Death of Harvey resident Jacob Sachs at home
Jacob Sachs longtime Harvey resident died suddenly at his home 15235 Center Avenue after a brief illness. Born March 18 1872 he was 59. He came to the community in 1902 and once ran a clothing store on East 154th Street. Funeral services were May 18 at Stony Island chapel and burial in Chicago. He was husband of Rae Sachs and father of Sophia Esther Florence Beatrice and Samuel.
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Jacob Sachs
Harvey
Center Avenue
Mr. Sachs
East 154Th Street
Park Avenue
Broadway
Sachs
Funeral Home
Stony Island Avenue
Chicago
Rae Sachs
Sophia
Esther
Florence
Beatrice
University of Illinois
Champaign
Samuel
East Chicago
Ind
Harvey Tribune
Spanish War Vets to Organize Post in Blue Island
About 25 veterans of the Spanish American War from April 1898 to July 1902 met at the American Legion rooms in the City Hall building Blue Island at 8 p m June 7 to form a local post. Members may demit to join the new organization if already in another post.
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American Legion Rooms
City Hall
Blue Island
Blue Island Star
Old Officers Continue as Trustees Debate Chief of Police
Reich and Graves listed as officers. Trustees Woosnam and Torpy present but not voting. The board acted on village engineer appointment. President Claussen ruled chief of police appointment out of order, citing the president’s right to appoint. An appeal from the chair ruling was moved by Trustee Gruhlke and granted.
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Reich and Graves
Woosnam and Torpy
Claussen
Nolice
Gruhlke
City Committee Appointments and Police Notice
The council lists committee assignments by Bishop Graves Woosnam and others across Finance Judiciary Drainage Sidewalks Lights and more. President Claussen appoints police officers Carl Krause captain John Needles Martin Schroeder John Hankey L E Reich Nica Ripley H Baumgartner.
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Graves
Woosnam
Bishop
Gruhlke
Reich
Ruhlke
Bish
Claussen
Carl Krause
John Needles
Martin Schroeder
John Hankey
L. E. Reich
Nica Ripley
H Baumgartner
Twenty Years Ago with the Pointer Highlights Local News
Sixteen children held a sunny afternoon party with games and treats, while Dalton crews clear sewer debris to ready streets. Local families mark graduations, trips to Champaign, birthdays, and a Riverdale barber adds an electric fan for comfort.
Homewood News items list locals and plans
B F Rosenthal builds a bungalow for his chauffeur and family. L H Kohn’s gardener Louis Roll will join as Rosenthal's new gardener. On June 8 Mrs August Staedthe and Mrs Lohse sail for Germany aboard the George Washington to visit relatives. George Riegel is town steeple jack and raised the water tank flag on Memorial Day. Mr and Mrs Nuesel and Miss Mamie Nuesel attended their nephew's funeral in LaSalle last Tuesday.
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B. F. Rosenthal
Wilson
L. H. Kohn
Gardner
Louis Roll
Rosenthal
August Staedthe
Lohse
Germany
George Washington
George Riegel
Nuesel
Mamie Nuesel
LaSalle
Chicago Socialite Eyes Move to Homewood
Miss Sophia Herring of Chicago visited friends in Homewood last Sunday and expects to soon make Homewood her permanent home.
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Sophia Herring
Chicago
Homewood
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Woodlawn Avenue
South Holland
West 188Th Street
Riverdale
Wm. A. Kleit
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Coxwell
Drexel Avenue
1St Apt
Cottage Grove Avenue
Maryland Avenue
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Dolton
Voss, Maytag
Michigan Avenue
Irwin Avenue
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188Th Street
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137Th Street
Decklar’s
I. C. el
August C. Reich
Interocean
John Ravesfoot, Jr
State Street
Ill
Louis Rubinic
Sheridan Avenue
W. van Keppel
Vincennes Avenue
Henry Grelek
Jennings
144Th Place
C. M. Dykstra
167Th Street
Chicago Road
Kohl Rabi
Sibley Street
147Th Street
John Wiersema
Kedzie Avenue
Evergreen Park
Evergreen Fars
Sound
Fred C. Rietveld
Bernice Road
Thornton Creek
Telephone
Lansing
Anthony Basile Plumbing
Lincoln Ave
Dolton Auto Laundry
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F. & M. Laundry
la Salle St. Riverdale
A. J. Allen
Prop
Riverdale, IL
Henry W. Schnoor
Walter R. Stroh
Sanderson Ave. Dolton
Gruhlke Reich
Topy
Wosnam
Reich, Graves, Bish
Roberta Gate
Phiyer
Ltce
Imeet
Holly
Wee
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Pearl Miller
Mabel Rose
Gladys Minardun
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Blanche West
Laurel Cissna
Dorothy
Florence Malloy
LaVerne Engel
Arthur Reynolds
Edward Taylor
William Cissna
Russel
Levin Meginnis
John Harms
Albert
Doltoun
Frances
Thornton Township
Louis
State University
John
Arthur
Harold Gundaker
Richard Hess
Homewood News
G. Jacobsoa Motor Sales
Washington St
Dolton, III
Chicago Heights
Ridge Road
A.R. Harris
Hohman St
Carondolet
Hammond
Fray’s Flower Shop
Phone Doltion
Isaac Shilling
Harvey 1431
159Th St
George Tuch
Peter Farney
Aspen Kruiter
Indiana Ave
Carl Dieck
Gladstone
Wm. C. Zesch and Son
Indiana Avenue
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