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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1931
Page
3
The English Puritan Fifth Monarchy Men backed Cromwell briefly under the belief a fifth monarchy would follow ancient empires. Griffin's wharf at Atlantic and Pears streets in Boston hosted the tea party, marked by a wall tablet on the site now inland from the water.
John Philip Sousa veteran band leader and composer was released from Johns Hopkins Hospital after treatments for an old shoulder injury. While recovering he set Edgar Allan Poe's poem Annabelle Lee to music and warned, When you hear of Sousa retiring, you will hear of Sousa dead.
Illinois shows an average population rise of 800,000 per decade since 1880. The La Salle clock factory is the world’s largest with a 26,000 daily capacity. Cook County consumes more clock and watch raw material than any other U S area.
Capitol reports from Springfield indicate a push for modern redistricting as census figures show downstate counties losing population since 1901. Analysts note Cook County and upstate areas face shifted representation, with 24 to 26 of 51 seats possibly moving toward urban districts under a strict population plan.
The Izaak Walton League warns that January through March are critical for game, song, and insectivorous birds in the northern United States. Winter feeding campaigns, aided by conservation groups, schools, and youth clubs, save flocks such as pheasants and quail. Shelter feeding helps birds endure ice and snow, but traps must be avoided and openings kept for escape. Feeding should avoid mixing with domestic poultry to prevent disease transmission.
Known as the greatest apple growing country in the Middle West Calhoun County Illinois marketed 639 969 barrels of apples in 1430 setting a new high record for the region.
A column mixes travel notes from Alamos Sonora where a mine change hands and a vein was found, with social commentary on jealousy, prohibition, crime, and media, plus reflections on marriage, education, and family roles. It cites figures like L Patterson, Filipe De Iza, Mrs Big Tooth, and mentions India, China hunger reports, and Bishop radio prayer debates.
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