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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
7
A Joliet visitor chronicles travel through Georgia and Alabama scenes from a rattling rail trip. He notes weather, depots, cheap housing, fruit farms, a new cotton mill, and vivid local customs while contrasting northern and southern life and praising Tom Watson's ideas.
George H. Munroe resigns as Spring Creek commissioner citing ill health and long absence. Judge Cowing names Lafayette F. Beach as replacement to serve out the unexpired term, with Beach to file a report by the 22nd.
A New York writer recalls a calm, scenic visit to New England from Portland to Gardiner, highlighting forests, rivers, mills, and small farms. The piece notes tranquil attitudes, distant White Mountains, and notable sites on the Kennebec River, with mentions of Mills, Munsey’s paper factory holdings, and a cautioned touch about local petty crime.
A September grand jury returned thirty true bills to Judge Marshall. Four murder indictments included Anthony Bluth and Mathew Stafiha for the Beltzner murder, and Antonio Romano for the Scavo killing. Numerous counts cover burglary, robbery, embezzlement, forgery, and larceny linked to local businesses and individuals across the city.
A bill was filed in the circuit court by the late Joel Conklin’s mother and sisters of Peotone to set aside his will. They claim undue influence as the will names Blanche Stuart and involves farm property and four thousand dollars in personal effects. The will was written before Conklin’s death while he was reportedly under a druginduced state.
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