Hancock Fair Opens Today At Carthage 1916
Carthage dispatch reports Hancock county fair opening with favorable weather and prepared grounds. Officials Dr. E. M. Robbins president and R. D. Denton secretary, plus W. Carl Cain treasurer, lead entries and operations. Highlights include Children’s Day, premium displays, stock exhibits, and a 1:30 start with a freshman party and local racing preparations.
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Carthage
E. M. Robbins
R. D. Denton
W. Carl Cain
W. D. Egbers
E. A. Wilcox
J. J. Welch
W. E. Lyon
John Helfrich
Liberal Arts
W. O. Kunkle
Fred Johnson
D. C. Barber
Irving Mayor
J. E. Woodburn
Franklin Hartzell
R. C. Crum
L. L. Chevillon
Henry Lloyd
M. P. Berry
S. D. Faris
Hancock County
Young Men's Country Club
Hancock County Crop and Soil Improvement Association
Illinois Will Go For Hughes
Illinois Republicans rally for Hughes and the full party ticket as the state convention approaches in Springfield. A united party anticipates strong support from downstate to Chicago and aims to show Wilson and Dunne cannot carry Illinois.
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Springfield
Illinois
Hughes
Fairbanks
London
Charles E. Hughes
Peoria
State Fair
Ilinois
Wilson
Dunne
Col. Lowden
Chicago
Col Lowden
Egypt
Louis L. Emmerson
John G. Oglesby
Central Illinois
Andrew Russel
Eastern Illinois
Len Small
Edward J. Brundage
Cook County Republican Organization
McCormick
Medill McCormick
B. M. Chiperfield
William E. Mason
Billy
Confess to Killing Woman at Aledo Fair
Aledo Ill Sept 19 The grand jury will be recalled Friday to consider the case of Michael Ferguson of Galesburg and Bert Sapp of Monmouth held here for the murder of Mrs Emma Larkin Davenport Ia a confessor claimed to have been secured from Ferguson said Mrs Larkin was murdered last Tuesday in a horse stall at the Aledo fair grounds her body placed in a trunk and was thrown from a train near Biggsville Ill
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Aledo
Ill
Michael Ferguson
Galesburg
Bert Sapp
Monmouth
Emma Larkin
Davenport
J. M. Wilson
Ferguson
Public Schools Closed in Geneva and St Charles
Two cases of infantile paralysis prompted closures of all Geneva and St Charles public schools. Edgar Harberg, 17, contracted the illness in Geneva and James Davis in St Charles. Strict quarantine orders were put in place by city officials.
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Elgin
Ill
Geneva
St. Charles
Edgar Harberg
Jas
Davis
Amusements Today at Local Theaters
Orpheum and Vaudeville packages feature Bijou Humpty Dumpty Girls with specials and pictures. Savoy shows Mae Marsh and Robert Harron in The Marriage of Molly O. Gem presents Keystone Two reel. Family screens The Lady and the Mouse with Helenr y Walthall and Putting Pep in a Slow Town. Belasco Theda Bara in Under Two Flags. Star presents Violet Mersereau in Broken Fetters. Princess showcases Myrte Stedman in The American Beauty. Quincy shows The Lost Volunteer. Colonial screens The Fatal Wedding Aunt Bui The Musical Barber.
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Orpheum
Bijou
Savoy
Mae Marsh
Robert Harron
Molly O
Keystone
Wilson
Helenry Walthall
Pep
Belasco
Theda Bara
Violet Mersereau
Myrte Stedman
Quincy
Aunt Bui
Property Transfers Reported in Quincy Area
Walter W Long to Lottie E Anderson part nw 14 sec 13 In 8w 2900 dollars. Benjamin F Rust to Edwin W Worman lot 8 block 2 I W Randles addition Loraine 108 dollars. Carrie Voigt to John Young part lot 7 block 8 Alstynes addition Quincy 650 dollars. Minnie Deters to George E Yahn lots 1 and 5 Puling Crauttenden addition Quincy 100.14 dollars. Quincy Lumber company to George Fred Durst part lout 78 Moultons addition Quincy 2650 dollars.
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Walter W. Long
Lottie E. Anderson
Benjamin F. Rust
Edwin W. Worman
I. W. Randle
Loraing
Carrie Voigt
John Young
Alstyne
Quincy
Minnie Deters
George E. Yahn
Puling and Crauttenden’s
Quincy Lumber Company
George Fred Durst
Moulton's
The Edge of the World at the Orpheum feature act
At the Orpheum the color act The Edge of the World by M Teuber dazzles with shifting hues and evolving forms. Bettina performs a graceful side turn while Brown and Latrisoa as clown and automaton draw mixed reactions. ONeill and Gallagher sing and play piano. Jackson and Co present The Man From Home spoof about a wife’s infidelity and a birthday letter. Morns Goldfield’s The Yid With the Fiddler also entertains audiences.
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Orpheum
M. Teuber
O'Neill
Gallagher
Thomas
Jackson & Co
Morns Goldfield
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Hancock Fair
Fair
Grace Williams
Wabash Avenue
William Fletcher
Mary Perry
Merland Dunsworth
Duffy Schoolhouse
Plymouth
Dunsworth
Maggie Ramsey
Richard White
Wabash
Jack Lionberger
Colusa
Hazen Tuck
Happy Hollow
Tressler Callahan
Jacksonville
J. Walton Harnest
Bille
Harnest
Edward Davis
East Country
Oklahoma
Elmer Gibson
Burnside
Elmer E. McAdams
Alta Mae O'Dell
Clover
Gocenour
la Harpe
Charles S. Tuck
Elsie Cox
Bell
Rook and Johnson
John Clover
Paul Jones
Fred W. Kramer
Susan E. Benson
S. B. Mead
Augusta
E. H. Rand
Miles Wilcox
Pontoosuc
Ida M. Ewing
Mississippi River Power Co
J. A. Hutson
Frederika F. King
Augusta Township
Phillips
Chicago Tribune
University of Illinois
William L. Abbott
Otis W. Holt
Geneseo
Mary E. Busey
Urbana
Resolutions Committee
E. C. Curtis
Kankakee
E. O. Phillips
The
Ricker National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Stock
Sight Exchange
Ita
H. ¥. J. Ricker
Aledo Fair
Ainsi Asta
Bijiou
Empire Comedy Trio
4 Reels Pictures
Scovill’s
Honest
Scovill
Fas
Scovill CO
Coke Dept
H. O. Channon
Mar
Quincy Gas, Electric and Heating Co
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