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JONES, Thomas Arthur, mfr .; b. Susquehanna Co., Pa., Dec. 12, 1×64; s. of Evan W. and Jane (Thomas) Jones; ed. pub. schs. of Susquehanna Co., P'a., and Wyoming Sem., Kingston, Pa .; m. Clara E., d. William A. Jones, of Chicago, Jan. 18, 1899; children: William Adrian, Thomas Russell, Wallace Stewart (deceased), Richard Evan, John Clement. Was engaged in the coal business in Pa. until 1892, when came to Chicago and worked in various positions until he became sec. and treas. of the W. A. Jones Foundry & Machine Co .; also vice pres, and treas. Sackett Screen & Chute Co., and Superior Machine Works. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Recreations: motoring, fishing, hunting. Home: 4010 W. Congress St. Office: 4401 W. 12th Street.
JONES, Thomas Davies; b. Iowa Co., Wis., Aug. 13, 1851; s. John and Phoebe (Davies) Jones; A.B .. Princeton, 1876, A.M., 1879; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1879; mem. Swift, Campbell & Jones, Chicago, several yrs .; retired from practice, 1900; pres. Mineral Point Zinc Co .; dir. Internat. Har- vester Co., Internat, Harvester Corpn., N.J. Zinc Co. Nominated by Pres. Wilson as mem. Federal Reserve Bd., 1914, but was not confirmed by Sen- ate and name withdrawn. Dir. John Crerar Li- brary, Chicago; trustee Princeton Univ., 1906-12. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Chi- cago (Chicago); Metropolitan, University (New York). Apptd. rep. of Dept. Commerce on admin- istrative bd. of exports control div., Aug., 1917. Home: 1435 Astor St. Office: Marquette BIdg.
JONES, Thomas Henry, general manager Ill. Leather Co .; b. Liverpool, Eng., June 7, 1865; s. John and Mary (Redmond) Jones; brought to U.S. in infancy: ed. grammar schs .; mi. Lillian E. Cor- ville C., Lester J., Ruth Ann, Evelyn Mary, Stan- ley Redmond, Thomas John. With Ill. Leather Co. since Mar. 1, 1884, now gen. mgr., sec. and treas. Catholic. Clubs: Oak Park, Oak Park Country { dir. ). Home: 221 S. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 930 N. Halsted St., Chicago.
JONES, Walter B., Chicago mgr. S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co .; b. Chicago, Nov. 16, 1874; s. Jo- seph A. and Mary Augusta (Boring) Jones; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Northwestern Univ .; Armour Inst. Tech .; m. Mabel M. Van Law, of Denver, Colo., Apr. 3, 1908; 1 son, Walter Van Law. Began in wholesale dept. of the S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co., 1899; succeeded to management of Chicago of- fice, spring of 1916. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Club: III. Athletic. Recreations: outdoor life, mo- toring, golf. Home: 1242 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
JONES, Walter Clyde, lawyer; b. Pilot Grove, Ia., Dec. 27, 1870; s. Jonathan and Sarah (Buffing- ton) Jones; ed. grammar and high schs. of Keo- kuk, Ia .; M. E., engring. course, Ia. State Coll., 1891; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1895; m. Emma Boyd, of Paulina, Ia., 1896; 2 sons: Walter Clyde, Jr., Clarence Boyd, and 1 daughter, Helen Gwendolyn. Admitted to III, bar, 1895; since in gen. and patent practice in Chicago; mem. law firm of Jones, Addington, Ames & Sei- bold, Chicago and New York; dir. and treas. Ben- jamin Electrical Mfg. Co. Mem. Ill. Senate, 5th Dist. (Hyde Park), 1906-14; Progressive Party can-
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dldate for gov. of Ill., 1912. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Franklin Inst. (Phila.), Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs .; ex-pres. Chicago Elec. Assn. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Univer- sity, Hamilton, Quadrangle, South Shore Country, Flossmoor, City, Press (Chicago) ; Cosmos ( Wash- ington); Lawyers' (New York). Joint author and editor (with K. H. Addington) : Jones and Adding- ton's Annotated Statutes of Illinois; Cyclopedia of Illinois Law; Appellate Court Reports of Illinois. Recreations: horseback riding, traveling in U.S. and abroad. Home: 5541 Woodlawn Av., Chicago. Offices: 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago, and 2 Rector St., New York.
JONES, Wellington Downing, geographer; b. at Kansas City, Mo., Apr. 4, 1886; s. Morris M. and Georgia L. (Hatch) Jones; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1908, Ph.D., 1914; m. Harriet Agnes, d. Charles F. Harding, of Chicago, Mar. 3, 1913; 1 daughter, Har- riet H. Fellow in geography, Univ. of Chicago, 1908; asst. in geography, Univ. of Chicago, 1909-11; with Geol. Commn. of Argentina, 1911-12; student at Univ. of Heidelberg, 1913; instr. geography, 1913-16, asst. prof. since 1916, Univ. of Chicago. Club: Quadrangle. Home: 4842 Kenwood Av.
JONES, William A., mfr .; b. at Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pa., Nov. 23, 1849; s. Nathan W. and Sarah E. (Gilman) Jones; largely self-educated; m. LaSalle, III., May 23, 1872, Mary C. Baxley ; chil- dren: Elsie May (deceased), Jessie E. (Mrs. J. E. Smith), Clara E. ( Mrs. Thomas A. Jones), Mabel A. (Mrs. J. Beeman), Marcia A. (deceased), Sarah L. (Mrs. Ben Hamlin), Grace G. (Mrs. Walter Rabe), Warren G., Frankie B. Apprenticed to learn iron moulder's trade, Ottawa, Ill., 1866; advanced to foreman in shop before apprenticeship was fin- ished; foundry foreman for Marseilles (Ill.) Mfg. Co., 1876-82; moved to Chicago to take position of foundry supt., which held until June, 1890; started foundry for self, 1890; incorporated, Jan. 1, 1904, W. A. Jones Foundry & Machine Co., of which is pres. Also pres. Cold Spring Ranching & Market Co., of Kalispell, Mont., Sackett Screen & Chute Co., of Chicago, Pine Lake Assn., of LaPorte, Ind .; also has other interests. Ex-pres. and life mem. Am. Foundrymen's Assn. Mason (33º). Repub- lican. Baptist. Recreations: hunting, fishing, trav- eling. Homes: Pine Lake, LaPorte, Ind., and 2200 Warren Av., Chicago. Office: 4401 W. 12th St.
JONES, William Hugh, vice pres. Internat. Har- vester Co .; May 1, 1845-Sept. 1, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
JONES, William Telford, mfr .; b. Chicago, Dec. 19, 1884; s. Francis and Rebecca (Minter) Jones; ed, high sch., Chicago; m. Jean, d. Charles M. Mac- farlane, of Chicago, June 1, 1915. Entered employ of Morris & Co., in 1900, with which remained until Jan. 1, 1905; now sec. and dir. Wilson Steel Prod- ucts Co. Methodist. Mason. Club: Kenwood. Rec- reations: all outdoor sports. Home: 5234 Ingleside Av. Office: 4840 S. Western Av.
JORDAN, Cady Morrow, funeral dir .; h. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1866; s. Collins H. and Mary L. (Scott) Jordan; ed. pub. schs. and Bell's Acad., Chicago; m. Cassie May Deeves, of Chicago, Feb. 8, 1888. Began as mem. firm of C. H. Jordan & Co. (estah- lished 1854); has been vice pres. and sec. of the company since Mar., 1906. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreation: fond of amusements. Home: 3843 Michigan Av. Office: 164 N. Michigan Av.
JORDAN, Edwin Oakes, bacteriologist; h. Thom- aston, Me., July 28, 1866; s. J. L. and E. D. (Bug- bee) Jordan; S.B., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1888; Ph.D., Clark Univ., 1892; student Pasteur Inst., Paris, 1896; m. Elsie Fay Pratt, June 16, 1893. Chief asst. biologist, Mass. State Bd. of Health, 1888-90; lec- turer biology, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1889-90; fellow in morphology Clark Univ., 1890-2; asso. in anatomy, 1892-3, instr., 1893-5, asst. prof. bacteriology, 1895- 1900, asso, prof., 1900-7, prof. since 1907, and chmn. dept. hygiene and bacteriology since 1914, Univ. of Chicago. Chief of serum div. Memorial Inst. for Infectious Diseases, Chicago. Joint editor (with L. Hektoen) Journal of Infectious Diseases since 1904. Mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences, Am. Pub. Health Assn., Am. Assn. Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Soc. Am. Bacteriologists (pres. 1905), Am. Physiol.
Soc., Soo. Exptl. Biology, Am. Soc. Naturalists, Am. Sch. Hygiene Assn., Am. Water Works Assn .; fellow A.A.A.S. Author: General Bacteriology, 1908. Home: 5603 Kenwood Av.
JORDAN, Isaac M., lawyer; Dec. 22, 1872-Jan. 4, 1914. ( See vol. 1911.)
JOSEPH, Louis L., mfr. advertising novelties; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 14, 1877; s. Solomon and Fannie Joseph; ed. pub. schs., Pittsburgh; m. Anna Faiker, of Chicago, Apr. 7, 1917. Began mfr. of advertising novelties at Chicago, 1897; firm inc., 1902, as the Parisian Novelty Co., of which is pres. Mem. Nat. Advertising Assn., Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chi- cago Advertising. Home: 5834 South Park Av. Of- fice: Cor. 22d and LaSalle Sts.
JOSEPHSON, Aksel Gustav Salomon, bibliog- rapher; b. Upsala, Sweden, Oct. 2, 1860; s. Jacob Axel and Hilda Augusta (Schram) Josephson; ed. in Sweden and N. Y. State Library Sch., Albany; m. Lucia Engberg, of Chicago, Apr. 28, 1899. Came to America, 1893; cataloguer, New York Pub. Library (Lenox Library), 1894-6; chief cataloguer, John Crerar Library, Chicago, since 1896; sec. Index Office, Chicago, since 1914. An organizer and officer Bibliog. Soc. Chicago and its successor, Bibliog. Soc. America, and of the Swedish Hist. Soc. Amer- ica; mem. Am. Library Assn., Chicago Library Club, etc. Club: City. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 2239 Greenleaf Av. Address: John Crerar Library.
JOSLYN, Marcellus Lindsey, electric supplies; b. Woodstock, Ill., Feb. 6, 1873; s. Merritt L. and Mary (Robinson) Joslyn; ed. grammar and high schs., Woodstock; B.S., Univ. of Notre Dame, 1889-93; LL.B., Harvard Univ., 1893-6; m. Alice Cecelia Newell, of Faribault, Minn., Oct. 22, 1899; children: Marcellus Newell, George Robinson, Merritt Lind- sey, Mary Cecelia. Interested in constrn. of inde- pendent telephone lines in northern Ill. since 1894; pres. Citizens' Telephone Co., Woodstock, Ill., 1895- 1905; pres. Citizens' Electric Light & Mfg. Co., Crystal Lake, Ill., 1897-1903; pres. Independent Arm & Pin Co., Chicago, 1902-10; pres. Joslyn Mfg. & Supply Co. since 1910; also pres. Jobbers Supply Co. (St. Paul), Baker-Joslyn Co. (San Francisco) ; vice pres. Am. Jobbers Supply Co. (New York). Dir. Independent Religious Soc. Clubs: LaGrange Country, Suburban of LaGrange. Home: 95 7th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 133 W. Washington St., Chicago.
JOYCE, David Gage, lumber mfr .; b. Lyons, Ia., July 7, 1885; s. of William Thomas and Clotilde (Gage) Joyce; ed. pub. and pvt. schs .; m. Roberta Acuff, of St. Louis, Aug. 19, 1912. Began in the lumber business in 1905, and succeeded to his father's interests upon death of latter in 1909, be- coming pres. of William T. Joyce Co .; vice pres. Joyce Lumber Co., Tremont Lumber Co .; pres. Trinity County Lumber Co .; treas. Winn Parish Lumber Co .; sec. Northern Investment Co., Gar- land Hotel Co .; dir. Mich. East & West Ry. Co. Re- publican. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Illinois Athletic, Press, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Midlothian, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Motor Boat, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Gun, Aero, Sports- men's; Delta Duck (New Orleans). Home: 230 E. Delaware Pl. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.
JOYCE, Joseph, president Empire Paper Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 27, 1860; s. Michael and Mary Joyce; attended Holy Family (parochial) and Clark (pub.) schs .; m. Ella Mclaughlin, June 10, 1885 (died Sept. 27, 1908); 1 son, Joseph Henry. At age of 16 entered employ wholesale paper house of Chicago, continuing until 1895; then organized the Empire Paper Co., of which is pres. One of organizers Chicago Zouaves; mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal League. Club: Edgewater Golf. Home: 4037 Sheridan Rd. Office: 725 S. 5th Av.
JOYCE, Thomas Henry, hotel man; b. N.Y. City, Nov. 20, 1867; s. Alexander and Margaret (Carney) Joyce; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and in law dept. of Lake Forest Univ., class of 1896; m. Pauline Bal- der, of Chicago. Aug. 4, 1896. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and practiced at Chicago 2 yrs .; pvt. sec. of Ferdinand W. Peck, 1890-9; sec. and treas. Con- gress Hotel Co., 1892-1911; propr. Harmonia Hotel,
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1911-17. Mem. 2d Regt., I.N.G., 1885-93. Home: and Mary (Colby) Ingram; grad. of Indianapolis 3966 Ellis Av.
JOYER, Louis C., building construction; b. at Brussels, Belgium, Mar. 20, 1879; s. Charles V. and Mary (Keating) Joyer; brought to U.S., 1884; ed. St. Xavier's Coll., Cincinnati; unmarried. Began active career in employ of Valentine & Co., var- nish mfrs., 1898, continuing 8 yrs .; has been iden- tified with John Griffiths & Son Co., bldg. con- structors, since 1906; sec. since 1912; specializes in accountancy. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Rec- reations. gardening, books. Home: 520 N. Stone Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St., Chi- cago.
JOZWIAKOWSKI, Vincent Jozwin, manager real estate loans. (See vol. 1911.)
JUDAH, Noble Brandon, lawyer: b. Vincennes, Ind., Sept. 7, 1851; s. Samuel and Harriet ( Bran- (on ) Judah; student Vincennes Univ. and Ind. State Univ .; Ph.B., Brown Univ., 1872; studied law in office Hitchcock & Dupee, Chicago, and in law dept. Univ. of Mich .; m. Kate Hutchinson, 1878 ( now deceased ) ; 2 children: Noble Brandon, Jr., and Helen A. Admitted to bar, 1874; partner, 1875, in firm of Hitchcock & Dupee, and after Mr. Hitch- cock's death, in firm Dupee & Judah, later Dupee. Judah, Willard & Wolf, and now sr. mem. Judah, Willard, Wolf & Reichmann. Vice pres. South Side Elevated R.R. Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Calumet. Home: 2701 Prairie Av. Office: 134 S. La Salle St.
JUDD, Charles Hubbard, psychologist; b. Ba- reilly, Brit. India, Feb. 20, 1873; s. Charles Wesley and Sarah (Hubbard) Judd; came to America. 1879; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., 1894: Ph.D., Univ. of Leipzig. 1896; (A.M., Yale, 1907; LL.D., Miami, 1909, Wesleyan, 1913) ; m. Ella Le Compte, of Bing- hamton, N.Y., Aug. 23, 1898. Instr. philosophy. Wesleyan Univ., 1896-8; prof. psychology, New York Univ., 1898-01; prof. psychology and peda- gogy, Univ. of Cincinnati, 1901-2; instr. psychology, 1902-4, asst. prof., 1904-7, prof. psychology and dir. Psychol. Lab., 1907-9, Yale; prof. and head dept. of edn. and dir. Sch. of Edn., Univ. of Chicago, since June, 1909. Dir. Summer Sch., Yale, 1906-7; editor Monograph Supplements of Psychological Review, 1905-9: also studies from Yale Psychol. Lab. Fellow A.A.A.S .: mem. Am. Psychol. Assn. ( mem. council, 1906-9, pres. 1909) ; pres. Nat. Soc. Coll. Teachers of Edn., 1910, 1915-16. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in Amer- ica. Home: 1320 E. 58th St.
JUDD, Edward Sanderson, real estate; b. in Mass., Mar. 24, 1859; s. Eleazar and Sophia Cli- mena (Sanderson) Judd; grad. Williston Sem .. Easthampton, Mass., 1877; A.B., Williams, 1881; student Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1883-4; m. Lizzie Lee Connitt, of Portland, Me., May 7, 1890; 3 children: Elizabeth Connitt, Willis Webster and Clarise Sophia. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1884, and prac- ticed in firms of Judd & Whitehouse, and Judd, Ritchie, Esher & Judd, 1884-7; mgr. loan dept., 1888-90. mem. E. A. Cummings & Co., real estate, since 1890. Democrat. Catholic Apostolic Church. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. (pres. 1908), Chi- cago Underwriters' Assn., Nat. Assn. of Real Es- tate Bds. (pres. 1913), Chicago Assn. Commerce, Soc. Colonial Wars. Club: University. Recrea- tions: reading and walking. Home: 3030 Sheridan Rd. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St.
JUDGE, Thomas Francis, tax agt .; July 18, 1842- July 23, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
JUDSEN, Carl A., mfr. pads; b. Samso, Den- mark, Aug. 20, 1866; s. Neils and Mette (Thumboe) Judsen; brought to U.S., 1888; ed. pub. schs .; m. Hannah Jorgensen, of Peotone, Ill., June 29, 1893; 7 children: Earl A., Florence and Hilma (both de- ceased ), Alice C., Carl B., Traverse (deceased), Howard P. In horseshoeing business, 1891-1911; disposed of business in order to devote entire time to manufacture of hoof pads, invented and patented by himself. Republican. Mem. Christian Ch. Mason. Recreation: motoring. Home: 2631 Florence Av. Office: 214 W. Erie St.
JUDSON, Clara Ingram (Mrs. James McIntosh Judson), writer; b. Logansport, Ind .; d. John Carl
(Ind.) High Sch., 1896; Girls' Classical Sch., 1898; m. James McIntosh Judson, of Indianapolis, June 26, 1901. Author: Flower Fairies, 1915; Good Night Stories, 1916; Billy Robin and His Neighbors, 1917. Contbr. to Youth's Companion, St. Nicholas, Little Folks, etc., also feature stories for children to newspapers; originator of newspaper features, "Read It to Me Now," "Woodland Fairies," "Bed- Time Tales." Home: 6756 Cornell Av.
JUDSON, Frank Purvis, banker. Removed to Aurora, Ill. (See vol. 1911.)
JUDSON, Harry Pratt, educator; b. Jamestown, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1849; s. Rev. Lyman P. and Abigail C. (Pratt) Judson; A.B., Williams, 1870, A. M., 1883 (LL.D., 1893; LL.D., Queen's Univ., Can., 1903, State Univ. of Iowa, 1907, Washington, 1907, West- ern Reserve, 1909, Harvard, 1909, Univ. of Mich., 1911, Northwestern, 1916); m. Rebecca A. Gilbert, of Troy, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1879. Teacher and prin. high sch., Troy, N.Y., 1870-85; prof. history, Univ. of Minn., 1885-92; prof. polit. science and head dean of the colls., 1892-4, prof. and head dept. polit. sci- ence and dean faculties arts, lit. and science, 1894- 1907, acting pres., 1906-7, pres. since Feb. 20, 1907, Univ. of Chicago. Co-editor American Historical Review, 1895-1902. Mem. Gen. Edn. Bd. since 1906; mem. Rockefeller Foundation since 1913; chmn. China Med. Bd., 1914; mem. Draft Exemption Bd., 1917. Home: 1146 E. 59th St.
JUDSON, William Bosworth, publisher; May 17, 1849-Dec. 7. 1911. ( See vol. 1905.)
JUDSON, William Voorhees, officer Corps Engrs. U.S.A. Removed to Baltimore. (See Who's Who in America. )
JUERGENS, Alfred, artist; h. Chicago, Aug. 5, 1866; s. Louis and Wilhelmina ( Prosch) Juergens; studied at Royal Acad., Munich, under Prof. N. Gysis and Prof. W. Dietz, 1884-9; unmarried. Was awarded medal, Royal Acad., Munich. Has exhibit- ed in prin. exhbns, of Europe and America; spe- cialty, garden, genre and landscapes. Mem. Mu- nich Soc. Artists, Chicago Soc. Artists. Awarded medal Panama Expn., San Francisco, 1915. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Studio: 213 South Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill.
JUERGENS, William F., jeweler; b. Chicago, 1870; s. Paul and Auguste (Krueger) Juergens; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Louise Heissler, of Chi- cago, 1898: 3 children: William F., Jr., Louise, Paul. Identified since 1887 with jewelry business, established by father in 1854; became treas. Juer- gens & Anderson Co., 1893, also vice pres. since 1911 ; vice pres. Heissler & Junge Co .; dir. German Bank of Chicago. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Germania, South Shore Country, Exmoor, Edgewater. Home: 623 Deming Pl. Office: 108 N. State St.
JUNKERSFELD, Peter, engineer: b. Colfax Tp., Champaign Co., Ill., Oct. 17, 1869; s. Peter J. and Josephine (Schmitz) Junkersfeld; prep. edn. in Champaign ( Ill.) High Sch. and Northern Ind. Normal Sch., Valparaiso; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1895; m. Anna Boyle, of Champaign, June 19, 1901. Op- erating constrn, and engring. work, later in charge of engineering dept. of Chicago Edison Co. and its successor, The Commonwealth Edison Co., since 1895; also asst. to the vice pres. same. Also pres. Geyser Electric Co .; vice pres., dir. Minerallac Electric Co. Contbr. to engring. jours. Fellow Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. (bd. mgrs. 1914-17, vice pres. 1917); mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Franklin Inst. Commd. maj. engrs. U.S.R., Feb. 23, 1917; called into active service, June 7. 1917, as supervising constructing q .- m. of canton- ment and camp constrn., stationed at Washington. Home: 139 N. Menard Av., Chicago. Address: Cos- mos Club, Washington, D.C.
JUNKIN, Francis Thomas Anderson, lawyer; b. Falling Spring, Rockbridge Co., Va., Feb. 3, 1864; s. William Finney (D.D., LL.D.) and Anna Aylett (Anderson) Junkin: descendant of Sir Thomas West ( Lord de la Warr), Va., 1609; A.B., Kenyon Coll., Gamhier, O., 1884, A.M., 1890; LL.B., Colum- bia, 1887; (LL.D., Kenyon, 1913, Washington and Lee, 1913) ; in. in Paris, France, Mrs. Emily Sprague (Hutchinson) Crane, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1913. Ad- mitted to N.Y. bar, 1887; practiced, N. Y. City, 1887-
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98; gen. atty. A.,T.&S.F.Ry. System, 1898-1915 (re- gher until 1901; since in practice for self; connect- tired). Identified with reorganization of many ed with teaching force of Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1900-16, asst. prof. law of property, 1902- 10, prof. law, 1910-16; prof. law, Harvard Univ., 1916-17. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Am. Judicature Soc., Legal Club, Law Club. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University (Chi- cago); Indian Hill Country ( Winnetka, Ill.); Har- vard (Boston and New York); Colonial (Cam- bridge, Mass.). Author: Homestead Exemption Laws of Illinois, 1902; Future Interests in Illinois, 1905; Case Books on Law of Persons, 1911; Unpop- ular Government in the United States, 1914; Case Book on Contracts and Combinations in Restraint of Trade, 1916; Case Book on Future Interests; also articles in legal jours, and revs. Home: Win- netka, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. large ry. systems, 1893-7, notably the U.P.Ry., Erie Ry., Central Ry. of Ga., Ore. Ry, & Nav. Co., U.P. Ry., Chicago & N.P.Ry., etc. Mem. bd. trustees Kenyon Coll. Mem. Soc. of Cincinnati in State of Va. (pres. since 1912), Soc, Colonial Wars (gov. and chancellor), Vet. Corps of Arty. N.Y., Soc. War of 1812, Order of Runnymede, New York Southern Soc., Am. Bar Assn., Assn. Bar City of N.Y., Am. Forestry Assn., Art Inst. Chicago (life), Delta Kappa Epsilon (council), etc. Democrat, Vestry- man and jr. warden Trinity P.E. Ch., Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Union, University, Caxton, On- wentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Casino (Chicago) ; Lake Geneva (Wis.) Country; University (New York) ; Country, Westmoreland (Richmond, Va.). Author of pamphlets and addresses. Home: 2541 Michigan Av., Chicago; (summer) "Jerseyhurst," Lake Ge- neva, Wis.
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KACIN, Anton, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)
KAHLKE, Charles Edwin, surgeon; b. at Rock Island, 111., Jan. 13, 1870; s. John J. and Louise Elizabeth (Witte) Kahlke; ed. grammar and high schs., Rock Island; B.S., State Univ. of Ia., 1891; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1894; stud- ied Univ. of Vienna, 1899 and 1902; m. Agnes Craw- ford, of Berlin, Wis., June 21, 1902; 2 children: Margaret Louise, Charles Edwin, Jr. Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 18 months, 1894-5; prof. surgery, Hahne- mann Med. Coll., Chicago; ex-consulting surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp. Ex-pres. Ill. Home. Med. Assn .; ex-pres. Homc. Med. Soc. of Chicago: ex-chmn. surg. bur. Am. Inst. Homeopathy; fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Phi Delta Theta. Republican. Baptist. Club: Calumet Country. Home: 5125 Dor- chester Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
KAHN, see also Cahn.
KAHN, Felix, clothing mfr. (See vol. 1911.) KAHN, Harry, M.D .; b. Huntington, Ind., July 18, 1869; s. Abraham and Jetta (Oppenheim) Kahn; Ph.G., Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Pharmacy, 1888; Ph.M., Dept. of Pharmacy, Univ. of Mich., 1881; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1898; m. Grace Strasser, Sept. 2, 1908; 1 daughter, Blanche. Chem- ist in analyt. dept. Parke, Davis & Co., 1891-2; in- str., Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Pharmacy, 1892-3; chief druggist, World's Columbian Expn., 1893; chemist Agrl. Expt. Sta., Geneva, N.Y., 1893-4. Af- ter graduation in medicine was interne in Mercy Hosp., 1898-9; asst. prof. materia medica and phys- iology, Northwestern Univ. School of Pharmacy, since 1900; lecturer in pharmacology, Northwest- ern Univ. Med. Sch., 1903; attending otologist and rhinologist, United Hebrew Dispensary ; on attend- ing staff Michael Reese Hosp. and Winfield Tuber- culosis Sanatorium. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Laryngol. Soc., etc. Ex-pres. Grand Council Phi Rho Sigma. Jewish religion. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Idlewild Country. Contbr. to med. jours. Recreation: golf. Home: 5246 South Park Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
KALB, E. William, commission mcht .; b. Roem- hild, Germany, Sept. 30, 1859; s. Jacob and Her- mine Kalb; ed. in old country; m, Emma Greifen- hagen, of Chicago, Feb. 24, 1885 (died 1909) ; chil- dren: Felix, Alma (Mrs. Alma Phipps, of Engle- wood, N.J.); m. 2d, Mrs. Louise D. (Rauschkolb) Schweinfurth, of Chicago, Feb. 18, 1911. Came to U.S., 1880; entered employ of Schwartz, Dupee & Co., grain commn., 1887; later with Harris, Gates & Co .; has been connected with A. O. Slaughter & Co. since 1906, now mgr. of foreign dept. Ex-pres. Ger- man Soc. (charitable). Republican. Lutheran, Ma- son. Clubs: Germania, German, Chicago Turn Ge- meinde. Home: 5714 Prairie Av. Office: 110 W. Monroe St.
KALES, John Davis, M.D .; b. Chicago, May 3, 1864; s. Francis Henry and Ellen P. (Davis) Kales; ed. Phillips Exeter Acad., N.H., 1883; M.D., Har- vard Univ., 1887; m. Gertrude Jones, of Chicago, Apr. 17, 1896; children: Marguerite, Davis and Katharine. Instr. in histology, 1888-9, in patholo- gy, 1890-2, prof. bacteriology, 1893-4, prof, of etiol- ogy and hygiene, 1895-8, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Club: University. Home: 1356 N. State St. Office: Chicago Savings Bank Bldg.
KALVEN, Harry, merchant; b. Chicago, Nov. 19. 1877; s. Abraham and Jennie (Rogalsky ) Kalven: ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Rose Nathan, of Chi- cago, Sept. 2, 1911; 2 children: Harry, Jr., Janet Rosalia. Began active career in employ of D. M. Pollak & Co., jobbers of dry goods, 1891; connected with Eisinger & Kramer, 1895-1903; associated with Harry A. Stern, 1903, in organization of firm of Kalven & Stern and continues as sr. partner. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Jew- ish religion. Mason. Home: 1030 Loyola Av. Of- fice: 321 W. Adams St.
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