Governor Dunne veto sparks regional backlash over Kleeman Harbor bill
Regional press condemns Dunne after vetoing the Kleeman Lake Calumet Harbor bill. The Calumet Record and other outlets call the action a surprise and a setback, citing cost estimates of 2 to 3 million and alleging pressure from Chicago papers.
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Dunne
Kleeman Calumet Harbor
Calumet
South End
Calumet Record
Henry Lee
Illinois
Lake Calumet Harbor
H. W. Lee
O’connor
Kleeman
Loop
Rotten Trust
Calumet Weekly Index
Roseland
Kleeman Lake Calumet Harbor
Chicago Tribune
Trust Press
Chicago
Pointer
Riverdale
Calumet Harbor
South End Daily Press
Wonderful Kalem Film “From the Manger to the Cross” at Grand
The Kalam company’s five part life of Christ arrives at the Grand for Wednesday and Thursday showings. Cast includes actors from England and Palestine settings with local costumes. Prices: adults 15 cents children 10 cents.λογ
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Grand Theatre
Christ
Kalem Company
Orient
Tissot Pictures
Palestine
Egypt
Atlantic
Cairo
England
Taft
State Department
United States
Jerusalem
Cort Theatre
Chicago
Snyder
Actual Digging Begins on Calumet Sag Canal Project
Work on the subsidiary channel of the Calumet Sag canal has started this week with a narrow gauge track laid from Western Avenue eastward. Crews cleared rubbish from cottages along the canal right of way in Blue Island while a steam dredge began excavating a temporary channel south of the creek near Western Avenue.
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Calumet-Sag Canal
Western Avenue
Blue Island
Cottage Building and Loan Association Meeting Notice
The annual stockholders meeting will be held Thursday evening July 3 1913 at 8 o clock at 275 Vermont street Blue Island for election of officers. P. H. Krick secretary.
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Cottage Building and Loan Association
Vermont Street
Blue Island
P. H. Krick
City politics and banking frame up story unfolds
A veteran political figure, lionized then sidelined, faces manipulation by powerful interests. Mayor Billy O Connell, now seeking another term, allegedly collaborates with Dunne to entrap the state banker in a veto message. The plot, driven by millionaire greed, halts a long awaited reform.
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Billy O’connell
Billy
Dunne
Chicago
Springfield
For Sale Gas Range at 398 Grove Street
Gas range in good condition offered for sale. Located at 398 Grove Street. Local seller notes working order and reasonable price. Contact for more details.
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Grove Street
Plan Another Blue Island Celebration Plans
A resolution by the Commercial association pursues a second Blue Island Day likely on Labor Day with a parade and business floats as the main feature. A committee including Christ Kott John Blatt John H Volp W Buenger and Emil Schoebel was named to raise funds and arrange events while urging local organizations to affiliate.
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Blue Island Day
Commercial Association
Roche
Christ Kott
John Blatt
John H. Volp
W. Buenger
Emil Schoebel
Pronger
Western Avenue
Knights Pythias to Stage Damon and Pythias at Grand Theatre
The Blue Island Knights of Pythias present Damon and Pythias at Grand Theatre on Saturday June 28. Glenwood Manual Training School Band opens with a 32 piece concert, followed by noted elocutionist Mrs. Fred F. Bolotin. A 30 member Knights cast enacts the play.
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Blue Island Knights of Pythias Lodge
Damon and Pythias
Grand Theatre
Glenwood Manual Training School
Fred F. Bolotin
Knights and Pythian Sisters
Renewing Our Edges Says Twain Style Advice
A Mark Twain quote urges renewing personal sharpness like a farmed acre left to rest or a worn razor. The saying compares neglect of self to failing tools and imagines a robust nation improving by periodic self renewal.
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Mark Twain
Best Laxative for the Aged From Dr King’s Pills
An aged friendly laxative ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as safe painless and prompt. Price 25 cents and recommended by G R Richter and Emilchmitt Adv.
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Dr. King
G. R. Richter
Emilchmitt
Meaning of Leisure as Place of Repentance
Quoted exchange from Lippincott's humorously defines leisure as the name of a place where married couples repent. The brief joke hinges on wordplay about the etymology and social views of idleness and domestic life.
Special Bill Passed Morgan Park Annexationists Celebrate
Morgan Park wins state approval as a bill freeing the village from No Man's Land obstacles and majority vote limits. Legislation now awaits Gov. Dunne’s signature, with credit due to Rep. Benton F. Kleeman Attorney Henry P. Heizer and others for steering the measure through a tight session.
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Morgan Park
Chicago
David Herriott
Henry P. Heizer
No Man’s Land
Dunne
Benton F. Kleeman
Heizer
Edward Shurtleff
House
Senate
Clark
Hearne
Quincy
Francis P. Brady
Saml. A. Bettelson
Niels Juul
Johan Waage
Carl Lundberg
Walter Clyde Jones
Kimmey
Springfield
A. M. Anderson
Jones
Anderson
C. L Anderson
J. N. Pond
Mrs Sophia Boldt Dies at 80 in York Street Home
Mrs Sophia Boldt died Thursday last week at her daughter Mrs Otto Haase home 517 York street at age 80 years five months after a two week illness. Born in Germany she came to the United States at age thirty. Survived by three daughters fourteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral held Sunday at 1 pm from the house with Rev Doermann officiating. Burial in Mt Greenwood cemetery.
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Sophia Boldt
Otto Haase
York Street
Germany
Doermann
Lutheran Church
Mt. Greenwood
Father of Harvey Editor Dies in Illinois
John Yatman Lambert, 76, father of A. M. Lambert editor of the Harvey Tribune-Citizen, died last week in Mount Carroll Illinois. A minister, veteran journalist, Civil War soldier, and longtime Savannah Ill. newspaper man, he was born in Manchester England and moved to America as a boy.
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John Yatman Lambert
A. M. Lambert
Harvey Tribune-Citizen
Mt. Carroll
Ill
Savannah
Mr. Lambert
England
Manchester
America
Jimmy the Guard in Illinois Town’s Farmyard Tale
An elderly farm character named Jimmy in an Illinois town dons a policeman’s uniform and guards gear like motor cycles and threshing engines when owners are away. He once stopped boys from slipping through a fence hole during a Chautauqua, telling them to use another hole around the corner.
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Jimmy
Illinois
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Soothed Ulcers and Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for ulcers sores boils eczema and other skin troubles. It cites Mrs Bruce Jones of Birmingham Alabama who was healed in two weeks and claims prompt relief at only 25 cents with endorsements from G R Richter and Emil Schmitt.
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Bucklen
Bruce Jones
Birmingham
Ala
G. R. Richter
Emil Schmitt
Adv
Fire Department Firefighters in Blue Island Lose Trust Over Criticism
Fire Marshal Link publishes a rebuttal to unfounded criticism of Blue Island's volunteer fire department. He cites specific incidents on June 6 and June 21 to defend speed and efficiency, urging fair treatment to avoid demoralizing the crew and preserving community pride.
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Link
Marshal Link
Blue Island Sun
Blue Island
Walnut Street
Tune Dates Back Centuries and Marlborough’s Song
A historical note explains that “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” traces to the French tune Marlborough, once a national air in France. The melody, tied to Marlborough’s era and Queen Anne, entered Paris via a Picardy nurse and later spread to England.
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France
Paris
England
Battle of Gettysburg 50th Anniversary Observance Plans
The 50th anniversary of the Gettysburg battle will be observed July 1 to 3 on the battlefield. A motion picture titled The Battle of Gettysburg will be shown at Blue Island and Riverview Park with five reels at 10 and 15 cents. Manager Snyder invites all old soldiers to view the film free of charge in either afternoon or evening showings.
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Gettysburg
Blue Island
Stonewall Jackson
Grant
Vicksburg
Lee
Pickett
Valley of Death
Snyder
Riverview Park
St Benedicts Graduation Pageant at Grand Theatre
St Benedicts school held graduation exercises Monday evening at the Grand Theatre with a large audience. Father Rosch distributed diplomas to graduates including Elden Judy Howard McCotter Teresa Benzing Emma Stehle Marie Donavan Philip Murphy Celma Dagenais Margaret Krick Henry Bloom Edward Krick Lester Bowman Frank Sparagnola Anna Parcham Helen Seidel Bertha Dechene Rose Kempf Cecile Bureau Clara Tragnitz Joseph Gallagher Marie Creighton William Schulte Frances Dagenais Joseph Conlan Wm Szymanske Raymond Fredette.
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St. Benedict School
Grand Theatre
Father Rosch
Joseph Gallagher
Marie Creighton
William Schulte
Frances Dagenais
Joseph Conlan
Wm. Szymanske
Big Fourth of July Celebration at Linden Garden Tinley Park
Christ Funk, proprietor of Linden Garden at Tinley Park, plans a big July Fourth event with afternoon and evening amusements. A fishing contest on Linden lake from 4 to 5 p.m. offers a $2.50 gold piece for the largest fish. The best decorated automobile in the 6 to 7 p.m. street parade wins a $5 gold piece. A grand fireworks display closes the night.
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Christ Funk
Linden Garden
Tinley Park
Linden Lake
Adlerika buckthorn bark remedy advertised in Blue Island
Blue Island merchants tout Adlerika a German mixture of buckthorn bark and glyceline claimed to cure appendicitis and relieve sour stomach gas and constipation with a single dose. The ad emphasizes instant relief and surprising quick action.
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Dare & Stable
Blue Island
Adv
For Sale The Late Residence of Mrs Wm Black Deceased
For sale good 10 room house with barn and outbuildings on a 100 by 135 foot lot on Walnut street between Greenwood and Western avenues. Trustee 261f S M Lang 230 Walnut St. WANTED Young girl seeks position caring for children inquire 252 Greenwood avenue.
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Wm, Black
Alley
Walnut Street
Greenwood
Western Avenues
Greenwood Avenue
Sun Newspaper Offer Promises One Dollar Year Subscription
Readers are urged to subscribe to THE SUN for one dollar per year. The pitch highlights affordable access and ongoing coverage, inviting new subscribers to lock in a low rate.
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SUN
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Knights Pythias Entertainment
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Harvey
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Ine
Anna Parcham
Helen Seidel
Bertha Dechene
Rose Kempf
Cecile Bureau
Clara Tragnitz
Raymond Fredette
S. M. Lang
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