowds and attention for its unusual stature.
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Salt Lake
Arizona
Plans for Borchgrevink Antarctic Expedition Learnings
The article surveys Borchgrevink aiming for the South Pole after polar successes by Peary and Nansen. It notes Ross's 1841 voyage, Victoria Land discovery, and the Antarctic’s barren climate. It highlights goals: mapping continent size, finding new life forms, locating the south magnetic pole, and improving meteorology for Australia.
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South Pole
Peary and
Nansen
Andree
Antarctic
Les
Peary
C. E. Borchgrevink
James C. Ross
Victoria Land
Borchgrevink
Australia
South Polar
Borchgrevink's Ant arctic plans face funding gate
Antarctic explorer Borchgrevink weighs a $25,000 reward and a private company trick in London as he eyes Cape Adair and Victoria Land. He planned a two month overland trek to the magnetic pole, wintering at Cape Adair, with an expedition ship returning to Australia.
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North Cape
Victoria Land
Cape Adair
South Pole
Captain Larsen
Jason
Graham Land
Cape Horn
Cape Seymour
Antarctica
Brookside
Borchgrevink
Antarctic
Australia
South Magnetic Pole
Edison
Arctic
al Geographical Congress
London
Ores
Antarctic Company
H. J. Reid
New South Wales
James Ross
Wilkes
United States
Wilkes Land
Hampton Roads
Orange Harbor
Terra del Fuego
San Jecvito
Mason
Slidell
Borehgrevink
Magnetic Pole
Impulsive Jump by Sisters in Paris Ark Leaves Two Hurt
A 16-year-old girl rebuked by her mother in Paris Arkansas jumped from a third-story window. Her 19-year-old sister, seeing the act, followed and also jumped. Both sustained serious injuries.
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Paris
Ark
Newest Lingerie Trends Highlight Stocking Styles
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes rising attention to stockings with Victorian revival elements. White silk stockings, embroidered designs, and plaid textures appear, while colors shift toward crimson, black, and delicate pale hues. Garlands and painted motifs appear on high fashion pieces.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Pigs on Trial in Mediaeval France
In medieval France pigs were tried and executed under legal formality. At Mesnil Saint Denis a sow was hanged for killing an infant, with a public market execution and fees to the hangman, cart, cords, and gloves totaling multiple deniers. Similar cases spread across France in the era.
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Mesnil St. Denis
Paris
Truye Pendue
France
Falaise
Mantes
Parisian
Masaniello the Fisherman of Naples Revolt Leader
In 1647 Masaniello a 27 year old fisherman rose to lead a popular revolt against the Spanish viceroy Duke of Arcos in Naples. He was killed within a week, his body displayed then honored by a torchlit cathedral funeral as crowds preserved his dress and belongings as relics.
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Masaniello
Naples
Duke of Arcos
Napes
Actress Edith Crane Injured by Rattlesnake in Catskills
Miss Edith Crane who plays Trilby stepped on a rattlesnake while berry hunting in the Catskill mountains. The reptile sank fangs into her ankle and wounded her, but doctors expect swelling to disappear before her next scheduled exhibit of her feet.
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Edith Crane
Trilby
Catskill Mountains
Prominent Chicago Church Displays Signs at Entrance
A major Chicago church decorates its doorway with two gilt signs, one bearing the pastor’s name and the other the janitor’s. The janitor’s sign uses letters twice as large as the pastor’s, drawing attention to staff details at a public entrance.
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Chicago
Side-Show Wonders of Deep Water and the Snake Performer
A 19th century piece describes Marinelli the Man Snake and underwater tragedy acts by Beaumont and his daughters. It recalls a Frankfurt rehearsal where a stage snake caused a stampede injuring horses and frightening elephants, and notes daring balancing feats by Girards with dramatic underwater stunts.
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Marinelli
Theater Circus
Frankfort
Professor Beaumont
Girards
Hawaii and Japan dispute over sake duty aims to end before senate
The article discusses Hawaii and Japan negotiating a settlement to their differences, focusing on a tax dispute on imported sake. It notes U S positions on customs duties and the broader context of imperial trade, then shifts to Britain’s colonial policy and potential imperial federation under Chamberlain, warning of impacts on global trade and U S agriculture.
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Hawaii
Japan
United States
Senate
Republic
Dole
England
Australia
Gladstone
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Italian inventor unveils electric diving bell in Paris
An Italian named Piatti de Pozzo exhibits a large electric diving bell in Paris. It moves on the sea bottom by screws, can operate at great depths, and provides air for forty eight hours. It is powered by electricity for lifting tools and movement, and its ballast system auto-returns to the surface when tilted.
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Paris
Piatti de Pozzo
Carborundum Crystals Made From Sand and Coke
The article explains carborundum crystals are produced in electric furnaces from a mixture of sand coke salt and sawdust. The blue crystals are crushed to powder for use as an abrasive comparable in hardness to diamond.
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Niagara Falls
Endorsement Questioned in Odd Civic Exchange
An eccentric dialogue unfolds with a narrator asking if a politician is reliable while a judge recalls a pedestrian hit by a bicycle. The bizarre exchange includes a character named Stator sore ghum and a mock market tip quote.
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Coe Politivian
Stator Soreghum
Bicycle Patents Flourishing With Many Inventions
The Washington Post notes that about one quarter of patents issued then relate to bicycles. Dozens of wheel types and many devices for enhancements cover chains, handlebars, spokes, tires, frames, pedals, and every part of the bicycle as inventors push toward a perfect machine.
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Washington Post
Vague OCR Note Fragment From Virginia Case
The readable fragments describe a Virginia case with references to a consuetory or social matter and a court process. The text is garbled and only hints at charges and defendants. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are discernible from the OCR snippet.
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Cicero Town Board
Indiana Street
Rolbinson Avenue
Dolese Bros
Polar Iceberg
MY Lady’s Lingerie
Cave
Adair
Empire
Germany
Canada
M. Noiset
Europe
America
Moung- Toon
Burmah
Moung
Russia
Argentine
Techer
Johnny Squareh
Thas
Judge
Ovache O.o.s
Virginia
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