Arrests in Lockport Drainage Plant Machinery Sabotage
Two Morgan Electrical Co workers Charles Jender 23 and James Jender 21 were arrested at the Controlling Works in Lockport on charges of feeding junk into turbine machinery. Detained after grand jury action, officers suspect motives tied to payroll and lingering plant failures. Motive remains under inquiry as state officials review the case.
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Lockport
Charles Jender
James Jender
Pember
Vos
Cty
Morgan Electrical Co
Tender Brothers
E. J. Coen
Chicago
Foliet
Marshal Coen
State
Heise
Adams Crow Visits Joliet Amid Prohibition Supporters
Adam S. Crow, once a Republican congressional candidate, arrived in Joliet from Heatland and was met by a delegation led by H. A. Fraser. Prohibitionists accompanied him to a conference, where Crow spoke appealing for support and aligned with prohibitionist sentiment.
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Adam S. Crow
Snapp
Heatland
H. A. Fraser
Clow
Mivnitn
Police and Fire Commissioners Meet in Regular Session
The police and fire commissioners met at the police station in a routine session. No major items were discussed. A second examination for policemen was postponed and will be given out on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police and Fire Commissioners
Would-be slayer Averbuch shot by police chief in Chicago
An anarchist named Lazarus Averbuch aged 28 attempted to murder Chief of Police Henry Shippy at his home. The chief and driver James Foley shot Averbuch, who died. Shippy and Foley survived with non fatal wounds. Olga Averbuch identified the body. Mayor Busse and officials arm themselves amid fears of anti law disorder.
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Chicago
Shippy
Lincoln Place
James Foley
Lazarus Averbuch
Averbuch
W. H. Eichengreen
South Water Street
Driver Foley
Augustana Hospital
Foley
A. E. Bentley & Son
Lincoln Avenue
Busse
George A. Kersten
Criminal Court
B. A. Short
Olga Averbuch
Washburn Street
Hoffman
Schuettler
Patrick Lavin
Identify Body of Tram Victim John Johnson Identified
The mangled body found along the E. J. and E. right of way near Brisbane on Sunday morning was identified as John Johnson 53 a Finlander of 209 Ohio street. He left home Saturday night and is survived by a wife and five children. identification was made by one of his sons at the Chamberlain undertaking rooms.
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Brisbane
John Johnson
Ohio Street
Chamberlain Undertaking
Johnson
Visitor Arrives to Stay a Week at Tommy's House
A visitor introduces herself in a playful exchange with Tommy, declaring intent to stay a week and teasing the unexpected identity she will reveal.
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Tommy
Chief Shippy praised as hero after Laz Averbuch killing
Chicago Police Chief Me Masters says the killing of anarchist Laz Averbuch by Chief Shippy will have a good effect. He argues the anarchists' talk of dying for their cause is nonsense and that Shippy acted like a hero, deserving credit.
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Shippy
Lazarus Averbuch
Chicago
Po Nce
Averbuch
Pioneer German American Citizen of Will County Dies at 71
Christoph Ludwig Schoenstedt, a longtime Monee resident and Will County pioneer born in Urbach Germany, died at his home aged 71. He emigrated in 1854 and settled in Illinois in 1859, leaving a legacy as a wagon maker turned implement store owner and respected community figure. He leaves a wife and five children and was active in the German Evangelical church and local politics. Funeral Thursday at 1 PM from his Monee home with interment in Monee cemetery.
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Christoph Ludwig Schoensted
Monce
Will County
Ulinois
F. C
Otto
Chicago
Anna Schenke
Monee
L. L
August Schoenstedt
Urbach
Germany
America
Illinois
Fred Schroeder
Louise Gantz
Frederick
Lorenz L
Fred A
Louise
August
Schoenstedt
German Evangelical Church
Old People's Home
Bensonville, Ill
Suburban Living Reflections on Household Finances
A fragment notes a couple maintaining a home in the suburbs this year. The text questions the impact of transportation costs on their budget, highlighting practical financial concerns for a quiet domestic year.
New Chicago Milwaukee Gary Rail Way Aims to Link Regions
Springfield reports incorporation of the Chicago Milwaukee and Gary Railway to acquire the Illinois Iowa and Minnesota lines and extend from Rockford to Milwaukee via Beloit and Janesville and from Momence to Gary Indiana. Joliet would gain new belt line traffic boosting industry and distribution. Seaman praises Joliet prospects and Commercial club work.
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Springfield
Ill
Secretary of State
Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railway Company
Illinois, Iowa & Minnesota Railway
Rockford Belt Railway
Illinois, Iowa & Minnesota Railway Company
Rockford
Milwaukee
Beloit
Janesville
Momence
Gary
Indiana
Chicago
DeKalb
Aurora
Joliet
Seaman
Industrial Committee
Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary
Milwaukee, Joliet & Gary
Commercial Club
Murder Suspect Mother Returns to Clinton in Custody
Irene Dolph nee Brown confessed to shooting her husband in Clinton Iowa between midnight Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday. She fled to Abbott Building in Rock Island where her mother Nellie Goldsmith helped her before Dolph was taken into Clinton police custody. Coroner’s jury cites unknown killer and holds Dolph for grand jury. Goldsmith jailed as witness.
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Ing
Parent
Abbott Building
Clinton
Fred Dolph
Irene Brown
Nellie Goldsmith
Jefferson and
Chicago Street
Dolph
Rock Island
Holleran
Goldsmith
Will County Tax Books Close Date Notice
Tax books close on March 14th. Please call at once and pay your taxes at Will County Bank. WM Brockman is the Collector.
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Will County Bank
Brockman
February Weather Almanac Records Collapse in City
Climatology report by F M Muhilig notes a dramatic February with 2.66 inches of rain, a foot of snow equating to 1 inch of rain, and temperatures from 49 to 6 below zero. The month had two sleet storms, multiple snow events, only eight clear days, and frequent cloud cover.
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F. M. Muhilig
Sam
Weather Bureau
March
Mercury
Schepp Visits Joliet To See Baby Monkey
Charles W. Schepp of dog and pony circus fame visited Joliet to view the newborn baby monkey born to Doc and Babe, the monkeys owned by Lem Northam. He traveled from Louisville and Chicago and showed strong interest in the infant, though no purchase occurred. The piece notes widespread concern over the captivity of baby monkeys and reactions by authorities nationwide.
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Charles W. Schepp
Dog and Pony Circus Fame
Joliet
Doc
Babe
Lem Northam
City
Munroe
Schepp
Louisville
Chicago
Mr. Northam
Left Blooming Alone in Household Chat
A humorous exchange reports Mrs Wiggs-Cook breaking only one dish today. Mr Wiggs notes the incident as better, while Mrs Wiggs explains it happened because he was the last judge.
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Gmspiragt
Heise Matter
Glow
Wheatland
Lazarus Averbach Would
Henry Shippy
Chief
Sedgwick Street
Poor John
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
Pioneer
Cheery Charles
Winfesses
Elgin
Eastern
Associated Press
Schefp Gomes
Baby Monkey
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