27 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Joliet Daily Times
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
1
The item notes a cool evening with fair weather tonight and likely Friday. It jokes about Tom Bothwick needing a new spare tire and mentions a theft report near Hickory and Western. A quip about Jimmie Ralph and real estate, plus praise for John W. D Arcy’s fighting form, closes the snippet.
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Lloyd George stating the Irish peace laws remain in effect and a parliamentary vote on censure is expected. Unionists press a challenge as Sinn Fein courts and flag issues provoke tension. British officials hope Ulster disputes will ease before wartime talks conclude.
ST LOUIS Oct 27 The Democratic national committee plans its first move meeting here next Tuesday to map a tentative program for repairing its political fences. The selection of a new chairman is imminent with Daniel Roper of North Carolina reportedly not accepting the post and no clear favorite named.
One bandit arrested over the Laredo-bound train holdup confessed a plan to kidnap Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan. The conspiracy formed during Lamont's talks with President Obregon and Treasury Secretary De La Huerta, but abandoned due to difficulty in seizing the banker. A separate train robbery in Oaxaca is blamed on rebels under Gen. Castello.
George Woodruff urged a Monroe Doctrine for China as a counter to Japan’s Asia for Asiatics policy at an A C luncheon. He argued for a strong navy, warned Japan would only fight if it could win, and cited past defeats of China and Russia. He favored recognizing racial equality if disarmament stalls and urged fortifying Guam and Dutch Harbor to protect open door in China.
Albert McGill of 205 Trebles Avenue was fined five dollars and costs for speeding after a collision yesterday with Miss Madeline Rigby of 729 West Jefferson Street. Rigby said she traveled south on Mississippi Avenue at about eight mph when McGill’s auto, speeding fifty mph on Second Avenue, crashed into her, damaging a running board and breaking a wheel. McGill claimed sun glare on the windshield obscured his view of the other car.
President Harding spoke to a large Georgian audience in Atlanta on October 27, outlining America’s pathway to world peace. He said the nation stands ready to aid others and that failures of world peace would be America’s fault if not pursued. He invited the great powers to meet in Washington next month to discuss the path forward.
The Department of Labor intervened in the Kansas coal strike dispute as talks aimed to settle wages and working conditions proceed in Washington. Details remain sparse as officials seek a prompt agreement to avert further disruption in the coal supply.
State Senator Harold C. Kessinger of Aurora will challenge incumbent Ira C. Copley in the Eleventh District comprising Kane, Will, Du Page, and McHenry counties. Kessinger has opened his campaign, while reports say Senator Richard J. Barr seeks re nomination to the state senate, opposed by Pence B. Orr, with Barr aligned to the Copley camp.
Police captured a moonshine still at Frank Vida's home on Chase Avenue along with mash and two gallons of liquor. Vida was arrested and charged with violating state prohibition laws. a county court hearing is due later today. A second search at Antone Strenko’s homes yielded nothing. Captain McCraney and Detectives Delaney and Layfield led the raid.
Local real estate owners were invited to bid for a site to build Joliet’s armory. The legislature approved 10000 dollars for the location and work balance funding is expected at the next session. R Miller directs the project and bids must be in by the stated deadline.
Terre Haute Indiana October 27 Roy Parse 17 a convicted slayer of Louise Willoughby told court he wanted the electric chair but received a life sentence after pleading guilty to first degree murder before Judge Jeffries in Circuit Court.
A Joliet delegation led by State Senator Richard J. Barr secured Gov Small’s pledge to retain road-building machinery for ongoing Lincoln highway projects in Will County. Work will continue on the Joliet to Plainfield segment and the Joliet to New Lenox stretch, with aims to finish state aid road jobs by next spring, keeping Will County at the forefront of hard highways.
Washington on October 27. Coal operators flatly reject peace proposals from United Mine Workers leader Philip Murray presented to the Senate. They insist they have nothing to do with the union under any circumstances amid war era tensions in West Virginia coal fields.
Oct 27 report from Chicago says executives committees of five railway Brotherhoods adjourned after secret ballots on revoking the strike. The United States Railway Labor Board presented a no wage-cut pledge, boosting hope for settlement. Hooper framed the board's proposal as a way out without concessions, sparking renewed optimism for peace.
Joliet banker Nunzio Di Lorenzo was injured when his car skidded into a telephone pole between Ward avenue and Elwood streets on Collins. He was taken home for treatment by Dr. Kiein. witnesses say he lost control while passing a streetcar. His condition is described as improving and not seriously hurt.
Weaver, a beet culture expert, struck Harvey Trimble with a large knife-like tool during a quarrel in Joliet. Trimble, badly cut, received medical care while Weaver claimed self defense and cited drunkenness. Weaver pleaded moonlight behavior. judge sentenced him to ten days in jail.
At Snapps hall local Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship Clerks Freight Handlers and Express and Station Employees deny participation in a strike by the Big Five. A letter from President Fitzgerald explains non participation and a decision by the United States Railway Labor Board will determine action. Members from Rock Island Alton and American Railway Express attended as refreshments and a smoker followed. Next meeting November 23 will nominate officers for 1922.
John Harrington, about 21, was fined 25 for peeping through windows at 217 Meeker avenue and grabbing Miss Mitchell Harrington by the arm during a Halloween gathering at Mamie Dinoffrice s home. Miss Harrington identified him in police court with Jenks present. Harrington claimed amnesia as the case drew public attention. Light wine remark ends note.
Ernest Hettman on trial for murder in Judge Hooper's court declares he will be free tomorrow night if the case goes to the jury. He testifies amid cross examination about alibi and details of the night of the crime on Joliet Island near Romeo, with speculation around a woman named Evelyn and the blood stain evidence.
Joliet residents organized the Inner Council of Ex-Service Men of Kane County at Aurora, led by Philo A. Hoyt and M. J. Donahue. The group aims to unite veterans from American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, G A R, Spanish War Veterans, and Mooseheart posts to pursue Armistice Day plans and enforce veteran benefits under existing civil service laws, with a ten-member committee appointed to push the effort.
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