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ALGEO, Thomas Wilson, merchant; b. at New York City, Sept. 11, 1847; s. James and Eliza (Wil- son) Algeo; ed. pub. schs. and New York Coll .; m. Mary O. Williams, New York, Apr. 17, 1876; 3 chil- dren: Herbert Edgar, Mary Seeley, Harold Leigh. Business life spent in the grocery, coffee and spice business in New York and Chicago; in charge of credits, since Jan., 1889, of the Thomson & Taylor Spice Co., of which he is sec. and treas. Democrat. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: baseball, fishing and tennis. Home: 4050 Kenmore Av. Office: 536 W. 22d St.
ALLAIS, Arthur L., coal operator; b. Marles, France, Ang. 17, 1868; s. Victor and Sidonie (Col- ment) Allais; came to U.S., 1880; ed. in France and pub. schs. of Pa. and Ind .; spl. course, DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., graduating from its Sch. of Theology, 1895; m. Adeline A. Herr, of Brazil, Ind., June 13, 1893; 4 children: Paul Florent, Lewis Herr, Adeline, Charles Wagner. In coal business
ALEXANDER, Stuart Robb, importer; b. Glas- gow, Scotland, Dec. 26, 1852; s. John Stuart and Marion (Robb) Alexander; ed. King's Coll., Lon- since 1898; vice pres. United Coal Corpn., C. M.
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Moderwell & Co .; pres. Brazil Collieries Co., Chris- 1906; sec., treas. and dir. Meeker Sugar Refining topher Stores Co., Zeigler Hospital Assn .; gen. Co., Chicago and Meeker, La .; dir. Mid-City Trust mgr. Columbus Mining Co. Trustee French Church, Rock River Conf. M.E. Ch. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Alliance Francaise, Recrea- tions: walking, horseback riding. Home: 5145 Uni- versity Av. Office: 1060 McCormick Bldg.
ALLEN, see also Allin, also Allyn.
ALLEN, Abel Leighton, author, lawyer; b. Ken- ton, O., Jan. 25, 1850; s. Abel H. and Rebecca (Mackey) Allen; B.A., Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1875; LL.B., Cincinnati Law Sch., 1877; m. Emily Bon- nell Leigh, of Clinton, N.J., Oct. 22, 1884. Gen. practice civ. and corpn. law. Republican. New Thoughter. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Mason. Author: The Message of New Thought, 1914; also article on New Thought in Hastings' Encyclopedia of Re- ligion and Ethics (Aberdeen, Scotland), 1916. Lec- turer on Walt Whitman, Emerson, etc. Home: 1310 Leland Av. Office: 155 N. Clark St.
ALLEN, Alonzo Franklin, mfr. Removed to Cleveland, O., 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
ALLEN, Andrews, consulting and contracting engineer; b. Madison, Wis., Jan. 11. 1870; s. Prof. William Francis and Margaret Loring (Andrews) Allen; grad. Madison High Sch., 1887: B.S. in Civil Engring., Univ. of Wis., 1891, C.E., 1893; m. Eliza- beth Emerson Cooke, 1916. Engaged in U.S. Geol. Survey in Upper Mich., June, 1891; with Edge Moor Bridge Works, Wilmington, Del., as drafts- man, July, 1891-July, 1893, as asst. engr., July, 1893-Jan. 1, 1899; contracting engr., Wis. Bridge & Iron Co., 1899-1911; pres. Allen & Garcia Co., con- sulting and contracting engrs., since 1911. Also vice pres. Allith Mfg. Co. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. (pres., 1909), Beta Theta Pi. Mem. Amer- ica Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Wiley M. Egan Chapter, R.A.M .; Apollo Commandery, K.T. Clubs: Union League, Engineers', University of Wis. (Chicago), Ill. Athletic, Calumet Country. Home: 4653 Hazel Av. Office: 955 McCormick Bldg.
ALLEN, Benjamin, wholesale jeweler; h. Gode- rich, Ont., Oct. 7, 1848; s. John and Mary (Braden) Allen; ed. grammar and high schs. of Canada; m. Mae West Lamos, of Chicago, Aug. 29, 1871; chil- dren: Benjamin C., Lewis D. and Bessie (Mrs. Phelps B. Hoyt). Came to Chicago, 1865; began with firm of M. T. Quimby & Co., wholesale jewel- ers, 1865, succeeding to the business in 1870 under name of Stark & Allen, and in 1872 firm became Benj. Allen & Co .; vice pres. and treas. Spaulding & Co .; dir. First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Sav- ings Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co .; owner Silver- smiths' Bldg .; largely interested in corpns. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. (ex-vice pres.), Jewelers' Bd. of Trade (dir.), Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Indian Hill. Recreations: motoring, travel. Homes: Winnetka, Ill., and 40 E. Cedar St., Chicago. Office: 10 S. Wa- bash Av., Chicago.
ALLEN, Charles Linnaeus, lawyer; Oct. 22, 1849- Feb. 11, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
ALLEN, Charles Warren, lawyer. Removed to Phoenix, Ariz. (See vol. 1911.)
ALLEN, Edmund Albert, lumber commn. mcht .; b. Wilmington, Will Co., Ill., Dec. 10, 1849; s. Ed- mund and Elizabeth (Shoemaker) Allen; ed. pub. schs. of Wilmington, and prep. sch., Lake View, Chicago; m. Emma Green, of Quincy, Ill., Oct. 16, 1879; 1 son, Amos Green. In lumber business since 1865, first in Wilmington as mem. Allen & Son, and later of Allen & Bro .; came to Chicago, 1888, and has since been engaged in the lumber commn. business. Democrat, Episcopalian. Clubs: Church, Flossmoor Country, Residence: Del Prado Hotel. Office: 812 Chamber of Commerce.
ALLEN, Harry Windiate, mfr .; b. Chicago, Nov. 23, 1874; s. John William and Emma (Windiate) Allen; ed. grammar and high schs. and business coll., Chicago; m. Winifred J. Niswanger, of Chi- cago, June 10, 1897; 1 son, Frank Willis. Began in 1890 in the business established by his father, 1881, mfg. and jobbing of supplies, and machinery for bakers, confectioners, etc., in 1895 was admit- ted to partnership in the firm of J. W. Allen & Co., becoming sec. and treas. upon its incorporation in
& Savings Bank. Mem. Nat. Assn. Credit Men, Nat. Master Bakers' Assn. Vice pres. Cook Co. S.S. Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Oak Park. Recreation: motoring. Home: 205 N. Taylor Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 110-118 N. Peoria St., Chi- cago.
ALLEN, Henry Asa, consulting mech., elec., civil and sanitary engr .; b. Madison, Wis., Jan. 22, 1867; s. Gen. Thomas S. and Natalia (Weber) Allen; ed. U.S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., class of 1887; m. Julia C. H. Hawley, of Chicago, Sept. 28, 1897; 1 daughter, Julia C. Electrician and machinist Western Elec. Co., Chicago, 1890-2; elec. and mech. engr., Eaton & Prince Elevator Co., 1892-4; private practice, 1894-5; elec. and mech. engr. and mgr. engring dept., Fraser & Chalmers Co. and the Allis-Chalmers Co., 1895-1906; in prac- tice as consulting engr., 1906-11; consulting engr. since 1911 for City of Chicago, mech. engr. in charge Bur. of Engineering and head of Bur. of Waste Disposal. Accompanied President Taft and party of engrs. on inspection trip to Panama Canal, 1907. Was capt. commanding Ill. Naval Militia; It. col. chief engr. I.N.G .; commd. colonel 1st IIl. Engrs., 1917. Republican. Congregationalist. Ma- son (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Engineers' (New York), Chicago Athletic Assn., Press, Adventurers'. Rec- reations: athletic sports. Home: 913 Galt Av. Of- fice: 139 N. Clark St.
ALLEN, J. Henry, surgeon. (See vol. 1911.) ALLEN, James Lane, lawyer and author. (See vol. 1911.)
ALLEN, John William, mfr .; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 4, 1848; s. Almond A. and Lucy (Powell) Al- len; ed. Olivet (Mich.) Coll .; m. Emma Windiate, of East Leroy, Mich., Nov. 30, 1873; 1 son, Harry Windiate. Engaged as flour miller in Mich. until 1872, and then came to Chicago; in various em- ployments until 1881, when established firm of J. W. Allen, bakers' and confectioners' supplies; ad- mitted son as partner, 1895, firm becoming J. W. Allen & Co., inc., 1906, and of which has since been pres .; vice pres. Meeker Sugar Refining Co., Chi- cago and Meeker, La .; has also farming interests. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Pres- byterian. Mason. Recreations: motoring, farming, Homes: 175 N. Taylor Av., Oak Park, Ill .; (sum- mer) East Leroy, Mich. Office: 110-118 N. Peoria St., Chicago.
ALLEN, Leon Menard, railway official; b. Daven- port, Ia., July 4, 1863; s. Elbridge Gerry and Chris- tina (Hannah) Allen; grad. Davenport High Sch., 1879, followed by several months at the Univ. of Michigan; m. Katherine Augusta Ballard, of Dav- enport, June 26, 1888; children: Leon Ballard, Pris- cilla, Francis Gerauld. News editor Davenport Gazette, 1880-1; with C.,R.I.&P.Ry., Davenport, Ia., 1881-98; asst. gen. passenger agent, 1898-1901, first asst. gen. passenger agent, 1901-2, at Chicago; gen. passenger agent for Rock Island Lines east of the Missouri River, 1902-3; gen. passenger agent, 1903-9; passenger traffic mgr. Rock Island Lines since Jan. 1. 1910. Republican. Trustee Union Church, Kenilworth. Clubs: Union League, Traffic, Skokie Country. Home: Kenilworth, Ill, Office: LaSalle St. Station, Chicago.
ALLEN, Paul Riley, clergyman; b. Tompkins Co., N. Y., May 6, 1876; s. George Frank and Julia Ann ( Bower) Allen; prep. edn., Cazenovia Sem .; grad. Drew Theol. Sem., 1902; post-grad. work, Hart- ford Theol. Sem. and New York Univ .; m. Ger- trude Hicks, of Norwich, N. Y., July 26, 1911; 3 children: Elizabeth Pauline, Eleanor Hicks, Polly. Ordained Congregational ministry, 1902; pastor Cambridge, N.Y., 1902-4, Corning, 1904-7, Norwich, 1907-17, North Shore Ch., Chicago, since Mar., 1917. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Home: 925 Lakeside Pl.
ALLEN, Philip Schuyler, college prof .; b. Lake Forest, 111 .. Aug. 23. 1871; s. Ira W. and Lydia (Ford) Allen; A.B., Williams Coll., 1891; Univ. of Berlin, 1892-4; fellow in German, Univ. of Chicago, 1895-7, Ph.D., 1897; m. Jessie Acker, of Brooklyn, Dec. 21, 1894. Instr. German, Allen Acad., Chicago. 1891-2; instr. English, Shattuck Sch., Faribault, Minn., 1894-5; asst., asso., instr. and asst. prof. Ger-
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man, 1903-9, asso, prof, since 1909, Univ. of Chi- Dow, of Chicago, Apr. 20, 1892; 1 son, Brent Dow. cago. Mng. editor Modern Philology, 1900-8. Home: Engaged in business successively with Nat. Print- 6019 Kimbark Av.
ALLEN, Thomas Grant, M.D .: b. Leeds Co., Ont., Oct. 14, 1863; s. William and Margaret Wilson Al- len; grad. Queen's Univ., Kingston, Ont., 1888 (gold medalist, first-class honorman chemistry, M.A., 1889); M.D., Northwestern Univ., Chicago, 1898; m. July 10, 1890, Nettie Mabel Fralick, Tronto, Ont .; children: Clara, Ruth, William, Richard, Annette. Demonstrator and instr. Queen's Univ., 1888-9; sci- ence master in Seaforth and Ingersoll, Ont., 1890- 93; prof. chemistry, Armour Inst. of Tech., 1894-8; univ. extension lecturer in chemistry, Univ. of Chi- cago, 1895-8: instr. clinical medicine, Northwestern Univ., 1901-3; prof. diseases of children, Post- Graduate Med. Sch., 1903: asst. prof. pediatrics, Coll, of Physicians and Surgeons, 1904. Home: 5731 Dorchester Av. Office: 248 W. 31st St.
ALLEN, William D., president W. D. Allen Mfg. Co., brass founders and mfrs. leather belting and gen. mill supplies: married. Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Golf, University of Evans- ton. Home: 1626 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 566 W. Lake St., Chicago.
ALLEN, William Gray, M.D .; b. Chicago, Jan. 26, 1874; s. John and Jessie (Gray) Allen; ed. Univ. of Chicago: M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1896; m. Bradford, Ill., Sept. 7, 1904, Amelia Harrison Arun- dale. Engaged in gen, practice at Chicago since 1896. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State med. socs., A. M.A. Republican. Episcopalian, Home: 1520 Wil- son Av. Office: 4759 Broadway.
ALLEN, Worth, lawyer; b. Greensburg, Ky., Oct. 9, 1887; s. Littleberry William and Maggie (Dur- ham) Allen; ed. pub, and pvt. schs., Greensburg; B.A., Georgetown (Ky.) Coll., 1908; J.D., Univ. of Chicago Law Sch., 1912; unmarried. Prin. Pell City ( Ala.) High Sch., 1908-9; admitted to Ill. bar, July, 1912; in employ of law firms of Holt, Wheeler & Sidley, and of Holt, Cutting & Sidley, 1912-15; as- sociated with Donald L. Morrill in practice since Sept., 1915; mem. faculty John Marshall Law Sch. since 1914. Democrat. Deacon Memorial Ch. of Christ ( Baptist); mem. Hyde Park Y.M.C.A. (com. of management). Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Phi. Recreation: hunting. Home: 1106 E. 53d St. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
ALLERTON, Samuel Waters, capitalist; May 26, 1828-Feb. 22, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
ALLIN, Frank Wesley, M.D .; b. Cedar County, Ia., Jan. 21, 1869; s. William H. and Julia (Hol- lingworth) Allin; B.S., Baker Univ., Baldwin, Kan., 1903, A. M., 1905; post-grad, work Univ. of Chicago, 1902; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1905; m. Elizabeth Chamberlin, of Hanover, Ind., Dec. 26, 1895; 3 chil- dren: Corinne Elizabeth, Frank Cameron, Josephine Miriam. Prin. high schs., Coffeyville, Paola and Emporia, Kan., 10 yrs .; instr., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; teacher, children's dept. Rush Med. Coll., since 1905, now asst. prof. of medicine; asst. at- tending phys. children's dept. Presbyn. Hosp .; at- tending phys., Central Free Dispensary. Mem, of A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Assn. Am. Teachers' Diseases of Children. Republican. Methodist. Home: 4403 Washington Boul.
ALLING, Charles, Jr., lawyer; h, Madison, Ind., Dec. 13, 1865; s. Charles and Harriet Ann (Scovel ) Alling; A.B., Hanover ( Ind. ) Coll., 1885, A. M., 1889; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888, Admitted to bar, 1888; engaged in practice at Chicago, Republican. Judge Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
advocate, 1st Brigade I.N.G., 1902-7; alderman of old 3d Ward, 1897-1901, of new 2d Ward, 1901-5 ( mem, judiciary com., 1897-1905; finance com., 1899-1900; chmn. com. on gas, oil and electric light, 1902-3; chmn. com. on streets and alleys, south, 1900-I) ; one of two aldermen on New Charter Con- vention, 1902-3; apptd. by governor, atty, for State Bd. of Health, 1907. Traveled in China, 1916-17. Presbyterian. Grand Consul of Sigma Chi Fra- ternity, 1907-9. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns, Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Uni- versity, Address: 111 W. Washington St.
ing Co., Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Belfast Linen Co., Binner-Wells Co. and Wells & Co .; gradually became absorbed in social work and is now head resident Henry Booth House (social settlement), Chicago; sec. Chicago branch Nat. Assn. for Ad- vancement of Colored People; vice pres. Chicago Ethical Soc. Clubs: Social Service, Country Club for Social Workers, City, Prairie. Recreations: walking, reading. Residence: Henry Booth House, 701 W. 14th Pl., Chicago.
ALLPORT, Frank, ophthalmologist, otologist; b. Watertown, N.Y., Feb. 22, 1857; s. Walter Webb and Sarah Maria (Haddock) Allport; ed. at Chi- cago Univ. and Racine Coll .: M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1876; Univ. of Heidelberg, 2 yrs .; m. Kate A. Ellwood, of Sycamore, Ill., Oct. 26, 1880. Practiced medicine, Sycamore, Ill., 5 yrs., ophthalmology and otology, Minneapolis, 10 yrs., Chicago since 1889. Prof. clin. ophthalmology and otology, Univ. of Minn. and Northwestern Univ. several years; eye and ear surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp .; consulting eye and ear surgeon. Chicago Bd. of Edn .; eye and ear surgeon, C.&N .- W.Ry., C.&E.I.Ry., C.,M.&St.P.Ry. and C.,R.I.&P.Ry. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Ex-pres. Minn. State Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthalmol. Soc., Ophthalmic Sect. of A.M.A .; also chmn. conservation of vision com. of A.M.A. Home: 305 Fullerton Parkway. Of- fice: Chicago Savings Bank Bldg.
ALLPORT, Henry Whipple, M.D .; b. Chicago, July 5, 1865; s. Walter Webb and Sarah Maria ( Haddock) Allport; student Univ. of Michigan, 1884-6; for about 10 yrs, engaged in civil engring. on the Pacific Coast, with occasional lapses into publishing and magazine work; M.D., Cornell Univ. Med. Coll., New York, 1899: unmarried. Practiced in Chicago as a specialist in the diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat since 1900. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Copy- right League. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: Elm- hurst, Ill. Office: 1608, 5 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
ALLPORT, Walter Heydock, M.D .: b. Chicago, 1863: s. Walter Webb and Sarah Maria ( Haddock) Allport; Univ. of Mich., 1884-5: M.D., Northwest- ern Univ., 1887; m. Chicago, 1889. Harriet Hamil- ton: children: Henry Hamilton. Caroline, Harriet Hubbard, Katherine, Surgeon, St. Luke's and Alex- jan Brothers hosns .; formerly prof. of anatomy, Northwestern Univ. and former surgeon Cook Co. Hosp .: apptd. 1st 1t. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Uni- versity, Germania. Saddle and Cycle. Home: 40 Bellevue Pl. Office: 607 Rush St.
ALLYN, see also Allen, also Allin.
ALLYN, Arthur C .. investment banker; b. Hop- kins, Mo., May 7. 1887: s. Frank E. and Mary H. (Davis) Allyn: A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1908; m. Nell M. Musick, of St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 1, 1913: 1 son, Arthur C., Jr. Began active career in employ of Norvell-Shapleigh Hardware Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1905: then with N. W. Halsey & Co., bankers and brokers, Chicago, 1907-12; sec. Elston & Co., 1912- 14, vice pres. since 1914: treas, and dir. Dubuque ( Ia.) Electric Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Englewood Lodge No. 690. A.F. and A.M .; Engle- wood Commandery, K.T. Club: University. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 508 Cherry St., Winnetka, Il1.
ALMERT, Harold, consulting engr .; b. Chicago, 1877: s. Andrew and Wilhelmina ( Walhstrom) Al- mert; ed. in Chicago, in engring. 8 yrs., law, 2 yrs., accounting, 2 yrs .; m. Anita C. Tiedeman, of Chicago, Dec. 28, 1907; children: John Gordon, Jane Louise. Consulting practice in Chicago since 1909; tech. counsel to a number of the largest public utilities and industrial companies in the U.S., in- eluding Commonwealth Edison Co., Public Service Co. of Northern Ill,, Chicago, Washington Ry. & Electric Co., Potomac Electric Power Co., Wash- ington, D.C., etc .; with staff bas constructed or appraised over $1,000,000,000 worth of public util- ity and industrial plants and approved the issue of
ALLINSON, Thomas William, social service; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 4, 1862; s. John William and Eva (Brent) Allinson : ed. pub. schs., Boston and Quincy, over $500.000,000 par value of securities. Mem. Mass .; pvt. study in Europe several yrs .; m. Alice Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am, Soc. Mech.
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Engrs., Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Soc. Automotive since 1915. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America. Engrs., Nat. Elec. Light Assn., Am. Elec. Ry. Assn., Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Quadrangle, Har- etc. Republican. Clubs: Electric, Jovian League, vard (Chicago). Writer of miscellaneous poems, Lincoln Park Gun, South Shore Country; Engi- articles, editor college texts, etc. Home: 5756 neers' (New York), etc. Residence: Parkway Ho- Blackstone Av. tel. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.
ALMES, Herman Earhart, M.D .; b. Long-Run, Armstrong Co., Pa., Dec. 28, 1867; s. Samuel A. and Mary (Hineman) Almes; ed. pub. schs. and at El- ders Ridge (Pa.) Acad .; M.D., Univ. of Wooster, Cleveland, O., July 24, 1889; M.D., Western Univ. of Pa., Mar. 27, 1890; m. Cochran Mills, Pa., Dec. 30, 1891, Cora Carnahan. Practiced medicine at Murraysville, Pa., Apr .- Sept., 1890; at Cochran Mills, Pa., 1890-6; in Chicago since 1896. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Re- publican. Mason (32", Shriner). Clubs: Colonial, Chicago Press (life), Mystic Athletic. Home: 5152 Michigan Av. Office: 4255 Indiana Av.
ALRUTZ, Louis Ferdinand, obstetrician; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 9, 1876; s. Louis and Bertha ( Kreft) Al- rutz; M.D., Univ. of Ill., 1904; m. Helen A. Truax, of Kenosha, Wis., May 8, 1907; children: Louis Waldemar, Donald Henry. Practiced at Chicago since 1904. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Methodist. Home: 653 N. Lotus Av. Of- fice: 3957 W. 16th St.
ALSCHULER, Alfred S., architect; b. Chicago, Nov. 2, 1876; s. Samuel and Fannie ( Guggenheim- er) Alschuler; ed. pub. and high schs .; M.S., Ar- mour Inst. Tech., 1899; studied Art Inst. Chicago, 1899; m. Rose Haas, of Chicago, Dec. 17, 1907; 4 children: Marian, Frances, Alfred S., Jr., Richard H. Began architectural work in office of Samuel A. Treat, Chicago, 1899; mem. firm Treat & Alschuler, 1904-7; alone since 1907. Dir. Jewish Manual Train- ing Sch. Mem, Ill. Soc. Architects, Ill. and Chicago architectural assns., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Ma- son. Club: Lake Shore Country. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
ALSCHULER, Samuel, lawyer: b. Chicago, Nov. 20, 1859; s. Jacob and Caroline ( Stiefel) Alschuler: family moved to Aurora, Ill., 1861 ; ed. Aurora High Sch .; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1881; practiced at Aurora, 1881-1901, Chicago, since 1901; mem. firm Kraus (Adolf), Alschuler & Holden, 1901-15. Dem. candidate for Congress, 1892; mem. State Commn. of Claims, 1893-6; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1896-1900: Dem. candidate for gov. of Ill., 1900; judge U.S. Circuit Court, 7th Jud. Circuit, by ap- pmt. of Pres. Wilson, since Aug. 16, 1915. Home: Aurora, Il1.
ALSIP, Charles H., brick mfr .; b. Chicago, Jan. 28, 1874; s. Frank and Mary Jane (Smiley) Alsip; ed. grammar schs. and Metropolitan Business Poly- technic Inst., Chicago; m. Luly M. Maischaider, of Chicago, Nov. 10, 1909; 1 son, Frank W. With the Alsip Brick Co., 1890-1900; then with Ill. Brick Co. 3 yrs .; engaged in printing and loose leaf busi- ness, 1903-5; organized, 1905, the Calumet Brick Co., of which is sec. and treas. Served in Ill. N.G. 17 yrs., retiring as maj. 1st Cav., 1912; was 2d lt. same regt. during Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Repub- lican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Builders', Chicago Rod and Gun. Recreations: fisli- ing, dancing, billiards, Home: 822 Montrose Boul. Office: 1762 Conway Bldg.
ALTER, Frank W., wholesale and mfg. jeweler; b. Ft. Wayne, Ind., Sept. 13, 1866; s. Nicholas and Catherine (Widener) Alter; ed. pub. schs. of Ft. Wayne; M.A., Notre Dame ( Ind.) Univ., 1888; m. Mary Rogers, of Chicago, Jan. 12, 1897; 2 daugh- ters: Julia, Isabel. Came to Chicago, 1883; has been identified with the jewelry business since 1889; propr. Alter & Co. since 1913. Mem. Nat. Jewelers' Bd. of Trade, Chicago Assn. Commerce. K.C. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: walking. Home: 6156 Sheridan Rd. Office: 165 W. Madison Street.
ALTON, William, Jr., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
ALTROCCHI, Rudolph, college prof .; b. Florence, Italy, Oct. 31, 1882; s. G. and Pauline (Zamvos) Altrocchi; A.B., Harvard, 1908, A.M., 1909, Ph.D., 1914; unmarried. Instr. in Romance langs., Colum- bia, 1910-11, Univ. of Pa., 1911-12, Harvard, 1912- 16; asst. prof. Romance langs., Univ. of Chicago,
ALVORD, John Watson, hydraulic and sanitary engr .; b. Newton Center, Mass., Jan. 25, 1861; s. Rev. John Watson and Myrtilla Mead (Peck) Al- vord; descendant of Alexander Alvord, of Windsor. Conn., 1640, and of Jeremiah Peck, first settler of New Haven; ed. Howard Univ. Prep. Sch., 1873-4; J. W. Hunt's Normal Sch., Washington, D.C., 1874- 77; (hon. C.E., Univ. of Wis., 1913); m. Chicago, Sept. 4, 1889, Helen C. Cornell. Engaged in the construction of the Hyde Park Station of the Chi- cago Water Works, 1880-4, also the enlargement of the Lake View pumping stations, 1884-8; city engr. of Lake View, now part of Chicago, 1884-8; de- signed the sewer systems of Lake View and Cicero and from 1890-3 had an important position in charge of an engring. dept. at World's Columbian Exposition under the dir. of works; since 1893 in practice as consulting, sanitary and hydraulic engr. throughout the Central West, designing and constructing sewer systems for over 75 municipali- ties, water works for 125 cities, water power plants in some 20 localities, sewage disposal plants, dams, tunnels, reservoirs, and other miscellaneous work; cons. engr. Ill. and Mich. Canal, 1897-1901, Dubuque Water Co., 1897, City of Columbus, O., 1898, Gen. Electric Co., Des Moines, la., 1904, U. S. Steel Corpn., Gary, Ind., 1907, City of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Des Moines (Ia.) Water Co., 1907, Mil- waukee, 1910, etc. Mem. Chicago commn. investi- gating city expenditures (1910); mem. Flood Com- mission, Dayton, O., 1913, Columbus, 1913; mem. Terminal Commn., Chicago, 1913; mem. Citizens' Terminal Plan Com., 1914. Pres. Ill. Soc. Engrs., 1904-6, Western Soc. Engrs., 1910, Am. Water Wks. Assn., 1910; mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Pub. Health Assn., Soc. Municipal Improvements, N.E. Water Works Assn., Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science. Ill. Soc. S.A.R., Soc. Mayflower Descendants, Soc. Colonial Wars; fellow A.A.A.S. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Engineers', City, South Shore Country. Author of a number of engring. papers and published reports. Home: 5203 Hibbard Av. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.
AMBERG, John Henry, stationer; h. at Mineral Point, Wis., Dec. 23, 1853; s. John A. and Margaret (Hoeffler) Amberg; ed. pub. schs., Mineral Point; m. Mary Emily Plamondon, of Chicago, June 7. 1881; children: Alfred A., Florence A. (Mrs. E. N. Hurley), Ethel M., Lucy E. Came to Chicago, 1868, and began with Culver, Page & Hoyne, stationers, printers, etc .; became connected with Cameron, Amberg & Co., stationers, 1870, and in 1878 was ad- mitted to partnership in the firm; dir. Amberg File & Index Co., Loretto Iron Co. Club: South Shore Country. Recreation: shooting. Home: 3433 Michi- gan Av. Office: 16: W. Randolph St.
AMBERG, John Ward, manager Loretto Iron Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 10, 1870; S. William A, and Sarah Agnes (Ward) Amberg; ed. St. Ignatius Coll., Chi- cago; m. Chicago, June 7, 1904, Marie L., d. John B. Inderrieden. Dir. and gen, mar. Loretto Iron Co. since 1901. Mem. Lake Superior Mining Inst. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Home: 1311 N. State St. Office: 1400 Fulton St.
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