Favor's plans upset in city council clash over bond issue
Monday night in Quincy the City Council near a bond issue to pave streets. Alderman Genenbacher accused Mayor Abbott of playing politics as he opposed a resolution to appoint a three alderman committee to work with the corporation counsel on a bond issue. No action was taken.
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Abbott
Geoenenbacher
Genenbacher
Advpn
Good Roads
Chamber of Commerce
Genenbach
Mor
Smuch
Genercher
Board of Local Improvements
Aincy
Rmen Simmonds
Ross
Koehler
Gineer
Ivor
Gardner
Maine
Centy-Eepth
Madison Beteen
Alder
Ing
New Jefferson School
Cac Company
Quincy Street Railway Company
Auditing Committee
Comptroller
E. A. Meyer
Richard Shanahan
Board of Public Works
Ald. Boenix
Fourteenth Street
Woman Fights Fire At Home In Kentucky District
Mrs William H Lincoln of 809 Kentucky Street discovered a fire in a bedroom closet Monday at 9 30 am and tried to smother it with her bare hands before suffering a burn. Firefighter William McDonald arrived nearby and extinguished the blaze with water buckets, saving nothing but the closet full of clothes for Mrs Lincoln and her children, about $73 in losses.
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Wiliam H. Lincoln
Kentucky Street
William McDonald
No. 5
Eighth
Kentucky
Mississippi River Falls From Peak After Flood Reaches Record High
The Mississippi River has begun to recede after peaking at two feet above its maximum Saturday midnight. By Monday night it stood at two and a half feet, ending a January record pace. With ice gone, officials expect a gradual fall and residents in lowlands hopeful floods won’t threaten spring crops.
Living Without God Means Loss of Soul at Revival
Large Monday night revival service at First Baptist Church drew an exceptionally large crowd. Rev Reed preached from I Kings 8 21 urging people to choose between God and Baal. He warned that many limp between two opinions and remain blind to divine truth despite hardship.
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First Baptist Church
I. Kings
Elijah
God
Mr. Reed
Oak Camp Royal Neighbors Installs Officers in Hampshire Hall
Oak Camp Royal Neighbors of America held a semimonthly meeting in the Co O F hall on Hampshire street Monday night. Officers were installed at a banquet and dance attended by about 200 friends. Mrs Eva Adams past oracle received a lodge pin and the installing officers a bouquet. The next meeting will be Monday night February 7.
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Oak Camp
Amenca
Co. O. PF
Hampshire Street
Eva Adams
Made Reid on Camp Sunday and Were Caught While Disposing Junk
Everett Morris and Frank Davis were arrested Monday afternoon by Chief Koch and detectives for larceny. They allegedly stole several hundred pounds of brass from McWilliams Construction at Marblehead, where work on the South Quincy Levee was underway. An employe identified the brass, and police later recovered additional dyes from the pair’s room. Both men claimed varying origins and connections, with conflicting statements about their relationship.
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Everett Morris
Frank Davis
Koch
Bumster and Scharnhorst
McWilliams Construction Company
Marblehead
South Quincy
F. M. Kinzel
McWilliams Company
Morris and Davis
Eighteenth
State Streets
Morris
Davis
Kinzel
McWilliams
Scharnhorst
North Fourth Street
North Fourth
Bloomington
Springfield
Foreign club formed at YWCA after vesper
After the YWCA vesper service on Sunday a new club called the Foreign club was formed to study foreign countries. Mrs Russell Barr is expected to teach. Members will contribute £50 to support Japan. President: Miss Nell Crawford. Secretary and treasurer: Miss Alice Brown. Luther Memorial church girls’ quartet sang at the vesper. Mrs F W Brockschmid spoke on prayer and Miss Hyde read scriptures.
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Russell Barr
Japan
Nell Crawford
Alice Brown
Luther Memorial Church
F. W. Brockschmid
Miss Hyde
Robt. Doerr Is Given Jail Sentence
Robert Doerr was sentenced to 30 days in jail by Federal Judge Ott Humphrey in Springfield after pleading guilty to a mail fraud scheme. He advertised paying employment promising work to those who mailed a dime and a list of firms offering envelopes for labeling. Doerr was arrested in Quincy and brought to the state capital by Deputy U S Marshal J R Moore.
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Robert Doerr
Ott Humphrey
Springfield
Doerr
Quincy
Illinois Capitol
United States
J. Ro Moore
Ite Meaded
Tudee Tuimphres
Revenue officer endures perilous county trip in severe weather
Fitzgerald of the internal revenue service, with Deputy Collector Lage mann, faced extreme hardships while on duty in Calhoun county. He crossed the Illinois River in a skiff amid floating ice, and on January 20 crossed near Deer Plains as the river was choked with ice. Also crossing at Kampvale, a large ice cake endangered the boat and her crew. In Brussels to Hardin, horses labored on bad roads. The article notes a near-collision and ongoing dangers in transport during official duties. Fire near Gilmer saved by telephone a neighbors’ quick alert.
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CE. Fitzgerald
Internal Revenue Service
Quincy
Lagemann
Fitzgerald
Calhoun County
Hhinois
Deer Flains
Offer to pay for ride on free elevator in Stern building
A man on the Stern building’s upper floor rode the elevator down and, on leaving, asked the conductor how much he owed. The conductor replied that there was no charge this time, a rare and unheard of proposition in elevator service.
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Stern
Stern Building
Leo Arnold Guilty of Robbery in Paloma Case
A jury in the Paloma area found Leo Arnold, 25, guilty of burglary for stealing shoes, two razors, a medicine bottle, and other items from G. D. Berrier's home. He testified he bought the goods from a stranger in Paloma after a day’s work for $1 be fore being jailed and later indicted in Quincy. He faces reformatory sentencing under a new age rule.
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Leo Arnold
G. D. Berrier
Paloma
Arnold
Bricklayer's Union
Reformatory
Earl Bates
William Abel
D. Harrison
T. Noetters
F. Dissler
EF. Arntzen
C. D. Andrews
George Hummert
Ross Lierly
L. F. Whitney
Walter Wells
Henry Fingle
Old woman believed killed in Kansas City hotel fire
An elderly, penniless woman who lingered in this city over Christmas was reported burned to death in a Kansas City hotel fire on January 20. Police traced a letter from an undertaker stating an unknown woman buried there claimed to be from Quincy with a daughter in town. The deceased used names Gordon Robinson and Miller, said she had three marriages and a daughter.
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Wkansas City
St. Louis
Koch
Kansas City
Ceall
Quincy
Mary Miller
Gordon
Robinson
Change in Highway Government Proposed for Camp Point
Under a law allowing a township to adopt a single highway commissioner, Camp Point voters will choose form for roads. Election set for February 1 with interest high among road enthusiasts. Liberty Lina and Martin township already adopted the one-commissioner plan, centralizing all highway responsibility.
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Camp Point
Airi Iy
Liberty
Lina
Arton
Ian
Republicans in Missouri Active in Kirksville Meeting
Republican committeemen from Missouri's first district gathered in Kirksville to name delegates for Chicago and back John C. McKinley for governor while urging Judge Edward Higbee of Kirksville to seek the Supreme Court nomination. The March 6 convention will include 95 delegates with representation by county based on 1908 presidential vote.
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Kirksville
Chicago
Jno
Adair
F. M. Buckingham
Clark
Charles Leyle
Kahoka
Knox
C. A. Brown
Edina
Lewis
J. G. Richmond
LaBelle
Marion
Frank J. Barnhard
Palmyra
Macon
N. M. Lacy
la Plata
Shelby
Jerry Bosley
Clarence
Putnam
J. G. Morgan
Unionville
Schuyler
J. H. Roberts
Green Top
Scotland
G. E. Leslie
Memphis
J. B. Jeffries
Hannibal
Berryman Henwood
Tannibal
Kirksvile
John C. McAkinley
Charles L. Zeuge
Carlton
John Mitchell
Ro McAhelmy
Lewistown
Ed Brown
Pete
Auex City
Nat Lacey
Dan Hughes
Tom J. Docker
Edward Higbee
Robbery Suspect Captured After Standoff at Brick Yard
Deputies nabbed a man at a brick yard on Eighteenth Street after a robbery in which a farmer Wilharo Keha was forced to pay $140. The suspect, later identified as Tom Quinn of Zanesville Ohio, resisted until he was cornered by Sheriff Coens and deputies who waited in a backyard until night.
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Wilharo Keha
Vierty
Fubanks
Ouiney
Oelock
Joseph Lipps
I. C. Sterting
Frank McNay
Eighteenth Street
Tom Quinn
Zanesville
Ohio
Kuhn
Quinn
Coens
Frank Dazzy's The Ruling Power at Family Theater
Frank Dazzy presents The Ruling Power at Broadway's Family Theater. The play, praised by patrons in major cities, closes with a fourth act twist. Darcy, son of Dare and Hares, centers a tense studio drama on Power and authority dynamics.
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Frank Dazzy
Frank Daresvais
Family Theater
Broadway
Pronk
Prank Darcy
Hares
Dares
James H. Patton Dies in St Marys Hospital
James H. Patton of Mt Sterling died in St Marys hospital Sunday morning at 8 oclock after suffering rheumatic poison that caused his death. He was 74, born in Lexington, Ky. He leaves a widow and two sons A J Patton of Springfield and Otis at home, two daughters Mrs Margaret Peckenpaugh of Rushville and Mrs Ora Hinrichsen of Quincy. The body was taken to Mt Sterling Monday night for burial.
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James H. Patton
Mt. Sterling
St. Mary's Hospital
Lexington
A. J. Patton
Springfield
Otis
Margaret Peckenpaugh
Rushville
Ora Hinrichsen
Quincy
Aged Soldier Dies Sudden at Soldiers Home
Joseph M. Morgan, 75, a first lieutenant in Co. F Fiftieth Illinois, died suddenly at Cottage No. 10 in the Soldiers' Home shortly before noon Sunday while awaiting dinner. An inquest Monday found his heart trouble as the cause. Morgan was born in Pennsylvania.
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Joseph M. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Pennsylvania
Co. F. Fiftieth Illinois Infantry Regiment
M. E. Lusk's Mother Dies at 78 in Jacksonville
Mrs S A Lusk aged 78 mother of Myron E Lusk Sr of 720 North Fourth Street died at her Jacksonville home Sunday morning after pneumonia. She had visits with friends in Quincy and leaves several other children and sisters. Son Myron and grandson Ralph will travel to Jacksonville for the funeral. Mr Lusk was at her side. Also William Garrett longtime Soldiers Home member died Sunday at 3 40 pm from heart trouble and complications. Born in West Virginia 4[ سنوات ] ago he was a Spanish American war veteran in Co C 16th U S Infantry in the Philippines and a member of Gem City lodge of Rebekahs.
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S. A. Lusk
Myron E. Lusk
North Fourth Street
Jacksonville
William Garrett
Soldiers’ Home
Ife
West Virginia
Co. C., 16Th United States Infantry Regiment
Philippine Islands
Gem City Lodge of
Rebskahs
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Lesem at family home
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Lesem were held Sunday at 10 30 AM in the family home 1219 Park Place with Rabbi Halprin officiating. A large number of friends attended and floral offerings were abundant. Bearers were J H Y Bastert MM Koelsch Herman Davison Dr A W Werner A I Simmons and Alfred J Levy. Burial was in Valley of Peace cemetery.
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Mary Lesem
Park Place
Halprin
J H Y. Bastert
MM. Koelsch
Herman Davidson
A. W. Werner
A. I. Simmons
Alfred J. Levy
Bunal
Valley of Peace
Death of Joseph Trussell in St Marys Hospital
Joseph Trussell died Sunday evening at 10 45 in St Marys hospital. He was born in Missouri 34 years ago and had lived in Quincy for over seven years. A widower he leaves one brother H C Trussell of Ottumwa Iowa.
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Joseph Trussell
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ife
Missouri
Quincey
H.C. Trussell
Ottumwa
Towa
Funeral for Mrs Anna Quinlivan Held in City Church
The funeral for Mrs Anna Quinlivan was held at 8 30 and 9 o clock at St Rose of Lima church with Rev Yather Brennan officiating. Bearers included Phil O'Brien Tack Connervy Michael Vet James O Quincivan William Noonan and Thomas Purcell. Burial followed at St Peters Cemetery.
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Anna Quinlivan
Anna Duinlivan
North Tenth Street
St. Rose of Lima Church
Yather Brennan
Phil O'Brien
Tack Connervy
Michael Vet
James O Quincivan
William Noonan
Thomas Purcell
Sto Peters
Mrs. Dres sel Dies In Keokuk Home After Illness
Mrs. Fredrica Lauis Dres sel died at her son’s home in Keokuk Saturday forenoon from heart disease after a two week illness. Born in Hueffelsheim Prussia on March 15 1839 she came to America at age 18 and lived in St Louis where she married Casper Dressel in 1861. The couple later moved to Keokuk and then to Quincy.
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Fredrica Lauis Dresseil
Nieokuk
Hueffelshein
Reuznach
Rhein
Prussia
America
St Louis
Casper Dressel
Keokuk
Quincy
Funeral services for Mrs Marty E Greenleaf at Elm Street home
Funeral services for Mrs Marty E Greenleaf were held at the family residence 314 Elm Street Saturday afternoon conducted by Rev N M Rigg. Mrs Elmer Peter and Mrs E L Buchkin sang several selections. Burial followed in Woodland cemetery with bearers Elmer C Peter Edward Orr Albert Kein Arthur Daugherty and Charles RoscMilhin.
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Marty E. Greenleaf
Elm Street
N. M. Rigg
Elmer Peter
E. EL. Buchkin
Woodland Cemetery
Elmer C. Peter
Edward Orr
Albert Kein
Arthur Daugherty
Charles RoscMilhin
Boyer surveys for new concrete bridge
Comets Highway Superintendent L Lo Bower surveyed for a proposed concrete bridge four and a half miles north of the division near Kemp stool house to replace the present wooden bridge. Work will be carried out by the Electrical Workers Union and local labor and a meeting was set for Turner ball on February 28 to discuss arrangements.
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Comets
Kemp
Ameest
Unien
Tao
Turner Ball Pebruar
Fred Mo Po
Expect Brady Trial Tuesday
The state legislature has adjourned and Brady of Decatur faces a Tuesday circuit court call next week. Prosecutors must gather evidence and prepare to present it, aiming for a verdict of guilty or innocent. Brady’s attorney, a state legislator, could have sought a continuance if sessions had continued on Tuesday.
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A. A. Brady
Decatur
Brady
Akers
For Sale Horses and Mules by Reliable Teaming Co
For sale mares and horses 22 head aged 3 to 5 years weight 1000 to 1400, blacks bays sorrels including a black mare in foal. Ten head mares and horses good workers. Pair mules weight 2600. All stock just arrived and must be sold at once. 4510 Spring. 27
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Reliable Teaming Co
Unsettled Weather Across Regions into Midweek
Tiirds reports unsettled weather on Tuesday with possible rain in the southeast and rain or snow with colder conditions in the north and west. Wednesday turns much colder with likely fair skies. Missouri sees unsettled, colder Tuesday with rain or snow and a cold wave in the northwest at night. Wednesday should be fair and much colder in the east and south with fresh to strong winds.
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Tiirds
Missouri
River Bulletin Fall River Forecast Near Warsaw to Louisiana
Fall River forecast shows water levels falling steadily from beloow Warsaw toward Louisiana over several days with river conditions easing.
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Beloow
Warsaw
Louisiana
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