Prices Pausing At Top Figures Says Federal Reserve
Washington reports from federal reserve bank officials state the era of extravagance is ending and prices may level or ease. Officials note a hopeful business outlook despite housing tightness and tax conditions. They cite stock absorption, cautious wholesalers, and a gradual cooling in footwear prices with mixed views on broader inflation.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Errsntwatf
Beard
Seaboard
Judge Amends Rules On Smoking In Court In Effect 116 Years
In St Louis on April 1 the Edwardsville circuit court relaxed a 116 year old no smoking rule. Judge Bermreuter lit a cigar at trial setting a new standard with spectators and lawyers amid rising smoke. New rules permit smoking when windows are open and require extinguishing cigars when women enter.
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ST. Louis
Edwardsvile
Louis Bermienter
Bermreuter
France
Bernreuter
Canoe Reported Stolen From Halligan Camp
Edison Halligan reports to Sheriff Jim Simmons that a canoe was stolen from the Halligan camp on the bay sometime Sunday. The incident involves a single watercraft and occurred at a coastal location. No suspects or motive are listed in the readable fragment.
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Edison Halligan
Jim Simmons
Halligan
Missouri Candidate Calls for Volstead Law Change
Missouri candidate Frank H. Farris of Rolla seeks a party plank at the April 22 Joplin convention to amend the Volstead law to permit sale of beer and light wines. He plans to question opponents on prohibition and Reed’s fate as a national delegate, urging a clear stance and law-enforcement pledge.
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ST. Louis
Frank H. Farris
Rolla
Joplin
Reed
Warris
Farris
Party Klonld
Missouri
Io Owild
Former Pittsfield Man Run Down And Killed In St Louis
In St Louis on April 1 a coroner's jury found Daniel W. Walker 22 of 5659 Moffitt avenue criminally careless after a truck he drove at Taylor and Natural Bridge avenues struck and killed Augustus Anson 47 of 4639 Natural Bridge avenue as he crossed the street. Anson, from Pittsfield Illinois, died minutes after suffering skull and rib fractures. Walker, a chauffeur for Progressive Transfer Co., said he was alongside an eastbound car that did not stop. Anson crossed behind a stopped westbound car and appeared to see the approaching truck but the vehicle hid from his view. The incident occurred at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday.
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St, Louis
Daniel W. Walker
Moffitt Avenue
Augustus Anson
Natural Bridge Avenue
Walker
Taylor and Natural Bridge Avenues
Progressive Transfer Co
South Seventh Street
Anson
St. Louis
Pittsfield
Charge Protection For Clubman In Vice War
An affidavit claims Assistant District Attorney James E. Smith used his office to shield vice, implicating Col Porter and Lindsay in a Secret Service sting. Purdie alleges Porter asked him to locate Mrs. Weille amid Lindsay’s 1913 impersonation case, while Smith denies the charges and says he was not handling Lindsay after indictment. Henry Hill Post to hold regular meeting tonight, with notices of importance and a solicitor wanted by a Quincy firm for city work.
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New York
James E. Smith
Wice
Richard Enright
John G. Purdie
Army Intelligence Service
Alfred FE. Lindsay
Clavman
Purdie
Beatrice Estes Weille
Weille
Col. Porter
Lindsay
Col Porter
Smitth
Smith
Purdle
Wis
Henry Hill Post
American Legion
Boy Scout Building
Fourth
Jersey Streets
Irwin Dn
Livingston Wins Exhilarating Ten-Player Chess Display
W W Livingston, former quintuple champ, directed ten leading Quincy players in an Elks club room exhibition watched by Judge S B Montgomery and Dr J Bloom er. The silent, quick moves thrilled spectators as critics praised his brisk style and the Quincy Chess Club’s active, welcoming tone.
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Quincy
Elks Club
W. W. Livingston
S. B. Montgomery
J. Bloomer
Livingston
Mahalaleel
Methuselah
Lamech
C. W. Schulz
Fred
F. William Heckenkamp
H. L. Green
A. B. Harter
Phil Appel
N. Becker
Jacob Londesky
A. W. Weidner
Quincey
Quincy Chess Club
Dick” McAfee
Jule S. RB. Montgomery Fred
F. Wiliam Y Weckenkamp
William and
Edgar Ruff I. Freburg
Rev. J. Leemhuts
Insurance Man Held For Giving Bad Check
Dea C Griffith an insurance man staying at the Park hotel was arrested by detective L D Harvey on a charge of passing a bad check. The arrest followed a Brown and Mays Drugstore complaint after he cashed a $10 check marked insufficient funds and signed his own name. An Arab drinks a dozen or more cups of coffee every day.
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Dea
Industrial League to Survey Park Sites for Ball Diamonds
In a Wednesday meeting of Industrial Baseball League officers and team leaders, a request to survey park sites for baseball diamonds was read by Mrs. E. J. Parker. Delegates were appointed to inspect boulevard and park sites Sunday with a Boulev ard and Park association committee. The association earlier acted favorably on the league's request for playgrounds and the Borough will grant all available sites for ball grounds. A called meeting will be held next week to schedule summer games.
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Industrial Baseball League
Community Service
E. J. Parker
Boulevard and Park Association
League
R. Fischer
R. Rueter
Ross Trevor
Whig
Industrial League
Urgent Demand to Reopen Uptown Railroad Offices
Quincy Freight Bureau urges restoration of uptown C. B. & Q. railroad offices. Commissioner Boswell released letters to vice president C. E. Spens and passenger traffic manager P. S. Eustis stressing the need to restore services prior to government takeover. Bureau members urged to influence railroad officials and rally community support.
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Quincy Freight Bureau
Uptown
Boswell
C. E. Spens
P. S. Eustis
Quincy
Mistaken for a Burglar in Factory Misidentification
An employee of the Quincy Elevator Gate Company at Seventh and Vermont streets narrowly escaped after police, sheriff officers, and residents mistook him for a burglar. He entered by lifting a coal hole cover to retrieve an automobile key for a manager, prompting a neighborhood alert and a police call.
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Quincy Elevator Gate Company
Seventh
Vermont Streets
Flo
Police pursuit at closed diner ends without arrest
Officers arrived after a disturbance at a diner where an employee opened a side door and wheeled an automobile outside then vanished through a coal-hole. Responders found the building locked and entered through a coal-hole six feet deep. A young man reappeared as officers prepared to depart and fled inside. He was halted when ordered. no one was hurt and no one was captured.
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Cassel
Muexxe
Connery
Brokaimp
Lark
Heydler Denies Magee Gambling Charges in Lawyer Letter
In a note to Lee Magee’s attorney John A. Heydler president of the National Baseball League reiterated his denial that Magee filed any charges against team ide nts or supplied any names of players. Magee accused of gambling on fans in which they played.
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Ney Vor
John A. Heydler
National Baseball League
Lee Magee
Magee
Wis
Magee Release Disputed by Chicago Club Letters
The article discusses charges against Magee cited by his attorney as vnt 9 from National League magnates. Heydler’s letter says Magee was not a Chicago club member in 1910 and was released. The release is between Magee and Chicago, not the league, and Heydler will investigate only with substantiating names and data.
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Magee
National League
Heydler
Chicago
Heylder
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