Though Wilson and Addams found themselves on opposite sides of the war, and Addams had been vilified and was under government surveillance, Wilson expresses "peculiar gratification" for her continued political support. (Quoted in Linn, Jane Addams,…
Upon her return to the United States Addams travels across the country to raise funds for famine relief in Germany. Her reception is not without controversy, however, as some accuse her of "Germanism" for her pacifist beliefs and activities on…
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Tarrant & Co. was established in 1834 and formed a partnership with Johann Hoff in 1869. Johann Hoff’s Malt Extract had been marketed as a medicinal tonic since its invention in 1847; Tarrant & Co. became the sole agent for the product…
Upon entering the English Channel, the ship is stopped by a British naval vessel and two German stowaways are taken off of The Noordam. A few months earlier, in February of 1915, Germany declares a policy of submarine warfare against neutral…
As The Noordam travels through the English Channel on its way to Rotterdam, it is stopped once again. The ship sits off the coast of Dover for four days. The delegate's telegrams are censored, and no one is allowed to disembark. Ships from the…
Addams arrives in London two days after the sinking of the Lusitania. She writes that one component of the continuation of the war is the way propaganda portrays certain events. As for the sinking of the Lusitania, she observes that London papers…
Built using Prize Home winner #2 design. This modest design, only two bedrooms, was built twice. (The other is 2844 W. Pratt in Chicago.) The house was torn down in the mid-2000s, and remains an empty lot.
Built using Prize Home winner #16 design. The 6817 North Francisco version may still be a three-bedroom home, but a covered porch has been enclosed, likely enlarging the living area. (Another version, 100 W. Washington in Lombard, is substantially…
Built using Prize Home winner #10 design. Four houses were built from this design. (Others include 2900 W. Pratt; 368 Ridge Road in Highland Park; 1542 Woodbine Ct. in Deerfield.) With three bedrooms, one bathroom and a dining alcove rather than full…
Built using Prize Home winner #18 design. One of two built from this design (the other is 250 Poplar in Highland Park). Despite being a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom design, the Wheaton version was torn down in 2006 and replaced by new home.
Built using Prize Home winner #2 design. The second of two houses built with the same plan. (The other is in Palatine.) The Deer Park home now has a second floor, which likely doubles the original square footage as well as increasing the number of…
Built using Prize Home winner #11 design. This two-and-a-half bathroom, three-bedroom house has been expanded. An addition over the garage added a bedroom, and the living space was extended by building a family room extension at the back of the first…
Prize home # 10. Four houses were built from this design. (Others include 12020 Maple Ave in Blue Island; 368 Ridge Road in Highland Park; 1542 Woodbine Ct. in Deerfield.) With three bedrooms, one bath room and a dining alcove rather than full dining…
This house has undergone significant change. A 1947 Tribune photo of the back of the house indicates it was built as designed although in reverse. Today, the house has, instead of the protruding garage from the original, a built-in garage. The…
Built using Prize Home winner #19 design. This large house—with four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, appears to be unchanged. It has a first floor study, and a large laundry room which bridges the attached garage to the rest of the house.…
Prize Home # 9. This large house has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, but contains a small second-floor sewing room as a bonus. It appears from the outside to be architecturally unchanged. There is some evidence—as of yet…
Prize home #17. Built at 2914 West Pratt Boulevard. One of the largest houses to be built, this four-bedroom house has not only a master bedroom/bath combination, but two additional full bathrooms on the second floor in addition to a half-bath on the…
