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SONNTAG, John Haviland, bonds; b. Evansville, Ind., Feb. 20, 1866; s. John Haviland and Ellen (Brennan) Sonntag; ed. pub. schs., Evansville. Began with the old Merchants Nat. Bank, Evans- ville, 1881-7; deputy state treas. of Ind., 1887-91; in real estate and fire insurance business at Evans- ville, 1891-6; again deputy state treas. of Ind. until 1899; came to Chicago, 1899, and has since been handling municipal and corpn. bonds; pres. Sonn- tag, Decker & Co., 1908-12; head of J. H. Sonntag & Co. since 1912. Republican. Presbyterian. Ma- son (K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Wheaton Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
SOPER, Alexander Coburn, lumber. Removed to Lakewood, N.J. (See vol. 1911.)
SOPER, James Philander, lumberman; b. Rome, N.Y., Sept. 28, 1851; s. Albert and Esther (Farqu- harson) Soper; ed. schs. of Rome, N.Y., until re- moval of family to Chicago, 1865; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1869; m. Nov. 16, 1882, Henriette H., d. Henry S. and Mary (Draper) Hill, of Rome, N.Y .; children: Geraldine D., James P., Jr. Entered lum- ber business as bookkeeper for Park & Soper, 1871; became partner in firm, Park, Soper & Co., 1873; with uncle, James Soper, bought interest of Mr. Park, 1877, firm becoming Soper Bros. & Co .; and when business was incorporated, 1884, sec. Soper Lumber Co. until Oct., 1891, and since vice pres. Also pres. Menominee Bay Shore Lumber Co., of Soperton, Wis .; vice pres. Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co., New York; dir. Standard Coupler Co., New York. Has been pres. and treas. Lumber- men's Assn. of Chicago; mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Presbyterian. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Midlothian; also Adirondack League. Recreations: golf, travel. Home: 4841 Greenwood Av. Office: 2204 Loomis St.
SOUTHGATE, Richard Henry, ex-pres. Congress Hotel Co .; died Mar. 3, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
SOUTHWORTH, Arthur St. Elmo, printer; b Algonquin, Ill., Feb. 11, 1867; s. Gardner Spring and Sarah (Miller) Southworth; ed. high sch. Woodstock, Ill .; m. Ida Lillian McConnell, of Wood- stock, Ill., Sept. 13, 1893; 1 son, Arthur Bodine Learned printer's trade and began as mem. firm of Southworth & Truax, in 1895; became mem. Mun- roe & Southworth, 1897, and vice pres. upon its incorporation, 1902, pres. and treas., 1916. Pres Chicago Typothetae, 1909-10; treas. United Typoth. etae and Franklin Clubs of America since 1913 Republican. Congregationalist. Recreations: mo- toring, fishing. Home: 1010 Elmwood Av., Wilmette Ill. Office: 1322-1328 Wabash Av., Chicago.
SPALDING, see also Spaulding.
SPALDING, Albert Goodwill, merchant; Sept. 2 1850-Sept. 9, 1915. (See Who's Who in America 1914-15.)
SPALDING, Charles F., lumber mfr., banker Oct. 5, 1865-Oct. 24, 1909. (See vol. 1911.)
SPALDING, Heman, M.D .; b. Lowell, Ind., Sept 10, 1852; student DePauw Univ. 3 yrs .; M.D., Chi cago Med. Coll., 1881. Chief of Bur. of Med. Inspec tion, Dept. of Health, Chicago; apptd. 1st lt. Med Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Fellow A.M.A. mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Pub Health Assn., Inst. of Medicine of Chicago. Home 5800 Blackstone Av. Office: 707 City Hall.
SPALDING, Herbert Wright, mine and mill sup plies. (See vol. 1911.)
SPALDING, Keith, mfr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 7, 1877 s. late Albert Goodwill and Sarah Josephine (Keith Spalding; grad. The Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa., 1896 B.A., Yale, 1902; m. Eudora, d. Morton B. Hull, o Chicago, Dec. 29, 1906. Engaged in ranching i Colo. and Cal., 1902-5; began manufacture of stee lockers, factory equipment, etc., became mem. firn of Churchill & Spalding, inc., 1907, as the Duran Steel Locker Co., of which has since been pres Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Republican. Clubs University, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian Country City; Midwick Country (Pasadena, Cal.); Yale Hardware (New York). Home: 2626 Prairie AV Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
SPALDING, Stewart; b. Middlebury, Vt., Nov. { 1854; s. Joel and Harriet C. (Allen) Spalding; grać Jefferson Co. (N.Y.) Inst., 1869; m. Chicago, 1883 Carrie S. Chapin. Sec. and treas. Calumet & Chi cago Canal & Dock Co., 1889-1906; sec. and busi ness mgr. of the Coliseum Co. since its organiza tion, 1900. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Coun try. Home: 1349 N. State St. Office: 1513 S. Wa bash Av.
SPARROW, William S., jewelry mfr .; b. Colum bus, O., Sept. 21, 1852; s. Thomas and Martha (Sis son) Sparrow; ed. Racine (Wis.) Coll., 1865; n Elizabeth M. Duffy, of Providence, R.I., 1886; chi dren: May (Mrs. Blanchard, of Albany, N.Y.), Ann (Mrs. William H. Kelly, of Albany), Martha (Mr.
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M. S. Mettenet), Margaret (Mrs. Charles H. Shedd, both of Chicago). Entered business for self as jeweler, in Indianapolis, 1874; came to Chicago, 1884, as mgr. for Stern Bros. & Co .; title later changed to Goldsmith, Stern & Co., of which is western mgr. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Recreation: camping. Home: 6144 Kimbark Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
SPATZ, Maximilian, M.D .; b. in Austria, Mar. 30, 1881; s. Morris and Frieda Spatz; M.D., Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery, 1908. Practiced at Chicago since 1908; prof. diseases of stomach and intestines, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since 1910; prof. diseases of stomach and intestines, also prof. materia medica and therapeutics, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine; gastro-enterologist, Ft. Dearborn Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Cook Co. Med. and Surg. Soc. Home: 1253 Independence Boul. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
SPAULDING, see also Spalding.
SPAULDING, Charles Byron, flour; b. Charles City, Ia., Oct. 6, 1870; s. John F. and Augusta A. (Rowell) Spaulding; grad. high sch., Charles City, [a., 1888; m. Chicago, Jan. 19, 1898, Eva Maud Hager; 2 children: John Byron, Maxine Elizabeth. Began in employ of First Nat. Bank, Charles City, [a., and later became asst. cashier; in 1891 became traveling collector of the Plano Harvester Co. in Iowa and Minnesota; then salesman for the Chi- cago Flour Co., and later was successively mgr., sec. and treas. of the company until 1905; became pres. Millers Products Co., 1905; now sec., treas. and gen. mgr. The New Century Co., flour. Also pres. Chicago Milling Co. and Gluten Milling Co. Republican. Mason, K.P., Royal League. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 4336 Michigan Av. Of- fice: 3940 S. Union Av.
SPAULDING, Howard Henry, Jr .; b. Kenilworth, Ill., July 8, 1894; s. Howard Henry and Florence (Baker) Spaulding; grad. University Sch., Chicago, 1913; student Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1913- 14; m. Catherine, d. late John H. Barker, of Michi- gan City, Ind., July 31, 1915. With Bur. of Mines, Dept. of the Interior, Washington, 1917. Mem. bd. of control John H. Barker Estate. Episcopalian. Club: Union League. Home: 221 E. Walton Pl.
SPEAR, see also Speer.
SPEAR, Frank Raymond, railway supplies; b. at Lewistown, N.Y., Feb. 9, 1858; s. Emmons Raymond and Susan Shiehah (Ives) Spear; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; prep. sch., Woodstock, Ill .; Notre Dame Univ., South Bend, Ind .; m. Jennie Leone Thayer, of Ionia, Mich., June 6, 1906. In grain commn. business, 1880-1900; pres. and treas. Spear & Mil- ler Co., mfrs. ry. supplies, since 1900; treas., dir. Polishers' Supply Co., Hannibal Car Wheel Co. Mem. 1st Regt. Ill. N.G., 1877. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf, Birchwood Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 1628 Kenilworth Av. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul.
SPEARMAN, Frank Hamilton, author. Removed to Los Angeles, Cal. (See Who's Who in America.)
SPEED, Clarence Lyon, newspaper man; b. Mad- isonville, Ky., May 21, 1878; s. Clarence and Imo- gene (Lyon) Speed; prep. edn. pvt. schs., Madison- ville, Ky., and Evansville (Ind.) High Sch .; A.B., Ind. Univ., Bloomington, 1899; m. Helen M. Morris, of Chicago, Nov. 23, 1903; 2 sons: John C., Robert M. Began newspaper work on reportorial staff of Chicago Journal, 1899; later on reportorial and editorial staffs of Chicago Tribune and Chicago Chronicle until 1906; telegraph editor of Chicago Record-Herald, 1906-9, and city editor, 1909-14; financial editor Chicago Evening Post, 1915-16, city editor since 1916. Home: 233 N. Lombard Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 14 S. Market St., Chicago.
SPEED, Kellogg, surgeon; b. Cleveland, O., Jan. 17, 1879; s. Henry B. and Anna (Robb) Speed; grad. Morgan Park (Ill.) Acad., 1897; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1904; post- grad. studies at Leipzig, Germany. Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1904-5; began practice at Chicago, spe- cializing in surgery, 1905; mem. of surg. faculty, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending surgeon, Cook Co. and Provident hosps .; asso. surgeon,
Mercy Hosp .; commd. maj. surgeon, U.S. Army, with Hosp. Unit No. 12, in France, 1917. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Chicago Surg. Soc .; mem. Am. Acad. of Medicine, A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Beta Theta Pi, Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: University, South Shore Country, Physicians'. Au- thor: Fractures and Dislocations, 1916; also nu- merous articles in med. jours. on bone surgery. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1367 E. 48th St. Of- fice: 122 S. Michigan Boul.
SPEER, see also Spear.
SPEER, George Scott, bonds; b. Saluvia, Pa., Feb. 15, 1870; s. William Alexander- and Rachael Abegail (Mann) Speer; ed. common schs .; m. Doro- thy Niver, of Oak Park, Ill., Oct. 17, 1901; chil- dren: Russell N., Dorothy (deceased), George S., Jr., Robert O., David Gordon, Charles Berle. Be- came connected with bond business, 1900; pres. of George S. Speer & Co., municipal and corpn. bonds, since 1914. Life mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Republic- an. Congregationalist. Mason (Oak Park Lodge No. 540, 32°, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: Union League, Press (life). Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 634, 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
SPELMAN, James, civil engr .; Dec. 10, 1860- May 27, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
SPENCER, Charles Carl, lawyer; b. McLean Co., Ill., Apr. 11, 1867; s. of Marshall S. and Sarah A. (Simmons) Spencer; B.L., Univ. of Mich., 1892; m. Margaret R. Wilson, of Alma, Ill., Oct. 20, 1892; children: Rose E. (Mrs. Ralph E. Stoetzel), Lois E., Charles Dee, Richard M. Admitted to Ill. bar; entered employ of firm of Mcclellan & Cummins, and became mem. Mcclellan & Spencer, 1894; prac- ticed alone since 1907. Mem. Ill. and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill. (dir.), Chicago Law Inst. (dir.). Mem. K.P., Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica. Recreations: fishing, gardening. Home: 1056 Winona St. Office: 1420 Conway Bldg.
SPENCER, Earl Winfield, stock broker; b. Vir- gil, Cortland Co., N.Y., Apr. 14, 1852; s. Nathan and Polly Ann (Price) Spencer; ed. State Normal Sch., Cortland, N.Y .; m. Jersey, Eng., Dec. 10, 1887, Agnes L. Hughes; children: E. Winfield, Egbert Hughes, Gladys Mary, Ethel Maud, Dumaresq, Frederick Lionel. Engaged in cattle ranching in Ind. Ty. and Tex., 1876; mem. firm of Spencer & Drew, 1879-84; mem. firm of Spencer & Macdonald and its successor, Tracy, Macdonald & Co., stock and bond brokers, 1890-1900; alone since 1900. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Epis- copalian. Club: Chicago. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 437 The Rookery, Chicago.
SPENCER, Robert Closson, Jr., architect; b. at Milwaukee, 'Wis., Apr. 13, 1864; s. Robert and El- len W. (Whiton) Spencer; ed. grammar and high schs., of Milwaukee; B.M.E., Univ. of Wis., 1886; 8th holder of Rotch traveling scholarship in archi- tecture (of Boston), 1891-3; m. Bath, Me., Nov. 28, 1889, Ernestine Elliott; children: Marian L., Er- nestine M., Charles E. Entered architectural work in Boston; came to Chicago, 1893; mem. firm of Spencer & Powers since Nov., 1905. Fellow A.I.A .; mem. Sigma Chi. Clubs: City, University. Recrea- tions: tennis, hunting. Home: 453 Park Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
SPICER, Ernest W., life insurance; b. Tipton, Cedar Co., Ia., Apr. 5, 1863; s. Wells and Abbie J. (Gilbert) Spicer; ed. pub. schs. of Ia. and Chicago; m. Maude C. Cochran, of Burlington, Ia. Pres. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. since its organization, 1910. Club: Hawkeye of Chicago. Home: 674 Irving Park Boul. Office: 43 E. Ohio St.
SPIEGEL, Jonas, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)
SPIEGEL, Joseph, furniture: b. Hessian Darm- stadt, Germany, Sept. 23, 1840; s. of Moses and Regina (Hart) Spiegel; family came to U.S., 1849, settling in New York; ed. New York pub, schs .: m. Matilda Lebenstein, of Chicago, June 22, 1870: 3 sons: Modie J., Sidney M., Arthur H. Began in dry goods business in New York until breaking out of Civil War; served in 120th Ohio Vol. Inf .; captured in Red River expedition and was prisoner of war at Camp Ford, Tyler, Tex., 13 mos .; came to Chi- cago, 1865, and became jr. mem, firm Henry Leben- stein & Co. (furniture) which has consolidated with Spiegel's House Furnishing Co., 1892, and of
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which has since been. pres. Republican. Jewish. Lake Park Av .; (summer) Lake Catherine, An- Mason. Recreation: walking. Home: Winnetka, tioch, Ill. Office: 2547 Archer Av., Chicago. lll. Office: 127 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
SPIEGEL, Modie J., furniture; s. Joseph and Matilda (Lebenstein) Spiegel. Upon leaving school entered house furnishing business established by father, as Spiegel's House Furnishing Co., of which is now treas. and dir. Also pres. M. J. Spie- gel & Co., Murphy Furniture & Carpet Co. Was mem. of Chicago Board of Edn. Club: Standard. Home: 4239 Grand Boul. Office: 127 S. Wabash Av.
SPIEGLER, Frederick John, oil merchant; b. at Schala, Germany, Oct. 1, 1866; s. Barney P. and Anna M. (Kleinschmidt) Spiegler; brought to U.S., 1869; ed. common schs .; m. Grace Glos, of Wheel- ing, Ill., Apr. 20, 1898; 2 children: Roy R., Gladys G. Reared on farm nr. Bensonville, Ill .; began as teamster, in Chicago, 1885; in employ of George H. Walton Oil Co., 1887-8; supplied teams and men at Chicago for Genesee Refined Oil Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 1889; sec. Am. Oil Co., Chicago, 1889-90; sell- ing oil on commission for Standard Oil Co., 1891-2, and employed by Standard 6 mos., 1893; propr. of Spiegler Oil Co. since 1893. Democrat. Lutheran. Mason, Recreation: hunting. Home: 1510 N. Wood St. Office: 2150 Fullerton Av.
SPIELMANN, Adolph, president and treasurer The Tablet and Ticket Co .; b. Germany, Mar. 18, 1871; s. Peter and Katherine (Fuchs) Spielmann; came to Chicago in 1872; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1890; m. Chicago, July 20, 1892, Bertha Will- son; 1 son, Willson. Was with Bank of Commerce, Chicago, 1890-1; became connected, 1892, with The Tablet and Ticket Co. (founded by Henry Willson, 1871, inc., 1882), mfrs. of gummed labels, price cards, etc., of which is now pres. and treas. Sec. Chicago Nat. League Baseball Club (Cubs). Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Repub- lican. Mason; mem. Royal League. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Templar, Skokie Country, German. Recreations: baseball, billiards, athletic sports. Home: 4450 N. Ashland Av. Office: 624 W. Adams Street.
SPIELMANN, Charles, mfr .; b. Germany, Apr. 20, 1869; s. Peter and Katherine (Fuchs) Spiel- mann; ed. high sch., Chicago, to 1885; m. Chicago, Dec. 15, 1892, Anna Norton; 1 son, Karl Adam Nor- ton. Was engaged in study and practice of veteri- nary surgery, 1885-94, graduating from Chicago Veterinary Coll., 1888. Since 1896 mem. of the Spielmann Bros. Co. (incorporated), mfrs. of vine- gar, cidar and compressed yeast, of which is now vice pres. Democrat. Mem. Nat. Union. Elk and Mason. Home: 1619 Sunnyside Av. Office: 908 W. North Av.
SPIERLING, Ernest John, interior decorator; b. Dolgen, Germany, Aug. 9, 1856; s. of Edward and Caroline (Ahrens) Spierling; came to Chicago, Oct., 1868; ed. pub. schs. of Germany and in Chi- cago; studied at Art Trade Sch., Munich, Germany, 1877-8; m. Caroline A. Behr, of Chicago, 1882; chil- dren: Ernest Edward (deceased), Frank Felix, Ar- thur Otto, Edith May (deceased), Herbert Freder- ick. Learned trade of decorator in F. N. Atwood's studio, 1875-7; then went to Munich; on return worked in New York as designer for some time; returned to Chicago, 1881; with P. M. Almini, dec- orator, 1881-2; in 1882 associated with Frank L. Linden, and established firm of Spierling & Linden, interior decorators, which still continues. Mason (K.T.); mem. Royal League. Club: Mystic Ath- letic. Recreations: reading, music. Home: 5748 South Park Boul. Office: 1216 Michigan Av.
Aug. 31, 1861; s. Gustave and Bertha (Friedrich) Spindler; ed. common schs. and at a trade sch. in Germany; m. Salome Weigand, of Chicago, 1888; 2 children: Raymond W., Ilse A. (m. May 2, 1917, Lewis John Finks, of New York). Worked in sev- eral cities in Germany and attended art schs .; came to U.S., 1887, locating in Utica, N.Y .; in Chi- cago since 1888; employed as decorator and design- er until 1896; vice pres. Decorators Supply Co., 1896-1917; pres. same since Jan. 1, 1917. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Independent Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Architectural, Palette and Chisel, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country (life). Recrea- tions: fishing, sketching, motoring. Home: 3976
SPINK, Frank Augustine, railway official; b. Ft. Vancouver, Wash., June 16, 1866; s. Philip A. and Margaret L. (Hite) Spink; grad. high sch., Madi- son, Ind., 1884; m. Chicago, Jan. 4, 1893, Maude Powell; children: Philip H., Dorothy M. Read law in offices of Copeland & Golden, Madison, Ind., 1884-6; admitted to bar, Madison, 1887; came to Chicago, 1888, and entered offices of Sterling Piano Co .; from there went to the N. K. Fairbank Co., and then to Keokuk, Ia., with Standard Oil Co .; after that was 2 yrs. in Chicago with the Live Poultry Transportation Co., and then with the Southern Ry. Co. for 6 yrs., followed by 6 yrs. with the Anglo-Am. Provision Co., as traffic mgr .; gen. mgr. Provision Dealers Despatch, and Nat. Car Line Co., and gen. traffic mgr. Nat. Packing Co., 1902-9; traffic mgr. C.&W.I.R.R., and Belt Line Ry. Co. of Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1909. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Traffic. Home: 5219 Woodlawn Av. Office: Dear- born Station.
SPINNEY, Edmund C., insurance president; Mar. 27, 1845-Dec. 30, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
SPITZ, Morry William, clothing mfr .; b. Chicago, Jan. 12, 1887; s. Samuel and Cecelia (Schoenberg) Spitz; A.B., Yale, 1908; m. Genevieve Ullman, of Chicago, Apr., 1917. Has been identified with the manufacture of clothing since leaving university; assisted in organizing, 1908, Spitz Bros. & Meyer Co., boys' clothing, of which is pres. Republican. Jewish religion. Club: Standard. Recreation: golf. Home: 5123 Ingleside Av. Office: 320 S. Franklin Street.
SPOEHR, Charles August Frederick, mfg. con- fectioner; Dec. 16, 1841-Aug. 23, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
SPOONER, Frank Eugene, real estate; b. at Belchertown, Mass., June 8, 1844; s. John M. and Phoebe T. (Chapin) Spooner; ed. pub. schs., Spring- field, Mass .; m. Fond du Lac, Wis., Jan. 12, 1869, Maria Pettibone; children: Carrie (Mrs. Francis M. Case), Mae P. (Mrs. James T. Dickson). Came to Chicago, Mar., 1864, from Springfield, Mass .; was engaged in lime and stone business at Chicago, 1864-93; mem. firm of Spooner, Case & Co., invest- ments, real estate, a number of years from 1896. Vice pres. Am. Bible Soc .; ex-pres. Chicago Bible Soc .; served as elder and trustee 3d Presbyn. Ch. and Kenwood Evangl. Ch., Chicago. Mem. Soc. Co- lonial Wars, N.E. Soc. Clubs: Union League, Ham- ilton, Kenwood, Illinois. Homes: Hubbard Woods, Ill .; (winter) Winter Park, Fla.
SPOONER, William, farm mortgages; Oct. 16, 1847-Feb. 18, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
SPOOR, George K., president The Essanay Co .; b. Highland Park, Ill., Dec. 18, 1871; s. Marvin and Catherine Spoor; ed. pub. schs. Early moved with parents to Waukegan, Ill .; began active career in employ of C.&N.W.R.R., 1887, and became engine pilot in freight yards; financed E. H. Ammet, in- ventor and builder of the magniscope, 1895, and manufactured some of the first motion picture films produced in U.S .; promoted the kinedrome, invented by J. J. Bell, and established motion pic- ture service for western vaudeville houses; organ- ized the S.&A., now Essanay Film Mfg. Co., of which is pres. Clubs: Chicago Athletic; Republic- an (New York). Home: 908 Argyle Av. Office: 1333 Argyle St.
SPOOR, John Alden, capitalist; b. at Freehold, SPINDLER, Oscar, mfr .; b. Modlau, Germany, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1851; s. John and Amanda (Alden) Spoor; ed. Hudson River Inst., Claverack, N.Y. m. Frances Samuel, of St. Louis, Feb. 12, 1887. Gen. mgr. Wagner Palace Car Co., 1893-7; pres., 1897 now chmn. bd. Chicago Junction Ry. Co .; pres. 1899, now chmn. bd. Union Stock Yard & Transit Co .; also chmn. bd. Chicago Junction Ry .; dir. Chi- cago City Ry. and Connecting Lines, Chicago Junc- tion Rys. & Union Stock Yards Co. of N.J., C.,G.W. Ry., First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank Nat. Safe Deposit Co., Live Stock Exchange Nat Bank (Chicago), Nat. Surety Co. and Guaranty Trust Co., New York. Trustee Newberry Library St. Luke's Hosp., Children's Memorial Hosp., Chi cago Hist. Soc. Mem. State Council of Defense
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Mem. S.A.R., Soc. Colonial Wars, Soc. Mayflower on Iron and Steel, 1917. Home: 921 E. 62d St. Of- Descendants. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: fice: 836 S. Michigan Av. Metropolitan, Grolier, New York Yacht, Midday (New York), Chicago, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Saddle and Sirloin, Onwentsia (Chicago); Royal Automobile (London) ; Travelers (Paris). Home: 1526 N. State St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
SPRAGUE, Albert Arnold, merchant; May 19, 1835-Jan. 10, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
SPRAGUE, Albert Arnold, II., wholesale grocer; b. Chicago, May 13, 1876; s. Otho Sylvester Arnold and Lucia Elvira (Atwood) Sprague; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., to 1894; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1898; m. Rye Beach, N.H., June 22, 1901, Frances Fidelia Dibblee; 3 children: Albert Arnold, III., Laura, Otho S. A. On leaving coll. entered house of Sprague, Warner & Co., wholesale grocers, of which is now pres .; also dir. Merchants Loan & Trust Co., C.G.W.R.R.Co., Goodrich Transit Co .; vice pres. City Hall Sq. Bldg. Co. Trustee Field Museum of Natural History, John Crerar Library, Children's Memorial Hosp., Rush Med. Coll. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, City, Chicago, Commercial, Saddle and Cycle, Onwent- sia, Mid-Day (charter mem.). Recreations: golf, hunting. Homes: Lake Bluff, Ill., and 1130 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Office: 600 W. Erie St.
SPRAGUE, John Perley, M.D. Removed to Grin- ell, Ia. (See vol. 1911.)
SPRAGUE, William Cyrus, author; b. Malta, O., Teb. 25, 1860; s. William P. (M. C.) and Martha A. Roberts) Sprague; A.B., Denison Univ., 1881; LL. 3., Cincinnati Law Sch., 1883; m. Caroline Ellis, f Urbana, O., June 24, 1885. Practiced in Ohio, Minn. and Mich., 19 yrs .; pres. Sprague Publishing Co., Sprague Correspondence Sch. of Law, and of Sprague Correspondence Sch. of Journalism (3 sep- rate corpns.). Editor National Bankruptcy News und Reports, 1900-1; mng. editor American Legal News, 1889-1908; formerly mng. editor Law Stu- lents' Helper, How to Write, The American Boy all monthlies), The Lawyers' Internat. Blue Book, und editor the Consular News and International aw Notes, 1911-13. Mem. Commercial Law League of America (pres., 1895-6, chmn. exec. com., 1896- .900), Ohio Soc. of Detroit (pres., 1904-5), Mich. Authors' Assn., Authors' Club, London, Mich. Bar Issn .; hon. mem. Adcraft Club, Detroit. Author: Sprague's Abridgment of Blackstone, 1893; After Dinner Speeches, 1895; Wit and Wisdom, 1896; Quiz Books in Law, 1896; Three Boys in the Moun- ains, 1902; Napoleon Bonaparte, 1904; Felice Con- tant, 1904; The Boy Courier of Napoleon, 1904; The Boy Pathfinder, 1905; Davy Crockett, 1915; lso many pamphlets on legal and miscellaneous subjects. Now sec. Commercial Law League Amer- ca. Home: 2745 Hampden Ct. Address: 108 S. La alle St.
SPRENGLING, Martin, college prof .; b. Centre, utagamie Co., Wis., Oct. 9, 1877; s. Philipp and Augusta (Haase) Sprengling; B.A., Northwestern Coll., Watertown, Wis., 1894; grad. Lutheran Sem., Wauwatosa, Wis., 1898; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 914; studied Am. Sch. of Archæology, Jerusalem; n. Mary Christina Schmidt, of Kolberg, Germany, Sept. 11, 1914; children: Gerhard Gabriel, Kurt Theodor. Prof. classics, Northwestern Coll., 1910- 1; instr. Semitic lang., Harvard, 1911-15; asst. rof. Arabic lang. and lit., Univ. of Chicago, since )ct. 1, 1915. Mem. Am. Oriental Soc., Archæol. nst. America, Am. Philol. Assn., Deutsche Mor- enländische Gesellschaft, Phi Beta Kappa. Con- br. to Bibl. World, Am. Jour. Theology, Classical 'hilology, Jour. of Semitic Langs. and Lits., Jour- al of Bibl. Lit., also various foreign publs. Home: 101 Greenwood Av.
SPRING, La Verne Ward, chemist, metallurgist; . Coldwater, Mich., Sept. 22, 1876; s. Emerson and ucinda (Ward) Spring; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 901; m. Emelyn J. Atkinson, of Chicago, Aug., 905. Chemist, 111. Steel Co., South Chicago, 1899, 900, Wolverine Portland Cement Co., Coldwater, (ich., 1901; again with 111. Steel Co., 1901-3; chem- it, 1903-15, chief chemist and metallurgist since )15, Crane Co., Chicago. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., .A.A.S. Club: City. Author: Non-Technical Chats
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