Censor Board Prepares Work for Coming Year
City board of censors holds a meeting at Mayor Abbott’s office to organize for next year. Temporary officers were named and a permanent group will be formed next Tuesday. Plans include requiring theater proprietors to submit advance lists of films and to view films before showing them. A by law draft will be presented next meeting. The board also sent a letter of thanks to Henry Bornman for his service.
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City Board of Censors
Abbott
George Luther
J. ‘T. Inghram
William Hasse
W. H.’ Brackensick
Charles Mc
Luther
Henry Bornman
Anniversary surprise marks couple's milestone
URSA October 19 Mr and Mrs Gottlieb Warning celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at home surrounded by friends and relatives. A surprise party honored the couple and they received a set of silver knives and forks. Attending from Quincy were Mr and Mrs Herman Ringler along with Willam Schnelle and John Miller who had traveled for the event. Mr Miller visited Quincy for a recent hand operation and Mrs Warning became parents of a new daughter.
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Ursa
John. Miller
Quincey
Mrs August Saller Returns Home After Week at Blessing
After a week as a patient at Blessing hospital Mrs August Saller was able to return to her home at 330 South Seventh Street yesterday.
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Blessing Hospital
August Saller
South Seventh Street
Texas Wonder cures kidneys and bladder troubles
Health claim for a tonic that allegedly cures kidney and bladder issues in men and women. Claims regulate bladder problems in children and promise cures with two months treatment. Advertisement style note lists Dr. EW Hall in St. Louis and mail order pricing.
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Texas
EW. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Drug Stata
Peary’s Flying Boat Crashes in Water Landing
Admiral Robert E. Peary and aviator Thomas W. Post escaped injury when a flying boat carrying Peary fell 1,200 feet during flight near Long Island. Engine failure caused the crash but both men landed safely as the crowd below watched. Peary, unaware of the accident, calmly questioned the safety after landing.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Long Island
Thomas W. Post
Slayer Hunt Follows Los Angeles Shooting Death
In Los Angeles on October 19, police hunted for Harry Duncan after he shot and killed Police Sergeant J. S. Toolen, son-in-law of Congressman Austin Madden. Duncan’s family and alleged associates were detained or questioned as authorities pursued him into the foothills near Pasadena. Toolen, a Notre Dame football alum, had joined the force nine years ago, and his widow is the daughter of Congressman Madden.
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Los Angeles
Harry
Duncan
J. S. Yeaten
Austin
Madden
Chicago
Topa
Tedien
Mary Duncan
Ralph
Harry Duncan
Andrew Duncan
Pasadena
Sergeant Toolen
Notre Dame
Andrew J. Toolen
Public Works
Toolen
Department
Tis
Martin To. Madden
Cicago
Fergus Tax Case Under Advisement
Springfield Oct 19 The Illinois Supreme Court took under advisement the J B Fergus appropriation injunction suit from Fergus a Chicago resident to enjoin payments of large state appropriations by the last general assembly The case was appealed from Sangamon County Circuit Court where Judge Creighton sustained in general Fergus contention that many of the appropriations were illegally passed by the legislature Attorneys have urged an early decision and an opinion is expected this term
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Springfield
Iwingis Supreme Court
J. B. Fergus
Fergus
Chicago
General’ Assembly
Supreme Court
Circuit ‘Court
Sangamon County
Creighton
Thes Court
Open Nostrils End a Cold or Catarrh
Ad copy touts Ely's Cream Balm as a remedy to open stuffed nostrils and relieve colds or catarrh. Claims include instant relief, soothing inflamed mucous membranes, and easier breathing after application. Mentions druggist purchase and fragrance.
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Ely's
Veterans Gather For Annual Infantries Reunion In Quincy
Hundreds invited surviving members of Illinois infantry units and Missouri cavalry return to Quincy for two day reunion. Flag will be displayed at dawn and camp fire tonight features Dickson orchestra, singers, and speakers. Expected turnout includes many locals and visitors from out of town to honor veterans and mark end of another season.
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Away
Quincey
Dickson Orchestra
Everyme
Quincy
Grim Reaper
Potter of Marion County Dies at Home in Palmyra
PALMYRA MO Oct 19 Relatives and friends gather at the M E church in Palmyra at 11 AM to pay last rites to Judge Harmon Potter who died Monday at his home. Born in New York state, he moved to Marion County as a boy, worked cattle in the Mississippi bottoms, became a successful farmer and bank director. He was married to Catherine Hickman in 1867, who died in January. Survived by two sons H H Potter of Marion County and Dr Harry Potter of New York, two grandsons Harry Potter of Monta Vista Colorado and Harold Potter of Nevada Missouri, with three children Minnie Kerr and Edward Potter who preceded him. He was a prominent Methodist.
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Palmyra
M. E
Harmon
Potter
New York State
Marion County
Mississippi
Bottoms
Catherine Hickman
H. H. Potter
Harry’ Potter
New York
Harry Potter
Monta Vista
Col
Harold Potter
Nevada
Minnie Potter
Kerr
Edward Potter
Judge Potter
Judge and Mrs Garner Return From Western Trip Expositions
Judge and Mrs J F Garner have returned home after an extended tour of the west visiting expositions. The judge will depart today on a business trip to Cincinnati.
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Judge
J. F. Garner
West
Cincinnati
Local Pick-Ups and Naval Reserve News Update
Dr Green of Occidental Building reports a stranger named Thomas Bailey arrested for vagrancy by Officer Tom Ryan yesterday afternoon. Miss Starkey of the Columbia Yarn Mills demonstrates free instruction on new warm designs. Lieut. W A Johnson and Ensign E G Beck returned from Chicago after Lake Michigan target practice. Naval Reserves appoint gun crews for practice in Chicago next Saturday. A national militia gunnery trophy will soon appear in a local store window. Theodore Bisser elected first vice president of Illinois Personal Liberty League at Alton. Richard E Dicky Hackman notes Thomas Morehead's move to Los Angeles. Send news items to The Whig.
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Thomas Bailey
Tom Ryan
Columbia
Halbach-Schroeder Co
James Leach
Maywood
Quincey
Chicago
Leach
New Hampshire Street
Starkey
Lake, Michigan
W. A.“ Johnson
E. G. Beck
Naval Reserves
National Militia
Theodore Bisser
Illinois
Alton
Martin McGraw
William Fisher
Bisser
State Federation of Labor
Luck and Loss in Ard Luck Gulch Mining Camp
A narrative of a 36 year old man from Chicago drawn to a western mining camp. He searches for work amid harsh conditions, recalling a past tragedy and the hope a steadfast, sensitive woman offers as he confronts luck, duty, and the cost of pursuit.
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Walt
Gilmore
Prospecting Prospector Clings to Open Life and Love
Allen, Gilmore, and a young miner named Tan pursue fortune in the upper end of Nard Luck Gulch. Gilmore dreams of a rich strike to secure comforts for himself and the girl, while Allen offers steady work and a fallback. Years pass as the prospecting continues amid setbacks and longing.
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Dan
Allen
Tan
iMincy
Betty B
Macross Camle
Gimore
Johan
Guinore
Gilmore
Hig
Mike
Gilmore Dreams Of Mine And Endures Hard Times
Gilmore faces continual hardship as failure and hunger press in. A last mail brings a letter from Hadith offering a share in the mine for $200, a hopeful note that renews his resolve though doubt lingers about the future.
Dream of Gold in Hard Luck Gulch Ends in Hope
Jimmy Brown dies not, but a boy named Billy finds a dream guiding him through hardship. A letter reveals a $200 exchange, a hospital bed costs five dollars a day, and a dream girl Edith promises shared luck. Billy digs for gold, prays, and triumphs as gold rocks gleam, while Allen Gilmore’s world shifts toward a hopeful future.
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Billy
Jimmy Brown
Angel
Gilmore
Chicago
Dream Home
Las Allen
Allen Gilmore
Edith
Jove
Submarine Sinks German Steamers in Baltic Action
Four German steamers were torpedoed off Oxeloesund near Stockholm by a British submarine. The Pernambuco and Dalalfven sank. Soederhamn and Johannes-Russ remained afloat. All crews were saved. cargoes included iron ore and wood. Vessel tonnages were 4788, 1499, and 1741 tons respectively. Dalafven not listed in records.
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Stockholm
London
Pernambuco
Soederhamn
Johannes-Russ
Dalalsven
Baltic Sea
Oxeloesund
Dalalfven
Germany
Delalfyven
Dalafven
Mystery surrounds death of Whitman on railroad tracks
Mr and Mrs Guy Davis of North Third Street returned from Whitehall Illinois with the remains of Mrs Davis father Robert Whitman killed on the Chicago and Alton tracks near Hillview Pike. No witnesses or details about the accident are available and the death is shrouded in mystery. Funeral services were held in Whitehall Illinois Tuesday morning.
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Guy Davis
North Third Street
Whitehall
Illinois
Mr. Whitman
Whitman
Quincy
Foley's Honey and Tar Recommended for Children
Mrs Wr F Bubels of Green Bay Wisconsin urges families to stock Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable cough and cold remedy for children. She cites its safety and long market presence, noting it helps with coughs croups and chest discomfort. Miller and Arthur Drug Co. distributes the product.
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Green
Bay
Wis
Wr. F. Bubels
Foley
Andy
Scucer
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Richard. E
Dicky Hackman
Thomas Morehead
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WSIS
Dr. Chase
Chase
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T.kaopy
Hadith
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