Hill Woman Is Injured In Open Cellar Fall
Mrs William Worrell mother of Mrs EB S Coombs of this city was badly hurt Wednesday when she walked into an open cellar in the dark and fell eight feet to the cement floor. The Worrell home in Chill township is being remodeled and the kitchen was moved leaving the cellar exposed.
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William Worrell
Coombs
Worrell
Chill Township
L Fe
T. H. Quinn
Mary Williams Park
Civic League
Court House
Quinn
NO PEACE PROFFERS MADE BY CHANCELLOR
Berlin reports that Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg told the Reichstag there were no peace proffers. He condemned England as Germanys relentless foe and warned against mercy toward an enemy he called unscrupulous. He also vowed inner state reforms earned by the war effort.
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Berlin
London
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
England
Germany
Judge Perry in Financial America article profile
In a special Financial America edition for the American Bankers convention in Kansas City, Judge C. F. Perry of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce presents a half page on commercial organizations. The editor urges readers to view the horizon of trade and citizenship as advocated by Wilson. Perry’s public work record is highlighted.
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Daily
Financial America
Kansas City
C. F. Perry
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
America
Judge Perry
Wilson
Quincy, NL
Chamber of Commerce
Perry
Flambeaus Abandoned Over Cost of Prop Powder
Leading members of the Wilson Marshall club reportedly agreed to stop public flambeau demonstrations for a Democratic meeting due to rising costs. Powder used to flare the flames has surged in price, blamed on the European war, turning a planned display into an unaffordable expense for the group.
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Wilson- Marshall Club
Wilson Marshall Club
Two Fire Alarms Reported In Succession In City
Two separate fire alarms sounded Thursday afternoon. The first alarm at 4:00 p.m. pertained to a kitchen fire caused by a gasoline stove at a flat above Giles music store on North Fourth Street, badly charred interiors after firefighters from stations 1 2 and 3 arrived. The second alarm at 4:05 p.m. from Eighteenth and Ohio streets reported only grass burning, with crews from stations 5 6 and 8 responding. Also, William Ephison, of the Soldiers Home, was taken to Home hospital after a fall down steps at Tony Erins place on Fifth and Vermont streets.
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Giles Music Store
North Fourth Street
Eighteenth
Ohio
William Ephison
Soldiers’ Home
Tony Erins’ Place
Fifth
Vermont Streets
Lost Money on Margins in Grain Futures Suit
James H. Edmonson sues James E. Bennett and his commission company for 5000 dollars claiming losses from grain futures trading. He alleges he lost 4850 dollars in June 1915 by buying futures on the grain market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Edmonson
James E. Bennett
Remnant Day and Half-Price Sales Across Town
Local ads note Remnant Day at Duker's with half-price deals plus Wear-Ever aluminum ware sales at Gunther Hardware and Weilers special watch sale. Updates include new residents, ill workers, and community notices from Quincy area, with multiple ads for Victor records and local services.
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H. F. Lafler
State Bank Bldg
J. R. LaFrance
Perry
Quincy
Walters
Duker's
W. T. Duker Co
Weilers
Edith Short
St. Louis
Cheerful Home
Short
Gunther Hardware Co
Winfield Scott
Jonas Meyer & Co
Herman Stormer
South Eighth
Margaret Mathes
South Sixth Street
Fifth Wedding At 94 in Colorado Springs
In Colorado Springs Captain Charles A. Gordon, aged 04, plans his fifth wedding to 78 year old widow Mrs. Margaret Dixon. Gordon, a lifelong resident since 1871, was married first in London when Queen Victoria was crowned.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
London
Victoia
Charles A. Gordon
Margaret Dixon
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Ad for Cold Relief
Don’t neglect your cold seek relief now. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey uses honey glycerine and antiseptic tar to soothe irritated membranes loosen phlegm and ease breathing. Pleasant for adults and children available at your druggist for 25 cents.
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Dr. Bell
Americans Cross Rio Grande in Indio Clash
Report from private sources states nine American soldiers crossed into Mexico at Indio near the Rio Grande, engaging in a fight that left three Americans and four Mexicans dead. Details remain unconfirmed as the military situation develops.
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Presidio
Texas
Indio
Rio Grande
The
Militar
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