Five Year Old Struck By Train At Dalton Crossing
Marie Schimanski, five, of Riverdale, was knocked down at the Park Avenue crossing of the Chicago Junction Railroad in Dalton as a freight train passed. She suffered a broken arm, a fractured leg, and facial wounds, with hair cut to clean burns. Eyewitness George Schaefer described the moment a second train approached and the child hesitated. It calls for stronger safeguards and a gate or watchman at crossings as traffic rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Paul Schimanski
Riverdale
Park Avenue
Chicago Juction Railroad
Dalton
Helms Derda
Marguerette Staab
George Schaefer
Ruth
Lund’s
Schimanski
Neustadt
Germany
America
Frederick Schnoor
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago
Panhandle
Must Have Been Wild Oats on Panhandle Tracks
A Panhandle train approached as a farmer crossing with oats dropped a bag. The sack broke and the oats vanished within minutes attracting many onlookers. Only a few handfuls remained when the farmer returned, reflecting hard times and small gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Panhandle
Fred Olson Marries Minnie Zech in Valparaiso Ceremony
Fred Olson of Chicago Brick Co married Minnie Zech of Oakglen in Valparaiso Indiana last Saturday. The couple plans to reside in Oakglen after the wedding and Olson has been with his company for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Olson
Chicago Brick Co
Minnie, Zech
Oakglen
Valparaiso
Ind
Clover Leaf Club Dance At Dillner's Pavilion
Clover Leaf Club hosts a dance tomorrow evening at Dillner's Pavilion. The event is part of a series of social functions with the Riverdale Hose Company planning a reception and ball at Schwab's Hall on Thanksgiving Eve and at Rippe's Pavilion on Thanksgiving Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillner’s
Clover Leaf Club
Riverdale Hose Company
Schwab’s Hall
Riverdale
Riverdale Board Discusses Peddler Licenses and Skating Pond Plan
Riverdale village board met November 19 and ordered the police to verify peddler licenses. They planned an early lights turn on, drainage fixes at the Hanschmann catch basin, and gravel for Illinois street. The park commission proposed a free skating pond west of Kern & Ripley with village water. a special meeting will address the South Side Electric Street Railway franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Board of
Riverdale
Reich
Hameister
Hameister and Goos
Herman Hanschmann
Hanschmann
Goos
Park Commission
Kern & Ripley’s
Riverdale Park Commission
Logan
South Side Electric Street Railway Co
A Wanderer's Thanksgiving Poem by Joseph Roberts
A stone cutter named Joseph Roberts visited The Pointer office to share a self penned Thanksgiving poem. He explains being broke yet grateful, expressing faith in divine care, and notes he prefers beans and pork over turkey and pie while roaming autumn skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Roberts
Pointer
Entertainment by Young Peoples' Society at St Pauls Church
The Young Peoples' Society of the German Lutheran St Pauls Church will present an entertainment on Friday evening November 29 1907 at 8 o'clock at Schwab's Hall Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples’ Society
Feared for Niece Luella's Future Says Uncle Timrod Totten
Uncle Timrod Totten worries Luella, ten, may grow up to cause worry and unhappiness. He cites a playful incident where Luella sewed white cloth into a pair of draw-pants and a chim-slip for a gander, reflecting on her possible future crusades against human indulgences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timrod Totten
Luella
Squire Belcher
Violin Hair Growth Claim Boosts Players
A science backed claim says music aids hair growth and notes famous violinists like Paganini Liszt and Paderewski with notable hair. It contrasts stringed instruments with brass, and observes bald violinists are rare while horn players are common. woodwinds show no clear effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paganini
Listz
Paderewski
Absalom
Motion to carry motion in parliament cited by Mme President
A new member rises to call the motion before the house as Mme President holds the gav el rings up to signal debate. Mrs. Justine, recognizing the president, moves that the motion be carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Justine
Chicago Evening Post
New Enterprise Plans 25 by 100 Annex and General Store
Riverdale merchant Samuel W. Schwab, born in St Louis in 1879, builds a 25 by 100 foot annex to expand his general store into a furniture department. The project aims to serve local shoppers who previously went to Chicago Roseland or Hammond for furniture. The grand opening is slated for December 10, with remodelling of the existing store to house distinct departments. Schwab and his wife are praised for honest, conservative business practices and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel W. Schwab
Riverdale
St. Louis
Chicago
137Th Street
van Gelder
Roseland
Hammond Ind
Schwab
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marie Schimanski
Chicago Junction
R. R
Rippe
Lawrence Rau
West Pullman
Prof
August von Guggelstein Wendt
Board of
Neimeyer
Illinois Street
137Th
188Th Streets
Ulinois Street
J. R. Radtke
138Th Street
Jacob Lau
Baumgartner
Hall
O. K.d
Fred Sellin
NEW Enterprise
S. W. Schwab
NEW Furniture Store
S. W. ScHwas
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