Deep sewer project explained for Burnham avenue in Calumet City
At an open Board of Works hearing in Calumet City the city engineer explained the Burnham avenue deep sewer plan. The 8 foot main from 159th to GrandCalumet river and a 3 foot lateral to 147th street would cost about 1.466 million dollars with property owners paying roughly seven dollars per front foot for new sewers or two dollars for older districts. The plan relieves floods and connects to a new disposal plant. Governor Small signed Burnham avenue as a state aid road, and Cook County will seek bids for a 50 foot wide bridge over the Little Calumet river at Burnham and 169th street, as engineers meet to plan the Grand Calumet bridge and nearby viaducts.
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Board of Works
Calumet City
Sanitary District
Burnham Avenue
Grand Calumet
Calumet River
Jaranowski
Small
Brainard Avenue
Hegewisch
Glenwood Dyer Road
Lansing
Candle Auctions Still Held In England Traditions
The old practice of selling by candle endures in England with roadside grazing rights at Warton and a church meadow at Aldermiston. A candle is lit, one inch below the flame is marked, and bidding begins as the pin is set. The bid grows as the pin nears the flame, creating suspense at the crucial moment.
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Warton
Alderminston
London
World’s Largest Tome in Dominican Cloister
A parchment book in a Vienna Dominican cloister is touted as the world’s largest. Mounted in a case along a corridor, it contains a death list beginning in 1410, though the cloister itself dates to 1226 under the Babenbergers. Each leaf measures four by three feet and the volume holds substantial historical value.
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Vienna
Moody Bible Institute hosts Rev Howden and Rev Howard in Chicago
Rev J Russell Howden of St Peter's Southborough England arrives October 3 for talks at Moody Bible Institute through October 8 with topics Old Paths in the Light of Modern Thought and The Making of Man. Rev Henry Howard, Melbourne mission veteran now in London, delivers October 6 through 9 talks at the Institute and twice at the Sunday Evening Club Orchestra Hall.
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J. Russell Howden
St. Peter’s Church
Southborough
Kent
England
Chicago
Moody Bible Institute
Henry Howard
Melbourne
London
Institute
Howard
Orchestra Hall
Sunday Evening Club
Postmasters Hear on Postal Service at Blue Island Meeting
The Third Congressional District Postmasters Association met at the Elks club rooms in Blue Island with postmasters from Blue Island Calumet Park Harvey and other towns among 44 in attendance. William H. Canavan discussed postal service costs and errors in mailing while urging correct addresses and return addresses on envelopes.
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Blue Island
Elizabeth Erickson
Mt. Greenwood
Elizabeth Eisler
Chicago Ridge
Elk’s Club
William H. Canavan
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Post Office Department
E. F. Tednes
Lemont
W. E. Pease
Harvey
Mr. Canavan
Pleasant meeting praised by Blue Island Sun
The gathering enjoyed the meeting and lunch and gave a standing vote of thanks to the Blue Island Postmaster and to Mr Canavan for the pleasant and instructive meeting. All departed well pleased.
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Blue Island
Canavan
Blue Island Sun
Baron Adelswaerd Heads Interparliamentary Council in Washington
Baron Theodor Adelswaerd former Swedish minister of finance serves as president of the interparliamentary council of the Interparliamentary Union arriving in Washington for a session from October 1 to 7.
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Theodor Adelswaerd
Finance
Sweden
Interparliamentary Union
Tite
Washington
Death in exile of Leonardo da Vinci in France
Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci spent his final years in France after going there in 1516 at the invitation of King Francis I. He died at Cloux on May 2, 1510, marking the end of a remarkable career in art science and invention.
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Leonardo da Vinci
France
Francis I
da Vinci
Cloux
Youngster asks candy indulgence after measles play
A five year old announces to her mother that after playing with the Goodwin children she suspects she has caught the measles. She pleas to eat all the candy she desires since she believes she will soon be ill.
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Goodwin
Bread Price Cut Slashes Chicago Loaf Prices
A Chicago baking company announces a 20 percent wholesale bread price reduction effective immediately. Large 1½ pound loaves drop from 15 cents to 12½ cents while small one-pound loaves fall from 10 cents to 8½ cents. Chicago has seen higher bread prices than other cities for years.
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Chicago
Revision of Live Stock Freight Rates Proposed
Washington report: Interstate Commerce Commissioner Crumbus urges revising livestock freight rates west of the Mississippi to align with the mileage scale. The plan would lower some charges while raising others to achieve a reasonable re adjustment, following inquiries by the American National Live Stock Association and the National Wool Growers’ Association.
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Washington
American National Live Stock Association
National Wool Growers’ Association
Interstate Commerce
Crumbus
Mississippi River
LaFollette Wins Senate Victory in Wisconsin by 130000
Robert M. LaFollette Jr. wins a U.S. Senate seat with a 130000 vote majority, carrying 70 of 71 counties. Results show LaFollette 222151, Dithmar 87607, Bruce 9857, Work 11072, Bauman 700, with Rock County backing Dithmar.
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LaFollette
Senate
Milwaukee
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
United States
Kenosha County
Coolidge
Dithmar
Racine County
Rock County
Bruce
Work
Soc
Bauman
Labor
Photograph Eye Defects By A New Invention
A new invention uses photographs to detect eye defects. The method applies imaging to identify visual impairments and promote early treatment.
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Burnham
P. O. Man
Devonshire
Dalton
J. J. Connors
Lincoln Avenue
Baron Adelswaerd
Banking Oy
Pe Saal Rar Inc
Aries Ne OF Hby
Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
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