Riverdale Seeks Calumet Electric Street Car Extension
Riverdale and Dalton business groups press for immediate extension of Calumet Electric Street Railway spur from 119th and Michigan to Riverdale city limits at 138th Street. Petition urges franchise provisions to connect Riverdale with Chicago, bolster development, and spur further regional lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Association
Calumet Electric
Riverdale
South Side Suburban
Calumet Electric Street Car Co
Chicago
Alderman Biehl
Dalton
Simon P. Schoon
Otto F. Reich
Jacob Lau
Thos. F. Kinney
Transportation Committee
City Flats
119Th St
Michigan Avenue
123Rd St
Riverdale Dolton Business Men’s Association
John Behrens
Riverdale Improvement Association
Biehl
Dolton
South Side
Last Look Killed Him Herbert Ooms Dies After Horse Incident
Herbert Ooms of Globe Station well known for handling dead horses with the National Refining Company recounts a grim scene. A young horse on a funeral wagon began to tremble and collapsed into a ditch. Moments later Ooms, who had just helped, suddenly died after a brief examination of the horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Ooms
Globe Station
Illinois
National Refining Company
Herbert
Iittie
Highlawn Community Notes Highlight Local Activity
Miss Anna Wagner on sick list. Mrs. Chas Fogli and Miss Kate Bergold hosted a Halloween party for Florence and Rose Marckx of Chicago. Wm Baumgartner visited a farm near Allegan Midh. Fred Kay installs city water. Highlawn hose company paints their hall. Aug Beltz connects a six inch sewer to the main. F O Bergold attended Allegan sale of a farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Wagner
John Wagner
Atlantic Street Highlawn
Kate Bergold
Chas. Fogli
Atlantic Street
Highlawn
Florence and
Rose Marckx
Chicago
Coming Dances Schedule for Riverdale and Nearby Halls
A sequence of events lists dance and social gatherings at Dillner’s Pavilion Schwab’s Hall Riverdale Hose Co Lund’s Hall and Clover Leaf Club. Dates span Nov 9 Nov 16 Nov 28 Thanksgiving Eve Dec 14 and Dec 21 1907 with groups W R C Village Hall Knights and Ladies of Security and Locomotive Engineers attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillner’s Pavilion
W.R. C. Village Hall
Riverdale
Clover Leaf Club
Riverdale Hose Co
Schwab
Duration of Animal Life Across Species
The article lists varying lifespans from insects living hours to reptiles and birds reaching centenarian ages. Mosquitoes live about three days, toads about 15 years, carp up to 150, chickens 12–15, dogs around 10 to 15, parrots extremely old, and some birds and elephants reported near 200 or more, with turtles and elephants noted as very long lived.
A Little Girl’s Piano Wish Tests Family Tone
In a Cleveland parlor a little girl plays with trinkets while an older sister drums on the piano. The younger asks to play louder and the elder asks if others enjoy it. The reply reveals a child’s desire to keep Papa’s attention by provoking louder music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Eloria
Back From Dixie Mr and Mrs Baker Visit Vicksburg Battlefield
The Bakers report a two week trip to Vicksburg Mississippi where the Civil War siege site is now a government run park with monuments. Illinois built a $250000 domed monument and many batteries are marked by civil war cannons. The party recalls 16 000 soldiers buried in the park and 10000 graves with regiment names while 6000 are marked identity unknown. They met cousins on a farm and rode hilly roads where a slave bought 160 acres. Southerners admire Roosevelt and favor his return. Cotton blossoms and a strong southern crop are noted along the railroad.
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F. R. Baker
Vicksburg
Mass
United States
Illinois
Roosevelt
Baker
South
Foolish Wife Breaks Harmony Over Small Habits
In the Chicago Journal observation, a wife ends a 20 year marriage after her husband refuses to quit smoking. The piece contrasts this with the Austrian archduke abandoning a throne dream to marry for love, noting how such requests ruin romance and lead to divorce court.
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Chicago Journal
Prize Winners at Flower Show Highlight Chrysanthemums
In The Pointer office window are prized chrysanthemums from a vase of 50 that won first prize at the Coliseum Flower Show. D. C. Noble of Columbia City Indiana grew the blooms and earned top honors with Robison white, Appleton yellow, and Moral pink. He and head grower Anton Biedrich spent days in Riverdale visiting his daughter Mrs. T. F. Kinney.
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Pointer
Coliseum
D.C. Noble
Columbia City
Ind
Robison
Appleton
Moral
Noble
Anton Biedrich
Riverdale
T. F. Kinney
Homewood News Highlights: Local Returns and Dances
Henry Stolzenbach Jr. and Henry Dewey returned from Canada after a year away citing the cold weather. The Platt d. Gilde hosted a Sunday dance with Hammond and Kensington participants marching from the depot to Gottschalks pavilion. Mrs Riegel prepares to welcome a son next week. George Wolf moved his barn and plans a chicken business. F Riedel built a new residence in Homewood and moved in.
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Henry Stolzenbach Jr
Henry Dewey
Canada
Platt d. Gilde
Hammond
Kensington
Gottschalks Pavilion
George Wolf
F. Riedel
Homewood
Smiths Move to Los Angeles Cal for Health
Friends and family of Mr and Mrs John Smith report their move from Chicago to Los Angeles California. Mr Smith hopes the climate will aid his health and relatives say the new home is pleasing and the climate delightful. Mrs Smith is a daughter of Mrs Mary Haas of Dolton.
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John Smith
Chicago
Los Angles
Cala
Singing in Fifth Avenue Church Lightens a Merchant Family Visit
A successful New York merchant hosts his visiting parents who join a Fifth Avenue church service. The father takes lead in the hymn singing, while the son endures a public display of embarrassment as the old man's booming voice and the mother's nap draw attention, prompting a quiet exchange about church singing norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Mixtures of Thought in Dreams and Daily Life
A reflection on the wild blends of waking and dreaming thought. The soul appears as a thinking ruin with angel and demon life contending within. Imagination revels in beauty and monstrous images, urging careful selection to preserve decency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korace Bushnell
Angle of Death Claims Dolton Man in Four Days
Charles Vandenberg Jr. of Dolton died at home Tuesday night after a brief illness of about forty eight hours following sudden bowels obstruction and paralysis. Born June 18 1887 in Riverdale he worked as a painter with his father and spent a year as a locomotive fireman with C E I R R. Funeral held at M E church Dalton conducted by Rev B Edmundson with burial in Berger Station Cemetery. Sympathy to the family from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vandenberg Jr
Charles Vandenberg of
Dolton
Riverdale
Ill
C. & E. I. R. R. Company
John P. Altgeld
Dalton
M. E
8. B. Edmundson
Pullman
Berger Station
Vandenberg
Tennis VanDeran Moves To New South Holland Farm
Tennis VanDeran, a longtime vegetable grower known in Riverdale, Dalton, Harvey and Hammond, has vacated his 147th street farm and relocated to a Chicago street fronting farm in South Holland. He says he is pleased and believes he can raise enough vegetables to supply all of Cook County.
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Tennis VanDeran
Riverdale
Dalton
Harvey
Hammond
South Holland
147Th Street
Chicago Street
Cook County
Card Of Thanks From Exuis Serjeant of Dolton Ill
I thank the numerous friends who subscribed generously and gave financial help through my recent troubles. I hope each may be repaid with abundant good fortune. Exuis Serjeant, Dolton Illinois.
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Exuis Serjeant
Dolton
Tyrone Man Visits Dolton Friends This Week
H. K. Garden of Tyrone Pennsylvania spent several days this past week visiting friends in Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Garden
Tyrone
Dolton
Mrs Gee and Burke Visit Spricks in Chicago Trip
Mrs Gee and Burke and son from Chicago were guests of Mr and Mrs G A Sprick and family on Monday indicating a social visit and family hospitality in a local daily note.
Effects of the Fog on Animals and Humans
Fog disrupts navigation for scent-driven animals and confuses birds. Pigeons and chickens grow still and quiet, while birds avoid calling. A blind man wandering in thick fog said the ground sounded different, explaining how weather alters perception and direction.
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Chums
London
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Wendt and Attenberg
East van Buren Street
Wm. Baumgartner
School Street
Allegan Midh
Richard Todd
Fred Kay
138Th Street
Hose Company of
Beltz
F. O. Bergold
Allegan Mich
Dixie
Angle OF Death
Charles Vandenberg, Jr
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