Mendon girl Mary Orton wins Illinois spelling medal
11 year county girl from Mendon sports a 100 percent score to win the Illinois spelling medal in Springfield. She spelled long difficult words with ease amid strange surroundings, defeating Ormand of Kewanee and Campbell of Benton. Miss Hazel Lucas coaches her, and her father, Van Orton, praises her calm focus and effort.
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Mendon
Ells
Illinois
Springfield
Tlinois Feachate’association
Ormand
Kewanee
Campbell
Benton
Fey
Ton Large
Mary Ormné
Adams County
Iiet
Herpe
Mary Orton
Hazel Lucas
Citizens Mass Meeting Planned on Raillink to Coal Fields
A city mass meeting is planned to back a Chicago Peoria and Quincy railway or similar line to reach coal fields near Rushville and lower fuel costs. Aldermen McNutt Boeing Simmonds O'Brien attended a mayoral committee session. McNutt outlined a resolution and the need for speakers from Peoria promoters and civil engineers.
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Chicago
Peoria
Quincy
McNutt
Boeing
Simmonds
O’brien
George Levi
Chamber of Commerce
John Kern
Rotary Club
W. A. Jackson
Ad Club
Rushville
Quincy Capital
Levi
Tragic death of John Muldoon in Ft. Logan home
John Muldoon of Ft. Logan died in the home of his mother in Oak Street Wednesday afternoon following the birth of a child. Born in Osnabruck Germany on April 16 1883 he was 33. He married in St Boniface church in 1915 and worked seven years at Miller Transfer Co. He leaves a widow four brothers Maurice Arthur Edmund and two sisters Erma and Katheryn. A sister in law Mrs Carl and a one week old son were mentioned. Funeral plans not yet made.
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John Muldoon
Ft. Logan
Helen Lamy
Oak Street
Muldoon
Osnabruanover
Germany
St. Boniface
Miller Transfer Com
Amy
Maurice
Arthur
Edmund
Erma
Kathera
Carl
ISE Johnson Barry Girl Weds RY TV Dec 28
Barry rel radi tave received word of the wed Miss Louise Johnson and M Steiner of Medicine Lake North Dakota where the ceremony took place In Ross. Mr and Mrs Steiner will have charge of a yard. Very Low In Hospital. Jacksonville. J G McKinney celebrated his Birthday Wednesday. Fennie Watson fell on an icu lk at her home Sunday and broke both bones of her left leg above the ankle. Fatally Wounds Playmate Sago Dec 28 Michael Kelly aged 8 and Jorge Keene aged 9 found a revolver belonging to father. While playing a role the younger boy shot and fatally A his playmate.
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Barry Relatave
Louise Johnson
M. Steiner
Medicine Lake
Ity
Sago
Michael Kelly
Jorge Keene
Ded Revolver Belongiz
Hts
Six County Towns to Have Farm Institutes
Adams county farmers will attend six one day farm institutes January 8 to 13 in Ursa Loraine Payson Liberty Beverly and La Prairie. Principal speakers include Farmer Rusk corn expert H A Winter and Mrs McDaniels. Additional events include Hancock institute in Carthage January 10 11 12 with J M Evward and a January 15 27 state university short course in Urbana noting delays from foot and mouth disease.
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Rotary
Rusk
Farm Improvement Association
State Agricultural College
Urbana
Adams County
H. A. Winter
Winona
State University
Stock Exchange to Close on Saturday in New York
Governors of the New York Stock Exchange decided not to open on Saturday due to unprecedented volume and congestion in the financial district. The exchange will close Friday afternoon, Dec 29, and operations will resume on Jan 2.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Financial District
Armenians Starving in Asiatic Turkey
A cable from American Ambassador Elkus, released through the state department, reports that about fifty thousand deported Armenians near Aleppo in Asiatic Turkey are starving due to a temporary suspension of relief funds. The message was made public by the American commission for Armenian and Syrian relief.
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New York
Aleppo
Turkey
Elkus
State Department
Washington
American Commission For
Chicago linked buyers seize Quincy auto plant plan
Chicago interests tied to A C Datach of Seattle have purchased the Machinery and Motor Company at 1037 Maine Street Quincy. They plan to add two automobile lines and operate as distributor across a large territory, retaining all staff and adding skilled mechanics. A Dallach will move to Quincy to manage, with H B Herbert as sales manager. Loren C Cox and H C Ewart援 helped close the deal.
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Chicago
A. C. Datach
Seattle
Wash
Machinery and Motor Company
Maine Street
St. Louis
Quincy
Mississippi Valley
H. B. Herbert
Dallach
Illinois
la Grange
Ill
Burlington Railway
P. S. Eustis
Wenatchee
J. C. Phillips
Fred Wilms
Loren C. Cox
H. C. Ewart
Lewistown
Mr. Phillips
Expect Big Profit From Quincy Plant
A group led by Herman Grossman R A Burnett and Frank W Linden seeks proxies to oust American Strawboard president O C Barber. The Quincy plant, valued at 1,000,000 dollars though costing 400,000, is projected to become self-sustaining within a year and boost company profits.
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O. C. Barber
American Strawboard Company
Herman Grossman
R.A. Burnett
Frank W. Linden
Barber
Quincy
Taxi Crash in Snyder Leaves No Injuries
A Snyder taxi traveling south on Sixth Street collided with a Simpson car traveling east on Oak Street at 1 30 Wednesday morning. Both drivers and a passenger escaped injury while the impact sent the Simpson car 20 feet onto the sidewalk. Speeds were about 15 to 20 mph and both vehicles sustained heavy damage, with the Simpson car worst off.
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Snyder
Sixth Street
Simpson
Oak Street
Probate notes in county court report estate value and tax
In the appointment of the estate of Ferdinand Klene for the collection of the inheritance tax the value is fixed at 38910 with 20000 exemptions. The inheritance tax is 18910. Henry G Garretts in his will filed Wednesday leaves 100 to his daughter Mary and the residue to his wife Tina Garretts who is named executrix.
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Ferdinand Klene
Henry G. Garretts
Mary
Tina Garretts
Landslide knocks freight train off track near Shirley
A landslide near Shirley Arkansas on Wednesday swept a Missouri and Northern Arkansas freight train from the track and buried the engine. Engineer Tucker of Huber Springs Arkansas was struck by a rolling stone and injured. Traffic on the line, running through a very mountainous section, has been suspended. Nothing succeeds like the financial success some men make of a failure.
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Little Rock
Ark
Shirley
Missouri
Arkansas
Tucker
Huber Springs
Can You Spare Any Old Party Dresses
Relief organizations in Quincy have earned praise for aiding the poor, but some East End philanthropists go unnoted. Two socialite sisters returned from school to find trunk checks and lost garments, faced with a dilemma between staying in or joining charitable efforts. Relief groups quickly supplied clothes, easing their predicament through the season.
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Quincy
East End
Santa Figures In K. C. Entertainment
Knights of Columbus hosted a Christmas program with readings and music for children who received gifts from Santa Claus Bud Coyle. Performers Bessie Dean Frances McInnerny Martha Granadier Nora Moriarity and local youths shared songs readings and violin solos amid clapping.
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Knights of Columbus
Santa Claus
Santa
North Pole
Bessie Dean
Frances McInnerny
Martha Granadier
Nora Moriarity
Bud Coyle
J. E. Halligan
Theodore Ehrhart
John Carroll
Patrick Daniels
Francis Enright
Christmas Social at Moose Hall Fetes Gem City Club
Gem City Social and Athletic club members and families enjoyed a Christmas evening at Moose Hall with a decorated tree and Santa handing out gifts packed with fruits and candies. Margaret Grussenmeyer performed Pretty Baby as instrumental music and dancing filled the night. Committee members led by George Glattfeld planned the event, with a chicken lunch upcoming on New Year’s Day at Twelfth and Jefferson streets.
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Santa Claus
Gem City Social and Athletic Club
Moose Hall
Baby
Margaret Grussenmeyer
A. L. Grussenmeyer
George Glattfeld
Wiliam F. Meyer
William Kerksieck
William A. Meyer
E. Braun
Charles Prante
Carl Ellsworth
Louis Rottmann
Otto G
Personal notes and family visits during holidays
Dr. Guy J Nations returned to work after a week at home with a severe cold. John Barton traveled to Cynthiana Indiana to visit his mother Nannie Barton. W W Gaites of Macomb studied Spanish in Quincy with Gem City Business College students. Mr. and Mrs Edward Ruff hosted a Christmas Eve dinner for their son and his wife from Peoria. Mr Ruff planned to join them after New Year. Mr and Mrs William Robertson hosted a Beverly house party on Christmas Day with R M Efolt Bert Curles J W Robertson Alberta A Jones Ray Strauffer and daughter Anala attending. A turkey dinner was served.
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Guy J. Nations
John Barton
Cynthiana
Ind
Nannie Barton
W. W. Gaites
Macomb
Quincy
Gem City Business College
Gaites
Edward Ruff
Roy
Peoria
Tif
Ruff
William Robertson
Beverly
R. M. Efolt
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bert Curless
Clovis
N. M
J. W. Robertson
Clayton, Il
Alberta A. Jones
Clayton, Ill
Ray Strauffer
Anala
Chicagoans to Attend Inaugural In Springfield
Chicagoounts will send several thousand citizens including Mayor William Hale Thompson and officials to Springfield for Governor Elect Frank O Lowden’s inauguration on January 8. Two special trains will carry the crowds.
Bread and coal aid push by Quincy relief commission
The Quincy relief commission reports 100 bread tickets and 150 coal tickets issued and plans to expand with Associated Charities to ease burdens on city groups. About $400 on hand, with past bread and coal bills, 700 loaves sold. Rev H J Leemhuis reported nearly $50 in church donations. Hyatt warns of postholiday canvass for funds and new coal cards issued.
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Quincy Relief Commission
J. J. Driscoll
Maine Street
Associated Charities
Leemhuis
H. J. Leemhuis
Alderman Hyatt
Mr. Hyatt
Elks Host First Christmas Ball at Hotel Newcomb
The Elks threw their first annual Christmas ball in the Hotel Newcomb drawing over 200 couples. Weiler's orchestra played while purple and white lights decorated the dining room. Guests, including collegians on vacation, danced in the lobby after dining. Ralph G. VandenBoom and Rolland M. Wagner chaired the planning committee.
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Elks
Newcomb
Weiler
Ralph G. VandenBoom
Rolland M. Wagner
National banks pile up money in two years
Washington Dec. 28 Comptroller Williams says resources of national banks in the United States rose by more than 4 billion in the past two years, reaching 135.52 trillion, surpassing the combined resources of major world banks. The gain runs about 16 percent yearly, with the western states showing the largest rise during the period the Federal Reserve System has operated.
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Washington
United States
Willams
Bank of England
Bank of France
Bank of Russia
German Reichsbank
Bank of Denmark
Swiss National Bank
Imperial Bank of Japan
Comptroller
Federal Reserve
Germany Guarantees Swiss Neutrality Amid Fear of Breakthrough
Geneva dispatch to Journal Des Debats reports the Swiss federal council has received formal assurances from Germany reaffirming Switzerland's neutrality. The pledges follow fears that Germany might break through Switzerland into France and Italy.
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Paris
Journal Des Debats
Geneva
Swiss Federal Council
Berne
Germany
Switzerland
France
Italy
Vanderlip Calls U S Economic Novices
Frank A. Vanderlip president of the National City Bank told a New York gathering at a New York University supervised finance school convention that the United States is a nation of economic illiterates and that spreading sound business principles would be a great service.
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New York
United States
Frank A. Vanderlip
The
National City Bank
New York University
Soldier’s Case to Grand Jury at Soldiers Home
Philip Ryans, charged with cutting fellow inmate J. T. Babb in the Soldiers home, was arraigned in Justice Heckle's court Tuesday, pleaded not guilty, and bound over to the grand jury on a $300 bond. James Eves, a Spanish American War veteran, charged with attacking cottage mate Joseph Stein, had his case continued in Justice Bonney's court until December 20.
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Philip Ryans
J. T. Babb
Soldiers Home
Heckle
James Eves
Joseph Stein
Dr. Rice Gains Strength After Cleveland Operation
Dr J H Rice is rapidly regaining strength after a recent Cleveland operation and expects to resume his Quincy practice in three or four weeks. He has fully recovered and made swift progress toward health, with Cleveland surgeons predicting even better health once strength returns. He can see a few close friends daily and walked into an adjoining room Tuesday.
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J. H. Rice
Cleveland
Quincy
Rice
Quincy's Pulse Rusk to Lecture in Coatsburg School
"Farmer" Rusk will give an illustrated lecture on an agricultural topic in the Henry Reuschel school house north of Coatsburg Friday night.
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Rusk
Henry Reuschel
Coatsburg
Telegraphy School To Be Opened By Western Union Manager
King of the local Western Union branch will open an instruction school for messengers who wish to become telegraph operators. Operators are in great demand and this is a method to supply them. Local graduates will receive credentials at the office.
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King
The
Western Union
Canton Man Visits Brother Amid Local Road Growth
Edward Renyolds of Canton visits brother W. N. Renyolds a local merchant. He notes Canton township has built 14 miles of brick highways and several miles of state aid roads.
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Edward Renyolds
Canton, Il
W. N. Renyolds
Canton Township
Heavy Enrollment at Gem City Business College
Students arriving by train fill Gem City Business College as all sections of the United States are represented. The shorthand class that closed on December 19 was the largest in the college’s history.
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Gem City Business College
United States
Thirty attend weekly drill at armory session
The weekly drill of the machine gun company at the armory Wednesday evening drew 27 company members and three men from Co. F.
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Co. F
Ceiling Fire In South Seventh Street House
Fire crews from stations 2 and 4 responded to a late Tuesday alarm at 11 30 in a one story house occupied by William Foster in the 300 block of South Seventh Street where the ceiling ignited from a heated stove pipe. The blaze was controlled with no serious damage.
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William Foster
South Seventh Street
Pinochle Party at St Francis Club Tonight
Members of the St Francis Men's society held their weekly pinochle party in the club room on Wednesday evening with refreshments served and the evening spent in an amusing way.
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St. Francis Men’s Society
Cutting Ice Supplies Across City This Winter
Every ice producer in the city is operating at full tilt. Hutmacher Brothers fill their houses from the upper bay while Meierkard Company cuts at the foot of Vermont Street.
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Hutmacher Brothers
Meierkard Company
Vermont Street
Attendance drive under way for Co F 1 N G drill pay
Regular drill sessions for Co F 1 N G aim to assure both privates and officers receive state pay, with an appropriation set aside for this purpose.
Four or five men seen near Elm Street viaduct after Fuller death
Report details a Burlington railroad Elm Street viaduct incident on Christmas night. Witness William Bolin saw a touring car stop beneath the viaduct with four or five men alighting briefly and returning to the car. Wilford Fuller was found dead nearby shortly after 8:30 PM. The coroner's verdict cited a probable fall, but Fuller’s parents dispute the cause. Police linked a downtown fight to the same evening, with no serious injuries reported.
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Elm Street
Burlington Railroad
Wilford Fuller
William Bolin
Olive Street
International Harvester Company
Charles Davis
Edwin Fuller
Jersey Street
Fuller
Waller
Bolin
Whig
John M. Meredith
Oak Street
Vine
Lind
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Asiatic
Chicago Associates
Machinery & Motor Company
Commission 10 “Aid Charities
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Europe
Vanderlip
DR. Rice
Herbert D. Hanock
MecCarl
Davenport
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State Hospital
Knapp
John Romig
Graceland Loop
Ben Williams
Charles Williams
Fifth and Locust Streets
Ruff Brewery
Assumps
Elmer Peter
Ruff Brewery Company
Henry J. Sibbing
Henry Fortkamp
Board of Education
Danville
Dewey School
Bob Tones Tabernacle
Abbott
Elm Street Viaduct
Hlinois-Missouri
Ihaedl
Keokuk
Hannibal
Hannibal Motor, Wagon & Body Co
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