Joliet Briefs and Local Notices From The Fore Cast
The extreme south portion of the night will stay colder while the rest sees milder air. Tony Kaylovic won a heating stove donated by Barrett Hardware at a Lincoln theatre giveaway held Tuesday. Joliet delegates attended the Joint Conference of the Charity and Correction Public Welfare convention in Peoria December 4 6 and 6, with several named members listed. Blackwelder returned home last night. The Jewish Relief commission meets Thursday evening at the Association of Commerce auditorium with Attorney Korshak of Chicago as speaker. Forbeson is named as the lead Irish peace writer in this morning’s Seen. Joliet boy Pothes formerly with dicol newspapers served overseas with the Canadian Air forces and later at International News Service London. Charles E. Kopping of 808 Railroad street summoned to Willow Springs to answer speeding charges, a state warrant issued if he fails to appear. Frank Kneiser of 121 N Hickory had his car looted of a spare tire and motometer while in the Washington school area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Cowing
Samuel J. Drew
M. J.milhouse
W. J. Blackwelder
May B. Ruben
McDonald
Joliet
Charity and Correction Public Welfare Convention
Peoria
County Judges Association
Probation Officer’s Association
Family Social Work Societies
Blackwelder
Seen
Forbeson
Pothes
Dicol
Canadian Air Forces
International News Service
London
Charles E. Kopping
Railroad Street
Justice of the Peace
B. B. Reich
Willow Springs
Archer Highway
German Bank Opened Series Of Failures In Berlin
Berlin reports a major bank at Ludwigshafen failed with liabilities around 340000 marks amid stock market panic and exchange swings. Observers fear Germany faces the blackest financial outlook in its history and question meeting indemnity due dates in January and February. The Reichstag foreign relations committee may convene next week to tackle Germanys gravest postwar issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Ludwigshafen
Lokal Anzeiger
London
Reichstag Foreign Relations Committee
Jovich Sentenced After Moonshine Arrest
Martin Jovich faced Judge Cowing after moonshine was found on his person. He changed a not guilty plea to guilty and received 60 days in county jail. The Rodigero case was also disposed of amid charges of railroad electrification involving Switzerland and coal imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Jovich
Cowing
Jovich
Rodigero
Ireland to gain independence as British exit begins
London reports king grants amnesty freeing Sinn Fein prisoners and signals rapid move to set up the Irish peace settlement. Dublin dispatches say Ulster and British forces will withdraw as Irish free state forms, with Eamon De Valera likely to head the new government and a crown representative serving as governor general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George
Wberry
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Ireland
Belfast
Ulster
Irish Free State
Dublin Castle
Dantee Vil Parva
Land
Hamar Sheeshwood
Colonial Office
Winston Churchill
Lord Fitzalan
Eamonn de Valera
Soldier Bonus Plan To Be Adopted By Congress
Washington December 7 congressional leaders predicted the house Ways and Means committee will take up soldier bonus legislation this session and a bonus will be authorized. With chairman Fordney back in Washington plans aim for early consideration and a bill form plus a tax levy to raise funds for the payment. The general belief favors one of five plans offering cash payments up to 626 for overseas service or 500 for domestic service, or alternatives including cash, homes or farms.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Fordney
Guatemala Opens Up Revolt Season With a Big Show
Washington dispatches report a Guatemalan revolt with a large public display and significant casualties. The uprising, likely orchestrated by backers of former Premier Cabrera, led to mass arrests and unclear outcomes as American officials seek fuller details from Minister McMillen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Washington
McMillen
Cabrera
Her‘vera
Young Couple Wway At 1. C. C. F. Hall
The marriage of Helen Marie Erickson and Lester J. Love took place at five o'clock yesterday at the Odd Fellows Temple with Rev. T. K. Gale officiating. A guard of honor by Patriarchs Militant and a large reception followed, with six hundred guests later attending a grand march and gifts from local lodges. The couple reside at 112 Grover Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Marie Erickson
Elizabeth Erickson
Garnsey Avenue
Lester J. Love
J. A. Love
Lincoln Street
Odd Fellows Temple
T. K. Gale
Dorothy Reed
Ruth Reed
Abbie Olander
Gale
Lloyd Austin
Esther Carlson
Davidson
C. W. Berger
The
Odd Fellows
Powhan
Advance
Eagle
Joliet Canton
Lady Washington Auxiliary
Bethany Shrine No. 7
St. George
and Love
Arthur Lauffer
Marley
Helen Reiter
Goolings Grove
Mrs. Love
Grover Street
Fire Destroys House On Willow Avenue
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the residence of D. A. Hennebery at 140 Willow Avenue Tuesday night. Insurance covered about $2200 of the loss. No. 1 fire company arrived late and could not control the blaze. Neighbors saved considerable household goods before the frame house was consumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Hennebery
Willow Avenue
No. 1 Fire Company
New Everest Climb Led By Brigadier General Bruce
London reports Brigadier General C. G. Bruce will head a new Everest expedition aiming to reach the summit of Mount Everest in the Himalayas, the highest peak on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
C. G. Bruce
Mount
Everest
Himalayas
Earth
Unemployed man finds sacks of stolen silverware in UK
An unemployed laborer in Sheffield discovered three sacks containing silverware and other items stolen from the home of C. E. Sidall, a steel works manager. He turned the goods into police. In Brixworth a special house is kept for three cats. the owner lives in Northampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Eng
C. E. Sidall
Brix Worth
Northampton
Guarded Stock Yards Amid Strike Violence at Chicago
Police and militia patrol the stock yards district after shootings and assaults during a Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen strike. Workers Stanley Rytha was fatally wounded while August Wilkie and her father were slugged. State guardsmen and local authorities aim to keep entrances open and allow workers to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stock Yards
Stanley Rytha
August Wilkie
William Wilkie
Armour & Co
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America
United States Supreme Court
Glen Cowing elected head of Legion post
Glen Cowing former first lieutenant with the 26th Infantry was elected post commander of the Harwood Post of the American Legion at its annual officers election held at Roosevelt School Tuesday night. The first ballot gave Cowing 67 votes to 17 for William Mitchell. Over 200 members attended. Edward Schuessler was elected vice commander and Rev. Martin Nealis was chaplain. Don Lang to serve another term as post adju tant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Cowing
26Th Infantry
Argonne
Cantigny
Soissons
Harwood
American Legion
Roosevelt School
Mr. Cowing
William Mitchell
Edward Schuessler
Martin Nealis
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Lee Folkers
Ofi
Charles Gerehan
Don Lang
Cowing
Legion
Rogar Young
W. HR. Pletcher
R. A. P. Holderby
Joy stockings for kiddies aid by Volunteers of America
Help supply Christmas joy stockings and new clothing for Joliet children. Volunteers of America distributes hundreds of stockings with candy nuts fruit a doll or game to needy families. Donations of at least one dollar are requested at 308 South Chicago Street or from The Times editor.
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Joliet
America
South
Chicago Street
the Times
Adjt
NEW OFFER OF VOTES IN BIG TRAVEL CLUB CAMPAIGN
The Times announces a major extra votes offer during the Travel Club Campaign. For ten days, every new yearly subscription earns 150,000 extra votes, with no limit. Existing six month subscriptions can be upgraded to a year. All members are urged to start immediately to maximize chances of winning a trip, with Dec. 17 as a key deadline.
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the Times
Joliet
Too Much Soup Foiled Bank Robbers Near Parsons
An overdose of safe cracking soup wrecked the interior of the State Bank of Dennis near Parsons Kansas after a break in early today. The blast shattered the bank and drew the town's attention as gunfire erupted during the escape in a motor car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Kan
Dennis
Bird Man's Wife Seeks Divorce Amid Alleged Brutalities
Ada Ohlhaver of Joliet files for divorce from her veteran air pilot husband. She cites threats to carve with a butcher knife, fists strikes, and repeated brutal conduct since their remarriage in 1919. She asks an injunction to stop sale of aircraft and household goods and to prevent flight to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Ada Ohlhaver
Joliet
Noa
Ohlhaver
Edison Says Gold May Be Made From Base Metals
Thomas Edison tells International News Service that a discovery in the last two months marks progress toward manufacturing gold from base metals. He cites a lead component split into two ingredients and warns the gold standard in bonds could fade if gold can be produced cheaply like pig iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen L. Benson
International
NEW _XORK
Thomas A. Edison
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Will of Coll McNaughton Filed For Probate Today
The late barrister Coll McNaughton named Sister Sue zette as beneficiary of 5000 dollars and his private secretary Hattie Wagner received 5000 dollars. He left fishing tackle to Louis H. Piepenbrink and six Shakespeare and Burns volumes to his law partner Senator Richard J. Barr and George Barr respectively. The will, dated February 10, 1917, also bequeathed to a late colleague J A. McKeon the law library and office furniture. The residue goes to his wife Agnes McNaughton and Jean McNaughton Braun, who is married to Robert Braun, named executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coll McNaughton
Suezette
Hattie’ Wagner
Richard J. Barr
Shakespeare
Geo. Barr
Robert Burns
McNaughton
J A. McKeon
McKeon
Agnes McNaughton
Jean McNaughton Braun
Robert Braun
Arrest Ends Vendetta Between Naples Families
Police in Naples arrest members of the de Lucian and another family ending a long running vendetta. Names and details are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate a local feud resolved by arrest actions. The report also oddly references Kansas and registered counts without clear linkage.
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Naples
de Lucian
Ehtaren
Prgmai
Thousands of dollars stolen by Kline store employees
Evelyn Smith, 503 W. J Street, was arrested after a search of her home yielded a large haul of department store goods still bearing tags. The investigation suggests a long running pilfering scheme where goods were sent to employees' homes and charged to salaries. Warrants named Anna McFadden and Ada Drezem, with further questioning of cashier Bessie Anderson as police and state attorney officials pursued charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Smith
W. J Street
U. S. G. Hawk
Kline
Hawk
Delaney
Mom Campbell
Klines
Jefferson Street
Times
Anna McFadden
Ottawa Street
Ada Drezem
Shelby Street
Bessie Anderson
Smith
tCare
Booze Runners Heavily Fined After Arrest
Three of the four suspected bootleggers arrested early Tuesday were fined and released, each paying 100 dollars in state costs and 100 dollars in city costs. They returned to the penitentiary from which one had been paroled last spring. Albert Shade allegedly faced no costs.
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Morris Mansfield
Hyman
Sam Grant
Albert Shade
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Tony Kaylovic
E. ‘Walace Street
Lincoln Theatre
Barrett Hardware Company
Jewish Relief Commission
Association of Commerce Auditorium
Korshak
Frank Kneiser
Hickory
Washington School
Switzerland
Are
C. C. F. Hall
South ST. Paul, Minn
F. Rhinon
Swift and Armour
James Dunn
Dakota County
Legion Post
Bird Man
Edison
Kansas
Klines Store
States Attorney's Office
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