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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1908

Page

4

Brickmakers Elect Officers and Committees Amid Strong Local Support

The Brickmakers vote shows Chas Diekelman of Local 5 with 179 of 188 for Business Agent, while John Harter tops the finance committee with broad backing. Offic es elected include Marcus Paustian for President and Andy Truelson for Vice President. others win posts as Secretary Business Agent, Secretary Treasurer, Sergeant at Arms, and Executive Board seats.

Chas. Diekelman John Harter

New Railroad Hours of Service Law Enacted

The new railroad hours of service law limits on duty time for train workers to sixteen hours with ten hours off after a sixteen hour shift and eight hours off after any twenty four hour period. Exceptions cover casualty, unforeseen delays, and crews of checking or relief trains.

Editorial Flair Echoes Macaulay in Sharp Exchange

A caller accuses a morning editorial of imitating Macaulay and the editor acknowledges flattery, while the caller insists no praise was intended. The exchange pivots on wit and literary reference as tensions rise.

Macaulay

The Case for Law Restriction of Liquor Liberty

The writer argues natural law justifies state limits on alcohol use, comparing intoxication to a social harm and urging enforcement of existing regulatory laws. He critiques local option advocates and warns against religious framing of prohibition, urging moral development beyond law.

Ihs Plutarch

Dolton Grants Rail Authority to South Side Suburban Railway

Dolton Village grants the South Side Suburban Railway Company authority to construct and operate a railway across streets and alleys for 99 years with provisions on crossings, signaling, electrified propulsion, stationing, fencing, and schedules, with compliance deadlines and village rights to intervene in injunctions. The ordinance specifies street crossings, parking, and maintenance obligations, financial penalties for violations, and final acceptance by March 13, 1908.

South Side Suburban Railway Company Dolton Seton Cook County Ilinois Dalton Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company Gaid Village Pia Pittsburg Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Pittsburg, Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Board of Trustees

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