Ridgewood League Backs School Use as Social Centers
Superintendent R O Stoops addressed Ridgewood League members on using city schools as social centers. Professor Mottinger endorsed open-school access, inviting the group to meet at Ridgewood High for more space. George Lloyd pledged support. Garnsey to discuss the one and three highway commissioner plan at a future meeting. A committee led by Mrs. George Simpson was formed to draft a winter program.
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R. O. Stoops
Ridgewood League
Mottinger
Professor Mottinger
Old Marshall School
Mr. 5
League
Hig School
George Llyod
Ridgewood
Garnsey
Attorney Garnsey
George Simpson
Noisy Iowa Tales Mix Cars Diamonds and Grief
A scrambled Iowa column notes coin scarcity and high automobile speed, claims of George scoring a touchdown in a Chicago hospital, Louisville jeweler sales, Bill Galloway hailed as a local hero, corn shocks, and a hotel bedroom image. It closes with gear on winter wear and underwear options.
Rock Island Train Wreck Near Rockdale Damages Rail Bed
Train No. 99 of the Rock Island line derailed at Rockdale last night when a detective rail caused three coal cars to jump the track and tear up about thirty rods of the road bed. Three to seven hours of repairs followed with no injuries reported and Conductor Edmonson in charge.
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Rock Island Railroad
Rockdale
Edmonson
Steffani New Ben Hur Head At Castalia Court
At Castalia Court No 154 Tribe to Ben Hur officers were elected for the year and will be installed at January’s first meeting with a banquet. Names include Eva E Steffan as Chief and Anna Sypher as Judge, with several other officers listed.
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Castalia Court
Ben Hur
John F. Kelly
Eva E. Steffan
Anna E ‘Sypher
Margaret Kelley
Etta Steffan
Rose M. Tierney
Elizabeth Strutzel
Abbey Kelley
Inner Gate
S. W. King
Outer Gate
James Warren
A. Maxwell
Paris
Ill
R. D. Terrard
Crawfordsville
Ind
Boost White
John Z. White
Chicago
Wiley Wright Mills
F. H. Munrockman
Scots Elect McEwen Chief of Caledonians
Will County Caledonians elect officers for the coming year at their monthly meeting. Chief Charles McEwen longtime leader. first chieftain Robert Keer. second chieftain J L McCullogh. third Aleck McKenzie. fourth Samuel Kerry. Marshall Andrew Bisset. Assistant Marshall Archie Keer. Sentinel Aleck Kraser. Prelate David Martin. The club plans a New Year dance at Upper Castle hall with refreshments after. A smoker is planned for January.
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Will County Caledonia Club
Charles McEwen
Robert Keer
J. Ll. McCullogh
Aleck McKenzie
Samuel Kerry
Marshall
Andrew Bisset
Archie Keer
Aleck Kraser
David Martin
Upper Castle Hall
Filmmaker Bomb Blast Wrecks Ammunition House
George Carew and Miller were fatally burned when bombs exploded in the Santa Ynez Canyon Kay Bee camp ammunition house while preparing explosions for battlefield scenes. The blast and ensuing fire destroyed the structure in California.
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Los Angélés
Cal
Santa Ynez Canyon
George Carew
Miller
Corn Show At First National Bank Plans Three Day Exhibit
Preparations for the annual corn show at First National Bank begin with exhibits shipping in and expectant readiness for a December 11 to December 13 event. Prizes of 20 10 and others will honor the best ear of corn while Christmas tree plans and a White Cross order meeting in Joliet unfold.
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First National Bank
Illinois
Joliet No
Council of Order of White
Oe Hall
Favors Park
James A. Bell
Board of Trade of
Harrisburg
Saskatoon
Canada
Joliet
Joliet National Bank
Order of the White Cross
A.E. Birdsell
Castle Hall
Desplaines Valley
Poultry Association
Barrett Block
Court Case Allows Amendments in Schweitzer Suit
Court records show Alfred Schweitzer granted ten days to file amended declaration against James R Morrisey after Morrisey’s demurrer was overruled. Schweitzer withdrew his cross bill and advocates for the wife’s action amended from separate maintenance to divorce, with a decree issued naming Mrs Schweitzer.
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Dowd
Patrick Dowd
George Hauser
James Hitchings
Matthew Connors
Hitchings
James R. Morrisey
Morrisey
Alfred Schweitzer
Schweitz
Cosmic unit of stars moves in unison, Sun on long voyage
Dr Turner of Oxford and Prof H C Plimmer of Ireland propose a grand view of a galaxy scale system. They argue the sun and planets form a single unit with stars moving under gravity in a vast machine. The sun’s path is pendulum like, completing a full cycle in about 400 million years and now expanding outward after recent passage near the center.
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Turner
University Observatory of
Oxford
H. C. Plimmer
Royal Astronomest of
Ireland
Barney Barnato’s Comedy Told By Sutton Vane
In a South Africa journal tale dramatist Sutton Vane recalls Barney Barnato as the finest amateur melodramatic actor he met. Barnato’s stage bravado shines in a Claude Frollo scene where a prop hump is hurled from a cathedral roof, prompting Barnato to boast of having killed a policeman and earning roaring applause.
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Barney Barnato
Journal South Africa
Sutton Vane
Claude Frollo
Victor Hugo
Ismeralda
Quasimodo
Tbe
Frollo
Barneto
Last Great Trek of Springboks Across Eastmanland
W Scully recalls 1892 sighting the final great trek of springboks across Eastmanland. He notes fencing population growth and arms distribution have nearly wiped out the once countless herd, describing a vast plain crowded with resting springboks viewed from a twenty foot high eminence.
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Africa
W. Scully
Mr. Scully
Eastmanland
Joliet Men Held in Bank Safe Burglary Case Moved to Kane Jail
John Klint and Charles Stuppy, Joliet suspects in the Millbrook state bank safe blowing, were moved from Kendall to Kane county jail after a venue change. They were arrested near Joliet while headed to Frankfort to plan another bank break. States Attorney Burkhart and Robert Martin coordinated with local authorities. defense by Counsus Anzell and Gorey.
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John Klint
Charles Stuppy
Joliet Meff
Kendall County
Millbrook State Bank
Kane County
Slusser
Will County
Klint
Stuppy
Charles Stevenson
Frankfort
Ill
Oliver Burkhart
Joliet
Robert Martin
T.W. Gorey
Harvey Counsus
J. Bruce Anzell
Aurora
Strike ends. Teamsters and Chauffeurs return to work
Indianapolis December 5 acting on the advice of Daniel J Tobin international president members of the Teamster and Chauffeur s union agreed this afternoon to return to work.
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International News
Indianapolis
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamster
Estate and custody actions feature in Joliet court
Custody of a minor granted in a separate case. F C H Arentz ordered to amend his bill in a money dispute with Charles Barber after demurrers were sustained. Joliet Trust and Savings Company and Geo Woodruff ask to act as trustees under the will of the late L E Ingalls in a half million dollar estate case.
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F. C
Joliet Trust and Savings Company
Geo. Woodruff
Circuit Clerk’s Court
L. E. Ingalls
A Real Genius Pete Doolittle Credited as Genius
An Ohio reader recalls Pete Doolit tle, praising his self taught skills from pipe to chain work and hand lettering. He trained his own dog and can play music, while his family struggles financially and Pete keeps seeking steady work.
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Pete
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wild Bill Outfoxes a Grudged Assassin
Presence of Mind recounts a Wild Bill story where a concealed killer aims to shoot him. Bill taunts the foe to pray for a minute and suddenly cues a non existent ally named Andy. The would be killer spins to face nothing and Bill promptly shoots him, ending the threat.
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Colonel Cody
Buffalo Bill
Plains
Wild Bill
Bill
Andy
Paris theater manager fines absent actor for no show
In Paris the Comedie Francaise manager Jules Claretie fined a missing "super" two francs for absence without leave after a performance of Phedre. The super then sold Claretie’s letter to an autograph collector for ten francs, profiting from the slip.
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Paris
Jules Clarette
National Theater
Comedie’ Francaise
Phedre
M. Claretie
Philadelphia Ledger
Benighted Parent and the Untutored Spanking Debate
A fragment quotes a child stating a mother spanks due to lacking moderation and education. The mock dialogue references a more civilized punishment method and questions parental approaches. The excerpt hints at social norms and child-rearing debates.
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Rosen
Pioneering Will County resident Shields dies at home
George Shields aged 53 died at 8 p m Thursday at his Joliet home 201 Cherry street after a brief illness. He leaves three daughters Florence Susan and two sons Walter and Hughy, plus his mother five sisters and one brother all of Joliet. Funeral at 130 from his home to St Patrick's church with burial at Mount Olivet.
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Shields
George ‘Shields
Will County
Cherry Street
Mr. Shields
Joliet
Illinois Steel Me
Charles Wise
Florence
Susan
Walter
Hughy
John Loeffler
Minnie
Lecount
Nora
Jessie
Mabel
Benjamin
St. Patrick’s Church
Zolecki
Jagodzinsky
Northwestern President Warns on New Dances
Abram W. Harris president of Northwestern University told a committee on social life that dances like the tango and other new dances are immoral and dangerous. The committee voted to have dances supervised by students and chaperons to remove objectionable features.
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Chicago
Abram’ W. Harris
Northwestern University
Walnut Loaf Cake and Historic Whaling? Notable Fragments
A scrambled mixture of recipes and historical notes. It outlines a Walnut Loaf Cake using butter sugar eggs and ground walnuts with sugared icing, then shifts to decorating a turkey with paper frills, and describes Australian crawfish behavior and Wesley Whitefield sermons with attribution to Chicago News.
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Australia
Wesley
Whitefield
Chicago. News
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