The Hopper For Illinois and Local Notices
The forecast calls for a fair night and Wednesday with warmer conditions in the southeast and slightly cooler weather in the northwest. J Harold Downey of 209 Buell Avenue has passed the state board of law examiners site examination for admittance. November proves strong for police records with high activity but most property stolen was recovered. Joliet Lodge No 5 will hold its meeting and annual election of officers tomorrow night. Pence B Orr and Thomas Stevenson will be
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State Board of Law Examiners
Springfield
J. Harold Downey
Buell Avenue
Joliet Lodge
Columbian Circle
Pence B
Orr
Thomas Stevenson
Fast Train Wreck Leaves 25 Dead in Philadelphia
Philadelphia officials report 25 known dead from a fast train wreck. Officials fear more bodies buried in debris and charred remains as flames from splattered coal touched off the blaze. Over twenty injured, with funeral plans possible due to the condition of some victims.
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Philadelphia
Aioe Jae
St. Lazare Tunnel
Paris
Ford Currency Plan Described as Surd by Official
Washington December 6 Ford proposed the government issue 30 million dollars in paper currency to finance the Muscle Shoals water power project. A high official said the plan was absurd and the government would reject any currency financed plan. Ford suggested using Muscle Shoals natural value as security for the currency.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Ford
Indictments in Waukegan Case Highlight Trial Right
In Waukegan Illinois today, C. C. Le Forgee the governor's chief counsel states that Small has been deprived of the inviolate constitutional right of trial by jury amid embezzlement allegations involving public funds and attack indictments.
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Waukegan
C. C. le Forgee
Small
Strong stock market closes with motor and rubber gains
New York stock market ends the day on a strong note with demand led by motor and rubber shares. Studebaker rose over 3 points to 114 dollars while Chandler Motors traded above 50, gaining more than 2 points.
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New York
Studebaker
Chandler Motors
Bride Register Request Sparks Return of Wedding Fee
A man who had obtained a wedding license in 1910 asked for the return of $15 after a quarrel ended his engagement. He entered the registry office seeking repayment, but the fee was not refunded.
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London
Clubhouse at St Martin in the Fields Founded by Rev Sheppard
Bailboys for West End clubs and hotels now find recreation at their clubhouse beneath the church of St Martin in the Fields. It was founded by the Rev H R L Sheppard, the Vicar.
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London
West End
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
H. R. L. Sheppard
All Sides Win Peace Pact In Ireland Accord
London reports the British cabinet unanimously approved the Irish peace settlement with Sinn Fein. Ulster may keep its status while a commission will delimit Tyrone and Fermanagh boundaries. Sinn Fein prisoners to be released and interned members freed as guarantees are given. Delegates began leaving No 10 Downing Street after a late night session.
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Ireland
Sinn Fein
Ulster
London
Tyrenne
Fermanagh
No. 10
Downing Street
Dublin Sinn Fein deal seen awaiting Dail ratification
A Dublin report notes Sinn Fein peace delegates Duggan and Fitz Gerald arriving with the agreement for Eamon de Valera, with the Dail Eireann ratification expected next week and public optimism rising under Griffith and Collins. London dispatch adds the oath of allegiance text tying Ireland to Great Britain and the British commonwealth.
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Dublin
Dace
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffith
Michael Collins
London
Ireland
Great Britain
Group of Nations
King George congratulates Lloyd George on Irish settlement
King George expresses joy at the successful termination of difficult Irish settlement negotiations. He praises Premier Lloyd George for his patience and conciliatory spirit and notes his own satisfaction with the Belfast speech contributing to the great achievement.
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London
King George
Lloyd George
Belfast
Ulster Receives British Peace Terms From London
A Special Courier arrived from London bearing the terms of the English Irish peace agreement. The Ulster Unionist cabinet immediately received the documents and began reviewing them in Belfast on December 6.
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Ulster
Belfast
London
City leases Monroe Building canceled. offices relocation plans halted
A Joliet lease on the Monroe property at Scott and Clinton streets was canceled this morning, according to Atayar Thomas Gorey. The cancellation ends plans to move city offices and implies continued occupancy of current premises.
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Monroe
City of
Real Charity Brightens Joliet Police Station Cold Dives
Chief James Corcoran urges Joliet residents to donate coffee and buns for the men who sleep in the police station basement and search for work each morning. A simple breakfast could provide warmth and dignity to the down and out, many of whom crave a meal before facing the day.
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James Corcoran
Joliet
Bridgwell
Chicago Meat Strike Shows Dividing Claims As Talks Near
As the second day of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters strike opened, big five packers said 96 percent of workers were at work. Union leaders claimed over 12,000 in Chicago and 29,000 nationwide. Pork prices rose 4 to 5 cents a pound despite authorities saying the hike is unwarranted. The crisis was expected to deepen when organizers sought to recruit deserters.
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Chicago
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
North America
Packers
Dennis Lane
Lane
South China Stand Against Pekin War Unification
SHANGHAI December 6 The Republic of South China at war with Pekin will refuse peace for unification of China. The move follows claims that the northern government is under Japanese domination announced today by Dr Sun Yat Sen president of the republic.
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Shanghai
Republic of South China
Pekin T
China
Japan
Sum Yat Sen
Stolen Ford Car Recovered in Chicago
A Ford car stolen Nov 15 from Joe Duckworth of Lockport was recovered in Chicago and held pending identification by the owner. Joliet police notified Duckworth of the recovery. The article notes the car was stolen from its original location.
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Chicago
Joe Duckworth
Lockport
Jolliet Police
Duckworth
Political bickering stirs gas and streetcar fare debate
The Times reports a widening split in the Copley organization across the district as primaries approach. Gas price issues, streetcar fare reductions, and shifts in county town offices dominate the scene. Kes singer draws wet and dry attention while Metzger’s highway duties face outside scrutiny. Several county offices show contested races with names like Bentley Walker Dupage McCabe and Lindgren on alarmed watchdog platforms.
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Copley
Issn
Shurtliff
Walst
Corlett
Mitchell
Woodruff
Metzger
Metzgers
Board of Supervisors
Barr
Orr
Bentley
Walker
Dupage County
McCabe
Son of Banker Dies of Wounds in Hunting Trip
The son of a Joliet banker died from wounds suffered yesterday afternoon while on a hunting trip with fellow students. The youth, son of Gordon Flawyer of Tucson and Joliet bank institutions, was killed instantly. Mrs. Sawyer, the boy’s mother, has died. The body will be shipped to Joliet for burial.
Coroner Opens Inquest Testimony In Girl Case
Coroner Kingston released the transcript of the inquest into Clara Sandgergrath death at St Francis academy on Oct 23 1921. The verdict cited death by falling from a fourth story window while temporarily insane. No eye witness. aunt Othelia Schmidt found the body. Deputy Sloan stressed records are open to the public during business hours.
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E. A. Kingston
Clara Sandgergrath
St. Francis Academy
Sloan
Academy
Kingston
St.Francis Academy
Othelia Schmidt
Miss Sandgergrath
Royal Engineer Found Detailing Mail Sort In London Post Office
Lieut. Col. W. G. Mansell of the Royal Engineers was discovered working as a mail sorter at the London post office. He has since been promoted to postmaster of Ware in Hertfordshire.
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London
W. G. Mansell
Royal Engineers
Ware
Hertfordshire
Fox found aboard ship bringing onions from Spain
A Southampton dock ship delivering a Spanish onion consignment revealed a fox hidden among the bags. Dock officials cannot explain how the animal ended up on the vessel.
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Southampton
Eng
Spain
Turbulent Tales From Port Side and Far Lands
In Tilbury England the White Star ship Quinep is said to carry two hundred parrots. A French scientist reportedly X-rayed a bone through a brick wall at 260 yards. Some experts link kissing to the spread of dental disease. People may build special churches in Germany with telephones between pulpit and pews. Italians increasingly seek coal from Asia Minor.
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Dess
Germany
Little Woodrow Wilsons Sheep Raising Rise in Illinois
From Lockport, Woodrow Wilson Jr. builds a fine flock of Shropshires with a nickel seed capital and enters the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago on November 26. He dreams of future presidency, claims kinship with former President Wilson, and notes a long family line of Irish origin.
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Woodrow Wilson
Little Woodrow of
Lockport
William Wilson
Ilinois
Chicago
America
Little Woodrow
Wilson
Lockport Wilsons
Ireland
Bread Riots Break Out in Berlin Unemployment Shock
In Berlin on December 6 riots erupted among the unemployed as crowds surged through the streets shouting for bread. Stores closed, and the disturbance began in workers quarters with protests over hunger.
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Berlin
Moonshine Is Again Cause of Tragedy
CHICAGO Dec 6 Margaret Morrigan 21 found dead with a bullet wound in her right temple in the living room of J C Hobbs rear of his South Side poolroom. Hobbs revolver lay nearby. She and sister Caroline 20 had been drinking moonshine with Hobbs and two men. Hobbs said the sister shot herself. She was in nightdress when found. Student death by own action Lincoln Neb Dec 6 Charles Seeber failed in his studies at the City of Nebraska
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Chicago
Margaret Morrigan
J. C Hobbs
Hobbs
Caroline
Margaret
Fake revenue plot uncovered in Joliet liquor raid
Police seized two cars with clear illegal liquor signs. Four men from Chicago and Peoria were arrested outside a Joliet restaurant as officers found counterfeit internal revenue stamps, whiskey labels for Greta River goods, and loaded guns hidden in the trunks. Investigations continue while the defendants claim they are harmless tourists.
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Fornango
Maxwell and
Swiggert
Morris Mansfield
Sam Grant
Chicago
Hyman Liphan
Albert Shade
Peoria
Harry Jordan
Harry Jorchan
Mansfield
Shade
Joliet
Cenvee
Corcoran
Edward Powers
State’s Attorney's Office
Internal Revenue
Greta River
Chicago Street
Harding Warns U S That World Troubles Ours
President Harding warned Congress that the United States must ready itself for a broad role in world economic and financial rehabilitation. He stressed that no stable readjustment can occur without considering America’s essential link to global finance and trade. He urged vigilance toward social and political conditions that, while not domestic, affect human sympathy and national welfare.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Woman shoots drunken husband to save life in Chicago
CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Walter F. Blake, 2, an arc light inspector for the city, was shot and killed in his home early today by his wife Mrs. Lucy Blake amid a struggle for a revolver. Police reported the incident as a domestic homicide with the shooter claiming self defense.
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Chicago
Walter F. Blake
Arc Light
Lucy Blake
Blake
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