Local civic groups meet monthly in Dolton area halls
S. C. of N. A. meets first and third Tuesday in month at Kind's Hall Lincol n and Chicago Aves Dolton. John O'Brien president Geo W. L wksneill secretary and leas. Business Men's Association meets first Wednesday at W Hall Dolton 8 p.m. J. C. Brookfelt president Frank O. Bergold recording secretary Henry Hahn financial secretary Obeldobel treasurer.
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Ancient Order United Workmen
Catholic Order Foresters
Riverdale
John H. Metevia
Ranger
Jenn &. Kinney
Wicholas Simon
Peter Kipley
S. C
N. A
Kind
Hal
Linec
Chicago Aves
Dolton
John O'Brien
Geo W. L
Business Men’s Association
W. Hall
Dalton
Riverdale civic groups meet on regular monthly dates
Riverdale Improvement Association holds meetings on the second Monday at 8 p.m. in the Village Hall with J. M. Deam as president. Riverdale Hose Company No. 7 meets the first Wednesday at the Hose House with Fred Ludwig as president. Women’s Relief Corps and G W Spencer Post No. 279 meet on specified Fridays at the Village Hall. Dolton School Board meets first Tuesday at Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board Directors meet third Saturday at Bowen School.
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Village Boards
Village Board
Dolton
M .Thor Harper
Geo. H. Schaefar
Calumet
Village Hall
Riverdale
F. Kinney
O. Obeldobel
H. Hahn
Riverdale Hose Company No. 7
Hose House
Highlawn
Fred Ludwig
Gee. L. Koehier
Herman Dreesen
Women’s Relief Corps
G. W. Spencer
Bertha Sprick
Cora Jenness
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen
Chicago policemen begin state rifle practice at gun club
Police at Kensington begin weeks of target practice at the Chicago Gun Club. The twelve top shooters will enter the Illinois State Rifle Association annual match at Camp Logan on August 12, facing soldiers and civilians. Ranks include Lieut Mooney and Officers Cassidy Gray Brink Griffith Mc Cauley McLaughlin Lafontaine Tuck and Shaughnessy. Last year the police won the tournament.
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Chicago
Smith & Weston
Kensington
Mooney
Sergi Dugan
Cassidy
Gray
Brink
Griffith
McCauley
McLaughlin
Lafontaine
Tuck
Shaughnessy
Camp Logan
Old Liberty Bell: Its saga from 1752 to Marshall kin
The bell cast in London in 1752 cracked on testing and was recast in Philadelphia in 1753. It rang for Declaration independence in 1776 and 1770 claimed two hours of ringing. Hidden during 1777, returned in 1778, cracked further in 1835 and never restored. Governor Thomas R. Marshall is Chief Justice Marshall’s grand-nephew.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Chicago News
London
Pennsylvania Assembly
Statehouse
Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
John Marshall
Indiana
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Tallest Swede in the World at The Palmer Theater
The Palmer theater at 11117 Michigan avenue features C. R. Damberg billed as the tallest man in America and the tallest Swede in the world. Standing 7 feet 5 inches, he has traveled widely and been exhibited in several foreign countries.
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Palmer Theater
Michigan Avenue
America
C. R. Damberg
Grafter Not Necessarily Slanderous Says Judge
Judge Foster in Municipal Court rules the term grafter need not imply dishonesty in a suit by William H. Haskell ex superintendent of construction against Dwight H. Perkins. The court cites that tipping a waiter could label someone a grafter and finds no damages. The Calumet Index notes the opinion.
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Foster
William H. Haskell
Board of Education
Dwight H. Perkins
Diving Dog Saves A Life In Huntington Harbor Rescue
Swett the great Dane owned by the War’d Rest Inn proprietor in Center Point Long Island saved Leonard Tower from drowning after he went under three times in ten feet of water. The dog seized Tower’s arm in its teeth and swam to shore, where Tower was revived after an hour of effort. Tower pledged to provide for the dog’s life and the animal earned a silver plate collar.
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Swett
Centerpoint
L. I
Leonard Tower
Tower
Huntington Harbor
Wise Idea of Matron Sparks Independent Living Trend
A matron extols independence as men and women seek apartments free from obligations. She notes returning favors and harmony, and defends living apart from her son by saying deep affection exists yet ownership of a home would make her a nuisance in a shared house. She wishes to end her days in privacy.
Camp Meeting Schedule at Berge Station Camp Ground
German Methodist Camp Meeting at Berge Station lists daily devotional meetings sermons prayers and lectures through Monday August 2 with speakers including Rev F Karnopp Bishop McDowell Rev A Schussler Dr A Breslich Rev A Lutz Rev Nagler Rev J D Meyn Dr F Oblinger Rev Wegener Rev Romoser Dr Golder Rev Apfelbach Dr Oblinger Rev F Wied e Rev A Peter Rev Mulfinger Rev H Muller and others including a communion sermon and closing sermon plus a lovefeast and address on missioners from China.
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Berge Station
F. Karnopp
Bishop McDowell
A.schussler
A. Breslich
A. Lutz
A.nagler
J. D. Meyn
F. Oblinger
Wegener
Romoser
Golder
Apfelbach
F Oblinger
China
F. G. Wiede
A. Peter
Mulfinger
B. Becker
H. Muller
Fragmentary Time Ledger Lines from Riverdale Busines Record
Reading shows scattered times and directions such as 4 44 a.m. 7.38 9.m and 11.58 am. 6 19 p.m. NORTH FROM RIVERDALE with fragments 623 7.59 I.19 pm 7 06 ay 9 8 01 Be 59 II 00 ae 10.39 ae 5. 16 ar. The page fragment hints at a timetable or ledger entry with notes on transport or business events.
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Riverdale
Randolph
South Riverdale
North
Chicago. S
Delion
Chicago North Bound
Dolton
Panhandle PCC and St. Louis Riverdale Local Schedule
Eastbound timetable shows departures at 7:00 a m and 4 15 p m from Chicago to Riverdale with a 5 14 p m note. The same schedule applies to Dalton, with one trip in each direction.
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Riverdale
Chicago
Dalton
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Kinney Brothers
Indiana Ave
Ill
Dalton Station
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
Village Wall
F. W. Schmidt
Jacob A. Decklar
Women’s Catholic Order Foresters
Magdalen Kipley
Chist
Ama Kelly
Catharine Kurz
Knights OF the Modern Maccabees
A. O. U. W Hall
A. Baumgartner
John Hannter
CG. Vandenberg
Logal Union No. 6
A. O. U. W. Hall
William J Albrecht
Henry Krueger Jr
Andrew Mesperschmidt
George Washington Lodge
W. West
Hon. Karper
HH. Fuller
Riverdale Improvement Association
M. J. M. Deam
John EH. Schafer
B. A. Reich
Russell
Riverdale Park
Dan Perry
Camp McDermott
Hunters Rest
Calumet River
Petersen
136Th Place
City
Randolph Street
Tbusines
Western
R. R
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
E. Fordtran
Harvey Chinese
SUN Sing
Union
Jacob Lau
Leyden Avenue
Edward F. Dillner
Summer Garden
Chicago St
R. Pilz
Shoemaker
Lincoln Avenue
Grant Bros General Machini
Richard Buschking
Pointer
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
WM. C. Zesch
Midway
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Henry Koehncke
Telephone
Leyden Ave
Iil
Carl Wulff
Dolton, Ill
A. J. Parker, M.D
D.D.S
Robert Hanschmann
Park Ave
H. R. Penfield
West
138Th St. Highlawn
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