New City Council Inaugurated As Thompson Announces Priorities
John A. Thompson takes oath as mayor as new council convenes, approving a 10 percent raise for firefighters and police while debating salaries. Key appointees named include Duke Schroer city clerk, Roy Johnson attorney, J. Earle Caldwell comptroller, and Louis Melton chief of police. The mayor pledges emphasis on law enforcement, budget conservation, parks, streets, lights, and civic cooperation amid early budget talks.
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Thompson
John.a
Bud) Thompson
Duke Schroer
Roy Johnson
J. Earle Caldwell
H. E. Wenning
P. W. Reardon
J. R. Chatten
Public Works
D. N. Markillie
James H. O'Neil
Fred Becker
James E. McNutt
Charles E. Hoar
Perry C. Ellis
August Schanz
W. A. Simmonds
John Lepper
David Ross
Samuel 8. Hyatt
A. C. Bickhaus
John H. Geers
John W. Myers
A. I. Owen
W. B. Tompkins
S FLOTO CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN THIS WEEKEND
The S Floto Circus arrives with two performances and a bright parade. It pitches tents in the park on Maine Street and Shire, with five bands, many aerialists, daring acts, and animal stars. Henry B. Gentry leads as president and general manager, promising a large show.
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Maine Street
Shire
Horges
Oelock
Vil and Hobsons
Loretta
Norikoff
Yie Sian San
pPhatsa
Horace Webb
Bert Delkey
Melnette Lanole
Performn
Rhoda Royal
Cries
Lucia Zora
Wonder Nts
Madeline
Acta
Henry
Gentry
Seans
Abe Martin scene in a rough bar day remark
A rustic Abe Martin line depicts men loitering in a bar as they drink and talk. The setting shows workers taking a break, the beer flowing, and old fashioned routines echoing in a smoky, casual atmosphere.
Dues for Typographical Union Members Paid by Union
The local Typographical union No. 59 voted that dues for members who join the colors will be paid by the union. Resolutions urge state control of coal prices and protest current fuel costs. Similar resolutions were sent to national representatives on food control. H. S. Anderson to send resolutions once in proper form. George Wheatcroft elected to fill a vacancy on the board of directors.
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Labor Temple
Springfield
H. S. Anderson
Large 66 foot flagstaff to rise in Washington Park
Attorney Emery Lancaster donated a wool flag 15 feet long and the 66 foot flagstaff to Washington Park in Quincy. Halbach Schroeder Company built the banner as an expression of patriotism after Mr Lancaster offered it through Mrs B J Parker of the Boulevard and Park association. Workmen began assembly Monday as a crowd watched, with a small flag atop the pole until the large flag is finished.
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Quincy
Civic Improvement League Objects To Street Carnivals
The Civic Improvement league condemns carnivals on public streets and sidewalks. An official warns that if the current company or future ones use public thoroughfares for private gain to the public detriment, league members will oppose it and seek city action.
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Civic Improvement League
League
Springfield Toll Scheme Reported On Train Route
A report outlines a proposed toll on the Wabash train route to Springfield. Passengers would be required to disembark and wait for a return train, facing an added fare to continue to Springfield. Representative R. A. calls for investigation into the matter.
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R.A
Springfield
Gota
Accuse Saloon Keepers of Violating Sunday Law
State's Attorney Adair filed informations Monday night against eight saloonkeepers for keeping tippling houses open on Sunday March 18. The accused are George McGuire Bernard Hertmen Henry Hertmen William Mutz Z Cissna Fred G. Smith Joe Kosyan Steve Malone and J W Mitchel. Judge McCarl will hear the cases in county court with trial dates not yet set. prior saloon cases have led to fines for similar Sunday closing violations.
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Adair
George &. McGuire
Bernard
Henry J. Hertmen
William Mutz
Z. Cissna
Fred G. Smith
Joe Kosyan
Steve Malone
J. W. Mitchel
Anti-Saloon League
Quincy youths enlist in navy and local court notes
Three Clayton boys Harry C Curry Floyd Seibel and Edwin E Pence traveled to Quincy to enlist in the navy. County court will have no jury before the first week in June Dr McCarl deferred setting cases because a key attorney could not attend. The U S civil service announces open examinations for several posts including foreman mechanic apprentice map engraver telegraph operator metallurgist income tax deputy collector electrical engineer and more. Five more recruits join army recruiting officers including Thomas Fry Isaac James William Ballard George Gerdes and James Hendricks. Ralph Nichols failed military service exam due to a defective eye. Sylvester Cirricione a Joliet former Quincy boy joins cavalry in New Mexico after inspection in Joliet and Chicago.
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Clayton
Navy
Quincy
Harry C. Curry
J. S. Curry
Floyd Seibel
John Seibel
Edwin E. Pence
J. H. Pence
McCarl
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Thomas J. Fry
North Third Street
Infantry
Isaac C. James
North Sixth Street
William B. Ballard
Plymouth
George Gerdes
Golden
Tll
Coast Artillery
James R. Hendricks
Golden Il
Sylvester Cirricione
Joliet
Chicago
Jefferson Barracks
Columbus
New Mexico
Crimicione
Tlinois
River Excursions Highlight Hannibal Quincy Keokuk Schedule
The Gardie Eastman returned upriver with empty barges after a Sunday descent. The Hill operated a Louisiana to Hannibal circus excursion and moonlight trips for Hannibal High School students, stopping in Quincy for provisions and Keokuk for a moonlight voyage. The Keokuk carried 151 passengers for a Quincy to Hannibal double header and will run weekly dam visits at Keokuk from next Sunday onward, with a Davenport trip on the Keokuk’s schedule.
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Gardie Eastman
Hill
Louisiana
Hannibal
Pice
Quincy
Keokuk
Dubuque
Davenport
Probate Notes in County Court
Inventory of Paul ine Heine estate lists notes worth 8500 and 31 in cash. John Morrow wills 200 to Edward Catherine and Joseph Write if found. otherwise St Rose church gets the rate. Executor named J B Brennan. Joe nan estate inventory shows notes 1040 and 157 cash 522 and six shares of Bank of Loraine valued ...
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Pauline Heine
John Morrow
Edward
Catherine
Joseph
St. Rose's Church
J. B. Brennan
Joenan
Loraine
Names New City Board of Health
Mayor Thompson names two physicians Dr. Thomas B. Knox and Dr. Charles W. Pfeiffer to the board with Aldermen Hoar and Bickhaus as members. A chairman will complete the board. Committees, petitions on privy vaults, and city sanitary recommendations await Dr. Carroll Fox's report. Regular Sunday closing ordinance move noted. debate follows. Water mains extension and river-front land purchase discussed. sidewalk repairs approved. bonds for Caldwell and Bartlett approved.
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Thompson
Board of Health
Thomas B. Knox
Majestic Building
Charles W. Pfeiffer
South Eighth Street
Hoar and Bickhauga
McNutt
Geers
Simmonds
Owen
Bickhaus
Hoar
Tompkins
Ross
Hyatt, Leppen
Man
Ross, Owen and Ellis
Schanz, Hyatt
Tompkins, Myers and McNutt
Schanz and
Lepper, Ellis and
Schanz
Owens
Meyers
Lepper
Ellis
Hyatt, Geers
Quincy Rotary Club
Board of Education
Adams County Tuberculosis Association
Civic Improvement League
Woman’s Forum
Adams County Medical Society
United Parent Teachers’ Association
Carroll Fox
Simmonds and McNutt
Alderman Ellis
Buncombe
Jefferson
John B. Tolle
Jefferson Street
J. H. Best
River Front
Finance Committee
Fifth Street
Vermont
Broadway
Maine Street
Third Street
J. E. Caldwell
Charles L. Bartlett
Large Attendance at St Rose Mission Opens Series
Passionist missionaries Father Ignatius and Father Raphael opened the St Rose at Lima mission during Sunday services. Ignatius preached on the crisis in the nation and missions, while Raphael spoke in the evening on "Success versus Failure" and the one great work of life. His address drew a large audience.
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Father Ignatius
Father Rapheal
St. Rose
Lima
Dr. King's New Life Pills Ad Promotes Spring Laxative
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a non-griping laxative that removes waste and liver sluggishness. It claims to purify blood, improve complexion, and restore vitality, urging readers to buy at druggists for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Mayor John A Thompson's First Address to Council
Mayor John A Thompson speaks to Quincy City Council outlining priorities for his administration. He emphasizes law enforcement, especially gambling and Sunday saloon closings, warns against favoritism, and calls for revocation of licenses for violations. He discusses cautious public improvements, wartime retrenchment, health department upgrades, park and street goals, and seeks council and public cooperation.
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John A. Thompson
Arch Williams May Secure State Parole Officer Post
Arch Williams, a consistent Republican worker and former ward committeeman from Quincy, is said to be slated for a state parole officer position at the penitentiary under the Lynden administration. His audience with the governor during a Springfield trip has sparked unofficial yet hopeful chatter among his supporters.
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Arch Williams
Lynden
Wilkins
Oliet
Williams
Springfield
Quincy
Quincy Boy Enlists for Hospital Work
B H Baker of 1261 Hampshire street reports his son W J Baker will graduate from Knox College this year and has joined four Knox peers in Chicago with a U S hospital unit preparing to ship to France this month. A son in law, Gilbert Carter, lives in England and serves in the British army, possibly to be sent to trenches in France at any hour.
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B. H. Baker
Hampshire Street
W. J. Baker
Knox College
Chicago
U. S
France
Nine Enlist in Navy Here
Nine enlistments were recorded at the Quincy navy recruiting station on Monday. Enlistees include Robert D. Smoot and Cecil W. Smoot of Philadelphia Missouri. H C Curry Floyd O Seibel Edwin Pence of Clayton Missouri. William B. Wayland O S Moore of Bevier Missouri. Ralph Jones of Waverly Illinois. and Fred Esterly of Charleston Illinois. The navy has raised the age limit to 17 from 16, marking a shift away from enlisting 16 year olds.
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Quincy
H. J. Wempen
Navy
Robert D. Smoot
Cecil W. Smoot
Philadelphia
H. C. Curry
Floyd O. Seibel
Edwin Pence
Clayton
William B. Wayland
O. S. Moore
Bevier
Ralph Jones
Waverly
Fred Esterly
Charleston
Ill
Navy Department
Drink and Desertion Form Divorce Charges
Paul Green of Clayton files suit for divorce from Caroline Ripple Green in circuit court Monday. They wed Oct. 14, 1909 and separated eleven months later. He accuses her of deserting him. Bertha Conner, who married Bert Conner in Palmyra Sept. 22, 1914 and separated Dec. 25, 1016, filed suit for divorce Monday. She alleges he used liquor to excess.
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Paul Green
Clayton
Caroline Ripple Green
Bertha Conner
Bert Conner
Palmyra
U of I Students Given Big Welcome in Regina
About 300 University of Illinois students who went to Canada for farm work were greeted warmly in Regina Saskatchewan. A reception was hosted by provincial agriculture minister the Regina mayor and other officials. Lead organizer William Thompson arranged for the visit and the students toured the city on street cars. Four Quincy boys Rae Preece Felix Gunther Walter Brown and Albert Spoors were among the crowd.
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University of Ilinois
Canada
Regina
Saskatchewan
Anderson Accepts Western Position
John Anderson, longtime Burlington depot passenger agent at Quincy, will move to Kaspar, Wyoming to join the Mid-West Oil traffic department, raising his salary. George W. Tobin will replace him as depot chief, after serving as assistant ticket agent in Galesburg. An auditor checked the transition Monday.
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John ©. Anderson
Burington Road
Quincy
Kaspar
Wyoming
Mid-West Oil Company
Anderson
George W W. Tobin
Galesburg
Burlington Road
Bluffs
Uptown
A. S. Ellis
City
Tobin
Grotto Dedicated in Special Service at Academy
The Grotto of Our Lady of Londres at St Mary's Academy was dedicated Sunday with chapel services and a procession to the grotto in the academy garden. Alumnae funded the grotto for the golden jubilee as children in white plus sisters and parents participated.
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Our Lady of Londres
Academy
St. Mary's Academy
Amnae
Amnae and Friends and Parents. the Address Was Delivered By Father George
Frances Lubbe
Elizabeth Dean
Mamie Lubbe
Henrietta Wessel
Miller appointed delegate to Big River meeting
Br. T H Miller, president of Miller and Arthur Drug Co., named by Thomas Wilinson of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association as delegate to the Big River Improvement meeting in St. Louis, opening today and running through tomorrow.
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BR. T H. Miller
Miller and Arthur Drug Company
Thomas Wilinson
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association
St. Louis
Dentists Hit War Duty At Illinois State Society Meet
Dr Henry L Whip Pie president of the Illinois State Dental Society addresses 500 members at the state convention urging dentists to join the reserve corps. A six reel motion picture on oral war surgery is shown at the Empire theater with free admission. Exhibits from 37 dental supply firms fill the armory while clinics operate at Blessing St Mary's hospitals and First Baptist church.
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Henry L. Whippie
Ilinois
Empire Theater
G. E. Meyer
Chicago
C. N. Johnson
von Gallie
Quincy
J. F. Luthiigger
Peoria
State Society
Newcomb
Armory
L. H. Wolfe
Blessing
St. Mary's Hospitals
First Baptist Church
E. F. Hartzell
Ootel Newcomb
Newcomb Hotel
Country Club
Orpheum
H. C. Mueller
A. H. Sohm
Quincy Hotel
Birth announced for Kenny family in South Sixth street
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Jack Kenny at 1125 South Sixth Street.
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Jack Kenny
South Sixth Street
Weather Outlook For Missouri Iowa And Hilingis Fair
Tuesday sees fair skies with slight warming in the south. Joel Hilingis Fair region shows warmer conditions in the south and increasing clouds inland. Iowa forecast calls for fair Tuesday with warmth southeast, Wednesday cloudier with possible showers and cooler in the west.
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Missouri
Iowa
River Forecast Says Slow Fall Before Rain
River levels from below Wartsaw to Louisiana are expected to fall slowly until heavy rains arrive. At Hannibal the river is forecast to drop about 0.3 foot in the next 24 hours.
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Wartsaw
Louisiana
Hannibal
A Texas Wonder Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts a Texas Wonder cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to treat diabetes back pain rheumatism and related issues in men and women and offers two months of treatment per bottle. Sworn testimonials and mail order details are included.
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Yar
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