Central Baptist Church Plans New Building and Associations Admission
At the Vermont Street church the Central Baptist congregation decided to construct a new worship building. The moderator was instructed to appoint a building committee to start work now and report in October. Officers elected include Walter H. Bennett moderator and James N. Brown clerk. church listed 879 members and was admitted to the Quinn Baptist Association in Clayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
Vermont Street
Walter H. Bennett
James N. Brown
Gertrude Pease
H. M. Dirks
Fourth Street Sunday School
C. N. Brooks
H. O. Channon
S. P. Osgood
J. E. McNutt
Dave F. Wilcox
A. A. Richardson
J. T. Gaines
S. J. Georgens
William Schaffner
Quinn Baptist Association
Clayton
Captain Tuggle Receives U S Army Honor at Camp Logan
Captain L A Tuggle commander of Company E Fifth Illinois infantry receives orders to attend Fort Sill musketry school and return to duty. He is credited with saving hundreds of lives during a riot involving Negro soldiers and is honored for bravery. Also note a church prayer meeting at East End Christian church at 7 45 pm with Rev L C Mauck speaking on Lest I Be a Castaway followed by revival meetings.
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Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
L. A. Tuggle
Fifth
Lnois Infantry
Fort Sill
Okla
Musketry
Tuggle
Minois National Guard
Turegle
Southwest
East End
L. C. Mauck
Mauck
Gardle Fastman Sighted Near Quincy Bay at 8:30 PM
A report states Gardle Fastman was seen in and out of the Quincy bay around 8:30 Tuesday night, with witnesses noting movement near the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardle
Quincy Bay
Quincy's Pulse Boy Scouts Reorganize Tonight
Troop two of the Boy Scouts meets this evening in the Cheerful Horns with Mr Gorman Webster school science teacher in charge. The meeting time is 7 15 and aims to reorganize after last summer's disbanding. Opening Dance By O Farrell Brothers Draws Crowd At Ertels Hall. Future dances scheduled Fridays 9 40 to midnight.
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Boy Scouts
Gorman
Webster School
O'Farrell Brothers
Ertel
Confession Admitted in Logan Ax Murders Trial
A signed confession by Rev. Lynn George J. Kelly, detailing an Iowa ax slaying spree at Villisca, was entered as evidence in the murder trial in Red Oak Iowa. The document describes his nighttime journey, hearing voices urging violence, and his return to the Ewing home before catching the 5:19 train to Macedonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Lynn George J. Kelly
Logan
Iowa
Kelly
Boies
Villisca
W. J. Ewing
Presbyterian Church
Ewing
Macedonia
Canadian Editor Urges War to the End
A Canadian editor makes a stirring appeal during a Illinois bankers gathering urging relentless support for the war. He praises North American solidarity with the United States and Canada, calls for unity beyond party lines, and stresses sacrifice to sustain peace and the war effort. He urges Illinois to stand firm for the marching patriots and the broader North American alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
North America
United States
Canada
Europe
Orpheum managers defend pricing amid profit concerns
Orpheum managers claim reports misstate profits despite high city prices. They cite contracts with Western Vaudeville and receipts showing a weekly profit of 184.55 on a 1500 cost, note upcoming 10 percent amusement tax, and contrast current salaries like Billy Swede Hall Co at 250 a week with past 60 a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Hoeffler
McConnell
Orpheum Theater
Western Vaudeville Association
Orpheum
Alderman McNutt
Hoeffler
McNutt
Quincy
Billy Swede Hall “Co
Unity of Capital and Labor Urged by War Governor
The governor calls for unity between labor and capital during wartime urging local authorities to be supreme in their jurisdictions. He says democracy must be vindicated at home to win it abroad and laments a breakdown of brotherhood and discipline before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Local Notices From Quincy Area Highlight Visits and Events
Snyder's Taxi ads and numerous short notices list residents visiting relatives in Davenport Palmyra and Hannibal, trips to Chicago Princeton and Des Moines, and plans for bank closures on Sept 20. Community members attend church events join a Halloween party planning meeting and a funeral service at St Paul Evangelical church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Ilinois Bankers’ Association
Utilities Club
Katherine Gartner
South Fifth Street
Palmyra
H. P. Lafler
Illinois State Bank Building
H. Brebighauser
Mamie
Washington Street
Herman Kohlman
Kinderhook
Louise Moller
Los Angeles
Cal
Fred
Edward
Henry
Norman Cottrell
Chicago
Gorham
Lewis Institute
Norman
Valparaiso
Ind
Louise Mueller
Butte, Mont
Pike County
Mueller
Martin Buerkin
Jersey Street
Thomas White
Maine Street
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Robert Garrison
York Street
Interstate Commerce Commission
la Belle
Kansas City
Delaplain
Big Farm
Edward Menke
E. H. Menke
Park Place
University of Pennsylvania
Ray Gudgeon
Raw Gudgeon
Newcomb
Hannibal
Paul Westerman
Westerman
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Iowa
Alma Goetsche
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Paul Evangelical Church
Katherine Dodt
Russian Sunflower Presented at Malambi Farm Display
A Russian sunflower, grown from seeds imported from Russia, was presented to Nicholas Malambi. The mammoth blossom measures 18 inches across, yields about 2 quarts of seeds, and weighs 2 pounds. It stood in front of Malambi’s fruit store at 612 Hampshire Street for public viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uran
Nicholas Malambi
Russia
Malambri
Hampshire Street
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Central Baptist Build
HEW
Baptist Association
U. 8
Dlinois
Fort Sil
Ron
Fentlo and King
New York
Tris
Quincy National Bank
U. & Bonds
Federal Reserve Bank
Resources
W. T. Duker
G. G. Arends
J. M. Winters
Cashier
J. L. Duker
John G. Blomer
Bimon Duker
D. L. Musselman
MacDonald
St. Paul
Britain
Commonwealth
King
British Commonwealth
North American
Triumph
Henry Heath
Sterns
Man
Nature
Pioneer Butter
Pioneer Creamery Co
Spring Street
Quincy, I
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