Yeggs Lived Nearby Before Licht Murder in Quincy
Yegg suspects rented rooms at the Cissna hotel at 302 Hampshire street for a week near the April 2 robbery and killing of Emil Licht. Mrs. Cissna found a nickle plated flashlight and a notched club in their rooms and says the men stayed mostly inside at night. She identifies possible links to Harry Wells and notes the men wore fine clothing and left hurriedly when the crime occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Licht
Quincy
Zack Cissna
Cisana
Hampshire Street
Gem City Loan Bank
Cissna
Mrs. Cissna
Licht
Harry Wells
Kansas City
Bor
Bevier
Palmyra
Dearing
Taylor
Marks
Harry Briggs
Wels
Wells
Pat Prevcy
Henry Meise
Cissna Hotel
Sisena
Wns
Milo
Clyde Winner Returns from France in War Service Roll
Clyde Winner, a Quincy Thirty-third division soldier, arrived home from France after duty in Camp Parker and Camp Logan, served with the Sixty-fifth Infantry Brigade under General Boeck, took part in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and entered occupation duty in Luxembourg before returning to Quincy to reside with cousins Fred and Sweeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Winner
Quincy
Winner
Fort Oglethorpe
Camp Parker
Camp Logan
Texas
France
Sixty-fifth Infantry Brigade
Henry Bo EM
Pit
Wainey
Orly
Thirtythird
Meuse-Argonne
Army of Occupation
Lusemburg
United States
Ao Casual Company
States
Young Winner
Fred Sweetring
Hartley Recalls France Meet With Army Show Leader
Robert Hartley son of Rev and Mrs R H Hartley writes from Le Mans France that he met Capt Zeus Smith Quincy in charge of one of the best army shows in France. He also saw Charley Hanna Obert Beatty Edgar Schaeffer and Louis Eberhardt. Hartley is on a YMCA entertainment tour and is reorganizing his group adding two brothers one a piano player and the other a singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hartley
R. Hi. Hartley
le Man
France
Zeus Smith
Quincy
Charley Hanna
Obert Beatty
Edgar Schaeffer
Louis Eberhardt
Hartley
George Koch Sent To Trail Yeggman
Chief Deputy Sheriff Jack Connery sent Detective George Koch to Clarence, Missouri, to pursue the escaped yeggs after a shooting that wounded Sheriff Simmons and Detective Bumster. Mayor-elect P. J. O’Brien arranged last rites if Bumster dies, and Father Brennan joined the effort as a patrol party from Quincy headed to Clarence to aid in the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Connery
George Koch
Bob Bumster
Eli West
Clarence, Mo
Wells
West Quincy
Bumster
St. Rose Church
Koch
Sheriff Simmons
Rob Bumster
Fred Scharnhorst
Quincy
P. J. O'Brien
Clarence
Doctors relate shooter incident in Quincy hospital
Drs J P M2 uu and F K Roy hurriedly cared for Sheriff Simmons and Bumster after a shooting near Clarence. Roy said Simmons faced severe injuries with bullets lodged near the chest and jaw while Bumster had a jaw fracture but was in favorable condition. A handcuffed suspect leaped from a window during the chaos, and Wells was implicated in the confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P
F. K. Roy
Clarence
Quincy
Dr. Roy
Sheriff Simmons
Bumster
Wells
Tie
Adair
Simmons
Sergt Pape Relates War Flight and Injury Tales
Sergeant Archie Pape, back from 16 months in France, recalls aerial mechanic duties with the 101st aerial squadron. He describes a June 1918 accident from 39 feet, hospitalization, and recovery, then service with multiple pilots until the armistice. He returned to the United States, discharged at Camp Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Pape
France
Pape
Quincey
San Antonio
Pesxas
Lape
Paris
Bordeaux
United States
Camp Grant
Romanian Assault Reported by Budapest Dispatch
Copenhagen April 19 dispatch from Budapest says Romanian forces attacked Hungarian troops. The report notes heavy losses for the Romanians as the engagement unfolded amid fluid fronts and unclear outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Budapest
Protest Meeting Opposes Hard Road Plan in Adams County
A Saturday night protest in Quincy drew 30+ attendees including George R. Stewart and Roy Meyers. Resolutions urged the State Highway Commission to avoid routing a $60 million hard road via the State Street Road, arguing it would waste funds and strip Adams County of a key hard surfaced route and related mileage value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
George R. Stewart
Roy Meyers
C. C. Haxel
Fowler
James McKinnay
Infantry Unit Preview in Regular Army Division Formations
Ting-a-ling-ling. The 9th Infantry is part of the second division, a regular army division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sth Infantry
9Th Infantry
Second Division
Soldier in Jail Spawns Local Divorce Row in St Joseph
Grace K McWilliams, wife in Quincy, returns after seeing Sergeant Anthony jailed in St Joseph Missouri. She seeks to drop the marriage and revert to her maiden name. Anthony, held over a disputed divorce, claimed he believed he was free after his previous wife pursued divorce. Attorney Wood to pursue action as developments unfold.
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Anthony
St. Joseph
Grace K. McWilliams
Quincy
CG. TH. Wood
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Miss McWilliams
France
Quincy Men Named to Welcome 33rd
Governor Lowden announced a state Reception Committee to greet the Thirty-third and Fourteenth Field Artillery in Springfield. Quincyan officials and local men joined a roster including Julius Klemme George D Levi Phil O'Brien and others from Adams Brown and Pike counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Springfield
Thirty-third
Fourteenth Field Artillery
State Council of Defense
A. Otis Arnold
Rolland M. Wagner
Julius Klemme
George D. Levi
Phil O'Brien
Quincey
Selective Service Board
J. A. Ausmus
Loraine
S. G. Lawless
Liberty
A. D. Bates
Camp Point
Adams County
Virgil Johnston
E. BR. Hillman
E. B. Montgomery
Quincyy
All, Kiser
N. R. Davis
W. Eoshastid
Pike County
Robert Bloomfield
A. J. Patton
John G. Ash
Brown County Board
Stove Mounters Reach Agreement With Employers
After weeks of deliberations a conference at the Newcomb hotel produced an agreement between the striking stove mounters and employers. Most men will return to work Monday though some factories will not reopen yet. The union sought higher wages and an eight hour day, while the terms of the pact remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomb
Quincy
Kokomo
Ind
Sealed verdict returned in Wells versus Ireland case
A jury found for Anna Wells against Dr. Joseph Ireland with a sealed verdict delivered at 4:30 pm after under two hours of deliberation. Wells seeks 5000 for injuries alleged after being forced to jump from a vehicle her driver allegedly liquor influenced during a funeral. The verdict will be opened before Judge Akers Monday. Ef Hilgenbrink versus Riley Trogdon heads to circuit court Monday. tied 1917 verdict of 100 for plaintiff later granted a new trial after a 1916 fight left Hilgenbrink with a broken jaw. Wall and Govert & Lancaster appear as attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Wells
Joseph Ireland
Akers
Ef. B. Uilgenbrink
Riley Trogdon
Hilgenbrink
Trogdon
Ready Response To The Victory Loan Advertising Fund
Businessmen and firms respond generously to Chairman CoG Cranks publicity committee urging full page Victory loan ads. First page runs Monday. Those who received invitations are urged to reply at once to receive credit for the workers' success and patriotic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cog. Cranks
Crooks
Easter Dinner at Newcomb Hotel with Dickson Trio
Newcomb Hotel will serve a special Easter Dinner Sunday from 6 to 7 30 p.m. The Muse by the Dickson Trio will perform during the meal, adding live music to the event.
Irving School Question Passes Big Vote in Saturday Election
Irving district voters backed a new school and bond issue by a 7 to 1 margin. George T. Gabriel was re elected president of the board. C F A Behrensmeyer, Mrs. Constance Ellis and Frank J. Penick won three year terms. Behrensmeyer led the board ticket with 1128 votes. Ellis 1043. Penick 1080. Bond issue totals were 265 for the school and 17 against. bond total 276 for and 15 against. Construction planned in 1920 with $115000 in bonds at 5 percent. A canvass will follow. teachers’ salaries to be set next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toca
George Gabriel
John A. Berlin
C. F. A. Behrensmeyer
Constance FE. Elis
Frank J. Venick
J. WW. Hanly Tae
Grace Black Wee
Irving
George T. Gabriel
C. FP
A. Behrensmeyer
Constance E. Ellis
Frank J. Penick
J. H. Hanly
Board of Education
Squires
Prince - As
Dewey
Washington
Behrensmeyer
Madison and
Drey
Grace Black
Lincoln
Thehrensmeyer
Ellis
Peark
Chauncey Wood
William Heckenkamp, Jr
John Winters
Winters
Irving Edent
Quincy
Jackson
Jefferson
Webster
Franklin
Weather summary from Midwest regions and Missouri misc notes
A weather note covers several Midwest localities including Missouri and Iowa with scattered references to conditions in the western portions. The fragment mentions upcoming days and varying temperatures with no clear forecasts or definitive details.
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Clyde
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Jim’’ Simmons
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Sergt. Pape
Hungartan Tioops
Supreme Court
Illinois
Fiftieth General Assembly
State Highway Commission
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Payson
Pittsfield
Mt. Sterling
Board of Supervisors
Officer Robert Bumster
St. Joe, Mo
Dr. Ireland
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St. Paul
Tdree Vetgeort
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Keokirk
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Muscatine
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Cooma
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