The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 6

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784

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ALMERT, Harold, consulting engr .; b. Chicago, 1877; s. Andrew and Wilhelmina (Walhstrom) Al- mert; ed. in Chicago, in engring. 8 yrs., law, 2 yrs., accounting, 2 yrs .; m. Anita C. Tiedeman, of Chicago, Dec. 28, 1907; children: John Gordon, Jane Louise. Consulting practice in Chicago since 1909; tech. counsel to a number of the largest public utilities and industrial companies in the U.S., in- cluding Commonwealth Edison Co., Public Service Co. of Northern Ill., Chicago, Washington Ry. & Electric Co., Potomac Electric Power Co., Wash- ington, D.C., etc .; with staff has constructed or appraised over $1,000,000,000 worth of public util- ity and industrial plants and approved the issue of over $500.000,000 par value of securities. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Soc. Mech.

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Engrs., Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Soc. Automotive since 1915. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America. Engrs., Nat. Elec. Light Assn., Am. Elec. Ry. Assn., Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Quadrangle, Har- vard (Chicago). Writer of miscellaneous poems, articles, editor college texts, etc. Home: 5756 Blackstone Av. etc. Republican. Clubs: Electric, Jovian League, Lincoln Park Gun, South Shore Country; Engi- neers' (New York), etc. Residence: Parkway Ho- tel. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.

ALMES, Herman Earhart, M.D .; b. Long-Run, Armstrong Co., Pa., Dec. 28, 1867; s. Samuel A. and Mary (Hineman) Almes; ed. pub. schs. and at El- ders Ridge (Pa.) Acad .; M.D., Univ. of Wooster, Cleveland, O., July 24, 1889; M.D., Western Univ. of Pa., Mar. 27, 1890; m. Cochran Mills, Pa., Dec. 30, 1891, Cora Carnahan. Practiced medicine at Murraysville, Pa., Apr .- Sept., 1890; at Cochran Mills, Pa., 1890-6; in Chicago since 1896. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Re- publican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Colonial, Chicago Press (life), Mystic Athletic. Home: 5152 Michigan Av. Office: 4255 Indiana Av.

ALRUTZ, Louis Ferdinand, obstetrician; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 9, 1876; s. Louis and Bertha (Kreft) Al- rutz; M.D., Univ. of Ill., 1904; m. Helen A. Truax, of Kenosha, Wis., May 8, 1907; children: Louis Waldemar, Donald Henry. Practiced at Chicago since 1904. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Methodist. Home: 653 N. Lotus Av. Of- fice: 3957 W. 16th St.

ALSCHULER, Alfred S., architect; b. Chicago, Nov. 2, 1876; s. Samuel and Fannie (Guggenheim- er) Alschuler; ed. pub. and high schs .; M.S., Ar- mour Inst. Tech., 1899; studied Art Inst. Chicago, 1899; m. Rose Haas, of Chicago, Dec. 17, 1907; 4 children: Marian, Frances, Alfred S., Jr., Richard H. Began architectural work in office of Samuel A. Treat, Chicago, 1899; mem. firm Treat & Alschuler, 1904-7; alone since 1907. Dir. Jewish Manual Train- ing Sch. Mem. Ill. Soc. Architects, Ill. and Chicago architectural assns., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Ma- son. Club: Lake Shore Country. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

ALSCHULER, Samuel, lawyer; b. Chicago, Nov. 20, 1859; s. Jacob and Caroline (Stiefel) Alschuler; family moved to Aurora, Ill., 1861; ed. Aurora High Sch .; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1881; practiced at Aurora, 1881-1901, Chicago, since 1901; mem. firm Kraus (Adolf), Alschuler & Holden, 1901-15. Dem. candidate for Congress, 1892; mem. State Commn. of Claims, 1893-6; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1896-1900; Dem. candidate for gov. of Ill., 1900; judge U.S. Circuit Court, 7th Jud. Circuit, by ap- pmt. of Pres. Wilson, since Aug. 16, 1915. Home: Aurora, Ill.

ALSIP, Charles H., brick mfr .; b. Chicago, Jan. 28, 1874; s. Frank and Mary Jane (Smiley) Alsip; ed. grammar schs. and Metropolitan Business Poly- technic Inst., Chicago; m. Luly M. Maischaider, of Chicago, Nov. 10, 1909; 1 son, Frank W. With the Alsip Brick Co., 1890-1900; then with Ill. Brick Co. 3 yrs .; engaged in printing and loose leaf busi- ness, 1903-5; organized, 1905, the Calumet Brick Co., of which is sec. and treas. Served in Ill. N.G. 17 yrs., retiring as maj. 1st Cav., 1912; was 2d lt. same regt. during Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Repub- lican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Builders', Chicago Rod and Gun. Recreations: fish- ing, dancing, billiards. Home: 822 Montrose Boul. Office: 1762 Conway Bldg.

ALTER, Frank W., wholesale and mfg. jeweler; b. Ft. Wayne, Ind., Sept. 13, 1866; s. Nicholas and Catherine (Widener) Alter; ed. pub. schs. of Ft. Wayne; M.A., Notre Dame (Ind.) Univ., 1888; m. Mary Rogers, of Chicago, Jan. 12, 1897; 2 daugh- ters: Julia, Isabel. Came to Chicago, 1883; has been identified with the jewelry business since 1889; propr. Alter & Co. since 1913. Mem. Nat. Jewelers' Bd. of Trade, Chicago Assn. Commerce. K.C. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: walking. Home: 6156 Sheridan Rd. Office: 165 W. Madison Street.

ALTON, William, Jr., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

ALTROCCHI, Rudolph, college prof .; b. Florence, Italy, Oct. 31, 1882; s. G. and Pauline (Zamvos) Altrocchi; A.B., Harvard, 1908, A.M., 1909, Ph.D., 1914; unmarried. Instr. in Romance langs., Colum- bia, 1910-11, Univ. of Pa., 1911-12, Harvard, 1912- 15; asst. prof. Romance langs., Univ. of Chicago,

ALVORD, John Watson, hydraulic and sanitary engr .; b. Newton Center, Mass., Jan. 25, 1861; s. Rev. John Watson and Myrtilla Mead (Peck) Al- vord; descendant of Alexander Alvord, of Windsor, Conn., 1640, and of Jeremiah Peck, first settler of New Haven; ed. Howard Univ. Prep. Sch., 1873-4; J. W. Hunt's Normal Sch., Washington, D.C., 1874- 77; (hon. C.E., Univ. of Wis., 1913); m. Chicago, Sept. 4, 1889, Helen C. Cornell. Engaged in the construction of the Hyde Park Station of the Chi- cago Water Works, 1880-4, also the enlargement of the Lake View pumping stations, 1884-8; city engr. of Lake View, now part of Chicago, 1884-8; de- signed the sewer systems of Lake View and Cicero and from 1890-3 had an important position in charge of an engring. dept. at World's Columbian Exposition under the dir. of works; since 1893 in practice as consulting, sanitary and hydraulic engr. throughout the Central West, designing and constructing sewer systems for over 75 municipali- ties, water works for 125 cities, water power plants in some 20 localities, sewage disposal plants, dams, tunnels, reservoirs, and other miscellaneous work; cons. engr. Ill. and Mich. Canal, 1897-1901, Dubuque Water Co., 1897, City of Columbus, O., 1898, Gen. Electric Co., Des Moines, Ia., 1904, U. S. Steel Corpn., Gary, Ind., 1907, City of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Des Moines (Ia.) Water Co., 1907, Mil- waukee, 1910, etc. Mem. Chicago commn. investi- gating city expenditures (1910) ; mem. Flood Com- mission, Dayton, O., 1913, Columbus, 1913; mem. Terminal Commn., Chicago, 1913; mem. Citizens' Terminal Plan Com., 1914. Pres. Ill. Soc. Engrs., 1904-6, Western Soc. Engrs., 1910, Am. Water Wks. Assn., 1910; mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Pub. Health Assn., Soc. Municipal Improvements, N.E. Water Works Assn., Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, Ill. Soc. S.A.R., Soc. Mayflower Descendants, Soc. Colonial Wars; fellow A.A.A.S. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Engineers', City, South Shore Country. Author of a number of engring. papers and published reports. Home: 5203 Hibbard Av. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.

AMBERG, John Henry, stationer; b. at Mineral Point, Wis., Dec. 23, 1853; s. John A. and Margaret (Hoeffler) Amberg; ed. pub. schs., Mineral Point; m. Mary Emily Plamondon, of Chicago, June 7, 1881; children: Alfred A., Florence A. (Mrs. E. N. Hurley), Ethel M., Lucy E. Came to Chicago, 1868, and began with Culver, Page & Hoyne, stationers, printers, etc .; became connected with Cameron, Amberg & Co., stationers, 1870, and in 1878 was ad- mitted to partnership in the firm: dir. Amberg File &. Index Co., Loretto Iron Co. Club: South Shore Country. Recreation: shooting. Home: 3433 Michi- gan Av. Office: 163 W. Randolph St.

AMBERG, John Ward, manager Loretto Iron Co .: b. Chicago, Aug. 10, 1870; s. William A. and Sarah Agnes (Ward) Amberg; ed. St. Ignatius Coll .. Chi- cago; m. Chicago, June 7, 1904, Marie L .. d. John B. Inderrieden. Dir. and gen. mgr. Loretto Iron Co. since 1901. Mem. Lake Superior Mining Inst. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Home: 1311 N. State St. Office: 1400 Fulton St.

AMBERG, Theodore Jacob, secretary of Amberg File & Index Co .; b. Mineral Point, Wis., Sept. 12. 1858; s. John A. and Margaret ( Hoeffler) Amberg: ed. Central High Sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, Sept. 7, 1881, Bertha A. Atkins; children: Arthur John, Theodore William, Harold Vincent, Robert Atkins, Paul Gregory, Edward Joseph, William Cameron. Began as printer in office of Cameron, Amberg & Co., 1874; transferred to counting room, 1877; mem. of firm since 1885, conducting letter file business. and when that portion of the business was sepa- rated and incorporated, 1889, also became sec, and mgr. Amberg File & Index Co .; sec. Loretto Iron Co. Single Taxer. Catholic. Home: 544 Melrose St. Office: 1400 Fulton St.

AMBERG, William A., mfr .: b. Albstadt, near Hanau, Bavaria, July 6, 1847; s. John A. and Mar- garet (Hoeffler) Amberg; removed with parents to Mineral Point, Wis., 1852; ed. common schs. and

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Sinsinawa Mound Coll .; m. Sept. 7, 1869, Sarah Agnes, d. late James Ward, Chicago; children (liv- ing): John Ward, Mary Agnes, Genevieve (Mrs. Joseph W. Cremin). Was clk. in dry goods store, Mineral Point, Wis., 1860-4; came to Chicago, Jan. 2, 1865; bookkeeper Culver, Page & Hoyne, sta- tioners, 1865-70; one of founders of Cameron, Am- berg & Co., stationers and printers, 1870, retired 1890; pres. Amberg File & Index Co., Loretto Iron Co. In 1868 invented system of flat letter filing now in universal use, and numerous other devices in that line; established br. houses for this business at New York, 1872, and at London, 1875. Founded town of Amberg, Wis., 1887, by establishing gran- ite works, and later town of Athelstane, Wis. Jury commr. for Cook Co., 1907-15. Club: Mid-Day. Rec- reations: golf, billiards. Home: 1301 N. State St., Chicago; (summer) Mackinac Island. Office: 1400 Fulton St., Chicago.

AMBLER, Eugene, coal; b. Milwaukee, Wis., May 23, 1875; s. Frank W. and Julia (Belden) Am- bler; grad. West Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1893; m. Mittie C. Strong, of Chicago, Oct. 24, 1899; 2 daugh- ters: Frances, Irene. Began as bookkeeper in Chi- cago office of Detroit Stove Works, 1893; in whole- sale coal business with Marmet Co. and Consoli- dated Coal Co., 1896-1903; in same business on own account under firm name of Eugene Ambler & Co., 1903-5; mem. Richards, Ambler & Co., 1906-15; Eu- gene Ambler & Co. since 1915. Republican. Bap- tist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Recreations: mo- toring and fishing. Home: 3713 Pine Grove Av. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.

AMBROSE, Charles, secretary Chicago Mine & Mill Supply Co. (See vol. 1911.)

AMERSON, George C., surgeon; b. Chicago, Nov. 8, 1877; s. William and Matilda (Schaubel) Amer- son; grad. Austin High Sch., Chicago; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll., 1902; Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1904; (hon. M.A., Valparaiso Univ., 1911) ; m. Isabel Coyle, of Chicago, Oct. 3, 1906; 1 son, William Palmer. Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1902-4; attending surgeon, Cook Co. and Frances Willard hosps., 1905-13, Garfield Hosp. since 1902, West Side Hosp. since 1913; prof. surgery, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery, Ill. Post-Grad. Sch. of Medi- cine; maj. surgeon Ill. N.G., assigned to 1st Inf. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., Tri-State Med. Soc., Phi Chi. Republican. Methodist. Mason (Aus- tin Lodge, Washington Chapter, Oriental Consis- tory, Medinah Temple) ; mem. Royal League. Club: Hamilton. Author of A Resume on Foreign Bodies in the Stomach, with a report of an interesting case, Ill. Med. Jour., May, 1916. Contbr. case re- ports to med. jours. Home: 138 S. Hamlin Av. Office: Marshall Field Annex.

AMERSON, William H., M.D .; b. Chicago, Feb. 16, 1869; s. William and Matilda (Schaubel) Amer- son; attended Northwestern Univ .; M.D., Chicago Homœ. Med. Coll., 1890, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1901; m. Madge M. Hubbard, of Chicago, Apr. 27, 1892. Local preacher M.E. Ch., 1886-90; prac- ticed at Chicago since 1890; 1st vice pres. homœ. staff, Cook Co. Hosp., 1896-1902; mem. staff Cook Co. Hosp. 8 yrs. High phys. for Ill. of Independent Order of Foresters. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Mason (Past Mas- ter Siloam Lodge, 1898). Club: Alpine Gun. Home: 709 N. Central Av. Office: 3354 W. Madison St.

AMES, Edward Scribner, college prof., clergy- man; b. Eau Claire, Wis., Apr. 21, 1870; s. Lucius Bowles and Adeline (Scribner) Ames; A.B., Drake Univ., Des Moines, Ia., 1889, A.M., 1891; B.D., Yale Div. Sch., 1892; grad. student in philosophy, Yale, 1892-4; fellow in philosophy, Univ. of Chicago, 1894-5, Ph.D., 1895; m. Mabel Van Meter, of De- Soto, Ia., July 6, 1893. Instr., Disciples Div. House, 1895-7, docent in philosophy, 1896-7, Univ. of Chi- cago; prof. philosophy and pedagogy, Butler Coll., Indianapolis, 1897-1900; asso. in philosophy, 1900-1, instr., 1901-9, asst. prof., 1909-, Univ. of Chicago; also pastor Hyde Park Ch. of Disciples of Christ, Chicago, 1900 -. Mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., A.A. A.S., Western Philos. Assn. Clubs: Quadrangle, City, University, Chicago Literary. Author: Psy- chology of Religious Experience, 1910; The Higher Individualism, 1915. Home: 5722 Kimbark Av.

AMES, James C., investment banker; b. Chicago, Mar. 30, 1880; s. Franklin and Emma (Cowen) Ames; ed. Harvard Sch., Chicago, until 1897; grad. Lawrenceville (N.J.) Sch., 1899; A.B., Princeton, 1903; m. Zoe Kendall, of Princeton, Ill., July 28, 1906. Began active career in employ of N. W. Har- ris & Co., Dec., 1903, continuing with that firm and its successor, the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, 8 yrs .; founder Ames, Emerich & Co., Mar., 1911, and continues as sr. partner. Dir. and mem exec. com. Chicago Morris Plan Bank. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Dir. Presbyn. Home for the Aged. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Univer- sity, Onwentsia, Casino. Home: 325 Belden Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.

AMES, John C., ex-collector of the port of Chi- cago. (See vol. 1911.)

AMES, Knowlton L .; engaged in investment business under firm name of K. L. Ames & Co .; also pres. Booth Fisheries Co. Home: Wheaton, Ill. Offices: 108 S. LaSalle St., and 22 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

AMLING, Ernst C., wholesale florist, banker; b. Maywood, Ill., Oct. 10, 1868; s. Gottfried and Mar- garet (Gunther) Amling; ed. pub. schs., Maywood; m. Anna Schroeder, of Harlem, Ill., Jan. 14, 1892; 3 children: Adelaide, Gertrude, Harold. Began with Amling Bros., greenhouses, Maywood, 1887; en- tered business in own name as wholesale commis- sion florist, 1894; incorporated, Oct., 1910, as E. C. Amling Co., Inc., of which has since been pres .; also pres. State Bank of Oak Park. Mem. Soc. Am. Florists. Republican. Lutheran. Club: Oak Park. Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: 708 Forest Av., Oak Park. Office: 173 N. Wabash Av., Chicago, and Oak Park, Ill.

AMSBARY, Wallace Bruce, lecturer; b. Pekin, Ill., Feb. 13, 1867; s. William Wallace and Harriet (Harlow) Amsbary; m. Bertha Louise Morgan, of Pasadena, Cal., May 18, 1903. On stage, 1886-97; supported Marie Wainwright, Thomas Q. Sea- brooke and Nat. Goodwin; lyceum work, since 1907. Club: Press. Author: The Ballades of Bourbon- nais, 1904. Lectures upon "Kipling," "Riley," "The Folk Lore of Tolstoi," "The Humor of Shakes- peare," "The French-Canadian in Song and Story," "Robert Louis Stevenson," "William Sidney Por- ter" (O. Henry), etc. Home: 4809 Lake Park Av.

AMSTER, Morris, merchant; b. Hungary, Dec. 31, 1869; s. Nathan and Rebecca (Feldman) Am- ster; came to U.S., 1882; ed. in Hungary, and pub. schs., Cleveland, O .; m. Dora Menke, of Chicago, June 22, 1897; children: Virgil, Beatrice (both de- ceased). Engaged in wholesole gen. mdse. business since beginning of active career; came to Chicago from Cleveland, 1887; with H. Wolfe & Co., in credit dept., 1887-93; connected with the N. Shure Co., premium goods, novelties and specialties, since 1893, now sec. and dir. same. Jewish religion. Home: 2516 N. Kedzie Boul. Office: 237 W. Madi- son St.

ANDERSEN, Arthur E., accountant; b. Plano, Ill., May 30, 1885; s. of John William and Mary (Aabye) Andersen; degree of Certified Pub. Ac- countant, Univ. of Ill., 1908; Bach. Bus. Adminis- tration, Northwestern Univ., 1917; m. Emma Ar- nold, of Chicago, Aug. 8, 1906; children: Ethyl Ber- nice, Arthur Arnold. Sr. accountant, Price, Water- house & Co., 1907-11; comptroller, Uihlein inter- ests, Milwaukee, 1911-12; sr. partner Andersen, De Lany & Co., certified pub. accountants, since 1913; prof. accounting, Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Com- merce, since 1912. Mem. Am. Inst. Accountants, Ill. Soc. Certified Pub. Accountants, Soc. of Industrial Engrs., Alpha Kappa Psi. Clubs: Mid-Day, Ill. Athletic. Author: Complete Accounting Course, 1917. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 811 Mon- ticello St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1814 Harris Trust Bldg., Chicago.

ANDERSEN, Arthur Olaf, teacher of musical theory and composition; b. Newport, R.I., Jan. 30, 1880; s. Anders and Helen (Monsen) Andersen; ed. pub. and high schs., and under pvt. tutors; studied music under masters in Boston, Paris, Berlin and Rome; m. Mary Storrs, of Chicago, July 25, 1907; children: Andreas Storrs, Mary H., Helen L. Has been connected with' the American Conservatory of

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Music since 1908. Mem. Am. Soc. Musicians. Club: returned to Chicago and studied irrigation proj- Cliff Dwellers (sec.). Composer numerous pub- ects, subsequently acquiring The Irrigation Age, lished compositions and many in MS. which have of which has since been editor; also publisher. Author: The Primer of Irrigation. Democrat. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner), Elk. Club: Press. Home: 632 Linden Av., Elgin, Ill. Office: 30 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. had repeated hearings in Chicago by Chicago art- ists, choruses and orchestras. Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: 6113 Kimbark Av. Studio: American Conservatory of Music.

ANDERSEN, William G., manufacturing jewel- er; b. Chicago, Dec. 26, 1866; s. Sebastian and Caro- line (Juergens) Andersen; ed. grammar and high schs., and business coll .; m. Stella Leicht, of Chi- cago, Feb. 28, 1899; 1 daughter, Vera Louise. Has been identified with manufacture of jewelry since 1884; always with the same house, founded by father and Paul Juergens; pres. Juergens & An- dersen Co. since death of Mr. Juergens, 1911. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Jewelers' Assn. Republican. 'Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Germania, South Shore Country, Edgewater Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 2400 Lake View Av. Office: 108 N. State St.

ANDERSON, Alexander Pierce, botanical and chemical research; b. Red Wing, Minn., Nov. 22, 1862; s. John and Britta M. (Gustafson) Anderson (both natives of Sweden); B.S., Univ. of Minn., 1894, M.S., 1895; Ph.D., Univ. of Munich, 1897; m. Lydia Johnson, Highlands, N.C., Aug. 11, 1898; children: Leonard Alexander, Louise Alexandra and John Pierce. Botanist Clemson Coll., S.C., 1896-9; asst. prof. botany, Univ. of Minn., 1899- 1900; curator herbarium Columbia Univ., 1901. In- ventor new processes of treating cereal grains and starch materials. Contbr. to Am. and foreign biol. jours. Home: 5552 Everett Av.

ANDERSON, Augustine Hugo Wells, clergyman; b. Providence, R.I., July 19, 1874; s. Edward John and Elizabeth Anne (Butt) Anderson; prep. edn. Morey and Goffs Classical Sch., Providence; B.A., Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., 1901; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1904; (D.D., Highland Coll., Kan., 1917); m. Emma Webster Powell, of St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 29, 1916. Deacon and priest, 1904; rector of St. John's Ch., Great Bend, Kan., 1904-5; Canon of Christ Ch. Cathedral, St. Louis, 1905-7; archdeacon of Cairo, 1907-9; rector All Saints Ch., Ravens- wood, Chicago, since 1909. Mem. Sigma Alpha Ep- silon. Mason. Republican. Club: University. Home: 4550 N. Hermitage Av.

ANDERSON, Charles Palmerston, bishop; b. in Kemptville, Can., Sept. 8, 1863; s. Henry and Maria R. Anderson; ed. Trinity Coll. Sch., Port Hope, Ont., and Trinity Univ., Toronto (D.D., same, 1900, Western Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1905); m. Janet Glass, of Belleville, Ont., Sept. 4, 1889. Deacon, 1887, priest, 1888, P.E. Ch .; in charge Beachburg, Can., 1888-91, Grace Ch., Oak Park, Ill., 1891-1900; consecrated bishop of Chicago, 1900. Club: Univer- sity. Author: The Christian Ministry, 1902; Let- ters to Laymen, 1913. Home: 1612 Prairie Av. Office: Heyworth Bldg.

b. Sweden, Jan. 4, 1872; s. Carl Olaf and Mathilda Sophia (Svenson) Anderson; came to America in 1875; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Y.M.C.A. Coll. (even- ing sch.); Soper Sch. of Oratory; m. Clara A. Kaeh- ler, of Chicago, June 30, 1897; 4 children: Frederick August Kaehler, Dorothy Louise, Ruth Marie, Eleanor Clara. In real estate business since 1889, for self since Nov., 1898. Sec. and dir. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Republican. Trustee Holy Trinity English Lutheran Ch., Chicago Synod of Lutheran Chs .; treas. Home Mission Bd. Chicago Synod of Lutheran Chs .; pres. Luther League of America; chmn. finance Nat. Convs. Lutheran League of America, 1896-1908; pres. Lutheran League of Ill., 1906-7. Recreations: bowling, fishing. Home: 2116 Sunnyside Av. Office: 35 S. Dearborn St.

ANDERSON, David Howard, editor and publish- er; b. Tara, Can., Nov. 19, 1858; s. Rev. William (M.E.) and Jane (Megahy) Anderson; ed. pub. schs. and Elgin (Ill.) Acad .; unmarried. Began newspa- per career on reportorial staff of the Elgin Leader, 1880, with which remained for 11% yrs .; then with the advertising dept. of the Milwaukee Sentinel until 1884; editor and propr. Bay View (Wis.) Her- ald, 1884-5; came to Chicago, 1885, but later in same year removed to Philadelphia and published the Implement Age, which conducted until 1891;

ANDERSON, Frank Leonard, clergyman; b. Red Wing, Minn., Aug. 7, 1865; s. John and Britta Maria (Gustafson) Anderson; grad. Pillsbury Acad., 1892; A.B., Univ. of Minn., 1896; B.D., Divinity Sch., Univ. of Chicago, 1900; post-grad. work at same, 1 year; m. Linda Williams, of Zumbrota, Minn., Dec. 26, 1896; children: Paul Alexander and Hope Evan- geline. Began preaching at Kasson, Minn., 1891; ordained Baptist ministry, 1900; pastor Austin, Minn., 1900-5, Normal Park Ch., Chicago, 1905-9; supt. Baptist Exec. Council, Chicago, since Oct. 1, 1909. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: literature, history, travel, nature. Home: 2337 W. 108th Pl. Office: 125 N. Wabash Av.

ANDERSON, G(ustaf) Bernhard, lawyer; b. in Sweden, Apr. 19, 1867; s. Svante and Johanna Ma- ria Anderson; came to America with parents, June, 1868; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1891, A.M., 1892; Univ. of Upsala, Sweden, 1893; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1896; m. Alma C. Anderson, of Boston, Mar. 16, 1893 (now deceased). In practice in Chi- cago since 1896; mem. Anderson & Anderson (self and two younger brothers). Originally intended to teach Scandinavian languages and literatures, but changed mind and studied law. Swedish vice con- sul at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Swedish Hist. Soc., Art Inst. of Chicago. Republican. Prot- estant. Mason (Kenwood Lodge); mem. Nat. Un- ion. Clubs: University, Harvard, Swedish, A la Francais. Recreations: outdoor exercises. Home: 322 Belden Av. Office: 509 Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.

ANDERSON, J. Frank, clergyman; removed to Mendota, Ill. (See vol. 1911.)

ANDERSON, John Allen, M.D .; b. Apple River, Ill., June 23, 1866; s. Montgomery Allen and Jennie (Hawks) Anderson; ed. pub. schs. of Apple River and Warren, Ill .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; m. Mary Bruner, of Chicago, June 4, 1891; 1 son, Bert Allen. Practiced in Chicago since 1898; attending phys. to South Shore and South Chicago hosps .; lecturer in chemistry, Training Sch. for Nurses, South Chicago Hosp .; lecturer in practice of medi- cine, Training Sch. for Nurses, South Shore Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council, Commandery. Shrine), Odd Fel- low. Home: 7718 Marquette Av. Office: 2935 E. 79th St.

ANDERSON, Joseph Lawrence, clergyman; b. at Tarkio, Mo., July 20, 1870; s. William R. and Jo- sephine (Reeves) Anderson; A.B., Baker Univ., Baldwin, Kan., 1898; M.A., Northwestern Univ., ANDERSON, Charles Titus August, real estate; . 1915; S.T.B., Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1914; studied Drew

Theol. Sem. 2 yrs., 1901-2; m. Annie Kirkpatrick of Quenemo, Kan., Oct. 5, 1898. Ordained M.E. min- istry, 1898; pastor Linwood and Jewett, 1898, Gard. ner, 1899-1901; missionary in New Mexico, 1903-4; pastor Florence, Kan., 1905-6, Burton, Kan., 1906- 08, Conway Springs, Kan., 1908-10, Coll. Hill Ch., Wichita, Kan., 1910-13, Wicker Park Ch., Chicago, 1913-15, Sheridan Rd. Ch., since Oct., 1915. Mem. Paul Revere Lodge, A.F. and A.M. Home: 956 Montrose Boul.

ANDERSON, Louis M., publisher; b. Chicago, Aug. 14, 1882; s. John and Julia (Sampson) Ander- son; ed. pub. schs. and Bryant and Stratton Busi- ness Coll., Chicago; m. Selma Nelson, of Lanes- boro, Minn., Feb., 1912. Identified with publishing business established by father in 1866, since be- ginning active career, succeeded to the business on death of father, 1910; pres. John Anderson Pub. Co., publishers of The Skandinaven (weekly, semi- weekly and Sunday); also printers and pubs. of books. Republican. Lutheran. Home: 2333 Cleve- land Av. Office: 511 N. Peoria St.

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Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1917 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 784

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784