Herald Building Fire at Joliet Prints Plant
Fire heavily damages the Herald building on Van Buren in Joliet as flames gut the third floor tied to spontaneous combustion or crossed power lines. Joliet Printing Co and Brush Printing Co suffer major losses while insurance covers most damages. Chief Langdon and volunteers battle the two hour blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Joliet Printing Co
Munroe Brothers
The
Atlas
Fire Association
Aachen
Munich
London
Lancashire
BE. BE. Howard
Aetna
Niagara
Liverpool
London Globe, $2, 500; Home, $3,000; Insurance Co. of
North America
Palatine
A. Schoenstedt
Concordia
Germania
Williamsburg
Delaware
M. F. Loughran & Son
Michigan
Herald Building
van Buren Street
Langdon
Ruddy
Robert M. Adam
B. Brush Printing CO
Carl Schneider
Bismark Buffet
No. 1 Company
Ottawa Street
Ottawa and
van Buren Streets
McMasters
Scully
New City School Near Completion and Repairs Assessed
City inspectors toured all schools in a yearly review discovering no major defects and noting remodeling at Hastern Avenue and Roosevelt building progress. Roof inspection by Hunt Co is planned next week while fire exit compliance and heating systems are evaluated. Brush Printing Co faces fire proximity impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Hunt Company
School Board
Hastern Avenue
A. O. Marshall
Park Avenue
FTRE Losses and insurance details for Joli et Printing Co
The report lists losses on stock and equipment for Joli et Printing Co estimated at 7 000 with stock and equipment value at 45 000 and total insurance 28 800. C B Brush Printing Co shows losses on stock and equipment estimated 3 500 and equipment 6 000 with insurance 4 500. Robert M Adam declined to estimate his loss but said he is fully insured.
Golden Wedding Celebration at St John’s German Catholic Church
Mr and Mrs Peter Eich celebrated their golden wedding yesterday at St John’s German Catholic Church Joliet renewing vows and receiving Holy Communion Father Francis led the high mass and sermon. The couple married in 1858 and later hosted a family celebration at home. They arrived from German origins with six living children and three deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hich
Pine Street
St. John's
Father Francis
Joliet
Mrs. Rich
St. John’s Church
JolNet Property Owners Told to Trim Front Trees
Notice to JolNet property owners requires trees along the sidewalk to be trimmed within 10 feet of ground by July 15. Failure to comply may trigger enforcement actions by the city authorities.
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JolNet
Logkport Burlesque Baseball Game Raises Charity Funds
A playful charity baseball clash in Lockport pitted doctors dentists and veterinarians against merchants and undertakers. The doctors won by default after a seventh inning surge, 44 to 24, with fun antics and local figures like Thomas A. Cheadle and George F. Seeley noted among players. The event supported St. John's Episcopal church Sunday school picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Thomas A. Cheadle
Capetain Gaines
G. N. Snapp
George F. Seeley
Pitcher Pitts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brusti Printing Co
Joliet Publishing Co
Brush Printing Co
New City
Eastern Avenue
Hunt Co
Board of Inspectors
Roosevelt School
Webster
Scott Streets
Wells Fargo Express Co
FTRE
C. B. Brush Printing CO
Adam
Peter Ejch
St. John’s Ger
Convention
William Jennings Bryan
Dell Wood
Lockport Merchants
Lockport
Doctore
Prutsman
Kingston
Orrell
North‘and Lotz
Courtney
Schoop and Goodall
S.s
Waterman
H. Yost
Walters and Scheidt
James Bardell
Oil
Donahue
Spillane
Deeming
Jimmie
Kisselburg
Beck
Yost
Phil
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