10 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
The Joliet News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1912
Page
1
Joliet residents can buy Red Cross Christmas seals through local merchants and at the post office booth tomorrow. The Anti-Tuberculosis society notes funds mostly stay locally. 77 percent supports Joliet efforts to fund visiting nurse services for the year.
A plea from multiple families outlines dire need for aid during Christmas. Neighbors report sick children and a bereaved mother, with one family recently moving to Chicago. Good Fellows ask for donations of food and support. Readers are urged to join and send help via a coupon on the editorial page.
The organization reports that over five hundred dollars was spent in the city last year to combat disease and maintain a visiting nurse for six months. With funds exhausted, the nurse was dismissed but a sale this year aims to cover the service for the full year. Purchaser profits favor the buyer, yet most funds stay for local work, encouraging broader donations for protection.
Robert Eaton and wife attend the annual meeting of the state Grange in Belvidere. Opening session held this morning as the farmers organization plans to discuss the text book and school situation the harvester trust issue and recent rural developments.
The Mystic Workers of the World met at Castle Hall and arranged a January installation on the 13th with a dance. Elected officers include Tresect Mrs Lillian Mennert mentor Mrs Eva Muhlig secretary J G Aire banker M Airs marshal Mrs Eva Wall warden Mrs Louise Peverney sentinel Mrs Maud Sampson supervisor 8 years F M Muir pianist Iona Hatton doctors and Cohonour.
A new fourteen inch gun burst during a test at the Sandy Hook proving ground in New Jersey. The incident occurred December 10 as engineers evaluated performance and safety features for the weapon system. Further details on causes and impacts were not available.
The new parcels post plan designates Joliet in zone 2165 with a fifty mile square radiating area. Rules require parcels to bear parcels post stamps and sender names, mail at the post office, no package over 72 inches in girth, and weight limits with set rates for Joliet environs and the toll region including Chicago and several nearby cities.
Ed S Lennon, a paying teller at Joliet Trust and Savings Bank, forms Moore Lennon with Benjamin Moore to run a garage. They lease the Riley building at Scott and Van Buren Streets, planning the citys largest automotive venture. Lennon resigns from the bank effective January 1, Moore brings years of auto experience and will run the enterprise.
Woodmen leaders endorse an insurgent rate change with Geist and Clare prevailing. The vote signals a shift in cl rms for clerks and a push toward higher charges amid an expected contest over the plan.
The united Stevenson and Mound City Woodmen camps push a moderating reform. A raid on High rate policy prompts a revolt led by M. J. Lauer and a committee. Insurgents plan a state affiliated organization while clerks Geist and Clare face re election opposition.
Ira Hobby seeks his wife who disappeared from 118 South Bluff Street on November 20 leaving Olive ten, Ira six, and Charles four with their father. He believes she may be in Peoria or Chicago and hopes information from residents there. She wore a black hat and plush coat when she left. she is 6 feet 4 inches, light brown hair, and weighs 115 pounds.
The jury found Harry Sheedy not guilty of the murder of Mano Nuss a popcorn vendor in Green Bay Wisconsin. The verdict ends the case which drew attention for its courtroom theatrics and local impact.
A Rock Island railroad crew tore up several old tracks between Collins street and the Joliet Warehouse with one line kept to the yard. The move aims to end dangerous crossings near Eastern avenue school and reduce daily pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Work paused today but will continue gradually to localize yards east of Collins street.
Superintendent Wilgus of Kankakee Hospital asks friends to send Christmas remembrances for patients before the 11th of the month and notes perishable items may be sent by the 28th. The appeal also seeks monetary donations to aid less fortunate patients to ensure a joyous holiday.
London reports no confirmation of published rumors claiming an accident involving the Mauretania. From Queenstown and London authorities no details or official statements have been released about any incident aboard the liner.
The Illinois State Charities Commission report condemns the Will county jail for darkness and poor ventilation. It notes lack of segregation for minors and unsafe conditions with two 18 year olds housed with men. The report also critiques the Will county poor farm almshouse facilities.
The Joliot Elks plan a double convention with Iowa and Illinois groups to meet simultaneously next May. Exalted Ruler John Sime Jr will appoint committees during tonight's initiation and Christmas orphan festivities. The plan seeks 2 000 new members and would bring about 10 000 Elks to Rock Island and Davenport. In Duluth, trapper John Wyllyla was shot by a miner’s son who mistook him for a wolf.
A report details dire conditions at a county facility housing inmates and the superintendent’s family. Inmates eat in a bare basement dining room with little to do, and the building segregates men and women by floor and side. Most inmates are aged 63 or older and unable to work, with many unable to read. The superintendent cites township supervision and local payments as preventing pauper costs, warning centralized control would raise relief needs.
The Joliet Texas Company manager H R Akin stated Joliet uses about 1.2 million gallons of gasoline annually. About 75 percent goes to automobiles, with the rest for lighting, engines, and minor uses. He estimated 800,000 gallons are used yearly to move cars, enough to drive 12 million miles. The company may expand its Lockport plant to meet demand.
The little son of Rev and Mrs Yost, formerly of Joliet, Duluth, passed away after illness of several months. The death reached Joliet by letters. The body was taken to Joliet for funeral services at the old home of Mr Yost and Mrs. Yost.
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