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CUTTER, Millard Hawthorne, investment bonds; b. Medford, Mass., Oct. 18, 1878; s. Gershom and Jeannette (Hawthorne) Cutter; ed. pub. schs., Ke- wanee, Ill., and Chicago; m. Belle Hulbert Forbes, of Chicago, Sept. 14, 1910. Began active career as office boy with Mason, Lewis & Co., bond brokers, Aug., 1894, continuing until 1902, when went with another house for 11/2 years; in bond business at Davenport, Ia., 11/2 years, 1904-5; buyer for George M. Bechtel & Co .; Western representative of O'Con- nor & Kahler, New York bond house, 1905-8; pres. Cutter, May & Co., buyers and sellers of municipal, railroad and corpn. bonds, Mar. 1, 1908-Aug., 1915; since head of M. H. Cutter & Co. Republican. Ma- son (Blue Lodge, Chapter and Apollo Commandery, K.T., Shrine). Club: Union League. Recreations: horseback riding and yachting. Home: 909 Lafay- ette Parkway. Office: 812 The Rookery.
CUTTING, Charles Sidney, judge; b. Highgate Springs, Vt., Mar. 1, 1854; s. Charles A. and Laura E. (Averill) Cutting; ed. high sch., Hastings. Minn., and Willamette Univ., Salem, Ore .; (LL.D., Univ. of Mich., 1907); m. Annie E. Lytle, of Pala- tine, Ill., June 27, 1876; 1 son, Robert M. After leaving coll. was asst. editor Cedar Rapids (Ia.) Times; prin. high sch., Palatine, Ill., 1874-80; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, Jan. 8, 1880; practiced at Chi- cago, in firms of Cutting, Austin & Castle, and Cutting, Castle & Williams, 1880-1900; master in chancery Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1890-3; judge of Probate Court of Cook Co., terms 1899-1914 (re- signed in 1913, before expiration of term, to re- sume practice of law); now mem. Holt, Cutting & Sidley. Mem. State Bd. of Law Examiners. Mem. Cook Co. Bd. Edn. 9 yrs. (ex-pres.); also ex-pres. Palatine (Ill.) Bd. of Edn. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago (pres., 1916) bar assns. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T.), Odd Fellow. Clubs: Union League (ex-pres.), Hamilton, City, Chicago Lit- erary, Chicago Golf, Oak Park Country. Home: 307 N. Waller Av., Austin. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St.
CUTTING, Starr Willard, college prof .; b. W. Brattleboro, Vt., Oct. 14, 1858; s. Henry Maynard and Cornelia Liscom (Starr) Cutting; A.B., Wil- liams Coll., 1881, A.M., 1892; studied univs. of Leipzig and Geneva, 1886-8; grad. student, 1890-1, Ph.D., 1892, Johns Hopkins; m. Mary Edith Derby, of Springfield, Mass., Sept. 11, 1887. Prin. Deer- field (Mass.) Acad., 1881-6; prof. modern langs., Univ. of S.D., 1888-90; prof. German and French, Earlham Coll., Ind., 1891-2; asst. prof. German, 1892-4, asso. prof., 1894-1900, prof. German lit., 1900-6, prof. and head of dept. Germanic langs. and lits. since 1906, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. (pres. central div., 1901-2) Modern Lang. Assn. America. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 1228 E. 56th St.
CZARNECKI, Anthony, newspaper man; b. at Posen, Poland, Jan. 14, 1878; brought to Chicago in childhood; ed. parochial and pub. grammar and high schs., bus. coll., and St. Ignatius Coll. In newspaper work on Chicago dailies, 1898-1910; be- came mgr. savings dept. LaSalle St. Trust & Sav- ings Bank, 1910; mem. bd. Election Commrs. of Cook Co. to 1915; now on staff of Chicago Daily News. Apptd. mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn., June, 1917. Republican. Pres. St. Joseph's Polish Or- phanage and Old Peoples' Home Aid Assn .; Grand Knight Gen. James Shields Council K.C. Home: 6877 Hobart Av. Office: Daily News.
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DADIE, John, secretary and treas. W. J. Moxley; May, 1860-Oct. 10, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
DAEMICKE, Paul J., store and office fixtures; b. Albany, N.Y., Aug. 7, 1848; s. Ferdinand and Au- gusta Daemicke; ed. pub. schs., Albany; m. Mary Dittes, of Chicago, Mar., 1872; children: Arthur D., Paul J., Jr., Estelle, May. Began as clerk in hard- ware store, Albany, 1864; removed to Chicago, 1872, and engaged in hardware business; now pres. Paul J. Daemicke & Co., Inc., store and office fix- tures. Republican. Home: 1236 E. 57th St. Office: 321 W. South Water St.
DAGG, Thomas Levi, M.D .; b. Forester, Mich., Jan. 12, 1868; s. John and Nancy (McCullough) Dagg; ed. pub. schs. of Mich .; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1898; m. Harriet Hyde Rolfe, of Staceyville, Ia., Aug., 1909. Practiced medicine at Bay City, Mich., 1898-1902, at Chicago since 1902; attending pathol- ogist St. Luke's Hosp., 1903-9, later anæsthetist to same; dir. pathol. dept. Chicago Laboratory since 1907. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Assn. Pathologists, Chicago Pathol. Soc. Club: University. Home: 4747 Kenwood Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
DAHL, Svenning, M.D., surgeon; b. St. Aistrup, Denmark, Mar. 11, 1857; s. of Soren and Kristine (Jonathansen) Dahl; A.B., Univ. of Copenhagen, 1886, Ph.B., 1887; student of medicine at Univ. of Copenhagen, 1886-8; emigrated to U.S., 1888; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1890; post-grad. studies at Post-Grad. Med. Sch., Chicago, 1892, Berlin, 1897, Freiburg, Germany, 1898; visited Eu- ropean hosps., 1907-8; m. Hutchinson, Minn., May 20, 1894, Anna Jensen, of Copenhagen, Denmark (died 1906) ; m. 2d, Lila Mosey, Leland, Ill., Oct. 17, 1908. During summer of 1889 was interne at the German Hosp., Chicago; began gen. practice, 1890; attending phys. Tabitha Hosp., 1891-5; attending surgeon Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hosp. since 1897; was instr. in surgery, Coll. of Phys. & Surg., 1899-1904; prof. clin. surgery, Chi- cago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery, since 1915. Pres. Scandinavian-Am. Med. Soc., 1909-10; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Lutheran. Office and Home: 2029 Pierce Av.
DAHLGREEN, Charles W., painter, etcher; b. at Chicago, Sept. 8, 1864; s. Charles and Karoline (Klaproth) Dahlgreen; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; studied art in Chicago and abroad; m. Augusta Rentrop, of Düsseldorf, Germany, July 4, 1888. Studied art, but retired from studies, 1888, and en- gaged in business until 1905; then took up study at Art Inst. of Chicago. Exhibited in Salon, Paris, 1910, and other European cities; awarded 1st prize in still life, Kunst Gewerbe Schule, Düsseldorf, 1888; 1st prize, Art Students' League, 1908; hon. mention Panama P.I. Expn., 1915. Represented in Congressional Library, Washington, D. C .; New York Pub. Library. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists, Chicago Soc. Etchers, Artists' Guild, Union Inter- nationale des Beaux Arts et des Lettres. Inde- pendent Republican. Lutheran. Recreations: rod and gun. Home and Studio: 1640 N. Keeler Av.
DAHM, Hans A., leather mfr. (See vol. 1911.) DAIGGER, Andrew, retired. (See vol. 1911.)
DAL, John Wesley, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
DALE, Hervey Smith, insurance; July 4, 1857- Apr. 17, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
DALE, John Thomas, lawyer, author; Apr. 25. 1841-May 15, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
DALE, Samuel Emmet, lawyer; Sept. 16, 1841- Nov. 5, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
DALE, William Bird, mfr .; b. at Kankakee, Ill .. Oct. 12, 1862; s. Hervey S. and Emeline ( Holabird) Dale; grad. West Div. High Sch .. Chicago, 1878; m. Chicago, July 7, 1886, Clara E. Miller: 2 sons: Hervey M., W. Bruce. With Fieldhouse. Dutcher & Belden, jobbers of plumbers' supplies, 1882-92: vice pres. Street & Kent Mfg. Co., plumbers' brass goods, since 1892. Republican. Formerly a trus- tee of Village of Winnetka. Clubs: Winnetka, Sko- kie Country. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home! Winnetka, Ill. Office: 649 Fulton St., Chicago.
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DALL, Justin Melville, vice pres. Chicago Title & Trust Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 15, 1868; s. Charles A. and Sarah (Melville) Dall; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Abbie M. Russell, of Chi- cago, Nov. 26, 1890; children: Melville Russell, Benjamin Linton. Has been connected with the Chicago Title & Trust Co. and its constituent com- panies continuously since 1885, now vice pres. of C.T.&T. Co. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park, Oak Park Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 403 Forest Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 69 W. Wash- ington St., Chicago.
DALMAR, Hugo, insurance; b. N.Y. City, May 12, 1873; s. Louis and Hannah (Benedict) Dalmar; ed. pub. schs., Montreal, Can .; m. Edith J. Hensley, Oct. 28, 1903; 1 daughter, Jeanette. Has been iden- tified with fire ins. business since 1887; apptd. Cook County spl. agt. for Dwelling House Ins. Co. of Boston, 1890; organized, and mem. firm of Napier & Dalmar, 1893-1900; head of H. Dalmar & Co. since Oct. 1, 1900. Mem. Chicago Underwriters' Assn. Republican. Rationalist. Mem. Violinists' Guild of Chicago, Henry Booth House (life). Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Recreations: music, athletic sports. Home: 1641 Jarvis Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boulevard.
DALY, John Wallace, railway official; b. Can- ton, Ill., June 2, 1868; s. Garrett and Mary (Allen) Daly; ed. pub. schs .; m. Elizabeth Robertson, of Jacksonville, Ill., June 26, 1905. Began as tele- graph operator Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Ry., 1882; then with A.,T.&S.F.Ry. at various points in Kan. and N.M .; chief clk. local office and chief yard clk., Wis. Central R.R., at Chicago until 1889; chief clk. in gen. pass. office, Jacksonville Southeastern Ry., 1889-94; gen. pass. and ticket agt., Jacksonville, Louisville & St. Louis Ry., 1894- 1901; southern pass. agt., L.S.&M.S.Ry., at Cin- cinnati, 1901-2; gen. eastern pass. agt. same rd. at Buffalo, 1902-5; chief asst. to gen. agt. same rd. and M.C.R.R., at Buffalo, 1905-6; gen. pass. agt. L.S.&M.S.Ry., at Cleveland, 1906-10; asst. traffic mgr. at Chicago, 1910-11, pass. traffic mgr. since June 1, 1911, N.Y. Central lines west of Buffalo. Club: Union League. Office: 1225 LaSalle Station.
DALZELL, Samuel M., coal operator; Dec. 3, 1850-Jan. 27, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
DAMSEL, William Hudson, retired vice pres. Adams Express Co .; b. West Chester, Chester Co., Pa., 1844; s. Uriah and Catherine (Phipps) Damsel; ed. common schs., West Chester, Pa., and Barnes- ville, O .; enlisted in the 3d Ohio Regt., Apr. 1, 1861, for 3 months, and was discharged at Columbus, O., Aug. 17, 1861; m. Mrs. Susan R. Vance, of Colum- bus, Sept. 15, 1870; children: William Wynkoop, Edna Murray (Mrs. Walter N. Southworth, of Sha- kopee, Minn.), Jessamine Phipps (Mrs. William M. Ingrahm, of Portland, Me.), Ethel Birch (Mrs. George C. Isbester, of Evanston, Ill.), Percy. En- tered service of Adams Express Co. as messenger May 1, 1864; promoted to route agt. Mar. 1, 1869, to agt. at St. Louis, Mo., May 1, 1881, to supt., Aug. 1, 1884; elected mem. bd. of mgrs., May 14, 1890, 2d vice pres., May 8, 1901, vice pres., Nov. 10, 1903-Jan. 1, 1917, when retired. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Glen View. Recreations: outdoor diver- sions. Home: 1632 Sheridan Rd., Evanston. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
DANCEY, Jesse Samuel, clergyman; b. Fairbury, Ill., Aug. 25, 1876; s. Samuel and Frances E. (Sloat) Dancey; ed. Ill. Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, 1893- 99; Boston Univ., 1899-1902; Univ. of Chicago, 1909- 10; m. Lua M. Akers, of Bloomington, Sept. 5, 1901; 3 children: Thomas Brooks, Lua Alice, Marcia Har- riet. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1902; pastor in Ill. at Monticello, 1902-4, Leroy, 1904-5, Bloomington, 1906-7, Danville, 1907-9, Auburn Park Ch., Chicago, 1910-15, First Ch., Englewood, Ill., 1915-17; in Am. Red Cross Service in France, May, 1917. Home: 6410 Stewart Av.
DANFORTH, Isaac Newton, M.D .; Nov. 5, 1835- May 5, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
DANFORTH, Jerome Joseph, president Real Es- tate Title & Trust Co .; b. Boston, Mass., Nov. 1, 1849; s. Martin G. and Louisa M. (Roberts) Dan-
forth; ed. pub. schs. of Boston; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1896; m. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1881, Frances W. Mckinney; children: Winifred L., Alice L. Came to Chicago from Boston in Mar., 1866, and was with S. C. Griggs & Co., booksellers, until 1868; deputy clerk Superior Court of Cook Co., 1868-73; then pres. of the Cook Co. Abstract Co. until the business was absorbed by the Chicago Title & Trust Co., of which was for several years 3d vice pres .; organized, Feb., 1904, and was pres. until May, 1905, the Abstract Constrn. Co .; pres. Real Estate Title & Trust Co. since 1905; also pres. Kane Co. Abstract Co. Republican. Mason (Orien- tal Lodge). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hinsdale. Recreation: fishing. Home: 4431 Magnolia Av.
DANFORTH, William Clark, M.D .; b. Chicago, July 30, 1878; s. Isaac N. and Elizabeth (Skelton) Danforth; B.S., Northwestern Univ., 1900, M.D., 1903; post-grad. work Univ. of Vienna, 1905-6; m. Gertrude McLean, of N.Y. City, June 29, 1909; 1 son, David Newton. Practiced in Evanston since 1908; attending surgeon, Evanston Hosp., since 1911. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gyne- col. Soc., Inst. of Medicine, Chicago, Phi Beta Kap- pa, Delta Upsilon, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha (Northwestern Univ). Republican. Episco- palian. Club: University (Chicago). Home: 1620 Hinman Av., Evanston, Il1.
DANGEL, William Henry, mfr. tools; b. Eliza- beth, N.J., Nov. 27, 1875; s. John and Mary (Schu- ster) Dangel; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Maude Miller, of Chicago, June 15, 1897; 1 son, Merlin W. Entered employ of Scully Steel & Iron Co., Chi- cago, 1890, continuing 22 yrs .; pres. Lovejoy Tool Works since 1912. Republican. Mem. Methodist Social Union. Mason (Fair Oaks Lodge, Cicero Chapter). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Western Rail- way. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 319-331 W. Ohio St., Chicago.
DANIELS, Alfred, cashier. (See vol. 1911.)
DANIELS, Francis Barrett, lawyer; b. Grafton, Vt., 1848; A.B., Harvard, 1871; LL.B., Columbia Law Sch., New York, 1874; m. Harriet Seymour, of Dubuque, Ia., June 19, 1878; children: Caroline (Mrs. Philip W. Moore), Lucy (Mrs. Frank H. El- more). Admitted to the bar, 1874, and began prac- tice at Dubuque, law firm of Henderson, Hurd, Daniels & Kiesel; came to Chicago, 1895, and en- tered legal dept. of the Pullman Co., now its gen. solicitor. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. Republican; presdl. elector in Ia., 1880. Clubs: University, Glen View. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Pullman Bldg., Chi- cago.
DANIELS, Raymond Elkins, merchant; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 26, 1883; s. Edwin Francis and Kate (Elkins) Daniels; ed. grammar schs., Chicago; Mich. Mil. Acad., Orchard Lake, Mich., 1897-9; Har- vard Sch., Chicago, 1899-1901; A.B., Harvard, 1905, LL.B., 1908; m. Frances McWhinney, of Chicago, June 13, 1914; 1 daughter, Helen Frances. Engaged in practice of law, 1908-Nov., 1910; with credit dept. John V. Farwell Co., 1910-11; pres. and treas. Edwin F. Daniels & Co., coal and coke, since June, 1911. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: University, Midlothian Country, South Shore Country. Home: 5330 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 20 W. Jackson Boul.
DANZ, Charles A., president Chicago Metal Cov- ering Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1860; s. Jacob and Margaret (Busser) Danz; ed. Chicago pub. schs., Dyrenfurth Coll. and Bryant and Stratton Busi- ness Coll .; m. Chicago, Apr., 1896, Ida M. Gunder- son. Commn. mcht. in meats, etc., 1883-1908; sold business to Charles A. Danz Co .; now pres. and treas. Chicago Metal Covering Co. Club: Town and Country. Home: 3007 Washington Boul. Office: 2833 W. Lake St.
DARGAN, Edwin Preston, college prof .; b. Bar- boursville, Va., Sept. 7, 1879; s. Edwin Charles and Lucy (Graves) Dargan; A.B., Bethel (Ky.) Coll., 1899; Univ. of Va .; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1906; m. Vere Riddett, of Cannes, France, June 25, 1910; children: Avis Ethel, Rosamond Vere, Marjorie. Instr. in Romance langs., 1906-7, adj. prof., 1907- 10, Univ. of Va .; asst. prof. French, Univ. of Cal., 1910-11; asst. prof. French lit., Univ. of Chicago, 1911-15, asso. prof. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago.
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Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 5627 Dorchester Av.
DARLING, Charles Gilchrist, M.D .; b. Evanston, Ill., Oct. 18, 1877; s. James Gilchrist and Elizabeth Margaret (Switzer) Darling; prep. edn. University High Sch .; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1899; post-grad. work in hosps. of Vienna, Breslau, Freiburg and London; m. Kathryne Byrne, of Chi- cago, Oct. 24, 1901. Practiced in Chicago since 1899; attending oculist Cook Co. Hosp., Presbyn. Hosp., and Central Free Dispensary; 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State, Chi- cago and German med. socs., Am. Acad. Ophthal- mology and Oto-Laryngology, Physicians' Club. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 1138 North Av., Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Boul., Chicago.
DARLING, Ira C., insurance; b. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1884; s. Ira C. and Louise F. (McCloy) Darling; ed. pvt. schs .; m. Agatha Birkhoff, Chicago, Oct., 1906. With Swift & Co., Chicago, 1903-5; then entered lumber business with the Laurens Hull Lumber Co., of which was sec., 1907-8; in ins. business since 1908; Ira C. Darling & Co., consolidating new company, the Bartholomay, Darling Co., 1916; also vice pres. Diamond T Motor Car Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Skokie Country, Kenilworth. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
DARLINGTON, Herbert, insurance; b. at West Chester, Pa., Feb. 25, 1851; s. Howard and Anna Maria (Haines) Darlington; of Quaker ancestry (settled in Chester Co., Pa., in 1711); ed. pvt. schs. and at Griswold Coll., Davenport, Ia .; m. Catherine Augusta Flynn, of Chicago, Feb. 15, 1876; children: Genevieve, Herbert S., Grace Howard (Mrs. George Howell), Harley Chester, Florence (Mrs. George W. Overton). Began as office boy for I. F. Dobson & Co., ins., Chicago, 1866; after the great fire was bookkeeper for the Bucks County Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pa., for a few months, 1871-2; with Geo. C. Clarke & Co., ins., Chicago, 1872-87; suc- ceeded to business with S. A. Harvey, name later changed to Darlington, Harvey & Co .; became sole propr., 1896, conducting agency as H. Darlington & Co .; consolidated the business, 1897, with Fred S. James & Co. (now inc.), of which is sec. and dir. Celebrated his 50th anniversary of entry in the ins. business, Nov., 1916. Democrat. Trustee Vil- lage of LaGrange 4 yrs., pres. of village 2 yrs., mem. bd. of edn. 3 yrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, La Grange Country. Recreations: reading and golf. Home: 329 S. Stone Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
DARNALL, Cecil C., automobile mfr .; b. at Mc- Lean, Ill., Aug. 19, 1873; s. William and Eliza (Coff- man) Darnall; ed. grammar and high schs., Stan- ford, Ill .; commercial coll., Bloomington, Ill .; m. Minnie Alice Dye, of McLean, Ill., June 6, 1894; 4 children: Warren Verne, Elmo (deceased), Fran- ces, Dorothy. Engaged in lumber and coal busi- ness, McLean, Ill., 1894-6; in hardware and furni- ture business, 1896-1901; identified with banking business, 1896-1901; moved to Bloomington and was connected with implement and carriage trade as mfr. and jobber, 1902-5; in mail order business, Chicago, 1905-8; automobile mfr. since 1908, gen. sales mgr. Crow Motor Car Co., Elkhart, Ind., 1909- 13; mfg. Partin-Palmer Motor Cars, since 1913, title of Commonwealth Motors Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Methodist. Mason, Odd Fellow. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Au- tomobile. Recreations: music, golf and baseball. Home: 225 N. Cuyler Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.
DARROW, Clarence S., lawyer; b. Kinsman, O., Apr. 18, 1857; ed. Ohio pub. schs .; admitted to bar, 1875; twice married; 1 son, Paul. Formerly atty. for North-Western Ry .; formerly sr. mem. law firm of Darrow, Masters & Wilson, Chicago; now mem. firm Darrow & Sissman. Has been identified with many prominent cases; during recent years, nota- bly in cases against monopolies, including litigation against gas trust in Chicago; chief counsel for an- thracite miners in anthracite coal strike arbitra- tion at Scranton and Phila., 1902-3, commn. apptd. by President Roosevelt; counsel in Debs strike case
and large number of labor injunction and labor conspiracy cases on side of labor; counsel for Mc- Namara brothers in Los Angeles Times dynamite case, 1911; indicted for alleged bribery of a juror and a prospective juror in same case and acquitted after trial extending May 15-Aug. 17, 1912; atty. for defendants in the Moyer, Haywood and Petti- bone case for the murder of ex-Gov. Steunenburg, of Idaho. Active in polit. campaigns as independ- ent Democrat; also platform speaker; elected to Ill. Legislature, 1902. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press. Author: Persian Pearl (essays); Resist Not Evil; Farmington (novel); An Eye for an Eye; also va- vious pamphlets on social and econ. questions. Home: 1537 E. 60th St. Office: 140 N. Dearborn St.
DART, Carlton Rollin, civil engr .; b. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 1, 1862; s. Rollin Charles and Sarah Elizabeth (Darling) Dart; ed. pub. schs., Lansing, to 1878; B.S., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1881; took partial post-grad. course in engring., 1882-3; m. Ella Wein- land, of Chicago, 1908. Asst. to city engr., Lan- sing, 1881-2; draftsman Marquette & Western R.R., Marquette, Mich., 1883-4, G.R.&I.Ry., Grand Rap- ids, 1885-6; asst. engr., U.P. System, on constrn. of terminals, 1886-91; in gen. engring. work, 1891-7: entered bridge engring., 1897; bridge engr., 1901- 12, asst. chief engr., 1912-13, chief bridge engr. since 1913, Sanitary Dist. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Chicago Engrs.' Club. Home: 706 Greenleaf Av., Wilmette, Ill. Of- fice: 910 S. Michigan Boul., Chicago.
DASCH, George, musician; b. Cincinnati, O .; s. George and Margaret (Job) Dasch; ed. pub. schs .. Cincinnati; Coll. of Music, Cincinnati; m. Louise Garben, of Chicago, Sept. 26, 1906; 2 children: Eliz- abeth Margaret, Dorothy Louise. Violinist and conductor; began with Cincinnati Symphony Or- chestra, 1895; joined Theodore Thomas Orchestra (now Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 1898, and has ever since been identified with that organization; viola player; first violin, Philharmonic String Quartet; conductor Irving Park Concerts, winter, since 1913. Lutheran. Mason (Myrtle Lodge No. 795). Home: 4053 Warwick Av. Studio: Orchestra Hall.
DASCOMB, George Alfred, lumber mfr. and deal- er, farmer; b. Waitsfield, Vt., Oct. 5, 1861; s. Alfred Brooks and Stella Ranney (Nutting) Dascomb; prep. edn. high sch., Winchester, Mass .; attended Univ. of Chicago extension lectures, 1908-16; m. Jean Perry, of Burlington, Vt., Nov. 27, 1882; 3 children: Mabel Vaughan, Jean, George A. One of organizers Vaughan Lumber Co., 1893, of which he is still a partner; mem. The Vaughan Lumber Co., of San Antonio and Houston, Tex .; pres. Eagle Pass Lumber Co .; treas. Alamo Lumber Co .; dir., sec., gen. mgr. Hilgard Lumber Co., Chicago, San Antonio and Houston; dir., treas. Dascomb-Daniels Lumber Co., Kansas City, Mo .; dir. Walker County Lumber Co. (Elmina, Tex.); pres. Conn. Valley Or- chard Co., Westminster, Vt. Pres. Bd. of Trade. Westminster. Congregationalist. Trustee of the New England Kurn Hattin Homes for Boys, at Westminster, Vt. Clubs: Union League (Chicago). San Antonio, San Antonio Country. Home: West- minster, Vt. Office: 634 McCormick Bldg., Chicago.
DASHIELL, C. Russ, automobiles: b. Chicago. Apr. 5, 1878; s. of Virgil W. and Sarah (Russ) Dashiell; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Carolyn De Witt, of St. Joseph, Mo., 1900. Engaged in sale of motor cars since 1907; now pres. Dashiell Motor Co., distributors of Dodge automobiles. Republic- an. Christian Scientist. Clubs: 11. Athletic. Lin- coln Park Golf. Home: 651 Buena Av. Office: 2412 Michigan Av.
DAU, J. J., wholesale grocer; b. Denmark, Dec. 31, 1845; m. Harriet Hughes, of Oshkosh, Wis., Oct. 21,1874. Came to Chicago in 1868; clerk with gro- cery house of James Forsyth & Co., 1868-75; en- tered employ of Reid, Murdoch & Fischer, as trav- eling salesman, 1875; firm incorporated in 1891 as Reid, Murdoch & Co., of which was vice pres. until the death of Thomas Murdoch, Dec., 1909; pres. same, 1909-14. since chmn. bd .: dir. State Bank. United Charities. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Con- mercial, Kenwood, South Shore Country, Flossmoor
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Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4807 Greenwood Av. Office: Reid, Murdoch & Co., Clark St. Bridge. Field Annex Bldg., Chicago.
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DAUCHY, George Kellogg, president of Dauchy Iron Works; Jan. 3, 1829-Jan. 20, 1912. (See vol. 1911. )
DAUCHY, Samuel, president of Dauchy Iron Works; b. Jordan, N.Y., Sept. 28, 1865; s. George Kellogg and Lavinia (Otis) Dauchy; ed. Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; m. Marion Sturges, of Chicago, May 29, 1907; 2 adopted children. Has been identified since beginning of active career with the Dauchy Iron Works (established by father, 1873) and has been pres. same since death of father, 1912. Clubs: University, City, Chicago Automobile, Saddle and Cycle. Recreation: yachting. Home: 525 Haw- thorne Pl. Office: 215-223 W. Illinois St.
DAVEY, see also Davie.
DAVEY, James Rensselaer, M.D .; b. at Prairie City, McDonough Co., Ill., Oct. 24, 1858; s. Sylves- ter and Allena Anna (Dickenson) Davey; ed. pub. schs .; A.M., Taylor Univ., Ind .; M.D., Northwest- ern Univ., 1887; m. Frances L. Lindquist, of Whea- ton, Ill., Apr. 28, 1901; 4 children: David, Paul, Marshall Burr, James R., Jr. Began practice in 1887; specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat since 1900; surgeon to Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Recreation: fishing. Home: 2016 Washington Boul. Office: 31 N. State St.
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