Personal notices and war news from Peoria area
Frank Lyle of Peoria visits the Moore household. William E. Anderson of Varna wounded in the late war, with casualty list names Bert Rodewald of Toluca and Carl Seipt of Bradford. Fred Parker in a French hospital says he will soon be home. Lieutenant Bertram L. Webber, Denver, serves with base hospital No. 27 in France. G. L. Pierson dies of pneumonia. Rev. Pierson beloved in Peoria diocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lyle
Peoria
George Moore
Sugar-Bow
William E. Anderson
Varna
Bert D. Rodewald
Toluca
Carl M. Seipt
Bradford
Dan White
LaRose
Republican
Susan AL. Peters
Fred Parker
France
Lima
Ohio
Dwight Bagley
Fairbury
Pershing
Heaven
Hell
Hoboken
G. L. Pierson
Camp Grove
Tiskilwa
Chicago
Father Pierson
Father McCarron
Des Moines
Texas
St. Clair
Frank
Joliet
Illinois
G. L. Schultz
Ed Kaiser
John Whitlaw
Chillicothe
LaPrairie Township
Schultz
Whitlaw
Solomon Ferry
Nebraska
LaPrairie
L. L. Pearce
M. E. Church
Rebekahs
M. C. Doyle
Denyer
Base Hospital No
Bertram L. Webber
N. J. Webber
South Gaylord Street
Denver
Webber
No. 27
Chicago University
Pittsburgh
Representas
United States Food Administration
Agricultural Advisory Committee
First Henry Boy Home From Overseas
Sergeant E. P. Merdian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Merdian of this city, writes from New York December 17 1918 describing return from Europe aboard the Leviathan. He recalls travel from Brest to Hoboken, notes ship size 937 feet, 110 feet beam, 12 decks, and 46 boilers, and mentions Paris prices and his discharge hopes near Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Merdian
Edward Merdian
City
Walter Duke
New York
3Rd Naval District
Broadway
N. Y
Walt
Luxenberg City
Leviathian
Vaderland
Walter
Black Gang
Brest
Hoboken
N. J
France
Luxemburg
Metz
Tours
Orleans
Paris
Henry
Cain
Red Cross Meeting Sets Committees and Monthly Fund Target
The chair called a Friday meeting to approve by laws and establish rules. Committees include Workshop chaired by Mrs Dusenberry and Knitting chaired by Mrs Wheeler. County Chairman Paul Grieves noted HQ asks for 88.75 monthly to fund seven months of workshop materials. Miss Charlotte Allen resigns as treasurer. T J Segraves elected. Hartley quotes victory verses and stockholders meet Jan 7 1919 at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusenberry
Waterous
Will Meier
James Hartley
Burkhart
Wheeler
A. B. Smith
A. Camp
Paul Grieves
Murderer at Bureau Had a Bad Record
Jack Wehr, jailed for the Bureau killing of Charles Hopper, is tied to a long criminal career. A diary-like notebook and a letter from a Mexican contact named Frank Diaz link Wehr to multiple robberies on the Rock Island valley line and other communities including Putnam and Dally’s store. The Peoria police report a notorious record with prior jail escapes and parole violations, culminating in the Bureau homicide on December 15, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wehr
Charles Hopper
Bureau
Peoria
Rock Island
Putnam
Bureau County
Frank Diaz
Doc
Wehr
Springfield
Diaz
Valley Branch
Henry
Sparland
Chilliecothe
Theodore Johnson
Princeton
Johnson
Hopper
Rhodes
Bert Sparling
M. A. Dally
Clinton
Chester
Cantrall
Bureau, N
Fire at Speer Burns Three Stores in Firefight Shortage
A Sunday blaze destroyed the Phillips store, the McCraw barber shop and pool room, and a small notary’s office in Speer on the main street. Fire protection is absent and water supply inadequate, but some buildings were saved and debris stock burned. Property losses are estimated around $20,000 with the Phillips building totally lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter BH. Phillips
Speer
Phillips Store
McCraw
O. W. Hurd
William Even Hardware
Phillips
Social Entertainment at M E Church Features Old Maids Tea Party
The M E church Sunday school class directed by Mrs. M B Van Leer hosted a social evening with Henry orchestra performing and a notable segment titled The Old Maids Tea Party. Miss Fern Latourette and a group of ten old maids performed pantomime and songs while attendees enjoyed light refreshments and homemade candy, raising over 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
M. B. van Leer
Henry
Louis Kraus
L. R. Phillips
Louis Phillips
Miss May Vail
Margaret van Leer
Lolita Bell
Margaret Helper
Fern Latourette
Freda Henkins
Edna Schimmel
Viola Rowe
Loretta Siegler
Agnes Ball
Ethel Stoneberg
H. W. May
Inez Anderson
Elizabeth Weaver
van Leer
Rose Reinbeck
Charlotte Sparling
F. D. Draper
Missing Bradford man Carl Serot reported in action
Carl M. Serot of Bradford is reported missing in action from last Friday’s Tribune. The note appears amid a column of local items and community notices including ads, family news, and civic updates from the Henry Republican era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl M. Serot
Bradford
Tribune
Republican
Hazel Zilm
LaRose Telephone System
Peoria
Henry Republican
Tonica
Fitzgerald
Fannie
Camp Grove
Mabel J. Steimle
John A. White
Washburn
Mt. Vernon
Lyle Hoover
France
Charles Adkins
State Department of Agriculture
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
J. E. Young
Farmers’ Institute
Mr. Adkins
Farmers’ Institutes
Europe
Lyman Sutton
San Benito
Tex
Brownsville
Sutton
Earth
Heaven
Bethlehem
R Bishop Vincent
United States Employment Service
Army
Navy
Miayors
State Council of Defense
Chambers of Commerce
Employment Service
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RED Cross News
Fay
First National Bank
A. m. Co
H. Scholes
F. Hunter
Dally
Lincoln
Iowa
Hampton
John Strubble
Edith Merdian
Jane Church
Florence Bogner
Bessie Hadden
Mildred Siewers
Helen Siewers
Vera Vail
Reba Vail
George Stoner
Owen Stoner
Ora Mae Klein
Raymond Shultz
Jessie Sleater
Melvyn Blackburn
Emma Mae Schwarz
Helen Wood
Harold Heininger
Henry Township ‘High School
Henry Township High School
Kantalkenuf Club
Rey
United States
Lewis
Senate
George Halbleib
Wapello
Christ
League
Belle Doyle
Boosters
Sy Pace
Presbyterian Church
H .G. Dusenberry
THE
Christian Church
H. H. Hungerford
Christian Endeavor
Phil
St. Mary's Church
St. Joseph's Church
M. J. Brennan
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