Longfellow School Name Approved After Grover Street Vote
The Grover street school will be known as Longfellow after a petition by Seventh ward residents. The board discussed salaries, approved several certificates for teachers, and heard Superintendent Henderson’s annual and monthly reports. Spicer declined the superintendent post, while Phelps opposed the salary rules limiting increases and preferring gradual raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spicer
Grover Street
Longfellow
Phelps
Banzer
Marshall
Henderson
C. E. Spicer
Elsie Sawyer
Ann Arbor
Anna M. Pierce
Higgins
Hayes
Mason
Banzet
Carpenter
P. Zipp
Seventh Ward
Phelps and
South Richards Street
Logan
Sheridan
Woodland
Richards Street
Florence Hurd
Elsie Elwood
Mary Crellin
Carrie Pease
Bertha Carrier
Cora Byle
Cora McNiff
Mary Hennebry
Katherine McGowan
Nettie Emery
Loretta Erhard
Lottie Tribble
Margaret Gahagan
Sadie Boon
Katherine Corcoran
Gertrude Ahern
Amanda Walsh
Bessie Coonan
Julia,Hennethry
Helen Mahar
Am. Warning & W. Co
W. C. Barber
Barrett Howe. Co
M. Birdsell
Conrad Brehm
E. D. Conley
Joseph Gerharz
M. E
Joliet Pure Ice Co
Joliet Replincan
Joliet News
Water Power paper outlines Lockport drainage channel benefits
City Electrician Dunott of Chicago drafts a paper for a Civic Federation conference to discuss water power from Lockport drainage, aiming to show citywide lighting expansion and the economy of preserving water rights for Chicago. The study will detail current power use, street lighting costs per arc lamp, and potential additional lighting capacity.
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Lockport
Joliet
Braden
Civic Federation
Hickory Creek
City Electrician
Dunott
Chicago
Civic Federation of Chicago
Death of R. B. Booth Joliet laundry proprietor
R. B. Booth proprietor of Booths Steam Laundry and a well known Joliet citizen died at Silver Cross Hospital at 5 50 this morning from appendicitis after a brief illness. He was 42, born in Logan county Ohio and raised in Marion. He came to Joliet eleven years ago from Lake Geneva Wisconsin and entered the laundry business. Funeral at his home 918 Western avenue tomorrow at 8 oclock conducted by Rev A H Laing and Joliet Commandery Knights Templar No 4.assistant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. B. Booth
Booth
Silver Cross Hospital
Keokuk B. Booth
Logan County
Ohio
Marion
Joliet
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
H. C. Booth
Chicago
J. A. Coleman
Nellie Booth
Western Avenue
A. H. Laing
A. John's Universalist Church
Joliet Commandery, No. 4
Knights Templar
Joliet Chicago Time Table Boosts Fast Trains On Alton
Chicago and Alton timetable changes take effect next Sunday doubling down on fast service. Joliet to Chicago quick trains reach in about one hour with new morning and evening options. The Kansas City train will stay on the main line stopping at Gardner Braceville Braidwood Wilmington and Elwood for better regional service.
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Joliet-Chicago
Chicago & Alton Road
Alton
Here
Chicago
Joliet
Kansas City
West
Coal City
Dwight
Gardner
Braceville
Braidwood
Wilmington
Elwood
Expalleets
Annual Report for Manual Training Public Schools 1899
The school board accepted Kate A. Henderson’s annual report noting enrollment up to 5 768 with 126 teachers and 6 648 sittings. It urges eight more rooms yearly, cites heating needs at Richards St and sanitary upgrades, and highlights a broad curriculum emphasizing reading, literature, and informed reading habits.
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Kate A. Henderson
BTANG
Hs Ukea
Pavesuee Rhewess
Acpi
Park Avenue
Sengenberger's Cherry House Promotes Early Michigan Bounty
Northern Michigan cherries arrive at Sengenberger's Cash Grocery House and are described as large and worm-free. The piece urges immediate purchases for preserves as the season runs about two weeks early. Sengenberger's bills itself as cherry headquarters and advertises telephone contact 190.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Sengenberger
Cash
Sengenberger's
L A Raud 60 Corner Jefferson and Ottawa Streets
Local listing notes the address 60 L A Raud at the corner of Jefferson and Ottawa Streets. Property details are minimal with no further context or description provided.
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Jefferson and
Ottawa Streets
To Suit a Gentleman at Our Ready Made Department
Our shop offers fashionable suits of the latest patterns with quality fit and wear guaranteed. We buy no inferior makes and provide ready made suits equal to tailored garments at nearly half the cost, plus a line of crash suits, duck pants, Manhattan shirts, summer underwear, blue serge coats and vests, Guyer hats, and wash neckwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Shake Off the Habit of Paying Rent to Own Home
A message urges readers to stop renting and invest in property. It promises guidance on how moderate earners can become homeowners and become their own landlords. The text emphasizes inquiry and easy pathways to possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
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Jouer
Cheep
Republican
B. Booth
Asses
Alton Road
L.A. Raud
Ats
Muldopo
Dagwin Heights
Andas
Jefferson St. Opp
Postoffice
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