Washington Park to be rebuilt as Mount Vernon replica
New owners plan a $750000 payoff to clear debts and erect a modern complex at Washington Park featuring a replica of Mount Vernon, a larger grandstand with 300 boxes, and a rebuilt paddock. Illinois Central rails will extend to the track, enabling easy access for turf fans. The project places Washington Park under the American Turf Association alongside Churchill Downs and others.
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Sweitzer
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Illinois Central Railroad
Washington Park
Tom Curran
American Turf Assciation
Middle West
Churchill Downs
Latonia
Lincoln Fields
Fairmount Park
Winn
Peabody
Maurice L. Garvin
Covington, Ky
Furniture Beetle Resurges as Home Pest This Season
Washington reports a rising problem with the furniture carpet beetle attacking mohair tapestries and upholstered pieces. Dr. A E Back of the Department of Agriculture urges thorough fumigation of affected rooms or items, noting the insect’s historical spread from Russia to the United States and its current prevalence in the capital.
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Washington
White House
A. E. Back
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agricuture
Furniture
Russia
Bureau
14 000 000 Turks in Search for Surnames
Angora reports an act requiring adoption of family names nears passage. Millions face confusion as many share common names like Mustapha or Fatima. The edict, seen as challenging tradition, urges individuals to create unique surnames.
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Constantinople
Angora
Mustapha
Fatima
Skidmore Adopts Arm Free Driving Ordinance
A new city ordinance in Skidmore Mo. bans drivers from placing an arm around another person and requires both hands to stay free. It also prohibits any person from facing an arm or arms around the driver. The measure targets driver passenger interactions to reduce contact during transit.
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Skidmore
Sweet Running Motor Tommy Adopts Kitten
Tommy enjoys his new kitten Fluffy describing it as a sweet running motor. He to his mother exclaims the pet’s quiet, pleasant purring and delight in the company.
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Tommy
Fluffy
Nature's Odd Law Insight on Ore and Thunder
Colton writes that the purest ore comes from the nettest furnace and the brightest thunderbolt from the darkest storm, a paradoxical reflection on nature's forces. The aphorism links elemental processes to the idea that extreme conditions yield peak results.
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Colton
Obituary and Local Social Notes From Lansing
Christian Schuld dies at 66 from heart disease in Lansing at home with Walter Schultz family He emigrated from Germany about 48 years ago The Brick Makers Local No 40 escorted his remains to Lutheran cemetery in Oak Glen The article also lists numerous local visits and trips by Lansing residents and nearby towns including Indianapolis Terre Haute Crown Point and Calumet City with multiple families named In addition Mrs and Mrs George Parent hosted their daughter Alma visiting from Harvey and Miss Violet Zellers visited Logansport The piece ends noting a new delicatessen at State Line Street 688 Calumet City
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Grant Streets
Sibley Boulevard
Dalton
Bankers
Harrison
Michigan Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Ivanhoe
KRENT
Apartmiam
Ivanhoe Station
Armstrong
Branigar S
Wabash Avenue
State Street
Branigar
A. C. Reich
Indiana Avenue
Telephone Riverdale
Atlantic Street
Easi 187Th Street
Schwab Building
Harry Hanschman
East 187Th Street
Riverdale
John Ravescot, Jr
South Holland
Ill
Harvey
Ridge Road
Oak Glen
Lansing
Rahn
E. 187Th
137Th Place
Dick Hemingway
Glenwood
Oak Street
Christian Schuld
Walter Schultz
Carl Schuld
Schuld
Germany
Stromeil
Schultz
Ada __ street
Brick Makers Local No. 40
Harry Schultz
West Ridge Road
Florence DeYoung
Rosebud
South Dakota
Leonard Vanderla
Gladys
Leota
Minn
DeBoer
John VanMeyen
Herman VanderAa
Turkey Run
Ind
Tom Straus
Richard Botroff
Galesbury
Andrew Ward
Crown Point
Geo. Parent
Alma
Violet Zellers
Logansport
C W. Zellers
C. W. Zellers
North Judson
Chas. Methhew
Langestreet
Sophia Schroeder
Joliet
Nellie
Hermine DeLeeuw
Peter Hillegonds
Wm. Flyn
Josephine Microp
C. L. Odell
Virgil Cheek
Ridgewood Avenue
Carl Baake
Richard Hook
Kate
Starved Rock
Myers
Hanien
August Koenig
First Reformed Church Lansing Sermons Elijah Series
The First Reformed Church of Lansing offers a morning Dutch sermon Mighty to Save at 9:30 in Holland, an English sermon God’s Care for Elijah at 2:00, and Sunday school at 3:30. Rev A Karreman leads a Elijah series with Rev H Harme ling visiting Tuesday at 7:45. The Lansing church hosts Classis of Chicago next Tuesday and Wednesday with a Ladies' Aid dinner in the basement.
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First Reformed Church of
Lansing
A. Karreman
Elijah
C. BE
James Homans
Karreman
H. Harmeling
Roseland
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Apex
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Ohio
Tate Journal
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Ray C. Manthey
Chicago Street Dolton
D. Schermer
Hercules
Fraser
LaSalle St
Chicago
Frank C. Ott
Chicago St
Henry A. M. Grelck
Lincoln Ave
Dolton, M1
Jersey
John Paarlberg
137Th Street
Chas. Milhahn
Kay
East 136Th Street
Morris Anker
South Holand
A. Erfmeyer
147Th St
Leland Avenue
Sheridan Road
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A. R. Harris
Caloric
Merrimac
Monitor
Big Boy
Carondelet Ave
Hohman St
Hammond, Ind
Hammond
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
WM. C. Zesch & Son
Avalon Ave
Saginaw
Carl Dieck
William Lotz
138Th Street
Auto Arms
Nellie Vander Starr
C. V. Vander Starr
Shanghai
China
Jerusalem
Egypt
O. F. Moore
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
James Alexander
Ft. Wayne
Emerson
H. M. Holden
Walter R. Stroh
Sanderson Avenue
Dolton, Ill
A. J. Allen
East
Bell
H. G. Wills
Edbrooke Avenue
Anthony Basile
Lyp
Briggs
Turivas
Blue Island
139Th St
Western Avenue
B. I
Chicago Heights
17Th St
Wentworth Avenue
South Park Sanitary Plumbing CO
W. J. Cecilia
115Th Street
K. L. Sherrill
Leyden Ave
Bldg
Park Ave
Penn
R. R
G. R. Collinson
N. Park Ave
Isaac Shilling
158Th Stree South Holland
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