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Newspaper
Joliet Free Press
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
6
Six Chicagoans stand trial in Chicago for stealing horses from Lockport and Homer township farmers two months prior. A jury was seated, state evidence begun, Hal B. Reed among local witnesses. Prosecution led by Assistant States Attorney McCabe. Three defendants are colored and three are American. The horses were loaded to ship east when police recovered them.
Local Joliet Sand and Gravel company pits shut for winter under manager Sid Gray. Several social notes from Joliet area include visits, travels, and a quiet wedding of Tillie Bachmann and Edward Townsend.
A University of Illinois student marksmen group affiliated with the National Rifle Association elected officers: President H. E. House Captain H. S. Mueller Secretary E. A. Smith Treasurer A. H. Husskin. Ammo and targets secured, practice starts immediately.
A recipe section covers sugar cookies with sugar and butter, rosewater glaze, and a boiled lemon custard with eggs. It also includes an eggless cake recipe with butter sugar sour milk and raisins. A brief note explains New Year’s in Japan, its origins, and decorations used for the festival.
Sylvia Pankhurst was rearrested in London after a hunger strike release. In New York a jury was seated for Hans Schmidt the former priest and confessed killer of Anna Aumuller. In Washington the currency bill moves toward amendments and potential final passage by weekend. Jobless men from Chicago and surrounding areas flock to Calumet region as steel plants cut labor and suffering grows.
Notre Dame Indiana December 9 Deac Jones star tackle elected captain of the 1914 Notre Dame football team at the annual banquet tonight. Also reported Vanderbuilt cup race and grand prize to be run February 21 23 at Santa Monica. Dolphin at sea ordered to San Juan Puerto Rico to assist in supervising the San Domingo election. Mayor Perkins calls mass effort to clear snow tomorrow with fifty thousand volunteers. Ernest Kroeger Chicago elected captain of next year's football team. Governor Dunne accuses Deneen of subterfuges in tax rate debate and considers pardon for Joshua Tedford. Illinois Fire Prevention elects officers. House refers McDermott lobbying case and NAM officials to judiciary committee.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a mule and a report to a board of ordinances and the war department. It notes a vehicle becoming more economical and some fortification context./entities are not clearly identified due to incomplete text.
New York report says James Cong faced a cold in his ice as he woke to a fire that broke out before daylight. He ran half clad and used a garden hose until the fire crew arrived. The property loss was about $500. Mrs saved the dog canary and another pet while Mr Corbett helped save the house.
In Springfield a bartender Charles ard was shot and Theodore Noll a grocer was fatally wounded when two masked men robbed a saloon owned by a brother of the wounded man. Police report no arrests yet.
In New York on December 10, Vinsky battled to a decision over Jim Flynn in a ten round boxing match. Vinsky outpointed Flynn to secure the victory in a closely contested fight.
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