Roads meeting in Monmouth promotes 60 million bond issue
Monmouth Illinois hosts hundreds of good roads boosters from fifteen Western Illinois counties to back the 60,000,000 bond issue and broader highway improvements. Knox county sends about 100 delegates. rain altered travel plans as Galesburgers rode the interurban. The day includes a long parade, theater speeches, and officials from state government and highway groups.
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Nonmouth
Ill
Monmouth
Illinois
Knox County
Galesburgers
Good Roads
Pattee Theater
Good Roads Movement
George A. Cooke
Supreme Court
Aledo
Andrew Russell
Public Accounts
J. M. Glenn
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Harry Newman
Good Roads Committee
Chicago Automobile Club
Richard R. Meents
General Assembly
Ashbum
L. L. Emmerson
Mt. Vernon
S. F. Bradt
DeKalb
H. M. Dunlap
State Council of Defense
Savoy
Clifford Older
Springfield
Ely's Cream Balm heals cold and catarrh relief
Advertisement promises instant relief from nasal congestion. It claims Ely's Cream Balm clears swollen mucous membranes when applied in the nostrils and allows easier breathing, reducing headaches, dryness, and nighttime breathing struggles. The ad urges readers to buy a small bottle from their druggist.
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Ely
Local Personal News and Events Placed on Page
Robert Halbach travels to Chicago on a business trip for several days. J O Taylor leaves for Iowa City after visiting Dr and Mrs G W Burch. Mr and Mrs J J Finch return from a trip to Lewis County Missouri. Chamber of Commerce raises a new flag after storm damage to the old pole. Quincy bankers meet at Hotel Newcomb for the weekly Clearing House session. An Indian Refining Co car caught fire on Twelfth and Broadway at 730 pm. firefighters from stations 1 2 and 3 extinguished the blaze with no damage reported.
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Robert Halbach
Chicago
J O. Taylor
Iown City
Iowa
G. W. Burch
Aampshire Street
J. J. Finch
Lewis County
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy Bankers
Quincy Clearing House Association
Hotel Newcomb
Indian Refining Company
Twelfth and
Broadway
Storms Bring Cool Breezes After Hot Day
High winds cooled Quincy after a heat wave as storm gales cut temperatures from 84 to 59 by midnight. Dust storms closed streets, some awnings and limbs were damaged, but river and city facilities avoided major harm. Forecasters warned the storm's reach extended beyond Illinois and Iowa.
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Quincy
Ilinois
Iowa
Alert
Whig Carrier Boys
River Ripples Steamer Keokuk to Run First White Collar Excursion
The steamer Keokuk undergoes boiler repairs but will be ready to carry the White Collar line on the first excursion to Keokuk on Sunday. The Helen Blair, expected to arrive Thursday to haul freight to Davenport, is delayed and due from the south this morning. The government boat Muscatine departed Thursday after loading supplies and is operating between here and Keokuk.
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Keokuk
Helen Blair
Davenport
Muscatine
Here
No Official Finding On Cause Of Disaster
Fort Worth Texas May 10 A board of inquiry investigated the explosion of a three inch shell in a trench mortar at Benbrook near Fort Worth. Eleven soldiers died including one officer and ten enlisted men. Six wounded remain in hospital with expected recoveries. Sergeant Louis Halphin of Austin was misreported dead but is in critical condition. hearings concluded with no determination of the accident’s cause.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Benbrook
Louis Halphin
Austin
Texas
Army
E. St. John Greble
Camp Rowe
Identifies Bullets In Peoria Murder Case
In Peoria Illinois on April 10 the state presented its key evidence against Edgar A Strause in the murder trial of Berne M Mead cashier of State Savings and Trust. W B Effiott testified the wall bullet behind Meads desk came from the revolver by Mead and that other bullets came from Strauces gun. The defense argues Mead fired first and Strause shot in self defense while the state claims the fatal shot hit Mead in the head.
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Peoria
Edgar A. Strause
Berne M. Mead
State Savings and Trust Bank
W. B. Effiott
Mead
Strause
High School Notes Highlight Miss Neysa McMein Visit
Quincy High School items note Miss Neysa McMein, famed artist and Quincy alumna, spoke to students about her career and future work in France. Debaters earned new "Q" awards, seniors prepare to enter service, and the junior senior reception plus festival plans unfold.
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Neysa McMein
Quincy
United States
Miss McMein
H. M. McMein
France
Saturday Evening Post
McClure
High School Senior Class Play and Excursion Announced
Edna Heidbreder chairs a large committee handling arrangements for a school event with subcommittees on food and supplies. The High school senior class play Hurry, Hurry, Hurry will be presented today. The annual excursion sails Tuesday on the steamer G. W. Hill leaving Hannibal at 4 PM with two hours ashore. Tickets are 30 cents round trip and available at the High school.
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Springfield
Keokuk
Macomb
Gladys Paul
Wheeler Brittain
Carl Martindale
Ruth Pumpelly
John Cunningham
Harry Schaberg
Lucille Dudley
Robert Bunting
Lawrence Emmons
Virginia Fry
Manuel Schwartz
Isabelle Grant
Lloyd Coons
Gem City Business College
Malcolm Eddy
G. W. Hill
Hannibal
Otto Hoffman Organizes Moose Lodge Baseball Team
Otto Hoffman works this week to organize a second Moose Lodge baseball squad to practice with the first team. Promising material is expected to develop from the combined efforts.
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Otto Hoffman
Moose Lodge
Young People to Plant War Garden for New Pastor
Valiant women of St Peter s Evangelical church youth group with willing men plan a surprise garden at Thirteenth and Payson avenues next Tuesday night to ready ground, plant seeds, and have vegetables thriving when Rev August F Warskow arrives May 24. Led by Edward Bexton the group will spade, rake, and sow in one visit to welcome the new pastor.
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Young People’s Society of
St. Peter's
St. Peter’s Church
August F. Warskow
Edward Bexton
Young People's Society
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F. M. McCann
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Ray Oakley
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