Inspector Warns Joliet Theaters Over Fire Hazards
National Fire Underwriters adviser William S. Boyd reports defects in Joliet theaters including wiring and safety equipment. He plans a mailed warning to owners and managers, with personal visits to enforce fireproof safeguards around each motion picture machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Boyd
National Fire Underwriters’ Association
Joliet
Boyd
Hughes
Des
Mr. Boyd
Ilinois
Charles Hughes
Illinais
Prodigal Son Reunited After Four Day Search at Lockport Engine House
Joseph Pendergast, ten, wandered from South Chicago after taking five dollars. His mother Mrs. R. Pendergast tracked him to Lockport Engine House No. 1 where she spanked him before firefighters who approved. Police traced her to Rockford and back to South Chicago as authorities coordinated the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Chicago
Lockport
Joliet
Police Department
Lock Port
South Chicago
Woman Suffers Arm Injury After Stair Fall
Dr Carrie Bennett of 104 Buell Avenue fractured her right arm and bruised her shoulder in a fall down stairs at home. Dr Mabel S Morgan will continue her practice during recovery.
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Carrie Bennett
Buellaveite
Mabel S. Moran
Ridgewood Ghosts Illusion of the Night Sermon Warning
A fragmentary notice from Ridgewood warns readers about ghostly or spooky activity at the M. E. church tonight. William Leslie is scheduled to preach, with emphasis on avoiding unsafe crowds and ensuring a strong escort for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKinley
Trinity Band
Cass Street
Brown Avenue
M. E. Church
Leslie
Wife Sues Railway for 10000 in Switchman Death
Mrs Tillie Seavert, widow and administrator of Hmil Seabert, sues Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Co for $10000. Seabert, a switchman, was killed at the mill recently in an incident tied to his employment.
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Tillie Seabert
Emil. Sea
Bert
G & Dd
Dathnages
Switchman
Mill
Tillie Seavert
Hmil Seabert
Chicago, Lake Shore, & Eastern Railway Co
Seabert
New Year Breaks Quiet for Joliet Police
New Year’s Day in Joliet police circles saw little excitement as patrols failed to trigger major trouble. A wagon of bums found in a sand pit led to ten day jail terms for most, with Black paying five dollars, and Italians John Stoker and Dutio Peruchie fined twelve dollars fifty cents each for disorderly conduct. Lester Cromwell and Steve Fisher received ten day and six month sentences respectively for repeated offenses. Ed Francis faced ten days after a minor crime, while John Fassett’s case for shooting a dog was postponed.
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Shorty Brone
Albert Kabanok
Foster Johnson
Albert Tuliver
Harry Bards
Charles Black
John Stoker
Dutio -Peruchie
Steve Letzka
Lester Cromwell
Ed Francis
Clayton
Joliet
John Fassett
Desplaines Street
Albert Koenig
Rockdale
Tom Willams
Gus—Makis
Langdon completes annual fire department report 1907
Fire Chief Frank Langdon on Tuesday filed his annual report showing 161 alarms since January 1, 1907. Fires occurred in wooden structures 71 times and brick or stone 27 times with 37 false alarms. Total fire loss reached 20 337 50 with buildings valued at 469 840 and contents at 182 660.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Langdon
December Police Court Summary of Arrests and Fines
December saw 186 arrests, 12 in one day on the 11th and two on December 5 and 27. Ambulance calls numbered 22. Fines assessed by police judges exceeded 725 dollars, with about 335 dollars paid after remittances. The month’s notable capture was John Mulac alias Jack the Dauber, Jack the Slasher, taken at Stevenson’s five cent theater and jailed under 2000 dollar bonds. Other arrests included John Bailey for rape, Peter Klobacher for rape, Leo Gelanger for assault with intent to kill, Robert Goodson for obtaining money by false pretenses, five men from a riot at Malinowski’s saloon, and Guy Kettering for robbery in Lockport, all bound over or released on various bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mulae
Jack the’ Dauber
Jack the Slasher
Mulac
Stevenson
Five Cent
Leo Gelanger
Scully
Pond
Robert Goodson
Malinowski
Guy Kettering
Lockport
Daniel Schoop
Shoe Shop Burglary Report At A.E. Hutchinson Co
Unknown intruders forced entry into the basement of the A E Hutchinson Shoe Co on Chicago street and took two pairs of shoes. An outer door opened easily but an inner door was forced. No damage on the main floor and nothing else disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.e.‘Hutchinson Shoe Co
Chicago Street
Saloons Get City Licenses In Joliet For 1908
The Joliet city council approved all saloon license petitions filed before last Monday. Alderman Walsh led the license committee through the list with help from other council members. Officials also approved a 775 motor claim for the pumping station and Edward Carrolls inspection fee, with Treasurer Schuster collecting city revenue from the Yu building offices. The saloon licenses are a major revenue source and the final tally is expected to match or exceed last year's total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon
Ruddy
Board of Commissioners
Alderman Walsh
King
Clechine
Edward Carroll
Martin Schuster
Joliet
Republican
Milwaukee to Joliet in Four Days Walk
Frank Furman claims he walked from Milwaukee to Joliet in four days en route to St. Louis. He faced vagrancy charges after police detained him at a station and his shoes disintegrated at the lodging, but a local store owner provided a replacement pair. He aims for at least fifty miles daily as he continues south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Furman
Milwaukee
Joliet
Weston
Badenoch
St. Louis
Chicago & Alton Railway
Joseph Stuble
Furman
There
Woman is buried bishop sought for
A Rock Arkansas clairvoyant known as Prof Bishop and W H Clayton are tied to the murder and burial of Mrs. W H Clayton in Janesville Wisconsin. Police compare descriptions with a Little Rock clairvoyant and Beloit swindler pattern, noting possible links to the murdered woman’s husband and a wider fraud scheme.
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W. H. Clayton
Rock, Ark
Bishop
Frederick Clayton
Janesville
Wis
Rmain
Murphy
Lieut. Connors
Car
Ville-Police
W. Clayton
Prof. Bishop
Who
F Clayton
Little Rock
Ark
Prof
Clayton
Arkansas
Belle Oberman
Beloit
Harry Williams
Age Eld
Williams
Little
Alairvoyant
Two Boys Charged With Larceny Re-arrested
Harry Riley and John Kent both 16 were seized again by Detective Hennessy after an initial release on promise to appear for theft of 500 cloth sacks from Max Cohen on South Des Plaines Street. They face renewed charges and await trial.
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Harry Riley
John Kent
Max Cohen
South Desplaines Street
Hennessy
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W. S. Boyd
City Electrician
Joseph Pendergast
Ridgewood
Steve Fisher
Iet
Fisher
Polie Ft
John Mulac
The
Police
John “Bailey
Peter Klobacher
Snow Man
Council
Claytons
Man
Chief Appleby
Janesvilles
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