One Hundred Years Ago

[Rix Gins]

The Seattle Star, January 22, 1917.

[Rix Gins]

The Chicago Day Book, January 23, 1917.

NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

Maude Wells, 40, 2352 Adams, suicide. Poison. Love affair.

Henry G. Carpenter, 4652 Beacon, committed suicide in Hotel Charlevoix, Detroit.

Police probing death of Paul A. Lebuscher, 3217 W. Madison, said to have died of pneumonia and injuries.

John Murnane, 2352 Fullerton av., fined $200 and given 30 days in the Bridewell on charges of Gertrude Twitchell, 15, 4847 Cornelia av.

Dr. Arthur McLaren sent to Chester asylum for criminal insane. Killed Dr. J. H. Weintraub, whom he said "ruined" him by operation.

Seven Bohemians, arrested for creating disturbance during parade to Franz Joseph, Sunday, fined $5 each.

Clarence J. Keysboe indicted on charge of peddling dope.

Henry Wolff, 25 N. Peoria, fined $100 and costs for selling drinks on Sunday.

Enrico Ceabano, en route to Italy, went insane at Grand Central station.

Mrs. Roberta Bautsch, 6219 Dorchester av., divorced from Antone Bautsch. Said he hit her when she went to sleep while he was talking.

Auto bandits got $48 from Joseph Nestor's grocery store, 3300 S. Union av. 

Peter O'Malley, 1155 Fulton ct, saved Peter and Mary Netoe, 3 and 4, from probable death. Snatched them from path of street car.

Anthony Ramir, Melrose, probably fatally hurt by auto at Lake st and Harlem av. Autoists didn't stop.

Wm. Bell, 635 W. 60th, hit by auto. Machine sped away.

First Deputy Westbrook's squad has begun new hunt for Jean Crones. ( https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-blogs/death-comes-for-the-archbishop/53e991f2-0f84-4b06-86af-ee652d88e18e)

G. Cooke Adams, regent of Daughters of British Empire, reported loss of three diamond rings at Allied Bazaar.

$136 stolen from box office of Orchestra hall.

Over 150 co-eds quarantined in Willed, Northwestern "U." Scarlet fever discovered.

Oak Park street lights were out last night.

Trains late because of severe storms.


CLASPS GIRL TO BOSOM AND DEFIES FEDERAL JUDGE

  Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 23. Arthur O. Braun and Elsie Hummell 19, both of Chicago, caused a scene in Fed. Judge Sessions court yesterday during the Mann act trial of the former by embracing each other before the court and refusing to obey the judge's order to "break."
  The girl saw her chance just as the jury had filed out of the room to attempt to reach a decision. She rushed to Braun's eager arms.
  "I love you, dear," she cried.
  "Yes! yes! my dearest! I know you do," he answered as he threw his arms about her and held her close to him.
  "Remove that girl," Judge Sessions shouted.
  "You can't take her away from me," shouted Braun in return. "I defy you."
  It took all a pair of husky marshals could do to separate the pair, so closely did they cling to each other while the girl wept protestations of love and the man shouted defiance to all.
"You can't kill our love by sending me to prison," said Braun as marshals shoved him to the bullpen.
Braun is charged with taking Miss Hummell from Chicago to Muskegon for immoral purposes.


CRONES STORY PEEVES CHIEF

  Chief Of Police Herman Schuettler, anarchist "expert," is said to be riled over the Jean Crones episode of the radical ball at the Second Regiment armory, Saturday night. He's sore because the newspapers beat his anarchist' squad to the tip that Crones was present, dancing with his pals.
  Schuettler pooh-poohed the story yesterday. But his sleuths are said to be alert for a chance to grab the man accused of poisoning the soup of the Mundelein banquet.


GUNMAN CAPTURED IN CHASE OVER HOUSETOPS

  Police Lieutenant McMahon of the South Clark street station had several narrow escapes from death this morning when he grappled with a desperate armed, would-be assassin on the roof of a building at 727 S. Clark st.
  In a jealous argument with Jos. Fretto, 742 S. Clark st, over his wife, Tony Cortese, a visitor at the flat of Peter Scalisce, 727 S. Clark, was shot in the hip.
  Lieut. McMahon with a squad of men was called as Fretto, the gunman, barricaded himself in a back room of the Scalisce flat. He was armed with a revolver and a shotgun.
  McMahon ran back to the room and called to Fretto to open the door. The Italian answered that he would kill the first man who entered the room. McMahon smashed the door down in answer to the threat. Then Fretto jumped to an adjoining roof, followed by the police officer. He was captured by McMahon after a perilous struggle, in which he tried to throw the lieutenant off the roof.


ANNOUNCEMENT

Jack Lait will speak on "0. Henry, His Life and Early Struggles," at Hobo College, 917 Washington blvd., Wed. eve. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry)

[Rix Gins]

The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, January 23, 1917.

COTTON FIELDS IN PAHRUMP VALLEY -  SHOUP-DOCKWEILER CO. WILL PLANT HIGH PRICED CROP IN PAHRUMP VALLEY

  Cotton growing on an extensive scale is to be introduced into Nevada this spring when the Pahrump valley company, owned in part by Paul Shoup, president of the Pacific Electric railway, Los Angeles, and Isidore Dockweiler, attorney, seed 200 acres of the fluffy crop, says the Clark County Review.
  Frank Buol, farmer of the Pahrump, brought the news of the new crop to Las Vegas this week.
  The Pahrump valley, which is the other side of the two mile high Charleston peak, and just a few miles west of the Clark county line, promises to be as big a farming community as Las Vegas valley. Artesian wells have been secured, although not in such volume of water as around Las Vegas, the largest well being under 50 inches, according to Buol.
  The Parhrump ranch has been farmed for many years, but has been allowed to drift more or less with no strict management for money making purposes. The announcement of the cotton culture indicates that the Shoup-Dockweiler company plans to make the ranch a better paying proposition.
  While cotton has been grown in Las Vegas valley and it makes a fine growth, none has been planted on a commercial scale. Many samples of cotton grown have been brought to the local chamber of commerce at various times.
  With cotton at 20 cents and the southern growers reaping huge profits from the high prices, the cotton crops should be profitable, and it is probably this fact that has influenced the Pahrump people to plant the new crop.


THAWING OF PIPES TO START TODAY
 
The water company will begin systematic thawing tomorrow morning to avoid the danger of freezing up the entire service. During the extreme cold weather nothing could be done owing to the fact that so many service pipes are within a short distance of the surface and nothing could prevent them from freezing, As an illustration it is stated that yesterday the company thawed out 23 service pipes and before night sixteen of them were frozen up hard and fast. In attempting to accommodate householders on upper Brougher avenue yesterday by thawing a main, the sudden pressure broke a pipe near Knights of Columbus hall and delayed repairs for an indefinite period.



ADVERT

Try hot clams. They go fine at the Liquor Co.


HORSES TOOK TUMBLE FOR ONE THOUSAND FEET

  A team and wagon loaded with parcel post mail tumbled over the Crippen grade Saturday afternoon near Jarbidge and dashed to destruction down an almost perpendicular precipice to the bottom, 1000 feet below. The driver and owner, H. P. Craig, jumped in time to escape, while the front team succeeded in getting a toe-hold and broke loose from the wagon. It is estimated here that the team was worth about $600. Many of the parcel post articles will be recovered. Elko Free Press.

UNACCUSTOMED LUXURY

  A miner, Adoiph Redlund, came into Las Vegas one day last week, and the first thing he did was to go to the barber shop and take a batb. But it was too much for his constitution and he died in the tub. The coroner's Jury decided that he had a weak heart, but in spite of that, the other miners have decided not to take a bath until next spring opens.

[Rix Gins]

The Seattle Star, January 23, 1917.

[Ciardelo]

I keep reading about "sent to Bridewell" and it made me curious. I found this page about it:

"However, offenders who were arrested in Chicago for less serious crimes, like public drunkenness, fighting, and disturbing the peace, were not held at the county’s jail. Instead, the City of Chicago was responsible for detaining them at the city “Bridewell”, (an old English word for a jail used to house inmates on a short term basis). Built in 1852 at Polk and Wells Streets, the Bridewell was located near what was then the city’s vice district. Inmates were rarely held there for more than several weeks."

Cook County Jail History

[Ciardelo]

The Chicago Day Book, January 23, 1917.

NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO
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First Deputy Westbrook's squad has begun new hunt for Jean Crones. ( https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-blogs/death-comes-for-the-archbishop/53e991f2-0f84-4b06-86af-ee652d88e18e)
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CRONES STORY PEEVES CHIEF

  Chief Of Police Herman Schuettler, anarchist "expert," is said to be riled over the Jean Crones episode of the radical ball at the Second Regiment armory, Saturday night. He's sore because the newspapers beat his anarchist' squad to the tip that Crones was present, dancing with his pals.
  Schuettler pooh-poohed the story yesterday. But his sleuths are said to be alert for a chance to grab the man accused of poisoning the soup of the Mundelein banquet.

Interesting! Even back then, claims of the government's "scheme to frame radicals." 

[Rix Gins]

I keep reading about "sent to Bridewell" and it made me curious. I found this page about it:

"However, offenders who were arrested in Chicago for less serious crimes, like public drunkenness, fighting, and disturbing the peace, were not held at the county’s jail. Instead, the City of Chicago was responsible for detaining them at the city “Bridewell”, (an old English word for a jail used to house inmates on a short term basis). Built in 1852 at Polk and Wells Streets, the Bridewell was located near what was then the city’s vice district. Inmates were rarely held there for more than several weeks."

Cook County Jail History

Thanks.  I had been thinking that it was a mental asylum.  Dark, dank and situated somewhere out in the countryside.

[albrecht]

The Chicago Day Book, January 23, 1917.


First Deputy Westbrook's squad has begun new hunt for Jean Crones. ( https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-blogs/death-comes-for-the-archbishop/53e991f2-0f84-4b06-86af-ee652d88e18e)




ANNOUNCEMENT

Jack Lait will speak on "0. Henry, His Life and Early Struggles," at Hobo College, 917 Washington blvd., Wed. eve. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry)

The anarchist plot was interesting I've heard of that before, I guess never officially solved but the perp was a disciple of infamous anarchist Luigi Galleani.

We have a fun, sometimes gut-rending one though with lame puns, contest yearly in honor of former resident O Henry at his old house.
The O'Henry Pun-Off.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry_Pun-Off

[Rix Gins]

The anarchist plot was interesting I've heard of that before, I guess never officially solved but the perp was a disciple of infamous anarchist Luigi Galleani.

We have a fun, sometimes gut-rending one though with lame puns, contest yearly in honor of former resident O Henry at his old house.
The O'Henry Pun-Off.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry_Pun-Off

I read that Crones wrote a book on how to assemble bombs, but that he left out some important details, causing some that were assembling them to blow themselves up. 

The Pun-Off sounds way fun.  Pretty cool that they have it inside his house.

[Rix Gins]

The Chicago Day Book, January 24, 1917.

NEWS OF THE DAY, CONCERNING CHICAGO

Con men got $700 from Martin Svarney, 1936 Jefferson.

City Prosecutor Miller filed suit against Henry Krug of Krug Coal & Building Supply Co., charging short weight in coal deliveries.

Several firms filed complaints of overcharge against Commonwealth Edison Co. 

Fifteen members of Chicago Switchboard Manufacturers' ass'n and four union business agents on trial before Federal Judge Humphrey. Charged with violating Sherman anti-trust act.

Bessie Reynolds, 1525 E. 65th, who says she is university graduate, arrested on charge of taking gold watch from Bessie Vradish, Oak Park.

John H. Gieben, contractor, 3511 Melrose, begged judge to send him to Bridewell when wife had him arrested for non-support 27th time. Case continued.

American Ambulance Corps of France to open Chicago office to select 40 recruits.

Sherman Baker, negro, hit by bowling pin in quarrel with another negro. Skull fractured. Assailant fled.

Students at Northwestern law school will be dismissed for failure in more than one study.

W. H. Herse, conductor, 4712 Bella Plaine av., killed in street car crash.

Anti-Cruelty society installed machine to electrocute stray cats and dogs.

Rob Roy Ricketts, art dealer, to undergo sanity test tomorrow.

Three hurt by falls on icy side walks. 

Would be hold-up men frightened away by employees of Casey-Hudson Co., 226 W. Ontario.

Fire attacked Douglas Storage, Van and Express Co., 4043 W. 12th; $25,000 damage. Seven auto trucks destroyed. 

$100,000 damage caused by fire at Valentine-Staver Co., furniture manufacturers, 1721-41 Sedgwick.

[Rix Gins]

The Seattle Star, January 24, 1917.

[Ciardelo]

"Rob Roy Ricketts, art dealer, to undergo sanity test tomorrow"

Dammit but I think these get better day-by-day, Rix!

[Rix Gins]

"Rob Roy Ricketts, art dealer, to undergo sanity test tomorrow"

Dammit but I think these get better day-by-day, Rix!

Good!  I looked up Mr. Ricketts and all I got was a clipping from an earlier, 1915 Day Book.  His wife was granted a divorce.  Big surprise, huh?

[albrecht]

There is a big movement here to become a "no kill city" and the shelter(s) cost millions and way over-budget, so this one got a laugh out of me:

"Anti-Cruelty society installed machine to electrocute stray cats and dogs."

[Rix Gins]

The Chicago Day Book, January 25, 1917.

NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

Burglars got $300 worth of jewelry and silver plate from three flats at 1626 Fargo av. 

Stephan Hugar, 2021 W. Erie, probably fatally hurt by auto truck owned by Stranach & Blaha. Emil Ewald, driver, held by police.

Harry Jones, negro, killed by coal car.

E.W. Cissna, switchman, killed by train.

Clarence Smith, bridge tender, hit by train. Dead.

John Andrews, 2421 21st pl., killed in revolving belt at Western Felt Co., 4115 Ogden av.

Mary Boyden Lindsay, for 22 years librarian of city of Evanston, died after fall from third-story window.

Tony Vigmolo, 419 N. Peoria, suicide. Gun. Broke.

Edw. C. Woods, counsel for Rob Roy Ricketts, says his client is sane, but sick.

Robert J. Frost sentenced to 18 months in prison for robbing mail boxes.

Jury in Judge Smith's court sustained will of late Henry L. Hughes, who died June 18, leaving bulk of $500,p00 estate to widow. Two children cut off with $2,500 each.

John M. Gebien, 3511 Melrose, placed on probation after being arrested 27th time on charge of non support of wife.

Jack Hall, driver Krug Coal Co., who said he delivered short weight coal on instruction of boss, now declares that statement false, according to counsel for company.

Rudolph A. Stokes, 3912 N. Kildare av., water pipe extension dep't employee, said to have confessed that he and Wm. A. Dunn, foreman, sold hundreds of dollars worth of brass belonging to city to Samuel Jaffe.

Skull dug up by plumbers at work at 1139 Wells. Police investigating.

Two negro holdup men beat Samuel Siegler, 105 W. 45th, into insensibility. 

John Hultman, 3249 S. Canal, held up. Negroes. Gold watch.

Verole Miller, Evanston, held up by negroes. 

Gypsy fortune tellers robbed home of Mrs. Elsie Meyers, 531 Fullerton av., of $150 in clothing and jewelry.

Hop Wing, servant, and $400 worth of clothing, jewelry of C. Russ Dashiell, 651 Buena av., disappeared simultaneously.

Elsa Hummell, who figured in Albert Braun Mann act case, says she will become nurse.

Sheriff Traeger raided 17 saloons in Argo and Summit. After gambling evidence. Found none.

Mrs. L. Riche, 405 S. Carpenter, fell on icy sidewalk. Arm broken.

"Fighting Seventh," Illinois infantry, home tomorrow. Reception at Cohan's Grand opera house.

Robert W. Stevens, musical director Univ. of Chicago, says there is "good jazz band" music in Wagner, Brahms and Liszt.

Two hundred flats in district bounded by Commonwealth av., Fullerton av., Orchard st. and Menominee av. in darkness last evening when induction coil box of lighting system blew out

Louis Bass, youth sought for murder of John Mahoney in fight over girl, caught.

Madge Bartlett, Ada Clark, W. J. McCullough, 4739 N. Hermitage, av., and Benj. Rose, Hotel Sherman, arrested in raid on alleged disorderly flat at 127 E. Ontario.

Ten people driven to street when fire attacked home of Andrew McNichols, 333 S. Loomis.

Eugene Zimmerman, crazed with pain, kicked over oil stove in office of Dr. Wm. Blanchard, 948 Centenary. Fire  and explosion followed.

Mrs. Grace Brooks, Mrs. Edna Fickey and Mrs. Neva S. Rose topped list for Evanstown movie censors. Three to be appointed.

$10,000 pearl necklace, big share sale feature of Allied Bazaar, won by Chas. G. Moore, mgr. of Hotel Windermere, 1614 E. 56th. Spent about $100 on shares. 

Mme. Alice Grugnot, 720 Sheridan road, former head of French dep't, Francis W. Parker high school, caught cold while attending Allied Bazaar. Died of pneumonia.


ELGIN WATCH WORKS SCENE OF TYPHOID EPIDEMIC

  Twenty dead; 100 seriously ill Such is the toll of typhoid fever among the employees of the Elgin Watch Co., Elgin, Ill. The infection of typhoid broke out late last fall. It spread from employee to employee until more than 100 were ill.
  An artesian well is blamed. The well is deep and of good flow, according to the company, and, it seems, should surely be pure.
  A story is told by employees of the watch company of a prevalence of rats, especially near the mouth of the well. This has not yet been investigated, but it is thought by some that the waters of the well may have been infected by the rats.
  The company is not attempting to hide the illness and deaths among its workers. It would be no use. All the little city of Elgin is talking about is the terrible toll death has collected from among the watch workers.
  Peter J. Angsten of the State Industrial Board will go to Elgin Saturday and hold a public hearing in the court house at which it is expected some startling facts regarding the water supply at the watch works may be revealed. 
  The company itself asked for the hearing, which is primarily for the purpose of setting the amount of awards which the survivors of the dead and the families of the ill will receive.
  The state law provides what amounts shall be paid in case of illness or death. Criticism of the law has often been made on the ground that the amounts awarded are mostly scarcely enough to cover expenses. Families of the 20 dead will receive voluntary settlement from company under workmen's compensation act totaling $50,000. Clams filed range from $1,650 to $3.50Q each. This is largest settlement ever agreed to by Corporation in this state.


OUT OF ORDINARY NEWS

Left Coat in Wrong Auto
  Vivienne R. O'Connor, 7633 Emerald av., went skating on the Midway. She asked a friend's permission to leave her coat in the friend's auto. Then Vivienne picked out the wrong auto and her coat is missing. If the owner of the auto finds the coat it can be identified by a letter addressed to the girl in one of the pockets.

Did You Find a Garter?
  Have you picked up a lady's garter worth $5? Someone did. Because Blanche Lee, a stenographer living at 6031 Jackson av., says she lost one as she got off a Cottage Grove av. streetcar at 61st St., last night. And it was a special kind of garter with little pockets and money and theater tickets and a powder puff and everything.

Wolf Loose Down Town
  A hungry wolf is at large less than a mile from the busiest corner in the world, State and Madison sts. South Park Policeman Mackin, on duty on Michigan av., heard the howl of the animal last night.
  He got assistance and a hunt was started. Several shots were fired at the animal, but it got away among the dump piles near the uncompleted Field museum at 12th st. It escaped from the Lincoln Park zoo a month ago, the police say.

Killed Baby Freed!
  Paris, Jan. 25. A Paris jury decided that it is no crime for a mother to kill a child born as a result of violation by a German soldier. Josephine Barthelemy, 20 year old orphan, killed her child at its birth. Jury freed her without leaving the courtroom, amid cheers.

Funny Story Kills Him
  Danville, III., Jan. 25. Geo. Stunkard, aged citizen of Sidell, laughed himself to death over a funny story.

Guards Must Be Polite
  New York, Jan. 25. Subway guards got an awful jolt today. The management ordered them to be polite to the public. They've got to say "please," "excuse me" and "I am sorry."

They Always Were a Bother
  Cleveland, Oh., Jan. 25. Fred L. Werley took alarm clock to bed, so he could stop ring without getting up. Clock's revolving key caught collar of silk pajamas and nearly choked him.

Must Have Had Swell Clothes
  New York, Jan. 25. Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, wife of Richard Harding Davis, novelist, was sued in the supreme court for the recovery of a balance of $693.00 alleged due on a bill for gowns. She was formerly Bessie McCoy of "Three Twins" fame.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harding_Davis)


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dr. N. Krishna, Bombay, India, will lecture tonight at Norske kafe, 2738 North av., on "Science of Economics."

Prof. Albert Howe Lyber, Illinois university, will speak on "Turkey and the Great War" at City club luncheon Friday. 

[Rix Gins]

The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, January 25, 1917.

A NIGHT WI' BURNS TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF PLOWBOY POET

  The one hundred and fifty eighth anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the poet laureate of Scotland, will be observed in Tonopah this evening at Oddfellows hall with a program distinctly Scotch and intensely national in every character. The celebration is under the auspices of the clansmen of Tonopah, who gather once a year to pay their respects to the memory of the lyric composer of their native country, and there is no doubt but that the evening will present many fascinating features. The program is as follows:
Remarks Toastmaster
Dr. P. D. McLeod
Vocal solo "My Ain Folk"
Mrs. Morgan-Owen
Address "Burns"....Mr. Tom Lindsay
Vocal solo "McGregors Gathering"
Mr. Arthur Burrows
Reading "Tarn O'Shanter"
Mrs. Mary N. Brawne
Vocal solo "Laddie"
Mrs. Arthur Neth
Address "Scotland" ......
Hon. Mark R. Averill
Vocal solo "A Wee Drappie O't"
Mrs. Jos. W. Lindsay
Special "Highland Fling"
Miss C. Jones
Vocal solo "Annie Laurie"
Mrs. Morgan-Owen
General Remarks....Mr. Branch Smith
Vocal solo "Scots Wha Hae"
Mr. Arthur Burrows
Address "To A Haggis"
Mr. Jas. Currie
Vocal solo "Mary of Argyle"
Mrs. Arthur Neth
  The celebration will include a banquet at which the steaming haggis will adorn the table and many familiar dishes of the fatherland concocted under the supervision of Chef Whyte will regale the inner man. In the first place there will be Scotch scones and oatcakes and numerous other comestibles that are identified with Auld Reekie. After the speakers have completed their share in the entertainment the floor will be cleared for dancing and Young's five piece orchestra will bring back some of the good old time reels and dances that every true laddie and lassie from Caledonia's shore will enjoy.

[Rix Gins]

The Chicago Day Book, January 26, 1917.

NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

Mrs. Laura Farmer, Bellwood, freed of accessory to murder of Louis Lichtenstein. Husband held.

Horace Burke, city foreman, caught in city water pipe extension graft, ran farm at city's expense.

Rob Roy Ricketts' case in psychopathic court continued until next week.

Mrs. Veronica Bels, 1721 S. Union av., filed injunction suit to oust tenrant, Jos. Wicsicz, baker. Says he disturbs her.

Chas. Erickson killed. Train.

Wm. Nevin, 1510 W. Ohio, knocked from wagon end. Killed.

Mrs. Evan Lewis killed and Mrs. Morgan Lewis badly hurt when train hit buggy near Peotone, I11.

Frank Cavanaugh, 441 N. Halsted, drank poison by mistake. Died.

Mrs. Sadie Bolger, 33, 4118 S. Oakley av., accused of embezzling $1,000 by David Holtz, jeweler, 4738 S. Ashland av., drank poison. May die.

Lieut. H. H. Elliott, Policemen D. B. Ferris and Richard L. Shannon, all of Austin police station, have died within week.

Wm. Buhrfeind, 50, 6411 S. Lincoln, ass't foreman Daily News pressroom, died from exposure. Fell unconscious in prairie Wednesday.

Chas. Anderson, 52, 917 N. Franklin, fell on icy sidewalk Dec. 12. Died.

Fourteen people fell on slippery walks yesterday.

Small boy snatched purse of Mrs. Henry Angelo, Union hotel. $4.

Armed man got $10 from Emil Kraus, 820 Wells.

Robbers got $60 from Goldberg Furniture Co., 5936, S. Halsted.

Mabel Young, maid in home of C. J. McCoy, Oak Park, accused of taking three diamond rings. 

Grady Kinman, 4815 Sheridan rd., accused of embezzling $300 by Chas. Heublin, insurance agent.

$250 worth of jewelry stolen from home of Margaret Forsyth, 1626 Fargo av.

$300 worth of jewelry stolen from home of Misses Jeannette and Marguerite Gardiner, 4356 Drexel blvd.

$1,000 worth of jewelry stolen from home of Louis Drexler, 2110 Crystal.

$1,200 worth of jewelry stolen from home of Robert Staedler, 5829 Magnolia av.

George Vaux Bacon, newspaperman now in Europe, missing since Dec. 5. (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/invisible-ink-history-wwi/)

Olga Schaeffer, 1303 W. Chicago av., and Victor Odzesky, 1301 W. Chicago av., missing. Elopement believed.

Robt Rueping, diamond broker, who was shot by wife Tuesday, wants divorce. Says she was untrue to him.

Policeman Terrence McGrath shot and wounded Lawrence Keating, no home, whom he found sleeping in rear of The Hub.

Chas. Marundo, Evanston, whisky crazed, attacked family and then defied police for an hour before overpowered.

John Orme and Wm. Sullivan arrested on charge of trying to rob home of Wm. Scheib, 15 S. Leavitt

5,000,000 white fish and lake trout deposited in lake off Waukegan by Illinois bureau of fisheries.

Grace Lynch, 14, Evanston, bitten by dog. Animal killed later.

Chas. Jiamondon, Jr., son of manufacturer killed on Lusitania, appointed ass't state's att'y.

Geo. Irons, 5700 Railroad av., who lost eye in accident on Chicago & Milwaukee electric line, awarded $65 a month for life.


JUVENILE COURT TAKES CHILD - MOTHER KILLS SELF

  Tragedy followed in the wake of the juvenile court officers today when Mrs. Hester Crichlow, 3250 Prairie av. shot and killed herself after juvenile officers had snatched from her arms her daughter, Pauline, 14. Mrs. Crichlow was a divorcee. The juvenile court took the girl after Mrs. Crichlow, also known as "Presslow," another woman and two "prominent business men" were caught in a raid on a Grand boulevard house. The daughter was there at the time. Mrs. Crichlow formerly was a manicurist at the Strafford hotel. Notoriety from that raid led to her discharge. The men were never forced to reveal their true identity.


MAN DIES AFTER SCUFFLE - A MYSTERY CASE

  Bruno T. Bitterman, dye salesman, 2531 Abbott ct, died this morning in somewhat of a mystery case. Thursday afternoon he had an argument with F. J. Moran, 748 Clark, and M. A. Walker, 45 E. 55th, in Heinly's restaurant and saloon.
  Bitterman called Officer Cassidy, whom he told that he had been beaten and robbed of $3. The three were taken to the station. Released on $25 cash bonds when the two men said it was a friendly scuffle.
  After complaining of a pain in his right side and of failure to open his right eye, Bitterman died at 6 a. m. today. He leaves a wife and two children. Police will question the other two men.

[Rix Gins]

From the January 26, 1917 Tonopah Daily Bonanza.  An account of last night's Burns anniversary.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86076142/1917-01-26/ed-1/seq-3/

[Rix Gins]

The Tacoma Times, January 26, 1917.

[Rix Gins]

The Seattle Star, January 26, 1917.

[Rix Gins]

The Chicago Day Book, January 27, 1917.

CHICAGO BRIEFS

Gottlieb Hummell, 845 Wolfram, and Frank Meier, 4246 N. Winchester, had scrap at Fifth and Water. Hummell arrested on charge of assault.

Alvernice Howell, colored waiter, stabbed J. A. Barnes, another negro, to death in fight at Panama Cafe, 35th and State sts. Pleaded self defense.

Bathan B. Marriott, 3325 Eastwood av., mgr. of Union Match Co., arrested on complaint of that firm. Larceny and embezzlement charged.

Wm. A. Cawley, mgr. American Sanitary Works, wants divorce. Said wife left him in 1910.

Chicago's first unit of 20 men for service in French Red Cross will leave for Europe Feb. 3.

Twenty two hurt by falls on icy sidewalks.

Mrs. Lewis Lauerr 39 E. Schiller st; Mrs. Bertha Macomber, Des Moines, and Mrs. Stewart Hodges, 61 Bellevue pL, hurt when taxi struck safety isle post at Division and Lake Shore drive. 

R. W. Boedeker, 26, 6021 Calumet av , was killed by a west bound Van Buren street car at La Salle street this morning, Mr.  Boedeker was married.

Harold Watts, son of Geo. B. Watts, mgr. of Huntley Dairy Co., and Dorothy Mitchell killed when touring car plunged down 15 foot embankment in Elgin.

Chas. Olson, 16, and two other boys arrested on charge of taking autos in which to take girls riding.

Mrs. Robb Roy Ricketts withdrew petition for husband's sanity test

Hugh Barnhart, convict at Joliet, escaped yesterday.

Small fire in Hearst bldg. Started in locker room of Chas. Wentworth's restaurant. Small damage.

Seven families driven to street by fire at 729 W: 18th. $8,000 loss.



SWIPE SWELL GOWNS

  A lot of folks on the North Side, those who can afford gowns,(not merely-dresses) are going to be shy on wearing apparel tonight. $2,000 worth of classy gowns were swiped with an auto belonging to the North Side Cleaning and Dyeing Co., 5427 Broadway, today. The driver, John Hyman, was making a delivery when somebody drove the machine away.


ACTED QUEER ARRESTED

  Dom Allen arrested in back of the Boston Store. Was acting queerly. Copper Harry Cooper feared he might do some damage. Had been in asylum.


GRAB $1,800 SWIFT PAYROLL

  Paymaster Fred Hoist, for Swift & . Co., was robbed of a payroll of $1,800 this morning. He was on his way from the main office to the sheep house. At Exchange av. and Racine two men in a Ford chugged up. One grabbed the pay satchel. The Day Book reporter reported that one man fled with the satchel under his arm and other fled with the Ford under his wing.


FIRE WIPES OUT PITTSBURGH - BUSINESS BLOCK STILL BURNING

  Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 27. This city experienced one of the most disastrous fires in recent years today when eastern half of downtown business block, bounded by Fifth av., Wood, Diamond and Smithfield sts. was totally destroyed.
  At 9 o'clock the blaze had eaten into rear of shops in western section, fronting on Wood st., and entire downtown fire fighting apparatus, with exception of the reserve, was battling to hold it under control
  The loss at Jhat time was conservatively estimated at from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000.
  Five were reported injured none seriously.
  More than 4,000 were thrown out of work by the fire. Half of these were shop girls.
  Hose broke frequently and deluged spectators crowding the ropes.


"MAMMY" JACKSON AND HER "LIL CHILE" DISAPPEAR

  The love of "Mammy" Jackson for Marjorie Delbridge was stronger than her fear of the law, for last night the old colored woman spirited "her chile" from the home of Mrs. Louis Brock at 6826 Cornell av. The police are looking for the pair.
  "Mammy" first got the child when her mother died after she had given Marjorie over to the negro woman during her life. Later Mrs. Jackson, moved to Chicago and lived at 3226 Calumet av.
  Here Marjorie lived in happiness  until the juvenile court heard that she was under the negress' guardianship. Then it stepped in and after a stiff legal skirmish, took Marjorie away and awarded her to Mrs. Brock, who promised a good home.
  But "Mammy" Jackson was allowed to visit the Brock home. So last night she spent the evening with Marjorie. When it came time for her to go, Marjorie walked down to the door with her and didn't come back. Neighbors told the police that a big black auto was waiting in front of the Brock home all evening.
  The police think the car was furnished by wealthy sympathizers with Mrs. Jackson.
  "Mammy" Jackson was found at her Calumet av home today, sick in bed from worry, she said, over the mysterious disappearance of little Marjorie Jackson. Marjorie was not with her. "Mammy" does not know where the little girl is, she says.



ANNOUNCEMENTS

Performance and ball of Russian Br. S. P. tonight, West Side auditorium, Taylor and Racine. "God, Man and the Devil," by J. Gordon. Benefit of the headquarters and library.

Public invited to lecture at Liberty hall, 2941 Indiana av., Sat night, given by Chas. Halmon, organizer for Farmers' National Co-operative ass'n. Subject, "Co-operation."

Harold Marshall, Boston, will speak at North Side People's Forum, Lane Tech high school on "Can We Save Our Civilization?" Tonight.

South Side Peoples Forum meets Sun., 4 p. m., Oakwood blvd. and Langley av. Harold Marshall of Boston speaks on "Can We Save Our Civilization." Questions from the floor. Free.

West Side People's Forum, Sun., 7:45 p. m. Harold Marshall of Boston speaks on "Can We Save Our Civilization." Questions from the floor. Free.

Theosophical ass'n meets Sun., 3:30 p. m., Besant hall, 116 S. Michigan av. Francis G. Hanchett speaks on "Helping the World."

League of Humanity meets Sun,, 8 p. m., Colonial hall, 20 Randolph. Daniel H. Wallace speaks on his experiences while fighting in the trenches of Europe.

Universalist Church of the Redeemer, Robey and Warren av., Sun., 10:45. Harold Marshall of Boston speaks on "Universal Mobilization."

Jack London memorial meeting at K. of P. hall, 11037 Michigan av., Sun., 8 p. m. Speaker, Arthur M. Lewis.

C. W. Farr an illustrated talk. "Is Birth Control Immoral?" subject of open debate and discussion in hall 210, Masonic Temple. auspices International New Thought Fellowship, Sun. eve., Leslie Wahl conducting services.

Economic Forum, 20 W. Randolph st, Sunday, 8 p. m. Lecture, "Birth Control or Fewer and Happier Children," by Lucy E. Parsons.

W. F. McGee, former Roman Catholic clergyman, will lecture in Corinthian hall, Masonic Temple, Sun., 11:15 a. m. on "Why Catholic Church Opposes Birth Control."

[Rix Gins]

The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, January 27, 1917.

CURED FRACTURED LEG OF HIS DOG

  William S. Brydcn is going to apply for a license as a veterinary surgeon owing to his great success with a dog that formerly belonged to Andy Service. This dog is named Bob, which has nothing to do with the story except to identify the animal. But one day in running out he got under the wheels of an auto and fractured both hind legs. Mr. Bryden doctored the pup and adjusted a combination of splints to retain the shape of the fractured limbs and did so well that the animal is now milling around with nothing worse than a stiffness in the limbs.


BROKERS AND BANKERS DUE FOR HARD KNOCKS ON ALLEYS

  The bankers and brokers have signed up for a game of ten pins in the Sorensen alleys for 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The well known antagonism between the representatives of these two classes cannot be enlarged upon, but the feeling is demonstrated by a banker who phoned his wife today for permission to appear in the contest and received the warm rejoinder: "No, you will never stoop to playing with that class of men." Of course, that settled it. Nevertheless the game will be pulled off and the banker in question will occupy a reserved seat as a looker-on.

[Ciardelo]

"MAMMY" JACKSON AND HER "LIL CHILE" DISAPPEAR

Intriguing story, quite the mystery... 

[albrecht]

The Chicago Day Book, January 26, 1917.

NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO


George Vaux Bacon, newspaperman now in Europe, missing since Dec. 5. (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/invisible-ink-history-wwi/)
JUVENILE COURT TAKES CHILD - MOTHER KILLS SELF

  Tragedy followed in the wake of the juvenile court officers today when Mrs. Hester Crichlow, 3250 Prairie av. shot and killed herself after juvenile officers had snatched from her arms her daughter, Pauline, 14. Mrs. Crichlow was a divorcee. The juvenile court took the girl after Mrs. Crichlow, also known as "Presslow," another woman and two "prominent business men" were caught in a raid on a Grand boulevard house. The daughter was there at the time. Mrs. Crichlow formerly was a manicurist at the Strafford hotel. Notoriety from that raid led to her discharge. The men were never forced to reveal their true identity.

I immediately thought of "The Invisible Man"- did Bacon take his experiments with invisibility too far?

More salacious details and identity of the "prominent business men" on the latter? For a friend.

[albrecht]

The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, January 27, 1917.

CURED FRACTURED LEG OF HIS DOG

  William S. Brydcn is going to apply for a license as a veterinary surgeon owing to his great success with a dog that formerly belonged to Andy Service. This dog is named Bob, which has nothing to do with the story except to identify the animal. But one day in running out he got under the wheels of an auto and fractured both hind legs. Mr. Bryden doctored the pup and adjusted a combination of splints to retain the shape of the fractured limbs and did so well that the animal is now milling around with nothing worse than a stiffness in the limbs.


BROKERS AND BANKERS DUE FOR HARD KNOCKS ON ALLEYS

  The bankers and brokers have signed up for a game of ten pins in the Sorensen alleys for 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The well known antagonism between the representatives of these two classes cannot be enlarged upon, but the feeling is demonstrated by a banker who phoned his wife today for permission to appear in the contest and received the warm rejoinder: "No, you will never stoop to playing with that class of men." Of course, that settled it. Nevertheless the game will be pulled off and the banker in question will occupy a reserved seat as a looker-on.

I love these writers. I hope Bob healed fully and Bill got his license to be a vet.

Ah, the days in which there was a separation between speculation and investment and savings and loaning. Perhaps the wife will be mentioned if they decide to bring back a "Glass-Steagall" type of law?

[Rix Gins]

The Chicago Day Book, January 29, 1917.

NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

Today is "Carnation Day," in honor of late Pres. McKinley.

Sixty guests of Hotel Lyons, Clark and Lake, routed when fire broke out in basement.

Small fire in Tuhl-Webb Coffee Co., 626 W. Randolph, caused panic among 300 employees early today, little damage.

Louis Brown, negro butler, and $500 worth of jewels disappeared from home of Mrs. Katherine Sherwin, 4555 Ellis av.

Morris Edelson, 55 E. 29th, chased negro butler from house. $13 gone.

Le Roy Kendrick, 13, 3031 Sheffield av., stabbed and wounded Thos. Jones, negro, stepfather, then latter attacked mother.

Mrs. Michael Klem, 1850 W. Erie, turned on gas and killed baby, 18 months. Ill health. Husband discovered bodies.

Mrs. Carl Schneider, 40, 710 Aldine av., found dead. Gas.

Mrs. Clara Steinhaus, 37, killed self by inhaling gas in home of parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Pfeiffer, 1739 Oakdale av.

Jos. Konopka, boarder at home of Jacob Jrzuurl, 4319 S. Honore.shot and killed himself accidentally while showing rifle to wedding guests.

Walter Wild, 1435 Sherwin av., drowned while skating on lake, mile off Calvary cemetery.

Raymond S. Haverbier, 2621 W. 35th pl., switchman, killed by train.

Jesse Thorpe, 38, 6635 Broadway, hurt by auto Friday, died. C. D. Fall, 4247 Indiana av., arrested. Henry A. Ryan sought.

Loretta Galliso, 358 Mather, tried suicide by leap into river. Pulled out by police.

Roberto Minto, who once tried suicide in Hotel Sheridan, back at psychopathic hospital again.

Milliners say they may use pig bristles as substitutes for aigrettes when sale of latter become illegal Feb. 1.

Mrs. Oglena Bailey, 1909 W. Lake, and Jos. Bernstein, 1035 Blue Island av., hurt when two Madison st. cars collided at Franklin st

Mary Linn, 70, 1546 Dixon, and Cass Williamson, 6852 Harper av., hurt by falls on icy sidewalks.

Chicago police hunting for bandit who bound and gagged C. H. Hill, ticket agent at Joliet Union station, and escaped with $500.

Three auto bandits got $225 in cash and stock of codine phosphate, postage stamps, two cameras, 50 boxes of cigarettes and chewing gum from Walter Johl, druggist, 4601 N. Clark.

Safe blowers overpowered John Karskin, 2119 Fletcher, watchman, and got $2,500 from safe at John Krum's dry good store, 1509 Fullerton av.

Five auto bandits got $40 from F. H. Imes, 5737 South blvd.; $30 from Rudolph Wendt, saloonkeeper, 3059 Diversey av., and $148 from three of his customers; $8 from W. C. Jensen, 2504 Sawyer av.; $100 from Victor Vucker, 4259 W. Van Buren, and $10 from Frank Martin, 147 S. Kildare av.

Frank Robinson, theatrical man, Y. M. C.A. hotel, shot and wounded at Kimball and Fullerton avs. Says, hold-up man shot him. Police investigating.

John Penhall, 1051 Montrose av., and Louis Budway, 601 N. Lockwood av., arrested on charge of tossing brick through Hotel LaSalle taxi.

Clarence Mitchell, "Hotel Homestead," arrested for tossing dishes around in John R. Thompson's restaurant, 339 W. Madison.

R. Holden ,2248 S. Wabash av., arrested as ticket "scalper" in front of Majestic theater.

Walter Hoffman, 19, Detroit, arrested when he tried to pass bad check on Sam Thrasher, sup't Committee of Fifteen.

Police raided "bumboat" at foot of Randolph st, where liquor was being served. Victor Peterson arrested as keeper.

Mrs. Grace Brooks, 4019 Kenmore av., arrested on charge of getting goods on false pretense from Mandel Bros.

Thief got 12 men's overcoats from Woodlawn Christian Science church.

Dr. Rachelle S. Yarros says birth control will be found necessary to U. S. future welfare.

Northwestern "L" traffic tied up this morning when Wells street bridge would not close properly.

Charley Warnick, 17, Columbus City, Ind., and Fred Deardorff, 15, Ft Wayne, Ind., taken from freight train. Ran away to "fight Indians."


$3 A PIECE FOR SLIPPING

  John Larsen and Albert Pepin were up before Judge Mahoney in South Clark street court today charged with fighting at Federal and Polk sts.
  "We weren't fighting," said Pepin. "I slipped on the paving and fell."
  "Three dollars for slipping," said the judge. "Now what about you, Larson?" 
  "When Pepin slipped he fell against me," explained Larson. "I slipped and fell, too." 
  "You slipped" $3, too," said the judge.


SAFE CRACKERS TOUCH TWO PLACES - GET $1,700

  Police believe the same two safe crackers touched the LaSalle theater, Madison st, and the Henry Delaney Liquor Co., 36 W. Madison, early today. At the show house they got $1,500 and a smoke apiece. At the booze place they took $200 and each,
had a swig of whisky.


"FRIZZZLE-HAIRED SISSY!"

  Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 29. When a girl giggled during Billy Sunday's opening sermon he yelled at her: "That's right, you little frizzled-haired sissy. You couldn't turn a flap jack in the kitchen without spilling the batter."  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sunday)


PALMER TO TELL ALL ABOTJT AND SHOW LIVE WAR PICTURES

  Frederick Palmer, war correspondent, who recently returned from the Somme front, will lecture tonight on the battle of the Somme and Verdun at Orchestra hall. His spiel will be illustrated by several thousand feet of "Official French and English Motion Pictures," shown here for the first time.
  The pictures were taken in the field by specially commissioned French and English cameramen, and show some of the extreme portions of the gigantic battles, including thrilling bayonet charges, aeroplanes and airships in action, monster guns pounding away, trench fighting and the Red Cross corps working on the battle fields. Lecture starts at 8:15.


MAN WITH BROKEN BACK NO LONGER A GONNER

  New York, Jan. 29. A man with a broken back used to be considered as good as dead. But not today. Doctors at Kings County hospital whittled away four inches of Casman Trascoma's back bone, broken in an auto smash up. They also untwisted his spinal cord, snarled into an "S." Casman can wiggle his toes now and is rapidly recovering.


POLICE SEEK LITTLE MARJORIE

  Policy of Gary, East Chicago and Evanston were asked to search negro settlements for Marjorie Dellridge today. Marjorie disappeared from the home of Mrs. Louis Brock, a prominent clubwoman, to whom she was sent by the juvenile court after the court decided that "Mammy" Jackson, 3226 Calumet av, was not the right person to take care of her.

[Rix Gins]

The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, January 29, 1917.


BROKERS DEFEAT BANKERS EASILY

  The bankers were terribly disheartened yesterday over the feeling remarks of the brokers, who had invited them to a contest at the bowling alley. The brokers are accustomed to the boosting game and shouted so loud that they scared off their would-be adversaries. At the appointed time only two bankers showed up in the persons of George Dugan and Scott Mullins. The brokers were represented by Bill Brown. Skinner and Ramsay, who won out by a score of 1010 to 918. The excuse of the highbrow bankers was that they were a God fearing lot who would not consent to desecrate the Sabbath by engaging in an athletic contest.

[Rix Gins]

The Seattle Star, January 29, 1917.

[Ciardelo]

Awe, the baby is gone. Also, milliners are hat makers and Aigrettes are a sort of a plume. Very interesting articles today!

[Rix Gins]

There was a memorial gathering today for a submarine (K-13) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_K13, that sank in a loch, 100 years ago, today.

https://thelochsidepress.com/2017/01/29/100-years-on-submariners-remember-the-k13/


The K13 Memorial at Carlingford, New South Wales