Diplomas Awarded to a Large Class at Joliet Theater
Sweet girl graduates and mischievous boys, 198 in number, received their grammar school diplomas at Joliet theater in an evening capped by Prof. J. M. Coulter of the University of Chicago. He urged body mind and spirit balance and unselfish leadership, noting education lasts beyond graduation. The event drew proud parents, a full theater, and a subsequent diploma presentation by Jas. Lyons and remarks by J. Stanley Brown.
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Pr. J. M. Coulter
Chicago University
Joliet Theater
Willie
Mary
J. M. Coulter
University of Chicago
John A. Long
Jas. Lyons
Board of
Edufation
J.stanley Brown
Ammar
Republican
Randall Cassem Denied Charge Linked to Aurora Block
Chicago June 11 Reuters reports Randall Cassem a reputed millionaire lawyer of Aurora Illinois has been named the House of ... in connection with a pending case. The article notes CAC and local lawmakers and references the Cassem block ownership in Aurora.
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Chicago
Randall Cassem
Aurora
Cassem
Ench
Lena Nicholls Testimony in Cassem Case Mentioned
Lena Nicholls testified at the trial that she left the place to the management of her employer and warned workers against improper practices. Emma Norley testified she saw no improper activity while Signa Cassem suggested Cassem was aware of conditions. The judge overruled a motion to discharge the defendant and a jury verdict was anticipated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena. Nicholls
Cassem
Windes
Emma Norley
Signa
LeMont Youth Taken to Pontiac Reformatory
August Balow of LeMont was sent to the Pontiac state reformatory for an indeterminate sentence after pleading guilty to a criminal attack on a 13 year old Romeoville girl. He had been in county jail for several weeks following indictment by the March grand jury.
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State Reformatory
Pontiac
Balow
March Grand Jury
Election Judges Named for Year in County Precincts
The Board of Supervisors held a special meeting to appoint election judges for every precinct for the coming year. The list, prepared after caucuses of Democratic and Republican supervisors, was adopted without change and includes judges for numerous precincts across communities such as Crete, Joliet, Manhattan, New Lenox, Plainfield, Wilmington, and Wheatland. The detailed roster lists every precinct and its three judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Illinois Steel Co Seeks Change of Venue
The Illinois Steel Co. named as defendant in a suit to recover for injuries has filed a petition for a change of venue from Judge Marshall. It alleges the court is prejudiced and that a fair and impartial hearing cannot be secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fendant
Alois Pere
Marshall
Alumni Beat Plainfield High In Electric Park Exhibition
In a spirited afternoon game at Electric Park the Plainfield alumni defeated the high school regulars. Brother faced brother as David Boughton pitched for the alumni and his younger brother Rube took the mound for the students. Plainfield’s team has posted a strong season record amid a showcase of former stars.
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Plainfield High-School
Electric Park
Plainfield
David Boughton
Rube
Plainfield High
Mrs Hans Benson to Spend Summer in Sweden
Mrs Hans Benson and daughter Hazel of Troy township leave for Sweden to spend the summer with relatives and visit Denmark. A farewell reception was held with fifteen friends present before their departure. Electric Bitters praised by Frank Conlan of New York for digestive and liver issues. Sold with guarantee at J D Brown & Co drug store for 60 cents.
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Hans Benson
Hazel
Troy Township
Sweden
Benson
Denmark
Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
J. D. Brown & Co
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J. M. Thompson
J. Hastie Odgers
Lemont
August Balow
Crim
Romeoville
Mont
Caucuses
Channahan, C. R. Hulbert
W. W. McCloud
J. J. Demsepy
Crete
H. C. Wehrhoefer
C. H. Schneer
Gus Seehansen
Leonard Cole
Wm. Schaefflein
John G. Morse
Custer
Joseph Shhenk
Geo. Cracraft
Jerome Button
Frankfort
H. A. Baumann
Otto B. Herschback
Arthur Kohlhagen
Simon Hohenstein
O. E. McGooney
Geo. J. Hacker
Green Garden
Wm. Lankenan
Conrad Bettenhausen
Adam Sippel
Homer
Jerome Paddock
O. S. Reed
David Davis
Theodore Schultz
John Korzilius
Wm. Myler
Henry Schneider
Conrad Seigel
Herman Selinger
Michael Trost
Wm. Lasser
James Patterson
A. Harris
F. A. Scheidt
J. R. Herath
A. W. Flexer
L. L. Belay
W. W. Ross
W. H. Bryant
Dan Feely
Chester Anthony
Dave Edwards
Anthony Ruddy
A. Margraf
George Hebert
Richard Burrell
H. G.dubien
F. M. Muhlig
M. Lennon
John Robinson
Fred Englman
Wm. Palmer
Sam King
J. B. Brown
J. J. McKeown
W. H. Herbert
A. M. Stevenson
W. Henry
Erick Rggs
H. J. Ewing
Dan Lennon
Steel Listlero
Fred Simpson
Frank Clare
W. W. Smith
B. A. Kuhne
Fred Moriarity
Wm. Leimback
J. D. Page
Chas. Backus
J. L. Carlson
John Walker
Leo Melcher
B. McGowan
C. J. Braun
Jacob Nelson
John Kane
W. W. North
H. H. Gains
Henry J. Yost
J. G. Frederickson
Wm. C. McDonald
Henry Cook
Eugene Hopkins
Thomas Wallace
Manhattan
S. M. Spangler, B. D. Jones, Wm. Kerstein
Monce
Edw
R. Freese
C. A. Kohlstedt
Gast Lehmann
New Lenox
TD. Starmann
Leavens Storm
Peotone
Henry ,Deminger
Geo
Eichenlaub
Chas, Gast
D. W.,jump
C. E. Fraser
P. W. Spangler
Wm. Cryder
Albert Vinson
John Crowden
Reed
A. G.jeffry
John Cully
Cully
Thos, Shannessy
Luke English
Andrew Stew
Paul Murphy
Jacob Thiele
Garrett Kinsella
Washington
Robert J. Salzman
Henry Stade
Wm. Rump
Wesley
CG. E. Cowan
T. J. Nesse
Patrick Hennebry
Wheatland
W. D. Broughton
Almon Wolf
Bernard Glory
Will
Henry Westenfeldt
Isaac S. Dubridge
Henry Pudda
Wilmington
Jerry Quinn
Thos
Gaming
Jas
Muskoka
Kawartha
Temagami
Grand Trunk Railway
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Adams Street
Ill
Steel GO
The
Illinois Steel Co
Mer
Mrs
Hobbs
Ottawa Street
Michigan
G. E. Jarvis
the Good Goods
Birmingham
Ala
Savannah
Illinois Central
R. R
South
Central Georgia Railway
Fulton
S. G. Hatch
USA
H. Hanson
Fontinellé
Dinet Store
Dellwood Park
Great Bicycle Act
Lime, Sawyer & Goergens Co
Third Ave
Jes Ins
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