Tourist Steamer Tourist To Start Season With Overhaul
The steamer Tourist is being overhauled and remodeled for the season starting May 18. Improvements will increase speed and carrying capacity, add an electric search light, and feature more conveniences. Oscar Anderson is named captain with prior experience. Daily trips run to Riverdale with evening excursions. Sundays include two trips and a moonlight ride with dancing. The South Shore Transportation Company, reorganized for 2500 dollars, plans a fine boat line for South Chicago. Rates and excursions from the South Shore Steamship Company office. phone 148.
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Oscar Anderson
East Side
Anderson
Riverdale
92Nd Street Bridge
South Chicago
South Shore Transportation Company
William Kruse
Phillip Sommerg
Frank Foster
Municipal Court
South Shore Steamship Company
Telephone
Calumet
Not Ready to Forget Paris Weighs Peace Plan After May Day
Paris turns to Baron Destournelles de Constant after labor demonstrations as he urges a rapprochement with Germany for universal peace. Critics note lingering wounds from 1870 and mourn the Strasbourg monument, arguing Bismarck’s gulf remains impassable and French honor restrains concessions on Alsace and Lorraine.
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Paris
Baron Destournelles de Constant
Germany
France
Stromburg
Bismark
M. de Marcelle
Kensington Improvement Association Push for Depot
The Kensington Improvement Association urges the Kensington and Eastern Electric railroad owned by Illinois Central to build a permanent depot at Kensington. The move would greatly benefit local business interests and aims to secure a lasting rail presence.
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Kensington Impovement Association
Kensington & Eastern Electric Railroad
The
Illinois Central
Kensington
Brentford villa site once home of Nell Gwynne to be developed
A Brentford house on the River Brent former residence of Nell Gwynne is slated for demolition to make way for two modern villas. The property recalls Nell Gwynne entertaining Charles II and a tale that the king rode a horse up the oak staircase.
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Nell Gwynne
Brent House
Brent
Brentford
Charles II
Great Oak
London Daily News
Interesting Snow Analysis by The London Lancet
The London Lancet analyzed London snow and found weekday samples had much higher impurity levels than Sunday samples. Weekday snow contained about 2.06 grains of sulphuric acid per ten pounds, while Sunday snow had virtually none.
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London Lancet
London
Fashionable Styles In Politics Opinion Reflects Paris Figaro
French literary figures adopt political stances to fit their style and attitude choosing a party as they would a necktie per Paris Figaro.
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France
Paris
Figaro
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John Behrens
Chicago Street
Dolton, Illinois
A. Baumgartner
Justice OF the Peace
Wabash Avenue
A. C. Reich
Riverdale Iron and Steel Company
Dolton
Wisconsin
Atlas
Universal
Wisconsin Lime & Cement Co
Illinois
O. E. Cook
West 137Th St
Riverdale, T
I, C, Depet
Fred J. Ott
Chicago St
MAU &Co
Telephone Riverdale
Leyden Avenue
Lund
Frank Lund
I.C.S
International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
U-nicat
Leal
Architec’s
R. R. Con
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