Samuel A Ettelson a Chicago lawyer and reform senator
Samuel A Fulson Ettelson native of Chicago born November 19 1874 graduated from West Division High School 1892 Harvard College Chicago College of Law 1897 joined Schuyler Ettelson Weinfeld law firm Republican. Elected state Senator 1906 later chaired Parks and Boulevards and led landmark reforms including state treasury funding bond referendum teacher text books law and public health measures.
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Samuel A. Fulson
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Chicago
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Hgh School
Havard College
City Public Library
Chicago College of Law
Schuyler, Ettelson & Weinfeld
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William Melinley
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Superior Court
Cook County
Public Service Commission
Legislative Voters’ League
Chicago Tribune selects Miss Emma Fischer as most beautiful working girl
The Sunday Tribune features Miss Emma Fischer, 24, daughter of Dr. Emil E. Fischer, a Riverdale veterinary, living in Chicago seven years. Descriptions praise her eyes, brow, nose, lips, complexion, and poise, noting her as the target of the bindery girls’ admiration.
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Emma Fischer
Chicago
the Tribune
Mmma Fischer
The
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Miss Fischer
Frohman Acknowledges Star’s Marriage Prospect
Reported to Charles Frohman that one of his leading male stars was nearing marriage. Frohman, a confirmed bachelor, dismissed the idea, saying the star would escape matrimony and that he was a strong fighter.
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Frohman
Charles Frohman
Had a Practical Mind
An English Sabbath school teacher described eternal punishment with vivid fire and brimstone. A small girl, enthralled, asked, What becomes of all the smoke, halting the lesson with a simple yet profound question.
Statesmen and Politicians Ride on Public Opinion
A Life magazine quotation defines a statesman as a politician we agree with and notes neither inherently leads progress. A London hospital fact shows St George's treats about 2,000 patients annually.
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London Hospital
St. George’s
Millionaire's Humor In A Synagogue Scene
Baron Gustave de Rothschild jokes about caution and community when a neighbor whispers he forgot to lock the safe. Rothschild responds with a wry line about everyone being present in the vast congregation, diffusing the moment with humor.
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Baron Gustave de Rothschild
Rothschild
Tramps and Charities Dialogue Excerpt in Courtroom Tone
An exchange portrays a recurring tramp persona framed by police and court references. The interview elicits self descriptions of laziness begging and a life of roaming, with sharp definitions of signs grips and words used to obtain charity, money, or cake and pie.
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Prompts from Switchmen's Journal Describe Police Led Steps
The article quotes a Switchmen's Journal item in which an unnamed individual is instructed to state their name pledge to obey the law and then take a step to the left and follow a officer back to the place of origin.
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Switchmen's
Political Calendar for Illinois Townships and Chicago 1912
Election schedule shows township and city officer contests outside Chicago on April 2 with petitions by March 18, school trustee elections April 6, primary for county state officers and congressmen April 9 with petitions due March 2, and April 13 school directors elections outside Chicago.
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Chicago
Board of Education
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