Will Move to Manteno ends longtime Wisconsin Lime chief
O E Cook, superintendent of Wisconsin Lime and Cement brick yards for four years, will move with his family from Dalton to Manteno Illinois to take a similar post with Curtie Brick Company after Union Brick Company bought the Wisconsin yards. Former employees honored him with a gold watch chain and pendant, noting his expert leadership that boosted yard success.
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O. E. Cook
Wisconsin Lime and Cement Company
Curtie Brick Company
Manteno
Dalton
Uinoia Brick Company
Wisconsin Yards
Cook
Wisconsin Yard
Dolton
Riverdale
Bravery of a Melbourne boy Saves Siblings From Fire
In Melbourne district Australia a mother boiling hops left three children alone as a fire started. The eldest boy, nine, reentered the burning home to rescue his brother and sister, dragging them to safety before flames reached the floor. He suffered burns, but all others escaped.
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Melbourne
Australia
Willams
Homewood News Highlights Local Developments and School Graduates
The Riverdale Band entertained despite threatening weather. Excavation begins at Gore subdivision and new building projects appear on Ashland Avenue and Maria Street. Homewood and Hazel Crest graduation exercises were held at the Presbyterian church with notable speakers, and diplomas awarded to several students. Community mourning: Mrs Claude Rhode of Harvey died May 26 1910. J P Rabe worker injured, hospitalized after a leg fracture. Painter George Scheidel to work outside this summer due to health, with multiple Riverdale contracts.
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Riverdale
Hazel Crest
Presbyterian Church
Bert Heuer
China
Smith
Thornton Township High School
R. B. Harwood
Board of Education
Leonora Nuesse
Edward Dorbandt
Bertram Heuer
Stanley Goitschwik
Josephine Briggs
Donald Allen
Toul Duwe
Alexander Whites
Wilbur Biel
Robert Allen
William Schoof
Homewood School
Jennie
Hazelwood
Psone
J. P. Rabe
L George Scheidel
Chicago
Decoration Day Picnic Highlights and Local News
South Holland notes report a Merry Maids Decoration Day picnic with Doctor Estey Gouwens noted as a foe defeated by Gouwens. Edward Gouwens praised by the girls. Coreling Troomp walks lame from stepping on a rusty nail at sewer work. Misa Blanche Dalenberg on the sick list. The large concrete sewer is finished, the small one making progress. Mrs J VanZanten recovering from tonsillitis. Town defeats Junction in a Decoration Day ball game 6 to 3. Miss Cornelia Walvoord returns home to Cedar Grove, Wis. Miss Elsie Delmarter of Chicago visits South Holland. Tennis Paarberg dies after months of illness. funeral held Thursday. Rev DeBey presiding.
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Merry Maids
Estey Gouwens
Edward Gouwens
Coreling Troomp
Misa Blanche Dalenberg
J. VanZanten
Junction Boys
Decoration Day
Cornelia Walvoord
Would Be More Popular Fashions for Women in Washington
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper notes that women will wear dresses they can put on without assistance. It suggests such fashions will please the men who pay the bills, reflecting social expectations of independence and domestic roles.
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Washington
Edward Entwistle 96, Fireman of First Locomotive
Edward Entwistle died at 96. He served as fireman on Stephenson's early locomotive the Rocket at age 16 and helped build Stephenson's Blue. He later emigrated to the United States and became a pioneer Hudson River steamboat engineer.
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Edward Entwistle
Stephenson
United States
Hudson River
Dalton Local Improvement Board Meets Over Sewer Inspectors
The Local Improvement Board of Dalton met at the village hall with President Harper and Trustees Harter and Lund. The session covered appointing a second sewer inspector, approving Henry Krueger by Lund and Harter despite Harper's vote, and funding for Monahan Bros. bonds. Discussed were manhole covers, with Monahan seeking action on 100 pound covers and the engineer to prepare a report before deciding.
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Lund and Harter
Lund and
Harter
Henry Krueger
Harper
Monahan
Business Men's Association Holds Special Meeting Notice
The Business Men’s Association announces a special meeting on Wednesday June 8. F O Bergold serves as secretary and notes the meeting details.
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F. O. Bergold
Couldn't Lose Him Detroit Press Quote Fragment
A fragment from the Detroit Press quotes a man recounting a home scene where his wife has left and he hurried home for a good meal. The snippet captures a brief domestic exchange with no further context or details.
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Detroit Press
St Marys Church Sacred Heart Mass and Sacred Heart Service Announcement
St Marys Church schedules Sunday services including high Mass at 5 and 2:30 afternoon sermon and Christian Doctrine at 3, with devotion and readings for the Sodalities and League of the Sacred Heart. A Mass for the departed mother of Arthur A Riss will be celebrated on Wednesday. Rev Arthur A Riss presides.
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St. Mary's Church
Sacred Heart
General Holly Mission
League of the Sacred Heart
Arthur A. Riss
Arthur A, Riss
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Kern & Kipley
Dolton and
New Orleans
Diamond Crown Cigars
Grace
Anld
Doolton
Homewood News
South Holland News
Elsie Delmarter
South Holland
Tennis Paarberg
Rev. DeBey
Lansing
Optician
Scranton
Jackson Hill Pochohantas
Hocking Valley Diamond Lump No. 1 Wash Nut Energy Lump
Riverdale Phone
Kruegar
Delton
Mgr
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