Maine Cofferdam Around the Maine Wreck Near Havana
Army engineers report a successful plan to raise the cofferdam around the wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor. Pumping out water may begin around June 15, with delays due to bent interlocking rails and limited facilities. Leaks are expected as the dam is lowered but controlled. Lost girl’s blue coat at Riverdale show grounds. return to The Pointer office. Pins and Needles explains temporary numbness from nerve pressure. rubbing or exercise helps. For sale Pitner Gasoline Lighting System at Wilson's Drug Store Riverdale.
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Washington, D. C
Battles
Ilp
Maine
Havana Harbor
Riverdale
Finder
Pointer
Homewood News Roundup From June Activities and Local Tales
Homewood residents celebrate a birthday with a neighborly gathering and resolve to meet again next year. Notable items include school commencement at Gottyschalk hall with sev enth grade graduates, district school closings, and remarks by C F Farr. Local building updates, a Woodmen Memorial service, and preparations for a Germany trip are noted. The Steger game, Decoration Day results, and upcoming appearance of the Yale team are mentioned along with town characters and recent visits.
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Homewood
Gottyschalk’s Hall
South Homewood
Lincoln
West Side
atHazel Grest
C.F. Farr
J. Rosenthal
Wilson
L. H. Kohn
Gardner
Louis Roll
Rosenthal
Rev. I. 0
Harvey
Franklin
August Staedtke
Lohse
Germany
George Washington
George Riegel
Cms
Nuesel
Mamie Nuesel
LaSalle
Sophia Herring
Chicago
South Holland News Briefs Include Travel and Visits
Duinker family and others travel to Shebogan Michigan to visit T Prys and kin. May Van Wyngarden visits from Roseland. Mrs K R Asting and Gertrude tour Orange City Iowa. Wm Gibson leaves for Washington. Rev A M Duin goes to Florida. Ruth Van Duine visits Shivago. Adam Int Hout makes calls. Potis family returns to Cedar Grove after visits. Bode family dog Fido killed by Grand Train. buried in the garden. Jackie visits the fatal track site daily.
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May van Wyngarden
Roseland
RK. Asting
Gertrude
Orange City
Iowa
Wm. Gibson
Washington
A. M. Duin
Florida
Ruth van Duine
Shivago
Adam Int Hout
Our Town
Tandem Bicycle for Safe Cheap and Local Farm Items
Readable fragments describe a tandem bicycle for safe cheap use, plus a large lawn mower, a Dolton bakery, and individuals or places named Letepugne Wolton 373 and Reich. Additional notes mention a renl property in Higglawn with a barn, garden lot, and Higglawn references.
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Dolton Bakery
Letepugne Wolton
Renl
Higglawn
Reich
Electric shock kills 18 year old at Grand Trunk tracks
Ernest Weseloh of Blue Island dies after grabbing a charged chain used to lower the street arc light near York street at 9 30 Wednesday night. Witnesses report he was unconscious when found and died within minutes.
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Ernest Weseloh
Blue Island
Grand Trunk Tracks
York Street
Weseloh
Water tax drop-in hours announced by Riverdale collector
Beginning Friday May 5 and thereafter until further notice GEO. H. Schneider Riverdale Illinois Village Collector will be at the clerk's office Village Hall on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 7 to 10 p m for those who wish to pay water taxes.
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Geo. H. Schneider
Riverdale
Ill
Methods of Sugar Making in the Hills
Outing Magazine describes traditional sugar making with local lore and household experiments. It notes flavor influenced by soil and tree, the southeastern exposed old trees, and the shift from rough pails to graded products yielding higher prices, from ten cents to forty cents per pound.
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Susannah
Outing Magazine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pitner Gasoline
Wilson’s Drug Store
Kern
Ripley
Mose
Riverdale and Dolton
Dolton
First National Bank
Riverdale Park
Gus. Fleischhauer
Homewood News
Thomas Weiss
Cole
John van Eyle
Scandia
John
South Holland News
Ae. Duinker
Shebogan, Mich
T. Prys
Boy
Harper’s Bazar
Lincoln Avenue
Fraternal and Social Society of Spendthrifts
John Thrifty
Dolton State Bank
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