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Newspaper
Joliet Free Press
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
2
Charlie White defeated Ad Wolgast in ten rounds in Milwaukee. Wolgast appeared tired and troubled by White’s punching, suffering a bleeding mouth and a removed edge as White dominated with sharp lefts and rights. White won the seventh after a rough start.
The December term of the county court closed after the discharge of the jury by Judge Cowing. Other items note the Mixer newspaper’s Christmas sentiment, a January alfalfa talk in Wheatland, and various local notices including church, marriage, and court actions.
In a fragmented sports score snippet, totals show a series of numbers including 618 635 550 and 1803 for pins. The text references PSOIBY ware and ASHIORGL talntee science with unclear context.
A Joliet calendar promotion winds down with over a hundred boosters touring town to push Gerlach-Barklow calendars nationwide. The firm touts its role in the city’s advertising era and hints at a record year ahead with announcements of special sale items and gifts.
Charles Kevarick alias Charles Schmidt, labeled the meanest thief ever arrested here, was remanded to the county jail yesterday morning pending his trial on Monday. The suspect had been identified by police amid a string of petty thefts across the city including the Poor-box thefts.
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