Teamsters Strike Halts Coal Supply in City
The Teamsters union votes 52 members to strike halting coal and building material deliveries. Dealers report no wagons on streets and warn of broader building trades disruption if demands are not met. Union leaders promise sustained action amid a tense standoff with non union firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone City Fuel Co
Larkin & Bracken
Thomas Caughlin
Thomas Corcoran
C. EB. Woodruff
Win
Joliet Team Owners Rule Out Deliveries in Lockout Action
The executive committee of the Joliet Team Owners Association adopted a resolution refusing teamsters demands and suspending deliveries until a reasonable proposition is offered or open shop declared. The measure would halt coal and building material deliveries, tying up trades as unions press for settlement.
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Team Owners’ Association
Joliet Team Owners’ Association
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Union
Boy Scouts Shine In Farce Comedy At Yarmouth College Scene
John Henderson Garnsey's Troop No. 1 staged The Lamp and the Lady a college farce at the toliet theater last night. Girl impersonators drew laughs as scouts demonstrated training while actors like Rose Colgate and Ben Ali impressed in cross gender roles. The lamp plot stirred mischief among students and professors ending with a humorous reversal.
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John Henderson Garnsey
Boy Scouts
Toliet Theater
Bradford Russell
Rose Colgate
James Skinner
Robert Crossen
Charles Cheadle
Charles Garnsey
Franklin Bush
Ben Ben Ali
Harold Bowen
Jim Heeter
Clayton Lichtenwalter
George Comerford
Sam Greenberg
Russell Tappan
Ralph Patterson
Harold Danielson
Leo Perry
Donald Downey
George Woodruff
Charles Fisher
DeVere Reach
Leon Hammett
Alfred Arthur
Franklin Barrett
Rose
Joliot Scoutmaster Produces School Play
Local scoutmaster directs a school play featuring the Gymnasium Class and Football Players in a daytime gym event. Cast lists include Harold Vaughan, Ray Reece, Morris Bowe, John Clare, Robert Woodruff, Henry Vreeland, and others as leads and participants.
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Royal Beckwith
al Pink
Robert Bell
John Fairbairn
James Bell
Arthur Schneider
Robert Woodruff
Henry Vreeland
Everett Meder
George Lagen
Ray Reece
Harold Vaughan
Arthur Montzheimer
Lewis Moore
Paul Flowers
Tom Bateman
Frederick Shreeve
Lewis Woodruff
Forrest Beach
Gordon Skeel
Allyn Newbold
Wesley Diedrich
George Raub
Nish_ Meets
Boy Thrown by Horse in Stable Near Deadly Kick
Plainfield March 1 Maurice Klett twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Klett escaped death after being kicked in the face by a horse in the family stable He was unconscious with a fractured jaw in three places and taken to St Josephs hospital where doctors treated him and warned a fatal result if the kick had struck the forehead
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Plainfield
Maurice Klett
Henry Klett
J. P. Browne
St. Joseph's Hospital
Plainfield Woman Loses $100 in Cash
Plainfield widow Mrs. HE Zimmerman lost a purse containing almost $100 after disembarking a Joliet and Southern car in Joliet. She planned a day of shopping but had to return home. Railway officials are attempting to recover the missing money as the car crew continues to Aurora.
Mission Converts Multiply at Joliet Church Event
A Joliet Morning Star Mission report notes a surge of conversions in February with over 30 converts including a Chinese Swede Croatian Pole Hungarian Slav and German. Notable changes include a former Joliet minister's son converting and several individuals reclaiming faith after seeking guidance from Chaplain McCarthy.
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McCarthy
Columbus
Marta
Hgalertad
Jesus
Jail Prisoners Scrub Full Inch Off Oak Table
Jailer Jack Wills claims county jail inmates scrubbed and wore down a four year old oak eating table by about one inch. He notes the top now measures roughly one inch thick and remains highly polished. Keenan of Lockport is cited as the last diligent worker before transfer to the workhouse.
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Jack Wills
Joliet
United States
Barney Keenan
Lockport
Keenan
Mr. Wills
Tof
Joliet to Be Center of Large Fibre Industry
Two Chicago men, George Mike and John Chris, were arrested in Joliet as suspects in the killing of Theodore Booth and the assault on Edward Givens on a Chicago bound interurban car at Lockport November 17. Police expect to bring the suspects to Joliet for 추가 questioning as part of the case.
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George Mike
John Chris
Chicago West Side
Metropolis
Harry DeMiller
Joliet
Theodore Booth
Chicago
Edward Givens
Lockport
Booth
Givens
St. Joseph's Hospital
James McKeon
John Morran
William Smart
Rovers
Central Police
DeMiller
Six New Mikado Engines Delivered to Elgin Joliet & Eastern
Six new Mikado type engines, part of an order for twenty, arrived at Griffith and await a trial run Monday or Tuesday. Each engine has six driving wheels, costs about 20000 dollars, and can haul ten to fifteen more loaded cars than current engines. Built in Dunkirk New York, they will pull about 4000 gross tons and handle trains of 40 to 45 cars. officials from the motive power department will take part in the test as the railroad expands its capacity.
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Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad
Griffith
Dunkirk
New York
Erie
Tollet
Misplaced ballot causes misprint in Joliet tickets
Henry Rub denies running with the Clare ticket after his name appeared as treasurer candidate with Cronin due to a newspaper misprint. Clare allegedly mixed names in his hat at the crosswalk corner, leading to Rub being listed incorrectly. Oscar Stephen calls Rub an old fashioned stubborn man who stands by truth. Berscheid is noted on both the Kelly and Third tickets.
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Henry Rub
Clare
Herald
Cronin
van Buren
Ottawa
Rub
Oscar Stephen
Joliet
Matt Berscheid
Kelly
Strike at Phoenix Horse Shoe plant stalls shipments
A sixty man strike of sorters at the Phoenix Horse Shoe plant northwest of Joliet continues. The workers separate and classify different horseshoe types for shipment. Management has filled vacancies with new workers.
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Phoenix Horse Shoe
Joliet
Adena to Build Large Fibre Plant with Free Lunches
The American Can Company plans a massive all concrete fibre package plant in Ada le to be built by March 10 in Chicago. The 600 by 189 foot main factory will be part of a 180 by 600 foot complex featuring a lunch room, baths, and welfare facilities for a large year‑round workforce. The project, including offices and experimental departments, aims for a single‑floor lighted plant with steel framed walls and extensive ventilation.
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American Can Coy
Chicago
Wee
C.K. Robins
A Can Can Co
Cory A. Robinson
Nnager
Ame Can Co
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Edward H. Anderson
Joint Council
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Louis Winkler
William Lemay
Mr. Anderson
Howard Leach
Tear Owners’ Association
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Daley
Flack
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Sawyer
Smith
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Ational Bank
Wolock
Werden Buck
William Bere
Cael
Garnsey
Julian
Eltinge
Scout
Yarmouth
John Henderson
Maurice
Hlenry Klett
Escgnegegaatty
Merest Chance
Curse
Ohio
Morning Star
George Bradley
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Robert Burquist
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Seee
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Ted Booth
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American Can Co
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