Dolton Village Board Elects Officers and approves Sanitary District power pact
Dolton officials canvassed votes from recent election naming Thomas Harper as president and trustees Dalton Lund Heidenrich and Vandenberg plus Chas Vandenberg as police magistrate. A Sanitary District power contract was discussed with plans to buy and resell power. A follow up session installed Dr F W Schmidt as president and Bonse Strosinski Unruh as trustees with many committees formed.
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Wm. G. Dalton
Frank C. Lund
Julius Heidenrich
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N. F. Abright
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A. F. Bonse
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Chas. Unruh
John E. Schafer
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Goos
Deam
Niemeyer
Andrew Baumgartner
O. F. Reich
Oswald Obeldobel
Geo. H. Koehler
Koehler
Mrs Catherine Parnell Dies After Long Suffering
Obituary notes the life of Mrs Catherine Parnell who died April 24 after seven weeks illness. Born in Amsterdam in 1845 she emigrated to the United States at age ten and lived in Stony Island Til Du Quoin Harvey and Dalton. She married Edwin Hayes then Charles Parnell and raised six then six more children. Funeral was at Mt Greenwood Cemetery with Rev Lucus officiating.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Stony Island
Til
du Quoin
Edwin Hayes
Hayes
Boston World Exposition Proposed for 1920
The Boston Herald announces a proposed World's Tercentennial Exposition to be held in Boston in 1920. The notice notes Boston plans to celebrate the 1620 Pilgrim landing with a grand event and says the city will be ready when 1920 arrives.
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Dolton Locals Highlight Socials and Community Moves
Dolton residents report church gatherings at Immanuel and plans for a Clover Leaf Pleasure Club May Party at Lund's Hall. Griff ith visitations, Riverdale and Dalton families relocate or welcome guests. public school trustees reorganize with Henry Quade as president. local seniors recover from illness. and William Jennings marks his 70th birthday at the C. and E. I. crossing.
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William Jennings
Mr. Jennings
Lincoln Avenue
A Park Proposition From Des Moines Land Donor
A 1908 letter from NorMan Haskins offers to donate land for a park in Dalton and add 100 dollars if the land satisfies residents. He previously offered a 60 foot street through his land and a park strip plus 200 dollars for a park house, with community fundraising underway and broad support despite opposition concerns.
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Dalton
Park Avenue
Fredericka Street
Main Street
Haskins
Pennsylvania Depot
Mr. Haskins
Wind Storm Hits Riverdale and Dalton Causing Damages
A severe wind storm Thursday evening at 6 30 caused widespread damage in Riverdale and Dalton. Trees fell, roofs collapsed, and a flat building near the Village Hall was twisted. Two Chicago men were killed and many injured while local fire units aided in efforts. A new baby arrived for the Koch family in Riverdale, and others welcomed newborns in Dalton and Holland.
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Calumet Fire Company
Rubber stamp bargains at The Pointer office
Ice cream parlor opens for the season inviting old and new customers to call Ada Iahn in Dolton for service. The Pointer office advertises low price rubber stamps for custom needs.
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Ada Iahn, Dolton
Athletics Rout Spartans 17 8 In Cold Wind Batting Beats Them
The Athletics defeated the Spartans 17 to 8 as infield play held up despite a chilly wind. Brading struck out 9 in 7 innings with 2 hits allowed, Negar gave up 1 hit in 9 innings with 5 strikeouts, and Brading Devine and C LaRoss homered. Crawford players from last season are due May 2 in Dalton for a hot rematch. The Riverdales beat the All Chicago's Sunday. The Fuqua Giants plan a return Sunday for revenge and the town expects a large crowd.
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Chicago
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Negar
Devine
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Blinkies to Open Season at Riverdale Grounds
The Blinkies will open the season by playing the Tornadoes on the 138th street grounds in Riverdale next Sunday. Batteries for the Blinkies are Jennings Diehl and after on, while the Tornadoes start Cole and Brown. The Highballs of Riverdale defeated the Poutre Colts of Dolton 6 to 2.
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Dolton
Change in C and E I Trains Schedule Effective May 2
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois trains will switch to new times starting Sunday May 2. The Dolton northbound departures are 7:30 10:40 AM 12:57 6:38 PM. Southbound 6:18 6:22 11:18 AM 6:83 PM 12:17 AM. From Chicago 5:35 7:45 10:40 AM 4:55 11:40 PM.
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United States Tops World Oat Production
The United States leads global oat output with 754,060,000 bushels produced annually, part of total world oats production of about 3,582,000,000 bushels. The data highlight the U.S. dominance in cereal crops and the scale of agricultural activity nationwide.
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