Fourth of July Big Day in Hannibal
Hannibal celebrates Independence Day with a morning picnic at Mainland's Field hosted by the Hannibal camp of the Modern Woodmen of America. The program includes a Hannibal band concert, a baseball game featuring Robbie Hogg's team against a visiting club, sack and potato races, nail driving contests, and downtown carnival activities ending after sundown.
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Hannibal
Mainland’s
Woodmen of America
Robbie Hogg
Victory celebration hinted for Hannibal after Versailles peace terms
A company on Market Street, the Moose club has secured Heinz shows to exhibit in Hannibal all next week and is now playing in Pittsfield IN. Local merchants stock fireworks for a brisk year end sale. Young America plans a grand Hannibal celebration tied to expected peace terms at Versailles this afternoon.
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Market Street
Moose Club
Heinz
Hannibal
Pittsfield
Young America
Verseilles
Hannibal Council Awaits Wilson Action on Beer Ban
Hannibal city leaders wait for President Wilson to repeal the beer and light wine ban before calling a special meeting to act on petitions for semi annual dram shop licenses. Wets hope repeal follows the German peace treaty. regular council meets July 7, with licenses expiring July 3 necessitating a special session if repeal occurs.
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Hannibal
Wilson
Mark Twain Hotel Takes Over Cafe
Huegel owner of the Mark Twain hotel will take over the dining room and cafe from Mrs. Syd Strong on July 1 and operate it on the European plan. Mrs. Strong, formerly of Galesburg Illinois, has not decided her future plans.
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Huegel
Mark Twain Hotel
Syd Strong
Galesburg
Strong
One Offender Before Smiley In Police Court
Judge Ralph J. Smiley presided Friday afternoon over a police court session with Edward Indorf charged with intoxication. Indorf was fined 3 dollars and costs. J L Carter and Ollie Pierce were arrested for intoxication but too drunk to be tried and their hearings were continued until this afternoon.
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Ralph J. Smiley
Edward Indorf
Indorf
J. L. Carter
Ollie Pierce
Paiis
Cooked Food Sale At Sargeant's Store
The Ladies' Aid society of the South Side Christian church will hold a cooked food sale this morning and afternoon at the grocery store of A B Sergeant on Union and O'Fallon streets. The ladies expect a successful sale and will offer plenty of edibles to appease the appetite.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the
South Side
Owsley Funeral This Afternoon
Jessie J. Owsley funeral held at 4 30 this afternoon from 913 Ernest street with burial in Baptist cemetery. He was 33, ill six months. He leaves a widow six children and one sister.
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Jessie J. Owsley
Ernest Street
Baptist
Mr. Owsley
Denial of closing order infraction in segregated district
State officials deny lawlessness continues in a house in the closed district. Sheriff Mefford aims to keep the area shut, citing four immoral houses once operating there. One owner promised cooperation. others reportedly moved inmates away, with police aiding in removing questionable women from the streets.
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Wiliam Mefford
East Bird Street
Mefford
Quincy
Hannibal
Army Seeks Enlistees for Hawaiian Philippine and Border Roles
Sergeant R. Haeussermann at Hannibal reports war department details enlistment needs for Honolulu and Philippine postings. Vacancies include air service infantry motor transport ordnance equipment and support corps across Hawaiian and Philippine departments and Mexican border units with thousands of white and Negro infantry cavalry artillery engineers medical signal ordnance and quartermaster personnel.
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R. Haeussermann
Hannibal
War Department
Philippine
Air Service
Infantry
Hawaiian
Motor Supply
Motor Transports Corps
Philippines
Ordnance Branch
Motor Transport Corps
Medical Corps
Ordnance Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Auto Strikes Man on Hannibal Street
Lafe Morgan, a Black man, was struck by an auto driven by Miss Lulu Landers of Barkley station about 6 o'clock Friday night at Broadway and Eighth streets. Morgan suffered a broken hip and possible internal injuries and was taken to Levering hospital. Landers, alone in the car, was eastbound on Broadway and signaled a turn onto Eighth when the collision occurred. Spectators say Morgan may have been drinking.
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Lafe Morgan
Lulu Landers
Barkley Station
Broadway
Eighth Streets
Morgan
Levering Hospital
Miss Lancers
Eighth Street
Women to Sell Thrift Stamps in Marion County
Women of Hannibal organize to boost war savings stamps in Hannibal and Marion County. Mrs. J. N. Primm named director of women’s work with twelve districts and district chairmen. Field Worker G. Sanford to oversee house to house canvass and factory outreach. Postmaster J. R. Lackwood backs the effort. local labor groups pledge support. Sanford to stay through next week, aiming to place Marion County among the state leaders in thrift stamp sales.
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Hannibal
Marrion County
City Hall
Or. G. Sanford
Sanford
J. N. Primm
North Sixth Street
Marion County
J. R. Iackwood
Hannibal Tides and Labor Assembly
Poultry Club Convenes Meeting At Local Hall
The Northeast Missouri Poultry and Live Stock association held an important meeting Thursday night in the T. O. O. F. hall with a large attendance. Ladies served refreshments after the business session. A fine New Zealand doe sold at auction brought a fancy sum and two other fancy rabbits will be donated to the association by local members.
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Northeast Missouri Poultry and Live Stock Association
Veteran Engineer of Burlington Dies
Frank H. Reynolds of 1700 Chestnut Street, a veteran engineer on the Hannibal division of the Burlington, died Friday evening at 8:15 in his niece’s home in LaGrange Illinois after paralysis struck him days earlier. His sister-in-law Mrs. T Cousins and son Earl went to LaGrange, and burial will be in Hannibal with funeral plans incomplete.
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Frank H. Reynolds
Chestnut Street
Hannibal
Burlington
Charles Keith
LaGrange
Illinois
Mr. Reynolds
Keith
T. Cousins
Earl
la Grange
Autotourists Swarm Hannibal City This Week
Traffic Police man Thomas Cave notes a large flow of automobile tourists through Hannibal this week. Visitors hail from nearly every state, attracted by the city’s sights during their brief stay.
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Hannibal
Thomas Cave
Union
Funeral for Mrs Ella Tillett Held in Bear Creek Church
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Tillett of Paris Missouri who died in Levering hospital were held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon from Bear Creek church with interment in that cemetery.
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Ella Tillett
Paris
Levering Hospital
Bear Creek Church
Pictures Today at Quincy Theaters Rounded by Stars
Ruth Roland stars in The Tiger's Trail at Quincy Theater along with Nestor's comedy while Orpheum delivers Charles Chaplin in Sunnyside and Mme Petrova in The Panther Woman. Gem Theater screens Billy West in The Chauffeur and Kinogram. Savoy Theater features Mitchell Lewis in Life's Greatest.
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Ruth Roland
Nestor
Orpheum Theater
Charles Chaplin
Mme. Petrova
Gem Theater
Billy West
Savoy Theater
Mitchell Lewis
Charlie Chaplin
The
Panther Woman
Fire damages two McIntyre houses on South Eighth Street
Fire discovered about 4 o clock Friday afternoon caused extensive damage to two houses owned by Frank McIntyre on South Eighth Street between Church and Vine streets. Estimated damage may reach $2,000.
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Frank McIntyre
South Eighth Street
Church and
Vine Streets
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