Resolutions condemn police and firemen pension act
The city council held a 45 minute meeting condemning the present police and firemen pension act and debating a plan to have a city chemist analyze milk. Resolutions asked repeal or referendums, disapproved special class pensions, and urged ballot approval by citizens. The finance committee backed the resolution, Alderman McNutt spoke against pensions for able bodied workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
South Side
Burlington Stoon
Finance Committee
James B. McNutt
Tieth General Assembly
Charles R. McNay
R. M. Wagner
E. T. Strubinger
Ss. HH. Thompson
Waterworks Commission
Quincy
Missouri
Adams County
Ross
Ynderse Bas- Ball
Simmonds
Alder Exgn Owen, Hyatt and Geers
James McNutt
Chamber of Commerce
Abe Martin Cartoon Sparks Quip About Fashion Gain
A humorous Abe Martin column mocks fashion trends with a punch line about punishing critics and makers of conceits, featuring the character Tell Binkley speaking in dialect. The piece portrays exaggerated wit on public opinion and style.
St Paul Men Gear Up for Anniversary Celebrations
Officers were installed at the St Paul Mens league semi monthly meeting with Rev Fruechte as installing officer. Reports for 1916 were heard and retiring treasurer Clarence Rupp was thanked. An anniversary program was approved and invitations sent to St Peters and Salem Young People societies. Next Monday an oyster supper is planned in St Paul school hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
St. Peter's
Salem
PRESS ASSOCIATION TO MEET IN GALESBURG
Members of the Military Tract Press association will meet in the Galesburg Commercial club Friday Jan 19 with morning and afternoon sessions. Topics include subscription collections postal rates advertising rates making it pay in a small town linotype in the country office print paper problem and a report from the legislative committee with Roy K. Adair speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Tract Press Association
Galesburg Commercial Club
S. Trego
Blandinsville Star-Gazette
F T. Selby
Camp Point Journal
van L. Hampton
Macomb By
George S. Flint
Yates City Banner
Galesburg
Fredb. Walter
Ando Times-Record
Ecession
Linotype
Mary Davidson
Carthage Republican
Campbell
Galesburg Oil
Roy K. Adair
Loraine Times
Hutmacher Ice Firm Plans Extended Harvest Through Winter
The Hutmacher ice company will continue harvesting as long as cold weather lasts and ship all ice out of town. Monday’s operation ran busily in the bay field north of the lower bay bridge with twelve inch blocks loaded into cars and wagons via chutes. Quincy storehouses, Heidbreder Bros, William Mast, and St. Marys hospital report varying fullness, signaling the harvest near completion. The company expects to open the upper bay field north of the old Bluff brewery by Wednesday and river cutting to start soon. 70 men are employed on site.
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Hutmacher Ice Firm
A. A. Hutmacher
Bay Field
Lower Bay Bridge
Quincy
Heidbreder Bros
William Mast
St. Mary's Hospital
Upper Bay
Old Bluff
Hutmacher
Joshua Wingert Dies After Long Illness at 87
Joshua Wingert died Monday at 5 18 pm at his son Ralph W Wingert’s home 1824 Jersey Street following a two year illness. Born July 4 1829 in Clear Spring Maryland he lived most of his life in Lee County Illinois and farmed there He married Susan Emert in 1855 in Franklin Grove Illinois who preceded him in death about 20 years ago He leaves two sons Ralph W Wingert Chicago and Lee Edward Wingert Mt Morris Illinois one brother Peter Wingert Wellsville Kansas and five grandchildren Funeral services likely Thursday in Franklin Grove with burial in the family lot.
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Joshua Wingert
Ralph W. Wingert
Jersey Street
Mr. Wingert
Clear Spring
Washington County
Eaton
Preble County
Ohio
Lee County
Ill
Susan Emmert
Franklin Grove
Ralpe, W
Lee Edward Wingert
Chicago
Peter Wingert
Wellsville
Kan
Ira Wingert
Mt. Morris
Circuit Clerk appoints new deputy Obert Beatty
Obert Beatty to become deputy circuit clerk today, succeeding Thom R. Petri who served 12 years. Beatty, son of Erde Beatty, is a Quincy native and Illinois graduate, with cavalry service on the Mexican border. Petri, a veteran lawyer and former assistant state’s attorney, is praised for his legal learning and efficiency in Adams County court work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obert Beatty
Thomas R. Petri
Erde Beatty
Quincy High School
University of Illinois
First Illinois Cavalry
Quincy
Albert Akers
Circuit Court
J. N. Carter
Supreme Court of Illinois
Illinois
Akers
Mr. Petri
Chaddock Law School
Petri
S. C. Pitney
Adams County Circuit Court
Mrs Hendricks Wins Second Divorce Suit
Lillie Hendricks of Clayton testifies that Ralph W. Hendricks continued cruelty after remarriage and she is granted a divorce by Judge Akers. The couple married in 1896, split, reconciled in 1913, and have children Roscoe Alberta and Ray Hendricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Hendricks
Lillie Hendricks
Clayton
Akers
Alberta
Ray Hendricks
Fine Clayton Home Burned To Ground
Til Jan 16 fire Saturday noon destroyed the two story frame residence of E. Kirkpatric at the southeast entrance to town. Family alerted at dinner. attic fire gained headway before responders could halt it. Most furniture saved before the collapse. defective flue suspected. The home was considered one of Clayton’s most beautiful and modern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton, Til
E. Kirkpatric
Clayton
Electrical Workers Ball Set For February Fifth
Electrical Workers union No 67 will hold its annual ball in Highland park on February 5 with O’Farrell’s orchestra providing music. The union has leased the entire pavilion for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Workers
Electrical Workers’ Union No. 67
Highland Park
O’farrell
Laxative ad touts Bromo Quinine cure claim
An old advertisement promotes a cold remedy claiming to remove the cause using Bromo Quinine. It notes there is only one product named Bromo Quinine and features E. W. Grove’s signature on the box, offered at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Orphan Society Installs Officers At St Boniface Hall
Officers re elected at the previous St Aloysius Orphan Society meeting were installed Sunday afternoon at St Boniface school hall. A committee to lead the membership drive was instructed to plan another fund campaign for a new orphanage project. The group held a follow up meeting Monday night at St Boniface hall. membership rose to 420, with a goal of 1000 or more before fundraising begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Aloysius Orphan Society
St. Boniface School Hall
St. Boniface Hall
Sudden River Stage Rise Sparks Flood Speculation
A rapid rise of almost three feet in 24 hours, from Saturday to Sunday, raised questions about its cause. Current stage is 6.7 feet. Three explanations are offered: ice blockades downstream, breakup upstream, or opening gates at Keokuk dam. Water is expected to fall just as quickly as it rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Monroe couple settle maintenance suit out of court
The suit of Mrs. Neal Monroe against Neal Monroe for an increase in separate maintenance has been settled out of court. The couple, separated for several months, have reconciled and will start housekeeping again.
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Neal Monroe
Probate notes in county court case Shoemaker will
In Nellie Shoemaker's probate filing, grandson Martin Shoemaker and granddaughter Helen Shoemaker receive $5 each. The residue goes to five children Elizabeth Schauf Mabel Martin Leo Grover and Alexander Shoemaker in equal shares. Elizabeth Schauf is named executnx. An inventory for Heinrich Dicks probate lists $757.35 in chattels and $153 cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Shoemaker
Martin
Helen Shoemaker
R T G Club Dance at Moose Hall Opens Series
Twenty five couples from the R T G club in the north end held a dancing party at Moose Hall Monday evening. Music by the club orchestra kept guests dancing late. A second dance is planned in about two weeks with date to be decided. Committee: Leland Elmore Jas Lucas Leaton Nobis Clarence Drew. Members meet Sunday afternoon Jan 28 for preliminary plans to form a Junior Moose club.
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R. T. G. Club
North End
Moose Hall
Leland Elmore
Jas, Lucas
Leaton Nobis
Clarence Drew
Home Exposition Abandoned by Quincy Military Companies
Quincy military companies including Company F and the machine gun unit decided Monday to abandon plans for the Home Exposition. The event had been scheduled under their auspices in the armory from January 29 to February 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Judge Akers Rules Against Mendon Tax Plan
Judge Akers ruled that Mendon township high school cannot be built under the present organization. He granted an injunction restraining County Clerk Billy Smith from extending the taxes for the proposed school. The court found the act unconstitutional due to no legal board, overruled a demurrer, and signaled that taxes levied by the school board cannot be collected under the current plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendon Township High School
Akers
Billy Smith
John Inghram
Mendon High School
Supreme Court
William Schlagenhaus
Menton Township
Schlagenhaus
Honey Creek
Mendon
Hartzell, Cavanaugh & Green
Smith
Candidacy Forum Invites Mayor and Aldermen Candidates
The civic department of the Women’s Forum invites Sam S. Hyatt mayoral candidate and A. C. Bikhau s and Albert Waterkotte alderman candidates to address a Wednesday meeting at 4 PM in the Chamber of Commerce. A ten minute talk is requested with a question box for member inquiries about policies and programs if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Department of the
Women’s Forum
Chamber of Commerce
Sam S. Hyatt
A. C. Bickhaus
Albert Waterkotte
Clvic
May Urge Wilcox to Enter Lists
Friends of Dave Wilcox name him as a top Republican for the spring mayoralty race and may offer him the chance to decline. Republicans seek a representative citizen who can unite voters while Democrats weigh their options. Wilcox, a former postmaster with wide city ties, would have strong support if he runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Wilcox
Wilcox
Believe Sioux City Man Was Murdered
Santa Fe New Mexico reports Clyde Armour, a Sioux City, Iowa man, was killed. A shot through the cervical vertebrae, shotgun shell, holes and blood on a torn coat were found with the remains identified by clothing marks. Armour’s bones were discovered in an arroyo three miles east of Glorietti after a rancher’s dog brought a bone to a home. KR W Blancett is to be brought from Friday Harbor, Washington, to face trial for Armour’s killing.
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Santa FE
N. M
Clyde Ammour
Sioux City
Iowa
Armour
Glorietti
KR. W. Blancett
Friday Harbor
Washington
Annour
Bachelor Club Congratulates Proud Father
Joseph Ostermiller, founder of the Old Bachelors' club, is celebrated as the proud father of a baby boy. His former fellow members sent congratulatory letters noting the boy's arrival and wishing the father that his son brings comfort in his old age.
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Bachelor Club
Proud Father
Joseph Ostermiller
Old Bachelors
Fire flashes seen from Canadian Car and Foundry blast
J E Wallace of the Illinois Cafe reported vivid fire flashes and roaring explosions he witnessed while traveling near the Canadian Car and Foundry plant. The blasts rattled trains and windows as workers fled and a nearby insane asylum was briefly pacified by officials. Wallace then faced room shortages in New York before returning to Quincy.
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J. E. Wallace
Illinois Cafe
New Haven
Erie Road
Wallace
New York
Quincy
Quincy Examinations For Government Jobs At Post Office
Ambitious youths especially men are invited to apply for government job exams to be held at the Quincy federal building on listed dates. Oil gauger, Feb 7. stenographer and typewriter, Feb 6. assistant engineer in forest products, Feb 27 28. biological assistant, Feb 27. Information at the post office. Peter O. Brandt joins U S coast artillery at Quincy recruiting office and leaves for Jefferson Barracks. Trustees of Woodville appoint John Nelson Frank Randolph Ralph Simmermacher, joining existing trustees. Grand jury impaneled. Judge Akers presiding. attention on minor indictments. Harry E. Seehorn elected foreman. Bernard and William Riley receive three month jail terms on parole violation. prior larceny conviction noted.
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Quincy Federal
New Cemetery
Woodville
John Nelson
Frank Randolph
Ralph Simmermacher
William T. Ross
George Hartman
Alex Turner
H. W. Randolph
Akers
Harry E. Seehorn
Forman
Riley
Bernard
William Riley
Implement convention attendance by Harvester reps
J. W. McGlasson and W. L. Wade of International Harvester traveled to Kansas City Monday night to attend the implement dealers convention meeting today. At a Bodley lodge of Masons session in the Masonic temple, first degree was exemplified at 3:15 PM Monday, with additional degree work in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McGlasson
W. L. Wade
International Harvester Company
Kansas City
Implement Dealers
Bodley Lodge of Masons
Masonic Temple
Military Ladies Drill at Quincy Armory Tonight
An 8 o'clock drill session by the Quincy Military Ladies of the Armory will feature Capt. E. L. Wingerter of Co F as drill master. Discussion will cover future weekly drills and a potential future program. Queen of the West Camp No 51 Royal_neighbors of America meets Wednesday with Pearl G. Smith present to plan ongoing member recruitment. H. W. Crawmer addressed the B G M H club on Sunday urging inspiration for boys and noting 30 attendees.
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Quincy
E. L. Wingerter
Co. F
Queen of the West
Royal Neighbors of America
I. O. O. F. Hall
Pearl G. Smith
Plymouth
Orpheum Bill Features Chinese Contortionist and Family of Gymnasts
At the Orpheum theater a Chinese contortionist, a fire eater, a knife thrower, equilibrists and a gymnastic family headline a strong bill. The illuminated tableaux act and hypnotist Anna Arline draw praise, with Nelson and Elsie Story delivering a main musical turn of piano, voice, and xylophone.
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Orpheum Theater
Anna Arline
Orpheum
Anna
Nelson and Elsie
Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Cold Relief
A vintage advertisement urges stopping a hacking cough with Dr Kings New Discovery. It claims pine balsams soothe irritated membranes and antiseptic laxative qualities aid healing. The copy touts rapid relief and urges purchase at the druggist for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
William Janney Dies After Street Car Collision
William Janney, about 43, died at St Marys hospital from injuries after a street car struck him Saturday night. An inquest found death due to a fractured skull. The accident occurred near Washington street and Front street as Janney walked the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Janney
St. Mary's Hospital
Lawrence Amen
Mumper Undertaking Establishment
John Schauf
J. J. Linton
Alfred Hauer
August Kamp
E. H. Bernard
D. W. Mumper
Janney
Washington Street
Front Street
Oren Bowles
Gardner
Payson Avenue
Illinois and Missouri Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy skies in northern Illinois with snow likely in the southern portion Tuesday, followed by continued cold and more snow Wednesday. Missouri sees unsettled conditions Tuesday with probable snow and continued cold on Wednesday.
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Illinois
Missouri
Rise Fall River Forecast
The river forecast notes stage will change little with minor variation largely due to ice effects.
Lost keys found between Tenth and Eleventh streets
A bundle of keys was found on Broad Street between Tenth and Eleventh streets on Monday. The finder is urged to claim them at the local police station, with a description to confirm ownership.
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Oak Street
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Special Board of the Navy
Quincy Railway Company
W. A. Martin
Burlington
Fifth Street
Locust Street
Ninth Street
Tenth Street
Sycamore Street
Quincy Street Railway Company
Ceee
Board of Public Works
George H. Earl
Twenty-eighth
Spruce Streets
James Riggs
Twenty-sixth
Lind Streets
Fire Commissioners and Water Committee
Abe Martin
Tell Binkley
Tday
Press Association
Wincy
Q 'Bae Bey
T. R. Petri
Beatty
Old Clerk
Judge Akers
Mrs. Hendricks
Columbus Home Association
K. of C. Hall
Orphanage Society
Civic Department
New Jersey
New York Hotels
Coast Artillery
Peter O. Brandt
Dalton, Mo
U. S. Coast Artillery Service
Jefferson Barracks
Bowles
Robert Stickly
Weis Paper Mills
J. E. Miller
St. Mary’s Hospital
Miller
Knox City
River Bulletin
Hannibal Saver
St. Louis
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