15 Jun 1906
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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
1
Reports from Joliet Plainfield and Chicago trace Walter Evans’ sudden absence to a false kidnapping sensationalism. Evans surfaced in Chicago claiming no kidnap plot, saying he left Kankakee for legal testimony and would reappear before the grand jury as investigations unfold.
Report from Chicago papers says Evana Evans was afraid of being taken to the asylum by an insane man. Hotel LaFayette guests found him awake and dressed all night writing. Plainfield friends worry the investigation and attention worsen his condition and may trigger violent moods.
A long roster names election judges for multiple towns and precincts. It includes Jackson Elias Brown James Bretton Robert Wombburgh and many others across Wilton Channahon Crete DuPage Florence Frankfort Green Garden Homer Manhattan Monee New Lenox Peotone Plainfield Reed Second Third Troy Washington Wesley Wheatland Will Wilmington with assigned officials at each location.
Republicans in a county committee meeting discuss adopting a straight plurality plan where county offices with the most votes are nominated by the county convention. Uncle Jimmie Patterson objects to the proposal. A sub-committee is formed to organize delegate districts under the new law with members Norton Woodruff Clyne Hill Ray Conrad Bentley Rodgers and Yost.
A formal wedding united Laura E. Kirk of Florence with John Burmaster of Manteno at 6 p m on Wednesday June 13 in the home of Mr and Mrs Thos J Kirk. The bride wore white prune trimmed with valenciennes lace, was attended by her sister Etheline B Kirk, and groom by John J Jones and Gertrude Jackson. Rev BR Nye officiated. guests included Hon and Mrs David Forsythe and friends from Lake Forest. They left amid rice and old shoes and will reside on a farm near Manteno.
George Washington Harvey, famed Washington restaurant keeper and epicure, has sold his business and plans retirement after fifty years of dining leadership. He excelled with oysters canvasback duck and terrapin, ran a famed steamed oyster bar, and once won a Paris salad dressing contest by a trick with colorless liquid.
Miss Helen Gould plans a Europe summer trip as her first overseas journey. Dr Esther B Van Bemem appointed holder of the Carana of classical researches for a year at American oil Classical Studies in Rome. Mary Graham O Conn celebrates her third birthday. Franz Hggert-Smidt, a German feminist, to visit in August and lecture in October. The Labour MP for Blackburn is praised as a fine speaker. Mme Curie named to a university chair, first woman to hold the post. Mrs Wyndham Lewis receives condolences with a quip about Disraeli's proposal.
United religious efforts unfold as Chicago Methodist ministers invite Torrey and Alexander for autumn revival in the city. Episcopal bishop Potter to reside in Europe while Greer notes church growth and Carnegie Hall gathering. Trinity vestry protests, Mrs Clarence Mackay pledges $50,000 toward church expansion.
French and German machinists praise American machine tools while aluminium paper marks a new product era. The U S ranked first in world export value last year, with McKeesport preparing a National Tube Company plant costing $2,000. The facility will be about 1 1/2 thousand feet long and 65 feet high, processing tons of steel for its frame.
Fragmentary legal note cites a case between Illinois Central and Smith about a railway platform fire. It suggests questions of origin, accidental cause, and travel eligibility but remains unclear and incomplete in this OCR excerpt.
A fragmented dialogue shows a tense back and forth as one person reacts with Oh no and another responds about a supposed deal. The quotes reveal confusion over a romantic entanglement and conflicting statements about commitment.
The county board welcomed several new members. A. B. Shinabarger from Custer, a merchant, defeated veteran Frank Baird with support from former Chairman Smilley who joined the Republican side. Simon Hohenreim of Frankfort, a Bryan Democrat, was elected on an independent ticket. A. O. Jeffery joined Braidwood’s Jon Kala’s seat, a Republican tied to John Fassino & Co. H. F. Bablman of Washington is viewed as competent amid rumors of political revolution. William D. Boughton of Wheatland emerges as a tax payer representative and Joliet gains William J. Butler, a young progressive Republican and Boston department store manager. The board now has forty members, eleven Democrats, with many elected across party lines.
A village jury recommends the court appoints an heir for an elderly soldier named Caldwell after neighbors testifying about his understanding and care. Caldwell preferred his daughter to handle affairs, while asserting his pension of 72 dollars monthly as the estate’s main asset.
President Thompson of the Northern Horticultural Society writes to President Finley seeking a meeting place for the annual December gathering, and Finley recommends Joliet as the venue.
Live poultry prices list turkeys chickens fowls and ducks with per pound figures and a per dozen for geese. Hay prices show Timothy prairie No 1 2 8 and choice grades with ranges. Liverpool grain futures hint declines with wheat and corn down from 34 to 1/2 percent at 1:30 pm estimates by M Stuby and Son.
Chicago stock market figures show remaining receipts and estimates for cattle and sheep. The ledger lists 8,000 cattle and 23,000 sheep in various lots. Prices, dates, and precise inventory details are fragmentary in the OCR record.
Governor Deneen asks Plainfield committees to provide specific evidence supporting resolutions about alleged conditions at Kankakee asylum. The Plainfield meeting featured Walter Evans, whose testimony before the Kankakee grand jury is cited. Officials describe Evans as a dangerous lunatic, with Cuba deportation noted, urging submission of substantiating facts.
A lively note expresses a hearty welcome and commitment to mutual support with Joliet tas Bhd and a strong corps of botanists. It highlights nursery and greenhouse workers and the Northern Ho association as eager collaborators and offers to undertake tasks, including ordering card plates and large card runs.
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