Village Boards and Local Organizations Meet by Month
Dolton village board meets 1st and 3rd Mondays at Village Hall and Riverdale board meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Various lodges meet weekly or monthly at Village Hall and A. O. U. W. Hall with officers listed. Riverdale Improvement Association and local relief corps also hold regular meetings.
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Dolton
Dalton
Thos. Harper
Henry Hahn
Village Board
P. m
Village Hall
Riverdale
W. Schiniat
Alvin Vd Wilkins
Catholic Order Foresters
St. Luke’s Court
Conrad Isern
John J. T1nney
Albert Schulmann
Peter Ripley
Women’s Catholic Order
TOR Hsthrs
Hiverdale
Magdalen Jipley
Jommaseuly
Catharine Kurz
George Washington Lodge
A. UO
A. O. U. W. Hall
Delton
Andrew Baumgartner
John 5. Harter
R. Vandenberg
Riverdale Improvement Association
T. BF. Kinney
IF. H. Baker
John H. Schafer
F. A. Reich
Women’s Reliep Corps
CG. W. Spencer
Rivevale
Emily Claussen
Dorothy Niemeyer
Dolton School
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen School
Honeymoon Fraud Ties Indiana Woman to Chicago Incident
In Chicago a Kouts Indiana woman, former Mrs. Fay of Cottage Inn, married to Albert Daye during a honeymoon, loaned him 1000 dollars after he claimed a missing 5000 dollar check. He disappeared, prompting police involvement and investigations into the apparent ruse.
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Chicago
Kouts
Fay
Cottage Inn
Ind
Albert Daye
Dayo
St. Me
Ae Ian
Grace Bayd Wins Family Reunion After School Lecture
Grace, a bright but simply dressed student from Harrison Park High, faces mockery from classmates. After a dangerous street accident, Judge Foster reveals Grace is his niece, reuniting her with family. Grace finishes with top honors and accepts Walter Meridith's marriage proposal.
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Grace
Denver
Walter Meridith
Main
Chestnut Street
Soxy
Grace Bayd
Fane
Helen Foster
Judge Foster
Helen
Edward
Ester
Law
Grace Missing Returns to Home in Tense Evening Search
Mrs Raymond frets as Grace fails to return home by evening. Neighbors report an automobile sighting near the street as anxious vigil continues and family remains hopeful for Grace's safe arrival.
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Mrs. Raymond
Grace
Abe
Abandoned Auto Leads to Owner in Evanston
An abandoned car and a hat with initials OP H lead to Francis H. Hardy of 1214 Ridge Avenue Evanston. Hardy admits the auto, saying he left it there after it froze up Saturday night and that whoever can crank it up and run it off can have it.
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Francis H. Hardy
Ridge Avenue
Evanston
Mr. Hardy
Suffragist Embraces Hobble Skirt to Win Votes
Mrs. George F. Lowell of Newton launches a suffrage campaign urging women to dress to attract men. She supports hobble skirts and feathers as a tactic to persuade male voters, arguing fashion can aid the vote cause.
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Boston
Mass
George F. Lowell
Newton
Massachusetts
Ready to Be Surprised
The speaker recalls listening for Mister Chris to surprise him with a whole ham, saying he has heard no footsteps and expects the surprise to come. The line uses dialect to convey anticipation and humor in a rural, conversational tone.
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Brother Dickey
Chris
Buckeye Steel Casting to Build 1.5 Million Plant in Indiana Harbor
Buckeye Steel Casting Co plans a new 1.5 million dollar plant in Indiana Harbor on an eighty five acre tract bought for 140 thousand dollars. The site at One Hundred forty first street and Kennedy avenue will employ 2500 workers at full build and begin operations with about 1000 in spring. The project aims to outpace rivals including United States Steel at Gary and to surpass Buckeye’s Columbus plant which now employs over 1000. The company operates plants in Columbus Ohio and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and opened offices in the Railway Exchange building.
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Indiana Harbor
Buckeye Steel Casting Company
Columbus
Pittsburg
Pars
Eastern Independent Steel Company
Chicago
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Railway Exchange
Albert W. DeErskine
Use for Salt Bags in Home Dressing
A reader from Suburban Life describes reusing salt cotton bags after washing to create a ready to slice dressing roll. They stuff a bag with dressing and bake it with poultry and meats to form a convenient portion for cold cuts.
Eagle nest robbery near Craigellachie Rock at Aviemore
A young man received seven days for stealing a nest on Craigellachie Rock in Aviemore. An old eagle's mate was away, one chick was taken and kept as a pet for three months before the sheriff intervened as the bird hunted two rabbits daily and was ultimately sold as too costly.
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England
Craigellachie
Aviemore
Making Papoose's Cradle Traditions Shape Beautiful Baby Baskets
The passage notes that the poorest Indian mothers must craft a cradle or basket for their baby. Design varies with tribe customs and regional resources while ornamentation reflects the mother’s ingenuity and artistic sense.
Uncivilized Quips Expose Dinner Table Etiquette
A curt exchange reveals a child’s blunt appetite at a family dinner. The remark about the boy’s behavior underscores tensions over manners and hospitality in a domestic setting.
Monument to Dom Perignon in Epernay Honors Sparkling Wine Founder
Epernay in the champagne region has erected a monument honoring Dom Perignon 1538 1715 the Benedictine monk credited with inventing the method for producing sparkling wines and founding the town’s prosperity.
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Epernay
Champagne
Dom Perignon
Broiling by Electricity Claim Sparks Cost Debate
A claim states a spring chicken can be broiled electrically at a cost of 214 cents. The assertion highlights the practicality and expense of electric broiling.
Fragmentary transit timetable entry from Riverdale area
Vague OCR read shows times and codes for a bus or rail schedule around Riverdale with references to Frisco-Chi and East. Lit. lines. Details are unreadable and fragmented.
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Chi
East
Transit timetable fragment with city street pickup times
A partial transit notice lists Saturday and Sunday constraints and gives a route showing No. 67 departing 47th Street at 5 57 am and an arrival target at South Holland around 6 45 am.
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47Th Street
South Holland
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Indiana Ave
Delton Station
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
United Workmen
German Oak Lodge No
A. W. Hall
Volton
Carl Wultz
iMaster Workman
Chas
Schnoor
Kkec
Jonn Ff. Boettger
Henry W. Schnoor
Reas
Woodmen Calumet
Village Hals
Niverdale
Zud
George H. Schaefer
Obenobel
Henry Mobin
Gawker
Brickmakers
Frank Mrueger
Albert Kasten
Andrew Messerschmuidt
Highlawn Hose Co, NO
Hose House
Highlawn
Fred Ludwig
Martin Wilkins
Herman Dreesen
Grace Raymond
Elizabeth S. Engel
Central Time
Randolph Street
Riverdast
North Bound
Chicago. S
Riv
Indiana
R. R
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
Claude J. Dalenberg
Unity
Dearborn St
Forbce Randolph
W.pullman
Roseland
Birkhoff’s
Sfosa Michigan
Dolton Bakery
William Minardow
Telephone
WM. C. Zesch
Ys . Riv
Midway
Leyden Avenue
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Robert Hanschmann
Phone Dolton
Park Ave
Carl Wulff
Dolton, Ill
Edward F. Dillner
Summer Garden
Chicago St
Dolton, Jr
Fred J. Ott
Chicago St. Dolton, Ill
GEO
Tuch
137Th Street
Grant Bros. General Machinists
138Th St
Chicago Street
West 137Th St
1. C. Depot
Ts Designs
CopyrieuTs &c
O Best Agency
Munn & Ca
Scientific Americatt
Nawedesiers
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