Death on Open Draw 4 Bridge Causes Rail Disaster
An inquest into the St Louis and Keokuk Northwestern branch derailment near Quincy Illinois on November 27 1915 finds the cause to be a locomotive colliding with an open draw enabling deaths of engineer and fireman. The verdict states injuries from the fall rather than drowning caused the fatalities.
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Concannon
Herman
St.Louis
Keokukorthwestern
Arlington
Lower Bay Bridge
Quincy
Illinois
HL Oo. Collins
M. D
Reds Linton
A. C
A. J.” Clark
A. Ohnemus
James E. ‘McGirr
Verdict in coroner inquest on deaths of Engi t. S. Concannon and Fireman nan. Atkins
The coroner returned a verdict after four witnesses testified. George Holt and Richard L. Brg, both passengers on the engine, spoke of the moment the train neared the bay bridge. Undertakers Freiburg and Mumper testified the engineer and fireman suffered skull fractures and died from injuries, not drowning, with no water in the lungs.
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Engit
S. Concannon
Nan
Atkins
K-line
George
S. Holt
Spring
Richard L. Brg
Molder
North ‘Street
Quincy
Hermann Freiburg
Stener
Bay ‘Bridge
Holt
Peters
Freiburg
Mumper
Pine Tar Honey touted as relief for colds
Advertisement claims Dr Bell's Pine-Tar Honey reaches the root of cold troubles and clears the throat. It emphasizes pine benefits in fighting colds, especially children's, and notes early treatment reduces complications. Price shown as 25e.
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Dr. Bell
Local church events and estate notices fill Quincy pages
Regular monthly meetings of St. John's and St. Jacobi's Lutheran churches are planned for December 6 in the St. Jacobi school hall. The Whray Sr. estate inventory shows $10,000 in realty, $67.40 notes, and $4,514.17 cash. Congregational ladies hold a bazaar at 12th and Maine on Dec. 8, with a New England Turkey Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Plates 50 cents. Reverend Langhorst and family are recovering from tonsillitis. Other items note a Metal Polishers referendum in Illinois and a court-approved Nicholas Klassen distribution order. Real estate transfer records show Mendon Township land sold for part of sections 9 and 10. Local notices include Collins Plow Company repairs and a 1875 Quincy arrival anniversary for P. W. Tufli. Social news covers the Mayses’ return from Chicago, the First Christian church Ladies' Aid quilt day, and Y.M.C.A. activities with talks by A. Shumaker. Gates Lake drainage threatens fish remaining on the bottom.
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Concordia
St. Jacobi School
Eighth
Washington
Thomas R. Whray
Emminga
Will
Maine
New England
Langhorst
Illinois State Federation
Labor Temple
Nicholas Klassen
Theodore B. Pape
McCarl
County Recorder
Elmer C. van Blair
William’ Ippensen
Mendon
Collins . Plow Company
Hudson and
Ford
Vermont
P. W. Tuffli
Quincy
Huffli
Highland
Til
Louisiana
Missouri
Tuffle
L. D. Mays
Chicago
North Fifth Street
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
First Christian Church
M. F. Carrott
Emmett Howard
Snahpre Dia Club
Ahat
J.A. Hanna
J. W. Gardner
Ys MC
AL KL
A. Shumaker
Y. M.C.A
Galilee
Harves Chatten
Gates Lake
Hancock County Farmers Report Strong Fall Yields
In Ferris and nearby towns Hancock county reports good fall crops despite summer weather and a pest. Wheat yields reach 20 to 25 bushels per acre and corn 38 to 40 bushels. an abundant apple crop boosts cider production. Merchants in Dallas City and Colusa note solid business with holiday demand and cautious buyers due to weather and overflow. Local hospitality and improved farm machinery care noted. Park Hotel hosts Mr and Mrs Stephens with Stephens showing top year’s production.
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Reidinger
Ferris
Hancock County
Carthage
Ferris and ‘Vicinity Was Visited By Father Winter
Hancock
Dallas
Old Park Hotel
Stevens
Colusa
Eto Verris
Berris House
Aed
Mr. Winship
Elvastonend
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted for Coughs and Croup
W C Allen of Rosebud Missouri praises Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough and croup medicine for his family of four. He says it relieves inflamed throats, opens air passages, soothes surfaces, and aids breathing after eight years of use. Miller and Arthur Drug endorses it.
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Foley
Rose- Mo
Miller & Arthur
Slee Bound Over for Burglary in Walton Heights
William Slee appeared yesterday in Justice Bonney's court on a burglary charge for reportedly entering George Brown's Walton Heights home last Sunday. The evidence was deemed sufficiently strong and Slee was bound over to await grand jury action. He did not post a $500 bond and was jailed.
Thousands suffer pyorrhea unseen and unheeded
An advertisement warns that pyorrhea is a widespread but often undetected dental disease caused by oral germs. It promotes Senreco Tooth Paste as a daily preventive, claims it protects teeth, freshens breath, and offers a sample tube via mail order from The Sentanel Remedies Co in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Sentanel’ Remedies Co
Union
Central
Ele Cincinnnati
Ohio
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