Story of Henry the Saint and Mary the Sinner in court
In circuit court Mrs Mary Geise fainted during closing arguments in the separate maintenance suit against Henry Geise. Attorney John E Wall portrayed a home of affection vs a life in a garage and hotel meals. The jurors debated eight hours without a verdict as Mrs Geise recovered with help from Dr Germann. Witnesses testified to kindnesses but the case remained unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary One Ainst
Henry A. Geise
Henry the Saint
Mary the
Ida Hagenbruch
Henry Geise
M. K. Germann
George W. Govert
Emery Lancaster
Akers
Wall
Kenry Geise
Mr. Wall
Dr. Germann
Road fund drive soliciting teams report in Quincy
Teams of the Peoples' road plan canvassed Quincy for two days to raise a 5000 dollar fund to drag and improve highways into Quincy. They will report at 4 pm at the Chamber of Commerce on subscriptions and progress toward dragging 100 miles on six principal roads for a year. Funds mostly target Twelfth street improvement to aid traffic. merchants urge liberal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples’ Road Plan
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Twelfth Street
Adams County
Retail Grocers to Meet in Chamber of Commerce
More than 150 retail grocers are invited to meet in the Chamber of Commerce Friday at 3 o'clock to discuss forming a retail grocers organization. The Chamber states it is interested in grocer welfare and believes cooperation will grow through an association. They are urged to attend as a patriotic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Dickhut Wilms real estate suit settled out of court
The suit of P L Dickhut against Fred Wilms over a house sale commission was settled out of court before trial in the circuit court. Dickhut reported a satisfactory arrangement and was represented by Frank Penick. Govert Lancaster handled Wilms' side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Dickhut
Fred Wilms
Circuit Court
Odd Fellows honor fifty year member in Adams lodge
John Daul, 75, a fifty year Quin cy Odd Fellow and charter member of Adams lodge No. 365, received an I. O. O. F. fifty year jewel at Adams lodge meeting on Wednesday evening. The solid gold badge bears "T. O. O. F" at the top with the number 50 in gold. presentation speech by P. C. Elsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Daul
Quincy
Adams Lodge
P. C. Elsey
Royal Neighbors Dance in Eagles Hall a Hit
More than 100 couples attended the event in the Eagles' hall by the Queen of the West camp Royal Neighbors. O'Farrell's orchestra provided the music for dancing which continued until midnight. The organizing committee included Mrs. Fred Fink Mrs. Etta Enlow Mrs. EB T Edwards and Mrs. M Clair.
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Eagles
Queen of the West
Royal Neighbors
O'Farrell
Fred Fink
Etta Enlow
EB. T. Edwards
M. Clair
Elks Lodge Initiates New Member and Plans Christmas Baskets
One new member was initiated into the Elks lodge during the meeting Wednesday night. A committee was appointed to arrange Christmas baskets for the poor of Quincy. Next Wednesday evening the lodge will host a stag card party followed by lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Lodge
Quincy
Dual Monarchy Seeks Peace Yet Will Not Quit Fight
A Vienna dispatch quotes Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary saying the dual monarchy is ready to conclude peace that preserves its integrity, but it will continue fighting until enemies abandon plans to dismember the realm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Vienna
Charles
Austria-Hungary
Recruiting Station Reports Recruits and Shells of War
TM Shrapnel and Captain J M Harris inspect the local recruiting station finding matters satisfactory. Recruits are examined with several rejected for physical defects. Local men bound for Jefferson Barracks include Raymond H York Clayton Henry G Boedige and Maurice P O Hara. Navy aviation enlistments open to landsmen 18 to 35. Kenneth Davis trains in the east after naval enlistment. Carl Rehm returns home from the Carolina on second enlistment and will report Monday. Fred Kerksieck on furlough attends his mother’s funeral and will return to Camp Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langsford
Jefferson Barracks
Raymond H. York
Clayton
Coast Artillery
Henry G., Boedige
South Fourth Street
Maurice P. O'Hare
Adams
Ensigtt Wempen
Quartermasters Corps
Carl Rehm
C. L. Rehm
Broadway
Carolina
Navy
Fred Kerksieck
332Nd Field Artillery
Camp Grant
Otis Elevator nine defeats Cliff Dwellers 27 to 8
The Otis Elevator baseball team defeated the Cliff Dwellers 27 to 8 in a YMCA game on Wednesday night, drawing a large crowd of supporters. A planned school of instruction by the Quincy I O O P degree team, scheduled for Mendon, was postponed indefinitely amid the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis
Otis Elevator
Cliff Dwellers
Mendow Odd Fellows
Quincy Odd Fellows
Mendon
Quincy I. O. O. P
Dairymen Install-Officers at Milk Dealers Meet
Dairymen Install-Officers were in stalled at the Milk Dealers and Dairymen's Protective Association meeting held Wednesday evening in the Labor temple. Attendance was large. Only routine business was transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Dealers’ and
Dairymen's Protective Association
Labor Temple
Clayton Man Held on Charge in Youth Delinquency Case
Clayton man Oscar Teanogle was brought from Clayton Wednesday and arraigned in Judge McCarl's court on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of his son Gilbert. The case will be tried later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Oscar Teanogle
Drill Postponed and New Prairie Benevolent Officers
A drill of colored drafted men scheduled for this evening at the armory is postponed to a night next week due to Captain Zoller hosting a meeting. Lieut. Shumaker delayed the drill pending a new date. Prairie Benevolent association elected officers including Arthur Roy as President Chester Martin as Vice President Carl Altgilbers as Recording Secretary A Sermeling as Financial Secretary Anton Rochl as Treasurer William Terwelp as Sergeant at Arms and Bernard Broecker as Sick Visitor. Judges McCarn Thomas Montgomery addressed centennial commission meeting in Springfield on Adams County plans for next year. The delegates returned Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoller
Lieut. Shumaker
The
Prairie Benevolent Association
Arthur Roy
Chester Martin
Carl Altgilbers
A. Sermeling
Anton Rochl
William Terwelp
Bernard Broecker
Quincy
Lyman McCarn
Joe Thomas
S. B. Montgomery
Centennial Association
Senate Chamber
Springfield
McUarl
Adams County
Hunters Arrested For License Violations
Lawrence Blatter of 1338 North Ninth Street and Leo Mc Clelland of 511 Vine Street were arrested on warrants by deputy game warden QO Barnard for hunting without state licenses. They face a hearing Friday morning before Police Judge Reardon. Blatter had obtained a license on December 3. the alleged offense occurred the day prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Blatter
North Ninth Street
Leo McClelland
Vine Street
QO. H. Barnard
Reardon
Blatter
Fire damages home of Mrs. Elizabeth Stoeckle
The Nos. 1 2 and 3 fire companies were called to 131 South Seventh street Wednesday noon when a spark ignited the roof of Mrs. Elizabeth Stoeckle s home. Damage is estimated at $5.
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Elizabeth Stoeckle
South Seventh Street
Fourth annual masquerade ball planned by North Side Boat club
The Swamp Angels will host the fourth annual masquerade ball on December 13 at the club house. Prizes of 25 dollars go to the funniest costume. Entertainment committee and directors report Saturday dances were successful and will continue. A Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve dance will be complimentary. Officers will be nominated Friday night with the election set for December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Boat Club
Swamp Angels
Quincy Merchants Prepare for Heavy Christmas Trade
Quincy merchants are primed for a big Yuletide rush as stores are readied for increased business. Early shopping and pre holiday promotions aim to ease the rush, with show windows dressed in Christmas tones and local and surrounding trade expected to boost sales if weather stays favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Kris Kringle
Mother of Quincy business men dies at 65
Mrs. Lucy McKay Moorman mother of C. A. and E. V. Moorman of Moorman Manufacturing died at 11 p.m. at 1527 Locust street after 10 weeks illness from acute neuritis. Born August 26 1852 in Big Springs Kentucky, she married T. R. Moorman in 1872. Funeral Friday with details pending. Survived by husband four sons and two daughters Virginia and Vennie at home.
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T. R. Moorman
C. A
E. V. Moorman
Moorman Manufacturing Company
Locust Street
McKay
Big Springs
Kentucky
Quincy
Moorman
EY. C. Moorman
Chicago
Rev
W. C. Moorman
Siloam Springs
Ark
C.A. Moorman
The
Moorman Manufacturing Company of
Virginia
Vennie
McCann Couple Wed During Thanksgiving Visit
Lionel McCann of Colorado Springs married Miss Fredonia Bradshaw of St Charles Mo Tuesday noon in a residence ceremony conducted by Rev Lee Lewis. Attendants included the bridegroom’s mother and Dixie McCann sister of the groom. They departed for Colorado Springs where McCann is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel McCann
Colorado Springs
Cole
J. W. McCann
Maine
Fredonia Bradshaw
St. Charles
Ella Lewis
Lee Lewis
Kasparie and Bishop Married at Vermont Street Church
Bishop Kasparie and Ruth Clara Bishop wed Wednesday at 4 30 PM in the Vermont Street Methodist church parsonage. Rev F A McCarty officiated. The couple reside in Bloomfield after the ceremony, with Ruth Clara Bishop daughter of Thomas Bishop and Ernest G Kasparie son of Mr and Mrs William Kasparie.
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Bishop Kasparie
Ruth Clara Bishop
Washington Street
Ernest G. Kasparie
Bloomfield
Vermont Street Methodist Church
F. A. McCarty
Thomas Bishop
William Kasparie
Congressmen McCormick to Speak in Quincy
A mass meeting at the armory is planned when Congressman At Large Medill McCormick visits Quincy, likely late December or January. Attorney George H. Wilson says the trip will include a public talk on experiences in France and a large gathering of citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medill McCormick
Quincy
George H. Wilson
Neighborhood Committee
The
State Council of Defense
Nmccormick
France
Rasputin the Black Monk opens at the American
Opening night attracts good crowds to the American as Rasputin the Black Monk debuts. The film portrays a historic Russia with realistic photo drama and is recommended for Quincyans. Children admitted. curiosity about Eve and the apple noted in a playful aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasputin
Russia
Women Forum reports focus on health and aldermen
Supt Gill presents school health figures showing about 159 children out sick while Dew Drop Inn investigation proceeds. The Women Forum plans winter projects, supporting sanitation measures and funding for an assistant to the health department. County members join, with December memberships extending through 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Women's Forum
Charles M. Gill
Inn
Health Department
C. L. Martin
Board of Health
Former Quincyan Is Mine Victim
J. W. Beamer of DuQuoin Illinois formerly of Quincy is named as a victim of the November 29 mine explosion in Christopher Illinois. He lived in Quincy years ago and was a member of the local lodge at his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Beamer
DuQuoin, NL
Quincy
Christopher
Ill
Progressive District Court of Honor
Quicy
High School Notes and Upcoming Events at Assembly
O. D. Frank will present forestry slides to students in the morning assembly in the auditorium. Elmer Lummis, postmaster, will explain the new postal system after. Twenty five cent stamps can be bought, saving to 4.12 earns a five dollar cash certificate in 1923. Announcements and songs by the school conclude the period. The High School Girls basketball lineup for the game against the YWCA Business Women’s team includes Schutte, Hansborough, Schallenberg, Castle, Gard, Kohl, Todd, and Drescher.
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O. D. Frank
Elmer Lummis
Business
Armory
Schutte
Paroled men guilty in Armour meat theft case
George Smith and Benjamin McMahon were paroled after pleading guilty to taking meats from Armour company’s branch in Quincy. Judge McCarl presided on Wednesday. The Palmyra Quincy football game will not be played here this season. Coach Hall cites injuries from the Thanksgiving game and illness among players as factors. Scarborough named to Chicago Live Stock exhibition delegation by Governor Lowden. Payson Supervisor Henry Scarborough to attend December 8 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Benjamin McMahon
Armour Company
Quincey
McCarl
Palmyra
Scarborough
Lowden
Henry Scarborough
Payson
Chicago
Grocer W. E. Berblinger Suffering Rheumatism
W E Berblinger grocer at Fifth and Vine is suffering from rheumatism at his home and unable to attend to duties in his store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Berblinger
W. E. Berbtinger
Fifth and Vine
Ile
Explosion kills eight at Aetna Chemical plant
Pittsburgs Heidelberg suburb reels after an explosion at the T. N. 1 plant of Aetna Chemical. Eight men died, two are missing and more than 25 were injured. The blast shattered windows for miles, with all victims employees. Cause undetermined while tanks boil trinitroto loul. Grace Lyons aided lives by telephoning hospitals. Five bodies identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Aetna Chemical Company
Heidelberg
Grace Lyons
Denounce Rumanian Rumor Denounced by British Official
London December 6 A British official declares there is no truth to a Romanian proposal for armistice negotiations referenced in an Austrian official statement. The denial emphasizes the implausibility and rebukes the rumor as shameless.
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London
Knits at 96 Keeps Faith With Heroes
Time well hamlet centenarian Grandma Moore born in 1821 knits for the boys in the trenches. She has witnessed three wars and now contributes socks through the Red Cross for soldiers in France. She works without a cane or glasses and remains spry at nearly one hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rown County
Timewell
Grandma Moore
Red Cross
France
Klaki
Right Arm Fracture From Stair Fall at Hampshire Street
Mrs. Tyree, a resident at 2106 Hampshire Street in the J. G. Stuart home, fell from stairs to the cellar Wednesday night, suffering a fracture to her right arm. She was taken to Dr. M. K. Germann at 1231 Maine Street for X rays, the fracture reduced, and she returned to the Stuart residence for care.
Soldiers and Sailors Home Daily Notices
Frederick Krinker 81 died at the home hospital December 4 of chronic gastritis. He was born in Denmark and served in the U S Navy, leaving a son in Chicago notified of the death. James Allen 74 died December 4 in the home hospital. he served in Company P Seventh Illinois cavalry and was a farmer born in Ohio, with brother Wilson Allen at the Home. Funeral today with burial in the Home cemetery. Also notes on staff changes, illnesses, and transfers within the Soldiers and Sailors Home, including library and hospital staff movements and patient conditions.
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Frederick Krinker
Denmark
U. S. Navy
Chicago
James Allen
Milnois Cavalry
Ohio
Wilson Allen
Michelson
John Colson
Lams
Cottage 22
H. J. Bell
Los Angeles
Samuel Camp
F. M. Bean
Cottage
Rail lines urged to be unitized by Merge Board
The Merge Board calls for rail lines to be treated as a single unit while funding comes with money to weak roads. Representative Sims backs government cooperation and Rep Gillett hints at broad plans. A large government loan to railroads has circulated among officials, with President Wilson weighing proposals from wartime authority to seize and operate transport systems if needed.
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Sims
Adamson
Gillett
Wilson
Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of War
Russia and Austria discuss armistice terms
London Dec 5 Austrian official statement on armistice talks with Russia says negotiations continued yesterday with general discussion on individual points. The Austrian committee on deliberations held an afternoon meeting and full sitting is planned for Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Committee On Deliberations
Hungarian Food Minister Resigns in Budapest Dispatch
AMSTERDAM December six Hungarian food minister Count Hadik has resigned. The Budapest dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeitung reports the development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Budapest
Frankfurter Zeitung
Count Hadik
Leather Industry Sees Abundant Skin Variety
The leather trade highlights a wide range of skins and hides used across products. Industry sources note growing selection, from exotic to common hides, fueling fashion and upholstery markets amid steady demand.
Board to Consider $1000 for Dragging Adams County Roads
A petition from businessmen requests a $1,000 donation to assist in dragging Adams County roads into Quincy, part of a $5,000 road fund plan. The board contemplated raising the donation to $1,200 and extending road work to a Burton strip, with committee referral and support from Judge McCarl on centennial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's
Board of Supervisors
Adams County
Quincy
W. J. Singleton
F. W. Crane
W. A. Jackson
Harvey G. Riggs
N. F. Jochem
State Street
Burton
McCarl
Anne Jarrett Wood
National Council of Defense
L. L. Boyer
Springfield
Champaign
Illinois Highway Commission
Board of Reviews
Camp Point
Coatsburg
Illinois and Missouri Weather Outlook
Cloudy with light snow in eastern and southern Illinois, colder in the south. Friday brings generally fair skies and a gradual rise in temperatures. Missouri expects fair Thursday and Friday with colder conditions in the south and a warmup by Friday. Town forecasts show improving temperatures Thursday into Friday in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Missouri
Local Temperatures Recorded Yesterday Across Districts
Weather notes show yesterday’s temperatures with multiple readings and times. Additional data includes river stage at midnight and notes on present conditions across several locations, though much of the OCR text is garbled.
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Maine Street
Geise
Walter Averkamp
TI. E. Becker
J. Ayers
Edwin Brown
William Best, Jr. C
Abe Martin
Dickhut-Wilms
ODD Fellows
J. M. Harris
Peoria
Maxson
Kenneth Davis
Naval
St. Louis
Mound City
Bradshaw-McCann
M’cormick
American Theater
Eve
Supt. Gill
Brown County
Commerge Board
Austria
Dicker
B. S. M. Edwards
North East
Eugene Ketchum
Henry Reynolds
Houyton
Jacob Leach
Honey Creek
E. E. Schroeder
Keene
E. P. Poling
Charles Clair
Lima
B. H. Jenkins
Ursa
William Funkenbush
Concord
John TY. Smith
Beverly
River Bulletin
Davenport
Keokuk Wee
County
Orpheum
Mania St
Holland Furnace Co
Cara Whig
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