Alderman Pushes Old Bandstand Destruction in Quincy Park
Alderman S S Hyatt will ask the city council to order destruction by firemen of the old Washington Park bandstand. Restroom plans and location objections spark opposition, with several aldermen and band members citing unsanitary conditions and poor placement. If approved, a temporary stand will be erected for concerts until a new restroom structure is finished.
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Hyatt
Quincy
Washington Park
S. S. Hyatt
Illinois State
Fifth Ward
Mr. Hyatt
Park Commission
Alderman McNutt
Two Plans for Washington Park Rest Room Revealed
The city council may fund a shelter and rest room in Washington Park after Monday night’s vote. Alderman Hyatt received two stone brick and concrete designs from an eastern architect, both with sunk ground floors for lavatories and separate entrances. A women’s rest room with rocking chairs is planned, with many other designs under consideration by local architects. Subscriptions grow as merchants endorse the project, possibly using a 10,000 dollar site rather than 8,000. The old stand site is favored for the new building location.
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Washington Park
Mer
Free Lunch in Saloons To Be Voted On Monday
Aldermen debate ending free lunch in saloons at Monday meeting. The ordinance, needing a third reading, aims at food conservation and economy amid high prices. The council is split with saloon operators divided on the measure.
Highway Men of State Meet in Peoria
Illinois state highway commissioners township commissioners and town clerks will come together in Peoria for their eighth annual meeting Sept. 24 and 25. A number of speakers of national reputation in road building and maintenance will speak and besides this instructive feature there will be unusual features of entertainment.
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Illinois
Peoria
Scrap Pile Rejection at Jefferson Barracks Army Post
The next to last doctor rejected a young recruit at Jefferson Barracks Missouri after all tests, branding him with a badly healed fracture that prevented forearm rotation. Amid 500 examined, nearly 100 were rejected. the man, arriving the night before, faced the line to return home as the Montana rancher jokedGeneral or colonel.
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Jefferson Tarracks
United States Army
Bluffs
Montana
Hop Along Hall Drills Test Recruits Amid Medical Checks
In a long hall recruits perform agility tests to the right and left then touch the floor with knees, jump and kick backs, and rise without using hands. Doctors examine noses throats ears, heart strength, and fractures. Many recruits are rejected while others receive typhoid shots and uniform measurements. Noon mess ends. accepted proceed to depot, others sent to receiving barracks to await transport home.
Brawlers Referred to as Park Parker Boys Not Soldiers
Captain James Beatty of the Machine Gun company said the men involved in an automobile fight at Ninth and Broadway on Thursday night were not soldiers. They wore khaki mechanic overalls, leading some witnesses to mistake them for soldiers. Sheriff Coens continues to investigate.
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Ninth and Broadway
James Beatty
Machine
Sheriff Coens
Judge Landis Overrules Demurrers in Butter and Egg Case
Federal Judge Landis has overruled the demurrers of Chicago butter and egg men accused under anti trust laws. The government will seek an early trial. Flattery is the key that has opened many a feminine heart.
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Chicago
Landis
All Interests Represented In Fabius Bridge Rebuild
Marion county court in Hannibal will hear the Fabius bridge rebuilding case midweek with delegates from the Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants association Fabius Drainage District and the Hannibal Commercial club. A Taylor flood washout left steep banks hindering crossings forcing a corduroy log road for horses and making auto crossings hazardous. Quincy businessmen are expected to attend the conference to urge quick replacement so river traffic can resume. Attending Saturday were George D Levi C F Perry W K Abbott C M Rosenheim E B Monroe A H Beitman and John Deering.
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Fabius Bridge
Taylor
Marion
Hannibal
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Association
Fabius Drainage District Commissioners
Hannibal, Mo
Retail Merchants’ Association
Fabius Drainage District
Quincy
Marion County
George D. Levi
C. F. Perry
W. K. Abbott
C. M. Rosenheim
E. B. Monroe
A. H. Beitman
John Deering
Fabius Drainage Board
Police Seek Peter Swan Who Vanished After Visit
CHICAGO July 15 The police have been asked to search for Peter Swan son who came here three weeks ago from Davenport Ia to visit his sister He disappeared last Wednesday Three weeks ago Swanson was found wandering aimlessly in Lincoln park with 2000 on his person A stray remark questions why drink imported wine to drown domestic trouble.
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Chicago
Peter Swanson
Davenport
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Industrial Security Company
Perfection Tire and Rubber Company
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Canada
American Mineral Production Company
Valley Washington
Majestic Bldg
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