Wolf conspiracy trial ends with detailed jury instructions
In federal court Judge Louis FitzHenry instructed jurors on conspiracy law as Fred and Paul Wolf faced charges of conspiring to defraud the United States in war contract fillings. Final arguments spanned the day with government and defense lawyers detailing evidence, defenses, and witness credibility before the jury retired for deliberation.
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United States
FitzHenry
Pelgen
Wolf Plant
Trapp Cosgrove
Hope
Fred Wolf
Paul . Wolf
Paul Wolf
Opening Argument by Knotts in Wolf Conspiracy Case
Knotts began the final argument at ten o'clock Thursday outlining indictment charges against Fred Wolf and son Paul Wolf. He argued against a persecuting “gang,” urged guilty verdict if conspiracy is shown, and claimed resistance to letting guilty men escape. He cited 30 witnesses and likened defendants to Judas and Benedict Arnold. Converse followed with a two hour defense after a short recess.
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Dyer
Wolf
Paul Wolf
Campbell
Rock Island
O. K
Boyd Hope
Everett Trapp
Leslie Cosgrove
Fred Wolf, Jr
Platt
Converse
Knotts
Wolfs
France
Judas
Benedict Arnold
Fred Wolf
Rush
Alom
Inspector Carroll
Nickels
Fred Wolf, Sr
Illll
Pelgen
Rosen
Department of Justice
John Dougherty
Peoria
Hugh J. Graham
Harry Converse
Springfield
George Govert
Quincy
Government case attacked as jurors told to seek truth
Attorney Converse assails the government's conspiracy charge in a major fraud trial. He criticizes the prosecution as padding the case and urges jurors to focus on evidence and law. Rush counters with insistence on fair procedure and solid proof amid lengthy testimony from over 30 witnesses.
Three Brothers Run Away With a Purse
William Ernest and Arthur Warmer, three boys from Quincy, ran away Wednesday after a purse was stolen from W. W. Penny. They were found in Liberty Thursday and returned to the courthouse then sent to detention for safety. William may face a delinquency petition filed by Probation officer Thomas Nolan. He worked at a shoe shining stand and implicated in a separate shoe theft inquiry by Frank Haggerty.
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William
Ernest
Arthur Warmer
Quincy
Liberty
Thomas Nolan
South Eleventh Street
Tim Ford
W. W. Penny
Mains Street
Ford
State Street
Ernest Grubb
Frank Haggerty
William Warner
Bad Check Cases To Be The First Heard
Assistant States Attorney Roy announced a tentative setting of cases to be tried in circuit court next week. Some changes may be made due to witnesses illness. The probable setting includes Monday for W C Blsir or Melvin Stanley and J F Reid for forgery, Fields for assault, Tuesday Walter Krug, Thursday George Sherman and George Sherman Jr for murder.
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Roy
Mr. Roy
W. C. Blsir
Melvin Stanley
J. F. Reid
Walter Krug
George Sherman
George Sherman Jr
City to pay half of doctor bill for wounded officers
Finance committee plans to urge city council to cover $150 of Dr Reid’s bill for treating detective Bumster and Sheriff Simmons after a Lankford gang shooting at St Marys hospital. County had twice refused payment, Adams county urged to share. Annexation talks and building valuations by Central Union Telephone were reviewed with no action.
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Reid
St. Louis
Quincy
Johnston
Robert Bumster
Jim Simmons
St. Mary's Hospital
Bumster
Adams County
East Broadway
Fifth and Locust Streets
Central Union Telephone Company
Keokuk Power Failure Halts Keokuk Street Cars
Street car service in Quincy halted for about 45 minutes as a Keokuk power extension line malfunctioned due to a pole fire. Power from the Street Railway power house on Southment street was sent to restore service, with city lights off only briefly after the high tension line went down.
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Quincy
Keokuk
Here
Street
Southment Street
Quincyans Elect 33rd Degree Masons
John Batsby and James Blackburn were elected Thursday to receive the 33rd degree the highest honor in Masonry. S O Spring of Philadelphia informed E S Mulliner Quincy secretary. Several prior members include Mulliner Whipple Howard Klemme Kiefer Inghram Cutter Bragg Eldred.
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John Batsby
James Blackburn
S. O. Spring
Philadelphia
E. S. Mulliner
Quincy
A. A. Whipple
Emmett Howard
Julius Klemme
Robert Kiefer
J. T. Inghram
Isaac Cutter
S. I. Bragg
S. W. Eldred
Quincy High School Sets Plans for Year and Activities
The Girls Student Council met with about fifty girls in the Y W C A rooms to elect officers Agnes Bitter as president Edna Kohl as vice president Analydia Hath as secretary and Sadie Morris as treasurer. They laid plans for a hay rack ride on Oct 3 and initiated new members. The Parliament literary society elected a sponsor U S Parker and formed a three member committee to oversee printing of last year s constitution. Next meeting will be Oct 1 at 7 30 PM in the High school. A booster club drive was set for the study hall after school with cheer leaders and new yells planned. Assembly notes announced football ticket signups and Mr Frank s final talk at Quincy High before he moves to Chicago Sept 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Bitter
Edna Kohl
Analydia Hath
Sadie Morris
Parliament
U. S. Parker
S:e
Quincy High School
Joe Menke
J. F. Wellemeyer
O. D. Frank
Mr. Frank
Chicago
University of Chicago
Marriage Licenses Granted for Four Couples in Beverly Carthage and Camp Point
Griffith Robertson aged 20 of Beverly and Leta Sibert aged 20 of Beverly. Benjamin F. Schafer aged 27 of Warsaw and Lola P. Fletcher aged 18 of Carthage. Ellis P. Dean legally qualified in Los Angeles and Myrtle Lewis from Camp Point.
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Griffith Robertson
Beverly
Leta Sibert
Benjamin F. Schafer
Warsaw
Lola P. Fletcher
Carthage
Ellis P. Dean
Legal
Los Angeles
Myrtle Lewis
Camp Point
Otto Keck Improves at St Francis Hospital Rochester
Otto Keck, a patient in Rochester Minnesota, is reported to be improving nicely while receiving treatment at St Francis Hospital.
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Otto Keck
Rochester
Minn
St. Francis Hospital
Three Men Injured At The Weis Mill
Three workers at Weis paper mills Straw yards were injured in recent days Ralph Mason slipped and crushed his foot Arthur Reuter jabbed a straw hook into his leg Robert Simmons suffered injuries similar in nature but less severe All three were sent home to recover with varying rest periods and return-to-work prospects
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Weis
Ralph Mason
Arthur Reuter
Robert Simmons
Wages Debate Brought By Postal Delegates Meeting
Assistant postmaster John Carroll returned from Chicago where delegates from Illinois Iowa and Michigan met with postal officials and the Congressional postal commission to discuss wages for postal employees. About 200 delegates attended the two day gathering with A W Hildenbrand and Roy Pullman among local attendees. The group heard assurances the discussions would be reported to the national governing body.
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John Carroll
Chicago
Congressional Postal Commission
Carroll
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Mr. Carroll
A. W. Hildenbrand
Roy Pullman
Deaths and Funerals in Quincy and Mendon
Miss Sarah Head died at St Marys hospital after a prolonged illness. She was a lifelong Quincy resident born there and survived by three brothers and one sister. George and Henry Head live in Denver. Diana and Charles Head reside in Quincy. Mrs Eliza Frohm of Mendon died at St Marys hospital after seven weeks’ typhoid fever. She had lived around Lima previously and in Mendon six years. She was a Mendon Methodist member. Surviving are husband Harry Frohm, father Samuel Jackson, Mendon. two sons Orville and Fred. daughter Stella Frohm.
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Sarah Head
St. Mary’s Hospital
Miss Head
Quincy
Henry Head
Henry
George Head
Denver
Colo
Diana and
Charles Head
Eliza Frohm
Mendon
St. Mary Hospital
Frohm
Lima
George McMahon Dies at Soldiers' Home at 73
George McMahon, longtime resident of the Soldiers Home for four years, died there Wednesday night from neuralgia of the heart. He was 73, born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1846. He served in the Civil War as a member of Company I, Twenty-Third Minnesota infantry.
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George McMahon
Soldiers’ Home
Richmond
Twenty-Third Miinois Infantry
Death of Rev James Burchit Shocks Sparta Native
News reaches Mrs. Julia Burchit at the Soldiers and Sailors Home that Rev. James Burchit of Sparta died suddenly while en route to the Methodist conference in Charleston Illinois. Funeral services will be held this afternoon. he leaves a widow and a son, plus a sister and his elderly mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burchit
Sparta
Julia Burchit
Divorce suit filed in circuit court in Quincy
Robert Mc Laughlin sues Agnes S. Mc Laughlin for divorce alleging desertion. married Aug 1 1913 separated July 22 1916 seeks custody of daughter Lydia age four and $500 damages. Caleb F. Aaron et al sue Clarence Rutledge for $500 damages tied to sale of a farm and a $398 commission. A chicken dispute leads to a court fine of John and Nellie Black for disturbing peace. Boy Scout meeting postponed to 4 30 PM at Chamber of Commerce building to appoint a leader. J B Murphy buys a five room cottage at 620 North Tee second street as an investment.
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Robert McLaughlin
Agnes S. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Lydia
Caleb F. Aaron
J. B. Murphy
Broadway
North Tee
John C. Brehn
Galesburg
Joseph Emery Post to Hold Meeting Today
Members of the Joseph Emery Jr Post of the American Legion are urged to attend a special meeting this afternoon at 5 30 oclock in the War Camp Community Service rooms. Important business is to come.
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Joseph Emery, Jr
American Legion
War Camp
Sugar Shortage Hits Quincy Retailers Hard
Sugar shortages ripple through Quincy as a marine strike, export cuts, and limited raw sugar curb supplies. Retailers report empty bins and quick turnover of arrivals, with over 120000 pounds distributed and no clear relief date. Analysts cite Cuba exports and European demand as shrinking visible stocks while brown sugar gains popularity for home use.
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Europe
George Kohl
Atlantic
Cuba
Cape Hatteras
United States
Quincy
Mr. Conn
Porto Rico
Phillipines
Louisiana
Soldiers' And Sailors' Home Cottage Transfers
Mr Hartman of cottage 21 returns from a two week pass visiting his children. Mr and Mrs Higginbotham moved from cottage 20 to 10. John Lidiback of cottage 22 returns from a five day furlough. Mrs Caully of cottage 22, who broke her arm, is not improving. Wim Ash returns to cottage 11 from a 90 day furlough. he reports dry conditions on the farm.
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Mr. Hartman
Cottage
Mrs. Higginbotham
John Lidiback
Caully
Wim, Ash
Cottage 11
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI FRIDAY TO SATURDAY
Illinois shows showers and thunderstorms Friday with cooler conditions in the extreme south. Saturday expected partly cloudy with strong shifting winds. Missouri has fair weather in the west and thunder showers in the east Friday, cooler in the east and south, with generally falling temperatures Saturday and stronger winds. River observations at Davenport, Keokuk, Des Moines, Quincy, Hannibal, Burlington and Marshalltown indicate varying stages and rainfall, with forecasts predicting continued river activity in the near term.
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Illinois
Missouri
Davenport
Keokuk
Des Moines
Wuiney
Hannibal
Burlington
Cisesececge
Marshalltown
River E
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S.R. Bush
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Washington
Temple of Justice
M. M. van Neat
Arsenal
Brother van Nest
J. J. Riley
Lieut. Dyer
Inspector Riley
Weinand
Paul J. Nickels
Paul Nichols
Abe Martin
Weis Mill
Miss Sarah Head
E. J. Bonney
John Black
Nellie Black
Nancy van Blair
van Blair
Boy Scout Council
F. W. Heckenkamp
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Emery
Ity
N. Kohl Grocery Company
Quincy Grocery Company
John T. Conn
American Sugar Refining Co
Hotel Quincy
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