Canal Backset Delays Calumet Canal Work After War Dept Refusal
West Pullman Reporter notes Secretary of War Dickinson vetoes reversing Calumet river flow delaying drainage plans. Drainage Board President McCormick travels to Washington to seek reversal or rely on Supreme Court case or a later Congress act. Officials insist sewage must be disposed of to prevent polluting Chicago water supply.
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Calumet Drainage Canal
Dickinson
Washington
Calumet River
R R McCormick
Drainage Board
Supreme Court
Congress
Edeames
Nbc
Aiay
Seaer
Ater Tbs
Chicago
West Pullman
Judge Wooden Eats Forty Eggs In Six Minutes
Mo berly auctioneer Judge Wooden traveled to Centralia to accept a $100 wager that he could eat forty eggs in ten minutes. He completed the feat at noon in a Centralia hotel in exactly six minutes, with scrambled eggs and crumbled crackers eaten in the final dozen. The witnesses were the two parties to the bet.
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Judge Wooden
Moberly
Centralia
Mr. Wooden
Government bans return-address envelopes in post bill
Washington March 7 The house adopted an amendment to the post office appropriation bill prohibiting sale of government envelopes with return addresses printed on them. The move ends decades of supplied return envelopes printed at cost and robs local printers nationwide. The change comes after a strong protest from small printers across the union.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago Tribune
Dolton Events Highlight Lodge Dance and Ball
George Washington Lodge No. 1898 and University of North America host receptions and dances. Lund's Hall in Dolton hosts the lodge event on March 17 with St Patrick's Day tone. Dolton Athletic Base Ball Association plans a dance at A.O.U. Wens in 1910.
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George Washington Lodge
U. of N. A
Lund’s Hall
Dolton
St. Patrick’s Day
Dolton Athletic Base Ball Association
A.O.U
Green Carnations Demand for St Patrick’s Day
Dolton Florists urges early orders for green carnations as supply is limited for St Patrick’s Day. Contact Dolton 483 W Wegener & Son.
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St. Patrick's Day
Dolton Florists
Dolton
W. Wegener & Son
Public Notice on Dolton Drain Contract Award 1910
On February 21 1910 Monahan Brothers Company had its bid accepted for 314 house drains to be built with vitrified tile pipe in front of Dolton parcels at 48 cents per linear foot. An award may be made within 10 days of February 26 1910 unless majority frontage owners or agents contract within 10 days of posting to do the work at 10 percent less than awarded price. Dalton Illinois dated February 26 1910 by Tuos Harper Frank C Lunn Joan S Harter Board of Local Improvements.
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Monahan Brothers Company
Dolton
Dalton
Illinois
A. D
Tuos. Harper
Frank C. Lunn
Joan S. Harter
Board of Local Improvements
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Pttley
Munn * Co
Igdon Carnal
Avierenton
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Chicago Street
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Canal
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L. F. Kipley
Obeldobel & Kipley
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Calumet Hotel
137Th Street
F. L. Logan
Lincoln Ave
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Wilmer Bonse
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Lund
Lundh’s
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