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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1916

Page

4

Zenenbacher Plan Tabled by City Council

Sherman George Genenbacher sought a bond issue to extend mileage on pay streets, but the council tabled the plan 11 to 3. The vote directed the issue to the board of local improvements, with further discussion postponed to the next meeting. A sewer project to aid drainage on Ninth and Washington was authorized, with a 24 inch main to divert flood water and relieve cellar flooding. The board was authorized to abate a pond at Sixteenth and Lind streets and reported $190.20 in work by the board of public works.

Sherman George Genenbacher W. K. Abbott Chamber of Emmerce Genenbacher Addersian Generabbacher Weissburger Pacoug Ritter Victiis Tenth Washington Streets Jefferson Street L Authority Washington Toth&sonwer Preston Mane

Dr Kuehnemann Lectures At Sakan Hall On War Significance

Dr Eugvene Kuehnemann of the Imperial University of Breslau spoke at Sakan hall on February 2 under the Men’s League. His lecture titled Significance of the World’s War addressed housing conditions and citizen attitudes, with proceeds benefiting the Red Cross. The discussion featured a diverse audience and active participation.

Eugvene Kuehnemann Imperial University of Breslau Sakan Hall Men’ S League Red Cross Keuhnemann Germany Thearvard Edward Lchroeder Bo Rashmann George Gite E. J. Leemiiuis

Revival Services Start at Eighth and Ele Colored Baptist Church

The joint committee meeting of religious work and boys department was postponed from Monday to Thursday due to absent members. Rev A Madison of Kewanee delivered the first sermon of a revival series that began Monday night, drawing a good crowd and evident enthusiasm. Madison will preach again tonight.

Religious Work and Boys’ Department Yo M.A A. Madison Kewanee.k

Salem Evangelical Sunday School and Cemetery Meeting

The Salem Evangelical Church calls Sunday school teachers and cemetery committee members to a business session. Members are urged to attend to discuss duties and responsibilities for the upcoming term.

Salem Evangelical Eateburch Athothe

Police Seek Geo Lehmsch Locating Aid

Police ask the public to locate Geo Lehmsch using any information. Authorities describe the case as urgent and request tips from residents with knowledge of the missing person’s whereabouts.

Ray Clair 26 Dies in Loraine

Ray Clair, 26, died at his parents' home in Loraine after being ill about a week. Survived by his parents and sister Miss Grace and grandmother Mrs Athine. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.

Ray Clair Loraine Aed Ehud Grace Athine

Twelve Old Soldiers and Four Women Pass Away at Home

County Clerk records show January licenses to wed up 3 from last year but 14 behind December 1914, with 42 licenses issued in January. Fire and police activity included 28 fire runs and 64 arrests in January, fines totaling $255.00, and January deaths at Soldiers' and Sailors' Home list several veterans and one woman among 12 men and 4 women.

Billy Smith Johnson Hampshire Street Sixteenth Vermont Streets

War Game Report From New Armory Described

Fragmented account outlines a war game played in a new armory with references to Native forces, US troops, an umpire, and confusing names. A village march, a deaths note, and a serious condition of a man named David Thompson are mentioned amid disjointed details and odd spellings.

New Armory Cal Wool Easly

Quiriy's Pulse and Local Society Notes

Mrs. C. H. Adelpohl’s condition remains about the same and her husband could not leave his room Monday evening, prompting a physician’s call. The Chiff Dwellers of the Y plan a stag party for Gem City Business College men tonight and Pilota Kappa club discussed future entertainments and a Sunday hike at the Y M C A. A revival of Captain Beckett is set for Sunday Feb 13 at 2 15 in the club rooms. Auto lines between the city and Payson resume with fair weather, Kingston service resuming Monday. Parker Arnold cutter Andrew Massal and W R Stanbury will attend the national cutters convention in Kansas City.

Gem City Business College Pilotta Kappa Club Pilota Kappa Club Beckett Dramatic Club South Side Bear Club Payson Here Kingston Andrew Massal Parker & Arnold Kansas Cutters W. R. Stanbury Stern Store Tits Cy

South Side Aid Whist and Dance Social

The South Side Aid society hosted a whist and dance at the club house, featuring afternoon and evening games with results. Winners included Mrs Anna Blersch and others, followed by evening awards in men and women divisions, music, and dancing guided by committee chairs Clarence Gail and others.

Ladies Aid Society South Side Anna Blersch August V Tellbuescher Thomas Ryan Schumacher Wromen Carl Lathin Erm Rade Otes Heremann Eimina Biersch Bureh Mas Clarence Merkel Amit

John Beer in for Forgery Case Report

A brief district notice reports John Beer charged in a forgery case. Details are sparse with fragmented OCR text, listing a street address 13 West and a county or city reference Ry. Further specifics about date, charges, or court actions are unreadable in the fragment.

Local Pick-Ups Report Missing Clues In Scrambled Text

Fragmentary OCR text details upkeep and local items with unclear names. It mentions trips, dates, and a local office, but key nouns and places are garbled. Readers are left with partial fragments about events and personnel without a clear narrative or outcomes.

Papier mache armor donated to armory

A fragmentary report notes the armory received a donation of papier mache armor. The pieces include infantry breastplates a large shield and crest pieces with helmet parts and heraldic details.

Armory

Two Suspects Identified in Mendon Post Office Robbery

Charles Jintler and John Burke identified as the two suspects in the Mendon post office attempted robbery. A postal inspector swore out a warrant. both men to be arraigned before U.S. Commissioner W. Marundae. Local witnesses and transit crew linked the pair to Friday night sightings and a small satchel taken from the Pacific hotel arrest scene. The handcar used in the escape was found submerged and the car washed with rainwater near a creek. questions remain about the suspects’ full identities and roles.

Charles Jintler John Burke Mendon J. A. Jo Sullivan Chicago United States Conmassiner Marundae Withiam Rebar Polos Burke Butler Conchoeter Boyer Bishop Alou‘arden Dallas City Loraine Mono Hugh Littleton Guy Buskirk Loraie Poles Headquarters Loraine Pacific Hotel Arondas Polce Kuck Kumster Seeven Carthage Blutt No Mile

Little Boy Survives Fall From Second Story Window

Ralph Davidson, 3 1/2, escaped serious harm after tumbling from a second story window at 1220 Park Place. He fell onto a portico then ground, was unconscious at was rescue, regained consciousness shortly after, with no broken bones or major injuries detected.

Ralph Herman Davidson Davidson Park Place

Not So Cold As It Seems Moon Forecast Confused

Weather notes show confusion over near term moon phase and temperatures. Predictions suggested a near zero rise while observers reported above zero at early morning and a small drop by nightfall. Local residents monitored temperatures with cautious expectation as the day progressed.

Y W C A Speaker Arrives In City For Banquet

Miss More Jane Corbett the national YWCA secretary arrives for a banquet at the Maseme temple to speak on Women of Today. Spanish War veterans of Camp Dewey No 72 meet at 124 South Fifth street to discuss a pension bill for widows of Spanish American War vets.

Jane Corbett Springfield Ela Lewis Pas Vermont Street Corbett Maseme Dodiaw Camp Dewey United Spanish War Veterans South Fifth Street

Fragmentary OCR notes on event and names

Vague, garbled text with scattered letters and partial phrases. No coherent events, people, or places emerge to summarize reliably.

Plymouth Oil Market Rises Amid Strong Investor Confidence

The Plymouth oil field shows steady price gains with a 1 cent weekly rise and a 25 cent increase since Sept. 2, 1915. Investors are convinced the Pleoiuth product is solid as new wells near Colmar begin test production, with potential yields of at least 15 barrels per day and several dry holes yet to be worked.

United State Plomouth Tlartsonk Colmar Owrd Resal OH Company Pisaeuth

Trial date set for Pietro Rossi in Arezzo case

Florence dispatch from Paris reports Pietro Rossi, a Florentine art student, facing charges of robbery and attempted murder of Mrs Marv Flay eye of Chicago. The trial, linked to events aboard a train near Arezzo in May 1914, is scheduled for February 22 at Arezzo.

Florence Italy Paris Pietro Rossi Marv Eye Chicago Nea Arezzo Arezzo

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