Foreign Language Press Service

How many of the thousands who took part in the enormous German procession of yesterday were inclined to criticize Providence for sending down rain upon the white muslin dresses of Madam Germania and her lady attendants, and upon the gorgeous costumes of the crusaders and knights, after holdin

Starting with Hecker's criticisms of Kapps's book, the Weser-Zeitung discusses public life in the United States, but falls into the same mistake as Kapp, namely, not distinguishing between New York and the United States. ...Our newspapers are not so much descriptions of public life

The body of a man was found yesterday on the lake shore in the neighborhood of Rogers Park. From a letter found on the body it was identified as that of a German, by the name of John Becker. The letter was from Waukegan and was signed Sarah Dembran. Becker was told in the letter, that due to

After witnessing the first three performances of the season, we came to the conclusion, that Mr. Hochster's wish is, to have society get used to flighty engagements and mass-marriages. Although, we live in an era of steam and electricity, those patentquick love stories, are somewhat too progr

This weekly club meeting was well attended, with comrade Mitlacher, President. Comrade Rau surveyed the major happenings of last week. Comrade Schwab stepped then on the platform to speak as he promised on "Free Love" but concluded with the introduction to the theme. Comrade Grottkau deemed i

The weekly meeting of the northside Socialists yesterday was well attended at which comrade Lange presided. Comrade Brassholz gave the weekly report with an ensuing debate. This was followed by comrade Schwab's announced speech on the theme "Free Love". He gave a picture of the marriages of t

The group "Town of Lake" held a well attended Agitation Meeting last Saturday in their Hall at 220-45th Court. Comrade Schiffner presided. As there was nobody present to lecture, Comrade Kiesling started a debate of the theme: "Free Love." The motion was made and accepted that $1.75, which wa

A few days ago, Sheriff Matson forbade the wedding of Mr. Spies and Miss Van Zandt in Cook County. Sheriff Matson reached this decision (to forbid the wedding) only late on Tuesday evening, after having declared in the afternoon of the same day that he would interpose no obstacle to

Your article in yesterday's edition of the Scandinaven is the height of intolerance. It is to the credit of the wealthy Nina Zandt that she wishes to marry August Spies "in the shadow of the gallows," as you term it. I am neither a Socialist or Anarchist, nor do I agree wi

Miss Van Zandt and August Spies were married by proxy a few days ago. We are absolutely against anything of this kind. If people are allowed to marry by proxy, we will find that the number of bigamists will increase. Why were Miss Van Zandt and Mr. Spies permitted to marry

An American preacher made the statement that one of the chief causes of the frequent unhappy marriage in America is due to a lack of dowry. Much could be said, and justly so, about this subject without exhausting it. The cause of this mentioned unhappiness in married Life is, unquestionably,

The modes of living and habits of life of the American family are aimed at emancipation of the woman from the house or home. The kitchen barely exists for the American woman, while it is a source of continual worry for the German woman, and makes it impossible for her to spend the forenoon el

For weeks and months the Chicago Press has stirred up the sickening and disgusting filth of the Rawson's divorce scandal. One of the blackest stains on the national character is the lewd, desire of the American Press and its readers for the details of such marital quarrels which are the resul

America's production capacity demands a market in foreign lands, especially in Europe, but the high tariff walls, erected there, make export extremely difficult and where American products could be sold in spite of high tariffs, invalid reasons are given, as by France and Germany, whereby our

Mr. M. Salamonsen [a Dane], clerk of the marriage bureau, was very much offended yesterday when Frank Lee, a Chinese, and Jennie Ericksen, a Swedish girl, applied for a license. Mr. Salamonsen does not like the idea of Scandinavian girls marrying Chinese. Jennie lives at 821 Dania Avenue.

The two love birds, the Chinaman Frank Lee and Miss Jenny Ericksen, who is Swedish, are not married yet. Mr. Ericksen stopped the marriage, because Jenny is not yet seventeen. Mr. Ericksen caused both Mr. Lee and Miss Ericksen to be arrested. The judge agreed that Jenny was too young to decid

The suicide of the noted German-American actress, Emily Rossi, together with her sweetheart, Gustav Koch, is not as yet cleared up. The actress had a falling out with her mother sometime ago concerning a love affair in Germany with Felix X. His last name never could be discovered. P

It was indeed a great pleasure to describe the first two sketches--the "Self-made Man" and "Lucy"--because they represent persons of whom Poles in America may be proud, for such individuals bring credit to the Polish element in this country, for which they are respected and loved by our count

Whenever that day will come that one uniform divorce-law shall prevail in the United States the name of Lemuel Amerman will be highly honored. This representative from the state of Pennsylvania is the first one who has the courage to attack in Congress the prevalent disgusting conditions due

Mrs. Fortunata Tomilla is asking for an annulment of her marriage to Antonie Tomilla, averring that it is not binding, since only a legal ceremony was performed. Mrs. Tomilla left her husband after they came out of Judge Murphy's courtroom, because he would not go through a religious ceremony