Rabbit Show Prizes To Be Awarded Today At Armory
Anxious day as rabbiter breeders and fans showcase stock with Judge H J Plegge from St Louis judging over 700 rabbits. Prizes to be announced Saturday amid large crowds and 6000 free tickets issued for schoolchildren. Hannibal Day planned Sunday drawing breeders from Missouri and a mother rabbit with 11 week old large bunnies entertains spectators.
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Armory
H. J. Plegge
St. Louis
Quincy
Quincy Rabbit Breeders Association
Bluff City
Hannibal
Missouri
Davy
Davies
Castle Divorce Suit Settled Out Of Court
Florenca Newcomb Castle and Egbert Castle divorce case settled out of court. Docketed differences resolved with no alimony. Minor child awarded to the mother with paternal visitation at will. Mrs Castle and daughter reside with her mother at 1827 Maine Street. Castle and Mrs Newcomb to remain at his home.
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Florenca Newcomb
Egbert
Twin Brothers Turn 61 Yesterday In Quincy Birthday
William B Munroe and Charles W Munroe twin brothers celebrate their sixty first birthday in Quincy born May 2 1858 both have spent their lives in the city William a watchman at Quincy National Bank lives with his married brother who works in the Journal of Industry office Neither plans any celebration beyond noting the day.
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William B. Munroe
Charles W. Munroe
Quincy
William
Quincy National Bank
Journal of Industry
Health Crusade in Quincy Public Schools Sees Gains
Health crusades in Quincy public schools reward students for chores like washing hands, brushing teeth, deep breathing, long sleep with open windows, and washing necks and ears. Those scoring 54 of 72 points earn page rank, 54-72 weeks earn squire title and button. Organized by Adams County Anti tuberculosis association and Junior Red Cross, the eight week program will finish in five weeks due to school year end.
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Quincy
Crusaders
Adams County Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
Local Service Members Return or Nearing Home
BS Shrapnell and Clinton Scott of Alten bugler in the infantry visit family in Quincy after nearly a year in France. Archie B. Pape returns from overseas as does his brother Fred A. Pape arriving in Philadelphia from France. Fred left Quincy for Camp Wheeler in 1918 and served in the One Hundred Twelfth Machine Gun Battalion Twenty-eighth Infantry. Harold Lewis and Robert Grieser, Quincy natives who earned Croix de Guerre as ambulance drivers in France, leave Camp Dix to seek discharge at Camp Grant and are expected home soon.
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Clinton Scott
Alten
Clara Scott
al Hazen
Locust Street
France
Archie B. Pape
William Pape
North Thirteenth Street
Fred A. Pape
Philadelphia
Quincey
Camp Wheeler
One Hundred Twelfth Machine Gun Battalion
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Harold Lewis
Robert Grieser
Quincy
Camp Dix
N. J
Camp
Grant
Sheriff Simmons Leaves Hospital After Shooting Incident
Sheriff James Simmons has recovered sufficiently to return home from the courthouse hospital likely Sunday but cannot resume duties for weeks. Bullets from the Lankford brothers will be removed as he heals, and he rests at home to recuperate. Clarence Lankford sits up in county jail after being moved from a cell, while the other two Lankford brothers remain at large following the Burlington train shooting on April 19.
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James Simmons
Simmons
Lankford Brothers
Clarence Lankford
Lunsford files divorce suit in circuit court
John EK Lunsford a sergeant recently returned from U S Army service sues his wife Valva Lunsford for divorce claiming infidelity with persons unknown. The couple wed Jan 1 1918 and ceased living together when he left for camp.
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Lunsford
John EK
Circuit
Valva Lunsford
Burglary Report on Burlington Tracks
A damaged notice notes burglars entered the new slice Thursday night. The Scoldierg engine de geart debt and service two suit cases and 34 gents. Cases were found scattered along the Burlington tracks and Helston, with remnants along the right of way.
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Burlington Tracks
Helston
Capt John Batschy Joins Pershing General Staff in France
Captain John Batschy, son of Quincy architect, has been appointed to General Pershing's staff at Chaumont, France, to compile the history of the regulating office of the American Expeditionary Forces. He previously served as adjutant of a division in Toul and Coblenz, earning praise for his work in distributing troops to ports.
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John Batschy
Quincy
Gen. Pershing
Chaumont
France
Batschy
Batsby
United States
Fort Sheridan
Toul
Coblenz
Deaths and Funerals Carl Duvallus and Cooley
Funeral services for Carl Duvalius were held at Freiburg chapel and St Francis church with burial in Calvary cemetery. Mrs. Mary P. Cooley died in Aguilar Colorado and will be buried in Woodland cemetery after arrangements at Daugherty chapel. Relatives include Cooley and Conley families from Detroit Chicago New York Tampa and El Paso with attendees noted.
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Carl Duvalius
Freiburg
St. Francis Church
Calvary Cemetery
J*red Schalk
George Kemner
George Reed
Albert Akers
Ienry Pittman
Ebert Siebers
Mary P. Cooley
Aguilar
Colo
Daugherty Undertaking
Woodland Cemetery
Quincy
Funeral services for Mrs Wilhelmina Skinner in Augusta
Funeral services were held at 9:30 am at the Wiskitchen chapel for Mrs Wilhelmina Skinner who died in West Springs HL. Burial followed in Woodland Cemetery. She died at her sister’s home in West Springs. Surviving sisters include Mrs Wilson Mrs Vo1 Tremann of West Springs and Mrs G Bissell of East Lansing Mich. Dean Cone officiated. bearers were J L A Mead Ro OW Brooker George Palmer Ko Thomas BL Dawkins and J N Coumplin from Augusta.
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Wilhelmina Skinner
West Springs
Wiskitchen
Woodland Cemetery
Skinner
Flow. Wilson
Shea
Augusta
Wilson
Vo 1. Tremann
G. Bissell
East Lansing
Mich
Dean Cone
JL A. Mead
Ro OW Brooker
George Palmer
Ko. Thomas
BL Dawkins
J. N. Coumplin
Balance Report Shows Funds For Police and Fire Departments
RS Benedict, clerk of the police department, reports a $2000 treasury balance after a $45,466 appropriation for the year begun May 1. A $1,000 repair charge reduced the balance for the patrol and ambulance in a collision. A Thursday payroll will be covered by the next appropriation under the new administration. Fire department needs about $11,000 more for a double shift, with a remaining balance to revert to the general fund.
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Benedict
Police Department
Treasury
Fire Department
General Headquarters and Related Inquiries Summary
Fragmentary OCR notes mention General Headquarters as a central node not part of any division and refer to Gen. Persch and implied communications about relatives killed in France. The fragment requests information and mentions a director of Hela slide Butea with unclear formatting.
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Informaton
France
Fred” W Ori
Askin
Hela Slide
Butea Ig
Quincy Letter Proposes Memorial For General Hill In Riverview Park
A letter to Alderman Ellis from Al G Winters recalls General Hank Hill as a war hero and suggests a Riverview park monument. Winters, a former Whig reporter and Spanish American War veteran, praises Hill’s bravery, chats about relatives, and notes plans to visit Scotland and Belgium.
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Perry C. Ellis
al G. Winters
The
Whig
Winters
Bilibid
Philippines
Billings
Mont
Ryniker-Winter Hardware Company
Quincy
Hank” Hill
Ile
Riverview Park
Hank Hill
General Hill
Till
Tie
Wyoming Guard
Hill
Body Of Still Born Child Found In River
A stillborn baby boy five to six months in gestation was recovered from the Mississippi River edge Thursday afternoon by laborer Julius Minsky. An inquest by Coroner Lawrence Amen returned the customary verdict. Dr. W I Baker believed the infant had been in the water only a few hours, likely cast in Wednesday night by someone unknown. Minsky, while gathering driftwood, found the partly weed-covered body and nearby clothing. No evidence identified the person who discarded the child.
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Mississippi River
Julius Minsky
Lawrence Amen
Wiskirchen
W. If. Baker
Mr. Minsky
New Rules Of Board of Education Are Out
Revised edition details the Board of Education structure and duties, including superintendent, business manager, truancy officer, and 13 sections on teacher duties. It covers employment, salaries, principals and supervisors, and guidelines on communicable diseases per the state health board.
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Board of Education
Tineis
Eden Electric Washing Machine Ad
Eden Electric Washing Machine advertised with $500 down and $9.00 a month payment option. Free trial offered by Quincy Gas Electric and Heating Co.
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Eden Electric
Frea
Ouincy Gas, Electric & Heating CO
April 1919 Brings Higher Water and Warmer Days
April 1919 showed river stages nearly six feet higher than April 1918 with a peak 17.5 on the 28th and an average monthly stage of 13.58. The coldest day was April Fool’s at 28 degrees, while April 22 reached 81, the month’s heat record. Mean temperature ran 55.9 degrees, rainfall totaled 2.10 inches, and winds blew from the south, contrasting with last year’s 4 inches and east winds.
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United States
Fred Brinkoetter
Springfield Trip Planning Meeting on Highway Convention
Bishop Edward Fawcett of the Chamber of Commerce calls citizens to gather at the Chamber tonight to plan the Springfield trip for the first annual Liberty Highway association convention. Quincy club president Myers urges members to join the automobile parade to Springfield and coordinate with Tallinois towns. Delegations from Mt. Sterling and Taiberry anticipate large turnout. Gov. Lowden and Illinois highway leaders will speak at sessions and the banquet.
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Edward Fawcett
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Springfield
Liberty Highway Association
Myers
Quincy Motor Club
Tallinois
Ralph Vanden- Poom
Steve G. Lawless
Taiberry Highway Association
Mt. Sterling
Lowden
W. G. Edens
Illnois Highway Improvement Association
New Tax On Firms Hiring Child Labor Looms Large
A new tax, effective April 25, imposes a 10 percent levy on net profits of any mill cannery workshop or factory employing children under 14 or those 14 to 16 working beyond eight hours per day or six days per week or outside 6 am to 7 pm. The tax also applies to profits from mines or quarries employing under 18s.
Humane Officer Seeks Furnishings for Destitute Family
Humane Officer John Coens assists a destitute five member family with home furnishings. He has obtained a bed mattress and chairs and is seeking a cook stove dining table and cooking utensils to enable the family to begin housekeeping and be united again.
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Humane Officer
John Coens
Coens
Alive Brackley claims legacy despite 1918 death ruling
Charles Clyde Brackley once legally dead in 1918 says he still lives in Lovelock Nebraska and is entitled to 1074.69 from uncle John 3 Lockwood’s will. Executor State Savings, Loan and Trust failed to locate him. Brackley’s sworn statement details life in Reno and Sacramento after leaving home in 1898. He remained in contact until World War I era, then stopped writing.
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Charles Clyde Brackley
Lovelock
Neb
John 3. Lockwood
Lockwood
Charles C. Brackley
State Savings, Loan and Trust Company
Brackley
San Francisco
John T. Inghram
Reno
Nev
Sacramento
Cal
Inside Electrical Workers Get Increase Across City
Electrical Workers' Union No. 67 members get 65 cents more per hour for 3 hours work, rising from 55 to 60 cents. The new scale is signed by all local contractors. Teamsters and Chauffeurs refuse raise and may strike. Tod Carriers and Building Laborers gain 50 cents to 75? Noting May 1 effective. Plumbers and Master Plumbers unsettled, with expected decision soon.
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Electrical Workers’ Union No. 67
Teamsters and
Tlod Carriers and Building Laborers’ Union
Th P Lumbers
Hess Case Sent To Jury In Auto Damage Suit
The Milton Hess versus Illinois Automobile Exchange case went to the jury for deliberation after 8 pm on Thursday but no verdict was reached before adjournment. Hess seeks 300 dollars for alleged June damage to his car at eighteenth street and Schuette's lane north of the city after his car struck a black vehicle at 11 30 pm, ejecting its occupants. the Hess car was badly damaged and insured with the defendant.
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Milton Hess
Illinois Automobile Exchange
Hess
Eighteenth Street
Schuette’s Lane
New Viaduct Plan At Camp Point City Meeting
County Highway Superintendent L L Boyer will visit Camp Point to confer with residents and the town board on building a viaduct. His prior design of a small stream crossing near the cemetery won approval and inspired this project. He will spend five days weekly supervising road and bridge work statewide, with one office day in Quincy each week and Saturdays in the courthouse.
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L. L. Boyer
Camp Point
Boyer
Quincey
Court House
Boy Run Down By An Auto Breaks Leg In Accident
Chester Waack son of Mr and Mrs William Veeck of 6410 Washington street was struck by a car while crossing at eighth and Payson avenue on a Wednesday afternoon. His right ankle was broken. He was returning home from Irving school with friend Russell Riceman and waited for the funeral procession of AL Seehorn nearby. He was taken home and treated by Dr. Tf Brenner and is recovering.
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Chester Waack
Wiliam Veeck
Washington Street
Eighthand Payson Avenue
Chester
Irving School
Russell Riceman
al AL Seehorn
Tf. F. Brenner
Marriage license issued in St Louis for local man and Indiana woman
A marriage license was issued in St Louis on Thursday for Arthur Heilwazen of this city and Miss Jems Van Hise of West Baden Indiana.
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St. Louis
Arthur Heilwazen
Jems van Hise
West Baden
Ind
Quincy's Eagles Launch Fund for Arrest of Bandits
The Quincy Aerie of Eagles started a fund of at least 500 to 1,000 to aid authorities in locating the remaining gang members tied to the Burlington train shooting that killed Emil Licht and Detective Robert Bumster. The lodge, joining with R S Benedict, invited organizations and individuals to contribute, voting 50 to kick off the effort.
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Quincy
Aerie of Eagles
Emil Licht
Robert M. Bumster
Frank Vacha
James Simmons
Eagles
R.S. Benedict
Robert Bumster
Clarence Lankford
Lodge
Burlington
Weather Outlook and River Bulletin Digest
Illinois Friday warms slight, cloudiness increasing with possible showers in the afternoon or night. Missouri warmer Friday, unsettled Saturday with showers. Iowa fair and warmer Friday, unsettled Saturday with possible showers, cooler at night in the west. Local temperatures show varied readings. Daily River Bulletin notes 7 a.m. observations and forecasts river heights and fall rates for St. Paul Davenport Ottumwa Keokuk Hannibal and St. Louis with a predicted fall of 0.4 to 0.8 feet in the next 24 hours.
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Missouri
Iowa
West Port
St. Paul
Davenport
Werthsbursy
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Warsaw
Hannibal
Louisiana
St. Louis
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Castle
Roy St. Stephens
Marie Werner
Abe Martin
Shrapnell
Sheriff Simmons
Country Club
Order of the Temple
Quincy Commandry
State Street
Bringfield
Macadam Road
Tate Street
Capt. Batschy
Carl Duvallus
Mary VP. Cooley
Ousrtes
Soldiers & Sailors
U. S. Employment Service
Civil Service
Merchant Marine
American Library Association
Opporpy
Quincy Whig Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Kirksville
Kirksville School of Osteopathy
Quincey College
League Park
Quincy Independents
Globe Tent
Moose Hall
Eagle’s Hall
Ca Leeahive
Kyoto University
Robert M. Bannister
John Wheelock
Carl Epler
P. W. Reardon
Fures
Otheer
Ctizen
Heckle
al Heckle
East St. Louis
Daily River Bulletin
Muscatine
N. W. Cor
Word Roadster
Kentucky St
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