Illinois trivia questions reveal state’s early history
A series answers reader questions from the Illinois State Library on topics including township organization act of 1849, Black Joe, early Chicago mapping, Sauganash chiefs, Governor Yates and Matteson births, 1852 opponents, first locomotive in 1836, and Dr. William Joyne as Dakota governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State of
Illinois
State Library and Archives Division
Capitol
Edward J. Hughes
Springfield
Joel A. Matteson
Jefferson County
New York
Matteson
Edwin B. Webb
White County
Dexter A. Knowlton
Stephenson County
New Jersey
Meredosia
Dakota Territory
William Joyne
Gershom Joyne
Abraham Lincoln
Mahoney Elected A. A. U. Chief in Houston Fight
Jeremiah T. Mahoney of New York was elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union at its Houston convention, defeating Patrick J. Walsh after a bitter campaign. The former president, who had opposed Olympic participation, had refused to seek re election then. Mahoney’s victory is seen as vindication of his stance and he succeeds Avery Brundage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
New York
Amateur Athletic Union
Houston
Tex
Patrick J. Walsh
Mahoney
Avery Brundage
Christmas newspaper ads boost local merchant activity
The piece notes readers prefer newspapers over billboards for ads and highlights holiday stories from a crash near the L wreck and Mullins sisters, a Harvey golf course caddy gift tradition, and Chicano Heights police acquiring three squad cars from a boxing show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicano Heights
Buried reservoirs offer water supply solution in Illinois
Water shortages in towns relying on surface reservoirs prompt the State Geological Survey to test an electrical method that locates hidden water bearing sands beneath glacial drift. These buried reservoirs lie usually under 200 feet and promise a permanent, economical water source for many communities.
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D. L Carroll
State Geological Survey
Inois
Gru- Incert
Local and Personal News From Dolton and Surrounding Towns
Dolton and nearby areas exchange Christmas visits as families gather at homes on Lincoln Avenue, Park Avenue, Chicago Street, and around Riverdale. Notable events include hospital and school ties, a fatal Chicago crash near Glenwood and Elmsdale, and several open-house gatherings in Dolton with relatives from Harvey, Riverdale, Blue Island, and Joliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lehman
Thornton
Dolton
Bird
Ot Doon
Dolton Theatre
Hi Owas
John Chandler
Chicago Street
Kankakee
William Martin
L. Edward Brookfell
George Anderson
Harvey
Eleanor Brookfell
Harry
Riverdale
Jerry Scott
Chicaso
Lester Brookfelt
Robert Zwiers
Dalton
Kinedon Avery
University of Indiana School of Dental Sorgery
S. K. Avery
Park Avenue
Tle
John Baseheart
WW. J. Horn
Wilmer Bowse
Atlantic Street
Chicago
Herbert Dickelman
Weimer
Charles Dickelman
Tied Rodney
Roseland
Iherbert Diekelmans
Jefferson Ave
Jean Straehling
Lexington Ave
University of Illinois
Glenwood
Elmsdale
Leo Bishop
Three Lake
Wis
Olive Jackson
Frederick Schmidt
Belden Ave
Summerdale
Neutz Express and Storage Company
Bryn Mawr Avenue
James T. Wilkes
Dotton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ralph Zellers
Marjorie
Wilna Alice
South Bend
Ind
Frank Hair
Frank Emil
Lois
Robert
Scuwe Hh Bend
Edward Albrecht
Oak Street
William
Blue Island
Summit
John Kleing
J. E. Klemz
Kanawha Avenue
Josephinum College
Worthington
Ohio
Ates William Reaugh
St. Francis Hospital
Paul Dunbar
Plano
William Reaugh
Mackinaw
Ronald Brookfelt
L. E. Brookfelt
Chicano Street
A. E. Grossenbacker
Bertha Jacobson
Jane Brown
Anna Love
Robert Hanschmann
Anna
Milwaukee
Fred Hanschmann
Louis Kappers
Joliet
Fred Scheer
Edward Jenning
William Graeling
la Port
Clarence Stomp
Stomp
William Rentner
Trarvey
Elmer Rentner
June Torpy
John Torpy
Union
Tranny Diendel
Mary Louise
Charles
Cullom and
Wine IL
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secretary of State
John Kinzie
Joe
James Thompson
Sau-ganash
Richard Yates
Yates
Warsaw
Gallatin County
Kentucky
Island Grove
Sagamon County
Riverdale Beer Garden
Indiana Avenue
M. c
Buick
Dana B. Newton
Michigan Avenue
Fred T. Tuch
Harold E. Young
J. F. Chandler
Chicago ST
Dolton, Ill
NEW A. A. U. Chief
Mullins
Ruettinger
John Lepper
Newsboy
Alfonso Basile
Washington
Alfonso
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