Taken In Tolls Count Minotto Arrested In Chicago
Count James Minotto, son in law of Louis F Swift, was taken into custody by U S Marshals in Chicago. He faces possible deportation under a presidential warrant though free on $50,000 bond. Minotto, born in Berlin, claims Italian citizenship and has a complex wartime history including German ties and failed naturalization efforts.
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Chicago
James Minotto
Louis F. Swift
Packer
United States
Washington
Los Angeles
John J. Bradley
Swift Estate
Minotto
Department of Labor
Count Minotto
Berlin
Germany
London
Italy
United States Army
Bureau of Naval Intelligence
Need of Iron Now Peptiron as a tonic
Iron is essential for healthy blood. Peptiron combines iron with wax celery peisin and other tonics. It claims to remedy anaemia fatigue languor nervousness from work worry confinement. Pills are chocolate coated pleasant to take and economical. druggists can supply Peptiron wax and iron preparation.
Rains Interfere With Red Cross Meetings Sunday
Red Cross speakers drew a large crowd at Ellington Presbyterian as rain stalled most Sunday gatherings. Houston and Newton meetings were rescheduled for May 19 and midweek respectively, with Clayton, Fowler, and Bloomfield sessions likewise adjusted.
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Ellington Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
J. H. Crafton
W. J. Singleton
R. H. Hartley
Joseph L. Thomas
Ellington
John T. Inghram
Mary Gans-Knapheide
Houston
Newton
Prairie Church
Clayton
United Brethren Church
Fowler
A. J. Brockschmidt
George Wilson
H. W. Truebland
Bloomfield School
J. L. Adair
I. F. Lummis
Elmer Lummis
S. A. Hubbard
E. H. Osborn
H. W Trueblood
Melrose Township
E. C Peter
H. C. Sprick
Mary Williamson
Plainville
Mil ton Nott Threatens to Sue City Over False Arrest
Mil ton Nott contemplates a suit against the city for false imprisonment following an early Sunday arrest on a pocketbook snatching charge near Eighteenth Street. His employers Henry F. Dayton and Tom Beatty back him, while the Chauffeurs' union seeks a meeting with Mayor Therron as Mrs. Crane fails to positively identify Nott in police court.
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Milton Nott
Frank Crane
Maine
Hampshire
Nott
Henry F. Dayton
Dayton
Tom Beatty
Beatty
Chauffeurs’ Union
John A. Therron
Golden Man Dies After Brief Illness
In Golden Illinois May 14 Men Imen dropped dead Monday at 6 am on his farm two miles west of Golden after saying no doctor was needed He had storm exposure last Wednesday night while tending a sick horse and grew ill Coroner Amen held an inquest Monday with a verdict of death from heart failure Also Peter Smith 63 a bachelor was found dead on a roadside near Adams and Hancock counties Coroner Amen reported death from heart failure with unknown causes following a history of heart trouble
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Golden
Ill
Ihnen
Peter Smith
Adams
Hancock County
Lima
Lawrence Amen
Smith
City Committee Named to Attend Waterway Meeting
Mayor John A Thompson and Aldermen Samuel Hyatt and John Lepper will attend the Mississippi Valley Waterways Improvement association annual meeting today and tomorrow. Chamber of Commerce representatives H F J Ricker Truman Pierson and Wr T Duker also attend. Hyatt notes the harbor committee members join the city delegation. the meeting may yield advantages for Quincy, details not disclosed.
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John A. Thompson
Samuel Hyatt
John Lepper
Mississippi Valley Waterways Improvement Association
H. F. J. Ricker
Truman Pierson
Wr. T. Duker
Chamber of Commerce
Thompson
Pierson
Hyatt
Lepper
Quincy
Women Named Ushers for Red Cross Days at Orpheum
The Orpheum and several theaters will be turned over to Red Cross workers on Wednesday or Thursday with women selling tickets as ushers. Listings name theater, afternoon and evening ushers and the names of the women in charge and assisting across Gem to Star venues. A Thursday program at the Orpheum includes a talk by the men’s speakers committee and a duet dance by Dorothy Morehead and Dorothy Sellner.
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Orpheum
The
Red Cross
Gem
Lawrence Best
A. M. Durant
Dorothy Boswell
Dorothy Durant
William Spencer Johnson
John Stillwell
Helen Reticker
Eleanor Nielson
Colonial
Albert Sohm
Ray Oakley
Virginia Reticker
Edith Baker
Betty Castle
Mamie Tripp
E. H. Castle
Elizabeth Channon
Frances Eldred
Savoy
I. R. Calkins
T. P. Castle
Georgena Cottrell
Ruth Appleton
Charles M. Gill
Star
W. H. Baker
Rome Arnold
Ira Calkins
Dorothy Morehead
Dorothy Sellner
Posters For Red Cross Shirt Waist Dance Promoted
Posters advertising the Red Cross shirt waist dance were set for display in show windows today to boost interest. The Monday night committee meeting, led by Miss Edna Duker, organized plans and a twelve piece O Farrell orchestra will provide music for the Highland Park event on Tuesday night May 21. Dancing clubs citywide are urged to participate in ticket distribution and联系 Oscar Mueller at Taylor Bookstore for clubs未 represented.
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Red Cross
Edna Duker
O'Farrell
The
Highland Park
Quincy
Miss Duker
Oscar Mueller
Taylor
Globe Printing Company
John Hall Printing Company
Eastern Star initiates many at Quincy meeting
Grace Whipple chapter of the Eastern Star held degree work at the Masonic Temple Monday night with many visitors from Quincy and Bodley lodge candidates. The degree conferral lasted until 8 o'clock followed by a banquet for over 200 members served by the Alpha chapter. Russell Meyer, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Meyer of 826 York Street, reported from a port in England after his fourth Atlantic crossing in the Navy where he serves as a gunner. The note ends with a quip about laughing at yourself.
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Grace Whipple Chapter
The
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Quincy
Bodley Lodge of Masons
Alpha Chapter
Bir
Joseph Meyer
York Street
Russell
England
United States Navy
Russell Meyer
Changes Made In Commanders Of Home Guards
Officers training for the First regiment of the Illinois volunteer training corps brought several leadership changes. Major Clair Irwin becomes lieutenant colonel, succeeding Elmo Johnson who resigned. Major Johna Hungate moves from Second battalion to command the First battalion, Capt. S. A. Hubbard takes over the Second battalion, including the Quincy company. J. M. Reed Jr. becomes major of the Third battalion, replacing Major Ralph Lusk who leaves for a national army cantonment. Lieut. John H. Kelker assumes command of the local company. All companies except Griggsville’s were represented. delays occurred due to a late Wabash train. The meeting reviewed guard, company inspection, and schools of the soldier, squad, and company. The local company will be mustered into the reserve militia Thursday night by Capt. Frank B. Wendling of Springfield. The transfer schedule to the reserve militia: Tuesday night Hamilton for Warsaw, Hamilton, Carthage, Basco, LaHarpe. Wednesday Bowen for Bowen, Plymouth, Augusta. Thursday Quincy for the Quincy company. Friday Mt. Sterling for Mt. Sterling, Clayton, Versailles. Saturday Griggsville for Griggsville.
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Illinois Volunteer Training Corps
Clair Irwin
Elmo Johnson
Johna Hungate
Warsaw
S. A. Hubbard
Quincy
J. M. Reed, Jr
Ralph Lusk
National Army
John H. Kelker
Griggsville
Frank B. Wendling
Springfield
J. E. Caldwell
Hamilton
Carthage
Basco
LaHarpe
Bowen
Plymouth
Augusta
Mt. Sterling
Clayton
Versailles
Perry Pike County per capita War Bond sales exceed thirty dollars
In Pittsfield on May 14 the Perry township War Savings stamps reach over 40000 dollars, giving a per capita of about 30 dollars with a 1306 population. The quota is 20 dollars per person, Edward Yockey chairs the drive with John Reed and Gideon Armentrout assisting. They expect to surpass the yearly goal as pledges continue countywide.
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Pittsfield
Perry
Edward Yockey
John Reed
Gideon Armentrout
State Public Utilities Commission
Central Illinois Public Services Company
Pittfield
A. C. Williams
L. T. Graham
Hardin
Calhoun County
Harry Higpee
Bertha Dudsick
Andrew Frank Dudsick
Catherine Crane
First National Bank
Women's Relief Corps
Opera House
Teesa Malady
St. Louis
Helen Grigsby
George M. Smith
I. G. Hirsheimer
Arthur Foreman
District Federation of Women's Clubs
Jacksonville
Pittsfield Women’s Club
Red Cross
Annetta Kesterson
College Corners
Bentley Caughlan
E. O. Murphy
Women’s Foreign Missionary Soceety
Methodist Church
CityTreasurer reports end of year balance
City Treasurer Henry Wenning presented his annual report to the city council showing a treasury balance of 573,14 67 at April 30. Cash on hand May 1 stood at 30,140.57 with receipts since May 1 totaling 343,484.49, bringing the total to 373,625.07. Disbursements for the year by warrants were 3166, 10.40.
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Henry Wenning
Plan Beer Ration For Saloons In New York
New York May 14 notices posted in saloons by the retail liquor dealers association threaten a 30 percent cut in beer production. Saloons must curb consumption or face limited supplies as the government enforces the reduction.
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New York
Retail Liquor Dealers' Association
Griggsville High School to Graduates Fourteen Students
Griggsville will hold graduation exercises in the auditorium Thursday evening May 23 for fourteen graduates: Vincent V. Brierly Mary Grace Skinner Elizabeth Farrand Ralphina Reay Francis Cunningham Alice Simpkins James Monta Juliet Wade Christina Trumbo Margaret Elizabeth Wade Perle Rader Lucille Northup Kenneth W. Butler Alice Chapman.
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T. F. Napier
Liberty
National Bank
Illinois Valley Bank
Vernon McFadden
Beardstown
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Margaret Yates
Marieanne
Chicago
Jefferson Yates
Mabel Hayes
Decatur
B. M. Lawson
Grace Dolbow
Hazel Pyle
Ed Love
Whiting
Kan
Jennie West
Mt. Sterling
J. A. Crawford
M. D. Reavy
Michigan
Ralphina
John Warton, Jr
Grant Dunham
Sam Wade
W. C. Napier
St. Louis
M. D. Skinner
Buhl
Idaho
P. F. Grote
Sarah Ross
Tontey
Kansas City
High School Plans and Events Preview for May Week
High school notes outline today’s warm weather and a Senior excursion by boat to Hannibal with 4 PM departure and six PM arrival. Students enjoy dancing both ways and a busy day includes a school session, 8 40 a m start, 2 15 p m dismissal, a 11 40 sandwich sale for piano fund, and 12 40 talk by Major Hugh King on Lake Geneva boys camp. The Junior class will stage Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors on May 31 with a large cast and Mrs George Hartung coaching. A Seniors reception is planned for June 8 at Webster school with Frank Wheeler as committee chair.
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Hannibal
Piano Fund
Hugh King
Lake Geneva
Uigh School
George Hartung
Quincy College of Music
Solinus
Duke
Ephesus
Herbert Fick Antipholus
Epheus
Willis Heidbreder Antipholus
Syracuse
Payer Darets
Vane Ed Sooo
Frank Wheeler Dromio
Malcolm Eddy Dromio
Duane Martin Aegeon
Rha
Robert Bunting
Pinch
Lloyd Harris Balthazar
Charles Eldred Angelo
Eee
Esses
Hwunsaker
Herbert Greeman
Paul Ethart
Veineeescilenes
Elev Miller
Willis Richards
Martha Chamberlain
Adriana
Hannah Menke Luciana
Charlotte McCarl
Webster School
Frank Wheeler
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Aimed at Internal Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. It is a constitutional issue requiring an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally to purify the blood and reach mucous surfaces. Prescribed by leading physicians, it combines tonics and blood purifiers to address catarrhal conditions. Testimonials available. price 75 cents. Hall's pills for constipation.
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Hall
Halis
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Quincy High School Seniors Stage Comedy and Expect Graduation Play
Quincy High School, home to the naval artillery program, hosted visitors on Monday. The senior class cleared over seventy five dollars on their play Hurry Hurry Hurry presented Friday. The class will stage The Man on the Box as their commencement play at the Orpheum theater during commencement week.
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Quincy High School
Naval Artillery
Box
Orpheum Theater
No Action On Sunday Closing Deferred By Council
City council did not present the petition for Sunday closing of grocery stores and meat shops. Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers associations asked for another week. The petition was sent to the corporation counsel for opinion, which reportedly conflicts with state laws.
Office Trust Of People In Sheriff Election Promise
Editor Whig states a public office is a public trust and pledges that if elected sheriff there will be no rotation or lifelong jobs. He vows no personal promises to individuals and commits to enacting the people’s sentiment in the sheriff's department with new faces and accountability.
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Whig
Sheriff's Department
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Leo Stewart
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Big Jim) Simmons
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Ricker National Bank
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