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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
6
The report gathers brief items from multiple Illinois locales highlighting local events and developments. Readers learn about community meetings, municipal decisions, and notable happenings across towns, with emphasis on civic life and public interest developments.
Galesburg. President McVey of Hedding college Abingdon announced the expulsion of Ben Thurman London Mills Morris Robinson Viola and Lloyd McLeish Buda the suspension of two others and the exclusion of two young men and five young women from all social privileges for the rest of this term. This drastic action grows out of a series of violations of regulations. One of the college doors was spirited away recently and cannot be found. Then a company of the young men and women broke into the gymnasium and danced from ten p m to one a m. The last misdemeanor was the tying of Clarence Robinson to a tree the night of the blizzard. President McVey hinted that if such acts were continued the civil authorities would be asked to act.
Illinois Retail Merchants in Dixon vote to hold the next convention in East St. Louis with bids from Ottawa and Monmouth. Officers chosen include Sol Westerfield of Chicago as president and three vice presidents from Joliet Alton and Dixon. Resolutions condemn the parcels post and postal savings bank.
Ensign and Mrs Booth in charge of the Salvation Army post in Rock Island are held by the coroner for the murder of their two week old son found with a fatal neck wound. Booth claims unknown intruder killed the child. a bloody razor was found on a table. The mother, 18, reportedly dreamed of being attacked by a snake. Police pursue insanity defense. The couple recently moved from Monmouth.
A Dwight philanthropist promised financial help to widows within Dwight city limits, drawing over 3800 applications from across the country. The Dwight bank cashier will handle applications while keeping the benefactor’s identity secret.
The Aurora council aims to challenge the three railroad consolidations three years after their creation. City Attorney Clyne is directed to file suit to revoke the charter forming the Aurora Elgin Chicago and the Wigin Aurora Southern Traction merger. Meanwhile Chicago plans a top post graduate school for agriculturists led by Prof. William Will with Arthur Meeker among its patrons and a $5 000 yearly salary for the head.
Decatur boy G. Catlin, a senior student at Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary, has accepted a call to become pastor of the Massish Lutheran church. He will be licensed at the annual meeting of the synod this spring.
Rev G N Neniston paid a fine for assault on Llorace Jenkins after both appeared in court. The minister and Jenkins clashed as a consequence of prior cases involving the minister.
Sterling T. spent twelve hours driving eight miles through heavy snow to reach his wedding. His wedding suit was ruined and his feet were frozen when he arrived eight hours after the scheduled ceremony to claim his bride, who had cried with fear.
Washington government cash will be pulled from banks under a plan by the secretary of the treasury. About 25 percent of public funds in inactive depositaries and 25 percent in active depositaries with 100000 dollars or more will be withdrawn. Payments proceed 10 percent by March 9 and 15 percent by March 23. Advices indicate withdrawals can be made without harming financial conditions.
A Denver woman from St. Elizabeths says she saw two Italians near the church before Father Leo Heinrichs was shot by Giuseppe Guarnaccio. Police recall Guarnaccos associates and re arrest Mike Brunetti, roommate of Guarnaccio, as they pursue a theory of a well planned anarchist murder plot targeting Father Leo.
The Supreme Court ruled against the Great Northern Railway in the United States v. Great Northern case, holding that the Hepburn Act does not repeal section one of the Elkins Act prohibiting railroad rebates. Minnesota district court fined the railroad $1,000 for 15 violations of the Elkins Act.
Two rogues tricked a poultry shop by inserting a whistle bulb into geese to simulate a rare whistling bird. A professor bought one, amazed by the claim, and the con artist later supplied a dozen fowls with whistles for a high price before the hoax was exposed.
A trolley accident kills a neighbor boy and leaves the town desolated as families grieve. A six year old Mary voices a pained wish to die from illness rather than damage, reflecting a child’s grasp of death. A short reading of other pieces follows about education, God, and a wealthy widow’s suitor.
London reports defense estimates for the year rise by about 3 million dollars with no clear plan for reduction, signaling steadier military funding. In Benton, Ransom A. Youngblood, former bank president, pleads guilty to embezzling 17,000 from Coal Belt National Bank and receives indeterminate prison time. In Rochester, Henry Barber killed his sister and wounded himself, marking a second family tragedy in six months.
A Philadelphia physician recounts a humorous exchange between two Irish domestic workers on the Atlantic City boardwalk. They joke about many new diseases and a liver remedy ad, with banter over why slugs would enter the liver and age differences in their families.
A speaker recounts quitting smoking after being urged to quit and washing his face for a week, expressing disbelief at being refused thereafter and insisting the effort was sincere.
In antebellum Maine a minister jokes about Anson Morrill’s Universalist beliefs. A farmer remarks that Morrill will prove himself in Washington, noting the minister may doubt hell, but the speaker expects Morrill to serve two years and be surprised if he does not believe in hell.
Since the Coveted Van Dyck robbery in Courtrai churches in Bruges have stepped up security. Notre Dame Bruges employs a night watchman with a dog and the Cathedral of St. Saviour and other churches have adopted similar dog aided patrols to deter further losses.
A physician asks why a boy seems ill when no disease is found. The mother recalls odd behavior at home: the boy spoke kindly to his sister, did not kick the cat, and offered to carry coal for her.
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