No Immediate Change To Lift Ban On Coal
Local fuel committee shows little chance of easing restrictions as coal shortages deepen. Springfield coal is tightly needed. mayor seeks release from C B Q yards to ease Sunday heating limits for churches and homes, but officials warn relief unlikely this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Pennsylvania
Marblehead Lime Co
O’brien
Regional Coal Committee
Fineis
O'Brien
Chicago
Suggestions for New Constitution To be Considered
County officers and judiciary committee members along with Attorney John T. Inghram and State's Attorney Roy Adair are invited to a December 20 meeting in the county court room to discuss Adams county's best interests for presentation to the constitutional convention. Actions from the December 20 meeting will be forwarded to the constitutional convention in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judiciary Committee
Board of Supervisors
John T. Inghram
Roy Adair
Adams County
Ice Harvest Began on Quincy Bay with Thick Ice
Ice harvesting started on Quincy Bay Friday afternoon. The ice measures seven and a half inches and is good quality. Local dealers began with a small crew and plan to expand as ice thickens. Hutmachers Ice Co waits for thicker ice and may start Monday if weather allows, but will not harvest thin ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Bay
Quincy
Hutmachers’ Ice Company
Hutmacher
Happy Harrison to Undergo Leg Operation in Quincy
Henry Happy Harrison arrives from Texas to undergo surgery for a leg fracture that failed to knit. He is in excellent health and staying with his parents Mr and Mrs H M Harrison in Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Happy” Harrison
Quincy
Texas
Mr. Harrison
Mrs. H. M. Harrison
City
Funeral Services Held for Mr and Mrs John Fitzgerald
Telegram from Mrs Edwin J Murray reports death by gas in Chicago home. Funeral services for the former Quincyans were held in Chicago Thursday evening. details on the timing of the rites are unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitzgerald
Chicago
Edwin J. Murray
Eighth Street
Henry Eremann of Fowler Dies at 57
Henry Eremann died at St Mary hospital Friday afternoon at 3 45 due to complications of diseases. Born near Fowler he spent his life in Adams County thirty five years with Charles Herbert. Survived by sister Martha and brother Ernest of near Fowler. Body taken to Stormer’s undertaking parlors for burial. Funeral services will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Eremann
Fowler
St. Mary Hospital
Eremann
Adams County
Charles Herbert
Martha
Ernest
Near Fowler
Stormers
Death of Mrs Gertrude Feigenspan A Quincy Native
Mrs Gertrude Feigenspan longtime Quincy resident died at her Chicago home Wednesday morning. Her sister Mrs Hildeprana of 1850 Broadway was notified by telegram Thursday. Survived by three daughters two unmarried living with their mother and Mrs Amelia Ickert of Chicago plus numerous distant relatives in Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Feigenspan
Quincy
Chicago
Hildeprana
Broadway
Amelia Ickert
Curtis Gail dies in Danville at 39 as entertainer
Curtis Gail a protege of Sam Bald and a noted Quincey boy famed in acrobatic and theatrical circles died in Danville Friday at age 39 after paralysis weakened him months ago and an influenza attack this week. Edward Gail a brother of SIS South Sixth Street was notified Friday night and will travel with Harry Gail to Danville tonight. Curtis Gail leaves a wife and two brothers who reside in Quincey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Gail
Sam Baldwin
Quincey
Danville
Edward Gail
SIS
South Sixth Street
Harry Gail
Curtis Gail Ceees
Funeral services for James E Kollmeyer Monday
Funeral services for the late James E Kollmeyer will be held from his sister Mrs Henry Schwagmeyer home at 1106 Kentucky street at 11 oclock and in St Pauls Evangelical church at Fowler at 1 30 p m Burial will be in Chase cemetery Friends are invited to attend both services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Kollmeyer
Henry Schwagmeyer
Kentucky Street
Ochck
St. Pauls Evangelical Church
Fowler
Chase Cemetery
Death of John H. Leonard at Soldiers and Sailors' Home
John H. Leonard died at cottage 22 of the Soldiers and Sailors' Home after a long illness. He was 182 years old and a native of Pennsylvania. During the Civil War he served in Company AB, 49th Illinois Infantry. He is survived by his wife at the Home and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Leonard
Mr. Leonard
Pennsylvania
49Th Illinois Infantry
Louis Ames Dies at Home in Iron Molder of 71 Years
Louis Ames died while seated in a chair at his home 822 State street at 1:45 Thursday evening after two years of heart trouble. A native of 71 years, he was an iron molder by trade and is survived by three sons Louis William and George and four daughters Minnie Clara Marie Ames and Mrs Walter Wachter, all of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Ames
State Street
Mr. Ames
Louis
William
George
Minnie
Clara
Marie Ames
Walter Wachter
Death of James H Kollmeyer at Fowler Home
James H. Kollmeyer died at his sister Mrs. Henry Schwagmeyer 1106 Kentucky street at 1 15 Friday morning from a complication of diseases after nine weeks bedfast. He was 64, born near Fowler and a lifelong Illinois resident. Survived by widow and four children George and Fred of Fowler Mrs Fred Schroeder and Clara at home.
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James H. Kollmeyer
James Hi. Kollmeyer
Henry Schwagmeyer
Kentucky Street
Fowler
Kollmeyer
Illinois
George
Fred Kollmeyer
Fred Schroeder
Clara Kollmeyer
Labor Asks More Stringent Mining Laws In America
Officers for the ensuing year were nominated at the regular meeting of the Trades & Labor Assembly Friday night and a resolution was adopted urging Governor Lowden to ask of the next legislature stronger laws governing the mines and their operation in Illinois. The assembly believes current laws are stringent but can be enlarged for miner safety. The Cherry mine disaster prompted current laws. the assembly resents repeal efforts and seeks further tightening. Theodore Bisser and George Schmitt face no opposition. nominations open until next meeting. Treasurer reported $793.51 balance on Dec 1, 1919, with 62 regular and 7 social meetings held. delegates seated from carpenters, electrical workers, beer bottlers, stove mounters, bartenders and cigar makers.
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Trades & Labor Assembly
Frank Lowden
Illinois
Cherry
Assembly
Theodore Bisser
George Schmitt
Labor Temple Association
Delgates
Carpenters
Whisky found at station worth over $200 to be destroyed
Police recovered 20 to 24 quarts of whisky hidden under a seat in the Burlington depot waiting room. The liquor, valued at more than $200, is in the possession of Chief Tom Ryan and will be poured into the sewer unless the owner claims it, an unlikely prospect. Two men acting nervously fled toward the Virginia hotel. one was apprehended and released after denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace Tom Ryan
Burlington Depot
A.C. Todd
W. S. Coxe
Warren Cassell
Otto Muegge
Todd and
Coxe
Rock Island
Cassell
Virginia Hotel
Hannibs
Dlaney
Reek Island
Miss Niehaus Appeals for Clothing for the Poor
Miss Rose Niehaus has received substantial clothing for Quincy’s needy but reports ongoing requests from those without proper attire. She thanks donors who contributed Friday and urges more citizens to answer the call for the poor and unfortunate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Niehaus
Quincy
Miss Niehaus
Claims of Heirs in the Hastings Estate Settled
Four heirs filed claims in the county court over the estate of William Hastings. Judge Fred Wolfe allowed all four claims with no contest after discussion. Hastings died recently leaving widow Emma Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Haistings
Fred Wolfe
Harstings
Ema Hastings
Prisoner drags suspect to jail after liquor confrontation
Police at headquarters question a man called Happy Jack after Policeman Ned Hudson half dragged him from Fifth and Hampshire to the city jail. The man, Griggsville resident, dodges the officer’s queries and jokes about a straw from Trannibal. Attorney Paul J. Weisenhorn, puzzled, asks reporters if a bald spot might save him in Leap Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Hudson
Fifth
Hampshire Street
Happy Jack
Griggsville
Poiceman
Paul J. Weisenhorn
The
Whig
Land transfers list reads across multiple properties
Anna Eckhoff and Emma Eckhoff transfer to Henry Frazen in section 22 Colum bus for 1000 dollars. Carrie P Irwin and James M Irwin transfer to Robert Williams and wife for 8000 dollars covering lots 2 and 3 block 1 Aaron C Good mans add to Quincy. Joseph Sowder and Hazel Sowder transfer to Walter A Hoke in section 26 Camp Point for 2500 dollars.
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Anna Eckhoff
Emma _ Eckhoff
Henry Frazen
Columbus
Carrie P. Irwin
James M. Irwin
Robert Willams
Aaron C. Goodman
Quincy
Joseph Sowder
Hazel Sowder
Walter A. Hoke
CampPoint
Higbee to Hear Inghram Case Next Week in Quincy
Judge Harry Higbee plans to return to Quincy next week to rule on the appellate court decision about the so called county attorney contract. State's Attorney Roy Adair backs opposing Jasper, and the board of supervisors face a court challenge over paying Inghram for legal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Higbee
Pittsfield
Quincy
Roy Johnson
John Abbott
Johnson
Higbee
Roy Adair
Frank Jasper
Hiew
John T. Inghram
Jasper
Board of Supervisors
Tegal
Inghram
Clicut
Guinea
Adair
Appellate Court
Finance Committee
Supreme Court
Tinghram
Campaign Ends With Seventeen Thousand For Jewish Relief
Alderman S S Hyatt, chairman for Adams county, reported Friday that $17 000 was the total collected in the drive for Jewish Relief. After the main campaign, several townships in the county continued to raise funds and the results have been substantial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Hyatt
Adams County
Wanted good clean rags at Whig Office
Advertises payment of six cents per pound for good size rags without scraps. Bring to the Whig Office.
Sieckmann Named Cashier of the Mercantile Bank
John H. Sieckmann, seven years as assistant cashier, was elected cashier by Mercantile Bank directors in a Thursday night meeting. He succeeds Harvey G. Riggs, who retires due to ill health. Sieckmann, a Quincy resident aged about 40, has long served the bank and will assume the role on January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Sieckmann
Mercantile Bank
Harvey G. Riggs
Sieckmann
Riggs
Quincy Burn
Robert J. Suchbing
Gem City Business College
Irwin Paper Company
State Street Bank
Gem City Store Company
Quincy
Naturalization Plan in Quincy Detailed by Citizenship Committee
The Community Service citizenship committee led by Principal J. E. Wellemeyer will meet at 4 PM in headquarters at 232 North Fifth Street. The group surveys Quincy’s foreigners, classifying them by steps taken toward U S citizenship and planning to naturalize all eligible residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Citizenship Committee of Community Service
J. E. Wellemeyer
North Fifth Street
United States
Quincy Council of Masons Name Offcers
Quincy Council of Masons held its annual meeting in the Masonic Temple on Thursday evening and elected officers for the ensuing year. T. I. M. John H. Breitstadt, I. D. M. Edgar Wisherd, P. W. H. Mead, treasurer, Thos. Burrows, recorder, S. A. Lee. Twelve new members were welcomed and reports indicated a successful year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincey Council
Royal and Select Masons
Masonic Temple
John H. Breitstadt
EL Edgar Wisherd
H.W. Mead
Thos. Burrows
Lee
New Quincy Cafe to Open at Hotel Newcomb Monday
The Newcomb Hotel introduces a new cafe in the former saloon room, with management predicting a Monday morning opening. The room is noted for its fine decoration and the project nears completion.
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Newcomb
Marriage Licenses Issued in Quincy and Las Prairie
Walter H. Heidbreder and Rose Rhode, both listed as legal residents of Quincy, obtain a marriage license. Also licensed are Frank Holtman, over 21, Bentley, and Anna Osterman, over 18, Las Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Heidbreder
Legal
Quincy
Rose Rhode
Frank Holtman
Bentley
Anna Osterman
Las Prairie
Chamber of Commerce Excuse And The Man In Front Of A Mirror
A harsh critique targets a local business council member who dislikes the leading men of the community. The columnist argues the critic should face himself in a mirror to see the fault clearly. The piece frames discomfort with public figures as a personal reflection on leadership.
Widow and children receive large estate in will
James P. Sloniger of Honey Creek township left a sizable estate to his widow Lillie Sloniger and his thirteen children. The will, filed with County Clerk J W Smith, names executor W H L Thomas and details cash bequests for the widow and daughters, land allocations to sons, and shares in local banks and farmland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Sloniger
Honey Creek Township
J. W. Smith
Frank Penick
Lillie Sloniger
Floyd Ralph
Ethel Pern
Ada Belle Sloniger
Albert Lyls Sloniger
John Archie Stoniger
Sampson
Barton
Raymond
Mendon Township
Adelbert
Fanners State Bank
Mendon
Dora Mae Tenvorde
Ruth Fay Pieper
Ella Esther Lanning
Minnie Myrtle Jells
Alice Sloniger
W. H. L. Thomas
Man Who Passed Bad Checks Bound Over
George C. Denton a paralytic of Kirksville was arrested by Detectives Rosendale and Harvey arraigned before Police Magistrate Reard and held to the January term of the circuit court. Bond set at $1,000. He passed checks for payments including 2 and 7 with 1.50 knife and 5 in shirts and socks from Reynolds and Tenk firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Denton
Kirksville
Frank Rosendale
Lo D. Harvey
P. W. Reard
Reynolds Clothing Company
Tenk Hardware Company
Tenk Company
Reynolds Company
City to Publish Expenditures Under New Law
City Treasurer Frank X. Fackler must publish all receipts and disbursements from the fiscal year in a daily newspaper under a law from the last legislature. The sworn statement will be filed with the county clerk, with a contract paid from city funds. Penalties include fines up to 500 dollars or up to one year in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank X. Fackler
Fackler
Narrow Escape From Gas At Ruff Brewing Works
Joseph Rooney and John Bauman, employed by Scheipering Co at Twelfth and State, were overcome by gas while working in a large pipe at Ruff Brewing Co Thursday afternoon. They were found unconscious and revived after困难, then taken to their homes. They had charcoal burners burning in the pipe, leaving no air reach them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Rooney
John Bauman
Scheipering Company
State Streets
Ruff Brewing Company
Sheriff Simmons Brings Quincy Man Home From Rockford
Sheriff Jim Simmons reports Quincy is cold as he travels to Rockford Dil where temperatures reached 20 below zero. He was summoned to retrieve a Quincy man who authorities said could not travel alone and was ill in Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Simmons
Quincy
Rockford
Simmons
Illinois State Bank named administrator in probate case
In probate court the Illinois State Bank was named administrator of the estate of Agnes M. Benning. The estate includes the homestead at 415 South Fourth Street and a few chattels. The bank was also named guardian of Edward F. Benning, a minor. Mrs. Jala Johnson, who died recently, leaves all her property to Ben Green of Chicago. Attorney John F. Garner is named executor of the will filed Friday in county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Illinois State. Bank
Agnes M. Benning
South Fourth Street
Bank
Edward F. Benning
Jala Johnson
Ben Green
Chicago
John F. Garner
Notice Of Proposed Change In Rates For Quincy Railway
The Quincy Railway Company files with the Illinois Public Utilities Commission for extension and approval of its elevated street railway fare schedule in Quincy Illinois. The existing increased rates remain from the January 1 1919 schedule approved by the Commission and set to expire December 31 1919 unless extended. A copy of the schedule is on file at the company office for inspection by interested parties. Information on time and place of hearings is available by contacting the Commission secretary at Springfield or the Quincy Railway Company. By W A Martin General Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Railway Company
Public Utilities Commission of Illinois
Quincey
Minois
Public Utilities Commission
Springfield
Aois, Quincey Railway Company
W. A. Martin
Trains to Return as Coal Moves Normal
Restoration of full passenger service to Quincy hinges on coal returning to normal. Regional director Hale Holden and Burlington agent G A Shields discussed gradual resumption, with orders possible soon in Pittsburgh and eastern districts. Chicago likely to accelerate nationwide relaxations, aiding Burlington to restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Hale Holden
G. A. Shields
Burlington
Olden
Atlanta
Southeastern
Pittsburgh
New York
Eastern
National Railroad
Mr. Holten
Mr. Holden
Chicago
Burlinton
Shields
Holden
Co. of C
Burlington and Wika Bash
Chamber of Commerce
Traffic and Transportation Committee
Railroad Administration
Spicher in County Jail Awaiting Hearing on Dependency Charge
Mrs Savannah Spicher remains jailed in the county without a hearing on the charge of contributing to the dependency of her three children all under six. Her attorney Walter Bennett withdrew. she now has Frank Garner as counsel and the case is continued until December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah Spicher
Walter Bennett
Weather summary for Iliots Missouri and Iowa regions
The report notes generally fair weather with colder conditions in Iliots on Saturday and a cold wave in east and south parts with subzero readings at night. South portions expect near to five to ten degrees above zero in Missouri and east central snow risk. Sunday should bring increasing cloudiness and milder western areas. Iowa and Missouri see warmer, mainly fair conditions with some snow possibility in the east. Local temperatures from yesterday show varied readings across locations with river stage data referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nortia
South Porthen
Missouri
Iowa
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Springfeld
Asa al
Franklin County
Springheld
Chicago Grant
Brien
Foow
Chumbley
Tie
Abe Martin
Harrison
America
Quincy Council OF Masons
Adams County Shippers Association
James Sloniger
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