Needs More Progressiveness in Quincy Growth Push
Loren C. Cox argues Quincy, a city of 40 000, must diagnose its ills and embrace progress. He cites lost wholesale business, river navigation hindering rail expansion, and calls for better cooperation, a wagon bridge, improved roads, and a more vigorous, outward-facing economy led by active citizens and a stronger morning paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Taylor
Palmyra
Marion County
Missouri
Quincey
Burlington Railroad Company
Adams County
Miller and Arthur Win Roantree Store Lease in Quincy Bid War
Three firms bid for the Roantree store lease in Quincy with Miller and Arthur securing the location at 529 Maine E Street. The deal follows weeks of negotiations as capital-backed bidders including Potter Vaughn Co and Klein Brothers of Toledo vied for the building tied to Dr John Schmidt estate and a life interest to Mrs Hoar. The lease ends on Mrs Hoar’s death with proceeds to Quincy charities. Miller and Arthur plan extensive interior improvements, boosting downtown commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roantree
Miller & Arthur
Miller and
Arthur Drug Mfirga
Roantree- F Meisenhorn
Maine E Street
Leares
Ouincy
John Schmidt
Charles Hoar
Tlar
Central Baseball Association
Gate City
Klein Brothers
Miller and Arthur
Ilinois
Fifth and
Maine Streets
Tatbach- Schroeder Company
Miller
Abe Martin on Carranza and Bee Culture Authority
The column quips that President Carranza may be fine but resembles an authority on bee culture too much to take seriously. It also jokes there is no anger or excuse for marrying a bow legged girl without realizing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Tell Brickley
Joy of Motherhood Promoted by Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A Worcester mother credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after infertility and resulting in a healthy baby boy. The letter touts the product as helping many childless women become normal, healthy, and strong and invites readers to write for confidential service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Worcester
Mass
Bert Garvey
Hacker St
Lydia FE. Pinkham Medicine Co
Yun, Maasas
Easter Hunt at First Methodist Church Featured Children
Members of the primary and cradle roll departments held an Easter hunt Saturday afternoon at the First Methodist church. Games followed by refreshments at tables decorated with rabbits and chickens. Ice cream cookies and sandwiches were served. organizers included Miss Esther Mills Mrs. Ro Wilms Amelia Eichenhauer Mrs. Lily Worst and May Dickhut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Esther Mills
Ro Wilms
Amelia Eicchenhauer
Lily Worst
May Dickhut
Three Injuries Reported In Saturday Accidents
Three accidents Saturday afternoon sent police to assist injured persons. George Wanking, 34, suffered a fractured right ankle in a fall from a scaffold at a bungalow project by Bauhaus and Zwick at Twentieth and Vermont. Henry Aumann, 85, escaped serious injury after being struck by an auto driven by Rev. H. J. Leemhuis at Sixth and Maine, with minor abrasions and a nervous shock. Rude Osborne of Quincy Gas briefly collapsed from gas in a trench at Eighth and State, but recovered before an ambulance arrived.
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George Wanking
Maine Street
Wanking
Bauhaus
Zwick
Twentieth
Vermont Streets
Winking
St. Mary's Hospital
Henry Aumann
Sixth
Maine Streets
Aumann
Mr. Leemhuis
Jie
Vine Street
Osborne
Quincy Gas, Electric and Heating Company
Eighth
State Streets
Meeting over missing collector stalls sewer assessment hearing
Alois C. Treckle failed to appear at a joint council committee meeting to explain sewer assessment complaints. Another session set for Monday at 1 PM. Federal inspector Callahan and Deputy Marshal Moore seized 282 cases of partially decomposed pork and beans shipped by Hart Brothers of Saginaw to Scudder-Gale Grocery. Saginaw firm to be prosecuted. local Scudder-Gale not liable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alois C. Treckle
Heckle
Wiliam H. Callahan
Chicago
U.S
Ross L. Moore
Hart Brothers
Saginaw, Mich
Scudder-Gale Grocery Company
Saginaw
Tyne
Prof C M Hobart New Teacher At Madison Junior High
Prof C M Hobart to teach Madison junior high starting Monday. E G Bauman, superintendent, returned from Chicago pleased to have secured him. Hobart, University of Wisconsin graduate with A B and A M, formerly a Cornell fellow, accepts at lower salary to gain grade teaching experience. Katherine Cadogan to become principal Monday. Effie Adams resigns effective Saturday and will travel in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Tlobart
Madison
E. G. Bauman
Hobart
Chicago
Madison Junior High
University of Wisconsin
Ife
University of Miinois
Mason's School of Instruction to Run Three Evenings
Under the Quincy Grand Lecturers club the first school of instruction runs Monday through Wednesday at the Masonic temple with one degree each night. Emmett Howard leads, joined by six grand lecturers including Zal ter and Johnson Monday, Bradley and Reichenauer Tuesday, Klemme and Duncan Wednesday. Alexander Bell, past grand master, speaks Friday on Masonic Fundamentals. sessions open to both women and men. A Rushville donor sent 10 to help cover the Filstieth regiment flag case costs at the Armory hall, aiding the preservation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Grand Lecturers
Masonic Temple
Emmett Howard
Ouiney
George Zalter
Henry C. Johnson
William ¢. Bradley
Charles F.eichenauer
Evermning
Julius Klemme
Paul Duncan
Alexander Bell
Ilinois
Ice Purification Device Installed at Dick Brewery Plant
A mechanical device costing about 8900 dollars has been installed in the Dick Brewery cold storage plant to help produce crystal pure ice. About half of the ice manufactured is white and sold to local dealers. The clear ice is filtered less and used for cooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Brewery Company
Annulment sought over alleged insanity in Missouri marriage
John E. Andrew as conservator for Annie Stewart petitions the circuit court for an absolute annulment of her marriage to Jacob A. Stewart alleging insane, unwitting ceremony in Palmyra Missouri on December 6, 1915. He claims wicked designs aimed at her property and seeks to restore Annie Mc Cabe’s former name and remove all marital property rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Andrew
Soldiers Home
Mr. Andrew
Annie Stewart
Jacob A. Stewart
Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home
Lafayette
Indiana
Capt
Andrew
Palmyra
Missouri
Annie McCabe
Maude A. Martin
Blarry Y. Martin
St. Louis
Adams County
Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Cough Syrup for Children
For colds and coughs in children a Pine Tar Honey syrup is recommended. The label promises soothing relief, improved sleep, and rapid recovery with a 25 cent bottle available at local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Mumper Estate Case Remanded For Re‑trial In St. Rose Suit
An appellate court order remands the Mumper administrator of Anna Dopkins estate versus St. Rose of Lima to the circuit court for another hearing. The dispute centers on a $2,900 claim including a $2,500 altar and $400 building balance, with prior rulings upheld before this remand. Additionally, the state supreme court upholds a tax foreclosure in Adams county Banks case ending that suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mumper
Anna Dopkins
St. Rose of Lima
J. Rose Church
Circuit Court
Beth
State Supreme Court
Adams County Circuit Court
Banks
Supreme Court
Arm burned in fall against stove while cleaning floor
Mrs Henry Wustrow of 419 Maiden Lane slipped on newspapers while cleaning for Easter. She fell onto a hot stove, burning her right arm from wrist to elbow as she tried to shield herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wustrow
Maiden Lane
Wustrow
Weather bulletin reports mixed skies and river rise in Missouri
Partly cloudy Sunday with unsettled Monday and chances of showers in the southern Missouri region. The river above Hannibal is expected to fall, while from Hannibal to Louisiana it may rise slightly this afternoon reaching around 14.2 feet to 143 feet. Affected areas include Louisiana and Hannibal with gradual changes through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portion
Missouri
North Portion
Hannibal
Louisiana
Changz
St. Pau
Davenport
Keokuk Totes
Warsaw
Quincy
Louriana
St. Louis
Cairo
Memphis
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Blood Purifier
Spring tonic claims impure blood causes eruptions and fatigue. Hood's Sarsaparilla combines roots and herbs to purify and strengthen blood, improves appetite, energy, sleep, and overall health. The ad cites thousands of testimonials and forty years of testing to urge daily use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
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