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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
6
Decatur man charged with firing the Cassidy property is expected to be brought to trial. Authorities say the Brady trial schedule remains on track with court dates set and legal proceedings moving forward.
A. A. Brady of Decatur, tied to the Locust boulevard Cassidy property arson, faces forced trial at the January circuit term as State Attorneys Wolfe and Wagner push to end continuances. Harvey Six and Bert Goff, both confessing accomplices, have impacts on the case, with Goff now serving time and Six released on a pardon. The defense has long sought delays citing illness, but the state aims to close the case promptly.
An advertisement explains that humors in the blood cause internal derangements and eruptions, claiming Hood's Sarsaparilla has for forty years been more successful than any other medicine at expelling humors and removing their inward and outward effects with a strong call to action to get Hood's.
Newspaper report details a conspiracy involving Brady and John Cox of Springfield. The work was carried out with deep planning and the suspects admit the plot from start to finish. Trials are expected unless delays are used, with docket dates to be arranged and the state pressing for swift action.
Lima Jan 19 A girl, Mary Louise Adair, daughter of Mr and Mrs B Adair, broke a leg while coasting on the sidewalk with other children. Harmann Meyer, 30, was killed last Wednesday when a mule kicked him in the kidneys after he turned horses out of the barn. He was born in Germany and to be married in February to Caroline Schmuck.
The Ardorome Iowa revival proceeds despite weather with crowds in attendance. Local residents Ira visitors Mrs Virginia Whitagy Mrs Rumbaugh Mr Duncan Dr and Mrs Patterson Bert Whitney O P Spencer Lafe Whitney Bert Whitney also noted. Phillip Carter moved into new town property with a farm sale planned soon.
An advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as a healing remedy for the severe racking cough of la grippe. It claims relief from chest tightness and sputum buildup, citing ex-postmaster R. G. Collins of Barnegat New Jersey and a Miller and Arthur Drug Co. ad.
Mexican soldiers or bandits who killed nineteen Americans near Chihuahua in Mester were Villa men under General Jose Rodriguez. Reports say Colonel Pablo Lopez led the attack and was seen at the scene, while Rodriguez’s trusted lieutenant was captured by Americans recently.
Local notices list Professor Clarence Eddy’s organ recital at Vermont Street M E church next Friday, and various city visits. George Wilcox of Shadock Oklahoma arrives for a two week visit with his Riverside relatives, while L L Bover and J H Steiner commute on official business.
ELVASTON III reports the Jolly Circle in the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor hosted members after losing a contest for a new organ. A big supper followed by toasts under toastmaster Rev. H L Todd featured addresses by Wiltoimmen Miss Maude L Groom, Edna Marshall, Floyd Stump, Edward Stevenson, Mrs M L Todd, Zella Caldwell, Laura Campbell, and Grace Marshall.
The Hippodrome presents Gay ety Girls organized by Pat White. A two act burlesque titled Casey’s Jubilee debuts new faces in burlesque. Vaudeville acts follow between the shows, drawing attention from other burlesque producers.
An old advertisement warns that internal throat and chest troubles from colds require attention to prevent serious trouble. It promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a soothing antiseptic cure that loosens phlegm and destroys germs, urging readers to buy at 25 cents from druggists.
The Orpheum presents a four day comedy program from Thursday to Sunday featuring the Five Musical Macarens with a bagpipe act, Bell and Eva trampoline routine, Svengali the dog with a human mind, Chartres Sisters and Holliday in The Shop Models and the Floor Walker, Dunbar and Turner dancing and singing, plus a comedy photo play and other acts.
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