Wentworth Denies Drunkenness Charge at Soldiers Home
Leander Wentworth a diver at the Soldiers Home faces a drunkenness charge. The hearing produced conflicting testimony with Wentworth denying all intoxication while Superintendent J E Andrew and several witnesses testified he was intoxicated on January 8. Attorney J L Adair will deliberate after weighing the mass of testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers
J. E. Andrew
J. L. Adair
State Civil Service Commission
Leander Wentworth
Mr. Adair
J. E Andrew
Wentworth
Andrew
Adair
Decreed Drunkard Pleads Guilty in County Court
N B Needham, arrested five miles east of the city by Sheriff John Coens and deputies, faced Justice Ben Heckle on a drunkenness charge. He pleaded guilty, was fined $3 and costs, and planned to go to Jacksonville to recuperate with relatives. He appeared subdued and not a criminal type, though visibly recovering from intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Needham
John Coens
Frank McNay
Quincy
Ernest Grubb
Liberty
Ben Heckle
Jacksonville
Needham
Ilow
Resident of Quincy for 50 years dies at home
Mrs. Anna Quinlivan of Quincy dies at 9 40 p m in the home of her son Michael Quinlivan 20 North Tenth street from heart trouble. Born in Ireland 70 years ago she came to this country in 1863 and settled in Quincy. She was a member of St Rose of Lima church and leaves son Michael and sister Mrs Margaret Pigott. Burial details follow.
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Anna Quinlivan
Michael Quinlivan
North Tenth Street
Quincy
Ireland
Quinhvan
St. Rose of Lima
Michael
Margaret Pigott
Nicholson Held for Robbery in Town Stores
Complaint of several merchants states that 30 year old Arry Nicholson was taken at Fifth and Hampshire Shay by Detectives Bumster on a charge of stealing items from town stores. He allegedly took gloves and a beaded cane from a toilet set, with a stove item also mentioned. he denies guilt but admits taking some items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholson
Bumster
Fifth and
Hampshire
Gwa
Liberty Incorporation Question Raised by Commercial Club
The Liberty Commercial Club referred the question of incorporating the town to the public improvement committee after broad citizen input. Proponents favor ending the unincorporated village status, aided by the new electric plant providing power for general use. The sentiment committee includes Dr. W. E. Mercer, Rev. G. O. Stutsman, Rev. M. F. Mortensen, Robert Neftz, G. Lawlees, Walter Kramer, and W A Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Liberty
Commercial Club
Public Improvement Committee
W. E. Mercer
G. O. Stutsman
M. F. Mortensen
Robert Neftz
G. Lawlees
Walter Kramer
W A Robinson
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Adv Offers Refund
Druggists advertise PAZO OINTMENT promises cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days. First application provides relief with a money back guarantee if symptoms persist.
Odd Fellows Meet for Adams County Convention
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs prepare for the Adams County convention with dates and location to be announced. Grand officers from the state are expected and the Quincy lodges plus county lodges anticipate a successful gathering in early April, before April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Order of Rebekahs
Adams County
Quincy
Moose Circle Plans First Anniversary Celebration
Plans for the first annual anniversary celebration of the Ladies' Moose circle were discussed at a Friday meeting in the Moose hall Maine street. A Colonial party with a special program and costumes was planned as a feature. The lodge birthday is February 15 but a later date was chosen. One new member was admitted and a social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
Maine Street
Local Social Roundup Highlights Dallas Visitors and Mt. Vernon Event
Local Pick-Ups Thomas Singleton of Dallas City visited Friday at his brother W J Singleton’s home. Mt Vernon club members met Thursday evening with Miss Jane Seifert at 1450 Hampshire Street for a social hour with indoor games and refreshments. J R Pearce returned Friday from a several day business trip through northeast Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Singleton
Dallas City
W. J. Singleton
Mt. Vernon Club
Jane Seifert
Hampshire Street
J. R. Pearce
Missouri
Good Cheer Circle Plans Saturday Meeting
The Good Cheer circle of St Pauls Evangelical Church will hold a semianonthivy session in the school hall Saturday afternoon at 2 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul's Evangelical Church
Licensed to Wed Herman Ienry Krueger
A notice from Quincy states Herman Ienry Krueger and Ethel Howell are licensed to wed in the county seat. The brief notice confirms the marriage license issuance for the couple in the local records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Ienry Krueger
Quincy
Ethel Howell
Eastabrook Launches Republican Presidential Campaign
Henry D. Eastabrook, a prominent New York lawyer, has begun a campaign for the Republican nomination. He has established press bureaus in Washington and Chicago and pledges a strong nationwide effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry D. Eastabrook
New York
Amends
Washington
Chicago
Forgery Plea Leads to Penitentiary Sentence for F. M. Evans
In Quincy court, F. M. Evans pleaded guilty to forgery and received a term in the penitentiary at Chester. The sentence marks the third guilty plea this term. Evans has a clean record when sober, according to Probation Officer Tatum, though intoxication triggered the crimes.
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Chester
F. M. Evans
Akers
Evans
Missouri
Tatum
Probate notes in county court summary
Probate notes record estate inventories and appraisals for several decedents. H. H. Emminga has assets including cash, securities, business shares, and real estate in Adams Brown and Cook counties. Thomas J. Adams appraisement lists $120. Theodore Siebers named executor. Mary B. Hamilton estate valued at about 3 310.61 with debts and expenses allocating sums to Mary F. Hamilton and E. Bentley Hamilton. Wills of David Bolt John Dee and Samuel Newhouse admitted to probate Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Emminga
Golden
Golden Elevator Company
Arctic Ice Machine Company
Golden Farmers’ Telephone Company
Farmers’ Exchange Bank of Golden
Adams, Brown
Cook Counties
Thomas J. Adams
Joseph Hartmen
J. L. Lummis
M. Curless
Theodore Siebers
State Savings, Loan and Trust Company
Mary B. Hamilton
Mary F. Hamilton
Quincy
E. Bentley Hamilton
Peoria
David Bolt
John Dee
Samuel Newhouse
County Surveyor to Name Qualified Helper in Adams County
County Surveyor Mueller, studying at the University of Illinois in Champaign, will appoint a man qualified to handle Adams County surveying duties once he locates an applicant. He has not yet received T W Hardy of Hull’s application. L. L. Boyer, county highway superintendent, awaits a successor amid extensive surveying needs in Adams County.
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Mueller
University of Illinois
Champaign
Adams County
L. L. Boyer
Boyer
T W Hardy
Hull
Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs R T Perry
A daughter was born Thursday evening at Blessing Hospital to Mr and Mrs R T Perry of 1500 State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Perry
State Street
Blessing Hospital
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Helps Grippe Cough Recovery
Barnegat New Jersey resident R. G. Colins testifies that Foley's Honey and Tar Compound eased the grippe cough and chest tightness, helped loosen phlegm, and reduced exhaustion. Miller & Arthur Drug advertises the product as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
R. G. Colins
Postmanter
Barnegat
N. J
Miller & Arthur
Circuit Court Jury Here Monday
Members of the petit jury in the circuit court will report Monday at nine o clock with those arriving by train in the forenoon expected to start before noon. The calendar of criminal cases will be taken up without delay.
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Petit Jury
Circuit Court
Inquest Today Into Death Of Infant Child
Coroner M. J. Haley will hold an inquest at 10 o'clock into the death of the infant child of CER Maxer residing in the river bottoms south of the city. The baby died shortly after birth, late Thursday night.
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M. J. Haley
Cer. Maxer
Plan for continental army backed by generals in senate
Washington Jan 22 Unqualified support was given Secretary Garrison's continental army plan before the senate military committee by Major General Scott and Major General Bliss. Scott urged immediate organization of a reserve corps of commissioned officers and a quartermaster reserve corps of enlisted men with various skilled trades. A Legion representative cited 145000 willing enlistees. Both generals favored universal military training as ideal but doubted immediate approval. Bliss called it an academic topic among officers.
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Washington
Garrison
Continental Army
Senate Military Committee
Scott
Bliss
American Legion
Blise
Formal Dinner for Foreign Diplomats at White House
Diplomats from entente allies and 28 neutral nations attended a formal White House dinner Friday night in the first of two dinners arranged by President and Mrs. Wilson. A second dinner is planned for next Tuesday with German ambassador, Austro Hungarian and Turkish charges d affaires, Bulgarian minister, and the same neutral diplomats present. The state dining room shone with court uniforms and a brilliant scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Wilson
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Diplomatic Dinner In Washington Amid War Tensions
The gathering included the diplomats wives, top State Department officials, senators Stopes and Sutherland, and representatives Flood and Cooper with their spouses. J J Jusserand and Mrs Jusserand sat beside the president and Mrs Wilson as guests were seated by rank. It marked the first such Washington dinner since the European war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Polk
Osborne
Stopes
Missouri
Sutherland
Utah
Representatives Flood
Virginia
Cooper
Wisconsin
Senate
House Foreign Relations
Wilson
J. J. Jusserand
Washington
Six Year Old Croup Case Prompts Honey and Tar Praise
Evansville Indiana man W E Curry reports his six year old daughter suffered severe croup and that Foley's Honey and Tar gave instant relief. He adds his wife and he use it as the best cure for bad colds throat trouble and croup he has seen. Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Curry
Evansville
Ind
Foley
Miller & Arthur ‘Drug Co
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WN. B. Needham
John Penman
State Hospital
Penman
Soldiers Home
Home
William H. Arnold
William HH. Arnold
Soldiers’ Home Hospital
Ohio
Co. I
Tnoe Infantry
Irving Banwell
Belvidere
Lucy Arnold
Kirkwood
Arry Nicholson
H. Gary
E. HW. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
New York Society
Public Improvement Department
ODD Fellows OF County
Moose Circle
Hall
Marny
Army
Quartermaster’s Corps
Entente
Lawrence J. Gieling
the Whig
Frank R. Lusk
Albert Wittler
Anna B. Grubb
Frank Lippe
Lawrence Giesing
Lawrence J. Giesing
Irwin-Overland Co
Maine ST
Maine &J. Quincy
Ill
F. R. Lusk
Leaton Irwin
Ouregular Savings Department
Depositors Weekly Savings Club
The
Ricker National Bank
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