Calumet River Plan Ties Chicago Harbor to Inland Waterways
At the ninth annual convention in Chicago150 engineers and port experts discussed the inland waterways coast to coast. Maj. Gen. Goethals attended with other military leaders as O F Reich urged immediate waterway development to complement rail. The Sanitary District plans to widen and deepen the Little Calumet to enable 600 foot lake steamers inland to Blue Island and Stony Creek, linking to Lockport and the Illinois waterway to the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Great Lakes
Gulf
United States
Canada
Hotel Sherman
American Association of Port Authorities
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Army
Lansing H. Beach
Association
John Millis
W. W. Judson
Enginer Corps
O. F. Reich
Calumet Manufacturers’ Association
Calumet
Riverdale
Blue Island
Father Marquette
Konnomick
Lake Michi Michignan
Colbert
Mississippi
Joliet
LaSalle
Hennepin
Little Calumet
Lake Calumet
Stony Creek
Sag
South Chicago
Lockport
Tllinois
Roseland Merchants Form Booster Club for Michigan Avenue
Local business leaders met at the Calumet Commercial Club to form a Booster Club aimed at brightening Michigan Avenue between 109th and 116th streets. Walter Smith was elected president as the group plans night lighting and attractions to draw people to the avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseland
Calumet Commercial Club
Michigan Avenue
109Th
116Th Street
Walter Smith
Walter
Rev J L Albritton Reappointed To Dolton M E Church
Rev J L Albritton, long serving minister of the Dolton M E church, is reassigned back to Dolton by the Methodist Conference held last Monday. He has completed fifty three years in active ministry and will reach fifty three years seven months by year end if he lives. Locals welcomed his return and many parishioners expressed joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Albritton
Dolton M. E
Dolton
Albritton
Dolton Methodist Church Sunday services and meeting
Dor o thy Schaefer leads Epworth League at 6 45 p m with topic What Christ does for the Christian. Morning sermon The Church Putting on Her Strength. Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Preaching 11 a m and 7 45 p m by Pastor J L Albritton. Officers meet Monday night to plan year's work and organize the official board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Methodist Church
Epworth League
Dorothy Schaefer
J. L. Albritton
Riverdale street rebuild eyed this fall from bridge to 136th
May indications show Riverdale will receive part of Indiana avenue resurfacing this fall from the bridge to 136th street. The street car tracks must be raised and the street car company delays spending, while interlocking tower upkeep and poor service burden funds. Attorney Flick and Alderman Madderom met with street car officials to push action.
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Riverdale
Indiana Avenue
136Th Street
187Th Street
I. C
Lorenz
Dalton Road
Flick
Madderom
137Th Street
Calumet waterway dream gains federal dredging push
The Sanitary district seeks to extend deep water navigation along Calumet River toward Indiana Harbor Canal. Federal funds long available would dredge to unlock riverfront towns Hegewisch Hammond East Chicago and boost Riverdale Harvey Blue Island. A St Lawrence route would intertwine Great Lakes and Mississippi commerce with world ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes-Gulf Waterway
Sanitary District
Calumet River
Grand Calumet
Indiana Harbor Canal
Hegewisch
Hammond
East Chicago
Riverdale
Harvey
Blue Island
St. Lawrence
Calumet
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Europe
Calumet District
Dalton Notes and Local News Digest
Local banks closed Tuesday October 12 for Columbus Day. Mr and Mrs L O Gary and daughters Edith and Marie enjoyed a brief Logansport trip. Fred Law of Chicago dies of heart failure. funeral held. Sweet potato syrup touted by USDA chemists for home use. The Devil's Pass Key screens October 18 at Dalton theatre. Riverdale area fox squirrels observed. avoid harming them. The Greatest Question drama shows October 13 14 at Riverdele theatre. St Mary's Fall Bazaar November 7 10 13 14. Riverdale Pharmacy to close Sundays 1 to 5:30 pm in winter. Registration day October 12. vote in November. Dalton M E Ladies Aid meets October 14. Thief steals $900 from sleeping man. Epworth League to meet in MBE basement. Beet cutting season under way. good outlook for crops. Eyebrow traits linked to temperament in local note.
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Matt Dreger
Wm. Stieman
Saukville
Wis
Matt
Pope Beet
Emil Boettenhouse
Erick von Stroheim
Dalton Theatre
United States Department of Agriculture
Dalton
Bachman Woods
D. W. Griffith
Riverdele Theatre
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s School Hall
Riverdale Pharmacy
Ladies’ Aid
Dalton M. E. Church
J. L. Albritton
Wm. Beck
Dalton Epworth League
M. BE
Road Louse Confuses Detective With Lizzie Car
A mysterious package arrives at The Pointer from Ford works containing a note about Lizzie the car. Hawk Shaw the detective misidentifies a Road Louse for Lizzie, prompting humorous contrast with Lizzie’s shapely features and wheel details.
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Hawk Shaw Detective Agency
Pointer
Ford Works
Hawk Shaw
Sleuth
Tall
Lizzie
Ford
93 Year Old Man Rides Plane Over Chicago
Samuel Hanley, 93, fulfilled a lifelong dream by flying above Chicago in a private plane with aviator Nimmo Glack. The ride lasted about twenty minutes as Hanley noted he had ridden many conveyances but never an airship. The article also mentions medical updates and local happenings including Florence Mohr’s improving condition after mastoid operation at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hanley
Chicago
Nimno Glack
Florence Mohr
Myr
Henry Mohr
Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
Frank J. Higgins
Decatur
Ill
Riverdale
Higgins
Senator Yarding
Mr. Harding
Herman Henken
West Side
Henker
Thieves Take $900 From Riverdale Family Home
Gottlieb Grasmick and his German Russian family, living in Riverdale near the Co B I tracks, lose 900 in cash kept at home after burglars observe a hidden key. The article argues bankers offer security and that keeping money at home harms local business and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottlieb Grasmick
Riverdale
134Th Street
Black Products Co
Grasmick
Miss Harriet Fulmer Named State Supervising Health Nurse
Miss Harriet Fulmer, longtime Cook County public health nurse supervisor, will be appointed state supervising health nurse after passing a civil service exam on June 14. She topped a 14 applicant list and will serve under Dr. St. Clair Drake, expanding her work toward healthier children and disease prevention. Mrs. R. C. Peacock returned home from the West Side hospital in improved health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Fulmer
Cook County
St. Clair Drake
State Health Department
Miss Fulmer
St. Luke’s Hospital School For
R. C. Peacock
West Side Hospital
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C. F. Reich
Rev
Kinney
Tom
Dearborn Street
Locksort
H. I. Ferguson
Kerokee
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