Category: Chicago Deaths 1894
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Front Page News – January 15, 1894
The following tragic story appeared on the front page of the January 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “Jumped into the River – Suicide of a Well-Dressed Woman at Clark Street Bridge. A young woman whose clothing and appearance indicated that she came from surroundings of comfort, perhaps…
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1894 Obituaries: January 15
The following death notices were published in the January 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 6: “ARMSTRONG- January 14, 1894, at his residence, 619 (?) Langley-av., GEORGE A., beloved husband of (?) Armstrong and brother of W. H. Armstrong and Mrs. S. J. Reid. Notice of funeral hereafter.”…
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Front Page News – January 10, 1894
Two stories from the front page of the January 10, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News caught my eye: End of Sad Married Life- How the News of Harry Goss’ Suicide Was Received at His Wife’s Home – He had been the victim of morphine – Family and Friends…
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1894 Obituaries: January 10
The following death notices appeared in the January 10, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 9: “BAILEY-WILLIAM F.D., beloved husband of Elizabeth Bailey, aged 66 years. Funeral from his late residence, 1151 W. Superior-st., Thursday at 7:30 a.m., to Portage, Wis.” “BALLEN-At Dubuque, Iowa, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1894…
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Front Page News – January 5, 1894
While doing 19th century research at the local university, I got caught up in the lives of three couples. Do any of the people that appear below also appear in your family tree? The following stories appeared on the front page of the January 5th, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News:…
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1894 Obituaries: January 5
From the January 5th, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 7: BAIRD-FLOSSIE L., daughter of L.W. and Minnie Baird, and granddaughter of M.C. ??? (Nuveen maybe? text is hard to read), aged 8 years and 26 days. Funeral from parents’ residence, 2396 Selwyn-av., Irving Park, Sunday, Jan. 7,…
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