Conductor Faces Federal Charge In Whisky Pouch Incident
Rail workers report a Burlington route conductor, long based in Burlington Iowa and formerly of Hannibal, is charged with impersonating a U S officer to obtain whisky from a Negro passenger aboard a Q train. A brakeman on the same train is implicated. Investigations occurred in Hannibal before Supt. M B Lamb. The conductor recently moved his family to Burlington.
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Burlington
Iowa
St Louis
Hannibal
United States
M. B. Lamb
Eliminate the Rat Grain Losses Cited by Farmers
An agricultural journal letter reports rats ruined about 500 bushels of corn in one winter and robbed a farmer of a summer’s 400 chick hatch. Another estimate notes grain and poultry losses equal to three years of taxes. Schroeder’s Poison Wheat promises quick rat kill for 3 minutes at 25 cents per dose.
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Iowa
Schroeder
Negrobartender liquor theft case on Burlington line
A Black brakeman was suspected of theft after a Negro man tried to bribe him to seize liquor. The suspect later confessed and attempted to bribe again. A conductor allegedly presented a police badge and arrested the man, who surrendered the whisky. Police and railroad officials investigated in Hannibal and Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Burlington
Burlington Railroad
Hannibal
Ladies auxiliary contest ends with dinner at I O O F Hall
The Ladies auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen held a Thursday meeting at I O O F Hall to honor a long membership contest won by Mrs. Frank Huffman with Mrs. N. J. Alexley leading the opposing side. Roses with mints served as souvenirs as both sides earned new members and enjoyed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railway
I. O O. F. Hall
Frank Huffman
N. J. Alexley
Captain O Day Stricken Ill at Conklin Hotel
Captain Thomas O Day of the Hannibal police department is unable to perform duties due to illness and is confined to his room at the Conklin hotel. He was taken ill while at work early Friday morning and required medical attention, with condition improved by Friday evening.
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Thomas O'Day
Hannibal
Conklin Hotel
Ilis
Miss Gardner 18 Dies Friday at Home on Ben Lomond
Ruth Gardner daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Gardner died at 2 15 Friday afternoon in the family home on Ben Lomond street after several weeks illness She was 18 and is survived by her parents a brother Robert Jr of Hannibal and three sisters Mrs Edwin Taylor Edith and Pauline Gardner all of Hannibal Funeral arrangements not announced
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Ruth Gardner
R. W. Gardner
Ben Lomond Street
Robert Jr
Hannibal
Edwin Taylor
Edith
Pauline Gardner
Rails Co. Woman Dies At Spalding
Mrs Delphia Eddinger of Rails county died Thursday afternoon near Spalding in the home of her nephew J M Brashears. Aged 95, she was born in South Carolina. The funeral will be held this morning at Salt Lick church.
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Delphia Eddinger
Rails County
Spalding
J, M. Brashears
South Carolina
Salt Lick Church
Rotary Club To Meet On Tuesday In Hannibal
The newly formed Hannibal Rotary Club will hold its regular luncheon next Tuesday noon in the Mark Twain hotel. President Jack Walshe plans several features to entertain the members.
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Hannibal Rotary
Mark Twain Hotel
Jack Walshe
Park Theater Presents The Flame of the Desert Tonight
J C Parrac stars in The Flame of the Desert at Park Theater with showings tonight and through the weekend. Local attendees are advised to arrive early as seats may sell out.
Notary Orders Arrest Of Realty Man In Suit
Miss Anna G Lennon a 21 year old notary public had Nolin the Hannibal real estate agent arrested after he refused to answer questions while positions were being taken in a suit filed in the Hannibal Court of Common Pleas. The arrest followed by the writ of habeas corpus releasing him until 2:00 Tuesday afternoon when the hearing before Probate Judge Rieger will occur. Ward suits Nolin and others over a dissolved partnership and farm operation north of Ashburn in Ralls county. John L Plowman now receiver. Ward represented by Rendlen White. Nolin represented by Neilson O Connor. Settlement expected before the hearing.
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Hee
Anna G. Lennon
James H. Nolin
Hannibal
Lennon
Nolin
J. Will Mefford
E. W. Nelson
Lewis O'Connor
B. E. Bigger
Rieger
Miss Lennon
Charles E. Rendlen
Harrison White
D. W. Ward
Harry Nolin
T. L. Nolin
Rendlen & White
Attepeus Neilson and
O'Connor
Hannibal Store To Cease Business
The Brinkman firm on Broadway Hannibal will close after February 1 ending 47 years in business. The building is leased by the Goalffith Fieral company now in the 300 block on Broadway. Merss Brinkman will move to 4 Zo to enter wholesale antimiller business with his brother A. T. Brinkman. The store was started by Joseth Brinkman who has died.
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Brinkman Woman's Ready To Weir
Broadway
Hannibal
Goalffith Fieral Company
Merss Brinkman
A. T. Brinkman
Joseth Brinkman
Annual Roll Call Of Elks On Monday
Hannibal Lodge No 1198 of Elks announces its annual roll call will be held on Monday January 12. George A Brown, secretary, has sent notices. A class will be adopted at this meeting. The event is eagerly anticipated by the Elks.
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H. Schroeder
Maine Street
Quincy
United States
Hiefer's Pharmacy
Brown & Mays Drug Co
Schlinkman
Hannibal Lodge
Elks the Hell Janary
George A. Broan
The
Elks
Henry Bier Jr Buys Property on Mark Two Avenue
Henry Bier Jr buys a building on Mark Two Avenue and Webb Street used as a warehouse and garage from Frank G. Roth via the Piowman Greenville real estate agency.
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Tensor, Jr
Mark Two Avenue
Webb Street
Frank G. Roth
Piowman & Greenville
Quincy Couple Wed In Hannibal
Miss Anna Schachuck and Ralph Riceman both of Quincy were married at 2 o clock Friday afternoon by Judge Thomas S. Hagan in his Center street office.
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Anna Schachuck
Ralph Riceman
Quincy
Thomas S. Hagan
Center Street
Hannibal Bakers Cut Size Of Loaf
Due to rising material costs Hannibal bakeries reduced the standard loaf by one ounce cutting size across the town.
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Hannibal Bakers
Hannibal
Miss Josephine Sink Weds Francis M Wooson in Tan Nibol
The marriage of Miss Josephine Sink to Francis M Wooson, both of Tannibal, was solemnized at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon by Rev Father D P Sullivan in the parochial residence on South Sixth street. The Senators, a new dancing club, held their first dance of the season Friday night at the Labiina club in a carnival atmosphere with large attendance.
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Josephine Sink
Francis M. Wooson
Tannibal
D. P. Sullivan
South Sixth Street
Senators
Labiina
Chicago Moves to License Reform Organizations
Chicago officials adopt a resolution to license reform organizations after deciding that what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. The measure imposes a tax of not less than 50 on reform bodies, a unanimous vote by the city council license committee.
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Chicago
Palmyra Watch Party and Local Bank Elections Amid Holiday News
Miss Minnie Schmedt hosted New Year’s Eve games and refreshments at her Palmyra home with a list of guests from the community. Marion County Savings Bank elected officers led by Dr. S.S. Sanford with J. H. Kelley as VP and J. E. Anderson as cashier. The Bank of Palmyra and local Methodist Epworth League announced meetings and officers. Other items report civic events, farm bureau notes, church meetings, and residents’ travels and marriages in Marion County.
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Minnie Schmedt
Lillian Shade
Martha Wilson
Emma Samuel
Catherine Feaster
Mildred Potter
Esther
Elizabeth Heehne
Alma Schmedt
Labe Wilson
Louis Shade
Louis Voepel
Obed Potter
Aug Schmedt
Otto Nelson
Henry
Thomas Feaster
Marion County Savings Bank
8S. Sanford
J. H. Kelley
J. E. Anderson
T. L. Banks
Milton J. Glahn
Tudor Fry
Wallie Miller
Bank of Palmyra
W. F. Howell
S. D. White
H. J. Smith
S. J. Feaster
Mr. Cox
Georgia
W., A. Rinehart
J. WW. Head
John
Seate
Morris
Milton Vannice
Carrie Christanier
Meredosia
Illinois
Christian Church
Ehurch
Fiev
George Simon
Charles Hirvan
Quincy
Mra. Guewel
Pittsfield Notes of Local Movements and Deaths
Pittsfield Illinois reports Marty J. Plesley visiting St. Landa for several days while Miss Tda Yarrier travels to Carthage Alabama for two weeks with relatives. The Tate Fred Troutner funeral was held in the family home with Rev. A R Grommon officiating and Mated Preacher attending. Clara Murphy returns to Fivanston to teach in the High School after a period away.
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Marty J. Plesley
St. Landa
Tda Yarrier
Carthace
Tate Fred Troutner
Lev. A
RR. Grommon
Othe Methodist Church
Othe Cemetery
Auburn
Carl Brenner
Clara Murphy
Fivanston
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound testimonial from Summit
Summit resident Victoria Korel reports relief from Change of Life symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes digestive distress, sleep loss, backache, and hot flashes improving, and urges others with warning symptoms to try the remedy.
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Victoria Korel
Oak Ridge Ave
Summit
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Konnl
Local Notes and Court Case Mention In City News
The column reports residents visiting relatives in Mt. Sterling Naple and Chicago while others nurse ill. A lawsuit in circuit court, Grant Dunham vs William J. Wilson, alleges alienation of affections with Judge Harry Hirbee presiding. A petition seeks a community high school election in El Dara.
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Emmett O. Murphy
Mary Carroll
Mary
Nellie Spann
Mt. Sterling
Isaac Strauss, Jr
Jacob Strauss
Chicago
Frances ‘Wills
Fairview Country Club
Grant Dunham
William J. Wilson
Harry Hirbee
Griggsville
Ruth Butler
Naple
Bee Marshall
Mary Underwoods
Della Kinnamon
Nebo
Edith Thomas
Paul Lowe
Familly
T. C. Moore
el Dara
Kelley Aber
Texas
Charles L. Aber
New York
Maud Brenner
Premiers Meet to Resume German Relations Sunday
Paris dispatch reports French British and Italian premiers in a conference this evening. It is announced diplomatic relations with Germany will be resumed Sunday with the French charge d affaires departing for Berlin.
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Paris
Germany
Berlin
Wilsons Jackson Day Dinner Message Quoted in Record
Washington Jan 10 President Wilsons message to the Jackson day dinner was entered in the Congressional Record Sunday by Senator Hitchcock Democrat Nebraska. An effort to insert the letter and speech of William J Bryan into the House record failed as Representative Gard Democrat of Ohio refused unanimous consent.
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Bryan
Washington
Wilson
Congressional Record
Hitchcock
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
House
Gard
Ohio
Catarrh Medicine Ad by F J Cheney & Co Toledo
Frank J Cheney swears as senior member of F J Cheney & Co that payment will be made for a catarrh cure. The ad promotes WALLS CATARRH MEDICINE taken internally and affecting mucous surfaces. Druggists sell for 75 cents. Testimonials free from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Frank
Eney
Uta
Berlis A. A Gleason
F. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
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Harry J. Heidbreder
Harvey H. Sprick
William H. Govert
Charles Seifert
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Knights of Kohrasson
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Hannibal Lodge No
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Knights of Pythias Order
Jacksonville
St. Louis
Missouri
Pythian Sisters
Miss Gardner
Rails Co
Rotary Club
Star Theater
George Walsh
Broadway Star
Parker
J. H. Nolin
Sheriff Mefford
Roy Schwarts
Marion County
Henry Bier, Jr
Palmyra, MO
Pittsfield, Ill
EKDEE
Ekdee Company
St. James Pl
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RED Clover
Timothy
Geo. Keller & Sons
Maine
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