Local notes from The Daily Sut. July 7 187
City Council meets at City Hall this evening. St Patrick’s church to witness the marriage of H Jacobs and Aggie Burke tomorrow at 9 am. Showers and wind cause minor damage. one shop window broken. Jail picnic profits favor St Mary’s church by about $800 on the Fourth of July. Fire alarm planned for Jefferson Street area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. H. Jacobs
Aggie Burke
St. Patrick’s Church
J. G. Elwood
Jefferson Street
St. Nicholas Hotel
Marshal Cagwin
St. Mary’s Church
Personal visits and travels drive Joliet area notes
Miss Mary O Connor visits the Pryors in Lockport while Joseph Nachborn departs for a few weeks in Iowa. Mr N E McBride with Willoughby eres Co Chicago spends the week. John and other Joliet young men left Saturday night for a fishing trip returning Sunday due to a large livery stable incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary O'Conner
Pryors
Lockport
Joseph Nachborn
Iowa
N. E. McBride
Willoughby
Eres Co
Chicago
John
Joliet
Sanday
A Letter From Dr. Heise On A World Voyage In 1879
Dr. A W Hesse writes from Paris June 29 1879 recounting a voyage from Sandy Hook to Southampton London Dover Calais and Paris aboard the Maine. He notes sea sickness poor French cooking mild wine a visit to Hospital de Dieres and the Arch of Triumph. He plans to proceed to Germany and hopes for Joliet papers and letters from friends.
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Heise
Phelps
Paris
Hoboken
Sandy Hook
Maine
Southampton
Atlantic
London
Dover
Channel
Calais
England
France
Hospital de Diere
Wang
Thie
Germany
Joliet
A.W. Hesse
A Game that Won’t Win in Joliet’s Press Scene
A Joliet letter critiques the Ze Republican editor for daily self promotion and elitist claims. The author argues readers are intelligent enough to see through the paper's stale content and mock claims of superior journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Joliet
Chicago
Meeting of School Board to reconsider head position
A School Board meeting is scheduled for this evening to reconsider the head position amid ongoing dispute and requests for accountability. Residents are advised to attend for input and updates on the committee’s actions.
Sermons on Providence and Redeemer by Axtell and Stote
Sunday sermons at Ottawa Street M E church discussed God as creator and ruler over nations and times, and the Christian idea of universal love guiding history. Rev N H Axtell traced divine aims for humanity and civilizational progress, followed by Rev A H Stote’s Ruth and Coleridge themes on Christ as the near kinsman and redeemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Axtell
Ottawa Street
M. EB
Mississippi Valley
Maximilian
Mexico
South America
Aristotle
Cicero
Mr. Axtell
Virginia
England
Coleridge
God
Agroee
Amythiat
Christ
A. H. Stote
Baptist
Ruth II
Moses
Aaron
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Naomi
Boaz
Ruth
Uey
Calvary
Satan
Creation
John
Heaven
Earth
Christ the
Behl
Erkert
Rom
Greece
Rome
Boarding Near Court House Desirable Location
A man and wife or several gentlemen can secure board in a top location within five minutes of the Court House. Rooms are large and well ventilated. Apply at office No.2 on West Side near Chew Jackson's Best Tobacco. June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apelyanes
Chew Jackson's
McIntosh School Reopens Under New Teacher
The McIntosh school reopens September 16 with Miss Fannie C. Fithian of Chicago as a new teacher. The note mentions the beat of teachers and the start of the term in a local report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIntosh
Fannie C. Fithian
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. B. Hay Ward
T. H. McBride
Masonic Block
Herkimer St
Cass
City Council
City Hall
F.J. Rapple
John Keyes’ Drug Store
Washington Street
van Buren Street
Court House
Jim Flanders
Arnold
Tom Walsh
Tom
Flanders
Walsh
Weerndle
West Side
Dr. Heise
Ter
Sierra Leone
Tote Street
Fia
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