Three rifle squads organize to guard southern Cook banks
Banks in Dalton Riverdale Calumet City South Holland and Lansing form a deputy sheriff rifle unit after a Harvey Tribune report. Three squads check banks during hours warn of robbers and can spread alarms in minutes. Reward proposed is 500 dollars for each bank bandit killed.
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Flivver
Dalton
Riverdale
Calumet City
South Holland
Lansing
Harvey Tribune
Cook County
G. A. Stevenson
Bank of Harvey
F. G. Hudson
First National Bank
Bank Robbery Strikes Crete Near Chicago Heights
Two men in a gray car robbed the Crete bank on Christmas Eve pocketing about $6,000. They fled south as a stolen car matching the description was traced to Chicago Heights. Police expect swift capture due to limited southern escape routes.
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Crete
Chicago Heights
Cook County
Card of Thanks for Kind Support After Bereavement
We express sincere thanks to neighbors relatives co workers friends and Lodge members for sympathy and flowers following the death of our son and brother Mr and Mrs J E White. Lost pocketbook at Village Hall Riverdale last Saturday night please return red stone gift by mail to Mabel Bishop 13813 School Street Riverdale and keep the pocketbook and money.
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Brother Lodge
J. E. White
Village Hall
Riverdale
Red Stone
Mabel Bishop
School Street
Riverdale and Dalton Await Street Car Franchise Decision
The Calumet Index reports the Riverdale village faces a crucial choice after the Illinois Central tracks at 180th Street are elevated. The city council passed an ordinance forcing Riverdale to grant a Chicago Surface Lines franchise or lose street car service, with Alderman Govier noting the village board must decide or risk losing transportation to Chicago. The measure aims to reduce crossing dangers long endured by residents.
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Calumet Index
Riverdale
Dalton
Ilinois Central Railroad
180Th Street
Chicago
Govier
Local Notes Include New Baby Arrival and Holiday Visits
Milwaukee reports a baby girl born to the Fred Hanschman home on Monday December 22 with Grandpa Robert Hanschman happy. Adolph Reich of St Joseph Michigan visits relatives for holidays and plans oil heating upgrades including Lincoln Avenue School work. Judge A C Reich reports strong real estate activity from Indiana trip. Fire events around town cause minor damage. one chimney fire on East 136th Place prompts fire department response. Mary Rubinie of Dalton High wins a fountain pen in the Better Lighting Contest. Riverdale Chamber plans banquet January 14 at the village hall. Opal Jane Weeks of Parsons Kansas visits the Albrect family. Henry Albrecht and wife travel to Corfu New York to visit relatives. W A Cole and daughter return from Toledo after illness of Minnie Bartlett. Lost police dog Judy offers reward. Charles O Connor, age 8, underwent ear operation Christmas night. hearing saved. Four inches of snow fell Sunday. current weather mild for winter.
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Milwaukee
Fred Hanschman
Robert Hanschman
Adolph Reich
St. Joe
Mich
Alban Reich
Alban
Adolph
Lincoln Avenue
Robert Wells
Wentworth Avenue
John Sligo
East 136Th Place
Mary Rubinie
Dalton
Public Service Co
Dalton-Riverdale
Charles O’connor
Death of Mrs. Henrietta Ehlert of Dalton
Mrs. Henrietta Ehlert a longtime Dalton resident died January 1 1925 at 1 30 aged 78 4 9 Born in Germany she emigrated with husband Theodore to America in the early 1870s Survived by two sons Frederick and Albert a daughter Hattie four grandchildren and one sister Mrs John Girtz Funeral at 1 30 at 542 Lincoln Ave Dalton and 2 00 at St Pauls Lutheran with Rev H Wind Buried Oakland Cemetery
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Henrietta Ehlert
Dalton
America
Theodore Ehlert
Germany
Frederick
Albert
Hattie
John Girtz
Pauline
Lincoln Avenue
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rev. H. Wind
Oakland Cemetery
Grocery closes early on Saturdays three months
During January February and March North Side Grocery and Market will close at 7 p.m. on Saturdays instead of 9 p.m. Owner John A. Muller notes the change in hours for the period.
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North Side
John A. Muller
Goodbye to the Old Year in a nostalgic verse
A reflective poem bids farewell to Old Year with memories of health endurance and cheer. It thanks Old Year for helping dreams and acknowledges life’s limits, calling the passing of time a gentle retirement from youth to a new year.
Building and Loan Association Explained and Dal ton-Riverdale Offer
A Building and Loan Association is a mutual cooperative financial group chartered by the state. Members save money together, lend to one another, and share profits to help acquire homes, save for education, start a business, and provide security for old age. The 27th Series of the Dalton-Riverdale Association is open for subscription after surpassing 787 shares in the last series.
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Dalton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Coldest Christmas in 52 Years Slams Chicago
Christmas day record cold grips Chicago with readings from 5 to 15 below zero and a 25 below zero mark at the Twin City Garage. Sunday remains colder with 28 below at the Verhoeven residence on the Calumet river while many sites register over 20 below. The city notes intense chill but temperate conditions ease afterward.
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Chicago
Twin City
Verhoeven
Calumet River
Obituary and local notices from Harvey area
John Kraay of Harvey died Saturday December 20 following a brief illness at age 41 years nine days. Funeral held from his home with burial at Hazelwood cemetery. Survived by brother Leonard Kraag and three sisters Emma Livers Etta McMorris and Mary Gibson all of Harvey. Also mention of Paul Gall Post Ladies Auxiliary meeting and officer installation on January 8. Other items note birth of girl at Pullman hospital December 80 and visits from relatives plus minor local updates.
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John Kraay
Marshfield Avenue
Harvey
Kraay
Art Kraay
Hazelwood Cemetery
Leonard Kraag
Emma Livers
Etta McMorris
Mary Gibson
Harvey -Harvey Bee
Premonition Saves Life On Dalton Rail Yard Signal
Ernest Strassenberg, a switchman, signaled the engine to back up at Dalton C and E I yards. Bert Propper halted the move moments before, saving Ernest who lay unconscious across the rails. he was taken to St Bernard's hospital with serious injuries.
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Ernest Strassenberg
Dalton
Bert Propper
Bert
Ernest
St. Bernard’s Hospital
Ferdinand Maas Dies in Chicago at 69
Ferdinand Maas died at his home in Chicago on New Year’s Eve aged 69. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at his residence 4316 Princeton Avenue with interment at Oakwoods Cemetery. He leaves two daughters Ida and Edna, a brother Fred of Olympia Washington, a sister Mrs Klausman of Chicago, and three grandchildren.
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Ferdinand Mass
Chicago
Princeton Avenue
Oakwoods Cemeery
Ida
Edward Diner
Edna
Fred
Olympia, Wash
Klausman
Elected Officers Dalton Volunteer Fire Dept No 1 1925
The Dalton Volunteer Fire Department No 1 elected its 1925 officers. F C Ott was President, Fred Ott Vice President, Peter Ripley Captain, H Packard Asst Captain, A Kort Secretary, Ed Diliner Treasurer. Executive Committee members include H Packard chairman John Harms Wm Rose R Hanschmann and Fred Ott.
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Dalton Volunteer Fire Dept. No. 1
Fred Ott
Peter Ripley
H. Packard
A. Kort
Ed Diliner
John Harms
Wm. F. Rose
R. Hanschmann
Scout Notice for Riverdale unit January 1925 meeting
A Scout notice announces a January 2 1925 meeting at Riverdale Village Hall at 7 15 p m. Scouts with unpaid fees or incomplete tests must finish by tomorrow. A bulletin board at 13614 Indiana Avenue will post weekly notices. Social meeting set for January 16 1925. no meeting January 9 1925. dues five cents weekly. charter application to be mailed Saturday morning.
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Riverdale
Alex
Clarence Alpert
Keith Burchett
Eugene Hankey
Edwin Speet
Thornton Cabin
Indiana Avenue
Charles Richter
Tabernacle Guild Banco and Card Party for St Marys
The Tabernacle Guild will host a banco and card party to raise funds for St Marys church. The event takes place Tuesday evening January 6 1925 at the school hall with prizes and refreshments.
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Tabernacle Guild
St. Mary’s Church
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A. C. Reich
Indiana
Bye
Lavine van
Building and Loan Association
Paul Gall
Herman Baumgartner
Pullman Hospital
Marslee and
Boyard Baossit
Edward Ripley
Gustave Baumgartner
John A. Kollar Jr
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Junior
Engineer Propper
Ferdinand Maas
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