Slayer of Pullman Woman Kills Self in Suspected Crime
John Beehms age 43 of 10714 Langley Ave was found dead July 12 after being run down by a train at 117th Street. He had been sought as the alleged killer of Martha Ellis at 10426 Erickson Ave, whose throat was cut and body found recently. Police traced Beehms as a suspect in the Pullman murder. The inquest labeled death as self-inflicted. evidence linked him to Ellis's death and flight from justice.
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John Beehms
Langleyav
Rock Island
117Th Street
Lackore
Beehms
Martha Ellis
Erickson Ave
Pullman
Morgan Park Improvement Association Seeks Local Upgrades
The Morgan Park Improvement Association met July 14 at Kiskaddon Realty Office. The weed cutting committee reports weeds on vacant lots and the baseball diamond will be mowed. Efforts to pave 115th Street from Longwood Drive to Western Ave proceed. A new Morgan Park Law Enforcement League was formed and paid a $1 membership. Tickets were issued for parking machines away from the curb and driving on the wrong side of the street. A Rock Island gateman at Suburban crossing slept last Saturday. a deaf girl narrowly avoided a collision and officials were notified. A vacant lot at 111th and Hoyne is full of cans and rubbish. residents want cleanup. Baseball on high school diamonds on Sundays drew protests. A Morgan Park High School commencement at Englewood faced opposition due to available Morgan Park auditoriums. Ralph Orwig family, 9633 Van derpoel Ave., are in Lafayette, Ind.
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Longwood Drive
Western Ave
H.L. Wetherell
Morgan Park Law Enforcement League
Rock Island
Suburban Crossing
111Th St
Hoyne Ave
Washington Heights Sunday School Picnic at Fernwood Park
Washington Heights Sunday School hosts its annual picnic at Fernwood Park on Saturday July 19 1924. Committees arrange games contests and prizes with ice cream and lemonade. Members and friends are invited to meet at Washington Heights M E church and walk to the park for a noonday dinner.
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Washington Heights
Fernwood Park
Washington Heights M. BE
Racine Avenue
West 104Th Place
West 104Th Street
Benefit for Oak Haven by Washington Heights club
The Washington Heights Woman's club hosts a banco party and apron sale on Mrs. Frank Sweger's lawn at 10000 Beverly Ave on July 19 to raise funds for Oak Haven Old People's home. The group plans a generous contribution to the home’s treasury.
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Washington Heights
Ex-Governor Hooper’s daughter weds in Chicago
Miss Anna B. Hooper, 21, daughter of former Tennessee Governor Ben W. Hooper, married William Stokely of Newport Tennessee at Hyde Park Baptist Church Chicago. The wedding surprised friends, not a runaway match, with a brief ceremony led by Rev. C. W. Gilkey. The couple began their private honeymoon at Lake Geneva Wisconsin.
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Anna B. Hooper
111Th Street
William Stokely
Newport
Tenn
Ben W. Hooper
Tennessee
United States Ra Lroad Labor Board
Chicago
Stokely
South
Hooper
Mr. Hooper
Hyde Park Baptist Church
C. W. Gilkey
Charles G. Dawes
Wooper
Lake Geneva
Wis
Locals Win Twilight Game 2 to 1 Over P. J. Ryan Boosters
Morgan Park baseball team won their first twilight game 2 to 1 last night defeating the P. J. Ryan Boosters in a seven inning contest.
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Morgan Park
P. J. Ryan Boosters
Spurlings Mark 59th Anniversary in Chicago Home
Mr. and Mrs. John K Spurling aged 81 and 79 celebrated their fifty-ninth wedding anniversary yesterday at their home on Ould South Wood street. They wed in Rock ton NL on July 13 1865 and moved to Chicago for the World’s Fair, remaining residents ever since.
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John K. Spurling
Ould South Wood Street
Local Scout Heads to International Seascout Rally in Copenhagen
Southwest District will send Eagle Scout Harold Wollman from Chicago to the International Boy Scout Jamboree in Copenhagen August 10 to 20. He travels with 47 U S Scouts after training in New York, visiting London Brussels and Paris, before competition with international troops. Harold’s skills include Life Saving Knot Tying Seamanship First Aid and Signaling. John Mans also represents Chicago on the same train.
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Copenhagen
Harold Wollman
S. Ashland Ave
Seascout
Eagles
Willis Bruce McEwan
Lowe Ave
Green St. Congregational Church
Ensign Chauncy M. Briggs
Normal Parkway
S&s
Hagle
Harold
Chicago
New York Central
New York
U. S
London
Brussells
Paris
John Mans
Stock Yards
Boy Scouts
Stampeded horse disrupts street traffic and damages wagon
Old Dobbin, a horse owned by a junk dealer, bolted Monday noon at 111th and Hale Ave. It pulled a wagon along the Rock Island line, swerved onto 111th Street, dodged a street car, then collided with a Ward Baking Co. truck and fell. Onlookers tried to stop the animal as it trotted away, illustrating misjudged speed and chaos in the neighborhood.
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Ward Baking Co
Dobbin
Official Board suspends Epworth League services for Des Plaines Camp Meeting
The Fourth Quarterly Conference voted unanimously to suspend Epworth League and Evening Worship on Sunday July 20. Members are urged to meet at the church after morning worship with cars, bring dinner, and attend the 3 o'clock service at Des Plaines. Names to Wecker Brantner Murray or the minister by Saturday night.
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Fourth Quarterly Conference
Epworth League
Des Plaines
R. W. Wecker
John
Brantner
W. IL. Murray
Grain Dealer George Currier Dies in Auto Crash
George Currier 57 of 19042 S. Mar son Ave. a retired grain dealer died from injuries after his car overturned on the Dixie highway in Beverly Hills May 18. He is survived by his family and was killed in the Beverly Hills crash.
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George Currier
S. Marson Ave
Dixie Highway
Beverly Iills
Chicago Woman's Polo Club to Sponsor City Horse Show
The Chicago Woman's Polo Club plans a major horse show at Morgan Park and the Ridge on Western Ave. Promoters Miss Edith Palmer and Mrs. Schaefer seek support. Capt. Plunkett offers stable participation. Events include three and five gaited horses, novice saddle, children's class, polo and jumpers. a polo exhibition likely with Ida Scott as captain and Miss Jensen, Miss Palmer, and Miss Schaefer in the lineup.
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Chicago Woman's Polo Club
Western Ave
Chicago Woman’s Polo Club
Spur and Saddle Club
Morgan Park
Ridge
113Th Street
Western Avenue
Edith Palmer
S. Oakley
Schaefer
Alice Myles
Capt. Plunkett
Ida Scott
Miss Jensen
Miss Palmer
Miss Schaeffer
Raiders Take Booze From Mt Greenwood Raid Targets Moonshine Cache
Morgan Park clergy and citizens formed a law enforcement league to eradicate bootlegging in Mt Greenwood and surrounding areas. Forty deputy sheriffs under Otto Gneuwuch raided venues tied to the liquor ring on Tuesday night, finding around one hundred gallons of moonshine and several gallons seized at Tony Page’s home behind a hidden cache. Road houses and soft drink parlors were entered by court orders. O’Malley’s and Kelly’s at 111th and Troy were among the sites touched.
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Morgan Park
Mt Greenwood
Baptist Church
Hoffman
Otto Gneuwuch
Mr. Greenwood
Tony Page
Kelly
111Th
Troy
O’malley
Bab
Want New Furniture Here’s Your Chance
City Furniture Co at 62nd and Halsted Sts offers a trade in plan to exchange old furniture piano rugs stoves for new goods with liberal terms. The full page announcement explains the arrangement more completely.
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City Furniture Co
62Nd
Halsted Sts
Morgan Park Opens New Ball Park on Western Ave
Morgan Park inaugurates its new baseball and athletic fields at 113th and Western Ave with a spirited opening game. Manager Bruce Wilkins led Lloyd Bailey and W D Russell in a lively show as locals, business leaders, and prominent women filled the stands to support community baseball.
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Morgan Park
New Ball Park
Western Ave
J New
Bruce Wilkins
Lloyd
Bailey
Morgan Park Business Men’s Association
W. D. Russell
Mr. Russell
Babe Ruth
C P Morgan Buys Home in Beverly Hills
Carl P. Morgan editor of the Calu met Index and Morgan & Haas papers buys the Skipworth residence at 9319 Pleasant Avenue Beverly Hills. He will occupy it about the first of October. Mr Skipworth, vice president for Wilson and Company, moves to Philadelphia with his family.
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Carl P. Morgan
Calumet Index
Associated Morgan & Haas Newspapers
Skipworth
Pleasant Avenue
Beverly Hills
Mr. Skipworth
Wilson & Company
Philadelphia
Mrr. Morgan
Woodlawn
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Man
Miss Ellis
Morgan Park Business and Improvement Association
Kiskaddon Realty Office
Englewood
Ralph Orwig
Vanderpoel Ave
Lafayette
Ind
Oak Haven
Dan’s
Ethel
Harold Vollman
ISA
Hoss
World of Sports
Mt. Greenwood
C. P. Morgan
Beverly
Claire Windsor
Monterey Ave
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