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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
5
Mrs. William Stout awoke Sunday at 3 a.m. to find a unknown Negro kneeling by her bed and gripping her hand. She screamed and the man fled through the front door as neighbors heard the commotion. Bloodhounds failed to pick up a scent. authorities, including Prosecuting Attorney D. M. Stout, searched without success amid tense scenes.
Emmett Riley of Mt. Olivet heights enlists in the army and sails to Jefferson Barracks at 29 chosen the quartermaster corps. John Rudd, an overseas soldier, reenlists at Hannibal station selecting infantry at 26 from Flat River Mo. Russell O. Leasure of Mannibal, 18, joins quartermaster corps. The trio heads to the Barracks for early assignment.
Charles Brothers, a North Main Street clothing merchant, purchased the building and lot at 116 North Third Street from Kelse Lefever and wife in a private deal. The property is occupied by an automobile repair firm. Brothers already owns the two adjacent buildings to the south.
Hannibal Independents were routed by the Quincy Moose 9 to 1 at Mainland's Yield on Sunday. Quincy supporters accompanied the visitors as Maener and O'Donnell paired for Hannibal and Tensing and Schrieber led the Quincy attack.
Frank Till of Till & Haig saloonkeepers was arrested after a collision on Market street. Police Judge Ralph Smiley fined Till $3 and costs on both reckless driving and failing to stop for a signal. Till asked for press blackout. Police officer Bennett vows to curb speeding on the narrow Market street beat. Four others faced charges, including trespassing and reckless driving. Vacilla Gramam pleaded guilty to reckless driving and paid $5 and costs.
Louis Henderson through attorney Harry Carstarphen files suit for divorce against Anna Henderson with clerk G. S. Brockenbrough noting the case will be heard at the September term of court.
Prosecuting Attorney Roy Hamlin was taken suddenly ill Sunday and was unable to be in his office Monday. The condition is described as serious.
Carl R. Hamilton purchased a cottage on South Seventh street from Mrs. George Dubach. The deal was completed through the real estate agency of C. D. Clayton and son.
Hannibal saloonkeepers plan to resume selling 2.75 percent beer August 19 as city council and county court issue licenses. A Quincy businessman called conditions among beer drinkers deplorable and predicted a steady flow of Quincyans to Hannibal. W C T U protests may block licenses. if needed, test cases could be filed in federal court against sellers.
Alfred Flick Cal a Hannibal barber and band member is believed to be on the road to recovery in Levering hospital. The attending physician is pleased with his improvement over the last ten days after a serious illness.
FE. P. Confrey of Birch and Adams streets reports his ice box robbed Saturday night or Sunday morning. Eggs and fruit were taken. No clues were left. Authorities believe the thefts were committed by boys.
Mrs. William C. Boetjer arrives as Hannibal’s second French wedding to a local soldier. Married in Paris on July 3 prior to sailing, Boetjer served with railway engineers attached to a British division on the western front in 1917. After transfer to Paris, he met a French sergeant major who hosted him, leading to their marriage, with the couple now residing with Boetjer’s brother-in-law at 501 North Section Street.
About 700 Hannibal residents were disappointed when the steamer Sidney bringing 2500 people from Quincy could not accommodate them. The boat, headed for Louisiana, returned at 7 pm after many Hannibal residents swapped in for Quincy travelers. Roughly 200 Quincy visitors stayed in Hannibal. 200 Hannibal residents secured last minute passage.
Hannibal today features a flurry of visitors and brief notes. Detroit residents Mr and Mrs John Carlson visit Mrs Carlson's mother Mrs William Treaster on Riverside Street while the Carlsons recently returned from Quincy with relatives on Maine Street.
James Howard Bishop formerly of Balls county now in Hannibal has returned after serving with the British YMCA during World War I. He worked in Africa Mesopotamia and India, was in Bombay at war’s end, traveled via Vancouver to Hannibal and plans to resume studies at Oxford. He applied for a new passport to England on Monday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sadie J. Bogue were held at 3 p m Monday at Salt Lick Baptist Church with interment there. She lived near Spalding in Ralls county and died at Levering hospital at 12 15 a m Sunday at age 63 after six months of illness. She was the wife of Arthur Bogue and left four children.
Madge Kennedy stars in a Goldwyn picture at the Orpheum in Through The Wrong Door. A storm prompts her to enter the wrong houses where a stranger helps her and a comic romance develops amid slapstick and mistaken steps.
A schedule listing at Quincy Theater and others features Pete Mornesa in The Four Gun Bandits and Harold Liord with Just Neighbors. Ben Turpin appears at Gem Theater in No Mother to Guide Him. Charles Ray stars in The Law of the North at Savoy. Manhattan Madness with Douglas Fairbanks and The Girl That Stayed at Home with D W Griffith shown at Family and Princess Theaters. A Rattling of loose automobile tire chains is prevented by recently patented collapsings to take up their slack.
The Streckfus line announces the J S flagship will tour the upper Mississippi from St Louis to St Paul with two excursions in Quincy and surrounding cities. The boat will sail north after August 18, docking August 20 for afternoon and moonlight trips. The vessel features a grand main cabin, dancing pavilion, P anel paintings and Grecian decorations, with Westinghouse lighting making it brilliantly lit.
Gave away millions and more in Andrew Carnegie’s benefactions as of June 1, 1918, amounting to 350,695,652 dollars, according to a compilation by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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