Allied Forces Make General Gains On Front
Allied forces report several advances on new fronts in Europe including gains south of La Basse and in the Dixmude Ypres region. French and British hold ground near Arras while St Laurent and Blangy see two to three mile pushes. Germans retreat toward Ostend as Lille outskirts see renewed fighting.
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United Press
Paris
la ‘Basse
Dixmude
Ypres
Flanders
War Office
Arrass
The
Aisne
St. Laurenth
Blanty
Armentiers
Rouliers
Lille
Ostend
la Passe
Ammunition Train Blown Up En Route to Carthans
United Press reports an ammunition train from Lemberg to Carthans exploded and was destroyed. The cause of the disaster is not known at this time.
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United Press
Amsterdam
Lemburg
Hans
Germany tries to avert break with Greece and Turkey
Constantinople dispatch reports Germany using all efforts to prevent execution of a Greek naval officer condemned as a spy. German ambassador applies influence with the Turkish government to avert the threatened death sentence.
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Constantinople
Germany
Greece
Turkey
Wilmington Farmer In A Critical Condition
John O'Brien a Wilmington farmer remains in serious condition at St Joseph's hospital after being struck in the street last Tuesday by John Van Duyne. An X ray examination was planned this afternoon to determine the extent of his skull injury and his real condition. No arrest had been reported by late afternoon.
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John O’brien
Wilmington
St. Joseph's Hospital
Grant Houston
O’brien
John van Duyne
O'Brien
Houston
van Duyre
Eastern roads file new freight tariff schedules
Sixty nine eastern railroads granted a 50 percent rate increase are filing new tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Railroads must give ten days notice before rates take effect and have six months to file updated tariffs. Estimated revenue rise from 2 million to 125 million dollars.
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United Press
Washington, D C
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Commission
Amore
United
Aged convict behind prison walls again
Edward Taylor, 76, a repeated burglar, returned to the Illinois state penitentiary from Kane County by Sheriff Richardson to prevent self harm in jail. He has burglarized Elgin and Aurora homes, shot Patrolman Struckman, and previously served 15 years. He was arraigned recently in circuit court, with parole granted due to age.
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Edoward
Aylor
Enientiary
Kane County
Richardson
Taylor
Geneve
Beebe Richardson
Elgin
Charles Struckman
Ac‘gotiat
Fred Lee
St. Charles
Kane
Heer
Tina Chargelof
Theft Reported After Coat and Cap Stolen from Dummy
Complaint filed with the police by Linane, proprietor of a shop at 108 Jefferson Street. A distractive theft occurred when an overcoat and cap were taken from a clothing dummy outside the store. Suspect described as a Black man.
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Linane
Jefferson Street
Efficiency Board Seeks Abolition of Pardons Board
The State Efficiency and Economy Commission plans to report to Governor Dunne proposing abolishing the State Board of Pardons and transferring duties to the board of commissioners Speaker William McKinley dissents declaring the pardons board is quasi judicial and should handle pardons and paroles separately from penitentiary administration. Current members Colvin and Wahm govern with Stevenson vacancy as secretary of state.
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State Efficiency and Economy Commission
Dunne
State Board of Pardons
Board of Commissioners
William McKinley
Lewis G. Stevenson
William’Colvin
William Wahm
Association to Bring Community Christmas Tree Plan
Joliet area business leaders led by Secretary Kennedy and Rev W H Macpherson back a Community Christmas Tree project. The tree would be set at the jail square with Public Service Co lighting and a group of children on hand if weather allows. Some suggest placing the tree in the Adam Arcade, but the jail square site is favored.
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Joliet Association of Commerce
Kennedy
Pasy
Jail Square
Public Service Company
Stoops
Adam Arcade
Counterfeit Half Dollars Plague City Shops
Joliet police hustled as counterfeit half dollars flooded the city on Christmas rush day. Two men circulated phony coins in the Woolworth store and other businesses while passersby used the money in evening transactions. Night patrols and store checks followed, with a description of the two suspects circulated to deter further exchanges.
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Joliet
Woolworth
German Claim Repulse of Allied Attack in France and Belgium
Berlin reports a fresh official bulletin stating the Allies were repulsed in northern France and fighting continues in Belgium. The war office says the enemy attack east of La Ferte and west of Noyon was repelled with violent battles near La Basse and Nieuport.
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United Press
Berlin
France
Belgium
War Office
Lawert
Noyan
la Basse
Big Joliet Steel Works club anniversary kickoff
Reminiscence marks the Steel Works club’s 1889 opening celebration as leaders of Joliet’s iron and steel era are honored. The article recalls the building’s facilities from library to swimming pool, praising visionaries A J Forbes Leith, W R Stirling, C Morse, H S Smith and others for fostering healthful recreation and social culture.
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Steel Works Club
Totem
Edge & Picture
Joliet Steel Co
Forbes- Leith
W. R. Stirling
Jay-C. Morse
H.S., Smith
Charles Pettigrew
J. F. ‘Wilson
Iron and Steel
Fifty Years Ago Today December 19 Draft and Battles
Fifty years ago on December 19 the federal government ordered a draft of 300000 men. Wilsons cavalry column was checked at Spring Hill Tennessee by Forrests Confederates while Forrest covered Hood s retreat. Twenty five years ago a Britain Portugal dispute threatened war in Africa.
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Wilson
Spring Hill
Tenn
Forrest
Hood
England
Portugal
Negro Bad Man Located After Year and Half
Quincy Ransom alias Brown to be brought back for trial for shooting at a political dance on April 11, 1913. Detective Hennessey left for Peoria to fetch him. two dancers wounded, including a woman and a man. Ransom had fled justice for over a year and a half, later returning to Peoria where arrest was ordered if he did not surrender.
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William ‘Hennessey
Peoria
Quincy
Ransom
Quincy Brown
Brown
Jackson Street
Robert Lee
Clay Street
Mary Williams
Troy
Pawer Barger
Todolo
More Airships Added and Army Equipment Funded
The army appropriation bill agreed in committee includes 400000 for aviation branch use and eight fore aeroplanes. The total bill amounts to 101000000 dollars with no provision for a larger army.
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U. S. Army
United Press
Washington, D. C
Army
Selling a railroad for Ingalls estate in Joliet and Ohio
Negotiations are under way in New York to sell a twenty mile steam railroad owned by the Ingalls estate. The Joliet Title & Guaranty Co runs the line from Toledo to Petersburg Michigan, with tentative offers in hand. The executor and bankers pursue a sale if a fair price is offered.
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New York
Joliet
Ohio
Michigan
Toledo
Petersburg
Mich
L. E. Ingalls
Joliet Title & Guaranty Company
Guaranty Company
L.E. Ingalls
Toledo Road
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
The
Steel Corporation
Chicago
Jolet
Plain Clothes Watch Christmas Crowds In City
Extra plain clothes officers are on duty tonight to deter shop lifters and pickpockets as Christmas crowds fill stores and streets in the soup district. So far little shop lifting has been reported and police warn local thieves to avoid the city due to heightened patrols and risk of arrest.
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Chicago
Nordstrom jailed after failed Plainfield break in
Ernest Nordstrom known as Billikin received six months in the Panty jail after attempting to break into a harness shop in Plainfield to sleep for the night. He evaded Officer Guy Mather briefly before being recaptured following a police message from Chief Martin Murphy.
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Ernest
Billikin) Nordstrom
Plainfield
Guy Mather
Martin Murphy
Nordstrom
Ilinois
Luml
Jail methods denounced by supervisor over poor conditions
Supervisor Grumman of Wheatland, Sheriff Schell, and Judge Cowing criticize jail facilities and handling of insane patients. Grumman vows remodeling or a new jail after touring the jail this forenoon. He reports a patient tied on the concrete floor and handcuffed, urging immediate board action for relief.
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H. BE. Grumman
Wheatland
Schell
George J. Cowing
Board of Supervisors
Gromman
Sheriff Scholl
John Notman
Hungarians threaten revolt against Germans
London dispatch reports rising Hungarian resistance as Austrians seek to appease. Premier Tisza warned Vienna that Hungarians may be recalled if Austrian general staff does not stop invasion. Political crisis deepens as resignations loom.
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United Press
London
Hungary
Count Tisza
Vienna
Ansperor
Sion Bent
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Efficiency Board
Pardon Board
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Rockdale
Loop District
Woolworth Five
Quincy Ransom
Ingalls Estate
Joliet Capitalist
Billikin
Grommion
County Board
Marr
Insan
Ciates
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