Lane Fourth Victory Rally Backed by Mayor Croning
Mayor Croning endorses a patriotic National Holiday celebration on conservative lines in the old fashioned style, aiming to please a broad audience at the Lane Fourth event.
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Newspaper
The Joliet Daily Republican
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
1
Joliet Considers a sane Fourth of July celebration
Mayor Cronin backs a movement for a conservative Fourth of July in Joliet with patriotic events. He urges an orderly, traditional celebration to honor Independence, avoid dangerous fireworks, and draw residents and visitors to parks and civic festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Bose
Yairs
Cronin
Tay
He Domme
Mayor Proclaims Safe Fourth as City Enforces Firework Rules
The mayor urges a sane July 4 celebration and asks cooperation with city government. Ordinances will ban fireworks with dynamite or explosives stronger than black powder including giant firecrackers and loaded canes. Police will enforce the restrictions to prevent death, accidents, or fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
MO. R, Cronin
Franciscan order marks seventh centennial amid global observance
The article reports on the seventh centennial celebration of the Franciscan order begun in 1209 by St Francis of Assisi. It notes the intermediary general chapter meeting in Assisi with leaders including Very Rev Leonard Newkirchen O F M, and provides statistics: 16,900 Friars Minor members, 8,405 priests, and about 1,637,000 Franciscans in total, including tertiaries and secular third order members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franciscan Order of Monks
Santa Maria Delgi Angeli
Portiuncula
Assissi
Leonard Newkirchen
O. F
Holy Land
Mount St. Sepulchre
Order of Friars Minor
St.Francis
Third Order
Jouet Man Shot Down at Goldfield
Franklyn McPieron dies from a gunshot in a gambling house. Relatives lack details as investigators search for motive and suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Goldfields Treasure Claim Sparks Death Mystery
George Conway reports the murder of Franklyn M. McPierson at Goldfields Nevada on May 12. McPierson, long a Seattle and Chicago resident, had written that he struck it rich with a possible $25 000 claim and planned to return east. A brother travels to Goldfields to settle the estate. no will or cause of death determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierson
Goldfields
Nev
McPierson
Seattle
Conway
MacPierson
Moon Eclipsed Tonight Visible Across Chicago
Amateur astronomers may observe a total lunar eclipse from 7:41 to 9:15 PM with a copper colored Moon rising in the southeast. The event, visible to Chicagoans unless clouds form, draws citizen interest more than scientific impact. June 17 promises a partial solar eclipse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Macc- Millan
Univrsity of Chicago Astronomy Department
Graduation Exercises in Joliet Theatre on June Ninth
The public schools hold graduation at Joliet theatre June 9 with large eighth grade classes and many graduates entering Joliet Township High School. Dr H L Willett of the University of Chicago will deliver the annual address. diplomas by President James Lyons. About 1500 tickets issued for distribution among graduates and friends. Nearly 215 eighth grade graduates expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lic
Joliet Theatre
Joliet
H. L. Willett
University of Chicago
Willett
James Lyons
Chicago youths wed despite age gap under shaded license
Curtis Deering aged 19 and Marjorie Holmes aged 15 married in Chicago after obtaining a license that listed them as 21 and 18. Parents react with mixed feelings while the couple begins life with Deering’s mother as the home base. The bride is the eldest of five and faces added family responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Deering
Marjorie Holmes
Willam Holmes
Ottawa Street
Wiliam Kaunier
Chicago Street
Deering
Brennan Leads Team to Chicago for Saturday Showdown
A large roster set to travel with Tom Brennan and the Steel team to Chicago to face South Chicago at Cottage Grove and Fifty-eighth Street. Fans may ride the Rock Island line for the trip, with a special C. & J. service promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rooters
Tom Brennan
Big Tilmots Steel
Chicago
Saturn
Cottage Grove Avenue
Fifty-eighth Street
Rock Island
William Moran
Dellwood
May Ground Wires Favored by Telephone Firms in City
May ground wires plan gains favor with telephone companies, facing little opposition from telegraph firms entering the city. Mayor Cronin vows stricter enforcement of a long ignored sidewalk bicycle ordinance, citing safer pavements and reduced repair costs with underground wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin
Chicago
Pulite
Deneen Grants Delay in Smith Pardon Case Contempt Claim
Governor Deneen reprieved the committment of former Judge Abner Smith to the penitentiary while pardons board investigates. The action counters a Supreme Court citation of Sheriff Strassheim for contempt over prison compliance. Also notes the Alaska Yukon stamp sale at Joliet post office for Seattle exposition opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deneen
Abner Smith
Toliet
Board of Pardons
Smith
Supreme Court
Sherif Christopher Strassheim
Alaska- Yukon
Seattle
Gale
Joliet
Police Organize Mutual Benefit Association
Police and detective officers formed a Mutual Benefit association led by Captain Martin Murphy as president and George Mason as vice president. James McCraney became secretary with Thomas Kennedy as treasurer. trustees named Munroe Dixon Thomas Dillon and John Beck. Elgin and other cities already operating similar groups will receive copies of constitutions and by laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Murphy
George Mason
James McCraney
Thomas Kennedy
Munroe Dixon
Thomas Dillon
John Beck
Elgin
Youth Swindle Vanishes Into Mourning After Fraud Trust
Edgar Brownell allegedly floated fraudulent instruments harming cautious businessmen who now mourn their financial losses. The case leaves a community shaken as victims tally the impact and seek redress.
Clever young forger duped merchants in Joliet crackdown
Police traced a nephew of J J Brownell a former Woolworth manager who posed as an inspector for Nickle and Dime Co. He cashed checks totaling at least 14 50 and fled. Merchants Lem Northern Blacy Co and a North Chicago Street haberdasher reported losses while police pursued the elusive con artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munroe
Brownell
Blacy & Co
Chicago
J. J. Brownell
Woolworth
Joliet
Engine House No. 1
Robert Downey
Marshall Langdon
Henry Johnson
Nickle & Dime, Company
Leach
Mr. Leteh
James K. Browpell
Joliet National Bank
Northern Trust Co
Abbott & Baldwin
Edgar Brownell
Local unions host electrical workers in Connors hall event
Elgin Aurora Streator and other unions attend a guest night hosted by the local electrical workers union in Connors hall. The gathering aims to celebrate labor and foster community among members and allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Aurora
Streator
At & Fans
Connors Halk
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Mayor Croning
Énday
Suimmer
West Park
Highland Park
Wm, McMasters
Police
St. Francis of
Innocent 1
Francis of As
Sissi
Innocent III
Order
Franklyn McPierson
Rela
Will
Dilip
Ceived
George Conway
Flournoy Avenue
Franklyn M. Mc
Earth
Issu
Greeny
Sungron
Dr. Willett
Miss Holmes
Groom
Win. Kounter
Brennan
South Chicago
H. D. Hemmens
L. D. Nish
Howard Snapp
John T. Clyne
Commercial Club
Croulh
Police Départment
Sheriff Strassheim
Avner Smith
Lurgh
Busi
Ness
Lem Northem
Blacy & C O
Marshall
Smootit
Republican
Edgar Brow
Nell
Langdon
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America
Lem Northern of
Marshall Thomas Ruddy
Mars Xin Murphy
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