Robbery suspect Raymond Quick in custody after street car office break
Raymond Quick, son of Mrs Ernest Quick Jeffer, arrested near a Chicago streetcar company office after breaking a window and stealing pennies from a cash register. He confessed to the robbery and said accomplice Anderson planned the job, with money split between them. Police anticipate hearings and possible placement in an industrial school.
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Sernt Kness
Raymond Quick
Ernest Quick
Judge Haven
Starnes
Glenwood
Liing
Es Anderson
G. A. Ducker
Chicago
Danti
Theker
Quick
Chicago and Joliet Electric Raily Company
Wre
Albart
Task
Cap Carey
Anderson
Storene
Ttte Street
Window frame filled with jagged glass puzzles police
Quick was arrested by Sergeant Kness while peering into a store through a front window. Police report a clean breast at headquarters but doubt his statements. The digested details mirror the Hobbs store burglary and suggest prearranged signals and careful planning. Anderson will be detained for further inquiry.
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Quick
Kness
Hobbs
Anderson
Thimble Party Planned by Central Presbyterian Ladies
The Ladies Aid of Central Presbyterian church hosts a thimble party on Tuesday afternoon June 26 at Mrs J A Henry 112 South Eastern Avenue. An attractive program will be given. Come early for a specially social afternoon.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Central Presbyterian Church
J. A. Henry
South Eastern Avenue
Will County Teachers Institute Opens With Large Attendance
The Will County Teachers Institute opened with about 120 registered, the largest first-day attendance in the institute’s history. Speakers included L. Heeter of Minneapolis on language and Miss Cooke of Chicago on primary work. The session featured talks on language habits, oral work, and grade-level projects from Chicago history to colonial and western expansion studies.
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S. L. Heeter
Will County Teachers’ Institute
A L. Heeter
Minneapolis
Heeter
Cooke
Chicago
Miss Cooke
Marquette
Joliet
W. M. Furr
Jacksonville
Ill
J. M. Thompson
Repulses Advances Trigger Brutal Knife Attack
Mary Nemanich of 904 Ross Street was severely wounded by boarder Tony Bajt after she rejected his advances. Bajt eluded capture until this morning when officers arrested him at Bluff and Ruby streets. He resisted, then was subdued and jailed for a preliminary hearing.
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Mary Nemanich
Ross Street
Wes
Tony Bajt
Bajt
Bourge
Strohm
Bluff
Ruby Streets
Onc
Bart
Tloman
Eute
Baijt
Brazil
Ana
Rajt
Tate
Fight on North Hickory car ends with assault and fare dispute
A crowded North Hickory line car sparked a brawl after Thomas Norton refused to pay fare. Conductor James Calais was assaulted. a Chicago officer fired shots in the air to break the attack. Norton fined 10 and costs 12.25 and sent to bridewell. Joseph Norton pleads not guilty and awaits hearing. Police seek four more men.
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Thios
Chicago
Thomas Norton
North Joliet Street
Cassis
Allen
Joseph Norton
Carey
Norton Brothers
Riggins
Pillow
St. John’s
Calais
Nortons
Theiler
Rock Island case nears end as Ogden dispute aims to settle
J T Donahue and M F Loughran convey Duneah hotel property to Rock Island for 55000 as track elevation and right of way talks continue. Judge Dibell orders grand jury and juror panels for September term starting September 17. Alton purchases east side Chicago street properties while larceny and false pretenses charges arise in county court.
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Alton
Duneah
Rock Island
Ogden
Chicago Street
Round House
Marion Street
Theashington Street
Alton Tracks
Michael Bittendorf
Flick Company
Adam Wishroski
Gen. Baiji
Board of Trustees of Schools
Washington
F. A. Starr
F. A. Adams
A. Hewes
Horace McPherson
Dibell
Hooper
Slaughter of Diseased Cattle in This City Reported
City officials announce the disposal of diseased cattle as part of an ongoing summer enforcement. Court notes include a trustee dispute between Henry A. Hertzog and Charles N. Hertzog with a bill to administer trust and a cross bill. Creditors vs C H Bacon involve a discharge petition in bankruptcy. F. A. Schlauder case seeks relief, and Theodore L. Gross trustee Beal faces foreclosure action. Beal v Ther esia Elenish stricken. Decree favorable to plaintiffs in the Citi zen's Bank of Peotone matter.
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Henry A. Hertzog
Charles N. Hertzog
Ads Minister Trust
Cross
Lockport Bank
C. H. Bacon
Bacon
Katherine Schlauder
F. A. Schlauder
Theodore L
Stead Opposes Delegate Ballots Delegation Opinion
Springfield June 25 Special to The Republican Attorney General says county central committees cannot prepare delegate lists. Voters may print and distribute delegate ballots in proper form, equal in validity to central committee ballots. A voter writing a rival party name on an official ballot counts for their own party. Printing a precinct committeeman name on a delegate ballot may invalidate it.
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Springfield
Republcan
Stead
Jan
Central Committee
County Central Committee
Chicago Florists Club Enthusiasts Tour by Train
The Chicago Florist’s Club, about 300 people, visited the Forest of Arden after arriving on a special Rock Island train at 11 am. They enjoyed park games and a noon lunch with ice cream and drinks, then returned about 6:15 pm aboard a hay-rack procession.
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Chicago Florist's
Chicago Carnation Company
Rock Island
Forest of Arden
Falls and Cuts Head After Fall Near Post Office
John McCann, a truckman, fell on the sidewalk opposite the post office shortly before noon today and cut his head. He was taken home in the police buggy. His injuries are not of a serious nature.
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John McCann
Post
Coroner Probes McDermott Elevator Death at Masonic Temple
The inquest into 16 year old Stan ley McDermott's death from an elevator crush at the Masonic Temple began with Deputy Coroner Frank Noel presiding. Witnesses described the scene and elevator mechanics with conflicting theories, while the door on the second floor was found displaced. The witness testimony noted the victim was conscious and able to call for help before dying.
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Pugh
Stanley McDermotty
Masonic Temple
Frank Noel
J. B. Shaw
J.' A. Doolittle
H. W. Blood
Court House
Temple
Blood
Mr. Blood
Shaw
Doctor uncovers lumpy jaw case and kerosene disinfection
Dr McRoberts investigated a 1225 Vine Street cow found with lumpy jaw unfit for food. Templeton, a cattle dealer, bought and planned to sell it for rendering. kerosene was poured on the carcass to prevent sale. City health officials warn of health-law violations and probe further.
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Templeton
Vine St
Goss
City Health Department
Vine Street
McRoberts
Health Department
Board For Local Improvements
Barr
Chicago health department warns on July wounds and lockjaw
The Chicago health department issues a bulletin warning against neglect of July Fourth wounds as lockjaw can be prevented with proper care. It explains tetanus arises from buried contaminants in wounds and urges keeping wounds exposed to air and calling a doctor promptly.
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Chicago
Cfotcico
Joliet and Southern Traction Reveals Capital Increase
The Joliet and Southern Traction company filed with the secretary of state to raise capital from twenty thousand dollars to one million dollars. The move was announced in Springfield on June 25 by The Republican special report.
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Springfield
Joliet & Southern Traction Company
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