Personal Paragaphs of Local Visitors and Visits
Local notes list many visitors and visits across towns including WL Longmire Hunnewell visitor Monday, Harvey Gray Quincy visitor Monday, Mrs Dave Cranston Hannibal, Evan Swithh Hunnewell business Saturday, Hazel Pierceall Hannibal visitor Tuesday, Hattie Tewell Hannibal visitor Tuesday, Bryan Ridgeway Mexico visiting his father C H Ridgeway, Mary E Woods Vandalia visit, W C Morse Clinton, Ill visiting friends, Mrs C L Carpenter Quincy and son George at W J Rouse home, Mrs Marvin Lear Madison, George Catron Hannibal at Wm H Catron funeral, R L Wilson New London funeral of R C Glascock, Charlie Thomas Shelbyville visiting, Paul Maddox return to St Louis after grandfathers death, Dr Lee Bell Leo Bell George Turnbull A E Berry P N Jones in New London for court, Homer Harrison family Hunnewell, R E Smith Eddie Kansas City guest, C E Fahy near Shiel, Alpha Elzea Frances Rouse home from Fulton, J H Rice Quincy and Judith Booth Camp Point visiting, Ava Stribling with C Yates and Martha Jane Yates from Clarence, W C T U bouquet to Democrat office, Rebecca Megown from Thurman Iowa principal, new Randolph Iowa job salary 110 month, Sen BR S McClintic St Louis Democratic rally, E T Fuller Paris Monroe County Democratic Committee chairman.
Lightning claims farmer near Rensselaer
R C Glascock a prominent farmer living about three miles southwest of Rensselaer was instantly killed Friday evening when struck in a barn. His death was witnessed by Nimrod Glascock and his wife and daughter Elizabeth. Funeral services were held at the family home Monday at 10 am before burial at Barkley cemetery in New London. Survived by wife Mollie two daughters Elizabeth and Charlotte father Nimrod two sisters Mrs Amy Medcalf and Mrs Rose Longmire and four brothers Price Washington Dean and Harold all living elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Coleman Glascock
Rensselaer
Lo Hse
Nimrod Glascock
Elizabeth
Ralls County
New London
Barkley Cemetery
Mollie Glascock
Charlotte
Amy Medcalf
Rose Longmire
Price
Washington
Dean
Harold
Esch Bill expands federal rail regulations and control
Congress takes first step on rail road problems with a bill by Chairman Esch granting broader Interstate Commerce Commission authority after private lines are returned to companies. Provisions include consolidation pooling joint use of terminals and equipment rate control stock and bond oversight and interstate jurisdiction. Also extends to wire and wireless firms under ICC. In other news revivalist Dr Scoville to visit Lake nan. 250 conversions reported. A Vandalia pharmacist John T Gentle pleads guilty to prescription filing and local option violations, fined 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Esch
Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
John T. Gentle
Audrain County
Y W C A Uniforms To Clothes Students In Switzerland
Uniforms of the YWCA minus the Blue Triangle will be worn next winter by women students stranded in Switzerland during the war. Elizabeth M. Clark urged the National Student Committee to provide clothing for 300 foreign women students. Packing cases of used clothing from several states were collected to be dyed and altered in Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Switzerland
Elizabeth M. Clark
World Student Christian Federation
New England
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
National
Mike Clark
New York
Student Committee
Queen Marie Invites YWCA To Romania Work
Queen Marie of Romania after a Paris Ritz Hotel conference with an American YWCA committee invited the YWCA to open work in Romania under her patronage. Attendees included Harriet Taylor, Mary Anderson, Mary Dingman, Margaret B. Fowler, and Charlotte Niven, with Madame Catari as a notable guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Queen Marie
Rumania
Ritz Hotel
American Young Women's Christian Association
Romania
Harriett Taylor
Mary Anderson
Hudson
Taps and law: lights out at the camp
In a brief wartime exchange a visitor asks about taps. The bugler explains taps means lights out. The visitor concedes that taps on the point of the law has a calming effect and prompts sleep.
Mise Seveleaf Age Question Sparks Uncertain Answer
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes Mise Seveleaf dodges a clear age answer and denies ever riding a horse drawn street car, highlighting a playful exchange about her identity and experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Seveleaf
Birmingham Age-Herald
The Sort Fortune Reader Recalled in Folklore
A fragment recalls a character who profited by reading fortunes in others lands, reflecting on a bygone craft and its entanglement with personal luck. The exchange hints at playful nostalgia and a contrast between palmy lays and modern skepticism.
Rye Settles Labor Question With Proclamation to Workers
Rye declares there is no opponent to contest with and orders labor, asserting authority over workers and settling the dispute she faced alone. The statement frames her command as the sole counter to resistance, signaling firm leadership amid a tense situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rye
Honored Soldier of Hannibal to Return
Mr and Mrs J W Smiley of Hannibal learn their son Lieutenant Alvin Smiley will sail for the U S next week He earned the Croix de Guerre in 1917 as one of six Americans and his artillery battery was the first to fire on the enemy He was decorated for bravery as a private and is now with the first division at age 19 He was wounded but expects to stay in the army In other news Mrs J G Wade Mrs W T Rutledge Mrs Lamar Wood and Miss Edna Vaughn attended Fayette for the State Convention of the PEO which opened Wednesday and adjourned today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Smiley
Hannibal
Alvin Smiley
U.S
Smiley
J. G. Wade
W. T. Rutledge
Lamar Wood
Edna Vaughn
Fayette
PEO
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim
Guy
Longmire
Harvey Gray
Quincy
Dave Cranston
Evan Swithh
Hunnewell
Hazel Pierceall
Hattie Tewell
Bryan Ridgeway
Mexico
C. H. Ridgeway
Mary E Woods
Vandalia
W. C. Morse
Clinton, Ill
C. L. Carpenter
George
W J. Rouse
Marvin Lear
Madison
W. H. Hibbert
George Catron
Wm. H. Catron
R._L Wilson
R. C. Glascock
Charlie Thomas
Shelbyville
H.R. Starrett
Paul Maddox
St. Louis
Lee Bell
Leo Bell
George Turnbull
A. E. Berry
P N. Jones
Homer Harrison
M. M. Cox
R E. Smith
Eddie
Kansas, City
Alice Fahy
C. E. Fahy
Shiel
Alpha Elzea
Frances Rouse
Fulton
William Woods College
J. H. Rice
Judith Booth
Camp Point, Ill
B. H. Welsh
Ava Stribling
Mrs. C. Yates
Martha Jane Yates
Clarence
W.C.T. U
Democrat Force
Frances Willard
Rebecca Megown
Thurman
Iowa
Randolph
Sen
BR. S. McClintic
Democratic League of St. Louis
E. T. Fuller of
Monroe County
Democratic Committee
Charles Reign Scoville
Lakenan
North Park
Scoville
Missouri
McFarland Brothers
Monroe City, Missouri
Net
Astoria
Te Gentaur
Castoria
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