Death by Sedative in Dr Squires Case Cited
A coroner reports industrialist Dr Benjamin M Squires died from sedative overdose after an inquest last Friday. The inquest concluded accidental death. News briefs note multiple local thefts and an auto collision causing minor injuries at 86th and Langley.
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Benjamin M. Squires
Chicago
South Shore Dr
C. W. Muehlberger
Bernadine Blake
Loomis Blvd
Edward Grindersley
87Th Pl
James J. Murphy
Vernon
Agnes
E. F. Bennett
Cottage Grove Ave
86Th St
Langley Ave
Compulsory Auto Checking Lanes Open Today in Chicago
Seven lanes begin service today with 11 more on the South Side and other districts to follow within ten days. Officials say the safety inspection aims to cut injuries and deaths from faulty vehicles, citing immediate drops in crashes after last year’s program. Calumet Park and Yard locations are listed for passenger cars and trucks, with additional South Side lanes planned.
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Chicago
Edward J. Gorman
Vehicle Licensing Bureau
Esternay
Southeast
Calumet Park
Oath St
Avenue G
Warn Yard
Calumet Ave
Wilson-Lawrence
Wilson and
Lawrence Aves
Humboldt Park
Sacramento Blvd
Augusta Blvd
Chiost
Sherman Park
Missing Girls Move Toward Chicago in Flight From Harmony
Ellen, an eighteen year old in central Ohio, runs away from her fiancé Tom seeking freedom and a fresh start in Chicago after a quarrel and family tensions. She packs quickly, heads to the bus station, and boards toward an uncertain future amid a town full of gossip.
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Ellen
Tom
Ohio City
Helen
Detroit
Chicago
Romance of Grand Crossing A Chicago rail town’s rise
Walter C. Cohen recounts the Grand Crossing rail intersection fueling Chicago’s growth. Despite deadly crashes in 1883 and fierce company rivalries, citizens forged a distinct community later renamed Grand Crossing. Andrew Metzger proclaims the area thriving with clean streets, good homes, and ample recreation, attracting young couples to settle.
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Walter C. Cohen
Grand Crossing
Wich
Chicago
75Th St
South
Paul Cornnell
Cornell Watch
New Namie
Cornell
Andrew GC Metzger
Grand Crossing- Chatham
Doctors Hold Hobby Show In Jackson Park Hospital
Doctors at Jackson Park Hospital host the second annual hobby show in the assembly room at 7531 Stony Island. Five physicians display works from watercolors pen and ink and pastels reflecting landscapes nature and studious technique. Dr Cox’s landscapes and nature studies highlight a star piece titled The Agony and Pain in His Life.
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Jackson Park Hospital
G. Marchmont-Robinson
Alice Snedaker
Ridgeland Ave
Ruth Kartzke
117Th St
Wuuuwpel
Stony Island
W Hilton
Evereth
WH H Cox
East End Ave
Cox
Christ
di Cox
George W Webster Jr Woodlawn Business Mens leader
Biography of George W Webster Jr born February 15 1886 in Chicago. He serves as president of the Woodlawn Business Mens association for two terms and built Eldorado Fuel company with prior work at J K B Deering Coal and Mining. He advocates projects to develop Woodlawn including street resurfacing and extended transit. His daughters Helen Carr and James Adams and son George A Webster are mentioned along with civic roles. He holds Masonic and other local organization memberships.
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George W. Webster, Jr
Woodlawn Business Mens Association
Chicago
Frances Willard
Old South Division
Wendell Philips
J KB Deering Coal and Mining Company
George
Helen Carr
James Adams
George A. Webster
de la Salle Institute
Webster
Woodlawn
63Rd St
Stony Toland Ave
Cottage Grove Ave
63Rd 1St Merchants
South Park
79Th Sf
South Chicago
Hyde Park High School
Loop
Park Manor Lodge
Park Manor
CES
Chicago Coal Merchants’ Association
Woodlawn Dollar Day Promises Big Shopping Event
Crowds are expected for Woodlawn Dollar Day on April 15 as merchants prepare the largest sale in the area. The Woodlawn Business Mens association sponsors the event with cooperation from merchants on E 63rd Street offering hundreds of rock bottom priced items including clothing and household goods.
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Woodlawn
Woodlawns
E. 68Rd St
Woodlawn Business Mens Association
Walton League Proposes Park Recreation Center
The Woodlawn chapter of the Izaak Walton League proposes enclosing the pavilion at Jackson Park Bud Sanctuary to create a community recreation center. The plan aims to support nature study and activities for Boy and Girl Scouts and adult groups. Endorsing groups include Associated Clubs of Woodlawn and Woodlawn Women's clubs, with action expected in weeks.
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Jackson Park
Woodlawn
Izaak Walton League
Beverly Kis Women's Club
East 63Rd St Comnen
Midway F Property Owners
Public hearing on parking curb for Southeast Chicago district
Civic and business leaders urged widening of 67th to 75th streets as a remedy. Park District president Robert J Dunham said funds are unavailable now. A proposal to close curb parking in that corridor was discussed with Southeast community representatives present.
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Southseast
Chicago Park District
Diesdavy
No peddler signs to cover Woodlawn streets
Woodlawn will install no peddler signs south of 63rd street after Alderman John F Healy and Leo T Heid of the Woodlawn Property Owners league confirmed receipt of the authorization. Earlier signs north of 63rd street exist but funding stalled full coverage. City officials, including Ald James J Cusack, supported ordinances to remove street peddlers and expand warnings.
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Woodlawn
63Rd St
Leo T Heid
Property Owners’ League
Artfor
Ald
John F Healy
63D St
Alga
Property Owners League
Woodlawn Business Mews Association
Heid
Healy
James J Cusack
Man Convicted of $50,000 Mail Fraud Sentenced to Leavenworth
Emmanuel Stern, 7052 Oglesby Ave, nicknamed a confidence man, received 16 months in Leavenworth for a $50,000 mail fraud after a seven year scheme. Investigators say he posed as a firm with strong credit, ordered goods from New York concerns, and kept shipments for himself, avoiding violence. Warrants were issued after complaints surfaced in 1930 and renewed last November leading to his arrest by Deputy U.S. Marshals Joseph Tobin and Joseph Komatch at his home.
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Emmanuel L. Stern
Oglesby Ave
Stern
Wiliam H Holly
U. S. District Court
Leavenworth
Kaw
Fim
Chicago
New York
Joseph Tobin
Joseph Komatch
Street Massacre Claims Two Southeast Residents
Two Southeast residents died in separate automobile accidents in the past week. John C Kelly 8158 Ellis 43 was killed when struck. Edwin Crook 13527 E 66th St 68 was fatally injured in a crash near Washington Park. Coroners ruled both accidental deaths.
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Ween
John C Kelly
Ellis
Edwin Crook
Pill
Kelly
Wesley Gaver
Woodlawn
St Francis de Paula
Elisave
Holy Sepulchre
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Charles Mauer
E. 73Rd St
Charles Johnson
Greenwood Ave
Charles Harper
59Th St
E. 63Rd St
George Burke
Grace ‘Knox
Archie Weitzman
Jefferyave
Marcia Martin
Woodlawn Lions Club
Hotel Hayes
Andrew C. Metzger
Chamber of Commerce
Lands Grand
Crossing
Civic Spirit
By Wallace C. Mitchell
Geoorge W. Webster
The
Woodlawn Business Men's Association
Walton League
George W Webster J
Leo Heid
Woodlawn Property Owner's League
Frank J Stanley
Southeastern Bouevard Association
Peter Foote
Southeastern Boulevard Association
Emanuel Stern
William H. Holly
U. S
Pevenidt
Ehizrabeth Leonain
Neal
Joseph
Annamee
Mi Crodd
Contol
Washington Park
Oakwood Cemetery
Isael
Harold
Fred
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