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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
5
A rambling hit of quirky vignettes from Chicago figures near Joliet and celebrity lore. The column recounts strange events from a diamonds rain stunt to a sky scraper mortar boy, a store tale with a bull inscription, spoof ads and Roosevelt quips, ending with DeYoung village incorporation hopes.
Mrs. Blanche Cisaldo of La Porte Indiana died at Presbyterian Hospital after a fish bone lodged in her throat led to pneumonia following an operation. The injury occurred a few days earlier, the bone passing into her bronchial tube and prompting transfer to Chicago for treatment.
Readable items list residents and businesses in Riverdale Dolton and surrounding areas. Includes names like Orrin VanDersa Larry Verhoeven and Andrew Baumgartner with various addresses and notes for Village Hall and official posts. Mentions Riverdale Bridge Chicago Milling Co Chicago Brick Co and Illinois Central R.R. with associated offices, saloons and grocers.
The South Side Civic Federation held a Roseland meeting focusing on Rivervale and Dalton projects. They explored extending the street car line to Rivervale blocked by Illinois Central at 127th Street, pushing a Indiana Avenue bridge rush, and securing a 20 acre hospital tract at 95th street with Pullman interests.
At a concert by a brother composer Hans Richter attended and heard a long work he found uninteresting. After the piece ended Richter offered a terse judgment. He quipped that he had written compositions to make a pile as high as three feet, but he burned them.
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