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mfrs. of and dealers in scientific apparatus and laboratory supplies, and is pres. and treas. of the company. Republican. Lutheran. Mason. Club: Hinsdale Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 187 Ayers Av., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 3047 Carroll Av., Chicago.
STOFFELS, Oscar A., law and insurance; b. in Westphalia, Germany, July 21, 1881; s. William and Bertha (Fahner) Stoffels; ed. parochial and pub. grammar and high schs., Chicago; John Marshall Law Sch .; m. Emma Marie Walters, of Chicago, May 7, 1904; 2 children: Herbert F. R., Edgar O. W. Began in employ of the German Nat. Ins. Co., Chicago, 1899; entered gen. ins. business on own account as Oscar A. Stoffels & Co., 1909; studied law evenings and was admitted to Ill. bar, 1911; now in gen. practice of law, also ins. business. Republican. Lutheran. Club: German. Recrea- tion: music. Home: 2035 Bradley Pl. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
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STOHR, Peter Charles, railway official; Sept. 27, 1859-Apr. 24, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
STOL, Sebastian, M.D., surgeon; b. Suwalki, Russia (now Germany), Apr. 1, 1869; s. Jacob M. and Sarafina (Tropowski) Stol; grad. Gymnasium (classical), Suwalki, 1888; came to U.S., 1888; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1892; unmarried. Practiced at Chicago since 1892; med. dir. Am. Life Ins. Co. of Ill., 1911-14; Grand Med. Examiner In- dependent Western Star Order. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Clubs: Sinai Chess, Covenant. Recreations: classical reading, chess, physical culture. Home: 1911 S. Spaulding Av. Office: 807 Stewart Bldg.
STOLL, Robert Hamilton, lawyer; b. Lexington, Ky., Apr. 1, 1872; s. George and Julia (Hamilton) Stoll; ed. pub. schs. of N.Y. City and Chicago; LL.B., Lake Forest Law Sch., 1894; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since engaged in practice at Chicago, making a specialty of corpn., commercial and probate law; mem. firm of Stoll & Shepherd. Republican. Club: Southern. Home: Rogers Park. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
STOLZ, Joseph, rabbi; b. Syracuse, N.Y., Nov. 3, 1861; s. David and Regina (Strauss) Stolz; B.L., Univ. of Cincinnati, 1883; grad. as rabbi, Hebrew Union Coll., Cincinnati, 1884 (D.D., 1898); m. Blanche Rauh, of Cincinnati, June 24, 1890. Or- dained rabbi, 1884; rabbi Bnai Israel Temple, Little Rock, Ark., 1884-7, Zion Temple, Chicago, 1887-95, Isaiah Temple, Chicago, since 1895; elected rabbi for life same, Dec., 1912. Vice pres. Jewish Publ. Soc .; member exec. com. Central Conf. Am. Rabbis; mem. bd. govs. Hebrew Union College; mem. Am. Jewish Com .; dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst .; pres. Chi- cago Rabbinical Assn .; executive com. Chicago Council of Boy Scouts America; vice pres. Juvenile Protective League. Author: Funeral Agenda of Jews, 1897. Clubs: Standard, Chicago Literary, Metropolitan. Home: 4827 Langley Av.
STONE, Abraham Louis, wholesale jeweler; b. Werbalen, Prussia, Nov. 22, 1861; s. Isaac and Anna (Traub) Stone; ed. pub. schs .; m. Pittsfield, Ill., Dec. ,30, 1892, Ida B. Hirsheimer; 1 son, Irving Stanley. Began as clk. in retail store at St. Louis; went to Louisiana, Mo., 1879, and was a mem. firm of Hess & Stone 8 yrs .; in business at Pittsfield, Ill., 1887-9; at Chicago in firm of Stone Bros., wholesale jewelers, since 1889. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst., Federated Jewish Charities. Mem. Sinai Temple. Democrat. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ravisloe Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5021 Drexel Boul. Office: 330 W. Adams St.
STONE, Frank Burrill, lumber; b. Chicago, Oct. 15, 1860; s. Richard Butler and Lucy Ellen (Rus- sell) Stone; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Oct. 2, 1883, Carrie L. Rounds (died 1912); chil- dren: William A., Inez M .; m. 2d, Rosalie Harlan Baxter, of Chicago, Oct. 21, 1916. After leaving school, 1877, worked in lumber yard at Chicago, then in saw-mill in Ind .; clk. with Chapman, Grier & Co., wholesale glassware, Chicago, 1878; in 1880 clk. with father, and, after latter's death, with R. B. Stone Lumber Co .; firm of Agnew & Stone, lum- ber, 1888-90; in business alone since Dec., 1890, principally handling lumber and timber for ry., oridge, and heavy constructions. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mason (K.T., Montjoie Command- ery). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Mid- othian. Recreations: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: 1940 Woodlawn Av. Office: 701 Ry. Exchange.
STONE, Frank L., civil engr .; b. Waymart, Pa., May 9, 1871; s. Elbert B. and Lizzie A. (Iddings) Stone; student Univ. of Ill., 1890-4; m. Alice G. Price, of Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 3, 1893; 1 daugh- er, Emerald. Asst. city engr., Rock Island, Ill., 892-6; Marshalltown, Ia., 1897; with C., B.&Q.R.R., 898-11, as div. engr. maintenance of way, 1903, ngr. maintenance of way, Ill. Dist., 1904, engr. rack elevation, 1905-11; consulting gen. practice, 911-15; terminal engr. C.,B.&Q.R.R. since 1915. Tem. Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Mason. 'lub: Illini. Recreation: outdoor life. Home: 2112 . Spaulding Av. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.
STONE, George Frederick, secretary Chicago Board of Trade; Apr. 24, 1836-June 22, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
STONE, George William, commission mcht .; b. N.Y. City, July 3, 1844; s. George C. and Sarah (Wheeler) Stone; ed. pub. schs., New York; m. Eliz- abeth, N.J., Apr. 13, 1871, Annie E. Ross; children: Charles H., Harry W., George W., Jr., Arthur, Annie Louise (Mrs. Weymouth Kirkland). Clk. in commn. house, New York, 1861-77; moved to Chi- cago, 1877, and in business on Bd. of Trade ever since. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: South Shore Country, Colonial. Recreations: motoring and reading. Home: 316 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
STONE, Harry Wheeler, treas. Ill. Life Ins. Co .; b. Elizabeth, N.J., June 6, 1873; s. George William and Annie E. (Ross) Stone; B.A., Univ. of Chicago, 1896; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1898; m. Mamie Genius, of Chicago, Oct. 18. 1900. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; apptd. atty. for Ill. Life Ins. Co., Apr., 1900, and is now treas. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Phi Delta Phi. Club: Omega. Recreation: automobiling. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
STONE, Herbert Stuart, publisher. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
STONE, Horace Greeley, lawyer; b. Kalamazoo Co., Mich., Feb. 23, 1852; s. Horace A. and Hannah M. (Robbins) Stone; grad. Kalamazoo High Sch., 1868. Employed in wholesale notion house, Kala- mazoo, 1868-73, meanwhile studying law in office of late U. S. Senator J. C. Burrows; removed to Chicago, and engaged in various pursuits until ad- mitted to bar, 1878; atty. Chicago & W.I. Ry., 1878- 81; pres. 1st Nat. Bank, Grand Forks, N.D., 1881-3; asst. receiver Northwestern Mfg. & Car Co., 1884- 87; atty. in many corpn. causes, among them the "triangle" ry. suit, involving 600,000 acres of land in northern Minn .; suit involving control of Du- luth, Messabe & Northern R.R. and iron mines; Russell Sage suit for land grant in Minn .; atty. for A. H. Wilder et al., St. Paul, defendants in $3,000,- 000 stock double-liability suit; iron ore washing patent cases; chief counsel for Capt. Oberlin M. Carter, U.S.A., in suits to recover $500,000 by U.S. Govt .; atty. Ward will case; Detroit and Pewabic Mining Co. cases in Upper Mich .; etc. Returned to Chicago, 1895; mem. Gurley, Stone & Wood, 1895- 1906, since alone. Inventor glass device prevent- ing damage from freezing of water in engines, etc .; method of producing coke from poor coal; methods of effecting saving in blast furnaces; etc. Repub- lican; accompanied William H. Taft as his chief asst. throughout the entire presdl. campaign of 1908. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Home: 5006 Michigan Av. Office: 69 W. Jackson Boul.
STONE, Horatio Odell, real estate; July 15, 1860- Apr. 24, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
STONE, Jacob, wholesale notions; b. St. Louis, Sept. 15, 1861; s. Isaac and Anna (Mayer) Stone: ed. grammar and high schs. of St. Louis; m. Bes- sie Hannsfuther, of Winchester, Ill., Dec. 28, 1891. Came to Chicago from St. Louis, 1890: has been mem. Stone Bros., Inc., wholesale fancy goods and notions, since 1893, vice pres. since 1904. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republic- an. Jewish religion. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ravisloe. Recreation: golf. Home: 4727 Drexel Boul. Office: 326 W. Adams St.
STONE, James Samuel, clergyman; b. Shipston- on-Stour, Eng., Apr. 27, 1852: s. James Samuel and Anne (Print) Stone; grad. Phila. Div. Sch., 1877; B.D., Episcopal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, Mass .. 1880: (D.D., Bishop's Coll., Lenoxville, Can., 1886) : m. Caroline, d. Lewis P. Worthington, of Doyles- town, Pa., Jan. 4, 1898. Deacon, 1876, priest, 1877. P.E. Ch .; rector St. Philip's, Toronto, 1879-82, St. Martin's, Montreal, 1882-6, Grace Ch., Phila., 1886- 95, St. James'. Chicago, since Jan. 1. 1895. Deputy Gen. Conv. P.E. Ch., Diocese of Pa .. 1892, and Dio- cese of Chicago, 1895, 98, 1904, 13. Author of a number of vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 664 Rush St.
STONE, John Sheppard, manager Chicago branch Northwestern Consolidated Milling Co .; b. Still- water, Minn., Nov. 23, 1869; s. Alexander Johnston
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and Helen (Sewall) Stone; LL.B., Univ. of Minn., Club: Craftsmen. Recreation: fishing. Home: 82 1891; post-grad. work, Harvard, 1895; m. Mary Crescent Pl. Office: 730 N. Franklin St. Dana, of Chicago, Oct. 29, 1902; 2 children: Dana Sheppard, Lucy Antoinnette. Began in law offices of Flandrau, Squires & Cutcheon, 1891; with Davis, Kellogg & Severance, 1893-4; traveling claim agt., G.N.Ry., 1894-9; mgr. Chicago branch Northwest- ern Consolidated Milling Co. since 1899. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: University. Home: 1260 Astor St. Office: 1016, 112 W. Adams St.
STONE, John Timothy, clergyman; b. in suburb of Boston, Sept. 7, 1868; s. Timothy Dwight Porter and Susan Margaret (Dickinson) Stone; moved to Albany, N.Y., 1876; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1891 (class orator); grad. Auburn Theol. Sem., 1894; (D.D., Univ. of Md., 1909, Amherst, 1909; LL.D., Emporia Coll., 1913, Occidental Coll., 1914); m. Bessie Par- sons, of Toronto, Can., Nov. 28, 1895. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, Utica, N.Y., June, 1894; pas- torates: Olivet Ch., Utica, 1894-6, Cortland, N.Y., 1896-1900, Brown Memorial Ch., Baltimore, 1900-9, 4th Ch., Chicago, since May 1, 1909. Moderator Gen. Assembly Presbyn. Ch. in U.S.A., 1913-14; mem. Gen. Assembly's Exec. Commn. on Evangel- ism, and Vacancy and Supply; dir. Chicago Bible Soc., Presbyn. Hosp .; trustee McCormick Theol. Sem., Amherst Coll., Half-Orphan Asylum (Chica- go). Republican. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon; past chaplain-gen. Nat. Soc. S.A.R .; chaplain-gen. Ill. Chapter S.A.R .; chaplain-gen. Founders and Patri- ots America, and chaplain Ill. Soc. same. Clubs: University, City. Home: 866 Lincoln Parkway.
STONE, Richard Russell, lumber mcht .; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 1, 1871; s. Richard Butler and Lucy El- len (Russell) Stone; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Agnes Gertrude Ritchie, of Chicago, June 23, 1897; 4 children: Lucy Ellen, Richard Russell, Jr., Frank Ritchie, Margaret Agnes. With R. B. Stone Lum- ber Co., 1887-90; then with A. H. Andrews, 1890-3; connected with Frank B. Stone in the lumber busi- ness since 1893. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 1411 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 701 Ry. Exchange, Chicago.
STONEHILL, Charles Archibald, wholesale mil- linery; b. Chicago, Aug. 19, 1861; s. Joseph and Re- becca (Neuberger) Stonehill; ed. Notre Dame, Ind .; m. Milwaukee, Jan. 17, 1891, Nettie Hyman; chil- dren: Marjorie (Mrs. Melvin L. Straus), Dorothy (Mrs. Roy O. Wile), Charles Archibald II. After leaving sch., 1877, entered employ of Gage Bros., wholesale millinery, as stock boy; entered employ of Edward Hinchliffe, Chicago, as city salesman; established in dry goods and millinery for self at Marshalltown, Ia., 1884; removed business to Oma- ha, 1888; came to Chicago, 1892, and entered em- ploy of the Chicago Mercantile Co., wholesale mil- linery, of which has been pres. since 1897. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country, Ill. Athletic, The Arts. Recreations: travel; flower culture. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 159 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.
STORER, John, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
STOREY, William Benson, railway official; b. at San Francisco, Nov. 17, 1857; s. William Bain- bridge and Ellen (Dean) Storey; Ph.B., Univ. of Cal., 1881; m. Laura B. Roe, of San Francisco, May 21, 1913. Began ry. service on S.P., 1881, asst. engr., 1882-93; asst. engr. U.S. Debris Commn., 1893-5; chief engr. and gen. supt. San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Ry., 1895-1900; chief engr. A., T.&S.F.Ry., 1900-6; chief engr. A.,T.&S.F.Ry. Sys- tem, 1906-9; vice pres. A.,T.&S.F.Ry.Co., since Oct. 1, 1909. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soc. Testing Ma- terials, Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Clubs: Univer- sity (San Francisco); Topeka (Topeka); Chicago, Chicago Engineers', University, Midlothian (Chi- cago). Home: 1330 N. State St. Office: Ry. Ex- change.
STORFER, Sebastian J., printer and binder; b. The Tyrol, Austria, Mar. 28, 1867; s. Joseph and Anna (Pheifer) Storfer; came to Chicago, 1867; ed. pub. schs .; m. Iva Hoyt, 1890 (died 1905); chil- dren: Jennie, Ella, George. Began learning print- er's trade with R. R. McCabe, Chicago, 1878; worked at trade in various shops; mem. firm of Cone, Parker & Storfer, 1907-16; pres. Parker & Storfer since Sept. 1, 1916. Mason; mem. K.O.T.M.
STORKAN, James, banker; b. Chicago, Jan. 11 1871; s. Joseph and Mary (Smerz) Storkan; ed pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. o Law, 1893; m. Marie E. Kralovec, of Chicago, Sept 5, 1894; children: Robert, Helen A., Julia M., Pau line A. Began in employ of Vopicka & Kubin, rea estate, 1882, continuing 17 yrs .; admitted to Ill bar, 1893; mem. Geringer & Storkan, pvt. bankers since 1899. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Home: 191 S. Avers Av. Office: 1518 W. 12th St.
STORY, Edward Hampton, pianos; b. Burling ton, Vt .; s. Hampton L. and Marion L. (Fuller Story; ed. pub. schs., Chicago. Pres. Story & Clar] Piano Co. since 1895; dir. Nat. Produce Bank; pres Riverside State Bank. Republican. Clubs: Chicag Athletic, Riverside Golf; Midwick Country, Alta dena Country (Pasadena, Cal.). Home: Riverside Ill. Office: 315 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
STORY, Frank Fuller, piano mfr .; b. Chicago Apr. 17, 1873; s. Hampton L. and Marion L. (Ful ler) Story; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Rut! Fouke, of Naperville, Ill., Dec. 11, 1902; children Jane, Edward F. Began with Story & Clark Co piano mfrs., Sept., 1893; became sec. and treas. o the corpn. in 1898, vice pres. since 1916. Republic an. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Riverside Golf, South Shore Country. Recreation golf. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 315 S. Wabas! Av., Chicago.
STOSKOPF, William Brewster, clergyman; b. a Freeport, Ill., July 26, 1878; s. Louis (M.D.) an Caroline Howard (Brewster) Stoskopf; grad. Free port High Sch., 1895; Beloit Coll. Acad .; B.A., Yal Univ., 1900; B.O., Gen. Theol. Sem., 1903; unmar ried. Deacon, 1903, priest, 1904, Episcopal Ch. curate Grace Ch., Oak Park, Ill., 1903-4, Ch. of th Advent, Boston, Mass., 1904-8; rector Trinity Ch. Bridgeport, Conn., 1908-9, Ch. of the Ascension Chicago, since 1909. Home: 880 N. Clark St.
STOUGH, Henry Wellington, evangelist; b. Pu laski, Williams Co., O., Aug. 15, 1870; s. Williar Edward and Frances Jane (Newman) Stough student Oberlin Coll., 1888-91; Moody Bible Inst Chicago, 1892-3; Chicago Theol. Sem., 1893-6; (D.D Defiance Coll., 1911); m. Helen Amelia Russ, o Chicago, June 23, 1898. Formerly gen. sec. Y.M.C. A., East Liverpool, O .; pastor 3d Ch., Oak Parl Ill., 1894-1901; ordained Congl. ministry, 189€ evangelist since 1901, conducting services in large cities with party of 12 specialists under title o the "Stough Evangelistic Campaign," of which i dir. Prohibitionist. Author: Across the Deadlin of Amusements, 1912; The Outlaw, 1913; Faith an Prayer in Their Conflict with Unbelief, 1913; Stub ble or Silver, 1913. Home: Wheaton, Ill.
STOUT, Frank Deming, railway official; b. Du buque, Ia., Mar., 1854; s. Henry Lane and Evelin (Deming) Stout; ed. pub. schs., Dubuque; m. Clar Wales, of Dubuque, 1889; children: Henry L Katharine H., Calista W., Eleanor D., Allison I Pres. Missouri Southern R.R. Co., C. & O. Lumbe Co .; dir. Ill. Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago. Re publican. Clubs: Chicago, Press, Chicago Athleti Home: 4847 Ellis Av. Office: 501 McCormick Bldi
STOWE, Herbert Marion, M.D .; b. Chicago, Jul 18, 1874; s. George Edwin and Arabella Florenc (Edwards) Stowe; State Univ. of Ia .; M.D., Rus Med. Coll., 1896; unmarried. Practiced at Chicag since 1897; surgeon to U.S. Pension Bd., 1902-1: instr. obstetrics, 1899-1912, asst. prof. since 191 Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending obstetr. cian, 1907-12, attending gynecologist since 191 Cook Co. Hosp .; asso. obstetrician, Chicago Lying in Hosp. since 1904; attending obstetrician to Prov ident Hosp., 1904-9, Mercy Hosp. since 1909; ad obstetrician to Wesley Hosp., 1909-14. Mem. Dra: Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State an Chicago med. socs., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Phys cians' Club, Chicago Hist. Soc. Republican. Metl odist. Editor: Year Book of Obstetrics, 1907-1 Year Book of Gynecology, 1913-16. Has writte notes on operative obstetrics for Northwester Univ., comprising about 50 articles on these sul jects. Recreations: music, tennis, baseball. Hom 4351 Oakenwald Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
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STOWELL, James Herbert, M.D .; b. at Delavan, Lillie Wolf, of Chicago, June 6, 1900; children: Walworth Co., Wis., Apr. 29, 1854; s. Elijah and Frederick William, 2d, Samuel J. T., Jr., Mary Lucinda (Bristol) Stowell; ed. Delavan High Sch .; Adelaide. After leaving school entered office of Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Acad., and Beloit Coll .; M.D., S. W. Straus & Co., real estate loans and invest- Chicago Med. Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), 1881; m. ment securities, and has remained with the house Frances Evalyn Becket, of Aurora, Ill., June 16, ever since, becoming a mem. of the firm after father's death in 1899; firm inc., 1905, and since vice pres .; vice pres., dir. Franklin Trust & Savings Bank; sec. and treas. Realization Co. of America. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4905 Woodlawn Av. Office: 6 N. Clark St. 1880 (now deceased) ; children: Mrs. Marion Stow- ell Cooke, Helen Mar Young, Lucinda May Bueh- ler, James H., Jr., Frances Evalyn. Engaged in practice at Chicago from graduation; med. exam- iner Fidelity Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Phila., U.S. Life Ins. Co. of New York, Nat. Life Ins. Co. of U.S. of America; med. dir. and pres. U.S. Annuity & Life Ins. Co. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. Am. Life Convention; ex-pres. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Examiners' Soc., Am. Assn. Life Ins. Examining Surgeons; mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Soc. Internal Medicine, Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Physicians' Club, Chicago Med. Hist. Soc., Travelers' Aid Soc. (dir.). Republican. Mem. Central Congl. Ch. Club: Chicago Congregational (ex-pres.). Home: 2633 Indiana Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
STRAIGHT, Hiram Judson, attorney and mgr. Underwriters' Exchange; Mar. 7, 1840-Dec. 31, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
STRANDBERG, Erik Peter, contractor; b. Jernt- land, Sweden, Mar. 10, 1860; s. Erik Mortenson and Anna Johanna (Nelson) Strandberg; ed. pub. sch .; m. Chicago, Oct. 9, 1889, Hilma C. Anderson; chil- dren: Erik Leon, Anna Frances (Mrs. C. Edgar Jernberg). Became a cabinet maker at the age of 20; came to U.S., 1882, first locating at St. Cloud, Minn .; went to Joliet, Ill., and engaged as contrac- tor there, 1883-4; since spring of 1885 in business as gen. contractor at Chicago; now pres. of the E. P. Strandberg Co .; also pres. Chicago Cemetery Assn .; dir. Scandia Life Ins. Co. (mem. finance com.). Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Builders' & Traders' Exchange, Masons' and Builders' Assn., Carpenters' & Builders' Assn. Trustee Englewood Hosp .; dir. Y.M.C.A. (Hyde Park); trustee First Bapt. Ch. Clubs: Hamilton, Builders'. Republican. Home: 5027 Drexel Boul. Office: 5010 S. Wabash Avenue.
STRATTON, Abram B., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) STRAUS, see also Strauss, also Strouse.
STRAUS, David C., surgeon; b. Chicago, July 11, 1882; s. Simeon and Adelaide (Eisendrath) Straus; ed. Oakland Grammar Sch., Chicago, 1889-96; Hyde Park High Sch., 1896-1900; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1905; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1907; unmarried. In- terne, Michael Reese Hosp., 1907-9; worked in sur- gery at leading med. centers of Europe, including Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Leipzig, Paris, London, etc., 1911-13; has specialized in surgery since Apr., 1913; asst. in clin. research, 1912-14, asso. attending surgeon since 1914, Michael Reese Hosp .; radiologist, Cook Co. Hosp., 1913; asst. in surgery, Rush Med. Coll., since 1909; attending surgeon West Side Dispensary of Jewish Aid Soc. since 1909; dir. surg. dept. same, 1911-12. Fellow A.M.A .; mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc., German Med. Soc. of Chicago, Am. Med. Assn. of Vienna and of Berlin, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Chirurgie (Berlin), A.A.A.S., Alumni Assn. Univ. of Chicago and Rush Med. Coll., Phi Beta Pi. Republican. Jewish religion. Club: Book and Play. Contbr. numerous articles on surg. topics; and has done a considerable amount of research work on surg. subjects. Home: )49 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.
STRAUS, Ira E., lawyer; b. Chicago, July 21, 884; s. Simeon and Adelaide (Eisendrath) Straus; rad. Oakland Grammar Sch., 1898, Hyde Park ligh Sch., 1902; student Univ. of Chicago, 1902-3; L.B., Northwestern Univ., 1906; unmarried. Ad- nitted to Ill. bar, 1906, and since practiced at Chi- ago; associated in practice with father. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Y.M. Associ- ted Jewish Charities (dir.). Republican. Club: ocial Workers' Country. Residence: Elms Hotel. flice: 301-305 Ashland Block.
STRAUS, Simeon, lawyer; b. Milwaukee, Nov. 21, 1855; s. Samuel and Rosine Straus; has lived in Chicago continuously since 1856; grad. Jones (pub.) - Sch., 1868, Chicago High Sch., 1872; entered class of 1876 in academic dept. of Yale, but quit and entered Yale law dept., grad., LL.B., 1874; married; children: Samuel N., Dr. David C., Ira E., Marion R., Edna R. Admitted to Conn. bar, June, 1874, and same yr. established practice at Chicago; atty. for German Nat. Bank. German Savings Bank, Henry Greenebaum & Co., bankers, May, 1875-Dec., 1877; since then in practice, confining work to chancery and probate cases and real estate law; now associated in practice with son, Ira E. Has had the settlement of some of the largest estates at Chicago and the handling of some of the largest real estate cases and chancery suits. Active in endeavoring to secure to lawyers their field as against the encroachment of trust corpns. Re- publican. Club: Hamilton. Has had many articles published on anti-trust matters, and prepared bill to prohibit corporations from practicing law. in- troduced in Ill. legislature, 1917. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 951 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 301-305 Ashland Blk.
STRAUS, Simon William, investment banker; b. Ligonier, Ind., Dec. 23, 1866; s. Frederick William and Madlon (Goldsmith) straus; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Hughes High Sch., Cincinnati, O .; m. Hattie Klee, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Apr. 25, 1893; chil- dren: Madeline, Louise, Harriet. Began business life with father, continuing until 1888; mem. Straus Bros. & Co., bankers, succeeded, 1894, by S. W. Straus & Co., investment bankers, of which was sr. mem. until its incorporation in 1905, and has since been pres .; pres. Franklin Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago. Founder, 1913, and pres. Am. Soc. for Thrift. Republican. Dir. Sinai Temple. Clubs: Hamilton, Standard, Ravisloe Country. Recrea- tions: outdoor diversions. Residence: Blackstone Hotel. Office: Straus Bldg.
STRAUSS, Fred Henry, cleaning and dyeing; b. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1888; s. Fred and Anna (Scherf) Strauss; ed. Lincoln School, Chicago; grad. in Com- merce, Notre Dame Univ., South Bend, Ind., 1906; student textile chemistry, Phila. (Pa.) Textile Sch., 1906-8; research work, DePaul Univ., Chicago, 1909- 12; m. Lillian M. Wendt, of Owosso, Mich., July 6, 1913; 2 children: Anita Lillian, Fred. Has been identified since boyhood with cleaning and dyeing business established at Chicago by father; began as errand boy, now gen. mgr. Dem. candidate for alderman, 23d Ward, 1916. Mem. Delta Kappa Phi (Phila.). Catholic. Club: Notre (Chicago). Recre- ations: boxing, revolver shooting. Home: 855 Bar- ry Av. Office: 2649-2659 Sheffield Av.
STRAUSS, Jesse Leonard, wholesale millinery; b. Chicago, Dec. 17, 1880; s. Julius and Hannah (Kohn) Strauss; ed. pvt. schs., Chicago: Univ. of Chicago, class of 1903 (non-grad.); m. Blanche, d. Leon Mandel, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1917. Began as cashier Theodore Ascher Co .; later became mgr. dept., buying hats; sec. and treas, same company since 1914. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Jew- ish religion. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Office: 30 S. Mich- igan Av.
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