Attendance at Will County Farmers Institute Sets Record
Attendance on the second day surpassed opening day as the Will County Farmers Institute drew participants from nearly every county area. The event featured a question box, talks on farm insects, rural education, and farm life, plus a primary law resolution urged to Springfield officials.
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Will County Farmers’ Institute
Will County
Pri
Farmers’ Institute
Oglesby
Springfield
J. W. Patterson
Seth Gibler
Committee Favors Employee Salary Increases
Finance committee members Alderman Lugger Walsh and Harney study the annual appropriation bill with requests from fire police and other departments for higher salaries. The council plans to report the measure on Monday January 27. Aims include salary raises and department improvements as expected by city employees.
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Mvill
Lugger
Walsh and Harney
Fire and Police
Des Plaines River Tales From Pioneer Testimony
A Grand Group of elderly men gather in Master in Chancery Hill's office to recount Des Plaines river era history. They describe navigation limits, canal construction knowledge, and transport life in the 1840s with testimonies from figures like Jacob Adler and W S Myers, noting river rapids and impassable sections most months.
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Des Plaines
F. A. Hill
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Jacob Adler
L. K. Stevens
Xavier Munem
George M. Gurney
James Boyne
Republican
W. S. Myers
Lockport
Doctor Charged With Working Graft Game
Braidwood January 17 Special to The Republican reports a stranger posing as government doctor from Chicago visited homes in the area two weeks claiming to treat tuberculosis and feeble mindedness. He registered at the Commercial hotel as Dr RB Schoenfeld and offered free medicines, collected little money, then disappeared after word spread he was a fake. locals speculate his graft involved selling patient information to specialists for mail order use.
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Braidwood
Commercial Hotel
RB. F. Schoenfeld
Chicago
Jever
Ciizens
Wilmington
Incorrigible Boy Sent to Glenwood by Joliet Court
William Pederson a 15 year old boy who stole his mother's wedding ring and pawned it to gain spending money was ordered sent to Glenwood this afternoon in Judge Cowing's court. Parents are Mr and Mrs Andrew Pederson 324 Tandau avenue Deputy Sheriff Dan to transport. There is room for one more incorrigible from Joliet in the state school per report. Judge Cowing convalescing from la grippe attended the court.
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William Pederson
Glenwood
Cowing
Andrew Pederson
Tandau Avenue
Dan
Joliet
la Grippe
Father Beats Son Fleeing After Theft and Arrest
Frank Selby Jr, 15, left home with $10 stealing to start a new life. He bought a train ticket and a silver watch before being arrested by Officer Britz. He claims repeated beatings by his father drove him to run away. the father argues incorrigibility. The boy was returned home and a Glenwood reform-school plan may follow.
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Frank Selby, Jr
Hacker Avenue
Glenwood
Britz
Frank Selby
Andy
Selby
Santa Fe
Reform School
Mayor Cronin to Hear Theater Condition Reports
After recovery Mayor Cronin will return to City Hall as Inspector J B Paul and Williams and Boyd report on dangers in the five theaters. Electrician Hughes inspected and found faults corrected in nickelodeons, with further remedies planned to protect life and property.
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Boyertown
Penn
Williams &. Boyd
Joliet Fire Department to join Illinois State Firemen's Association
Chief Frank Langdon announced Joliet will join the Illinois State Firemen's Association after the Morris session. Members expect to attend Hoopston tournament next summer with drills, ladder climbs, hose handling and exhibitions. Engine House No. 1 hosted many visiting chiefs and firemen returning from the convention.
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Sociation
Morris
Frank Langdon
Hoopston
Langdon
Power outage cripples city streetcar service
A water shutoff by the Sanitary District halted electricity to Chicago and Joliet traction lines, leaving all streetcars idle for hours. Economy and Commonwealth customers aided by rapid restoration steps, but service remained unreliable as the water level fluctuated and cars stalled between stations. Officials blamed the water cut while the grand jury had previously investigated the issue.
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Sanitary District
Economy Light Power Company
Commonwealth Pary
Chicago
Cage
Blackhall
John R. General
Chicago and
Bob Sled Ride Promises Fun For Local youths
A merry party of young people enjoyed a bob ride last evening meeting at Ducker's Corner and traveling to the home of Mr and Mrs Pat Lawler in Manhattan. They spent the evening dancing playing cards and making music with a four course supper served. India develops a promising tobacco growing industry with government support including a farm for tobacco research in Gangpur Bengal.
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India
Gangpur
Bengal
Prom
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