Mayor Ton in Cleveland Excels in City Improvements
A reader praises Cleveland’s Mayor Tom Johnson for practical governance and steady upgrades. She notes clean streets, modern streetcars with low fares, and a model police force, citing widespread public support and repeated wins on reform despite opposition.
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Mary Doub
Henderson Avenue
Maghuson
Tom
Erybody
Johnson
Tom L
Cleveland
Johnson's
Old Street Car Company
Com Seematine
Patient Henry Fergen Found Dead at Kankakee Insane Hospital
Henry Fergen, a patient at the Kankakee asylum, was found dead an hour after being given tobacco by a hospital attendant. The coroner's jury ruled death due to organic heart disease. testimony noted the tobacco had no link to the demise.
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Henry Fergen
Hospital For
Kankakee
An Anxious Wife uncovers a double life and a rocky estate
Mrs Lilly Haptanstoll after twenty years finds her husband Henry C Haptanstoll died in Rockdale in 1904. The widow and her children sue Daniel W Himes and Ella J Himes over a Rockdale property once deeded under alleged misrepresentations. Anna Haptanstol claimed to be wife of Himes and acted in deed transfers. The case seeks voiding posthumous transactions and rightful estate share.
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Rockdale
Woma
Circuit Court
C. W. Brown
Lockport
Anna Haptansto
Cory E. Robinson
Haptanston
Anna
Ella J. Himes
Daniel W Himes
Daniel W. Himes
Nebraska
Daniel
Henry” Haptanstoll
Himes
Ella
Oratrix
Henrys
Robinson
Belleville Avenue
Cowing and Young Advise on Building Security Costs
The fragment notes legal firm Cowing & Young advising on a building project with emphasis on security costs and the potential use of decorative or representative figures. The text references spies imagery and suggests a focus on protecting assets during construction.
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Cowing & Young
Cuting Building
Knights of Pythias Picnic Draws Prominent Guests
The Knights of Pythias plan a Joliet picnic at Dellwood Park with many lodges from surrounding counties attending. Notables including President Roosevelt Secretary Taft and William Jennings Bryan declined. William Loeb Jr outlines the president’s absence and Taft’s regrets. Local officials and Illinois leaders watch for bands and crowds as preparations continue ahead of an event likely to boost publicity despite notable withdrawals.
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Knights of Pythias
Dellwood Park
Roosevelt
Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Pythian Committee
Pythian
Chicago
Aurora
Elgin
Lockport
Rockford
Kankakee
Joliet
William Loeb, Jr
Chas. A. Barnes
Order
Canada
Louis C. Hay
Illinois
Preah “Carson
Arlemagee Lodge
Pythian Day Celebration Draws Delegation
A large delegation arrives for the Pythian Day celebration with plans to visit the Py thian library and participate in events scheduled for next Saturday.
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Tion
Miners to be Examined Under New State Law
A new miners law to take effect July first requires three member boards of actual miners to issue certificates. All mines must close until examiners are appointed and exams held, with a one dollar fee and a two year experience requirement for eligibility.
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Ileness
Tragic Switch Engine Accident Kills Man in Joliet
John Ward McCarthy a Missouri stranger was run over by a switch engine on Michigan Central tracks near Hickory Creek bridge in Joliet. He died hours later at St Josephs hospital after his left arm and leg were amputated.
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John Ward McCarthy
Joliet
Nsas City
Michigan Central
Hickory Creek Bridge
St. Joseph’s Hospital
McCarthy
McLarthy
Shaw
Condy
Warrants Issued For Unlawful Seining In Dupage River
Warrants for the arrest of George and Frank Firestein brothers John Williams and George Grabow were secured in the city on charges of unlawful seining in the Dupage river. Farmers working four miles south of Plainfield were spotted by Frank Madden a Plainfield constable leading to the warrants.
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George
Frank Firestein
John Williams
George Grabow
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Jackson
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Mayor Johnson
Homer
Henry Dollinger
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Dolle
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