Hospital tag day raises funds for Catholic institution
Fred Wolf reports that the St Marys hospital tag day and soliciting committees on May 22 raised 5007.25 for the Catholic hospital, a charitable facility aiding many in Quincy. The lengthy list details payments to numerous trades, professionals, and services totaling 3146.50, with additional sums listed for individuals and banks.
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Fred Wolf
St. Mary’s Hospital
Quincy
Hosspital
Wolf
Ernst Wood
Jos. Eiff
Martin Geise
Theo. Pape
Tom Schert
John E. Wall
Phil J. O'Brien
Jos
Walter Ernst
Otto. Volm
William. Weisenhorn
Paul Wolf
Ed Buerken
Wim
Pfeifer
Christ ‘Kiein
Wm. Weisenhorn
Duke Schroer
Pat’ Reardon
Geo
Buehner
H. F. Nauman
Paul “Wolt
A. H. Figgen
Julius . Kesphol
Robt
Halbach
Community listing of names and places from local shops
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous Misses and Mrs. names paired with storefronts, households, and addresses around 10th to 20th streets and Vine to Broadway. It notes vendors, hardware stores, druggists, grocers, and banks, with individual women associated to each location. The long catalog resembles a city directory snippet or subscription notice.
Fragments Reflect Unclear Local Notice
A scrubbed OCR fragment notes numeric figures and phrases about a soliciting committee. It includes stray numbers like 42.45 and 12.60 and mentions weeks and a count 5270852. The text is incomplete and lacks identifiable names, places, or a clear event.
Bucher Suit Seeks 310000 For Loss Of Life
George Bucher filed a circuit court suit seeking 310000 in damages for the death of Thomas Bucher. The case was entered yesterday and concerns alleged negligence in the events leading to the fatality.
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George Bucher
Lad killed by power wire in Quincy suit for damages
A wrongful death suit seeks $10,000 for nine year old Thomas F. Bucher killed when a high tension power line fell during a lightning strike on South Third Street. George Bucher, administrator of the estate, sues Quincy Gas Electric and Heating Co. The case awaits June term, then may move to October. accident occurred a year ago near Blessing hospital and Keokuk dam.
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Thomas F. Bucher
John .E. Wall
Martindale. & Scherer
George Bucher
Quinty, Gas, Electric and Heating Company
Beatty
Third Street
Bucher
South Third Street
Quincy
Keokuk
Blessing Hospital
George ‘Bucher
I Lad
Dr Taylor to Speak at Vermont Street Church
Dr S Earl Taylor of New York, secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the M E church, will spend a week in central Illinois and speak at Vermont Street M E church both morning and evening. He will present an illustrated lecture with his own foreign mission photos, expected to draw large audiences. Congregations from Grace, First German and Bethel M E churches are invited, as is the general public.
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New York
Board of Foreign Missions
M. E. Church
Illinois
N. M. Rigg
Vermont Street
M.E
Taylor
M. E
Rigg
Grace M. E
Bethel” M. E. Church
Oliver Players stage shines as best Quincy play in decade
At the Orpheum yesterday afternoon the Oliver Players presented As Told in the Hills to high praise. Audiences lauded the natural blend of comedy and pathos and the cast earned universal acclaim from local stock company performers. The Missouri-set drama charmed Quincy theatergoers with Charley Chaplin shorts between acts drawing long laughter. A popular price matinee is planned Saturday afternoon, and Sunday matinee introduces Big Hearted Jim.
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Oliver
Quincy
Missouri
Quincy's Pulse Wants Crossings Flagged
The state public utilities commission has notified the Quincy Railway company to appear before it on Thursday June 16 at 10 a m regarding the Knollenberg switch crossing South Eighth street. The Street Railway company seeks a flag man at the crossing when cars are handled on the switch for public safety. Attorneys will explain the need.
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Quincy Railway Company
Knollenberg
South Eighth Street
Street Railway Company
Wabash Railway Company
Delegates From Post A T P A To Attend National Convention
Delegates from Post A T P A will leave Saturday for the national convention opening Monday morning in Omaha. Local attendees include Mr. and Mrs. C A E Koch Mr and Mrs H H Bushman Mr and Mrs C L Martin R E Hackman J J Moriarty and daughter Miss Nora. The convention will last all of next week.
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Omaha
C.A. E. Koch
H. H Bushman
C. L. Martin
R. E. Hackman
J.J . Moriarty
Nora
La Prairie Young Couple Are Wedded
Herman Duden and Miss Gladys Herron, prominent La Prairie residents, were married at the bride’s parents’ home in La Prairie. Rev. Nash of the Methodist church officiated before a large gathering. A dinner and reception followed the ceremony. The groom, son of R H Duden, has railroad work in La Prairie and is well liked.
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Herman Duden
Gladys Herron
Rev. Nash
Bride
la Prairie
C. H Herron
Nash
Methodist Church
R. H. Duden
Police Court Notes Reflect Contested Motorycle Case
In police court Harvey Loper asked for a June 14 continuance after a speeding and careless driving motorcycle incident at Fifth and Maine. B Stoddard pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined 25 dollars plus about 33 in costs. C Keller’s similar charge was continued to June 14. T S Layne, recurring entrant before Judge Reardon for intoxication, was sentenced to 1414 days in the workhouse.
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Loper
Fifth
Maine
B. Stoddard
C. Keller
T. S. Layne
Reardon
County and probate judges convene in Quincy
About twenty judges attended the annual convention in Quincy. Judge Lyman McCarl of Quincy was named state treasurer. Officers elected: President Perry J. Person, Waukegan. First VP Henry Horner, Cook. Second VP R. C. Rice, Galesburg. Third VP J. C. Riley, McLean. Fourth VP Judge Messick. Secretary F. J. Campbell, Galena. Executive committee J. Rahn Pekin, Perrin Belleville, L E Telleen Cambridge, plus Judges Barnett Peoria, Thompson Pontiac, John B. Fithian Joliet, W. E. Thompson Jacksonville.
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Hotel Newcomb
Illinois State Society
American Institute On Criminal Law
Quincy
Perry Jl.persons
Waukegan
Ill
Henry Horner
Cook County
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Galesburg
J. C. Riley
McClean County
Messick
F. J. Campbell
Galena
Illinois
Lyman McCarl
Mc. Rahn
Lute J. H. Rahn
Pekin
Frank Perrin
Belleville
Cambridge
Judge Persons
Torrential storm floods Quincy streets and damages cellars
A cloudburst and severe electrical storms hit Quincy with heavy rain and high winds. Water breached sidewalks and cellars in the business and residential districts, flooding streets from Jersey to Tenth and washing away crossings. Vehicles stalled, telephones failed, and streetcar lines suffered outages as trees felled and power wires shorted. A bystander, Edward W. Meyer, was nearly electrocuted by lightning striking a wall near him, with several other witnesses reporting shocks.
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York
Kentucky
Sixteenth
Twelfth Street
Woolworth
State Street
Fourth
Quincy
Parks
South Park
Indian Mounds
Washington Park
Fifth
Hampshire Streets
Edward W. Meyer
North Eighth Street
Kespohl-Mohren‘stecher’s
East End
Ilo
James Miller
Vine Street
Tenth Street
Young Robbers Arrested by Police
Police arrested Ernest Schuette Frank Gross and Walter Danielsmeyer ringleaders of a city gang known as the Comical Red Star club. The trio, officers in the club, are tied to a burglary of a grocery store at Twelfth and Washington. Neighbors recall seeing two youths near the store after midnight, and police recovered stolen property.
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Washington Streets
Koch
Scharnhorst
Ernest Schuette
Frank Gross
Walter Danielsmeyer
Red Star Club
Eighth
Harrison Streets
Confession Report Amidst Grocery Store Robbery Findings
Police say suspects confessed to a robbery after recovering spark plugs wrenches and tools from the Johnson and Plank garage. A preliminary hearing is set for this morning. Only chewing gum cigarettes tobacco and pennies were found at the grocery store.
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Johnson & Plank
Asta
Lost Watch Ad Sparks Whig Inquiries
A reader reports misplacing a watch and plans a concise lost item ad to The Whig. The notice seeks help locating the timepiece, requesting details about any known features, inscriptions, or contacts to assist in its recovery.
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