Rioters Sweep East St Louis Section in Violent Mob
A mob estimated at 3000 people attacked Negro residents and beatings occurred as cars were stopped and a jail threatened. Police were overwhelmed. Major Mollman and Major Cavanaugh led a troops response with 125 soldiers, while Gov Lowden was asked for more forces. Amid protests over imported Black workers, hundreds of Black residents crossed the bridge into St Louis seeking safety. injuries and a fatal head wound were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mollman
R. W. Cavanaugh
Sixth Ilinois Infantry
Cavanaugh
Mollman
Gov. Lowden
East
ST. Louis
East St. Louis
William Taylor
Harold Lewis to join Beloit unit in France
Harold Lewis, Beloit college student from Quincy, will sail around June 6 with a Beloit unit of 20 men to serve in France. He will spend a week in a local Ford shop in the current city to study motors before departure. Three Quincy peers, Robert Grieser, Roland Boswell, and Carl Kessler, aim to join the Red Cross in Detroit. Boswell plans to stay in the U.S. to farm near Quincy, and Kessler loses an $800 scholarship and returns to college. Grieser remains in Detroit awaiting developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lewis
Quincy
Beloit College
France
Ford
Mr. Lewis
Beloit
Robert Grieser
Roland Boswell
Carl Kessler
Detroit
Red Cross
Boswell
Organizes Colored Boy Scout Company in Quincy
Oscar Bohon of 622 Sycamore street organized a colored boy scout company in Quincy. The Bethel M. E. church hosted the Monday meeting with many boys present. Veterans like Doyle Smith Arnette Clayton and James Vaughn chosen as sergeants. drills planned with wooden guns and military training plus hikes and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Oscar Bohon
Sycamore Street
Bethel M. E
Bolton
Doyle Smith
Arnett Clayton
James Vaughn
Sixty seven register Monday in city clerk’s office
Sixty seven men registered in the city clerk’s office Monday under the selective conscription act. Hannibal baseball team members among them eight fall within age limits. Deputy registering officer Al G. Winter conducts the voluntary effort as inquiries begin for citizens abroad. If abroad, men must register within five days of returning and show reason for foreign business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
al G. Winter
Tle
Ula
Railroads to Have Hearing Thursday in Illinois
Illinois railroads seek higher passenger rates and push for assembly support. A legislative committee on public utilities will meet in Springfield on Thursday to decide the issue, following a special utilities committee session led by Representative John Lyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
General Assembly
Legislative Committee On Public Utilities
Springfield
John Lyle
Utilities Committee
Lyle
Every shadow points to the sun and sorrow helps us to appreciate happiness
A reflective meditation on how hardship illuminates joy, urging readers to value brighter moments by recognizing life’s darker phases. The prose conveys a hopeful tone and enduring resilience through metaphor and concise observation.
World Court and international council urged by Hughes
Charles E Hughes at the Long Beach conference on foreign relations argued for an international court of justice and a world council to suggest and advise on lawful settlement of disputes. He said the aim is to prevent war while allowing nations to act independently, maintaining U S Monroe doctrine. Over 200 delegates attended the opening session where Hughes and Nicholas Murray Butler spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Charles Be, Hughes
National Conference On Foreign Relations of
United States
Hughes
Court of Justice
Hughe
Court of International Justice
Ble
Mr. Hughes
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Firemen Hurt Palmyra Home Amid Neighbor Break-In
In Palmyra Maine May 29 a fire started by a faulty flue or wiring caused little damage to A B Leggett county treasurer of Marion county. Neighbors rushing to help smashed doors and windows to rescue the household belongings. Fire under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
A. B. Leggett
Marion County
Leggett
Houscehold Gowls
Butter Prices Hit Record High on Chicago Board
Chicago May 26 butter sold wholesale late at 48 cents a pound on the Chicago Butter and Egg board, the highest price ever recorded in this market at this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciucago
Refiners Take Million in Gulf Loan Subscription
PITTSBURGH Pa May 2 The Gulf Refining company through its president W N Mellon has announced a subscription of 1,000,000 to the loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsbrorgit
Gulf Refining Company
W. N. Mellon
Tornado Toll Reaches 160 Across Five States
Revised reports from Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas and Alabama show 160 dead and about 550 injured from Sunday tornadoes. Southwestern Kentucky bears the heaviest toll with 66 killed and over 100 injured in Fulton County. Alabama mining camps Sayre Bradford and Carbon Hill total 46 deaths while Tipton Dyer and Carroll counties in Tennessee report 34. Property damage in Alabama near 1 million dollars. overall losses in other states not yet tallied due to crippled wire service.
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Mempinis
Tenn
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Fulton County
Sayre
Bradford
Carbon Hill
Tip
Probate and guardianship action in Henry Morris case
Pro bate petition asks court admit will and appoint guardian ad litem for four minor Morris heirs named Orville Wester Henry and Lawrence. Mercantile Trust suit against Frank W Ranch claims plaintiff failed to plead ultimate facts. Jury finds Benjamin Gristy incapable of managing estate. Julius L Klemme guardian reports Erma Klemme’s Quincy lot valued at 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Morris
Clie Morns
Ly, Orville
Wester
Henry
Liewrence Morris
An Oassumpeau
Mercantile Trust and Savings Bak
Frank W. Ranch
Julius L. Klemme
Erma Klemme
Quincy
Indoor life blamed for overweight in old remedy tips
A health column warns that excessive indoor living saps vitality and increases fat. It promotes a dubious home remedy from a druggist, claiming quick weight loss and improved energy, suggesting a daily dose after meals and at night for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Farewell Sale and Local Notices in Quincy Daily
W K Githens of Summer Drug leaves for Lomax and Hamilton Illinois and Keokuk Iowa for a brief vacation. Doerr Dept Store offers a 6-foot extension dining table sale at 648. First Aid society to be organized at St Rose Hall May 29. Mrs Grant Irwin hospitalized after fall at Wa bash station. St Vincent Home picnic set for May 29 with dinner and supper. Miss Mawdie Bush and Miss Alice O Farrell visit from Canton Missouri. Lanterns and driving lamps on sale for 50c. Mrs John Madden returns from Ottumwa after week with her mother. Dr Stannus eye ear nose throat at 66114 Hampshire street. Mrs John Herland and Mrs A Settles visit Quincy. Used Singer sewing machine 1.98. Mabel Musick operated on. foot crooked from infantile paralysis. Charles Black returns from Bluffs to see ill mother. Parewell Sale continues with beds and iron goods. Red Cross sewing at Temperance Home. donations needed. Delineator subscription renewal offered 90c until June 9. Mrs Richard Connery gravely ill with pneumonia. May 29 St Vincent Home picnic tents. Decoration day strawberry social postponed due to berries. Central Baptist church picnic at Gardner park 3 to 5. Farewell Sale chinaware table 19c. W I McKee returning from western coast trip. Adams County Bankers meet at Hotel Newcomb. W E Philips of Keokuk visits Quincy. Miss Marvy Logsdon and Carl Barrs visit. Addie Roberson of Lorraine conducts business in Quincy. Gertrude Ridle of Chicago visiting parents. Mrs A Sours of Peoria noted.
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St. Vincent
Mawdie Bush
Alice O'Farrell
Canton
Clara Speaker
Doerr Dept
John Madden
Ottumwa
Margaret Kkelly
Stannus
Hampshire Street
John Herland
Settles
Hannibal
Quincey
Doerr
Snyder's
Mabel Musick
George Musick
la Prairie
Charles Black
Halbach-Schroeder Dry Goods Compa
Bluffs
Red Cross Society
Halbach- Schroeder Co
Richard Connery
Broadway
E. B. Dorsett
Pensacola
Fla
Quincy
B. Lohmeier
Wannibal
Murray Snider
South Fifth Street
Adams County Bankers' Association
Newcomb
W. E. Philips
Keokuk
Tropical Paint and Oil Company
Marvy Logsdon
Carl Barrs
Ewing, Mo
Addie Roberson
Loraine
Gertrude Ridle
Chicago
John Ridle
Sixteenth Street
A. Sours
Peoria
For Sale or Trade Ford Roan Mare Listing
For sale or trade a Ford roan mare. Call phone 226. Readable ad fragment notes a mare with unspecified details and contact method.
Funeral Attendees From Galesburg and Chicago
Mrs. Fred Laule of Galesburg Mrs. E O OConnell and Mrs M Cleary of Chicago attended the funeral of Steve Malone on Monday morning. Mrs OConnell and Mrs Cleary are sisters of the deceased.
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Camp Parker
Charleston
Westerwelt
Gwendolyn Cave Toll
Colored Boy Scout
LAW Courts For World
International Council
Souther
Benjamin Gristy
ADV
First Aid Society
St. Rosehan
Grant Irwin
George Morey
Elm Street
Blessing Hospital
Ted Waring
St. Vincent Home
Sycamore — Streets
Melrose Chapel
Central Baptist Church
Gardner Park
Deerr Dept. Store
W. I. McKee
Mr. McKee
Spokane
California
Sieg Gre Ag
Entral Lines
Tor the Publicervice
New York
Boston
Atlantic Coast
New England
Niagara Falls
Falls
Atlantic City
Washington
Michigan Central
la Salle Street
W. B. Jerome
General Western
Biliousnes
Victrolas
Weilers
Burns
Scovill CO
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