Pierson elected secretary of Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Thurman T. Pierson, city editor of the Quincy Herald, was chosen secretary of the Chamber of Commerce by a unanimous board vote Thursday night. He will start Oct 1, bringing 18 years in journalism and extensive real estate experience. He came to Quincy last May and is married with one daughter, Muriel.
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Thurman T. Pierson
T. Chamber of Coeneree
George Levi
C. F. Perry
Job
Pierson
Broadway
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Herald
New York World
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Albany
Philadelphia
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Mainé Street
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Adams County
Commonwealth
Mississippi Valley
New City Directory to be Circulated This Fall
R. E. Hackman publisher of the 1918 Quincy directory says the new city directory will be ready for circulation by the last of September. It follows the Kansas City St Louis and Des Moines style with single column names and a thinner one inch longer and one inch wider format than the old edition.
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R. E. Hackman
Quincy
Kansas City
St Louis
Des Moines
Iowa
Local Naval Recruiting Office Announces New Recruits
D W Antrim Eubanks T E Manlove Plymouth FP H Hun eacker and W G Hoener Quincy are accepted and to be sent to Peoria tomorrow. Four Co E members Corporals Downey Dorsey Clow Kuenstler are in Quincy recruiting at the armory daily until 9 pm. Three men Perry Schumacher Osborn sent to Springfield this week. War saw band replaces 10th regiment band at encampment. Captain golfer quarters with Quincy men at Hotel St Nicholas after striker unrest.
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Peoria
D. W. Antrim
Eubanks
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Plymouth
H. Hun Eacker
Comp Point
W. G. Hoener
Quincy
Co. E
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C. T. Dorsey
Ben Clow
L. P. Kuenstler
Springfield
F.S. Perry
Schumacher
E. S. Osborn
Warsaw
10Th Regiment
St. Nicholas
County Bridge Work Progressing Fast on Multiple Structures
Contracts for the Earnhardt bridge on North Twelfth Street Road and the Marshall bridge in Columbus township will likely be let Saturday in County Highway Engineer Boyer's office. Akers bridge in Payson township gains a natural blue rock foundation for an abutment, reached Wednesday during progress. Stopher bridge Beverly township Curtis creek bridge South Quincy and Haverd bridge may be accepted by supervisors Saturday. All are new concrete structures to be permanent improvements.
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Twelfth Street
Marshall Bridge
Columbus Township
Boyer
Akers
Payson Township
Stopher
Beverly Township
Curtis Creek
South
Quincy
Haverd
Joe Esler Returns as Magazine Co District Manager
Joe Esler is named district manager for the International Magazine company covering Quincy to Davenport. He traveled east by motorcycle from Buffalo through New England, then returned via Ohio Indiana and Kentucky visiting state fairs. He interviewed Jess Willard in Indianapolis on Labor Day for The Billboard and saw a 14 inning Cleveland at New York game, plus Ab Gould and a White Sox game in Chicago.
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International Magazine Company
Quincy
Davenport
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New England
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Jess Willard
Indianapolis
Mr. Esler
New York
Cleveland
Ab. Gould
White Sox
Chicago
River Ripples and Steamship Arrivals In Keokuk
The Keokuk will reach the harbor this morning at 10 30. A large freight pile awaits the steamer. The St Paul steamed past Quincy at 3 o clock Thursday afternoon bound for Davenport for winter docking. The Standard Oil property at 12th and Hampshire streets is nearly torn down after purchase.
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St. Paul
Quincy
Davenport
Standard Oil Company
12Th and
Hampshire Streets
Everett Fuller
Fuller
Soldiers’ Home
Fifth and
Oak Streets
Soldiers Wait For Word At Camp Parker
In Quincy soldiers at Camp Parker face uncertain departure with orders reportedly in officers hands while a large turnout of local girls crosses camp lines for last visits. The YMCA plans a tent program next Wednesday with outside talent despite troop movements questions. At Toledo Oregon, herring packing is noted as a new industry.
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Parker
Quincy
Army Y. M.C. A
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Oklahoma Land Office
James F James reappointed commissioner after petition
In Lima Lake Drainage district James F James was reappointed a commissioner by Judge McCarl on Thursday in response to a petition signed by a large number of landowners. The report notes ongoing local civic actions and developments in Quincy including a range of items from cost of living to small fire damage and public safety efforts.
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James F. James
Lima Lake
Et District
McCarl
Red Cross Workshop Phone Number Updated
The Red Cross workshop contact number has changed from 2200 to 8300 while the office line remains 2200. This update clarifies which line to use for workshop inquiries and preserves the main office contact.
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Red Cross
Wabash Conductor Hit by Rock in Train Window
Conductor Clarence Dickson of the Wabash was struck in the hip by a rock as train No. 35 departed Springfield for Quincy. The two inch rock shattered a window in the smoking car. Springfield authorities opened an investigation into the incident. Also noted is S J Morley’s seven acre alfalfa field near Lima township yielding 30 tons of hay from the latest cut and good fall pasture prospects.
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Clarence Dickson
The
Wabash
Springfield
Quincy
Dickson
S. J. Morley
Lima Township
Whitefield
Court House
Unsettled Illinois Weather With Showers This Weekend
weather outlook shows unsettled conditions in Illinois with probable showers Friday or Friday night and warmer temperatures in the north. Missouri is partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with a chance of showers in the north. Local temperatures yesterday ranged across the day, while a river bulletin notes modest river level changes and minor forecasted rises in Davenport Keokuk Hannibal and Quincy with small increases expected over the next 24 hours.
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Missouri
North
Town
Quincy
Hannibal
Saloonkeepers Warned as Windows Must Be Open Sundays
Chief Melton declares enforcement of the open-window ordinance for all saloons on Sundays. Patrolmen will issue stiff fines to violators. Frank Warmker, 539 South Twelfth, fined $25 plus costs $27.25 after pleading not guilty for blinds and front and back windows. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, says the chief, with Mayor Thompson backing enforcement.
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Melton
Thompson
Frank Warmker
South Twelfth Street
Ahernon
Chief Melton
Warmker
Reardon
Band Praise Echoes in Pittsfield Mobilization Celebration
In Pittsfield residents laud the Sinois State band of Quincy for Wednesday's performance at the mobilization camp detachment sendoff celebration. Former Congressman W E Williams warned that Quincy may not fully appreciate the band’s quality.
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Pittsfield
Pike County
Sinois State Band
Quincy
W. E. Williams
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