Boiler Explosion Kills Engineer at Wrecks Were Plant
A boiler explosion at the Wrecks Were plant near Mills road and Manhattan road blew Thomas Carran fifty feet through two walls. Neighbors fought flames for about thirty minutes as workers searched debris and found Carran’s body partly buried under brick and a log, clothes afire. Firefighters and a bucket brigade battled two blaze spots. cause not explained. Affects nearby W Wiener mill structures and Lower residence. damage over 12500 dollars.
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Thomas Carran
David Wiener
Mills Road
Manhattan Road
Wille
Wunderlich & Harris
W. Frank
Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary
Bucket Brigade
Thomas Carr
Wick Gorman
Lower Home
Wiener
Carr
Germany
Arthur Engimann
Peter McHale
George Richards
Albert Lewis
A. B. Jenkins
Eac
July Weather Record Shows Dryest Month in 17 Years
Official figures reveal only 1.55 inches of rain in July across six rainy days, marking the driest month in 17 years. Despite many cloudy days crops suffered as rain failed when expected. temperatures averaged 73.77 with a high of 97 and a low of 49. ten days were clear, eighteen cloudy, and eight partly cloudy.
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F. M. Muhlig
Toroath
Temure
Boil Water Advisories Issued Amid Typhoid Outbreak
Joliet health officials sample four wells near Irving and Collins as typhoid cases rise. Results from the state university are expected by Saturday, guiding possible well closures. Health Commissioner Dr H G Schuessier orders testing of more wells, advising boiling of all drinking water, including city and private supplies, while lab tests continue.
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The
City Health Department
Irving
Collins Streets
State University
H G. Schuessier
Health Department
Joliet
Merchants Day A 2000 Success At Dellwood Park
The annual Merchants Day celebration at Dellwood Park yesterday succeeded despite morning rain. Attendance was down from prior years due to bad weather, but afternoon events ran full force with a well patronized dancehall and a large evening crowd. The Boys and White Cross ball game attracted many spectators, and overall evening attendance marked the season’s peak.
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Dellwood Park
White Cross
City Pays Day for All Employes In Four Week Cycle
Checks totaling 16857.70 will be distributed to city departments this Saturday to catch up for July and two more pay days are planned this month. The annual appropriation is exhausted and a loan backed by next year’s tax levy is needed. Administration plans savings and possible layoffs if necessary.
Joliet Sheriff Denies Misconduct Amid Joliet Public Service Strike
Joliet Illinois August 1 1913 sheriff defends actions during a public service company strike. He details assaults on workers, arrests of union members for violence, and a July 2 crowd dispersal near the courthouse as he investigated safety and property damage claims.
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Joliet
Will County
Public Service Company
Electrical Workers’ Union
The Joliet News for Progress Advertisement Rates
Rates listed for daily by carrier weekly by mail and weekly by carrier, detailing subscription options in informal ad style with no accompanying article context.
Slough Draw Report Sets Repair Path for Council
Assistant City Engineer O Callaghan completed a report on repairs for the Slough Drain and submitted it to Public Works Commissioner Feely. The plan discusses a new plank cover, cost comparisons with concrete, and the consideration of a trunk sewer only if built soon, with repairs limited to maintaining the drain in good condition until a broader deep waterway project proceeds.
Paving on Scott Street Delayed by Block Shortage
A slight delay on the Scott Street improvement occurs as contractor William Tunney runs short of creosote blocks. About 250 square feet remain unpaved between Washington and Cass, with small sections near the federal building and the Case street intersection yet to be laid. He hopes for a nearby city dispatch of blocks to finish the job soon.
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Scott Street
William Tunney
Washington
Cass
Federal Building
Case Street
Tunney
Joliet to Host Dellwood Park Aviation Exhibition
Joliet will host an aviation show at Dellwood Park on the 710 and 11th, with Jimmie Ward piloting a Curtis 50 horsepower biplane and George Mestach flying a Borel-Mathias monoplane. Ward claims the high flight record at 16 700 feet and both aviators will perform daily flights if weather permits.
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Joliet
Dellwood Park
Jimmie Ward
America
George Mestach
Simon
Ward
Mestach
Hm the
Arc
Freepord
Freeport
toDall Park
Canada
Ohio
Moisant
New York
Panhandle
Texas
Curtis
Dell
Méstach
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Fargo
Forum
Courier-News
Jimmie W
Big Star
Aviator Earl Dougherty Soars in Somerville Biplane
In Coal City on August 1 Earl Dougherty, new aviator for William Somerville, made a flawless ascent in the Somerville biplane. He climbed about 2000 feet, returning to the exact takeoff spot as the Marine band greeted him and townsfolk cheered.
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Coal City
Earl Dougherty
William Somerville
Somerville
Mr. Somerville
Chicago
Marine Band
Dougherty
Injunction Granted Against Wilmington Area Husband
Judge Dibell this morning granted an injunction restraining Frederick Corbin a farmer living four miles north of Wilmington from harassing or injuring his wife.
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Dibell
Frederick Corbin
Wilmington
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Sheriff's
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Rock Island
Court House
the Joliet News For Progress
Slough
O’callaghani
Efectne
Hitchcock
John T. Clyne
Postal Department
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