Edmund M Botsford Dies Former Herald Editor at 64
Edmund M Botsford longtime Quincy Herald editor died at 6 45 pm at his home 1656 Naine street after years of kidney trouble He was born March 6 1853 in Red Mills New York studied at Princeton and worked in Rockford before joining Quincy Herald He declined political offers and focused on journalism leaving a lasting civic influence.
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Edmund Miller Botsford
Naine Street
Botsford
Alfred
New York City
Quincy
E. M. Botsford
State
Missouri
Iowa
Herald
J. J. Linton
The
New York
Red Mills
A. P. Botsford
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Botsford
Port Jervis
Princeton University
Hillsboro Academy
Rochester
Marengo
Ill
Rockford
N. C. Warner
T. C. Frost
Gazette
Messrs. Miller
Eaton
Quincy Herald
Joseph
Isaac Morris
Miller
Rockford Republican
Ma.Botsford
Europe
E M Botsford remembered for war service and ties to Wilson
E M Botsford, First Church of Christ Scientist reader and Princeton club member, formerly of Quincy, died aged later life details. He supported Wilson in 1912 while Democrats backed Champ Clark. Married Caroline Butterworth in 1880. Survived by wife, two children, three grandchildren, father Rev A P Botsford, three sisters, one brother, and extended relatives.
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Botsford
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Princeton Club
Quincy
Wilson
Princeton
Botford
The
Herald
Champ Clark
Caroline Butterworth
Thomas Butterworth
Rockford
Catherine Botsford Gay
Alfred M. Botsford
New York City
Caroline Botsford Gay
William Edmund Gay
Robert Gardner Botsford
Advisory Board of Medical Men Named for Draft
Announcement on the physicians dentists and surgeons who will oversee physical examinations for the second national army draftees with examinations starting after the Wilson call due by March or April Provost Marshal General Crowder appointed the board on Gov. Lowden s recommendation Most members are from Quincy the 17th Illinois district includes Adams Brown Hancock and Pike counties Blessing hospital will host headquarters The list includes Drs Grant Irwin L H A Nickerson Kirk Shango J J Spence Camp Point Charles Dearborn Sterling W P Frazier Carthage S B Peacock Pittsfield Drs E B Montgomery C A Wells Eye ear nose and throat specialists W D Stevenson F M Pendleton W A Trader Dentists H L Whipple L H Wolfe The board met to organize with Dr Dickerson as chairman and Dr C A Wells as secretary.
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Second National Army
Woodrow Wilson
General Crowder
Frank O. Lowden
Quincy
Ilinois
Adams, Brown, Hancock and
Pike
Blessing Hospital
Grant Irwin
L. H. A Nickerson
Kirk Shango
J. J Spence
Camp Point
Charles Dearborn
Mr. Sterling
W. P. Frazier
Carthage
S. B. Peacock
Pittsfield
E. B. Montgomery
C. A. Wells
W. D. Stevenson
F. M. Pendleton
W. A. Trader
H. L. Whipple
L. H. Wolfe
Dr. Dickerson
Will of Robert H McClain Leaves Estate to Widow
The late Robert H McClain's will was filed for probate in county court. The entire estate goes to his widow Mary McClain for her life with a life interest in the Clayton homestead, then to be divided among the children. John A Blatter of 320 Locust street leaves all his estate to his widow Fannie Blatter.
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Robert H. McClain
Mary McClain
Clayton
John A. Blatter
Locust Street
Fannie Blatter
Hee
HGH School Battles Macomb On Saturday At YMCA
The Blue and White basketball squad prepares for a Saturday night game against Macomb High at the YMCA after a tough Tuesday workout. Stupids league leaders faced postponement due to missing players, with a Monday afternoon makeup in mind. Coach Brazelton announced a preliminary second-team game before the main event, starting at 8 o clock, with Runyon of Carthage officiating.
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Macomb High School
Brazelton
Runyon
Carthage
Kemp Opposes Hyatt in Fifth Ward Alderman Race
William C Kemp filed Tuesday as a Democratic candidate for alderman from the Fifth ward opposing incumbent Samuel Hyatt who seeks re election. Kemp works as a printer for the Journal of Industry published by Fred P Taylor. Dick Wackman denies running for alderman in the First ward against James McNutt seeking renomination.
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William C. Kemp
Samuel Hyatt
Mr. Kemp
The
Journal of Industry
Fred P. Taylor
Dick Wackman
James McNutt
Moose Plan Flag For Soldier Boys
The Moose lodge quarterly financial report was read and accepted. A committee coordinating with the Moose heart Legion announced tickets sales for the banner whist on Jan 16. One transfer card was accepted and the secretary reported thirteen members serving in the United States army. A service lag will soon be floating from the Moose club rooms.
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Moose Lodge
Moose
Mooseheart Legion
United States Army
Moose Club
Funeral Services in Fountain Green
Mrs. M. C. Daniels of 300 12 Chestnut Street died Tuesday evening at 7 40 in St. Marys hospital from pneumonia. She had lived in Quincy five or six years, coming from Green City Missouri. A Rebekah lodge member, she will be taken to Fountain Green Illinois for funeral services and burial, leaving on the Carthage train Thursday morning.
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M. C. Daniels
Chestnut Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Soldier Brother of Otto Speer Is Dead
Ezra E. Speer, brother of Otto Speer of 809 North Third Street, died of pneumonia at Ft. Sill Oklahoma at age 24. The body was brought to Edina Missouri for burial. He enlisted in the U S infantry from Dallas City earlier in the summer and was formerly employed at local factories. His brother Otto traveled to Edina to attend the funeral.
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Ezra E. Speer
Otto Speer
Third Street
Ft. Sill
Okla
Edina
Speer
U. S. Infantry
Dallas City
Otto
Willis Child Christened At Blessing Hospital
Irma Willis the daughter of Mr and Mrs L M Willis was christened Saturday afternoon in Blessing hospital. The Whig notes the child is 12 years old and that the Sunday issue called the daughter an infant.
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Irma Willis
L. M. Willis
Blessing Hospital
The
Whig
Regular Tuesday Pulse Dance Held in Ertel Hall
Quincy's Pulse Dance attracted a good attendance at Ertel hall Tuesday night as part of the regular sem weekly event. Another dance is planned for next Saturday night in the same venue.
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Ertel
Fire hits Pinkelman Barry General Store in Barry
A Tuesday morning blaze at the Pinkelman Barry company at Seventeenth and Broadway damaged gloves stockings and socks valued at 200 and damaged ceiling and floor of the attic. Fire crews from stations 2 6 and 8 extinguished it with a stream from station 6s chemical engine. A roomer at 313 Vermont street started a stove fire in the bedroom causing smoke and a general alarm but the blaze was stopped before further damage.
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Pinkelman- Barry Company
Seventeenth and Broadway
Vermont Street
Overstreet
Rotarians fill Orpheum with Pfeiffer songs and laughs
A large crowd of Rotarians packed the Orpheum Tuesday night to hear C Arthur Pfeiffer perform topical songs amid a bustling show including the Gamboliers. The piece provided a lively diversion to the regular program and drew strong applause from vaudeville patrons.
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Orpheum
C. Arthur Pfeiffer
Bing
Mr. Pfeiffer
Red Cross speaker to address Fowler branch meeting
D L Musselman, chairman of the Adams county Red Cross, will speak at the Fowler branch Red Cross general business meeting this evening in the school house. All members urged to attend and others invited. Local social notes report Mrs M L Kirtley of Camp Point shopping in Quincy and visiting Mrs W F Kirtley. Frank W Osborn of Quin cy arrived, stopping at Newcomb hotel, called by his father C Osborn illness. Father, 76, underwent a serious operation at St Marys hospital and remained serious Tuesday night. Osborn now in Kansas City. O C Knapheide of Cook County South Dakota visits from his parents. David Evans of Detroit visits Quincy then returns home. Deputy Sheriff Banks of Lewistown, Mo, and William Havens, sought for failure to return a draft questionnaire, jailed several hours.
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D. L. Musselman
Adams County
Red Cross
Fowler Branch
M. L. Kirtley
Camp Point
Quincy
W. F. Kirtley
Frank W. Osborn
Newcomb Hotel
C. @& Osborn
Spring Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kansas City
H. E. Knapheide
Maiden Lane
O. C. Knapheide
Cook County
South Dakota
Knapheide
David Evans
Detroit
Mich
Hannibal
Banks
Lewistown
William Havens
Germans Driven From British Trenches in Counterattack
London Jan 9 reports Field Marshal Haig's headquarters saying the enemy gained a footing in our trenches east of Bullecourt but a counterattack restored our line. The hostile artillery was active southeast of Ypres during the day.
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London
Haig
Bullecourt
Ypres
City millers and grocers hold meeting in Quincy
Millers of Quincy met with the Retail Grocers' association in the Chamber of Commerce to discuss flour and feed supply and its impact on grocery business. Over 40 men attended, with committees appointed to seek accurate market reports and plan cooperative actions.
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Millers of
Quincy
Retail Grocers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
James R. Albright
James H. Brown
Association
F. W. Knollenberg
Whig Market
George T. Timmerwilke
Theodore H. Moshage
A. H. Behrens
Truman T. Pierson
Heavy Snowstorms on Western Front
Associated Press reports another heavy snowstorm on the British front in France. By January 8 bitter winds and drifting snow slowed traffic and hindered movements while troops endured harsh weather. Despite poor roads, British units continued to operate, tending to trenches and preparations for ongoing warfare amid hopes for spring.
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Associated Press
France
Millers Plan 90 Percent Wheat Utilization
Missouri Illinois and Arkansas millers met in St Louis to review food administration rules affecting flour making. Samuel Plant said the regulations push wheat use to 90 percent from 50 to 75 percent earlier, saving an estimated 15 to 20 million bushels annually across the United States.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Arkansas
Food Administration
Samuel Plant
Millers
The
United States
Mrs. James Riggs Likely Candidate for Sixth Ward Alderman
Mrs. James Riggs of 2003 Lindstreet appears set to run for alderman in the Sixth ward opposing incumbent J. H. Geers. A member of the Women’s Forum, she is highly informed on civic affairs and hinted a formal message to voters in coming days.
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James Riggs
Lindstreet
J. H. Geers
Riggs
Woman’s Forum
Quincy
Mrs. Riggs
Hunters Ball Draws 500 at Mississippi Valley Meeting
About 500 persons attended the third annual ball of the Mississippi Valley Hunters Protective association at the South Side Boat club on Tuesday night. Despite cold weather the dance was a success and funding supports hunting and fishing improvements. O’Farrell’s orchestra provided music until midnight.
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Mississippi Valley Hunters’ Protective Association
South Side
O'Farrell
Local men enlist and move to military training centers
HS Shrapnell and Dennis E Stone of Good Hope enlist in the army and depart to Jefferson Barracks. Walter Johnson of 628 South Sixteenth Street and Ralph Sammons of Tennessee enlist in the navy and sail for Peoria. Fred Schwab arrives from Camp Logan for a visit while serving as a lieutenant orderly on General Hill's staff. Additional notes cover Conger in Los Angeles training, discharges from Company E and Navy enlistments, promotions of Camp Dodge soldiers, Captain Beatty’s thanks for donations, Lt. Seidel on furlough, Alvin McCoy's discharge, Wy. C. McCoy’s navy exam, and Dr. H J Jergens joining the aviation medical division in Texas.
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Walter C. Johnson
South Sixteenth Street
Navy
Peoria
Ralph Sammons
Tennessee
Ill
Fred Schwab
John Schwab
North Fifth Street
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
General Hill
Alvin E. McCoy
Meyer, Ill
Army
Rock Island
St. Louis
133Rd Division
Heavy Artillery
Wy. C. McCoy
Great Lakes
Directors for 1918 Re named by Two Banks
Stockholders of the Quincy National bank elected directors Tuesday and re elected the old board W T Duker G G Arends J M Winters J L Duker John G Blomer D L Musselman and Simon Duker Officers named W T Duker president G G Arends vice president J M Winters cashier J D Duker assistant cashier The Ricker National Bank stockholders also re elected the old board of directors Edward Sohm HW F J Rick er J R Pearce B Averkamp Joseph J Fischer George McAdam Theodore Pape J H VandenBoom Sr and Thomas S Elliott The directors will meet Thursday to elect officers
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Quincy National Bank
W. T. Duker
G. G. Arends
J. M. Winters
J. L. Duker
John G. Blomer
D. L. Musselman
Simon Duker
J. D. Duker
Ricker National Bank
Edward Sohm
HW. F. J. Rick«er
J. R. Pearce
B. Averkamp
Joseph J. Fischer
George McAdam
Theodore Pape
J. H. VandenBoom, Sr
Thomas S. Elliott
War Stamp Sale Explained to Quincy Teachers
Superintendent Charles M. Gill warned Quincy public school teachers that any proven disloyal teacher would be discharged. John E. Wall outlined the war savings stamps plan, urging teacher cooperation. Postmaster Elmer Lummis said postal clerks are authorized agents to help children start accounts and obtain stamp cards and certificates.
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Charles M. Gill
Quincy
John E. Wall
War Savings Stamp Organization
Gill
Elmer Lummis
Thirty five Enjoy Glee Club Banquet
Thirty five members of the Chamber of Commerce glee club attended a banquet at Hotel Newcomb. H S Anderson was elected director, and a letter from former director Charles Weiler discussed resigning due to ill health. Plans were made for club headquarters and a six star service flag. A short rehearsal followed the 6:30 pm dinner.
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Newcomb
Chamber of Commerce Glee Club
H.S. Anderson
Charles Weiler
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Weather outlook for Illinois and Missouri
Illinois parts expect partly cloudy conditions in the north and snow in the south with continued cold. Missouri forecasts mostly cloudy intervals on Wednesday and Thursday with likely light snow and colder conditions in the west and central areas.
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Illinois
Missouri
Fragmented Local Notice From OCR Reading
A damaged OCR fragment mentions unclear times and locations with stray letters. The legible parts do not form a complete event or notice and no identifiable names or organizations are readable.
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Dmund M. Botsford
Abe Martin
R. H. M'Clain
HGH School
Macomb
William Kemp
Sam Hyatt
Fountain Green
Pinkelman
Barry General Store
Circulation Dept
L. W. Tweddle
Twoddle
Pat Piercy
Marion County
Tweddle
Fifth Street
Maine
Hampshire
Bennie
Labor Temple
South Side Club
Shrapnell
Dennis E. Stone
Good Hope
Jefferson Barracks
Billy Smith
A. J. Conger, Jr
Los Angeles
Cal
Conger
South Side Boat Club
Denman Cruttenden
Harry H. White
Elsey Taylor
Tenth Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Dickson
University of Michigan
James Bass
North Third Street
John H. James
Camp Dodge
Albert Webb
Watson Turner
Julius H. Seidel
Old Fifth
Seidel
Henry Obrock
H. J. Jergens
San Antonio
Signal Corps
Christine Jergens
Wallie Muenzer
Rickey and Quincy National Banks
Wallard Lummis
Amers Henry L. Call
Varent
Menry L. Call
Rhode Island
Red Roosters
B. We-Lee
G. F. Kittich
Orpheum Theater
4Th St
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