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Newspaper
The Joliet Daily Republican
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
8
Community board debates sidewalk on Railroad Street amid fears of potential life loss and dangerous conditions. Public safety concerns prompt consideration of present faults and proposed improvements.
Tomorrow at Zinser's Hardware a fireless cooker cookout and a 2 PM roast beef lunch. June 30 picnic at Shooting Park hosted by First German Lutheran church. Plymouth binder twine sold at Culver’s Joliet. Royal Neighbors meet at Castle Hall. Local debates on Rock Island bridge pedestrian access and riverside paths near railways. City council actions include sewer and paving work spending and street improvements. Community notices cover dances at Electric Park and Dellwood Park theater offerings.
A court order directs that certain ballots cast in the city election be handled by City Clerk Berscheld and Judge Dibell. The ruling concerns ballots bearing blue pencil marks and includes actions by Master years. The details and disposition of the ballots remain to be determined.
Trades and Labor Council to meet at a suitable location. Plans call for a two story structure. Mrs. Mary Connor, 70, passed away this morning at 601 South Jackson. Services set for 8:45 at Heart Church.
City Engineer Stevens said no specific ordinance exists yet but all new building must meet safety standards. David Weiner threatened to halt work unless enforcement aligns with safety. wooden supports in his plan raise concerns about strength versus iron in the old structure. The Public Service committee will likely reveal required specifications soon, delaying progress.
About 125 teachers gathered at the Central School building for the Will County Teachers Institute opening this morning. W A Furr of Jacksonville spoke on geography teaching emphasizing the child as a discoverer and the living relation of geography to environment. Lecture topics included language errors and practical grammar with demonstrations by Edna B as and Miss Ma. Miss Edna Ba of the city talked on teaching construction work. Prof. J M Thompson leads the music program with large attendance anticipated tomorrow.
A heated dispute between city school board members and Joliet Herald staff culminated in H. B. Nicoles punching E. H. Wade at the Jefferson and Chicago Streets corner. Bystanders intervened and stopped the fight. no serious injuries reported.
Tonight’s concert at Deilwood Park features English Overture Bohemian Girl Balfe Valse Suite Jolly Fellows Volstedt Caprice The Merry Minstrel and more. Special selections include The Soul Kiss and Irish Medley. audience expected to be seated for the 6 PM start.
Patrolman Joseph Evitt fought a small blaze in the coal shed behind Morris Trachman’s store at 1005 North Collins. A false alarm rang before Chief Langdon arrived and the fire was out by 11 45 last night.
A five member committee from the Rockford Grocers association will visit Joliet to arrange transportation and details for their annual picnic at Dellwood Park in late July. The group will be met by local merchants and grocers leaders and will confer with J R Blackhall of the Chicago Joliet T railroad at his office at 11 a m. Also noted the mention of ongoing financial disturbances affecting immigration trends.
Early risers saw a partial solar eclipse before 8 45 a m with the event beginning at 9 42 and ending around 11 30 am though clouds shortened the viewing period. Scientists deemphasize the event while public interest rose due to prior notices and the availability of smoked glass. Astronomers note Neptune and Jupiter near the sun and say this alignment will not recur for centuries.
A Michigan marriage between a Illinois resident and a partner is at issue as police raid a Jefferson Street flat. The couple faces potential Illinois law penalties for bigamy or illegal marriage while the wife recently divorced. Court action pending to determine if she will be cited and required to answer why she should not be adjudged incorrigible under the statute.
Joseph Smith, released on parole from Joliet, was nabbed at midnight with three companions trying to rob Jancovich & Co. bank at 2127 Archer Ave near City police station. He had earlier been sentenced to life for holdups and faces parole violation charges.
Springfield Illinois June 28 Special to The Republican Gov Deneen today acting on the recommendation of the State Board of Pardons commuted to expire July 1 1908 the sentence of life imprisonment of John Gales of Cook county who has served twenty six years in the state penitentiary at Joliet The board finds Gales who came from Luxemburg Europe to Chicago was employed by John Hassel a farmer near Evanston that Hassel on November 28 1881 committed a crime against nature with Gales who being aroused to an uncontrollable degree took an axe and murdered Hassel He then dressed in Hassels clothes and went to Chicago where he was arrested while walking on Clark street He admitted the deed and told the circumstances of Hassels crime against him The jury found him guilty of murder and he was sentenced to hang but Governor Cullom on investigating the case commuted the sentence to life imprisonment
Shiloh Maine reports Frank W. Sandford founder of the Holy Ghost and Us society ill and destitute. A cable requests aid while a message warns the world will end in October. Charles E. Holland plans yacht transport to Jerusalem and villagers are urged to swim daily amid rising illness and an asylum patient case.
A pamphlet urges workers to protect health in extreme heat by wearing heavy red or yellow woolen shirts. Authored by Dr. J. MacCoy, the message instructs obedience and requests, do as I tell you and don't ask why.
Despite morning clouds and a light noon shower, a large Sunday crowd enjoyed a fine afternoon outing. Parks reported good business as many excursions were run down the canal to Leimach.
ARK at Electric Park Plainfield introduces its regular summer amusement program aided by Sweet's orchestra and Joliet Plantation Quartet. A baseball game and evening attractions draw crowds as half hour train service runs with record receipts. Big Fourth of July plans and numerous rural district picnics accompany holiday preparations. DuPage Press in Wheatland notes events.
A fragmentary note records a brief exchange about a purser and a marriage. The text hints at a mistaken familiarity and a casual farewell from a cap bearing speaker.
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