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Knights of Columbus, Catholic. Clubs: South Shore Country, Hamilton. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 5612 South Park Av. Office: Otis Bldg., 10 S. LaSalle St.
BEHLES, Nicholas G., mfr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1876; s. Peter and Barbara (Kuhn) Behles; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, until 1891; m. Minnie Moody, of Chicago, Nov. 4, 1899; m. 2d, May Leawald, Apr. 13, 1906: 1 daughter, Lucile. Began business life, 1891, and worked with different paper box factories until 1902, when became pres. and mgr. of the Julius Marquardt Co., mfrs. of paper boxes, which was established, 1892, by Julius Marquardt, who died, 1902. Mem. Royal Arcanum; Mason. Recreations: golf and automobiling. Home: 4946 Washington Boul. Office: 1545 W. 35th St.
BEHRENDT, Arthur J., M.D., surgeon; b. Ger- many, Dec. 18, 1865; s. Joseph and Cecelia (Spick- holz) Behrendt; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1886; M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1891; m. Huntington, Ind., Feb. 27, 1894, Anna Plummer; children: Mildred, Florence and A. James. En- gaged in gen. practice since 1891. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and German med. socs., A.M.A., Miss. Val- ley Med. Assn., Physicians' Club. Mason (33º, K. T., Shriner; med. dir. of Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Office and Home: 2026 Fowler St:
BEHRENDT, Frank E., wholesale and mfg. jew- eler; b. Janesville, Wis., Sept. 29, 1866; s. Anton and Mary (Newman) Behrendt; ed. pub. schs .; m. Polly F. Nash, of Janesville, Jan. 26, 1903; 2 chil- dren: Alice Nash, Martha Nash. Learned jewelers' trade in Janesville; came to Chicago, 1891; has been identified with E. V. Roddin & Co. since 1911, pres. since 1916. Served in Wis. N.G. 3 yrs. Repub- Jican. Congregationalist. Mason. Recreation: golf.
BEIDLER, Adam Warner, president Ill. Terra Cotta Lumber Co. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
BEIDLER, Francis, lumber mcht .; b. at Chicago, 1854; s. Jacob and Mary Ann (Funk) Beidler; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Bryant and Stratton Busi- ness Coll .; m. Mar. 8, 1893, Elizabeth M. Loose, of Springfield, Ill. Began in lumber business in the employ of J. Beidler & Bro., 1870-3; was sec. of the South Branch Lumber Co., 1873-93; established, 1894, lumber firm of Francis Beidler & Co., of Chi- cago, of which is pres. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, Hamilton, South Shore, Ravenswood, Coleman Lake. Home: 4736 Drexel Boul. Office: 20 W. Jackson Boul.
BEIDLER, George, real estate; b. Chicago, Oct. 28, 1864; s. Jacob and Mary Ann (Funk) Beidler; ed. common school and business coll .; m. Chicago, Feb. 22, 1900, Margaret E. Young; children: John Jacob, Virginia, Dorothy, Paul William, Marion, Marjorie. Associated with Beidler-Robinson Lum- ber Co., Mayville, N.D., 1884-8, and Beidler Bros. Lumber Co., Chicago, 1888-91; mgr. of his father's property interests until 1900; now in real estate business. Vice pres. and dir. West Town State Bank. Republican. Past Grand, I.O.O.F. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country; also Macatawa (Mich.) Yacht. Recreations: automo- biling and agriculture. Homes: Chicago, and 160 N. Madison Av., Pasadena, Cal. Office: 649 Wash- ington Boul., Chicago.
ed. in Hungary and Vienna, Austria; m. Chicago, June 27, 1895, Florence Florsheim; children: Rob- ert Siegmund, Margaret Rose. Came to the U.S., 1881; in employ of Beifeld Bros. till 1892; became mem. of firm of Joseph Beifeld & Co., succeeded, 1902, by Beifeld, Hirsch & Kline; in real estate business, firm of Beifeld & Hirsch, since 1912. Mem. Sinai Temple. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Ravis- loe Country. Recreations: golf, reading. Home: 5109 Ellis Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
BEIFELD, Arthur Frederic, M.D .; b. at Chicago, Mar. 30, 1882; s. Jacob C. and Frances (Deutsch) Beifeld; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1907; post-grad. study, Vienna, Berlin,
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etc., 1908-10; m. Helen W. Abbott, of Marshalltown, Louisiana Purchase Expn. Republican. Home: 729 la., Nov. 12, 1912; 1 child, Abbott, Instr. in medi- Waveland Av. Office: 314 Westminster Bldg. cine, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending phy- BELASCO, Daniel, lawyer; Apr, 23, 1878-July 19, 1915. (See vol. 1911.) sician Cook Co. Hosp .; asso. attending physician, Wesley Hosp .; consulting physician, House of Cor- BELDEN, Edgar Stanton, engineer. Removed to Kansas City, Mo. (See vol. 1911.) rection Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Soc. Internal Medicine, German Med. Soc. Transla- BELDEN, Joseph Congdon, wire; b. at Chicago, June II, 1876; s. John Secord and Amanda Williams (Pool) Belden; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific School ( Yale), 1897; m. Chicago, June 7, 1902, Mary Camp- tor and Editor: The Basis of Symptoms ( Principles of Clinical Pathology), J. B. Lippincott Co., 1916 and 1917. Editor: Transactions Chicago Society of
Internal Medicine. Home: 4811 Lake Park Av. bell Rew; 1 son, Joseph C., Jr. Pres. Belden Mfg.
Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
BEIFELD, Ernest Lessing, secretary and treas. Hotel Sherman Co .; b. Chicago, Nov. 3, 1889; s. of Joseph and Fannie (Grossman ) Beifeld; ed. Armour Inst. Tech. and Cornell Univ .; m. Gladys Rosen- thal, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1914; 1 son, Ernest, Jr. ( b. Dec. 12, 1914). Sec. and treas. Hotel Sherman Co. and of White City Construction Co .; dir. Chicago
BEIFELD, Joseph, pres. Hotel Sherman Co .; b. in Hungary, Aug. 22, 1853; came to U.S., 1867; ed. common schs .; m. Fannie Grossman, of Chicago, May, 1876. Began in employ of Field, Leiter & Co., 1869-78; engaged in cloak mfg. business, 1878-1902; pres. Hotel Sherman Co. since 1902. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Standard, Ravisloe Country, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 946 E. 48th St. Office: Hotel Sherman.
BEIL, Carl, sculptor; b. Stetten a. k. M., Ger- many, Dec. 9, 1857; s. Johann and Therese (For- stenegger) Beil; studied art at Acad. Munich, Ger- many; m. New York, Sept, 19, 1894, Irene Maybeck; 4 children: Margaret, Juliett, Richard, Irene. Be- gan in New York, 1885; removed to Chicago, 1894; associated with Max Mauch, 1894-1905 (when Mr. Mauch died), since then with Leon Hermant, as Beil & Hermant. Was supt. sculpture dept. Chi- cago, Buffalo and St. Louis expns. Prin. works in LaSalle Hotel, Congress Hotel, County Bldg., Chi- cago. Mem. Ill. State Art Commn. Clubs: City, Germania. Republican. Recreation: reading. Home: 1306 Winona Av. Studio: 19-21 E, Pearson St.
BEILFUSS, Albert W., printer; 1855-July 30, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BEISER, Arthur, president United States Blue Print Paper Co .; b. Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 1880; s. Carl and Louise (Hausen) Beiser; ed. at Hamburg; m. Agnes E. Hamer, of Capetown, S. Africa, Ang. 2, 1902 ; children: Louise Martha, Carl Henry, Helen Ruth. Began in Germany, with agts. and importers of American provisions; came to Chicago in 1901 and entered insurance business; advanced to auditor of U.S. branch Transatlantic Ins. Co. of Germany, until San Francisco fire, 1906; then became agency supt. for Cosmopolitan Fire Ins. Co., of New York, continuing until company sold out; bought an interest in U.S. Blue Print Pa- per Co., of which has been pres. and treas. since Jan., 1916. Republican. Lutheran, Naturalized Am. citizen since 1909. Mason (Blue Lodge and Chap- ter). Recreation: travel. Home: 911 Winona Av. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.
BEITLER, Brooks Hurd, newspaper man: b. at Alvada, O., Aug. 3, 1881; s. Samuel B. and Fannie (Hurd) Beitler; ed. pub. schs .; m. Clara A. Dunk- ley, of Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 25, 1908. Began newspaper work at Findlay. O., 1900; with Chicago Daily News since 1909, city editor since 1915. Home: 1420 Leland Av. Office: 15 N. 5th Av.
Co. since 1902. Clubs: University, Chicago Ath- letic. Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia (Chicago) ; Yale (New York). Home: 190 E. Chestnut St. Office: 2300 S. Western Av.
BELFIELD, Andrew Miller, patent lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 6, 1873; s. Henry Holmes and Anne W. (Miller) Belfield; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Chi- cago Manual Training Sch., 1887-90; B.M.E., Pur- Savings Bank & Trust Co., Fidelity Safety Vaults. due Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1892; LL.B., Northwest- Clubs: Ravisloe Country, Standard, Lake Shore Country; also The Lambs (N.Y.); Touring Club of America. Home: 4752 Ellis Av. Office: 112 W. Randolph St. ern Univ. Law Sch., 1894; m. Elizabeth T. Mills, of Boston, Mass., June 21, 1911; 2 children: Henry Holmes, Mary Mills. Admitted to bar, 1894; mem. Page & Belfield, 1897-9, Brown, Cragg & Belfield, 1901-2; practiced alone since 1902. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Patent Bar Assn., Loyal Le- gion. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Law, Indian Hill Golf. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 564 Maple Av., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 1336 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
BELFIELD, Henry Holmes, educator; Nov. 17, 1837-June 5, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
BELFIELD, William Thomas, M.D .; b. St. Louis, 1856; s. William and Selener (Marshall) Belfield; student Univ. of Mich., 1872-3; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1878; post-grad. work in Univ. of Vienna; unmarried. Lecturer of Cartwright Fund, New York, 1883; prof. genito-urinary and venereal diseases, Chicago Policlinic, since 1888; prof. geni- to-urinary surgery, Rush Med. Coll., since 1898. Pres. Chicago Med. Soc., 1887-8, Am. Assn. Genito- Urinary Surgeons, 1902-3, Chicago Urol. Soc., 1903- 04, Am. Urol. Soc., 1908-9; etc. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Literary. Home: 5438 Cornell Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
BELKNAP, Robert Ernest, sales agent Bethle- hem Steel Co .; b. Yonkers, N.Y., Mar. 13, 1875; s. Ethelbert and Lydia Elizabeth (Frazee) Belknap; A.B., Johns Hopkins, 1897; m. Elizabeth Treat Lyon, of Cincinnati, O., and Watch Hill, R.I., Sept. 14, 1904; children: Anne Elizabeth, Robert Latham (deceased), William Ethelbert, 2d, Robert Ernest, Jr. Began in employ U.S. Army Civilian Engineer Corps, 1896; with Nat. Contracting Co., 1897-1901; with Pennsylvania Steel Co., 1901-16; at Steelton, 1901, asst. sales agent at Chicago, 1902-6, sales agent, Chicago, 1906-15, mgr. sales in New York, 1915-16; sales agent, Bethlehem Steel Co., at Chi- cago, since July, 1916; vice pres. Evanston Rys. Co., 1912-14; pres. and treas. Belsteel Co .; dir. Western Development Co. Asso. Am. Soc. C.E .; mem. Am. Iron and Steel Inst., Phi Kappa Psi. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, On- wentsia, Indian Hill; Engineers' (New York and Chicago); Minnesota (St. Paul, Minn.). Recrea- tions: golfing, motoring, sailing. Home: Lake For- est, Ill. Office: 1917 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.
BELL, Albert Cunningham, patent lawyer; b. at Rochester, N.Y., Nov. 12, 1873; s. William G. and Sarah S. (Cunningham) Bell; ed. grammar and high schs., Rochester; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1895; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1911; m. Anne Dransfield, of Rochester, June 9, 1896; 3 children: Helen, Marion Elizabeth, Albert Cunningham, Jr. Mech. engr. Brown Hoisting Machinery Co., Cleve- land, O., 1903-5; engr. Stromberg-Carlson Tele- phone Mfg. Co., Rochester, 1906-7; removed to Chi- cago, 1907; admitted to Ill. bar, 1911; was mem. Brown, Williams, Bell, Hanson & Boettcher, later mem. Bell & Huxley; now practicing alone. Trus- tee Village of Wilmette, 1917-18. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Patent Law Assn. of Chicago. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Mason. Recreations: music, literature. Home: 1216 Elmwood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1601 Lumber Exchange Bldg., Chicago.
BEITLER, Henry Clay, lawyer; b. nr. Hagers- town, Md., July 1, 1866; s. Samuel J. and Catharine Beitler; ed. Washington Co. High Sch., Hagers- town; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888; unmarried. Ad- mitted to bar, May, 1888, and practiced at Hagers- town 18 months; removed to Chicago in spring of 1890; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep. several terms from 1898; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, for term expiring 1914; resumed practice; pres. and gen. counsel Ry. Motor Car Co. of America. Mem. Ill. BELL, Donald J., motion picture machinery; b. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Ill. Commn. to Jamestown, O., July 17, 1869; s. Thomas C. and
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Lucia (Chase) Bell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Marguerite U.S., 1878; learned printing trade in Detroit, Mich .; V. Vance, of Essex, Ont., Can., Apr. 7, 1905. Began removed to Chicago, 1887, and engaged in publish- ing business; editor American Poultry Journal (oldest poultry jour. in America, estab., 1874) and pres, Am. Poultry Journal Pub. Co. since 1910. Mem. Odd Fellows, Knights of Golden Eagle. Re- publican. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Home: Congress Park, Ill. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
as grocery salesman; then established theatre pro- gram advertising business; entered motion picture business, 1897, first as projecting machine opera- tor, during this employment designing and manu- facturing . motion picture projecting apparatus; founder, Jan. 1, 1907, and pres. the Bell & Howell Co., mfrs. of machinery for taking motion pictures and for manufacture of motion pictures. Vice pres. Soc. of Motion Picture Engrs., also of Motion Pic- ture Industry Nat. Assn. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Real Fellows, Screen, Home: 1811 Larch- mont Av. Office: 1801-7 Larchmont Av.
BELL, Edgar Solyman, M.D .; b. Chicago, June 15, 1868; s. Robert B. and Ellen (De Wolf) Bell; grad. from Ottawa (Ill.) High Sch., 1888; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; m. Frances Cochran, of Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 18, 1914. Engaged in practice since 1896; specializes in treatment of eye, ear, nose and throat. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Physicians'. Home: 5202 Dorchester Av. Office: 31 N. State St. BELL, Fred C., banker; b. at Colerain, Franklin Co., Mass., Oct. 25, 1862; s. Joseph S. and Sarah L. (Packer) Bell; ed. Powers Inst., Bernardston, Mass .; Arms Acad., Shelburne Falls, Mass .; m. Al- ton, Ill., June 15, 1892, Clara Leyhe. Mem. firm of McKey & Poague, real estate, 1893-1911; pres. H. O. Stone & Co. since Apr. 30, 1913. Dir. Woodlawn Trust & Savings Bank, Woodlawn Masonic Temple Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32° ). Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Home: 6359 Kimbark Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
BELL, George Humphrey, merchant. (See vol. 1911.)
BELL, Hayden N., lawyer; b. Montgomery Co., Va., Apr. 4, 1867; s. John A. and Sarah E. ( Keister) Bell; ed. Emory and Henry Coll., Emory, Va., 1885- 88; m. Mary F. Britton, of Marion, Va., Sept. 30, 1891; children: William H., Margaret E., Sarah E., Frank Nelson, Virginia, John B. (deceased), Charles E. Admitted to Va. bar, 1894; practiced in Marion, Va., 1894-1906; removed to Chicago, 1906; mem. firm of Bell & Sumner until 1912; appointed asst. state's atty., Apr. 1, 1912. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Presbyterian. Club: Southern. Home: 7105 LaFayette Av. Office: Crim- inal Court Bldg.
BELL, Henry Gough, agronomist; b. Orangeville, Ont., Can., May 24, 1880; s. Emanuel and Martha ( Hannam) Bell; B.S.A., Ont. Agrl. Coll., 1905; To- ronto Univ .; post-grad. studies, Univ. of Me .; m. Lueva Patterson, of Orangeville, Can., Dec. 25, 1906. Asst. experimentalist, Ont. Agrl. Coll., 1905-6; asst. prof. of farm crops, Ia. State Coll., Ames, Ia., 1906-9; prof. agronomy, Univ. of Me., 1909-11; agronomist Soil Improvement Com. of Nat. Fer- tilizer Assn. since 1911. Mem. Am. Soc. Agrono- mists, Am. Genetic Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Author of numerous pamphlets and bulle- tins on soil improvement and crop production. Speaker before agrl. orgns. Home: 930 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 916-917 Postal Telegraph Bldg., Chicago.
BELL, Herbert E., coal operator; b. Columbia Co., Wis., June 20, 1867; s. Jonathan and Mary (Christie) Bell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Aonilla Bowyer, of Chicago, Feb, 11, 1899. Began in employ of L. E. Overman; became mem. firm Richards, Pease & Co., coal operators, 1887; later mem. Bell & Lea Coal Co .; mem. Bell & Zoller Coal Co. and pres, since its incorporation; also pres. Bell & Zoller Mining Co., Centralia Coal Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Edge- water Golf. Hecreation: golf. Home: 4543 Malden St. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.
BELL, J (amies) Hamilton, importer teas, coffees and spices; Jan. 7, 1839-1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BELL, Laird, lawyer; b. Winona, Minn., Apr. 6, 1883; s. Frederic S. and Frances (Laird) Bell; prep. edn. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., and Harvard L'niv .; J.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1907; m. Miss Natha- lie Fairbank, of Chicago, Nov. 11, 1909; 3 children. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1907, and since in practice at Chicago; mem, law firm of Matz, Fisher & Boyden, 1909-17. of Fisher, Boyden, Kales & Bell since 1917. Dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co., Pine Tree Mfg. Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club, Law Club (sec.). Clubs: University, City, Caxton, Saddle and Cycle; also Harvard (Boston). Home: 1274 North Av., Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 1130, 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BELL, Lilian (Lida), author; b. Chicago, 1867; d. Maj. William W. and Nancy C. (Brown) Bell; early edn. by governess; childhood passed in Atlanta, Ga .; m. Arthur Hoyt Bogue, of New York, May 9, 1900 (retains maiden name for lit. work). Began story-writing at 8; contbr. to mags .; has given over 500 author's readings in principal cities of U.S. Originator, 1914, of the plan to send a Christmas ship, bearing presents from the children of Amer- ica to orphans of the European war, the idea being taken up by more than 1,000 newspapers and sup- ported by President Wilson, who assigned the ship Jason to make the trip; naval honors never before accorded an alien vessel by the British Admiralty were paid the Christmas ship on its arrival at Plymouth Harbor; the ship carried 7,000,000 gifts, secured through active cooperation of 40,000,000 people, which were distributed in the warring countries through the Red Cross. For list of books see Who's Who in America. Home: 1024 E. 46th St.
BELL, Lionel A., real estate mortgage loans; b. County Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 30, 1867; s. James and Julia ( Price) Bell; ed. high sch. and St. Columba's Coll .. County Dublin, Ireland; m. Florence Caird, of Chicago, Dec. 29, 1915. Came to America, 1886; engaged in real estate mortgage loan business since 1900. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Cook County Real Estate Bd., Art Inst. of Chicago (life). Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason; mem, of Royal Arcanum. Clubs: City, Hamilton, South Shore Country, Chicago Gun, Evanston Gun. Rec- reations: trapshooting, hunting, fishing. Home: 6905 Lakewood Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
BELL, Marcus Lafayette, lawyer; b. Pine Bluff, Ark., Jan. 11, 1880; s. late Marcus Lafayette and Cynthia Ellen (Vanderwerker) Bell; A.B., Univ. of Ark., 1898; law student, Univ. of Chicago, 1903; m. Ruth Van Doren, d. of George M. and Catherine Van Doren Bogue, of Hinsdale, Ill., Nov. 8, 1906; 3 children: Marcus Lafayette, 3d, Robert Bogue, Ruth Juliet. Admitted to bar, 1902, and practiced at Pine Bluff, 1902-4; entered law dept. C.,R.I.&P. Ry. Co., New York, 1904; came to Chicago, as asst. atty., same rd., Jan. 1, 1905, becoming local atty., Nov. 1, 1906, asst. gen, atty., Aug. 1, 1909, gen. atty., Apr. 1, 1910, gen. solicitor in charge of all legal affairs of company, May 1, 1914; since appmt. of receivers for the company, Apr. 20, 1915, has served as gen, solicitor for receiver, in charge of all legal matters pertaining to receivership. Gen. counsel Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Ry. Co .; dir. St. Paul & Kansas City Short Line Ry. Co., Bur- lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry, Co. and other companies connected with Rock Island System. Mem, Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Kappa. Sigma, Law Club, Legal Club. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, University, City, Exmoor, Indian Hill, Ill. Office: 1025 LaSalle St. Station, Chicago.
BELL, James Stephenson, M.D. Removed to Kenilworth, North Shore Golf. Home: Kenilworth, York, Neb. ( See vol. 1911.)
BELL, James W., publisher; b. at Wallaceburg, BELL, Will J., law and mortgages; b. Rochester, Ont., Can., Aug. 9, 1866; s. Robert and Mary M. Minn., Jan. 4, 1870; s. of James S. (M.D.) and Julia (Currey ) Bell; ed. common sch. in Can .; m. Hattie M. (Keith) Bell; ed. pub. schs., Cedar Falls, Ia., May Judson, of Wallaceburg, July 10, 1888; 1 and Canton, S.D .; LL. B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1899; daughter, Dorothy (Mrs. Paul Sheehan). Came to m. Charlotte L. Ingram, of Chicago, July 1, 1896.
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Began active career with bldg. and loan assn., Chi- mitted to bar in 1892; practiced in New York, 1892- cago, 1889; then in real estate and abstract offices 95, since in Chicago; specializes in law of patents, until 1897; began making real estate loans for self trade marks and copyrights. Mem. Patent Law and clients, 1897; admitted to bar, 1899; in gen. Assn., Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Repub- practice of law, firm of Bell & Cross; mem. Bell, lican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Hodges & Camp, mortgage business; dir. and sec. Chicago Automobile, Ouilmette Country, Skokie Country. Home: 601 Washington Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg., Chicago. Woodbridge Ornamental Iron Co., Alvorea Chem. Co., W. D. Watson Co., Stationer's Engraving Co., International Art & Frame Co .; dir. G. J. Mitchell BEMAN, Solon Spencer, architect; Oct. 1, 1853- Apr. 23, 1914. (See vol. 1911.) Corpn .; sec. Automatic Addressing Co., Am, Musi- cal Art Soc., Rex Radiator Repair and Welding Co., B. W. Pokorney Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Cleveland Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Chicago Commandery, K.T .; Oriental Consistory; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Club: Hamilton. Recrea- tions: automobile, travel. Home: 4315 W. Van Bu- ren St. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
BELL, William Edward, telephone official; b. at Montreal, P.Q., Can., Mar. 6, 1856; s. William and Sarah (Williamson) Bell; ed. common and high schs. at London, Ont .; m. Evanston, Ill., May 1I, 1892, Henrietta Pettit; 1 daughter, Helen Victoria. In employ of Montreal Telegraph Co., at London, Ont., Aug. 9, 1870-3; with Western Union Telegraph Co., at Chicago, 1873-90; supt. Am. Dist. Telegraph Co., 1890-3; business mgr., Nat. Cash Register Co., at Chicago and New York, 1893-9; gen. supt. Ill. Dist. Telegraph Co., 1900-1; dist. supt. Am. Tele- phone and Telegraph Co., 1901-8; division commer- cial supt. same since 1908; also dir. Am. Telephone and Telegraph Co. of Ill. Republican. Served in 1st Cav., I.N.G., 1877-82. Mem. Old Time Telegraphers' Assn .; mem. Telephone Pioneers of America. Club: Union League. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 1449 N. Dearborn St. Office: 212 W. Wash- ington St.
BELL, William White, commercial paper; Apr. 16, 1842-Jan. 19, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
BELLOWS, Edwin, publisher; b. Maryville, Nod- away Co., Mo., Oct. 3, 1868; s. Franklin and Mary (Dilling) Bellows; ed, pub, schs., Nodaway Co., Mo .; m. Mabel Goodwin, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., Oct. 31, 1905. Settled in Chicago, 1891; formerly part- ner Bellows Bros., publishers, then mem. Bellows & Sylvester; now pres. Bellows-Reeve Co., pubs. children's ednl. books; mem. firm of Bellows & Syl- vester. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republic- an. Club: Chicago Athletic Assn. Recreations: travel, golf, fishing. Home: 1444 Estes Av., Rogers Monopolies, Bur, of Economic Research, New York; Park. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
BELLOWS, John Austin, publisher; b. Guilford, Mo., Nov. 9, 1866; s. Franklin and Mary (Dilling) Bellows; prepared at Maryville (Mo.) High Sch .; B.S., Northwestern Univ., 1892; student law sch. of same I yr .; m. Cora Barney, at Lacon, Ill., Oct. 16, 1895; children: Franklin Barney, John Austin, Jr., Esther Katherine, Gordon, George Kingsley. Began as mgr. Parliament Pub. Co., afterwards represent- ing Ginn & Co., sch. book pubs .; pres. Bellows Bros. Co., pubs., 1898-1912; vice pres. and treas. Hanson- Bellows Co., 1912-16; treas. and mgr. Hanson-Bel- lows Pub. Co. since 1916. Mem. New Trier Tp. High Sch. Bd. of Edn. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Phi. Club: Kenilworth. Interested in ednl. training of boys and girls, Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
BELSHE, Edwin Luther, pres. and gen. mgr. Chicago Portrait Co., b. La Plata, Mo., Mar. 10, 1872; s. Thomas M. and Lina (Elgin) Belshe; grad. high sch. of La Plata, Mo., 1892; m. Kirksville. Mo., Oct. 12, 1899, Alta Baird; children: Edwin Baird, Albert Thomas, Martha Evilyn, Alta Dee. Entered employ of Chicago Portrait Co. as traveling sales- man, Jan. 1, 1895; was made dist. mgr. Feb, 1, 1896, and road mgr. Jan. 1, 1897; on Jan. 1, 1899, became a stockholder and took position as correspondent in the house; elected dir., Apr., 1902, sec., 1903, and is now pres. and gen. mgr. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, South Shore Country. Home: Norwood Park, R.R. 2. Office: 509 S. Wabash Av.
BEMENT, Alburto, engineer; b. Appleton, Wis., Mar. 18, 1862; s. Cyrenius Elihu and Martha Ann (Gibson) Bement; m. Eva, d. Daniel Delos Hender- son, of Berkeley, Cal., 1910. Learned machinist's trade and became supt, and mgr. factory produc- ing steam specialties; developed automatic appli- ances for feeding boilers, 1897-1900; was mem. ad- visory com. for Fuel Testing Expt. Sta., Univ. of Ill .; was mem. bd. consulting engrs. smoke abate- ment commn., Chicago; was chmn. of a Chicago commn. to devise laws to insure safety in handling explosives: conducted many spl. expts. and re- searches for improvement of efficiency of steam boilers and the prevention of smoke from furnaces using bituminous coal, chem. composition of coal, etc .; mem. com. Chicago Assn. Commerce to report on feasibility of electrification of Chicago ry. ter- minals, 1910; was chmn. com. apptd. by Western Soc. Engrs. to report on Chicago harbor problem; chmn. com. organized for purpose of securing es- tablishment of Sch. of Mines at Univ. of Ill .; chmn. engring. sect. Chicago Assn. Commerce 2 yrs .; etc. Charter mem. Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs. Author of first comprehensive report on Ill. coal fields; inven- tor of appliances for the purpose of air moistening; thrice recipient of Chanute Medal of Western Soc. Engrs .; etc. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 28 N. Market St., Chicago.
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