Street Car Franchises and Riverdale Route Debate
In 1908 Chicago granted Calumet Electric a street car franchise to extend from Gardners Park to Riverdale, with frontage consents secured. The plan stalled over bridge strength and Illinois Central crossing rights, despite aldermanic efforts. a potential Riverdale line hinges on city action and a safe crossing at 134th Street.
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Chicago
Calumet Electric Street Car Company
Gardner’s Park
Riverdale
Indiana Avenue
Calummet River
Business Men’s Association and Improvement Associations
City Transportation Committee
Calumet River
Riverdale Park
Illinois Central
130Th Street
Harrahan
The
Bibl
Reading
Wildwood
Transportation Committee
134Th Street
Eighth Ward
Hegewisch
Car Plant Location Hopes For Dalton Community Bid
The National Car and Manufacturing Company may open a Dalton plant if local stock subscriptions reach 30 000 to 35 000. A Business Men's Association committee verified the company and the Conroy Boiler Works valued at 25 000 would move to Dalton with the plant. The company will deposit 15 000 cash in local banks. Representatives canvass residents to raise funds and support.
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National Car and Manufacturing Company
Dalton
Business Men’s Association
Conroy Boiler Works
Thornton Township High School bond proposal fails by 115 votes
Last Saturday voters rejected issuing 1400000 in bonds to fund a new addition at Thornton Township High School in Harvey. The High School Board must address overcrowding and will announce a plan to proceed. The column also notes a real estate notice seeking buyers in Dalton or Riverdale.
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Thornton Township
Harvey
Tne
Local and Personal News from Riverdale and Nearby
Community notes report birthdays and visits across Riverdale, Dalton, and Dolton. Mentions include Mrs. Wm Robertson of Panama Iowa thanking friends for cards on Feb 22, and Rev John Diekman visiting family after attending an Epworth League meeting in Cincinnati.
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Wm. Robertson
Panama
Iowa
White Sox
Habn
Dalton
Henry Haha
Automobilist
Bill
Preneman
John Diekman
St. Joseph
Ernest Diekman
Berger
Cincinnati
Epworth League
Owen Doyle
City Water Department
Riverdale
South Roseland
Doyle
Carrie Caltlahan
New York
Ohio
Wm. Mau
A. H. Teitgen
Pedro
Mra
Fred Tuch
Kensington
L. F. Rau
West Pullman
Mary Lawson
Chicago
Anna Warning
Wm. Budd
Wm. Stutzreim
Death of Chas J T Pfotenhauer Pioneer Settler
Chas J T Pfotenhauer longtime Dalton resident and Civil War veteran died at his Dalton home on February 26 1910 aged 81 years 11 months and 16 days He came to the Calumet region in 1852 from Germany lived at Pleasant Ridge near Dalton retired in 1905 Survived by three sons Carl Albert and Ernest four grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral held March 2 at 1 30 pm with interment in Oakland Cemetery east of Dalton
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Calumet
Germany
30Th
Illinois Infantry
Pleasant Ridge
Dalton
Carl
Albert
Ernest
Oakland Cemetery
Primary Elections Open In City and Township Wards
Polls in the 33rd ward open from noon to 7 PM at 15th Street and Watt Avenue Calumet Township polls close at 5 PM at Village Hall Riverdale The Democratic primary yesterday nominated Eugene Block for Alderman of the 33rd ward.
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15Th St
Watt Ave
Calumet Township
Village Hall
Riverdale
Eugene Block
Moving Picture Show at The Ranch Saturday Evening
Exciting Western feature titled The Ranch King’s Daughter opens Saturday at 7 p m. Sundays double feature shows begin at 6 30 p m with a Review of the United States Troops at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. The troop images are the first ever captured and highly popular.
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United States
Ft. Leavenworth
Kas
U. S
Proposed Harvey Hammond Street Car Line Sparks Interest
The Chicago Traction Company and Illinois Central show interest in a Hammond to Harvey line with plans possibly extending to Joliet via Harvey. Surveyors have worked on a Hammond Harvey route for weeks and Dolton could benefit from a northerly curve to bypass yards.
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Harvey
Poor Farm
Chicago Traction Company
Hammond
Ind
Linnois Central
Joliet
Harvey Herald
Dolton
Green Carnations for St Patrick’s Day at Dolton Florists
For the convenience of customers Green Carnations are offered for St Patrick’s Day with supplies limited. Orders should be placed early. Dolton Florists phone Dolton 483 Wegener & Son. Herman Brossma Riverdale station mail carrier is sick with a bad cold.
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St. Patrick's Day
Dolton Florists
Dolton
W. Wegener & Son
Herman Brossma
Riverdale
William Gerloff Dead in Train Tragedy at C J Crossing
William Gerloff born August 23 1865 in Marsailles Illinois died February 27 1910 at age 44 after being struck by a C J and Panhandle line passenger train near the C J crossing in Dalton Indiana. Inquest held at Neiden's undertaking rooms. He left a wife Dora Dusa five children and several siblings. He belonged to Modern Maccabees Logan Tent 21 Pullman and the Blacksmith Helpers Union.
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William Gerson
C. J
Neiden
Dalton
John Kendrick
Danville
C. J. and Panhandle
Lincoln Avenue
F. EB. Hervey
William Gerloff
Marsailles
Ill
Dora Dusa
Nanly
Stalph
Walter
Rosa
Lillian
Viola
Monee, Ll
Maccabees
Logan
Pullman
Blacksmith Helpers Union
Marriage and death of Mrs Francis Andrews in Dolton
Mrs Francis Andrews Gertrude Bartel aged 21 of Chicago married last Saturday to Francis Andrews of Dolton and died Tuesday of phthisis. She was sister to Mrs Herbert Horton of Dolton and lived with the Horton family. Funeral was held Thursday by train to Chicago.
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Gertrude Bartel
Chicago
Francis Andrews
Dolton
Pbthisia
Andrews
Herbert Horton
Horton
Mrs Christ Neimeyer Visits Auburn Park Friends
Mrs Christ Neimeyer of Auburn Park and formerly Hiverdale was hosted by local friends during a Tuesday visit. The note mentions the gathering and her prior residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra Christ Neimeyer
Auburn Park
Hiverdale
Lmnon
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Nornton
Homewood
South Holland
West Harvey
Wee
City of Sharvey
Alma Kelly
Fred Werhal
South Dakota
Wim. Jennings
Hattie Schmidt
Matteson
Iil
Carl Neidow
Bert’? Murphy
Louis Fisher
Blue Island
Fisher
Jennie Rau
A. F. Bowse
Jennie C. Dalton
Lawrence Rau
Elsie Beckman
Maude Willis
L. Ss. Willis
Cora Werner Lee
Herman Werner
Turner's Hall
Ed. Ripley
Wm. Schultz
Cedar Lake
Michael Stanzik
Mrs. L. Hadorn
Mr. Hadorn
Chas. J. T. Pfotenhauer
Chas J. T. Pfotenhauer
Harvey-Hammond
Charles Pfotenhauer
Gertrude Andrews
W. KR. Barnes
Bin
147Th Street
Mrs
Pointer
Emily Kasten
Emil
Kasten
Dalton Board of Education
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