Commencement Exercises At St Mary's Hall Ire Included
An evening ceremony at St Marys Hall featured St Marys and St Johns German Catholic pupils. Prizes awarded to Mary Cecelia Crowley Arthur Mitchell Arthur Riley and others after a cantata and performances by masters Boyle Scahill and Donohue.
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St. S School
St. Mary's Hall
Father McNamee
Mary
Cecelia Crowley
Arthur Mitchell
Arthur Riley
Mary Sullivan
Lewis Healey
A Lennon
Morris Fitzgerald
Joliet Plans Tougher Civil Service Exams for Fire Police
The Joliet Civil Service Commission met at police headquarters to approve tougher written examinations for fire and police recruits. Chairman Heggie will study the Chicago system, while Clerk McFadden will seek guidance from Elgin Rockford Springfield and Aurora officials. With only one eligible police applicant and two for the fire department the commission aims to hold exams soon after revising queries.
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Civil Service Commission
Chicago
James Heggie
Joseph McFadden
Civil Service Boards
Elgin
Rockford
Springfield
Aurora
Police Department
Fire Department
Death of Col. A. C. Mathews Past Commander FGA
Col. A C Mathews longtime Joliet figure and state G A R commander died at his Pittsfield Illinois home at 75 His death came as a shock to friends in Joliet and follows his 1907 election as G A R state commander and recent encampment concluding in Peoria
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Col. A. CO. Mathews
Peoria
Joliet
Pittsfield
Ill
Questions aimed at department conduct in Chicago
The article notes inquiries about department management after a year under the new law. John Dillon, injured weeks ago while thrown from a hose cart on South Chicago street, has returned to House No. 3 but is unfit for duty. Chief Langdon asks to keep William Green on payroll as Dillon’s substitute until after the vacation season. Mayor Cronin approves.
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John Dillon
South
Chicago Street
Langdon
Dillon
William Green
Green
Cronin
Lawyers 10 Start Baseball Practice
Information leaked this morning that city barristers would assemble at Dellwood Park this afternoon to begin batting practice. A game with the Aurora lawyers is projected for this summer and Joliet spellbinders want to be in trim early. Dance at Electric Park every Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
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Dellwood Park
Aurora Lawyers
Joliet Spellbinders
Trim
Sacred Heart Branch No. 122 Installed at Englewood
Members of St. Alois Branch No. 21 Western Catholic Union traveled to Englewood for the installation of Sacred Heart Branch No. 122 conducted by Deputy Organizer William Odenthal. Twenty charter members were initiated and officers installed, with sixteen more awaiting membership as the double quartet from the city performed and speeches were delivered by Odenthal and Joseph Braun.
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Alois Sittel
Adam Wilhelms
N. J. Horn
Michael Trost
Ed. Stephens
Julius Braun
Bert Stephens
Joseph Jaeger
Frank Barthelme
Raymond Stephens
Michael Kretz
Geo. Futterer
Anton Schager
Charles Wachendorfer
Leo St. Julian
Doctoring 16 Years Ends with Dr King’s New Life Pills
Ayscue of Ingleside North Carolina praises Dr King's New Life Pills after sixteen years of chronic indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars, claiming they are the best pills sold. Sold under guarantee at J D Brown & Co. drug store for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
B. IF. Ayscue
Ingleside
N. C
J. D. Brown & Co
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