Shooting Affray Near Quincy Leaves Woman Wounded
A Tuesday afternoon shooting at Miss Sadie Ledbeter’s home five miles south of Quincy left her with a revolver wound to the right side after she fired at Edwards who had been courting her. He escaped injury as the weapon misfired. she then shot herself, the bullet entering below the right breast and exiting near the shoulder. Medical aid arrived. Ledbeter’s condition improving but notes say she planned to kill Edwards and herself to prevent the other woman from winning him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Ledbeter
Quincy
Edwards
Miss Ledbeter
Wonderland Show Boat To Visit Quincy Soon
John Roberts reports the Wonderland floating palace show boat will arrive in Quincy within two weeks for a performance not often seen in the city. Tickets are selling quickly as locals anticipate a special event. Death of Miss Lydia Gnuse noted at 317 Vermont Street after nine months illness liver trouble born October 31 1874 in Quincy. Survived by parents Henry and Mrs Gnuse and brother Edward. Red Cross lodge Knights of Pythias elects officers for the coming year. installations set for Wednesday night July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roberts
New Orleans
Wonderland
Roberts
Lydia Gnuse
Vermont ‘Street
Quincy
Henry Gause
Edward
Red Cross Lodge
K. of P
Red Cross
Knights of Pythias
Jung
Coc
Willie Wheeler
Vicc
R. E
Schrage
August Niemeyer
Carl E. Epler
Alex M. Swarthout
W.L. Schrage
Y. Baldwin
William McGill
I. G
John J. Conyers
O. G
Roscoe L. Ferguson
K. P
Cyrus Burbank Dies at St Marys Hospital
Cyrus Burbank aged 74 died Wednesday night at St Marys Hospital. Undertaker Wave Mumper took charge and the body was shipped to Bluffs, Illinois, for the funeral. A nephew, J C Burbank, arrived from Bluffs to accompany the remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Burbank
St. Mary's Hospital
Wave
Ming
Bluffs
Mr. Burbank
J. C. Burbank
Quincy Man Drowns Near Alton While Swimming
Webb Campbell, 30, formerly of Warsaw and now living with his brother Thomas in Quincy, drowned Wednesday night near Alton while swimming in the Mississippi with steamboat crewmen. Believed swept away by a whirlpool. body not recovered, search underway, remains to be brought to Quincy for burial after coroner’s investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Campbell
Franklin Hotel
Webb Campbell
Quincy
Alton
Mississippi
Campbell
Tie
G. W. Hill
Warsaw
Anna Gould
Waterloo
Onincy
Playgrounds Proving Popular in Lincoln School Effort
Prof R A Roberts and wife supervise new Lincoln school playgrounds. Attendance rose from about 35 on opening day to about 70 next day as free play replaces organized games for now. Supervisors ensure every child joins a wholesome activity while some receive manual training or work opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Roberts
Lincoln School
Quiry
Otto Wurl
Roberts
Lincoln ‘School
Foreigner Sleeping in Box Car Injured in Yard Fall
Antone Culey a foreigner on a Burlington track gang Dozed in a box car in the local yards and rolled from the door breaking his left arm between elbow and wrist Dr Otis Johnston treated him and had him taken by police ambulance to St Marys hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antone Culey
Burlington
Otis Johnston
Heavy fines in road house party arrest at Fifth Street
Four white members of a road house party were jailed after a Tuesday incident on Fifth Street while three black attendees secured bonds or were released. Lyman Noile, hired musician, pleaded guilty and paid a $50 fine plus costs. Edna Taylor surrendered later, facing a disturbance charge, while her attorney could not post bond. Mother of Taylor pleaded for freedom as whites remained jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Noile
Fifth Street
Locust
McCarl
Naile
John Coens
Ednad Taylor
Walter Coen
Coen
Edna
Wolfe
Ed Lucan
Lucan Hotel
John ~ Berry
Fred Hancock
Platt
Zola Clark
Minnie ‘Hampton
Edna Taylor
Industrial Fund Replenishment Gains Momentum
The Chamber of Commerce begun replenishing its industrial fund with a committee led by President Levi collecting just over 2000 within three hours. The effort targets outstanding pledges, not new subs, and includes members J R Pearce George A Wall Herman F Jochem Emmett Howard and H C Sprick. The social committee sold banquet tickets for the July 15 dedication, with tickets at 1.50 and strong sales ensuring strong representation and many patronage inquiries. Ladies are welcome at the dedication and banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Perry
Chamber of Commierce
Chamber of Commerce
Levi
J. R. Pearce
George . A. Wall
Herman F. Jochem
Emmett Howard
H. C. Sprick
Chamber
Sinnott, James Dies After Illness at St Marys Hospital
James Sinnott died at 4 30 yesterday morning at St Marys Hospital after a two year illness. He was born in Quincy 34 years ago and lived his entire life here. A member of St Rose of Lima church he was well known and mourned by many friends. He leaves his mother or Tom Sinnott a sister Mrs J McKenzie and a brother Michael all of Quincy. The funeral will be at 8 30 from his home 911 Elm Street and 9 from St Rose of Lima church with interment at St Peters cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sinnott
St. Mary's Hospital
Mr. Sinnott
Quincy
St. Rose of Lima
Tom Sinnott
J. McKenzie
Michael. Eiaene
Burlington
Elm Street
St. Rose of Lima Church
St. Peter's Cemetery
Spark Sets Off Aquatic Display at Highland Park
A spark from Mr Breinig ignited pyrotechnic devices in a large box during an aquatic display at Highland Park near Niagara Falls. The show was half completed before the accident spoiled much of the spectacle. No admission charged, so the park’s losses rest with management, who promise to replay the display soon amid a summer lineup of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park
Niagara Falls
Breinig
Highland
The Man of Her Choice at the Orpheum
Miss Mahdah Weems charms in The Man of Her Choice with the Oliver Players, outshining her earlier role in The Girl We Love. The company meets the high Oliver standard and is praised as Quincy’s best popular priced attraction. The show runs through the week with a 2:30 Saturday matinee. East Lynne revives next week. Sunday brings The Lady and the Chauffeur, a timely jitney bus tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum Theater
Mahdah Weems
Oliver Players
Quincy
East Lynne
Itieln
Is Sickness a Sin and Po-Do-Lax Relief Claim
A moral argument is paired with an advertisement claiming Po-Do-Lax relieves illness by arousing the liver and increasing bile flow. It asserts constipation and other ills disappear overnight with one dose, urging readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Big Camp Point Estate Ties Up Three Wills in County Court
wills filed in county court include Henry F. Jacobs Camp Point will with Lulu Jacobs as principal beneficiary and four children share remaining estate Oscar Ezra Clarence and Lulu B named as executors Henry F Jacobs names two executors jointly with one taking control if the other is incapacitated The Mattie Hart will leaves all to sister Pauline Pittman with half shares to Fannie Lock and Mary Vermaud's children The Leonard M Schmidt will filed but not admitted names Frances M Schmidt as executrix and directs sale of Fourteenth and Vermont property with proceeds to her and later distribution to children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu P. Jacobs
Henry F. Jacobs
Camp Point
Jacobs
Mattie Hart
Leonard M. Schmidt
Ebenezer Cemetery Association
Lulu
Oscar Jacobs
Ezra Jacobs
Clarence _P. Jacobs
Lulu B. Jacobs
Oscar
Arthur Jacobs
Harriet M. Hunsaker
G. Henry
Will
Pauline. Pittman
Fannie Lock
Mary Vermaud
Pauline Pittman
Frances M. Schmidt
Fourteenth
Vermont
Joseph Faerber
E. A. Hellstern
Mrs. F Bolt Dies After Street Car Collision in Kansas City
Friends in Quincy learned yesterday of Mrs. F Bolt’s death in Kansas City Mo. She died nearly instantly after being struck by a street car on Benton boulevard while returning home from a visit with her daughter. Mrs Bolt had lived in Peoria and later moved to Kansas City where her daughter married F G Altman. Funeral and burial were held in Kansas City on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Kansas City
F. Bolt
F.G. Altman
Benton Boulevard
Bolt Hag
Peoria
John Waltman
Jersey Street
Landcraft to Represent Safety Manufacturing on Road Tour
Sydney Landcraft Jr former Sheridan Stove sales manager begins a new post with Safety Manufacturing of Quincy. He will leave Saturday for Pennsylvania to cover the road representing the firm. Territory includes Pennsylvania and California with expansion to foreign markets later. Landcraft is well known in Quincy and friends wish him success in this move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney J. Landcraft, Jr
Sheridan Stove Company
Safety Manufacturing Company
Pennsylvania
Mr. Landcraft
California
Quincy
Ford
Veteran to Wed His Old Sweetheart
John Ames aged 64, formerly at the Soldiers' Home, will marry his longtime sweetheart Mrs Edith Hatcher near Lawrence Kansas. The couple rekindled a 35 year romance with Edith Daley of Kansas City, later divorced from Leon Hatcher. Ames plans to move to Kansas for the wedding, signaling a final union after decades and many letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ames
Soldiers’ Home
Benedict
Edith Hatcher
Lawrence
Kan
Mr. Ames
Mr.Ames
Edith Daley
Kansas City
Ames
Leon Hatcher
Kansas
Quincy
Ill
Officials back from hearing on gas rates in Springfield
Mayor W K Abbott and city officials returned from a public utilities commission hearing in Springfield where testimony covered gas rates charged by Quincy Gas Electric & Heating. A real estate expert will assess property values as the commission weighs whether current rates are too high and if the company earns excessive returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Abbott
John T. Inghram
George Koehler
Arthur Weisenburger
State Public Utilities Commission
Springfield
Capitol City
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Company
City of
Quincy
Stevins
W. N. Lurney
National Gas and Electric Light Company
Detroit
Quincy Gas, Electric.& Heating. Company
Warren
Walter A. Shaw
Rogers Park
Chicago
Shaw
Witneses
H. O. Channon
Art
Death of Mrs Tenhaus at Adams Illinois
Mrs Henry Tenhaus died Wednesday night at 7 o clock at her home two and a half miles northeast of Adams Illinois from cancer She was operated on three months ago but the operation failed and the growth progressed She was formerly Miss Mary Grimmer She leaves her husband and three sons Elmer Clarence and Arthur and a host of friends who mourn her passing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenhaus
Henry Tenhaus
Adams
Ill
Mary Grimmer
Elmer
Clarence
Arthur
Breaks Arm During Social Visit in City
Miss Leona Drasshoff of Vine street recently returned from a two day visit with Miss Clara Miller on State street. While guests played a game Wednesday evening she fell and fractured her left elbow. Doctors Stine and Sedel reduced the fracture and she is progressing as expected despite pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Drasshoff
Vine Street
Clara Miller
State Street
Miss Drasshoff
Drs. Stine
Sedel
Frederick Krueger Held for Contempt of Court
Five divorces were granted in the circuit court by Judge Akers. Etta G. Buerkin won against Albert Buerkin for desertion. Blanche Peter won from Raymond Peter amid adultery claims. Lora E Hickman obtained a divorce from Frank L. Hickman on cruelty. Ernestine Petersberger prevailed over Harvey Petersberger on extreme cruelty. Stella Allen divorced Truman Allen for habitual drunkenness and resumed her maiden name Stella Giles. Krueger, cited for nonpayment, must pay back amounts or face seizure of property and jail. John W. Williams received permission to sell real estate for Mrs. Rupp’s children's support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Akers
Etta G. Buerkin
Albert Buerkin
Buerkin
Blanche Peter
Raymond Peter
Peter
Alena Jordan
Lora E.hickman
Ernestine
Petersberger
Harvey Petersberger
Stella Allen
Truman Allen
Stella Giles
Sadie Kemble
Elza Kemble
Sadie Allen
John. W. Williams
Rupp
East Broadway
Peter O. Maximilian
Paul
Angela
Nora
John
Timothy Rupp
Chillicothe
Redmen Excursion to Quincy by Steamer G W Till
The Redmen lodge of Louisiana Missouri ran an excursion to Quincy on the G W Till yesterday. About 500 landed here after 2 PM and returned at 6 PM. Tomorrow the Macomb Elks ride to Keokuk by rail and boat, with the Quincy Elks on a moonlight return voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redmens
Redmen
Louisiana
Quincy
G. W. Hill
Macomb Elks
Keokuk
Macomb
Quincy Elks
Dr James Headache Powders Promise Fast Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Dr James Headache Powders with claims to stop headaches and neuralgia in moments. It promises low price of 10 cents per package and urges readers to avoid suffering, claiming millions have found relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
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Road House Party
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Spark
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Schmidt
GAR
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Sydney Landcraft, JR
Safety ‘Manufacturing Company
Judge Akers
Frederick Krueger
Krueger
Ad Krueger
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