Tragic Birney car hits Miss Schultz on Fifth Street
On Wednesday afternoon at Fifth and Vine streets a Birney safety car struck and killed 66 year old Miss Mary Schultz as she attempted to cross the street. Witnesses say the car was moving fast and did not stop within sight, despite warnings from Policeman Cassell. The victim died from a base of skull fracture while en route to St Mary hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Schultz
Fifth and
Vine Street
Miss Schultz
St. Mary Hospital
C. A. Wells
Street Railway
B. F. Collins
Warren Cassell
John Maas
Birney
Cassell
Fifth
Oak Streets
Sergt. Cassell
Serst
Assed
Vine
Miss Setuiltz
Huts Street
Seret
Caseell
Fourth
Vine Streets
Nocar
Oak Street
Elm Street
Selnutt
Fifth and Vine Street
Asa Todd
Sycamore Street
Todd
Joseph O Gravelle
North Sixth Street
Miss Schnitz
Washington
Quines
South End
Mary Sanders
Elizabeth Ssnes
Mary Beling
Anna
Ad Fragments Show Property Buy At Seventh and Hamp
Fragmentary OCR shows Figzen purchasing property at Seventh and Hamp and mentions a legal dispute. The text references tenants, occupancies, and a foreseen proceeding related to a store area and nearby parcels. Names and specifics are obscured by errors, but the core pertains to a sale or transfer dispute.
Th' thrifty bend when weddin invites bite hard
A reader laments the sting of weddings and invites. Binkley says he will always be sorry he didn't learn a trade to cut costs when he feels like it. The quip captures the humor of wedding expenses and thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binkley
Allua
Property bought by Mr Piggen amid lease delay
fragmentary report shows Mr Piggen purchasing a site after a firm planned to move to a corner building. Read as a local business note with on demand property action and a lease pending, amid a convoluted 19th century style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir
Misseen
Piggen
Right Of Way For State Road Sought
Right of way for a state road is proposed through Clayton and surrounding areas. The plan aims to reduce four turns and eliminate a railroad crossing by reconfiguring access near stores and auto stations. Officials approved two bridges in Mekee township and named committee members and contractors connected to the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dessa
Hioyten
Cloyten
Teiosina
Chay
Hoyer
Clayton
Mekee
Bower
William Rebertson
Leeds
Billie
Rudy Kiefer
John Tomlin
Snpt
Rover May
Concord Township
Deaths and Funerals of Mrs Jane Fell at Soldiers Home
Mrs Jane E Fell died at the Soldiers and Sailors Home hospital on Tuesday afternoon after several weeks illness. She was the wife of Mahlias Fell and leaves a Chicago resident son and Tampico IL children. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane E. Fell
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home
Peaint
Mahlias Fell
Chicago
Tampico
Births Reported for Hertzler and Miller Families
Born to Mr and Mrs Merle Hertzler of Altoona Iowa a daughter Maristr Mills October 19 Mrs Tertzler formerly Miss Isther Mills and both lived in Quincy Born to Mr and Mrs Louise Miller of Rock Island a daughter last week Mrs Miller formerly Miss Dorothy Jochem of Quincy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Hertzler
Altoona
Tawa
Marisrt Mills
Tiertzler
Isther Mills
Lved
Quincey
Louise BE
Miller
Rock Island
Dorothy Jochem
Quincy
Ten Cent Sugar Price Plan Deemed Impractical
Quincy wholesalers say a Palmer proposal to cap beet sugar at 10 cents for refiners and 11 cents wholesale would ruin profits. With current freight and drayage, wholesale cost hits 10.62 dollars per hundred pounds, leaving no margin. Retailers and refiners would face higher costs from abroad, and dealers doubt enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Palmer
Books Of Board Of Review Are Closed
The Board of Review adjourned in the courthouse on Wednesday after completing assessment work in Quincy and Adams county. They had been inactive for weeks since September but reconvened to review assessors reports, reassess townships, and search for tax evaders, adding hundreds of thousands to city and county wealth. Members were Ernst J. Grubb chairman, Dickerson McAfee secretary, and William B. Quigg of Mendon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Court House
Quincy
Adams Coounty
Ernst. J. Grubb
Ernst J. Grubb
Board of Supervisors
Dickerson McAfee
William B. Quigg
Mendon
Bishop Fawcett Remains Very Ill in Hospital
Mrs Edward Fawcett writes Col D Center secretary of the Chamber of Commerce that Bishop Fawcett is desperately ill but hopes for appreciable improvements by week’s end. Two trained nurses attend daily and his wife is allowed only brief moments at his bedside due to his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Fawcett
Col. D. Center
Chamber of Commerce
Weednesday
Bishop Fawcett
Real Estate Transfers Across Camp Point and Quincy Area
A string of property transfers listed, detailing buyers and sellers, parcel descriptions, and money values across Camp Point, Quincy, Richfield, and surrounding surveys. Transactions include Humme to Linnemeyer, McCaffrey to Edwards, Pallardy to Carfield, Hart to Brinkman, and numerous others with varied sums from $10 to $12,140.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F
Winnifred H. Humme
Charles Linnemeyer
Warren
Camp Point
Pred
Lydia Fierge
John
Emma V. McCaffrey
DeHaven
Ina E. Edwards
Delaven
Edward E. Pallardy
Viola Pallardy
Lewis Carfield
Ella A
Adolph
Withelasina Tehrens
Steana
Southlawn
Quince
Charles Flo
Sadie M. Woarrison
Larry Boonl
Louiss Hughes
C. Moore
Euphemia A. Fischer
Bernard FE
Sibbing
Keyes
Elizabeth A. Perry
Edgar I. Perry
Richardson
Deumie
Willis Quitker
Nberta Bo
Rein
Massie
Taurmas Ao
Maude
George BE. Vahn
Erin HL. Vahn
Austin L. Hegley
Riverside
Richard Mo
Sarah FE. Johnson
Edgar W. Austius
Columbus
Sarah V. Kopp
Anita May Rebisa
Barney Hinds
Block
Phillips
New Liberty
Charles Diehl
Annie Diehl
Diehls
McAhee
George E. Stauffer, Sr
Mary A. Stauffer
Albert Mixer
Beverly
Sarorius
Grace
Wanted A boy to work in mailing room
Help wanted notice seeking a boy to work in the mailing room at the Whig office. Apply in person today at the newspaper office for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whig Office
Whig
Quincy charity trust formed to aid afflicted or indigent
A new Illinois corporation formed in Springfield to assist the needy in Quincy. The trust will own property and disperse income for religious, charitable and educational purposes with all funds used directly for designated causes. Founders include Jackson R. Pearce and Leaton Irwin, who aims to honor Virginia Irwin. Charles Virden, state charity board agent, studied the plan and urged charter approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Memorial Society
Quincy
Springfield
Jackson R. Pearce
Frank J. Penick
Charles FP. Eichenauer
George Gabriel
Macaulay Irwin
Emmett Koward
Henry C. Sprick
Joseph Freiburg
Leaton Irwin
Mr. Irwin
Quincey
Boy Scouts Home
Fourth and
Jersey Streets
Otters
Virginia
Charles Virden
Illinois Board of Charities
Henry Thieman Honored as National Harness Treasurer
Henry Thieman of 625 Hampshire Street was elected treasurer of the National Harness Manufacturers Association at Cincinnati on Wednesday. The convention drew hundreds of delegates. Charles Schell was named president and Detroit was chosen as the next meeting site. The group endorsed collective bargaining by employees while preserving individual bargaining rights and supported a standard price bill allowing manufacturers to regulate retail prices of their products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Thieman
Hampshire Street
Cincinnati
National Harness Manufacturers Association
Thieman
Charles Schell
John E. Schwzaner
Winterset
Congress
Mayo brothers ship returns to Quincys stream trip
The Minnesota pleasure boat owned by Mayo brothers of Rochester Minnesota returns from a trip to Peoria after a stop in Rochester for the American Medical association convention. Court house improvements begin with new concrete floors and a fresh counter in the treasurer’s office. Jury inspecting Indian Grave Levee Drainage District reports completed inspection and notes two objections to seventh assessment. Coroner Lawrence Amen ill with malaria. Deputy Leo Amen fills in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo
Minnesota
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minn
Peoria
New York City
American Medical Association
Court House
Roeder & Greeman
Frank Jasper
Pred Wolfe
Amen
Lawrence Amen
Leo Amen
Quincy Has The Best Record Of Soldier Dead In State
Captain E R Lewis of Chicago spoke to John Wood Post G A R in the Chamber of Commerce about his statewide tour. He praised Quincy for its thorough records of soldier and sailor graves, noting 2 000 named graves in the Soldiers' Name and 1 000 in Woodland Graceland and other cemeteries. He reported 20 000 names cataloged from 59 000 Civil War veteran graves and described government headstones being moved to cemeteries on his initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Lewis
Chicago
Hindy
John Wood Post
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Whittsfield
Pike County
John Wood Yost
Henry S. Wells
John Wessels
Wells
Woodland
Graceland
Capt. Lewis
Thomas Caddick
Park Committee To Meet With Aldermen Tonight
Mrs E J Parker and George Binkert leaders of the Boulevard and Park association will meet the city council finance committee in the mayor's office this evening to outline the association's operations. The council had earlier requested finance members attend Boulevard and Park meetings or stay informed on its administration. The finance committee will hold a contract allowing Collins Plow Co to erect a small warehouse at Front and State streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Parker
George Binkert
Boulevard and Park Association
City Council
Finance Committee
Collins Plow Co
Cow Testing Association Being Formed Here
Adams county dairymen push to form a cow testing cooperative led by county farm advisor A Gougler. Twenty six members needed to start. a University of Illinois dairy specialist will test herds monthly for health milk yield and butter fat. Applicants encouraged to contact Gougler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FL A. Gougtler
Adams County
Dairy Extension Department
University of Iinels
Gougler
Quincyans Serve on Key Committees at IL Labor Convention
Quincy organized labour unions gained placements on several major Illinois Federation of Labor committees during the Peoria convention. Names such as Thienan Jearney Race Risser Niehaus and Bisser were assigned to panels overseeing officers reports organization and other labor affairs as delegates prepared for the session's closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Illinois Federation of Labor
Peoria
Thienan
C Perna
J. Kearney
O.C. Race
Theodore Risser
Niehaus
Ya M. Bisser
Name For New Golf Links Being Sought
Quincy gelfera are asked by the board of directors of the Country club too submit appropriate names for the ew nine hele golf course recently laid out on the new club grounds. So far the course is unrmamed and in order to secure Geos Sav as possible the vectors are asking all Quinevins in terested in the name to help them In the selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Gelfera
Catholic Union of Tiners to Convene Here Next Monday
Delegates numbering several hundred from Catholic societies in Quincy will attend the state convention of the Catholic Union of Tiners next May. The local organization seated delegates elected from various Catholic societies Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Catholic Union of Tineis
Probate Court Petitions for Private Sales and Trust Reports
Henry Bartlett asks probate court to privately sell all estate property to cover claims and costs. George Thompson as conservator for Emma Thompson with Thompson and Charles S Thompson as sureties. Charles Morey seeks sale of William Morey estate property in New Canton with court approval and a $5,000 bond. Frank Aten trust reports receipts of 648.26 and disbursements of 1,051.35 over two years. James Corrigan and John Bernbrook as trustees. Theresia Timpe estate inventory by John Timpe shows real estate in Alstynes addition to Quincy valued at 50 and cash of 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bartlett
James W. Anderson
ITI
SS Sst AG
George So Thompson
Emma E. Thompseon
Lesbond
Soo
Tada Mo Thompson
Charles S. Thompson
Charles Morey
William Morey
New Canton
August T. He
Frank Aten
Buig
Mary J. Atlen
James B. Corrigan
John B. Bernbrook
Theresia Timpe
John Timpe
Alstynes
Quincy
Esterbrook Arrested in Slaying of Quincy Policeman
Clyde Esterbrook, linked to Emil Licht murder in Quincy, was arrested in Kansas City on a charge of killing Policeman Frederick F. Tierney during a burglary at a local cigar-store safe. Hat with his initials found at Licht Pawnshop surfaced after the incident. he claimed an alibi and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Esterbrook
Emil Licht
Quincy
Kansas City
Frederick F. Tierney
Esterbrook
Licht
Lankfords
Montana
Tierney
Eserboark
Poiceman Tierney
Tle
James Hoskins
Dallas City
Leslie Roush
Lee Wilson
Mr. Hoskins
Alice
Frankie Hoskins
Roush
Wilson
Keokuk and Quincy
Freel Scharnhorst
Wionm
Scharnhorst
Quincy Flyers Bring Gum and Rides to Town
Two Curtiss type planes visit under William Wrigley Jr. Chewing Gum Co to drop parachutes with gum and offer rides for 15 dollars. Planes tour eight states to 140 cities, led by John N. Hammond with pilots C. R. Borklane and J. W. Schrode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincey
Willam Wrigley Jr. Chewing Gum Company
Country Club
William Wrigley, Jr
John N. Hammond
Transcontinental Aerial Company
Hammond
C. R. Borklaneé
British
Royal Flying Corps
J. W. Schroedt
U. 38. Air Service
Cupp Faces Divorce Suit in Circuit Court
Carrie Taylor Cupp files for divorce from Henry C. Cupp in a Quincy circuit court case. She claims they married September 20, 1917, separated four days after the wedding, and that he deserted her on September 24 and never returned. She seeks restoration of her maiden name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Cupp
Quincy
Adams County
Carrie Taylor Cupp
Cupps
Cupp
Carrie Taylor
Eeman McCarl
Fragmented Heard and Seen in a Committed County Court Scene
In a local district court case a juror and companions were seen sharing apples and good grace while the county clerk notes a surge in real estate deeds with mortgages following land or residence deeds. Police and local officials recount aiding a destitute man who expressed a wish for death to end his burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epers Farm
Capper Mast
Adans
Aurora
Court House
Tim Bu
Tvett
Burials and city transit queries in wartime notes
A wartime era item reports Mrs. Jane E Fell joining the Soldiers and Sailors Home burial board and mentions funeral services at Lippencott hall. It discusses streetcar pricing, desire for open depots and evening trains, electric lights maintenance at the depot, and a cool weather note with short trim discussions alongside a list of locals and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane E. Fell
Mahlon Fell
Lippencott Hall
Quincey
Leap
Sanford
Wim. E
Martha Meyer
Geo. Thussell
Mary Bevant
Higard Marziret Smith
Allisten
Andrew Mociour
Marc Cetfiman
Walker
Adam Stertum
Isaac Bruner
Halloween Program At Luther Memorial
A Halloween program at Luther Memorial is set for 2:30. Members of the school plan a short reading or performance as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Memorial
Ars
Wihetey Opty
Ratroms
Bao Cel
Weather item fragment notes likely Ely area forecast
Fragmentary weather note mentions Friday conditions and a probable forecast for Ely. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a continuation of the local forecast with possible rain or wind. Entities: Ely. Outcomes uncertain due to OCR damage.
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North Fifth Street
St. Boniface Church
Figzen
Sventh
Hamp
Pere
Ream
Wall
Are Hartin
Fawcett
Henrye A. Roetter
Albert R. Neumann
Mack
Willard Keyes
Frank Kroner
L. Kroner
Moulton
George T. White
August L. Kroner
C. F. Moutton
Williem Depts
Louis Burchart
Wilhelmina Suiskamp
George H. White
C.F. Moutton
Fredericka Trifdebrand
Charles E. Monckton
Highland
Henrietta
Barverly
Isaac C
Lodina D. Hancock
J. G. Rowland
Luella
TL. W. Wartrick
Ralph
J. E. Morten
Honey Creek
Corporation
National Harness Manufacturers’ Associaaion
Ww. C. U
K. G
H. C. Cupp
ANS
Deng Wreng Deine
PW. Reurson
Wileen
Dallas
Wileson
Untless
Ken
Ben Ddaa
Kewanee
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