Auto Thieves Sentenced To Illinois Penitentiary
Deputy Sheriff Virgil Helton received a letter from Warren County Illinois Prosecuting Attorney Charles E Lauder stating Harvey Mecum and Henry Page pleaded guilty to stealing an automobile from Monmouth and were sentenced to two to fourteen years in the state penitentiary They sought release but were denied an appeal by Wabash railroad special agent Finney The men were in Hannibal when the information was received and were later linked to a Kahoka Missouri robbery, though later cleared
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Helton
Charles E. Lauder
Monmouth
Warren County
Ill
Harvey Mecum
Henry Page
Hannibal
Illinois
Finney
Wabash
Page
Kahoka
Dorothy Dalton Beauty Chat Inspires Derwillo Use
Actress Dorothy Dalton extols a rosy white complexion and smooth skin via Derwillo toilet preparation. She claims instant beauty after one application and invites readers to try it, noting availability at any toilet counter and promising delightful results.
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Dorothy Delton
Derwillo
Auto thieves linked to wider Illinois arrests
Authorities notified by Monmouth officials watched for the car thieves and the two women who accompanied them. The women were taken to Mr Helton’s home while the men returned and were apprehended and sent back to Monmouth. The letter noted the arrests helped convict several other automobile thieves in the area, and deputies found the car in an alley near East Bird Street.
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Thorities
Monmouth
Mr. Helton
East Bird Street
Helton
McCune Brown Found Not Guilty by Hannibal Jury
A Hannibal Court of Common Pleas jury acquitted McCune Brown of Pike County of assault on Ambrose Stamps. Brown, represented by Pearson & Pearson and D. L. Eby, was released after the verdict. The state claimed Brown cut Stamps with a pocket knife during a Hannibal carnival last summer. The trial began Tuesday afternoon before Judge C. T. Hays with a 12-member jury list led by J. Beach Drake and others.
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Hannibal
J. Beach Drake
Charles E. Ragan
W. Ray Tuly
Elmer Parks
Carl H. T. Bangert
Norman Raible
Peter Shelvy
C. E. Broyles
Hurley Wenderson
Frank J. Wastle
Edward Dreschner
Cyrus L. Andersen
Real estate deals closed through Plowman and Greenville
William J. Mc Kenzie and wife bought a house and lot on West Lyon street from John A. Wilcox and wife to occupy as a home. Wilcox will move his family property to Oakwood. A second deal through the same agency transfers a house and lot on Cherry street to Clyde Pierce from David Foster.
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Plowman & Greenville
William J. McKenzie
John A. Wilcox
West Lyon Street
Wilcox
Oakwood
Clyde Pierce
Cherry Street
David Foster
Barbers Change Hours After Union Meeting Vote
Barbers union shops will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. starting February 2, shortening morning and evening hours from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday closing will be 10:00 p.m. instead of 10:30 p.m. The change follows a vote at the Journeymen Barbers' meeting held Tuesday night at Labor Temple.
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Cannibal Union
Journeymen Barbers
Labor Temple
Phosphated Iron Capsules Promise Health and Strength
A leading doctor touts Phosphated Iron Capsules as the path to pure blood and steady nerves. The ad claims rapid strength and energy gains for run-down individuals, urging immediate use and warning against inferior pills. Sold at Ow! Drug Store and other druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ow! Drug Store
No Excuse for Rheumatism Neutrone Prescription 99 Ad
An old advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 promising removal of poisonous blood accumulations from rheumatism. It claims pain relief after one week and renewed vitality, urging readers to buy at Owl Drug Store and other leading druggists.
Foiled counterfeit check attempt at Hannibal Trust
A man in a soldier’s overcoat tried to pass a bogus $10 check at Hannibal Trust. Kenneth Lampton spotted the forged signature of attorney E. W. Nelson, prompting the suspect’s disappearance and a police report. Miss Nettie Dacey filled in Nelson’s name for the facade while Nelson was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Lampton
Hannibal Trust Company
E. W. Nelson
Hannibal
Lampton
Mr. Nelson
Nelson
Hannibal Trust
Exter sues Blake over South Hannibal sewer tax bill
Special Judge D I Eby heard Fred C Exter against I N Blake in Hannibal Court of Common Pleas on a sewer project along Martin Street. The suit, filed seven years ago, asks for payment by property owners who contested the tax and may set the pattern for other South Hannibal cases. Attorneys Berryman Henwood for homeowners and Rendlen White for Exter.
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D. II. Eby
Fred C. Exter
I. N. Blake
Hannibal
Exter
South Hannibal
Blake
Berryman Henwood
Rendlen & White
Rotarians Plan Rotating Presidency at Hannibal Club
Han nibal Rotary president Jack Walshe announced at a Tuesday Mark Twain hotel luncheon that officers will rotate presiding duties at three meetings monthly. Attendance was 100 percent as by-laws were completed, and Springfield Missouri hosts the state meeting soon with Hannibal members hoping to bring the convention to the city in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Walshe
Hannibal Rotary Club
Mark Twain Hotel
Walshe
Rotarians
Springfield
Hannibalians
Button Company Starts Operations
Operations began Wednesday at the new Pennant Pearl Button company plant on South Eleventh Street and Colfax Avenue in Hannibal. Fourteen machines ran the first day as the brick building welcomed the start of production. The firm plans to employ about 60 men when at full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennant Pearl Button Company
South Eleventh Streep and
Colfax Avenue
Hannibal
Eskridge Case To Next Term In Hannibal Court
State case against James Eskridge charged with larceny from a person was continued to the May term of the Hannibal court of Common Pleas by agreement of counsel. Eskridge remains out on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Eskridge
Hannibal Court of Common Pleas
Eskridge
Today's Program At Hannibal Playhouses
Hannibal program lists Anita Stewart in Mind the Paint Girl a comedy Sally's Blighting Car eer and Broadway Star Feature Pictures at Star Theater and Sally's Blighting Car eer in a mixed program.
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Hannibal
Star Theater
Anita Stewart
Sally
Broadway Star Feature Pictures
Play Tonight by Church Society at High School Auditorium
The Young Peoples Societies of Han nibal present the first in a series of plays tonight at the High school auditorium. The Christian Endeavor of the First Christian church performs Mother and the cast includes Deborah Underhill Mrs E M Ely Bill Pindle Harold Davis Isabel Simpscott Nellie Robinson Gloriana Perkins Nellie Campbell Miss Lowiz Anna Shelton Sukey Pindle Opal Kennedy John Underhill Phil Mosely W I Richardson Elder Brother Jonah Quackenbush George Osborn Enoch Rowe Quintus Todd Sheriff Eugene Ely Village Chief Katherine Woodson plus a character song by Miss Woodson and a colored sketch by Alson Smith. Directed by Mrs Helen Law Finnell.
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Young Peoples Societies of
Hannibal
Christian Endeavor Society
First Christian Church
Deborah Underhill
Israel
Heavenridge Suit Dismissed After Settlement
Joseph Teavenridge sued Bluff City Shoe Company for injuries from work at a Hannibal factory. The case was dismissed by Judge C. T. Hays on plaintiff’s application after the parties reached a financial settlement.
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Joseph Teavenridge
Bluff City Shoe Company
C. T. Hays
Hannibal
Republicans To Elect Delegates In Palmyra Meeting
Republicans of Marion county will meet in the court house in Palmyra Tuesday of next week to elect eleven delegates to the state convention in Kansas City May 5 and the same number to the First District Convention in Macon, Me February 9. The call for the county meeting has been issued by Joe O'Hern secretary and Frank J. Bernhard chairman of the county committee.
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Marion County
Court House
Palmyra
Kansas City
Macon
Joe O'Hern
Frank J. Bernhard
Hannibal Y M C A Notes Basketball and Bowling Standings
Double header in City Basketball Tournament Monday. Burlington 96 Pirates 14 and Coca Colas 23 Gophers 6. Team lineups and standings list Coca Colas 3 0 1.000, Burlington 2 1 .667, Pirates 1 2 .333, Gophers 6 3 .000. Bowling: Independents win two of three over Business Men. high scores Shepherd 204 Earhart 187 Clendenin 186. Standings Coca Colas 21 6 .778 Eagles 18 9 .667 Young Men 18 12 .600 Business Men 16 11 .592 Independents 13 14 .481 High School 5 19 .208 Atlas 2 22 .683. Note ends with a trivia line about letter frequency.
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Burlington
Pirates
Gophers
Coca-Colas
Docca-Colas
Franklin
S. Schmidt
Grove
Maore
Independents
Shepherd
Earhart
Clendenin
Eagles
Atlas
Woman drops car replevin after property settlement
Judge C T Hays dismissed the replevin suit of Mrs Anna Adams against her former husband Stephen Adams for an automobile after a divorce and a property settlement. Mrs Adams agreed to receive the homestead and two Olive street lots in exchange for alimony and dropping the car claim.
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C. T. Hays
Anna Adams
Stephen Adams
Adams
Olive Street
Short Line paint and pattern shops burn at Oakwood
A fire at the St. Louis and Hannibal Short Line Depot in Oakwood destroyed the paint shop and pattern room and damaged a nearby passenger coach. The round house was saved by Hannibal firefighters, who battled the blaze from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. The loss is estimated at 600 to 700 dollars. patterns were saved.
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St. Louis
Round House
Tilannibal
Oakwood
Annual Ball Of Auxiliary Feb 13
The Ladies Auxiliary of St Elizabeth hospital will host their third annual ball on February 13 at the Elk's hall on Broadway. Elaborate preparations are underway and tickets may be purchased at the Elk's club and the Knights of Columbus club rooms. The event is styled as a St Valentine’s Ball.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Elk's Hall
Broadway
Elk’s Club
Knights of Columbus Club
Indictments by Special Grand Jury in Red Scare Case
A Chicago special grand jury returned indictments against William Bress Lloyd described as a wealthy parlor socialist and 37 other alleged Communist Labor Party members. Also charged were August Wagaknecht national executive secretary and national executives L E Batterfield Alexander Bilan Max Bedacht Edward Lindgren and Jack Carney. John Reed editor JL K England and Edgar Owens were named among officials involved.
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Ciaigago
Cook County
William Bress Lloyd
Milionaire Parlor
Communist Labor Party
Robert E. Crowe
Criminal Court
August Wagaknecht
L. E. Batterfield
Alexander Bilan
Max Bedacht
Edward Lindgren
Jack Carney
John Reed
Voices of Labor
JL. K. England
Edgar Owens
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad In Toledo Ohio
Frank J. Cheney attests as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, pledging one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure. Notary public certifies oath on December 6. Advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine works through blood to mucous surfaces with druggist price and free testimonials.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
J. Cheney
Aigeal
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
St Jacobs Liniment Promises Fast Sprain Relief
Claims to instantly penetrate muscles nerves ligaments and bones to ease pain swelling and soreness from sprains strains and bruises. Recommends a trial bottle at any drug store and asserts quick complete recovery with no other treatment required.
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St. Jacobs Liniment
Bank Robbers In St Louis Fail With Lookout Killed
In St Louis on Wednesday a lookout for five or six robbers attempting to rob Water Tower Bank was shot and killed by Patrolman Shea after firing on him. The robbers fled leaving a bag with about 9500 dollars and three empty sacks, abandoning a stolen Hudson auto. Walter Fischer, 25, identified by detectives as the slain lookout, was paroled from Missouri penitentiary in 1917. The bank staff described masks and weapons as the robbers demanded cash from cashier Louis Wellinghoff.
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ST. Louis
Water Tower
East Grind Avenue
Shea
Angelica Street
Madison Streets
W. F
Walter Fischer
Missouri Penitentiary
Gardner
Louis Wellinghoff
Claxton Avenue
Influenza Hits Peak In Chicago Tuesday
Chicago health officials announced influenza cases likely peaked after Health Commissioner Robertson predicted the peak. New case counts were reported Wednesday, signaling a turning point in the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robertson
Have You Scrofula Ailment Warning and Cure Promise
Scrofula is described with eruptions enlarged neck glands and possible lung involvement if untreated. It warns of aggravated symptoms from impure air poor diet bad water and extreme temperatures. Promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a successful three generation remedy and Hood's Pills for biliousness or constipation as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Epidemic toll rises as influenza deaths surge
In the last 24 hours influenza deaths reached 35 and pneumonia 47 marking the heaviest toll in weeks. New influenza cases totaled 1725 versus 2514 previously, while burglary news reports thieves tunneling into a bank vault in Sarcoxie, Missouri.
Rheumatism Conquered by Allenrhu Drug Ad
A countywide claim from druggists that Allenrhu cures rheumatism, easing painful joints quickly. It promises money back if no relief and cites James H. Allen as founder, with Brown and Mays Drug Co guaranteeing results.
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Allenrhu
James H. Allen
Allenrho
Brown and Mays Drug Company
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Garretts
Henry G
State St
Ware- Wayland Co
Pike County
Missouri
W. J. McKenzie
Owl Drug Store
Eby
Rovarians
Button Company
Church Society
Young People’s Societies of
Heavenridge
Hannibal Y. M. C. A
Short Line Paint and
St. Jacob's
Liberty
Faria
SEN
the Pork Shop
E Way
Carthage
First National Bank
Sarcoxie
Here
Crescent
Riverton
John L. Pipe
Quincy
Hampshire St
Orpheum
Gan
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