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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1919

Page

4

Y M C A Boys Teams Named for Contest

E T Manchester announces the complete list of boys to compete in the Y M C A membership and efficiency contest. The event starts Monday with a three day membership drive and proceeds over fifteen weeks, aiming for 200 new members and an end banquet for winners. Captains meet Friday for campaign instructions. boys to bring wood for the fireplace.

E. T. Manchester Donald Bushnell John Evans Clarence Gerdes Roy Graham Lewis Pieper Richard Whitney Harry Alexander Curtis Spensend Arthur Heideman George Govert Garry Never Albert Smith Edward Hart Montgomery Carroll Richard Pierson Lawrence Ihing Eugene Hess Rev Drailmeier Raymond Hart Avold Coffman William Sinnovk

Harry Smith Taken To County Court

Harry Smith of 515 Monroe Street, an ex soldier, was arrested after attempting to shoot family members with a gun. He has been turned over to county authorities for mental treatment. Dr. Thomas B. Knox, government physician, will arrange for care at government expense.

Harry Smith Monroe Street Young Smith Thomas B. Knox Quincy

Detective Harvey Restored to Duty After Absence

L. D. Harvey of the police department is reinstated after five days off due to a misunderstanding and will return to duty this morning.

L. D. Harvey Police Department

Obituary Notice of Marie Christianson Relative Burial Details

Obituary notes a Burlington Iowa resident Marie Christianson as surviving daughter. Burial planned in the home cemetery Friday at 1 p.m. The text also records a transfer of Geo. D. Chapman from 9 to 11.

Marie Christianson Burlington Iowa Home Geo. D. Chapman

Renewal attempts to break nurse's testimony at murder trial

LOS ANGELES December 25 renewed attempts to break the testimony of Mrs. E. L. Senner a witness for the prosecution and to introduce further testimony to prove Harry Newingane in a defense detailing his alleged murder of his sweetheart Freda Lesser Nurse Senner testified that New about two weeks before the alleged murder July 5 asked her if she had heard any rumors about his relationship with Lesser and whether she would testify to anything she knew.

Los Angeles E. L. Senner Harry Newingane Freda Lesser Senner New

Court adjourns after witness depose Newis insanity claim

G W Butler and his son Claire testified that on June 23 the accused stayed at their home as a guest. Mrs Senner fixed that date for a conversation with New. Indianapolis residents testified and the defense argued New is insane. Judge W Craig adjourned court until Friday.

Miss Lesser G. W. Butler Claire

Fever in Correction Home Reduced Prisoner Counts

In Chicago the Prohibition era is credited with lowering inmate numbers in correction homes for minors. The annual appropriation drops from 140000 to 100000 dollars due to fewer bookings since July 1. October counts show 765 detainees versus 1673 a year earlier.

Correction Chicago Houses of Correction

Deadlocked talks on 14 percent coal wage rise in Southwest

Kansas City December 25 The Southwestern coal conference on the 14 per cent wage increase for Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas miners adjourned without agreement on details. Miners demand a flat 14 per cent rise while operators want the increase to apply only to machine miners and keep production differentials. H N Taylor of Central Coal and Coke explains costs and required differentials. Alexander M Howat warns the plan could cut the rise to seven or eight per cent. An English airplane engine now shows 1000 horsepower.

Kansas City Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas H. N. Taylor Central Coal and Coke Company Illinois Alexander M. Howat Kansas Miners

New York Man Offers 2 Millions For Bail

Almeirindo Portfolio, a New York manufacturer, offered 2 million dollars bail for his enslaved cook Mary Scipio after a Wednesday arrest from a dispute while mailing gifts. He praised her value and predicted she would cook his Christmas dinner. The police desk initially deemed 10 thousand dollars sufficient.

New York Mary Almeirindo Portfolio Mary Scipio

Best cook in the world words in praise for Mary

A speaker explains buying Christmas provisions with Mary in mind and inviting 25 relatives and friends to enjoy Mary's superb cooking on Christmas day. He adds he had to act quickly.

Mary

Havana Jockey Club Owner Is Arrested For Shooting

N D Curley Brown president of the Cuban American Jockey club of Marino Havana was arrested in connection with the shooting of Albert Piedra son in law of the Cuban secretary of the interior He was released on $1000 bail The shooting occurred in Brown office at the race track during the fifth event on December 16 in Havana

New York N. D Curley” Brown Jockey Club Marino Havana Albert Piedra Interior Brown

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