Temperance and Trials Highlight Daily Sun Notes
The Daily Sun reports temperance meetings at the Opera House and Rolling Mill chapel with Mrs. Wells to speak at the Court House. It notes a temporary injunction in tax collection cases, hanging costs under $100 in Woodford County, and a jail convicts transfer from Sangamon to the penitentiary. Stabbing incident on Rock Island Road and Joliet Steel Company January output praised.
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Opera House
Rolling Mill Chapel
Court House
Woodford
DeBoer
Pontiac
Livingston County
Joliet Steel Company
Bessemer
United States
A Telephone Duett Delights City Hearers
Saturday Mr Mueller and Mrs J G Elwood performed a telephone duett with Mrs Elwood at Jefferson street and Mueller from his prison office over a mile away. The piece was heard at six locations, clearly enjoyed, proving the city’s telephone a success as subscribers rise and competition drives business.
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Mueller
J. G. Elwood
Public Library in Need of Funds for Expansion
A local reader notes the city library is heavily used and books wear out quickly. They propose a concert fundraiser, hoping musicians volunteer and residents attend to raise 25 to 50 cents per person for more books and growth.
Local court docket from Joliet brims with drunkards and a jail term
The morning docket records J. B. Searls fined for plain drunk and John Olson jailed for a dizzy drunk. A string of vagrants and a larceny case against Frank Irish lead to jail or fines. Notices mention mortgage amounts, a nephew mischief tale, and a divorce- suit ad joined to a Texas summons.
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J. 8. Searls
Frank Irish
Jennett Gardner
Carl Westfall
C. Bosi
Bet
Julius C. Williams
Sophia Demmond
Wrong man attacked on Cass street in Sunday incident
Sunday night Frank Fuhrman walking with a young lady on Cass street was beaten by Jim Donovan who asked what girl he had there. Fuhrman fell but rose to retaliate until Donovan realized he had assaulted the wrong man and begged not to be arrested.
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John Olson
Plattville
Tim
John Hart
Jas, Fisher
Samuel Smith
Geo. W. Tuttle
Benjamin Hupp
Smith
Ike
John Walters
John
J. A. Henry
Texas
District Court
Anderson
Palestine
Eva Henry
Mr. Henry
Henry
Frank Fuhrman
Cass Street
Jim Donovan
Frank
Donovan
Grand turkey shoot at the Virginia House event
A turkey shoot at the Virginia House promises a grand time with twenty five toms weighing 17 to 25 pounds each. The best marksman will win the most birds and a number of local men from the city are expected to attend on Thursday.
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Virginia House
Overcoat Larceny Case Before Squire Wilcox
Monday morning Charles Connelly faced Squire Wilcox on a larceny charge for borrowing an overcoat from Mathew O'Brien and not returning it. O'Brien had Connelly arrested last Saturday. The case was continued ten days.
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Chas. Connelly
Squire Wilcox
Connelly
Mathew O’brien
O’brien
Train Schedules From Joliet to Peoria
A Joliet bound train departs at 11:00 a.m. from Pekin Road and arrives in Peoria at 6:00 p.m. The Peoria to Joliet service leaves at 9:05 a.m. and reaches Joliet by 5:00 p.m., allowing time for supper at St Nicholas before continuing to Chicago.
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Pekin Road
Joliet
Peoria
St. Nicholas
Chicago
City Council Session Held At City Hall This Afternoon
The City Council met in session at City Hall this afternoon to discuss ongoing municipal matters and review pending agenda items.
City council funds detectives in Allen murder case
Sandwich Illinois officials met in a closed session to plan action in the murder of H. P. Allen. A committee will start today to raise 3000 dollars by private subscriptions to hire detectives. The coroner’s jury is completing its duties as the case remains unsolved.
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Sandwich
H. P. Allen
Dr. Allen
Glucose Factory Proposed Here Based on Peoria Chicago Plans
The article notes talks of building a glucose manufactory in the city, citing Peoria and a Chicago North Side plant with 24 000 bushels daily capacity employing about 250 men. It asserts local facilities are equal or superior and urges effort to establish a plant here.
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Peoria
Chicago
Ladies Society to Meet at Van Horne Home Tuesday
The Ladies Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church will meet at the Misses Van Horne on Hickory street Tuesday at three o'clock in the afternoon. Gentlemen are invited to tea at 6:80. An unusually interesting program will entertain all who come.
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Ladies’ Missionary Society of
The
First Presbyterian Church
Misses van Horne
Hickory Street
Kidney-Wort Promoted as Remedy for Kidney and Liver Diseases
An advertisement touts Kidney-Wort as nature’s remedy for kidney and liver ailments and claims it cures piles and constipation. The copy emphasizes health benefits and urges readers to try the herbal tonic.
Disturbed Indian Lecture Protest Moves to Homer
The group that disrupted the Indian lecture in Frankfort was taken to New Lenox for examination and later appealed the case to Homer. In other news, Mike Hennessey was arrested again, fined ten dollars, and jailed briefly by Constable Pesky. Reports say rail officials seek a Grand Trunk and Rock Island connection at Blue Island to provide west Chicago a new eastern outlet.
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Frankfort
New Lenox
Homer
Mike Hennessey
Pesky
Chicago
Grand Trunk Railroad
Rock Island Road
Blue Island
Piano Forte Tuning Visit To Joliet
Mr. C. H. Clemons of Kimball's piano warerooms Chicago will make his twenty second tuning trip to Joliet around the 26th. Orders may be placed at Brown's drug store or at White's piano rooms.
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C. H. Clemons
Kimball
Chicago
Joliet
Brown
White
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Masonic
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George
Buck O'Brien
Sammy Spears
Grant
Blaine
Washburne
Sherman
Thomas Hayes
Alton Road
State Liberator
Stipp
M. C. Bissell
Cagwin
Piepenbrink
la Salle County
Hanna
Ottawa
Chas Carraham
Parnell-Dillon
Springfield
Sangamon Circuit Court
James Sanders
John Williams
Geo. Hamilton
James Marshall
Dickie Lingard
Chess Comedy Company
Henry Fish
Judge Olin
B. Reed
Dr. Curtis
H. 8. Smith
Jaynor
McIntosh
Axtell
Brother Axtell
the Public Library
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Circuit Court
Peter Goulett
Morris
A. Manville, Esq
Judge Simmons
Wheatland
Mr. Bacon
Boston Telephone Company
Messra Elwood
Paige
Pekin & Southwestern Railroad
Simonds
A.A. White
Jol
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Chas. Wolf
G. F. Wolf
Arthur
Turkey
Allen
Petit Jury
Judge McRoberts
A. @. Rathburn
John White
Valentine Rathburn
E. C. Raney
J.P. Stevens
John Campbell
Frank Lawrence
Sinclair Hill
Robi. Thompson
T. G. Havens
Chas. Higgins
B. F. Rathburn
John Rigdon
Joe Dummermoth
John Such
Stanton Lynk
Alex. Doig
F. O. Letts
Lorenzo Ruggles
M. A. Logan
H. F. Barker
John Eames
Thos. Ferguson
E. J. Phillips
Henry Conrad
A. Hutton
Thos. Hartigan
Chauncy F. McDade
Amos Savage
Chas. D. Savage
Bessemer Steel Industry
Madison Street
L.e.ingalls
Wilmington
Manhattan
Peotone
Iroquis County
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Alice
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Illinots
John Oxenford
Dreamatic Company
Hooley’s Theatre
the Bruiser
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Jefferson Street
Joliet, Ill
Real
Efire Insurance
Agen
Will County
Old Anna
Hartford
Continental
New York
Mass
Imperial & Northern
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Eng
Phenix
North British & Mercantile
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Howard
Don
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Manchester
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COAL
H.R. Knowlton
Hobb
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