Quincy-Taylor road push fails to gain Marion county ruling
Quincy road officials urged Marion county judge Louis C. Frazier for access to build a six mile hard road from West Quincy to Taylor, claiming a $75,000 project would solve a 50 year dispute. Judge Frazier promised to present the request at the August 4 court session. The meeting included Walter H. Bennett and other Quincy leaders, plus Hannibal advocates pressing for East Hannibal improvements and Illinois road work.
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Frazier
Quincy
Marion County
Taylor
Quincy-Taylor Road Corporation
Palmyra Court House
Louis C. Frazier
Taylor Road
Clearing House Association
Rotary
The
Motor and Auto Trades Clubs
Lions’ Club
Quincy- Taylor Road Corporation
Ely
Fnday
Walter H. Bennett
Road Corporation
S. B. Montgomery
W. T. Duker
Corporation
West Quincy
Board of Supervisors
Adams County
Hannibal
Olinois
Llinois Highway Commission
Illinois
East
James P. Hinton
Hannibal National Bank
George Mahan
Automobile Club
Sun Club
Mark Twain
Miss Quincy
Hinton
East Hannibal
Ilinois
Palmyra
John M. Malang
Missouri
John G. Clough
J. W. Hart
H. F. Lummis
Missouri road leaders hear Governor Gardner on hard roads
Henry Geise led Auto Trades with President John W. Myer and A. Morest among attendees. Clearing House delegates S B Montgomery W T Duker and W J Singleton. Rotary reps included Walter Williamson and others. Governor Gardner spoke at the Fair Grounds as Frisbie McCullough urged road bonds. Quincy-Taylor directors conferred briefly with the governor about a complete Missouri hard roads system, but time limited deeper discussion on the Taylor plan.
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Henry Geise
Auto Trades Association
John W. Myer
A. Morest
Motor Club
S. B. Montgomery
W. T. Duker
W. J. Singleton
Clearing House Association
Rotary
Walter Williamson
A. L. Martin
J. Will Wall
Charles Bowers
Arthur Odell
Emmett Howard
Quincy
Governor Gardner
Missouri
Fair Grounds
Frisbie McCullough
Edina
Bennett
Quincy-Taylor Road Corporation
Gardner
Electric Railway Ren Finish Case in Washington
Washington July 26 The American Electric Railway association wrapped up its evidence for the federal commission probing the finances of electric lines amid rising costs and five cent fares. Over fifty witnesses including officers, receivers and economists testified, with debate on how to cope from higher fares to tax relief and municipal ownership. Dr Thomas Conway Jr warned wages may rise and urged workers to share in responsibility, cautioning labor against viewing company funds as spoils of war.
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Washington
American Electric Railway Association
Federal Electric Railways Commission
Wilson
Thomas Conway, Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Tie
Conway
Miners' Federation Accepts New Rates in UK Strike
The miners' federation accepted the government’s new piece rates for coal mining and urged all unions to accept and return to work. York shire miners to meet tomorrow to decide their stance with Herbert Smith noncommittal. The government keeps navy miners at sites as strike districts remain unsettled. Critics urge action on Sankey report nationalization and impartial inquiry into output.
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London
Miners’ Federation
Yorkshire Miners
Herbert Smith
Sankey
Corn Products Leader Arrested After Argo Riot
CHICAGO July 26 Joseph Banas president of the local Union of Employees at the Corn Products Refining plant in Argo Illinois was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct. A deputy sheriff swore out the warrant and Banas is jailed in Oak Park awaiting further action. Two plant employees testified he threatened to kill them and burn their homes if they returned to work his denial was noted. Many strikers had returned to work but a sizable number remain on strike as guards patrol the plant and village.
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Chicago
Joseph Banas
Corn Products Refining Company
Argo
Ilh
Banas
Oak Park
Public Utility Body Orders Gas Rate Cut
The state public utilities commission ordered a three cent rate reduction to 86 cents per thousand cubic feet for Peoples Gas Light and Coke company. The request for a six percent increase was rejected as their claims were described as "grossly exaggerated."
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Chicago
State Public Utilities Commission
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
Memorial Roads Proposed As Tribute To Heroes
L A Morest urges memorial road projects as lasting tributes to wartime service. He frames standard road lengths with stone markers naming honorees, supports statewide T P A effort to enlist traveling men, and envisions Adams County honoring local soldiers with memorials and statues along a road near Quincy.
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L. A. Morest
America
France
Sam Harbison
Knoxville
Tenn
T. P. A. Good Roads Work
Morest
Good Roads Organization
Motor Club
Mr. Morest
Quincy
Illinois
Gem City
Adams County
Henry Hill
Flanders Field
St Francis Society Cruises Draw Large Crowds on River
The St Francis Young Men's Society ran two excursions on the steamer G. W. Hill. The day trip to Canton attracted several hundred women and children who returned for a moonlight evening ride. About 500 people joined the evening cruise, enjoying cool air, dancing, and a Y M C A swimming contest observation before departure.
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St. Francis Young Men's Society
G. W. Hill
Canton
Stand ard Oil of New Jersey Plans 100 Million Stock Increase
The Standard Oil company of New Jersey announces a proposed 100 million dollar capital stock increase, nearly doubling capitalization. The 7 percent preferred, non voting stock will be offered to shareholders at par and listed on the stock exchange, with J P Morgan & Company underwriting the issue.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Company
Standard Oil Company
PUA Sane Staal
The
Stock Exchange
A. C. Bedford
New York Seeks Army Food for War Department
New York Citys department of public markets has begun talks with the government to buy under consignment and sell surplus stocks for the war department. The city lacks funds and authority to purchase outright. if agreed, food would be offered at government prices.
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New York
Department of Public Markets
New York City
War Department
Capt Weel Leaves City Works as a Man of Fashion
Alexander B. C. Weel a former Royal Highlander known for plaid attire completed a 60 day sentence in the workhouse for passing a bad check. He styled himself a gentleman at release, asked for his top hat and fine clothes, and hinted at plans yet unrevealed. He described himself as a model prisoner despite quirks, and left with no announced destination.
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Weel
Alexander B. C. Weel
Black Watch
Royal Highlanders
Reardon
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Neva
AMOU
Schnelten Distributing Company
Oaks Street
Quincy, Il
Milwaukee
ST. Francis Society
Stock Exchange For Development
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Bellans
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