Willard in Hannibal After Traffic Violation Incident
Former heavyweight champion Jess Willard and his wife stayed at the Mark Twain hotel in Hannibal under an assumed name. Early Friday they left for Kansas City and Lawrence, while locals spotted the pair despite the disguise. Willard’s face was reported disfigured from the Toledo bout with Dempsey, yet he appeared largely untroubled.
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Jess Willard
Hannibal
Jess
Pike Cafe
South Main Street
Willard
Lawrence
Kaw
Mark Twain Hotel
Jack Dempser
Toledo
Wilard
Illinois
Kansas City
Kansas
Dempsey
Stole Brass from Locomotive Case Leads to Jail
James Thomas pleaded guilty to stealing brass from a dead locomotive in Monroe City Missouri. Special agents for the Burlington railroad filed the information. Judge John H. Totsch sentenced him to thirty days in the county jail. Thomas boarded a freight train and took brass worth ten dollars being moved to Hannibal shops.
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James Thomas
John H. Totsch
Burlington Railroad
Thomas
Monroe Cites
Hannibal
Elzea Dunn Will Case Resumes in Circuit Court
The hearing in the Elzea Dunn suit brought by Van D. Elzea and others against Francis O. Dunn and others before Special Judge A M Waller was resumed Friday afternoon. It is expected to finish by the middle of next week. The case seeks to set aside a will involving property valued at about $30,000.
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van D. Elzea
Francis O. Dunn
A.M. Waller
Ralph J. Smiley
Smiley
Old Line Life A Insurance
New York Life Insurance Company
Pauline Fields
Widvis
Hell
Levi Harris Denies Guilty Plea in Gun Charge
Levi Harris told Judge C T Hays he is not guilty after being arraigned in circuit court on a carrying a gun charge. The case was postponed to the September term and Harris was released on a $100 bond.
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Levi Harris
C. T. Hays
Wife Pleads For Husband Who Took Atlas Money
Mrs. Samuel Moss of Dallas writes Prosecuting Attorney Roy Hamlin pleading leniency for her husband, jailed two years for forgery tied to Atlas Portland Cement payroll checks. He cashed five time checks for $31.50 each, later passing drafts in Kansas City and Joplin before arrest in Fort Smith. He cites whisky as his downfall and claims military service, Keeley cures failed. The Atlas plant says conditions and wages are first-class and no worker committee arrived.
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Samuel Moss
Dallas
Texas
State
Roy Hamlin
Marion County
Moss
Fort Smith
Ack
Hannibal
J. W. Mefford
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Thomas Haye
Kansas City
Muelbach
Joplin
Rodgers, Ark
Phillipine Islands
Hannibal Ministers Respond To Alderman Bulkley Gambling Inquiry
In Hannibal a local Christian Church News piece attacks Alderman Bulkley over a gambling inquiry tied to the city election. The writeup notes ministers knew houses closed before election and reopened after, urging Bulkley to focus on enforcing all state laws and city ordinances rather than public contradictions. Sam Jones is cited in a closing line urging accountability.
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F. Bulkley
Hannibal
Christian Church News
Togie
Bulkley
Sam Jones
Hannibel
Mr. Bulkley
No Large Troubles at Hannibal Plant
Officials of the International Shoe company deny reports of trouble with their employees at the Hannibal plant. The statement emphasizes stability and continued operations as workers return to duties after recent rumors.
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Hannibal
International Shoe Company
Happenings in Hannibal meet many locals during week
Social news from Hannibal reports Miss Mildred Walker hosting a morning party with guests from 9 to 12. Reunions include Mrs Edward Withers visiting from New Mexico and daughter Helen Withers in Washington War Risk work. Several residents return from trips and moving plans for the Heal family to Columbia are noted.
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Mildred Walker
Rock Street
Oelock
Edward Withers
New Mexico
Hannibal
Cramer
Chestnut Street
Helen Withers
War Risk Department
Government
Washington Rey
Haannibal
W. OM. Heal
Hill Street
Columbia, Fo
Fugens
Wiliam
Miss Mabel
Missouri University
The Fear Woman at Orpheum with Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick stars in The Fear Woman at the Orpheum starting next Monday. Her restrained arm and silent drama craft heighten tension during Helen Winthrop’s secret fear of her father’s alcoholism amid other praised screen skills as Blanche Bates appears in The Border Legion tonight.
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Pauline Frederick
Orpheum Theater
Helen Winthrop
Pauling Frederick
Robert Craig
Milton Suls
The
Border Legion
Blanche Bates
Real Estate Transfers and Local Auction Notice
Ruth Gardner Botsford and Alfred Botsford transfer lot 9 block 1 Joseph Artus addition to Quincy to Rusland M Wagner for 7000 dollars. Frederick A Hauskoetter and Matilda L Hauskoetter transfer part in quarter section 12 Riverside township to James E Budde for 1150 dollars. Schling of merchandise and household goods auction sales will succeed if advertised through The Whig Want Ada this month.
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Ruth Gardner Botsford
Alfred Botsford
Rusland M. Wagner
Joseph Artus
Quincy
Frederick A
Matilda L. Hauskoetter
James
E. Budde
Riverside Township
Schling
Ada
Pictures and Plays on Local Theater Circuits
The bulletin lists showings at Orpheum Belasco Quincy Gem Savoy Family Princées Star and Ford theaters featuring Madeline Travers Ruth Roland Dustin Farnum Ethel Clayton Charles Murray Lila Lee and Ford Weekly. It notes titles such as Fate Decides Tiger's Trail Lured Light of Western Stars and Such a Little Pirate plus a 33rd division homecoming event and the film Through the Toils.
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Orpheum Theater
Gem Theater
Billy West
Savoy Theater
Dustin Farnum
Family Theater
Ethel Clayton
Charles Murray
Eleventh Regiment In Camp Next Week
The 11th Infantry National Guard arrives in a detail of forty men at Camp Lincoln Springfield. Adjutant General Dickson expects most of the regiment to arrive by Sunday morning and a motor ambulance unit from Chicago to reach the camp early Sunday. The regiment will stay at Camp Lincoln for training beginning next week.
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Springfield
11Th Infantry
National Guard
Camp Lincoln
Dickson
Chicago
Lincoln for a week regiment led by Colonel James E. Stuart
Colonel James E. Stuart of Chicago commands a Chicago composed regiment during a one week Lincoln event.
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Lincoln
James E. Stuart
Chicago
Three Excursions to Hannibal on Popular Steamer Sidney
Sunday departures from the pier at 9 a. m. 2 30 p. m. and 8 p. m. on the large excursion steamer Sidney. Fare is 40 cents round trip. The article promotes daily trips to Hannibal with multiple sailings.
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Hannibal
Sidney
White Excellent Meals and Service Highlight Ocean Line Staterooms
An advertisement touts excellent meals and first class service aboard a cruise line with large staterooms. For more information and reservations, readers are directed to call or write.
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C. H. Ling
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Genevieve Brown
Katherine Waller
Chicagna
RR. Brown
St. Lewis
TL. J. Davis
T. Uusinuxzs
Mississippi
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Lila Lee
Ford Weekly
Savoy Dustin
Fred Bruegge
Agt
Helen Blair
Keokuk
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Rock Island
Burlington
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Nauvoo
Quincey
New Orleans
Orpheum Today
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Kreokruk
G. W. Hill
St. Joseph's Young Men’s Society of
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Canton
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Trave Bureau
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