Calumet region forms committee to push two year tram line
A Roseland meeting of business and professional leaders formed a joint transportation committee for the Calumet region. They urged consolidating the Calumet Electric and Red Line, rehabiting the system, and building a Riverdale extension within two years, with transfer amenities and improved service. Riverdale and Dalton receive projected support. aldermanic figures pressed for rapid construction.
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Calumet
Skandia Hall
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
Business Men’s Association of
Fernwood
Meinhardt
Henry Lee
South Chicago
Burnside
Dauphin Park
Gano
West Pullman
Hegewisch
Deering
Riverdale
Dalton
Calumet Electric
Red Line
City Council of
Chicago
Otto F. Reich
Business Men’s Association
Simon P. Schoon
T. F. Kinney
123Rd
127Th
Indiana Ave
Leyden Avenue
138Th Street
Reich
O Dolton
Bihl
City Council
Cole
Alderman Bihl
Congress
Calumet River
A. F. Reich
Otto F.reich
Hi Barkmier
Frank Lund
Thacher F. Sweat
Gustav Fleischboner
Wm. H. Rippe
Jos. Kummerer
Wm. Wichmann
Homewood Forms Business Men Organization Inspired by Riverdale
Local business and professional men gathered in Homewood to imitate the Riverdale-Dalton Business Men's Association. Eighteen men outlined aims including permanent organization, anti credit abuses, pro business legislation, social bonds, and modern improvements. A committee drafted constitution and by-laws for adoption at the next meeting.
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Homewood
Riverdale
Business Men’s Association
John Rabe
Henry Fink
Geo. Merten
L. H. Thielman
N. R. Chadwick
R. Starkman
Wm. Brutlay I. Miller
Frank Riedel
Wm. Buggert
Heyenga Barkmeier patent short turn buggy gear
M W Heyenge and Barkmeier Bros introduce a Short Turn Non-up-Setable Gear for carriages. The device replaces the reach, uses sixteen bolts, and allows a half turn with the carriage open for easy entry. It guarantees five years, no cogs or rods to misalign, and will be demonstrated by traveling agents early next year.
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Heyenga-Barkmeier
M. W. Heyenge
Barkmeier Bros
Riverdale and Dalton Officers to be elected next Wednesday
Members listed as present include George Dutt Frank Lund Win Propper L Reich J C Brookfelt Henry Diliner G Vandenberg R Hanschmann John Verhoeven C H Rippe Frank Bergold A Baumgartner Albert Krueger Wm Neimiger Oswald Obeldobel and T Kinney as attendees. The text notes election of officers for the organization next Wednesday evening.
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Nent
Riverdale
Dalton
George Dutt Frank Lund
Win. F. Propper
L. E. Reich
J.C. Brookfelt Henry J. Diliner
G. Vandenberg
R. Hanschmann
John A. Verhoeven
C.H. Rippe Frank Bergold
A. Baumgartner
Albert Krueger
Wm. Neimiger
Oswald Obeldobel T F. Kinney
Woman Identifies Man Found in Homewood Village Hall Fire
The mysterious stranger suffocated in the Village Hall fire at Homewood on December 11 has been identified by his wife. He is Curtis from New York City. The body will be reburied by order of the claimant wife, raising suspicions and suggesting possible life insurance collection.
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Homewood
Curtis
New York City
Officers Elected for G A R Post and Auxiliaries
The December 16 1907 meeting of G W Spencer Post 489 elected Col F C Propper as Commander F R Baker Adjutant M H Kelly Quartermaster Henry Jonas Officer of the Day J C Riegel Sargent Wm Harbrecht Guard J DeVoe and Senior Vice The Ladies Auxiliary Locomotive Engineers named Mrs C H Dally President and others for 1908 The Riverdale Hose Company No 1 annual meeting December 4 1907 elected H R Penfield President Edward Scholl Vice President G L Koehler Secretary Herman Dreesen Treasurer Martin Wilkins Captain Alvin Wilkins Lieutenant Chas Krause Paul Simnick Pipemen Julius Wilkins for the lasting year.
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G. W. Spencer
Col
F. C. Propper
F. R. Baker
M. H. Kelly
Henry Jonas
J.C. Riegel
Wm. Harbrecht
J. DeVoe
Cook County
Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers
C. H. Dally
H. Hartford
H. Fuller
T. Harper
W. West
J. Needles
L. Young
H. Packard
Riverdale Hose Company No. 1
H. R. Penfield
Edward Scholl
G. L. Koehler
Herman Dreesen
Martin Wilkins
Alvin Wilkins
Chas, Krause
Paul Simnick
Julius Wilkins
Send In Your News Items
A notice from The Pointer requests readers send local news items by mail telephone or in person to improve coverage. It explains publishers lack time for gathering local news and hopes to hire a dedicated reporter soon.
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The
Pointer
Holiday Display At Local Store Promises Cheer
undecided shoppers are urged to visit the store for Christmas gifts and holiday goods. Santa Claus appears nightly with candy for children and crowds note the store’s attractive offers, with swift unpacking of merchandise and smiling customers.
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Santa Claus
W. Scuwas
Old Riverdale Resident Frau John Miller Dies at 85
Neighbors report the death of Mrs John H Miller at 7 45 am Wednesday after a blood vessel rupture caused a brain clot. Born Friedricka Margroff in 1840 Germany she married John H Miller in Chicago 1863 and raised nine children in Riverdale. Funeral at 1 pm Sunday from the house, burial at Oakwoods follows in a private family service.
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Riverdale
John Miller
River
Fredericka Margroff
Wittenberg
Germany
America
John H. Miller
Chicago
Wm. J
Norman
Julia
Wash
Oakwoods Cemetery
Henry Jonas to Visit East Oakland Cal for Health
Henry Jonas of Riverdale departs to visit his son Reverend Herman Jonas in East Oakland Cal. He is a retired Panhandle watchman and Civil War veteran whose health has been poor of late. Henry Block relocates his family to Dolton and will live at the Low cottage on Lincoln avenue near the C and E I tracks. Block works as a teamster for Mrs. Jennie C. Dolton.
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Henry Jonas
137Th Street
Riverdale
East Oakland
Cal
Herman Jonas
Jonas
Chicago Street
Panhandle
California
Henry Block
Beecher
Dolton
Lincoln Avenue
Block
Jennie C. Dolton
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Riverdale-Dolston
Kern & Ripley
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