Keokuk youth arrested after dramatic Burlington bridge pursuit
Earl Ray, a Keokuk lad with a criminal record, was chased by Quincy detectives led by Chief Scharnhorst across the Mississippi on the Burlington bridge. He was captured near the Missouri line, found with stolen jewelry, a pocketbook, and Emmett Derringer’s missing items. Derringers identified him, and Ray confessed after confrontation. He had prior bicycle thefts and similar escapes from police, leading to parole after promising reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scharnhorst
Earl Ray
Keokuk
Burlington Bridge
Missouri
Quincy
Illinois
Emmett Derringer
Payson Avenue
William Derringer
Maine Street
Derringer
Ray
Rosendale
Schepers
Burlington
West Quincy
Bay Bridge
Mississippi
Daniel
Miller & Arthur's
Hannibal
City market lease plan advances before council
After two hours of discussion Alderman Hyatt and the market committee presented a report urging a municipal market on the city market square. The proposal favors a lease to a corporation to build and operate the market for about 29 years with safeguards, price considerations, and eventual transfer to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Hyatt
Quincy Market Building Association
City’ Council
Hyatt
Inghram
Alderman Hyatt
Aderman Bileser
Abbott Denies Township Commissioner Comment Misunderstood
Melrose township Supervisor John Abbott clarifies a Thursday statement about interest gains on county funds, saying it targeted township supervisors, not township commissioners. He notes township elected supervisors manage funds and that he was paid as Adams County treasurer handling interest, urging other supervisors to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Abbott
Melrose Township
Board of Supervisors
Abbott
Adams County
Wanted errand boy with bicycle at Whig office
A Whig office advertises for an errand boy with a bicycle. The position offers nine dollars per week and invites applicants to call at the Whig office today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whig
Quincy Parents Hear Call for New High School Building
At the Fathers Night meeting of the Parent Teachers' association in Quincy High School, J F Wellemeyer argued the town must provide a modern building for 525 students, noting other cities invest heavily in up to date facilities. Students and faculty praised the current staff and space use, urging additions including an entertainment hall, gym, swimming pool, print shop, and meeting rooms. The Emerson school Fathers Night echoed the plea for a modern facility with student performances and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Optier
J. F
Wellemeyer
Cleveland
Lakewood
Afinalydia Hall
Ace Society
Herman Kiefer
Parliament Debating Club
Marguérite Gabriel
Hypathia Society
Herbert Schott
Centennial Debating Club
Olga Sander
Paul Morris
Arthur Daugherty
Violet Schwab
Will O’tarrell
Emerson
George Gabriel
Charles Eichenauer
Pather
Esther Appel
Lester Genteman
Harry Specht
South Side Memorial Services Next Sunday
Annual memorial services are set by the South Side Boat club in its clubhouse next Sunday afternoon to honor dead members with Rev. H. J. Leemhuis of Salem Evangelical church as speaker. Salem church quartet will sing, with future events planned to support sending rowing crews to the Southwestern Rowing Regatta in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side Boat Club
H. J. Leemhuis
Salem Evangelical Church
Salem Church
Chicago
Machinists Union
Ladies’ Aid Society
Probate Court Notes on Berghofer Estate Inventory
Inventory filed by executrix Mrs Mary Berghofer in county court lists real estate in Quincy valued at 19 600, one fourth interest in Berghofer Mitchell Co valued at 5 000, cash 1 500 and notes totaling 20 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Berghofer
Mary Berghofer
Quincy
Berghofer-Mitchell Company
Ex Kaiser Criticized For Not Dying In War
In Berlin March 5 the Prussian assembly debated the final disposition of the Hohenzollern estates. Ex Kaiser William II was sharply criticized for not dying at the head of his troops. Majority Socialists denounced the war leadership and accused him of fleeing in the darkness and leaving the people in poverty. The declaration stated that no one in Germany expects William to return, as the attack focused on compensating the Hohenzollern family for seized estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
William
Presidential petition drive in Indiana targets Marshall Edwards
Petitions filed with the Indiana secretary of state seek to place Vice President Thomas R. Marshall and Governor Edward S. Edwards of New Jersey on the preferential primary ballot in Indiana as Democratic presidential nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Thomas R. Marshall
Edward S. Edwards
Adams County Fair Association Forms and Officers Elected
The Adams County Fair Association held a meeting to organize and elect officers. Thomport was named president with W. T. Duker as first vice president. Charles E. Bowers was elected secretary and W. J. Singleton treasurer. Directors include city and county leaders from Quincy Ursa Plainville Loraine Clayton and eight others. Baldwin Park leased for the fair with planned repairs to create a modern exhibition space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Thomport
Adams
Reso Cation
Farm Bureau
Priday
W. T. Duker
Adams County
Charles E. Bowers
W. J. Singleton
WT. Duker
Frank Tenk
J. W. Ireland
O'Brien
C E. Bowers
D. H. Myers
Mendon
S. H. Thompson
Quincy
E. N. Larimore
Plainville
S. G. Lawless
Liberty
L J. Randles
Loraine
Elmer Jefferson
Clayton
Leroy Grieser
Ursa
Baldwin Park
Insurgent Gems Announce Season Lineup and Players
The Insurgent Gems organize a baseball team sharing the Gems name with Whig. Most last year players plan to return, including Alva Williams of Carthage, with Williams signaling commitment while Lenane claims to have secured him. Tentative lineup lists Wegs and Schreiber catchers, Winking and Kemner pitchers, with Williams at first base and Freese at shortstop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lenane
Gems
The
Whig
Insurgent Gems
Lenane
Alva Williams
Carthage
Williams
Wegs
Schreiber
Winking
Kemner
Heckerakkamp
Nieman
Freese
Sohn
Dang
Grossemeyer
They
Deaths and Funerals James Montgomery
Word has been received in Quincy of the death of James Montgomery in Santa Cruz California. He formerly lived in Quincy and was married to Katherine Robertson daughter of John Robertson of Quincy. Mrs Montgomery survives. The couple lived in King's City Missouri for a time and he had been traveling for about ten years for his health. The body will be brought to Quincy for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Montgomery
Quincy
Santa Cruz
Cal
Death of Brother Modestus Commons at Quincy College
Brother Modestus Commons of Quincy College died in St Mary Hospital Friday afternoon from arterial sclerosis. He was 67, born in Germany, and served at the college for 15 years. The funeral will be held at the college chapel Monday at 9 AM with internment in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modestus Commons
Quincy College
St. Mary Hospital
Modestus
Germany
College
Calvary Cemetery
Death of Mrs. Dora Berlin A Quincy Resident
Mrs. Dora Berlin aged 33 died Friday at St Mary hospital after a two month illness. Born in Germany she came to America in childhood and has lived in Quincy since 1857. She was a member of St Johns Lutheran Church and is survived by her son August Berlin of Quincy a daughter Mrs Fred Becker of Ursa and a brother F Giffey of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Berlin
St. Mary Hospital
John T. Lea Dies at 70 in Soldiers Home
John T. Lea of Company F Sixteenth Illinois Infantry died in the Soldiers Home Friday afternoon at age 70. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Lillie Lea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Lea
Sixteenth Tlinois Infantry
Lillie Lea
Death Notice for Fred W Aring 53 in Quincy
Fred W Aring of 836 North Tenth street died Friday morning after a lingering illness. He was born in Quincy 53 years ago. Survived by his wife and three sons Robert Fred and Walter and daughter Leona of Quincy. Also survived by four brothers Henry George Stephen and Larry Aring from Quincy St. Louis and Mobile Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W Aring
Fred W. Aring
North Tenth Street
Mr. Aring
Quincy
Robert
Fred
Walter
Miss Leona
Henry
George Aring
Stephen Aring
St. Louis
Larry Aring
Mobile
Ala
Funeral for Mrs August Helhake Held at St Peters
Funeral services for the late Mrs. August B. Helhake were held from the residence at 1314 Spring Street Friday morning at 8:30 and from St. Peter's Catholic Church at 9 o'clock. Rev. J J Driscoll read the requiem mass. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Helhake
August B. Helhake
Spring Street
St. Peter's Catholic Church
J. J. Driscoll
Calvary Cemetery
Funeral service for Amos Eden at Old People's Home
The funeral for Amos Cornelius Eden, officiated by Rev. F. S. Eitelgeorge, was held at the Old People's Home at 10 30. Burial followed in Woodland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Cornelius Eden
F. S. Eitelgeorge
Old People’s Home
Woodland Cemetery
Mrs Anna M Smith Held From Home and Church Service
Anna M. Smith was removed from the residence at 2542 Vermont Street at 1 o clock Friday afternoon and from the Presbyterian church in Burton at 2 o'clock, with funeral arrangements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M Smith
Anna M. Smith
Vermont Street
Presbyterian Church
Burton
White Installed Secretary as Zang Resigns in Eagles Meet
E Carl White was installed as secretary to succeed Charles Zang who resigned during the Eagles meeting Thursday evening. The St Patrick's day dance committee plans a carnival dance with Fuelbier's orchestra providing music. Twelve membership applications were received. New Community Service advisory board members include H C Sprick Frank Pierson Sam Eldred and J Frank Garner with a meeting at 232 North Fifth Street this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
E. Carl White
Charles Zang
Eagles
Fuelbier
Advisory Board of
Quincy Community Service
North Fifth Street
H. c. Sprick
Frank Pierson
Sam Eldred
J. Frank Garner
Road building lesson at Jefferson School
County Superintendent L L Boyer spoke to Jefferson school high grade pupils Friday morning about road building. Mrs Harry Morrison led community singing with Miss Maude Danbar as accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Boyer
Jefferson School
Harry Morrison
Maude Danbar
Quincy High Stuns Lewistown In Canton District Opener
Quincy High School basketball won 34 to 27 over Lewistown in the Canton district opener. Teamwork credited for the victory. next game unknown. District winner advances to state tournament in Urbana. squad list included captain Carlton and players Dalton Pike Van Dorn Gilmer Gray Channon Thomas Haley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy High School
Canton
Quincy
Lewistown
Urbana
Carlton
Dalton
Pike
van Dorn
Gilmer
Gray
Channon
Thomas
Haley
Bardoteph
San Jose
Avon
Mason City
Macomb High
Farmington
Bowen
Easton
Bushnell
Macomb Academy
Rushville
Cuba
Street Car Men To Meet In Decatur
Quin cy Street car men's union secretary R E Patrick heads to Decatur Monday for the annual meeting of McKinley system employees. He expects no wage action until after the Decatur gathering. Joliet arbiter Fisher and Quincy rep George Schmidt will pick a third member to form a wage arbitration commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Patrick
Quincy Street Car Men’s Union
Decatur
McKinley
Patrick
Fisher
Joliet
Arbitration Commission
George Schmidt
Quincy
Sharper fleeces Emmett Hoye for forty dollars in Denver ruse
Emmett Hoye, 211 South Fourteenth Street, was robbed Thursday by a man calling himself Carlin who promised profitable drainage district work in Denver in exchange for securing a railroad ticket. Hoye gave money, then became suspicious when Carlin vanished. Police trailed to trains west. suspect left for St. Louis, with details from a friend who saw an ad in a newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Hoye
South Fouteenth Street
Hoye
Denver
Carlin
Quincy
West
St. Louis
Dining Room Made In At Quincy Chamber Building
Directors of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce authorized expanding the third floor auditorium into a large dining room. Partitions and a modern kitchen will be built to seat about 200. Rotary will hold weekly luncheons there and other clubs may follow. Meals will be served by women’s organizations with a planned future full service restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Rotary
Residents seek change of Coatsburg Columbus road
About 15 Columbus township residents met Friday with J. B. Cook and Oscar Arntzen of the state road committee to discuss moving a road between Coatsburg and Columbus onto the county line. They argued the township line road serves more travelers than the proposed improvement. The committee will report to the board later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Township
Quincey
J. B. Cook
Oscar Arntzen
State
Board of Supervisors
Coatsburg
Columbus
No Change in Strike of the Paper Makers
About 200 strikers at the Wels Paper Mill and American Strawboard company press for shorter hours and higher wages. J B Neegar of the international union stays in Quincy until settlement. Legal cases against five men for assault on a watchman to be heard by Justice Ben Heekte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wels Paper Mill
American Strawboard Company
J. B. Neegar
International Union of Paper Makers
Quincy
Russell Schaefer
Edward Sattlemeyer
Schulters
James McFarland
Lawrence Wayne
Walter Gaebbel
American Stawboard Company
Court of Justice of the Peace Ben Heekte
Separate maintenance suit cites cruel treatment by wealthy husband
Mrs. Anta Belle Waite files in circuit court for separate maintenance alleging cruelty from Albert Waite after their 1918 marriage. She claims wealth but neglect, unpaid support, a ramshackle home, and denial of clothes during her rheumatic illness, with four children from a prior marriage and family tensions cited as factors. Four other divorce filings follow for adultery and desertion, all set for the March term in Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Waite
Anta Belle Waite
Circuit Court
Waite
Walter Bennett
Emma May Brown
Harry S. Brown
Quincy
Samuel Riley
Thelma Riley
Riley
Hildegarde Lethcho
Ray Elmore Lethcho
Hannibal
Minnie Dice
Jerry Dice
Objections Hearing on Golden Community High District Rests
About 100 petitioners crowded the ex officio Golden school board Friday afternoon seeking withdrawal from the new Golden Community High district and land transfer to non high school territory. The session adjourned to Monday at 9 am in the county courtroom for further arguments by Emery Lancaster for petitioners and Walter Bennett for the district. County officials Steiner Wolfe and Smith attended with reporter McNutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden
Golden Community
Emery Lancaster
Walter Bennett
John Steiner
Fred Wolfe
W. J. Smith
James McNutt
Lancaster
Bennett
Quincy
Steiner
Wolfe
Smith
Pageant Committee Named For Community Service Drama Work
Mrs Irma Knapheide Parker chairs the committee on dramatics of Community Service directing pageantry. Members include L A Morest and C A Fifer with others asked to assist. A meeting of the committees will be held next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Knapheide Parker
L. A. Morest
C. A. Fifer
Inquest verdict on Mrs Hilleke death explores self immolation
Jurors in a coroner inquest found Mrs Mary Hilleke died from burns received when she set fire to her clothing after crawling from bed to reach matches. Geo Hilleke testified she had been bedridden for six months and may have saturated herself with oil before the lamp fire. Witnesses corroborated his account as the couple’s Quin cy resident leaves a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hilleke
Geo. Hilleke
Madison Street
Mr. Fleer
Hilleke
Fred W. Brinkoetter
Park Place
J. J. Linton
Father Settles For Theft Of Automobile
H E Brown of Decatur traveled to Quincy and reclaimed the car taken from Decatur by Harold Dissell a week earlier. Dissell had been released from the work house after his father paid the remaining fine following a disorderly conduct arrest with two women and two men at a Second Street hotel. He reportedly planned to replace worn tires and cover repairs, and the owner declined to prosecute, causing no attempt to detain him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Brown
Decatur
Quincy
Harold Dissell
Dissell
Judge Reardon
Second Street
Stores to Close at 9 Tonight Citywide Schedule Change
Beginning tonight the city retail stores will close at 9 o'clock instead of 9 30. The agreement between employers and clerks for early closing goes into effect tonight, and Saturday shoppers must start their business earlier.
Marriage licenses for Emerson Applegate and Helen Homan
Emerson L Applegate 27 of East Chicago and Miss Helen Homan 27 of Quincy obtained a marriage license together in a recent civil records notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson L. Applegate
East Chicago
Helen Homan
Quincy
Fair and continued cold with unsettled weekend forecast
Missouri and Towson endure generally fair skies but with persistent cold through Saturday and likely Sunday. Local temperatures yesterday ranged within a broad and incomplete report, with portions of the data unreadable in the OCR. River stage at midnight appears noted but details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Tows
Funeral services for Mrs John L Milee
Funeral notices state Mrs John Tx Miler will have services at 2:30 this afternoon at Bethel A M L church Ninth and Oak-arrests with burial in Graceiad cemeteries Friends invited to attend the services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Milee
John Tx. Miler
Bethel A. ML
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HARNE
ITV
Keokuk Youth
William ‘Derringer
Nlate Iva Hyatt
Abe Martin
South Side
Kaiser
PRI “Ta the First Bank
E. Hoye
C. OF C
Coatsburg Columbus
Labor Temple
L. T. Assn
Toth
Ave. Schulte
Bliveng
Lehbrink
Groeting
Pearson Wee
Krueger
Peters
Ae — A . Tbs Ge
Ed Schulte
Bakers
Concordia
Tansman Alleys
Ave. Reynolds
Garoutte
Carter Ve
Rierson
Sherman
Burns
Piersen
Pierson
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