Woman confronts deputy marshals with shotgun in St Louis
Mrs Vivian English Buckley of 6180 Gambleton Place, St Louis County, chased two deputy U S marshals from her home with a shotgun as they sought to serve a witness summons in a federal suit. The struggle drew a riot call. the deputies later obtained service after being attacked and threatened with the weapon.
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Louis
Vivian English Buckley
Gambleton Place
St. Louis County
United States District Court
United States
John Kennedy
Fred Klein
Page Boulevard
Kennedy
Mrs. Buckley
Klein
Gambliedon Place
MacPherson Avenue
Mrs
Adams County Memorial Association Plans Graves Decorating
In the Armory Tuesday at 7 30 p m plans will be set for decorating all soldiers graves on May 30 Memorial Day. All schools G A R Women's Relief Corps and all other organizations with returned soldiers and sailors are invited to send representatives to join the preliminary meeting in the Armory.
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Adams County Memorial Association
Armory
Women's Relief Corps
Bequeaths Fund For Cathedral Sacristy
The will of the late Papal Countess Annie Leary filed for probate in New York bequeaths $200,000 to Archbishop Hayes to construct a sacristy at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The vault will hold her body and those of her father, mother, and three brothers buried elsewhere.
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New York
Annie Leary
Archbishop Hayes
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Carried $22,000 With Him In Pocket Of West
A Probate Court jury ruled Casper J. Twielenmeier of Saint Louis sane despite his wife’s bid for a guardian. The testimony described his “$22,000” vest pocket stash and a habit of buying picnic tickets, with details of a fire loss and a domestic dispute cited during the trial.
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West
ST. Louis
Casper J. Twiellenmeier
Pope Street
Twiellenmeier
Twielenmeier
Western Mill Work Co
Civic Improvement League Seeks Two Week Clean-Up Plan
In a Saturday committee meeting the Civic Improvement League decided to petition the city council to declare a two week clean up period urging all citizens to tidy yards and premises. The league will conduct a one day membership campaign this week hoping to recruit many new members.
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Civic Improvement League
Quincy Catholic Union Convention Heads to Chicago in June
The Catholic Union of Illinois plans its annual convention in Chicago this June with several Quincy delegates expected to attend though last year’s gathering was not held. The Roman Catholic Central Verein also schedules its Chicago convention in September.
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Catholic Union
Catholic Union of Ilinois
Chicago
Quincey
Roman Catholic Central Verein
North Side Boat Club Tales Glow with Ocean Club Humor
Readable fragments portray North Side gatherings with Power Boat Club chatter and boat life. Characters like Cliff, Clarkile, Lloyd Bately, Charlie Clarke, Ott Zimmerman, and El mer Mutzi appear in jovial banter about boats, dances, and weekly races. The piece blends nautical slang with street style humor and references to yachts, canoes, and local figures.
Jewish Population In Poland Suffers
New York reports destitution hunger and disease plague the great Jewish population in Poland and southeastern Europe. American eye witnesses of the Joint Distribution Committee note disbursement of over 25 million dollars by American Jews. Conditions in Czecho Slovakia are worsened by anti semitic sentiment. JugoSlavia notes from Miss Hetty Goldman describe Monastir almost destroyed by shell fire with population drop from about 80 000 to 20 000 36 000 including troops.
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New York
Poland
Europe
Joint Distribution Committee
American Funds
Czecho-Slovakia
Henry G. Alsberg
Jugo-Slavia
Hetty Geldman
Monastir
Accomplishing Most Wonderful Results
A chain of customer testimonials praises a medicinal oil sold in various doses. J Gibson of Joneshborn Ark reports relief from diphtheria in his child after using a 26 cent bottle. Other letters from Hartford Conn Gadsden Ala urge the product for neuralgia rheumatism and sore throat. The ads claim thousands of cures and a money back guarantee with bottles priced at 25 or 1.00 in drug stores.
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J. Gibson
Joneshborn
Ark
Gibson
Florence Meager
Wiltney Street
Hartford
Conn
Williams
Gadsden
Ala
Paris Police Foil Clemenceau Assassination Attempt
Paris reports a nineteen year old man Cornillon was seized near the entrance to Premier Clemenceau's home. He carried a stiletto and anarchist literature and said he sought only a gesture, not to kill the premier. Cornillon knew Emile Cottin, who shot Clemenceau, and he was from Venay.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Cornillon
M. Clemenceau
Marriage Licenses Listed for Augusta Quincy and Beyond
Harley FE Robison of Augusta to Miss Louise M Weinberg of Quincy. Guy B White aged 26 of Quincy to Miss Tazel Sullivan 22. Reuben B Flinn 22 of Beverly to Miss Bernice Hicks 19 of Benville Til. Edward Miller 21 of Jacksonville to Miss Bessie Cain 18 of Quincy. Jacob Klaasing 21 of Quincy to Miss Neva Fry 17 of Marblehead.
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Harley FE. Robison
Legal
Augusta
Louise M. Weinberg
Quincy
Guy B. White
Tazel Sullivan
Reuben B. Flinn
Beverly
Bernice Hicks
Benville
Til
Edward Miller
Jacksonville
Bessie Cain
Jacob Klaasing
Neva Fry
Marblehead
Demobilization Near The 2 Million Mark
Washington May 4 The army has discharged 1,942,391 officers and men returning to civil life. Of these 103,524 were officers. The total authorized discharges were 2,072,000 with 789,320 men from overseas. Volunteer enlistments rose to 23,663 with depots yet to report. Of volunteers 6,187 sought assignment to the army of occupation and 1,243 to the Philippines.
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Washington
War Department
Army of Occupation
Philippines
Probate court inventories list estate values and assets
In probate court the inventories show the Jobst Steffen estate with real estate unquoted value and chattels valued at 100 dollars. The Carl L Neadick estate lists real estate unquoted value chattels 8163 dollars, cash 84500, Liberty bonds 250, War Savings Stamps 85.40 and notes and accounts 400 dollars.
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Jobst Steffen
Carl L. Neadick
A Sensible Woman Chooses The Eden Washing Machine
A promotional note states a sensible woman would not wash without The Eden Electric Washing Machine and highlights affordable terms of five dollars down offered by Quincy Gas Electric & Heating Co.
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Eden
Quincy Gas, Electric & Meating Co
Pilot Killed When Plane Fell at Kenley
London May 8 General Sykes controller general of civil aviation was aboard an aircraft that fell at Kenley. The pilot Captain Knott was killed. General Sykes was badly shaken but uninjured.
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London
Sykes
Kenley
Knott
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