Dyer 10 Holds Last Federal Session in Hannibal
Judge David P. Dyer of St. Louis will preside over a final Hannibal federal court session on May 26, convening at 9 a.m. for one hour with civil motions filed. no trials are scheduled and court will not meet again until September. deputy clerk O’Hern received notice from St. Louis headquarters. No criminal business is docketed for the term. petit jurors are excused while grand jurors report.
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David P. Dyer
St. Louis
Wilson
Missour
Hannnibal
Cerk Thomas O'Hern
Federal Court
Dyer
Hannibal
United States
Missouri
O'Hern
Mississippi River Stage At Hannibal Falls One Foot
The Mississippi River at Hannibal measured 158 feet on Wednesday, down one foot in 24 hours. The decline is expected to continue for several days. The river remains two feet above flood stage after the valley's highest water since 1903. Real pratitude is never ashamed of humble benefactors. About the greatest drawback to a man's happiness is himself.
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Mississippi River
Hannibal
Mississippi Valley
Hannibal Boy Surrounded by Hun F Hours in Argonne
Paul W. Gore of Hannibal served with the 180th division medical detachment in the Argonne forest, trapped for seven hours by German fire before escape. He recalls shells, danger, and a bayonet moment that led to a grenade放tossing to silence a hidden German. Gore, born in Hydesburg, Rails county, is a son of Judge Gore and well known in Rails and Marion counties.
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Hannibal
Gore
Argonne
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139Th Infantry
Camp Doniphan
Said
Company E
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Bowie
Hydesburg
Rails County
Rails
Marion
Soldiers Enroute To Western States Train Passes Hannibal
A troop train carrying members of the 41st and 42nd divisions moved through Hannibal Wednesday afternoon en route west. The soldiers originated from California and Wyoming and traversed key war drives, as the dispatch notes their movement and location.
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Hannibal
California
Wyoming
Rheumatism Cure Promoted by Doctor-Apothecary
James H. Aten, long tormented by rheumatism, says a self developed formula dissolves uric acid deposits in joints and muscles. He claims the remedy banishes all signs and symptoms and offers a money back guarantee via local druggists if no benefit is shown.
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Allenrhu
James H. Aten
Allenby
Bell Company Accepts Former Rates in Missouri Move
The Bell Telephone company will accept former intrastate rates in effect before a Kansas City federal court injunction. The Missouri Public Service Commission had blocked new rates in forty Missouri cities. the injunction was dissolved. A commission letter notes Postmaster General rate raises and ongoing U S Supreme Court review. The Bell company agrees to partial payment at these rates pending final rulings with potential adjustments later.
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van Valkenburg
Kansas City
Missouri Public Service Commission
Missouri
Lewis O'Connor
Missour
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Company
Supreme Court
Nansa City
Postminster-General
United States Supreme Court
Ins
HAPPENINGS IN HANNIBAL ITEMS AND EVENTS
Postmaster J R Blackwood invited to Tri State Postmasters convention in Kansas City June 6 and 7 at Hotel Baltimore. Five month old Dortha Bertha Hehemeyer dies at home. Funeral held Wednesday with Rev Theodors Walz officiating at Mount Olivet. Plumbers union plans annual ball May 30 at Labor Temple with Labor Temple orchestra. Norton sues Luther Norton for desertion in Common Pleas Court. J L Jun joins Griswold Furniture as salesman on South Main. Rev J W Walters and others attend Christian church convention in Monroe City. Mrs Fred Bryan moved to Levering Hospital after serious illness. Ethel Wilson attends New London high school commencement and visits relatives.
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Baltimore
Dortha Bertha
W. H. Hehemeyer
Hill Street
Rtev
Theodors Walz
St. John's Eivangelical Lutheran Church
Mount Olivet
James Sterling 12 Passes Away in Hannibal Area
James A Sterling 72 a longtime Marion county farmer died at 10 50 am Wednesday in Levering hospital after months of ill health He leaves one son James Sterling Jr The funeral at 1 pm Friday from the family home 3004 St Marys Ave to be conducted by Rev Dr B E S Ely Jr burial Mount Olive Cemetery He was born in Illinois and had lived in Hannibal retirement years Wife predeceased him
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Marion County
Levering Hospital
James Sterling, Jr
W. M. Smith
St. Mary's Avenue
B. E. S. Ely
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Sterling
Hannibal-Palmyra Rock Road
Hannibal
Tilinois
Fifth Street Baptist church to host service men event
The Agoca class of the Fifth Street Baptist church has arranged an entertainment for returned soldiers and sailors in the church parlors on North Fifth Street tomorrow night. Invitations go to all who served. The Hannibal Trades and Labor Assembly street dance on North Fifth Street between Broadway and Center Street, planned the same night, is postponed to Friday night May 23.
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Agoca
Fifth Street Baptist Church
North Fifth Street
Hannibal Trades & Labor Assembly
Broadway
Center Street
ASK STAY OF WRITS JUNKING SHORT LINE RAILROAD
An application will be filed with the Public Service Commission seeking sixty days to file a protest against the Short Line railroad planned for junking by the company. A body of 150 men met in Bowling Green to organize, with representatives from all cities on the line. The line is described as important. efforts will be made to keep it in operation. Dr H L Childers and H A Scheidker led the group. Henry Riedel and E L Deldine represented Hannibal. The plan is to use the extra time to explore financing the road, claimed as a public necessity for the towns along the line.
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Bowling Green
H. L. Childers
Troy
H. A. Scheidker
Hannibal
Henry Riedel
E. L. Deldine
Ex Mayor Thompson to Sell Scales in Missouri Route
Former Quincy mayor John A. Thompson will not leave town. He accepts a road position with Moneyweight Scale Co and will cover Missouri from Quincy. George J. Risto, once a Quincyan, is the district manager of the company.
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John A. Thompson
Quincy
Florida
Moneyweight Scale
Missouri
George J. Risto
Marriage Licenses Sealed in Missouri Listings
Robert A. Miller and Mary Elizabeth Brown, both from Knox City and Mendon respectively, obtain marriage licenses. Ear John Boge aged 20 and Helen Anna Becker aged 17 from Quincy require parental consent. Emil G. Huber aged 28 and Anna Mueller aged 27, both of Quincy, secure licenses.
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Robert A. Miller
Legal
Knox City
Mary Elizabeth Brown
Mendon
Ear John Boge
Quincy
Pearl Boge
Helen Anna Becker
Louis Becker
Emil G. Huber
Anna Mueller
Will not recognize Irish delegation in London visit
In London on May 13 officials disclosed that Frank P Walsh Edward F Dunne and Michael F Ryan Irish society delegates touring Ireland will not be received by Prime Minister Lloyd George upon return to Paris nor officially recognized Col E M House withdrew as intermediary The delegates faced sharp criticism at home saying their Sinn Fein ties could complicate British policy and provoke renewed Irish agitation
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Edward F. Dunne
Michael F. Ryan
United States
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Ireland
Lloyd George
Paris
Reuter
Pans
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Ryan
Walsh
Lioyd George
the Spectator
Irish Republic
Sinn Fein
Germans Deliver Three Notes To The Allies
Paris May 14 Three notes from the German delegation were delivered to the council this morning. They discuss the economic impact of peace terms, the application of President Wilsons points, and the protest against reparation principles, though Germany says it is prepared to subscribe to them.
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Council
Th Council of Four
Havas
Germany
Wilson
Remarkable Night Effects in The Patriot at Quincy
The Triangle production The Patriot stars William S Hart and will be shown at the Quincy theater today. The moon rise over Mexican plains with cavalry along the border creates a striking silhouette effect. Hart company spent a night near Calexico to ensure realism, with tents lit inside and a bugler reliving taps as lights fade to embers.
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Triangle
Peptiron Promises Quick Strength for Debilitated
An advertisement urges pale weak and nervous readers to take Peptiron a tonic claimed to restore vigor after war stress and epidemics. It proclaims rapid recovery from weakness and offers immediate use, produced by C. J. Houd Co Lowell Massachusetts.
The Cry of the Weak at Orpheum Theater
City readers urged to see Miss Paume Ward in The Cry of the Weak at the Orpheum. The Pathé extra star photoplay is praised for realism and emotional acting, with Ward and a plea for understanding toward “the submerged tenth.” A brief note mentions unrelated workers’ pay and union activity while odd editorial lines appear as stray text.
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Orpheum Theater
Paume Ward
Pathe
Dexter
Fannie Ward
Miss Ward
Threatened Strike In Paper Mills Averted
GLENS FALLS NOV May 14 The threatened strike in the paper mills of Finch Prayn and company was averted after talks. Labor officials said a settlement was reached addressing key grievances and wage issues, avoiding disruption at Finch Prayn plants.
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Glens Falls
Finch, Prayn and Company
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Cure
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. only a constitutional remedy helps. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to affect the mucous tissues through the blood to relieve inflammation of the Eustachian tube. If inflammation persists, hearing may be lost forever. $100 offered for any cure failure. Toledo, Ohio makers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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