Payson Young Man to Join Ambulance Corps in France
Chauncey C. Maher of Payson will join the American Ambulance corps from the University of Illinois. He is son of Payson Times editor E P Maher and studied at Urbana before visiting Quincy and North 5th Street. The unit, 21 men from Illinois, sails from New York to Paris, trains ten days, uses Ford ambulances, and will be assigned in Paris with other units after travel.
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Chauncey C. Maher
Payson
American Ambulance Corps
West Front
University of Ilinois
Mr. Maher
E. P. Maher
Payson Times
Urbana
Quincy
J. A. Maher
North Sth
Chicago
Adamns County
Will Salk
Pt Mein State University
New York
Ford
Cts
State University
Mb Vaher
Campo Sane
University Corps
Thomas 4. Clark
Cyrus McCormick
Paris
Hlinois
Washington University
St. Louis
Milton G. Silver
Hinneis
College Daily
Allen B. Brown
Chauncey Maher
Berrian Booster Club Jubilee Minstrel Show
The Rooster club of the Berrian Kehonl will present no minstrel show at the Berrian series auditorium. Thirteen perform, with George Stippe as leading man, and the event aims for success with special features planned on Friday evening.
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Rooster Club
Berrian Kehonl
George Stippe
Wagner seeks bill to regulate Illinois coal mines
Representative Rolland Wagner announced plans to introduce a bill in the general assembly to place Illinois coal mines under the control of the Public Utilities Commission. The move aims to regulate coal prices, with hearings possible to explain high coal costs. All interviewed assembly members backed the plan.
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Rolland Wagner
General Assembly
Ilinois
Public Utilities Commission
Wagner
Ceal
Brundage
House
Senate
Assembly
Signs Along Highway Must Be Taken Down
State highway department orders Adams County to remove all roadside advertising signs immediately. County Superintendent L L Boyer was informed to direct township road commissioners to tear down signs at road corners where visibility is blocked. The state warns that two signs may be allowed on state aid roads and may send a representative to clear obstructions if counties fail to act.
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Adams County
Ll. L. Boyer
State Highway Department
State Department
Borer
Bover
Mrs. Cora B Montgomery Dies in Galesburg
Mrs. Cora B Montgomery died at her Galesburg home after four months of bronchitis caused by a December cold. Born November 8 1876 in Camp Point she later moved to Galesburg with husband Frank S Montgomery. She was mother to Elmer Arthur Montgomery of this city and Charles Clifford Montgomery of Camp Point, survived by husband and two aunts.
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Cora B. Montgomery
Galesburg
Elmer
Arthur Montgomery
Camp Point
Frank S. Montgomery
First Christian Church
Charles
Clifford Montgomery
George Cruny
R. B. Kern
Decatur
Funeral Rites Held For Ernest Boge At Home
Funeral conducted at 2 30 pm Monday in the home 412 Parson avenue by Rev G D Hamm with large attendance and a floral offering. Bearers were Henry Sickmann Henry Rottger Henry Budde William Stackelback William Adams and Theo Moshage. Burial in Greenmount cemetery. Out of town relatives Herman Merten Morganville Kan and Henry Boge Tampa Fla attended.
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Emeat Boze
Ernest Boge
Parson Avenue
G. D. Hamm
Henry Sickmann
Henry Rottger
Henry Budde
William Stackelback
William Adams
Theo Moshage
Greenmount Cemetery
Herman Merten
Morganville
Kan
Henry Boge
Tampa
Florida
William J. Menke
Walnut Alley
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Father Degenhardt
Ben Hear
Casper Freiburg
Wiliam Smith
Shamp Walker
John Schlangen
St. Boniface Cemetery
Susanne
Susanne Struck
Monroe Street
H. J. Leemhuis
Salem Evangelical Church
Salem Church
Otto Rothgeb
Chester Ryniker
Herman Ryniker
William Kaiser
August Schnell
Henry Keasel
Margaret Hagerbaumer
Jackson Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Zurbensen
Father Klaes
Edward
Henry
Walter
William Hagerbaumer
al Gressenmeyer
al Heinecke
Funeral Notices for Menke Struck Hagerbaumer and Bernard
Funeral services were held for William J. Menke Susanne Struck and Margaret Hagerbaumer in local churches with Rev. Degenhardt Rev H J Leemhuis and Rev Father Zurbensen officiating. Burials followed at St Boniface Greenmount and Greenmount cemeteries. Nellie Bernard, a colored woman, died after four days in Blessing hospital and her funeral is scheduled for Thursday.
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Blessing Hospital
Nellie Bernard
Mrs Gene Clancy Funeral Notice in Pittsfield
The body of Mrs. Gene Clancy, colored, who died at 12 30 o clock Monday in St Marys hospital, was taken to Pittsfield for burial. She loves her mother Mrs Watts and a brother Otis Watts of Pittsfield, and a sister in Jacksonville.
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Gene Clancy
St. Mary's Hospital
Pittsfield
Watts
Otis Watts
Jacksonville
Q H S Cadet Drill At Webster School Yard
The second drill of the High school cadet corps drew a large turnout after classes Monday. Sergt Major Zeus L Smith and Todd Kirk led the corps for an hour of drill on the Webster school yard and Jersey street between Twelfth and Fourteenth. The commander praised progress and urged perfect attendance, with the next drill set for Thursday.
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High School
Webster School
Jersey Street
Zeus L. Smith
Todd Kirk
Smith
Soldiers and Sailors Home Deaths and Visits Chronicle
A list of deaths at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home includes James H. Gallagher aged 72 member of Company E 119th Illinois infantry, and Frederick Sprige aged 81 of Company F 7th Illinois infantry buried in the home cemetery. Other obituaries note John Morrow 78 of Company H 36th Iowa infantry funeral 8 am with home cemetery burial. The report also covers resident activities, cottage life, visitors, and staff movements among cottages 1 through 22 plus a theater party for Mrs. Boyce and recent Shriners meeting attendance by Andrew and R. H. Holmes.
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James H. Gallagher
119Th Regiment
Illlinois Infantry
William Farnsworth
9Th
Illinois Cavalry
Frederick Sprige
Illinois Infantry
Beard Street
Los Angeles
Cal
John Morrow
36Th
Iowa Infantry
Cottage 20
McCallister
Davis Dipper
Charles Wilson
Boyce
Springfield
Mathews
Cottage 22
Andrew
R. H. Holmes
Rey
Shriners
Mr. Holmes
Order
W. H. Thompson
Mr. Woods
Kahoka
Woods
Lucy’ Harms
Cottage 6
John Murphy
Robert Farr
Leo Carmichael
Clinton
J. W. Scott
Farlow
Mr. Burrous
Hag
Burrous
Laura Waters
Peoria
J. W. Eichorn
Loraine
John Eichorn
Nora Boyce
Incomplete construction crew tasks and illness deepen
In service carpenters work on screen doors and window paring across the headquarters library hospital dormitory general kitchen and public buildings. Mr Farnsworth grows weaker daily while Co A soldiers at a Sailors Home reserve miss drills due to bad weather. Corporal and Mrs Baker depart for St Louis to visit son Jack. Mrs Baker and her mother Mrs McCullough remain.
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Hine Streens
Farnsworth
Co. A
Baker
St. Louis
Jack
Mra
Texas Wonder claims kidney and bladder cure all
An advertisement for Texas Wonder promotes a cure for kidney and bladder troubles, dissolves gravel and diabetes, and aids back and rheumatic irregularities. It promises two months of treatment per bottle and offers mail order for one dollar plus sworn testimonials from Dr. EB Hall of St. Louis. Sold by druggists.
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Texas Wonder
EB. W. Hall
Olive St. St. Louis
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Iman
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Palmyra
Hannibal
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Kaw
Lievd Moore
Donald Losey
Francis Nelson
Lawrence Leggett
Td Ward Stullman
Harold Baker
Wallace M. Craigie
U.S. A
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Thad Smith
F. S. Montgomery
Q.H.S. Gadet
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John Munston
Steve Struck
Texas
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Idulkierr Company
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Happy Young Graduates
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
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