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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
5
The Imperator, after a record speed voyage to New York, will organize a shipboard fire department of twelve men and a chief to address dockside and sea fires following recent blaze incidents at Hoboken.
The Zuider Zee is described as a landlocked inlet on the Dutch coast, about eighty five miles long and up to forty five miles wide with an area near 2027 square miles. Its shallow sea and fertile bottom have spurred drainage schemes discussed in Queen Wilhelmina’s speech.
The throne speech at parliament last week announced a plan to introduce measures for reclaiming the Zuider Zee, signaling a major land reclamation project.
Illinois Steel Company will require every employee to take one day off in seven starting November first. The policy aims to conserve funds and keep all workers employed through the winter.
Riverdale residents must pay water bills at the village hall clerk’s office on Monday and Thursday mornings from 8:30 to 10:30. If unpaid by November 11, a 10 percent penalty will be added to the bill. A. G. Wilkens, Collector.
Dr Dewey staged a 200 mile no stop test in an automobile using kerosene and his patent muffler. The run from 7 54 a m to 3 45 p m covered 201.1 miles at 27.71 mph with no engine adjustments and no overheating.
The Evouth St Pauls male choir has arranged an Organ Recital at the church on Sunday November 16 at 7 30 pm. Prof H Reuter of Chicago has been secured to perform fourteen numbers with Rev H Wind delivering an address. The organist will be joined by the churchs male and mixed choirs. Admission is free with a silver collection at intermission. Programs available at the church entrance.
Preparations for the 1913 International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago are under way with entries tabulated and facilities being expanded to showcase superior food animals and draft horses. Producers across the U S and Canada seek greater production due to beef pork and mutton shortages, while new feeding and breeding methods are highlighted for exhibitors and spectators.
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