Street Paving And Sewer Planned For Quincy
The Board of Local Improvements plans extensive paving and a large sewer in Quincy. Engineering chief Enoch Chatten will present several ordinances to fund near-term work as war restrictions ease. Street work will be brick dominant with some macadam, covering both city sides and multiple avenues, plus a south side sewer route through Sixth to Eighth streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Local Improvements
Enoch Chatten
Sire
Quincy
Vermont
Broadway
Jersey
Maine
Seventeenth
Jefferson
Monroe
Fifth
Jackson
Eighth Street
Four More Days To Secure New Licenses In Quincy
City records show only about 20 of more than 100 saloon keepers have licenses as of 5 pm Thursday. Mayor Thompson warns licenses must be secured by 6 pm next Tuesday or openings will be blocked Wednesday morning. Names listed include L. W. Armstrong Hartman Brothers Nauert Raukohl Joseph N. Thorp for six months and C. E. Tellebuescher Frank Druffel Andy Heisler A J Nolan Tony Krins George B McGuire Kriner Perry Gus Schrock Henry Kaelber Steve Malone J G Damhorst H G Wusraw Long Brothers and Ben Haverd for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Duke Schroer
John A. Thompson
L. W. Armstrong
Hartman Brothers
Nauert & Raukohl
Joseph N. Thorp
Lanza Estate Probate Names Wife and Two Sons Heirs
The will of Anthonio Lanza filed in county court names wife and two sons Bruno and Samuel as heirs. Mrs. Lanza receives one half of the wholesale fruit business and a life interest in remaining property plus a $3000 life insurance. Bruno gets $1000 and a quarter share in the business while Samuel receives a quarter share. Upon Mrs. Lanza’s death her half of the business goes to Vincent and Joe, equal shares, with the remaining property split among the daughters and two grandchildren of a deceased daughter. Bruno Lanza is named executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthonio Lanza
Bruno
Samuel
Vincent
Joe
Bruno Lanza
Marriage Licenses George H Goslin and Annabelle Yantis
George H Goslin 26 of Minneapolis and Annabelle E Yantis 24 of Quincy obtain marriage licenses. E Robert Maier and Esther E Bresser both of Quincy listed as parties in the filing process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Goslin
Minneapolis
Annabelle E. Yantis
Quincy
E. Robert Maier
Legal
Esther E. Bresser
Quiny
Braves Drifts 12 Miles to be Here For Victory Tree
Mrs Archie Bernard waded through snow drifts twelve miles Thursday to attend the Victory celebration. She teaches Independence school twelve miles east of Quincy on the Broadway road and came without snow shoes or skates. There seemed to be no coach and four waiting to bring her to Quincy, but she wanted to see the Christmas tree and events drawing thousands. She left her boarding place at 10 AM and registered at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Bernard
Bernard
Independence School
Quincy
Broadway Road
North Third Street
All Christmas Mail Handled At Postoffice
Despite a heavy Christmas mail rush at the local post office and several ill workers the team managed to deliver every piece of mail in the federal building by 8 o clock Thursday morning and finish Thursday afternoon. Carriers and clerks worked through the long piles, starting early again on Thursday, with a lighter outgoing load the day before. Saint Nick did not forget Quincy residents Christmas morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Quincy
Saint Nick
Local Veterans Return for Christmas at Home
Shrapnell Kasparie returned home Wednesday evening after honorable discharge. He joined the service June 14, 1938, and shared a Christmas dinner with wife and Mrs. Agnes Boerder at 719 Oak Street. Navy men Earl Hardyman and LeRoy Wheeler spent Christmas with relatives in Quincy. Lieut. David Shontze, recently commissioned at Camp Gordon, came home Christmas Day. First Sergeant Rudolph Kiene furloughed from Barron Field, Texas, returned Thursday morning. Sergt. Thos. T. Gore, son of Thos. M. Gore, arrived from Camp Grant to spend Christmas with parents. he’s just back from overseas and may muster out soon. Mr. and Mrs. Gore welcomed their son, their first visit home since Dec. 1, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August E. Kasparie
Kasparie
Agnes Boerder
Oak Street
Earl Hardyman
LeRoy Wheeler
Norfolk
Navy
Hardyman
Quincy
David Shontze
Camp Gordon
Camp McClelland
Rudolph Kiene
Barron Field
Texas
Thos. T. Gore
Thos. M. Gore
Ilinois
Camp Grant
Young Gore
Burington
Mrs. Gore
Knights of Columbus
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Knights
Tom Lenane
Santa Claus
John Blomer
Virginia
Mary Louise Rupp
Henry Rupp
Kissa
Rose Hade
John Connery
Irene Barry
Rudolph Winking
Thomas Lenane
Earl Nolan
Rudy Weltin
Quincy Humane Society to elect new officer and attorney
The annual Quincy Humane Society meeting will be held Tuesday January 7 to appoint a new attorney to replace Judge Fred G Wolfe and a new humane officer to replace the late John Fowley Former Sheriff John Coens has acted as humane officer and is likely to receive the permanent appointment The change comes as Judge Wolfe leaves the office due to his new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Quincy Humane Society
Fred G. Wolfe
John Fowley
John Coens
Judge Wolfe
Society
Semi annual meeting of United Brethren insur department
Members and board officers of the insurance department of the United Brethren of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten hold their semi annual meeting at Rev. Jordan Tutt's home 728 North Eighth Street today from 9 to 11 30 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. A reception for the grand officers follows tonight at 8 at Bethel M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Department of
The
United Brethren of Friendship and
Sisters of the Mysterious Ten
Jordan Tutt
Order
North Eighth Street
Bethel M. E
Salvation Army Feeds Quincy With 800 Christmas Dinners
The Salvation Army distributed 800 Christmas dinners in Quincy after initially preparing 254 baskets. Additional calls led to the expanded total to feed more needy residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Quincy
Birth of Charles Henry Ard Jr at Blessing Hospital
Mr and Mrs Charles H Edar of 627 North Twelfth Street welcome a baby boy born Christmas Eve at Blessing Hospital. The child will be named Charles Henry Jr. This is the couple’s first child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Edar
North Twelfth Artest
Blessing Hospital
Charles Henry, Jr
Thie
Quincy push for restored Wabash service and Sunday runs
The Quincy Chamber of Commerce urges full restoration of pre December Wabash service and considers Sunday operations on the Carthage branch and the Wabash. Proposals include morning trains into Quincy from main line points and an added Bluffs to Quincy run, to aid Pittsfield Barry Kinderhook Hannibal and Quincy, amid missed connections and isolated Sunday gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Chamber of Commerce
Carthage
Quincy
Bluffs
Pittsfield
Barry
Kinderhook
Hannibal
Mendow
Ursa
Loraine
Stillwell
Basco
Ferris
Dallas City
McAdoo
L. H. Kenady
Hull
Hrull
Kenady
W. T. Clark
Decatur
Mr. Clark
Quincey
Pierson
Rairoads
Ricker
Duker
Ed F E. Hollister
Traffic and Transportation Bureau
Pinkett
Chamber
Quincy Whig
Quincy Herald
Quincy Journal
Armistice victory for Burlington trains No. 7 and 16
C of C Bulletin announces victory as Burlington Railroad reinstates trains No. 7 and No. 16 on January 5. Urges continued pressure to restore all Wabash schedule trains removed December 1. Demands morning inbound service and evening outbound trains to Pittsfield Barry and other Wabash points, plus non shuttle service between Hannibal and Quincy to attract business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Quincy
Pittsfield
Barry
Hannibal
Quincy Manager Calls for Publicity Boost for War End
The last battle remark hopes railroads mean business for an Armistice signing. It urges energy, pep, and substantial unused publicity for future campaigns in support of Greater Quincy. Truman T. Pierson, Manager.
Conspiracy to Move Husband to Class One for War Duty
Virgil Johnston collects wartime tales including a couple's private pleas to pass a husband into Class 1. A wife seeks a covert favor to send her husband to combat, and he persuades the board to grant the step. The husband goes to camp, serves, and writes home from the trenches, with the wife’s awareness remaining uncertain. The story ends with a hint of a follow up on whether truth ever surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Johnston
Exemption Board
Johnston
Mr. Johnston
Husband
Miller Reelected President Of Peoples Saving & Loan
B H Miller was re elected president and M E Vasen secretary of the Peoples Saving and Loan association at the annual meeting Thursday afternoon Joseph H van den Boom becomes vice president and Charles Ohlmann treasurer Emmons Emmons reelected attorneys for the association Directors include B H Miller L E Emmons J L Snebbing G W Menke Charles Ohlmann H H Knapheide Gottlieb Schanz Frank J Tenk L E Emmons Jr J H Van denBoom F W Knollenberg L C Christ and M E Vasen The thirty fifth financial statement shows assets and liabilities 308148 with contingent fund 14000 and profits 59000 up 3000 over 1917 Loans total 389075 up 20000 year end investments include 840 in war savings stamps and 1060 in Liberty bonds Receipts and disbursements 18808378 The association has never foreclosure suit involving property and every cent is invested
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. U H. Miller
M. E. Vasen
People’s Saving, & Loan Association
Joseph H. VandenBoom
Charles Oehlmann
Emmons & Emmons
B. H. Miller
L. E. Emmons
J. L. Snebbing
G. William Menke
Charles Ohlmann
H. H. Knapheide
Gottlieb Schanz
Frank J. Tenk
L. E. Emmons, Jr
J. H. VandenBoom
F. W. Knollenberg
L. C. Christ
Quincy Fire Loss for Year Shows Small Total
The Quincy fire department reports a total fire loss of about $20,000 so far in 1918, down from nearly $60,000 in 1917, aided by rapid motorized response. Major incidents included the Frank Weems home blaze on East Jersey Street and losses at Quincy College of Music and Cedar Street houses. The year’s record lists 216 alarms through December with detailed monthly losses and insurance figures, reflecting generally low damage per blaze due to quick response.
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Quincy Department
Frank Weems
East
Jersey Street
Quincy College of Music
Cedar
Twenty-sixth
Twenty-seventh
Charles Pletcher
George Marriott
Marriott
Praise For Red Cross Canteen Workers
Soldiers and sailors passing through Quincy praised the Red Cross canteen workers for treating them well. They spoke of turkey dinners on Christmas Day and the ample comfort given to boys returning from camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Quincy
Queries to The Whig on Telephone Asked by Readers
A lively notice explains readers can submit questions to The Whig by telephone during the day and night. Answers will appear in the next morning’s print edition, inviting continued reader engagement.
Military unit placements and emancipation day facts
The record shows no evidence of the 335th field artillery in France and possible placement in the 87th division is unverified. Emancipation Day is September 22, with August 4 also observed. no American authority marks it as a national celebration for Black people. Details on Company L 6th Infantry and Third Trench Mortar battery lack confirmation of front lines or front deployment.
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335Th Field Artillery
Army of Occupation
France
16Th Infantry
Lincoln
6Th Infantry
Quincy
Simon Levy a Quincy business figure dies in Columbia
Simon Levy, age 67, formerly of Quincy and partner in a Fourth and Hampshire clothing business, died suddenly at his Columbia home on Wednesday at 4 pm. He left a wife and son Edward in France and a daughter in Oklahoma City, with brothers in Quincy and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Dick) Levy
Willam Milroy
Simon Levy
Quincy
Columbia
Fourth and
Hampshire Streets
WH. Levy
Phil Levy
Chicago
Edward
France
Thurman
Oklahoma City
Okla
Levy
Bob Goode
This City
Geo Pauk Re elected President of Stave Mounters Union
George Pauk was reelected president of the Stave Mounters and Driller's Union No. 3 at the annual officers' election held at the Labor Temple on Thursday evening. The roster lists Vice President Frank Eickmeyer, Corresponding Secretary George Hagemann, Financial Secretary and Treasurer Charles Spilker, Trustees Barney Sanders William Menke and William Kuhlman, Guard Edgar Klemme, Editor Henry Zoemer, and Delegate Labor Temple Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pauk
Stave Mounters & Driller's Union No. 3
Labor Temple
Frank Eickmeyer
George Hagemann
Charles Spilker
Barney Sanders
William Menke
William Kuhlman
Edgar Klemme
Official Journal
Henry Zoemer
Labor Temple Association
Quincy Boy Author of Aero Text Book
Norman Cottrell son of Mr and Mrs Charles Cottrell 628 Jersey street is visiting after serving as petty officer in naval aviation near Philadelphia. He authored General Aeronautics used at Columbia University and will oversee 16 men sent to Great Lakes training school to become aircraft navigation and construction instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Cottrell
Charles Cottrell
Jersey Street
General Aeronautics
Columbia University
New York City
Naval Aviation
Philadelphia
Wheeler Improves Otis Ready For Pen
D A Wheeler undertaker beaten in his home at Eleventh and Maine streets is much better. Edward Otis paroled convict from the state prison says he may as well spend his remaining days in the penitentiary and desires the grand jury to convene and return an indictment, after which he will plead guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Wheeler
Maine
Edward Otis
Probate Court Notices and Estate Appointments
In probate court the Ida M. Lloyd estate lists real estate with no stated value and chattels at 399 dollars. Lyman McCarl appointed administrator of Ellen Lutener estate with bond 1500 dollars. Elizabeth Ruebbelke named executrix of Henry Ruebbelke estate with bond 1800 dollars. Susie I. Dunne estate final report shows receipts and disbursements totaling 3886.30 dollars. Beneficiary Juhem H. Govert receives 317 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Lloyd
Lyman McCarl
Ellen Lutener
Elizabeth Ruebbelke
Henry Ruebbelke
Susie I. Dunne
Juhem H. Govert
Dentist Breaks Arm in Mendon Ice Fall
Dr. Fawcett a Mendon dentist fractured his right arm after slipping on ice at Fourth and Hampshire Tuesday night. He was taken to St Mary hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawcett
Mendon
Fourth
Hampshire Streets
St. Mary Hospital
Bells and Whistles to Signal Peace Celebration Opening
City bells and factory whistles will ring at 10 o'clock to mark the opening of the third peace celebration for returning soldiers and sailors. Mayor Thompson arranged the fire bell and two minute whistle blows, with entertainment and a Christmas tree illuminated at the county court house. Gifts, ice cream, cake, candy, and moving pictures will greet the veterans and friends, and contributors welcome donations to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Quincy
Court House
Adams County
Only 25 Men In His Company Returned
Roy Long home from France recounts brutal fighting with Germans. He lost part of a finger and sustained injuries during shell blasts that killed four comrades. From Camp Taylor to Camp Dodge and then Wilhelmina voyage home, he survived St Mihiel and praises Salvation Army and Red Cross for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Long
France
Edward Long
North Fourth Street
Camp Taylor
Roy
Camp Dodge
Quincy
Ed Dugger
Long
Patsy O'Neill
Dugger
Wilhelmina
St. Mihiel
Hell
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Street Car Service Remains Crippled by Ice
Street car service stays crippled on the South Twelfth and Fourth Street lines with cars delayed for a week or more. Today cars run on the Twelfth street line to Payson Avenue and to Walton Heights. Other lines operate on schedule Thursday, but ice and slush five inches thick coat rails, requiring picks to clear Fourth and Twelfth street lines.
Capt William Selby Dies in Peoria at 80
Friends learn of Capt William F Selby of Peoria death at St Francis hospital. Prominent in Peoria Republican politics, he served on sheriff and police forces. Lived in Soldiers and Sailors Home in later years and spent time with his children. Age eighty. Short funeral in Peoria. remains sent to Chicago for cremation and interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Selby
Peoria
St. Francis Hospital
Captain Selby
Soldiers and Sailors
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lanza Estate
Abe Martin
Ther
Tell Binkley
Wilson Orchestra
Braves
Shrapnell
Indian Grave Drainage District
Daniel Graham
James Varnier
C. E. Epler
L. H. A. Nickerson
Tudge Wolfe
Nickerson
Frisco
Frank Funk
San Francisco
Mr. Funk
Bartenders’ Union
Funk
Calfornia
Truman T. Pierson
Hubby
Quincys
K. of C. Hall
Geo. Pauk
Mounters
Quincy Boy
Aero Text Book
Wheeler
Otis
William Selby
Missouri
Towa
Tam
Royal Henderson
N. Henderson
J. H. Neal
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