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Newspaper
Joliet Free Press
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
4
A brief notice lists the Joliet Free Press as a daily publication owned by a Joliet company. It provides office addresses on Adams Arcade, Ottawa, and Van Buren streets in Joliet Illinois.
Fragmentary note lists daily by carrier rates and months for Free Press Telephon Chicago service. Incomplete text indicates pricing changes and delivery terms without full figures or dates.
Bowles argues in a Columbia journalism lecture that formalism safeguards public peace by ensuring honesty and consistency in news, advertising, and editorials. He urges beauty, restraint, and originality over sensationalism and syndicated content, praising newspapers that are honest, well edited, and responsible.
In Washington suffragists arrive in various formations to demonstrate strength and urge Congress to amend the constitution to extend the ballot to women in all states. Lectures by leading suffragists and supporters are planned as the meeting aims to coincide with Congress in session.
The piece notes rapid reform by women in recent years, praising suffrage as a great victory tied to the state. It predicts continued spread, with a national meeting in Washington this week likely to yield a clear advance and lift the suffrage banner nearer its citadel of achievement.
The note explains readers will see a delay as the paper rebuilds its staff and presses. The reportorial force remains incomplete and the composing room is new and disorganized. Editors promise a better edited and printed edition in about a week once equipment and furniture arrive.
A Plainfield Enterprise editorial mocks the idea that large sums influence public opinion, suggesting a $50,000 check could soften debate, erase faults, and alter perceptions across society, even making rivals’ errors seem right. The piece hints at the power of money to sway discourse and character judgments.
A guide to hosting magic themed luncheons and suppers with striking centerpieces such as a three legged pot, electric lights and bats and witches motifs. Decor, place cards, and menus conceal guest seating and courses to create mystery with sleight of hand tricks as after dinner entertainment.
Downtown Joliet cinemas extend operations from noon to midnight to serve workers during lunch and after. The Princess plans daytime recreation, the Drexel features Ivanhoe with King Baggot and Leah Baird, while Orpheum offers vaudeville and Frank Bush as top acts. Audiences packed during lunch hours and enjoyed the new schedule.
Joliet patrons flock to the Joliet theatre for the film Quo Vadis starring George Klein. The $150 000 production depicts Rome’s burning and the Christians’ torture with vivid detail, drawing crowds and thrilling audiences.
Film brief notes list Colonial and Lubin reel segments with terse captions. Includes odd spellings and fragmented lines but indicates a cinema feature rundown and short review cues.
A two reel Trees production titled Aissa's Dream is presented at the Grand theatre. It tells of a life tamer's wife who after her husband James is killed vows not to remarry, caring for her child before facing a tempting offer from Count Boris and a dream that reinforces her vow.
Mike Teczko was granted a divorce from his wife yesterday in the Circuit Court on a desertion charge. He told a sad tale of abandonment and her return from England with another man after he had advanced money for her passage across the Atlantic. An interpreter was provided for the complainant and witness.
A fragment notes a local authority need or appointment for a competent man regarding the Cashhobble State Highway project. It hints at a selection or request by local authorities to furnish a suitable official. The readable text is incomplete about names or dates.
Billa Hoffman loses a vote in circuit court against husband on grounds not stated. Sarah Jane Bundy seeks appointment of trustees to John Bundy estate and guardians for two heirs. Cronin suit against the Supreme Conclave for 2500 dollars. County auditor’s new quarters due December 15 with 100 filing cabinets ordered. Wing’s room redecorated and ready. Waldvogel vs Licina: court denies part of claim while granting others, with Schoenhofen Brewing and ten creditors benefiting.
The Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway plans to abandon operating street cars over the bridge starting Wednesday morning until safety is assured. The decision follows concerns over the structure's condition and street traffic risks.
An editorial urges better schooling and home training to ensure Reconstruction yields progress. It stresses that neglecting children leads to negative outcomes and calls for decisive action by families and communities.
Narrative sketches the rise of Charles F. Thorpe known as Captain Charlie, a bushranger in New South Wales who terrorized highways and staged travelers, sparing the poor, paying ransoms, and clashing with the brutal convict Treat. After years of pursuit, a fatal ambush ended his reign.
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