All Modern Home in Blue Island Showcases Electrical Aids
The All Modern Home at 519 Elm Street Blue Island opens to the public from July 26 to August 10 daily 2 to 10 pm. Built by Roche Lumber Company under Southern Cook County Electrical League it features convenience outlets in every room for modern electrical servants and a radio setup with aerial and ground connections.
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Blue Island
Elm Street
Southern
Cook County Electrical League
Roche Lumber Company
Pronger Bros
Snake Escape from Traveling Menagerie Disturbs Horses
Several weeks after a storm snakes escaped from a traveling menagerie near Kensington. One was captured by police but others vanished. A large snake sighted by Herman Brandt in a field near Acme Steel Goods Company frightens horses as it moves toward Phoenix and likely wintering in the south.
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Kensington
Chicago Daily Papers
Indiana Avenue
Calumet
Acme Steel Goods Company
Herman Brandt
Herman
Phoenix
Alabama
Louisiana
Kankakee
Local and personal news from Crete and Roseland
Mr and Mrs Gust Grote and son Victor visit N P Lorenzen home with Mildred remaining until Sunday. Mrs N P Lorenzen goes to Arlington Heights with her children to visit relatives. Mr Lorenzen joins Saturday. Mr and Mrs Albert Kroon welcome baby girl Marjorie Ann born Aug 7. Cable Piano Co Roseland near alteration sale expands building to add 40 feet. Keenan Sadock leads store renovations and continues piano and phonograph sales without interruption.
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Gust Grote
Victor
A. Wille
Mildred
Crete
N. P
Kroon’s
Marjorie Ann
Cable Piano Co
Roseland
Keenan Sadock
Traffic Survey by Riverdale Scouts on Lincoln Avenue
Government traffic density study conducted by Boy Scout Troop 797 in Cook County. In front of the George A. Dolton residence at 883 Lincoln Avenue, scouts worked in sixteen hour shifts totaling twenty four hours. Readings show northbound and southbound passenger autos, buses, horse drawn vehicles, and a listed poetical item.
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Riverdale
Cook County
George A. Dolton
Lincoln Avenue
Highway Department
Wilmer Stutzhiem
Richard Hess
Roy Wilkens
Clifford Wilkens
Herman Werner
Eugene Hankey
Scouts Hike to Thornton Survive Wet Night and Near Lightning
Scouts spent a night in Thornton while hiking on Tuesday August 5. They returned the next day after a wet stay and a near lightning strike. Hikers included Roy Wilkens Clifford Wilkens Wilmer Stutzhiem Keith Burchett Richard Hess and Herman Werner.
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Thornton
Roy Wilkens
Clifford Wilkens
Wilmer Stutzhiem
Keith Burchett
Richard Hess
Herman Werner
Elks Picnic Set Next Sunday at Thornton
The Harvey Lodge B P O Elks plan their annual picnic next Sunday August 10 at Thornton the same site as last time. Elks are urged to attend enjoy spring chicken corn and butter with amusements. For details call Dolton 8 and ask for Kinney.
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Elks
Harvey Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Thornton
Dolton
Kinney
Halsted Street Viaduct Plan Advances with Riverdale Vote
Riverdale must pass an ordinance granting right of way for a grade separation over the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad. Harvey Chamber of Commerce presses Riverdale to set a conference date with state and rail interests to finalize funding and construction of a viaduct estimated at $200,000 to relieve long delays at Halsted street crossings.
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Harvey News Bee
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Riverdale
W. G. Morse
Harvey Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Association of Commerce
Automobile Clubs
Fall Festival at St. Marys Opens August 6
St. Marys church societies host a Fall Festival from August 6 to August 17 with a concrete dancing floor set east of the church and ample space for dancing. A chicken dinner begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday August 13 and all are invited.
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St. Mary’s
Riverdale Boosters Fall to Hegewisch A C 11 to 2
The Riverdale Boosters lost 11 to 2 to Hegewisch A C last Sunday after a hard battle. The team reorganized the lineup this week and plans to face Harvey Colored Giants on Sunday August 10 at Booster Park with Louis Schlieman catching for the first time this season and Pat recovering from appendicitis ready for action.
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Riverdale Boosters
Waterloo
Hegewich A. C
Harvey Colored Giants
Louis Schlieman
Pat
O. K
Booster Park
Dalton Boys Band Plan At Lincoln Avenue School
Announcement invites boys in grades 5 to 8 to join a new elementary band under Mr. Allen with weekly private lessons and two rehearsals. Sessions at Lincoln Avenue school begin with a 7:00 p.m. meeting next Wednesday August 13 1924 and emphasize low cost and parental support.
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Dolton
Harvey
Bright
Allen
Dalton
Lincoln Avenue School
Dalton Branch High School
Board of Education
Lincoln Avenue
Illinois Central gets viaduct approved at 144th street
Village Attorney Flick learned from Springfield that the Illinois Commerce Commission has decided to allow the Illinois Central railroad to construct a viaduct at 144th street. The board wanted two subways at 146th and 144th, but the railroad refused to build both. The commission's ruling follows several hearings. The 144th street subway aligns with Fredericka street, Dolton, and the Branigar subdivision, creating a direct Dolton to Halsted street route once the new road is built.
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Village
Flick
Springfield
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois Central Railroad
144Th Street
146Th
Fredericka Street
Dolton
New Street
Branigar
Halsted Street
Old Settlers Picnic Brings Dalton Riverdale Folks
About forty old and young settlers gathered at Thornton last Sunday enjoying a picnic. Dys Kollar and Gallegos helped revive a man who swallowed his false teeth. B P Good won the fat men’s race but was disqualified for shedding too much weight. The single men edged the ball game 16 to 15.
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Dalton
Riverdale
Thornton
Dys. Kollar
Gallegos
B. P. Good
Paving Planned on Leyden and Indiana Avenues
Surveyors report paving work likely to begin soon on Leyden Avenue and Indiana Avenue. Gravel and stone have been dumped at Leyden Avenue and 188th Street for curbing. Property owners are urged to ensure summer or early fall execution to avoid frost damage and large assessments.
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Leyden Avenue
Indiana Avenue
188Th Street
Race Track Planned Near Riverdale Cited For Large Attendance
The New Washington Park race course site is set at Franklin east of Homewood on Halsted Street. Developers report 205 acres bought from Cowing Brothers and a stadium for 18 000 spectators plus a hexagon winter arena for 25 000. Robert M Sweitzer is president with Don L Omo vice president and Robert Schoeneker treasurer.
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Washington Park
Riverdale
Franklin
Homewood
Halsted Street
Harvey
Cowing Brothers
Real Stors
Chicago Daily News
Robert M. Sweitzer
Don L. Omo
Robert Schoeneker
Chicago
Illinois Jockey Club
Branigar Bros
Dolton
Real Show Honest Bills America’s Best Shows at Dalton
A grand traveling exhibition billed as America’s largest overland show rolls into Dalton on Tuesday August 12 with 100 head of performing horses mules and ponies 70 people and a lineup of acrobats tumblers and clowns. Panhandle Slim Kid Slocum Oklahoma Charley Chief Eagle and rodeo acts headline in the Wild West arena alongside a vast Animal Annex featuring elephants lions camels tigers leopards monkeys gorillas elk buffalo and more in a $50 000 collection headlined by the pony Cupid famed for its intelligence.
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Bill
Dalton
Chicago
Eagle Streets
America
Wild West
Panhandle Slim
Kid Slocum
Qklshoma Charley
Chief Eagle
Big Animal
Own Your Own Home in Dalton with Easy Payments
J Haimowitz A Diekman Son advertise building homes in Dalton on simple payments after consulting about house type. They offer to start construction immediately. XMrs E Dumais and Earl visiting Bay City and Detroit relatives and friends in Michigan. Mr and Mrs Chas Murphy and family on ten day auto vacation to Bairn Lake, Michigan. Mrs Brooks Daly returns from St Francis Hospital Blue Island with newborn Robert Arthur born July 19.
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E. Dumais
Earl
Bay City
Detroit
Mich
Chas
F. Murphy
Ethel
Edward
Bairn Lake
Brooks Daly
Alice Schuker
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
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Halsted Street Viaduct
New Washington Park Racing Association
J. Haimowitz A
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