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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
5
More than 25,000 employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad have been instructed in first aid to the injured at the company's expense. Also notes: Self-Love as a principle of action. Disraeli quotes. European cities with low death rates including Stockholm, Christina, Berlin and London.
A bamboo lighthouse in Japan is said to resist strong waves and not rot like ordinary wood. A marble book at the Strozzi palace in Rome confounds by its leaves’ extreme thinness and craft.
One killed and several shaken after a Chicago Terminal passenger train struck a northbound Chicago & Southern Traction street car at Western avenue. William A. Schendler of Harvey, 19, died on impact. others including George Heim and daughters Laura and Stella Heim survived with injuries. The inquest noted death from shock and injuries sustained. funeral arrangements handled by Modern Woodmen of America.
President Comiskey bought a new ball park at 35th street and Wentworth avenue covering fifteen acres for $150000, planned as the largest in the country. It will not be ready next season. the Sox will play at the old 39th street venue until spring 1910. The park will seat 30000 in cement stands circling the field.
In a letter to a friend the president argues creed is private and should not affect public duty. He warns that mixing religion with politics recalls bigotry and calls for honesty in office. He notes Catholics Protestants Christians and Jews share cabinet duties serving 80 million diverse citizens.
Formosa with a population of 3 million is close to the Philippines in sugar exports. Each country exported about 4 million dollars worth in 1907. The piece also notes literary quips about Sir Izaak Walpole.
A London paper reports a New York man grew the nail on his forefinger to nearly an inch in a year. He cuts and shapes it to resemble a goose quill nib and dips his finger in ink to write rapidly on demand.
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