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Newspaper
Joliet Daily Sun
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1875
Page
1
The Joliet area reports a fire at a small frame house near the prison, a picnic outing by the St. John's Day Turners, a streetcar ride for Rev Roche's students, and a brewery upgrade by F Sehring to steam power. Headlines recount local weddings, church events, and a strawberry ice cream festival at Central Presbyterian, with several community notices and miscellaneous items.
Officials gathered at Will County Bank to discuss the Joliet and Valparaiso Cut-Off future prospects. Surveys and cost estimates are ready, with potential eastern partners eyed. immediate construction this season seems unlikely. Joliet freight over the line exceeded all other branches, indicating strong local gains if an eastern outlet is added.
Turf notes report East Saginaw program featured three races with favorites winning all. Richard captured the 2:44 class in times 2:38 2:31 2:81 while Brother Jonathan the Aurora horse won the 2:28 class in 2:54 2:26 2:24. Sleepy George took the pacing race in 2:25 2:20 2:24. In baseball the Boston team defeated the Atlantics 15 to 1 in Boston yesterday.
Reports from the Bureau of Agriculture show winter and spring wheat likely to yield four fifths of a normal crop. Rye should exceed wheat but stay below average, oats look strong toward a near full yield in major producing states, barley and clover offer fair results, fruit prospects are fair in the East and below average in the West.
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