Social Notes From Cairo and Nearby
Miss Mary Woodson of Cairo visits cousin Miss Hattie Ellsworth at 411 Poplar. Elyria guests Rose and Marguerite Taylor stay with Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hight at 5730 Ontario. Gen W. K. Lee and wife visit Austin residents. Bank president Castle and Deputy J. A. Martin head to Lost Lake for fishing. An eight pound boy arrives for Mr. and Mrs. James Kehler at 6437 Indiana. Cottage bought by Theodore G. Tellefsen near Wheaton for poultry raising. Carom Club resumes at 526 North Fifty-third avenue. Mrs. S. Laura Matthews attends Wisconsin State Convention in Racine. Dr. E. J. Turner and wife wed in Pasadena. Rev. A. M. White collects walking canes in Europe. Mrs. W. Q. Cline returns from Ohio. son Master Thayer injured by runaway horse. Various locals return from trips and visits. school openings and dances planned at Kenilworth Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Marguerite Taylor
Elyria
Ohio
F. A. Hight
Ontario Street
W. K. Lee
Spalding
Neb
River Forest
Austin
Castle
Austin State Bank
J. A. Martin
Cicero
Lost
Theodore G. Tellefsen
Wheaton
Carom Club
Cc. T. Gallop
North
Fifty-third Avenue
Ella B. Gabriel
Howard Avenue
E. J. Turner
Pasadenia
Cal
Golden State
A. M. White
W. QO. Cline
Thayer Cline
Mass Meeting of Yates Illinois McKinley Club
The Yates Illinois McKinley Club of the Thirty-fifth Ward schedules a public meeting on Tuesday evening September 18 at 153 N Park Avenue. Edward Shields, Col James H Davidson, and other state and national figures will speak on national issues. The event is open to the public with invited ladies. The meeting opens at 8 oclock led by C E Milroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Park Avenue
Yates Illinoe McKinley Club
Edward Shields
California
James H. Davidson
Davidson
Champ Clark
Missouri
National
Charles E. Collins
Ossian Cameron
George J. Tobias
E. C. Westwood
Yates Club
C. E. Milroy
Thirty-fifth Ward
Austin social event features stage show and famous transformer
In Morrison's Hall at Fifty second avenue and Lake street on Thursday Sept 20 at 8 p m a lively cast of Austin’s young ladies performs a stage spectacle. Admission is 25 cents with 15 cents for children under 12. The program includes a long list of named cast members and a gimmick by Prof Pinkerton and his assistant, plus Walter W Guy the inventor of a transformer claimed to rejuvenate old maids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison's Hall
Lake Street
Austin
Meribah Lovejoy
Cora Madson
Amarilla Haywood
Cecile Hart
Priscella Hope
Lottie Kittredge
Mary Ann Barnes
Miss Berg
Sarah Jane Springster
Ella Ritmiller
Amy Little
Miss Sinclair
Meindersma
Faithful Blossom
Eva
Guy
Miranda Price
Nettie Martz
Marian Perkins
Rose Hyde
Anxiety Dorothy
Elliott
Salena Baxter
Birdie LaRoque
Augusta Primm
Tweed
Eliza Hooker
Putnam
Crosby Program Highlights Local Talent Cast
A Crosby event lists performers including Red Cross nurse Celeste Jordan and soloist Jennie Jordan with a mix of quartets duets and solos. Florence Shields Jessie Robinson Annie Johnson Lulu Sholes Mambe Gonzalez Quinn Madsen Ella Ritmiller Ella Barker Ella Johnson appear in song and recitation segments featuring Darkey songs and Delsarte movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby
Red Cross
Celeste Jordan
Florence Shields
Jessie Robinson
Annie Johnson
Lulu Sholes
Mambe! Gonzalez
Quinn Madsen
Jennie Jordan
Darkey
Ella Ritmiller
Ella Barker
Delsarte
Ella Johnson
Goat Attack Tries to Tackle Austin Tailor
Austin tailor L Vehon was attacked by a roaming goat at 2 a.m. near Turner's wallpaper. He dodged behind a sidewalk sign for protection for about a quarter hour while the enraged animal charged. Schmitz aided by calling police. officers arrived and contained the incident. The goat owner remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Vehon
North Park Avenue
Vehon
Turner
Mr. Schmitz
Mr. Vehon
Mr. Goat
Regulation move on Lake Street Elevated Road
Assistant Corporation Counsel Foree watches Lake Street Elevated Road to pursue violation of the ordinance banning speeds over ten miles per hour and requiring a flagman at each Austin street intersection. Local residents expect swift enforcement and compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foree
Lake Street
Austin
Reflections of a Bachelor Observations on Love and Society
A collection of wry maxims about marriage romance and gender roles. It contrasts wealth and desirability for women with men's ambitions to be noticed, highlighting illusions about passion, love, and courtship. It comments on honesty, fidelity, and domestic life with a humorous edge.
Fragmentary notes recount damage and theft after a storm
Cracked and partial lines describe a morning disruption with a wagon haul and property damage. References to telephone lines, a Harlem area incident, broken windows, and people being moved or hauled away appear in incomplete phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Belvidere Notes on Murray Funeral and City Transit Plea
Belvidere reports describe the Murray funeral held in Chicago for the late Mr Murray with family mourners and community sympathy. The item notes a request to increase car service on the Lake Street elevated route, seeking more cars to connect better with the line, amid city discussions on fare and transit needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West City Limits
Austin
Agenue
State Street
Lake Street
Miller Armiger Wedding in Oak Park
Miss Ida Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Miller wed Charles Howard Armiger of Austin NL on Wednesday Sept 12 at the Miller home 228 Marion Oak Park. Cousins served as attendants and Dr A G Manns officiated the ceremony followed by a reception. They will reside at 302 Erie Street Oak Park after Oct 15 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Miller
C. F. Miller
Charles Howard Armiger
Austin
Marion Street
Oak Park
Clara Wihlein
Olga
Anna Uihlein
Melita Uihlein
A. G. Manns
August E. Beck
Edgar J. Uihlein
William Barton
First Congregational Church of
Dancing Season Opens at Rehberg and Catlin Academy
The Rehberg and Catlin Dancing Academy announces its 1900 fall season with a grand reception on Tuesday evening, September 18, and weekly classes every Tuesday. Hall hours are 7:30 to 1:30 with six teachers. Season tickets range from $2.50 to $3.00, and lesson tickets are offered for 2.50 to 3.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehberg and Catlin Dancing Academy
Gent
Moreland
Messrs
Rehberg and
Catlin
Philosophical Thoughts From an Atchison Globe Note
An Atchison Globe item reflects on marital frictions and religion with wry humor. It cites a 75 year old Atchison woman who recently inherited money and immediately shared the news with an 80 year old man who reportedly mistreated her when she was 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Woman's Club of Austin September 1900 Bulletin
The Woman's Club of Austin announces its September 17 1900 meeting at 2 p m with reports from the biennial GFWC delegation Lizzie W Charles R Abbie Carr and from the Illinois Congress of Mothers by Lizzie W Charles Mary Q Page Delia B Cline S Laura Matthews and Lizzie Newell Topics cover Congress organization training of boys Mrs Murray's work with colored people and lectures by Bishop Vincent Emily Huntington Miller Col Francis W Parker Judge Tuthill etc. September and October hosts listed Lollie M Gibson Eleanor Emerson Lizzie Newell. Directors meet September 20 at 10 a m. September 24 at 2 30 p m History and Travel department at Mrs Matthews 127 S Park Ave with discussions on Discovery of Illinois Its political ownership until 1818 Its geology Its topology and rivers Life and explorations of Marquette History of Kankakee History and legends of Rockford with S Laura Matthews. September 27 2 30 p m Civics and Sociology at Mrs Carr 113 S Park Ave The State University Its Value to the Community Responsibility and Work of the Trustees The Republican and Democratic candidates for Trustee Parliamentary Drill led by S Laura Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie W. Charles
R. Abbie Carr
Illinois
Congress of Mothers
Lizzie, W. Charles
Mary QO. Page
Delia B. Cline
S. Laura Matthews
Lizzie Newell
Mrs. Murray
Bishop Vincent
Emily Huntington Miller
Col
Francis W. Parker
Judge Tuthill
Lollie M. Gibson
Eleanor Emerson
Department of History and Travel
Matthews
S. Park Avenue
Carr
The
State University
Mary O. Page
Josephine A. Sisson
Clara A. Dobson
Resolutions Passed for Sir Knight James H Hickey
Chicago Commandery No 1 of the Order of Provident Knights passes resolutions praising the late Sir Knight James H Hickey. The minutes note adoption of resolutions to be engrossed in the log book and sent to the bereaved family with sympathy. Signed by Worthy Admiral John Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James H. Hickey
Chicago Commandery
Order of Provident Knights
John Price
Miss Maybeth Fleming Opens Austin Kindergarten
Miss Maybeth Fleming, graduate of the Chicago Kindergarten College, will open her kindergarten on Monday Sept 17 at the First Presbyterian Church in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybeth Fleming
Chicago Kindergarten College
First Presbyterian Church
Austin
Sayings of Confucius Reflect on Virtue and Self
A collection of maxims on virtue, self-cultivation, and conduct from Confucius and Tsze-Kung. Emphasizes the superior man, righteousness over gain, humility, and inward reflection when faced with worth or contrary character. The texts urge persistence in virtue through danger, hardship, and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsze-Kung
Tize
Community Notes From Aurora And Nearby Visits
Mrs Stoddard of Aurora visits sister Mrs Stevens. Miss Tinsley confined with scarlet fever. Grace Van Dyke visiting Carrs in Waukesha Wisconsin. J Bullen returns from Hast on business. W Stevens to Wisconsin and northern Michigan for fishing. Carne family heads to Lake Bluff until October. Ensign returns from Green Lake and heads to Champaign Illinois for Illinois University. Mary Love returns from extensive East trip. Neighbors visit Wequetensing Michigan with Mrs Kimble. Hunting and fishing season underway with local anglers at Little Cedar Lake. Neuberger announces fall opening Sept 15 to 22 at 86 North Forty-eighth Avenue Maryland. Thieves break at John Ryan’s and L B Mayos. no arrests yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Stevens
Humphrey Avenue
Wisconsin
Michigan
Reginald Carne
North Sixty-fourth Avenue
Lake Bluff
Alice Ensign
Green Lake
Wis
Champaign
Ill
Hinois University
Mary Love
New York
Sanford
East Oak Park
D. W. Kimble
West Taylor Avenue
Wequetensing
Mich
C. K. MacFadden
J. L. Lyon
W. Dwight
Harvey Avenue
Little Cedar Lake
South Water Street
Francis Neuberger
North Forty-eighth Avenue
Moryland
River Forest Notes and Local Docket
Miss Jennie Tassel of Waukesha visits F. J. Griffin at River Forest. County Commissioner Joseph Caro lin now resides at 355 North Forest. The village board met. the railroad ordinance was not acted on. A windstorm caused damage with downed trees, signboards, and telegraph wires. Miss Sophie Schjoidger, longtime Chicago public schools staff, named Foster School principal in River Forest. A Republican club formed and will meet next Monday. The River Forest Woman's Club plans its first fall meeting with Miss Margaret Haley speaking on taxation. John Ryan nominated for village board vacancy after W. C. Gillespie's death. election set for Sept. 25. River Forest schools opened with enrollment totals by grade. Mrs. Francis Neuberger announces fall millinery opening Sept 15–22. Mr. Aubrey Hunt had a near miss from a downed wire. his bicycle tires provided insulation. Burglars robbed Capt. D. Thompson’s home, taking about $15 in pocketbooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Tassel
Waukesha
F. J. Griffin
Joseph Carolin
North Forest Avenue
Sophie Schjoidger
River Forest
Chicago Public Schools
Foster School
River Forest Woman's Club
Margaret Haley
John Ryan
W. C. Gillespie
J. Binks
Francis Neuberger
North Forty-eighth Avenue
Moreland
Aubrey Hunt
D. Thompson
Warwick kin in Detroit and village pledges tuition aid
Chas Schuster circulates a petition urging the village to pay high school tuition for pupils. Elm street petitions seek to open the street extending to Washington boulevard. Miss Tillie Sheen and Mr Earnest Oechslin wed at German Lutheran Church with a reception at Wm Sheen home. The groom works at Garfield Park Floral Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Schuster
Tillie Sheen
Earnest Oechslin
Revarosse
Lena Sheen
Ed Roos
Minnie Oechsling
Alfred Sewart
Wm. Sheen
Lathrop Avenue
Madison Street
Garfield Park Floral Co
Garfield Park
World steel output growth through the 19th century
The Journal of Education outlines steel production gains from 1850 to 1898, listing yearly totals and the leading producers. It notes the United States produced 9,075,000 tons in 1898, Britain 4,630,000, Germany 5,734,000, and France 1,442,000, highlighting rapid industrial expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Germany
France
Journal of Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. HW. Traill
Harry Cooling
Central Ave
South Boulevard
Austin, Ill
North-Western Station
Lonket’s Chocolates
News OF the Town
G. P. Head
Lillie Neisser
Montreal
PD. Brown
J. M. Rodman
Clinton
J. P. Garner
Emily Wood
North Central Avenue
H. S. Hayes
Toledo
Mabel H. Richardson
Superior Street
Zana Skeeles
Geo. B. Cogdal
City
E. C. Hunsinger
A. A. Strom
Jas. T. Craig
R. G. Pole
Cora Bixler
Henry Street
Spencer
Iowa
David Brown
Mary Woodson
Cairo
Hattie Ellsworth
Poplar Avenue
Racine
Woman's Clubs
David Brown, Jr
Northwestern
Grand Trunk
Mrs
Agnes and
Ethel Arentz
Kathleen Henry
Giles
Kenilworth Avenue
G. W. Furbeck
Lake Geneva
M. Noyes
Pleasant Street
John Wilson
Kansas City
Ingram
Holly Court
Anna Schlund
Mackinac
J. M. Marshall
L. C. Young and
Anna Utes
Enterprise
Ida Morris
Maple Avenue
W. G. Barfield
Howe Avenue
Niles Hayden
Geo. Hayden
East Ave
Sheboygan Falls
James Relfsnider
la Fayette, Ind
H. B. Waterman
Clinton Avenue
Messrs. W. A. Hutchinson
C. S. Pellet
H. D. Pierce
H. Taylor
Nakama Club
Kenilworth Hall
Mesdames P
H. Pierce
W. Coleman
I. M. Waite
D. D
H. M. Gilbert
Allen
Topeka
Kan
J. Thornton Gilbert
Mr. Gilbert
Niagara Falls
Yates
Illinois M'Kinley Club
Central Avenue
OLD Maids’ Convention
Theo
Ananias
Belvidere
Murray
Mr. Murray
Lake Ke
Horning
Wilson
Columbia Age
Cavalry
Murray Mpathy
Franmonnee
A& Petit
Madison
Woman's Club OF
Confucius
L. B. Mayo’s
Mr. Warwick
Detroit
Alber Roos
Walloon Lake
Dr. Hemmingway
Walter Edwards
Harlem Avenue
Wagner's Place
McGurn’'s
Gordon Murrey
West Division
Gertie DeCoravand
Illinois College
Alta White
John Marshall
Elm Street
Maywood
Melrose Park
Nobby
J. W. Bennett
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