06 Jun 1904
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Newspaper
The Joliet Daily Republican
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1904
Page
1
Poem urging a complete roll of Civil War soldiers, from privates to officers, to be fully written and remembered. It praises the courage, sacrifice, and long memory of those who served, calling for every name to be recorded and honored across generations.
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler winds. Joliet thermometer 79 high 62 low in past 24 hours. Louis Dorries died June 4 at 60, leaving wife and daughter Alice. Carnation Co offers artistic floral designs for funerals with two phones. Cereenist handles special funerals. Quotation notes odd statements about wife believing unlikely things.
Will county backed the move that shattered the state convention deadlock over the nomination. The Eleventh district led a cross county revolt, enabling Charles S. Deneen’s nomination and uniting the Republican slate. Strong ticket named with harmony promised for the fall campaign.
The Union League bowlers hosted a banquet for the victors as the defeated teams paid for the feast with speechmaking and song. A long political deadlock is noted with Lowden emerging as a leading candidate and counties listing votes in support across multiple districts.
In Victor Colorado on June 6 dynamite exploded under the Florence and Cripple Creek depot as miners from the Findlay mine stood on the platform. Fifteen killed and eight to ten injured. number of dead expected to rise. The blast traced to a Delmonico mine shaft house. a chair leg wired the device. Militias deployed, relief train sent as bloodied scene unfolds. A $50,000 reward offered for murderers.
A Saturday county convention dissolved into heated clashes over resolutions to instruct delegates for the senatorial race. Stevens helped withdraw the contested measure after sharp exchanges and personal attacks, while leaders debated party unity and the fate of candidates including Cutler.
Cards announce the marriage of Miss Alice Lydia Miller and Robert Alexander Cameron on Tuesday June 21 at the bride’s relatives home. The couple will reside at 508 Oneida street after August 1.
Si nois Steel departments, except the red mills, restart this morning following an earlier shutdown due to a bloom engine accident at the billet mill. About 1,800 workers return, with 700 more to join when the red mills start at 6 p.m. The stoppage was expected to last weeks, so workers welcome the earlier resumption.
A barn dance at James Foran's home in Troy on Friday drew a large crowd despite threatening weather. Guests included friends from Chicago and nearby Joliet areas. The event, long in prospect, was highly enjoyable and may lead to another party before summer. Seventy five couples attended.
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