Not Known Facts From A Year’s Read
A collage of curiosities and notes cites quinine use in India, Alabama’s mineral ranks, China’s small telephone exchanges, waterproof paper coats, a £500 lamp prize in England, and various inventions from fireproof celluloid to lighthouse lenses. The piece ends with a Cincinnati Enquirer quip on a silent married couple.
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India
Alabama
China
England
Panama Canal
Michigan
Germany
France
Hawaii
Tasmania
Pathetne
Hush Money and Pedigree Traced in Student Quip
In a Yale Record item, a quip depicts Sizzer paying hush money to trace his pedigree, while izzer asks if he has been successful. The piece is framed as a humorous exchange among students. Knights of Pythias Paul Revere lodge plans a complimentary dance at Castle Hall New Year’s night.
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Quizzer
Sizzer
Izzer
Yale Record
Knights of ‘Pythias
Paul” Revere Lodge of
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Ady
History of Joliet Telephones and the Northwestern clash
The Northwestern Telephone Company opened in 1900 with a fierce stance against Chicago Bell, pushing for a franchise clause to confiscate assets if sold to Bell. The rival Bell system lagged with outdated gear, while Northwestern offered modern lines, cheaper rates, and rapid growth until mismanaged income and contracts drained resources. A 1901 Bell strike boosted Northwestern’s fortunes as workers clashed with strikebreakers, influencing Joliet’s phone service trajectory and local labor sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Telephone Company
Northwestern
Chicago
Joliet
Bell
Boston
Treasury
Chicago Bell Telephone Co
Lockport Cigar Strike Noted at Jupiter Factory Cites Pay Offer
At Woodman hall a large crowd heard Miss Mary O'Reilly of Chicago address the Lockport cigar strike against Jupiter Cigar Co which recently opened here. Lockport girls employed by the company were urged to quit as they were offered three dollars weekly. In other news local residents and visitors are mentioned in social notices about weddings, visits, illnesses, and Christmas events across Lockport.
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Lockport
Woodman Hall
Jupiter Cigar Company
Mary O'Reilly
Chicago
Elizabeth Sprague
John Stout
Springfield
Mr. Royce
Naperville
Arthur Frey
Frank Sprague
Stout
Villa Sprague
Chas. Sager
Chas
Waukegan
C. C. Yount
Yount
British Columbia
Schiebe
State Street
Arlington Taylor
Plainfield
Horace Taylor
Robert Bentley
University At
Champaign
Benjamin Ingersoll
Byron Frey
E. A. Kingston
Choral Society
O. S. Reed
Homer Missionary Society
Congregational
Blakeslee
Methodist Church
Chic
Brown
Ill
C. A. Spencer
Ada
Anesville
Wis
Marguurite Allcock
Mary Sampson
Helen
Josephine Sager
Wm. Stowe
Howard
Pontiac
Walter McChug
Moline
R. L. Stephenson
Congregational Church
Josephine Chowning
Savanah
L. N. Sager
Edw. Worst
H. H. Carter
Seymour
Ind
Lindaman
Elgin
Carl Muehlenpfordt
Muahlenpfordt
Ashbum
R. L. Bean
Jas
Oak Park
John Mitchell
McClurg
Michael Boland
Second
Hamilton Sts
Mabel Sager
Poulson
Ruth King
N. W
Walter McClurg
Abe McClurg
M. J. Backus
Barrington
Oscar Machenheimer
James
Charles Sager
Mable Sager
Tangory
Ie Henry Myers
Michigan
Howard Chamberlain
Irving Park
Fred Chamberlain
Joan Milne
Mr Milne
Muskegon
Mich
Marguerite Allcock
Emma Paulson
Miss Allcock
James Milne
Philip Sprague
Beloit
A. Co. v
Bond Freeze Leaves Company's Stock Valueless For Years
The text notes the stock has been valueless for several years and recalls four years of bond activity when a freeze on the bonds was sent to the Bell.
Court House Notes on Pension Requests and Local Matters
Court notes report Mrs. Annie O Donnell and others from Joliet seeking relief under the Mother's Pension Act. Judge Dibell orders Chicago and Alton to pay a monthly check to William Lewis’s widow and sets divorce proceedings for Mrs. William Lewis. Adelena Baker taxed $280.52 inheritance on a $10,063.52 estate. Bankruptcy continuance granted for Joliet Candy co. owners. Wunderlich estate partition suit filed by son. McCoy v Hammond trespass dismissed with reinstatement option. Bloomquist divorce set for April 6. Habeas corpus in incest case under advisement. term constraints noted. Local social news, Christmas gatherings, and visits populate the remainder.
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Dorrence Dibell
Chicago & Alton Railroad
William Lewis
Piepenbrink
Edward McCoy
E. Hammond
Dibell
George Bick
Rock Island County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Gabb
Mr. Gabb
Cincinnati Enquirer
Joliet Telephones
Bertie
Bert
Chicago Telephone Co
Chicago Co
Henry Weber
Weber
Royal Shoe Co
Over Cloak and Suit Co
Chicago Street
Lockport News
Court House
Annie O'Donnell
Wilmington
Mary Fillek
Catherine Erickson
Emma Maier
Minnie Dennis
Juliet
Adelena Baker
D. Y. Smith
Sprague
E. B. Butterfield
Charles J. Baird
Joliet Candy Company
Christian E. Wunderlich
Clare Wunderlich
Raymond Underlich
Charles F. Bloomquist
Jennie W. Bloomquist
Chicago School Board
Sterns
Chicago,ohio
Clay Sts
Stern
Gt Cocmeamni
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