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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1928
Page
6
Mexico City reports General Obregon elected president for six years starting December 1. He will continue most policies of President Calles. Obregon was the sole candidate in the race.
Libog, a 7 000 population town on Albay’s eastern base of Mayon, is reported virtually destroyed by lava with many thousands displaced. Eruption since June 21 drives fiery streams toward Legaspi as refugees seek aid, amid fears of cholera and a looming epidemic.
The War department announces that 2172 candidates including eleven enlisted army men have qualified for appointment as flying cadets and must report for training by July 1 at Brooksfield San Antonio and Marchfield Riverside California.
Riverside California Marchfield Army student pilot Lincoln Draper aged twenty three was killed when his plane crashed after a 250 foot fall.
St Paul Finnis J A Wardwinch thirty seven, tied to a four year old kidnapping here, hanged himself in his cabinet shop. Charges arising from the abductions are reported.
Village of Riverdale Cook County Illinois files Special Assessment No 18 for six inch vitrified sewer connections along multiple streets within Riverdale The final hearing is scheduled for July 16 1928 with ten annual installments at 6 percent interest and objections or defenses may be filed prior to the hearing HEARSCHELL S BOCK named by the Board of Local Improvements and confirmed by Cook County Court
Attorneys Lyman Adams Bishop and Dupee submit a special assessment on behalf of the Village of Riverdale. The dates June 29 and July 6 mark key filing or hearing steps in the matter. Local officials and residents await further court actions.
Three people burned to death when a plane they rode in caught fire shortly after takeoff above the ground at a celebration in Meadow. Pilot Ames of Rapid City, Bartell of Shadefall, and Chester Gibson of Meadow died in the crash.
President Machado signs regulation imposing an 8 peso charge on arrival and 3 pesos on departure for tourists. The levy applies to all travelers to Cuba, effective immediately.
An advertisement touts a quality repeater and claims benefits for whooping cough winter coughs laryngitis asthma and catarrh of the throat. It lists Ernest Kettler R P h at 87 East 137th Street Riverdale Illinois and a Riverdale phone number.
The piece states Yiddish is the most spoken Jewish dialect with about 70 percent German, 20 percent Hebrew, and 10 percent Slavic. Since the early 1800s it has served as a literary medium for Jewish writers according to Mentor Magazine.
An expert cotton picker can gather 500 to 600 pounds per day, showing high daily output potential for harvest work.
The term Great Divide describes a broad elevated ridge across Montana and Wyoming where numerous rivers originate. It spans a wider area than the Continental Divide, highlighting a mountainous region that feeds many watersheds.
A proverb notes that even powerful carts cannot alter spoken statements once uttered. It emphasizes the permanence of words and the limits of force against speech.
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