Berwyn Notes and Local Happenings
South Cicero residents report travels and visits with Chicago Berwyn social updates and a post office controversy. Swedish Baptist Church Berwyn netted about $300 from last Saturday auction while local gas cooking school opens under Mrs Helen Arstrong. Thieves stole valuables from W O Durch family. Driver John Toughy killed near Riverside LaGrange line. leg injuries severe. Clyde Union Club women plan season opening meeting at Mrs J Vosburg. Local contractors expand tin copper sheet iron work Riverside Berwyn. Palmer couple return from Hicksville Ohio.
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J. F. MekKee
New Orleans
Atchtee
Swedish Baptist Church of
Berwyn
James Morgan
Olive
Austin
Charles W. Mead
Norwalk
Ohio
C. B. Mead
Mead
Morrison
Hjalmar Kast
Swedish Baptist Church
Amorten
Sweden
Cicero Gas Company
Helen Arstrong
Chicago
CL. Piper
Methodist Episcopal Church
Riverside and LaGrange Electric Railway
O'Ehack
John Toughy
Chicago and Riverside Express Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey
Loundy
South Cleero
Riverside
Clyde Union Club
J. Vosburg
Gar- Held Avenue
Palmer
Wife
Hicksville
Clyde Orchestra Play At Hawthorne Catholic Center
A warrant issued by Justice Kapela of Hawthorne targets Mya. Wate Cirnack Toisas allegedly kept ducks of Wl oC Vorve overnight and refuses to allow their return. The home of Joseph Cesak in Hawthorne was destroyed by fire with roof collapse. Clyde Morton Park and Hawthorne fire departments fought the blaze and saved adjacent buildings. Cesak’s belongings were salvaged with minor injuries reported.
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Clyde
Hawthorne
Justice Kapela
Mya
Morton Park
Tawthorne
Local Notes From Clyde and Surroundings
Dr Miner on a business trip to Town. Mr Hart chases prairie chickens at Braceville. Charles Juke ill with athardal fever. Frank Young now with Chicago and Northwestern Kuait Way Co. Mr and Mrs Jagnes Cornell return from Brushell where they were caning. Episcopal Society of Clyde met at 2 pm with Mrs M Bennett. Case against Mary Drickinger for blind pig continued to Sept 20. Ladies Missionary Society held Klondike party with a musical program and prizes. Woman's Republican Club arranged Oct 1 rally at Judge Lantz home Clyde avenue. Remains of Policeman Schweig buried at Forest Home with Cicero police escort and Chicago Odd Fellows pall-bearers. John Kimmeth & Bro. firm is
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Miner
Hart
Braceville
Charles Juke
Frank Young
Chicago
Northwestern Kuait- Way Company
Jagnes Cornell
Clyde
Brushell
Woman's Republican Club of
Judge Lantz
Clyde Avenue
Schweig
Cicero Force
Forest Home
Cicera Police
Chaves
Tee Noo Saa Toy
Hct
Chicago Oddfellows
Morton Park Club Season Plans Announced
The Morton Park Club outlines a season of events through year end including opening stag parties, informal dances, billiards pool and bowling tournaments, complimentary entertainments, and a Thanksgiving Eve party. Ladies night runs weekly after Oct 1 with the Mu chre Club meeting on the same night and the clubhouse open Tue Thu and Sat evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Park Club
Dee
Beeld
Muchre Club
Public outcry over ticket fares and transit to the city
Het Austwick protests the six to seven cent fare to Chicago and the loss of service to Cicero areas including South Austin Oak Park and La Grange. He questions the Cicero town board’s franchise terms and predicts residents may move back to the city due to rising costs and limited routes. He urges accountability from transit authorities.
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Chicago
Wai Dhalley
Cicero
Rome
Austin
Oak Park
Grossdale
la Grange
Harlem
Forty-eighth Street
Lake Tree
Lake Street
Clcero
Het
Austwick
Pio Austin Boul
Monroe
Monroe Street
Notable deaths and assassinations listed across empires
A compilation of dates and names from various regions notes the deaths and assassinations of rulers, ministers, and statesmen. Prominent figures include Mehemet V, Rossi, and Carnot, with entries ranging from 1801 to 1878 and citing takedowns by various actors and circumstances.
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Daniel
Montenegro
Denis Affre
Paris
Paul,var O
Russia
Mehemet Av, Pasha
Adbuniins
Perdinand Charles Pel
Parmia
Capodistria
Mure
Prim
Spain
Hed
George
Andrew Mack Shines in An Irish Gentleman at McVicker's
Opening night crowd at McVicker's theater roars for Andrew Mack in An Irish Gentleman as Jack Shannon delivers a vivid, humane, magnetic performance. Mack headlines a strong cast with lively songs and convincing emotion promising a full house during the stay. At Olympic the next week George W. Monroe stars in new travesties with Love Wall and Waters and other acts forming a bustling bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mevicker's Theater
Andrew Mack
MecVicker’s
Ireland
Jack Shannon
George W. Monroe
Love
Wall
Waters
George H. Wood
Angela Sisters
Chas Seamon
Moa
Goodrich
Marian Ainsworth
Maud B. Price
Secrets of State to Open by Schiller Theater stock company
The Schiller Theater stock company of Chicago ends its first production and will stage Secrets of State by Alfred Kennedy on Monday September 27. Fort Frayne enjoyed a four week run with a one week extension and is being set for touring. The comedy drama about Washington political and social life draws on a young newspaper correspondent’s insights. The company introduces several new members and anticipation runs high for its success.
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Schiller Theater Stock Company of
Chicago
Alfred Kennedy
Fort Frayne
Capt. King
Washington
Weatsiders Screen Top Program At Flag Market Theater
Next week the flagmarket hosts a high class program headlined by Cred Hallen and Molly Fuller in A Husband's Revenge a bright little comedy. Also appearing are Josephine Sabel the Baggesens Florence Bindley and many noted performers including Smith and Cook George Fuller Golden Johnson Davenport and more in an evening of songs sketches and novelty acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatsiders
Vierdeville
Flagmarket
Cred Hallen
Molly Fuller
Josephine Sabel
Baggesens
Florence Bindley
Smith and Cook
George Fuller Golden
Johnson
Davenport
Uorella
Lewis and Manivest
Dolly Davenport
Edgar Geyer
Arline Wyatt
Montgomery and Saunders
Chicago Roof Garden Dazzles Crowds Atop Masonic Temple
The theater remains a cozy draw with crowded evening and afternoon shows in Chicago. The roof garden atop the Masonic Temple offers a bird's eye view and ranks among the city’s loftiest buildings. Next week will feature leading vaudeville stars on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Masonic Temple
Broadway Girl to Play Alhambra Next Week
The Broadway Girl will be the attraction at the popular family theater Alhambra starting next week with a matinee next Sunday. The Broadway Girl is a new musical farce comedy never seen in Chicago before presented by Rush's Comedians with many favorites and a large chorus of pretty girls. Cincinnati press last week commended this company highly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alhambra
Chicago
Rush
Cincinnati
Phil and Company
New York Theatre Gossip on Plays and Personalities
Otis Skinner plans a dramatization of The Conquerors while Paul Potter premieres Isuanuary in Franco Prussian era. F Marion Crawford may stage Tarquisara this winter. Sarah Bernhardt has 112 roles in twenty nine years, with 38 created. Geraldine Ulmer and van Caryll may visit America again this season. Leonora Duse avoids birthplace specifics. Ploersheim denies Bayreuth 1899 Flying Dutchman. No 1898 festival. 1899 repeats Parsifal and the Nibelung. Conan Doyle to stage at Haymarket with a James Payn themed origin. The Hoppers face domestic discord yet continue professional work under Stevens for In Captain.
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Paul Potter
F. Marion Crawford
America
Leonora Dusecrepat
Padua
Venice
Ploersheim
Bayreuth
Conan Doyle
Haymarket Theater
James Ayn
Payn
Hopper
Stevens
Capltan
Magnitude of Pins and Pens Waste in Birmingham
A Victorian contemplation reveals Birmingham's weekly pin output at ten tons and a yearly figure of over £1 million in value. It pairs this to the vast scale of standard loan pens producing 20 million units, translating to billions of letters and miles of text, illustrating how small items multiply into vast economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Tesch
Weezer
Hopkins' Chicago Theater Presents Across the Potomac Season
The Hopkins theater in Chicago curates a strengthened stock company for the season. It features Across the Potomac, Pitou and Alfriend’s hit, along with a vaudeville lineup including Prof Morris’ trained ponies, Miss Mary Lane, Towe Wall and Walters, Ford and Francis in travesty, Goldsmith Sisters, Charles Vo Seamon, and Robbins in a comedy sketch.
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Hopkins’ Theater of
Chicago
Mauintains
Potomac
Pitou
Alfriend
Morris
Mary Lane
Towe
Wall and
Walters
Robbins
Ford and Francis
Goldsmith Sisters
Charles Vo Seamon
Vaudeville Club Burlesquers at Clifford's Gaiety
Weber and Mields bring the Vaudeville Club Burlesquers from New York to Clifford's Gaiety for the coming week with matinees starting Sunday. The lineup features Fields and Lewis Pantzer Brothers Douglas Ford McCook and Sonora as top acts. Weber and Kields also present The Broadway Burlesquers with Sam Bernard as part of a road tour showcased at the Gaiety.
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Burlesquers
Weber & Mields
Music Hall
New York City
Clifford’s Gaiety
Messrs. Fields & Lewis
Pantzer Brothers
Douglas, Ford
McCook
Sonora
Weber & Kields
Sam Bernard
Weber & @ields
New York
Quotations from Clergy on Morals and Education
A collection of brief sayings from ministers in Boston Cincinnati Denver and Waltham reflecting on conscience hell education and brains. Each quote presents a moral or intellectual stance attributed to Rev Charles G Ames Rev Gullette Rev M W Reed and Rev Frederick Greal.
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Charles G. Ames
Boston
Mass
Gullette
Cincinnati
Hell
M. W. Reed
Denver
Col
Frederick 8
Greal
Waltham
Proposals Sought for Cicero Pipe Sewer Project
The Town of Cicero invites sealed proposals for a pipe sewer on Pleasant street from Cuyler avenue to Harvey avenue with connecting laterals on Harvey avenue. Bids due 7:30 p m October 2 1897 at the Board of Local Improvements office. 10 percent certified check required. The board may reject all bids. Austin IL Sept 21 1897.
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Board of Local Improvements
Pleasant Street
Cuyler Avenue
Harvey Avenue
Cicero
R. H. Traile
Harry A. Potwin
C. J. Linden
Austin, IH
South Boulevard
Chicago & Northern Pacific Railroad
CL. Linden
Austin, Il
World’s Fair Wheel Vaudeville Week Opens
The eighteenth week at the Ferris wheel begins with next Sunday's performance. Throughout summer the Wheel park has hosted top vaudeville acts and the 264 foot monster World’s Fair wheel has turned daily for crowds. Only a few weeks remain before season’s end. The coming week’s bill is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris Wheel
Wheel Park
Melrose Park Village Committees Named
The first-named member of each committee serves as chairman. The president is an ex-officio member of all committees. The board meets the second Monday of each month in the village hall.
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Storey
Williams
Debus
Bennson
Pine
Richter
Benson
Vine
Fig Lee
Stealth
Lbenson
Public Officials Directory for Village Administration
The record lists President Jacob Bohlander Clerk Charles Westcott and trustees Ienry IF Akin Charles F Alder William B Hamilton James Johnston Arthur Jones James M Stimpson with a village treasurer Michael J Welch and village attorney Burleigh A Dunlap. Regular board meetings are on the second and fourth Thursdays at 8 p.m. Finance committee meets Wednesdays before each board meeting. Committees include Streets and Sewers Water and Fire Sidewalks and Street Lights Finance Judiciary Hall and Park.
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Directory of Public Officials
Jacob Bohlander
Cor
Fifth and
St. Charles Aves
Charles Westcott
South Sixth Ave
Ienry IF. Akin
Nighth Ave
Ninth St
Charles F. Alder
Oak St
William
Hamilton
Thirteenth Ave
James Johnston
South First Ave
Madison St
Arthur Jones
South Second Ave
James M. Stimpson
North Sourth Ave
Michael J. Welch
Fifth
Burleigh A. Dunlap
South Seventh Ave
Jones, Akin
Alder
Johnston
Akin and
Stimpson
Vinance
Jones
Hall and Park
Akin
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la Vergne
W. W. Bureh
Highwood
Firm
John Kimmeth & Bro
Michael, Prince of
Servia
Isad
Abdul Avia
Turkey
August Kotzebue
Karl Sand
Wassein
Avni
Hassan
Stanislaus Stambuloff
Bulgaria
Band
Richard
Earl of Mayo
India
Shere Ali
Andaman Islands
Alexander II
St. Petersburg
Marie Francois Sadi Carnot
France
Lyons
Cesare Santo
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lord's Theater
John Wilkes Booth
Joan Jingo
Commonwealths
Hawaii
Rooster
Lorbey
Melville and Conway
la Petite Rhea
Lew Rose
Kherng
Cole
Ouvaepgs
Schiller Theater
Haymarket
ROOK
Alhambra Theater
Otis Skinner
Prince Rudolph
Robert Louis Stevenson
Algiers
Gernares
Cluefforiys Gaiety
F. B
North Cuyler Av
Ridgeland
MAS
L. A
Baird Av
H. FF. Gehrieke
Ontario St
Cntitl
Luke Brothers Company
International Nurseries
Cresco
I. Montreal
Que
Rochester
N. Y
Geo. B. Burns
S. Prairie Ave
Cicero Telephone
D.C
Moreland
Linden Park
PB. Garner's
B. W. Bowen's
Park
George Keech, Kinxie
Sta
Austin Pharmacy
Ofty Omicos
Vo E. Jackson
Wate
Huerrison
Masidense
North Fork Avenue Ave
Ilinois
The
Dominion Company
Dept. Y
Burkey & Milan
Estaurant
South Clark Street
Dearborn Chemical Works
Nature
Vontuier Rage Mineral Water CO
Iiis
Klon
West Virginia
PL Oll
Griswold
Mressfelart
Old Storase & Warehouse Co
Hye
Bres
Geo
WAL CC. Russ
Seety Interstate Building, and Loan Ags
Ab Brown
Tlenry
British America
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Klondike
Gu Eotataerehai
Effedle
RHC
Ged
Otticers
Inen
Moe Dei Limber
Yank
Oalite
Seattle
Alaskith
UW Red
Cpe Enehy
Eady
North West
Chilkat Gold Mining and Transportation Co
Manhattan Building
Proviso Directory
Melrose Park Village Officers
Csccccsevseneserenes
Gehrke
Willam Leeseberg
Peter Bohlander
Adam Davisson
Richard J. Bailey
Chas
R. Sallaz
Veel
Dunnebecke
Seeeseee Ocha J. Griffin Ten Bingel
Kenton
Home Avenue
Maywood
Marion St
M. Glatt
Tie
Hawks Nursery Company
Milwaukee
Wis
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