Knights of the Modern Maccabees meeting details
Knights of the Modern Maccabees meet at A Q U W Hall Dolton on the first and third Thursdays. Commander A Baumgartner and John Harter record keeper preside, with finance keeper Co Vandenberg and A of N A meeting on the first Sunday each month at Kind's Hall Lincoln Avenue Dalton Hil. John O'Brien is president and Geo W fill secretary treasurer.
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Village Boards
Village Board
Dolton
Thos. Garper
Geo. H Schaefer
A. Baumgartner
John Harter
Co. Vandenberg
Business Men’s Association
U. W
Riverdale
M. J. M. Deam
John HE. Schafer
A. Reich
Riverdale Hose Company No. 1
Hose House
Highlawn
Fred Ludwig
Geo. L., Koehler
Herman Dreesen
Women’s Relief Corps G W Spencer Post meets schedule
The G W Spencer Post No 279 Women’s Relief Corps meets the second Friday at 2 pm and the fourth Friday at 8 pm at Village Hall Liiverdale. President Mrs Bertha Sprick and Secretary Mrs Cora Jenness lead the organization.
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Calumet
Village Hall
Riverdale
F. Kinney
O. Obeldobel
H. Hahn
Women’s Catholic Order
Poresters
Magdalen Kipley
Emma Kelly
Catharine Kurz
G. W. Spencer
Liiverdale
Bertha Sprick
Cora Jenness
Longest Oil Pipeline Reaches from Oklahoma to New York
The completed 1500 mile pipeline links Oklahoma oil fields to New York harbor. It is described as the longest pipeline in the world with future emergency use anticipated. Oklahoma leads current U S production while Pennsylvania and West Virginia volumes decline.
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Oklahoma Wells
New York Harbor
United States
Midcontinent District
Seaboard
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Self Binder in Trial Revolutionizes Field Harvesting
Field trials of a self binder harvester by Lindley Clark of Greenfield Indiana showed the machine carrying grain from cut stalks directly to the binding unit without an elevator. Witnessed by many including Julian H. Pitkin of International Harvester, the device uses a three foot wall and conveyor chains to position grain for binding, promising lower costs and easier handling.
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Lindley Clark
Greenfield Ind
Greenfield
Julian H. Pitkin
Iternational Harvester Company
George W. Parker
Ind
New York Central Eyes Gibson Indiana For Freight Yards
Reports say New York Central plans move of Chicago transfer yards to Gibson Indiana across the state line near Hammond. C W Hotchkiss of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railway leads the effort with officials in Hammond and Chicago noting possible consolidation of yards from Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Nickel Plate, Michigan Central, Big Four, and Indiana and Southern. The aim is to create a central freight distributing hub while keeping Chicago yards for switching, with details still undecided.
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Chicago
New York Central
Indiana State Line
Gibson
Hammond
C. W. Hotchkiss
Indiana Harbor Belt Railway
Michigan Central
Big Four
Indiana City
Lake Shore
Michigan
Indiana
New York Central System
CG. E. Schaff
New York Central Lines
State Line
Beginnings of a Man’s Troubles in Marriage Joke
Yonkers Statesman quotes a quip where Figbert notes trouble starts when a man asks the girl’s father, and another line says “begins sooner” as a playful exchange about marriage. It reflects light humor in local print.
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Bacon
Figbert
Yonkers
J Statesman
Scratched Car Fined 25 By Magistrate In Chicago Heights
Mike Benedetto, 13, of 278 East 16th Street, held a sharp stick at a C and E passenger coach as it departed. Detective O'Brien arrested him. Magistrate DeVoe fined him 20 with costs, paid by his father. The incident serves as a warning against damaging railroad property.
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Mike Benedetto
East 16Th Street
E. I
O’brien
Mike
DeVoe
Chicago Heights
Riverdale Fire Co Picnic Planned at Riverdale Park
The Riverdale Volunteer Fire Co No 1 of Chicago will hold a picnic at Riverdale Park on Sunday August 15. The event is listed as a picnic at Riverdale Park for both Saturday evening and Sunday. George Washington Lodge No 1898S A of NA will host a picnic at Riverdale Park on August 22.
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Riverdale Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1
Chicago
Riverdale Park
Geo. Washington Lodge No. 1898S. A. of
N. A
Poet Coleridge’s Forgotten Shirt Folly at Festival
Mr Arthur Coleridge told a summer festival tale at the College for Working Women in which the bishop of London presided. Coleridge journeyed from Highgate to Holborn to visit his nephew Sir William H. Coleridge on a cold day. He wore a double breasted waistcoat but no shirt and, after his nephew remonstrated, admitted he had forgotten his shirt. Sir William lent a shirt that was never returned to its rightful owner.
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Arthur Coleridge
College For Working Women
William
Death the Great Leveler
In the democracy of the dead all men are equal the author asserts. Wealth ranks fade and the mighty fall before death. Despite fame fortune or power every individual faces the grave with identical final equity as John Ingalls notes.
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Dives
Lazarus
John Ingalls
The Book Monthly Warns Researchers on Dusty Volumes
A note from The Book Monthly warns researchers handling old volumes to wear silk and wire masks to cover mouth and nose due to germs found within. The warning cites Hood on dust and notes masks are in use in Paris, with a forthcoming fashion plate to promote masks for ladies at British and other museums.
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Hood
Paris
The Rich Man's Yacht Cruise Turns Quick Moral Lesson
A wealthy owner on his new yacht asks the captain for news. The captain reports a falling barometer, and the owner jokingly suggests the problem is due to a loose nail, turning a tense moment into humor.
Illinois Brick Officials Resign Amid Antitrust Circumvention Plans
OC D. B. Howell resigns as Illinois Brick president and David R. Forg steps down as director. Reported plan aims to evade Illinois antitrust statutes by sheltering under patent laws and potentially forming a combine.
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Illinois
OC. D. B. Howell
Illinois Brick Company
David R. Forg
Five room flats for rent near Village Hall Riverdale
Classified items include two 5 room flats for rent at $12.00 and $14.00 monthly inquiries via The Pointer. Lost gold mounted fountain pen engraved O EF Swanson Xmas 1903 R S H 8, reward offered. Sale ads for 546 Lincoln Ave Dalton and 13755 Illinois St. Also BEGGETT S Dry Powder Gun Paris Green sale and rubber stamps from The Pointer office.
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O. EF. Swanson
Lincoln Avenue
Doton
Fred Pohlers
Chicago Street
Dalton
Pointer
Illinois Street
Louis Nagel
Busive UTH From Riverdale Schedule Fragment
Times listed show a sequence from Riverdale with entries including 10.01 am and 4 33 pm and 7.09 pm. An item titled Men’s Special is noted among the fragments with various times such as 12.42 p.m and 9.56 pm.
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UTH
Riverdale
Loz
Nerve Tested for Air Ship Navigator Role
A Kansas City Journal item reports a light remark on nerve and steadiness for an air ship navigator. The speaker notes past rough experiences in a canoe with a nervous companion, illustrating courage under pressure.
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Kansas City Journal
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Kinney Brothers. ‘Publishers
Indiana Ave
Ill
Dalton Station
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
F. W. Schmidt
Jacob A. Decklar
Ancient Order United Workmen
A. W. Hall
Richard Hoppe
Chas. C. Schnoor
John F. Boettger
Henry W. Schnoor
Catholic Order Foresters
John H. Meteyia
John EB. Kinney
Nicholas Simon
Peter Kipley
Knights OF the Modern Maccabees
George Washington
Ladies Auxiliary
A. O. U. W. Hall
W. Went
Riverdale Improvement Association
Women’s Relief Corps
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen
Death, the
Great Leveler
Republic of the Grave
John Krug
Russell
Dan Perry
Camp McDermott
Hunters- Rest
Calumet River
ED. Petersen
Park
Busive
Randolph Street
Hiverdale
Randolph St
South Riverdale
North
Chicago S
Dalton North Bound
Western
R. R
JNDAY
Chicago North Bound
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Fordtran
Harvey Chinese
SUN Sing
Union
Jacob Lau
Leyden Avenue
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago St. Doiton, Ill
R. Pilz
Grant Bros. General Machinists
Phone
138Th St
Riveréifte
Richard Buschking
Geo. Tuch
137Th Street
WM. C. Zesch
Midway
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Henry Koehncke
Telephone
Leyden Ave
Inl
Carl Wulff
Dolton, Ill
A. J. Parker, M.D
D.D.S
Robert Hanschmann
Phone Dolton
Park Ave
H. R. Penfield
St. Highlawn
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