Joliet Briefs Include Theft Shot Rabies Scare and Local Trials
A Joliet note says two men eyed Maurice Stern’s shop and attempted removal but fled after an escape-activity. Dr. John Benson reported a missing medicine case returned with police aid. A mad dog scare near the courthouse ended after a pistol shot by Sgt. Kavanaugh. Local industry and labor talk include Cuba’s demand for American machinery and carpenters' union tensions. Joliet National Bank notes cautious optimism on silver dollars. mints report large monthly shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Denver
South Joliet Street
Court House
John P. Benson
North Center Street
Benson Saie
Des Moines trip tops Captain Pearson's convention view
Capt Pearson, famed for pulling down prizes with drill teams, returned from Des Moines after leading Ansar Shrine Patrol and said the Iowa convention surpassed all others he has attended. John B Houston sues for divorce from Clara M Ejolisten in circuit court. Holistein says his wife deserted him two years ago and asks relief from alimony and custody of minor Clarence. They married January 12, 1399. Elmer Essington deputy coroner appeared at hearings. Weaver inquest ends as jurors paid off amid praise for Essington's conduct. Chief Corcoran notes licenses will cost 4.25 after July with permanency fees added if owners do not renew.
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FF. WW
Pearson
Des Moines
Iowa
John B. Houston
Clara M. Ejolisten
Holistein
Clarence
Elmer Essington
Essington
Corcoran
Local Notes From Joliet and Springfield Delegates
George McCracken questions inquest rulings after two lengthy coroner inquiries. James Lyons Anton Schager and J O Barrett depart for Mtetail Merchants Association convention in Springfield with Schager set to present on credit extensions. John C Alpine recovering from surgery, son says. Monahan objections to paving projects dismissed. work to begin. Richard Fahrner injured when struck by car on Oneida street. Major Collins of Volunteers of America addressed convicts at Bridson channel, aided by Adjutant Thomas. Eugene O Heron returns to Joliet from a fortnight vacation. V Gorey attorney reports wearing a warlock career bracelet?
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James Lyons
Anton Schager
J. O. Barrett
Mtetail Merchants Association
Springfield
Schager
Major Collins
Volunteers of
fAm
Erica
Bridson Channel
Thomas
Sepe Han
Chicago
Omnibus Bill Adds 20 Cents 10 Tax Rate
Joliet receives a 10000 appropriation for an armory site with future funding hopes. The omnibus bill may raise the state tax rate from 40 to 60 cents to cover the added appropriations, with total outlays reaching 82650000, over 18 million more than 1919. Governor Small expresses disappointment and calls a possible special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Small
Assembly
Taxx Commission
Thompson Traction Plan
Joliet
Will County
Barr
Association of Commerce
Deep Waterway
McCabe
Lockport
Flagg
Franklin and Williamson Couxtics
German War Payments Unstabilize Markets
Washington June 20 The United States government may lodge a protest with the reparations commission or supreme council against continued payment through New York of German indemnity payments. Commerce Secretary Hoover says reparations payments have an unstable effect on exchange rates and thus on wheat and cotton prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Reparations Commission
Supreme Council
New York
Secretary of Commerce
Filcover
Smoking ban proposal targets women in public spaces
A historical record notes Representative Johnson of Mississippi introducing a resolution to prohibit women from smoking in public, including cafes restaurants and streets within the national capitol. This marks an early push to restrict women's public behavior in constitutional spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Democrat
Mississippi
National Capitol
Lime Street Paving Ordinance Approved
The city council today formally approved a paving ordinance for Lime Street. The measure authorizes construction funding and directs public works to begin the project, with completion anticipated in the coming months.
Auto Crash At Five Corners Averts Tragedy
A washout near Five Corners on the Aurora Plainfield Joliet interurban line saved Leo Paper and his brother Anton from serious harm when their Ford was struck by a Joliet bound car at seven last night. Both men escaped with minor injuries and were not seriously hurt.
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Aurora
Plainfield
Joliet
Five Corners
Plainfield Road
Leo Paper
Anton
Chicago Street
Carl Johnson
North Raynor
Chris F. Hacker
Mississippi Avenue
Walter Williams
Oneida
John Grayback
Mitton Hagman
Chicago
Jefferson Streets
E. A. Bell
Bell & Brown Motor Company
Mildred Dargis
Richards Street
Brockway Company
Alexander Archie
Francis
Martin Clausey
Manhattan
Scott Street
Cloudburst Havoc Reported Across West Virginia Counties
A cloudburst over Weitzel Doddridge and Tyler counties in West Virginia left many homeless, destroyed farms and gardens, damaged a gas refinery station, and caused numerous near drownings according to reports from Sisterville. Senate action stalled as Senator Norris blocked the Army appropriation bill to discuss the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisterville
W. Va
Weitzel
Doddridge
Tyler
West Virginia
Norris
Nebraska
Strange Continent Rich in Oils Minerals and Furs
A Sydney cable from the British Antarctic expedition led by Dr. Cope reports a new continent beyond Terra del Fuego, rich in oils minerals and furs. It describes huge glaciers inhospitable terrain with immense birds seals sea leopards and emperor penguins and notes no human inhabitants after an 1920 landing on Graham's Land.
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Vancouver
B. C
Antarctic
Sydney
N. Ss. W
Dr. Cope
Terra del Fuego
Cope
England
Graham's Land
Scott
Shackelton
Amundsen
Ross Sea
Charcot
Steamers disappear believed seized by crews near Soviet ports
Washington June 20 American freight steamers vanished off the mid Atlantic coast and are now believed to have been taken over by their crews and run into Soviet Russian ports. Two ships carried wheat and one carried sulphur. Details are still sparse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
mid-Atlantic
Friends of Big Tim Unable To Get Bail
Big Tim Murphy remains in jail as the expected $100,000 bail is not posted. He faces a long list of mail robbery charges and will appear in Chicago June 22 for a federal grand jury. Jailer Nottman reports Murphy was subdued and disappointed no bail was granted. In Washington, a Senate resolution on executive business in open session was reported by a Republican from Pennsylvania, canceled by the rules committee.
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Joliet
Ite
Big Tim
Murphy
Tim
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Nottman
Washington
Harrison
Republican
Pennsylvania
Lewis A F L Candidate Sparks Labor Rift
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, officially announced his candidacy for AFL president in Denver. Samuel Gompers denies retirement and pledges to keep fighting for re election. Caucuses and hotel lobby negotiations frame the convention, while Irish resolutions and railroad ownership proposals draw debate. Birmingham leads bids for the next convention with Fort Worth as a top rival.
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Denver
Colo
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Federation
Seek $200000 Back Pay for Machinists
Denver June 20. Efforts to secure from the government a claim of 200000 awarded by the war labor board during the war to machinists employed by the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery company will be made by the American Federation of Labor. A resolution instructing the executive council to appoint a committee to confer with the war was introduced at the convention today. The resolution refers to an award rate of wages. This award was never paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
War Labor Board
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company
American Federation of Labor
Fire at Charleston Leaves About 100 Homeless
A Charleston fire rendered roughly one hundred residents homeless as flames swept through a city block. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, with authorities assessing damage and coordinating shelter and aid for affected families.
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Charleston
Greeks Sink Many Turk Boats Off Trebizond Coast
Greek warships sunk many Turkish Nationalist boats off Inedoli Treboli on the Black Sea coast near Trebizond. A communique said arms discharges were blocked. Nearby dispatches quote Smyrna on settling the Near East issue by battle and peace talks.
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Trebizond
Athens
Inedoli
CC Treboli
Black Sea
London
Near East
Greece
Turkey
Smyrna
Stratos
Armed Car Seized With High Powered Booze in Detroit
Louis Arsich of Detroit faces county court charges for illegally transporting liquor after police stopped a speeding car and found nearly 50 bottles of Canadian Club whiskey in the trunk and a tank filled with the same liquor hidden under the seats. Joseph Gattman of Detroit and Leslie Marg of Joliet are held in connection with the seizure. A revolver was found, and officials say the liquor was for a picnic, with fake revenue stamps used to disguise the illicit haul.
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Louis Arsich
Detroit
Joseph Gattman
Leslie Marg
Joliet
Capt
Fornango
Michigan
Marg
Sra
Mississippi Avenue
Rmenm
Protests Grow Over Oil Export Tax Decree
MEL ASHES WASHINGTON protests filed with Secretary Hughes by American Producers Association against Obrezom Decree raising export tax on Mexican oil by 25 percent. Weekend drownings claim three lives in Saint Louis and three men identified as Hadiey Bason Arthur Boeckenkroeger and Adolph Balzter. Harding completes week long Chesapeake Bay cruise and returns to Washington. Investigation launches into Brauns midnight killing in San Francisco as Fehey is named. US stance on Hague tribunal voting nears a course of international justice. Over 3000 attend Kiwanis convention in Cleveland as the International gathering continues. House passes postal reclassification bill affecting salaries nationwide. Native guard missing as Ex-Press wagon driver robbery fear sparks chase in Granite City.
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Washington
Hughes
Obrezom
Joyce Mo Caveman Comments On Model Amid Lawsuit
Chicago June 20 a fragmentary item notes famed model Adeleyne Stiavik in a quirky exchange about Stanley Joyce and a lumber magnate facing a lawsuit for a fabulous sum. The readable lines hint at a publicizing humor column rather than a formal report.
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Chicago
Stanley Joyce
Teday
Adeleyne Stia—vik
Jury verdict in Weaver murder case held without bail
The coroner's jury found Joseph Weaver died from a fractured skull caused by blunt force, likely by Ernest Hettman with malice aforethought. Hettman remains in county jail, held without bail to await the September grand jury. Sheriff Newkirk described witness and money details from the investigation.
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Joseph Weaver
Ernest Hettman
Newkirk
Hettman
Bettman
Riverside
E. J. & E. Yards
Stephen Williams Farm
Worth
J. W. D'Arcy
Weaver
Romeo
Aurora
George McCracken
Clarence Saunders
Edward Gardner
Robert H. Pierce
Arthur McCracken
Guido Mattei
Joliet
Railroad unions seek pledge to halt wage cuts
The executives of 16 standard railroad labor organizations meeting in Chicago July 1 plan to seek assurance from President Harding that no further wage reductions will occur this year. The move follows wage cuts announced by the railroad labor board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penver
Col
Standard Railroad
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Harding
Teaderk
Union carpenters resume work at penitentiary site
Union carpenters returned to the new penitentiary construction today after an agreement with H. M. Tomlinson, superintendent of construction for the prison commission. About three weeks earlier the crew quit over a wage dispute between the current pay and the proposed sum.
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H. M. Tomlinson
Prison Commission
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Maurice Stern
Stern
Kavanaugh
Existce
Ottawa
Cassits
William E. Fay
Lénampion Machinery Company
Jo Het
Senor Roque Gusso
Kenon Gusso
Cuba
Champions
Thomas Bourke
The
Carpenters ‘Union
Carpenters
Ernest Scagnelli
eny-Springefield Place
Joseph Dunda
Joliet National Bank
Coromers
Inquest
John C. Alpine
Jack
California
Monahan
Grant
Richard Fahrner
OW. J. Fahrner
Oneida “Street
Eugene O'Heron
Joliet End
Beck Todsey
V. Gorey
Wes
Jack Dempsey
Georges
W. Virginia
A.F.L
Resolutions Committee
James Duncan
Orginal
Birmingham
Ala
Fort Worth
Texas
Constantinople
Caucasus
Anatolia
Mel Ashes
ST. Eouiss
Hadiey Bason
Arthur Boeckenkroeger
Adolph Balzter
Mrs. Harding
Chesapeake Bay
San Francisco
Albert
Braun
Martin T. Fehey
Apto
Wasuwmington
League .of Nations
Hague Tribunal
State Department
Granite City
Lll
Press Company
Alcom
Cleyv
Joyce Mo
Caveman
R. R
Union
Canada
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