Dicky Dippy's Diary and The Virtuous Medal at Theaters
A collage of film and stage listings across Savoy Gem Colonial Belasco and other venues features Dicky Dippys Diary in Smashing Barriers Shocks of Doom and Harold Lloyd comedies at Gem Theater Ford Sterling and Marie Provost in The Little Widow and Ham and Bud in Tank Town Troupe at Savoy Theatre D W Griffith presents The Girl Who Stayed at Home at Family Theater and Fred Stone in Johnny Get Your Gun and His Naughty Wife at Princess Theatre plus Fannie Ward Common Clay Anne Luther Into the Chasm and The Great Gamble at Colonial and Mabel Normand The Jinx at Orpheum Vaudeville The Virtuous Medal and notable notes on Italian engineers harnessing volcanoes for electricity and a Melbourne tobacco plantation syndicate in Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Earle
Alice Terrie
Harold Lloyd
Gem Theater
Ford Sterling
Marie Provost
Ham and Bud
Savoy Theater
D. W. Griffith
Family Theater
Fred Stone
Johnny Get Your Gun
Princess Theater
Fannie Ward
Anne Luther
Belasco Theater
Mabel Normand
Orpheum Theater
Production drive examined by Hannibal business leaders
In Hannibal Missouri more than ten businessmen gathered at the Mark Twain hotel to hear Dr H R McKeen of the St Louis Chamber of Commerce production bureau urge greater Missouri production in manufacturing and farming He urged membership drive volunteers to recruit nonmembers and noted St Louis plans to assist statewide efforts The committee convenes at 9 o'clock to launch the drive with a Chamber of Commerce meeting of all members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Chamber of Commerce
Mark Twain Hotel
H. R. McKeen
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce
Carl J. Baer
McKeen
Busin
Missouri
Tie
Hannibal
St. Louis
Dr. McKeen
Chamber of Commerce
Hannibal High 10 Clashes With Palmyra Saturday
Captain Jack Newland and Hannibal high school coach prepare players for a Saturday game against Palmyra. Hannibal has won three straight games this season and aims to remain undefeated to claim the northeast Missouri football title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Newland
Tannibal High
Palmyra
Northeast Missouri
Churches Unite In Hannibal Banquet October 24
Hannibal Protestant churches plan a joint banquet for men to be held Friday October 24 at the Y M C A. About 300 attendees will be served. Tickets cost fifty cents. A committee meeting at the Y M C A will finalize plans with talks by local ministers and laymen. TR Blackwood named toastmaster from Park Methodist. Duces pastors to announce from pulpits next Sunday.
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Hannibal
TR. Blackwood
Tannibal
The
Park Methodist Church
Funeral for Mrs Jennie McLaughlin
Funeral services for Mrs Jennie Mc Laughlin who died from burns at St Elizabeth hospital will be held Thursday morning at from the Church of Immaculate Conception with burial in St Mary cemetery. The body was moved to Roy Schwartz parlors and then to the home of her sister Mrs William Greening on Lyon street where it will remain until the services. She was 419 years old and survived by husband Ralston McLaughlin and sister Mrs Greening. Hannibal community mourning her death.
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Jennie McLaughlin
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Burns
Church of Immaculate Conception
St. Mary Cemetery
Roy Schwartz
Broadway
William Greening
Lyon Street
Sequies
Ralston McLaughlin
Greening
McLaughlin
Hannibal
Today's Program At Hannibal Playhouses Star Theater
The Hannibal Playhouses show a program including Checkers, Fox production at Park Theater. The Passing Show is presented by the Hannibal Girls' Development Club with Broadway Star and five reels of first class pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Theater
Fox
Park Theater
Hannibal Girls' Development Club
Broadway Star
Majestic Steamer Reaches St Louis After Slow Missouri Trip
The Majestic of the Wisherd line completed a gradual voyage from Kansas City to St Louis due to a low Missouri River stage. Captain Edward Nolan commands the excursion steamer which will sail to New Orleans for fall and winter operations before returning north next spring.
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Majestic
Wisherd
St. Louis
Missouri River
Kansas City
New Orleans
Edward Nolan
Minnie Ravenscraft 48 Dies After Illness in Missouri
Mrs. Minnie Murrell Ravenscraft 48 of Ralls county died at 6 10 PM Monday in St Elizabeth hospital after an 11 day illness. She was wife of Charles W Ravenscroft and mother of seven: Robert Mildred Mary Ruth Josephine Archie Wallace and Howard. Funeral at 2 30 PM today from W M Smith chapel Broadway, Rev H B Cox officiating. Burial in Mount Olivet cemetery.
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Minnie Murrell Ravenscraft
Ralls County
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Charles W. Ravenscroft
Robert
Mildred
Mary Ruth
Josephine
Archie
Wallace
Howard
W. M. Smith
Broadway
Hh. B
Slightly Hurt in Forty-Foot Fall
Russell Arthur of Stillwell Ice fell from the top of a refrigerator car at the plant on East Hill Street at 2:30 PM Tuesday while filling the ice tank. Dr. W H Hays found only severe bruises and a sprained wrist and ankle after the tongs slipped and Arthur fell backward.
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Russell Arthur
Stillwell Ice Company
East Hill Street
W. H. Hays
Mr. Arthur
Celebrate Seventh Wedding Anniversary
Celebrating their seventh wedding anniversary Mr and Mrs Thomas R Richards hosted friends at 2515 Chestnut Street Monday night. Guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Minor Samuel Lawrence Rex Minor Miss Helen Strange Mr and Mrs Chadwick Rost Mrs S P Enslen Miss Florence Enslen and Mrs J C Reid. A 6 o clock dinner was followed by games and music and light refreshments later. Mr Richards is connected with the Bridgeford Clothing Company on North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Richards
Chestnut Street
Joe Minor
Samuel Lawrence
Rex Minor
Helen Strange
Chadwick Rost
S. P. Enslen
Florence Enslen
J. C. Reid
Richards
Bridgeford Clothing Company
North Main Street
Lewis Lacy Returns From Overseas War Service
Lewis Lacy son of Mrs Myrtle Hart of Sycamore Street Sath Hannibal arrives home after service with American forces in the war. He served as a vint in the quartermaster depart- ment during the conflict.
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Lewis Lacy
Myrtle Hart
Sycamore Street
General Von Der Goltz Seen in Berlin Despite Baltic Report
A dispatch from Amsterdam dated October 14 states General Von Der Goltz has been in Berlin since Wednesday, despite German newspapers claiming he was in the Baltic region. The report notes the divergence between official dispatches and press coverage.
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Amsterdam
Iandelshiad
Orly
von der Goltz
Berlin
Clerman
Baltic
Hannibal Phone Mixups Spark Local Laughter
A Hannibal woman recounts a prankish call night when lights were out and her attempt to reach the electric plant yielded a talk with a Quincy resident instead. The episode highlights customer complaints over service quality and rising rates, as residents push for policy changes on disclosing firm locations after similar action by the Quincy company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Quincy
South Hannibal
Southwestern Telephone Company
Hannibal Telephone
Quincy Telephone Company
Dissolve Injunction In Ballot Hearing
In Springfield on Oct 14 Judge FE S Smith dissolved a temporary injunction preventing three public questions from appearing on the Nov 4 ballot. He ruled he lacked jurisdiction to stop the secretary of state from certifying questions. The matter may go to the Illinois supreme Court. Also noted Bishop Philip J Carrigan of Sioux City died at 78 after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Carlinville
FE. S. Smith
Master In Chancery
Briggle
Tlnois Initiative and Referendum League
Smith
Illinois Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Carrigan
Sioux City
Philip J. Carrigan
Empire Theater lineup and reviews for October shows
Empire Theater presents I Love You a witty farce with Shawlike dialogue and strong cast led by Lou Powers and a Jazz Revue. Patricia Collinge stars in Tillie a Mennonite Maid adapted by Martin Howe Jr with a sturdy supporting company. Empire hosts Tillie next Tuesday and the big show I Love You on Thursday and Sunday with other titles through Oct 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Powers
Empire Theater
All Jazz Revue
Patricia Collings
the Gumps
New York
George Bernard Shaw
Irons
All Jazz Revue Co
Helen R. Martin
Tillie
Patricia Collinge
Messrs. Kian & Erlanger
George C. Tyler
Miss Collinge
Empine
Pictures Today Bessie Barriscale in The Woman Michael Married
At Quincy Theater William Duncan and Edith Johnson star alongside Bessie Barriscale in The Woman Michael Married. The program promotes the film showing at the venue with the noted cast and engagement details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Theater
Bessie Barriscale
Michael
Quincy Theater
William Duncan
Edith Johnson
May Evacuation in Moscow Reported
A brief dispatch notes possible evacuation plans around Moscow as authorities prepare for seasonal military developments. The report mentions potential timing and coordination with allied forces, but details remain uncertain amid ongoing tensions and limited official confirmation.
Edict Formalizes End of Hostilities Across The Nation
The article notes a decree issued today by the President, declaring the general demobilization and the end of hostilities. It specifies the law takes effect immediately upon the cessation of fighting, signaling a transition to peace and reconstruction efforts nationwide.
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Inted Press
PAI Ret
Paoinente
Dee
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CAT Tales
Bugsy
Bay ‘Bugs
Dicky Dippy
Sinnoti
Australia
Melbourne
Edith
Hannibal News
C. H. Ling
Union Street
City of Flowers
Affair
Packa
Charles Ravenscraft
Mortier
Hannibal Plant
Moscow
On Be
Hoorsk
Berlingake Tidentle
Rus
Poincare
Pete Ae Hae Fae
Chicago
N. Y
N. Y. Herald
Eve
World
Augustin Daly
Chicago Tribune
Orpheum
Dolores Capellani
N. Boita & Co
America
Bijou Theater
Harry C. LaTier & Co
Molly
Princess
Savoy
Ford Sterling and
Empire Heatre
Blackstone Theater
Chicago Herald-Examiner
Patricia
Frame Howe
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