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KROECK, George J., paper box mfr .; b. Chicago, June 10, 1866; s. Jacob and Kathryn (Steinmiller ) Kroeck; ed. Newberry (pub.) School; m. Bertha Schulze, of Chicago, May 28, 1889; 1 son, Arthur H. Identified with manufacture of paper boxes since age of 14; engaged in business on own ac- count, 1892, under title of Hanf & Kroeck; bought partner's interest, 1899, and continued as George J. Kroeck & Co .; acquired the Julius Kluefer Paper Box Co., 1903, and placed son Arthur in charge: consolidated the two concerns, Jan. 1, 1916, and incorporated as the Kroeck-Kluefer Paper Box Co., of which is pres, and treas. Treas. Western Paper Box Mfrs.' Assn. 13 yrs .; mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Lutheran. Club: Traffic. Home: 937 Lakeside Pl. Office: 216-220 Institute Place.
KROESCHELL, Charles, boilers; b. Nashville, Tenn., May 22, 1848; s. Herman and Bertha (Kee- ney) Kroeschell; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chi- cago, 1876, Sarah Fowler; children: Emma, Anna, Cora, Carl. Began working in boiler shop in boy- hood and rose to foreman; in 1879, with brothers, established the boiler and steamfitting works now conducted by Kroeschell Bros. Co. (inc., 1894), of which is pres .; also pres. Kroeschell Bros. Ice Ma- chine Co. Republican. Club: 111. Athletic. Home: 1057 Belden Av. Office: 440 W. Erie St.
KROESCHELL, William Ludwig, mfr. Aug. 17, 1855-Nov. 23, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
KROHN, William Franklin, merchant; b. Bour- bon, Ind., Mar. 18, 1869; s. Henry S. and Anna E. (Swisher) Krohn; ed. pub. schs .; m. C. Helen Irish, of Hinsdale, Ill., Sept. 22, 1891; 1 son, Willard H. Sec .- treas, Am. Printing Ink Co., 1894-1904; sec. Central Commercial Co. since 1904, Keystone Oil & Mfg. Co. since 1910, Valley Chemical & Mfg. Co. since 1914. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Hins- dale. Ill. Office: 111 N. Market St., Chicago.
KROHN, William Otterbein, M.D .; b. Galion, O., Mar. 23, 1868; s. Benjamin Franklin and Barbara Ann (Smith) Krohn; B.A., Western (now Leander Clark) Coll., Toledo, Ja., 1887; M.A. and Ph.D., Yale, 1889; European univs., June, 1891-Feb., 1892; ST. fellow Clark Univ., Mar .- Oct., 1892; M.D., North- western Univ., 1905; m. Emma Beardshear, of Day- ton, O., Aug. 26, 1887 (died Jan. 6, 1890); m. 2d, Hattie Weaver, of New London, Conn., Sept. 10, 1892; divorced 1907; 3d, Josephine Elliott, 1909. Head dept. of philosophy, psychology and ethics, Adelbert Coll. and Cleveland Coll. for Women, of Western Reserve Univ., 1889-91; asst. prof. psy- ogy and pedagogy, 1892-3, psychology, 1893-7, Univ. I'niv. of Ill .; psychologist, Eastern Hosp. for In- sane, Kankakee, 111., 1×97-9; now in med, practice at Chicago. Med. juror Insanity Ct. of Cook Co., Ill. Inventor of spl. research apparatus for lab., psy- chology, and examination of insane. Founder Ill. Soc. for Child Study, 1895; pres. Dept. of Physical Edn., N.E.A., 1900-3; mem. Am. Assn. for Physical Edn., Am. Acad. Medicine, Am. Psychol. Assn., Assn. of Physicians of Insane Hosps., A.M.A., Chi- cago Med. Soc. Author: Practical Lessons in Psy- chology, 1893; Graded Lessons in Hygiene, 1900; First Book in Hygiene, 1902. Residence: Gladstone Hotel. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
KROPF, Oscar Armin, lawyer; b. of German par- ents, at Vienna, Austria, Mar. 10, 1872; s. Ferdi- nand Michael and Eleanor Johanna ( Wehrhofske) Kropf; came to U.S. with parents, 1877; grad. Washburn Acad., Topeka, Kan., 1891; B.A., Wash- burn Coll., 1895 (valedictorian), M.A., 1897; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .. 1901; m. Edith Al- freda Anderson, of Chicago, Oct. 21, 1908; 2 chil- dren: Richard Thomas, Eleanor Arletta. Supt. pub. schs., Hays City, Kan., 1897-8; admitted to bar, 1901: mem. firm Paden & Kropf since 1904: dir. Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank and Capital State Savings Bank. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. Phi Alpha Delta. Mason; Lincoln Park Lodge (Worshipful Master, 1909) ; Lawn Chapter; Lincoln Park Com- mandery; Oriental Consistory; Medinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. (Potentate, 1913-14); mem. exec. bd. Chicago Masonic Board of Relief: Grand Orator of the Masonic Grand Lodge, 1915-16-17. Clubs: Union League, Ridgemoor Country, Law, The German Club of Chicago (pres., 1914-15). Recreations: fish- ing, horseback riding, golf, and gardening. Home: 1404 Sherwin Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
KROPF, Oswald Frederick, mfr .; b. at Madison, Wis., Mar. 11, 1867; s. August F. and Wilhelmina (Paunack) Kropf; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Oct. 22, 1891, Martha Louise Johnson; children: Martha Louise, Katherine Helen. Began as elk. in State Bank, Madison, Wis .; became treas. Stoughton ( Wis.) Wagon Co., at 19; in charge Chicago office of Weher Wagon Co., Auburn Park, 1893; became mfr. plumbers' supplies, 1894; now sec., treas. and dir. Findeisen & Kropf 'Mfg. Co., Rayfield Carbu- retor Co., Hartman Ingot Metal Co. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country, Park Ridge Golf, Delavan Lake Country. Recreations: motoring, boating, golf. Home: 554 Stratford Pl., Chicago; (country ) Dela- van Lake, Wis. Office: 2559 W. 21st St., Chicago.
KROHMER, William F., president Goes Litho- graphing Co .: b. Chicago, Oct., 1872; s. Jacob and Margaret (Koerper) Krohmer; ed. pub. schs., Chi- KROST, Joseph, M.D .: h. Merrillville, Ind., Feb. 3, 1860; s. John and Katharine (Horst) Krost; ed. Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1881; m. Ella E. Roberts, of Chicago, Feb. 29, 1892. Practiced in Chicago since 1881; asst. county physician Cook Co., 1881-7. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Club: Iroquois. Home: 4738 Dover St Office: 32 N. State St. cago; m. Caroline Marie Olsen, of Groton, S.D., Oct., 1912. Began as a boy (1887) in employ of Goes & Quensel, later the Goes Lithographing Co., colored offset work and commercial work; was vice pres. of the company 10 yrs., pres. since Mar., 1910. Ma- son (32", Shriner), Elk. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Beverly Country. Recrea- tions: fishing, hunting, golf, Home: 411 E. 48th KROST, Robert Aegedius, M.D .; b. Crown Point, St. Offices: 175 W. Jackson Boul. and 42 W, 61st St. Ind., Dec. 18, 1879; s. John and Mary (Ludwig)
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Krost; ed. pub. schs., Crown Point; B.S., Notre Dame Univ., South Bend, Ind., 1902; M.D., North- western Univ. Med. Sch., 1905; m. Besse Brown, of Crown Point, Ind., June 27, 1907; 2 children: Robert Barringer, Elizabeth Caroline. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1905-7; see. pediatric dept., Chicago Grad. Sch, of Medicine; associate in pediatrics, North- western Univ. Med. Sch .; pediatrician to Wesley Hosp .; mem. of staff, Jackson Park Sanitarium. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatric Soc., Central States Pediatric Soc., Phi Rho Sigma, Indiana Soc. of Chicago, Catholic. Recreation: farm- ing. Home: 6841 Euclid Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Avenue.
KRUPKA, John Albert, wholesale grocer ; b. Tyn- dall, S.D., Jan. 15, 1874; s. Frank and Anna Krupka; ed. pub. schs. of Tyndall, and in Bryant and Strat- ton Business Coll .; m. Mary Vana, of Chicago, Sept. 23, 1903: 2 children: John M. and Stanley R. Be- gan in Chicago with G. Lesher, commn. merchant, 1894; later with Kirchman, wholesale confection- ery, and in 1896 with Dusek & Lalla, commn. mer- chants; became mem. John F. Lalla Co., wholesale grocers, 1897, sec., 1904-17 and pres. since 1917. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Travelers' Protective Assn., Hamilton, Ill. Commercial Men's Assn. Clubs: Rie- ger, Hamilton, Chicago Motor. Recreation: motor- ing. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 811 W. Randolph St., Chicago.
KRUSE, George Theodore, commission merchant; b. Flensburg, Germany, May 4, 1867; s. Christian and Sophia ( Jannsen) Kruse: ed. pub. schs., Flens- burg; emigrated to U.S., 1884, and settled in Chi- cago; m. Chicago, Herline Anderson, of Niebul, Ger- many. Oct. 4, 1891; 3 children: George, Jr., Helen, Hedwig. Became connected with the butter and egg commission business, 1884; entered produce commn. business in own name, 1891; now mem. George T. Kruse & Co. Mem. Chicago Butter and Egg Bd. Lutheran. Mason. Home: 1432 Kenilworth Av. Office: 708 W. Randolph St.
KRUTTSCHNITT, Julius, railway official: Re- moved to New York. ( See Who's Who in America. )
KUEHL, Theodore, president Kuehl Clock Co .; b. Hademarschen, Germany, Jan. 11, 1865; s. Theo- dore and Abel (Buttenschoen) Kuehl; ed. high sch. in Germany; m. Marie Diestel, of Berlin, Ger- many, Feb. 11, 1902; 1 daughter, Lisinka. Came to U.S., 1890; pres. Kuehl Clock Co. since 1898. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn., Jewelers' Bd. of Trade. Lutheran, Clubs: Germania, Schlaraffia, German, Edgebrook Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 645 Sheridan Rd. Office: 125 N. Wabash Av.
KUEHMSTED, A(lbert) Louis, electrical engr .; h. Oshkosh, Wis., Jan. 17, 1866; s. William and Ida Kuehmsted; ed, grammar and high schs., Osh- kosh, Wis .; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1891. Asst. in elec. engring., Univ. of Ill., 1892-3; pres, and gen. mgr. Gregory Electric Co. since 1893. Home: 2748 Hamp- den Av. Office: 1601 S. Lincoln St.
KUEHMSTED, Armin Oscar, vice president of Gregory Electric Co .; b. Oshkosh, Wis., Oct. 16, 1864; s. William and Ida Kuehmsted; grad. Osh- kosh High Sch., 1879; m. Chicago, Nov. 25, 1902, Marie Chisholm Gregg; children: Josephine, Ar- min Oscar, Jr., Mary Laverne. Vice pres. Gregory Electric Co. since 1895. Mem. Nat. Elec. Assn., Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Mason. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: fishing, golf. Home: 31 3d St., Hins- dale, Ill. Office: 1601 S. Lincoln St., Chicago.
KUFLEWSKI, Wladyslaw Augustyn, M.D .; b. at Jaroszewo, Posen, Poland, May 26, 1870; s. August and Salomea (Kalacinska) Kuflewski; ed. in Jaros- zewo pvt. sch., Poland; Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy; Chicago evening schs. and Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Chicago, M.D., 1894. Practicing medicine in Chicago since 1894; prof. surgery, Chicago Clin, Sch. Sur- geon 2d Regt., I.N.G .; surgeon gen, since 1902. For- merly mem. Bd. of Edn. of Chicago; ex-pres. Chi- cago Pub. Library; ex-chief med. examiner Polish Nat. Alliance, U.S.A .; ex-pres. Polish Nat. Library. Grand marshal at the unveiling of statues of Brig. Gens. Pulaski and Kosciuszko, in Washington, D.C., May 11, 1910; del. to first Polish Congress, Wash- ington, and chmn. of the finance com., May, 1910. Mem. A.M.A., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., Ill. State
and Chicago med. socs., Polish Surg. Soc., of Cra- cow, Poland. Club: Chicago Athletic. Author of How to Sterilize Books, How to Celebrate Inde- pendence Day, and many articles in jours. Offices: 1725 S. Ashland Av. and 1368 N. Robey St.
KUH, Abraham, merchant; May 7, 1834-Feb. 19, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
KUH, Edwin James, M.D .; b. N.Y. City, June 20, 1858; s. of Isaac and Mathilda (Kupfer) Kuh; ed. abroad, 1871-82; 6 yrs.' study in classics, and 5 yrs.' course in medicine; M.D., Univ. of Heidelberg, 1882, and settled in Chicago same year; m. Jennie Cahn, of Chicago, 1886; 3 children: Dorothy, Ed- win, Frederick. Practiced in Chicago since 1882; mem. med. staff Michael Reese Hosp. Mem. A.M. A., Chicago Med. Soc., Practitioners' Club, etc. Home: 4330 Drexel Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Avenue.
KUH, Julius Siegfried, wholesale clothing; h. at Bavaria, Germany, Dec. 5, 1858; s. S. and Louise ( Preif) Kuh; ed. high sch., Bavaria; m. Fannie Winkler, of Cincinnati, O., 1901; 2 sons: Julius Siegfried, Jr., John Robert. Came to U.S., 1876; began in employ of Leopold Bros. Co., 1876; mem. Kuh, Nathan & Fischer Co. since 1880, now treas. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican, Mem. Sinai Congregation. Mason. Club: Standard. Resi- dence: Hotel Metropole. Office: 330 S. Franklin St.
KUH, Sydney, M.D .; b. N.Y. City, Mar. 6, 1866; s. Isaac and Mathilda (Kupfer) Kuh; ed. gymna- sium, Bayreuth, Bavaria, 1875-82; Chicago Med. Coll., 1885-6; M.D., Univ. of Heidelberg, Germany, 1890; Univ. of Vienna, 1890-1; asst. at Univ. Hosp., Heidelberg, 1891-2; med. schs. of Paris and Lon- don, 1892. Asso. prof. nervous diseases, Rush Med. Coll .; attending neurologist to Psychopathic and Michael Reese hosps .; consulting neurologist to Homes for Aged Jews and Jewish Orphans, Chi- cago Lying-in Hosp. and Dispensary, Evanston In- dustrial Home for Girls, House of Correction, Chicago Policlinic. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State, Chi- cago and German med. socs., Chicago Neurol. Soc., Physicians' Club; fellow Am. Neurol. Soc., Chicago Acad. Medicine, A.A.A.S., etc. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Quadrangle, Chicago Literary, City, Ill. Athletic. Extensive contbr. to med. jours., especially on neurol. topics. Recreations: hunting, fishing, photography. Home: 4330 Drexel Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
KUHLMEY, Albert, president of A. Ortmayer & Son, saddlery; h. Danzig, Germany, July 25, 1855; s. Friedrich and Henrietta Kuhlmey; ed. pub. and pvt. schs. in Europe; arrived in New York in June and Chicago in July, 1873; m. Chicago, Apr. 20, 1882, Annie, oldest d. Andrew Ortmayer; children: Walter, Melitta (Mrs. William B. Uihlein, of Mil- waukee). was employed in law office in Danzig, Germany, 1868-71; clk. in father's store in Danzig, 1871-3; employed in various kinds of business in Chicago from 1873-4, when entered wagon mfg. business of Schuttler & Hotz, as timekeeper, and left there, 1882, as asst. supt. Entered business of A. Ortmayer & Son, 1882, as bookkeeper and cash- ier, and when business was incorporated, 1886, was elected sec., treas. and dir .; after death of Andrew and Carl G. Ortmayer, was elected, 1895, pres. and gen. mgr. and dir. of A. Ortmayer & Son, wholesale mfrs, of saddlery, which position still holds; re- tired from active business, Jan., 1912. Treas. of Wholesale Saddlery Assn. of U.S., and of the Nat. Saddlery Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Mem. Germania Männerchor. Club: Edgewater Golf. Home: 535 Deming Pl.
KUHNERT, Louis C., paints and wall paper; b. Woodstock, Ill., Apr. 22, 1854; s. Charles and Wil- helmia (Wiggenhorn) Kuhnert; ed. city schs. of Woodstock; m. Apr. 22, 1879, Lena Lasman; chil- dren: Louis C. (died Jan. 23, 1917), Carrie D. In retail grocery business at Chicago, 1868-88; with Lartz Wall Paper Co., 1888-93; was owner of the New Era Bank, cor. Blue Island Av. and Harrison St., 1893-8; treas. and vice pres., 1898-1914, pres. since 1914 of Remien & Kuhnert Co., jobbers of wall paper, paints, and painters' supplies. Dir. Chicago Assn. Credit Men; del. to conv. of Nat. Assn. Cred- it Men, 1909; mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Paint, Oil and Varnish, Midlothian Country, South Shore Coun-
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try, Delavan Lake Yacht (ex-commodore). Recre- Jr., Thompson. Began practice at Rensselaer, Ind., ations: motoring, golf, yachting. Home: 6330 Sher- 1895; began as asst. gen. solicitor C., I.&L. R.R. idan Rd. Offices: 63-65 W. Grand Av. and 139 N. Wabash Av.
KUHNS, E(dward) Louis, Chicago gen. mgr. of Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co. (See vol. 1911.)
KULP, Benjamin, banker; b. Memil, Germany, Mar. 15, 1881; s. Leo and Florence (Gedan) Kulp; ed. pvt. schs. and Ill. Coll. of Law; m. Lillian New- man, of St. Louis, Aug. 15, 1910. Has been identi- fied with banking business since 1904; vice pres. Madison & Kedzie State Bank since 1913. Mason. Jewish religion, Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 3240 Washington Boul. Office: 3131 Madison St.
KUMLER, Preston, lawyer; b. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 5, 1877; s. Daniel B. and Juliet Amelia (Pres- ton) Kumler; grad. pub, schools, Evansville, and Westminster Sch., Simsbury, Conn .; A.B., Yale, 1900; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1903; unmarried. Practiced in Chicago since 1904; mem, firm Bent- ley, Burling & Kumler. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club, Legal Club, Alpha Delta Phi, Elihu (Yale); ex-sec. Municipal Voters' League. Repub- lican. Clubs: University, City, Indian Hill Golf. Editor Harvard Law Review, 1902-3. Recreations: walking, tennis, riding. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Of- fice: 203 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
KUNSTADTER, Albert, merchant; b. at Chicago, Mar. 19, 1872; s. Sigmund and Fanny (Pollak) Kunstadter; grad, pub. schs., Chicago; m. Hortense Simon, Sept. 17, 1900; I son, Sigmund, Mem, firm of J. Floersheim Kunstadter Co., jewelry mchts., 1886-1901, also of successors, Kunstadter Bros .; firm incorporated, Jan. 1, 1908, as Kunstadter Bros., of which is pres. Republican. Jewish religion. Club: Idlewild Country. Home: 5114 Greenwood Av. Office: 323 W. Adams St.
KUPPENHEIMER, Albert B., retired; b. Chi- cago, May 31, 1866; s. of Bernhard and Augusta (Rosenfeld) Kuppenheimer; ed. pub. schs. and Harvard (pvt.) Sch., Chicago; unmarried. Became identified with B. Kuppenheimer & Co., established by his father, 1876, and became a mem. of the firm, 1896; now retired. Republican. Jewish re- ligion. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Auto- mobile, City, Standard, Lake Shore Country, Chi- cago Fishing; also Criterion, New York. Home: 3240 Michigan Av.
KUPPENHEIMER, Jonas, wholesale clothing; b. Terre Haute, Ind., 1854; s. Bernhard and Au- gusta (Rosenfeld) Kuppenheimer; pub. sch. edn .; m. Belle Wineman, of Chicago; children: Irma B. (Mrs. Bertram J. Cahn), Louise E. With father established the house of B. Kuppenheimer & Co., mfrs. of clothing, 1876, of which became the head upon father's death, 1903, and pres. upon incorpn., 1912. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country, Ravisloe Country, Chicago Automobile. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 423 S. Franklin St., Chicago.
KUPPENHEIMER, Louis B., wholesale cloth- ing; b. Terre Haute, Ind., July 18, 1857; s. Bern- hard and Augusta (Rosenfeld) Kuppenheimer; ed. pub, schs., Chicago; m. Emma Maertz, of Cincin- nati, Jan. 17, 1907. Began with B. Kuppenheimer & Co., 1876, becoming a mem. of the firm, 1882, and vice pres, upon its incorpn., 1912. Republican. In conjunction with brothers, Jonas and Albert, erected the Jewish Home for the Friendless, and erected and presented Annex and Assembly Room and Gymnasium to Jewish Orphans' Home. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 423 S. Franklin St., Chicago.
KUROWSKI, Eugene Frank, mfr .; b. East Prus- sia, Germany, July 5, 1858; s. of F. and Bertha (Friese) Kurowski; ed. pub, and high schs., Ger- many; m. Chicago, 1884, E. Haberstraw; children: Rudolph, Melanie. For many years connected with and pres. since 1894, the John C. Moninger Co., greenhouse constrn. materials. Recreation: motor- ing. Home: 5430 Magnolia Av. Office: 900 Black- hawk St.
KURRIE, Harry Rushworth, railway president; h. Paoli, Ind .; s. Sebastian and Elizabeth ( Walls) Kurrie; prep. edn. Paoli High Sch .; LL.B., Indiana Univ., Bloomington, 1895; m. Edna Thompson, of Rensselaer, Ind., Dec. 9, 1909; children: Harry R.,
( Monon Route), of which has been pres. since 1914; also pres. Chicago & Wabash Valley Ry. Re- publican. Clubs: Union League, Traffic, Mid-Day, Beverly Country. Home: 5102 Hyde Park Boul. Office. 1414 Transportation Bldg.
KURZ, Adolph, lawyer; b. Weierbach, Germany, Jan. 11, 1868; s. Isaac and Bena (Jacobs) Kurz; early edn. in Germany; came with widowed mother to Chicago when 14 yrs, of age; entered law office as office boy, advancing to mng. clerk; LL.B., Chi- cago Coll. of Law, 1888; m. Jennie Mandel, of Chi- cago, Oct. 5, 1914. Began practice immediately after graduation; regarded as expert in commer- cial and corpn. law; mem. firm of Rosenthal, Kurz & Hirschl from 1894 until death of Mr. Hirschl, since mem. Rosenthal, Kurz & Houlihan; dir. Hi- bernian Banking Assn. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Pres. Jewish Home Finding Soc .; dir. Home for Jewish Friendless and Work- ing Girls; identified with several other charitable instns. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country, Il). Athletic, City, Lake Shore Country, Social Work- ers' Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 855 Drexel Sq. Office: Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.
KUSEL, Isidore Julius, advertising novelties; b. Chicago, Apr. 28, 1865; s. Julius A. and Isabella (Jacobs) Kusel; ed. pub. schs .; m. St. Louis, Mar. 17, 1896, Cora Canmann; I son, Sylvan (died Oct. 23, 1916). Began as traveling salesman for cotton goods house of G. H. Thomas & Co., New York; formed Missouri Telephone Mfg. Co., 1890-1; dis- posed of his interests in that company, and 1897, organized the Eureka Electric Co., with main office and factory at Genoa, Ill., of which was pres .; in 1906, organized Am. Car Equipment Co., Chicago, and was pres, and gen. mgr. until 1909; in spring of 1909 organized Gen. Railway Equipment Co .; original founder of Woodstock & Sycamore Trac- tion Co .; founded, 1911, and is now vice pres. of Stronghart Co., mfr. pocket savings banks and advertising novelties. Has obtained many patents in the electrical and mechanical arts. Independent Democrat. Was mem. Cos. C and A, 5th Regt., I.N.G., and was in active service in the East St. Louis strike. Mason, K.P. Recreation: swimming. Home: 3636 Michigan Av. Office: 2917 S. State St.
KYES, Preston, college prof .; b. N. Jay, Me., Jan. 24, 1875; s. Ebenezer Sylvester and Caroline Ma- tilda (Coolidge) Kyes; A.B., Bowdoin Coll., 1896, A.M., 1900; grad. student, Harvard, 1898-9; M.D., Johns Hopkins, 1900; fellow, Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Research, New York, 1902-5; asso. in Memo- rial Inst. for Infectious Diseases, Chicago, 1904-9; Royal Prussian Institute of Experimental Thera- py, Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, 1901-5; m. Martha Louise Gahan, of Brunswick, Me., June 28, 1904. Asso. in anatomy, 1901-2, instr., 1902-4, asst. prof., 1904-6, asst. prof. exptl. pathology, 1906-12, asst. prof. preventive medicine, 1912-16, asso. prof. since 1916, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Assn. of Anatomists, Am. Assn. of Pathologists and Bac- teriologists, Chicago Pathol. Soc., Delta Kappa Ep- silon, Sigma Xi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Clubs: Quad- rangle, Chaos. Homes: North Jay, Me., and 5221 Kenwood Av., Chicago.
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LA BUY, Joseph S., judge; b. nr. Fox Lake, Wis., Oct. 21, 1878; ed. pub. schs., Beaver Dam, Wis., and business college, Milwaukee; LL. B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law. Judge Municipal Court for term 1912-18. Democrat. Mem. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill. Address: 915 Milwaukee Av.
LA BUY, Michael Alexander, lawyer, real estate; b. Ludom, Poland ( Prussia), Sept. 28, 1846; s. of Louis and Rozalia (Domogawa) La Buy; ed. Bluf- ton High Sch., Bryant and Stratton Commercial Law Sch., and Spencerian Business Coll., Milwau- kee. Joined Union Army, Sept. 28, 1864, in Co. G, Ist Wis. Heavy Arty., serving until close of war. After war was engaged in commercial pursuits until 1879; clerk of the W. Side police court, 1879- 87; justice of the peace and police magistrate, with office at Halsted and Madison Sts. many years
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from 1887; now of firm of La Buy and La Buy lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country. Home: 257 Moraine Rd., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
(with Frank La Buy), in law, real estate, loans and insurance; treas, 16th Ward Bldg. Assn. Dem- ocrat; mem. County Democracy. Catholic. Mem. G.A. R .; past commander Post No. 304, Dept. of Ill., and mem. Dept. Commanders' Staff Assn., with rank of col. Club: Iroquois. Home: 915 Milwaukee Avenue.
LACEY, Edward Samnel, banker; Nov. 26, 1835- Oct. 2, 1916. ( See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
LACEY, James D., timberman; b. in Wayne Co., Pa., May 25, 1849; s. Aaron B. and Margaret Lacey; ed. high sch., Honesdale, Pa .; m. Mattie E. Wind- sor, of Grand Rapids, May 21, 1874. Sr. mem. firm James D. Lacey & Co .; pres. Southern Cypress Co., James D. Lacey Timber Co., Forest Products Co .; dir. Interstate Trust & Banking Co. (New Orleans), Mich. Trust Co. (Grand Rapids). Republican. Epis- copalian. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Boston (New Or- leans) ; Union League, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country (Chicago); New York Yacht. Homes: (winter) New Orleans; (summer) New Windsor, N.Y., and 2254 Lincoln Park West, Chicago. Of- fice: McCormick Bldg., Chicago.
LACKNER, Ernest, M.D .; h. Racine, Wis., Oct. 6, 1851; s. Joseph and Louise ( Franzen) Lackner; ed. Univ. of Wis., 1869-71; M.D., Bennett Med. Coli., Chicago, 1872; studied at Heidelberg and Berlin, Germany, 1884-5; m. Louise Grossenheider, of Chi- cago, Dec. 24, 1878; children: Adele (Mrs. H. N. Whitford), Josephine ( Mrs. R. O. Miles), Julius E. (M.D.). Began practice in 1876 on South Side, Chi- cago; connected with Michael Reese Hosp. 29 yrs .; attending phys., children's dept., Michael Reese and German hosps. Mem. A. M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Inst. of Medicine of Chicago, Chicago Pediatric Soc. (ex-pres.). Clubs: City, Press. Home: 6731 Euclid Av. Office: 31 N. State Street.
LACKNER, Francis, lawyer; h. Detroit, Oct. 14, 1840; s. Francis C. and Rosalia ( Ruegenberg) Lack- ner; grad. German-Am. Acad. of Milwaukee; m. Nannie Jussen, of Columbus, Wis., 1872; children: Meta (Mrs. Franklin Corbin), Else, Irma (Mrs. John Harris Booge), Francis Alexander, Beatrice ( Mrs. Frederic Elroy Bryan). Served in Civil War, 1862-5, entered the service as 2d lt., rising to the rank of maj .; served with his regt. and also on the staff of Gen. Carl Schurz and Gen. Daniel Butter- field as judge advocate and asst. insp. gen. of the 3d Div., 20th Army Corps; bvtd. It. col. at close of war. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1866, and since engaged in practice in Chicago; sr. mem, firm of Lackner, Butz & Miller. Mem. Am. and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Republican. Clubs: Union League, University, Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: Title and Trust Bldg., Chicago.
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