Company seeks leave to run Ingalls Park and Orphans' Home cars
The Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway asks to run motormen only cars at lunch time from Ingalls Park to the Orphans' Home, arguing losses since the change. Alderman Harney moves streets committee review. Alderman King objects citing safety and service. A report is due next Monday. King pushes for improved service and car cleanliness but withdraws to let committee decide in city interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiago & Joliet Electric Railway Co
J. R. Blackhall
Harney
East Side
King
Aderman King
Seventh Ward
Brooklyn
Harney Motth
Aldersman
Twoklyn
Alderman King
Election Coming Forces City to Overtime Work
Street Department will work overtime to keep pace with demand as seven ward aldermen show willingness to sign two year return contracts. Property owners urged to contact their representatives about sidewalks crosswalks and street improvements before terms expire.
Police and Fire Commission Goes Behind Closed Doors
James G. Heggie blocks public meeting access as the Police and Fire commission, with L A Raub and John J. Foster, keeps sessions private. Citizens and reporters face restricted proceedings while aldermen push for open sessions and public scrutiny of civil service matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Heggie
Police and Fire Commission
L.A. Raub
John J. Foster
Council
Board of Local Improvements
Highway Commissioners
Board of Supervisors
Heggie
Raub
Foster
Chicago
Arrest on Disorderly Aduct Case Sparks Preliminary Hearing
The suspect was arrested and served the warrant at the station. In a preliminary hearing before Police Magistrate Allen he pleaded not guilty to disorderly aduct. The hearing is set for Wednesday at 9 AM. Murphy alleges a conspiracy with Mrs Ickes and his mother, claiming the arrest was caused by their alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Murphy
Murphy Accused of Abusive Language by Neighbor
Mrs. Boon Ickes of 615 Cass et reports Tom Murphy of the same address subjected her to a wave of insults in a rapid volley during a recent incident. The claim references abusive language and offensive remarks in a tense exchange.
Price of coal sparks a quiet joke in the drawing room
Benedict laments coal costs while Reggy asks about Freddy's joke. The valet confirms the tale as a light moment, and Reggy responds with a languid chuckle. The scene captures a household mood over rising energy prices.
Joliet Man Nathan Goodspeed Elected Editor of 1910 Illio
Nathan Goodspeed wins the University of Illinois student paper editor post with 186 of 310 votes, the first Joliet resident to hold the position. J T Hanley elected junior yearbook manager. both win with no contest. Goodspeed is a sophomore in L A, member of Kappa Sigma and the swimming team. Hanley is a civil engineer and Delta Upsilon member from Muncie Indiana.
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the Dally Illio
University of Illinois
Nathan Goodspeed
Charles F. Goodspeed
Will, County Abstract Co
Goodspeed
Joliet
Illio
N. L. Goodspeed
E. F. Pershall
J. W. McIntyre
Pershall
McIntyre
College of Literature and Arts
Kappa Sigma
Hanley
Delta Upsilon
Muncie
Ind
Foundry Resumes at Jo Let Stove Works With Sixty Eight Returnees
The foundry at the Jo let Stove Works resumed operations this morning and sixty eight men resumed their positions. A street scene follows with a heckler asking for money and a dignified reply about employment.
Coyne Pleads Guilty Before Police Board
Daniel Coyne a plain clothes officer on the night detail pleaded guilty before the police and fire commission. Sentence is withheld until a special session next Thursday evening. He is charged with neglecting duties and failing to report for a period while occupying a room at the Duncan house and remains suspended. The board heard the case behind closed doors with secretary Joseph McFadden providing the facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Coyne
Mr. Heggié
Joseph McFadden
Police and Fire Commission
Coyne
Duncan House
L. A. Raub
John J. Foster
James G. Heggie
Mr. Raub
Drout Wife Beater Sentenced to Jail
George Drout of the west side will serve 21 days in the county jail after beating his wife. He was fined 100 dollars and costs 110 in police court. Neighbors heard cries and feared a murder, and the wife testified he threatened her life and the baby girl’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Drout
West Side
Sleep Farmed in Depot Leads to Brief Joliet Detention
Charles Montgomery a moving picture machine operator arrived from Chicago and slept in the Santa Fe depot. A policeman found him and arrested him on vagrancy charges, but Police Magistrate Olsen dismissed the charge after Montgomery’s explanation, and he was released. He is unemployed and seeking work in Joliet.
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Charles Montgomery
Chicago
Santa Fe
Alsen
Joliet
More pensioners given increases
Washington D C March 17 Special to The Republican Congress man Snapp has been notified that the following soldiers of the Eleventh district have been granted increases in pensions Stephen Goodrich Russell Masse Barnet Neel John Kaiser William S Miller Joseph Way William Dyer Aurora Parker Gerbrick Robert R Hunt John W Claybrook John Smith George Y Van Nostrand Wesley A Howard Elgin Hugh G DuBrin Melville A Mead John E Portsmouth James Griffin Hamilton A Anderson Joliet Andreas Trapp Hinsdale Paschal Hitchcock Gilberts Myron E Quackenbush Crete James L Reber Wheaton John F Strodeker Jeremiah C Wagner Naperville William M Smith Burlington Albert A Rosencrans Nunda George B Reed Lily Lake George W Burnside Frank M Corbett Peter Brodie Wilmington Roderick W Hodge Hebron John A Hatch Mokena Charles A Marvin Charles D Judd Woodstock Robert B Graves Plainfield Ezra O Knapp Edwin R Morris Marengo John A Johnson Carpentersville George R Frymire Pistakee Joseph W Thompson Sugar Grove Pensions have also been granted to the following named widows Mrs Mary Genicek Lockport Emeline Zimmer Aurora Mrs Mary J Anderson Plainfield Mrs Augusta Bowen Joliet
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Washington, D. C
Snapp
Eleventh District
Stephen Goodrich
Russell Masse
Barnet Neel
John Kaiser
William S. Miller
Joseph Way
William Dyer
Aurora
Parker Gerbrick
Robert R. Hunt
John W. Claybrook
John Smith
George Y. van Nostrand
Wesley A. Howard
Elgin
Hugh G. DuBrien
Melville A. Mead
John
Peter Brodie
Wilmington
Roderick W. Hodge
Hebron
John A. Hatch
Mokena
Charles, A.marvin
Charles D. Judd
Woodstock
Robert B. Graves
Plainfield
Ezra ° O. Knapp
Edwin R. Morris
Marengo
John A. Johnson
Carpentersville
George R. Frymire
Pistakee
Joseph W. Thompson
Sugar Grove
Mary Genicek
Lockport
Emeline Zimmer
Mary J. Anderson
Augusta Bowen
Joliet
Skater Breaks Leg After Collision at Adam Half Rink
Bert B. Harless a fireman with the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway was seriously injured at the Adam half skating rink when a fellow skater knocked him down and others fell on him. His left leg was broken at the hip and he is expected to be invalided for months. He was taken to St Joseph's hospital.
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Bert B. Harless
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company
Adam
Harless
St. Joseph's, Hospital
Burglars Hit Saloon Slot Machine For Cash
A dawn burglary at a saloon damaged a back door and wrecked a slot machine as burglars raided the premises seeking cash. The proprietor’s overcoat was taken and none of the stock appeared stolen. Police are investigating.
Overflow Case May Consume The Week
District engineers testified on the dam and spillway at Riverside as the mandamus proceedings by Spring Creek Drainage District against Joliet Highway Commissioners unfold. Judge Marshall postponed final arguments in the William Miller vs Sanitary District of Chicago suit, delaying decisions likely into next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Miller
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Spring Creek
Commissioners of Highways
Joliet
Riverside
Delp
Marshall
Drainage Commissioners
Board of Highway Commissioners
Probate
Owsley Freed in Disorderly Conduct Case
Joe Owsley a colored man described as troubled had charges dropped after a raid on a house tied to Mrs Lily Rodgers. Police Magistrate Allen dismissed the disorderly conduct case noting Owsley and a friend enjoyed music inside when officers arrived. He was warned about loitering at 1 a m.
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Joe Owsley
Lily Rodgers
Allen
Frien’ Watt
Owsley
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