Quincy Taylor Road Corporation Plans New Missouri Highway
The Quincy Taylor Road Corporation seeks to build a six mile durable road from West Quincy to Taylor this summer in cooperation with the Missouri Highway Commission. It plans to raise over 75000 in Quincy plus state funds on a 50 50 basis, with officers to be elected in April and construction set to begin within weeks.
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West Uincy
Taylor
uincy-Taylor Road Corporation
Springfield
Quincy-Taylor Aad Corporation
Missouri
Quincyaylor Road Corporation
Quincy
Missourighway Commission
Quincy-Taylor Road Corporation
West Quincy
W. H. Bennett
Chamber of Comerce
Missouri Highway Commission
W. T. Duker
Walter H. Bennett
IW. J
W. J. Singleton
S. B. Montgomery, JR. Pearce
George M Adams
George A. Binkert
Julius Kespohl
R. QO. Jehu
Missour Highway Commission
Truman T. Pier‘poh
Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson City
Quincey
Mississippi River Bluffs
State of
Illinois
Retire Early To Sleep With Daylight Saving Change
The nation plans to advance clocks at 2 o clock Sunday morning under daylight saving rules. For months, clocks, railroad time and other standards will shift, delaying nightfall by one hour daily through October as Congress debates the law and filibusters.
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Congress
Col Otis Duncan to Speak at Quincy Rally Tonight
Lieut Col Otis B Duncan of Springfield, commander of the 370th Infantry known as the Black Devils, will speak at a Republican rally in Rogers Hall Quincy tonight. The speech will cover war experiences rather than politics. Also speaking will be Capt R A Byrd of Springfield and other local speakers.
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Otis B. Duncan
Springfield
Quincy
Rogers Hall
Sixth
Hampshire Street
Duncan
America
370Th Infantry
Eighth Regiment
Ilinois National
Capt
R. A. Byrd
Expert Inspects The Nearby Orchards
Farmers Rusk and W P Flint from the state University inspected the Husemann orchards on South Thirty sixth Street Thursday. They applied several treatments to destroy aphids that injure the trees. Rush will continue investigations in apple orchards while Flint is visiting and will not be in his office Saturday.
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Rusk
W. P. Flint
The
State University
Husemann
Rush
Flint
Residents Aim to Raise Funds for Road Building
A local plan proposes subscribers become stock holders liable only for their subscriptions. After Tuesday's Chamber of Commerce meeting a solicitor team will canvass the business district to secure funds. Attorney Bennett notes Missouri will match raised sums to start work, Tay lor highway surveys underway, and a engineers report will estimate needed funds from Quincy and Fabius Drainage district landowners.
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Chamber of Comimerce
Corps of Solicitors
W H. Bennett
Quincy
Missouri
Taylor Highway
Fabius
John Meyer in Serious Condition After City Accident
John Meyer was knocked down by a car driven by Herman Pinkelmann at Eighth and Hampshire streets Monday. He is in very serious condition at St. Mary hospital with several broken ribs a scalp wound and multiple bruises. Boswell attends Chicago conference on shipper and manufacturer concerns. Chaplain Fathers Namesday celebrated at St. Aloysius Orphanage with recitations songs and a school holiday. Roomers steal from roomer victims report two men one six years old in overalls and black hat and a 40 year old thief from 603 Jersey Street.
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John Meyer
Herman Pinkelmann
Eighth and
Hampshire Street
St. Mary Hospital
Rupert Housser
St. Aloysius Orphanage
J. Daugherty
Jersey Street
Abe Martin style glimpse of spring decor and prices
The fragment hints at a humorous Abe Martin voice about spring time and home improvements. It mentions plans to view furniture or decor, noting a price to be paid, and a line about rooms and wallpaper. The text is incomplete but conveys a spoke word tone about seasonal home upgrades and costs.
Wabash Promotes Hughes to Traveling Freight Agent
O. M. Hughes, chief clerk in division freight offices, will be promoted to traveling freight agent reporting to C. Osborn in the city, effective April 1. Hughes has served the Wabash more than thirty years. John Witsken will succeed Hughes as chief clerk in division freight office.
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O. M. Hughes
Wabash
C. Osborn
Hughes
John Witsken
Old and Young Tell Tales in Divorce Court
In circuit court Thursday couples shared long and short married lives marked by desertion cruelty infidelity and drunkenness. Amanda Tipton 61 and George Tipton described 31 years of marriage ending in his sudden departure in 1916 at Lorain. Edith Hunsaker sought the return of her maiden name and child from Aubrey Hunsaker. Adele M. Smith waited ten years for her husband to return. Grace Rheinheimer said Fred valued John Barleycorn over family after six years. Tracy Kelley pursued desertion. Edith Scott testified John Scott flirted with alcohol and assaulted her. Elizabeth De Jaynes said Robert left with chickens and never returned. William Sheeley left after quarrels. Jennie L. Heckle seeks desertion and child care. Lulu Murphy calls George Murphy an habitual drunkard. Nettie Gibbs charged William Gibbs with frequenting taverns. Orilla Stewart testified about her daughter’s marriage to Jack Vincent at 16 and sought annulment due to misrepresented age and lack of support. Judge Akers to hear more divorce cases today.
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Circuit Court
Amanda Tipton
George
Loraine
Edith Hunsaker
Aubrey Hunsaker
Adele M. Smith
Grace L. Rheinheimer
Fred Rheinheimer
John Barleycorn
Tracy Kelley
Edith Scott
John Scott
Elizabeth de Jaynes
Robert de Jaynes
William Sheeley
Bushrell
Maintiff
Jennie L. Heckle
John B. Heckle
Lulu Murphy
George Murphy
Nettie Gibbs
William Gibbs
Mendon
Orilla Stewart
Jack Vincent
Albert Akers
Car Belonging to Hamilton Couple Is Stolen Here
Miss Flora Quick of Hamilton reported her Buick roadster stolen after visiting a theater. The car was left by the Illinois Bank building on Sixth street and traced to a Standard Oil station where 5 gallons of oil were bought. A heavyset man drove it away and police alerted nearby towns.
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Flora Quick
Hamilton
Quines
Miss Quick
Sixth Street
Illinois Bank
Frank Ernst
Standard Oil Company
Twelfth
Hampshire Streets
Ernst
Charges Preferred Against Two Boys in County Court
Two youths Kenneth Kinkel 14 and Richard Miller 13 face delinquency charges in county court after admitting removal of a Humane Society fountain fixtures on North Bottom road and tearing a telephone from an ice house nearby. They were placed in the Detention Home as arraignment looms today with potential federal attention due to government ownership of lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Nolan
Kenneth Kinkel
Richard Miller
Humane Society
North Bottom Road
More Macadam Is Made At The Works
Inspectors of the House of Correction audited bills on Thursday afternoon. Superintendent M. C. Wittman employs fifteen men to produce 300 to 400 loads of crushed rock monthly, mainly for Quincy streets. Inspectors consider relocating the superintendent family from the jail upstairs and removing rock on which the superintendent’s house stands. Sufficient rock remains to fund a year of work before a new northern location is needed.
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House of Correction
M. C. Wittman
Quincy
Straw Vote For Mayor Thompson Leads In Quincy
A straw ballot by The Whig shows Democrat Phil O'Brien leading with 48 of 66 votes in a Quincy business district count. Mayor John A. Thompson has 17 votes, Labor candidate Schmitt 1. O'Brien dominated in a department store. four downtown saloons yielded 16 for O'Brien and 2 for Thompson.
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Phil O'Brien
O’brien
John A. Thompson
Schmitt
Quincy
O'Brien
Thompson
Prisoner crews blamed for poor food on return voyage
Lieut Raymond Wilson sailed in with 1 165 troops from France aboard the Austrian ships Argentina and Francesca. Soldiers reported bad labor conditions, poor meals, and insufficient sleeping space due to Austrian and German POW crews. American cooks were added, bread burned, and rations spoiled. soldiers broke into emergency rations to endure the voyage home.
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Raymond Wilson
New York
Argentina
Francesca
United States
France
CO. V. Julian
Chicago Tribune
Julian
William P. Stokes
Marseilles
Bordeaux
Wounded by shell that killed Cecil Cunningham in France
Fragments of a shell killed Cecil Cunningham of Barry and wounded several Company AB 123rd Machine Gun battalion members during a night advance in France on October 16. Lawrence H. Sharps of Los Angeles was hit in the right leg and gassed. Cunningham had been stationed at Camp Parker and had many local friends.
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Cecil Cunningham
Barry
France
Lawrence H. Sharps
Los Angeles
United States
New York
Cunningham
Camp Parker
Texas
Meuse
Sharps
Quincy
Big Crowd Attends South Side Dance
A large crowd attended the eighth annual complimentary dance by the South Side Boat Club board Thursday evening with over 300 present. O'Farrell's Orchestra provided music. The club and Ladies Aid society plan a second social next Thursday and a whist event for April 8. Estate of August Hagenbaumer filed for probate grants his wife a life interest in all property except $5 to Frederick Formann, with remaining assets to be divided among the couple’s children after the wife’s death.
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South Side Boat Club
O'Farrell
Ladies’ Aid Society
August Hagenbaumer
Frederick Formann
Returned Soldier Held On Charge Brought by Girl
Martin Dale, a recently returned U S Army man, is jailed on a statutory assault charge filed by 15 year old Cora Carpenter. Detectives arrested him at Sheriff James Simmons’ request after a weeks long manhunt. The girl has been held at the Detention Home while Dale awaits arraignment.
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Martin Dale
United States Army
Pat Piercy
Henry Meise
James Simmons
Cora Carpenter
Quincy
Dale
Pauline Surrie
Planters Hotel
Currie
Planters
Third
Hampshire Streets
Simmons
Police Department
Carpenter
Second
New School Revenue Bill Secures Near Universal Support
Governor Lowden signs a new school revenue bill passed unanimously by both houses. Quincy will gain about 55000 dollars next year for education and maintenance. The bill allows 1 percent for building and 2 percent for education, with a referendum to raise revenue from 3 to 4 percent. If enacted, funds become available after July 1.
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Quincy
New School Law
Lowden
Senate
Clyde Sears
Board of Education
House
Hagenbaumer Fined by County Court for Support Debt
Herman Hagenbaumer faced a stiff fine in county court after being arraigned Thursday before County Judge Fred G. Wolfe. He was fined 280 dollars and ordered to pay 10 dollars weekly for the support of his three children in Woodland Home. The judge also sent him to the work house for 60 days and ordered him to pay 3 dollars weekly to his wife for support.
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Herman Hagenbaumer
Fred G. Wolfe
Woodland
Wolfe
Eldie Pear
Wants a Job To Get Out Of County Jail
A man held in the county jail offers to work for a small salary and not flee his $1,000 bond. W. H. Webster, confined on bigamy charges, vows honest work and loyalty. He says his first wife will also work with him, while his second wife serves as the prosecuting witness.
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W. H. Webster
Webster
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Emma Kurz
Mrs Emma Kurz funeral set for Saturday at 8:30 from 628 6ak street and 9 from St Boniface church. Burial in St Boniface cemetery. Columbus Cox of Sigourney Iowa dies in St Mary hospital at 9:15 Thursday after six months illness. Cox 65, farmer, single, burial planned in Sigourney after body is moved there.
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Emma Kurz
6Ak Street
St. Boniface Church
Bural
St. Boniface
Columbus Cox
Sigourney
Iowa
St. Mari Hospital
Willard
Quincey
St. Mary Hospital
Cox
Funeral Services for Sister Sylveria Held in St Louis
Funeral services were held today in St Louis for Sister Sylveria of the Order of the School Sisters of Notre Dame who died at the mother house Maria in Ripia near St Louis. Born Clara Elisabeth Glass in Quincy 73 years ago, she was the daughter of John B. Glass and Mrs. Caroline Ording. Her brothers Rev Father Johannes of Nokomis and John B. Glass and Mrs. Mary Tossick accompanied by other relatives attended.
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Sylveria
Sisters of Notre Dame
St. Lows
St. Louis
Maria
Ripia
Quincey
John B. Glass
Clara Eliabeth Glass
St. Mary Institute
St. Mary Academy
Quincy
Johannes
Nokomis
Caroline Ording
Mary Tossick
Glass
Ohn C. Ording
Probate court appoints multiple estate administrators
Henry C. Sprick named administrator of the Edward Griep estate with a 5200 bond. Henry W. Paul named administrator of the Henry L. Paul estate with a 46000 bond. William F P Short named executor of the Charles J. Short estate with a 23000 bond. Newell Sapp named administrator of the Elizabeth Seals estate with a 2500 bond. Lottie Eckert named executor of the Albert Eckert estate with a 1100 bond.
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Henry C. Sprick
Edward Griep
Henry W. Paul
Henry L. Paul
Willian FP. Short
Charles J. Short
Newell Sapp
Elizabeth Seals
Lottie Eckert
Albert Eckert
Fire threatens destruction of St. Paul School
A fire early Thursday evening at the St. Paul Evangelical Church school on Monroe near Ninth and Tenth streets caused about 800 in damage. Firefighters prevented total loss as flames spread through the roof. soot in the basement started the blaze and the building suffered a burned roof hole and a damaged wall. school expected to resume by Monday.
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St. Paul Evangelical Hurch
Monroe
Ninth
Tenth
Paul Elliott
North Fourth Street
John Ellis
Beginning Plans For Reception To Fifth Regiment
A committee of eight met at the Chamber of Commerce to plan a welcome for soldiers of the old Fifth regiment returning home. They will appoint subcommittees next Wednesday to organize a celebration, with co operation from relatives seeking special honors and a possible separate event for the returning soldiers.
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Old Fifth Regiment
Chamber of Commerce
W. T. Duker
Old Fifth Company
Wabash Officials Deny Schedule Changes Rumor
Thomas John Jr city passenger agent and George C Osborn general freight and passenger agent both deny rumors of changes to the Mr Sterling branch time card and train crews. They state current Wabash schedule services are satisfactory and no shifts are planned.
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Thomas John, Jr
Wabash
Osborn
Local Men Attend Conference In Galesburg Meeting
John H. Steiner Tom S. Carlin and Mrs. J E Kirkpatrick of Adams county Farmers Institute Domestic Science department attended a Fourteenth and Fifteenth district institute meeting in Galesburg on Thursday Plans for institutes in the two districts were discussed No plans were made for Adams county next fall due to Russell Davis absence A program will be arranged after consultations It is probable the institute will be held in Adams county next October.
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John H. Steiner
Tom S. Carlin
J. E. Kirkpatrick
Farmers’ Institute
Adams County
Galesburg
Russell Davis
Fanneral Institute
Davis
State Labor Party Consideration By Trades & Labor Assembly
Actions planned tonight by the Trades & Labor Assembly explore feasibility of organizing a state Independent Labor party per the Illinois State Federation of Labor request for delegates to the Springfield meeting on April 10. The assembly may also endorse a $500000 bond plan for local improvements including fire department motorization and a central fire station.
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Trades & Labor Assembly
Independent Labor Party
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Springfield
Assembly
Jail Time Looms After Apartment Fight
Frances Hughes, a Black resident, faces a police court charge after breaking into a newly rented Gas House flats with help from friends and denying access to John Scott. Police Magistrate P. W. Reardon will hear the case as Frances defends against the reported unlawful entry and damage. An unrelated military health note reports 1,087 soldiers examined with high counts of foot ailments including bunions and hammer toes, many wearing shoes too small or too large.
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Frances Hughes
Frances
John Scott
Scott
P. W. Reardon
116Th Pennsylvania Infantry
Old Time Rally in Highland Park Boosts Sixth Ward Republicans
A Thursday night rally in Highland Park drew over 250 Republicans from the Sixth ward. Mayor John A. Thompson urged stricter enforcement of laws, while Alderman John Myers, George Wilson for supreme bench, W. O. Lee for police magistrate, and others received strong support. The gathering featured music by the Peerless quartet and the Third Ward Mandolin and Guitar club, with speeches from Van Meigs Wittmar and others praising the candidates and record.
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Highland Park
Sixth Ward
John A. Thompson
Third Ward
Thompson
Quincy
John Myers
Myers
George Wilson
Supreme Bench
W. O. Lee
Robert van Meigs
M. C Wittmar
Weights and Counts Highlight Quincy Mail Carriers
Len Schmidt, superintendent of mails in Quincy, notes the annual weighing and counting week shows the business district handles 1600 plus first class pieces daily while residences average 700 plus. The operation began Thursday at 6:30 AM and will run for a week.
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Len Schmidt
Quincy
Weather and river forecast for Illinois Missouri and Iowa
Past Friday and Saturday brought rising temperatures with sun rise at 5 52 am and set at 6 20 pm The moon rises in the afternoon The Des Moines and Mississippi basin forecast shows gradual falls from Muscatine to Louisiana and Warsaw to Louisiana expected to drop about 1 6 to 1 foot in the next 24 hours The Des Moines river also will fall slowly over several days
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Illinois
Missouri
Towa
Muscatine
Louisiana
Warsaw
Des Moines
Wanted Help Needed at Baris Cafe and Wagon Delivery
Help wanted notice seeks an experienced waitress at Baris Cafe and a delivery boy for Wagon. Offers reference and states working permit required. Address 1802 Elm Street.
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Wantei
Baris Cafe
Elm St
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