Illinois Photographers Hold Tenth Annual Convention
The Joliet convention opens with a public reception at Adam Hall, 7 to 10 p m, showcasing a rare display of original photographs from Illinois and across the nation. Notable attendees include E E Doty and H H Topping. exhibits feature sepia and platinum prints with representatives from major suppliers. A planned visit to Joliet penitentiary and a grand portrait prize highlight this year’s program amid rainy weather.
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Adam
Ilinois
Coupes
Illinois
Assoon
Duncan Hotel
H. W. Harper
Adam Hall
Joliet
Ra. C. Pratt
Aurora
E. E. Doty
Belding
Mich
W. H. Towles
Washington, D. C.n.jme
C. Nelson
Hastings
Neb
H. H. Topping
Battle Creek
Oftmore
Trench Work Delayed by Rain for Spring Creek Channel
Drainage officials report readiness to lay water mains across the Spring Creek channel at Washington street once the pipe arrives from Massillon Ohio. Rain halted work, tracers seek missing railroad cars, and a dammed water flow complicates the trenching with higher costs.
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Washington Street
Spring Creek
Washington
Stevens
Noday
Rock Tsland
Shannon—fast—weels
NEA Council Reorganization Sets New Aldermanic lineup
The city council completed a reorganization at its regular meeting with five incumbents retained and two new members seated. Charles Hermes and Arthur C. Leach took oaths, replacing Aldermen Sebastian Lagger and Howard T. Keltie. Building ordinance drafting from 1904 will be revived as the first order of business.
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Borscheid
Old Council
Charles Hermes
Dem
Sebastian Lagger
Arthur C. Leach
Howard T. Keltie
Lagger
Hermes
Cronin
King
Keltie
Leach
Kelly
Fifth Ward
Fourth Ward
Photographic Demonstrations Highlight Convention Schedule
Morning sessions feature Seager demonstrations on broad and portrait lighting by Aristo lamp led by McMingvittle Tenn president of the Southern School of Photography. Afternoon showcases Eastman School of Professional Photography and Lumiere Company color photography demos with daily variation. Next convention site and officer elections planned for Thursday morning.
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Aristo
Ws.lively
McMingvittle
Southern School of Photography
Eastman School of Professional Photography
Lumiere Company
Lyons
France
Notable Chicago Municipal Court Proceedings
Judge George Bo Cowing of the county court presides over a Chicago Municipal Court branch with judges rotating from other parts of the state.
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George” Bo -Cowing
Chicago
Cable to Come Attorney to Attend Supervisors Meeting
Benjamin P. Cable of Chicago, general attorney for the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad, will attend the county supervisors meeting at the courthouse Thursday afternoon to determine when the Rock Island will proceed with its track elevation project.
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Rock Island
Supervisors
Benjamin PF. Cable
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. A
County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Alderman Lagger Retires After 25 Years of Service
Alderman Sebastian Lagger ends a 25 year tenure in the Fourth Ward with one mayoral term to his credit. He bids farewell to colleagues thanking them for courtesy and pledging ongoing support in spirit. Mathew Harney of the Second Ward succeeds him, joining the council in 1891.
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Fourth Ward
Alderiman Sebastian Lagger
Mathew 8. Harney
P. C. Haley
Betri Fe
Council
Lagger
Mfth
Cronin
Expert Report On New Roosevelt School Safety Concerns
Cr C Whittier of Hunt presented to the Board of Inspectors that the new Roosevelt School may not meet original safety specs and floors could fail under prescribed weights. President Lyons and the board accepted the report while noting its weight in future contractor settlements and announced committees for the upcoming year.
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Cr . Williter
Bae Au
Chicago
Whittier
United States
Joliet
Mr. Whittier
Lyons
Inventory at City Library Records Losses of Forty Four Books
The library conducts its annual inventory covering 30 000 volumes under Miss Hopper. Despite heavy circulation, losses are small with seven books missing this year and forty four last year. Only fiction titles appear affected. A yearly city report is required.
Joliet Bank Officials Inspect Fireproof Building Plans
Truman A. Mason and George M. Campbell of Joliet National Bank visited Chicago architects yesterday with Sebastian Laguer and Edwin B. Munroe to review fireproof building options for a new bank at Canton and Chicago streets. No final decision yet, plans to be adopted soon.
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Joliet National Bank
Metropolis
Truman
A. Mason
George —M.—Campbell
Sebastian Lagger
Edwin 8. Munroe
Chicago
Canton
Library Board to Meet In Special Session
The Library Board will meet this evening to discuss the librarian position and adjourn to a special session where a choice will be announced. The committee of Dean Pyrne J L O'Donnell and W Barber has handled the matter for weeks. Miss Bela Hopper has held the post since Mrs Henderson's death last summer.
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Thebrary
Dean Pyrne
J. L. O'Donnell
W. ©. Barber
Bela Hopper
Henderson
Freight business on increase for Michigan Central in Joliet
Michigan Central freight volume rises in April with a heavy gain over last year. Agent William D Mohr notes new cargo and more workers as the Joliet branch benefits. Flour shipments from Minneapolis to the East add to the surge, signaling a West to East shortcut value for fast service.
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Michigan Central
Joliet
William D. Mohr
Minneapolis
Idcal
Michiganr Central
Western United Gas & Electric plans Joliet plant upgrade
Joliet awaits a possible 600000 investment from Western United Gas & Electric, contingent on bond markets. Col Bennitt says a bond sale decision by month end will trigger work this summer on a new gas plant and offices, with location near the current site and a fifty year city franchise already approved.
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Western United Gas & Electric Co
Joliet
Insurance patrol unlikely in Joliet due to cost
Despite support in principle a Joliet insurance patrol is unlikely. Interviews with agents suggest mainline costs would be too great for firms to bear, and though fires showed patrol benefits, recent weeks make a patrol improbable for years.
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Jos Let
Joliet
Contagion Record Says Joliet Reports No Disease
Since late March Joliet Health Department records show no contagious disease in the city. The remark notes that measles are not under quarantine if not spreading.
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Joliet
Records of Health Department
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Charles BE. Jay
Paris
Sweet-Wallach & Co
American Aristotype Co
Jamestown
N. Y
Eastman Kodik Co
Rochester
the Arturo Photo Paper Co
Columbus
Ohio
the Hasford Co
Kilborn Photo Paper Co
Grand Rapids
Adt
Harper
Jay
Narper
Buset
Bissuier
Hater Mais
Trench
Massillon
Dennis
Michigan Central R. R
Haden
Chanel
NEA Council
Tad
Berscheid
Aldermanic
Democrats
Reighelientieg
Tek
James Kinney
John J. Nicholson
Anton Nemanich
Mathew
Samuel W. King
Arthur
Golge
Ald
Mars
Martias
C. C. Whittier
Hunt
Bureau
Tedi
Tion
Roosevelt
Tinance—Marsh, Hutchinson
Pate Vathin Lyons
Oles
Nicoles, Jaeger
Werner
Grounds
Hutchinson, Werner and
Buck
Marsh
Jaeger
Hutchinson
Nicolles
Nicoles
Werner, Nicoles
Caigagd
Wil
Sion
M. C
Western United. Gas & Electric CO
Pany
Mer
Fred Benitt
Ike
Col. Bennitt
Ottawa Street
van Buren Street
Iig
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