U S Absent From Geneva Reparations Talks
Washington shows little enthusiasm for joining the Geneva commission on reparations and Dawes plan revision. Officials say the United States will not link debt and reparations and expects no immediate Dawes plan changes. Geneva foresees possible Rhineland evacuation within eighteen months and final reparations settlement within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geneva
United States
Tlyerineels Fey Pringinia Jihara
London
Kelloge
Court of St. James
Paris
Kellogg
Berlin
Qlies
Germany
Rhineland
Five Actors Die in Auto Train Collision Near Milhorn
Five members of the vaudeville troupe Violin Mania were killed when their auto crashed into a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific train two miles south of Milhorn. Victims include Maurice Kaplan Miss Julie Lathomers John Watkin Arthur Hagegerty and Mrs Hazel Gray Haggerty. The group had just completed a La Crosse engagement and were traveling to Chicago.
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Kikhorn
Wis
St. Paul & Pacific
Milhorn
Portland
Ore
la Crosse
Chicago
Special Assessment Notice for Grant Street Sidewalks
County Court orders a special assessment on property benefiting the Grant Street Portland cement concrete sidewalks. Warrant for collection is with the collector at Dalton Village Hall. Installments begin January 1, 1929 with five payments totaling $1206.39 then four payments of $1200 each through 1933 plus 6 percent interest. Dated September 21, 1928.
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Grant Street
Dalton Village Hall
A. D
Special Warrant No 52 for Sibley Street sidewalk project
The notice announces a special warrant for assessing the Sibley Street sidewalk improvement and directs all interested parties to pay the assessment at Dalton Village Hall within thirty days. The first installment of 1150.08 is due January 1 1926, followed by four installments of 800 each due 1980 1931 1932 and 1983 with 6 percent interest on deferred amounts.
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Sibley
Dalton Village Hall
John C. Wernicke
Special Water Main Assessment Notice for Dalton Village
Special Warrant No 44 informs of a connected system of water mains on Michigan City Road and nearby streets. The judgment copy is on file, and interested parties must visit the Collector at Dalton Village Hall to pay the joint assessment within thirty days. The levy is payable in ten installments starting 1929 with fixed amounts and 6 percent interest on deferred installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City Road
Dalton Village
John C. Wernicke
Riverdale Board Awards Sewer Project Contract
The Board of Local Improvements of Riverdale Illinois awarded Kraag & Livers the contract to construct sewer pipe house connections on 128th Street and adjacent streets for 6956.40 dollars. The award followed an ordinance approved May 1928 and confirmation by the Cook County Court in Riverdale No 18.
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Board of Local Improvements
Riverdale
Illinois
128Th Street
Cook County
Kraag & Livers
Duty’s Corner Stone Quote by Bishop Munning
A historical snippet presents Bishop Munning’s maxim that every duty, even the smallest, embodies the full principle of obedience, underscoring a rigid ethic of moral responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munning
Quality Repeater Promises Proven Cough Remedy
An advertisement highlights KETTLER'S WHOOPING COUGH REMEDY by Ernest Kettler R Ph at 87 East 137th Street Riverdale Illinois with a Riverdale phone number, claiming repeated strong quality.
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Kettler
Ernest Kettler
R. Ph
East 137Th Street
Riverdale, Ill
Riverdale
Preservation method for large libraries by standards bureau
The bureau of standards recommends thin chiffon silk fabric paste over pages for preservation in large libraries. Good mucilage is used as adhesive. Varnish is impractical due to ink penetration and blotchy appearance in some areas.
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Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Expressive Phrase on Bad Manners Sets Highbrow Tone
A refined remark frames poor manners as a failure of decorum, using elevated diction and self aware wit to critique behavior without direct insult. The phrasing elevates social standards and signals cultural judgment.
Will o the Wisp Explained in Folklore and Science
The term will o the wisp or jack o lantern refers to a phosphorescent light seen over marshy areas. It is described as a deceptive flame caused by the combustion of inflammable gas arising in wetlands.
Prized Manuscript of Rupert Brooke Poem Preserved
The manuscript of the sonnet 69 Rupert Brooke remains highly valued and is preserved in the British Museum beside works by Dickens and the Diary of Captain Seat. This note highlights its treasured status among literary artifacts.
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Rupert Brooke
British Museum
Capt Seat
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Rhine
U. S
John C. Zornow
Board of Local Improvements of
Duty’s Corner
Riverdale Pharmacy
Pullman
Earl Deyoung
Michigan Ave
Rinkema Bros
South Holland
Harvey
J Ray Manthey
Dolton
Will-o’ -the
First National
Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
Dolton, Ill
Chas. E. Waterman
Horace Holmes
M. R. Weidner
W. H. Baker
Russel P. Blake
William Staat
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