Roosevelt Leads in Morris Poll in August Report
In Morris Grundy county a county seat poll shows Roosevelt leading in the new Progressive surge. Merchants and workers from Coleman Hardware and Woelfel Leather vote as the movement grows. Taft and Wilson show mixed support with undecided voters lingering. A traveling salesman from Union City notes nationwide Roosevelt momentum.
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Morris
New Progressive Party
Grundy
Coleman Hardware Co
Woelfel- Leather Co
John Ray
Roosevelt
Seaveeneeeee
Wilson
Colawn
W. J. Richards
Union City
Mich
McKinley
Maine
California
J. W. Rausch
Congress
Republican leaders meet in Chicago to discuss Bull Moose campaign
State politicians and committeemen gather at the Hotel La Salle to hear district reports on Progressive strength and defections. Officials fear Roosevelt momentum and debate a Taft lineup while considering an education campaign to win back progressive voters.
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Hotel la Salle
Chicago
Adam Crow
Will County
John Clyde
Progressive Party
Taft
Deneen
Roosevelt
Booming Peoples Lobby for Capitol
George E. Lee of Springfield tours the state endorsing referendum and lobby efforts. He seeks names of single taxers and progressive activists for a conference planned around December 1 at Joliet, with George Cole of Chicago as IL & R president.
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George E. Lee
Referendum League
Joliet
Initiative & Referendum League
Springfield
Progressive
Progressive Party
IL & R
George
George =. Cole
Chicago
Robert Eaton
Jackson Township
Santa Fe road master suffers leg break at Romeo yard
While directing rail loading at Romeo yesterday afternoon, T Thompson road master of the Santa Fe had his left leg broken just above the ankle when a heavy rail swung on a flat car and the rope slackened. He was placed in a caboose for a rapid ride to Joliet.
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Romeo
T. Thompson
Santa Fe
Thompson
Joliet
Father of Wheatland Man Swears Warrants Over Dispute
T J King of Wheaton faces warrants for threats to kill and disorderly conduct after a dispute with T J King’s daughter’s suitor Eugene Tuttle of Plainfield. Tuttle pursued the girl despite warnings, leading to warrants issued by Assistant State's Attorney Sam King and Justice Nichols. King to answer charges next week.
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Eugene Tuttle
Plainfield
Thomas J. King
Wheaton
Tuttle
Helen
Father King
Ulysses
State's
Sam King
Justice of the Peace
Nichols
King
Stevenson
Labor Day Plans Nearing Completion by Trades Council
Final plans for the Labor Day celebration will be made at an adjourned Trades & Labor Council session Wednesday evening. The session will also report city council action on a $1,000 donation toward union celebration expenses. The council vote on the committee report is set for Monday evening.
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Trades & Labor Council
Silver Cross Tag Day Moves to September
The Silver Cross hospital will hold its tag day in September this year instead of October. Mrs. Omi Hill, the institution’s business agent, said she is organizing the drive and hopes to generate enough enthusiasm to make it a banner day.
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Silver Cross Hospital
Omi Hill
Sep Aehosen
Plans for large fireproof Illinois Warehouse complex
Patterson and Davidson engineers and F B Davidson architect of Chicago draft designs for the Illinois Warehouse and Commission Company on McDonough Street. The building will be built in sections with 80 000 square feet first and 160 000 total. It will feature modern fireproof construction and cold storage in the second section. Site suits steam railroad canal transport with traveling cranes for loading and unloading. J A Howison serves as secretary and general manager.
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Toliet
Patterson and Davidson
F. B. Davidson
Chicago
Illinois Warehouse, and Commission Company
Canal
McDonough Street
J. A. Howison
Negro women fight over old elopement in Lockport street clash
Fannie Blair, a colored woman from Lockport, rushed to the police demanding protection after Lulu Gibson, a known colored woman from St. Louis street, allegedly stabbed her near Daley's saloon on South Chicago street. Gibson faced assault charges and received a $200 fine with a forty day county jail term. she claimed Blair ran away with her husband and abused their child, while Blair said the wound came from a tin strip.
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Fannie Blair
Lockport
Lulu Gibson
St. Louis Street
Daley
South Chicago Street
Lulu
Gibson
Fannie
S1. Louis Street
William Lea Heir Search Interest Reaches Illinois
Alfred R. Kent of Peabody Kansas reports a Joliet News item seeking American heirs of William Lea believed to have died in Australia between 1900 and 1905. Kent asks readers for data on the heirs as part of his search, dated August 21 1912.
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William Lea
Alfred R. Kent
Peabody
Kansas
Joliet
Australia
Illinois
Kiam Lea
The Latest Moving Picture Machine in the Home Kineto scope
Edison presents the Home Kineto scope a compact moving picture device for home use. The tiny non inflammable films fit 80 feet to replace 1000 feet of ordinary reels. Images are 3 16th by one quarter inch projected on a six foot screen. Simple enough for a child to operate. Available through local pharmacies in Joliet.
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Edison
Pharmacy
Sofor
Five Hoodlums Cause Panic at Crystal Stairs Theater
Five youths disrupted a film at the Crystal Stairs theater around 3:30 pm, bolting from rear seats and triggering a near panic. Captain Murphy and theater staff halted the scare. one gang member provided names of the others, including Frank Smith and George Talmadge, aiding potential punishment.
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Crystal Stairs
Captain Murphy
Murphy
T. M. Raglan
Solored
Joliet Street
Frank Smith
South Joliet
Meyers
Chicago Street
George Tal
Plan Happy Marriage Interrupted by Law Interference
Stive Jandura sought a marriage license for Anna Capra, but the clerk halted proceedings when Capra announced she was sixteen. Ivan Rhodes attempted to assist, but legal age prevented the union, blocking their plans to wed.
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Stive Jandura
Anna Capra
Ivan Rhodes
Rhodes
Jandura
Fairmount Park School Opens With 672 Residents
Fairmount Park census shows population 672 with an increase of 97 in one year ending June 30. The 125 heads of families and 296 under 21. fall term starts Sept 8 with a five member faculty led by Principal Mary L. Hadley.
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Fairmount Park
Mary L. Hadley
Isola R. Storm
Edythe Lyk
Irene Miller
Louise C. Parr
Miss’ Parr
Conservatory of Music
H. K. Dennison
John Stromback
J. E. Berst
Old Settlers Day Commencement Relic Pistol Display
Relics of younger days are sought for the Old Settlers Day meeting. D G Annis of Plainfield deposited a London made horse pistol, about 120 years old, 16 inches long with a brass barrel. Ramrod and flint lock worn but functional, capable of firing a cow with nails or spikes, reflecting a Britisher’s past threats.
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D. G. Annis
Plainfield
London
Brockway Municipal Market Opens With Strong Turnout
The Brockway market opened to good crowds as twelve loads of produce arrived by 5 am. Prices ran slightly under grocery store rates and shoppers used market baskets to carry home bargains. Health officials and city inspectors ensured fair sales and growers were admitted by proof of production only.
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Brockway
Ince
H.G. Schuessier
Aie
J. Stengele
Henry Kane
J. W. Brockway
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Pany
Xoree
eAscapec
San Juan
Clark
Panama Canal
America
Weneetet
Capitol
T.J. King
Wheatland, Ac
Trades & Labor Assembly
FOUG
J. Borden Harriman
New York Society
Union Square
New York City
New Jersey
OLD Settlers
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