Mystery surrounds murder of fisherman Gurn and clues run thin
Aged recluse Michael Gunn was found with a single bullet hole in the back of the head Tuesday. Sheriff and deputies probe robbery motive while witnesses report little movement near his cabin and no one heard shots. Inquest postponed until more information surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Gunn
Gurn
Sheriff Coens
Wedrailay
Pace Koch
Bumster
Dputy
William Schuefer
Haley
Gunn
Jed
H. QO. Collins
Lawrence Hendrickson
L. Jand
Ll. Willis
Robert D. Gould
S$. Clark
N. O. Collins
Woodland Cemetery
Dean Cone
St. John’s Cathedral
Little Mike
Milo Zeh
Raymond Spoonemore
Ben Sanders
Sanders
Guirn
Guin
Sanders Gurn
Gur
Clarke
Mr. Clarke
Bay Island
Hundreds of Papers End Free List Amid Paper Cost Rise
The United States newspapers face higher print costs as many drop the free list, raise ad and subscription rates, or shrink pages. The Gate City will charge for free exchanges, and other publishers like the Globe Democrat and The Republic in St. Louis also raise prices. Mills cannot supply enough paper, threatening suspensions nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Whig
New York
Middle West
Keokuk
Gate City
Exchange
Gate City CO
St. Louis
Globe Democrat
the Republic
Milwaukee
Advance squad leaves today for Springfield camp
Sergeant Balzer leads the advance party for Company F departing at 11 p.m. Friday over the Wabash to Camp Dunne at Springfield for a ten day camp. Col. Center notes muster at 7:30 p.m. Friday and readiness for the capital trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balzer
Wabash
Springfield
Camp Dunne
Col. C. D. Center
Quincy
Jacksonville
Pekin
Bloomington
Hillsboro
Peoria
Danville
Delevan
Decatur
Canton
Hospital Corps
Wingerter
Dickson
Military Executive
Daniels and Bushong Wed in Quincy Rectory Ceremony
Miss Alice Daniels and Jacob C. Bushong were married Tuesday morning at St. Peter's Catholic church with limited attendance. Rev. Fr. Guisti officiated. They hosted a dinner for twenty relatives, then departed for Denver for their honeymoon. Bushong, formerly of Kentucky, works in real estate and abstracts. Daniels is the daughter of J. W. Daniels of Elm street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Daniels
Jacob C. Bushong
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Fr. Guisti
May Daniels
Frank Daniels
Hirsh
Miss Bertha Huffman Weds William F. Lock
Miss Bertha Huffman and William F. Lock were married at the Koppe home 1531 Ohio street Wednesday afternoon. Rev. I W Bingaman officiated. witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Koppe. They will reside in Denver after a brief wedding period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Huff
William F. Lock
Charles Koppe
Ohio Street
S. E. Huffman
Denver
Quincy
Lock
Mrs Ida Morrow and George Glass Married at Vernon Street Parsonage
Mrs Ida PD Morrow of St Joseph Missouri and George Glass of near Clayton wed at 4 pm Wednesday in the Vernont Street Methodist church parsonage with Rev N M Rigg officiating. The couple will reside on the bridegroom’s farm near Clayton after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida PD. Morrow
St. Joseph
George Glass
Clayton
Vernont Street Methodist Church
N. M. Rigg
Glass
Decatur Couple Married in City Ceremony
Miss Anna L. Hornbuckle and William Felker, both of Decatur, wed in a Wednesday morning ceremony officiated by Justice Ben Heckle in his Sixth and Vermont office. Felker works for the Wabash railroad and formerly lived in Quincy. They will reside in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornbuckle Felker
Anna L. Hornbuckle
William Felker
Decatur
Justice of the Peace
Ben Heckle
Sixth
Vermont
Wabash Railroad
Quincy
Plan Good Roads Meeting In Beverly
Beverly plans a good roads meeting on Tuesday evening April 15 with speakers including Superintendent Boyer Judge C F Perry Judge Lyman McCart and Stephen G Lawless Liberty supervisor William Robinson. A second meeting is planned in Moel Meyeeessoes Anal in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Boyer
C.F. Perry
Lyman McCart
Stephen G. Lawless
Liberty
William Robinson
United States
State Plumbers Union Holds 13th GA Convention in Galesburg
The 13th annual Illinois State Association of Plumbers steamfitters and related groups convened in Galesburg in 1917 after a decision at the Iowa meeting. Officers elected include President Frank Whittlington of Champaign, several vice presidents from Chicago Peoria Ottawa and nearby towns, Secretary Treasurer Fred H. Baker of Springfield, and Sergeant at Arms W W Wilson of Ottawa. Mrs Carl Johnson visited her husband working in Ottawa during the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Association of
Galesburg
Ottawa
John R. McAlpine
Chicago
International Union
Thomas E. Burke
Frank Kennedy
Thomas R. Burke
Frank Whittlington
Carl Johnson
Rags Scarce and Valued After Local Visit
G M Jackson of General Roofing Mfg visits St Louis stating rag scarcity now affects paper and felt markets and has drawn government attention. An appeal to the public to save waste paper and rags is issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Roofing Manufacturing Company
St. Louis
G. M. Jackson
Seeks Violin Teaching Post After Resignation
Walter E. Kalinowski visited the city to discuss taking the violin teaching job at the Quincy College of Music following Miss Florence Brown's resignation to join Millikin University in Decatur. Kalinowski, a Wellsbaden native, has spent time in France before settling in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Kalinowski
Lulu M. Felt
Florence Brown
Quincy Coege
Brown
Millikin University
Decatur
Mr. Kalinowski
Wellsbaden
Geman
France
St. Louis
Uae
Thrilling Rotary Picnic at Big Lake Ends With Chicken Dinner
Quincy Rotary club members and guests gathered at Big Lake Hunting and Fishing club grounds six miles south of the city for a picnic of fishing, moving pictures, and a boat race. Charley Nichols filmed a planned rescue scene with club members in key roles while a later ball game and dancing rounds entertained attendees. despite good fishing early and late, no fish reached the supper table as chicken dominated the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Charley Nichols
Big Lake
Rotary Club
Homans Falls
Theer
Morris Adler
Korner
Inter Urban
Bing
Johnson
Thomas E Thompson
Steamer Traffic at Quincy Port and Local Elections
Steamer Quincy from St Paul arrived with passengers while Keokuk and Dubuque ship traffic followed a routine schedule. Helen Blair from Davenport is due at 1:30 AM with return at 3 PM. A. W. Grammer of Barry will teach mathematics at Gem City Business College next term, a former G C B C student. Masonic Benevolent Association reports officers elected for 178 members: President George Zoller, Vice President George Sander, Secretary Fred C. Neumann, Treasurer William T. Sprague, Trustees William C. Bradley, Chris Tuffit, and P. G. Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Keokuk
St. Paul
Dubuque
Helen Blair
Davenport
The
Masonic Benevolent Association
Masonic Temple
George Zoller
George Sander
Fred C. Neumann
William T. Sprague
William C. Bradley
Chris §. Tuffit
P. G. Duncan
Charges of Cruelty in Divorce Suit
Elizabeth Marvey accuses Thomas Harvey of cruel treatment including slapping choking and hair dragging in a circuit court divorce filing. She seeks an injunction and notes they married July 6 1914 and separated July 25 of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Marvey
Thomas Harvey
Hinchee bridge finished and accepted in Beverly township
Court action will be started against the land owner who built a fence on highway property. The Hinchee bridge in Beverly township has been completed and accepted by the superintendent and highway commissioners. George Loeffler is on furlough after six months training at Great Lakes naval station and will ship out to a U S battleship after further orders. Rain brings mud in Loraine and Mendon reports note light showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Township
Boyer
Concord Township
Ile
George Loeffler
Uike Bluff
Chicago
Edward M. Loeffler
South Eighth Street
New York
San Francisco
U. S
Heidbreder Thrown From Wagon in Street Accident
August H. Heidbreder of 1124 Jefferson Street suffered a dislocated shoulder and severe facial cuts when he slipped from a wagon at Seventeenth and Jefferson. A coal merchant hauling garbage, he was thrown after the wagon hit a deep hole. one side’s wheels passed over him while he could not stop the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August H. Heidbreder
Jefferson Street
Seventeenth
Jefferson Streets
Mr. Heidbreder
Taylor Road May Break Up Quincy Stop On Tour
St. Louis automobile club may skip Quincy as a reliability run check point on September 22 or 23 due to likely road bridge displacement. EB M Flesh asked Cham ber of Commerce about using Taylor road. Perry could not assure bridge repairs by travel date and suggested Quincy visitors come from Hannibal. The run plans Saint Louis to Keokuk and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Road
St. Louis Automobile Club
Quincy
EB. M. Flesh
Perry
Chamber of Commerce
Hannibal
St. Louis
Keokuk
Heat Saps Texas Guard In Mexican Campaign Letter
Eric Giles, a Texas guard member and former Quin cy man, reports extreme heat in the Mexican campaign with sunstroke hits on many easter n and northern soldiers. He notes 120 degree afternoons, cool nights with blankets needed, sand and wind hindering marching, and that even veterans struggle. Giles, an automobile mechanic, drives a wagon in the provision train unit delaying King’s column from Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Britt
North Tenth Street
Eric Giles
Texas Guard
Giles
Quincy
Columbus
Form Alliance Here Tonight at Quincy Hotel
The Hughes Alliance of Illinois forms a local chapter in the city with M S McMullen arriving to organize a meeting at the Hotel Quincy at 8 o clock. The alliance aims to cooperate with Republican committees and build a nationwide movement to support Hughes and Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes Allance
Illinois
M. S. McMullen
Alliance
Quincy
Hughes
New York
Hughes Alliance
Huerhes
Chicago
Hughes Alliance of
Republican Party Committees
Hughes and
Fairbanks
Republican Campaign
Allince
Weather outlook for Illinois Missouri and Iowa this week
The forecast calls for generally fair weather across Illinois Missouri and Iowa with warm to hot temperatures. Thursday will be mild to warm, Friday turns partly cloudy with continued high temperatures near the lakes and in eastern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
Missouri
Iowa
River Bulletin Weather and Stage Figures
River bulletin reports stage and flood data from Davenport Keokuk Quincy Hannibal. It notes a general fall in the Mississippi River from below Warraw to Louisiana with levels at Davenport 15 feet Keokuk 15.37 feet Quincy 16.9 Hannibal 18.0 feet and recent changes about minus 0.3 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Keokuk
Quincy
Hannibal
Warraw
Louisiana
Ten Men Sought for Government Work Debacle at Fetter
A late report notes ten laborers needed for government work but the deportation effort failed after a streamer named Daque was encountered this morning near Fetter Wood.
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Abe Martin
Bertha Huffman
Morrow-Glass
State Plumbers
Inman
Leon Inman
M. J. Haley
Frank Nauber
Bay Front
Frank Anglesbee
Point Pleasant Colony
Deer
Herbert Waltke
Laura Waittke
Mr. Waltke
Oscar Johnson
L. L. Boyer
Bluff Hall
Isaac Hoffman
Jersey Street
Illinois College of Chiropody
Hoffman
LI. Bover
Richfield Township
Emmi
K. Quier
Kentucky Street
George Gartner
Loraine
Mendon
Heidbreder
Mexican
Hughes’ Organization
E. W. King
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