Thomas Hallam of Pulaski Dies at Home
Thomas Albert Hallam of Pulaski Hancock county died at 6 40 PM Wednesday in the home of his nephew Samuel C Bark 825 South Fourth street cause gangrene of the feet He had been in poor health about a year Born in Alington near Gainsboro Lincoln England on December 21 1828 he would have been 88 next birthday He was a Wesleyan Methodist Church member since 1848 Married in England to Ann Cook February 17 1857 Both came to America later They lived in Pulaski later joining with the Methodist church Burial set for 2 30 this afternoon at church and cemetery in Pulaski Body to Herman Stormers undertaking establishment for burial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Albert Hallam
Pulaski
Hancock County
Samuel C. Bark
South Fourth Street
Mr. Hallam
Mr. Bark
Alington
Gainsboro
County of Lincoln
England
St. James
Sheffield
Peterboro
Metheringham
Hallam
Wallem
Me. Hallam
Herman Stormer
Funeral for Henry Jansen Held at Home and St John’s Church
The funeral was held at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at the residence 1013 Elm street and at 9:30 in St. John’s Catholic church by Father Trohl. The services were largely attended with floral tributes. Bearers were Henry Schmidt, Trugh Ernst, Twe Gels, George Goedereis, Frank Wilper, and Tenn Meise. Burial followed in Calvary cemetery. Mr and Mrs John Wiewel of St Louis attended as a brother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eof Henry Jansen
Olock
Elm Street
Oles
St. John's Catholic Church
Father Trohl
Henry Schmidt
Trugh Ernst
Twe Gels
George Goedereis
Frank Wilper
Tenn Meise
Calvary Cemetery
John Wiewel
St Louis
Funeral services for Marie Ohne mus held at home and church
Funeral services for Mrs Marie Ohne mus were conducted at 8 30 o clock Wednesday morning in the family home 620 North Fifth street and at 9 o'clock in St Rose of Lima church by Rev Father Brennan pastor of the church The attendance was large The hearers were Bernard Ehberie John Roth Z A Bancert Anton Tob en L L Johnson and Charles Kalten bach Burial was in St Boniface cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Ohnemus
North Fifth Street
St. Rose of Lima Church
Father Brennan
Bernard Ehberie
John Roth
Z. A. Bancert
Anton Toben
L. L. Johnson
Charles Kaltenbach
St. Boniface Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Matilda Knorr held in Riverside and Chase cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Matilda Knorr, who died at her daughter's home, will be held this afternoon in the Stratman home on North Fifth Street Riverside township and later at 3 o'clock in Chase cemetery near Fowler where burial will follow. A sermon will be delivered at both locations and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Knorr
C. F. Stratman
Stratman
North Fifth Street
Riverside Township
Chase Cemetery
Fowler
Funeral for Adolph F Faussner at St Francis Church
The funeral for Adolph F. Faussner will be held at 8 30 Friday morning from the home 1836 Broadweck and at St Francis Catholic Church Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery Friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph F. Faussner
Broadweck
St. Francis Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Marriage Licenses Listed for Liberty Couple Names
Harry Brischkorn of Liberty and Bertha A Fischer of Liberty appear in the marriage licenses section. No additional details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Brischkorn
Liberty
Bertha A. Fischer
Tanlac touted as successful vegetable stomach remedy
Tanlac is advertised as a successful vegetable stomach remedy now selling at Benen & Mays Drug Co. Local testimonials claim it cured catarrh and nervous trouble, boosting sleep and appetite. The ad notes a special offer of a $1.00 bottle or four for $2.75 postpaid and promotes the Tanlac Man demonstrating the product locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Taniae
Taniac
Peo Ple
A. Gayes
Galesburg
Quinney
Tanlac
Benen & Mays Drug Co
Ae Sto
Friends
Durholt Sickness In Chicago And Heating Plant Plans
Quincys Pulse Is seriously ill in Chicago after an operation. her mother Mrs. Mary Durholt travels there. In town, the South Side Boat club forms a committee at A Bergmann store to draft specs for a new steam heating plant with bids sought soon and contract to be let at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Durholt
Chicago
Eva Koch
Mary Durholt
South Side Boat Club
A. Bergmann
South Sixth Street
Pioneer Creamery Buyer Purchases Fisher Residence
George Simonson of the Pioneer Creamery has bought the Fisher residence at Twenty fourth and Vermont streets and will move in today. Prof. and Mrs. Fisher depart for a summer automobile trip to northern Michigan and will return in the fall to occupy their new Twenty fourth street bungalow near Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Simonson
Pioneer Creamery Company
A. Fisher
Twenty-fourth
Vermont Streets
Prof
Mrs. Fisher
Michigan
Twenty-fourth Street
Vermont
Oil Skid Damages Car At Eighth And Payson
Mrs Maida Lee Fosgate suffered severe damage to her car after it skidded on freshly oiled pavement at Eighth and Payson Avenue and struck a tree. Accompanying were Mr and Mrs George Harmon of Ottumwa. the driver was a colored chauffeur. Mrs Harmon was eighty bruised. no other serious injuries reported. Separately, Judge McCarl ordered a S500 assessment on Fall Creek drainage district land to repair levees for next year. Commissioners A T Heitholt and Anton Stolte cited weakened levees posing flood risk and estimated S400 needed to strengthen them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maida Lee Fosgate
Eighth and
Payson Avenue
Harmon
Judee McCarl
Fall Creek
A. TI
Heitholt
Anton Stolte
Suspend Meetings of Quincy Dental Society
The Quincy Dental society suspended meetings until September with the next date uncertain but expected mid September. Meetings are held semi monthly on Wednesdays. suspension due to extreme warm weather. Captures Big Tarantula at Malambri store found in banana stalk nest. four eyes ten legs. a rarely seen species in the area. Mrs Skinner in St Louis is gravely ill. daughter Mrs Brady of 317 North Seventh Street with her. death expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Dental Society
William Malambri
Malambri
St. Louis
Quincy
William Skinner
Hler
R. E. Brady
North Seventh Street
Clock Tower Clock Restored in Salem Church Tower
South side residents near Ninth and State welcome a working clock as the Salem church tower clock resumes operation after a recent outage.
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South Side
Ninth and State
Salem Church
Odell Jewelry to be Keokuk staffed by Odell transfer
Odell Jewelry owner A F Odell buys C Ben Hoars share in Keokuk store. George Lyford of Quincy will run the Keokuk shop while Fred Odell moves from Hannibal to manage it. Samuel Scranton of Palmyra Odell store will oversee the Hannibal business. Odell was in Hannibal Tuesday. Steamer Quincy arrives from St Louis then departs for St Paul carrying a good passenger list. Steamer Keokuk in port with freight. Helen Blair due from Davenport at 1:00 PM and back for usual afternoon run. Mississippi Valley Protective Association meeting set for South Side Boat Club next evening. Charles Kinhend returned home Monday morning with Winkel family. Inheritance tax paid on estate with $1,606.73 assessed and allowed for heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Odell
C. Ben Hoar
Odell Jewelry
Keokuk
George Lyford
Quincey
Fred Odell
Hannibal
Samuel Scranton
Palmyra Odell
Oa. PF. Odell
Quincy
St. Louis
Ilo Uluck
St. Paul
Helen Blair
Davenport
Warrant For Pair-Fila Me Arrest Of Husband And Florence Perkins
A warrant was issued Wednesday for the arrest of husband Isemo and Florence Perkins on charges of vagrancy. The motion states the pair were found idle and in the company of others, with details appearing in the Mor Mowentvan district records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isemo
Florence Perkins
Sapp Ee
Road to Warsaw in Good Condition and Scenic Views
The Lima to Warsaw road is in perfect condition and among the nicest in the area, a delight for motorists. The riverbank route from Warsaw to Keokuk is narrow and unsuitable in bad weather. A bridge near Taylor is out due to levee improvement, forcing motorists to detour via the Maywood road.
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Lima
Warsaw
Keokuk
Mississippi
Twenty-fourth Street
Marceline
Hamilton
Sutton
Fabius
Taylor
Palmyra
Maywood
Lelor
Hull Would Keep Watch for Jokers In Legislation
LITCHFIELD IL July 27 State Senator Morton Hull Republican candidate for governor told a crowd that if elected he would veto any bill containing corporate or other jokers. He cited ten years in the legislature and promised governors would use the office to push forward looking laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
Morton D. Hull
Hull
House
Senate
Hadsell Charged With Assault After Laundry Dispute
Myrtle Hadsell of Third and Spring is named defendant in a warrant sworn by Edith Moore of 221 Broadway. Moore says Hadsell accused her of letting Tom Hadsell visit, attacked with a beer bottle, and would have struck her if not for another woman’s intervention. The Hadsell couple had a prior incident last fall involving Irene Peroney. Hadsell to appear in police court this morning.
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Myrtle Hadsell
Third and
Spring Streets
Edith Moore
Broadway
Tou
Reardon
Moore
Hadsell
Tom Hadsell
Hadsells
Irene Peroney
Vermont Street
Peroney
ASK AUTO OWNERS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Automobile owners of Quincy are requested by a committee of the Boulevard and Park association to contribute $1 each to fund dust control on Locust street from Sixth to Twenty-fourth and on Twenty-fourth to Broadway. The plan aims to secure a dust free boulevard this summer and supports from both owners and neighbors along the route. Contributions may be mailed or left at State Savings Loan on Locust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Boulevard and Park Association
Sixth
South Park
Locust Street
Boys Sentenced for 104 1-2 Days Each
Glen Utterbach and Ernest Faith pled guilty to pilfering in police court after breaking into the Occidental saloon. Both youths were sent to the workhouse for 104 days and fined $50 plus costs. Unable to pay, they will serve time. They named two other implicated youths who face arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Utterbach
Ernest Faith
Occidental
Lowden Denies Factional Candidacy for Governor
In Chicago at Saddle and Sirloin club rooms, Colonel Frank O Lowden told attendees he cannot be a factional candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He urged home rule in party affairs, rejected party dictation from above, and said governors should not name candidates for senate or other offices, leaving selection to the party as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stock Yard Lowden Club
Saddle and Sirloin Club
Danville Man Ik American Legion Hero Missing 1915
Curtis Cordett, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Cordett Danville, was missing since May 1915 and believed dead. A letter from Sandy Hook New Jersey says he survived a year on the fighting line in northern France and earned a lieutenant’s promotion for bravery under fire. He previously served three years in the US Navy, joined the American Legion in Canada, and his escape from death is described as miraculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Curtis Cordett
Frank Cordett
Sandy Hook
N. J
American Legion
France
United States Navy
Young Corbett
Kansas
Canada
Excursions From Louisiana and Hannibal Reported
The steamer G. W. Ifill brought over 1,600 travelers from Louisiana and Hannibal for a Rebekah lodge excursion arriving at 2:45 P M on Wednesday. Return trips carried more than 1,600 people departing at 4:30 P M. The steamer Hill will take a Keokuk excursion today organized by the Young Men's Society of St. Boniface church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Ifill
Louisiana
Rebekah Lodge
Hannibal
Hill
Keokuk
Young Men's Society
The
St. Boniface Church
New Superintendent Arrives in Quincy
Mr and Mrs Charles M Gill of St Louis reached Quincy Wednesday morning and will stay at the Newcomb hotel until a house is found. Mr Gill becomes the new superintendent of schools for Quincy and will help in every movement for the town. Mrs Gill is described as a charming resident who will be welcome here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Gill
St. Louis
Quincey
Newcomb
Quincy
Gill
Gardner Governor Works Plans Major Additions
Extensive improvements are planned at Gardner Governor Works with workers constructing an additional moulding room 100 feet long. The machine shop will be enlarged by a new building 50 by 160 feet, and the pattern room will gain a 50 by 50 addition.
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Gardner Governor
Kidney trouble warning and remedy from Green Bay ad
A danger warning about kidney trouble and backache cites Joseph G. Wolf of Green Bay Wisconsin who reports Foley Kidney Pills relieved a severe months long backache. The Miller Arthur Drug Co promotes kidney health awareness and a product claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scumethnes
Joseph G. Wolf
Jackson St
Green Bay
Wis
Governor and Canal Officials to Meet in Chicago
Gov Dunne and canal commissioners will meet at Pete Lasalle in Chicago to review bids for water power tests at Joliet dam no 1. Two bidders are Andrewne Cook and the Sanitary District of Chicago, with the latter submitting the highest bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Genv. Dunne
Thiiness and Michigan Canal Commissioners
Pete Lasalle
Chicago
Joliet Dam
Andrewne Cook
Sanitary District of
Sanitary District
Real Estate Transfers and Historic Medical Note
Mary E. Fischer transfers lots 1 2 3 and 4 in block 3 Morton's addition Guiney to Geo Simonson for 10 dollars. Henry Schuette transfers lot 12 in block 118 Wood's addition Guincy to Gus A Brokate for 5 dollars. Melissa Swisher transfers sw 3 Wwig sec 26 and pt sel cely sec 27 to O K Swisher for 200 dollars. Doctors used a lance to bleed patients in former days. other methods were soon employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Fischer
Geo. Simonson
Morton
Guiney
Henry Schuette
Gus A
Brokate
Wood
Guincy
Melissa Swisher
O. K. Swisher
Wwig
Pt Sel Cely
Soldiers and Sailors Home Activities and Visitors
The Ladies of Col Shepherd relief corps raised 21.65 at a Tuesday event at the Soldiers and Sailors Home. Mrs Northrup, cottage 22, was moved to hospital after a sun stroke. Chief clerk at headquarters shows a new lingleum on his floor. Visitors Chief Wongo Nemek and Princess Floating Cloud toured for health reasons. several residents and guests attended gatherings and relaxations as others returned home from hospital and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Shepherd Relief Corps
Steinbach
Peoria
Thomas Farrow
Evans
Levi Graybill
Mr. Farrow
Northrup
Cottage 22
Wongo Nemek
Princess Floating Cloud
Chief Wongo
Floating Cloud
Thompson
W. M. Duckitt
Chicago
Mr. Duckitt
Mr. Ditch
Burning Tank Wagon Triggers Two Fires at Mt Sterling
A horse team pulling a burning gasoline tank wagon crashed into a barn and a house in Mt Sterling Illinois on Tuesday. The wagon caught fire at a garage and another automobile burned. Barn, house, car and wagon were destroyed as flaming gasoline ran down the street before a fire engine extinguished the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Sterling Iil
Day in Congress and House Activities
Senate opened at 10 am with Senator Kern signaling a caucus decision on the child labor issue before adjournment. Debate on the army appropriation bill continued and recessed to 10 am Thursday. House had no session and will meet Thursday. An obscure quip noted a girl cannot both munch fudge and nurse disappointed love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
House
Six Soldiers Home inmates declared insane in inquisition
Judge Lyman McCarl led an inquisition into the mental condition of six Soldiers Home residents on Wednesday afternoon. All six, named as James M. Campbell, James Cross, John R. Ash, William Merry, William Brannan and Milton Williams, were deemed insane and will be sent to the state hospital in Bartonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman McCarl
James M. Campbell
James Cross
John R. Ash William Merry
Wiliam Brannan
Milton Williams
State Hospital
Bartonville
Griffin Under Federal Inquiry Into Canberra Capitol Work
Walter Burley Griffin, Chicago designer of Can berra’s capital plan, faces a federal investigation led by Wilfred Blacket. The probe will consider compliance with the plan, use of Commonwealth funds, and possible hostile action by Home Affairs officials. Public dissatisfaction centers on Canberra progress and expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Walter. Burley . Griffin
Chicago
Commonwealth
Canberra
Home Affairs Department of the World
Griffin
King O'Malley
New York
Wilfred Blacket
Sydney
Department of Home Affairs
Casement Execution Set for August
London July 27 A Sinn Fein appeal tribunal report to Home Office may free many of about 2000 prisoners. Sir Roger Casement likely to be executed August 3 with reprieve still in abeyance. Officials report the outcome as expected but no final decision yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sinn Feine
Home Office
Roger Casement
Certai
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Thomas Hallam
Henry Jansen
Mrs
U.B
Catarah
Mississippi Vadicyrs
Charles Kin
Winkel
North
Mondas
Myrtle Hadsel
Gol. Lowden
National Biscuit Company
Danville Man IK
Europe
Newcomb Hotel
Gardner
Congress
Mien
Ghigago
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J Cheney & Co
Frank J. Cuenty
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney
Quincy National Bank
Fourth and
Hampshire Sts
Pennsylvania
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