Big Acreage Deal Transfers Spalding Land to Judge Caldwell
A 875 acre tract in the Calumet district from Harvey to Blue Island transfers from the A G Spalding Land Association to Judge E P Caldwell of Waterloo Iowa for about 500000. The deal boosts factory sites and industrial growth with rail access and numerous planned industries around Harvey Posen and nearby suburbs.
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A. G. Spalding Land Association
E. P. Caldwell
Iowa
Calumet
Spalding Land Company
Record-Herald
Waterloo
Harvey
Blue Island
Calumet District
1411St Street
155Th Street
Western Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Posen
California Avenue
Baltimore & Ohio
Grand Trunk
Illinois Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Rock Island
Chicago and Interurban Traction Company
J. Soule Warterfield
G. S. Abbott
Whiteside and
Wentworth
Warterfield
Judge Caldwell
Edgar R. Cobb
Thirty-sixth
Forty-third
National Theatre to Stage The Wolf August Week
The Wolf comes to the National for the week of August 17 in Hudson Bay country. It tells a romance of life love and revenge among early Canadian Northwest settlers and their close to nature children. Walter provides a story that captivates audiences from opening to finale.
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Hudson Bay Country
Great
Canadian Northwest
Walter
Local Undertaking Establishment Opens on Grove Street
C. C. Boysen announces a new undertaking business at 243 Grove Street near Western Avenue. With twenty five years of experience, he promises courteous service and reasonable prices. Telephone 241.
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Grove Street
Western Avenue
Tel
C. C. Boysen
Blue Island Day Set To Surpass Last Year
Preparations for Blue Island Day on September 1 advance with committee chair Christ Kott guiding overtime planning. The parade, auto club entries, band concerts, races, and fire department exhibition are planned, with a large turnout expected if weather permits. A Jewel hall meeting August 21 will finalize details for the holiday event.
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Christ Kott
Commercial Association
Jewel Hall
Automobile Club
Palmer Park
Glenwood Boys
Blue Island
Blue Island Fire Department
Association
Western Avenue Named County Thoroughfare in Board Action
The county board designated Western avenue as a county thoroughfare and recommended state aid for its improvement and maintenance. The move marks a victory for the local automobile club and supporters who fought for years, with the state to fund improved road work from Cook County north to Will County south and share ongoing maintenance costs.
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Western Avenue
Automobile Club
Cook County
Will County
For Sale Of Residence Of Mrs Wm Black
For sale. The late residence of Mrs Wm Black, deceased. Good house with 10 rooms, barn and henery. Lot 100 by 135 to alley, on Walnut street between Greenwood and Western avenues. S M Lane Trustee. 230 Walnut Street. Subscribe now for the Sun.
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Wm. Black
Alley
Walnut Street
Greenwood
Western Avenues
S. M. Lane
Calumet Harbor Bill Revised Amid Debate and Politics
The Calumet Harbor bill is revised by Gov. Dunne's engineer and Drainage Trustee Reading. It aims to dedicate riparian rights, address railroad crossing issues, and coordinate with the government on dockage lines. Reading downplays personal credit and seeks broad local support, noting political misinterpretations about the bill.
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Calumet Harbor
Gov. Dunne
Kleeman Harbor
Reading
Illinois
Kleeman
I. C oils right of way dust control praised
The Illinois Central has oiled suburban tracks right of way with a dust reducing preparation akin to earth and macadam roads. Patrons praise the improvement and comfort, with many favorable comments. The Rock Island is urged to imitate this example for public benefit.
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Illinois Central
Harvey Tribune-Citizen
Rock Island
I. C
Building Lots for Sale on Key Streets Near 128rd
Choice building lots for sale on Wes tern avenue Kruger street and Staffel street near 128rd street. Ten dollars down and five hundred dollars per month. For fast results place an ad in the Sun columns.
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Western Avenue
Kruger Street
Staffel Street
128Rd Street
Prize Baby Contest Nears Close at Grand Theatre
With one week left the Grand Theatre prize baby contest intensifies as nine prizes are offered nine cash and jewelry awards. The top nine finishers will receive engraved jewelry and winners will be announced August 27 with all contestants present.
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Grand Theatre
Snyder
Inter-State Fair at Kankakee Announces 1918 Dates
The Kankakee Inter-State Fair will run September 1 to 5 1918 as a premier Mississippi Valley livestock show. The Percheron Society of America and the American Shire Horse Association sponsor special prizes, with about five thousand dollars in horse premiums two thousand three hundred dollars for cattle and two thousand dollars for hogs and sheep. Poultry premiums are offered for all breeds. The fair reflects strong livestock interest in Illinois and Indiana.
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Kankakee
Illinois
Indiana
Guard Against Appendicitis with Simple Buckthorn Remedy
A brief health ad advises Blue Island residents to use Adler ika Germany Remedy for appendicitis and stomach issues. A single dose is claimed to relieve sour stomach gas and constipation by antisepticizing the digestive organs. Dare and Stadle druggists promote the product.
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Blue Island
Adler Ika
Germany
Dare & Stadle
Adv
Two Italian men arrested for carrying loaded guns
Mike Giosa and Dan Tuffano were arrested after being found with loaded firearms near Rexford street. They were fined for carrying concealed weapons and later releasd after paying, while a further arrest of Dingens Donato for threatening Senese was dismissed when the key witness failed to appear.
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Mike Giosa
Dan Tuffano
Giosa
Tuffano
East Side
David Senese
Rexford Street
Malmquist
Hastings Express Company
Corner Grove
Rexford
Burr Oak Avenue
Senese
Carroll
Rosa Senese
Dingens Donato
State Street
Donato
Mike Orseno
Orseno
Charles H Gallion dies after illness at West Pullman
Charles Homer Gallion editor of the Calumet Weekly Index dies at his West Pullman home after a brief illness linked to a tooth extraction and gum infection. He led the paper with founder Warren Smith, leaving a widow and two children. a Cook County Press Club tribute notes his truthful, dedicated service to journalism.
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Charles H. Gallion
Calumet Weekly Index
Yale Avenue
West Pullman
Gallion
South End Business Men’s Association
Cedar Lake
Mr. Gallion
Champaign
Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Champaign County News
Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Weekly
Daily Maroon
Warren Smith
Association
Calumet Index
Cook County Press Club
Kidney Pills touted as cure for Mitchell’s daughter
An advertisement claims A. G. Mitchell of Bagdad Kentucky credited Foley Kidney Pills with curing his daughter from a severe kidney ailment. The copy urges men to use Foley Kidney Pills as a safe, dependable medicine free of harmful or habit forming drugs. Dare & Stadle.
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A. G. Mitchell
Bagdad
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