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Newspaper
The Joliet Daily Republican
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
5
The Sun reports a last minute surge by Pine team as Pines 1ings ture ter four ends ora stumble in a tight finish. Players from the local squad and rivals exchanged blows until the final buzzer, leaving fans energized for the next season.
Joliet post office emphasizes a long standing rule that carriers may not leave mail at homes without a mailbox or door slot. Letters must be delivered to a resident or placed in a proper box, with carriers potentially bearing fault for undelivered mail if rules are ignored.
George H Williams, sole surviving member of President Grant's cabinet at 85, backs W H Taft before the Republican convention. Born 1823 in New York, he rose from judge in Oregon to chief justice of the Oregon country and state constitutional author. He served as U S senator, helped draft tenure of office and military reconstruction laws, and advised for Alabama claims settlement.
Youthful Chicago couple Hawk Oliver Belden and Bertha Michaels wed yesterday in Joliet at 2 p.m. officiated by the justice of the peace. He is 21 and an auditor in Illinois Central freight, she 18. Attendants include Best Belden and Hazel LaDoux.
Isaac Edwards, a colored man, told police about a shoe theft at his room on St Louis Street. He described nightly craps games behind the street car barns and identified Bernie Johnson as the man who wore or bought the shoes from Samuel Trachman the pawnbroker. Police hold the shoes and pursue owner identification.
No meeting on June 18. A June 25 gathering will elect officers. E. E. Pentz serves as President and George Hebert as Secretary.
Chief of the local detective department Captain Martin Murphy is favored as a possible president of the Illinois Police association. The group meets in Elgin on June 23 with F D Gahan declining re nomination, boosting Murphy's chances. The era of Murphy’s leadership is noted with his prior role as vice president and broad delegate support. Dance at Electric Park every Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
John R Malloy secretary of the Republican National convention is known as the man with the voice. He speaks clearly without a megaphone and his words reach every listener in the gallery. Malloy hails from Ohio and has 35 years in politics.
Born in New Haven in 1866, he began as a page at the 1873 Ohio Constitutional Convention. He served as recording clerk in four Ohio House sessions, led the state board of pardons in 1890, and held posts as Columbus post office cashier and southern district inspector. He was secretary of the Ohio Republican central committee from 1892 to 1902 and reading secretary at the last three national conventions.
A piano pupil recital directed by Miss Blanche B Robbins featured Anna Salle and Charles Truman Garnsey with violinists Kathryn Kinley pupils. Repertoire included Warblers of the Forest and Caprice op 7. An orchestral concert at Ottawa Street M E church led by Professor Crandall showcased unity and harmony with Miss Levit and Miss Patcher as soloists. Lafe Young, veteran convention entertainer, praised for affability and oratory.
H A Hanson returned from Galesburg where he attended the second annual convention of the Retail Clerks association of Illinois and was re-elected vice president. In Joliet Turner hall he reported on the convention and outlined plans to enlarge local membership and organize low paid women clerks for wage increases. The group urged labor leader John Mitchell to run for governor, and set the 1909 Springfield convention for June third Wednesday.
Chicago on June 16 features Lafayette Young of Des Moines Iowa among Iowa's four delegates at large as he stirs the hotel lobby with his oratorical presence. The lively scene highlights the role of Iowa’s delegation in the convention.
In a county court before Judge Cowing Fred A. Leslie sues Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. seeking to recover on a contract claiming discharge from employment as a draughtsman without just cause. The trial proceeds on the suit.
The Ridgewood Baptist church Men’s Club held an outdoor ice cream social on the church lawn with strong attendance and various games and music. Mrs. Edgar Ross hosted Grace M. BE choir farewell for Garrett Dolliver, who departs for South Dakota, and a Rose Guessing contest crowned Mrs. William Perkins. Refreshments, roses, and music complemented the event.
Health Department condemned Mrs. Margaret Lyons grocery stock at 409 South Chicago street after smallpox exposure. Goods loaded on wagons and burned at the city crematory. loss several hundred dollars. Quarantine lifted from her flats after fumigation. O'Toole residence at 537 South Chicago street also cleared as he recovered.
A humorous exchange contrasts a storekeeper who polishes up with a man who selects feathers for sofa pillows. Mr Bones jokes about the distinction while Mr T. N. Orr teases with a satirical ballad title about marrying a Marcel Wave.
Pete Murphy was taken into custody yesterday after a disorderly conduct incident at the park on June 1. J F Kelly of the park management identified him as the troublemaker who danced at the pavilion and caused a disturbance, but Murphy was released. Authorities may issue another warrant as efforts continue to locate the wanted man.
A fragment describes a loaf of brown bread used with fine wire and shipping tags for fancy-work, noting the spool in a bazar setting. The item is described as usable indefinitely in craft contexts.
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