Fraternal and Labor Lodges Meet in Riverdale and Dolton
Modern Woodmen of America Camp 6142 meets at Village Hall Riverdale on the second and fourth Thursdays at 8 p m with Kinney as consul and Obeldobel as clerk. Bricklayers Local 6 meets at A O U W Hall Dolton on the second and last Thursdays. Albrecht is president Jurgendorf is secretary and Messerschmuidt is financial secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Camp
Riverdale
Thos
F. Kinney
Obeldobel
H. Hahn
Catholic Order Foresters
John H. Meteyia
John E Kinney
Nicholas Simon
Peter Ripley
Brickmakers' Local Union No
A. O. U. W. Hall
Dolton
Willam J Albrecht
Henry Jurgendorf
Andrew Messerschmuidt
Riverdale Improvement Association Meeting Notes
Riverdale Improvement Association records show two chapters meeting monthly. The Riverdale group meets the second Monday at 8 p.m. at the Village Hall with officers Deam Schafer Reich. the Highlawn chapter meets the first Wednesday at the Hose House with Lud wig Koehler Dreesen as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hose House
Highlawn
Fred Ludwig
Geo. L. Koehler
Herman Dreesen
Women’s Relief Corps and local school board notices
The Women’s Relief Corps G W Spencer Post No 279 meets the second Friday at 2 pm and the fourth Friday at 8 pm at Village Hall Riverdale with Bertha S Sprick as president and Oswald Obeldobel as secretary. Dolton School Board meets first Tuesday monthly at 7:30 pm at Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board Directors met Saturday monthly at 7:30 pm at Bowen School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Spencer
Riverdale
Bertha S.sprick
Oswald Obeldobel
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen
Pullman Booming With Rich Orders For New Cars
Orders pour in this week for rail cars from multiple lines. Southern Railway receives sixty coaches and three chair cars. Michigan Central gets eleven steel baggage cars. Canadian Pacific orders two private cars twenty sleeping cars and thirty five passenger cars. Freight gains include twenty street cars five Santa Fe passenger cars and thirty two repaired cars. Park Committee offers a building lot on Angel Street six lots valued at three hundred dollars with sale at a reduced price via Emil Kasten chairman of the committee.
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Southern Railway
Michigan Central
Canadian Pacific
Santa Fe
South End
Angel Street
Park Committee
Emil Kasten
Dalton
Laugh a Leedle Dance in Dark Times
A verse discusses turning sorrow into laughter to endure hardship. It urges not to dwell on grief, promising better times ahead and urging readers to share smiles rather than wallow in trouble. The piece uses caricatured dialect to urge resilience and humor as coping.
Progressive Citizens sweep in Harvey city election
The Progressive Citizens Party of Harvey won a clear victory in the city election, electing Mayor Edward M. Adams City Clerk Richard E. Colerick City Attorney Frederick DeYoung City Treasurer Frank Isenberger and aldermen for districts one two three four and six Willis L. Egleston Geo E. Sidel A M Parish Willis A. Bangs and Joseph Haines secured seats with city ticket and socialist ticket support noted.
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Progressive Citizens Party
Harvey
Edward M. Adams
Richard E. Colerick
Frederick DeYoung
Frank Isenberger
Willis L. Egleston
Geo. E. Sidel
A. M. Parish
Willis A. Bangs
Joseph Haines
Counterfeiters' Plant Seized After Night Raid
Calumet Record reports secret service raided a cottage near 94th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue arresting Jeremiah and Gray Westerberger. A complete counterfeit operation for splitting and reissuing $20 bills was found with knives stamps ink pads and erasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Secret Service
Federal
94Th Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Jeremiah
Gray Westerberger
Westerbergers
Secret Service
How to Spray Dandelions With Iron Sulphate
Use a solution of 2 pounds of sulphate of iron to 1 gallon of water. Apply in bright sunny weather since rain soon after washes off the solution. Perform spraying at least two days before mowing the lawn.
Calumet Historical Data Seeks Local Artifacts Collaboration
The South End Business Men's Association Historical Committee calls for residents to share early photographs maps newspaper clippings and relics from the Calumet region. Donors will receive proper credit as the committee prepares a public exhibition space and invites contact through committee members Cornelius J. Ton I T Greenacre George Dalenberg Arend Van Viissingen and H R Koopman.
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South End
George Dalenberg
Arend van Viissingen
H. R. Koopman
Characteristics of Servians and social notes
Servians in their good nature and hospitable in manners remind travelers of the Irish peasantry. They are enthusiastic patriots and politically engaged, with a quixotic zeal. Many urban domestics hail from abroad as Servian girls resist domestic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humio
Burns Cottage Tribute by Robert G. Ingersoll
The passage discusses Robert Burns birthplace and the poet’s esteem, citing Robert G Ingersoll’s European tour tribute to Burns. It notes Ingersoll’s disdain for royalty and titled power and praises intellect over titles, ending with a note about his convictions and hypocrisy critique.
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Europe
Robert Burng
Robert G. Ingersoll
Contthuid
In Memory of Our Mother Mary Schoenfeld
Birth in Mech lenberg Schwerin Germany July 2 1827. Died March 9 1909 aged 81 years 7 months and 58 days. A widow at 43 she cared for her children through hardship. Her memory recalls a poet’s lines of a mother’s love and peaceful sunset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Schoenfeld
Mechlenberg
Schwerin
Germany
Herhildren
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Kinney Brothers. , Publishers
Indiana Ave
Ill
Dalton Station
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
Village Boards
Village Board
Thos. Harper
Cev. H. Schaefer
Village Hall
August C. Reich
Jacob A. Decklar
Ancient Order United Workmen
Richard Hoppe
Herman Kalas
John F. Boetteger
Women’s.catholic Order Foresters
Magdalen Ripley
Imma Kelly
Catharine Kurz
Knights OF the Modern Magccabees
A. O. U. W Hall
Baumgartner
John Harter
C. Vandenberg
George Washington Lodge
U. of N
A. O. U. W. Liall
W. Weat
Mis. Hos
Harper
H. Fuller
Business Men’s Association
Brookfelt
Frank QO. Beigold
Henry Hahn
Riverdale Improvement Association
M. Deam
John B. Schafer
F. A. Reich
Riverdale Hose Company No
Women’s Relief Corps
Pullman
Bedder
Calumet
Henry Koehncke Mason
Telephone
Leyden Ave
Chicago Telephone Co
Washington St
Burn
Scotland
Devine
Robert Burns
Robert G Lugersoll
Emma Nimtz
West 138Th Street
Riverdale, Lil
Carl Wulff
Dolton, Ill
John
Calumet Dairy
H.R. Penfield
West
138Th 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
Chicago
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
E. Fordtran
Edward F. Dillner
Summer Garden
Chicago St. Dolton
R. Pilz
Grant Bros. General Machinists
138Th St
Richard Buschking
Pointer
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
Geo
Tuch
137Th Street
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