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Friremen Banquet Honors New Chemical Engine at St Nicholas
A grand banquet at the St Nicholas celebrated the arrival of a new chemical engine. Mayor Porter, Aldermen, and city officials joined visitors from Joliet and Wilmington in praising the device, the department, and Chief Ryan for their service and progress.
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St. Nicholas
Caswell
Porter
John Gorman
Wm. Maloney
D. McDonald
E. Lawler
M. Moran
F. Sehring
E. D. Avery
H. W. Cope
P. C. Haley
H. A. Smith
J. T. Donahoe
P. Hebert
R. L. Seward
Jas
Goodspeed
R. T. Kelly
J. A. Hanna
Jos
Donahoe & Eischmann
A. E. Yagwin & Co
Dunning & Freeman
Simonds
L. E. Ingalls
W. C. Wood
Caters
D. Paige
M. Lennon
Thos. O'Brien
M. Conlon
Fire
John Ryan
I. Kramer
R. Stoddard
A. Bateman
J. Swanson
S. V. DeLong
L. Morrison
Pasold
Jas, Coplantz
D. Reigal
D. Blood
M. Metzger
P. Bannon
J. Scheidt
J. Kramer
J. McEvoy
A. Erb
J. Wishaar
Wm. Baumbach
Ryan
New York
Ryan Rap
Paige
Haley
Joliet
Ace Department
No. Com
Donahoe
Tom O'Brien
Earnhardt
Wilmington
Sehring
McDonald and Seward
McDonald
Thompson
Park and Brown
Kelly
Boehme