Christmas Rush Handled Without Delay at Hannibal Post Office
Postmaster J R Blackwood and staff expanded with extra hands to manage a growing parcel post rush at Hannibal's post office. Mail trains run with additional cars, and the express office reports heightened activity as packages flood in from across the country and depart promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Post Office
J. R. Blackwood
Blackwood
Hannibal
Union
Express Company
Spence
Rats and grain losses reported by farmers in Illinois
A farmer journal notes rats destroying about one fourth of stored corn in crates during winter and another farmer cites loss of hundreds of chicks and grain for a season. A mouse is said to destroy 12 ths of wheat in a day. An advertised poison wheat by H Schroeder of Quincy sells nationwide, price 2é, $50 express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le En Apriculturied Journal
Behroeder
H. Schroeder
Maine Street
Quincy
Ill
United States
Kiefer
Brown & May's Drug Co
Schiinkman
Hard to See Complaint Over Small Type in Directory
The Wannibal Chamber of Commerce notes a complaint about the new Han nibal Southwestern Telephone directory. Subscribers report difficulty reading names and numbers due to small type and a caller asks if a reading glass is provided. Directors discussed enlarging type for readability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wannibal Chamber of Commerce
Southwestern Telephone Company
Hannibal
Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Farmer Narrowly Escapes Bridge Crash
Walter Stolte, a Shepherd area farmer, escaped death when his car veered on the north side of the Wabash bridge spanning the Mississippi. The steering defect caused the vehicle to strike the bridge railing, narrowly avoiding a plunge into the river. Eyewitnesses called it a miracle. a similar recent accident nearby involved four men. Block signal pipe conduits on the bridge prevented a worse outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stolte
Shepherd Illinois
Hannibal
Stolte
Hotel Owner Shot in Mysterious Incident at Eola
Hannibal police received word to search for Edward Edwards, owner of a hotel in Eoka Mo. He was shot in the back at 6 am Friday while en route from barn to his hotel. He is married with four children. no arrests or motive have been reported. The train from Etia had already departed. officials could not respond in time.
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Thomas O'Day
Hannibal
Eoka Mo
Edward Edwards
St. Louis & Hannibal
E+ tia
O'Day
Vannikai
V. Edwards
Ware
Degs
Edwards
Skating Parties Prove Popular This Winter
Youngsters enjoy cold days with skating parties along the river ponding in the two week Christmas vacation. Many events line Creek and nearby areas draw hundreds of boys and girls, signaling broad public interest in skating as a winter pastime this season.
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Bear Creek
Galer Modents
Aty
Girne
Funeral for Bell child held at home
Robert Bell infant son of Mrs. John Bell was found dead in the home on Market Street. Coroner and coroner’s inquest noted possible circumstances. Funeral services conducted by Rev. S W Hayne at the Arch street Methodist church. Interment in Mount Olivet cemetery.
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Robert
John Bell
Wartz
S W. Hayne
Arch Street Methodist Church
Mount Olivet
Merchants Enjoy Bic Xmas Business In Hannibal
Hannibal stores have crowded holiday shoppers in the last days and early indications show total Christmas trade will exceed previous years. Incoming trains bring buyers from surrounding areas as merchants offer quality stocks. Retail prices have risen but shoppers favor top merchandise and are willing to pay.
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Hannibal
Funeral for Burlington fireman killed near Machens
Pearl Hiram Hall a Burlington railroad fireman killed in a locomotive accident near Machens Missouri was honored with funeral services at 604 Mound Street. Rev H B Cox led the rites attended by many as the body was sent to Clarksville for burial with Masonic lodge at the grave. The inquest was scheduled for Machens today or tomorrow following a coroner's jury viewing of the body.
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Pearl Hiram Hall
Burlington Railroad
Machens
Hannibal
Mound Street
H. B. Cox
Fifth Street
Clarksville
Masonic Lodge
Hall
St. Charles County
Burlington
Hannibal Y M C A Notes and City Basketball Start
The Hannibal Y M C A hosted a Friday dinner for dormitory men with Park Methodist Church ladies serving. In bowling, Atlas beat Independents 2 1. top scores were Bartart 179 Middleton 176 Liepeld 169 Boucher 169. City basketball opened with Coca-Colas beating Coca-Cola 20 11 and Pirates defeating Gophers 22 11. league features double headers at 8 pm.
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Park Methodist Church
Messrs
Low
Fassett
Nasal
Green
Halligan
Collier
Mayhew
Hogg
Park Perry Carstarpren
Shell Weber
Clark
Cornell
Freibank
Morley
Beteen
Independents
Atlas
Bartart
Middleton
Sas
Liepeld
Boucher
Tat
Cocaa-Cola
Eagles
Business Men
HW. YS
Fieur
Coca-Colas
Paul Schmidt
Burlington
C. W. Franklin
Pirates
John Grace
The
Gophers
John Martin
Twenty Three Births In Fifteen Days Reported
During the first fifteen days of December twenty three births were reported to the city clerk at City Hall, per certificates on file.
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Itv
Today's Program At Hannibal Playhouses
Star Theater presents W S Hart in The Money Corral as a five reels first class picture at Broadway Star. Park Theater features Gardner's musical comedy company and continues with the Hannibal Playhouses program lineup?
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Hannibal
Star Theater
W. S. Hart
Broadway Star
Five Reels
Park Theater
Gardner's Musical Comedy Company
Miss Fisher Weds Walter H Gregory in Hannibal Home Wedding
Miss Margaret Fisher and Walter H Gregory, a Hannibal couple, wed Thursday at 8 pm in the Fisher home on Chestnut Street. Rev. Dr. B E S Ely Jr presided. Attendants were Miss Evelyn McPike and Wallace Gregory. They joked a brief trip to St Louis before living with the bride’s parents. Gregory works for the Burlington railroad.
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Margaret Fisher
Walter IH. Gregory
Hannibal
J. S. Fisher
Chestnut Street
B. E. S. Ely, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Evelyn McPike
Wallace Gregory
Lorene Garland
Palmer Coal Strike Tales Continue With Testimony
In Indianapolis hearings miners and operators clash as Attorney General Garfield proposes wage terms. Ogle recounts a December 5 meeting where officials discussed a higher wage increase than 14 percent to avert injunctions and possible jail for strikers while stressing the administration’s temporary fuel policy.
Law, Order Over Wages Sparks Coal Debate
Senator Frelinghuysen pressed about miners' pay as Ogle testified that wage and coal price issues are now a legal matter. He said a settlement granting higher wages would betray principles and that the government’s proposal had not been accepted or fully reviewed. Ogle noted changes to Garfield’s plan and said no commission could quickly resolve soft coal wage questions. The committee adjourned without a date for more hearings.
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United States
Butler
Garfield
Townsend
Ogle
Senator Townsend
Indianapolis
Coal Operators’ Executive Committee
Anderson
Frelinghuysen
Senator Frelinghuysen
Martin Stops Bresnahan In First Round Fight
Bob Martin heavyweight champion of the American expeditionary forces defeated Bill Bresnahan of Camp Custer by technical knockout in the first round at Camp Custer Bresnahan did not answer the bell for the second round in Battle Creek Michigan on December 20
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Martin
Battle Creek
Mich
Bob Martin
Bill Bresnahan
Camp Custer
Bresnahan
High priced Eastern Coal Congests Yards
Chicago December reports rail yards in the middle west packed with eastern coal cars. Dealers are avoiding high priced eastern coal in favor of cheaper western coal. For each eastern car an empty car is sent east, leaving a short supply. No plans exist to equalize costs or absorb losses from the eastern coal excess.
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Chicago
Middle West
Rairoad Administration
Kansas Hog Industry Is Badly Demoralized
TOPEKA Kansas December 19 The hog business in Kansas is sadly demoralized and the cattle business has been seriously curtailed giving the meat making industry in the state a severe setback This is stated in a report by J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture The investigation shows that stock has been sold off so extensively that there are now fewer cattle and hogs on the farms than in March last
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Liquor Exports Heavy As 16 January Prohibition Ends
Distillers and other alcohol owners push to ship millions of gallons of whisky from eastern ports before January 16 when the national prohibition amendment takes effect. The rush reflects looming restrictions and seeks to move large remaining stocks ahead of the deadline.
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New York
Liquor Exports Rise Amid Freight Space Difficulty
Customs officials report sustained growth in liquor exports over many months, with heavy movement starting in October. The October export value climbed to $1,307,276, up from $399,744 in the same period previously.
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Charles H. Ling
Ware-Wayland Co
West Side Square
Ito
A. Otiz Arnold
Ment
Quincy, Tlinvis
By H. Addington Bruce
Illinois
Wabash Bridge
EOLA
Bell
Bddy
Pearl H. Hall
Clarksville, Mo
Hannibal Y. M. C. A
Klein
N. Sth St
A. E. Prince
Newcomb Hotel
Miss Fisher
Walter H. Gregory
Palmer
Weilers
N. St. St
Parker
Grugwists
Cox Chem
Patchorue
N.Y
Clough-Reihm
Clough-Reihm Co
Quincy Barry
Macomb
Ricker National Bank
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