Man Burned In Whiskey Prank At Saloon
Ollie McCarthy, an employee at Byrne and Wards saloon on Jefferson Street, was burned when a quartet of jokers removed his shoe drenched his sock with whiskey and set a match to it. Henry Williams, an ex-saloonkeeper, was arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon and faces further arrests as the case develops. McCarthy fears blood poisoning and was to seek hospital care as doctors monitor the risk.
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Byrne
Jefferson ‘Street
Ollie McCarthy
Henry Willias
George Barr
Williams
Br Koerner
McCarthy
Williame
Avery Axipons
Wastusetos
Kroll and Ruthenbeck Tie The Knot At Lutheran Parsonage
Edward Kroll and Miss Esther Ruth were married yesterday at the parsonage of Peter’s Lutheran church by Rev. The ceremony followed a Central train and Mrs Kroll wore a gown described as London smoke.
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Edward Kroll
Esther Ruthneck
Peter’s Lutheran Church
Couple to Live on West Side After Modish Burial Suit
A young couple will reside on the west side after their return wearing a cloth with a modish hat to match. Mr. Kroll is employed at Buehler Bros. market.
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West Side
Mr. Kroll
Buehler Bros. Market
Joliet clergy attend Rockford bishop installation.
At Rockford Illinois yesterday Bishop Muldoon was installed as the first bishop of the newly created diocese. Rev. Dean Dunne of St Patrick's Joliet and Father Kraschowic of St Joseph's Joliet attended as priests. Father McEvoy, born in Joliet and now first assistant at St Mary's Rockford led the procession. The ceremony drew thousands including many non Catholics and was a jubilee day in Rockford.
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Rockford, Ill
Muldoon
Diocese of
Rockford
Dean Dunne
St. Patrick's Church
Father Kraschowic
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Joliet
McEvoy
St. Patrick’s Parish
Barrett Hardware Co Eyes Van Buren Street Location
Speculation surrounds Barrett Hardware Co finalizing a site on Sans block or Boucher property west of the News block on Van Buren street. Robt Adams pressed options while J O Barrett and FE Barrett weigh yards and access for heavy goods near Van Buren, with Ottawa Street traffic considerations and streetcar routes influencing the move.
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Barrett Hardware Co
Joliet National Bank
Munroe Bros
Chicago Street
Eagle
Cass Street
Speer
Joliet Dry Goods Co
van Buren Street
Barretts
Will County National Bank
Jefferson Street
Fiddymont
Robi. Walsh
George Woodruff
Oliver Realty Co
Walsh
Robt. Adams
Boucher
Vab Buren Street
M. B. van Arman
J. O. Barrett
FE. C. Barrett
Ottawa Street
Jefferson
Reward Offered for Haywood Robbers in Lockport
A five hundred dollar reward was raised by Will County farmers for the arrest and conviction of two men who robbed A A Haywood’s family in Lockport on November 29. If only one is captured a three hundred dollar reward will be paid. Funds came from Manhattan New Lenox and Lockport pledges, with a plan to form a farmers protection band to aid law enforcement.
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A. A. Haywood
Lockport
Will County
Citizens' National Bank
John’ Baker
Manhattan
New
Lenox
Alexander
Palmers
Money 20 Loan Recertified by Law Firm Partners
In a terse legal notice, the firm Cowing and Young confirms a $20 loan recertification under the advisory of Cus Any Lablong, with details reflecting ongoing loan adjustment and management by the law firm.
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Cowing & Young
Christmas Pies A Novel Spert For a Children's Party
A holiday children's party uses a pie crust prop with attached letters forming the message AM CHRISTMAS AND APPY NEW YEAR. Children sit around the pie on strings, sing, pull letters from the crust, then arrange themselves to spell the festive sentence.
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Pia
The Oyster's Mission and Dinner Time Reflections
An odd, fragmented verse piece imagines an oyster and chestnut aiding a noble plan. It shifts to a humorous exchange where Mrs Snaggs-John Henry asks to read guidance on carving a turkey and Mr Snaggs questions funding for the purchase.
Joliet Girl Suspends Photographer Over Modesty Clash
Miss Hazel Johnson of Joliet accuses A W Monfort, a local photographer, of insult and impropriety after she requested poses and draperies beyond his standards. Monfort contends she forced outfits that challenged modesty, leading to his arrest on the dispute.
Frances Dillon Beats Dillon in Auction at $800
Frances Dillon of Chichio Bac and Sidney Dillon vied at a sale where Dillon defeated Frances Dillon by Sidney Dillon for a total of $800. The sale involved Wevet consignments and occurred after a long bidding sequence.
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Chichio
Aek
Cooper
A Christmas Eve Sentence
A fragment from a Christmas Eve scene shows four little stockings accused in court. Each stocking admits stealing a foot, prompting a magistrate to question their acts as a rattling court ambiance echoes through a shaking room.
Sore Throat Remedies Warn Against Harmful Folk Methods
A Canton Ohio ad warns against dangerous home cures for sore throats such as lamp oil neck blistering and foul fat wraps. It urges modern treatment with Tonsiling, offered by The Tonsiline Co. priced 25 and 60 cents at druggists.
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The
Tonsiline Co
Canton
Ohio
It Happened Before A Preacher Claims Divine Call Over Education
A self made itinerant preacher tells a college graduate that colleges are unnecessary when a true calling to the ministry comes from God. He boasts that the Lord opened his mouth without formal education. The graduate reacts with interest and recalls a similar ancient event.
In a Nutshell Big talker and the gidate
A fragmented passage notes a speaker labeled as a big talker and a listener hearing phrases like scrap heap and gidate. It references an instructor Mr. Smith and mentions bones of the skull and a wet coat, implying a disjointed or incomplete scene.
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Kansas City
Mr. Smith
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