Automobile Lines Bind Adams County Towns Together
Five car routes connect Adams county city with Payson and Plainville. Two lines go direct to Payson, three to Plainville via Payson, each making two or three trips daily. Operators include George Dillon T A Cook Arthur Anderson C C Larimore and Fred Deter with multiple daily runs. The cross country wagon era has faded toward regular motor service.
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Adams County
Payson
Plainville
George Dillon
T. A. Cook
Arthur Anderson
C. C. Larimore
Fred Deter
County Travel Notes Hint At Road Driven Future
A traveler describes local transit with a daily trip from Quincy to Liberty by trolley and a Kingston line of 30 to 35 miles run by William Callahan using horses. Auto service gains support as good roads movement progresses, signaling likely growth in motorized travel.
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Quincy
Liberty
Kingston
William Callahan
Saloonkeeper W H Gross Fined 100 for Sunday Closing Law
W H Gross of Eleventh and Broadway fined 100 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to violating Sunday closing law. Sheriff John Coens arrested him. total payment set at 121.95. He secured payment and was released. Reports say many saloonkeepers back a Sunday closing movement.
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Eleventh and Broadway
W. H. Gross
John Coens
Charles Hoffman
Elis Place
Cure Cold In One Day LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Advertisement claims a one day cure for colds using laxative bromoo quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. E. W. Grove's signature appears on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Phone 120 when you have a news item
The Whig urges readers to share news by phone at the listed number for prompt coverage. Community members are invited to report local happenings, tips, and events to assist timely reporting.
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The
Whig
Salvation Army Appeals Targeted by Quincy Welfare Leader
Rev. Lyman M. Greenman accuses the Salvation Army of breaching a welfare federation agreement by soliciting money directly from business men. He states funds should go through the Christmas Fund coordinated by the Quincy Welfare Federation and notes prior year receipts. The letter is addressed to the Quincy Business Men's League and signed as federation president.
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Salvation Army
Lyman M. Greenman
Quincy Welfare Society
Quincy
Lik
Quincy Business Men's League
C. F. Perry
Anti- Tuberculosis Society
Associated Charities
Cheerful Home
Children's Aid Society
Quincy Welfare Federation
Quincy Business ‘Men's League
Federation
Stuart
Tis
Welfare Federation
Quincy” Business ‘Men's League
This Is the Life and Mutt and Jeff at Hippodrome
Halton Powell presents This Is the Life at the Hippodrome with fresh songs lively dances and tasteful stage settings. Mutt and Jeff in College also plays Wednesday elevating musical comedy with a blend of melodrama and travesty praised for value and entertainment.
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Halton Powell
Hippodrome
Mutt
Jeff
Mutt and
Matt
Camp Point Journal Editor and Grain Company Lead Highlight
Whig a Cail filmer Selby of Camp Point editor of the Camp Point Journal and H Bo Sl business manager of the Selby Grain company, oldest resident of Golden, cited on the new Whit management Monday morning and extended best wishes for the future.
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Make Whig
Cail
Filmer Selby
Camp Point
Camp. Point Journal
H. Bo Sl
Selby. Grain Company
Golden
Whit
Desperado Recaptured After Edina Jail Escape
Edina Missouri residents rejoice as a horse thief captured in a corn field six miles from Edina after a 24 hour posse pursuit. He was jailed in Kirksville for safekeeping after escaping Marshal Sam Adams who had been guarding him. The man, without food since Saturday, was nearly frozen and is awaiting Iowa authorities’ transfer.
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Edina
Desperado
Sam Adams
Marshal Adams
Iowa
Whig
Robbery Suspect Kemper Arrested After Foot Chase
Kemper, linked to city robberies, learned of a planned attack and tried to retaliate against Hutchens. He was captured by Officer Blackwood after a pursuit to a North Sixth street saloon, shot in the foot when he refused to surrender. Burglary charge dropped, later changed to assault to kill. Kemper denies cutting Hutchens, claiming only a stick hit occurred. Another case, William Busch, cited for intoxication with a $2 fine plus costs.
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Kemper
Hutchens
Blackwood
North Sixth Street
William Busch
Lost and Found Ad Prompt for The Whig Notification
The notice invites callers to place a Lost and Found advertisement with The Whig to report missing items such as a watch parasol or other belongings, signaling the newspaper’s help in locating them. The text emphasizes telephoning the Lost ad line for prompt insertion.
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Whig
Double Funeral For Canton County Officials
In Canton Missouri on Monday the double funeral for John T Hall and his wife Elizabeth was held at their home at 10 30 am led by Rev Scott of Steffenville. The Halls long ran the county farm and kept it self supporting. Their four children survive with relatives in La Belle Maywood Canton and at home.
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Canton
John T. Hall
Elizabeth
Scott
Steffenville
Hall
John
Labelle
Maywood
Naomi Yardin
Raymorid
Foley's Honey and Tar Croup Remedy Endorsed by Parent
A Missouri reader from Boseley highlights Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughs, colds, croup, hoarseness, and bronchial troubles. The testimonial notes improved breathing and healing of inflamed surfaces after using the medicine on four children over eight to ten years.
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Foley
C. Allen
Boseley
Miller & Arthur
Drug Co
Kemper Bound Over to the Grand Jury
E S Kemper, colored, was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to kill after a preliminary hearing in police court. His bond was set at 500 dollars. Kemper denied the charge and pleaded not guilty despite two witnesses swearing he slashed Webster Hutchens, colored, with a knife weeks earlier when Hutchens tipped off police about his presence at the Hutchens place on North Sixth Street north of Locust. Jim Clay, colored, in an adjoining room, was another witness. Police were then seeking
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E. S. Kemper
Grand
Kemper
Webster Hutchens
Hutchens
Hutchens Place
North Sixth Street
Locust
Jim Clay
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Broadway
Clough-Reihm Co
18Th and
Snyders
Lyman Greenman
Welfare : Federation
Eimpire-Hippodroge
Jeffin
Cornfield
Mie
Ness
Saliow
Palace Pullman
Palace
Palace Garage
Maine Street
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