City Council Rebels Over Street Lighting Contract
City council demands a special committee meeting to press Chicago Public Service on failing street lights and non union labor. Officials report eight to twelve lights out across wards and seek immediate installation under the original contract terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Company
Allen
Berscheid
Leach, Kinmey and
Harney
Chicago
Aillen
Arbitration Board
B. J. & B. Railroad
Meeker Avenue
East Side
First Ward
C. D. O’callahan
John Downey
Thos. Donovan
M. P. Maloney
Necasita Dian
Jin. Johnson
Johnson
Costello
Ico
Langdon
Alder
Silver service cantatas 101 pieces shown by Wyoming governor
A silver service of 101 pieces was showcased with Wyoming participation led by the governor. The event featured New York attendees and highlighted the grand silver collection in a formal presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
New York
Eahip
Gov
Bank Survey Reports Tremendous Business Activity
Joliet National Bank officers issue a December trade conditions survey noting unusual activity across most lines. They forecast generally satisfactory conditions despite tariff impact and ongoing car shortages, and highlight record or near record crops in wheat corn oats rice flaxseed and fruits along with strong vegetable yields.
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Joliet National Bank
Insurgent Group Plans Will County Convention
Stevenson and Joliet camps initiate county effort to form a permanent insurgent society in Will County. A letter to 23 camps will be mailed, printing copies for leaders. County convention set for January in Joliet to appoint delegates and organize the movement. Six Joliet organizers back the plan led by Peace B. Orr.
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Stevenson
Joliet
Will County
Peace B. Orr
November Weather: Ordinary Month Records Set
November proved ordinary with temperature slightly above normal and rainfall just under normal. Fr. M Muhlig notes twenty year normals: temperature 39.72 and rainfall 2.295 inches. Joliet received 1.67 inches of rain and 0.8 inch snow on November 28. mean max 60.56 and mean min 30.90.
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Fr. M. Muhlig
Mr. Muhlig
Joliet
Brussels Sprouts Dinner Salad Variant Described
A Brussels sprouts dish is prepared in a circle of mashed turnips with slices of boiled beets on top and small oblongs arranged around the sides as garnish. The dish is intended to be well seasoned with an Italian dinner style.
Gerlach Barklow Art Exhibit Pleases Wide Audience
Opening day draws visitors as the Gerlach Barklow show offers a high volume, high quality display with expensive works by Miss Kenyon and others. Wall space fills, guides assist, and collectors anticipate major pieces by Vetschagen, Moran, Daly, and Kahler, highlighting both paintings and decorative works amid strong commercial appeal.
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Gerlach- Barklow
Gerlach- Barkliow
Kenyon
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Love
Francis Day
West Stockbridge
Berkshires
His Highness
Marcus Daly
Carl Kahler
Commercial Club
Daly
Monterey
California
Thos. Moran
J. L. Ferriss
George
Martha Washington
Thorne
Padaris
Peotone Banker Philanthropist Lying at Death
Friends learned late this afternoon that Peotone banker Michael Collins lies at a private Ann Arbor hospital in critical condition from arteriosclerosis and heart disease. He was moved from Battle Creek after rapid decline and remains unconscious with only a faint chance of recovery under strict quiet, doctors say.
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Michael Collins
Peotone
Ann Arbor
Colling
Battle Creek
Collins
James 8
Breakey
Paul
Head of Fish Club Lacks Details in Joliet Visit
U S G Blakely of Plainfield traveled to Joliet to collect thirty gallons of fish from a government hatchery to be released in Plainfield river this fall. He refused to specify fish type or quantity and left without answering several questions.
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U. S. G. Blakely
Plainfield
Joliet
Trout Club
G. Blakely
Robertson family leaves for California with church gifts
W F Robertson and family of Prudential Insurance Co plan to relocate to California. Central church members presented gifts as tokens of friendship including a black traveling bag and a yellow scarf set. Dr Rich and others selected the items. Robertson’s health prompted the move after years of hard work in Christian service.
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W. F. Robertson
Prudential Insurance Co
California
Central Church
Robertson
Rich
Assonte
Ink stain remover recipe from milk and salt
A teaspootity of salt to a git of milk makes a mixture that removes most ink stains from clothing.
Postoffice Swelled Biggest Time Ever in Joliet
The Joliet post office anticipates a record mail volume through the year end as Gerlach-Barklow hands over postage money between 14000 and 15000 dollars for the month. About 3000 to 4000 sacks and 50 ton pieces of advertising matter will be processed with 400000 enclosures. Agents will gather December 16 for four days at the factory with events including a Masonic hall dance and a Country club banquet.
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Joliet
Gerlach-Barklow Company
P. M. Clyne
Richards Street
Masonic Hall
Country Club
Church Advertising Topic At Ministe rial Meet
Rev De Witt Tanner leads a Ottawa Street M E church discussion on Modern Church Advertising at tomorrow 1 oon meeting of the Ministerial association. The talk notes advertising as an important feature and widespread use across the country.
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Ministerial Association
Ottawa Street
M. E
Ae Oon
de Witt Tanner
Armistice Talks Move Forward Without Greece Involved
Sofia reports the armistice will be signed today on the Baghthe front following Thhatalja lines with or without Greece as a party. Greece may continue the war against Turkey if it chooses.
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Sofia
Baghthe
Thhatalja
Greece
Turkey
Sign the Petition Save Monticello Urges Preservation
Miss Lyra Brown leads Cosmos club in a petition to urge Congress to buy Monticello, the Thomas Jefferson home near Charlottesville Virginia, and its contents to prevent decay and preserve a national monument alongside Mt Vernon. The effort cites a Senate inquiry resolution from July and compares Monticello to Mt Vernon. Leading supporter Mrs Martin W Littleton of Washington DC coordinates the drive.
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Monticello
Lyra Brown
Cosmos Club
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Congress
Jefferson
New York State
Charlottesville
Virginia
Martin W. Littleton
Washington, D. C
Mt. Vernon
George Washington
Senate
Convicts Enjoy Moving Pictures at Joliet Penitentiary
At Joliet penitentiary inmates watched three reels of moving pictures in the chapel after Warden Murphy secured a machine. The showing, including humorous sketches and Swiss Alps scenery, drew surprised and delighted reactions from the old “lifers.” Shows will be held regularly with no criminal stories and may become weekly if successful.
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Jo-let
Joliet Penal Institution
Murphy
Alps
Giacera
Railroads Show Gain in Passenger Traffic
Station check by Superintends Fealey at Upton and railroad auditors show Alton Santa Fe Rock Island with a rise in November passenger receipts from the prior year. Rock Island and Alton up about eight percent. Santa Fe shows improvement as well.
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Upton
Alton, Santa Fe
Rock Island
Rock Island and Alton
Santa Fe
Ad Ivenc Sante Fe
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Lic Service Co
E. J
E. Will
Meeker
Joliet National
Aate Kickers
Organize County
Miss Kenyon
Blakely
Geneva
Switz
Janina
Scutari
Montenegro
Chios
Constantinople
Daily Mail
Germany
Russia
Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
George Ledebour
Balkan
Herr von Kiderlin-Waechter
Social Democrat
Herr Ledebour
Miss Brown
Warden Murphy
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