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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
5
Suburban News from Austin and Oak Park reports Miss Emma Voorhees ill with typhoid fever and numerous social items. Visits, illnesses, and family news include Mrs A H Haynes from Toledo visiting C J Gibson, births and weddings planned, and local club events and school activities.
Three fully completed houses at 5819 to 5825 Ohio Street built by C G Lemmon showcase harmonized designs, varied interiors, and modern features. Architect J D Chubb supervised, with Geo W Landers as general contractor and multiple trades contributing to lavish detailing and quality finishes.
The Lake Street Elevated Company offers to pave South Boulevard with macadam if property owners install curbs. Alderman Hunter has a majority petition to repeal the asphalt pavement assessment, and a railroad company may join in an agreement. The proposal could save 50 foot property owners about $220 each.
The Lake Street Elevated Railroad Company proposes to pave South Boulevard with macadam roadway and crushed limestone in two layers, eleven inches thick at center, seven inches at sides, bonded with screenings under Chicago standards. Curb costs to be paid by south side property owners. no assessment against the company for curb and gutter.
Six thousand two hundred seventy eight patients officially examined by the German Imperial Board of Health show that two thousand one hundred seventy seven, or eighty four point seven percent, lived in families with other tuberculosis victims.
A Swedish Lutheran ceremony in Astin united Miss Hulda Erickson of Austin and Mr. John Nord of Chicago on a Wednesday evening. Five bridesmaids and five groomsmen attended, with a page and two flower girls. Rev. J. N. Brandelle officiated, and a wedding supper followed at the bride’s home.
East Grinstead residents fear a vanishing stream mirrors global anomalies. The piece cites Sven Hedin’s Lob-Nor loss and Tonga island disappearances, noting Switzerland’s moving mountain and a 1806 Ronberg landslide near Lucerne that flooded Lake Lowertz and swept away hamlets.
It is estimated that more than ten million dollars in United States paper money is lost or destroyed and will never be presented for redemption.
Phineas Hanscom died last Monday at Baptist hospital. Funeral held at his 418 North Grove avenue residence with Rev. Dr. Conley, interment at Graceland. His first wife, Miss Bridge, was killed six years earlier by an electric car on 40th street. He married his housekeeper last November, estranging old friends. He leaves a widow and a child in hospital. His daughter by the first wife is married to the president of an Eastern university. his son studies at an Eastern college. Once wealthy in printing real estate and manufacturing, he died practically poor.
President Harper of Chicago University will deliver the first lecture on Old Testament Prophecy on Friday night October 4 at 3 oclock in the Second Congregational church. Six lectures are planned on successive Friday nights. Tickets for the course are 1 dollar with a family ticket at 2 dollars. A large attendance is anticipated.
A Bonn professor cites historical life expectancy rising from 18–20 years in the sixteenth century to over 40 today. He notes life span gains since 1880 of about six years, with mortality rates drifting from 80 per 1000 in 1660–1678 to 17–19 per 1000 in the present, per Mulhall and the Medical Record.
A boat carrying six persons was towed on the Moselle by a Malay kite one and a half feet long. Headway faced a rapid current, and traction could have increased with more kites.
River Forest society opens season with a Friday church meeting. Miss Helen Jackson recovers from illness. Herriman family relocates to 300 Franklin Ave. Sullivan sons head to Beloit College and Delafield military academy. Pickett family to move to Atlanta for life insurance work. Aejots beat R. G. Dun & Co nine 11 to 9, followed by a village hall dance. Club notes current events, parliamentary law, and upcoming talks by Sabra Sargent on Ethical Culture.
Burglars looted the home of I. H. Pike at 338 Home Ave stealing about 250 dollars. F. H. Elliott of 1418 Oak Park Ave reported the loss of an overcoat and a gold watch and chain valued at 125 dollars. No arrests or suspects have been secured.
A Washington Kansas man marries a young woman with enough Indian blood to claim title to 1800 acres in Osage country. The Kansas City Star notes the union centers on establishing land rights through heritage.
Travelers in eastern Siberia carry soups in sacks frozen solid for longevity. Milk is also frozen and sold by the pound, preserving essentials for long journeys.
Harlem residents Franz Lappien and family return from Germany. Aug Westedt plans a cottage on South Marengo. Town trustees study water rate cut to 10 cents per gallon. Carl Meseke buried at Concordia cemetery aged 79 with Rev Grosse officiating. A small fire at Alb Scheel home on Circle and Franklin. Herm Hartmann marked his nineteenth birthday at 124 Madison Street with Arion Singing Society presence. E J Lehmann to build a $46000 private mausoleum in Waldheim cemetery with underground chambers. Othello club elected F Ebsen president C White secretary and H Lange treasurer, planning grand stag party.
Terrence Fallen a laborer of 101 N Willow Ave was instantly killed at the Willow Ave crossing when struck by an east bound Lake Street train at 7 50 pm Monday. He had just left a west bound electric car and his body was taken to Kampps undertaking rooms for a coroner jury investigation.
The Chicago Tribune notes a concise entry contributed by Governor George P. McLean to Who's Who in America. It lists him as governor of Connecticut from 1901 to 1908 and cites a Republican address in Hartford, Connecticut.
A plant named philotacea electrica grows in India and emits electric sparks. The moment a hand touches it, a shock is felt, indicating a dangerous electrical reaction.
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