Riverdale Seeks Riverdale Extension and City Aid
Riverdale officials and local groups press Calumet Electric to extend the Riverdale street car line this year. City aldermen debate enforcement of the signed agreement to build, with protests from residents outside city limits and praise for Aldermen Bihl and Reading. Meetings cover streets, water, bonds, and staff appointments as Riverdale bids to keep the two mile route on track for fall operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldermen
Bill
Reading
Plumb
The
Calumet Electric
City of Chicago and the
Street Railway Company
Riverdale
Bihl
Transportation Committee
Business Men’s Association
27Th Precinct
Riverdale Improvement Association
Village of
Infant Died of Berger Couple in Grief
Mr and Mrs Fred Meyer of Berger mourn the loss of their eight month old infant son twin who died last Thursday May 6 and was buried Sunday at Oakland cemetery neighbors and friends offer sympathy in the family sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Meyer
Berger
Oakland Cemetery
Dalton Epworth
Mrs. Barkmeier
Harvey Herald
Memorial Day Committees Meet at Village Hall Riverdale
Committees planning Decoration Day arrangements are invited to meet at the Village Hall Riverdale next Sunday May 16 at 2 p.m. Citizens interested in helping are also welcome to attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Riverdale Hose Company No. 1
Goris Vandersyde Dies. Roseland Settler Passes
Goris Vandersyde, an elderly Roseland settler with wide local interests, died Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 30 pm from Holland Church at 107th Street and Michigan Avenue in Roseland. He was an uncle of Mrs. Cornelius De Ridder of Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goris Vandersyde
Roseland
Holland Church
107Th Street
Michigan Avenue
Ile
Cornelius de Ridder
Dolton
Local notes from Dalton and Riverdale Indiana
Wm G Conners of DeKalb Illinois visits Dalton with siblings. Waddell Jr leaves for Attica Indiana for rheumatism mud baths. TePaske to preach in English Sundays at Dolton Dutch Reform. Dalton folk host socials and auctions while riverdale plans May events. Births, illnesses, visits, and community notices fill the pages, including chapel rallies, funerals, and school announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. G. Conners
DeKalb, Ill
Dalton
Robert Waddell, Jr
Attica
Ind
John TePaske
Dutch Reformed Church
Dolton
Fred Stanley
Saved Man's Life After Plunge From Calumet River Bridge
William Janac a 55-year-old Bohemian machinist from West Pullman was saved from the Calumet River near the Illinois Central bridge in Riverdale after he fell while fleeing a freight train. O C Hinkle and W L Dopkins tenaciously rescued him as he clung to a rock crevice for an hour. He prayed during his ordeal and later said he believes in prayer. The rescuers declined hero status, but expressed relief at the life saved. A pocketbook found at Dalton depot is offered for return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Janac
Calumet River
Illinois Central Bridge
Riverdale
O.c.hinkle
W. L. Dopkins
I. C. and Panhandle
Black Hand Society
Hinkle
Latern
Dopkins
Jonac
West Pullman
Emerald Avenue
Pullman
Wildwood
Janac
Also Mentioned on This Page
Riverdale Board Meeting
Riverdale Board
Schmidt
Deam
Niemeyer
136Th St
Pennsylvania Company
Baumgartner
Henry Kay
Chas
Kruse
Bert Murphy
Frank Simnick
Geo. Koehler
Lorenz F. Ripley
Hans Paulson
F. C. C. Paulson
Emil Schultz
Ed. Scholl
H. R. Penfield
John Collett
Wm. Lotz
P. Norman
Geo. Steisloff
Henry Ingelhart
Gustav Schrum
Highlawn
Bonse
Focal Improvement Board
Geo. L. Koehler
John E. Schafer
A. F. Bowse
Herman Penfield
Curt Zesch
T. F. Sweat
Detroit
Sweat
Illinois Central
Thacher
Chicago
Florence
Chicago University
Dorothy
Thornton Township
William
Lawrence
Bowen
Edward
Riverdale Park District
Pointer
Henry Wendell
Harvey
Fred Gold
Homewood
Dulluuiasi Mounday
Bummer
E .A. Ward
Robert Waddell
Edward Claussen
Ladies Aid
Dolton M. E. Church
L. G. Reich
Tudiana Avenue
Joseph Neath
Calumet Grove
Mary Conner
Margaret McKnight
Max Schubert
Germany
Schubert
Rheinholz
Saxony Germany
Peter Kurz
Mary
Herman Wegener
Herman
Herman Tanis
Randolph
Wis
Tanis
Dolton M. E. Suanday School
Lund
Hall
Emil Kasten
Haskins Park
Fred Lange
Christ Stade
John Becker
Lowell Neb
Lange
Stade
August Roche
Mkenesaw
Neb
Diedrich Block
Kenesaw
Riverdale City School
Board of Education
Thomas Burke
Laurens
Iowa
August Verhoeven
Nellie Donohue
New York
Roosevelt
St. Luke Court
Morris Linden
Wm. Niemeyer
Newport
Theodore Winterstein
Henry Niemeyer
Crete
Illinois
Kentucky
Amelia Roth
Arthur
45Th Place
State Street
Roth
Anton Weist
82Nd Slinoig Vol. Infantry
F. OC. Propper
Wm. R. Meeder
C. & E. I. Round House
Earl Meeder
Wisconsin Lime and Cement Company
Thornton
Lake Michigan
Frank Zomnan
Indiana Ave
D. C. Hinkle
Towerman
C.& EI
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