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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1915
Page
7
Kensington's 80 year old veteran J B Lowry known as Old Glory suffered burns after lighting a match that ignited his dressing at Danville Soldress Hospital. A hospital orderly aided him preventing worse injuries to his right hand left elbow and neck.
The Knights and Ladies of Security of Harry Council No 739 invite K and L of 8S of Riverdale and Dalton to meetings at K of P Hall opposite the I C depot on the first and third Monday of each month. A benefit party is planned for the 15th to aid a sick member with tickets at 10 cents and prizes. Catherine Wissel is president and Phoebe Walton secretary.
Notice states flour price increases force a bread price rise from 5e to 6e per loaf with the large loaf unchanged at 10e. The new price takes effect Monday February 8, and once common sense allows it, they will revert to the former price.
The Dalton Riverdale Building and Loan Association reports strong demand with nearly a hundred shares of the 7th series subscribed. At a January 27 meeting the old officers were reelected: W J Haney president, Otto I Reich vice president, Horace Holmes secretary, Herman J Anders treasurer. The board praises the association’s promising growth for the community.
The Dolton Woman's Club promotes a Minstrel Show and urges readers to buy tickets now. Also announces The Beloved Adventurer program at the Dolton Theatre every Wednesday for ongoing performances.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul is rumored to have bought the Chicago and Eastern Illinois line though not closed yet. A foreclosure suit over bonds of the Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway absorbing the Eastern Illinois claims defaulted interest and seeks $4.857 million.
The 1914 15 lecture course in the Lincoln Avenue School auditorium includes William I Owen Opera Co Merchant of Venice on Feb 12 1915 the Chicago Male Quartette on Mar 6 1915 and Dalton Choral Society operetta on Mar 26 1915 Ice cream served at Obels throughout the winter.
The Bell System celebrates the first cross continental telephone service from New York to San Francisco. It highlights 3,400 miles of line, 21,000,000 miles of wire, 9,000,000 stations, and universal service to 100,000,000 people built by AT and T and associated companies.
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