Notice to Contractors for Dolton Water Main Bids
The Board of Local Improvements of Dolton Illinois invites sealed bids for a connected system of cast iron water mains on 147th Street and other streets in Dolton Cook County Illinois. Bids due October 18 1926 at 8 pm at Village Hall. Bids must include a 10 percent certified payment and be supported by plans and specs on file with the Village Clerk. The board may reject bids and will pay in bonds at 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Local Improvements
Dolton
147Th Street
Oother Streets
County of
Cook
State of Illinois
Vilage Hall
Dalton
William G. Dolton
Village of
Ilinois
Illinois
Enemies of Cherry Trees Cited by Plant Bureau
The bureau of plant industry says robins and blackbirds are the greatest menace to cherry growing. No satisfactory control exists. small trees can be protected by covering with mosquito netting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant Industry
Dolton to levy special assessment for paving street project
The President and Board of Trustees of Dolton order a special assessment to fund paving and street improvements on Chicago Street from Stewart to Sibley Boulevard including intersecting streets. Ten brick catchbasins ten storm inlets and a twelve inch storm sewer will be built. Final hearing set for October 25 1926 with ten annual installments at six percent interest. Oct 8 1926. Joseph L. Locher Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of ‘Trustees
Village of
Dolton
Chicago Street
North Street
Stewart
148Th
Sibley Boulevard
Cook
State of
Illinois
County Court
Cook County
Dalton
Dalton, Hilmei
A. D
Joseph L. Locher
Dolton Special Assessment No 23 for Water Pipe Installation
The President and Board of Trustees announce a special assessment to fund cast iron water supply pipes on Chicago Street in Dolton Illinois. A four inch pipe will run parallel to the easterly street line, connected with existing six inch pipes on Stewart Avenue and Sibley Road. Final hearing set for October 25, 1926 at 10 a.m. in Dolton Village Court. Assessments to be paid in five yearly installments with six percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Chicago Street
Stewart Avenue
Sibley Road
Dalton
Cook
Ilinois
County Court
Cook County
Illinois
Satire's Power Compared: Poetry Versus Prose
The piece weighs satire in poetry and prose noting poetry lingers longer in the mind due to rhyme and rhythm. It argues opinion on which form better delivers satirical effect and why poetry may persist longer than prose.
American Legion Opens Convention With Voting Plea
Philadelphia reports the American Legion opened its national convention with calls for mass voter participation and clean elections. President Coolidge sent a message urging citizens to fulfill duties of peace as vital as wartime service. Governor Pinchot praised full, clean voting. Delegates numbered about 2000. John R. McQuigg announced 673,222 members and year contributions of 79,614. Attendees included Col Yves Picot and Jacques Tfirelle from France. Abe Gray, a North Carolina nurse veteran, sought national vice commander. Auxiliary membership surged to 247,000 with four presidential candidates named. Philadelphia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
American Legion National Convention
President Coolidge
Legionaires
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
John R. McQuigg
American Legion
Col
Yves Picot
Jacques Tfirelle
North Carolina
Abe Gray
The
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Elizabeth London Shepard
California
A. If Hofftman
Des Moines
Iowa
Trose Spencer
Winona
Minn
Mirs
Adin W. Macauley
Poppy Committee
William H. Biester
Three Negroes Shot After Jail Raid in Aiken South Carolina
Mob violence erupts at the Aiken county jail as unidentified men seize Clarence Desmond and Bertha Lowman during a murder trial for Sheriff H. H. Howard’s death. Bodies found in a wooded area. trial had begun anew after a Supreme Court remand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
S. C
Clarence
Desmond
Bertha Lowman
H. H. Howard
State Supreme Court
Lanham
Desmond Lowman
Constance Talmadge Separates From Husband Captain MacIntosh
Screen star Constance Talmadge and her one time seven month husband Captain Alastair William MacIntosh have separated in New York, ending their brief marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie
New York
Constance Talmadge
Capt
Alastair William MacIntosh
Sesqui Exposition Struggles With Attendance and Losses
The Sesquial Centennial exposition in Philadelphia has drawn fewer than 5,000,000 attendees to date and is reporting a weekly loss of about $35,000 as the fair continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cherry Tree
112Th Place
Michigan Ave
Roseland
Pullman
Dayton
America
Calvin Coolidge
Elmer R. Berger
Calumet District
Lincoln Avenue
Buick Sales Co
Mea
First Trust
Riverdale, Ill
Total
Horace Holmes
Otto F. Reich John Harms, JR
Milton Meeder
Chrysler
Dolton, Ill
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!