Jury acquits Turner in felonious assault case in Hannibal
In Hannibal, Thomas Turner, labeled a Negro, was acquitted by a jury after pleading self defense in a felonious assault case charging him with shooting J H Blake weeks earlier. The panel of jurors and the trial details, including attorney assigns, witness count, and continuance requests in separate state cases, are noted along with divorce actions and custody rulings in the same proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J H. Blake
Thomas Turgem
Hannibal Court of Common Pleas
Turner
Blake
J. A. Schultz
Frank Essig
L. S. Hawkins
W. J. Roth
J. A. Greening
T. C. Robinson
C T. Dolan
W. E. Treat
R. L. Clarkson
J. A. Schumm
Paul Gore
Frank Cole
Berryman Tenwood
Roy Hamlin
Eugene Pearson
Louwisiana
C. T. Hays
App
Pearson
Pike County
Bowling Green
Brown
Hannibal
James Eskridge
Hays
Harley H. Bowen
Bertha Bowen
Lula Hudson
William Hudson
Frank Scheneworth
Burlington Railroad
Nays
William Waller
Estella Waller
Today's Program At Hannibal Playhouses
Star Theater presents Tom Moore in The City of Com rades and Dorothy Dalton in The Lady of Red Butte. Park Theater shows William Duncan in The Plunge of Death and the second episode of Smish ing Barriers. Broadway Star features five reels of feature pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Theater
Tom Moore
Dorothy Dalton
Red Butte
Farmer Loses Automobile Fire Near Spencer Switch
Walter Stickhost a farmer from Spencer's Switch Miinois near East Jannibal brought a badly damaged car to East Jannibal Wednesday afternoon. The auto was nearly destroyed by fire after it allegedly ran into burning straw while he used it as a service car during thrashing. He loaded the wreckage onto a truck, had it taken to Wilhelm Street garage on Broadway, bought a new Overland touring car, and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stickhost
Spencer's Switch
Miinois
East Jannibal
Stickhost
Wilhelm-Street Automobile Company
Broadway
St Louis Pair Wed In Hannibal
George 2 Reed and Miss Clara P Bollwerk both of St Louis were wed at 11 oclock Thursday morning by Judge A E Dent in his Center street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Hannibal
George 2. Reed
Clara P. Bollwerk
A. E. Dent
Center Street
Hays Excuses Jury Until October 13
Judge C. T. Hays excused regular petit jurors until October 13 in the Hannibal Court of Common Pleas on Thursday afternoon. Several special jurors summoned for Thursday were discharged after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Hays
Hannibal
Eagles Close Deal to Build Theater in Hannibal
Negotiations closed for a modern vaudeville and motion picture theater on South Main Street, with a 2000 seat main hall and balcony. The project, by Dubinsky brothers of Kansas City and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, aims for completion early next year with Orpheum vaudeville acts and first class productions.
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Order of Eopies
Main Street
Mark Twain
Dubinsky Brothers
Kansas City
Hannibal
Order of Eagles
The
Eagles
Orpheum
Whig
Kansas Citvans
Middle West
Churches May Hold Union Supper in Hannibal
Preliminary plans for a union church supper were suggested by Hannibal ministers and laymen to be held next month at the First Christian church. The move follows stronger ties among local Protestant churches, evidenced by a missionary pageant before 2500 people at Mainland's Field under the union missionary organization. Leaders including Rev. C N Winders and Postmaster J R Blackwood have proposed a banquet for both men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monster Union
Hannibal
First Christian
Union Missionary Organization
C. N. Winders
First Christian Church
J. R. Blackwood
Park Methodist Church
Hold Hopkins For Davenport Police
W. C. Hopking was arrested in Hannibal at 7 10 Thursday morning by Policemen Turner and Mac Clenning on a Davenport warrant. Hopkins, per a letter to police, sought in Town city for beating a board bill. An officer is awaited to transport him to Davenport to face the charge. He was nabbed at the Stillwell Tee plant where he had found work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Hopking
Hannibal
Turner and MacClenning
Davenport
Hopkins
Stillwell Tee
Tacky Social And Dance Planned At Prosperity Lodge
Prosperity lodge of the Degree of Honor of the Panni pal announces a tacky social and dance Friday night October 10 at Pr bbbe hall on North Fourth Street. Officers and members expect a large attendance as dancing will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperity Lodge
Fanni Pal
Pr Bbbe
North Fourth Street
Pifcers
Ie We Bae
Contracts for Farm Swindle Traps Hannibal Leader
Charles O. Mayes head of the Hannibal Land and Investment company was robbed of 30 dollars by a seasoned forger who posed as a buyer. A well dressed man named Walker visited Mayes at North Main Street, arranged a farm sale near Hannibal, and produced a forged fifty dollar certified check from a Michigan bank. The man accompanied Mayes to the farm, signed a contract, and disappeared after receiving funds. State authorities are investigating.
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Charles O. Mayes
Hannibal Land and Investment Company
Mayes
Hannibal
Walker
Mr. Mayes
North Main Street
Marion
Michigan
Cal Stewart Remembered As Hannibal Railroad Man
Cal Stewart, entertainer known for Pumpkin Center sketches, recalled his Wabash railroad conductor days in Hannibal over 30 years ago. He appeared at Hannibal High School with his troupe, drawing a large crowd and highlighting the Katy line’s arrival. Stewart explained he used to come to Hannibal from Springfield and still recalls aged residents gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Stewart
Hannibal
Pumpkin Center
SRR
Katy
Springfield
Ill
Stewart
Blast Shock Tremors Hit Hannibal Area From Cement Plant
Residents reported a quake like tremor at 12:20 PM Thursday near Hannibal. Some believe an earthquake caused it, but others attribute a heavy blast at the cement plant four miles south. Blasting is routine at noon, making this explanation plausible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Ople
Cavanaugh Wins $500 Damages Against Burlington Railroad
James B. Cavanaugh of Milan Mo pursued a railroad damage suit for injuries from a 1915 Illinois wreck. The case, long pending, ended with a verdict of $500 in Cavanaugh's favor against the Burlington railroad. Attorneys were Mytton and Parkinson of St Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railroad
James B. Cavanaugh
Milan
Cavanaugh
Mytton & Parkinson
St. Joseph
Hllinois
Erhard and Camery to Wed at Dunn Home
J. W. Erhard and Miss Bertha Camery plan a 10 o'clock wedding tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Fannie C. Dunn in Elzea addition. The bride is daughter of Mrs. Sallie Camery of 1704 Lindell avenue. Erhard, formerly in groceries, is now with Atlas Portland Cement Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Erhard
Bertha Camery
Sallie ‘Camery
Lindell Avenue
Erhard
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Fannie C. Dunn
Elzea Addition
Hannibal Delegation Heads to World Series in Chicago
Henry Riedel president of the Hannibal Chamber of Commerce Dr J J Farrell and attorney Berryman Henwood accompanied a Hannibal party to Chicago Thursday night to attend the World Series game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Riedel
Hannibal Chamber of Commerce
J. J. Farrell
Berryman Henwood
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
The Dead Line and Other Showings Across Town
The screen and stage listings include Neal Hart in The Dead Line at Quincy and multiple features at Belasco, Colonial, Gem, Savoy, Family, Princess, Star, Orpheum, and Vaudeville venues. Notable acts feature Billy West, Elmore Fields, Tom Mix, Pete Morrison, Lois Neilson, Dorothy Dalton, Bryant Washburn, Chester Conklin, Vivian Martin, and Harry T. Morey with various films and comedies. A note cites geaweed as wartime horse fodder developed in France, now favored over oats by some observers.
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Quincy Thxter
Neal Hart
Billy West
Elmore Fields
Belasco Theater
Tom Mix
His Horse
Colonial Theater
Pete Morrison
Gem Theater
Lois Neilson
Savoy Theater
Dorothy Dalton
Family Theater
Bryant Washburn
Chester Conklin
Princess Theater
Vivian Martin
Jane
Bray Piercograph
Star Theater
Broadway Saint
Orpheum Theater
Harry T. Morey
France
Miracles of Today at Empire previews thought radio act
Mercedes the mystic returns with a large company for four nights starting next Sunday in Miracles of Today. The show promises thought-transmission demonstrations and a history of psychic results with teaaching by Santone. Jugglers and mystics from China, India and beyond join the program amid legal concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes
Empire
Mile. Santone
China
India
Four Corners
Earth
The Gamblers at Orpheum Theater in Vita graph film
Henry T. Morey stars in The Gamblers now on the Orpheum screen. The plot centers on Wilbur Emerson who dishonestly palms a card to claim the fate decreed for his father, leading a capitalist faction in a battle for millions as the film unfolds with high dramatic force.
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Wilbur
Vitagraph
Henry T. Morey
Orpheum Theater
Wilbur Emerson
Emerson Group
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CAT Tales
Dicky Dippy
Tin
Hush Head
Hey
CO Toole
Blondy
Sinnott
Hannibal News
GC. H. Ling
Union Street
Acquis Negro
Thomas Turner
Spencer Switchman
New Fail Clothes
Hold Hopkins
Dorothy Whitney
Minnie Lincon
Elia Garland
Lawson
Clarence Lawson
Dlasco
Nannibal
Whitney
Bays
Savaion Army
Garland
Key
Saly Se
Barty
Tit
Geen H
Hame Pe Gsiporie Vay
Casa
Miss Camery
Jd. W. Erhard
Gilbert & Saul
J. D. Mack & CO
Rialto Jazz
C. Hall
Ertel’s
E. Wednaday
Empire Theater
Spain
Princess
Bray
Lola Neilson
Eagle Hall
O’farrell
Si'n'ply
Gatessure
Benedict-Boyce Mudledaira
Galesburg
Anna Groff-Bryant
Lombard Vocal Art Studio
Base
Quincy Gems
War Tax
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