Branham murder case halted in Hannibal court
George Branham accused of murdering Mrs. Grace Johnson, 39, saw a stop in the case when Judge Hays sustained defense objections to an amended information. Branham was discharged and re-arrested, with preliminary hearing set for March 3. More than thirty witnesses were summoned. forty jurors were discharged for the term. costs estimated at $250. Branham remains jailed in Palmyra.
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George Branham
Grace Johnson
Ibse Hannibal Court of Common Pleas
C. T. “Tays
E. W. Nelson
Lewis O ‘Gonnor
Branham
Mae
Hamlin
Hays
Nolle Prossequi
Palmyra
Hannibal Lawyer Henwood III Suffering From Influenza
Attorney Henwood, a well known Hannibal lawyer, is confined to his home on South Ninth street due to an influenza attack.
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Berryman Henwood
Hannibal
South Ninth Street
Today’s Program At Hannibal Playhouses
The Star Theater presents The White Heather a Tourneur special and Harold Lloyd in his first 100000-dollar comedy Bumping Into Broadway at Hannibal Playhouses Broadway Star Feature pictures.
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Hannibal
Star Theater
Harold Lloyd
Broadway
Star Feature Pictures
Influenza In Hannibal Estimated At Two Hundred
Influenza has spread from larger Midwest cities to Hannibal where physicians estimate at least 200 cases. Most cases are mild with no deaths reported yet this winter. A pharmacist notes some residents seek whisky as a remedy, but is directed to doctors for treatment.
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Middle West
Hannibal
Trannibal
Hall Funeral Held From Church Tuesday
Funeral services for Willam H. Hall Wabash railroad conductor were held Tuesday afternoon at Fifth Street Baptist church. Rev I B Cox conducted the service after which he was laid to rest at Mount Olivet cemetery. St John’s Lodge Masons led at the grave with the Knights Templar as escort.
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Fifth Street Baptist Church
Willam H. Hall
Wabash
Rochester
Minn
I. B. Cox
Mount Olivet Cemetery
St John's Lodge of the Masons
Knights Templar
Heather Heather Considered for Democratic Prosecuting Attorney Race
H Clay Heather of Palmyra is repeatedly mentioned in Marion county as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney next summer. A Palmyran visiting Hannibal said Heather was being considered by Democratic politicians in the county’s north end.
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H. Clay Heather
Palmyra
Marion County
Heather
Three Couples Wed In Hannibal
Miss Pearl Heuer of Davenport and Ray Gawthrop of Rising Sun were married in Hannibal Tuesday by Judge Totsch. Ruth McIntosh of Memphis and Lester Martin of Hannibal were also married by the same judge, and late Tuesday afternoon he wed Miss Flossie Moore and Ira Roach, both of Hannibal.
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Pearl Heuer
Davenport
Ray Gawthrop
Rising Sun
Hannibal
Totsch
Ruth McIntosh
Memphis
Lester Martin
Flossie Moore
Ira Roach
Rotary Plans Big Meeting Feb 10
Cannibal Rotarians met at the Mark Twain hotel and organized a 100 percent city delegation to the intercity Rotary meet in Springfield on February 10. A special car will join the Wabash train carrying Rotarians from Quincy Galesburg Macomb and Burlington to Hannibal the evening before Springfield. Vice president E A Parks led the luncheon with a nickname roll call. Dr E W Searfoss Harry Roth and J Warren Moore presented notes from a Hannibal Woodworking plant visit and Charles Bassen described the mill. Dr Searfoss received a loving cup from E A Parks for best plant description. Tom O’Donnell heads the On to Springfield effort.
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Mark Twain
Springfield
Jack Walshe
Quincy
Galesburg
Macomb
Burlington
Hannibal
E. A. Parks
E. W. Searfoss
Harry Roth
J. Warren Moore
South Sixth
Collier Streets
Charles Bassen
Banquet Draws 230 Reservations For Hannibal Chamber
Hannibal Chamber of Commerce banquet and meeting set for Thursday at the YMCA with Colvin Brown of Washington DC delivering the principal address. Brown comes from Brookfield where he speaks tonight. he will also address Quincy Chamber of Commerce Friday. Secretary Scheidker sought another speaker after learning Admiral Coontz is ill. Attorney General Palmer of the United States plans to visit Plattsburg Friday and Scheidker sought to have him speak in Hannibal Thursday night.
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Hannibal Chamber of Commerce
Colvin Brown
Washington, D. C
Organization Bureau
United States Chamber of Commerce
Brown
Hannibal
Brookfield
Quincy
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Scheidker
Robert E. Coontz
Palmer
United States
Plattsburg
Robert Percy dies longtime Hannibal resident painter
Robert Percy born in England died Monday afternoon at 800 Hazel Street Hannibal aged 78. A painter at the Burlington railroad shops he worked until last Thursday when taken ill. He leaves wife Jane and three children Mrs Charles Anderson Louisville Ky Thomas Percy Colorado and Charles Percy Hannibal. Funeral 2 pm Thursday at home with Rev B E S Ely Jr of First Presbyterian Church and Mount Olivet cemetery burial.
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Robert Percy
Hannibal
Hazel Street
Burlington
England
Jane Percy
Charles Anderson
Louisville
Thomas Percy
Colorado
Charles Percy
B. E. S. Ely, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Red Cross Evacuates All Workers From Siberia
All American women and many Red Cross workers will be evacuated from Siberia on the first available transport. Three trains carrying about 300 people, including 100 women, are en route to Vladivostok. Male Red Cross volunteers will stay to supervise refugee distribution of about three million dollars in supplies and care for about nine hundred children sent from European Russia.
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Associated Press
Vladivostok
Red Cross
Siberia
Russia
Palmyra High School Destroyed by Fire in Palmyra
The Palmyra high school in Marion county was totally destroyed by a blaze at about 4:15 AM on Tuesday. Sheriff J Will Mefford said indications point to an incendiary origin and an investigation is underway. The loss exceeds 30000 with about 7000 insured. Temporary classrooms for 130 students are at the city hall as plans for a new modern school begin.
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Palmyra
Marion County
J. Will Mefford
Hannibal
Muldrow
Burlington Railroad
Palmyra Junction
Mutarow
Attorney Hulse Recovers from Illness After Court Session
Attorney Ben E. Hulse of Section Street, ill with a nervous breakdown for two weeks, visited his office briefly on Tuesday after falling ill during the Hannibal Court of Common Pleas opening session on January 12.
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Ben E. Hulse
Section Street
Hannibal
Americans on New Boards Formed in Paris Meeting
Paris January 26. The first meeting of the governing body of the international labor organization lacked American delegates. Albert Thomas said America cannot be represented while it has not ratified the Versailles treaty, but reserve places will be kept for American delegates once ratified. German delegates have equal rights after ratification. The council verified credentials and chose secretaries.
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Paris
International Labor Organization
United States
Albert Thomas
French War Council
Associated Press
America
Thomas
Council of Administration
Strange Signals From Planets Reported By Marconi
London Jan 27 Intermittent wireless disturbances noted before the war and discussed by Marconi in the Daily Mail are described as undecipherable signals possibly from outside Earth. Marconi notes simultaneous signals in New York and London with equal intensity and says no proof yet of origin. He would not rule out alien communication but calls for thorough investigation.
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London
Marconi
Daily Mail
Signor
England
America
New York
Pioneering Women’s Education Milestones in U S History
The earliest institution exclusively for women was Mt Holyoke, founded in 1837. Co education began in the United States with Oberlin College in Ohio in 1888, marking a shift toward integrated higher learning.
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Mt Holyoke
United States
Oberlin
Branding Iron novel to be released in Quincy serials
A New York and West themed romance features Joan Landis, a stage star with a brand on her shoulder, and two men shaping her fate. The tale spans Wyoming wilderness to a major city stage, praised by Rex Beach, with serial rights in Quincy starting February 1. Houghton Mifflin recently published it after strong demand and nearly fifty thousand copies sold.
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New York
Joan Landis
Joan
Wyoming
Burt
Rex Beach
Mr. Beach
Quincy
Houghton Mifflin Company
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