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Newspaper
Joliet Daily Sun
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1875
Page
1
Col. A. C. Ducat of Chicago is commissioned by Governor Beveridge as Brigadier General of the State Militia.
In London on May 5 the president of the British Iron and Steel Institute warned that England faces a shrinking iron trade as heavy European and US duties curtail demand. He urged seeking new markets abroad while protectionism persists, noting the US and Europe restrict English iron and steel. The Cleveland Tribald commentary echoes the sentiment.
The court docket up to noon today ran light with Grand Jury work ongoing and several cases noted as time killers. Entries include judgments for plaintiffs in Sweet Dempster Co. versus Stearns and defaults or defaults with pro confesso in cases involving Baerbeck, Morrison, Daly, Bissell, and Mitchell, plus guardianship and foreclosure references and extended pleading deadlines.
AWill County Court suit against F F Cole for unpaid opera house stock leads to claims of forgery and perjury surrounding an appeal bond signed by a nonpresent D R Cole. Witnesses, including Overton and former partners, dispute Cole’s explanations. Also listed are Will County real estate transfers from Joliet and surrounding towns with multiple parcels sold for amounts ranging from $200 to $1,500.
The advisory board of the State Farm ers' Association meets in Blooming ton with thin attendance to decide the group’s political status for the coming year. Governor appoints General Arthur C. Ducat of Chicago as Brigadier General of the State Militia under 1872 law. An anti horse thief group forms in Osage township La Salle county. J. B. Stolp of Aurora dies after fainting while mixing paint.
Travelling men report increased acreage of corn wheat and oats in Western Iowa and say it looks splendid. Millers of St Louis join a petition to the Merchants Exchange asking wheat be stricken from the call board list citing speculation as ruinous to flour manufacture and trade demoralizing and disreputable.
Weisinger is committed for trial after allegedly extorting money by implicating others in a plot to kill Bismarck. The Persian Railroad concession to Falkenhagen lapsed due to nonfulfillment of the contract. A Berlin banquet honored Carl Schurz by American residents, Diet members, and Berlin University professors.
William H. Talcott, buyer for H B Claflin & Co, was arrested on a U S commissioner warrant based on District Attorney Bliss affidavit alleging he knowingly bought and sold smuggled silk. Bail set at 10000. bondsmen include Horace B Claflin and John J Donaldson. Talcott faces grand jury indictment yet to be filed.
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