Modern Neopens Carimed Camp and Catholic Foresters Meetings
Moderneopens Carimed Camp No 6142 meets at Riverdale Village Hall on second and fourth Thursdays at 8 p m consul Thos F Kinney and officers Obeldobel Hahn and others. Catholic Order Foresters convene second and last Wednesdays at 8 p m Village Hall Riverdale with John H Metevia Chief Ranger Johan Kinney and officers. Women's Catholic Order Foresters meet second Sunday and fourth Thursday at 2 30 p m Village Hall Hivervale led by Mrs Magdalen Kipley chief ranger with recording and financial secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moderneopens Carimed
Villag Hall
Riverdale
Thos
F. Kinney
O, Obeldobel
H. Hahn
Catholic Order Foresters
John H. Metevia
Johan E. Kinney
Wichelas Simon
Peter Kipley
Women’s Catholic Order Foresters Aivery
Hivervale
Magdalen Kipley
Otis Mount Kelly
Diss Catharine
Local Fraternal and Civic Organization Notices
Brickmakers Local Union No 6b meets at AOUW Hall Dolton on second and last Thursdays. Willam J Albrecht president, Kienry Krueger recording secretary, Andrew Sesserschmidt financial secretary. S J of N A meets first Wednesday at new month at Durdad’s Hall, Dalton, IL. John Utrien president Geo W Anville secretary and treasurer. Ladies Auxiliary BLE meets AOUW Hall Dolton second and fourth Thursdays 2 30 pm Mrs W Weat president Mrs Rhos Harper insurance secretary Mrs H Fuller treasurer. Business Men's Association meets first Wednesday A Co U W Hall Dolton 8 pm J C Brookfelt president Frank Bergold recording secretary Henry Hahn financial secretary Obeldobel treasurer. Riverdale Improvement Association meets second Monday monthly Village Hall Riverdale 8 pm President Deam secretary John K E Behafer treasurer A Reich. Riverbase Hose Company No 1 meets first Wednesday monthly Hose House Highlawn Fred Ludwig president Geo L Koehler secretary Herman Dreesen treasurer. G W Spencer Post No 279 meets 2d Friday 2 pm and 4th Friday 8 pm Village Hall Riverdale Mrs Bertha Sprick president Mrs Oswald Oberdobe secretary. Riverdale Board Directors meets 3d Saturday monthly 730 pm Bowen School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Business Men's Association
A. Co
U. W. Hall
Dolton
C. Brookfelt
Frank
Bergold
Henry Hahn
Obeldobel
Fiall
Riverdale
Iy Deam
John KE. Behafer
A. Reich
Riverbase Hose Company No. 1
Hose House
Highlawn
Fred Ludwig
Geo. L. Koehler
Herman Dreesen
G. W. Spencer
Bertha Sprick
Oswald Oberdobe
Hedin Finds Tibetan Rival Religions Over Rotal Wheel
Sven Hedin reports two Tibetan sects in bitter dispute over prayer wheel direction one side claiming the wheel must turn right the other left. He notes a sacred mountain near the Bramaputra where walking around 13 times is believed to cleanse sins attracting criminals. Pilgrims warn him that riding around the mountain would do him no good.
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Sven Hedin
Tibet
Hile
Bramaputra
Early reference to Manhattan in Hudson's Journal
The earliest notice of Manahata, the island now home to New York City, appears in Hudson's Journal. The text notes hostile peoples encountered on a river exploration and references the island in a period description of events from that voyage.
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Manhattan
New York City
Hudson's
Manahata
Ladies of the W R C Present Flags to Bowen and Park Avenue
The women of the W R C presented the Bowen School Riverdale scholars with an ank flag and Mrs Ella V Work delivered the presentation. Dalton received an engrossed framed history of the flag and short programs were held at both Park Avenue and Bowen. Mra G A Sprick led the local organization as president and the effort aims to educate youths on Old Glory.
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Bowen
Riverdale
Ella V. Work
Park Avenue School
Dalton
Mra
G. A. Sprick
Mrs Sophia Shilling Dead After Long Illness at 83
Mrs Sophia Shilling aged 83 died Sunday morning May 23 1909 after a long illness. Funeral services were held May 26 at the home of her son at 99th and State streets with Rev R D Scoot of Roseland Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial was at Mt Greenwood. Pallbearers were nephews L Vander Syde John G and Henry J DeYoung Roseland Mr DeRidder Riverdale Richard and Harry DeYoung South Holland. She was sister to Mrs Goris Vanderside Gilbert DeYoung of Casson Minn Henry DeYoung of South Holland and Mrs Benschop of Denver Col. Surviving children Jacob Harry and Gerdinah Shilling Chicago M N Shilling 99th and State street and Johny Shilling South Holland.
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Sophia Shilling
State Streets
R. D. Scoot
Roseland Presbyterian Church
Bovenkerk
Mae Engeleman
Nora Vermeer
South Holland
Mt. Greenwood
Pall Pearers
Messrs. L. Vandersyde
John G
Henry J. DeYoung
Roseland
Mr. DeRidder
Riverdale
Richard
Harry DeYoung
Goris Vanderside
Gilbert de- Young
Casson
Minn
Henry de- Young
Benschop
Denver
Col
K and E Excursion to Michigan City and Hudson Lake
The first public ride on the new electric line, known as the Kensington and Eastern, departs Pullman at 8 20 a m next Sunday the 6th, reaching Michigan City at 10 00 and Hudson Lake at 10 40. Return departs Hudson Lake at 6 32 and Michigan City at 7 15 with fares 85 cents to Michigan City and one dollar to Hudson Lake.
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Kensington and Eastern
Chicago, Lake Shore
South Bend
South Shore
Pullman
Kensington
Michigan City
Hudson Lake
Ly. Randolph St
Riverdale
South Riverdale
North
Chi
Chicago. S
Dalton
Judicial Election Next Monday for Circuit and Superior Court Judges
A statewide judicial election will be held Monday June 7 for circuit court judges and one superior court judge. Forty five candidates seek the title of Judge with many prominent attorneys among them. Voters are urged to inform themselves about qualifications and vote on merit, not politics, and not forget to vote.
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Superior Court
Politica
Woodmen Memorial Services Abbreviated Notice
All members of Calumet Catp No 5142 Modern Woodmen of America are urged to attend the Memorial services at Homewood Sunday afternoon June 6. Train leaves Riverdale at 1 13 p m OBELDOBEL Clerk.
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Calumet Catp No
Modern Woodmen of America
Homewood
Riverdale
Obeldobel
Miami Boat Club Meeting at Camp McDermott
All members are requested to attend a Miami Boat Club meeting at Camp McDermott on Sunday June 6 at 2 PM. Boats will run from Riverdale Park docks to the Camp for members’ convenience, says Secretary En StahNke.
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Miami Boat Club
Camp McDermott
Riverdale Park
En, Stahnke
Dolls as Matrimonial Markers in Servian Villages
Travelers in Servian villages notice dolls hanging in cottage windows. The dolls signal that a marriageable daughter or a widow resides there, serving as a local matrimonial cue rather than a child’s toy.
Distilleries in Sweden Reduce Over Five Decades
Fifty years ago Sweden had 231 distilleries, a number that has fallen to 182 as production shifts and regulatory changes reshape the spirits industry. The change reflects evolving consumption patterns and industry consolidation across the country.
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Sweden
Local classified ads list items for sale and services
Numerous listings offer farm purchases near Riverdale or Dalton, iron box and buggy assets, wind mill and cabbage box, powder gun and Paris Green, beekeeping stock, pot plants, housework help, milk cow, rental flats, a daily newspaper route, and rubber stamps. Advertisers include H D Lentfer, G Vandenberg, Wm Schultz, W Wegener, J Meeboer, Blinkie’s debt note, Emit Rosenthal, Wm Nerche, W Bachman, Al Simnick, George H Schaefer, and The Pointer office.
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Riverdale
Dalton
Pointer
H. D. Lentfer
Indiana Avenue
G. Vandenberg
138Th Street
Indiana
R. R
Leggett
Fred Pohlers
Chicago Street
Dolton
Wm. Schultz
Leyden Avenue
al. Simnick
Highlawn
Wm. Bachman
Park Committee
George H. Schaefer
Silent clubs charm Paris yet spark public doubt
A Parisian newspaper notes a new club where all members must remain silent. The writer questions its longevity in a city famed for talk and recalls a late seventeenth century London equivalent. The piece mentions other silent clubs reportedly existing in China.
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Paris
London
China
Spectator Club
Roger de Coverley
Telegraphic Debate: New York Surpasses Britain in Telephones
Within a 60 mile diameter circle centered in New York more telephones exist than in all of Great Britain, sparking a claim of British lag in communications infrastructure.
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Great Britain
New York
Simulation Wins
An early Detroit Free Press quotation notes that some philosophers claim a man should cultivate jealousy about his wife to keep her attentive, a dictum framed as a paradox on marital conduct.
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Detroit Free Press
Unclear OCR transit data with times and prices
The fragment shows a sequence of times, riverdale station notes, and prices arranged like a transit or timetable snippet. Mentions north and south from Riverdale with several time stamps and small monetary figures, plus a note Business Men's Special.
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Lary
Kinney Brothers
Indiana Ave
Ill
Dalton Station
Office of Publication
Lil
Village Boards
Village Board
P.m
June Harper
Geo. H. Schaefer
Village Gall
F. W. Schmidt
Jacob A. Decklar
Ancient
Groek United Workmen
Richard Hoppe
Wolkman
Chas. C. Schnoor
John F. Boetteger
Henry W. Schnoor
Knights OF the Modern Maccabees
A. O. U. W Hall
A. Baumgartner
John Carter
Kedpo
Vandenberg
Gurge
Washington
S. J
N. A
Duuad
Riverdale Improvement Association
Women's Relief Corps
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board Directors
Mrs. Sophia Shilling
K. & E. Excursion
Wm. Wegener & Son
Dolton Florists
Sheridan Avenue
J. Meeboer
Wm. Nerche
Rosenthal
Deering
William Gouwens
Leave City
Randolph Street
Western
Chicago
North Bound
Riverdale Local
Dolton Withence
Wah’s Dept
Robert Hanschmann
Park Ave
Dolton, Ill
John
Lincoln Avenue
Illinois
H.R. Penfield
West
138Th St. Highlawn
WM. C. Sanitary Plum Sewerage
Pekee
RIV
Vy A
Alfred Peats
C. Vandenberg Dolton
Henry Koehncke
Telephone
Leyden Ave
Carl Wulff
A. J. Parker, M.D
D.D.S
Dutt
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
E. Fordtran
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago St. Dolton, Ill
R. Pilz
Grant Bros. General Machinists
138Th St
Richard Buschking
Geo. Tuch
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