Final Plans for State Meeting in Quincy Illinois
Arrangements completed in Peoria for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce organization meeting to be held in Quincy June 16-17. About 1,000 Illinois business leaders expected. committees named for organization, bylaws, and program with leaders from Chicago Rock Island Peoria and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Chamber of Commerce of
Ilinois
Quincy
Illinois
Edward Fawcett
Truman T. Pierson
Chamber of Commerce
Harry H. Merrick
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Pierson
Merrick
Beech
Windy City
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
F. W. Bender
Rock Island
Beach
J. H. Hudson
Bloomington
C. M. Thompson
Urbana
Sam Woolner
Willis Evans
H H. Cleveland
B. F. Harris
Campaign
F. Kohl
Centralia
Frank Lindsay
Decatur
A. M. Leung
Pontiac
John H. Camlin
Rockford
H. M. Dunlap
Savoy
Elmer T. Stevens
William Butterworth
Moline
Robert Conway
East St. Louis
John W. Cleary
Howard Jayne
Monmouth
George Woodruff
Joliet
George Parsons
Cairo
Elza Williams
Steven Lawless
Daniel Selover
Henry Scarborough
Joseph Frisbie
Deaths and Funerals Mrs John Burns
Funeral services largely attended at the home 72k Vine street Tuesday afternoon at 2 39 oclock Rev H J Leemhuta officiating The Salem quartet sang burial in Greenmount cemetery Bearers were Elmer Mangold Elmer Beamer Frank Eickelschulte George Valas I B Weyen and Charles Zimmermann
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burns
Vine Street
H. J. Leemhuta
Salem Quartet
Greenmount Cemetery
Elmer Mangold
Elmer Beamer
Frank Eickelschulte
George Valas
Eleven Graduates At Chaddock School
Eleven boys at Chad dock Boy's School will receive diplomas in a June 4 commencement on campus. Baccalaureate on June 1 at Vermont Street M E Church by Rev Eugene M Antrim. commencement address by Rev Theodore Kemp on June 4. Calendar includes piano recital June 2, class day June 3, vespers June 3, band concert June 4, trustees meeting June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaddock Boy's
W. Emery Lancaster
Vermont Street M. E
Eugene M. Antrim
D. PD
Theodore Kemp
D. D
Ilinois Wesleyan University
Gerald E. Coone
Roberts S. Essick
John R. Green
Joseph J. Hancox
Orvel I. Hawkinson
Charles R. Markham
Frank R. Smith
W. Charles Somerville
Albert F. Stanton
Earl E. Stanton
J. Maurice Steele
No Decision Given In Daugherty Case
In county court the case over appointing John Elmer Daugherty administrator of John M. Daugherty’s estate remained undecided after a lengthy session. The Savings Loan Trust and Blessing hospital challenge the appointment as appeal proceeds. The circuit court already set aside the will, making the hospital the principal beneficiary, and an appellate court appeal is pending. John Blymer Daugherty seeks appointment as administrator while the appellate case continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings Loan & Trust Company
Riessing Hospital
John Elmer Daugherty
John M. Daugherty
State Savings Loan & Trust Company
Blessing Hospital
Quincy's Pulse Begins Work on Hospital Addition
Rain delays hinder excavation at Blessing hospital as crews started Monday and paused Tuesday awaiting better weather. If skies clear, work resumes today and progress is expected once conditions permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blessing Hospital
Fire destroys barracks. forty soldiers perish
A building used as a barrack by occupation troops at Ludwigshafen burned and perished soldiers reported. Central News from Berlin via Copenhagen states about forty dead and one hundred injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ludwigshafen
Berlin
Copenhagen
WEDS QUINCY NURSE HAD WIFE: SENTENCED
Leslie Anthony a discharged soldier pleaded guilty to bigamy in St Joseph Missouri, married Grace McWilliams of Quincy while a wife and three children lived in Waterloo, Iowa. He was sentenced to six months in jail after seeking clemency from the Red Cross nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Leslie Anthony
Red Cross
Waterloo
Iowa
Anthony
Grace McWilliams
Quincy
Camp Grant
France
United States
Scottish Rite Masons to Meet in Quincy Next Year
Sylvester O. Spring was elected commander in chief of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Masons of Illinois at the annual session in Springfield on May 9. Chester C. Gurney and Robert M. Johnson were named grand secretary and grand treasurer, both from Chicago. The next convention will be held in Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Sylvester O. Spring
Illinois
Council of Deliberation of
Illneis
Chester C. Gurney
Robert M. Johnson
Chicago
Quincy
New Excursion Boat Sparks Big Crowd in Quincy
More than 100 excursionists from Louisiana and Hannibal visited Quincy on the new steamboat Julia Belle Swain on Tuesday. The Modern Woodmen lodge of Louisiana sponsored the trip, marking the vessel's first visit to Quincy. The 175 foot by 35 foot boat features three decks, a large dancing floor and balcony, side paddle wheels, and advanced engines. Commanded by Capt. Verne Swain, the Julia Belle Swain seats about 1,200 passengers and was previously operated in Pensacola before moving upriver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Hannibal
Quincy
Woodmen Lodge
Gulf of Mexico
Pensacola
Mississippi
Verne Swain
Armory Offered Free For Quin cy 33rd Division Welcome
Adjutant General Dickson grants use of the armory at no charge for the Quin cy boys of the 33rd division arriving from Camp Grant. They may use the hall one day and two nights, though plans call for a single evening event following a minstrel show at the Empire theater, with a military ball as guests of honor. Arrival date uncertain, a Welcome Home committee session will likely be held tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickson
James E. Adams
Quincy
Camp Grant
Prairie Division
Adams
Empire Theater
Chicago
Welcome Home Committee
Annual strawberry festival at Melrose chapel Friday
Local personals note a strawberry festival scheduled at Melrose chapel on Friday May 30 from 4 to 10 p m. Several residents are mentioned traveling or visiting nearby towns and relatives with updates on marital, travel and employment statuses.
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Melrose Chapel
Otis Glamore
Herman
Ind
E. Wieseman
State Street
Ralph Snyder
David Yantis
Keokuk
Viar Reemployed as Fowler Principal for Next Year
Fowler school renews W L Viar as principal at 110 dollars monthly. Edith Booth leaves Maple Grove to join Fowler as primary teacher at 75 dollars monthly. Gertrude Ehrgott, Fowler primary teacher for two years, plans to teach in Oklahoma next year. Viar has served six years at Fowler, starting salary 70 dollars, with steady raises each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Viar
Fowler School
Sigs
Edith Booth
Maple Grove
Fowler
Gertrude Ehrgott
Oklahoma
Viar
Adoption Papers Filed In Probate Court For Allegra Torres
In probate court on Tuesday Dr. E B Montgomery filed adoption papers for five year old Allegra Torres daughter of Mrs Montgomery The court records indicate a conservatorship or related matter involving Mont soy W H L Thomas as conservator and a separate abstract showing receipts around 21109 percent and disbursements totaling 420.70 with a balance shown as 86808
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Montgomery
Allegra Torres
Soldiers Home Repairs Urged Amidst Tight Funds
A. L. Bowen reports the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy is deteriorating due to scant appropriations. He urges immediate repairs for war and postwar use, notes possible roles as a hospital or civil war home, and suggests uniting Quincy with the Soldiers' Widows' Home in Wilmington, with a new building needed at Quincy and Wilmington suitable for a fledgling feeble minded colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers Home
Bowen
the Institute
Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home
A. L. Bowen
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home
Quincy
Wilmington
Local births reported in multiple households
Birth notices list a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. W D Walker of Lindstreet on Wednesday May 21. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. J R Nutt of Two Buttes, Cole, the first grandchild of the Pattersons of North Seventh street. Blessing hospital welcomed daughters for Lyn Davis of Edina Mo and for John Lewis of Talula, with his wife the daughter of Minnie Jones. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brinkoetter on Sunday, and their mother Amelia Ritz, daughter of Mary Ritz, resides on South Eleventh street. both mother and baby are doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R Evans
North Fighteenth Street
Prudential
Atlantic City
Allen B. Clark
Quincey
Foreign Service
Rolland Clark
North Twelfth Street
Camp Grant
Rockford
Otto Keck
St. Mary Hospital
P. B. Patterson
North Seventh Street
J. R. Nutt
Two Buttes
Cole
Talula
Lewis
Minnie Jones
North Fifth Street
Henry Brinkoetter
Adams Street
Brinkoetter
Amelia Ritz
Mary Ritz
South Eleventh Street
Minor Police Cases In City Court Arraignment Proceeded
William Neemeson was arraigned in police court on a nuisance charge after neighbor John Budde complained that water from Neemeson’s property ran onto Budde’s land. Case continued to June 3. G Cramer pled guilty to speeding, fined $1 plus $16.50 costs. H F Whalen C Painter and W E Woerman each paid $2 fines plus costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Neemeson
John Budde
Neemeson
Ruy
Budde
G. Cramer
Ryan
H. F. Whalen
C. Painter
W. E. Woerman
Monthly reports at the library meeting
Miss Margaret Ringier and other officers of the Library board read reports at the monthly board meeting on Monday afternoon. Expenses for the month were 1313 dollars. Ringier’s list shows 202 volumes added, 160 purchased and 42 gifts, total circulation 9421, peak day 1352 books on Saturday April 26, low day 199 on Friday April 18. Gifts came from Mrs Anna Newcomb, Mrs Celia R Hill, Mrs E R Chatten, Mrs H P Simpson, Maurice Vasen, and Mrs Anna McFadon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ringier
Library Board
Anna Newcomb
Celia R. Hill
E. R. Chatten
H. P. Simpson
Maurice Vasen
Anna McFadon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mra
John Burne
Chaddock School
Daugherty
Gunther
Robert C. Gunther
Kentucky Street
Robert F. Gunther
Arnold Scott
Keene
John
Tina Cecil
County Recorder’s
Keene Township
W. T. Ross
St. Francis Church
St. Francis School Hall
Weiler
Carriage and Wagon Makers Benevolent Association
Eagle's Hall
Gem City
Spring
Dr. Green
Mr. Davis
Mt. Sterling
John Steiner
Broadway
North Tenth Street
Fagies
Eagle Hall
Merle Killam
Washington, D. C
New York City
W. K. Githens
Vermont Street
Knox—Maijestic
William Hagerbaumer
Tulsa
Okla
H. Ef. Hagerbimmer
Grant Heidbreder
Charleston
Great Lakes Naval Station
H. F. Lafler
State Bank
Edna Bradford
Ursa
Sarah Shupe
St. Vincent
City
George A. Brown
Loursville
Henry Holtman
Madison Street
Joseph Floltman
Harold
W.D. Walker
Lindstreet
Dr. Price
Anheuser-Busch
St.louis
Quincy, Ill
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