HannibalElection Next Tuesday in City Vote Clash
Hannibal votes are expected to rise next Tuesday as Democrats and Republicans gear up for a close mayoral race between J. K. Mills and Thomas C. Garner. City marshal, city attorney, city recorder, and six alderman seats are also contested with party nominees across wards. Both parties vow to maximize turnout and turnout efforts intensify ahead of election day.
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Hannibal
J. K. Mills
Thomas C. Garner
Henry R. Harris
John Ritchardson
City Marchal
Harrison White
Harry Carstarphen
Ralph Smiley
William H. Jones
City Recorder
Frank Clay
George Vandament
John Conlin
George Treat
Louis Appal
John Schnitzer
Roy Gleason
Pink Snider
Fred Simmons
E. Miller
James Featherstone
Repubican
Oral D. Drummond
Company E Sidelights in Hannibal Parade
Paul W Gore a Hannibal youth led the Company E unit aboard the special train to the medical corps organized at Louisiana Missouri in 1917. Mounted police Al McClenning Thomas Mulhern James Bennett and Arch Leonard rode in the parade. Out of town spectator Congressman M A Romine of Macon helped reroute orders for Company E through Hannibal. Burlington railroad drum corps under Ray Brice Fred Kirse and Clarence Ross contributed as drum major color bearer and instructor. The roster includes Leslie J.
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Paul W. Gore
Hannibal
Medical Corps
Louisiana, Mo
Gore
Judge Gore
Hydesburg
al McClenning
Thomas Mulhern
James Bennett
Arch Leonard
M. A. Romine
Macon
Romiue
War Department
Hann 1
Burlington Railroad Machine Shops
Ray Brice
Fred Kirse
Clarence Ross
Leslie J
Candidates For Hannibal Mayor In A Busy Field
A list of hopefuls for Hannibal mayor includes Earl Betf John Dinkler Tl. Sims E Av Gwinner Earl Cook ingham George Lovett George and Lawrence Kotsenburg J B Iee Joe Beard Sport Ross Obie Deer and L B Frasher. The drum corps organizing recently is noted along with the Louisiana ladies drum corps and its members. William Burkhardt of Palmyra, formerly with Company E, attended the demonstration as a spectator and arrived in Hannibal with the first train Saturday after transfer to Camp Doniphan Fort Sill Oklahoma.
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William Burkhardt
Palmyra
Company E
Hannibal
Camp Doniphan
Fort Sill
Okla
Dicky Dippy's Diary Returns To Daily Life
A fragmented diary entry describes Saturday events as Dicky Dippy meets Bill Sands and agrees to fulfill a request. The brief scene centers on a casual exchange and a promised action, set in an informal, nostalgic voice.
Valor praised for Kiinkerfuss and Missouri unit in war
Captain George H. Kiinkerfuss of St. Louis commanded Company E on a troop train to St. Joseph while praising Bo Company and the 84th division for their wartime valor. He led after Captain Axline fell in the Argonne, organizing F Company from University of Missouri students. He notes E Company’s actions in Argonne and St Mihiel.
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Bo Company
84Th
George H. Kiinkerfuss
St. Louis
Kiinkerfuss
St. Joseph
Axline
Bethel
Klinkerfuss
Fourth Missouri Infantry
University of Missouri
United States
Missouri Institution
France
E Company
Company E
Argonne
St. Mihiel
Hannibal native Joe McGee recalls Mark Twain links and start in minstrelsy
Hannibal performer Joe McGee, dubbed the Mark Twain of Minstrels, explains his lifelong ties to Hannibal Mo his birthplace and boyhood begin in the Mexico district of the city where he first learned song and dance from Black entertainers. He plans a ten day visit with wife Adelaine Applegate continuing his war era circuit work with Pretty Baby on the Orpheum tour.
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Florida
Monroe County
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Bowhead
Twain
Hannibal
Joe McGee
Highland Park
Qauncy
Iwo
Adelaine Applegate
Gee
Mark Ywain
Joe
Missouri
Mexico
McGee
Argonne Night Drive Testimony of Company E Captain Says
Captain Klinkerfuss recalls the Argonne night of fighting, noting heavy losses for many units while Company E endured a relatively light toll. He cites German road sabotage and road rebuilding by engineers as factors, defends infantry progress, and praises Company E and the 35th division for courage and endurance.
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St Mihiel
Kinkerfuss
Argonne
Hoche
II Companies
Exemont
Argonne Drive
Tank 10 Demonstration Arrives in Hannibal Today
A World War era tank arrives in Hannibal from Moberly for a public demonstration this afternoon at 2:40 in Central Park and the business streets. The event features a large choir from local churches, and speeches by George A. Mahan and Barry Henwood. Tank crew includes W. D. Wool of St Louis Sergeant Karl Sherwood Sergeant Wilson Dent Holden private Guy Woods with a Soissons fight wound and a ring fragment. Belligerent veterans and Liberty Loan speakers plan to address the crowd.
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France
Hannibal
Company EA
Company E
Central Park
George A. Mahan
Barry Henwood
Moberly
W. D. Wool
St. Louis
Karl Sherwood
Engineers
Wilson Dent
Lennox
S. D
Tank Corps
Guy Woods
Holden
Soissons
Woods
War Veterans to Form Organization Meeting at Moose Hall
A gathering is at Moose Hall this afternoon at 2:30 to organize a World War veterans association. The aim is to affiliate with the national group, with Secu E A Gwinner, secretary of Misre hots van Hannihal, coordinating after a Moose lodge notice.
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Moose Hall
Secu
E. A. Gwinner
Misre Hots van Hannihal
Moose Lodge
Order
Tars Orgad Zatier
Intolerance booked for Park Theater in Hannibal
Park Theater manager Thomas Rigler brings the photoplay Intolerance to Hannibal for four days starting Monday with two shows daily and matinees through Thursday. The twelve reel production runs about three hours and is touted as one of the greatest motion pictures. The engagement is expected to draw crowds at every performance.
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Thomas Rigler
Park Theater
Hannibal
St. Louis
Rigler
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CAT Tales
Hannibal News
C. H. Ling
Union Street
Mills
Garner
Louisiana Ladies
Neil Dumphy
Gussie Smith
Dorothy Smith
Ruth Edwards
Mary Nel Murphy
Edna Haley
Louise Fuller
Pauline Morris
Lil-ian Forgery
Helen Lovell
Ruth Leeman
Mary Miller
Ethlyen Tinsley
Madames
Lettie Edgar
Raymond Lonergan
Ray Johnson
Clark Haley
William Prettyman
Rube Betts
John K. Mills
Owl Fountain
ZEN
Owl Photo Service
Superior
Ing, Printing and
OWL Drug. Store
Dicky Dippy
Bill Sands
Dippy
Klinker Fuss
Bow
River Front
Toe
M. Every DA
Allen
Quincy
Prat Snyder
Geo. T. Thompson
Mgr
Sherwood
Victory Liberty Loan
Clarence Gillidett
Chillicothe
A. P. Berkholder
St. Lewis
Mr. Berkholder
Distret Liberty Loan
Gatelys
Hampshire Street
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