Murderer Niles kills sheriff and shoots self in Big chase
Good Hope Illinois May 19 after Sheriff J N Barclay was killed near Macomb a prisoner Walter Niles in custody shot himself as a posse closed in He had been held on auto theft charges and tried to kill Barclay and his son Earl during transport Niles died later in a Macomb hospital after extensive manhunt actions by Coroner Russler Night Policeman Turner and other local officers.
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Good Hope
Macomb
Ill
J. N. Barclay
Here
Barclay
Hns
Earl
Earl Barclay
Tunnicliff Lake
Crabb Bridge
Hollar Bridge
Russler
Turner
Bushnell
J. W. Blaylock
Fred Wilson
James Turner
J. W. Blaycock
Blaycock
Niles
Abingdon
Fred Niles
Aledo
Scholl
Lou Robertson
Illinois Guard Called July 25 For Federal Service
Washington May 19 All national guard organizations will be called into federal service between July 15 and August 5 Governors authorized to recruit all units to war status Assembly dates listed by state New York through Nebraska on July 16 and July 25 followed by other states on August 5 Arrangements for formal incorporation into the U S Army depend on provision of full war equipment. moves to big camps await cantonment readiness
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State labor chief favors war council
Chicago May 19 A drastic resolution favoring government control of properties and products in time of war has been prepared for the Illinois state council of defense by John H. Walker acting president of the State Federation of Labor. It will be introduced at the meeting of the state council today.
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Chicago
Illinois State Council of Defense
John H. Walker
State Federation of Labor
State Council
Marriage Licenses Reported for Newton Bolon and Pearl White
Newton Bolon and Pearl J White listed in the city marriage licenses. The brief entry notes a union with license details indicating the couple’s formal marriage filing in the local records.
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Newton Bolon
Pearl J. White
Rarrie City Seven
Photoplays at Theaters With Multiple Titles Listed
Today’s program highlights Princess Dorothy Dalton in Chick en Casey and A Grab Bay Bride Mae Marsh in The Wild Girl of the Sierras Fay Tincher in The Two O’clock Train Savoy features William S Hart in An Apostle of Vengeance Gem shows An Artful Dodger Belasco screens Phantom Buccaneer Quincy presents Ernest Maupin and Mabel Wardin in The Finish Orpheum features Sins of Society by the Orpheum players
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Dorothy Dalton
Mae Marsh
Sierras
Fay Tincher
Savoy
William S. Hart
Gem
Belasco
Quincy
Ernest Maupin
Mabel Wardin
Orpheum
Orpheum Players
Mrs. Thomas White Dies in Texas
Mrs. Thomas White, about 50, died at her Houston home Thursday night after months of illness under opiate treatment. Born in Indiana, she lived in Quincy for years, sang in the Congregational church choir, and was active in Sunday school and Atlantis society before moving south in 1907 with husband Thomas White in the brass foundry business. She leaves her husband, her mother Mrs. Kennedy, and brothers Hunter and Gray Kennedy. Funeral in Houston Sunday at Trinity Lutheran with a large memorial service and procession.
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Quincy
Thomas White
Houston
Texas
Chicago
South
Society
Quincy Way
Eighteenth
Vermont
Kennedy
Hunter
Gray Kennedy
Trinity Lutheran
Edgar Payne
Granville
Earl Bell
Helen Wallace
Bell
James McDaniels
Henry Holtmann Dies After Long Illness At Home
Henry J H Holtmann born August 24 1855 died at 4 45 am Friday at 1106 Adama Street after a long illness. He was operated on May 7 at Blessing Hospital and leaves a large family including nine children and fifteen grandchildren. Funeral plans were mentioned with multiple local church connections and burials in Greenmount and St Boniface cemeteries.
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Henry J. H. Holtmann
Blessing Hospital
Adama Street
St. Jacobi Lutheran Church
Henry
Walter
Louis
Herman
Henry Stoermer
Harry Siebemann
Edward Allen
Edgar Perry
William Schuette
William
Edgar
Frank Hoener
Walter Zimmerman
Linden
Mich
Adams Street
A. W. Fruechte
St. Paul’s
Bernadina Michael
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Father Michael
John G. Blomer
Joseph H. Blomer
J. N. Tibesar
Fred Heckenkamp
H.F. J. Michael
J. B. C. Freiburg
St. Boniface Cemetery
Make Brief Visit 10 Hancock Farms Carthage May 19
May 19 The farm management class of our state university with about 70 members visited several farms in this county. They examined farm ledgers detailing seed, labor costs, time, and other transactions including buying and selling. Journeys were arranged by County Agent J H Lloyd with cars supplied by soil improvement members to farms in Rack Creek Prairie Bear Creek and Carthage townships. Ascension day was observed by Ingenvere commandery K T Thursday.
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Carthage
Our State University
Robert Baird
Samuel Smith
John Shepherd
Lott B. Clark
Charles Webber
John White
Harvey Moore
Heil Stevenson
S. Chapman
Wanted help and workers in local trades and services
Wanted experienced waitress and dishwasher at the Virginia lunch room. Also two second hand pei fans for sale. Inquire 143 care of Whig. For sale a floor case five show gauges and a counter at Maine St Chris Meyer. Wanted Roy to learn wood pattern trade over 16, some woodwork experience preferred. Call Quincy Pattern Co., 6th and State, 3rd floor. Bench and machine molders and laborers wanted. steady work, high pay. Pratt Metalable Iron Works Joliet. For rent a five room upper flat with water gas bath and garage if wanted at 6294 N.8th Ave. Inquire 1405 Spring St.
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Han Pei
Care of Whig
Maine St
Chris Meyer
Roy
Quincy Pattern Co
Pratt Maileable Iron Works
Joliet, Il
Spring St
New Palmyra City Council In Charge In Palmyra Missouri
May 19 Palmyra Missouri Mayor James Owsley and the old council wrap up a year of business. New officers sworn in include Mayor Frank J Bernhard and ward councilmen W E Schneider William J Buckley and Lawrence Wellman. Retiring officials listed with overholding members and appointed department heads. Committees named with finance ordinance street and alley light water and fire health cemetery parks and paving. Junior senior banquet held and graduation events noted along with a Red Cross war relief society formation and enrollments.
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Palmyra
James Owsley
Old City Council
Frank J. Bernhard
First Ward
W. E. Schneider
William J. Buckley
Lawrence Wellman
F . Bernhard
H. J. Smith
Scond
J. H. Robinson
William B. Markell
C. Lawrence Leggett
J. A. Menge
Wiliam Murphy
Bernhard
S., Feaster
W. J. Buckley
E. G. Schnitzer
S. J. Feaster
J. S. Berghofer
R. I. Whitaker
J. Feaster
E. Schnitzer
J. C. Daume
William Meier
Board of Health
Dr. Rozelle
J. S. Wae
S. Berghofer
D .J. Feaster
Reynolds
L. F. Nelson
James B. Settles
Wallace Gray
Rozelle
J. W. Head
George V. Saffarans
Lloyd Moore
J. A. Lanius
Clara Heidel
O. G. Sanford
Oswald Frey
Wallie Miller
Milton Keller
James Settles
Bryan Clark
Vera Lucan
War Relief Society
Red Cross
Washington School
John King
Nellie Ruffner
Belle Lea
Betty Cook
Sallie Nichols
Howard Kelly
Hallie Losey
Joseph Bell, Jr
H. P. Drummond
P. T. Chadwell
Scott Cunningham
Gompers Denounces Agents of Germany in New York and Petrograd
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor cabled Petrograd's Workmen's and Soldiers' deputies denouncing German agents in New York and Russia. He says these agents distorted press dispatches to imply James Duncan, vice president of the federation and member of the American commission to Russia, does not represent organized labor.
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Gompers
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Petrograd
New York
Russia
James Duncan
American Commission
America
Dr King’s New Discovery Ad Copy for Coughs
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for coughs colds grip fevers and bronchial ailments. It claims a 48 year history as a standard household cough and cold remedy and urges readers to keep a bottle at hand at the druggist for 50 cents.
Colmar store and home burned, loss $15,000
Colmar, II May 19. Fire destroyed the general store and home of Leo McAllister early Thursday morning, causing about $15,000 in damage. Firemen were unable to save any stock from the store.
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Colmar, II
Leo McAllister
Hobo Day Observed By High School Students
Friday was Hobo day at the high school with about half the boys and a few girls attending in the oldest attire available. The event caused considerable merriment throughout the halls before and after school, continuing from last year when it was also enjoyed.
Probate notes in county court
The will of Charles H. Krug leaves all property to his wife and names her executrix. Thomas Scherer is appointed conservator of James M. Randall with bond set at 800 and sureties. Ernest Boge will provides 30 to Earl and Cecil Boge at age 21. Remaining estate to be sold and divided among John, George, Anna Schuette, and Lily Rickhoff with Edward Schuette as executor.
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Charles H. Krug
Thomas Scherer
James M. Randall
Mr. Scherer
W. P. Martindale
F. J. Penick
Ernest Boge
Court House
Earl
Cecil Boge
John
George
Anna Schuette
Lily Rickhoff
Edward Schuette
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