Meeting on ax levy rate for Joliet roads and bridges
The town board clerk Hopper Hez B. Nicoles will call a meeting on the first Tuesday in September to consider the ax levy rate for maintenance and construction of roads and bridges in Joliet township. A wall blaze was extinguished at the Joliet Steam Dye House coal bins by the Fire Department after a host of firefighters attended.
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Hez B. Nicoles
Ax Levy
Joliet Township
James Straka
Joliet Steam Dye House
Joliet Fire Department
Ahlvin Sues School Board Over Washington Contract
City school board members plan a special Tuesday night session to settle Vic tor Ahlvin's claims related to his Washington school contract. Ahlvin is owed about 3500, with architect Webster approving 2015, denying 900, and 600 listed as doubtful. Strom Electric reps will confer to persuade.
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Victor Ahlvin
Washington
Ahlvin
James Lycis
Ceelems Gardner
Webster
Ttes
Strom Electric Company
Start On Commerce Treaty With Germany
Washington August 39 preliminary work on a one treaty of commerce with Germany begun it was learned at the state department today.
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Germany
Washington
State Department
Baseball At Present Time National League Nuggets
Fragmentary note references a baseball topic in the National League with unclear names and figures. The readable portion hints at a discussion of players or standings but lacks concrete details to form a complete, factual summary.
Bank Vault Robbery Loot Tied to Chicago Gambling Ring
Police report two men jailed for a bold bank vault access via subterfuge. Loot included many safe deposit boxes tied to Chicago sports figures. A gambler reportedly hid $125,000 in cash yesterday, prompting the heist. Morris Lipschultz, a disabled newspaper vendor, lost $11,300. Officials estimate total loot could reach about $500,000.
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Chicago
Morris Lipschultz
News Veador
W. P. Dickinh
Hughes
ZR-3 Wreck in England Tied to Condemned Parachutes
Major R W Schroeder former chief test pilot of the United States Army Air Service says the CHICAGO, B ible ZR-3 wreck in England carried safety gear condemned by the U S military after a British officer using a similar parachute was killed in Dayton. He notes the weak points of the ZR-2 were not resolved by tests before the ship flew.
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Chicago
England
United States Army Air Service
R. W. Schroeder
Schroeder
Dayton
United States
Ingo
Rock Island Employees Picnic At Highland Park
Rock Island railroad workers from operating and mechanical departments and their families attended one of the season’s largest picnics at Highland Park yesterday. Five special trains brought attendees as an elaborate schedule of athletic events unfolded and refreshments were served throughout the day.
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Highland Park
Rock Island Railroad
Scandal at Moral Court Over Barrett Warning
Barrett refused to leave the room after warning that the cases on trial were none of their business. He threatened 20 day sentences for a second offense, provoking a tense scene in court.
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Scandal
Moral Court Barrett
Auction in Boston Promises Lexical Oddity
A Boston sale heads to auction with a curiously themed description noting a vocab of 1,058 words and a playful claim that all entries resemble mice words.
Griffiths May Replace De Valera As Sinn Fein Leader
An unconfirmed report from London claims Arthur Griffiths could replace Eamonn De Valera as head of the Sinn Fein delegation to London for talks with Lloyd George. The suggestion signals a radical shift within Sinn Fein and could indicate a tougher line in any resumed negotiations.
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London
Arthur Griffiths
Eamonn de Valera
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
de Valera
America
Ireland
Griffiths
Americans Spend Billion Dollar To Amuse Themselves
Washington August 29 Americans spent nearly a billion dollars on theatrical entertainment in the fiscal year 1021 as data from Internal Revenue Blair show. The ten percent tax on theatres and amusements totaled 89,725,905 dollars. Total tax collections reached 4,595,000,7¢8 compared with 6,407,590,261 the prior year. Under Volstead and prohibition acts taxes yielded 2,150,303 vs 641,029 last year. Authorities estimate about 2,500,000 collected by Justice in related areas with 140,019,077 and toilette netted.
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Washington
America
Intersial
Blair
Department of Justice
Sam
Irish reply talks with Lloyd George amid Dublin talks
The Central News notes this afternoon that immediate direct conversations are being drafted for an Irish reply. An Evening News dispatch says no complete break is expected and that Eamonn De Valera will likely set conditions before resuming direct conferences with Lloyd George.
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Central News
Evening News Dispatch
Dublin
Eamonn DeValera
Lloyd George
New Crisis in Germany May Follow Murder
Turmoil erupts as demonstrations flare in multiple towns after a murder. Chancellor Wirth calls an SS commander amid clashes with radicals firing on police and workers. Cabinet instability hovers over Upper Silesia as investigations into Hruberger’s assassination proceed and a coroner’s jury labels it political murder.
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Germany
Wirth
Newburg
Upper Silesia
Hruberger
Telephone boom in Chicago tops early 1931 records
Chicago phone business boomed with a $500,090 payment in the first half of 1931 and total gross revenue around $1,100,000 for the period. The report highlights unprecedented growth in telecommunications during the first six months of the year.
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Chicago
Bhe
Army Readies Miners to Reassemble in Marmet
SHARLESTON W VA Aug 26 Runnery has been sent to the Cabin Creek coal district urging miners who went home Saturday from Logan and Beene counties to reassemble at Marmet immediately. The report is unconfirmed. A separate unconfirmed note says a man named Wesian was shot near Ethel in a new outbreak.
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Sharleston
W. VA
Cabin Creek
Logan
Beene
Marmet
Hace Ace Pceanier
Timexife Acti
Wesian
Ethel
Grant's Son Sucker List Impacts Swindle Probe
The discovery of a new sucker list implicates Charles W. French and features U S Grant's son among those approached in San Francisco as investigators widen the swindle inquiry. A split in alleged master plotters marks a new angle in the probe and links to Hollywood.
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John” Worthington
Hollywood
Grant
San
French
Life Behind Bars Prompts Quiet Escape Outlook
James Pederman, a burglar awaiting an 1914 sentence, considered quitting the land as guards prepared for winter while on kitchen duty at the new prison. Described as 5 feet 3 inches, 127 pounds, 87 years old, he faced one to 20 years after burglary conviction.
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James Pederman
Pederman
Obenchain Case Likely To Be Placed In October
Obenchain and Arthur C. Burch faced Superior Judge Sydney C. Reeve to enter pleas to the indictment for the murder of J Belton y. Both Mrs. Obenchain and Burch pledged not guilty and a trial was expected in October after readying defense and prosecution. The key issue was whether they would be tried jointly or separately.
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Obenchain
Arthur C. Burch
J. Beltony
Sydney C. Reeve
Burch
Prediction of No Strikes In R R Settlement
CHICAGO August 29 A prediction the railroad labor situation will be stabilized without strikes was made by C H Markhar president of the Illinois Central Railroad He said there had been no serious split among the big four brotherhoods There will be agitation but no general strike or substantial traffic interruption The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen voted separately in response to a campaign by outlaw organizations against old line unions but this did not indicate a split with conductors engineers and firemen
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Chicago
C. H. Markhar
Illinois Central Railroad
Brotherhood of
Last Rites Paid To Mrs John W D Arcy
A brief obituary notes the last rites paid to Mrs John W D Arcy. The item confirms her death and funeral arrangements as reported by the local column.
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John W. D’arcy
Daughter of Justice Brandeis Joins DC Wage Board
The daughter of Supreme Court Justice Brandeis was named secretary of the District of Columbia Minimum Wage Board. Her salary is 2500 dollars yearly and she previously served as assistant secretary for one year.
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Supreme Court
Brandeis
District of Columbia
Unemployment Conference Avoids Open Shop Debate
In Washington on August 29, Secretary Hoover said the unemployment conference will not discuss open shop effects or labor versus capital issues. The plan is to hold sessions in early September with industry labor and government participants to pursue maximum employment and a survey of the unemployment situation.
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Washington
Commerce Hoover
Hoover
Stolen Joliet Fords Sold in Chicago Mart
Two Ford Motor Company plant employees, William Schneider and Patrick Frein, confessed to supplying stolen Fords to a Chicago market. They found customers, stole cars to fit orders, altered motor numbers from other machines, and charged $175 to $260 for cars that retailed $600 to $800. Joliet police probe central theft network. Chief Corcoran to visit Chicago detectives for leads.
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Chicago
Ford Motor Company
Thirty Ninth Street
Wabash Avenue
Jo Het
Ford
William Schneider
Patrick Frain
Ford Company
Frein
Sto
Joliet
Corcoran
Mrs Gould Dies At Sister's Residence In Joliet
Mrs Mary Louise Gould died at her sister’s home in Joliet with family noting a large camp meeting in New Lenox concluding last night. She leaves a son Wallace H Gould of Chicago and two Joliet sisters plus a Joliet brother. Funeral Wednesday at Chamberlin and Sloan Chapel at 1 30 p m with Rev Brown officiating. Interment Wesley cemetery.
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Mary Louise Gould
Ceee Jaeger
Chicago
Eva Bryant
Wisconsin
Wallace H. Gould
Selina Mead
Anna Mead
Joliet
Constance Brucchette
Rose Lawn
Indiana
Chamberlin and Sloan
Mr. Brown
Wesley Cemetery
New Lenox
Medinah Temple Wins at Joliet Shriners Picnic Game
Medinah temple nobles dominated the Joliet Shriners annual picnic with a 18 to 17 victory in a tense ball game between Medinah and Ansar Springfield teams. Ladies followed with a nine inning thriller, Medinah winning 14 to 2 as Mrs. Lee Folkers managed the Medinah women.
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Medinah Temple
Joliet Shriners
Arabia
Kankakee
Mystic Shrine
Schiek Cottage
Joliet
Nobie* Schick
Peeples
Shriners
Medinah
Lee Felkers
Ancars
Lee Folkers
Weitzel
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Damascus
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Armstrong
Walter Macpherson
Rome
National Leagueninginners
Rock Island
Boston
India
U.S. Grant’s Son
Sucker List” of
Chas. W. French
Doe
Elizabeth Brandeis
al Rett
F. Olin
F. Bitterman
Ed. Erb
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