This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1921
Page
6
National conference on unemployment estimates losses at 6.66 billion dollars from involuntary idleness. President Harding urges a noon Armistice Day prayer for the unknown Yank buried in France.
Domestic insects labeled bran bugs threaten grain in at least three Minneapolis elevators. Blast furnace No. 9 at Illinois Steel South Chicago plant fired after six months. Earthquake damage hits Elsinore and Monroe Utah. 20 buildings may need reconstruction. Raids in Keokuk and Nauvoo. Nauvoo jail break.
Prominent opera and concert personality David Scull Bispham dies at his New York City apartment. The renowned baritone helped shape American grand opera and concert performance through a long career and influential leadership.
In New York thirty thousand fans watch Babe Ruth slug his fifty ninth home run in the Yankees closing game of the American league season. Also noted are Lloyd George’s Inverness speech on arms limits and other world events.
Illinois reports cover a Dixon teachers institute in October, a $1,000,000 Plow City hotel in Moline, a $200,000 Merit Cap fire in Momence, oil hopes near Shawneetown, seed corn tests near Roth Island, and Edwin G. Allen elected Illinois police chief. Freight declines on Chicago & Alton, Peoria to Springfield gains, labor wage tensions in Chicago, and Rockford teachers’ pay rise. Governors fire prevention week, unemployment relief plans in Moline, and 300 foreign students at Illinois. University of Illinois enrollment records rise with 1,994 in College of Commerce, and multiple regional updates on agriculture, coal payroll theft, jail funding, and state licensing reforms.
A Chamber of Commerce committee returned from Europe warns the world faces ongoing war risks and a weak economy. It urges the United States and allies to demand German reparations, keep troops on the Rhine, and form an international business commission to aid reparations work.
Formal requests for permission to strike were received from locals of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. W G Lee president and James Murdock secretary said the requests came from general committees representing employees. A sample letter asked the company to grant permission to walk out rather than continue service at the current pay rate set by the United States Railway Labor Board.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.