Illinois At a Glance 1928 Economic Snapshot
Illinois statistics show 5 557 dentists and 80 222 marriages in 1927 down 2 8 percent from 1926. Danville issued the first paper from coin-stalks December 16 1928. Chicago hosts conventions with about 50 million dollars yearly visitor spending. McHenry County leads in cattle value with 57 870 head worth 4 801 700 dollars. A train enters and leaves Chicago each minute. Beacons and aerial markers at The Peoples Gas new gas holder cost 1500 dollars annually. Forty percent of Illinois farmers use incubators. One dentist per 1330 people. Fourteen air transport firms move mail and passengers from Chicago over 565 406 miles monthly. Illinois accounts for 6.14 percent of the U S population but 7.96 percent of federal taxes for year ending June 30 1928. The Crawford Avenue station in Chicago houses a 100 000 kilowatt steam turbo generator for Commonwealth Edison.
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Danville
Illinois
Commercial News
Chicago
McHenry County
New World
Peoples Gas
Middle West
Crawford Avenue
Commonwealth Edison Company
Notice to Contractors for South Holland Water Mains Bids
Sealed bids for constructing water mains in Perry Avenue and other South Holland streets will be received by the Board of Local Improvements until January 23, 1929. Bids require a 10 percent deposit, bonds equal to one third, and compliance with the ordinance plans and specifications on file with the Village Clerk.
Dolton Special Assessment No 59 hearing set for 1929
The Village of Dolton announces Special Assessment No 59 to fund cast iron water main work on 144th Street and Irving Avenue. Final hearing is January 90 1929 at 10 a.m. in Cook County Court with objections welcome. assessment collected in ten yearly installments at six percent interest.
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Dolton
144Th Street
Irving Avenue
Washington Street
Dalton
Cook
Illinois
Cook County
Ilinois
A. D
Joseph L. Locher
Dolton Special Assessment No 57 Bid Opening
The Dolton Village invites bids for the lead water service pipes system on Maryland Avenue and other Dolton streets. Bids must be received by January 21, 1929 at 8:00 p.m. at the Village Hall and will be publicly opened and declared.
Dolton Seeks Bids for Dolton Special Assessment No 58
A notice from Dolton Village in Cook County Illinois invites bids for the Dolton Special Assessment No 58 project. The work covers a vitrified tile pipe house connection sewer system along Maryland Avenue and other streets. Bids due January 21 1929 at 8 00 p m at the Village Hall. Contractors must show they have the facilities and resources to perform the work and be paid in bonds and vouchers drawn against the village. Bidders to examine ordinance maps plats plans and profiles at the Board of Local Improvements Secretary’s office. Dated Dolton Illinois January 11 1929.
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Board of Local Improvements
Village of
South Holland
Perry Avenue
Vilage
Cook County
Ilinois
John J. Gouwens
Illinois
WM. G. Dolton
Board of Local Improvements of
Dolton
A. D
Maryland Avenue
Iidders
Board of Local Inrovements
Dolton Special Assessment Notice
County Court has ordered a special assessment on property receiving a water main improvement in Woodlawn Avenue and nearby streets. The warrant is with the collector. payment is due at Dolton Village Hall within thirty days, in ten installments starting with 2511.48 on 1929-01-02 and eight further installments of 1600 each through 1938, with 6 percent interest on deferred payments.
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Woodlawn Avenue
Dalton Village
Tex Rickard Dies Promoter Who Shaped Boxing Era
Miami Florida promoter Tex Rickard died in hospital from infection after an emergency operation for gangrenous appendicitis. He headed Madison Square Garden and promoted the Deupsey Tunney fight at Soldiers Field, shaping modern boxing era. Col John S Hammond to run MSG temporarily while directors elect a successor. Rickard claimed a fortune of 2.5 million with one million in cash ready for opportunities.
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Miami
Fla
George J
Tex
Rickard
Maxine Texas
Jack Dempsey
Lex
Walter Field
Madison Square C Gurden
New York
Lis
Deupsey-Tunney
Soldiers’ Field
Chicago
Yukon
Nevada
South America
Col
John S. Hammond
Madison Square Garden
Corporation
Vagabonds Respond to Harmonies Practice Report
The Vagabonds rebut a claim of two games with the Harmonies noting no scheduled games have occurred. They have only practiced with Harmonies due to inadequate regular practice slots on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
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Light and Coke Company of
Dol
First National Bank
Dolton, Ill
Chas. E. Waterman
Horace Holmes
M. R. Weidner
W. H. Baker
Russel P. Blake
William Staat
Ass't
Federal Reserve System
Chrysler and
Plymouth
Atwater Kent Radios
Twin City
Lincoln Avenue
Glendora Bisinins
G. R. Collinson Coal Yard
Park Ave
Pennsylvania
Conrad Kern
Indiana Ave
Riverdale
J. C. Wernicke
Tex Rickard
George L. (“Tex”) Rickard
Theo. Vanderaa’s
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