Catholic Foresters and Kinney Lodge Meet in Riverdale
Modern Koo oMen OLE No 5142 declares meetings for Seiad Hall Lodge on the second and fourth Thursdays at 8 p.m. with Kinney consul and Obeldobel clerk. Catholic Order Foresters meet second and last Wednesdays at Village Hallis Riverdale with Metevia chief ranger Kinney recording secretary Simon financial secretary Ripley treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Board
Riverdale
Village Hall
August C. Reich
Jacob A. Decklar
Seiad Hall
F. Kinney
O. Obeldobel
H., Hahn
Catholic Order Foresters
Halis
John H. Metevia
Johan E. Kinney
Nicholas Simon
Peter Ripley
Women’s Catholic Order Foresters
Magdalen Ripley
Kimma Kelly
Catharine Kurz
Brickmakers
A. O. U. W. Hall
Dolton
William Albrecht
Henry Hilgendorf
Andrew Messerschmidt
Ladies Auxiliary
Dalton
W. Weat
Thos. Harper
H. Fuller
Riverdale Hose Company No. 1
Hose House
Highlawn
Fred Ludwig
Geo. L. Koehler
Herman Dreesen
Women’s Relief Corps Meeting Details
G W Spencer Post 279 holds the 2nd Friday at 2 p.m. and the 4th Friday at 8 p.m. at Village Hall Riverdale. President Mrs Bertha Sprick and secretary Mrs Oswald Obeldobel are listed.
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Women’s Relief Corps
G. W. Spencer
Sall
Riverdale
Bertha Sprick
Oswald Obeldobel
Reilly Elected President of Civil Service Commission
James Reilly, prominent Sangamon county attorney, elected president of the civil service commission to fill the vacancy from Samuel E. Twyman's death. A four year Springfield lawyer, Reilly is a former Harvey man and I C railroad towerman who studied at John Marshall Law School in Chicago, graduating with honor.
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James Reilly
Sangamon County
Civil Service Commission
Sle
Samuel Ei. Twyman
Reilly
Springfield
Ill
Sangamon County Bar Association
Harvey
I. C. Railroad
John Marshall Law School
Chicago
Harvey Tribune Citizen
Protest Against Officer Tidd Transfer Circulated
Citizens in Roseland Gano and West Pullman rally against transferring Officer O P Tidd from Kensington Police to 35th and Halsted street. They note his strong reputation and ask that he remain near his home at 2615 118th Street and stay at Kensington until a higher rank is reached.
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O. P. Tidd
Kensington
35Th
Halsted Street
Roseland
Gano
West Pullman
Tidd
South End
118Th Street
Riverdale
Sargeant
Noted Speaker to Deliver Oration at Harvey Coliseum
Rt. Rev. John Cavanaugh of Notre Dame will give his celebrated address The White Shepherd of Christomdon at the Harvey Coliseum Friday evening April 16. Miss Bessie O'Brien of Springfield Ill will sing. Tickets cost 25 cents with proceeds to Ascension Church Harvey building fund.
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John Cavanaugh
Notre Dame University
Christomdon
Coliseum
Harvey
Bessie O’brien
Springfield
Ill
Ascension Church
Owner Found For Abandoned Car In South Holland
The man who left a car at Tennis Vanderaa's in South Holland months ago has been found. Vanderaa advertised in The Pointer and located the owner, Max A. Bercholz of 8601 Morgan Street Chicago, who paid for the car's care and thanked the keeper.
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Tennis Vanderaa
Oldest Man Jose Gaadaloupe Aleud Claimed 139
The Jalostitla resident Jose Gaadaloupe Aleud is described as the world’s oldest man based on parish church records showing a birth year of 1770. At 139, he remains in good physical condition despite his age.
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Jose Gaadaloupe Aleud
Jalostitla
Jalisco
Mexico
Illinois Debt Free Stirs Civic Pride
Illinois boasts being out of debt while Chicago carries 69 million dollars in bonded indebtedness. The per capita debt in Chicago totals 384.46 dollars for every resident, highlighting a sharp municipal contrast.
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Illinois
Chicago
Man Hurt After Train Fall Near Dalton Tower
John Collins, 37, fell while attempting to board a Panhandle freight train east of the Dalton tower last Monday morning. His left foot was crushed and amputation may be needed. William Schaefer witnessed the scene and aided him. Dr. Weidner dressed the injury and Collins was sent to Cook County hospital. He had no home and gave no address. He wore clean clothes and did not appear as a tramp.
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John Collins
Panhandle
Dalton Tower
William Schaefer
Weidner
Cook County
Collins
Tie
If we noticed small joys and ignored faults
A brief meditation on choosing to notice pleasures over pains and focusing on virtues. The poem imagines a happier world if people ignore losses and embrace positivity in others, guiding readers toward a gentler outlook.
Chicago Plans New House Numbers Across City
The water and map bureaus revise numbers for sixteen wards with more nearing completion. Using Madison and State as base lines, 800 numbers per mile are assigned, excluding the central business district. Owners must update by Sept 1 and will see new numbers on their water bills.
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Department of Public Works
Madison
State Streets
Chicago
12Th Street
Water Bureau
W. J. McCourt
Map Bureau
John D. Riley
Tragic Find On Indian Garden River Near Rose Lawn Cemetery
James Hall found a decomposed male corpse at Indian Garden near the river. An inquest at the Diana Club landing noted only a Modern Woodmen pin, hat, boots, empty pocket book, silver watch and compass chain. Body undetermined age, possibly drifted to the site a year or more ago before burial at Rose Lawn Cemetery.
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James Hall
Indian Garden
Diana Club
Roselawn Cemetery
Kankakee Valley
Ten Per Cent Wage Cut at Youngstown Works
Notices posted at all Youngstown works of the Republic Iron and Steel Company warn of a ten percent wage reduction effective April. About 4,000 local employees from salaried to laborers face cuts, excluding those with the Amalga mated Association. The move likely covers all company works including nine rolling mills, nine blast furnaces and one steel plant, across several states, affecting roughly 12,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Alabama
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Kinney Brothers
Indiana Ave
Dalton Station
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
Village Boards
Geo. H Schaefer
Ancient Order United Workmen
Richard Hoppe
Herman Kalas
John F. Boetteger
Knights OF the Modern
Accabees
A. O. U. W Hall
Baumgartner
John Harter
Vandenberg
George Washington Lodge
S. A
N. A
Lund’s Hall
Lincoln
Chicago Aves
John O’brien
Geo W. Luckenbill
Secy and
Treas
Business Men’s Association
Riverdale Improvement Association
M. J. M. Deam
John BE. Schafer
F. A. Reich
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen
Officer Tidd
West
137Th Street
Riverdale, Illinois
Illinois Central Depot
Emma Nimtz
West 138Th Street
Riverdale, Ill
Weanipy Kofhuncke
Pst
MASON
Leyden Ave
III
George Co. Hartung
Mgr
Michigan Avenue
Carl Wolfe
Dolton, Ill
John
Calumet Dairy
H.R. Penfield
St. Highlawn
Robert Hanschmann
Phone Dolton
Park Ave
WM. C. Zesch
Riv
Midway
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
A. J. Parker, M.D
D.D.S
Leyden Avenue
Dutt Building
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
E. Fordtran
Aloan
Chicago St
Edward F. Dillner Timer
Dolton, Ui
R. Pilz
Lincoln Avenue
Grant Bros. General Machinists
Cpr
Richard Buschking
Pointer
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
GEO
Natok Tia NY
the Man
International Correspondence Schools
Students’ Aid Department
The
I C.S
Scranton
Amental
Hectrician
Mechani Inéer
Urveyou
Tect Einictoral
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