the mob began early yesterday afternoon to make the rounds of houses belonging to people of German birth and German descent and daubing the buildings with yellow paint.вЂќ

carried on disgraceful scenes which were little less than horrifying to all self-respecting people. вЂњDespite the fact that the saloons were closed all day, it appears that a certain element of the city.

turned into a day of debauchery and lawless destruction of property,вЂќ it declared. Rogers ordered them to shut down for the day as a вЂњprecaution against drunkenness and orgies.вЂќ The chiefвЂ™s decision proved to be a wise one, as reported the following day by the Republican: вЂњA glorious day of celebration. вЂњAll the clerks were celebrating and besides, other people had no time to do shopping.вЂќДЄ significant business closure was the cityвЂ™s saloons: Police Chief L.B. вЂњPractically all business houses had their doors closed,вЂќ the newspaper noted. Never was the city of Kankakee turned so completely upside down.вЂќД¬rowds lined the downtown streets вЂњmore than 10 deep,вЂќ swelled by children from schools that were dismissed for the day, and employees of businesses that had closed for the festivities. вЂњHundreds of automobiles and vehicles of every description were in line besides several hundred marchers. вЂњThere is no way of estimating how long the parade was,вЂќ commented the Republican. The blaze served not only as a means of celebrating, but as a means of keeping the celebrators warm.вЂќД«efore dawn, an impromptu parade was formed вЂњled by a grizzled old veteran of many summers, who played a violin.вЂќ A more formally organized parade got underway at 9 a.m., headed by a brass band and three companies of Illinois Reserve Militia. Huge bonfires were built at the corner of Schuyler Avenue and Court Street and on South East Avenue. вЂњBells were rung, tin pans beaten and firearms shot off to add to the din of the noise. вЂњA great crowd got out and gathered in the business district,вЂќ reported the newspaper as part of a lengthy account. in Kankakee), the local celebration was well underway. on November 11 (often referenced as вЂњthe 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th monthвЂќ).Д«y that time (4 a.m.

Officially, hostilities would cease at 11 a.m. in France) the actual end of fighting would not take place for another hour and a half. Although word that an armistice had been reached was announced at 2:30 a.m.

War to end all wars