Two Serious Injuries in Plainville Car Plunge
Four Plainville residents and an Indiana driver were injured when their car plunged 14 feet off a rock embankment near Plainville. Mrs. Cal Wagy suffered a fractured skull and possible death. F M Trinkle sustained internal injuries. Mrs Ida Baker and Ralph Baker had bruises. Trinkle had been teaching Mrs Baker and her son to drive. An additional collision occurred nearby between Ernest Grubb and Robert Boyer, causing vehicle damage but no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal. Wagy
Plainville
F. M. Trinkle
Quincy
Ida Baker
Ralph Baker
Cal. Wagg
Overland Company
Ralph
Trinkle
St. Mary's Hospital
Wagy
Wagg
Indiana
Baker
Cal
Earl Caddick
Ernest Grubb
Robert Boyer
Rock Bridge
Payson
Woman Escapes Operation After Pinkham Remedy
Mrs S J Semler of Troy New York suffered seven months with displacement and pain. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports full recovery and urges others to try it before surgery. She credits the product and the company with forty years of experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy, N
Lydia E. Pinkham
S. J. Semler
5Th Ave
Troy
N. Y
Late Donations For The Red Cross Sale
A list of further donations for the Red Cross sale at the armory reported Thursday includes items from Standard Oil and Hollister Whitney, Pfaffe milk depot, Fluiz and Wis man, and others. Notable contributions include a Dodge Bros. convertible roadster valued at 1137 dollars from Adler Moller Co. and twenty dollars in cash from A Jacobs and Denning Book Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Armory
Whig
Perfection Oil Stove
Standard Oil Company
Hollister-Whitney Company
Irwin Paper Company
E. N. Kuhlo
Dodge Bros
Adler-Moller
Miller & Arthur
W. L. Milroy
H. F. J. Ricker
A. Jacobs
Denning Book Store
Lena Malambri
Sunshine Biscuit Co
Robbers Try Entry On Oak Street House
Neighbors saw two men attempting to force entry at 1422 Oak Street between midnight and 1 am. Police arrived. intruders fled. A prior break in at the same house occurred recently but nothing was taken. Directory lists the house as vacant. similar attempts have occurred nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Street
Comstock Castle Store Robbed on Maine Street
A Comstock Castle store on Maine between Fourth and Fifth streets was robbed last evening. The thief broke the cash register and took between five and six dollars in change. The robber hid in the building and was locked in when the rear door remained barred at closing. Detective Henry Meise led the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comstock- Castle Retail
Maine
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Henry Meise
Band Needs 5000 to Sustain Illinois State Tour
Quincy committees say only 3200 raised toward a 5000 goal to retain director Ellis Brooks and support weekly concerts, hall rent, music, and trips to nearby towns. They plan immediate fundraising before the Red Cross drive and report 1150 votes for Saturday concerts, 742 against, 228 unreturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Quincy
Ellis Brooks
Washington Park
Red Cross
H. G. Riggs
Percy Brown
F. W. Crane
A. O. Lindsay
C. F. Eichenauer
A. F. Odell
W. A. Jackson
W. D. Franklin
C. A. Pfeiffer
Thomas E. Thompson
R. E. Hackman
Charles Crooks
Harry Bourne
Company E Mustered Into State Service
Captain Frank B. Wendling and staff arrived in Quincy to muster Company E of the Illinois Volunteer Training Corps into the state Reserve Militia. With Col. Caldwell Col. Irwin Major Lusk and all officers and 78 members present, the transfer included a drill and general inspection. Col. Irwin spoke on discipline and regular drills while A. A. Hubbard praised the company’s efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Wendling
Adj
Dickson
Quincy
Ilinois
Col. Irwin
A. Hubbard
Eagles Plan Indoor Carnival Likely at Hall
During a Thursday Eagles meeting promoter J. C. Bartlett outlined possibilities for an indoor carnival. The group discussed hall decoration and event setup to host the planned carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Bartlett
Carnival Opens May 27 as Local Lodge Plans Events
The meet ing notes carnival plans with the big show set for May 27. Two candidates were initiated into the lodge and three applications read. The regimental band of Warsaw will come to Quincy to play for the carnival. Members are asked to assemble Saturday at 2 pm for the Red Cross parade. P. W. Reardon will represent the local area at the national convention in Pittsburgh in late July. The lodge conven tion committee then met to go to Hannibal Tuesday to arrange the June convention and advertise the indoor carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Quincy
Red Cross
P. W. Reardon
Pittsburgh
Hannibal
Entertainments Planned for Western Catholic Union Summer
George Geiger and George Otts were named a two person committee to arrange all summer entertainments for the Western Catholic Union including the upcoming annual picnic. The WCU executive committee met at St. Boniface school hall with broad attendance. Quincy branches opposed a convention this year and the sports committee announced there will be no baseball season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Geiger
George Otts
Western Catholic Union
W.C. U
St. Boniface
Quincy
All Workers Called For Meeting Tonight
T. R. Evans, general chairman of the Red Cross campaign, calls all workers to meet at the Chamber of Commerce building at 7 30 this evening to finalize drive arrangements and plan the Saturday parade. Women kiss each other is noted as a tombstone epitaph in the article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Evans
Red Cross Campaign
Chamber of Commerce
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Sykes Comfort
Vinci
The
Comfort Powder Co
Boston
Masa
Jacob Schwartz
N. St. St
Quincy, Ill
Comstock-Castle
Eagles
Crooks Bros. Millinery Co
Miller- Helhake Shoe, CO
Ren
Walker’s
Broadway
RED Cross Fund
Goode
RED Cross Committee
Woven Sea Island
Lui
Steven
Ustomer
Lot Boys
Georgette
Clarian
Ladies’ V
Wwe
Kirshbaum
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