Palmyra Hosts Group One Bankers from 14 Counties
Palmyra Missouri welcomed 150 visitors from fourteen northeastern counties for Group One of the Missouri State Bankers Association. Sessions were held at the Marion County courthouse with addresses by Attorney General Barker and University speaker A. J. Meyers. The day included a city welcome, committee appointments, luncheon at Franklin House, and an informal smoker at Workman Hall, marking a pleasant event for Palmyra and its guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Charles A. Wardell
A. J. Thames
the First Baptist
Chirch
J. W. Owsley
Hannibal
Monticello
Carl Lang
Kahoka
Roscoe Gooding
la Plata
A. J. Meyers
University of Missouri
Franklin Howes
Ladies of the Christian Church
A. Carnation
Attoriney
Barker
Palmyra
S. Sanford
J. Howard Kelly
J. E. Anderson
H. J. Smith
M. L. Wood
F. W. Smith
J. W. Proctor
Thompson
B. FP. Glahn
J. W. Head
Frank Bier
W. H. Scott
W. H. Howell
German lieutenant Robert Fay held on bomb plot in New York
New York police report a photograph of Robert Fay a German lieutenant jailed on 25 000 bond for conspiring to build bombs to blow up troop carrier liners. Dr Herbert Kienzle and Walter Scholz are also detained. Fay and Scholz allegedly manufactured explosive devices in New Jersey intended to attach to steamship propellers and detonate at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fay
New York
Herbert Kienzle
United States
Fay
Walter Scholz
New Jersey
One Big Night of Palmyra: Pleasure
Palmyra Missouri civic league stages The Land of Fun a two act musical comedy on November nine with home talent led by William A Miller. Fifty performers participate and over twenty song hits are featured in a night of ordinary importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenady
Palmyra
Civic League
Land of Fun
William A. Miller
Fort. Wayne
Ind
Busy week for Supt L L Boyer surveying county work
Supt of Highways L L Boyer logged over six hundred miles in four days to inspect bridge construction grading hedge trimming and other duties in the county He returned to his office to handle clerical matters and noted plans for the Guenther bridge over Honey Creek with purchases reportedly made
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Boyer
Guenther Bridge
Honey Creek
Township buys 12 foot road grader for $685
Northeast township purchases a 12 foot road grader at a cost of $685 and notes the old grader will be replaced. Other townships may follow suit. Overall road conditions are reported as good, though very dusty for this time of year.
Citrolax praised as effective laxative in ad copy
An advertisement touts Citrolax as the best remedy for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. It claims rapid relief from headaches and thorough cleansing with no gripe or after effects and includes a testimonial from R H Weihecht of Salt Lake City Utah. Miller & Arthur Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Weihecht
Salt Lake City
Utah
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Attempted dog theft charged to visitor
Edward Boyd formerly of Quincy now in Springfield was arrested last evening on a vagrancy charge after Edward Smith near Third and Lo cust streets accused him of attempting to steal his dog. Boyd claimed he was visiting and passed through Smith’s area in a dispute he says stems from personal enmity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Boyd
Quincy
Springfield
Westmann and Meyer
Edward Smith
Third
Locust Streets
Smith
Boyd
Pope Benedict protests Austrian air raid over Venice
The Corriere D Italia reports Pope Benedict made representations to the Austrian government following a recent air raid over Venice. The notice notes the Vatican response came from Rome via Paris on October 29.
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Rome
Paris
Corriere* D'Italia
Pope
Benedict
Venice
Obituary: Joseph Franke Sr dies after illness
Joseph Franke Sr , 420 Payson Avenue , died yesterday at 5 50 pm from a complication of diseases after a week at home He came to this country as a young man and joined St Peter s Evangelical church where he taught in Sunday school He leaves a son Joseph Franke Jr of Quincy two daughters Mrs Crist Kroeger Bee Ta and Mrs John Gentemann Quincy His daughter Mrs Brobee arrived hours before his death Known for church and industrial ties and a well regarded resident of the community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Franke
Payson Avenue
Germany
American Straw Board Manufacturing Company
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Joseph Franke, Jr
Quincy
Crist Kroeger
Bee Ta
John Géntemann
Brobeee
Franke
Remove Waste Matter That Causes Sickness
A 1900s style drug advertisement promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as a cheerful remedy for constipation and biliousness. It claims cleansing action, no gripping or nausea, and relief by morning. Miller & Arthur Drug Co distributes via George Jenner of San Antonio Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jenner
Labor St
San Antonio
Texas
Aek
Hallowe'en Festivities Across Webster City Schools
More than 1,000 attended Webster school Halloween function featuring a kangaroo court with Attorney Wagner presiding a suffragist police force and an Hagenbeck trained animal show including alligators and dogs. Refreshments and cider aided a festive afternoon and evening with other city venues hosting events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
First’ Baptist Church
Fourth
Jersey Streets
Berrian School
Franklin School
Irving School
Payson Avenue
Webster School
Webster
Attommey
R. M. Wagner
Hagenbeck
Jefferson School furniture order approved in special session
In a special board of education session, members approved a furniture package for the new Jefferson school. Items include 42 domestic science tables an eight desks and chairs from several firms. Breaks arm at Webster school Lucille Clutch ninth grade pupil fractured her left arm while helping decorate for a Halloween event. Dr. A J Blickhan attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Jefferson School
E. H. Sheldon Company
Detroit
Standard School Supply Company
St. Louis
Dozem
Ware and
Wayland
A. H. Andrews Company
Chicago
Lucille Clutch
Ed Clutch
Broadway
Prominent Vermont statesman John W Stewart Dies at 90
Middlebury Vermont October 29 Former U S senator and former governor John W Stewart died suddenly today from heart disease at age 90. He was a longtime political figure in Vermont with a prominent public career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Middlebury
Tohn W. Stewart
United States Senate
Wells Outfights Charley White In Ten Round Bout
English lightweight Matt Wells won a newspaper decision over Charley White of Chicago in a ten round Milwaukee bout. Wells showed a shaded victory with White’s aggressive offense countered by Wells’s movement, holds, and countering. Rounds three six eight nine favored Wells while four seven ten went to White. others were even. White’s best came at close range but Wells controlled the action with defensive boxing and deliberate breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Matt Wells
Charley White
Chicago
Wells
White
Welle
Two Carnegie Hero Fund members resign at meeting
Two members of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission resigned at the fall meeting in Pittsburgh as awards for sixty acts of heroism were announced. Alvah C. Dinkey, former president of Carnegie Steel and head of Midvale Steel, and William L. Abnott cited removal from the city as their reason. The death of William N. Frew, a commission member, was noted with a resolution adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Alvah C.dinkey
Carnegie Steel: Company
Midvale Steel Corporation
William L.abnott
William N. Frew
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Franklin ‘House
Pons
Underwood
Herbert Kienzel
Supt. L.L. Boyer
R. Morrison
Cedar
Lind
Ed Smith
Joseph Franke, SR
South Side
Hodgdon
Hodgdon Dairy Co
Charley” White
Hero Fund
Board
Pheanade
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