Belt Line Boom Promises $10 Million Rail Project
Reports outline a proposed belt railway from Alton to Thebes to ease East Side congestion. Plans name E H Courades, E C Donk, Otto Stieffel and others in St Louis with J H Conrades as president. Initial surveys, no fixed route, costs undetermined, no new bridge across the Mississippi planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
St. Louie and Hlinots Belt
E. H. Courades
E. C. Donk
Donk Bros. Coal Co
Otto Stieffel
St. Louis
J. H. Conrades
East St. Louis
Alton
Thebes
Missouri
Troy & Eastern
Conrades
Chicago
Donk
Fourth Street
Donk Bros
Mississippi
Indicted for Murder in Maryville Case
Mrs Lucy Shannon who shot her husband at their home near Maryville on December 31 was indicted for murder Tuesday evening by the grand jury for the January term of the circuit court. Since the tragedy Mrs Shannon has been confined in the county jail the coroner s jury having
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B. G. Waggoner
Edwardsville
Lucy Shannon
Maryville
Shannon
Boy Burns Eye In Mine Accident At Donk
A mine accident at Donk injures Harry Morreye of Donk's Row, burning the lower eyeball with a lamp during horseplay. He is removed to a St Louis hospital for care after initial treatment by Dr. Braner. Witnesses deny intentional harm. rumor of foul play caused distress at the mine.
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Harry Morreye
Donk’s Row
Donk
Morroye
Will Tilley
F. W. Braner
St. Louis
Tilley
J. J. Brown
Secret Christmas Eve marriage in St. Charles
Social notes report Effie Neville of O Fallon wed Thomas M Meehan in St. Charles on Christmas Eve after three weeks of courtship. He is an O Fallon Lebanon railway brakeman. she is eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Neville. The couple returned home to await Christmas with his family in East St Louis.
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Effie Neville
O'Fallon
Thomas M. Meehan
St. Charles
Effie
Charles Neville
East St. Louis
Meehan
O'Fallon-Lebanon
Ma Neville
Louis Arth
Mary Mick
Alautz
Maryville
Collingville
H. B. .Degenhardt
Anton Arth
Bell and Truman Roeben visit St Louis on business
Bell and daughter Mrs. Truman K Herman Roeben were business visitors to St. Louis Monday returning Tuesday morning. Mr and Mrs Henry H Wood of Pocahontas were guests of relatives in Troy one day this week. Mrs B W Jarvis and son Russell left Wednesday morning for Greenup. Mrs Charles Watt came from Collinsville to visit her parents Mr and Mrs C B Kimberlin. Mrs J G Schoeck and son Melville spent several days with her parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Frey at St Jacob. Mrs George Taylor of Gillespie and George Grant of Jacksonville were guests of Mr and Mrs Gustave Dainege Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr and Mrs John Stroeher and daughter Emma Mr and Mrs John A Fischer Emil Heitzenrader and Miss Lydia Kinninger of St Louis were guests of Mr and Mrs Andrew Klein and Mr and Mrs Edw H Klein last Sunday.
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Peter Frey
St. Jacob
Robt. C. Morriss
St. Lonia
Philip Petry
Elias Burk, Sr
St. Louis
Chris. Busse
Missouri
John Schiemmer
J. EB. Hindmarch
J G. Schoeck
Louis Miller
Charles Krieger
Edwardsville
T. H. Bell
Cabinville
A. H
Herman Roeben
Henry H. Wood
Pocahontas
Troy
B. W. Jarvis
Russell
Greenup
Charles Watt
Collinsville
C. B. Kimberlin
J. G. Schoeck
Melville
Samuel Frey
George Taylor
Gillespie
George Grant
Jacksonville
Gustave Dainege
John Stroeher
Emma
John A. Fischer
Emil Heitzenrader
Lydia Kinninger
Andrew Klein
Edw. H. Klein
Church and Society and local notices from Edwardsville area
E Braun a Eden Theological Seminary student preached at the German Evangelical church. English services will be led at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church by Rev Martin Daib at 7 30 pm tomorrow. The German Evangelical church elected officers for the year: Charles Goetz president, Dr JG Schoevk vice president, WJ Gebauer secretary, John Wilhbelin treasurer. A marriage in Clayton tied to a local disappearance case. Lizzie C Frickenstein and Morrison F Pittman obtained a marriage license and wed, Rev Theodore Udhaus officiating. Miss Frickenstein had ties to Nameoki and Troy. State Bank of Alhambra planned with Adolph Hitz as head, Arnold L Hitz and Louise M Hitz as partners. capital stock 25000. Hitz earlier ran a private bank and held local posts and land. Also notes medical testimonials for Dr King’s New Discovery and New Life Pills with local distributors Kingston’s drug store.
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E. Braun
Eden Theological Seminary of
St. Louis
German Evangelical Church
St. Paul’s Evangelical
Edwardsville
Leclaire
Clayton
Theodore Udhau
German Evangelical Lutheran Church
Miss Frickenstein
Nameoki
Troy
Alhambra
Adolph Hitz
Arnold L. Hitz
Louise M. Hitz
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Garry Morreye
Companion
J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tenn
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Kennedy
S. Kingston
M. Roberts
Kienel Building
Post-Dispatch
Dan Pererwan
Agt
Caall
Meee
Mosles
Aruguat
Anna Kusker
Gerling
Letta Muehlenberg
Emma Brinworth
Mary
Linda
Anna Kueker
Minnie Behland
Amelia Datuege
Frederichka
Mamie Dressel
Hannah Wehrmeyer
Messrs
Herman Pollworth
Henry Kueker
Martin Welte
Wmn
Bohland
Charles
Theodore Langewisch
Harry Brunworth
Walter Rosse
Paul Muehlenberg
Profs
C. E. Kellermann
C. E. Krueger
Mies Bertha Heddergott
Gustave Daluege
Samuel's Hall
Mandolin Club
Rieder
Herman Schmacker
Cook
Church and Society
Mewa
C. O. Floyd
Kershaw
S. C
Dr. King
August Sherpe
Fort Madison
Mas
EL. Kiesen
John Clark
Sam Williams
Julius Vanderburg
Joseph Kotula
Frank Ashbrook
Orley Scott
Benj. Sample
Sandy Goodrich
Harry Ray
Murfer
David Ryder
Edgar Hutton
James Sims
James Burns
Sam Pickett
Fred Stobie
F. B. Kirkland
Wm. Conway
John Epperhardt
Martin Benson
Jammie
Wal. Roberts
Ivan Zurkuhlen
Sam Rosenfeld
H. F. Heineke
James Dugger
Wesley Lamb
Wm. F. Vogel
Herbert Bowmann
J. W. Menshauser
Louis Puzzi
Wm. Worst
J. R. Kalb
Wo. Black, S Jr
John Marcum
Harry Cooper
J. L. Krug
Wm. Hartman
Henry Neibrueger
Louis Overath
Otto Henke
Alex Tindall
Geo. Louwenstein
Circuit Court
Aioce
J. W. Clark
Chester
Frank Carter
Chancery
Katie Gilson
Harry Gilson
Mary Costly
Clifford Costly
Leona Ward
Jasper Ward
Ada Hearn
Henry Hearn
Elizabeth Donaldson
G. W. Allen
Sarah C. Price
Conservator
Willis Radcliffe Et
Keyes & Marshall Va
Granite City
Alton Germania Building & Loam Association
Helen and
J. M. Hyland
Sadie Koehne
Henry Koehne
Vona Moffett Va. C. & A. R. R. Co
Charles Wilson
Illinois Glass Co
Illinois Lass Co
D. J. Toothill
Sweter Lumber Co
Hardy
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