Deck girl with Ross jailed in Quincy on parole breach
Cleo Ross of this city and Sadie Deck of Keokuk were arrested by Chief Rock and Detective Scharnhorst, held at the city jail after posing as husband and wife at the Occidental hotel. Ross faces parole violation and adultery charges. Deck awaited her mother's arrival to take her back to Keokuk. Context suggests possible Mann Act federal action.
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Occidental
Cleo Ross
Sadie’ Deck
Keokuk
Rock
Scharnhorst
Ross
State Reform School
Alvis
Quincy
Mark ‘Twash
Rosshag
Hampshire Street
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Pontiac
Agnes White
Eleven jurors pass state in Bell election case in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis eleven of twelve jurors in Mayor Joseph E. Bell election conspiracy case were tentatively passed by the state as court adjourned. Challenge for cause remained against the twelfth juror. Judge W H Eichhorn planned to rule tomorrow amid heated legal exchanges between Bell’s council and the state.
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Indianapolis
Joseph. E. Bell
W. H. Eichhorn
Beland
Joseph Roach
Russians Defeat German Third Division Near Tarnopol
Petrograd dispatch reports a Russian victory near Tarnopol over the third German division and the 48th reserve division with an Austrian brigade. 8,000 prisoners and thirty guns captured along with a quick firer, per an official war office statement issued tonight.
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Petrograd
London
Tarnopol
War Office
Citrolax touted as a universal health aid
A fragmentary ad touts Citrolax as best for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. It promises a thorough flushing with no pain or nausea and claims the yolk system is cleansed and left sweet. H Weihecht of Salt Lake appears in the fragment and an actor's endorsement is illegible.
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R. H. Weihecht
Salt Lake At
Pein Co
Federal Court Adjourns Soon
The United States federal court nears completion with Attorney Knott returning to Springfield and Stone and Smith staying for today’s work. A verdict of not guilty was returned for Kate Haxton on drug charges, as the jury believed the offense occurred before the new law took effect last March. Officials praised the court’s handling of business and left favorable impressions.
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United States
Knott
Springfield
Stone
Smith
Kate Haxton
Ten Mile Hard Road Paving Near Mason City Progress
Mason City accelerates pavement on the ten mile highway to Clear Lake with two miles completed last week. Asphalt and concrete sections, eighteen feet of concrete in progress along the county highway, and work planned to reach at least one more mile in the coming weeks as Clear Lake and county authorities push ahead.
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Mason City
Clear Lake
Iowa
Clear - Lake
Moving Town Bonds Not Security For Kansas State Funds
Topeka Kan Sept 8 Bonds of a town once moved on wheels to a new site do not qualify as security for state deposits says Earl Akers state treasurer in a ruling. Ulysses in Grant county boomed in 1885 issued bonds maturing years ago and a tax levy to pay them was deemed impossible. Residents then moved houses and stores on wagons several miles across the prairie to found New Ulysses.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Earl Akers
Bank
Ulysses
Grant
New Ulysses
Farmers Seek Federal Action At Lincoln Meeting
In Lincoln on September 8 a closed session of the National Farmers Union discussed possible federal action to aid agriculture. A Washington program was proposed with representatives from the National Grange the American Society of Equity and other farmer groups to back the rural credits bill and related measures. No final action was taken though the report will be revisited. Phert opened the session with speeches by union leaders.
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Lincoln, Neb
Washington
National Grange
American Society of Equity
Phert
Halbach- Schroeder Co
Front
York
Vermont
Barry
Pike County
el Dara
Hulls
Methodist Society
Three townships Quarantine for foot and mouth disease
The department of agriculture announced quarantine tonight for Augusta and St Mary townships in Hancock county and Birmingham township in Schuyler county Illinois. The outbreak has infected 150 herds though limited to the counties of origin.
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Walilngton
Augusta
Hancock
Birmingham
Schuyler
Department of Agriculture
New Foot and Mouth Cases Raise Quarantine Around Macomb
Macomb officials report two new foot and mouth disease cases in the area. John Furry near Bushnell with 15 cattle and four hogs, and E W Fisk on the Doland farm north of the city with nine cattle and 27 hogs. Farms are fumigated, stock destroyed, roads reopened, and several farmers including Staat, Jennings, Murphy, Dickson, Stickle and Leighty placed under quarantine for moving grain during outbreaks.
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E. W. ‘Fisk
Doland
Macomb and
Good Hope
Fisk
Staat Farm
Walter ‘Jennings
Oscar’ Jennings
Arlington Murphy
Elmer ‘Dickson
Fred Stickle
Sam. Leighty
Mendon Health Officer to Visit on School Building Plans
Mendon dispatch notes a state inspector will assess alleged basement room concerns at the Mendon school. If condemned, taxpayers may fund a new township high school with assembly hall, labs, library, and classrooms. Thirty-six tuition pupils already attend Mendon high, with more likely as state funds reduce local tax friction.
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Mendon
Board of Education
State Board of Pee
WSC
Atc
Steiner
Wilver
Quincy
Mendon High School
Methodists Hear Address by Blake in Springfield
In Springfield Illinois on September 8 the Winsis conference of the Methodist Episcopal church closed day one with Dr. Edgar Blake of Chicago condemning the removal of the Bible from public schools. He said the flag replaces the Bible and children learn allegiance to the Stars and Stripes over commandments of God. The eighth annual Laymen's Association meeting of the conference will convene here tomorrow.
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Springfield
Ill
Winsis ‘Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Edgar Blake
Chicago
Farewell To Those Speeders At Highland Park
The Quincy ball club will be entertained tonight by Highland Park management with a luncheon in the garden. A large dancing crowd is expected for a wind up of the 1915 season and a farewell to the team, with many fairies visiting the players at the park.
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Quincy Ball Club
Highland: Park
Local Pick-Ups Special for Thursday Deals
Local shoppers see a Thursday sale spree from Hal bach Schroeder Co with children's white dresses in sizes 5 and 6 offered at half price and gingham and percale aprons at 19 cents each. A clothing drive and social events fill the day including a Mission talk at Eighth and Jefferson and a St Francis School Hall meeting about the Labor Day picnic.
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Halbach-Schroeder Co
Mothers of
South Side
Mission Rooms
Jefferson
Vermont Street
Methodist ‘Church
A. Morton
Golden
Ida M. Carlin
la Prarie
N. M. Rigg
Morton
Gingham and Percale
Halbach- Schroeder Co
Halbach- Schroeder’ Co
St. Francis ‘School
St. Francis
Peace Movement Spreads Along Rio Grande Reported
SAN ANTONIO September 8 reports from multiple communities say the border peace movement started at San Benito has spread along the Rio Grande with surprising success. Over two thousand persons have surrendered weapons under protection guarantees and promises of safe return after districts troubled by bandits settle down.
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San’ Antonio
San Benito
Rio’ Grande
Mendon Wedding Bonds Miss Sarah Elizabeth Baldwin
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Baldwin wed Rev Elmer Dunlap of Springfield in Mendon yesterday afternoon. The ceremony by Rev Harry Stillman featured palms and smilax, with attendants Miss Alta Frisbie and Leonard Best. After a Quincy dinner the couple, now to housekeep in Springfield, Mo., begin teaching and stenography duties respectively. Out of town guests included Baldwin family members from Florida, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa.
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Charles Baldwin
Mendon
Sarah Elizabeth
Elmer Dunlap
Springfield
Harry Stillman
Leonard
Willa Wible
Quincy
Charles’ Baldwin
Charles Dunlap
Edwin, Baldwin
De-Land
Fla
Abe, Baldwin
Oklahoma City
Oklo
John Baldwin
Ben
Baldwin
Kirksville
George Chant
Alice
Stronghurst, Ill
Robert Hewitt
Josephine
Burlington
Town
H. F. Dayton
Naval Academy Shakeup at Annapolis
Secretary Daniels announced a broad reorganization of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Heads of nearly all departments were ordered detached for duty elsewhere, with changes effective September 20 as part of the academy investigation.
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Washington
Daniels
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Academy
Fergus Case Appealed In Illinois Supreme Court
Assistant Attorney General Roy filed an appeal of the J. B. Fergus injunction suit in the Illinois Supreme Court this afternoon. The state moved for October term consideration and Fergus’ Springfield attorneys filed cross errors on his behalf.
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Fergus
Springfield
Iil
Roy
J. B
Former cashier sentenced to five years in state penitentiary
Greenville Kentucky September 8 El E Gregory former cashier of the district Central City Deposit Bank was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary in circuit court today for receiving deposits while knowing the bank was insolvent.
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Greenville
el. E. Gregory
Central City
Deposit Bank
Grégory
Machinists Strike Over Shrapnel Tools Contract
Seventy five German and Austrian machinists at Torris, Wold, & Company in Chicago walked out after learning the firm had secured a contract to produce tools for manufacturing shrapnel for Great Britain and allies. The action underscores wartime tensions affecting labor and industry.
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Chicago
Torris, Wold, & Company
Great Britain
King Albert Disguised as Orderly Aids Fire Rescue
In a Dunkirk hospital at Nieupoort a fire alarm caused panic as nurses moved patients to safety. A Belgian soldier needed help and a voice offered aid in English. The assisting figure turned out to be King Albert arriving with the queen during the crisis.
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Dunkirk
France
Nieuport
King Albert
Austrians Force Line Back Near Podkamien Front
Vienna reports the fighting along the Russo-Galician frontier and Radziwilow has forced Russians to retreat across a front of roughly 560 miles, per the Austrian war office.
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Vienna
London
Podkamien
Radziwilow
Russia
Austrian War Office
Foley Kidney Pills Backed By Nebraska Reader Testimonial
Rosemont Nebraska resident O D Wright recounts six months of kidney pain and nightly disturbances. A single 50 cent bottle of Foley Kidney Pills reportedly cured his symptoms and restored health, with Miller & Arthur Drug Co endorsing the remedy for backache rheumatism and swollen joints.
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O. D. Wright
Rosemont
Neb
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Distress in Syria Brought Refugees to Alexandria
A report from Syria notes mounting hardship as refugees travel to Alexandria via Beirut under U S auspices. Transport shortages limit rail service from Beirut to Damascus to one weekly train and the Aleppo to Rayak line to one every three days, with livestock and fuel shortages deepening distress and fears of famine. Turkish olive trees are reportedly being felled for fuel, risking long term hardship after the war.
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Syria
Alexandria
Egypt
Beirut
United States
Coleber Caesar
Beiruts
Damascus
Aleppo-Rayak
Made Good Bread From Secret Wheat Price Tale
London dispatch on September 8 reports a 34 year old wheat that had just been threshed and made exceptionally good bread. The grain, grown and harvested in 1881 by a farmer named Selby near Crantham Lincolnshire, reportedly swore not to sell until a secret price. After the farmer died the grain was put on the market and fetched a good price.
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London
Selby
Crantham
Lincolnshire
For Rent Six Room House With All Utilities
Classified ad offers a six room house with bath water sewer toilet and gas for rent inquiry at 1732 Oak Street. Contact details indicate availability and basic amenities.
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Oak St
Mrs Sage Celebrates 87th Birthday At Lawrence Cottage
New York dispatch notes Mrs Russell Sage, 87, receiving countless parcels and birthday messages during a summer stay at her Lawrence Long Island cottage. She remains in good health and vigorous for her age, continuing to dedicate time to charities and philanthropies aided by the millions left by the late financier.
Card of Thanks for Elizabeth Brewer
The sisters and children express heartfelt gratitude to neighbors relatives and friends for kindness and sympathy shown during the death of our beloved mother and sister Mrs Elizabeth Brewer
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Elizabeth Brewer
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