Arguments Start in the Daugherty Will Case
In the circuit court closing arguments began with Blessing Hospital and State Savings Trust opposing the sons of John Daugherty. Testimony focused on sanity and capacity to make the will, with witnesses describing Daugherty’s erratic behavior and possible unsound mind. The jury will hear whether undue influence occurred and the will’s validity amid contested $50,000 property bequest to Blessing Hospital.
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Daugherty
Arments
Govert
Blessing Hospital
State Savings Loan & Trust Company
Hubbard
John Daugherty
Ursa
John T. Inghram
W. Emery Lancaster
Jacob Perry
Kirk Shango
Mr. Daugherty
Judge & Ro Montgomery
Big Attendance At Lambert Homecoming Sets Records
Lambert lodge held its Homecoming at the Masonic Temple drawing 250 Masons for a banquet served by Grace Whipple chapter. Attendees included visitors from Hannibal, Keokuk, and Quincy as John White presided, toastmaster W. E. White, with speaker Paul Duncan and talks by Emmett Howard and others. Degree work dominated the afternoon, followed by social time and music by Weilers' six piece orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Lodge
Masonic Temple
Grace Whipple
Order of Eastern Star
Hannibal
Keokuk
Quincey
John White
Lambert Jledge
W. E.white
Paul Duncan
Emmett Howard
George Zoller
William Schlagenhaus
Dillon
Chicago
Mr. Mace
Weilers
Washeld
Abe Martin Quotes On Old Fashioned Girls
The column quips about the virtues of patience and independence as Abe Martin muses on waiting for the right partner and making one’s own path, preferring self reliance over borrowed trouble. The remark nods to timeless small town wit and practical romance.
Soldiers’ letters from the front reveal homeward plans
In letters received by relatives, soldiers of the Thirty-third division describe imminent departure from Luxemburg for port of embarkation. Merkel and others recount gassing recovery, training in Clemency, flights in France, and homecomings. Family news includes Hearle returning from ordnance service and Nolkemper discharged at Camp Grant. Mrs. Lewis shows wartime honors with a German cross and an Alsace Lorraine cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Lewis
Harold Lewis
Army of Occupation
Lewis
Painting Contractors Sign Wage Contracts With Union
The painters union No. 66 reports that multiple contractors have signed wage agreements with the union. Names include Young Brothers, George M. Ellis, Spring and Young, Jost and Greene, Fred DeKoning, Henry Biefigheusen, Roff Dingerson, Witte and Farrell, Al Theide and Wemlsener, John B. Menke, Louis Abbath, J. C. Jamescheutz, William Breuer, H. J. Rothman, Joseph Buntz, O. C. Brown, B. Upschulte, E. P Kern, Smith and Kern, Geom City Sign Company, J. Loase, Frank Einhaus, John Sohm, and George Judd, the last five being sign painters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painters’ Union
Young Brothers
George M. Ellis
Spring and Young
Jost and Greene
Fred DeKoning
Henry Biefigheusen
Roff Dingerson
Witte and Farrell
Altheide
Wemlsener
John B. Menke
Louis Abbath
J. C. Jamescheutz
William Breuer
H. J. Rothman
Henry Mead's 89th Birthday Observed at Home
Henry W. Mead, in impaired health, celebrated his eighty ninth birthday Wednesday at 1401 Hamp hire street. In the evening he was visited by Masons and a committee from Masonry groups he belongs to, including Mr. Simons, F. Fr. Brinkoetter, J. H. Breitstadt, C. L. Wells, and Dr. A. K. Whipple, for a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Mead
Hamphire Street
Masons
Mr. Mead
Quincy
Mr. Simons
F. Fr. Brinkoetter
J. H. Breitstadt
C. L. Wells
A. K. Whipple
Quincy's Pulse Coens Seizes Stray Collie dog
A female white collie running loose in the East End was captured by Officer John Coens and jailed at police headquarters with plans to shoot if the owner does not claim it. The incident reflects city concerns over roaming animals.
Navy Recruits Alfred W. Jackson Enlists as Apprentice Seaman
Alfred W. Jackson of 315 Kentucky Street enlisted with Navy recruiting officers as apprentice seaman on Thursday. He will depart Monday for Peoria to take final examinations before being sent to the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Alfred W. Jackson
Kentucky Street
Peoria
Great Lakes
Officials Deny Delays in Mails Over the Wabash
Officials in charge of the Quincy post office deny major mail delays on the Wabash branch between Keokuk and Bluffs. Mail on the 6 30 am train arrives about 2 15 pm, delaying carrier delivery to the next day unless a box is used. The pouch from Clayton for Quincy was removed after weighing shows under three pounds daily, with most mail arriving at 2 15 pm.
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Keokuk
Bluffs
Wabash
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Clayton
Sousa Cornetist To Play In Local Band
Bert Brown, known from Sousa's band, will be cornetist at the Illinois State band concert in the Hippodrome on Wednesday, April 16, replacing Frank Wolters. Under Professor Ellis Brooks, the program includes Brown and vocal solos by Mrs. Lilian Brown Inghram, with Brooks leading the State band.
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Bert Brown
Sousa
Illinois State Band
Hippodrome
Mr. Brown
Frank Wolters
Ellis Brooks
Brooks
Reikendorff
Reinkendorff
Quincy
Brown
Lilian Brown Inghram
Dr Knox Tells Of His War Experiences
Dr Knox spoke to High School students about his wartime service in the American army in France. He described bombing by enemy squads, tank and airplane combat around Metz and St Mihiel, artillery efficiency, and camouflage methods, ending with notes on French cities. Boys seek senior play tryouts for Pride and Prejudice. girls to audition Friday. Miss Hilpert to announce cast next week.
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T. B. Knox
France
Bowie
Knox
Loebbing Re elected President Mercantile
John L. Loebbing was re elected president of Mercantile Trust and Savings Bank at the annual meeting of directors and stockholders. The old board and officers were re elected. Directors named include J J Michael J F Pieper B W Eldred G W Menke TH E Knapheide J E Sieckmann Harvey G Riggs T P Castle and J L Leebbing. Officers elected include J L Leebing president J J Michael and B W Eldred vice presidents Harvey G Riggs cashier J H Sieckmann and Robert J Loebbing assistant cashiers. An unusual semiannual dividend was declared and funds added to undivided profits. Capital is 200 000 with surplus and undivided profits of 100 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Loebbing
Mercantile Trust and Savings Bank
J. J. Michael
J. F. Pieper
W. Eldred
G. W. Menke
E. Knapheide
J. E. Sieckmann
Harvey G. Riggs
T. P. Castle
One Youth Admitted To Probation In Whiskey Theft Case
Sentences and fines were imposed on Russell Johnson Charles Crail Johnson and Freemeyer in Carthage county court. Judge Orr ordered two of the three plead guilty defendants not to be admitted to probation for stealing 2 quarts of whiskey from Conrad Ohnemus saloon. Johnson received 90 days workhouse Crail fined 10 dollars plus costs and a day in county jail and ordered to pay 3 dollars toward the theft and Freemeyer admitted to probation and to pay the remaining 3 dollars and court costs totaling 20 dollars at one dollar weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Johnson
Charles — Crail Johnson
Freemeyer
Orr
Carthage
Conrad Ohnemus
Twelfth and
Broadway
Johnson
Crail
Randall at Paris Peace Conference Honored Navy Secretary
Chief Yeoman Lawrence Randall, in service since early in the war, serves as secretary to a key figure at the Paris peace conference. He reports a visit with his brother Walter, who had a brief Paris furlough from Luxemburg with the 123rd Machine Gun Battalion. Sergeant Ed Randall in the tank corps is believed en route to the United States from France. Sergeant Khandall saw active service before the armistice.
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Yeoman
Lawrence Randall
Paris
Walter
Luxemburg
Ed Randall
Tank Corps
Sbas
United States
France
Khandall
Onge Brilliant Career Ends in the Poor House
Thomas Moffett once a powerful figure in Clark county Missouri politics died in the Adams county poor house after a life of hardware business success followed by ruin from heavy drinking. Once a top traveling salesman and political boss, he died in humility with his family preparing burial amid memories of a rise and fall in Missouri Democratic circles.
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Clark County
Thomas Moffett
Adams County
Missouri
Tom Moffett
Quincy
Tom
Matt
Kahoka
Moline Plow Works
Central West
City and Mrs Snow Reach Compromise in Quincy Case
Mrs Dollie Snow settles her suit against the City of Quincy after a sidewalk fall on Maine Street in the 400 block. Settlement handled by Corporation Counsel Charles Bartlett and attorney John E Wall. payment figures remain private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollie Snow
City of
Quincy
Daylight Prowler Steals Diamond Ring In Broad Daylight
Quincy police seek a daytime prowler described as a Negro active for months in the city. He entered a rear stairwell home to steal a diamond ring a necklace set with diamonds and $100 in cash. A similar daytime attempt at another South Side residence failed as the woman retrieved her purse and the thief fled. Residents urged to aid officers with clear descriptions. The victim lives above his grocery store. The theft occurred Tuesday with discovery Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
South Side
de Negro
Rev Losh Preaches At M E Revival At Vermont Street Church
Rev G L Losh delivers sermon No Room in the Inn at a union revival service at Vermont Street Methodist Church with Mrs W B Smiley singing Blessed Jesus. He warns that Jesus is crowded from schools homes and church life, as nine states ban Bible readings and others require them by law.
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Vermont Street Methodist Church
G. L. Losh
Jesus
W. B. Smiley
A. 5
Flanigan
Vermont Street
Grace Church
Vermont Street Church
Union Epworth League
Union Revival
Historical Society Meeting Postponed
The Quincy Historical Society postpones its annual meeting to April 22 because president J W Emery will be out of town on April 15. At the executive board session the program committee report was given, a lecturer chosen, and nine new members admitted, with officer elections to follow the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Emery
Quincy Historical Society
Quincy
J. W. Wal
Will Me Mein
C. A. Fifer
Robert White
Charles Gay
Flora Uecke
Ella Rogers
Jazz Band Back For Return Engagement in Quincy
Evans jazz band drew a large crowd at Eagles hall Wednesday night and agreed to return in two weeks with plans to visit the city several times this summer. They previously played on Steamer St. Paul last summer and then at Hannibal Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Eagles’ Hall
Quincy
St. Paul
Hannibal
Sleep Sickness Victim Remains Unresponsive in Illinois County
Mrs. Carrie Doney, believed victim of sleep sickness, has not awakened for two weeks at her Lidell area home, as a state health board representative visits to study the case.
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Danville
Carrie Doney
State Board of Health
Lidell
County
Quincy Treasurers Threaten Seizure Over Personal Tax
City Treasurer Henry Wenning vowed to seize a lawyer in Quincy personal property including office desk safe chair and typewriter to enforce unpaid personal tax. Wenning said the lawyer owns farms and houses and insisted cash payment only. He planned to back a dray to the attorney’s office to recover the assessment, not plead for the money before a jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Henry Wenning
Wenning
Round Robin Girls Basketball at Y M C A and Y W C A
Three games scheduled in the Y M C A gym tonight start at 8 with 10 cent admission. Cheerful Iome faces Sophomores, then Juniors and Seniors in the first session, followed by Cheerful Home against Business girls. Earlier today Sophomores beat Juniors 2-0 and 19-11 over Business. Minor losses include Women's Volunteer Training corps to Sophomores 27-8. Miss Gertrude Frame directs the Y W C A tournament with Carlton officiating.
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Iome
Cheerful
Business Girls
Bsiness
Carlton
Deaths and Funerals Frederick Louis Buhre
Frederick Louis Buhre a prominent Ursa farmer died Thursday at 3 PM from a complication of diseases linked to old age He was born in Hanover Germany February 2 1844 and came to Ursa as a boy He is survived by his wife two sons Henry and Charles of Ursa two daughters Mrs Henry Holtman of Ursa and Mrs Margaret Rabe of Payson Eight grandchildren The funeral is Sunday with private home services at 2 30 PM and public services at Zion Church at 3 PM Burial will be in New Providence Cemetery
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Frederick Louis Buhre
Ursa
Hanover
Germany
Buhre
Zion Evangelical Church of
Henry
Charles
Henry Holtman
Margaret Rabe
Payson
Zion Church
New Providence
Cemeter
Eloquent tribute for Rev Henry Wilson in Chicago obituary
Memorial notice details Rev Henry Wilson's death in Chicago and funeral at Vermont Street Methodist Church with large attendance. Includes speakers from Illinois Methodist conference, minister union participation, and burial at Woodland Cemetery. Out of town relatives listed with connections to Washington Iowa Wooster Ohio and Chicago.
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Henry Wilson
Chicago
Vermont Street
Woodland Cemetery
F. B. Madden
Grace Church
Jacksonville
W. T. Beadles
Soldiers’ & Sailors
A. S. Flannigan
Illinois Methodist Conference
E. J. Taylor
Dr. C. A. Wells
Henry Germann
S. M. Potter
Charles H. Wilison
Washington
H. F. Crowl
Tessie Wilson Crowl
Wooster
Mary Frances
Illinois Women’s College
George TE. Crownh
Mary Graham
Funeral services for Thomas Moffett held at Duker Chapel
Funeral services for Thomas Moffett were held this morning at 10 o'clock from Duker chapel conducted by Max well of the First Church of Christ. Burial followed in Greenmount cemetery.
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Thomas Moffett
Duker Chapel
Maxwell
First Church of Christ
Greenmounrt Cemetery
Prinz Friederich Wilhelm Sails to New York from Liverpool
London reports the former North German Lloyd liner Prinz Friederich Wilhelm, 17,000 tons gross, left Liverpool on April 9 bound for New York. The ship, previously reported grounded near Samsoz while breaking blockade, was refloated and returned to a German port.
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London
Prinz Friederch Wilhelm
Liverpool
New York
Prinz Friederich Wilhelm
Samsoz
Deny Society Treaty Report From Washington
A State Department office reported there was no secret treaty between the United States and China. An exhaustive search of departmental files failed to reveal any such agreement. The Japanese report alleging a treaty was thus denied.
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Washington
State Department
Rul
United States
China
Department
Ting a ling ling M M Battery D 303 field artillery unit in 78th division
War era notation records service details for M M Battery D of the 303 field artillery, assigned to the 78th division. The note labels unit designation and division attachment in concise military shorthand.
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M. M
303 Field Artillery
78Th Division
Quincy Wins In League Of Nations Debate
Quincy High School debaters Rob ert Bunting and Manuel Swartz defeated Burlington High School in an inter-scholastic debate on the league of nations with military enforcement. The audience included students and citizens as judges Cites federation versus confederation as main issue. Burlington’s William Foster and R Chilgrens argued negative. Judges from Keokuk High and Macomb Normal School ruled for Quincy.
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League of Nations
Quincy High School
Burlington High School
Quincy
Robert Bunting
Manuel Swartz
Burlington
William Foster
R. Chilgrens
United States
Swartz
W. Foster
Lin
R. L. Reid
Keokuk High School
S. B. Hursh
F. H. Currens
Macomb Normal School
Gabriel
Board of Education
Herbert Fick
Joeseph Menke
William Blalock
Marty Riedy
Jennette Burrows
Hannibal High School
Down River City
Campaign Leaders For Loan In St Louis
J M Winters county chairman for the victory loan Jackson R Pearce township chairman Judge Lyman Mc Carl Harvey Riggs and other workers for the loan attended a Thursday night meeting of chairmen and district workers in St Louis final plans for the victory loan drive starting April 21 were to be discussed and decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Winters
Jackson R. Pearce
Lyman McCarl
Harvey Riggs
St Louis
Federal Reserve District
Governor Beekman Legalizes Sunday Baseball
Legal Sunday baseball law signed by Governor Beekman takes effect immediately in Providence. The measure legalizes play on Sundays across the state, setting the new rule into force at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. T
Beekman
Weather Outlook and River Forecast Update
Illinois expects partly cloudy skies and cooler air on Friday with increasing clouds and warmth on Saturday in Missouri and Iowa. River levels from Muscatine to Warsaw rise slowly while Quincy to Louisiana change little in the next 24 hours. Also an advertisement for legitimate herbal flu medicine at 0 South 6th with phone contact.
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Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Muscatine
Warsaw
Quincy
Louisiana
India
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Arthur Merkel
Thirty-third
Sergt. Merkel
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Charles Hearle
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Crgago
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J. N. Nolkemper
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Edward Lewis
North Sixth Street
Monte Carlo
Mead
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Jersey Street
Silliman
V. BR. Silliman
Unitarian Church
Hibbind
Minn
Sam Gabel
William Grumman
Sousa Cornetist
Dr. Knox
Loebbing
Mercantile
Larry” Randall
Onge
Ton Moffett
John Coens
Tie
la Platte River
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Joseph Folk
William Joel Stone
Collins Plow Company
City and
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Rev. Losh
M. E
Historical Society
City
W. A. Martin
The
Quincey Street Railway Company
St. Louis
American Car Company
Edward Vinson
Gertrude Vinson
America
Burlington High
Brown Shepherd
Bob Tall
Bill Finder
W. E. Mitchell
la Grange
J. Marshall
Changs
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