Brewers Meet as Prohibition Debate Dominates Convention
National secretary Fox of New York addressed the United Brewers association at the Hotel Pfister in Milwaukee. He urged brewers to publicize their stance for "pure beer" and to resist prohibitionists while warning that the industry must act to counter calls for stricter laws. Alderman Lagger and other local officials observed the convention proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring Brewinger
Vice Press- Brewing Co
Wisconsin
United Brewers’ Association
Penbrink
Irs
Illinois Brewers
Alderman Lagger
Fox
New York
United States Brow Association
Pfister
Ling
Mtion
Miblic
Waukee
Board session convened as clerks of election named
A board session this afternoon involved the election clerks for the coming year. The Boston store provided 150 pairs of trousers and 150 stems, water soaked in a recent fire, which were read and referred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Fes
Boston
County Court Opens Monday With Cowing Presiding
County court opens Monday with Judge Cowing presiding for a term. The first two weeks will be for service and tire retirement. The calendar lists finial dispositions, pavement work, and Western Avenue improvements near N. J. Horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowing
N. J. Horn
City in Brief and Local Notices
Dellwood park this week features a great bicycle act free at 5 and 9 p.m. Mrs. Gordon Fox of Dodge City Kansas visits at George M. Campbell’s on Herkimer street. Sunday excursions on the C A are popular and inexpensive. P H Cates, Joliet ticket agent, offers low rates and through tickets for northern Michigan resorts via the Alton line with baggage checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dellwood Park
Gordon Fox
Dodge City
Kansas
George M. Campbell
Herkimer Street
Joliet
Alton
Michigan
P. H. Cates
Jo- Het
Sweating crowds seek shade as heat peaks on Sunday
Sunday’s heat forced people into parks and shade with humidity rising and the thermometer around 86. A strong breeze mitigated the heat, while Joliet & Southern extended service to every half hour and then hourly until midnight for the summer schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet & Southern
Joliet
Local Obituaries List Several Area Residents
Died entries for George Zimmerman Morris Gass Mrs Kate Clark Catherine Touhey Ellen Callinan and Edward Conklin detail ages survivors home addresses church and cemetery interment plans. Zimmerman died at 312 Pleasant Street with funeral at St John s Catholic church. Gass died at St Joseph s hospital heart trouble. Clark died at 42 widow of John Clark. Touhey died at Iowa Avenue home funeral at St Mary s church. Callinan died at Wilton Center home funeral at St Patrick s. Conklin longtime Channahon resident funeral proceeding at Willard Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimmerman
George Zimmerman
Pleasant Street
William
Fred
Oscar
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Ottawa Street
M. E. Church
Oakwood
Clark
Kate Clark
John Clark
John
Blanch
Mabel
Pearl Clark
Michael
John Trainor
Frank Hand
Ottawa
McDonough
Sacred Heart
Mt. Olivet
Touhey
Catherine Touhey
Iowa Avenue
St. Mary's Church
Crescents Beat Marquettes 7 to 6 in Ten Inning Clash
The Crescent Athletic Club defeated the Marquettes 7 to 6 in ten innings. Crescents led 5 to 0 through five. Fitzgerald of the Marquettes hit a three run homer to pull within one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Athletic Club
Marquettes
Crescents
Fitzgerald
Arthur Mitchell In Critical Shape After Wreck
Arthur N. Mitchell 907 Oneida street remains in critical condition with a probable inability to walk again due to spine injuries from Thursday night wreck. Fellow victim Joseph Boyne 501 Oneida street and Arthur Layfield 200 Cora street are recovering at home, with Boyne progressing well and Layfield facing internal injuries but not believed to be serious. Fireman Christopher Shulk is slowly recovering in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur N. Mitchell
Oneida Street
Mitchell
Joseph Boyne
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Arthur Layfield
Cora Street
Christopher Shulk
Funeral of Wreck Victim Cyrus Whittington Held
The funeral for Cyrus Whittington of Plainfield, a wreck victim, took place at C. H. Thayer’s residence 209 Campbell Street on Saturday afternoon with Rev. W. A. Robinson and Rev. A. E. Beddoes officiating. A large crowd attended and M. W. A. Stevenson Camp members served as pallbearers. Burial was in Oakwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Whittington
Plainfield
C. H. Thayer
Campbell Street
W. A. Robinson
A. E. Beddoes
EB. A. Carver
Stevenson Camp
M. W.A
Edward Reinhardt
Elmer
Grundy
B. T. Geist
F. O. Wood
J. L. Overholser
George J. Arbeiter
Oakwood
Girls Steal Shoes Taken By Police
Mary A Haraza aged 12 of 302 Franklin street and Helen Makowitch aged 13 of 912 Eastern avenue were caught stealing shoes from N W Box Shoe Co Jefferson street. They were released after promising to appear in police court but failed to show and were rearrested by Lt Con of the Detective department. They blamed each other saying footwear was for sisters. Officer Nels Dahlberg made the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Street
Mary A. Haraza
Franklin Street
Helen Mankowitch
Eastern Avenue
Con
McMasters
Nels Dahlberg
Chiefs Edict Aims to Keep July 4 Celebration Safe
Chief of Police McMasters announces an upcoming annual proclamation to ensure a safe Fourth of July celebration. The department vows to take steps to prevent harm and curb reckless behavior during festivities.
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McMasters
Reckless Double Somersaulting Automobile Stuns Readers
Historical newspaper review extols Ringling Brothers risky stunt of a double somersaulting automobile. The piece frames the act as ultimate defiance of natural laws, comparing it to prior daring feats and predicting unified awe as the spectacle unfolds. The tone is solemn and sensational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Brothers
High School Notes Highlight Spring Activities and Graduates
The high school reports a baccalaureate address by Rev. H W Reed, field day at Dellwood Park, ivy planting with Frank Brinkerhoff as orator, and plans for class day on Wednesday. One hundred seven students graduate Thursday. seniors prepare post grad, college or work paths while juniors hear lass history and prophecy. Faculty members and students engage in concerts, picnics, and visits to New Lenox, Plainfield, and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Reed
Universalist Church
Dellwood Park
Verne Perry
New Lenox Road
Frank Brinkerhoff
Arthur Baumgartner
Mr. Riggs
Bloomington High School
Plainfield
Ill
With’s
Joliet High
Reward Offered for Grounding Sanitary District Wires
Forty lines report that the Sanitary District of Chicago and the Forest Park Amusement Co offer 1500 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who grounded feed wires supplying the park from the Lockport station. The incident followed by a Saturday night raid caused costly damage and ties into broader city disputes over power use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Forest Park Amusement Co
McCormick
Forest Park Amuse
Mother and Daughter to Be Sent to Asylum
Mrs. Caroline Latz and her daughter Josephine face a lunacy commission in Probate Court Wednesday at 10 AM to decide if they should be sent to Kane for treatment. The case was filed by Michael Haller, son-in-law, who with the mother and daughter had been living together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Latz
Josephine Latz
Kan
Michael Haller
North Broadway
Bijou Theater Sold to L M Rubens Purchaser
The Bijou Theater and Princess skating rink on North Chicago Street have changed hands. B D Straight sold to L M Rubens, who took charge Saturday. Rubens plans to abandon the theater and remodel the skating rink. The electrical department deadline for repairs expired today with one exception.
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Bijou Theater
L.M. Rubens
B. D. Straight
L. M. Rubens
Mammoth Ringling Brothers Show Parade Draws Crowds
The feature exhibition attracts 1 280 people for the outdoor display. A three mile procession includes 108 animal cages and dens with forty elephants the largest herd in captivity. Camels zebras and other acts join the lineup as tickets go on sale at the downtown office.
For Sale and Lost Notices on Chicago Style Page
FOR SALE seven room house on Mississippi avenue with bath city water and gas listed under Chas A Noble. LOST two signet rings with initial J between Lime street and Western avenue call Chicago 4322. ESTRAY gray mare four miles south on Chicago street one-half mile east in Jackson farm owner can recover by proving property and paying expenses. James Steffes 135-3t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Avenue
Bath
City Water and Gas
Chas. A. Noble
Lime Street
Western Avenue
Chicago
Estray
Chicago Street
Jackson
James Steffes
Narrow Escape After Horse Becomes Unmanageable
Oscar Stephen and Bert Stephen escaped serious injury after being thrown from a buggy on North Hickory street as their horse ran wild. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon near their residences at 101 Cagwin avenue and 511 Exchange street respectively. The exchange between the Professor and the Pugilist provides a humorous aside about bricks and absorption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Stephen
Cagwin Avenue
Bert Stephen
Exchange Street
North
Hickory Street
Master in Chancery Sale in Will County Illinois
Public notice announces a master in chancery sale in Joliet Will County Illinois to satisfy a 1908 decree. The bid is cash and the property is Keeney's Park addition Columbia Heights Lots 29 through 35 in block 7. Sale set for June 27 1908 at 10 oclock in the forenoon at the north main entrance court house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Joliet
Will County
Ilinois
Keeney’s Park
Columbia Heights
Frederick A. Hill
Possible Diabetes Warning and Doctor Consultation
A fragmentary note discusses diabetes risk and a patient question about examination outcomes. It mentions Dr Joeman MasCoy Jolint and a three chances four proposal, indicating confusion over medical evaluation. The source text is unclear but centers on health assessment and doctor names.
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Qouiet Brewers
BOTO
Wshanee
Piepenbrink
Fr. Fox
Arthur Brisbane
New Wi
Puimble Party
Mercury
Katherine
Virginie
Channahon
Willard Grove Cemetery
Arthair Mitchell
Robt
P. Kiep
Cic Se
Robt. Yost
Kakee
Prin
Cess Skating Rink
Werner Hall Block
Chicago St
Washington Street
Stillman’s
KODAK
State OF
Illinois
William B. Austin
H. O. Conkirh
Alice S. Krabill
Everett D. Bostwick
Chancery
William H. Tatge
Crean
Banzet
Cass St
Ing Machine
Joeman MasCoy
Jolint, Hi
Lambe
Pte
Beavor
Lasove
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