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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
4
A group argues for repealing revolver laws and urges a doubled barreled statute. They claim current rules fail to deter criminals and leave citizens unprotected, citing New York experience and calls for harsher penalties for concealed weapons.
The water power trust and the steel trust linked to J P Morgan are accused of opposing Chicago’s bid to raise the dilution flow for sewage disposal. If blocked, Chicago faces a pricier system and potential shifts in Lake Michigan diversions with hearings before Secretary Stimson this Wednesday. Canadian objections and Chicago officials plan to present disclosures on opposition.
Niagara River power interests push Congress to authorize raising the upper lakes outflow by 4 400 cubic feet per second to total 20 000 cfs while Canadian side channels already run about 32 000 cfs. American companies argue the increase won’t lower Lake Erie's level or harm Niagara Falls scenery. They cite testimony to a House committee and note Niagara Falls Power Company, linked to General Electric, has developed 180 000 horsepower.
The article notes 62 600 developed on the Canadian side by a government backed company controlled by an American firm. J P Morgan & Co holds strong board presence at General Electric and Niagara Falls companies. Niagara Power firms have received favorable war department reports on increasing Niagara River water use, while Chicago faces a contrasting agency stance from government engineers.
The socialist ticket filed with the town clerk lists Supervisor Jos. Spindler Harvey. Clerk N. E Whitney Hazel Crest. Assessor E. H. Ziegler Hazel Crest. Collector J. J Hitchcock Harvey. Highway Commissioner Art Kraay Harvey. Constable Jacob Gross Harvey.
Miss Ethel Waddell of Dalton nabbed a purse snatcher in a downtown Chicago store last Tuesday. She held the thief until police arrived and the suspect was turned over to officers.
An endorsement urging voters to elect Andrew Russell as Illinois treasurer. The piece praises his banking background, leadership with the Missouri Bankers Association, merit civil service stance, and calls for campaign honesty to restore the Republican Party’s standing.
Classified notices list multiple rentals and sales in Riverdale and nearby areas. Farm house with two acres and fruit trees east of Dalton on Lincoln Avenue is offered at 12 dollars per month. Also available are farm land by F A Reich, a five room flat at ten dollars monthly, a nearly new Ford car for sale, Bowse s Hall property for rent or sale, and four room rentals on Indiana Avenue with alterations planned. Contact Pointer office or Andrew Baumgartner at 13733 Wabash Avenue Riverdale.
Miscellaneous notices advertise rhubarb roots for planting from Charles Milbahn near Lincoln avenue and 147th street east of Dolton, eggs for sale and chickens available, mushrooms fresh daily via John Stamborsky Riverdale, a Twin Thor motorcycle for sale, an iron bed with springs and mattress, about 25 Plymouth Rock chickens, and an umbrella found in the waiting room at Illinois Central depot with details at the Pointer office.
Multiple small ads list properties for sale including a 35 acre Knox Indiana farm with barns and outbuildings, 223 135th Place bargain homes, 80 acre and 40 acre farms, 6 room houses on Riverdale lots, a 9 acre farm in Dolton, a fine poultry farm on Calumet River near Harvey, and other rural parcels. Inquiries directed to the Pointer office or local contacts such as A Reich Riverdale and N E Whitney Hazel Crest.
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