Gamblers Flee Hannibal as City Clamps Down on Gaming
Professional gamblers who had been staying in Hannibal rushed out in the last days after the crackdown on games of chance. The police board ordered enforcement while Chief Henry Harris ensured the law would be followed. Closed signs appeared on Crap games in Block Three north of Broadway and on West Market Street, with South Main Street also ceasing operations. A gambler lamented leaving for good as others described the widespread closures across the city.
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Hannibal
Henry Harris
Broadway
Main Street
Market Street
South Main Street
North Main Street
Ewing to retire from cigar business in city
Bert Ewing owner of the Ewing Smoke House at Broad way and South Third street will quit the cigar trade and turn the building over to Dr L E Fisher who will move his drug store into the premises Fisher has bought the two corner buildings and the Griffin Flower Shop adjoining the former Brinkman Millinery store Ewing will stay in Hannibal while deciding on future plans and may remain in the area.
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Bert Ewing
Ewing
Broadway
South Third Street
L. E. Fisher
Three Hannibal men charged with gambling crimes
City Attorney Harry Carstarphen filed gambling charges against James O'Donnell Edward Milan and Edward Rupp after a probe into a South Hannibal gaming house. Counts include two gambling charges and one for operating a gambling house. A fourth man faces a separate complaint. hearings set for February 20.
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Hannibal Police Board
Harry Carstarphen
Hannibal
Ralph J. Smiley
Lewis O'Connon
James O'Donnell
Edward Milan
Edward Rupp
Carstarphen
South
Bee
Date set for DOK K temple event moved in Hannibal
The DOK K temple committee in Hannibal with about 100 Knights of Pythias charter members announced the Jacksonville team cannot attend the Feb 19 ceremony. The date will shift to late February or early March with 30 Jacksonville members, a street parade, banquet, and city council guests. sessions are planned for afternoon and night.
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Hannibal
Knights of Pythias
Jacksonville Temple
Temple
Jacksonville
Mother Ill Hold Remains Of Girl
The remains of Mildred Deibow who died at home on West Broadway last Saturday are being held at W. M. Smith undertaking establishment. No funeral arrangements will be made until her mother Mrs. J. E. Edmonson recovers from illness. The 18 year old died from influenza and pneumonia.
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Mildred Deibow
West Broadway
W. M. Smith
J. E. Edmonson
HAPPENINGS IN HANNIBAL
Local Hannibal notes report several influenza recoveries including G W Fitzgerald and Charles Wiseman, and pneumonia improvement for Paul Raukohl. Roy Schroeder returns after Annapolis and joins Fitwell Clothing. May Bradley and Gleason Barbee wed in Hannibal. Henry Clay dies at 70, Rosemary Cameron dies at 20 months. Funeral set for today.
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G. W. Fitzgerald
Hannibal-Palmyra
Charles Wiseman
North Main Street
Paul Raukohl
Union Street
Thomas Jackson
Quincy
Hannibal
Roy Schroeder
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Fitwell Clothing Company
Henry Clay
North Eighth Street
Rosemary
Otto Cameron
Market Street
H. B. Cox
Fifth Street Baptist Church
Mount Olivet
Age of Hannibal Bride Under 14 in Wedding Case
Investigation of Ruth Tucker and Edward Foubister marriage in Hannibal shows the bride is under 14 per Palmyra county records. Parents granted written consent. The case was placed with Prosecuting Attorney Roy Hamlin for action. the ceremony occurred about two weeks ago.
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Ruth Tucker
Edward Foubister
Hannibal
Palmyra
al. Tucker
Foubister
Roy Hamlin
Ex-Service Men Hear Lieut Boyles At Legion Meeting
A meeting of ex-service men was held Wednesday night at the court house under Emmett Shields Post No. 55, American Legion. Lieut. Clifford H. Boyles spoke on pending congressional bills affecting former service men and answered questions on war department rules.
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Court House
Emmett Shields
American Legion
Clifford H. Boyles
Congress
Lieut. Boyles
War Department
Death of J. E. McRae in Parker California
Mrs. Virgil Dent of Hannibal learned of her brother J. E. McRae death in Parker California after a brief illness from influenza. He formerly lived near La Belle Missouri before moving west six years ago. He leaves a wife two children and his parents reside in Parker. Burial will take place in Parker.
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Virgil Dent
Hannibal
J. E. McRae
Parker
Calif
la Belle
City
Prisoners Taken To Keokuk Iowa
George Reedinger and John Page were arrested by Chief Henry Harris and officers Turner and Mulhern and were taken to Keokuk Iowa Wednesday by Chief C H Heneman. They are wanted there for theft and neither man demanded extradition papers.
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George Reedinger
John Page
Henry Harris
Turner and Mulhern
Keokuk
C. H. Henneman
Hannibal Women Voters Plan Afternoon Meeting
Hannibal women voters will meet at 4 PM today at the courthouse. Mrs. Warren F. Drescher, county chairman, called the meeting and expects a large attendance as important business will be transacted.
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Hannibal
Court House
Warren F. Drescher
Birth of a Race shown at Hannibal Playhouses
Today at Hannibal Playhouses Star Theater features The Birth of a Race as the last day for the great feature. Broadway Star presents feature pictures and the program includes FLOUR PRICES DROP in Minneapolis with a 60 cent per barrel fall due to erratic wheat estimates. Standard flour in 98 pound kernals is $13.25 a barrel, down $1 from a week ago.
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Star Theater
Broadway Star
Minneapolis
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifying alterative tonic to cleanse poisons from influenza and prostrating diseases. It claims 46 years of public use and family trust, with Hood's Pills offered as a mild laxative after many sales.
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Hood
High Land Price: 50 Acre Farm Sells Near Hannibal
Frank Schwartz of Monroe county buys 50 acres on the Hannibal Palmyra road for 240 dollars per acre, total 12000, from J H Edmonson. The land has a six room dwelling and is one mile west of Hannibal’s corporate limits. Possession is immediate and Schwartz will move his family there.
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Marion County
Frank Schwartz
Monroe County
Monroe City
Hannibal-Palmyra Rock
Mr. Schwartz
J. H. Edmonson
Hannibal
Edmonson
Schwartz
Prostatic Crisis In Wilson Passes Recovered Fully
Baltimore dispatch quotes Dr. Hugh H. Young of Johns Hopkins on President Wilson’s condition. He says an October crisis due to prostatic obstruction prompted talk of emergency surgery but the obstruction gradually disappeared and organs now function normally. The left arm and leg impairment has improved steadily though slowly.
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Wilson
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Washington
Hugh H. Young
John Hopkins Hospital
Young
President recovers from cerebral thrombosis gains mobility and vigor
A report describes the President recovering from cerebral thrombosis with the left arm and leg improving while mental vigor remains prodigious. He walks without assistance and shows increasing use of his impaired limb as spring approaches and state duties continue with confidence in advancing activity.
Cincinnati Finishes 14th Census Enumeration
Cincinnati completed its 14th decennial census enumeration first among cities. The report from Washington notes Cincinnati finished the count in the early stages of the nationwide census effort, marking a milestone in municipal demographics.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Census portfolio turnaround and final total due
The last portfolio was turned in Feb 9 and the census office will take about two more weeks to check the submission before announcing the final total. The delay implies a short waiting period for official figures.
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Census Bureau
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