Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 214

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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STONE, Richard Russell, lumber mcht .; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 1, 1871; s. Richard Butler and Lucy El- len (Russell) Stone; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Agnes Gertrude Ritchie, of Chicago, June 23, 1897; 4 children: Lucy Ellen, Richard Russell, Jr., Frank Ritchie, Margaret Agnes, With R. B. Stone Lum- ber Co., 1887-90; then with A. H. Andrews, 1890-3; connected with Frank B. Stone in the lumber busi- ness since 1893. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 1411 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 701 Ry. Exchange, Chicago.

STONEHILL, Charles Archibald, wholesale mil- linery; b. Chicago, Aug. 19, 1861; s. Joseph and Re- becca (Neuberger) Stonehill; ed. Notre Dame, Ind .; m. Milwaukee, Jan. 17, 1891, Nettie Hyman; chil- dren: Marjorie (Mrs. Melvin L. Straus), Dorothy (Mrs. Roy O. Wile), Charles Archibald 1I. After leaving sch., 1877, entered employ of Gage Bros., wholesale millinery, as stock boy; entered employ of Edward Hinchliffe, Chicago, as city salesman; established in dry goods and millinery for self at Marshalltown, Ia., 1884; removed business to Oma- ha, 1888; came to Chicago, 1892, and entered em- ploy of the Chicago Mercantile Co., wholesale mil- linery, of which has been pres. since 1897. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country, Ill. Athletic, The Arts. Recreations: travel; flower culture. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 159 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.

STORER, John, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)

STOREY, William Benson, railway official; b. at San Francisco, Nov. 17, 1857; s. William Bain- bridge and Ellen (Dean) Storey; Ph.B., Univ. of Cal., 1881; m. Laura B. Roe, of San Francisco, May 21, 1913. Began ry. service on S.P., 1881, asst. engr., 1882-93; asst. engr. U.S. Debris Commn., 1893-5; chief engr. and gen. supt. San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Ry., 1895-1900; chief engr. A., T.&S.F.Ry., 1900-6; chief engr. A.,T.&S.F.Ry. Sys- tem, 1906-9; vice pres. A.,T.&S.F.Ry.Co., since Oct. 1, 1909. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soc. Testing Ma- terials, Am. Ry. Engring, Assn. Clubs: Univer- sity (San Francisco) : Topeka (Topeka); Chicago, Chicago Engineers', University, Midlothian (Chi- cago). Home: 1330 N. State St. Office: Ry. Ex- change.

STORFER, Sebastian J., printer and binder; b. The Tyrol, Austria, Mar. 28, 1867; s. Joseph and Anna (Pheifer) Storfer; came to Chicago, 1867; ed. pub. schs .; m. Iva Hoyt, 1890 (died 1905); chil- dren: Jennie, Ella, George. Began learning print- er's trade with R. R. McCabe, Chicago, 1878; worked at trade in various shops; mem, firm of Cone, Parker & Storfer, 1907-16; pres. Parker & Storfer since Sept. 1, 1916. Mason; mem. K.O.T.M. 4351 Oakenwald Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

STORKAN, James, banker; b. Chicago, Jan. 11, 1871; s. Joseph and Mary (Smerz) Storkan; ed. pub. schs., Chicago: LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1893; m. Marie E. Kralovec, of Chicago, Sept. 5. 1894; children: Robert, Helen A., Julia M., Pau- line A. Began in employ of Vopicka & Kubin, real estate, 1882, continuing 17 yrs .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; mem. Geringer & Storkan, pvt. bankers, since 1899. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Home: 1918 S. Avers Av. Office: 1518 W. 12th St.

STORY, Edward Hampton, pianos; b. Burling- ton, Vt .; s. Hampton L. and Marion L. (Fuller) Story; ed. pub. schs., Chicago. Pres. Story & Clark Piano Co. since 1895; dir. Nat. Produce Bank; pres. Riverside State Bank. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Riverside Golf; Midwick Country, Alta- dena Country (Pasadena, Cal.). Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 315 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

STORY, Frank Fuller, piano mfr .; b. Chicago, Apr. 17, 1873; s. Hampton L. and Marion L. (Ful- ler) Story; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Ruth Fonke, of Naperville, Ill., Dec. 11, 1902; children: Jane, Edward F. Began with Story & Clark Co., piano mfrs., Sept., 1893; became sec. and treas, of the corpn. in 1898, vice pres. since 1916. Republic- an. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Riverside Golf, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 315 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

STOSKOPF, William Brewster, clergyman; b. at Freeport, Ill., July 26, 1878; s. Louis (M.D.) and Caroline Howard (Brewster) Stoskopf; grad. Free- port High Sch., 1895; Beloit Coll. Acad .; B.A., Yale Univ., 1900; B.O., Gen. Theol. Sem., 1903; unmar- ried. Deacon, 1903, priest, 1904, Episcopal Ch .; curate Grace Ch., Oak Park, Ill., 1903-4, Ch. of the Advent, Boston, Mass., 1904-8; rector Trinity Ch., Bridgeport, Conn., 1908-9, Ch. of the Ascension, Chicago, since 1909. Home: 880 N. Clark St.

STOUGH, Henry Wellington, evangelist; b. Pu- laski, Williams Co., O., Aug. 15, 1870; s. William Edward and Frances Jane (Newman) Stough; student Oberlin Coll., 1888-91; Moody Bible Inst., Chicago, 1892-3; Chicago Theol. Sem., 1893-6; (D.D., Defiance Coll., 1911); m. Helen Amelia Russ, of Chicago, June 23, 1898. Formerly gen. sec. Y.M.C. A., East Liverpool, O .; pastor 3d Ch., Oak Park, Ill., 1894-1901; ordained Congl. ministry, 1896; evangelist since 1901, conducting services in larger cities with party of 12 specialists under title of the "Stough Evangelistic Campaign," of which is dir. Prohibitionist. Author: Across the Deadline of Amusements, 1912; The Outlaw, 1913; Faith and Prayer in Their Conflict with Unbelief, 1913; Stub- ble or Silver, 1913. Home: Wheaton, 111.

STOUT, Frank Deming, railway official; b. Du- buque, Ia., Mar., 1854; s. Henry Lane and Eveline (Deming) Stout; ed. pub. schs., Dubuque; m. Clara Wales, of Dubuque, 1889; children: Henry L., Katharine H., Calista W., Eleanor D., Allison B. Pres. Missouri Southern R.R. Co., C. & O. Lumber Co .; dir. Ill. Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago, Press, Chicago Athletic. Home: 4847 Ellis Av. Office: 501 McCormick Bldg.

STOWE, Herbert Marion, M.D .; b. Chicago, July 18, 1874; s. George Edwin and Arabella Florence (Edwards) Stowe; State Univ. of Ia .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; unmarried. Practiced at Chicago since 1897; surgeon to U.S. Pension Bd., 1902-13; instr. obstetrics, 1899-1912, asst. prof. since 1912, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending obstetri- cian, 1907-12, attending gynecologist since 1912, Cook Co. Hosp .; asso. obstetrician, Chicago Lying- in Hosp. since 1904; attending obstetrician to Prov- ident Hosp., 1904-9, Mercy Hosp. since 1909; adj. obstetrician to Wesley Hosp., 1909-14. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Physi- cians' Club, Chicago Hist. Soc. Republican. Meth- odist. Editor: Year Book of Obstetrics, 1907-17; Year Book of Gynecology, 1913-16. Has written notes on operative obstetrics for Northwestern Univ., comprising about 50 articles on these sub- jects. Recreations: music, tennis, baseball. Home:

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STOWELL, James Herbert, M.D .; b. at Delavan, Lillie Wolf, of Chicago, June 6, 1900; children: Walworth Co., Wis., Apr. 29, 1854; s. Elijah and Frederick William, 2d, Samuel J. T., Jr., Mary Lucinda (Bristol) Stowell; ed. Delavan High Sch .; Adelaide. After leaving school entered office of Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Acad., and Beloit Coll .; M.D., S. W. Straus & Co., real estate loans and invest- Chicago Med. Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), 1881; m. ment securities, and has remained with the house Frances Evalyn Becket, of Aurora, Ill., June 16, ever since, becoming a mem, of the firm after 1880 (now deceased) ; children: Mrs. Marion Stow- father's death in 1899; firm inc., 1905, and since vice pres .; vice pres., dir. Franklin Trust & Savings Bank; sec. and treas. Realization Co. of America. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4905 Woodlawn Av. Office: 6 N. Clark St. ell Cooke, Helen Mar Young, Lucinda May Bueh- ler, James H., Jr., Frances Evalyn. Engaged in practice at Chicago from graduation; med. exam- iner Fidelity Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Phila., U.S. Life Ins. Co. of New York, Nat. Life Ins. Co. of U.S. of America; med. dir. and pres. U.S. Annuity & Lite Ins. Co. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. Am. Life Convention; ex-pres. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Examiners' Soc., Am. Assn. Life Ins. Examining Surgeons; mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Soc. Internal Medicine, Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Physicians' Club, Chicago Med. Hist. Soc., Travelers' Aid Soc. (dir.). Republican. Mem. Central Congl. Ch. Club: Chicago Congregational (ex-pres.). Home: 2633 Indiana Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

STRAIGHT, Hiram Judson, attorney and mgr. Underwriters' Exchange; Mar. 7, 1840-Dec. 31, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

STRANDBERG, Erik Peter, contractor; b. Jernt- land, Sweden, Mar. 10, 1860; s. Erik Mortenson and Anna Johanna (Nelson) Strandberg; ed. pub. sch .; m. Chicago, Oct. 9, 1889, Hilma C. Anderson; chil- dren: Erik Leon, Anna Frances (Mrs. C. Edgar Jernberg). Became a cabinet maker at the age of 20; came to U.S., 1882, first locating at St. Cloud, Minn .; went to Joliet, Ill., and engaged as contrac- tor there, 1883-4; since spring of 1885 in business as gen. contractor at Chicago; now pres. of the E. P. Strandberg Co .; also pres. Chicago Cemetery Assn .; dir. Scandia Life Ins. Co. (mem. finance com.). Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Builders' & Traders' Exchange, Masons' and Builders' Assn., Carpenters' & Builders' Assn. Trustee Englewood Hosp .; dir. Y.M.C.A. (Hyde Park); trustee First Bapt. Ch. Clubs: Hamilton, Builders'. Republican. Home: 5027 Drexel Boul. Office: 5010 S. Wabash Avenue.

STRATTON, Abram B., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) STRAUS, see also Strauss, also Strouse.

STRAUS, David C., surgeon; b. Chicago, July 11, 1882; s. Simeon and Adelaide (Eisendrath) Straus; ed. Oakland Grammar Sch., Chicago, 1889-96; Hyde Park High Sch., 1896-1900; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1905; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1907; unmarried. In- terne, Michael Reese Hosp., 1907-9; worked in sur- gery at leading med. centers of Europe, including Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Leipzig, Paris, London, etc., 1911-13; has specialized in surgery since Apr., 1913; asst. in clin. research, 1912-14, asso. attending surgeon since 1914, Michael Reese Hosp .; radiologist, Cook Co. Hosp., 1913; asst. in surgery, Rush Med. Coll., since 1909; attending surgeon West Side Dispensary of Jewish Aid Soc. since 1909; dir. surg. dept. same, 1911-12. Fellow A.M.A .; mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc., German Med. Soc. of Chicago, Am. Med. Assn. of Vienna and of Berlin, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Chirurgie (Berlin), A.A.A.S., Alumni Assn. Univ. of Chicago and Rush Med. Coll., Phi Beta Pi. Republican. Jewish religion. Club: Book and Play. Contbr. numerous articles on surg. topics; and has done a considerable amount of research work on surg. subjects. Home: 949 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.

STRAUS, Ira E., lawyer; b. Chicago, July 21, 1884; s. Simeon and Adelaide (Eisendrath) Straus; grad. Oakland Grammar Sch., 1898, Hyde Park High Sch., 1902; student Univ. of Chicago, 1902-3; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1906; unmarried. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1906, and since practiced at Chi- cago; associated in practice with father. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Y.M. Assocl- ated Jewish Charities (dir.). Republican. Club: Social Workers' Country. Residence: Elms Hotel. Office: 301-305 Ashland Block.

STRAUS, Simeon, lawyer; b. Milwaukee, Nov. 21, 1855; s. Samuel and Rosine Straus; has lived in Chicago continuously since 1856; grad. Jones (pub.) Sch., 1868, Chicago High Sch., 1872; entered class of 1876 in academic dept. of Yale, but quit and entered Yale law dept., grad., LL.B., 1874; married; children: Samuel N., Dr. David C., Ira E., Marion R., Edna R. Admitted to Conn. bar, June, 1874, and same yr, established practice at Chicago; atty. for German Nat. Bank, German Savings Bank, Henry Greenebaum & Co., bankers, May, 1875-Dec., 1877; since then in practice, confining work to chancery and probate cases and real estate law; now associated in practice with son, Ira E. Has had the settlement of some of the largest estates at Chicago and the handling of some of the largest real estate cases and chancery suits. Active in endeavoring to secure to lawyers their field as against the encroachment of trust corpns. Re- publican. Club: Hamilton. Has had many articles published on anti-trust matters, and prepared bill to prohibit corporations from practicing law. in- troduced in Ill. legislature, 1917. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 951 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 301-305 Ashland Blk.

STRAUS, Simon William, investment banker; b. Ligonier, Ind., Dec. 23, 1866; s. Frederick William and Madlon (Goldsmith) straus; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Hughes High Sch., Cincinnati, O .; m. Hattie Klee, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Apr. 25, 1893; chil- dren: Madeline, Louise, Harriet. Began business life with father, continuing until 1888 ; mem. Straus Bros. & Co., bankers, succeeded, 1894, by S. W. Straus & Co., investment bankers, of which was sr. mem. until its incorporation in 1905, and has since been pres .; pres. Franklin Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago. Founder, 1913, and pres. Am. Soc. for Thrift. Republican. Dir. Sinai Temple. Clubs: Hamilton, Standard, Ravisloe Country. Recrea- tions: outdoor diversions. Residence: Blackstone Hotel. Office: Straus Bldg.

STRAUSS, Fred Henry, cleaning and dyeing; b. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1888; s. Fred and Anna ( Scherf) Strauss; ed. Lincoln School, Chicago; grad. in Com- merce, Notre Dame Univ., South Bend, Ind., 1906; student textile chemistry, Phila. (Pa.) Textile Sch., 1906-8; research work, DePaul Univ., Chicago, 1909- 12; m. Lillian M. Wendt, of Owosso, Mich., July 6, 1913; 2 children: Anita Lillian, Fred. Has been identified since boyhood with cleaning and dyeing business established at Chicago by father; began as errand boy, now gen. mgr. Dem. candidate for alderman, 23d Ward, 1916. Mem. Delta Kappa Phi (Phila.). Catholic. Club: Notre (Chicago). Recre- ations: boxing, revolver shooting. Home: 855 Bar- ry Av. Office: 2649-2659 Sheffield Av.

STRAUSS, Jesse Leonard, wholesale millinery; b. Chicago, Dec. 17, 1880; s. Julius and Hannah (Kohn) Strauss; ed. pvt. schs., Chicago; Univ. of Chicago, class of 1903 (non-grad.); m. Blanche, d. Leon Mandel, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1917. Began as cashier Theodore Ascher Co .; later became mgr. dept., buying hats; sec. and treas, same company since 1914. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Jew- ish religion. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Office: 30 S. Mich- igan Av.

STRAUSS, Joseph Baermann, engineer; b. Cin- cinnati, Jan. 9, 1870; s. Raphael and Lena (Baer- mann) Strauss; ed. grammar schs., Cincinnati: C.E., Univ. of Cincinnati, 1892; m. May Van, of

STRAUS, Samuel J. Tilden, investment banker; Cincinnati, June 9, 1895; 2 children: Raphael V., b. Ligonier, Ind., July 12, 1876; s. Frederick Will- Richard K. Asst. engr., chief engr. and in pvt. iam and Madlon (Goldsmith) Straus; ed. pub. schs., practice as bridge engr. since 1892; has made a Harvard Sch. and Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. specialty of movable bridge design and has devel-

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oped and built some of the world's most notable Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. (ex-pres.), Law Club. bridges; originated the Strauss trunnion bascule Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Old Elm, Chicago Ath- bridge and the Strauss direct lift bridge, which letic (hon.), Chicago Golf, Nat. Golf Links of have come into general use, and which include the America, South Shore Country. Ex-pres. U.S. Golf largest bridges of these types ever huilt; designed Assn. Home: 4824 Woodlawn Av. Office: 1400 and built the aeroscope at the San Francisco Expn. First Nat. Bank Pldg.

and the portable searchlight outfits adopted by the U.S. and Russian govts .; has internat. reputation as an original and successful engr. and inventor; organized, 1905, and pres. and chief engr. The Strauss Bascule Bridge Co .; vice pres. Strauss Transit System, Inc., Detroit. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Russian-Am. Chamber of Commerce, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; asso. mem. Canadian Soc. C.E. Jewish descent. Home: 5859 Kenmore Av. Office: 608, 104 S. Michigan Boul.

STREAM, John Joseph, grain; b. Chicago, Feb. 1, 1870; s. Joseph and Mary Stream; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892; m. Rock Island, 111., Martha Avery Clarke; 1 daughter, Edna. Began as office boy for Charles Counselman & Co., and has been identified with the Counselman busi- ness affairs, under varlous corporate names; pres. and treas. Chicago Grain & Elevator Co. until 1906, operating country elevators; pres. South Chicago Elevator Co .; mem. firm of J. C. Shaffer & Co., Shaffer & Stream. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- Ietic. Recreations: golf, horseback riding. Home:

STRAUSS, Julius, wholesale millinery; b. Darm- stadt, Germany, May 4, 1839; s. Simon and Bertha { Altheim) Strauss; ed. in Darmstadt; m. Chicago, Nov. 15, 1894, Hannah Kohn; 1 son, Jesse L. Came 1617 Hinman Av., Evanston. Office: 234 S. LaSalle to U.S., 1876; salesman for Western territory for St., Chicago. James G. Johnson & Co., New York, 1884-93; in charge of their Chicago office, 1893-5; mem. commn. firm of Strauss & Edwards, 1895-9; sold out to Mr. Edwards, to become vice pres. and treas. Theo. Ascher Co., wholesale millinery; pres, same since 1914. Mem. United Hebrew Charities. Republican. Clubs: IIl. Athletic (life), Standard (vice pres. 1900-2), Lake Shore Country, Ravisloe. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring, travel. Home: 4850 Drexel Boul. Office: 30 S. Michigan Av.

STREET, Charles Arthur, lumberman; b. New- market, nr. Toronto, Ont., Aug. 23, 1842; s. Rev. George C. (Church of England) and Ann (Smith Bourne) Street; parents removed to Davenport, Ia., 1850; ed. by his father and in pub. schs .; m. Chicago, 1870, Elizabeth Kate McReynolds, of De- troit, Mich. (died 1885); 2 sons: Harry Lockman (now vice pres, and treas. Street-Chatfield Lum- ber Co.), Norman Arthur; m. 2d, 1890, Rosalind C., d. of Charles R. Larrabee, of Chicago; children: STRAUSS, Maurice L., mfr .: b. Chicago, Feb. 5, Charles Larrabee, Margaret Bourne (Mrs. Louis 1883, s. Leopold and Carrie (Meyer) Strauss; ed. F. Loutrell), Edward Porter. Learned telegraphy pub. schs. and Harvard (prep.) Sch., Chicago; m. at Ottawa, Ill., 1860; telegraph operator at Cairo, Celeste Barman, of Portland, Ore., June 10, 1907. III., I yr .; later in charge railroad telegraph office Began in employ of J. V. Farwell & Co., wholesale at Dixon, Ill .; then cashier business dept. Chicago dry goods, 1896; then with Hillman's Store, 1897- 1910, advancing to gen. mdse. mgr .; assisted, 1910, in organizing the Hirsch-Strauss Co., mfrs. ladies' waists, lingerie, etc., of which is pres. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Jewish reli- gion. Mason. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Home: 4603 Woodlawn Av. Office: 16 S. Market St.

Times until about 1863; after that chief clk. in q .- m.'s office for transportation of troops from Chicago, until close of war. In book and sta- tionery business, 1865-8; in lumber business firm of Mason, Street & Co., 1868-9; Street & Chatfield, 1869-78 (burned out in 1871, but resumed at once) ; Street, Chatfield & Darr, 1878-80; Street, Chatfield & Keep, 1880-98; Street, Chatfield & Co., 1899-1910; now pres. Street-Chatfield Lumber Co .; also sec. Excelsior Cypress Co., of Timberton, La. Club: Church. Recreations: golf, boating. Homes: 1429 Astor St., Chicago; (summer) Hyannis Port, Mass. (Cape Cod). Office: 1880 Fullerton Av., Chicago.

STREET, Charles R., fire ins .; b. Tishomingo Co., Miss., Jan. 5, 1866; ed. pvt. school and 2 yrs. at A. and M. Coll. of Miss .; m. Sadie F. Ryan, of Chicago, 1889. In ins, business at Meridian, Miss., 1882-4; then clk. with the Phenix Fire Ins. Co., and its suc- cessor, the Fidelity-Phenix, of New York, becom- ing asst. gen. agt. in 1899, sec. and western mgr., 1910; now 2d vice pres. Home: 676 Irving Park

STREET, Conrad Drum, secretary and treas. of Street & Kent Mfg. Co .; b. Phila., Sept. 11, 1853; s. William J. and Catherine (Cooper) Street; ed. pub. schs. of Phila. until 1870; m. Jane Cullen, of Phila., Nov. 16, 1874; 2 children: William J. and Stephanie M. Began as errand boy for Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Co., Phila., 1870; bookkeeper and mgr. for Frederick O'Neill, plumber, Phila., 1877- 84; came to Chicago, 1884, and was bookkeeper for Lehner, Johnson & Hoyer, plumbers' supplies, un- til 1889; resigned, and with Mr. Kent, engaged in the mfr. of plumbers' brass goods and specialties, incorporating, 1893, as the Street & Kent Mfg. Co., of which is sec. and treas. K.C. Club: Pistakee Yacht. Recreation: motor-boating. Summer home:

STRAWN, Silas Hardy, lawyer; b. on farm near Ottawa, Ill., Dec. 16, 1866; s. Abner and Eliza (Hardy) Strawn; grad. Ottawa High Sch., June, 1885; taught school 2 yrs .; m. Margaret Stewart, of Binghamton, N.Y., June 22, 1897; children: Marga- Pistakee Lake, Ill. Home: 4548 Dover St. Office: ret Stewart, Katherine Stewart. Admitted to bar, 549 Fulton St. Ottawa, III., May 22, 1889; practiced at Ottawa, STREET, Harry Lockman, lumber; b. Chicago, Feb. 26, 1871; s. Charles Arthur and Elizabeth Kate (McReynolds) Street; ed. Fessenden Sch., 1880-4; St. Austin's Sch. (Episcopal), New Brighton, S.I., N. Y., 1885-90; B.A., Yale, 1895; m. Jeanne Eleanor, d. John A. Wakefield, of Omaha, Neb., Feb. 20, 1909: 4 children: Jeanne Rosalind, Katharine Wakefield, Marjorie, Harriett Florence. Entered office, Street, 1889-91: came to Chicago, 1891; with law firm of Weigley, Bulkley & Gray, 1891-2; clerk in law firm of Winston & Meagher. Apr., 1892-Sept., 1894; part- ner in same to Dec., 1901; in firm of Winston, Bab- cock, Strawn & Shaw, to June, 1903; since mem. Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw; gen. solicitor C.&A.R.R. ; dir. First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Sav- ings Bank. His firm gen. counsel Union Stock Chatfield & Co. (now Street-Chatfield Lumber Co.). Yard & Transit Co., Chicago Junction Ry. Co., Jan., 1896, as asst. bookkeeper and office boy; be- Calumet Ins. Co., Booth Fisheries Co .; solicitors came asst. mgr., 1898, and admitted to firm, 1901 for M.C.R.R. Co. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State and now vice pres. and treas. Mem. Lumbermen's

STRAUSS, Milton L., merchant; b. at Chicago, Nov. 6, 1868; s. of Leopold and Carrie ( Meyer) Strauss; ed. grammar sch. and Chicago Manual Training Sch .; m. Minnie Woolner, of Peoria, Ill., May 17, 1892; children: Dorothy W., J. Milton. Be- gan as office boy, Nov. 10, 1882, and salesman, 1887- 93, commn. salesman until 1897; pres. Chicago Tai- loring Co. since 1897. Republican. Hebrew. Ma- son. Mem. several charity boards. Clubs: III. Ath- letic, Standard, Press, Lake Shore Country, Ravis- loe Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 4822 Ellis Av. Office: 229 S. Market St.

STRAWN, Julia C., physician; b. Ottawa, Ill .; d. Abner and Eliza ( Hardy) Strawn; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1897, Coll. Phys. and Boul. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.

Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1903; post-grad, work in Vi- enna, Berlin, Munich, and clinics in Europe, Japan, India, etc. Asso. prof. gynecology, Hahnemann Med. Coll., 16 yrs .; practiced in Chicago since 1896. Mem. A.M.A., III. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., Chicago Homoe. Med. Soc., Woman's Med. Club, South Side Med. Soc., Nu Sigma Phi. Clubs: After Dinner, Political Equality, South Shore Woman's. Home: 4642 Drexel Boul. Office: 22 E. Washington Street.

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Assn. of Chicago. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, Indian Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: golf and Hill, University, Church. Recreations: tennis, golf sailing. Home: 41 E. Schiller St. Office: LaSalle and horseback riding. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: and Monroe Sts. 1880 Fullerton Av., Chicago.

STREET, Helen Dougal (Mise), dean of women, Lewis Inst .; b. Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland; d. of Richard and Elizabeth ( Robertson) Street; brought to U.S. at age of 15 mos .; prep. edn. Carroll Acad .. Waukesha, Wis .; Univ. of Wis. Formerly teacher in Madison (Wis.) High Sch. and Univ. of Wis .; with Lewis Inst. since it's foundation, 1896, dean of women since 1909. Mem. Kappa Kappa Gamma. Progressive Republican. Baptist. Club: Chicago College. Recreation: reading. Home: 1952 Mon- roe St.

STREET, John Paterson, mill supplies; b. Stir- ling, Scotland, June 14, 1877; s. William and Annie (Paterson) Street; brought to Chicago, 1886; ed. pub. schs., Hinsdale, Ill .; m. Louise Murchie, of Chicago, July 15, 1897; children: George M., Jessie P. Began, 1896, in house established by R. R. Street, 1876; bought out the business, 1912, and is now pres. R. R. Street & Co., Inc., factory and mill supplies. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, LaGrange Country. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 312 Elm Av., LaGrange, IlI. Office: 541 W. Washington St., Chicago.

STREET, Norman Arthur, patent lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Oct. 8, 1876; s. Charles Arthur and Elizabeth Kate (McReynolds) Street; B.A., Yale, 1898; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901; m. Luella E. O'Neil, of Detroit, June 4, 1910. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; mem. firm of Heidman & Street since 1907. Repub- lican. Clubs: University, Yale. Home: 429 Wright- wood Av. Office: 1509 Peoples Gas Bldg.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 214

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782