Civic League meeting urges sanitary upgrades in Quincy
John F. Scott pure food commissioner told Civic Improvement League directors in the Hotel Newcomb luncheon that Quincy needs changes in sanitary conditions. He cited lack of screens and possible future inspections of dairies, while city officials reported removal of obstructive signs, storefront steps, and unsafe structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Scott
Quincy
Hotel Newcomb
Civic Improvement League
William. Gross
P. L. Dickhut
Charles’ Rogers
Rogers
Sixth and
Hampshire
Fourth
Adair
Po- Nee
Marriotte
St Peter's Catholic School Opens Busy Week Progress
St Peter's Catholic school at Eighth and Maine, opened Monday and is in full swing with 170 pupils. Four Notre Dame sisters and Father Guisti supervise grades from first to eighth, with daily religion. Students hail from several nationalities, including a Greek boy newly arrived from Sparta who is learning English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Catholic
Eighth
Maine
Sisters of Notre Dame
Father Guisti
St Peter's
Ignace
Ildephense
Vienney
Aatur Ellinora
Scagol Upih
Nicholas Marcies
Sparta
Greece
St. Peter's
Former Quincy Resident Marries in Chicago
Clarence A. Myers and Mary Ahr, both former Quincy residents, wed in Chicago on August 26. They now reside at 6507 Woodland Avenue, Chicago, where Myers recently bought a home. Myers, formerly with Reliable Incubator, now runs a mail order business in Chicago and has thrived there. He visited this city shortly before the wedding but did not inform his brother Jen Myers of the upcoming nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence ‘A. Myers
Mary~ Ahr
Quincy
Chicago
Myers
Woodland Avenue
Jen. Myers
Grand jury reports numerous indictments in federal court session
Fifty two true bills were reported by the federal grand jury which adjourned after a busy session. Indictments included a Mann Act case against Cleo Ross with Sadie Deck as witness. Many indictments were suppressed as defendants were not yet apprehended. Hearings will occur when the court reconvenes in January in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
United States Federal Court
Cleo Ross
Sadie Deck
Keokuk
Whig
Federal’ Court
Springfield
Petit Jury
Needless Noise Concerns At Civic Improvement Luncheon
At a noon luncheon the Civic Improvement league discussed unnecessary noise from cars motorcycles and street cars. Aimed actions to curb the nuisance will be taken with backing from the national association. Also praised was the Maine street sidewalk ordinance and plans to address damage to trees from wires. Mayor Abbott will be asked to direct Street Car Company to use repair material or remove obstructions in Maine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Improvement League
Newcomb
National Association
Maine Street
Quincy
Street ‘Car Company
Abbott
The
Cost Peddler Fined for Lie and License Violation
In police court T Abdallop, a foreign peddler, paid 310 and costs for peddling without a license. He claimed innocence about expiring licenses, but evidence from a fireman showed he lied. He later secured a license but attempted to reuse it. fined 12.25 total. Also Buckheit fined 310 and costs for vagrancy and Weber given 10 days workhouse for intoxication after failing to leave the city. Hudson fined 2 dollars and costs for intoxication and sent to workhouse for 14 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Abdallop
Abdallop
Reardon
Chris Buckett
H.ll. Murray
Murray
Buckheit
Weber
Euffer
W. Hudson
Immoral act charges in Hannibal involving Ross
A Keokuk woman testified before a federal grand jury detailing her relationship with Ross and the events leading to an indictment under the Mann White Slave Act. Ross, who had recently wed, allegedly arranged an auto trip with two women and claimed marriage plans in Hannibal, where they stayed at the Mark Twain hotel and later the Occidental before his arrest. He faces transfer to Pontiac for reform school and potential federal prison in Leavenworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hie
Cleo ‘Ross
Sadie
Deck
Keokuk
Federal Grand Jury
Ross
Mississippi River
Stanley Jackson
Hazel Carle
Fort Madison
Jackson
Quincy
Mississippi
Carle
Hannibal
Mark. Twain
Burlington
Pontiac
State Reform School
Leavenworth
Kan
Agnes White
Chicago
Essaared
New Traffic Rules to Be Put in Force in Quincy
Chief of Police Koch introduces standardized signals for auto drivers. Automobilists approaching intersections must sound signals per Section 1065, warn pedestrians and drivers behind about stopping or slowing by extending a horizontal arm, and indicate turns by pointing. Drivers will follow police instructions per Section 1074 of the Revised Ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koch
Quincy
Orpheum Vaudeville Opens With Broad Entertainment
The Orpheum opened yesterday afternoon to good houses with a riot of fun and elaborate scenery. Reddington and Grant perform clever stunts as the bounding tramps, Antrim and Vale deliver fresh sketches, Hershel Hendher plays piano with skill, Duncan and Holt charm in blackface comedy, and Paul Kleist & Co. feature magic in The Land of Dreams. The bill runs through Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Reddington
Grant
Antrim and
Vale
Hershel Hendher
Quincy
Duncan and
Holt
Paul Kleist & Co
Overland Owners Lunch Invitation Next Week
Irwin Overland Co invites Overland car owners to lunch next week inviting local owners Monday preferred for efficient service. Factory experts will explain cars and the ten thousand dollar parts stock, ladies rest room, complete garage and facilities. The aim is to entertain and encourage business relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin-Overland CO
Policewoman Warns Parents on Daughters’ Night Time Safety
Mrs Jessie Caldwell Quincy police matron told South Side Mission attendees that good boys and girls stay at home and parents must know where daughters are at night. She said home life decides a child’s safety, noting conditions in Quincy are not worse than other cities of its size but dangers rise if homes fail to act. Mothers left encouraged and Caldwell announced she will address the W C T U next Tuesday at North Eighth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Moritz
Delaware Street
E. P. Allen
Koch
J. W. ‘Venghaus
Popel & Giller
Warsaw
Hampshire
Ninth and
Tenth Streets
Adams
Quincy
Chicago
Miss Deck
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Ross
Keokuk
Scharnhorst
Jessie Caldwell
Mothers AT Mission
South Side
Caldwell
North Eighth Street
Pretty wedding in Camp Point at the Christian church
In Camp Point on September 9 a simple family ceremony united Frank Krohe of Rushville and Mrs Hattie Dennis of Warsaw. Rev George W Wise officiated at the bride's cousin Mrs August Gruny home. The couple left for Chicago and plan to reside on the groom's Rushville area farm after October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Point
George W. Wise
Christian Church
Frank Krohe
Rushville
Hattie Dennis
Warsaw
Gruny
Chicago
Pension Law Forces City Action In Quincy Meeting
Attorney Schmiedeskamp warned that the pension law for former police must be adopted by cities like Quincy or risk court action. Aldermen debated its fairness and the mandatory requirement, adjourned for further study, and planned to consult other cities for opinions on constitutionality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmiedeskamp
Abbott
Owen
Bickhaus
Koehler
Inghram
Henry Schmiedeskamp
John Kroner
Joseph Hildebrand
Thomas
Harvey
Quincy
Hummert
Middendorf Honored For Heroic Bank Robbery Night Act
Leo Middendorf blocked a Broadway bank robbery on July 3 and fired at the robber. The Bank of Quincy rewarded him with $100 for bravery, despite the bandit’s escape on a bicycle. A companion witness also identified the getaway rider nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Middendorf
Broadway
Quincy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Civic League ‘Rectors
Scott
Gross
Front
Hampshire Streets
Board of Public Works
John. F. Scott
Scott and
Grosa
ST. Peter’s. School
Guisti
Civic League
ST. Francis College
St.Francis ‘College
Auto
Gem City
Wise
Christianr
Frank ‘Brohe
Council
Middendorf
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!