Four Women Die in Funeral Procession Car Collision
A funeral party returning from Oakridge cemetery was struck by a railroad car two miles west of Maywood. Four women died instantly and the carriage driver died later. One man, John Olson, was severely injured. Witnesses blamed the motor man, but railroad officials exonerated Olson and blamed the driver amid a deadly crash near Newman.
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Oakridge Cemetery
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad
Maywood
John Olson
Charles Otto
Fulton Street
Olson
Board of Trade
Newman
Modern dentistry downtown prices at Riverdale clinic
Dr. A. J. Parker locates at 13739 Leyden avenue Riverdale Chicago offering up-to-date methods and science driven dental care. He invites acquaintance and service and promotes savings over downtown fares by patronizing The Home Dentist.
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A. J. Parker
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Chicago
Parker
Skeletons Hidden in Monastery Room Reach Four Thousand
In Carlentini a sacristy room behind the monastery was found to contain about 4 000 human skeletons piled to the ceiling. Monks reportedly accepted graves in the church and when space ran out redirected corpses to adjacent rooms and pavilions.
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Carlencini
Iars
Campo Santo
Carlentini
World's Need of Strong Men Speech Excerpt
Washington Gladden argues that the current generation must be stronger than the last, with higher ethical standards for finance. He warns that without bigger, braver men, society will fail to manage modern business and uphold justice, equality, integrity, and fiduciary responsibility.
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Asco
Washington Gladden
Spelling Woes Stir Plaintive Classroom Comments
A teacher complains to a boy named Robert about his spelling paper full of errors. He explains Annie corrected her own work and is angry because for every misprinted letter she crossed out the entire word, a detail noted in Lippincott’s.
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Robert
Annie
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General Merchandise
S. W. Schwab
Jacob Lau
Norta
Lene
Kern & Kipley
Lake Side Drug Co
F. A. Hueber
Mich. Ave
W. P
Louis Krueger
YOO
Albert Krueger
Krueger Brothers Office
Jackson Hill
Hocking Valley
Illiiinois Stove
Krueger Brothers
Dolton
Illinois
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