Joliet Population Census Shows West Side Growth
The Joliet census reports 41,521 residents within city limits, with west side growth of 10,764 and east side 19,774. Males over 21 outnumber females by about 8,000, and total district population rises by 647.
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Joliet
West Side
Weeaer
Rely
Jose
J. F. Skeol
Chopk Board
Joliot
Parsons
Prairie Avenue
Rockdale
Paen
Jo- Nes
Skeel
Ool
Johie
Triat
First
Secorea
Ard
Saa
Searge
Real estate transfers and quit claim deeds listed in county records
Realty transfers show multiple warranty deeds including Steger Johnsons to Anna Johnson for lots 41 42 43 in New Lenox and other transfers in Elwood Peotone Crete Lockport Wilmington Plainfield and Manhattan. Quit claim deeds include Carran to Uk me and Crossan to poe Barel among others with nominal consideration. Indelible marking ink items noted in a brief ad.
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Steger
Henry Johnson Sr
Anna N Johnson
Henry G Johnson Jr
Pon Johnson
New Lenox
Anna M Krohn
Henry C
Caroline Schults
Caroline Schultz
Rilwood
Deloe B Curran
Chilcago
Ba P Curran
Elwood
Orville P Curran
Sarah Roderick
Peotone
John Stasserl
Punter
Crawford
Frankfort
Chase Baumann
Fred Sehring Co
Crete
Wm G Caldwell
Jas
Yaa
Jos Bi Caldwell
Jas Muirhead
Horler
Alex M Storms
Lockport
Carl G Erickson
P Syganson
Wilmington
Ellen Goodenough
John Watson
Stewart
Plainfield
Christian Shaffer
JP & Abr
Columbia Heights
Chas T Page
Martha Manuel
Ali Blk
Kenny's Park
Ada
Manhattan
Johann G Kurth
Mary L. Momson
Aaron
Babcock
Robin Babcock
Braidwood—J
Crossan Et al
Poe
C & W Coal Co
Construction activity across city by ward counts
The report notes nine buildings under construction on the west side with ward breakdowns: fifteen in the Fifth ward, six in the Fourth, and five in the Third ward.
Dividend ordered for Lockport Exchange Bank creditors
Receiver Mather reports to Judge Garnsey that funds on hand permit a 2 percent dividend to depositors and other creditors in the Lockport Exchange bank case. The order to pay was issued by Judge Garnsey Saturday.
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Bivinend
Lockport
Lockport Exchange Bank
Mather
Garnsey
Garnaey
Court room changes and civil actions sweep Grundy county cases
Patrick, William, and James Ryan have moved forcible detainer charges to county court after original filing in Grundy county. A Lincoln Booth case was dismissed for costs as he failed to appear. Simeon Lederer dismisses suit against Charles Barber to force sale of the Novelty store per prior agreement. Divorce decree of William Coleman against Anna Glomp Coleman is dismissed. Thomas O'Brien appeals against Chicago and Alton Railway for damages. McMahon case arguments concluded and taken under advisement by Judge Garnsey.
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Patrick Ryan
William Ryan
James Ryan
Grundy County
A. Lincoln Booth
Grundy
Booth
Michael Henderson
Carbon Hill
Will County Court
Simeon Lederer
Charles Barber
Barber
Lederer
William Coleman
Anna Glomp Coleman
Thomas O’brien
Chicago and Alton Railway Company
McMahon
Garnsey
Joliet Humane Society Formed to Protect Animals and Children
Joliet forms a humane society with Dr. Nash, Mrs. Atchison, Mrs. Merasinger and Miss Gougar as officers. Prof D H Darling to head the organization with power to act against offenders. Members may join as active associate or special. a constitution and bylaws are printed for public reference.
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Humane Society
Jeliet
D. H. Darling
Lavi Doty
Frankfort
W. B. Long
Hunter Avenue
Joliet
Nash
Atchison
Merasinger
Joliet Humane Society
Entileris
Deaiauive
Board of Directors
Ohane
County Surveyor Noah Whitley Dies in Chicago Hospital
Noah Whitley longtime county surveyor and former Joliet city engineer died at Chicago Union Hospital after a period of poor health. Paralysis was the immediate cause. Funeral at his brother’s home in Lockport with burial at Lockport Cemetery. Survived by father Robert Whitley two brothers and two sisters and daughter Barbara 17. Born Wakefield England August 8 1862 brought to the U S in 1856.
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Noah Whitley
Joliet
John D. Paige
Chicago Union Hospital
Robert Whitley
Jefferson Street
Lockport
D P. C
Lockert Camethery
High priced cigars vs common costs in downtown shops
The New York Times notes two dollar cigars exist alongside more affordable options. Patrons debate pricing from 50 cents for three to 85 cents each, with some buying boxes of two dollar cigars as gifts or for travelers to Europe. It contrasts mass market cigarettes with artisanal cigar making.
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Clgar
Europe
New York Times
Cherokee woman marries six times in a restless frontier tale
A Cherokee widow once known as Miss Mollie Panther marries six men in sequence. Her spouses include Coon, Fox, Mule, Wolf, Tiger, and Rabbit Kansas City Journal. Each marriage ends with the husband’s death or passage to the afterlife, leaving her to remarry in turn. The piece reads as a darkly comic chronicling of widowhood and union across frontier life.
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Mollie Panther
Happy Hunting Ground
Fox
Mule
Wolf
Tiger
Rabbit
Kansas City Journal
History of Child Slavery in Early Factory Reform
The New York World notes gradual reforms from 1802 to 1810 limiting child labor and apparel provisions while acknowledging historic depictions of harsh factory conditions. It compares reform efforts to abolitionist works like Uncle Tom's Cabin, highlighting public awakening to child labor abuses.
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Wes
New York World
Justifiably Jilted. Boges Why did Toggs break his en mms Miss Sadbird
Princeton Ti records a quirky item about Toggs taking Miss Sadbird for a Fifth Avenue walk where he notices men do not stare at her, prompting questions about motives and social reception.
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Toggs
Miss Sadbird
Joggs
Fifth Avenue
Princeton
Tragedy on Illinois River Claims Three Joliet Youths
Three Joliet youths Harry Jacobs John W Bloom and Harry Brooker perished in Des Plaines river rapids near Morris after their pressed steel boat capsized as they traveled from Joliet to Morris. Jacobs and Brooker bodies recovered, Bloom missing. inquest and funeral services held, investigators search along riverbanks and report on remains and possible identity clues.
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Hedd
Illinois River
Barry Jacobs
Kop
Brooker
Morris
John Bloom
Harry Jacobs
Plate
Rock Island Depot
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Harry Brooker Wills
Des Plaines
Jacobs
Guy, Bloom
Charles
Bloom
Jacob
Seattle
Washington
Bernard E.burke
John Burke
Moring
Father Dunne
Morris Herald
Ilinola
Ferguson
Francis
August Peterson
Sugar Island
Erry
W, Eb, Viner
Dr. Ferguson
Harry EB. Jacobi
Joliet
Harry E. Jacobs
Davis Undertaking Establishment
Harry Brooker
Water Street
Jolliet
Economy Light and Power Company
Hegvns
John W. Bloom
Cross River Reflections on Merit and Justice
A reflective note contrasts a future reckoning over persecutors with praise for Roosevelt amid calls to end barbaric mail practices in Colorado. Dispatches report Emi L. Johnson's gas suicide after cursing Gov. Peabody over Cripple Creek relief, a murdered miner near a viaduct, Paul Menapaca of Trinidad buried as a strike sympathizer, and Nels Olsen, a Victor miner card holder, confined for mental illness after military wartime experiences.
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Roosevelt
Colorado
Emi L. Johnson
Gov. Peabody
Cripple Creek
Johnson
Paul Menapaca
Trinidad
Nels Olsen
Victor Miner's
Victor
Elgin Moves to Tax Chicago Phones in Court Fight
The Elgin city council approves a tax of $1 per phone on use in the city and files suit against the Chicago telephone company after not being consulted. President Wheeler of the company replies he regrets the dispute but claims Elgin acted without proper authority and asserts the tax is unconstitutional.
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Elgin
Chicago Telephone Company
Elgin Council
Arthur L. Wheeler
The
Wheeler
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