Joliet murder case ties to Clinton officials
Detective Burke and County Attorney Keefe visited Joliet chasing leads in the February 29 murder of a Clinton couple. They seek to corroborate a confession given to Mrs. Ella Goldsmith by Mrs. Sarah Tillson, who may testify. Tillson faces cross-border testimony as authorities trace the suspects from Clinton to Iowa.
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Burke
Joliet
Sarah Tillson
Edmund Burke
R. J. Keefe
Clinton
Iowa
Fred Dolph
Ella Goldsmith
Abbott Building
Jefferson
Chicago
McMasters
Connors
Anne Samanson
Dolph
Goldsmith
Keefe
Rock
City to inspect all schools after Collinwood fire
Fire Chief Frank Langdon plans final inspections of McKinley High and district buildings after visiting Henderson Avenue Lincoln Ridgewood and A O Marshall. Two exits at Henderson Avenue require alteration and fire alarm boxes will be installed in seventeen schools while nickel theaters will also be inspected. He will order changes where danger is found and says offices and churches are generally in good shape.
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Frank Langdon
Collinwood
Ohio
McKinley
Richards and Reichman Streets
Henderson Avenue
Lincoln
Ridgewood
A. O. Marshall
Langdon
Chief Langdon
Detectives Burke and Keefe Journey to Chicago for Leads
Detective Burke and Attorney Keefe traveled to Chicago to confer with P. D. O'Brien head of Chicago detectives. O'Brien trained with Burke at Clinton and helped apprehend criminals. Keefe meanwhile met Thomas W. Brennan yard master at the Illinois Steel mill with whom he attended college.
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Burke
Attorney Keefe
Chicago
P. D. O'Brien
O'Brien
Clinton
Mr. Keefe
Thomas W. Brennan
Tlinois Steel
Mmen
Report Approves Trustee’s 1904–1908 Period in Adam Case
Judge Dibell in the branch court received and approved the trustee's report covering March 1, 1904, to March 1, 1908, in the matter brought by William J. Adam and others against Andrew R. Adam and others. The report was ordered recorded.
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William J. Adam
Andrew R. Adam
Dibell
Quarries Near Joliet Readying to Reopen Season
Operators plan spring restart for Joliet area stone quarries pending weather, with April 1 as possible opening. Overhauls underway at Joliet Quarries Co as 200 to 300 workers await call back after a strike settlement. Quarries affected include Commercial Stone Co, Joliet Quarries Co, Keltie Stone Co, Merchants Stone Co, Michigan Central quarries, C F Werner, Western Stone Co, and Sexton Building Material Co.
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Commercial Stone Co
Joliet Quarries Co
Keltie Stone Co
Merchants Stone Co
Michigan Central Quarries
C.F. Werner
Western Stone Co
Sexton Building Material Co
Figure Skirting Family Roots Draws Harsh Laughs
A sharp quip challenges a man to examine his lineage asking why he avoids his family tree. The joke suggests he fears discovering "some monkeys hanging from the branches" in his ancestry.
Board names Luke disciplinarian at state reformatory
The State Reformatory Board of Managers fixed Captain Moses H. Luke of Joliet as disciplinarian at $1,800 per year. The appointment comes amid friction with the Legislative Investigation Commission after recent inmate unrest and sensational reports.
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Pontiac
State Reformatory
Moses H. Luke
Joliet
Eegislative Investigation Commission
Hill
Appellate Court Files Opinions Five Case Rulings
The Second District at Ottawa filed four opinions: Rockey vs Adam foreclose case affirmed in part reversed in part affecting the Rockeys and homestead, Garlick vs Mutual Loan building association decree affirmed, Doyle vs Cavanaugh criminal case affirmed, Donovan vs Lambert personal injury reversed. Decisions involve Rockey heirs, Elwood township feuding families, and Lambert damage claim.
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Appellate Court of
The
Second District
Ottawa
Garlick
Mutual Loan & Build
Doyle
Garrick
Mutual Loan & Homestead
Fire drill at Sweet Orr plant shows swift orderly exit
Morning drill at Sweet Orr Co plant at North Chicago and Webster streets saw all 260 plus employees exit in one minute and forty five seconds without hurry or incident.
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Sweet, Orr: & Co
Chicago and
Webster Streets
Straw Board Co Sued for $20000 Over Workplace Injuries
Thomas Morey sues American Straw Board Co. for injuries alleged to have occurred while employed there. He seeks damages totaling $20,000 in the civil action.
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Straw Board CO
Thomas Morey
American Straw Board Co
Overrule Ejections on Meeker Avenue Sewer Case
By agreement of all parties concerned the benefit objections to the proposed Meeker avenue sewer were overruled in the County court this morning by Judge Cowing. brought by Peter Sharp against Nels Dahberg a new trial has been granted.
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Meeker Avenue
Cowing
Peter Sharp
Nels Dahberg
Second Burglary at Bon-Ton Meat Market
The Bon-ton meat market at Collins and Ohio streets was robbed last night for the second time in two weeks. Thieves took about 15 dollars in meat and 1 dollar in small change after breaking a hole in an upper window pane. Police suspect the same culprits carried out a prior break in and another nearby market theft. The burglary was discovered at 6 am and police investigation continues.
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Collins
Ohio Streets
Ohio Street
J. C. Adler & Co
Joliet High Board to Install Fire Escape After Inspection
Joliet Township High Schools board ordered Chief Langdon and the fire department to identify the best location for a fire escape. Prof. J. Stanley Brown noted the building is highly fireproof, but top-floor exits are needed. The board approved the plan with payroll totaling about $5,000 and noted some illness affecting attendance.
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J. Stanley Brown
Lagdon
Skeel
Brown
Misses O'Leary
Eldred Mack
Miss Mack
Elgin Academy Aims to Boost Enilia Spirit With Obsolete Armament Plan
Con man Howard M. Snapp presents a bill in Congress to authorize the Secretary of War to supply the nation with obsolete cannons and cannon balls at no cost to the government. Elgin academy, Til, acting at the request of students, hopes for support to foster young spirit and patriotic interest.
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Elgin Academy
Elgin
Til
Howard M. Snapp
Congress
Secretary of War
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Doyle Vs. Cav
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Lambert
Will County
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Ing Association
Jolet
Cass Streets
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Robert M. Adam
Rockey Planing Mill
Corner
Doyles
Cavanaughs
Elwood Township
Supreme Court
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Elwood
Col. Lambert
Col
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Mary Donovan
Cheery Charles
Regord
Sweet-Orr
Joliet Township
the Fire Department
Thomas Ruddy
TI. C. Norton
Washington
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Saginaw
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T. A. Mason
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