Bower School Notes and Riverdale Baseball Highlight May Events
Apr entertainment funds allocate 7 60 for Zoom purchases listing titles The library funds for Rooms 2 and 1 receive 7 50 each Riverdale defeats Phoenix 6 to 1 with McGrain on the mound Spring Festival for Division Seven set for May 27 at Thorn ton forest preserve County aims for a grand event Parents and friends urged to attend Bowen school banner bugle calls and group activities guide the day
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Jailer Job Offer Refused by W G Davis After Lee Resignation
Following the resignation of Jailer Geo F Lee Captain and veteran of five army campaigns the position was offered to W G Davis who is now chief clerk under Municipal Court Clerk James A Kerns Davis refused the offer citing potential similar conflicts. Captain Lee blamed night jail physician Dr Norman Copeland saying he warned Deputy Sheriff HH GC Laubenheimer to dismiss Copeland three months ago but was ignored and he planned to tell the grand jury about Copeland. Laubenheimer defended Copeland noting his good service and that he would not be discharged.
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Grand Jury
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West Pullman
Presidential ages at inauguration compared in history
The article notes William Henry Harrison was 68 at his 1841 inauguration, the oldest new president. It contrasts with Theodore Roosevelt who, at 42 when he became president in 1901, was the youngest ever to hold the office.
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William Henry Harrison
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Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
United States
Vaudeville Team Seeks Vehicle For Act
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet notes a stage writer asking what vehicle is needed for a vaudeville team. The brief item highlights the request as part of production logistics for the touring act.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
There’s No Man More Interesting Than the Quiet Sages
A wry remark by Jud Pankins about a man famed for knowledge who speaks little for fear of revealing too much. The quote captures a paradox of wisdom and restraint, highlighting intrigue in restraint and the value of measured speech.
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Jud Pankins
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