Commencement Sermon Calls Class of 1901 to Wise Choice
Rev. Whipple delivers a baccalaureate sermon to the class of 1901 at the high school auditorium. He speaks of the hour and the man, the heavenly vision guiding life, and the need for intellect and conscience in pursuit of future success. The address links education with duty and character, citing literary and historical figures as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. J. Whipple
Alps
Danube
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Rhone
Rhine
German Ocean
Wyoming
Wind River
Absarke
United States
Colorado
Columbia
Missouri
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Puget Sound
Paul
Damacus
Prain
Italy
St. Anthony of Padua
John Ruskin
Ex Editor Critiques The News On Joliet Expansion Tone
A reader letter lauds The Republican for its amicable editorial stance on Joliet’s city limits expansion and tax issues while criticizing The News for incitement and personal attacks. The writer urges harmony and urged editors to adopt a constructive, neighborly tone for Greater Joliet. Also a brief promo for Rocky Mountain Tea targets mothers and children.
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Joliet
News
Ferriss
the Republican
Munroe
Republican
Joliét
Harmony
Greater Joliet
L_V. PARK
Fine Valencia Oranges and Kohisaat Snowflake Fresh Daily
Advertises Valencia oranges at 25 cents, praised for sweetness and juiciness with thin skin. Notes daily Kohisaat Snowflake supply and offers to special order items for parties or banquets.
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California
Valencia
Fourth of July Meet at Ingalls Park with Races and Balloons
Ingalls Park schedules a Fourth of July program with horse and bicycle races and a balloon ascent followed by fireworks. Bicycle events include multiple distances with cash purses from 50c to $7.50 and youth races. Horse events offer prizes up to $25 for a pace or trot race and earlier announcements for the Gentlemen's road race.
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Ingalls Park
Entertaining Little Friends By McNaughton Daughters
Bessie and Jean McNaughton hosted a lawn party for many of their little friends on Buell avenue. Guests arrived around 2:30 PM and joined at 3:00 PM for a bubble contest won by Richard Bates. Miss Cleo McClukey performed recitations and refreshments were served before the 6 PM departure. Dyspepsia remedy Burdock Blood Bitters is advertised.
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Bessie
Jean McNaughton
Mrs
Coll McNaughton
Buell Avenue
Richard Bates
Cleo. McClukey
Darling Reunion at Norton Opera House Honors Prof Darling
Three hundred guests gathered at Borton's Opera House in Lockport for the Darling Reunion honoring Prof D H Darling. The June 8 1901 event featured decorations flags and flowers, old-time music and a reception as locals recall forty years of friendships.
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Borton
Lockport
Norton
Opera
D. H. Darling
Darling
Miss Osgood
Elsie
Louise Paulson
Minnie Butler
Stella Adleman
Ada Wolfe
Emma Osgood
Misses Mary Sloan
Isabel Shields
F. Worst
G. B. Norton
C. Paulson
G. Acieman
M. Backus
L. E. Osgood
W. Wolfe
G. Johnson
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Dinet
Moore
Joliet Ranges
Barrett
Whipple
Ement
Robert Burns
Byron
Crabbe
Scott
Goethe
Shelley
Keats
Lincolnshire
Tennyson
Halo
Walter Scott
Adam
Bede
Dinah Morris
Galileo
Arkwright
Stephenson
Morse
England
England In‘ Cobden and Bright, and America Has Known Lundy and Garrison
Abraham Lincop
Charles Sumner
Senate
Phillips
Lovejoy
Eugene Aram
St. John
Rocky Mountain
William C. Crolius
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Chicago
Chicago Street
MO. G. Sengenberger
Jolliet National Bank
Arthur R. Jones & Co
Frank P. Shaughnessy
S. Munroe Elk
Chicago and
Clinton Sts
Prof
Carriage Repository
Cass and
Desplaines Streets
van Buren Street
Walter D. Stevexig
Joliet and
van Buren Streets
Brock
G. A. Brock
North Chicago
Stresti
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