Joliet Township Fight Likely To Shape April Ballot
Joliet township faces a heated spring contest with six factions. Supervisor Strohm becomes a target as factions clash over alleged funds withheld by township collectors. Women voters are seen as pivotal and candidates push party lines for the March election.
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Joliet Township
William C. Strohm
Joliet
Strohm
Ree
Apotherth Democratic
Supervisor Strohm
Citizens
Charles Stevenson
William Hammond
George Bissel
Oy Herbert
Fred Voigt
John
Wiliam D. Hall
Chris J. Braun
Boxer Jimmie Burrows Dies After Prize Fight in London
Lightweight boxer Jimmie Burrows collapsed in the sixth round during a bout with George Freeman at the Judean Athletic Club in London. Medical attempts to revive him failed and he died moments later, raising concern over ring safety and fighter welfare.
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London
Jimmie Burrows
George Freeman
Judean Athletic Club
Eman
Merry Xmas Event Noted for 3,600 Joliet Convicts
An event labeled Arrange Merry Xmas occurs for 3,600 Joliet convicts as part of a scheduled program.
Schneider Robbed at Union Depot After Evening With Wife
Carl Schneider proprietor of the Court buffet was pickpocketed of $80 Saturday night near the Union depot. He had just placed his wife on a Chicago bound train and returned to his saloon before discovering the loss. Police suspect the wallet was extracted from his pocket in the crowd at the depot.
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Carl Schneider
Court Buffet
Union Depot
Schneider
Chicago
Man in Federal Indictment Over Bigamy Case
Frederick Oklahoma December 21 Stutie T Arnold a livestock man is under federal indictment after an alleged fake wedding with Grace Buffine daughter of a wealthy planter He is charged with having ten wives living in Illinois Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri The Illinois wife is Bertha Beebe of Kewanee
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International News
Frederick
Okla
Stutie T. Arnold
Grace Buffine
Arnold
Illinois
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Bertha Beebe
Kewanee
Joliet Council Considers Bond Issue and Franchise Action
City council to discuss a bond proposal near 120000 for water works and repairs with a possible special election on bonds. An ordinance to annul Interstate Telephone franchise over 2400 owed may come up with total 3600 by year end. Bread ordinance and finance appropriation bill also be addressed tonight.
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Joliet
Interstate Telephone Company
Anerna
Havin
Finance Committee
Rebels Triumph In Mexico As Carranza Forces Advance
Mexico City reports say two federal columns under Generals Arzimendi and Aguilar move from Tampico to retake Victoria, while private advices claim Carrancistas have driven federals back to Tampico and seized the Tampico river bridge. Zelaya’s troops reportedly bottled up in Torreon as refugees arrive. the railroad cut prevents repairs. Heavy fighting persists at Mazatlan with attacks ongoing and results unclear.
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Mexico City
Arzimendi
Aguilar
Tampico
Victoria
Tammezi River
Zelaska
Torreon
Mazelatan
Auto Hits Buggy Injures Bagnell Neighbor in Front of Home
A buggy owned by Ignatius Bagnell at 127 Center Street was partly demolished Saturday night when hit by an auto owned by Max Goldberg and driven by Roy Maxwell while the buggy stood in front of Bagnell's residence.
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Ignatius Bagnell
Center Street
Max Goldberg
Roy Maxwell
Bagnell
Joliet Free Press Announces City Christmas Tree Event
The Free Press will sponsor Joliet’s largest Christmas tree in the courthouse park on Christmas Eve. About 300 school children will sing carols and the school band will perform. The event is free, with prominent local businessmen funding all but the tree, and toys valued at $50 donated by The Free Press.
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Free Press
Court House Park
Joliet
MILL PIONEER DIES AT 54 IN JO LIET
James M. Hamilton aged 54 died at his home 217 Cora street Joliet after a year long illness. Born March 5 1859 in Kilmarack Ayre Shire Scotland he leaves wife two daughters Gertrude and Jennie and son William all of Joliet, four brothers and four sisters in Joliet Scotland and Wisconsin. He worked 31 years for Millvis Steel and was a member of Mound City Camp Modern Woodmen. Funeral at 3 pm tomorrow from the home. Oakwood cemetery burial.
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James M. Hamilton
Cora Street
Mr. Hamilton
Kilmareck
Ayre Shire
Scotland
Gertrude
Jennie
William
Joliet
Robert
Alexander
Thomas
John
Agnes Robinson
Mary Scott
Babcock
Wis
Jeanette Steele
Barbara Moore
Glasgow
Hamilton
Millvis Steel Company
Mound City
Oakwood Cemetery
Modern Woodmen of America abandons rate fight
The Modern Woodmen of America executive council announced it has abandoned its campaign for higher insurance rates. The move ends a two year battle after court injunctions blocked the new rates and the society has continued under the old plan.
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Rock Island
Executive Council
The
Modern Woodmen of America
Corn Reduction Contest Prizes Announced at Washington
Prizes to the champion corn reducers were awarded by the Department of Agriculture in Washington D C. First prize went to Walker Lee Danson of Alabama for 282.7 bushels per acre at 19.9 cents per bushel. A Capitol visit by hundreds of youths highlighted potential yield gains.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington D. C
Walker Lee Danson
Alabama
Capitol
Pittsburgh Industry Cuts Signal Shrinking Steel Demand
Pittsburgh reports widespread layoffs as 4,500 workers at Weating house works and 1,500 at Joneson Laughlin Steel plus others face reduced hours or shutdowns. Several mills anticipate brighter orders early next year, though overall demand remains weak.
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Pittsburgh
Weatinghouse Works
Joneson Laughlin Steel Company
Volcanic eruption on Ambryn Island kills 500
A Dec 21 dispatch reports the Ambryn Island eruption in the New Hebrides as the most violent in a century. About 500 natives died, villages and plantations were destroyed, and the island’s surface was torn apart. One side of the island may slide into the sea as the shock split it in halves. Flames rose about 1000 feet and the sea boiled from fiery meteors.
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London
Ambryn
New Hebrides
Telegraph
Sidney
Iralia
Sherman to Speak in Joliet Next Month
United States Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman will visit Joliet in January for two speeches at the school and the Steel Works club. Letters confirm the trip, though exact date not set. A dinner likely with attendees including State Senator Richard J. Barr and Representative W. R. McCabe.
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United States
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Joliet
Sherman
Steel Works Club
F. M. Savage
Sam Drew
Richard J. Barr
W. R. McCabe
Christmas programs in city churches delight parishioners
Christmas programs were held in nearly every church. Children performed on pulpit platforms after days of practice and shared songs of the season. ApRe sermons were delivered at morning and evening services.
Orozco Denies Plan to Join Diaz Forces
Gen Orozco denies reports he plans to join Felix Diaz and their supporters in northern Mexico. The claim circulated amid a political crisis and uncertainty over future alignments in the region.
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Orozco
Presidio
Tex
Felix Diaz
Iho Spe x Hao
Mexico
Clergy Plan Elaborate Big Tree Christmas Gift
The Big Tree travels from Northland for a grand northern forest king tribute. Mr. Scheidt declares it the finest yet and will display five matched trees as a guarding body around the central star motif. He offers the trees as the city’s Christmas gift amid church leaders promoting a spirit of Christmas love without any fee.
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Santa
Cinerea
S C Peterson Dies After Paraly tic Stroke At Work
Silas C Peterson, longtime employee of Fred Voight highway commission, died after a paraly tic stroke Saturday at 11 while helping repair Miles avenue. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs Charles Olsen Joliet. Funeral from 603 Linden avenue tomorrow at 1 30 p m. Oakwood cemetery burial.
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Silas C. Peterson
Miles Avenue
Peterson
Fred, Voight
Voight
Oakwood Cemetery
Fire at Portsmouth dockyard destroys historic documents
A fire at the semaphore tower in the Portsmouth dockyards burned for hours and caused about 5 million dollars in damage. The blaze threatened the Dreadnaught and Queen Mary, which were towed to sea as sailors and soldiers fought the flames. many historic documents were lost.
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International
Portsmouth
England
Roosevelt Urges Wisconsin Leaders for McGovern Senate Bid
Four Wisconsin Bull Moose leaders received letters from Col. Roosevelt urging support for Governor McGovern in the state primary. He asks them to back McGovern under the Republican banner for senator or state offices in the upcoming election.
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McGovern
Milwaukeey
Wisconsin
Col
Roosevelt
Sitzon
United
Republican Party
Widowed mother faces loss after Plainfield bank failure
Emma Evarts, mother of missing John Evarts, believes in her son's honesty as a Joliet bank run collapses his fortune. With about 20 000 dollars in the elder Evarts estate tied to the bank, creditors discuss bankruptcy court. Receivership and possible fifty percent recovery loom as plans for a Plainfield bank fade and local funds shift to Joliet institutions.
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Plainfield
Emma Evarts
John
Evarts
E. W. Willard
Joliet
Carpenter Santuday
George McClester
J Hennebry
J 'S Hall
Barr
Meet
T. J. King
L. D. Thompson
William Upton
Plai
Arts Bank
Wylie
Pe Ae
Iowa Congressman Dying In Clinton Hospital
Iowa congressman with nose trouble lies in a Clinton hospital on December 22 after a serious illness. The report notes his condition as critical and mentions medical treatment ongoing.
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Clinton, Tl
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Joliet Penitentiary
Major le Voy
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Saloonist
Huerta
M. W. A. ‘Rebels
Fear Island
U. S
Clergy Aid
Margaret Howard
S. C. Peterson
Willard
Clester
McClester
Iowa
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