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  • 1894 Obituaries: June 15

    The following notices of death appeared on page 8 of the June 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “BIERMANN-June 14, AUGUST W., beloved husband of Wilhelmine Biermann (nee Eckermann), aged 35 years 4 months and 8 days. Funeral will take place from his late residence, 18 Almond-st., on…

  • Caught with the Goods

    Are Fred Robinson, George Custer, George Budd or Justice Scully leaves on your family tree? The articles below appeared on the front page of the June 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, “Kenilworth Station Robbed. Thieves stole $200 from the Kenilworth railway station on the Northwestern railroad this…

  • News Outside Chicago

    Not all the news reported in the Chicago Daily News occurred in the city limits. These out-of-town articles were printed on the front page of the June 15, 1894 issue; “Arrest of an Impudent Forger. Abercrombie, N.D., June 15-Andrew Hagen, a stranger, after securing three horses from Hans Galchutt on forged…

  • Murder Trial To-Day

    Smoking causes loss of memory and murder? Really? “ENDING THE KURTZ CASE. Arguments Begun in the Murder Trial To-Day. The closing arguments were begun in the Kurtz murder case before a jury in Judge Smith’s court this morning. Frank A. Kurtz, who is charged with killing a woman who was…

  • Arson Conspirator is Released

    The following article appeared on page 8 of the June 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “SCHUECK’S FINE IS PAID. Arson Conspirator is Released from Jail This Morning. Henry Schueck was released from jail this morning, his $1,000 fine having been paid. Schueck, it will be remembered, pleaded…

  • Ladies Look After the Garbage

    Who knew women held such positions in 1894? “Ladies Look After the Garbage. Mrs. Duncanson, president of the Municipal Order league, headed a delegation of ladies who called upon the mayor this morning to request the appointment of another garbage inspector for the 24th ward and also that Mrs. A.…

  • Blog Bazaar

    Here at where2look, we’ve been doing a lot of organizing lately. Reduce the paper! is a daily battle cry and we take this quest quite seriously. Before we downsized (more on that later), I sorted through a decade of Family Tree Magazine issues. I saved all the good articles (there…

  • 1894 Obituaries: June 5

    The following notices of death were printed on page 9 of the June 5, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “FURLONG-June 4, 1894, JOHN FURLONG, aged 10 months. Funeral from parents’ residence, 23 Pearce-st., by carriages to Calvary.” “GALLAGHER-At his residence, 281 Aberdeen-st., EMMET V., beloved son of Officer…

  • Calling All Genealogists

    A couple weeks ago I attended a great genealogy gathering. We went around the room introducing ourselves, sharing the surnames we were researching and talking about the places in which our ancestors had lived. It took the better part of an hour to get through a couple dozen people. But…

  • A Second Look at May

    Happy first day of June! I hope you’ve already noticed that May was BIG Improvement Month here at where2look4ancestors. 95 new obituary transcriptions was just the beginning. I also added 100+ new resources to the Places-United States page and 45 to the Things page. Then I sprinkled a few new resources on the…