Improvement Talk on Illinois Road Building Methods
At a Steel Works club meeting Highway Commissioner Johnson demonstrated road improvement concepts with maps and a stereopticon. He discussed dirt roads drag use, twelve foot bed plans, stone courses, and tar oils for asphalt alternatives, with Will County Good Roads members present.
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Iilinois
Steel Works Club
S Highway
Johnson
Will County
Wpobile
Good Roads Associa
Emeneral
Partly Cloudy Weekend Forecast Highlights
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a Sunday temperate overall. Moderate conditions expected with gentle breezes and no major weather events on the horizon.
Copely Claims Deneen Friends in Bribery Scandal
Copely asserts Governor Deneen must reveal the full scandal. He calls for tracing tainted guilt from bribed members to the givers. The entire nefarious plot should be exposed and all involved prosecuted, with the innocent cleared.
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Deneen
Alumni Banquet Fetes St Marys Academy Solons
St Marys Academy hosted its Alumni Association reunion and banquet with about fifty five graduates attending. Miss Helen Kinsella welcomed guests as officers for the year were elected and Mrs Hattie Bannon Kelly joined attendees from Wichita and other towns.
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St. Mary’s Academy
Good Sisters of Loretto
Academy
Henrietta Braun
Anna Laughran
Leona Johnson
Helen Kinsella
FB. Wilhelmi
Loretta Donahue
Regina Ulm
Mary Hennebry
Jennie Halkyard
Hattie Bannon Kelly
Wichita
Kansas
Lockport
Wilmington
Braidwood
Odell
Mother and Son Critically Ill at Silver Cross Hospital
Mrs. John J. Mahoney is critically ill at Silver Cross hospital with doctors reporting little hope for improvement. Her newborn son, born Thursday afternoon, is also in serious condition.
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John J. Mahoney
Silver Cross Hospital
Meeting of Wilmington Fish and Game Association
The Wilmington Fish and Game Association will hold a meeting in Wilmington on Tuesday evening. Members are urged to attend as rules on member duties may be changed. A smoker will accompany the gathering and a pleasant evening is promised.
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Wilmington Fish and Game Association
Wilmington
Mem
Convicts Gabriel and Brown Sentenced at Noon
Gabriel and Brown, convicted of an assault weeks ago, were taken to the penitentiary this morning by Sheriff Wile Jams and began their sentences at noon.
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Gabriel and
Brown
Wile Jams
St. Pauls Choristers Win First Prize at Philadelphia Festival
The St. Pauls Choristers at St. Marys Class captured first prize at a Philadelphia festival. They performed during graduation exercises at Rev Fr McNamees School.
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Philadelphia
FR. McNamee
Chorus of 125 Voices Sings Finest Church Music in Joliet
St Mary's church hosted a concert by the St Paul Choristers directed by Rev Father W J Finn in connection with St Mary's school graduation. Soloists Harcourt Browne Walter Keller Earl LeFebvre and Harold Dee performed in Mozart Elgar Gounod and Stainer works with Mendelssohn and Sullivan pieces. The event drew praise from Philadelphia and Joliet audiences as Browne emerged as a standout star.
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Philadelphia
St. Paul
St. Mary's Church
Chicago
Joliet
Harcourt Browne
W. J. Finn
St. Mary's School
Walter Keller
Mozart
Elgar
Gounod
Earl LeFebvre
Mendelssohn
Thomas Kennedy
John Stainer
Harcourt
Rock Island
Father Finn
Master Browne
Europe
Harold Dee
Walter Curran Verdi
Our Mountains
W. J. McNamee
Poundmaster sought for cattle at large near Woodruff Hill
Highway commissioners heard a plea from Woodruff Hill property owners about cattle roaming the Fairmount Park area. They may appoint a poundmaster and establish a pound to curb damage and identify responsible owners. The panel will also review Economy Light & Power’s request to build a pole line on the Channahon road and approve weekly bills and payroll.
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Woodruff Hill
Fairmount Park
Economy Light & Power Company
Channahon Road
Court to Determine On Street Repairs Row
A dispute over who must repair the Corling street between railway tracks heads to court. The city may compel repairs, while the railway and Conway company dispute responsibility. An action to settle accountability between the two firms is expected to start soon.
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Corling ‘Street
Colling Street
Conway Company
Railway and Contracting
Joliet Corporations Urged to Pay One Percent Excise Tax
Local officials statewide were notified that the corporation excise tax on profits over 5 000 per year must be paid immediately. Some Joliet firms had delayed pending a U S Supreme Court ruling. Courts have not ruled and tax penalties may equal half the amount owed, unless protests are filed.
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Joliet
United States Supreme Court
Treasury Department
Copley to Replace Gas Office Typewriters with Local Machines
Col Copley informs Geneva Republican he will replace thirty seven gas office typewriters across his district with Oliver and Emerson machines in roughly equal numbers. He has long praised Woodstock manufactured Oliver, a stance noted as a shift toward home industries since his congressional bid. The Woodstock Sentinel contrasts this with past postmaster guidance favoring Oliver.
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Col. Copley
Geneva Republican
Oliver
Woodstock
Congress
Piffie
Snapp
Woodstock Sentinel
Illinois appoints Henry Achenbach deputy fish commissioner
Governor Deneen named Henry Achenbach of Joliet as deputy fish commissioner for Will county in Springfield announce.
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Springfield, Ill
Deneen
Henry Achenbach
Joliet
Will County
Insurgency Labelbacked Fight For Congress In Aurora
The Eleventh district braces for re nomination of Howard M Snapp as congressman. Republicans denounce bipartisan tactics and Democratic influence as insurgent rhetoric while warning against Copley backed by Democratic press. Snapp touted as clean, hardworking and ready to carry the party banner.
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Copley
George Alschuler
Springfield
George
Congress
Aurora
Elgin
Howard M. Snapp
Meeker Avenue residents to protest railway plans
Members of Meeker Avenue property owners gathered last night ahead of a city meeting with city councilors and Ey E. to oppose plans to close Meeker Avenue seen as the only access to the tracks for this area. Residents fear blocking the street would harm business and daily life and will urge aldermen to vote with public opposition tomorrow night.
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Meeker Avenue
Hucke’s Hall Row
Meekeravi
Meeker
Mae Avenuga
Tomrow
McManus
Montsheiner
Government to not act on strike in Illinois coal dispute
Governor Deneen will not intervene in the Coal Operators' Association and Miners' Union dispute. A conference with J. D. Peters and Jol H. Walker concluded there is no need for executive action at this time.
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Springfield
Ill
Sta
Miners’ Union
J. D. Peters
Coal Operators’ Association
Jol H. Walker
Duncan
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