Fort Dodge Pleased With Commission Form After Five Years
Dr. J W Kime a Fort Dodge physician and former city council member says the city would not return to the old plan, praising the commission system for prompt meetings, better taxes and faster improvements. He notes opponents now support the plan and predicts Joliet will not revert after a term.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
J. W. Kime
Boulder Lodge
Middle West
Iowa State Board of Health
Kime
Seece
Hemata - Passa
Eity
News Force
JoHet
Assorou
Joliet
Hyde to Talk at Parent-Teachers Meeting
L H Hyde will speak at Richards Street School Tuesday evening at 8 o clock following a business meeting and music. He will present pictures from his trip to Australia, among the most remarkable he has ever produced, reflecting his professional experience.
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Australia
L. H. Hyde
Richards Street-School
Hyde
Joliet Eagles Lodge elects new officers in vote tally
Joliet Aerie No. 377 of the Eagles announces new officers. Worthy President J. M. Kinney received 214 votes over George Schottes 197. Vice President A. G. Martzell ran unopposed. Chaplain G. J. Cronin 260 over F. W. Biddle 120. Treasurer J. J. Connors 252 over Edward Brophy 163. Inside Guard T. Harney 158 over V. Burkovitz 126 and John Mallon 82. Outside Guard W. J. Gabel 182 over Guadio 161. Trustee T. J. Callaghan 321 over W. A. Lewis 125. Secretary J. E. Furlong ran unopposed.
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Joliet Aerie
The
Eagles
Worthy
J. M. Kinney
George Schottes
A.G. Martzell
G. J. Cronin
F. W. Biddle
J. J. Connors
Edward Brophy
T. Harney
V. Burkovitz
John Mallon
Ww. J. Gabel
Guadio
T. J. Callaghan
W. A. Lewis
J. E. Furlong
Trench fighting in France and Belgium reported
London dispatch reports eye witness Col Swinston describing close quarters trench fighting where Germans use hand grenades and underground mines to breach Allied lines. Explosions silence artillery as stormers rush toward Allied trenches amid a brutal, deadly calm.
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United Press
London
Col. Swinston
Battle Along Vistula River In Poland Reported
Desperate fighting continues along the Vistula near Lowze and on the west road toward Lodz as Soviet Russian forces contest the area. Russian victory claims circulated in unofficial dispatches.
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Vistula
Prograd
Iidu
Poland
Lowze
Lodz
Thomas Mulhern Sentenced in County Jail for Vagrancy
Thomas Mulhern recently returned to Joliet after working at Devils Lake North Dakota with 120 dollars in cash. He faced Judge Lumley on vagrancy charges for passing a 12 dollar check to a local saloonkeeper. He received jail time and the fine was set at 10 dollars plus costs. Edward Welch H Carter and Joni Branch also arraigned for vagrancy and fined 10 dollars plus costs to be worked off at central station.
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Thomas Mulhern
Joliet
Devils Lake
North Dakota
Lumley
Thomas
Mulhern
Edward Welch
H. Carter
Joni Branch
Lumiey
Central Station
Allies Advance Lines In Belgium And France
Official bulletin reports Allied forces pushing forward on the west end of the battle line in Belgium and Northern France and in the Argonne amid desperate fighting. Gale and sleet hinder operations as many British and French troops are hospitalized from exposure and illness, with a broad sickness outbreak reported in German lines.
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United Press
Paris
Belgium
France
Flanders
Turks Making Steady Progress Against Russia
Constantinople dispatch reports continued Turkish gains in the war against Russia. An official statement says Turkish forces are advancing northward, have reached east Batum, and are moving east of Ardgan as Russian troops retreat.
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Russia
United Press
Constantinople
East Batum
Ardgan
Memorial Service for Dead Brothers in Joliet Lodge
The twentieth annual memorial service of Joliet lodge No. 296 BRP O E will be held Sunday afternoon in the lodge room. The program lists Soloist Miss Hermine Georgens, Prayer by Chaplain Lopiseflagger, Eulogy by James A Pray and H A Sheppard, hymn Nearer My God to Thee, with participation by H G Van Pelt.
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Joliet Lodge
Hermine Georgens
Lopiseflagger
James A. Pray
Miss Georgens
H. A. Sheppard
H. G. van Pelt
Vindication News Man Deflects Question On Secretary Vindication
A News reporter finds the editor at his desk amid talk of a secretary’s vindication and a police board summons. The editor, Mr. Ferriss, evades the direct question about attending the meeting, musing aloud on observations and potential attendance. The interview ends without a firm yes or no.
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The
News
the News
Daddy Long Legs
the Police and Fire Board
Mr. Ferriss
Tom
Walsh Rooms
Leckie
Powers
Hod
Billy
Mrs. Godley
Gorbley
Barney
Meinesz
Will Lyons
Committee On Police
Mabe
Death sentence for Roswell Smith in Hazel Weinstein case
Judge Kersten imposed the death penalty on Roswell Smith, convicted of murdering four year old Hazel Weinstein who was lured into an alley and mistreated. The February 14 hanging date was set.
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United Press
Chicago
Kersten
Roswell Smith
Hazel Weinstein
Smith
William Majvor Die in Wood-shed Sucide After Family Strife
Crete reports William Majvor aged 50 shot himself in the right temple with a 34 caliber revolver in a wood-shed after quarrels with his family. He was found unconscious in a pool of blood and removed to Chicago Heights Hospital where doctors fear for his life. He had prior trouble with his wife, a past arrest for alleged poisoning, and leaves a large blended family. financial despair cited as the motive.
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Crete
William Majvor
Cass Street
Majnor
Clausen
Blim
Cee Heights
Sniyene
Aants Heights
Hen
Odd Fellows Night at Grace Church Joliet
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Joliet will visit Grace M. E. Church for a 7:30 service led by Rev. George Welch. Powhan and William Tell lodges and Pocahontas and Advance Rebekahs will be represented. Special music and solos are planned. public invited.
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New
ODD Fellows
Grace M. E. Church
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Joliet
George Welch
Powhan
William Tell
Rebekahs of
French Aviators Raid Germany Drop Bombs Near Carlsruhe
French aviators reportedly crossed into Germany and dropped bombs southwest of Karlsruhe, destroying part of a fan-way as German forces fired on them. The report, received via special dispatch, notes active combat with German troops.
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Germany
United Press
Berlin
Jardino Case Continued After Disorderly Charge
Andrew Rodigheré remained in custody on a disorderly charge after his brother's complaint. The case was continued for ten days when brought before Justice McCulloch.
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Andrew Rodigheré
McCulloch
Negro man Frank Williams jailed for vagrancy sale of goods
Frank Williams alias Solomon Shannon, a Black man, was arrested while trying to sell towels bed spreads and clothing. In police court Judge Lumley imposed 90 days in county jail for vagrancy. Williams claimed the bundle was given by a white man and refused to identify his source. He previously served time after a 1912 bicycle theft arrest in Joliet. Chief Murphy displayed a photo of him, which Lieut. Connors recognized.
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Frank Williams
Solomon Shannon
Lumley
Williams
Joliet
Milo Brown
Chief Murphy
Lieut. Connors
Central Station
Carranza Said Ready to Leave Mexico for Salina Cruz
A dispatch to the navy department from Admiral Howard aboard the Sandiego off Mazatlan reports General Carranza is preparing to quit Mexico and travel to Salina Cruz on the Pacific side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, signaling a possible departure.
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Washington, D.C
Carranza
Mexico
Navy Department
Howard
Mazatin
Salina
Cruz
Pacific
Tehuantepec
Coroner Hears From Train Victim's Friend
Coroner Wunderlich received a letter from a merchant at Sunrise North Dakota reporting that John A. Johnson, the young man killed by a Chicago and Alton passenger train on Sunday, was employed in the area last summer and was working with a brother on a state road under construction.
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Wunderlich
N. D
John .A. Johnson
Atate Road
New Orleans Bankers Sue Butler Over 1862 Seizure
Fifty years ago today on December 5 a New Orleans banking group filed suit against General B F Butler for seizing their bank in 1862 and appropriating sixty thousand dollars in gold. The item notes Southern residents in New York were required to register at police headquarters.
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New Orleans
B. F. Butler
New York
Rumors Circulate On Joliet Postmaster Appointment
An unconfirmed Joliet rumor suggests John F. Quinn may be named postmaster. The source traces the tale to a mail carrier with no verified authority. The current postmaster’s term ends around December 28, with candidates including John B. Mount and William H. Clare.
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John F. Quinn
Joliet
John B. Mount
William H. Clare
General Tracy Urges Rapid Fleet Build Of Maile and Texas
Twenty five years ago today the secretary of the Navy General Tracy called for immediate construction of a battleship fleet, highlighting ships of the Maile and Texas types.
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Tracy
Secretary of Navy
Texas
Rise of Crushed Stone in U S Industry
Crushed stone dominates the U S stone industry. Early figures show value at $4,081,445 in 1898, rising to over $31,000,000 by 1923. More recently concrete-making uses have shifted demand away from building stone and foundation stone.
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United States
United States Geological’ ‘Burney
Mystery inmate held after arrest in Will County jail
William Reynolds was booked at the Will County police station on Thursday after arrest by Captain McCraney and detectives. He was placed under a $6,000 bond and taken to the county jail for safekeeping. Officials refuse to disclose further details, noting the case will go before the grand jury.
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Will County
William Reynolds
McCraney
Delaney and
Layfield Ce
Lui Hela
Reynolds
Delaney and Layfield
Jones
Nicholas
Confide
Gtter
McCarthy
Bridewell
Gardner
Bon
Lumley
Rehm
Stereopticon Lecture on Egypt and Holy Land
Dr. George L. Robinson presents a stereopticon lecture on Egypt and the Holy Land. He travels through every nook and corner, sharing historic settings and rich colored images from his own travels. The talk promises new pictures and a distinctive class by itself.
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Egypt and
Holy Land
George L. Robinson
Holy Lands
Robinson
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Owa
Kaiser
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Sult
Joliet Lodge of Elks
Jokers
Him
WM. Maivor
Clausen and
Dr. Blim
Chicago Heights Hospital
Doned
Grace Church
Freiberg
Jardino
Sentenge
Negro
Frank Williams, Alias
Solomon
Shannon
Admiral Howard
Naval Department
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Salina, Cruz
Wilson Mant
William
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