Pairs of Pawned Tools Tie Murder Suspects to Crime
Practically conclusive evidence emerged Tuesday linking Fred Holt and Frank Mason to the Licht murder in Quincy on April 2. Police say knives and utensils pawned weeks earlier match the items used in the crime, with locals prepared to identify the pair and place them in Quincy three weeks before the killing. Neighbors and investigators note sightings of two rough looking men and report a potential room on Jersey Street while authorities pursue multiple identifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Holt
Frank Mason
Emil Licht
Quincy
Sheridan
Gem City Loan Bank
PF. H
Licht
Shendan
Holt
Mason
Jersey
Sixth
Seventh Street
T. J. Daugherty
Frank
Fred
Daugherty
Kansas City
Simmons
Bumster
Scharnhorst
Jersey Street
Arthur Royd
William Schaefer
Pat Piercy
Henry Meise
Hampshire
Third
Fourth
John W Meyers Elected President of Quincy Motor Club
John W Meyers was elected president of the Quincy Motor Club at the annual meeting and smoker in the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night. New officers include Ralph G VandenBoom as vice president Loren C Cox as secretary and L A Morest as treasurer. Directors expanded from three to five: O G Mull Dr J H Rice T R Evans L L Boyer and Dr W A Trader. The club plans a membership drive starting today to recruit all automobile owners in Quincy and Adams County to support better roads under the banner Onward For Good Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Myers
Quincy Motor Club
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph G. VandenBoom
Loren C. Cox
L. A. Morest
O. G. Mull
J. H. Rice
T. R. Evans
L. L. Boyer
W. A. Trader
Rice
Motor Club
Elston
Illinois Automobile Association
Quincy
Adams County
Ilegan
Murder charge looms in Holt and Mason case
Witnesses in Quincy and Kansas City remained unable to identify Holt and Mason after the discovery of Emil Licht’s body. Conductor Robert G. Pratt and Brakeman James Foreman helped locate the suspects, with a preliminary hearing set before Justice E. J. Bonney. Probable evidence includes stolen watches from Gem City Loan Bank and detective work connecting Holt and Mason to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Licht
Robert G. Pratt
Kansas City
Chicago
Hasse Hotel
Frakeman
James Foreman
Spruce Street
Quincy
Fli
Brookfield
Justice of the Peace
E. J. Bonney
Mason
Holt
Simmons
Gem City Loan Bank
Circuit Court
Coatsburg Elects Men to Village Board in Landslide
Coatsburg voters ousted the women’s ticket, electing George Tenvorde as president over Mrs Ida Kendall by 53 to 20. The slate included Joe Taylor Neil Cantrell and Dr T R Lambert. A. L Kendall was chosen village clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coatsburg
George Tenvorde
Ida Mendall
Ida Kendall
Leona B. Tripp
J. R. Wolfe
Wolfe
A.D. Kendall
Joe Taylor
Neil Cantrell
T. R. Lambert
Joseph Meekes
Henry Pepmiller
Wm Meter
Kendall
Nellie Lambert
Lula Gibbs
Tenvorde
Bottorff
A. 10 Kendall
Lambert
Lulu Gibbs
Frank Gibbs
Judgment For 500 In Suit Against Dr Geo W Chapman
Mrs Cora Requet won a $500 damages verdict against Dr George Chapman after brief deliberation on Monday evening in a case alleging his treatment worsened her health during an inflammation. An appeal by the defendant is expected. A separate libel suit arising from a circular titled Dr Chapmans Expose of the Blessing Hospital Graft is also filed against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Requet
George Chapman
Dr. Chapman
Requet
Chapman
Blessing Hospital
Mrs A Slack Funeral Held for Mrs Slack
The funeral for Mrs. A. Slack was conducted at her daughter's home, Mrs. George Judd, 322 North Twelfth Street, Tuesday at 3 PM with Rev. I. W. Bingaman officiating. Burial followed in Woodland Cemetery. pallbearers were David Zoller J. R. Albin J. L. Smith Fred Hoehner Fred Nee and Phil Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Slack
George Judd
North Twelfth Street
Edina mourns Ella Biggerstaff longtime friend to Adams family
Major and Mrs. James E. Adams travel to Edina Missouri after the death of Ella Biggerstaff a longtime friend. Biggerstaff died Monday night and funeral services were scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. The Adams previously resided in Edina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Biggerstaff
Major
James E. Adams
Edina
Adams
Diggerstaff
Adams county Victory Loan quotas set for campaign
Adams county must raise 1 312 960 dollars or 55 percent of the total 2 387 200. Township committees and workers were organized at the Chamber of Commerce in Quincy to begin April 28 when the campaign opens. County and district leaders urged swift fundraising, citing war costs and the need to bring soldiers home. Women’s county and 22 township chairs were named for mobilization across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Winters
Jackson R. Pearce
O. G. Mull
Women's Organization
Winters
Crane
Holland
McCarl
St. Louis
Road Meeting To Be Held Saturday Night
A meeting is called for the Hotel Quincy Saturday evening at 38 o clock for a general discussion of bond issue roads. Citizens are urged to attend as plans to safeguard city and county roads are discussed. Promoters support a square deal in the building of the $60,000,000 bond issue roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
J M Winters Auto Stolen by Joy Riders
Police report a theft of J M Winters Overland automobile from the corner of Seventh and Hampshire while he attended a board of education meeting in the Musselman building. Police believe joy riders took the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Winters
Seventh
Hampshire Streets
Winters
Board of Education
Musselman
Joy Riders
War service and travel notes from a wartime era
Shrapnel and Lieutenant Edwin Miller are studying airplane construction in Paris and say they cannot predict a homecoming. Walter Danielmeyer, long in France with Canadian railway troops, arrives in Kalamazoo and is due in Quincy tonight per a telegram to his father. Dan ielmeyer was rejected by the US army due to a childhood accident, later enlisted in Canada. John Main, back from France after military service, visits Miss Oneta Bailey in Quincy while en route home from the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Danielmeyer
France
Canadian Railway
Kalamazoo
Mich
Quincy
F. W. Danielmeyer
Madison Street
Danielmeyer
United States Army
Canada
John Main
St. Joseph
Oneta Bailey
Fred Mohrman Returns with 33rd Casuals
Private Fred Mohrman arrives in Quincy after overseas service with the Thirty-third Division. He left Quincy June 24 for Camp Taylor Kentucky, went to France in October, landed at Le Havre and trained near Bordeaux. The Fortieth Division was reviewed by General Pershing at Camp Irencarte March 6. Mohrman sailed March 24 to Camp Mills aboard the Mat sunia as the sole Quincy veteran aboard. He later joined Captain Burton of Pontiac and the Thirty-third unit, previously leading at Pontiac reform school before transfer to Camp Grant and discharge from One Hundred Sixtieth Infantry Company A after four days there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mohrman
France
United States
Pontiac
Chicago
Aurora
Quincy
Mohrman
Camp Taylor
Harve
Bordeaux
Pershing
Camp Irencarte
Young Mohmanan
Camp Mills
Matsunia
Burton
Pontiac Reform School
Camp Grant
One Hundred Sixtieth Infantry
Wages Rise for Express Workers In Quincy
Wages for American Railway Express employees rise following Washington notice by Director Hines. About 38 Quincy workers gain an average $15 monthly, with ranges from $5 to $15. wagon men move from 70 to 80 or 85 dollars, freight handlers from 67 to around 90, and overall increases total about 25 dollars above January 1 1918 levels. This nationwide scale lifts Quincy wages from 45 to roughly 70 dollars for freight handlers, reflecting a broad salary uplift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Railway Express Company
Washington
Hines
Quincy
Recent Discharged Man Enlists Again
Lloyd Wadsell, recently discharged from Battery D Fortieth artillery CAC, reenlists in the infantry and departs today for Peoria for final examinations. Sergeant Lunsford at the army recruiting station orders all recruits to Peoria first before camp assignment and urges enlistment in motor transport or tank corps, which may close soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Wadsell
Fortieth Artillery
Veoria
Lunsford
Amy
Peoria
Sergt
Tank Corps
Volleyball Practice For Burlington Match In Y M C A
Volley ball players train for a Burlington meet with a Quincy team traveling south. Physical director 3S. N. Gabel leads signed players O. E. Anderson Charles Lane Wr. Waldron O. G. Dunlap and Ed Schrag. Y faculty and ministers line up for practice against the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M. C
Burlington
Quincy
Twa
N. Gabel
O. E. Anderson
Charles Lane
Wr. Waldron
O. G. Dunlap
Ed Schrag
Sidewalk Grade Controversy Reaches City Council
City records show the sidewalk grade at Fifth and Hampshire was set years ago by motion of the council aiding Reed Drug. Officials say the grade is illegal and authorize the city to proceed with replacing the sidewalk to remove a step. Al Jervak and George Klein proposed laying the sidewalk to the former proper grade, referral made to clerk and counsel for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Schroer
Fifth
Hampshire Streets
Reed Drug Company
Cty Council
United Cigar Store
al Jervak George Klein
Bequest By Dean Kerr Sent To Ireland
An order in county court on Tuesday afternoon directed a draft for £0000 to be sent to the Roman Catholic seminary of Ireland, a beneficiary under the will of the late Dean John P. Kerr former pastor of St. Peter Catholic church. Kerr died six years ago and his estate was not settled for more than a year due to wartime mail risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Roman Catholic Seminary of
Ireland
John P. Kerr
St. Peter Catholic Church
Dean Kerr
Ocem
Cawthorne Resigns as Y M C A Secretary in Quincy
George B Cawthorne general secretary of the Y M C A offered his resignation accepted at the board meeting Tuesday effective July 15 War induced higher costs and reduced attendance forced the curtailment of expenditures and a need to balance income with maintenance costs. He arrived in 1917 and had promoted progressive ideas while active in church and Rotary. New directors were named to three year terms and 50 members were added to the rolls as Cawthorne planned to continue work. CBS boys used the gym pool 967 men in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Cawthorne
Board of Directors
Association
Cawthorne
Quincy
James A. Tanna
Gary
Ind
Ouiney
Congregational Church
Rotary Club
W. F. Gerdes
J. R. Pearce
J. W. Sinnock
D. FB. Wilcox
E. P. Grown
Arthur Dunn
5. N. Gabel
CBS Boys
Chaddock Boys and Jefferson Winners in Tuesday Baseball
Jefferson defeated the High school 10 to 7 at the Athletic field as Ralph Hawkins and Fred Pickett powered the Jefferson battery against Gilmer and Haley. Chaddock boys beat Madison 10 to 3 on the Chaddock diamond, with new players in the late innings not overturning the lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaddock Boys
Jefferson Echool
Madison School
Jefferson
Ralph Hawkins
Fred Pickett
Gilmer
Haley
Madison
Chaddock Diamond
Large Distribution In Guthrie Estate
The Guthrie estate report filed in county court shows receipts of 136331.45 and disbursements of 41713.59 leaving a balance of 94617.85. Inheritance tax was 272.82 and federal income tax 1887.18. Myrtle Irene Liggett has received 1580 and is to receive 30116.96. Ethel R. Spence has been given 31590 and is yet to receive 30106.96. J Ralph Guthrie has received 22499.99 and is to receive 9196.97, Myra Belle Omer has been awarded 8199.99 and is to receive 25196.97.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Guthrie
Myrtle Irene Liggett
Ethel R. Spence
J. Ralph Guthrie
Myra Belle Omer
Delaplain Sells and Contracts Wheat Farms
C E Delaplain reports selling and contracting three of four farms he promoted in The Whig. One strong farm remains with growing wheat and a brief grace period to finalize. Options expire the 20th. visit Rooms 8 and 9 Stern Bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Delaplain
The
Whig
Stern
Airedale Pup Survives Ford Truck Encounter
W G Musselman reports his Airedale dog escaped injury after a Ford truck wheel ran over the front of him while obstructioning the vehicle. The dog dodged the back wheels and reappeared barking, unharmed. The scene occurred Monday afternoon, with the dog easily avoiding a fatal outcome and continuing to challenge the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Musselman
Mr. Musselman
Knife Search in Neadick Case Proves Futile
Relatives of Louis Neadick continue efforts to locate the knife believed used in his death at Ohman Springs. A pumping attempt to drain a pond failed to free the weapon, and divers or pumps have not yielded results. The coroner's jury plans to render a verdict Friday, with the inquest held open to allow more time for searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Neadick
Ohlman’s Springs
Illinois State Band Concert At Hippodrome Tonight
The Illinois State Band performs in Quincy with Bert Brown cornet soloist guest of director Prof. Ellis Brooks. A large crowd expected as the program features Rienzi Reverie Aida selections Torchlight Dance and Spirit of America among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Hippodrome
Bert Brown
Sonsa
Quincy
Ellis Brooks
Brooks
Illinois State Band
R. F. Gunther
E. Percy Brown
A. F. Odell
W. D. Franklin
Charles Eichenauer
Frank W. Crane
Sre
Cornet Solo
Rossini
Godfrey Soprano
Lillian Brown
Inghram
Aida
Verdi
Messrs. Thompson and Miller
Fackeltanz
Peer Esse Gigh Ries M Hoenn
Whagh Rae LE IO Meyerbeer
Princess Pat
Herbert
Zamecnik
Higher Salaries For Quincy Teachers Debated
The Quincy board of education discussed the necessity of higher salaries to maintain quality instruction but took no action on a new salary schedule. No appointments will be made until after the Saturday election, which includes three board seats the president, and an Irving school bond proposition. The vote will be canvassed Monday, with teacher appointments set for April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Quincy Public
Board of Education
Irving
Postoffice Clean Up Sails Through in Quincy
In Quincy's postoffice a pre cleanup is underway with the building tidied a hedge planted and a fence removal planned from Hampshire and Eighth streets. State Street roadway bids open April 30 in Springfield for 4459 feet of water bound macadam with an estimated $12039 cost. City hall exterior painting set to start next week with a light green and white trim to be applied after washing walls and woodwork. project expected to last about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire
Eighth Street
Springfield
City Hall
A. E. Owen
Clayton Couple Adopt Child in County Court
Grace Viola Glaser I was legally adopted Tuesday afternoon in Clayton by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hagger. The child is named Hagger and becomes an heir to her foster parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Grace Viola Glaser, I
County Court
Joseph Hagger
Hagger
Verdi ct in Perry bank case yields two verdicts
In circuit court, the First National Bank of Perry versus Ova Patrick, David N. Patrick and Charles Campbell produced two verdicts. One grants the bank $167.55 against Ova Patrick and his father, while the jury finds Charles Campbell not a defendant. The case involves a note on which Campbell’s signature appeared due to a misreading of the name. Campbell appealed the lower court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Perry
Ova Patrick
David N. Patrick
Charles Campbell
Barry Bank
Campbell
Mr. Patrick
Charle” Campbell
Charles
Mr. Campbell
Lower Court of Justice of the Peace
Albert Akers
Quincey Charles E. Hoar
Henry Husted
Frank J. Lawler
Eugene Aschemann
William T. Henning
Robert L. Kelly
John Metz
R. Henry Middendorf
Carl J. Stevens
John T. Simmons
Frank O. Waddell
Samuel H. Thompson
Camp Point
George Shultz
Willie Bruns
Alexander Thompson
Alvin Garrett
Samuel Curry
Mendon
William B. Quigg
William Kells
Honey Creek
Henry C. Gilbert
L. T. Meyers
Fred Hammer
Ellington
R. H. Chase
H. S. Blickhan
Burton
J. B. Cook
Patrick O'Harra
North East
Andrew Bartells
Thomas Downing
Ursa
William H. Hall
Liberty
John Welsh
Chauncey Wood Buys Good Store Building on Hampshire Street
Attorney Chauncey Wood purchased from the Anna Brown estate the two story brick and stone front building at 407 09 Hampshire street, occupied by Davidson Millinery company. The $20,000 purchase was for investment, with Wood stating no other interests. The building frontage is 37 feet, extending to the alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Wood
Anna Brown
Hampshire Street
Davidson Millinery Company
Wood
Dr Chapman Still At His Office
Judge Charles T Scofield of Carth age NL my former school teacher advised me to have a change of venue several weeks ago concerning my trial but I believe I will eventually win right in Quincey and am still able to give the most scientific treatment to the afflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Scofield
Carthage
Quincey
Weather outlook and river bulletin summary
Illinois unsettled Wednesday with possible rain in the north and colder south. Missouri partly cloudy Wednesday with cooler east. Thursday fair and warmer. Iowa partly cloudy west and partly rain or snow in the east. colder southeast Wednesday. Thursday fair and warmer. Daily River Bulletin notes river levels from below Muscatine to Louisiana will change little over 36 hours.
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Illinois
Missouri
Towa
Muscatine
Louisiana
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Tilt
Abe Martin
John W. Meyers
Geo. W. Chapman
Campaigh
F. W. Crane
Lyman McCarl
John Wheelock
America
Thomas L. Roberts
Red Cross
Norbert Markus
Duty of Patriots
Women's County Organization
E. T. Curry
H. C. Strickler
Golden
W. B. Grove
Houston
Lee Sharron
J. Rodney Lambert
Keene
R. K. Adair
Lo Taine Mendon
Orville Strick
Edwin Miller
Paris
33Rd Casuals
Geo. Cawthorne
Chaddock Boys and Jefferson
Guthrie Estate
Delaplain
Neadick
Bic
Daily River Bulletin
Evean
Fiood
St. Paul
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Warsaw Wanes
Quinceyee
Hannibal . Os
St. Touis
Gale
Bennett Garage
Maine
Matheroound
Edward Miles
Lewis Miles
Elnora Thourrer
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