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Category: Chicago Daily News

  • An 1894 Engagement

    Miss Belle Eichman and Mr. Abe Striker became engaged and an announcement was placed on page 9 of the November 30, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News:

  • 1892 Obituaries: April 8

    The following names appeared under “deaths” on page 8 of the April 8, 1892 issue of the Chicago Daily News: Timothy Bergan Margaret Blackburn William Deroy Annie Gregory Dr. Charles F. Hunt Capt. D. J. Humes Frank P. Malone Minnie Kelly John J. McCormick John Niston Michael O’Connell Michael James…

  • 1894 Obituaries: November 20

    The following names appeared in the “deaths” column of the November 20, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 7; August Baker, John Patrick Coan, John J. Davoren, James Dignon, Theresia Hellman, Ellen Haughey, Oliver Barth Hansen, Richard Jones, Patrick Moran, John N. Miner, Annie Norton, Annie Stetcher (nee…

  • Family Disturbance in 1894 Chicago

    Hmm…I wonder, did Gee really get the worst of it?

  • 1894 Obituaries; November 15

    The following names appeared in the “deaths” column of the November 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 9; Catharine M. Alloway, Mary Barry, James Breen, Adolph Dose, Johanna Caton, John Collopy, Henry Charles Erhardt, Tessie Flynn, Clara Hagen, Mrs. Robert Hartley, Thomas Heslin, John Hollister, Leonard O.…

  • A Fortune Awaits Him

    A young sea-faring man disappeared but his parents never forgot him. Whether you are a Chicagoan or a descendant of one, I think you’ll enjoy the last sentence in the article below. It appeared on the front page of the Chicago Daily News on November 15, 1894:

  • An 1894 Wedding

    An announcement of John H. Johnston and Fannie Whitted Culberson’s November 13th wedding appeared on page 9 of the November 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: John was 45 years old and Fannie was 42 when they were married according to  the “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920,” index,…

  • 1894 Obituaries: November 10

    According to the front page of the November 10, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, Mrs. DeGan fell over a stair railing and died. (It would be nice to know her first name, wouldn’t it?) I wasn’t able to locate a death record on FamilySearch for this poor woman:…

  • 1887 Obituaries: March 1

    From the front page of the March 1, 1887 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “ALLEN-At 734 Hinman-st., ALICE, daughter of Gerald and Margaret Allen, aged 3 months and 13 days. Funeral Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m., by carriages to Calvary.” “ANDREWS-At 537 31st-st., Feb. 28, Miss CARRIE FANGMEYER, daughter of…

  • 1894 Obituaries: November 5

    Julius Pinkler died November 5, 1894 in a fire in F.C. Wings’ printing office: The following obituaries appeared under “deaths’ in the November 5, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 7; Bessie Ament, Eddie Bowman, Alice Loretta Gorey, Mary Halpin (nee Crotty), Mrs. Salome Hiller, Dominick Hagarty, Mary Hoag,…