Rutherford brothers propose town land swap in Hannibal bid
Proposals from P. H. and J. T. Rutherford seek to settle court disputes over 1503 Market street by trading west forty three feet of frontage for vacated Green Street and park use or selling the property for four thousand dollars with conditions. If accepted, the Rutherford building would be torn down within thirty days.
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Rutherford
Hannibal Court of Common Pleas
Rutherford Brothers
City of Hannibal
Market Street
Green Street
Lyon Street
Section Street
P.H. Rutherford
Rutherfords
Edwin O Cook 39 Dies at Culbertson Home
Edwin O. Cook aged 39 died at 5 pm Thursday in his father in law J B Culbertson’s home at 2103 Hope Avenue. A native of Adams county Illinois he leaves a wife one son three sisters and two brothers He was an Odd Fellow Funeral services set for 2 30 pm Sunday at the Culbertson home with Rev William Callaway of Calvary Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
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Edwin O. Cook
J. B. Culbertson
Hope Avenue
Adams County
Ill
Culbertson
William Callaway
Calvary Baptist Church
Riverside Cemetery
Switchmen Talk of Strike in Local Yards Hannibal
Local switchmen across the Burlington Missouri Kansas Texas Wabash and Hannibal railroads debate joining a nationwide strike for higher pay. About 100 switchmen in Hannibal fear wage inequities with shop men and argue their weather exposed, hazardous work merits better pay. Freight into Hannibal halted to affected points as embargoes spread.
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Hannibal
Burlington
Missour
Kansas & Texas
Wabash
St. Louis
Four
United States
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Burlington General
Charles O. Carson
J. C. Carroll
Charles Corta
Cort
Carson
Chicago
Carroll
Milk Men Hold Meeting Here
Dairymen of Marion and Ralls counties gathered in Hannibal city hall on Friday afternoon to discuss milk marketing. Farm agent F. G. Kraege led the meeting as discussants covered marketing matters with a large turnout of farmers.
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Marion
Ralls Counties
Hannibal
F. G. Kraege
Marion County
Y. M. C. A. Circus Draws Big Hannibal Crowd
The Y. M. C. A. Circus was held Friday night at the Hannibal Y beginning at 8 o'clock. A number of sideshows along with entertainment featured feats of strength, drills, tableaux and dancing.
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Hannibal
Baseball booster tickets go on sale in Hannibal
Booster tickets for baseball in Hannibal are now on sale at one dollar each. The pasteboards grant admission to any single game during the season. S. C. Yates of Monroe City, Mo., has signed as infielder for the Hannibal club.
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Hannibal
S. C. Yates
Monroe City
Choctaw Council Sets May Rally to Mark Anniversary
Choctaw Council Degree of Pocahontas plans a rally on May 6 to conduct the annual roll call and celebrate the eighth anniversary of the local council's organization.
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Choctaw Council
Degree of Pocahontas
Today's Program At Hannibal Playhouses
Hannibal Playhouses offer a slate of films with Star Theater presenting Harry Carey in The Rider of the Law and The Lion Man episode No 8. Matt and Jeff headline news and a Broadway comedy picture rounds out the program.
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Hannibal
Star Theater
Harry Carey
Matt and
Jeff
Pn the News
Broadway
Star
the Lion Man
Comedy Pictures
HAPPENINGS IN HANNIBAL HAPPENINGS IN HANNIBAL
Local notices report promotions at the Burlington freight house with Paul Anderson replaced by F W Warner. Community events include St Johns Lodge meeting at 7 pm, a Study Club program on political evolution and national figures, and a bachelors dance at the Sabinnah club after 9 pm. Multiple residents are noted for visits, moves, and travels in Hannibal and nearby areas.
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Paul Anderson
Burlington Freight House
Hannibal
F. W. Warner
Ft. Madison
Mr. Anderson
Warner
St. John’s Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Sabinnah Club
Frank Owens
Berryman Henwood
Anna Shaw
Wm. Treat
Bachelors’ Club
Sabinnah
Burlington Railroad
Frank Lewis
St. Louis
Ella Warland
North Main Street
Ighoma
Quincy
Bertha Bowe
Union
A. DD. Dolard
Co. R. Boyd
Fulton Avenue
Chandler Motor Company
Mary’s Avenue
Johnstone
Burlington
Hannibal Fringe
P. Grisso
Ming Gertrude
Miser Yrane
Loren Bates
Hobo Day Observed By Hannibal High Students
Hannibal High School observed Hobo Day on Friday with students dressing in hobo fashion. An assembly featured a hobo program, followed by a noon dismissal and a march through the business district led by Robert Mapel. The journalism class issued a yellow extra with erroneous faculty and student stories, ending with a dance at Labinnah Club.
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Hannibal High School
Robert Mapel
Labinnah Club
Canton Couple Wed In Hannibal
Miss Olive Paul and Frank Black of Canton were married Friday by Justice of the Peace John H. Totsch in his Center street office.
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Olive Paul
Frank Black
Canton, HS
Justice of the Peace
John H. Totsch
Center Street
Federal Prohibition Official Resigns Over Enforcement Disgust
Federal Commissioner Richard Mott Cahoone of Brooklyn resigns after seven years amid scathing critique of Prohibition. In a letter to Federal Judges Chatfield and Garvin he denounces the Prohibition drive, calling agents overpaid and driven by pecuniary motives, and argues enforcement has become unnecessary and misaligned with his convictions.
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New York
Richard Mott Cahoone
Brooklyn
Chatfield
Garvin
Washington Street
Cahoone
Prohibition
Department of Justice
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Testimonial from Minneapolis
A Minneapolis mother testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound revived her energy and parenting ability after fatigue and irritability during pregnancy and nursing. She credits improved sleep, appetite, and nourishment for her baby, and says she now nurses exclusively again with happiness and vitality.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Milner
24Th St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fragmented Government Essay Snapshot
The text argues that government weakens itself by dividing power among three branches and creating many bureaus with many low paid workers. It reflects concerns about centralized control versus personal pursuits and suggests a preference for a purer system.
Senate orders full investigation of Ford Newberry race
The Senate elections committee on Friday ordered a full immediate investigation of the Ford Newberry election by a Watson chaired sub committee to recount Michigan ballots for both candidates. Kenyon motion extends authority to cover all charges and matters, with lawyers for both contestants to present record alongside Newberry trial materials. The item notes a newly organized London Flying club as a near analog to a country club in England.
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Washington
Senate Elections Committee
Watson
Indiana
Michigan
Kenyon
Iowa
Newberry
Grand Rapids
London Flying Club
England
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim and Sale in 19th Century ad
An advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It claims the remedy works through the blood on mucous surfaces, combining tonics and blood purifiers. The firm J Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio offers testimonials free and lists the price at 76 cents.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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