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LACKNER, Francis Alexander, real estate loans: b. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1879; s. Francis and Nannie (Jussen) Lackner; grad. Univ. Sch., Chicago, 1898; A.B., Harvard, 1902; m. Clara L. Kirchhoff, of Chi- cago, 1907; 4 children. Identified with Chicago real estate loan and mortgage investment business since beginning of active career; with John E. Col- non & Co., 1903-4; mem. firm of Robertson & Lack- ner, Jan. 1, 1904, and its successor, Lackner & Butz Sons; dir. Warner Bros. Fire Proof Storage Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Cook County Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: University, Indian Hill. Home: 339 Linden Av., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
LAFEAN, Wilbur Leroy, secretary-treasurer of Naugle Pole & Tie Co .; b. York, Pa., Sept. 22, 1883; S. Albert Henry and Ella (Neiman) Lafean; grad. York High Sch., 1901; P.D. (with honors), Phila. Coll. of Pharmacy, 1904, specializing in botany and chemistry: m. Margaret Hull Shaw, of Chicago, Nov. 30, 1909; 3 children: Wilbur Leroy, Jr., James William, John Shaw. Associated with father in drug and physicians' supply business, York, until fall of 1906; removed to Chicago, 1906, to enter pole and tie business with the late Gilbert B. Shaw and continued since in connection with Mr. Shaw's in- terest: sec. and treas. Naugle Pole & Tie Co .; pres. Lafean Drug Co .: trustee Estate of Gilbert B. Shaw. Hon. mem. Phila. Coll. of Pharmacy. Repub-
LAFLIN, Louis Ellsworth, real estate mgr .; b. Pittsfield, Mass., Mar. 23, 1861; s. George H. and Mary (Brewster) Laflin; C.E., Rensselaer Poly. Inst., 1882; m. Plainfield, N.J., Oct. 22, 1885, Jose- phine Knowland; children: Louis Ellsworth, Jr., Lloyd Alan. Engaged in real estate operations at Chicago since 1882; now in charge Laflin estates. Dir. Elgin Nat. Watch Co. Trustee Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Chicago Acad. of Sciences; asso. mem. of Chicago Real Estate Bd. Clubs: Chicago, Univer- sity, Old Elm, Shore Acres, Saddle and Cycle, On- wentsia (Chicago); and University (New York). Homes: Lake Forest, Ill., and Princeton, N.J. Of- fice: 143 N. Wabash Av., Chicago.
LAGORIO, Antonio, M.D .; b. Chicago, Mar. 6, 1857: s. Francisco and Petrina Lagorio; prep, edn. at Genoa, Italy; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1879; m. Charlotte Puccio, of Genoa, Italy, 1880 (died 1911); 3 children: Mrs. Marie Bruno, Dr. Frank A. (M.D.), Louis P. Engaged in gen, practice of medicine in Chicago since 1879; dir. Chicago Pasteur Inst. (for the preventive treatment of hydrophobia) since 1890. Mem. Chicago Pub. Library Bd. since 1906. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., l'hysicians' Club. Home: 417 Roscoe St. Of- fice: 812 N. Dearborn St.
LAHEY, Harold Wands, broker. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911. )
LAHIFF, Edward Maguire, newspaper man ; 1863- Apr. 10, 1914. (See vol. 1905.)
LAIDLAW, Gilbert William, clergyman; b. at Franklinville, N.Y., July 23, 1869; s. William Grant and Elizabeth ( ( MacVeigh) Laidlaw; B.L., Cornell, 1892; B.D., Episcopal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, Mass., 1895; unmarried. Deacon and priest, 1895; rector Harpursville and Windsor, N.Y., 1895-6, St. Ste- phen's Ch., Fall River, Mass., 1896-9, St. Saviour's Ch., Middleboro, Mass., 1889-1901, St. George's Ch., Newport, R.I., 1901-5; asso. rector St. Paul's Ch., Kenwood, Chicago, 1905-11; rector St. Paul's-by- the-Lake, Chicago, since 1911. Mem. Loyal Legion (chaplain Ill. Commandery), Delta Upsilon (vice pres. exec. council). Club: University. Home: 1606 Estes Av.
LAING, Gordon Jennings, professor Latin; b. at London, Ont., Oct. 16, 1869; s. John Burnett and Mary (Jennings) Laing; A.B., Univ. of Toronto, 1891; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1896; student Am. Sch. Classical Studies in Rome, 1886-7; m. Alice C. Jud- son, of Chicago, Aug. 22, 1903. Classical master, Whetham Coll., Vancouver, B.C., 1892-3; lecturer Greek and Latin, Univ. of Toronto, 1893; lecturer Latin lit., Bryn Mawr Coll., 1897-9; instr. Latin, 1899-1902, asst. prof., 1902-7, asso. prof., 1907-13, prof. since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Ann. prof. Am. Sch. Classical Studies in Rome, 1911-12; mng. edi- tor Classical Journal, 1905-8; asso. editor Classical Philology since 1905; gen. editor Univ. of Chicago Press since 1908. Vice pres. Archæol. Inst. Amer- ica, 1913-14. Clubs: Quadrangle, University (Chi- cago) ; Lake Zurich Golf. Editor: Masterpieces of Latin Literature, 1903; Selections from Ovid, 1905; The Phormio of Terence, 1908. Contbr. to philol. publs. Home: 5758 Blackstone Av.
LAIST, Theodore Frederick, architect; b. Cincin- nati, Sept. 20, 1869; s. Otto and Anna (Hochstetter) Laist; B.S., in architecture, Cornell Univ., 1888; spl. course, Mass. Inst. Tech .; winner Am. Architect traveling scholarship; studied at Royal Polytech- nicum, Munich, and traveled in Europe; m. Mrs. Frances Conwell Hays, of Cadiz, O., 1902. Prac- ticed at San Francisco, 1894-7; entered supervising architect's office, Treasury Dept., Washington, as sr. architectural draftsman, 1897, later chief de- signer, and supt. pub. bldgs., U.S. Govt., 1899-1902; prof. architecture, in charge dept., Columbia Univ., 1899-1902; in practice at Chicago, since 1910; chief architect central dist., div. of valuation, Interstate Commerce Commn., since Feb., 1914. Mem. A.I.A., Western Soc. Engrs. Contbr. architectural periodi- cals. Home: 6928 Sheridan Rd. Office: 910 S. Michi- gan Av.
LAIT, Jacquin L. (Jack Lait), writer; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 13, 1882; s, Leon and Arra (Rosenthal)
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Lait; grad. Lewis Inst., Chicago, 1901; m. Laura Belle Lensch, of Chicago, Mar. 6, 1906. Newspaper reporter, critic and war corr., 1901-8; theatrical mgr., 1908-10; now writer daily "Novelette" and "Gus the Bus" series, Chicago Herald and asso. syndicate papers. Lecturer on journalism, Lewis Inst. Mem. Alpha Kappa. Jewish religion. Club: Press. Author: Help Wanted, 1914; Short Stories, 1916. Contbr. American Mag. Home: 5455 Win- throp Av.
LAKE, Edward N., constructing engr .; b. Austin, Minn., 1869; s. Thomas J. and Martha R. (Evans) Lake; ed. Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O .; Florida State Coll., Lake City, Fla .; m. Vienna P. Brewer, of Warren Co., O., Sept. 5, 1899; 3 children: Marian E., Edward B., Robert W. Connected with Edison Co., Chicago, 1901-4; with B. J. Arnold and Bd. of Supervising Engrs., Chicago, 1905-10; with Stone & Webster, Boston and Chicago, 1910-15; treas., dir. Krehbiel Co., engrs. and constructors; dir. Tri-City Ice Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Presbyterian. Clubs: Engi- neers', Electric, Mid-Day, Union League, Wheaton Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 321 Center St., Wheaton, Ill. Office: 1713 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
LAKE, Richard Conover, retired banker; b. on farm, Montour Co., Pa., July 20, 1846; s. James and Hannah (Dye) Lake; ed. pub. schs. in Pa. and by pvt. instrn .; m. Central City, Colo., Sept. 14, 1871, Mary Randolph (died Sept. 14, 1894); children: Jessie, Amy, Mary (died in infancy ), Richard Ran- dolph, Margaret, George Ernest, James Lawrence (died in childhood), Gertrude; m. 2d, Evanston, Ill., Feb. 9, 1899, Helen M. Kitchell; 1 daughter, Helen (died in infancy). First important employ- ment with Fowler & Creveling, Espy, Pa .; then with Roworth Bros., Central City, Colo .; in mer- cantile business as Roworth & Lake, Central City, 1869-77; in mercantile business, Deadwood, S.D., 1877; pres. First Nat. Bank, Deadwood, 1879, First Nat. Bank of Rapid City, S.D., 1884, Bank of Chad- ron, Neb., 1886; 2d vice pres. Union Nat. Bank, Chi- cago, 1894; pres. Masonic Fraternity Temple Assn., 1896; dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank (Chicago), State Bank of Evanston, Diamond Rub- ber Co. ( Akron, O.). Republican. Pres. Evanston Pub. Library. Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Evanston, Evanston Country. Recreations: golf, travel and study of languages. Home: Evanston, Illinois.
LAKE, William Henry, grain commn .; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 23, 1861; s. Marcus and Julia Lake; ed. pub. schs .; m. Ida Church, of Chicago, Sept. 8, 1885; 1 daughter, Violet Church; m. 2d, Mary Grace Wirt, of Chicago, Aug. 18, 1896; 2 children: William Wirt, Mary June. Entered grain business, 1877, with Dwight & Gillett; was with Bartlett, Frazier & Co., 1881-9; later with Arthur Leask under firm name of Lake & Leask; sr. mem. firm of W. H. Lake & Co. until 1911; with A. O. Slaugh- ter & Co., since 1911, and mem. of the firm since 1916. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 72 Cedar St. Office: Board of Trade.
LAKE, William John, life insurance; b. London, Eng., Nov. 19, 1857; s. William John and Helen (Woodcock) Lake; ed. Charterhouse Sch .; m. Min- nie Sabine, of London, Mar. 19, 1880; children: Kate Helen Messinger, William R., Adalaid S. Cop- ley, Florence Irene Wilson, Robert S., Edward J. Came to U.S., 1880; mgr. Northwestern Stove Re- pair Co., Chicago, 1880-1900; began with Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York, 1900, also with the Nat. Life Ins. Co .; mgr. Chicago office and gen. agent Mo. State Life Ins. Co. of St. Louis. Recreations: music, home life. Home: 4101 Wilcox Av. Office: 30 N. Dearborn St.
LALLA, John F., wholesale grocer; May 28, 1857- Apr. 29, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
LAMB, Charles Allison; deceased. (See vol. 1911.) LAMB, Frank Hooker, retired; b. Boston, Sept. 2, 1851; s. Charles Churchill and Sarah Allen (Alli- son) Lamb; ed. Dwight Grammar Sch., Boston; m. West Brookfield, Mass., June 9, 1879, Clara Dane Lamb: 1 son, Roy Dane. Began as bookkeeper for A. Hamilton & Co., wholesale dry goods, Boston, 1866; with John & David W. Hitchcock, wholesale hoots and shoes, 1871-2; cashier for Henry Callen- der & Co., wholesale grocers, Boston, 1872-7; asst.
local mgr. Nat. Tube Works Co., Chicago, 1877-99; sec. Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co., 1899-Sept., 1910 (retired). Dir. Columbia Tool Steel Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League. Home: 5622 Sher- idan Rd.
LAMBERT, Edith Lowry, see Lowry, Edith Bell LAMBERTON, George H., publisher; b. Milwau- kee, Wis., June 24, 1872; s. George H. and Eliza- beth A. (Sears) Lamberton; ed. pub. schs., Mil- waukee, and Racine, Wis., and Lake Forest Univ .; m. Grace B., d. James N. Buchanan, of Chicago, Apr. 11, 1901. Began in employ of St. Paul (Minn.) Trust Co., 1891; with C.G.W.R.R., 1895-7; rep. of Goodyear Rubber Co., of New York, in state of Mich., 1898-1900, also of Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. Co., in state of Wis., 1900-2; organizer Merchants Record Co., publishers of trade papers, Nov., 1902, and since dir., sec. and mgr. Sec .- treas. Ill .- Wis. Ice Dealers' Assn .; mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Wis. Soc. of Chicago (bd. mgrs.), Navy League of U.S. (sec. for middle west). Royal Arch Mason. Club: Hamilton (sec. 1916-17). Home: 2620 Lake View Av. Office: 431 S. Dearborn St.
LAMKIN, Nina Belle (Miss), physical educator; b. Champaign, Ill .; d. of Josiah B. and C. Marion (Gibson) Lamkin; prep. edn. Champaign High Sch .: B.L., Univ. of Ill., 1893; Sargeant Sch. Physical Edn. Teacher pub. schs., Champaign, and instr. physical training, 1893-7; physical dir. of Yankton (S.D.) Coll., 1897-1900, High Sch. Athletic Club, LaPorte, Ind., 1900, Jewish Manual Training Sch., Chicago, 1902-5, Riverside (Ill.) pub. schs., 1904-6; head of physical edn. dept., Western III. State Normal Sch., 1906-12; supervisor of physical edn., Y.W.C.A., St. Louis, 1912-15; dir. normal course for physical directors and playground workers, Northwestern Univ. since 1916. Mem. Nat. Play- ground Assn., Am. Pageant Assn., Drama League of America, Intercollegiate Alumnæ Assn., Omega Upsilon Sorority. Congregationalist. Clubs: Univ. of Ill. Chicago Club, Drama Club (Evanston, Ill.). Author: Play, Its Value, and Fifty Games, 1907; Suggestive Physical Work for Grades, 1910; Dances, Drills and Story-Plays, 1916; Pageant- America Yesterday and Today, 1917. Child wel- fare lecturer. Home: 811 Simpson St., Evanston, Illinois.
LAMM, Abraham H., tailor to the trade; b. Cin- cinnati, O., Sept. 13, 1858; s. Samuel and Caroline (Lebolt) Lamm; pub. sch. edn .; m. Sept. 26, 1897, Frances M. Broderick, of Chicago. Began as trav- eling salesman; mem. firm of Lamm & Co. since 1889, of which is now pres. Home: 1050 Pratt Bonl. Office: 846 W. Jackson Boul.
LAMM, Arthur G., wholesale tailoring; b. Park- ersburg, W. Va., Jan. 26, 1863; s. Samuel and Caro- line (Lebolt) Lamm; ed. pub. schs., W.Va .; came to Chicago, 1872; m. Hattie Hirsh, of Chicago, June 7, 1898; 2 children: Arthur G., Jr., Murray H. Began as clk. in gen. mdse. store, Chicago: associated with hrothers Joseph C. and Abraham H., as wholesale tailors, inc. 1913, as Lamm & Co., of which is treas. and dir. Republican. Jewish re- ligion. Club: Standard. Home: 5141 Drexel Av. Office: 846 W. Jackson Boul.
LAMM, Joseph C., merchant. (See vol. 1911.) LAMMERS, Frank Joseph, lawyer; b. Chicago, Feb. 2, 1880; s. Joseph A. and Katherine ( Heiden- reich) Lammers; ed. high sch. and business coll., Chicago; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1901; m. Dorothy D. Dowd, of Chicago, July 3, 1905; 1 son, Frank J., Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; dep- uty circuit court clerk, 1904-8; asst. city atty. and trial atty., 1908-13 ; since atty. for Chicago Tribune. Republican. Mason, K.P., Royal Arcanum. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Recreation: motor-boating. Home: 3715 N. Springfield Av. Office: 7 S. Dear- born St.
LAMONT, Robert Patterson, president Am. Steel Foundries: b. Detroit, Der. 1, 1867; s. Robert and Isabella ( Patterson) Lamont; B.S.,C.E .. Univ. of Mich., 1891; m. Helen Gertrude Trotter, of Chi- cago, Oct. 24, 1894; children: Robert P., Jr., Doro- thy and Gertrude. Engr. at World's Columbian Expn., 1891-2; sec. and engr. of Shailer & Sching- lau, contractors, 1892-7; 1st vice pres. Simplex Ry. Appliance Co., 1897-1905; 1st vice pres. Am. Steel Foundries, 1905-12, pres. since 1912; dir. First Nat.
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Bank, Morris Plan Bank. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Mid-Day, Shore Acres, Old Elm, Glen View. Home: 1722 Judson Av., Evans- ton, 111. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
LAMPERT, Nelson Norman, banker; b. Newton, Wis., Mar. 19, 1872; s. Bartholomew and Mary (Stark) Lampert; grad. Garfield (pub.) Sch., Chi- cago; m. Mettie Tuohy, Chicago, June 28, 1910; 1 son, Nelson N., Jr. Began as messenger for Fort Dearborn National Bank, May, 1887, and passed through all grades, becoming vice pres., 1904; also vice pres. Fort Dearborn Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Am. Bankers' Assn. (mem. exec. council, also finance com.). Pres. Bd. Commrs. of Lincoln Park. Mason (33"); Past Master Garden City Lodge No. 141, A.F. and A.M .; York Chapter No. 148, R.A.M .; Past Thrice Illustrious Master Tyrian Council No. 78. R. and A.M .; Past Commander Apollo_Com- mandery No. 1, K.T .; Oriental Consistory S.P.R.S .; Past Potentate Medinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S .; Rep- resentative to Imperial Council, 1905, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (chmn. finance com. 2d term), Hamilton, Bankers' (ex-pres.), Union League, South Shore Country, Glen View, Chicago Yacht. Home: 4639 Beacon St. Office: Fort Dear- born Nat. Bank.
LAMSON, John Bowman, agriculturist; b. Fair- field, la., Dec. 3, 1888; s. Ralph Waldo and Mary Charlotta (Bowman) Lamson; ed. Fairfield High Sch .; grad. Parsons Coll. Acad., 1905; student of Parsons Coll., 1906, 07; grad. agrl. course, Ia. State Coll., 1911; m. Mary Stewart Allison, of Milaca, Minn., Sept. 2, 1914; 1 son, John Stewart. Spent 1% yrs. in State Agrl. Extension Dept. of Univ. of Minn .; agriculturist of C., B.&Q.R.R. since estab- lishment of that office, to carry on agrl. extension work among farmers along Burlington System. Mem. of Alpha Zeta, Delta Upsilon. Republican. Christian Scientist. Club: Delta Upsilon (Chi- cago). Writer of numerous bulletins and ednl. posters. Recreation: golf, tennis. Home: 48 N. Garfield St., Hinsdale, III. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
LAMSON, S. Warren, grain and provisions; b. at Nyack, N.Y., Aug. 31, 1838; s. Samuel W. and Sarah A. (Voris) Lamson; was brought to Ill. in infancy; ed. common schs .; m. in DeKalb Co., Ill., 1868, Mar- tha Huston; children: Nellie L. (Mrs. Harry H. Lobdell), Myrna (Mrs. P. K. King), Ruth (Mrs. Giovanni Cardelli). Engaged in agricultural pur- suits; removed to Ia., 1868, and became connected with the nursery business; came to Chicago in 1875 and engaged in the commn. business in grain and provisions under the firm name of Lamson Bros. & Co., from which retired May 1, 1906; dir. Mercan- tile Credit Co., Ill. Brick Co .; vice pres. Mount Hope Cemetery Assn. Was one of the organizers of All Souls' Ch .; ex-pres. Oakland Sch. Bd. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, City, South Shore Country. Home: 3991 Ellis Av. Office: Board of Trade Bldg.
LANCASTER, Engene Abiel, retired carpet mer- chant; b. Beloit, Wis., Nov. 7, 1848; s. Andrew and Adeline (Gray) Lancaster; ed. pub. schs. of Du- buque, la .; m. Chicago, May 5, 1875, Helen M. Hutchinson; 1 daughter, Kate (Mrs. Walter S. Brewster). Came to Chicago, 1864, in employ of James Boyd, stock broker, 1864-71; cashier Keith Bros., 1871-6; sec. and treas. Chicago Carpet Co., 1876-99, when business was merged in the new corpn. of Carroll & Lancaster, of which was sec. and treas .; now retired. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Home: 2703 Prairie Av.
LAND, William Jesse Goad, botanist; b. Alton, Ind., Dec. 2, 1865; s. James Glenn and Amanda (Goad) Land; ed. Rome ( Ind.) Acad., 1888-92; S.B., Univ. of Chicago. 1902, Ph.D., 1904; m. Estella Lit- tle, of Rome, Ind., Feb. 8, 1890. Prin. Rome Acad., 1893-4; prin. high sch., Grand Rivers, Ky., 1894-5; supt. city schs., Ashley, Ill., 1895-1901; fellow, 1903, asst. in morphology, 1904-6, asso., 1906-8, instr. botany, 1908-11, asst. prof., 1911-15, asso. prof. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Fellow A.A.A. S .; mem. Bot. Soc. America, III. Acad, Science, Am. Micros. Soc., Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Contbr. numerous mon- ographs, as results of original investigations in botany; bot. exploration in Mexico, 1906, 08, 10, in South Seas, especially western Polynesia, 1912. Address: University of Chicago.
LANDIS, Kenesaw Mountain, judge; b. Millville, O., Nov. 20, 1866; s. Abraham H. and Mary (Kum- ler) Landis; ed. pub. schs., Logansport, Ind .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1891; admitted to bar, 1891; m. July 25, 1905. Practiced law in Chicago, 1891-1905, except for 2 yrs. while he was pvt. sec. to Sec. of State Gresham; U.S. dist. judge, North- ern Dist. of Ill., since Mar. 28, 1905; Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day. Home: 5702 Blackstone Av. Address: Federal Bldg.
LANDMAN, Louis Wiler, railway official; b. at Waynetown, Ind., Dec. 6, 1869. Telegraph opera- tor and ticket 'agt., Ind., Bloomington & Western Ry., 1886-9; city pass. and ticket agt., Ft. Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville Ry., at Ft. Wayne, 1889- 90; southern pass. agt., Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Ry., 1890-7; gen. traveling agt. pass. dept. same, and its successor, Hocking Valley Ry., 1897-1904; gen. agt. frt. and pass. depts., C.,C.,C.& St. L.Ry., at Toledo, 1904-5; gen. agt. pass. dept., N. Y.C.Lines, at Toledo, 1905-6; gen. western pass. agt., L.S.&M.S.Ry., at Chicago, 1906-9; gen. pass. agt., L.E.&W.Ry., at Indianapolis, 1910-11; gen. pass. agt., M.C.R.R., at Chicago, since Jan., 1911. Home: 5478 Everett Av. Office: LaSalle Station.
LANE, Arthur Erastus, bookbinders' supplies; b. Norton, Mass., Jan. 16, 1853; s. Daniel and Ann Elizabeth (Pidge) Lane; ed. high sch. of Lawrence, Mass .; m. Philadelphia, Dec. 21, 1882, Mary Louise Walker; 1 daughter, Marjorie. In 1871 entered ser- vice of Gane Bros. (established 1846) and in 1883 was admitted to membership in the firm of Gane Bros. & Co., mfrs. of bookbinding materials and machines (now the only active mem.). Mem, Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, City, Chicago Automobile, Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country. Recre- ations: golf, chess, reading. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 610 Federal St.
LANE, Ebenezer, retired; b. Sandusky, O., Aug. 21, 1847; s. Dr. Ebenezer S. and Elizabeth (Ander- son) Lane; ed. Kenyon Coll., class of 1869; m. Mary R. Rice, of Bangor, Me., Apr. 11, 1877. Came to Chicago first time in 1856; engaged in real estate operations from 1869; now retired. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, Psi Up- silon. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Caxton. Recrea- tion: travel. Home: 2116 Michigan Av. Office: 1111, 112 W. Adams St.
LANE, Francis W., editor; b. at Ashburnham, Mass., Oct. 24, 1858; s. Allen F. and Laura P. (Ty- ler) Lane; A.B., Dartmouth, 1881; m. Boylston, Mass., Dec. 26, 1881, Gertrude D., d. Lewis S. Kil- bourne; children: Harold F., H. Richardson, Jessie G., Lena Y. (Mrs. William Ellis, of Grayslake, Ill.). Prin, pub. schs., Yonkers, N.Y., 1881-2; spl. exam- iner U.S. Interior Dept., 1882-7; patent atty. at St. Paul, Minn., 1887-92; consecutively mechanical ed- itor, managing editor, asst. editor in chief The Railway Age, 1892-1907; dir. The Railway Age Co .; engring. corr. The London Times; editor National Land and Irrigation Journal, 1910-11, The Traffic World, 1911-14; representative Bureau of Ry. Eco- nomics since 1915. Republican. Recreation: gar- dening. Home: Grayslake, Ill. Office: 608 S. Dear- born St., Chicago.
LANE, Prentice F., manager: b. Biddeford, Me .; s. William W. and Elizabeth M. (Gove) Lane; ed. high sch., Biddeford; m. Alice R. Blanchard, of Chelsea, Mass. With Houghton, Mifflin Co., pub- lishers, since 1904, mgr. Chicago office since 1906. Republican. Congregationalist. Royal Arch Mason. Recreation: golf. Home: 5412 Woodlawn Av. Of- fice: 2451-2459 Prairie Av.
LANE, Wallace Rutherford, lawyer; b. Whately, Mass., Aug. 12, 1876; s. John William and Mary ( Haynes) Lane; prep. edn. Hopkins Acad., Hadley, Mass., and Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; student Brown Univ., 1895-7; LL.B., Yale Law School, 1900; m. Gertrude Gardner, of Swansea, Mass., July 2, 1901; children: Esther Haynes, Jo- sephine Gardner, John Wallace. Admitted to Conn. bar, 1900; mem. Orwig & Lane, Des Moines, Ia., 1901-10; was prof. law, Highland Park Coll., and lecturer on patent law, Drake Univ .; also lectured on patent law at Univ. of Neb .; settled in Chicago, 1910, and since mem. Parkinson & Lane, patent, corpn., trademark and unfair competition law; spl.
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counsel for Ia. and Neb. in certain patent cases, also gen. counsel for many large cities in similar matters. Mem. Am, and Chicago bar assns., Am. and Chicago patent law assns. Republican. Con- gregationalist, Clubs: University (Chicago, Evans- ton, Ill., and Washington, D.C.); Union League, Automobile (Chicago); Evanston Golf; Beta Theta Pi (New York) ; Rhode Island Country. Author va- rious articles, among them: Dilatory Patent Proce- dure (Green Bag, Boston), 1908; Secondary Rights in Trade Mark Cases ( Yale Law Jour.), 1909; One Year Under the New Federal Equity Rules ( Har- vard Law Rev.), 1914; Working Under Federal Equity Rules (same), 1915; Restricting the Use of Patented Articles, and Remedies for Violations (American Legal News) ; The Transfer of Trade- marks and Trade Names (111. Law Rev.), 1911; Certain Phases of Prima Facie Rights of the Pat- entee (address before Am. Bar Assn.), 1908; etc. Home: 1042 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
LANG, J (ohn) Mills, M.D .; b. Toronto, Ont., July 23, 1865; s. R. and Eliza (Mills) Lang; ed. pub. schs., Toronto; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1895; m. Chicago, 1896, Anna M. Outhet. Interne, Wesley Hosp., 18 months; engaged in gen. practice in Chi- cago since 1895. Fellow A.M.A .; mem. 11]. State and Chicago med. socs. Home: 4628 Prairie Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
LANGBEIN, Otto Theodore, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 20, 1864; s. Ferdinand and Pauline (Klemm) Langbein; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Bry- ant and Stratton Business Coll., 1 yr .; m. Eliza- beth Rietz, of Chicago, Mar. 11, 1896; children: Otto Theodore, Jr., Pauline Elizabeth. Engaged in business since 1882, devoting most of time to real estate; agent for William Kent since 1888. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), Clubs: City, Chicago Athletic (life mem.). Home: 4306 Calumet Av. Office: 105 S. La Salle St.
LANGE, Fred John, grocery sundries; b. at Chi- cago, July 2, 1852; s. Fred and Louise Lange; ed. Chicago pub, schs .; m. Chicago, Mar. 30, 1875, Bar- bara Ruh; 1 son, Edward Lawrence. Was former- ly in wholesale grocery business, 30 yrs .; with Reid, Murdoch & Co., 11 years; with Sprague, Warner & Co., 3 yrs .; then for self 7 yrs., first of Reid, Walsh & Lange, and then of Walsh, Lange & Co., until 1902, when became pres. Brookman Mfg. Co. (established 1879), grocery sundries. Repub- lican. Clubs: Marquette, Edgewater Country, Ra- venswood Golf. Home: 606 Stratford Pl. Office: 664 Wells St.
LANGE, Henry Gerhard, machine works; b. at Elmshorn, Holstein, Germany, Dec. 1, 1851; s. of Adolph and Margaret (Krohn) Lange; ed. nat. schs. of Germany; m. Maria Kainer, of Germany, Dec., 1879; children: Adolph, Amelia, Henrietta. Learned machinist's trade in old country; came to U.S., 1871; worked in New York 3 yrs .; Scran- ton, Pa., 4 yrs .; Minneapolis and Winona, Minn., 1878-80; settled at Chicago, 1880, and was with Union Brass Works 4 yrs .; established business on own account, 1886, and is now head of Henry G. Lange, mfrs. ice cream freezers, roasting ma- chinery, mixers, etc. German Lutheran. Mason. Mem. Lieder Tafel Singing Soc., Schleswig-Hol- stein Sangerbund, Home: 3262 Wabansia Av. Of- fice: 160-162 N. May St.
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