State Pardons Board Divided Over Maples Release Plea
Assistant State's Attorney R M Wagner urged the pardons board to oppose Maples manslaughter release. Maples, sentenced a year ago after a jury found him guilty, performs hard labor and road work in the state prison. Some inmates with minor crimes may gain pardons, but Wagner indicated no leniency for Maples.
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State Board of Pardons
Chester
Henry Maples
Jesse Ferguson
Meyer
R. M. Wagner
Maples
Board of Pardons
Circuit Court
Wagher
Wagner
Adams County
Corn Reported Safe from Frost in County Areas
County reports say corn is out of reach of frost with light frosts in recent days drying grain. Some areas note delayed feeding by farmers and concerns about an upcoming killing frost, but most townships confirm corn remains safe.
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Com
Attorney Schmiedeskamp Recuperating After Fall
Attorney H E Schmiedeskamp, who broke his collar bone in a fall last week, is slowly recovering. He endures nervousness and it is feared he will be out of action for some time.
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H. E. Schmiedeskamp
Y M C A Night School Adds Three Classes
Inquiries about night school work at the Y M C A lead to organized classes in bookkeeping penmanship and a business preparatory course. The bookkeeping and penmanship sessions will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays while the business preparatory class meets Mondays and Wednesdays. All young men and boys are urged to call for particulars and enrollments will determine if classes proceed next week.
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Association For
Jitney Driver Cleared In Police Court Case
Lyman Carnes a jitney driver was arraigned in police court and released after witnesses testified he stopped when signaled by Traffic Officer Mertens. Witnesses said Carnes had right of way and the officer erred in signaling him to stop. Lyman Dumas A W Chadrey and J Dawson, all veterans, were fined $2 and costs for intoxication.
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Lyman Carnes
Mertens
Carnes
Caries
Lyman Dumas
A. W. Chadrey
J Dawson
Parishioner Reunites In Gibbs Church Ceremony
In First Christian church yesterday at 11 30 am Rev W D Endres united Claude R Campbell and Inez Pauline Calef both of Gibbs Missouri in marriage. The groom works as assistant cashier at the Bank of Gibbs. They will visit Macomb at the grandfather's home, a 99 year old man in good health.
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First Christian Church
W. D. Endres
Claude_R. Campbell
Inez Pauline Calef
Gibbs
Bank of
Velma John
Olive Hoxsey
Macomb
Endres
Kirksville
Dr Kings New Discovery Stops Hacking Coughs Novel Claim
An advertisement extols Dr King's New Discovery as a remedy with 46 years on the market. It promises to soothe coughs and relieve grippe tendencies with a money back guarantee of .50 and 1.00 dollars, noting it stops coughing and supports lung health.
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Dr. King
Elderly couple wed in county clerk's office
In a surprise noon ceremony at County Clerk Billy Smith's office, an elderly couple secured a license and married on the spot. The bride Mary El Gareff of Belleville and groom William Ertel of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home were joined by a minister S A Miller and attendants from the same home, all aging contemporaries with grandchildren's mirth.
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Billy Smith
William Ertel
Soldiers
Sailors'Home
Mary
el. Gareff
Belleville
S. A. Miller
Soldiers’ and Sailors Home
Messrs. Hatfield
Gandy and
Stewart
McCain
Anna Harmon
Hunter
Holland and War Pleads for Peace From Nordwall's Letter
Lieutenant H P Nordwall walking the globe writes for The Whig on Holland and the war. He urges peace and universal brotherhood, praising peaceful Dutch people and urging America to build ships for lasting peace. He previews a travelogue showing Holland’s peaceful life and laments the war’s toll.
Blessing Hospital Seeks Public Support for Care and Training
Blessing hospital reports rising patient numbers and strong outcomes in maternity care and general treatment, aided by its nurse training school. While charges cover some costs, many charity cases rely on public donations, with a tag day planned for Saturday Oct 9 to fund continuing services and education.
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Ilessing Hospital
Blessing Hospital
Quincy
Hhe Hospital
Luther Memorial at End of Prosperous Year Observes 25th Anniversary
At Luther Memorial church Twelfth and Jersey the congregation planned a July 11 1916 25th anniversary celebration with a seven member committee to arrange events and publish a church history. Officers elected include C W Breitweiser Elder J L Pipe David Zoller and Henry Winter Deacons. The year saw adult membership rise 0.73 with about 6000 in receipts and significant benevolence spending across groups and societies. A long list of soliciting stations and participating women followed for supplies distribution.
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Luther Memorial Church
Twelfth
Jersey
I. W. Bingaman
C.W. Breitweiser
J. L. Pipe
David Zoller
Henry ‘Winter
Bingaman
Addie Feld
Children’s Aid Society
R. E. Weeks
Frank Smith
Quincey Federation of Churches
Dorcas Guild
C. E. Society
Mission
Women’s Home and
Foreign . Missionary Society
Ladies’ Social i ‘Union
Local picks ups and brief visits in news items
Local short notes from the Hawkeye era list everyday items and people. Mr and Mrs Thomas White of Houston visit relatives while Ireland’s taxi service operates. Robert Allen and attorney M F Carrot travel for business to Hannibal Camp Point. Quincy National Bank figures Ireland’s trip and August Vandenboom B A Averkamp vacation. Mrs Josephine Heehn goes to St Louis to visit Mr and Mrs R J Padberg.
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Merriman’s
Thomas White
Houston
Tex
Ireland
B. A. Averkamp
Ricker National Bank
Josephine “Heehn
Park Place
St. Louis
R. ‘J. Padberg
Press relic links Illinois legacy from Kaskaskia to Versailles
The Versailles Sentinel, after purchasing the Enterprise plant, acquired an antique Benjamin Franklin printing press with a history spanning Kaskaskia the first capital to Edwardsville Beardstown Meredosia and finally Versailles. The press, once used for early state legal work, remains in good condition.
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Versailles Sentinel
Enterprise
Kaskaskia
Edwardsville
Beardstown
Meredosia
Versailles
Williams Colored Singers Tonight at High School Benefit
The Williams Colored Singers prepare a varied concert at the high school for the piano fund. The group features G L Johnson, C P Williams, J H Johnson, J S Crabbe, Mme Virginia Greene, Mme Marie Peeke Merrill, Mme Clara KK Williams, Mme Hattie F Johnson, with Chas P Williams as manager. The program includes jubilee, plantation, camp meeting, lullaby, comic, cabin and river, sentimental, ballads, rap time, classical, and sacred songs.
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Piano Fund
Williams’ Colored Singers
G. L. Johnson
C. P. Williams
J. H. Johnson
J. S. Crabbe
the People
Mme
Virginia Greene
Marie Peeke- Merrill
Clara KK. Williams
Chas. P. Williams Ager
Vernon
Avenue
Brenner Store Moves to Fourth Street Quarters
The Brenner music house relocates to 117 Fourth Street after the Quincy Whig vacates the northwest Hampshire and Fourth street building. A sale of current stock at the old location precedes a grand opening at the new site with a refreshed stock and bargains in musical instruments and supplies. The move will be completed by December 1.
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Quincy Whig
Hampshire
Fourth Streets
J. F. Brenner
Brenner
Whig
Fourth Street
Ift
Minister Gives Testimony on Foley Kidney Pills
The Rev C M Knighton of Havana Florida reports three months of intense kidney and back pain that laid him up. After trying remedies he used Foley Kidney Pills and felt relief after the first dose. He says he used only one bottle and all pains disappeared, feeling like a young man again. Miller Arthur Drug Co.
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C. M. Knighton
Havana
Fla
Miller & Arthur. Drug Co
Several Young Men Sentenced in Circuit Court
Nine offenders faced varied penalties from the circuit court led by Judge Albert Akers. Sentences included terms in penitentiary, state reformatory, house of correction, and county jail. Felker, paroled for obtaining money under false pretenses, was sent to the house of correction for six months and fined 150 dollars. Henry Korte’s forgery case was nolle pressed.
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Albert’ Akers
State Reformatory
House Of‘correction
Albert Steinbrecher
Pontiac
Chester
Walter Williams
Victor Martin
Howard Curtis
Arnold Bess
William Cleeson
Grover Felker
House of Correction
Luther Moore
Sir
Henry
Korte
Nolle
Quincy's Pulse Favors Drainage Plan Shift
J R Williams of South Maven Michigan, a landowner in Indian Grove Drainage district, favors drainage but urges directing the district toward the head of Quincy bay. In Adams county, a December supervisors meeting may act on hard roads bond plan for 750000, with an election in April and December action to inform voters.
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J.R. Williams
South Maven
Mich
Indian Grove
Quincy Bay
Board of ‘Supervisors
Adams County
Cunane
Brinkmann and Hastings Married in Hannibal Court Office
Frank Brinkmann a farmer from between Kinderhook and New Canton married Elsie Hastings of Kinderhook in Judge John H. Totsch's office at 1 15 this afternoon. Judge Totsch officiated and the parents of the bride were present.
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Hannibal—Courier Post
Frank Brinkmann
Kinderhook
New ‘Canton
Elsie Hastings
Kinder‘hook
John. H. Totsch
Gardner-Governor works on Russian order in Archangel
The Gardner-Governor plant in this city works day and night to fill a Russian government order. Ten days into production, twelve air compressors and six pumps are to be delivered to New York and sail by October 31. Estimated cost is around 15 to 16 thousand dollars. Machinery will arrive at Archangel on the White Sea for railroad bridge rivets and other construction. The aim is to bolster Russian railroads amid German pressure as czar seeks to overcome military mobility disadvantages.
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New York
Archangel
White Sea
Russia
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Wilhelminia
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Helland
Mars
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State Savings, Loan and Trust, Company
Mal i Stern
Kirtley
Union Station
Emil Halbach
Iven
George
Jasme Wells Balding
Vasen
Ball
Richardson
Staley
Hazel Newcomb
Inghram
Ilinois State Bank
Rupp
Aug. Jacobs Jewelry Co
Breitweiser
Kespohl-Mohrenstecher Co
Dorsey
Zens
Oath Miller & ‘Arthur
T. E. Thompson
Musvelman Building
Florence Walbach
Postoffice
Otis Johnston
Quincy National Bank
Elizabeth Montgomery
Pomeroy Sinnock
Heidbbreder-Hageman & Co
Mary Lawrence
Heidbreder
Pioneer Printing ‘Machine
Anaid Ben Franklin
Whiz
Felker
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