Veteran editor H N Wheeler dies at 72 in Jacksonville
Hiram N Wheeler editor and owner of the Quincy Journal died Sunday morning at 8 06 in Dr Frank Norbury’s sanitarium Jacksonville caused by a general breakdown after a long busy life. He had returned from Europe as a Ford peace party member last February and had been failing since August. Funeral Wednesday at 2 30 in his home with burial in Graceland cemetery. Wheeler born March 30 1844 in St Charles Kane IL served in the army, built a journalistic career from country weeklies to owning the Quincy Journal since 1883. He was a staunch Democrat active in state and national conventions and left a widow and four children. He championed trees parks and animal protection in Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram N. Wheeler
Quincy Journal
Frank Norbury
Jacksonville
Wheeler
Europe
Ford Peace Party
Quincy
Freiburg
Thirtieth
Broadway
Graceland
Mr. Wheeler
St. Charles
Kane County
Illinois
James T. and
Jerusha A. (Young) Wheeler
New Brunswick
Army
Union
Thut
Chicago
Country Weekly
Fanning
St. Charles Transcript
The
Herald
Democracy
Bryan
Parker
Westernlinois
Fifteenth
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
Roger Sullivan
Congress
Mr. Prince
Jo-Niles Wheeler
Geneva
Abe Martin Linn Sapp Resigns as Mill Worker
Abe Martin Linn Sapp resigns from the saw mill and endures wartime news. The sole distraction for some folks is to clean up and tease the troublemakers at the Bitter End.
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Linn Sapp
4000 Persons Visit Highland Park Event Day
Carl Dickenhofer at 717 Cherry Street received the child’s automobile as entertainment drew four thousand people to Highland Park. A large afternoon crowd and an Illinois State band concert in the afternoon and evening accompanied a balloon ascent and daylight fireworks for children. The largest dance crowd since July 4 was noted and Wednesday was slated as ladies souvenir day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Dickenhofer
Cherry Street
Highland Park
Illinois State Band
Two Horses Burned In Kellogg Barn Fire
A rear barn used by C. R. and F. H. Kellogg at 319 North Third Street burned early Monday destroying two horses, two wagons, harness, and feed. Origin unknown. Horses valued at 300 dollars. Firemen from Nos. 1, 2 and 3 stations responded to the 3 o'clock alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knittel Show Case Company
North Third Street
C. R
F. H. Kellogg
Today’s Meetings Across Fraternal, Union, and Cemetery Groups
Reports list gatherings for Quincy lodges and unions including No. 12 C O B, Gem City No. 988, Women's Christian Temperance Union, Herman lodge at Masonic temple, Beer Bottlers Union No. 239, Star camp No. 4474 M W A, St Peter’s W C U branch at 12153 North Eighth, St Rose of Lima W C U No. 52 at 104 North Eighth, Cigarmakers Union No. 47 at Labor temple, St Patrick’s W C U No. 3 at St. Peter’s church, and Graceland and Greenmount Cemetery associations.
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Quincy Lodge
Gem City Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Women’s — Christian Temperance Union
North Eighth
Herman Lodge of Masons
Masonic Temple
Beer Bottlers’ Union
Labor Temple
North Star Camp
Eagles’ Hall
St. Peter’s
St. Rose of Lima
North Eighth Street
Cigarmakers’ Union
St. Patrick's
W.C. U
St. Peter’s Church
Graceland Cemetery Association
Greenmount Cemetery Association
St John’s annual picnic draws large crowd in church yard
The annual St. John’s Catholic church picnic in the school yard at Terith and Spruce streets drew one of the largest crowds. A new picture show featured Rudolph Lubbring, with a vaudeville act led by Lawrence Winking and others. Dinner and supper were served by St. Anne's society. booths selling home furnishings, candy, novelties, and dolls were well patronized amid games like shoot the moon and bowling managed by local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Catholic Church
School Yard
Terith
Spruce Streets
Rudolph Lubbring
Helen Dissler
Lawrence Winking
Marie Ullman
John Toebbe
Elizabeth Wummert
Cornelius K
Herman Winking
Joseph Dunker
Elizabeth Kettler
B. H. Waltermann
Berta Sibbing
Mary Altmix
Mary Ullman
Bernard Ejiff
George Ullman
Josephine Dunker
Christina Schepers
Sodality
Anna Zengel
William Maas
Bernard Engels
Leona Sibbing
Bertha Schlottman
Coletta Hummert
August Dierkes
Gerry
Carl Hummert
Celia Broemmel
Frances Schnelten
Carl Bernhardt
Frank Hummert
St. Rita
Henry Schnelten
Mrs Anna Raukohl Dies In The West
Mrs Anna Raukohl widow of Henry Raukohl and formerly of Quincy died at 10 o'clock Saturday evening in the Denver home of her daughter Mrs Anna Hillbreder. Born Sept 3 1805 she would have been 121. She leaves four children Henry William and John and a daughter in Denver plus 44 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The body will be brought to Quincy for burial with private services at 2 pm Wednesday at the home of Mrs Elizabeth Rankshi and at 2 30 pm in Salem Evangelical church. Friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Raukohl
Henry Raukohl
Quincey
Anna Hillbreder
Denver
Colo
Heniy
William
John
Quincy
Elizabeth Rankshi
South Eighth Street
Salem Evangelical Church
Salem Church
Harvey Lawrence Dies After Illness in Melrose Township
Lawrence Elmer Harvey died at 2 PM Tuesday at the family home in Melrose township from complications of rheumatism. He was 25 and had been ill since April. He leaves his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Harvey five brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be at 1 PM Thursday in the home and at 2 30 PM in the Luther Memorial church with burial in Greenmount cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Elmer Harvey
Melrose Township
Luther Memorial Church
Spartan Bible
Joseph Harvey
Walter Harvey
Quincy
Dwight
William
Joseph
Lloyd
J. A. Platt
Mabel
Eva
Greenmount, Cemetery
Anna Young Dies at 11 Months After Illness in Melrose Township
Anna Young aged 11 months and 14 days, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Young, Melrose Township on the Bottom road, died after four days illness. She leaves grandparents Mr and Mrs Frederick Young and grandfather John Barker, her parents, and one brother Joseph. Funeral services set for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the home. Burial at Greenmount cemetery.
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Anna Young
Henry Young
Melrose Township
Frederick Young
John Barker
Joseph
Greenmount Cemetery
Pettit to be investigated for insanity claims in death of bride
Chicago, Sept. 5. County authorities said they will thoroughly investigate before accepting claims that J Maurice Pettit who killed his young bride to preserve her purity is insane. Pettit recovering from injuries from leaping from a train while in detectives custody. He told doctors he is ready to face punishment and that divine marriages were his belief.
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Chicago
J. Maurice Pettit
Pettit
Clear Bad Skin by Dr. King's New Life Pills
Pimples and muddy complexions blamed on blood impurities. Take Dr. King's New Life Pills to purify the system. Mild laxative action removes poisons and brightens the eye. A full non gripping bowel movement in the morning results from a dose taken the night before. At your druggist 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Will Sinnock Club Champion
Will H Sinnock won the 1916 golf title at Quincy Country Club defeating Newcomb Stillwell after 36 holes 4 up with 3 to play in a closely contested final nine. Stillwell led early but Sinnock rallied, finishing 4 up as the last nine holes decided the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Sinnock
Quincy Country Club
Newcomb Stillwell
Stillwell
Sinnock
Fire Chiefs Conventions Attendance Returns from Providence
George Marriott chief of the local fire department and A C Bickhaus a fire commissioner returned Sunday morning from Providence Rhode Island where they attended the international convention of fire chiefs. Delegates from Canada and the United States were present. The first session discussed fire protection and benefits of fire appliances. Demonstrations of pumps and appliances were held in the Armory. The three day event closed Thursday due to a threatened railroad strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Marriott
A. C. Bickhaus
Providence
R. I
International Convention of Fire Chiefs
Canada
United States
Sessois
Federal Court Opens in Quincy Name of Judges and Officials
Federal court opened in Quincy with Judge Otis Humphrey presiding. The grand jury was impaneled and will hear complaints presented by U.S. Attorney Edward C. Knott. The session paused for a holiday and adjourned until today. Court officers present included Clerk R. C. Brown, Deputy Clerks W. J. Snyders, U.S. Marshal V. Y. Dallman, and Deputy Marshal J. E. Dressendorf.
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Quincy
U.S
Knott
Otis Humphrey
J. O. Humphrey
United States
Edward C. Knott
Thomas F. Smith
R. C. Brown
W. J. Snyders
U. S
V. Y. Dallman
J. E. Dressendorf
Water Works and Milk Ordinances Up Tonight
City council meeting delayed to Monday Labor Day will resume with a second reading of the milk ordinance likely to draw supporters and opponents. A first reading for the waterworks ordinance governing takeover October 1 is expected, with department heads’ monthly reports and other city matters on the agenda.
Fourteenth Street Paving Half Finished Between State and Broadway
Fourteenth street paving between State and Broadway is more than half completed as of Monday. Brick has been laid up to Maine street, four of seven blocks finished. Workers operated Sunday and Monday with some progress. Concrete base work continues between Maine and Hampshire Streets. Frank Rees supervises the paving as contractor.
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Fourteenth Street
State
Broadway Streets
Maine Street
Maine
Hampshire Streets
Frank Rees
Scouting Report Flags Early Talent Gaps
Central Association Muscatine records show uneven standings with Fort Dodge Ottumwa Mason City Cedar Rapids and Waterloo teams posting varied win loss totals. The writer notes many upcoming young men are handicapped from the start, signaling concerns about future athletic development.
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Central Association
Muscatine
Ft. Dodge
Ottumwa
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Labor Day Parade Draws Thousands in Quincy
Labor Day in Quincy featured perfect weather and a two-division parade of more than 1,000 workers marching from Labor temple through State and Eighth streets to Washington square. Crowds of 6,000 to 7,000 gathered at Baldwin Park for races, a baby show, dancing, and a full afternoon of entertainment. Nellie Mack rider John Baker was thrown safely. prizes totaling $130 paid to winners as Stock & Rollins Vaudeville performed.
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Quincy
Imperial Band
Molders
Baldwin Park
Eighth
Kentucky
State Streets
Labor Temple
Theodore Bisser
William Lincoln
Bert Ryan
John Augustine
George I’. Ernst
State Street
Ninth Streets
Eighth Street
State and
Tenth Street
State
Tenth
Hampshire Street
Hampshire
Fourth
Maine Street
Maine
Ninth
Washington Square
Labor
Patemen
John Baker
Nellie Mack
Maker
Martin McCann
William Hoffman
R. S. Benedict
L. H. Howlett
H. C. Distiehorst
George N. Schmidt
Stock & Rollins Vaudeville Company
Music Pavilion
Stack and Rollins Vaudeville Company
Public Schools Open This Morning in Quincy 1916-17
Quincy public schools open at 9 o'clock for the 1916-17 session with 13 principals and 159 teachers facing about 6000 pupils. Today is for organization and classification rather than heavy instruction as registration, room assignments, and book lists are prepared. Several parochial schools also begin today, with real work to start Wednesday.
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Quincy
Gill
Steamers Move Through Quincy's Local Port Schedule
The Quincy steamer Pulse Steamers arrives at 8 p m to head for St Paul on its final trip of the season. The Dubuque from St Louis is in port then heads to Keokuk. delays push it hours behind. Keokuk makes a Sunday return trip and stops Monday for the north, with a 10 30 a m Wednesday arrival. St Paul arrives at 8 a m Wednesday for St Louis. Health Commissioner Gross found his horse and buggy missing from the pest house grounds after a Monday visit. Mrs Haskell of 1720 Lind Street is hospitalized at St Marys Hospital after Monday ambulance transport.
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Quincy
St. Paul
Dubuque
St. Louis
Keokuk
North
W. H. Gross
Pest House
Soldiers Home Grounds
Mr. Gross
Roof Fire at Quincy Street Railway Office
Firefighters from Nos. 2 6 and 8 stations responded to a still alarm at 7 15 Sunday morning at the Quincy Street Railway company offices on Twentieth and Maine. A small roof hole was burned and damage described as nominal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Street Railway Company
Twentieth
Maine Streets
Part of Building Falls From Stern Building
A plaster ornamental section above a fourth floor window in the Stern building collapsed onto the Hampshire street sidewalk just before midnight Monday. No injuries occurred as the street was empty. The area was roped off to protect pedestrians in case more debris falls.
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Stern
Hampshire Street
Judge Ragland of Missouri Visited Quincy Sunday
Judge W. T. Ragland, Fifteenth district judge serving Marion, Ralls and Monroe counties, was in Quincy with his daughter Mrs. M. L. Gosney of Chicago and granddaughter Mary Elizabeth Gosney. They traveled from Chicago after attending an American Bar Association convention and were bound for Paris, Missouri. Ragland had been reelected in August by a large plurality and is noted for fair rulings seldom overturned by the state supreme court.
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W. T. Ragland
Fifteenth Judicial District
Missouri
Marion
Ralls
Monroe
Quincy
M. L. Gosney
Chicago
Mary Elizabeth Gosney
Ragland
American Bar Association
Paris
Supreme Court
Y. M. C. A. Notes Secre tary Ill. New Assistant Director Arrives
Raymond McCartney, office secretary at the Y M C A, is ill and confined to Blessing hospital. Charles Gabel of Aurora Illinois is due Monday night to become assistant physical director, filling the vacancy left by Glen Johnson who has moved to Newton Kansas to head that Y M C A. Harold Lewis, the present office secretary, finished work September 1 and will enter a college in Belvid, Wisconsin.
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Raymond McCartney
Blessing Hospital
Charles Gabel
Aurora
Gabel
Glen Johnson
Johnson
Newton
Kans
Cra
Harold Lewis
Belvit
Wis
Amusements Listings and Film Highlights
Amusements page lists Orpheum shows including Wife in Name Only and The Dumb Heiress with Ella Hall, Belasco The Tortured Heart, Star The Love Girl, Lis Hopkins, and Savoy Strand Gem Love's Get Away. It also notes Princess Louis Huff in Destiny's Toy and Western drama Our People with Tom Mix. a quip about debtors and creditors closes the item.
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Pictures
Belasco
Star
Ella Hall
Lis Hopkins
Louis Huff
Savoy
DeWolf Hopper
Quincy
Bryant Washburn
Tom Mix
Four Injured In Auto Wreck In Versailles Area
Four people were injured when a touring car driven by A J Boss of Versailles went off an embankment on Columbus Road near 48th Street Monday at 11 30. Mrs Boss suffered a crushed right leg and was hospitalized at St Marys. Mr Boss had a bad knee cut. The Browns, Mr and Mrs Davis of Versailles, had minor injuries and returned home. The car turned over twice but remained upright. Two other Sunday accidents were reported: a Hannibal driver wrecked on an embankment with no injuries, and a Augusta party collided with a street car at Eighth and Jersey streets leaving two with minor injuries.
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A. J. Boss
Versailles
Columbus Road
Mer
Boss
Mr. Boss
Hannibal
Gatade
Augusta
Eighth
Jersey Streets
Eighth Street
Jersey Street
Palmyra Fair Set to Open Wednesday in Northeast Missouri
The 35 year old Marion county fair in Palmyra opens Wednesday and runs through Saturday with cattle day on opening, emphasis on livestock shows, premium divisions in floral and agricultural halls, and horse exhibitions. Awards for poultry swine and sheep follow. Thursday focuses on harness and saddle horses, Friday on draft horses, with Saturday featuring special events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Palmyra
Missouri
Arena
Lightweight draw ends in Atlanta as Jahan and W E tie
Frank Jahan of Brooklyn and Frank WE of Cedar Rapids fight ten rounds to a draw in Atlanta. Pete Herman of New Orleans defeats Jimmy Pappus of St Louis by decision after ten rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Frank Jahan
Brooklyn
Frank WE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lightwei
Pete Herman
New ¢Leans
Jimmy Pappus
St Louis
Weather Outlook: Unsettled but generally fair through midweek
Forecast suggests continued warmth in Missouri and Iowa with unsettled conditions early. Tuesday and Wednesday look mostly fair and warm, with midweek temperatures remaining comfortable across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Iowa
For Sale Restaurant With Stock and Fixtures
Auction notice states restaurant business and stock for sale with fixtures valued around 1600 dollars. Owner seeking buyers and noting related business opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ressonfer
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H. N. Wheeler
HH. N. Wheeler
Abe Martin
ST. John's
West
Lawrence
Harvey
Melrose Home
Will Sinnock
T. D. Gardner
Joe Vandenboom
Henry Brant
Fred Scudder
Labor Day
Boyd Castle
Robert Halbach
Charles Clarkson
Keokuk Country Club
C. W. Leffingwell
Fred Wilms
W. L. Curtis
Will McMein
H. L.whipple
Thomas Burrows
Lawrence Best
Will McKie
Federal Court
All Quincy
W. T.ragland
Orpheum
Forty- Eighth Street
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