Newspaper discussing Anna Howard Shaw's visit to Englewood in December of 1914. She talked before a group that gathered at Englewood Theatre. This meeting was held by the Women's Political Club of Englewood.
The A&P opened on Palisade Avenue in 1938. The store was Englewood's first large scale self-serve grocery story. Founded by George Gilman in 1859, by 1930 A&P was the largest retailer in the world and had captured a significant share of the country's "grocery" market. The consolidation of grocery retail markets into the hands of a few mega corporations gradually put most of the country's small grocery stores out of business, including my great grandfather's grocery store in Philadelphia. My great grandfather, like many grocers around the country, went out of business and went to work for the A&P.
Charles Henry Booth was a business owner in New York. He worked his way up to become a senior partner of a wholesale dry goods company named Booth & Tuttle, which was later changed to Booth & Company. He retired in Englewood. He was recognized as the oldest insurance policyholder of The Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1903. William Angus Booth is his brother.
Jack Dempsey was an American boxer from 1914 to 1927. He recieved his first world title in a bout against Jess Willard. He remained the heavyweight champion until he lost a match with Gene Tunney in 1926.
