Believing Syria will soon progress under guardianship
Hannibal Missouri business man S Joseph who leads a drive in Hannibal and Marion County to raise funds for distressed Syrians and Armenians speaks to The Whig about Syria under American guardianship. He cites a Paris cable naming Prince Feisel as king and foresees peace and growth through the U S role while noting Syria's agriculture, mineral potential, and lack of factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal, Mo
S. Joseph
Hannibal
Syria
Marion County
Whig
United States
Joseph
Paris
Prince Fiesel
Peace Conference
Uncle Sam
England
America
Armenia
Damascus
Prince Feisel
Germany's upheaval after meeting Donath and Kaisers
An eyewitness recounts a dawn meeting with Donath and military figures, where the autocrat's return seems unlikely as Germany's revolutionaries and government forces briefly unite. The convoy then departs at 5:30 AM for Frankfurt via the Rhine Valley.
Social centers aid Negro welfare in Quincy letter
Dr Hosea J Nichols writes from Quincy on January 27 urging support for a new colored social center. He argues that social centers and YMCA facilities are vital for uplift, comparing emancipation from slavery with the Negroes’ need for communal aid amid hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Hosea J. Nichols
Quincy ,Jan
Fought Side by Side in War Hannibal Vets Return
Sergeant Major Hal Frazer and Corporal Kanaley, Hannibal, Missouri, recalled their World War I service with the French Fourth Army. They fought on the Champagne front near Verdun and Rheims, manning large 1234 inch railway guns that helped trap two thousand Germans in a tunnel near Rheims. The men, who enlisted May 2, 1917, served over sixteen months, saw sixteen engagements, and survived multiple shell bursts. They arrived in Newport News January 3 and were discharged at Camp Taylor, Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal, Mo
Hal Frazer
Corpora Thomaz Kanaley
Hannibal
Sam
France
Champagne
Verdun
Rheims
Tians
Hun
Hannibal Boys
Frazier
Kanaley
United States
Germany
Champagne Front
Frazer
Coast Artillery
Gerard
Paris
Newport News
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Starts Fight on Owners of Bawdy House
Hannibal Missouri January 28 Prosecuting Attorney Roy Hamlin has begun a campaign against redlight district houses selling liquor to minors. Sarah Smith of East Bird Street was arrested and arraigned for the offense pleading not guilty with hearing set for Wednesday. She allegedly sold liquor to three minors aged 15 to 20. Hamlin vows to crack down as four other owners were recently fined by state courts. Sarah Smith had previously been fined $200 and costs on a guilty plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Joseph
Syna
Constantinople
Asia
Mediterranean
Syria
Hlamzy
Ollie
Salonika
Turkey
Hannibal
Roy Hamlin
Redlight
Sarah Smith
East Bird Streeet
John H. Totsch
Hamlin
Ezra Dennis to Face Hearing in Assault Charge
Ezra Dennis of Wannibal Mo was arraigned before Judge Allen E Dent on a charge of common assault stemming from an alleged attack on Holtman. Dennis pleaded not guilty and a hearing is set for 2 PM this afternoon. he remains out on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wannibal
Holtman
Ezra Dennis
Allen E. Dent
Dennis
East Bird Street
Marriages and funerals mark Hannibal week
In Hannibal on Monday Judge A E Dent united Lyle Chapman with Leona E Francis and June Douglas with Roxie Phillips. Funeral services for Mrs. J N Greening were held at 2 pm at First Presbyterian with burial at Mount Olivet. Alpheus Greening returns from Camp Merritt to be mustered out at Camp Dodge and return to Hannibal. Loren Rector’s body sent to Jacksonville for burial. he was 16. Adeline Carr’s remains arrive from Kansas City for funeral at Oakwood. Mrs. Jennie Goodman’s funeral set for 7:30 at Mount Olivet. she leaves two daughters. Frank Cashman and wife sell cottage and lot on West Market to Joan and Frank McDonald. Mrs. S Branstetter receives word her son Jean Granstetter, in France, survived the war. Judge John I Tetseh weds FE Ostborne and Myrtle Love in Hannibal. Michael O’Keefe, a Ralls county farmer, dies at 56 with funeral from Brush Creek Church. Frank W. and infant son of the Warrises pass away. funeral at Mount Olivet.
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Hannibal
A. E. Dent
Lyle Chapman
Leona E. Francis
June Douglas
Roxie Phillips
J. N. Greening
North Fourth Street
B. E. 8. Ely, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Alpheus Greening
Camp Merritt
N. J
Camp Dodge
Loren Rector
Oakwood
Jacksonville
Jennie Goodman
South Section Street
Hom Te Mount Olivet
They, Callaway
Calvary Baptist Church
Jessie Clark
Claire Peoples
Flannibal
Frank Cashman
Joan R. Mcbeonald
West Market Street
Michael O'Keefe
Rallis County
Brush Creek Church
Permanent relief from rheumatism with blood medicine
An advertisement argues rheumatism is a blood disorder and promotes S. S. S. as a permanent cure rather than temporary relief from liniments. It claims the remedy cleanses the blood and reaches the disease at its source, offering a free book and medical advice from the Swift Specific Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Forgery Case Heard in Hannibal Court
A Hannibal jury began hearing evidence in the case of Edward Marshall accused of passing a forged $500 check. Marshall claims the check came from his father in law William Kuhn of Illinois who denies giving it. Attorneys include C. E. Rendlen for Marshall and Roy Hamlin with Eby & Hulse for Kuhn. The trial features numerous witnesses and is expected to conclude today.
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Hannibal
C. E. Rendlen
Marshall
Roy Hamlin
Eby & Hulse
Mr. Kuhn
Jason Landis
James W. Nicely
Robert L. Hart
Henry S. Owens
C. J. Murphy
W. J. Langston
H. J. Lower
H. F. Atkins
W. H. Groves
C. H. Sonnenberg
Geo. Rice
Edward Drescher
Baptists Plan Big Sunday Meeting in Hannibal
In Hannibal Missouri on January 28 the Fifth Street Baptist church scheduled an old fashioned basket dinner in the church parlors next Sunday. Rev Cox of Eldorado NL will lead the service at 11 30 in the morning and 2 30 in the afternoon marking a get together event for parishioners. The beginners and primary departments will run Sunday school in the morning with juniors to lead services the following Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Fifth Street Baptist Church
Cox
Eldorado
Mendon Woman Laura Denson Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Laura Denson of Mendon dies at age seventy after a long cancer battle. She leaves sons Homer and Harry, husband William once Mendon justice of the peace, brother Charles Rappel of California, and her Mendon Wagon-maker father. Harry was in Kansas City at her passing. The family moved from Mendon to Quincy and back to Mendon eight years ago.
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Mendon
Laura Denson
Denson
Homer
Harry
Kansas City
William Denson
Quincy
Lenson
Charles Rappel
California
Wes
German Troubles Seen By Paris Dispatch
A French general arriving from Berlin reports to Matin that Germans think their war is over and their hard times are ended. He says they do not believe the German army was defeated and fear no demnity. He notes illusions about American public opinion and President Wilson, while observing processions near the Adlen hotel praising the American mission head in Berlin.
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Donald
Germany
Donath
Feneral
Donalh
Paris
Berlin
Wilson
Adlen
Texas Wonder kidney and bladder remedy advertisement
An old advertisement touts the Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles. claims to aid gravel diabetes rheumatism and back and irregularities in men women and children. States mail order available for $1.25 from Dr BE Frail St Louis Missouri. druggists sell it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Frail
Olive
St. Louis
Imperilled Her Life To Produce Realism On The Tron Test
Carol Holloway risked life four times to add realism to The Tron Test seventh episode The Whirling Trap shown at Quincy theater Wednesday. She leaps from an express train to rescue Bert the hero, Morales unconscious on tracks as a train roars by. A gasoline tank explodes burning the car as they flee, forcing them to continue in flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Holloway
Quincy Theater
Antonio Moreno
Bert
Moreno
Dont Let That Cough Run Riot Medicine Ad Card
An old medicine ads claims tens of thousands use the remedy for colds coughs grippe and bronchitis with prompt relief. Urges follow up doses until the cold leaves you feeling fit. Prices 30c 60c and 1.2 dollars. An economical side kept handy means cold freedom and thrift.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Adverts Patent Cure Claim
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County Frank J Cheney declares as senator partner of F J Cheney Coa in Toledo that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine Sworn before notary A W Gleason on December 6 1886 Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts via the blood Send for testimonials free F L J Cheney Co Toledo O Sold by all druggists 76c Hall's Family Pills for constipation
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State of
Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Chetney
F. J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public Mall
J. Cheney & CO
Halls Family
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129Th Infant of the Cloth Division
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