Roosevelt

Steel Baron Welcomed Roosevelt, but W.J. Bryan was Another Story

The History of Joliet – Chapter 28 By John Whiteside of The Herald News (used with permission) Submitted by Nancy Vargo “Each man lifts his head higher when the nation does its duty.” By John WHITESIDE of The Herald News On a chilly Monday morning in October 1900, a large crowd started gathering in front of the courthouse in Joliet by 7:30 a.m. A train arrived less than an hour later and hundreds of people greeted it. They all knew the famous face of Theodore ROOSEVELT, better known as just Teddy. Teddy was a national hero. Two years earlier, he … Read more

Buffalo Bill Not Tall in the Saddle

The History of Joliet – Chapter 31 By John Whiteside of The Herald News (used with permission) Submitted by Nancy Vargo “The life he is leading will kill him if he keeps it up much longer.” By John WHITESIDE of The Herald News On the Saturday morning of March 31, 1915, a big man with long hair, mustache and goatee rode a white horse through the streets of downtown Joliet leading a circus parade. He was wearing fancy fringed buckskins decorated with a pair of bone-handled Colt revolvers. Buffalo Bill had come to Joliet. But William Frederick CODY, the famed … Read more