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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
6
Page lists publishing offices and staff roles, plus subscription rates for daily and weekly editions. It notes post office eligibility and emergency copy procedures for rural subscribers and instructs readers to contact carriers if copies are missing.
An editorial argues Joliet should build a modern city hall costing roughly 150000 to 159000 dollars. It cites growth from the deep waterway and rail expansion and urges funding via bonds with local support, aiming to break ground this year while honoring veterans and public buildings.
The Milwaukee brewery faction pushes for local option changes to curb saloons and gambling. They claim brewers control many saloons via partnerships and brokered licenses, urging reform to lift community standards and improve neighborhood life despite strong opposition from details of brewery influence.
Bennitt envisions a midwest transportation center with union train sheds to Ottawa and Clinton streets, a park from the courthouse to the high school, and a city hall and theater that harmonize with the post office. He argues for a city hall built on architectural lines to blend with existing public buildings.
A caustic editorial attacks Wall Street and its supposed role in national calamities. It blames Aldrich Cannon Hopkins and Knapp as behind wrecks and panics, accusing bankers of lacking patriotism and human sympathy during crises.
The piece argues that corporate interests and party factions will not quit, aiming to control Republican resolutions and influence platforms. It warns that both Taft and Bryan scenarios require a cooperative Congress to succeed, stressing perpetual vigilance to preserve gains.
The text surveys a political temperament showing distaste for opponents and ambiguity about moral issues. It mocks professed sobriety and public virtue while suggesting self interest and shifting loyalties. It references figures like Carnegie and institutions like the YMCA as triggers for public reaction.
A news brief notes delays in publishing, a Bryan nomination stance, and the Populist party's impact. It argues that removing the Populist organization could shift Democrats toward conservatism, while citing the Missouri World on a Congress aiding public protection.
President Liebermann of the Brewers requests five representative Prohibitionists to go to Europe and report back. The News editor is a candidate for the assignment and the only editor of that kind in the city.
James alias John Ser, who escaped earlier this forenoon, was tracked to a field north of Marley where Hartshorne and Rowley and officers surrounded him. He surrendered peacefully and returned to custody. The capture followed a search to the Yankee settlement area and around a 20 acre tract.
Readers weigh the brewers convention sentiment and doubt the feasibility of reforming saloons. Critics question saloon keepers who educate children to drink or enable crime, arguing that funding a nationwide prohibition push may inflame opposition and heat up the debate.
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