Monster Parade by Moose Is Staged Before Opening
Hundreds of Moose lodge members march in torchlit parade through Quincy’s Market square to open the C A Wortham carnival. The event drew a large crowd and featured a Society Horse Show with Arabia the trained horse, and notable acts like the Wortham Hippodrome elephants and the Little Man and Little Woman novelty acts.
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Quincy
Market Square
C. A. Wortham
Moose Lodge
Arabia
Hippodrome
Wortham
Forty-Eighth Anniversary Celebrations At Eighth and Elm Street Baptist Church
The Eighth and Elm Street Baptist Church marks its forty eighth anniversary with services all week. The first Sunday morning praise service opened the observance, followed by a 2 30 pm afternoon service with a fifty-voice choir, solos and duets. The evening featured the anniversary sermon by the church pastor. Rev. P Thomas of Keokuk’s First African Baptist Church preached last night and will speak again tonight, with other ministers to follow each evening.
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Elm Street Baptist Church
P. Thomas
First African Baptist ‘Church
Keokuk
Weeding Out Process Begins at Meadow Club Tennis Meet
The opening rounds of the Mead ow club tennis tournament in Southampton N York today weed out younger and collegiate players. Eighty eight competitors entered, the final event before Forest Hills nationals next week.
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Southampton
N. Yu Ang
Forest Hills
Local Notes From Quincy Area News Highlights
Chauncey Dickhut of Alaska dies there recently. three sisters and two brothers survive. Oran Bowles marries Miss Mary McMahan in Hannibal. couple to reside in Quincy. Quincy College of Music and Art opens Sept 1 for registrations. Harry Steffen of Quincy dies in Chicago after paralysis. Hosiery sale offered by Halback Schrogder & Co. Hannibal visitor Miss Leads. Griggsville millinery visit. National Harness Manufacturers to Kansas City via Chicago Aug 22. streckfus steamer to Quincy. Keokuk dam visit. meeting in Quincy. Robert De War chairs Chicago harness group. Joseph Fels fund commission annual conference noted.
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Ouiney
Treadwell
Alaska
Chauncey Dickhut
Rosie Dickhut
J. A. Beckmeyer
Ellington
Philip Erbes
Chicago
Edward
Eubanks
William
Quincy
Oran Bowles
Mary McMahan
Hamilton
Hannibal
J. F. McMahan
Bowles
North Seventh Street
Quincy College of Music and’ Art
Harry Steffen
Steffen & Mescher
Steffen
National Harness Manufacturers’ Association
Kansas City
Chiezgo
Burlington
Robert de War
West Lake Street
Chicago ‘Association
Conference gathers Georgists from many states in San Francisco
Disciples of the late Henry George converge on San Francisco for an international conference to promote the single tax movement. The three day session will feature discussions and related events across the city.
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San Francisco
Henry George
Duke Ernest Gunther Returns to Favor in Germany
London reports Duke Ernest Gunther of Schleswig Holstein, once persona non grata at the German imperial court due to a string of unsavory escapades, appears now to be prime favor at court after years of controversy.
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London
Ernest Gunther
Schleswig- Holstein
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles headline style
The ad claims Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder issues for men and women including gravel and weak backs. It promises bladder regulation for children and offers a two month treatment at $1.09 per bottle with testimonials from multiple states. Dr W Hall of St Louis dispenses the remedy via druggists.
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Texas
W. Hall
Clive ‘Hirest
Laie
German prince named Warsaw governor in WWI era
The German imperial brother in law to the Kaiser is appointed as first assistant to the governor general of Belgium and now chosen as the first German governor of Warsaw. He is 42, succeeded to the title on his father’s 1889 death, and was once known as a high roller in Berlin.
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Belgium
Warsaw
Pieduke
Lawyers to Hear Taft Address in Portland
Portland crowds packed the Heilig Theatre as former President William Howard Taft spoke to lawyers and judges from Oregon and Washington on the law. The afternoon event drew bench and bar figures who filled the venue for Taft's address on legal topics and policy.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
First joint convention opens for two-state bar groups
The opening session featured President Taft along with Gov. Withycombe, Frank Reeves president of the Washington Bar Association, and Judge A S Bennett of The Dalles president of the Oregon Bar Association.
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Bar Associations
States
Mr. Taft
Gov. Withycombe
Frank Reeves
Washington Bar Association
A. S. Bennett
The
Dalles
Oregon Bar Association
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Toledo
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Kain Ueton
Bate Ifong
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo, Ohio
Alco
Willys-Knight Automobiles
F. R. Lusk
Seaton Irwin
Albert Wittler
Mgr
B. F. Baldon
Irvwin-Overland Company
Guincy
Ilinois
U.S.A
Maine St
Maine Street
Maine
R. B. Leads
Mona _ Phillips
Helen Reish
Griggsville
Joseph Fels Fund
Comission
Taft
He.lafpler
Bank
W. Boure
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