Wanted Girls for "49 Show" Attracts City Police
A Quincy ad seeking five to ten young women ages 18 to 25 for a long engagement with a carnival company triggers police attention. Billy Streeter of Evans Platt shows is questioned at St James Hotel and warned not to recruit in Quincy. He claims the “Days of 49 Show” offers $10 weekly, with dancers expected to join in Monroe City and Pittsfield.
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Carnival Company
Steetert
St. James Hotel
Quincy Papers
Koch
Bumster and Schanhorst
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Carnival
Ruebens
Streeter
Billy Streeter
Evans Platt
Bumster
Scharnhorst
Rolland Wagner
Quincy
Monroe City
Pittsfield
Quincy Frisiay
Whig
Naval bill conferees reach agreement on minor provisions
Washington Aug 5 Conferees on the naval bill reported an agreement on many minor provisions and will tackle the large personnel and building increases next week Chairman Tillman said he hoped a complete report could be made before week’s end.
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Washington
Tillman
Charles Haller Dies Suddenly
Charles C. Haller a longtime city resident died at 5 pm Friday at his home 1227 Monroe after a stroke and a rapid decline following a second stroke He born in Muelhausen Germany Nov 3 1850 would have been 66 next birthday He came to America 43 years ago and to Quincy 32 years ago He served in the 1870 1871 French and German wars He worked 25 years for W D Meyer Co Widow Wilhelmina Haller four sons Henry August of Quincy Fred John of Detroit Mich daughter Minnie Eggert Canton St He leaves three grandchildren Funeral announced later.
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Charles C. Haller
Monroe Street
Mr. Haller
Muelhausen
Germany
America
Quincy
W. D. Meyer Company
Wilhelmina Haller
Henry
August Haller
Fred
John
Detroit
Mich
Minnie Eggert
Canton, St
Good program for regatta at South Side Boat Club
Committees were named to run the South Side Boat club regatta set for Sunday, August 13, at a club meeting last night. Art Weisenberger chairs the program, which features work boat, single and double, barge, motor boat, and races for men over 65 as well as married and single men, plus novelty events. The inter-club regatta plan will be discussed next week.
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South Side Boat Club
Art Weisenberger
Warren Hartzell
Bert Middendorf
Clarence Gale
John Heidhold
Carl Luthin
Charles Teed
Amos Conger
Highland Park
North Side Boat Club
South Side
Sherman Park
Local man Niswander invents auto rim remover
J L Niswander of Quincy has invented a demountable rim remover for automobiles described as a wonderful aid to maintenance. The device uses a specially threaded hand wheel to deliver a steady pull, promising easy tire changes for all ages. Niswander Manufacturing Company operates at 217 North Fourth Street with patents anticipated.
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J. L. Niewander
Quincy
Niswander Manufacturing Company
North Fourth Street
Cuba
Argentine
South Africa
Canada
New Zealand
Niswander
Patent
Hughes Alliance Meeting Set At Hotel Quincy
An adjourned Hughes Alliance meeting will be held at Hotel Quincy Rathskeller Monday at 8 PM. The informal gathering aims to shape the national campaign with speakers of repute to be invited after the alliance is completed. Funeral services for Gustav Neumann are planned Sunday afternoon at Herman Stormer parlors with burial in Greenmount Cemetery. Lee Cottrell colored was arrested at Baldwin Park for carrying a concealed weapon, a key gun, while Mabel Toland faced a peace disturbance charge after a neighborhood fight near Ninth and Lind streets.
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Central
Winois
Quincy
Baldwin Park
Peoria
Springfield
Decatur
Jacksonville
Tfl
Moberly
Hannibal
Macon
Paris
Monroe
Keokuk
Burlington
Ft. Madison
Hughes Alliance
Rathskeller
Hughes
United States
Lee Cottrell Colered
Connell and
Edwardes
Mabel Toland
Ninth and Lind Streets
P. L. Stroman
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Ambrose Gary’s Health
Sulphur Oklahoma resident Ambrose Gary suffered kidney trouble for a decade and could barely walk. After taking Foley Kidney Pills for three months he reports relief from the first bottle and feels like a new man, praising the medicine as wonderful. No harmful drugs advertised by the maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Gary
Okla
Foley
Ilier
Arthur
Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits and Departures
Loren Cox and family plan a weeklong Iowa auto tour visiting Burlington Quincy and return. Mary McCabe of Kansas City visits family in the city on her way from New York City. Several locals host visitors from Chicago Freeport Davenport and Burlington. A St Mathews Lutheran picnic is slated for August 29 at Mehaffy grove eight miles east on the Broadway road.
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Loren Cox
Iowa
Estor
Burlington
Peter McCabe
John Scheiner
Mary Boyle
New York City
Louis Specht
Quincy
Charles Barr
Peoria
Blue Ribbon
Avery Turner
Amerillo
Texas
MA Turner
Addie
Emily
Julia Turner
North Twenty-fourth Street
Arthur . Turner
Hampshire Street
Ida Newman
Chestnut Street
Edwin Selke
Clara Selke
Freeport
Ill
Fred Prante
Madison Street
St. Antonius
W. F. Strauss
Chicago
the Lakes
Helen Vincent
Washington, D. C
J. A. Hanna
R. J. Wilkerson
Vine Street
Park Rapids
Minn
Ray
York Street
Boulder
Col
Snyder
St. Mathews Lutheran Church
Mehaffy Grove
Broadway Road
Walter Hermsmeier
Hermsmeoer
J. S. Hermsmeljer
Adams Street
Mayme O’brien
St. Louis
Waldo Moenius
North Fourth Street
Bernice Johnson
Bloomington
N. M. Rigg
Fred Edmundson
Mary
Geigrich
South Ninth Street
Gom City Business College
Amos Davis
John T. Davis
Los Angeles
Kate Burke
Maine Street
E. C. Hunt
Malmo
Neb
Detroit loses 1918 convention city bid in Knights of Pythias
Portland reports Detroit rejected as 1918 convention city by the supreme lodge of Knights of Pythias, while Minneapolis plans a 1922 gathering. Mrs. Lilly Samuels of Oakland is elected supreme chief of the supreme temple Pythian Sisters, elevating from supreme senior. Elizabeth J. Hutchinson of Portland rises to supreme senior, and Minnie Bunting of Sapulpa becomes supreme manager succeeding Hutchinson.
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Portland
Ore
Detroit
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Minneapolis
Lilly Samuels
Oakland
Cal
Supreme Temple
Pythian Sisters
Samuels
Supreme
Elizabeth J. Hutchinson
Supreme Junior
Guard Placed at Rio Grande Levee Break Near Brownsville
Discovery of a fifteen foot break in the Rio Grande levee near the First Illinois cavalry camp west of Brownsville prompted a heavy guard to be posted at the breach. The break was repaired as the river continued to rise slowly.
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Isrownsville
Texas
First Illinois Cavalry
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Federal Workers Organized in New Union
A federal employee union was formed in New York Friday night under the AFL to unite all U S government workers for improved service. Regulations bar members from supporting or joining strikes against the government.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
United States
Vigorous Fight Outlined for Infantile Paralysis
New York officials and a panel of pathologists called for stronger isolation of infantile paralysis cases with hospital care as the primary protective measure. They urged house to house education and early detection, plus parental cooperation to curb transmission.
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New York
Department of Health
Beryman Henwood for Missouri Chairmanship
A Missouri Republican council at Planters hotel discussed Berryman Henwood of Hannibal as a favored candidate for state central committee chairman. Henwood, a recognized able Republican, represented the First district at the Chicago convention and serves on the state central committee. noted as an active organizer and worker in Missouri politics.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Planters
Berryman Henwood
Hannibal
State Central Committee
Henwood
Chicago
Missouri State Central Committee
Rosiclare Mines to Open Monday in Illinois
Aug. 5 Rosiclare Hardin county Illinois lead mines to reopen Monday after a strike. Col Richings J Shand says miner-employer talks near a settlement. Seven men jailed on shooting charges. two miners wounded at home. three more wounded last Monday. Gov Dunne sent Col Shand and James E Morris to Rastclare to investigate the violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Rosiclare
Hardin County
Richings J. Shand
Col. Shand
James E. Morris
State Mining Board
Rastclare
Dunne
Baroness Von Hutten Fined Five Pounds in London
London reported on August 5 that Baroness Von Hutten formerly Betsy Riddle of Pennsylvania was fined five pounds.
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London
Baroness von Hutten
Betsy Riddle
Pennsylvania
Railroad officials and executives listed in partial roster
Freight M WD Mamer, vice president of Norfolk and Western Railway, appears among a partial roster of railway executives. James Russell is shown as conl manag es, with A M Achover noted as resident vice-prong of Pennsylvania Knss Wert. L Seddon is listed as vice president Beachverd Air Line Halfway. A J Stone and G B Waid hold vice presidencies and managerial roles in various rail and rail related companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M WD. Mamer
Norfolk and Western Railway
James Russell
Con'l
Denver & Bie Greude Rallreed
A. M. Achover
Pennsylvania Knss Wert
L. Seddon
Beachverd Air Line
A. J. Stone
Erie Mailroad
Waid
Seleet Centre
Lake Erie engine explosion near South Bend wreck
Reports say the L E and W passenger train from Indianapolis to South Bend blew up seven miles west of the city. Engineer W J Kissman and fireman FE Brewer, both of Peru, Ind., are dead. Baggagemen and brake man in dying condition. unknown if any passengers were killed. A relief train departed for the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
South Bend
Ind
Indianapolis
W. J. Kissman
FE. E. Brewer
Peru
Dr Kings New Life Pills Offer Gentle Laxative Effect
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a gentle laxative that cleanses the system, purifies blood, overcomes constipation, and acts as a tonic. It claims benefits of daily movement and improved vitality, priced at 25 cents in druggists.
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Parker
Drneriste
Gem City Grocery Co
Charles Haller
Sterling
Semdence
Freight
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Conference Committee of the Railways
Elisha Lee
Greig
Asotto
P.R. Albright
Bt. Louis
San Francisco
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
CW. Kouns
L. W. Baldwin
Atchison, Topeka & Banta Fe Bailway
Central of Courgis Railway
B. W. McMaster
C. L. Bardo
Gen
Wheeling
Jake Erie
New Haven Hertford
E. I. Coapman
Southern Railway
P. &. Cedeee
New York Central Railroad
G H. Emerson
Great Northern Railway
C. B. Ewing
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
W. Grice
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
The
Ricker National Bank
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