Forest Preserve Ski Club Seeks New Members
The Forest Preserve Ski Club invites skiers with Anton J. Cermak as honorary president Gerrit Erickson as president A C Korsgard as treasurer and J H Clancy as executive secretary and business manager The club runs slides at Palos Forest Preserve and the Beverly Junior slide with a new Palos Junior slide under construction Membership has reached three thousand Dues are one dollar a year Send to J H Clancy Room 6547 County Building Chicago A meeting to plan the upcoming season will be held soon at the County Building The club offers an instructor for beginners.
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Forest Preserve
Anton J. Cermak
Gerrit Erickson
A. C. Korsgard
J. H. Clancy
Palos Forest Preserve
Beverly
Palos
County Building
Chicago
Northwest
Minneapolis
Caton
Std
Barney Bailey
Aged Woman Attacked by Colored Intruder at Home
Mrs. Tom Cuddington a 65 year old of Carse avenue reports a large colored man, claiming to earn a bite to eat, asked to split wood. He then assaulted her inside the home after entering the back door, but fled after her screams. Police could not pursue due to time elapsed.
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Tom Cuddington
Carse Avenue
Harvey News Bee
Glenwood Manual Training School Graduates 44 Boys
Forty four graduates received diplomas at Glenwood Manual Training School in Memorial hall Glenwood Illinois on a Sunday afternoon ceremony. The school 38 years old in Chicago claims to have fostered over 8000 boys upholding its citizenship standards with Edward B Butler of Chicago serving as president.
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Glenwood
Glenwood Manual Training School
Memorial Hall
Chicago
Edward B. Butler
Torrence Avenue Bridge Nears Opening After Fill Delay
The Torrence avenue bridge is nearly complete with approaches to be filled using scrap stone from the land tunnel. Scows cannot reach due to Grand Calumet river shallowness, halting filling. City grading and widening between 138th and 130th streets should be traffic ready by Sept 15, with rail access via C R R track at the north end. A 48 hour filling window could finish the work.
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Torrence Avenue
Grand Calumet
138Th
130Th
Quiet wedding ties Schmid and Vanderbilt in Chicago
Theophilus Schmid and Anna Vanderbilt wed September 1 at Bethany Reformed Church 50 W 111th St Chicago. Rev J R Muljer officiated. Matron of honor Mrs J B Stinson and best man Milton T Vanderbilt attended. They left for New York by the 20th Century limited for honeymoon visiting Philadelphia and Niagara Falls before residing at 10856 Wabash Ave.
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Chicago
Roseland
Theophilus Schmid
Anna Vanderbilt
Bethany Reformed Church
W. 111Th Street
J. R. Muljer
J. B. Stinson
Schmid
Milton T. Vanderbilt
Mrs. Schmid
New York
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
Wabash Avenue
Young Pretender Captain James Dawson Hanged in 1746
Capt. James Dawson, a young officer in the Young Pretender’s army, was hanged drawn and quartered in London on July 30 1746 for treason and his heart burned as part of the execution. His fiancée died soon after witnessing the barbarity.
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James Dawson
London
Demand Exceeds Supply The Worst Thing About Common Sense
A reflective column argues that practical wisdom is scarce and scarce enough to hinder everyday choices, noting how shortages reveal gaps between ideal reasoning and real behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Village Board Grants Sheds Repair Permit Amid Debate
Board ends heated session by approving a permit to repair coal sheds on Lincoln Avenue and the Western Indiana tracks after trustees argued for formal plan approval. The meeting also approves water meter ordinance, sewer builder licenses, and endorses a Great Lakes water project plan for state commission review.
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Lincoln Avenue
Western Indiana
Connors
Mohr
Greater Chicago Lake Water Co
Illinois State Commerce Commission
Postoffice Notes from Dalton P M on Correct Addressing
L E Brookfelt notes special parcel post handling as Letter Treatment for twenty five cents extra. Advices patrons to spell the Dalton Cook County Ill post office name correctly to avoid delays and misrouting to Dalton City. Encourage careful mailing to keep the office on top of the list.
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L. E. Brookfelt
P. M
Dalton
Ill
Parcel Post
Cook County
Dalton City
Moody Bible Institute to Launch Evening Classes in Chicago
Moody Bible Institute plans evening sessions starting September 11 at 153 Institute Place Chicago to serve workers unable to attend day classes. Courses mirror day programs with same faculty and credits. In 1925 registrations totaled 12 055 with 1 169 in day, 1 098 in evening and 9 807 by correspondence.
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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Institute Place
A. F. Gaylord
Passavant, Hospital
Superior Street
Dolton Park Avenue Improvement Hearing Notice
The Village of Dolton seeks assessments for road work on Park Avenue from Greenwood Avenue to 138th Street totaling improvements and removals with exceptions around rail lines. The final hearing is set September 21 1925 at 10 AM in Cook County Court with payment in ten annual installments at 6 percent interest.
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Dolton No
County Court of
Cook County
Village of
Dolton
Park Avenue
Greenwood Avenue
138Th Street
Indiana Harbor Belt Railway Company
Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Linden Avenue
Washington Avenue
Riverdale to Set Hearing on Special Improvement Project
The Village of Riverdale orders grading draining curbing and wing works on 189th street and several avenues from 188th to 140th streets and Dearborn Street. A final assessment hearing is set for September 26 1925 at 10 A M in Cook County Court with assessments payable in 10 installments at 6 percent interest. Objections may be filed before the hearing.
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Village of
Riverdale
189Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Dearborn Street
Edbrooke Avenue
Michigan Avenue
Webash Avenue
State Street
188Th Street
140Th Street
139Th Street
Cook County
Ilinois
A. D
August F. Bonse
We Can Sing Full Though We Be
A Sunday school treat ended with children singing a verse containing weak and sinful though we be. One youngster with limited theology sang boldly We can sing full though we be, altering the line in a humorous moment.
Straining the Language in 20th Century Commerce
The article notes language pressure from rapid growth in modern technology and business. It cites the New York Commercial mentioning a $10,000,000 air route as an example of language being stretched by progress.
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New York
Chicago News
Glory in Their Age and the Chinese Elder's Quest
A reflective note on aging within Chinese culture. The passage suggests elderly status brings honor and that guessing a person's true age is a sign of politeness, framing age as a respected, venerable attribute.
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Ski Club
134Th Street Bridge
Vanderbilt
Roseland Property
Earl DE Young & CO
Conrad Kern
Chicago Street
Illinois
Herbert Diekman
Board of Local Improvements
W. F. Propper
North
Clark Street
Institute
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