Robbers Active in Local Homes Late Friday Night
A Friday night string of break ins hits Highlawn and nearby streets. At Martin Wilkins's home in Highlawn a robber took 45 cents from William Stutzreim’s trousers pocket while an overcoat shielded Billy from a larger loss. John Pralle’s residence was robbed with 1.36 dollars taken from John Beurlines. Breaks at John Schroeder’s and A R Nelson’s followed, with the intruders frightened away. Police Chief Baumgartner pursues leads as citizens prepare to act.
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Martin Wilkins
Highlawn
William Stutzreim
Mr. Wilkins
Billy
John Pralle
John Beurlines
Mr. Pralle
John Schroeder
Indiana Ave
A. R. Nelson
Police Baumgartner
How He Figured It Four Mothers Joke
Cartoon caption humor notes Howard claiming four mothers. Punch line explains he has a birth mother a godmother a stepmother and an in law mother. Published in Harper's Weekly with light social satire.
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Howard
Harper’s Weekly
Installed Officers of Local Lodges Celebrate Week
The Modern Maccabees installed officers on January 7 led by Andrew Baumgartner as Commander and Albert Beck as Lieutenant-Commander. The Ladies of the W R C held an installation on January 8 at Village Hall with Mrs. Ella V Work directing a program including readings and songs. Subsequent installations included Gen McPherson's Circle Ladies of the G A R on January 11 at Schwab's hall with new officers and three new members. The Dalton M E church society held its January meeting with officers elected led by Mrs. Wm VanDeursen and others.
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Maccabees
Andrew Baumgartner
Albert Beck
Jean Carter Record
Chas. Vanderberg
Rudolph Schafer
Carl. H. Thomsen
Chsa
Nurah
Sargeant
Fred Weber
Jos. Stabb
Grandmason
W.R C
Ella V.work
Childern
Mabel Ulander
Florence Hedtke
Emma Gundaker
Marian Jones
Spencer Corp
Relief Corp
Fraternity
H. Mihahn
Alice Dowd
Eward Claussen
O. Obeldobel
A. Claussen
M. Hadorn
May Propper
R. Hanschmann
J. M. Deam
Alma Kelly
Nellie Stewart
Mabel Spiik
Anna Glenn
R. Nless
Ida Wright
Ladies of
Ethel Deerfield
Gertrude Finfrock
Gen. McPherson
G.A.R
Schwab
Wright
Teir
Deerfield
Finfrock
F. R. Baker
Dalton M. E. Church
A.E. Moomaw
Wm. VanDeursen
John Berger
Albert Moomaw
John van Deursen
Loaded with Guns Det. Hickey Arrests Two Suspects in Riverdale
Detective J K Hickey on the day beat in Riverdale arrested two men on the north side after noon. They stopped at Terman Horn's for refreshments and were found with a sack loaded with guns and safety razors. They were taken to Kensington police station where stolen property valued at 1300 to 2000 dollars was found.
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J.K. Hickey
Riverdale
North Side
Terman Horn’s
Kensington
Getting Near It Freshby Professor Question
A brief cartoon caption notes a professor asking if it is possible to take the greater from the 13s. The exchange suggests a close approach once the conceit is removed from a freshman, per the Jewish Ledger.
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Jewish Ledger
Delicate Way of Putting It
A brief quip about Bill Jones’s relative claiming he found rapid profit, leading to seclusion then revealing he is in the penitentiary for counterfeiting. The Philosopher of Folly remarks that a hero acts on impulse rather than thoughtful planning.
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Bill Jones
Bill
Philosopher of Folly
No Competitor in Corn Production
The United States leads the world in corn output, producing more than all other nations combined. This dominance underscores the country's agricultural capacity and industrial scale in grain markets.
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United States
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Oswald Obeldobel
West
137Th Street
Riverdale, Illinois
Illinois Central Depot
W. L. Douglas Shoes
Louis E. Reich
Chicago
A. Spoor
Henry Brandt
Riverdale Dairy
KERN
137Th St
Dalton
Chicago St
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