Telephone Rate Cut In Indiana Toll Line
The Chicago Telephone Company reduced toll rates from Riverdale to Hammond Whiting East Chicago and Indiana Harbor in Indiana. The three minute rate dropped from 20 cents to 16 cents. A light one horse farm wagon for sale with hay rack is available through Henry Petersen. Found handbag pocket book on 137th street near Panhandle tracks. owner may claim by contacting The Pointer office. P. J. Crowley transferred to Panhandle Freight East Chicago office to fill vacancy caused by illness. L. E. Pritchett of West Pullman succeeded Crowley locally.
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Chicago Telephone Company
Riverdale
Hammond
Whiting
East Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Indiana
Henry Petersen
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Sts
Dalton
137Th Street
Panhandle Tracks
H. Block
P. J. Crowley
Panhandle
Ind
R. B. Hinkle
Saratoga
L. E. Pritchett
West Pullman
Mr. Crowley
Telegraph Operator Ambras Coneys Dies in Chicago
Ambras Coneys longtime telegraph operator at Yard Center and Slaney on the C E I died at his Chicago home 6530 Union Ave last Saturday night. Funeral held Tuesday morning at St Bernards Church with interment in Mount Olivet.
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Ambras Coneys
Yard Center
Slaney
Union Ave
Chicago
St. Bernards Church
Mount Olivet
Heredity in National Life and Civic Duty
A 1910s essay argues that a nation's past shapes present character and future destiny, via hereditary influence and historical forces. It urges readers to study duty as citizens, work boldly for reforms, and ignore critics who call them busybodies.
Watch Recovered. Owner Miss Freeda Grieling Identified
The owner of a ladies gold watch is Miss Freeda Grieling of Riverdale after A Nywen ing of 136th street found it near the C H I depot in Dalton weeks ago. The finder advertised in The Pointer and located the owner, earning praise for honesty.
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Freeda Grieling
136Th Street
Riverdale
A. Nywening
Pointer
Nywening
Miss Grieling
Dalton
Notice to Owners of Property Taken in Dolton Sewer Plan
In Cook County Illinois the village of Dolton files a condemnation suit for a sewer system on part of Section 34 Township 37 North Range 14 East, with Calumet River and 138th Street boundaries. Total estimated cost $74,277.14 and special assessment proceedings are described. defendants include S Ellen Dolton and the Mowrys. Court hearing set for February 25, 1908. clerk Joseph F. Haas and attorney John A Verhoven.
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State of Illinois
Cook
Cook County
Dolton
Calumet River
138Th Street
Calumet
S. Ellen Dolton
William S
Said
Chicago
Joseph F. Haas
English Justice Errs in Early Penalty Traditions
Van Norden Magazine notes English practice shows harsh penalties for petty theft while lenient fines are given for domestic violence and minor property crimes. It cites examples of fines as low as 2.50 dollars for assault and 14 days hard labor for stealing socks, contrasting with harsher penalties in the past and American courts’ evolving view on human life.
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England
London
America
van Norden Magazine
The Union In Cooking Reveals Butter Based Secret
A famous French cook explains the foundation of all cooking is butter and onions. He says use them in all sauces to bring customers back. Butter without onion loses customers. onions should melt away before butter is added to create a stock.
Noble Living and the Habit of Routine
A Boston psychologist recalls a jailer turned lecturer who counted his audience as if in a prison yard, showing how habit forms mental patterns. The piece argues that noble living requires steady communication with inner reservoirs of spiritual nourishment.
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Boston
Kern and Kipley Sell Felt Boots and Rubber Gear
Local store Kern and Kipley advertises Felt Boots German Socks Rubbers and Rubber Boots of all kinds for sale. The notice highlights a variety of weather footwear and related items available to customers.
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Kern & Kipley’s
Shark Tale Debunked by Reporter in Daily Paper
A reporter confronts a nature faker about a sensational shark story. The faker claims to correct the tale by having the shark return the man to the raft and arranging with an alligator to exact a proper capture.
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North Side
John A. Muller
Indiana Avenue
David Stary Jordan
Kern & Kipley
John A. Verhoven
John Behrens
Oxford
Chicago Street
Dolton, Illinois
George S. Merriam
Richard Buschking
Schwab
W.L. Douglas
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