City Council Hears Prepay Meter Request With Limits
Quincy gas company seeks temporary permission to install pre payment gas meters while a lower rate case is decided. Council approves with stipulations: meters optional for consumers, ten percent higher charge, and a one year limit pending Public Utilities Commission ruling.
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Cty Council
Phe
Quincy Gas, Electric and Heat
Springfield
Public Utilities Commission
Utility Commission
M the
Harry Qannon
Carryson
Channon
Inghram
Bollei
Simmonds
Genenbacher
Council
Utilities Commission
Stevens
Quincy
Aldeman Weisenburger
Hitter
Public Utilities Board
Boswell Returns From Chicago Freight Hearings
L B Boswell, commissioner of the Quincey Freight bureau, came home from Chicago where he attended state utilities hearings on freight rates. The hearings have stretched for weeks and will continue, with no near decision. Carriers push for increases while local stoppers oppose them, amid a shift toward centralization favoring larger manufacturing centers.
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L. B. Boswell
Quincey Freight Bureau
Chicago
Boswell
Wrong Name at Illinois State Bank Meeting in The Whig
Report notes a misprint naming W. J. Ruff Jr instead of R. J. Rupp Jr as a director at the Illinois State bank stockholders meeting. Quick city pass through: R. J. Whitaker, Marion county Moh., reports roads to be oiled as he heads home to Palmyra after visiting Columbia.
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Whig
The
Illinois State Bank
W. J. Ruff, Jr
R. J. Rupp, Jr
R. J. Whitaker
Marion County
Quincy
Palmyra
Whitaker
Columbia
Cottrell on Trip Cottrell travels for several days on business
Cottrell has gone to Kansas City, Omaha and other points on a business trip to survey national business conditions. Commissioners of the Fabius Drainage district will meet at the Illinois State bank on Friday to transact district business and review progress from last fall and this winter. Mrs Adelpohl is improving in Blessing hospital and hopes to be well in a few days. Ensign Lester Bock, in Toledo, remains a draftsman for the Naval Reserves. The Royal On Co is delaying shooting a new well in Plymouth field due to bad weather. Grant Robinson opened a new horse-shoeing shop at Tenth and Broadway, with workers at the Broadway shop while he remains at the old Fourth Street location.
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Fabius
Priday
Toledo
Lester Bock
Ohio
Plymouth
The
Royal On Co
the Whig
Grant Robinson
Tenth and Broadway
Improvement Board Meeting On Friday At Abbott's Office
Abbott calls local improvements board meeting Friday forenoon to discuss the fourth street waving matter and other issues. The street was recently repaired by Init contractor, with blame not yet fixed by the board. Additional topics will be raised at the session.
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Abbott
Board of Local Improvements
Init
Reeetang
Carranza Force Defeated by Yaqui Indians in Arizona
Report from Nogales dated January 14 says a Carranza force led by General Dregues was defeated with heavy losses by Yaqui fighters under General Francisco Urhaleys. The clash occurred as tensions rise along the border with Sonora.
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Nogales
Ariz
Arnour
Carranza
Dregues
Francisco Urhaleys
Lummis Named by President Wilson
President Wilson Thursday nominated Elmer Lummis of Quincy Illinois and Richard J. Simmons of Macomb for postmaster posts. Friends of Mr Lummis are pleased by the second nomination after a previous failed Senate confirmation and a recess appointment that allowed him to serve with good administration and efficiency.
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Washington
Wilson
Elmer Lummis
Quincy
Richard J. Simmons
Macomb
St. Friends
Lummis
Senate
Cold Weather Reduces Quincy School Attendance
Truant Officer Joel Smith takes on extra duties helping families with shoes and clothing to guard against the cold with aid from the Childrens Aid Society. Franklin school reports lower attendance while many children are warmly dressed. some lack adequate clothing and receive attention. Weather disrupts Parent teachers meetings as Judge McCarl’s Thursday talk is postponed. several schools show no drop in attendance.
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Quincy
Joel Smith
Childrens’ Aid Society
Franklin School
Caine
MccCarl
Unions Shift Meetings to Fourth Thursday Each Month
Labor temple meeting notes show Stove Mounters Union No 3 and Carpenters Union No 189 adjust schedules to the fourth Thursday, while Team Owners Union No 188 holds routine business in the Labor temple. The gatherings occurred Thursday night with standard agenda items addressed.
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Stove Mounters’ Union No
Labor Temple
Carpenters
Carpenters’ Union
Union No. 188
Sees Views of Beautiful City Prompts Notable Interest
Secretary Perry of the Chamber of Commerce sent Quincy booklets to W H Campbell manager of the Doubleday Page and Co New York City, a major publisher. Campbell acknowledged receipt and expressed surprise at the beautiful names fine public buildings and large manufacturing plants, and hoped to visit the city soon.
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Perry
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
W. H. Campbell
Doubleday Page and Co
New York City
Campbell
Dr Litchfield In Serious Condition In Quincy
Relatives report Dr N F Litchfield ill with pneumonia for several days and in unchanged condition yesterday The well known physician on the South Side is expected to have a change in the coming days confirming concern among locals
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N. F. Litchfield
Quincey
Scovth
Those Animal Stories Delight Whig Readers for Kids
Daily feature from The Whig presents animal tales for children with human appeal. The pieces educate and entertain, offering healthful reading that keeps youngsters engaged and curious about birds and beasts.
First Baptist Shop Meetings and Worship at Electric Wheel Works
Congregation grows as Rev. Halliwell organizes a chorus and more join. Prayer meetings draw interest. Shop meetings set for Thursday and Monday at Electric Wheel Works and Comstock Castle Stove Works. Sunday women’s meeting led by Mrs. Halliwell. Friday evening topic The Judgment. Thursday’s talk on A Wonderful Love from I John 3 1 urges personal experience of God’s love and rebirth.
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First Baptist Church
Halliwell
Electric Wheel
Comstock Castle
John
God
Father
Christ
Nicodemus
Fred Wilkins Freed by Jury
Special to The Whig reports Fred Wilkins was found not guilty of the murder of A M Walker in Bowling Green Missouri after a bitterly contested trial. The defense rested on Walker’s dying statement while wounds from a revolver bullet were cited. the jury delivered verdicts of not guilty at 9 pm after deliberating since 3:15 pm.
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Whig
Bowling Green
Fred Wilkins
A. M. Walker
Walker
Wilkins
Deaths and Funerals Adolph Koetters Dies at 45
Adolph Koetters died Thursday at St Marys hospital after three months with meningitis. A lifelong resident and cigar maker, he previously worked for a local firm and later started his own business. He belonged to St Johns Catholic church Western Catholic Union Branch 11 and the Cigarmakers union. Born July 8, 1870, he lived with sister at 1050 Vine street and is survived by Miss Mary Roetters and brother John Giesing plus several nieces and nephews.
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Adolph Koetters
St. Mary's Hospital
Koetters
St. John’s Catholic
Decedent
Vine Street
Mary Roetters
John Giesing
Death of Mrs. Mary Mahoney at St Vincent's Home
Mrs. Mary Mahoney died Thursday at St Vincent's Home at 1 20 PM from a complication of diseases due to old age. She came to the Home from Hannibal and was born in Ireland in 1831. She is survived by one sister in Sto Lows.
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Mary Mahoney
St Vincent's
Hannibal
Ireland
Sto Lows
Funeral for Mrs Mary Preinhofer Held Thursday
The funeral of the late Mrs Mary Preinhofer was from the Old People s Home Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock. Rev Emil Goetz pastor of Bethel MoE church officiated. Burial was in Woodland cemetery.
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Mary Freihofer
Mary Preinhofer
Old People's Home
Emil Goetz
Bethel Moe
Woodland Cemetery
Resident of Quircy Dies After Long Illness at 63
PF P Mester of Quircy after ten days of illness, died at Soldiers Home hospital Thursday evening at age 63. Foreman of American Strawboard for 23 years, he was a member of the Union ATS and served in the SOUTE CUT company. Survived by son Pred, grandson, and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements not stated.
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Quircy
P. Mester
Soldiers Home Hospital
Welock
Mester
ATS
Esteie
Edo
Ghaz zeh Grotto No. 46 Installs Officers At Meeting
At the Ghaz zeh Grotto No. 46 monthly meeting in the Masonic temple a slate of officers was installed for the year with Past Monarch Roscoe Butler acting as installing officer. Monarch Samuel A. Lee, Chief Justice Walter J. Guth, Master of ceremonies Homer H. Greemann, Treasurer William J. Singleton, Secretary Erde W. Beatty, Marshal Arthur H. Mohn, Sentinel Fred W. Wiebmer and Captain of the Guard Leonard J. Eisenberg were installed. A ceremonial is planned for March with committee members S.A. Lee W. J. Guth H. H. Greemann and Roscoe Butler.
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Ghazzeh Grotto No. 46
Masonic Temple
S.A. Lee
W. J. Guth
H. H. Greemann
Roscoe Butler
Samuel A. Lee
Walter J. Guth
Homer H. Greemann
William J. Singleton
Erde W. Beatty
Arthur IH. Mohn
Sentinel
Fred W. Wiebmer
Legnard
J. Eisenberg
St Barbara WCGU Branch Meeting in St Francis Hall
An excellent attendance and impressive installation ceremonies marked the St. Barbara branch of WCGU at St Francis school hall on Thursday. Installation led by supreme president William Heckenkamp. Officers installed included President Mrs Rose Neihaus and Vice President Mrs Catherine Wissman with other posts filled by Mrs Anna Geiger, Mrs Prances Coens, Miss Louise Mast, and trustees Mrs Augusta Coens and several Misses.
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St. Barbara
W. CG. U
St. Francis School Hall
William Heckenkamp
Rose Neihaus
Catherine Wissman
Anna Gei
Prances Coens
Louise Mast
Augusta Coens
Helen Coens
May Meekes
Freda Zimmerman
Margaret Wissiman
Royal Arcanum officers installed at Quincy council meeting
At the Quincy council No. 195 Royal Arcanum meeting Vice Grand Regent Frank Dales of Chicago installed officers including Regent John To Porah and Vice Regent Geo Mo Andersen. After installation a smoker and social time followed. Odd Fellows plan second degree work at Gem City Lodge No 357 on Friday evening January 14.
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Quincy
Royal Arcanum
Frank Dales
Chicago
Chauncy P. Wood
Jouhn
Porah
Geo Mo Andersen
Chas
Gause
Vferd Hauff
Alex
Swartwout
Frank Mo Dang
Fred WW Troeline
Henry Anderson
Fo Geo. Grisamer
Frank VC Keevan
Henry BE. Westman
Grand Couneil
Ferd Hauff
W Mvei
Geo Bucher
Wim. N. Brown
Tohn TL Schnitker
Odd Fellows
Gem City Lodge No 357
St Nicholas W C U reports benefits and new officers
An auditing committee's report praises the St Nicholas branch of the W C U and $175 in sick benefits are approved as part of the agenda after installing new officers at St Boniface schoolhouse Thursday night. A whist party is planned for January 26. New officers include President B Schullian and Vice president Joseph Mentzen backer.
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St. Nicholas
W.C. U
St. Boniface School House
William K. Ott
B. Schullian
Joseph Mentzenbacker
Joe Tacoby
A. J. Maas
John RB. Glass
HE. Jansen
Do TY Steinkamp
Joe Hellhake
A.C. Hellhake
Frank Walmer
George Deters Banner Carner
Henry Ro Entrup
Installation of Golden Rule lodge officers Thursday
Otis Arnold served as installing officer for Golden Rule lodge Order of Rebekahs. Officers installed Thursday evening with impressive services despite bad weather. Officers named include Nobile grand Myra Wheat RS NG Vona Warden Lo NG Ada Bavns and others.
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Otis Arnold
Golden Rule Lodge
Order of Rebekahs
Imade
Myra Wheat
RS N.G
Vona Warden
Ada Bavns
Mamie Neuman
ROS
Pearl Johnson
LS Vo
Lillie Dennison
Rolla Gage
Mattie Schulte
Anna Meyer
Rose Spilker
Bonde Cain
Curtis Making Money From War Narrative
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Curtis and a war contract, referencing a company, investors, and terms like profit from wartime work. The readable content is garbled, but implies Curtis profits from a war-related contract and ties to a local Plymouth or Quincy area. No clear dates, people, or places are reliably identifiable.
Many Enjoy Miss Tuttle Singing Recital at Knights Hall
Miss Jane Tuttle gave a well attended recital at the Knights of Columbus hall under the Young Women's Christian Home. She was accompanied by Ruth Klauber on piano and Genevieve Fodrea on violin. Fodrea arrived in 1914 with strong recommendations from Stukar Seveik and Willie Hess and has studied with them. Proceeds support the Young Women's Christian Home.
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Jane Tuttle
Knights of Columbus
Young Women's Christian Home
Ruth Klauber
Genevieve Fodrea
Podrea
America
Stukar Seveik
Vienna
Willie Hess
Berlin
Death rate at home lowest in the U S
Capt John A. Andrew, superintendent of the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home, says the home has the smallest death rate of its kind in the United States. December brought 28 deaths here, 24 veterans and four women, due largely to influenza. Sawtelle, California reported 60 deaths in December among about 2,000 members, a higher rate. For 1904 there were 215 deaths, including 156 men and women. The December surge was tied to the grip epidemic, now subsiding.
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T Ant
Illnois
United States
John A. Andrew
Air Whi
Andrew
Sawtelle
Cal
Los Angeles
Capt. Andrews
Explosion Kills Four In Chicago West Side Yard
Explosion in a tank car partly filled with oil at the Chicago & Northwestern West Side yards early today killed four persons and injured two others. Six persons were near the earth at the time of the blast.
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Chicago
Jan
Chicago & Northwestern
Eorth
For Rent and For Sale in Quincy Illinois Ad Line
FOR RENT Third floor Blackstone building S W Cor Sixth and Vermont Suitable for club rooms T C Poling Co FOR SALE 100 acres well improved farm for sale at 75 00 per acre This farm is located 7 miles from Quincy or good road This farm is in good state of cultivation We have some buyers for small farms 40 60 50 acres We also have farms that owners will trade taking a dwelling house in Quincy This is the time of year for making such deals If you have anything of the kind you wish to dispose of come tell us about them Hi Harberts Stern Building WANTED By young man mad man god on farm by month or year Strictly temperate honest and reliable Good references Address AAS care Whig
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Blackstone
S. W. Cor
Sixth
Vermont
T. C Poling & Co
Quincy
Good Road
Fifth
Vermont Streets
Tlinots
Ularberts
Stern Building
AAS
Care Whig
Weather forecast across three regions this weekend
Tinots-Pair expects rising temperatures Friday and Saturday with gradual warmth. Missouri Fair shows warming trend on Friday and likely Saturday. Taiwa-Pair also indicates higher temperatures Friday then Saturday with slow rise.
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Missouri
Fragmentary Weather Report From Silent Page
A fragmentary weather note lists temperatures and conditions with many unreadable words. It mentions nighttime readings near midnight and a levee context alongside river stage notes. Names, dates, or exact figures are missing or garbled.
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J. Channon
Hadesire
Sking
Abe Martin
Wiley Tanger
Vyeouth
St. Boniface
Young Men’s Society
St. Boniface Church
Stove Foundry
Gem City
Front
York Streets
Quincy Boy
Ralph Carley
McKinley Traction Company
McKinley
Galesburg
Mr. Carley
McKinley Lines
Peoria
Hotel
Jacksonville
Sillinours Bankers’ Association
Wig
J. R. Pierce
Loyal Legion Entertainment
Womcil
Loyal Legion Co-operative Educational System
Cold
Smith
DR. Litchfield
First Baptist
F. P. Mester
Lodge
Ghazzeh Grotto
St. Barbara Branch
W. C. U. Meeting
Golden Rule
Rebekahs
Curtis
Wing Hs Aetomiane
Pany
Knights of Columbus Hall
U. S
Capt
Renaings
River Bulletin
Tage
Heicht
Ciehinee
Peepsburgh
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