Labor meeting plans Labor Day event and cigar survey
A nine member committee was named to plan Labor Day activities in Quincy with park selection, band hiring, and related duties. Hannibal not celebrating this year adds interest to the local event. The group also reported favorable results from a survey of local cigar sales, noting Quincy made goods are well received. C W Cullen addressed the assembly noting improving conditions in his field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trades and’ Labor ‘Assembly
Theo. Bisser
George Schmitt
Henry Thesen
R. S. Benedict
William Muldoon
John Augustine
Geo. Frese
Bert Ryan
Herman Schelp
Hannibal
Quincy
C.W. Cullen
United, Hatters’ of America
Assembly
Barney Deters
Sister Dies in Colorado An Oldtime Local Notice
Sister of Joseph Boxton of 833 North Sixth street died in Delta Colorado after ten years there. Mrs Bira Frogue aged 48 formerly of La Grange Mo leaves brothers and other relatives. Funeral in Delta. Other notes report local illness improvements insurance office move visits and small ads about hosiery blouse waists and local transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Joseph Boxton
North Sixth Street
Bira Frogue
la Grange
Delta
Colo
Peoria Struck by Major Flood. Railways Disabled
Heavy rain across Peoria area floods streets and forces evacuations. Rail service halted as tracks washed out on multiple lines including Peoria and Pekin Union, Rock Island, and Illinois Central. Water-filled creeks surge through East Peoria and Averyville, with rescuers aiding residents from roofs and trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Rock Island
Chicago
Mossville
Pekin
Big Four
Lake Erie and Western
Illinois Central
Chicago,and Alton
Springfield
Burlington
Town Central
Minnedapolis
St. Louis
Dry Run
Bradley Park
Averyville
Grand View Drive
Peoria ‘Terminal
Bartonville
Keystone
Presbyterian Session Adjourns After 127th General Assembly
ROCHESTER N Y May 28 The 127th general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States finished its docket and was dissolved to meet at Atlantic City on May 18 1916 The assembly made a record in disposing of unfinished business from former years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Atlantic City
Agreement Reached at Pan American Conference
Washington May 28 report that bankers from the Mississippi Valley including Chicago St Louis and New Orleans reached an accord to grant zero day credits to Ecuadorian cocoa producers to aid moving the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
O'Farrell's Dance Opens With Big Highland Crowd
Highland park’s remodeled pavilion opened by O'Farrell's orchestra for its annual complimentary dance. More than 1,000 invitations. at least 800 dancers on the floor. Pavilion redecorated with enclosed dance floor. O'Farrell Brothers praised. dancing from 9 to midnight with frequent encores. Summer plan includes Friday nights and a dancing school from 8 to 9, followed by a refined public dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park
O'Farrell
O’farrell
Highland
O’farrell Brothers
O'farrell’s
Highland Pavilion
Town Topics and Local News Highlights
Thomas Tallerton of Moberly Missouri visited Friday afternoon. J Hi Bastert Co has removed its offices. Mrs W H McMein of East Jersey Street is improving. Mrs Sherer, wife of Ziggy Sherer, on the Quincy team, is recovering from appendicitis. New lines of Warner Rust Proof corsets now available. Joe Esler received a copy of De Courant from Amsterdam. Agnes Rush is recovering from an operation. Laurine Levy, pianist at the Quincy theatre, heard from Joseph Gruell aboard the USS Sacramento off Tampico noting unrest and anticipated trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia E. Ball
Harrison, Ark
Batavia, Ill
North Fourth Street
Meyer-Wilms' Co
C. Anspaugh
North Fifth Street
Hannibal
Naumann
Dr. Duncan
State Bank
Lee Stewart
Red ‘Light
J. H. Bastert Co
Bank
Thomas Thorpe
Chicago
Batiste
New Canton
Trotter
Hampshire Street
Frank Miller
Nichols Hardware Company
Safety Manufacturing Company
Blue Ribbon
Ntampshire
Glenn Willis
Burlington
Golden
Quincy
Keokuk
W. H. McMein
East Jersey
Sherer
Ziggy” Sherer
Otis Johnston
Blessing Hospital
Warner
Meyer-Wilms Co
Joe Esler
Amsterdam
Holland
DeCourant
Germany
Quincy Theater
Joseph .K.gruell
U.S. S
Sacramento
Tampico
Robs Store and Effects Escape Robber at Camp Point
Henry Barlow, a young man from Cobatsburg Illinois, broke into a general store owned by Charles Delaplane and escaped toward Camp Point. A pursuit followed but the robber eluded capture. Deputies Lipps and Fletcher were alerted but it is unclear how much was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coatsburg
Ill
Henry Barlow
Charles Delaplane
Camp Point
Joe Lipps
Quincy
Fletcher
Barlow
Simall Steamer Damaged by Fire in San Francisco Bay
A radio report from May 28 says the Mackinaw, a steam vessel owned by Atlantic Transportation and built in 1891, caught fire off Point Reyes thirty miles north of San Francisco. No passengers aboard, crew of 40, on the way from San Francisco to Portland. Coast guard Me Culloch prepared to assist. later reports say tow vessels Speedwell and Coronado were guiding her into Point Reyes harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Point Reyes
United States Coast Guard
Culloch
Portland
Ore
Atlantic Transportation Company, Limited
Liverpool
Belfast
Krebs
Speedwell
Coronado
Archduke Eugene Named Commander in Austrian Forces
A Berlin dispatch reports Archduke Eugene of Austria appointed commander in chief of Austrian forces operating against Italy. He previously led the army in the campaign against Serbia and is highly popular with the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Archduke Eugene
Austria
Italy
Serbia
Masses Welcomed Senator Lodge Home After Washington Return
Nahant Massachusetts May 2 One hundred thousand people turned out to welcome United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge as he returned from Washington to rest from demanding duties. The crowd surprised the senator, abandoning plans for a quiet hall reception and giving a spontaneous public welcome. Lodge, in the square before the town hall, recalled 35 years in public service and urged unity on foreign relations saying there is but one thing to remember our country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nahant
Mass
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Senator Lodge
Irt
Congress
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trades and Labor Assembly
C. W
Cullen
Adolph Bachman
South Seventh Street
A. Hodgkin
North Fifth ‘Street
Charles Cullen
New York City
Virginia Hotel
John Ray
South
Pane, Weber & Co
A. Martin Kingkade
Oklahoma Farm Mortgage Company
Oklahoma City
Okla
Texas
Mexico
Thomas Tallerton
Moberly
J. Hi. Bastert, Co
Simall
Mackinaw
Frisco Bay
Akron
Ohio
General Synod
The
Lutheran Church Today
Warring Nations
Europe
Wilson
Bryan
Archduke
Massachusetts
Wirthmor
Halbach-Schroeder CO
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