Q detective slain and partner shot on train to Hannibal
Oren Diemer of Palmyra Missouri, a Burlington special agent, was killed and W C Swiger of Hannibal wounded in three places by a man on a box car as agents returned from Palmyra. The killer, described as French appearance with a week-old beard, fled before guards could follow. Swiger hospitalized in Hannibal.
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Oren Diemer
Palmyra
Burlington
W. C. Swiger
Hannibal
Diemer
Swiger
Ers
Marionociato
Pal
Campaign starts for park plumbing fund in Washington Park
Aldermen Samuel S. Hyatt and Charles E. Hoar launch Monday a $2,500 subscription drive to finish plumbing and fixtures for the public comfort station in Washington Park. Twenty five men will give $100 each, their names to be bronze-etched inside the station. Hyatt says total need runs $4,000 to $5,000 and after the initial drive smaller gifts may follow.
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Samuel S. Hyatt
Charles E. Hoar
Washington Park
Mr. Hyatt
Alderman Hyatt
Sam
Hyatt
Doan's Kidney Pills Proved Effective for Mrs. Imbler
A 1908 testimonial from Mrs. W. B. Imbler of Cottage 20, S. & . Home, credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing backache, sleepless nights, fatigue, and urinary troubles. In 1917 she reports the relief enduring, recommending the same remedy. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
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Quincy
W. B. Imbler
Cottage 20
Home
Dean
Camp Logan to Offer Frequent Entertainments For Troops
Camp Logan Houston will host a full winter program at the Y M C A with Bible classes, music, and lectures. A central theater is planned, with motion pictures and top speakers like William Jennings Bryan and Dr. Francis to entertain about 35 000 soldiers, plus nightly Y M C A activities and stunt nights.
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Fifth Regiment
Logan
Houston
Y.M.C. A
Whig
VY. M. GC. A
Anny VY. M . A
Y. M.ca
Camp Logan
New York City
Fargo
N. C
Watform
William Jennings Bryan
Francis
Los Angeles
J. A. Koontz
Colemba University
Leslie Mann
Army Council of
Central Park
Bell
War Council
City solicits support for new bandstand project
A city official notes several hundred men could contribute $100 each, with 25 needed to fund the bandstand. Concrete foundations have been laid and stone work is advancing, with completion expected before the new year.
Pittsfield Sends Large Delegation to Hearing
Sept 13 report lists Pittsfield attendees before the Illinois State Public Utilities Commission in Springfield as petitioner against Wabash Railway seeking restoration of two evening trains on the Pittsfield branch. Also notes county events, local visits, and people in the area including Doocy family and cemetery hydrant work.
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Pittsfield
State Public Utilities Commission
Springfield
Wabash Railway Company
Harry Higbee
Paul F. Grote
Edward Doocy
W. E. Williams
George M. Smith
J. H. Barber
Carroll Bush
Edward Shriver
C. M. Hirsheimer
W. W. Sanderson
Henry Bowers
WW. S Binns
Geores Motley
T. E. Litton
Mortis Willams
Joliet
Arthur Hubbard
Helen Doocy
Champaign
State University
Edward Ducey
E. M. Woods
Doris
Decatur
Millikin University
A. L. McDonnold
Arthur Davis
John Ducey
Chicago
Fred Hobbs
W. B. Grimes
William Allen
Milton
Truman Allen
Hannibal
Walter E. Morgan
Red Cross shop seeks more workers in Quincy area
The Red Cross workshop in the Chamber of Commerce building requests more volunteers from Quincy to speed hospital supplies work. The shop operates 9 to 5 on Thursday Friday and Saturday, with knitting of socks and sweaters pivotal to meeting goals for American soldiers overseas. Mrs Musselman urges immediate completion of on hand work and return of cut pieces next week.
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Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
France
Quincey
Varicose Ulcers Cured by Petersons Ointment
Railroad man Charles J. Heyser of Battle Creek Michigan reports long suffering from varicose ulcers. After failing with doctors and treatments he used two boxes of Petersons Ointment and saw marked improvement. He praises the product as a cure for skin ailments and notes that druggists sell a box for 25 cents.
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Peterson
Chas. J. Heyser
Battle Creek
Mich
Glenwood
Pterson
Pittsfield Train Service Fight Heard in Springfield
Public Utilities Commissioner delays ruling on Wabash schedule changes to Pittsfield. Quincy business leaders led by W K Abbott report to Springfield, citing mail and freight disruptions, discriminatory impacts, and Adamson-law costs. Witnesses, including T E Smith, provide figures. commissioner allows limited evidence. Outlook favorable to petitioners as hearing concludes.
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W. K. Abbott
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Springfield
Public Utilities Commission
Wabash Railroad
Pittsfield
Abbott
Quincy
L. B. Boswell
Quincy Freight Bureau
Charles M. Rosenheim
Retail Merchants’ Association
T. E. Smith
Brown
Cotter
National Retail Monument Association Fined in Sherman Case
Seventeen members of the National Retail Monument association were fined in U S district court in Baltimore. Judge Ross imposed individual penalties ranging from 1000 to 85 dollars after a 2000 dollar fine against the association for violation of the Sherman antitrust law.
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Baltimore
National Retail Monument Association
Ross
U. S. District Court
Home Reading Course for Citizen Soldiers
A wartime instructional feature outlines the Thirty Daily Lessons course for selected National Army men. It covers history from 1776 to 1898, military traditions, drill, discipline, and equipment, tying past battles to the duties of today’s citizen-soldier and the goals of a united republic facing a new global foe.
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National Army
United States Army
United States
London
Personal Notices From St Marys Hospital District
Mrs W J Fisher recovering from automobile accident at St Marys hospital improving nicely. Edith Graham recovering from operation at St Marys hospital, operation Monday morning. Mrs Alice Heck of Pittsfield improving after operation Monday morning at St Marys hospital. Miss Anna Stille returned home to 732 South Ninth after visiting St Paul Minn for two weeks. Oysters R here Wishards. Harvey G Riggs spent Sunday in Chicago on business, returned Monday morning. Mrs Margaret Collins of Covington Ky returned home after months with her sister Miss Clara Dowd who has gall stones and has almost recovered. WE RE GOING OVER SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE C Arthur Pfeiffer war song second edition arrived and on sale at all music stores with new arrangement. L J Brucker of Picture Press in Quincy on business. A lad employed by Globe Printing company was knocked down.
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W. J. Fisher
St. Mary Hospital
Edith Graham
Alice Heck
Pittsfield
Anna Stille
St. Paul
Minn
South Ninth Street
Wishard's
Harvey G. Riggs
Chicago
Margaret Collins
Covington
Clara Dowd
L. J. Brucker
Picture Press
New York City
Quincy
Globe Printing Company
Catarrhal Deafness Promised Cure by Hall's Medicine
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local remedies and must be treated constitutionally. It claims inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes deafness, promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine acting through the blood, and offers one hundred dollars for any incurable case with free circulars from W. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
All Druggista
The
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