Thirty Quincy People Lost In Twain's Cavern
Judge Evan T. Cameron spoke to a Hannibal Whig reporter about thirty Quincyans who were lost in Mark Twain cave during a Sunday school trip aboard the G. W. Hill. Cameron led three cave trips, each nearly a hundred people, and the group was found after about a half hour. A few women panicked, but no one was harmed. the cave, owned by the Hannibal Street Railway, remains a popular site with Cameron guiding visitors regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan T. Cameron
Hannibal
Mark Twain
Judge Cameron
Tom Sawyer
Cameron
The
Nannibal Street Railway Company
Mrs Etta Wilson Dies Sudden in Oakwood Home
Mrs Etta Wilson widow of T D Wilson died suddenly at 8:30 Monday morning at her mother's home near Oakwood where she resided. Coroner Schwartz refused an inquest. Mrs Wilson had lived with her mother since her husband's death. he once ran a business in Hannibal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Wilson
Oakwood
Schwartz
Wilson
T D. Wilson
Hannibal
Hannibal Masons Visit Canton for Third Degree
More than 25 Hannibal Masons visited Canton Tuesday night as guests of the Craft lodge. They conferred the third degree on several candidates. Canton Masons hosted a royal supper for the visitors. The Hannibal delegation returned home on the 2:45 Burlington train this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Masons
Canton
Craft Lodge
Possible loss of E. J. Trosper in Northeast Missouri
E. J. Trosper, district agricultural agent for the USDA, may leave Hannibal as the federal office was abolished after the war. The Northeast Missouri Industrial and Agricultural association has been dormant, risking his departure and the region losing his help on major campaigns like the recent silo drive. Local businessmen plan talks to keep him, as he and his wife, former Monroe City resident Mrs. Bob Bell, may spend the summer in California beginning July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Trosper
United States Department of Agriculture
Hannibal
Trosper
Northeast
Bob Bell
Monroe City
California
St. Louis
Missour
Missouri
Airplane with Searchlight Spotted Over Hannibal
Residents report a midnight airplane with a powerful searchlight seen over Hannibal on Monday night. Tom and Robert Fitzpatrick described the craft circling Lover's Leap, crossing the Mississippi, and heading east. Others confirmed sighting Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Tom
Robert Fitzpatrick
Bee Hive
Broadway
Lover's Leap
Mississippi River
City
JUGGING In Hannibal Businessmen Spurred By Catfish Sport
Hannibal businessmen enjoy "jogging" for channel catfish on the Mississippi, driven by a bumper bite near Atlas Portland cement plant reefs. The surge boosts demand for old tin cans and raises worm prices to sixty cents a can, though minnows remain less popular. Local anglers report record interest this season and strong catches in recent weeks.
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Hannibal
Mississippi
Atlas Pourtland
Stately New York Physician Weds Woman In City
Dr. Charles W. Davis of New York City married Mrs. Adeela Allen of St. Louis in Hannibal at 3 pm Tuesday. Davis, 60, met his bride in St. Louis years ago, their friendship ripened into love, and they traveled by Burlington train to wed. He appeared in a long frock coat with a white Van Dyke beard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Davis
New York City
Adeela Allen
St. Louis
Dr. Davis
Hannibal
Burlington
van Dyke
Justice of the Peace
Youth Pays a Fine In Totschs Court
George Ebenezer, the fourth and last youth rounded up in the robbery of several cases of soda at Flynn Bottling Works on North Third Street, paid a fine in Totsch's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ebenezer
Flynn Bottling Works
North Third Street
Quartet With Naval Glee Club To Be Here Tonight and Thursday Night
The Naval Glee Club of 39 Hampton Roads sailors arrives in Quincy tonight at 6 10 and performs again Thursday evening at the Armory after concerts in Washington Park and South Park. Led by Jer ry Swineforth and W G Newman the group tours inland cities as part of a Navy recruiting drive with free entertainment arranged by the War Camp Community Service and Quincy Motor Club.
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Naval Glee Club
Quincy
Glee Club
Hampton Roads
St. Louis
Jerry Swineforth
W. G. Newman
Orpheum
Belasco
Alighlamd Park
Washington Park
South Park
Motor Club of
War Camp Community Service
Sta
Motor Club
Springfield
Victor Dillon
Navy Department
Middle West
Naval Glee Club concert at Highland Park event
Highland Park hosts a Naval Glee Club concert and carnival tonight with the Illinois State Band performing a full program. A second Naval Glee Club concert follows intermission as part of the novelty event highlighted by a carnival dance and four prizes for participants.
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Naval Glee Club
Highland Park
Highland
Illlinois State Band
Great Naval Glee Club
Illinois State Band
Orpheum continues hit run with Chaplin and Petrova
Orpheum Theater presents Charlie Chaplin in Sunnyside and Mme Petrova in The Panther Woman to full houses this week. Tonight special feature Navy Glee Club from Hampton Roads training station, 39 men, will sing between shows for a rare Uncle Sam performance.
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Charlie Chaplin
Sunnyside
Mme. Petrova
Orpheum
Navy Glee Club
Hampton Roads Naval Training Station
Uncle Sam
Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery Before Judge Totsch
Ebenezer, who fled Hannibal after the robbery and lived in Quincy, returned to Hannibal to face charges. He pleaded guilty and was fined $10 plus costs after appearing before Judge John H. Totsch on Tuesday morning.
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John H. Totsch
Ebenezer
Hannibal
Quincy
No Place in Laddonia to Keep Prisoner
Telegram from Laddonia constable to Deputy Sheriff Virgil Helton notes no jail in Laddonia and requests arrival to arrest T C Alexander. Alexander is wanted in Hannibal for a forgery charge involving a $25 bad check on Bloom Grocery. He is believed at his Laddonia home and likely to be brought to Hannibal.
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T. C. Alexander
Virgil Helton
Laddonia
Alexander
Hannibal
Bloom Grocery Company
Real Estate Deals Closed in Hannibal Station
Several transfers: Charles Robinson sells Griffith street home for 700 to Kendall of North Eighth. Enghnehl sells Quincy street home to William TR Marks and wife for 2100, moving to Kansas City. Coons heirs sell eight lots in Inghram subdivision to Annie M. Johnson for 1400. Robert M. Lewis buys Foss building on Market street from Orinda K. Meyer and Foss heirs, plans immediate use after improvements. George A. Brown buys Coons home near Hannibal Country club with two acres, to become a suburban home after renovations.
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Hannibal
Charles Robinson
Charles
Kendall
North Eighth Street
Griffith Street
Mr. Kendall
Harry Enghnehl
Quincy Street
William TR. Marks
Kansas City
Anna M. Coons
Annie M. Johnson
Inghram
Hoard
Robert M. Lewis
West Side
Foss
Market Street
Orinda’ K. Meyer
Mr. Lewis
George A. Brown
The
Brown Jewelry Company
Dr. Coons
Coons
Hannibal Country Club
Brown
Hannibal Dealer Arranges Private Farm Land Sale
George Rice a Hannibal real estate dealer records a private sale where Mrs Imma C Peyton disposes of 23 acres of farm land one mile west of Oak wood to Mrs Settle FE Jones of Rock street Hannibal. The consideration is private.
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George Rice
Hannibal
Imma C. Peyton
Oakwood
Settle Fe, Jones
Rock Street
Movie Theaters Show Busy Week With Big Stars
The listings at Quincy Theater, Belasco Theater, Gem Theater, Savoy Theater, Princes Theater and Colonial Theater feature a lineup of major names. William Duncan, Joe Ryan, Edith Johnson, Ruth Roland, Harold Lloyd, Tom Mix, Charles Chaplin, Mme Petrova, Chester Conklin, Wm. S. Wart, Lillian Gish, Burton Holmes, Charlie Million and others are billed in a mix of features and travel or health films. The program includes The Man of Might, Hands Up, The Marathon, One of the Finest, Sunnyside, The Panther Woman, The Village Chestnut, Judge Rummy's Miscue, Truthful Tulliver, Wife and Auto Trouble, Romance of Happy Valley, The Golden Thought and Open Your Eyes.
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Quincy
William Duncan
Joe Ryan
Edith Johnson
Ruth Roland
Harold Lloyd
Belasco
Tom Mix
Orpheum
Charles Chaplin
Mme. Petrova
Gem Theater
Village Chestnut
Chester Conklin
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Twain
Popu
Larity
Washburn
Klein’s Loan Bank
North 5Th St
New York
Totsch
CAT Tales
Brothers
Dicky Dippy
Blondy
Tom Higgins
Orpheum Theater
Whig
Star Teater
Panther Woman
Lillian Gish
Happy Valley
Alec Burton Holmes
Savoy
Hart
Tulliver
Ford Weekly
the Squaw Man
Cecil B. DeMille
Willie Collier
Cheater Conklin
Rummy
Colorado
Utahockies
dummerLand
Snowy Peaks
Rockies
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Utah Rockies
Rocky Mountain
Mesa Verde
Consolidated Ticket Co
U. S. Road Administration
Transportation
Chicago
Liberty Street
Healey Ridg
Atlanta
Georgia
Railroad Administration
Consolidated Ticket Office
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