Richard Marsh Held for Murder in Louisiana
Richard Dick Marsh of Warsaw Illinois, son of former congressman Col B F Marsh, is jailed in Opelousas Louisiana charged with first degree murder in the shooting of James Schee of Farmington Iowa. Hollingshead, Marshs partner in Port Barre, says Marsh shot Schee at a hotel breakfast after a dispute over railroad ties for the French government. Marsh has a wife and three children in Port Barre.
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Col
B. F. Marsh
Louisiana
Warsaw
James Schee
Farmington, Iowa
Richard
Dick" Marsh
Ili
Nieta
Nauvoo
Quincy
Opelousas
Farmington
C. Hollingshead
Port
Marsh
Port Barre
Hollingshead
Port Barra
Schee
Kolker Buys Tremont Hotel in Quincy
William H. Kolker, a former Quincy boy who traveled for a Beorta distillery, has purchased the Tremont hotel at 509 4 Alig Hampshire street and will live in Quincy with Mrs. Kolker. They took possession Thursday and plan to manage the hotel leveraging his hotel experience. The Ellises will reside with their daughter in the east and later seek a summer resort and a Quincy home.
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William H. Kolker
Quincy
Tremont
Hampshire Street
Tohn Ellis
Maurice Vasen
Mrs. Vasen
Children day program at German Methodist church today
The Children's Day services at the First German Methodist Church start at 10 o'clock with a structured program including songs, recitations, a baptism, scripture from Luke 2, bell and school related pieces, and an offertory educational collection. Participants include Robert Eickmeyer, Miss Gruenewalad, Katherine Van der Reith, Allen Roth, and Theodore Koelsch with Announcements and a Benediction.
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Tiper
Robert Eickmeyer
Mliss Gruenewalad
Ambulance truck outpaces six cylinder car in trial run
Maj A W Yale reports a Smith Form-a-Truck ambulance covering Philadelphia to Washington April 13 at 45 mph on rough roads. The truck needed low gears only on one hill, while Yale in a six cylinder car could not keep up. The account notes bravery in attempting the feat.
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A. W. Yale
War Department
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Havre du Gracg
Russian Ex-Guard Speaks on Persecution in Russia
M Schwartzkopensky former Czar guard will address First Christian Church Monday night under the Red Cross. He survived a Siberian dungeon after refusing to fire on protesters in 1905 and later escaped via a grueling 2,500 mile trek. His talks cover religious persecution and the jail escape with proceeds aiding the church Red Cross unit.
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M. Schwartzkopensky
Russia
Red Cross
Church
Schwartzkopensky
Father Gopon
Maxim Gorke
Petrograd
Siberian
America
Tonicht
Poland
Christian Church
To Be Aviator for Uncle Sam Train in War Flying
Frank A. Llewellyn of Ellington Electric leaves for Urbana Illinois for a six to eight week course to become an aviation officer. He will then train at Washburn Illinois in flying before joining front line practice likely in France. Llewellyn will serve as a lieutenant in the aviation section signal corps of the United States army.
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Frank A. Llewellyn
Ellington Electric Company
Urbana
Ill
Army
Illinois University
Washburn
France
Befus
Llewellyn
Signal Corps
United States Army
Wants Heavy Tax on Dogs in Congressional Record
Attorney Edward P Allen relays a fragment from the Congressional Record proposing a heavy dog tax to raise revenue and affect food supply. The letter from Buck Grove Iowa dated May 26 1617 to the U S Senate suggests a $5 per male dog and $25 per female dog tax.
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Edward P. Allen
Congressional
Senate
Buck Grove
Iowa
United States Senate
Washington, D. C
National dog tax and collar proposal in a food conservation debate
In a heated chamber debate, Bonney and Stone discuss taxing dogs to curb food use, proposing collars with jingling bells and immediate killing of unbranded dogs, while a note suggests using dogs for sausage. The exchange touches pet mortality, rural welfare, and agricultural policy with a sarcastic aside about ivory care and a glancing remark on marriage.
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Rea Peay
Bonney
Brave man leads escape through woods in danger
A fearless man acts quickly to guide others to safety as danger looms in the woods, becoming the first to move and ensure everyone follows him to a secure area. His actions highlight courage and leadership under threat.
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Brea
Railroads Ordered to Increase Passenger Fares in Illinois
Agents for Illinois railroads received orders to raise passenger rates from two to 2.4 cents per mile. The Illinois Central and C and A implemented the new rate at midnight, the B and O at Monday dawn. The Wabash had been charging 24 cents for several days.
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Springfield
Illinois
Ilinois Central
C. and A
Wabash
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Roy Johnson
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