Sues for divorce as two actions proceed in Beal County
Mrs Mary Engles Whaley-Haas sues Frank Whaley in Hannibal for divorce while Frank seeks a decree from her in a separate case in Ralls and Beal counties. The article outlines alleged abandonment infidelity and failure to provide, with prior self defense acquittal in a prior murder case. Attorneys Schofield Piociman represent Tracy Whaley, and HE Nelson Lewis O Connor represent Mrs Whaley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Henry England
West Hannibal
England
Hannibal Court of Common Pleas
Beal
New Lomlen
Enghund
Frank Whaley
Gle Cho
Whaley
Kansas
G.os. Brockenbrough
Whatley
Whatey
Usly Gurth
aCulters
Mra Whates
Haas Week
Schofield & Piociman
Traas
HE. W. Nelson
Lewis O'Connor
City Council to Meet Monday in Adjourned Session
The Hannibal city council will assemble Monday night in adjourned session. Officials anticipate remarks on the recent liquor sale permit granted to saloonkeepers. Alder man John Conlon denounced the permit at the last meeting, but no action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
John Conlon
Carter-Shepherd Milling executive shows slight improvement
S R Carter of North Fifth street vice president and general manager of Carter Shepherd Milling company, who has been seriously ill at home for three weeks, was reported slightly improved Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Carter
North Fifth Street
Carter-Shepherd Milling Company
Charles Waelder Dies in Liberty at 89
Charles Waelder longtime Hannibal associate at The Hannibal Courier publications in the 1860s died Friday evening at the Liberty Missouri home. He was 89, born in Germany and came to the U S at age three. He lived in Hannibal over 50 years and later joined the I O O F Home in Liberty. He leaves a daughter Mrs Fleming of Chicago four sons and a brother Theodor Waelder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Waelder
Winch
Liberty
Mystic Lodge
Odd Fellows
Mr. Walder
Tig
Park Methodist Church
R. IE. Fleming
Chicago
C. Mo
IT. M
St. Louis
P. A
A. R. Waelder
Hannibal
Theodor. Waelder
City
Rev. A. H. DeLong Dies In The West
News from Hannibal reports the death of Rev. A H DeLong brother of Rev A P DeLong former pastor of Broadway Methodist church He died Wednesday Dec 17 in Santa Monica California and his body will be transported to St Joseph Missouri for burial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
A. H. DeLong
A. P. DeLong
Broadway Methodist Church
DeLong
Santa Monica
Calif
St. Joseph
Arthur Sanders Colored Dies in Olive Street Home
Arthur Sanders colored died Friday in his home on Olive street. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 50 o'clock, with burial in Baptist cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sanders
Olive Street
Baptist Civie
Enumerators Listed for Hannibal Census Duties Begin Soon
Enumerators to conduct federal census in Hannibal begin January 2 with Frank Brown as supervisor. The list includes district numbers and appointees such as Frank O Triplett, S F White, Ed Frederick, E R Crossman, M Braun, W F Minor, Exter, Miss Alice Montgomery, Mrs H B Christian, Joan W Cawthen, Frank Ho Collins, EOEE Branden, and others. Some districts remain to be supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Frank Brown
Fabius Township
Frank O. Triplett
S. F. White
Liberty Township
Tic
Brees
Palmyra
Frederick
Masons Township
E.R. Crossman
M. Braun
W. F. Minor
PC. Exter
Alice Montgomery
H. B. Christian
Joan W. Cawthen
Frank Ho. Collins
Eoee. Branden
Bertha E. Selvey
Selvey
L. Maple
Margaret E. Buchanan
Miller Township
Creseman
Round Grove
W. Po Bowles
Round Grove Township
W. PL Bowles
South River Township
Ben F. Fink
Union Township
Elroy S. Smoot
Warren Township
J. Foster
Summon Witnesses For Hall Inquest In Missouri
Six Hannibalians have been summoned as witnesses for the inquest to be held Tuesday at Machens Missouri. The death occurred when Fireman Peart HH Wall of Hannibal fell from a passenger train locomotive one half mile south of Machens. Coroner A A Perry of St Charles County calls the inquest. Witnesses include M E B Lamb superintendent Hannibal division Burlington railroad L P Hill claim agent Fred Marbicht engineer C QO Carson conductor and W M Smith local undertaker.
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Machens
St. Charles
Peart HH. Wall
Hannibal
A. A. Perry
St. Charles County
M. E B. Lamb
Burlington Railroad
L. P. Hill
Fred Marbicht
C. QO. Carson
W. M. Smith
Hannibal Playhouses Weekend Program Highlights
This edition lists shows at Hannibal Playhouses and Star Theater including Bessie Barnsale in Kitty Kelly M Du, Footlight Maids Sunshine comedy and Broadway Star five reel features. Park Theater presents Gardner's Musicalomedy company in A Bachelor's Wife along with a Christmas season note and holiday gifts from Representative Martin to Congressmen in Louisiana.
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Star Theater
Bessie Barnsale
Kitty Kelly
M. du
Footlight Maids
Park Theater
Gardner's Musicalomedy
Washington
Martin
Louaisiana
Three Churches to Unite in Christmas Union Service
The First Presbyterian Fifth Street Baptist and Park Methodist congregations unite in a joint service tonight at Park Methodist. Rev. F J Mapel will lead morning and evening worship. Christmas musical selections include a solo a duet and songs by a double quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
Fifth Street Baptist
Park Methodist
Park Methodist Church
F. J. Mapel
Marion's Coal Vein Exhaused Ends Local Hope for Mine
Marion county saw a brief coal boom when a 30 inch vein near Emerson was found two weeks ago. The vein has since exhausted, ending local mining plans and raising doubt about future coal production in the area. Palmyrians and nearby farmers recall the find as a God send during fuel shortages and note homes briefly benefitted before mining ceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Emerson
Pahuvra
Palmiyra
HAPPENINGS IN HANNIBAL FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO TWO ALARMS
Hannibal firemen answered two alarms on Saturday. The first at 6 45 a.m. on Washington Street where rubbish in Burlington yards caught fire. Two hours later they battled a small blaze above ovens at Stutzman’s Bakery on South Third Street with little damage. The Starr Ice and Coal Co received a large ice order from the M. K. & T. railroad for its New Franklin ice house. Ice cutting is set to begin this week. A boy returned $80 he had stolen from Bar ney McCann on South Fourth Street after police traced the act and found the hiding place of the money. The boy, who lives in Illinois, was visiting relatives in Hannibal. Myrtle Bilanck and Carl Weaver of Burlington were married at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Hannibal
Waington Street
Burlington Yards
Stutzman's Bakery
South Third Street
Katy
Starr Ice and Coal Company
New Franklin
W. A. Sterr
Barney McCann
South Fourth Street
Local residents travel and visit Hannibal areas
Judge A E Dent works on Center street. Miss Elizabeth Fanning goes to Lincoln county to spend holidays with parents. Sheriff J Will Mefford of Palmyra was a business visitor in Hannibal Saturday. Prosecuting Attorney D M Stout of New London visited Hannibal Saturday. Mr and Mrs T F Haydon of Kansas City return home after visiting in Hannibal. Guy Woods returns to Quincy after visiting Hannibal. Mr and Mrs Eugene Taylor of St Louis visit Mr and Mrs F D Douds in Hannibal. H B Whittaker of Kansas City is a business visitor in Hannibal Saturday. Miss Golden Etter of Hannibal High goes to Gallatin Mo for holidays. J Bernard of St Louis returns home after business visit in Hannibal.
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A. E. Dent
Center Street
Elizabeth Fanning
Hannibal High School
Lincoln County
J. Will Mefford
Palmyra
Hannibal
D. M. Stout
New London
Ralls County
T. F. Haydon
Kansas City
Guy Woods
Quincy
Eugene Taylor
St. Louis
F. D. Douds
H. B. Whittaker
Golden Etter
Gallatin
J. Bernard
St Louis
Joint Installation Of Officers Tonight
A joint installation of newly elected officers will be held tonight by the ladies auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the lodge. A dinner at 6 o'clock precedes the installation ceremonies, followed by a Christmas tree for the children after the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
First Christian Church Names New Pastor
Announcement made Saturday that Rev. Joseph Armistead of Cynthiana Kentucky has accepted a call to the pastorate at First Christian Church succeeding Rev C H Winders who leaves January 1 for Indianapolis Indiana to make his future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Armistead
Cynthiana
First Christian Church
C. H. Winders
Indianapolis
Ind
Divorce Petition Alleges Wife Urged Husband to Die
London date dec 17 major John Alexander Stirling files for divorce alleging his wife urged him to get killed as soon as possible in a claim that cites her alleged counsel and accompanying circumstances the petition states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Alexander Stirling
Stirling Divorce Case Involving Major and Desertion
The text recounts marital estrangement after a December 1914 marriage, with financial disputes and deception claims by Mrs. Stirling. The court granted a decree for desertion after she refused to see him on a February London leave. It notes a prior 1909 Stirling divorce case where the major and his first wife were respondents and both sides prevailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stirling
London
Major Stirling
Clara Elizabeth Taylor
Washington, D. C
Lord George Cholomondelay
Olive Louisa Blanche
Walter Murray Guthrie
Mexican veteran dies in Iowa veterans home
Phineas Cast aged 96 from Osage Iowa, a veteran of the Mexican war, passed away at the Iowa State Soldiers Home on Saturday. Home officials believe he was the last surviving Iowa veteran of the Mexican war.
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Marsnalltown
Phineas Cast
Osage
Iowa
Case
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West Side Square
KLEIN
Charles Waelder
Rev
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Segesas Special
Roy Bennett
Maine
Marion
Hannibal Briefs
Myrtle Bilanck
Carl Weaver
Burlington
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Violets
A. L. Kroner
Florist
CAT Tales
Dicky Dippy
John
Sinnott
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