City Council Frees Mayor’s Appointees and Enforces Law
In Henry, the new mayor Haws names city appointees including George Halblelb as Superintendent of Waterworks and Frank Krenz as Fire Marshal. The council confirms all appointments and pledges strict police regulation, intent to bar minors from saloons, end tip payments, and ensure living wages for officers.
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sCity
George Halblelb
Frank Krenz
Charles Motter
Walter Eagleston
Walter Eagleston Board of Health
EB. A. Hall
J. N. Krenz
Coggshall
George Nicholson
Henry
Ken McNeal Offers Prompt Home Services in Old Shop
Ken McNeal provides lawn mower sharpening furniture upholstering and carriage trimming at his longstanding old shop. The notice highlights prompt service and a range of local home maintenance offerings.
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Ken McNeal
Cullen Construction Begins Utica Bridge Reconstruction
Cullen Construction Company of Chicago starts stone and cement work on the new bridge over the Illinois river at Utica to replace the cyclone demolished structure. Wires from Bell and Home telephone firms are moved, with long stretches east of the bridge as crews string messenger and cable for a substantial installation.
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Cullen Construction Company
Chicago
Illinois River
Utica
Home
Bell Telephone
Bell Company
Home Company
la Salle
Penitentiary Move Could Bring Joliet Institution to La Salle
Officials including Governor Deneen and Senator Gardner examined Joliet prison to decide on a new cell house or a new penitentiary in a healthier area. If shifted, La Salle Republicans plan to press Gardner to back locating the penitentiary nearby, leveraging his La Salle County ties.
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Deneen
C. P. Gardner
Senate Committee On Appropriations
David Shanahan
House Committee On Appropriations
Joliet Prison
la Salle
Gardner
la Salle County
Undertakers Elect Officers at Princeton Meeting
Northern Illinois Co operative Burial association held its annual officer election in Princeton on Tuesday with about fifteen members present. Elected were President L O May of Tiskilwa Vice President C M Carpenter of Naponset Secretary Miss Ila Herron Princeton Treasurer E A Long Princeton and a seven member Board of Directors including S S Johnson and G McLean of Princeton E C O Connor of Kewanee C E Dean of TamOile and J L Lauber of Peru. The meeting also discussed matters of importance to local undertakers.
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Northern Illinois Association
Princeton
Northern Illinois Co-operative Burial Association
L .O. May
Tiskilwa
C. M. Carpenter
Naponset
Ila Herron
E. A. Long
S. S. Johnson
McLean
E. C. O'Connor
Kewanee
C. E. Dean
TaMoille
L. Lauber
Peru
Death of Peoria printer’s wife after operation
The wife of Fred Green the printer died at Peoria hospital after twins birth earlier. She lingered after an operation, then passed away. Burial is planned at Lacon beside her mother. her father Felix Boylan resides there. The bereaved husband and friends mourn the loss.
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Fred Green
Peoria
Lacon
Felix Boylan
Town and village schools prepare for closing day
The town and village schools are ready for their closing day with many already closed. In towns hosting commencement exercises, the graduating class from graded schools is expected to be larger than ever in country history.
Skate era boat leads Illinois Valley Yacht club race at Henry
Henry, June 1 preview for the Illinois Valley Yacht club endurance race features Paul J. Woods’s Pekin boat Skate a sleek Florida Skate style power craft among entries from Pekin Mapleton Ha vana and Peoria with thirty six to sixty boats expected. Prizes include a $100 purse and a Herald-Transcript silver trophy.
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Paul J. Wood
Pekin
Illinois Valley Yacht Club
Ida May
Gus
Bert Kammerer
Mapleton
J. E. Wolfer
Vede
W. C. Estep
Gyp
Frank C. Reed
Peoria
Illinois
Charles H. May
Herald-Transcript
H,t
Jimmy’ Steele
Baldwin
the Star
R. D. McDougal
Henry
Tom Webb
Herald- Transcript
McDougal
Ill
George Burt & Son
The
Republican
H.T
Shoop
Lake Senachwine
David Swain
Thomas Webb
Webb
R. H. Truitt
Chillicothe
Havana
Illinois River
A. T. Griffith
Two Inquests Reported At Toluca And Nearby
An inquest at Toluca May 4 found heart failure as the cause of death for James McFadder, a 40 year old laborer. A separate inquest in Toluca into Anchor Cesena’s child’s accidental drowning ruled the death accidental. Graves’ Hat Store in Peoria advertises a fresh millinery arrival with 25 percent savings.
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Toluca
James McFadder
McFadden
M. Fahy
Dr. Potts
D. Turigliatti
Carnel Do Flaminio
J. D. Taylor
George J. Marshall
Ed J. Fahy
Bering
J. W. Thomas
Henry
Anchor Cesena
Graves
Peoria
Opening baseball season set at Pavilion park
Cherokee Indians meet Henry Reds at Pavilion park on Thursday May 16 for two games, afternoon and evening, opening the city’s baseball season. Team names and schedule reflect a local sports card event.
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Pavilion Park
Cherokee Indians
Henry Reds
Memorial Day Observed in Henry Plans Spring Ceremonies
Citizens meet at Drs Cromwell and Coggshall office to form Memorial Day committees for Henrys May 380 observance. Mayor Haws elected chair and Dr Cromwell secretary as finance speaker and general arrangements committees are created for a grand event.
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Henry
Cromwell
Coggshall
Clifford Haws
Dr. Cromwell
Thomas Monier
George A. Burt
G. M. Locke
Rey, McCown
F. W. Potter
Rey
Burger
E. G. Cromwell
C. E. Smith
Robert Doran
Ed B. Smith
Alfred True
J. 8. Burt
B. H. Hutchins
C. C. Smith
Frank Krenz
CG. H. Burt
In a multitude of counsel there is safety
A 19th century editorial urging harmony and joint action for the town's common good. It stresses that diverse interests are intertwined and that prosperity depends on collective effort, advising residents to counsel together and work in harmony for the community’s welfare.
New Joliet Corporation Formed Aiming Canal Overhaul
Joliet residents including many from Morris and nearby valleys invest in a new firm led by Capt. Wm. H. Wallace of Henry with a capital stock of 100000 to overhaul old canal boats and build new ones. The move involves local interests and plans to push the project to completion. Dorothy Cromwell marks her seventh birthday with a party hosted by her mother Mrs. E. G. Cromwell, guests enjoyed games and a supper at their home, a day she and friends will remember.
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Joliet
Wm. H. Wallace
Henry
Joliet, Morris
Valley
E. G. Cromwell
Dorothy
General Lathrop Campaigns for Christian Cause in State
General Frank Lathrop of the caetart Army canvassed yesterday among citizens to gain support for his organization. He visits every place in the state yearly for fluids and spoke on the street last evening in the interest of the Christian cause he represents. He is a son of the late Elias Lathrop, pioneer family member of Henry vicinity. Legal blanks of all kinds at the office.
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Frank Lathrop
Caetart Army
Elias ‘Lathrop
Henry and Vicinity
U S Snag Boat Visits Henry on First Mi chols Trip
The U S snag boat Mac Kenzie made its first trip on the Mi chols river with government officers aboard inspecting snag removal and bridge navigation compliance. The Burlington legal chief joined to discuss the La Salle bridge draw span complaint and the party then traveled to Chicago by private Burlington car.
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Uncle Sam
MacKenzie
Michols
Illinois
C., B. & (. Railroad Company
la Salle
Ilinois
Burlington Company
U. S
Chicago
Rock Island
Henry
Clifford Haws
R. R. Lash
Our
City of Beauty
Undercliff
Lake Senachwine
McLeod
Theevening
Hong Society of the New Church Annual Meeting
The annual meeting was held Monday evening at Chester Bidwell’s residence with Bidwell presiding. Reports by the secretary and treasurer were read. Rev Landenberger preached ten Sundays, Dr Mack one Sunday. Officers for the year include President Chester Bidwell and secretary Miss E Louise Helper.
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Hong Society of the New Church
Chester Bidwell
Bidwell
Landenberger
Mack
la Porte
Ind
E. Louise Helper
C. N. English
Maria Davis
George Burt
J. Howard Williams
Putnam
Telegraphic youth link through three homes in Henry
Three high school boys built and operate a house to house telegraph system using Morse code. Wires run above ground to avoid electric and telephone lines, each boy uses a personal clicker and messages are exchanged with high accuracy. The project, started by local youth, is seen as educational and productive.
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Miss Wyckoff
The
Galva News
M. A. Adams
Henry
Woodward
Logan Barrett
Illinois Press Association Plans Peoria Convention
The Illinois Press Association will hold its annual three days convention in Peoria in June. The organization was formed in that city 41 years ago with J. D. Woodward, the paper’s founder owner, serving as by laws committee chairman. The newspaper has maintained membership since.
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Ilinois Press Association
Peoria
J. D. Woodward
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