17 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Joliet Daily Times
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
1
A garbled column lists assorted Joliet and Will County items including remarks by Fa Young county clerk, car accidents involving Bryant and Brummond, Rivard’s circus ties, local doctors and dentists, Woodmen delegates in St Louis, Barker brothers, and various civic notices. Mentions the Michigan Beach bathing rules, spiritualist society events, and Will County Legion funds, with social and religious gatherings across Joliet.
Ellen Bean Mahoney's estate valued at 75000 to 100000 will be split equally between her sons Edward H. and George F. with both named as joint executors without bonds. The will heads no specific property but lists real estate in Chicago and Cass streets and stock holdings as major assets. It was drawn on Memorial Day and witnessed by Robert J. Downey and Attorney George Clare. Mahoney, born Frankfort June 19, 1848, died June 7 at 304 N Joliet street.
Pausing the Osage nation city of Pawhuska Oklahoma reports F R Boulanger sues Lilly Boulanger for divorce claiming she carried on clandestine correspondence with Jack Dempsey of Los Angeles California. He says letters from Dempsey to his wife are in his possession and identifies the boxer as the same famous heavyweight champion.
The Joliet city health department reports improvements in infectious diseases with only 6 diphtheria and 10 scarlet fever cases remaining, down from about triple that amount a month ago. All cases are progressing toward recovery. Two scarlet fever cases may be released later today. A chickenpox case was reported at 702 North Center Street and a whooping cough case at 606 North Bluff.
Mrs Emily Sperry aged 86 at 208 Cagwin avenue June 17 with services at 1 30 pm interment Brook's cemetery. Emma Merritt 51 at 118 Pine street June 16 heart trouble funeral 9 30 am from St John Catholic church interment St John cemetery. Mary Craughwell 67 at 611 Division street June 16 paralytic stroke funeral 8 30 am interment St Patrick's cemetery. Springfield Meents bill grants highway dept power to construct take over and control state aid roads through smaller municipalities.
Junior salesmen must report to Mr Brown by six this evening to receive circus tickets for the evening performance. No tickets will be issued after six.
For more than an hour and a half today Joliet crowds viewed a free open menagerie as the Hagenbeck Wallace circus parade rolled through town. Alice the hippo drew raves as the best natural animal in the show while the Noble Six Hundred horses impressed spectators. Porter the high jumping horse drew attention for its riderless leaps, and the afternoon show began at six with doors opening at seven for ticket holders to visit the menagerie between the main entrance and the big tent.
A Chicago political and labor figure known as Big Tim Murphy remains in Wil county jail denying any link to postal robberies. He complained of the hot weather, with no bond posted. Postal inspectors in Chicago predicted others implicated with Murphy would soon be arrested as he stays quiet and tries to keep cool.
The recurring Times serial Pearl Island reaches a dramatic climax this week. Readers follow the intertwined fates of central figures as secrets surface and choices shape their futures. The finale promises heightened emotion and surprises for loyal readers.
Joliet A C State Senator Richard J Barr has not replied to a June telegram from the Association of Commerce expressing regret over his vote for the administration tax commission bill. Directors urged Representatives Hennebry and Walker to oppose the measure and block its passage. The proposal would place assessing powers in a governor appointed state commission, removing them from local boards of review and assessing bodies.
Sheriff Newkirk will not get another deputy to help him round up moonshiners. The county board of supervisors voted to deny the request despite arguments by the sheriff and States Attorney Martin that rising cases require an extra man. The board adjourned its session this afternoon.
The day started with 88 at 6 am and rose to 97 under a hot sun, with residents wiping brows in front of the Ottawa street fire engine house. The Barrett thermometer, though, shows 91 at 3 pm and is accepted as official.
Andrew C. Tallman, corporal in the 58th Infantry Division, who sacrificed at Château Thierry, is brought home to Joliet. He sailed from Brest in May 1918 and was fatally wounded July 18 during the assault, dying August 19 at age 31 after a month in a rear hospital.
The state will seek a continuance when Ernest Hettman’s murder case is called before Justice F M Hawk at 9 30 a m tomorrow. Hettman is charged in the death of Joseph Weaver who was beaten and died 36 hours later. Hettman, a former farm hand, was held without bonds with a June 18 hearing scheduled, and a coroner’s inquest had been postponed amid expected confessions.
Joliet deep waterway promoters traveled aboard the government vessel Comanche from Ottawa to Peoria for the Waterways convention of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Discussions covered the Desplaines and Illinois rivers from Chicago harbor to the Mississippi, and the Mississippi channel improvement to New Orleans. A LaSalle banquet last night followed a tour of the Marseilles locks, the first actual construction under way for the project, with nearly 200 delegates including about 20 Joliet members.
Joliet contractors and building trades unionists awaited Federal Judge Landis as arbitrator in the wage dispute between Chicago contractors and craftsmen. He had not arrived at a definite conclusion, and local settlement appeared unlikely until the Chicago affair is cleared up.
The body of Tony Stetecich, the boy who drowned nine days ago after a fall into the Desplaines River, was found floating near the riverbank today. Chief of Police Corcoran reported the boy’s home was at 608 North Broadway.
Active work has begun on West Jefferson street viaduct as part of the Broadway improvement project. The old unsightly bridge will be torn down and replaced with a modern concrete structure.
West Lockport sees a string of liquor arrests after deputies seize ten gallons of moonshine at Vincent's Ninth Street shop and multiple gallons of wine at Kate Fracharo's parlor. Bonds set at 1000 each for Fracharo and Vincent, with others receiving jail terms for liquor violations and related raids on several local premises.
The dispatches report Geneva talks invite to curb trafficking in women and children, meat price cut promises in Chicago, a fatal ambush in Ireland, British imperial conference warnings on armament, a Baltimore pavilion fire, Dr Mayo’s critique of moral conditions, a German-Italy Japan alliance debate in London, a Stillman denial in Poughkeepsie, a $10,000 robbery in Chicago, rising Mexican oil output, and Illinois Bell seeking $10 million capital for expansion.
Springfield June 17 railroads operating in Illinois filed new freight rate schedules with the Public Utilities Commission. The action aims to adjust shipping costs across routes and services, with details pending approval and potential impact on shippers and commodities statewide.
Denver report claims John L Lewis head of United Mine Workers has enough backing to become AFL president, challenging Samuel Gompers. Support from United Brotherhood of Carpenters and large miners blocs, with rail unions receptive, could yield 20,000 votes to push retirement of Gompers. Irish question and labor bloc shifts dominate convention chatter as factions debate representation and Irish aid.
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