Box Car Robbers Employ New Trick On Express Trains
A gang of freight car thieves working from East St. Louis use a novel method by stowing themselves in cars and fleeing with goods to waiting wagons at Belt Line near Troy. Last Saturday’s eastbound No. 78 dropped loot including dry goods, carpets, and rugs consigned to an eastern firm from a St. Louis house. Detectives traced the scene to a wagon setup and adjoining belt line, with no further clues about the robbers, who are believed to be familiar with night trains and tied to lead employees. The thefts disrupt shipments and baffling railroad police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Alemz
Troy
Greenville
Eastern
Rom
St. Louis
Alvia
East Louis
Zelling Elies
Peries
Madison County Homes and Mortgage Details from Census
The United States Census Bureau reports Madison County has 19,309 homes with 473 farm homes owner occupied and mortgage free, 584 mortgaged farm homes, 1,534 rented farm homes, and 15,836 urban homes of which 7,046 urban homes are mortgaged and 4,170 encumbered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Census Department
Washington
Jetin
Madison County
Lyceum Bureau Announces Leading Attractions
Fragmentary OCR indicates the Lyceum Bureau lists top entertainments for an event. Details are unreadable, but the note confirms a scheduled lineup from a prominent cultural venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hada
Sazon
Furnighe Y ‘Lyceum
Matiace
Lyceum Series Announces January February Entertainments
The Chicago Lyceum presents a season at St Pauls Auditorium with December 5 Harp entertainers January speaker George Aydelott February 2 Gretchen Cox Company. Six performances plus matinees with 35 cent single admissions 10 and 20 cent for children season tickets on sale at various outlets. Entertainers include the Gretchen Cox Company and a matinee on October 16.
New Automobile Factory to Rise in Edwardsville Hub Area
Edwardsville will host a large new industry with the American Standard Automobile Company, capital stock 4100 000, $50,000 paid in. Construction has begun on a factory 550 by 169 feet, planned to produce 5,000 cars yearly under the American Standard brand, six car types including touring cars and roadsters. Directors include Henry Traves Jr, Judge J B Hillskoiter, Peter Bernhardt, H B Gardner of Chicago, with Edwardsville and Louis Karsch among large stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville
American Standard Automobile Company
American Standard
Henry Traves, Jr
J. B. Hillskoiter
Peter Bernhardt
H. B. Gardner
Chicago
Oklahoma subscriber reports mixed crops and rain delayed pastures
John C Beak, a former Blackjack resident now in Coyle Oklahoma, writes of crops. Potatoes plentiful but corn burned. oats and wheat good. early gardens fine though late garden not present. Some fruit and many melons. cotton good but markets weak. Hogs fed from Aragon loads as stock stays fine. July drought forced feeding. Rain abundant, expect late pasture. Kaffir corn and cane, hay, alfalfa poised for another cutting before frost.
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John C. Beak
Coyle
Okla
Troy
Big Mine Deal Is Delayed by War and Financing
Owners of forty five Belleville district mines received letters from Adam Hoffmann Jr of St Louis urging a ninety day extension on options expiring soon. Hoffmann had promoted an $18 million mine deal hoped funded in France, but wartime conditions halted the plan. He expects American financial stabilization to enable Amberkin capital to advance the deal. Several mines lie near Belleville and along the Illinois Central, Louisville and Nashville, and Southern railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Ltters
Adam Hoffmann, Jr
St. Louis
Hoffmann
France
America
Amberkin Capital
Lnoia Central
Louisville
Nashville Land Southern
Apple stock plans for winter hinted in fragmented notice
A garbled notice suggests parties consider laying in a supply of apples for winter. Details are unclear due to missing words. The fragment mentions related terms like “Gornet” and “Broa” with a date-like hint “Mer ’4-2,” but no firm actions or entities are identifiable.
Many Masons Here Banquet Follows Meeting in Presbyterian Basement
One of Troy Lodge No. 688 A F and A M s largest gatherings met last Saturday at their hall in the Droll building to raise Supervisor A F Seligman to master mason. Nearly a hundred lodge members attended with guests from Collinsville Highland Edwardsville Marine Bethalto Gordon and Pocahontas lodges and a banquet followed in the Presbyterian church basement hosted by Eastern Star members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Droll Building
A. F. Seligman
Hia
Presbyterian Church
Eastern Star
Collinsville Lodge
Robinson
F. M. Sout
H. J. Schurmann
Guy Kneedler
L. M
Kraiv
L. C. Wallace
Peter Johnson
Cierro Ozle
W. ©. Hadley
Albert Parker
Charles Welding
John B. Brags
Shoulders
Fred Hauek
Wm. Lepp
J. A. Yates
Earnest Meier
Jessie Davitz
W. Estabrook
W. H. Hall
George Little
Jesse L. Simpson
George Crossman
Robert Springer
Cyrus Geers
F. M. Campbell
al Bohm
Warry Hall
Marine Lodge
St. Brandes
Free Mining Course Offered by University of Illinois
Prof H E Smith of Illinois visited Troy to discuss a free mining course. If ten or more men form a class, the university will offer a unit course two nights weekly for about six weeks starting the week of October 5. Prof M B Coker of the McCray-Dewey academy leads the effort. contact him to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Smith
University of Illinois
Troy
Smith
M B. Coker
McCray-Dewey Academy
Coker
Social weddings mark happy notes in Troy area
The Schroeder era: Ottulia Schmidt marries Frank Davidson at the bride’s country home south of Troy in a small ceremony with Rev. Martin Hotz officiating. The couple will reside in a Roadhouse cottage after a simple reception. Claudine Hilby wed John Richard at St James church St Jacob with a private gathering and home reception. Walter Maden and Matilda Wiegand tied the knot in Carlyle. the bride, daughter of Ed Wiegand, is from Marine and long a local visitor.
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Ottulia K.schmidt
Frank H. Davidson
Troy
Martin Hotz
German Evangelical Church
Roadhouse
Samuel Schmidt
Blackjack
Readhouse
Claudine Bertha Hilby
Near St.Jacob
John M. Richard
St. James’ Catholic Church of
St. Jacob
Fr. Reith
Frances Mersinger
Coroline Hilby
Messrs
Wiemer Mersinger
Joseph Hilby
Daniel Hilby
Near St. Jacob
Jacob Richard
Riebold
Walter W. Maden
Matilda Wiegand
Marine
Carlyle
Charles Shaw
Mire
Ed Wiegana
Local Troy Families See Weddings Visits and Fringe News
A son of Mrs Henry Maden marries and plans to live in Troy while miners work nearby. John Cline Jr and Bertie Casey wed in Belleville and plan Troy home. License issued to Frank Koester and Esther Solter. Branera ball draws many visitors with Troy orchestra. Ruth Eckert hosts fifth birthday party. Numerous residents visit St Louis, Collinsville, Highland, and Belleville for events and gatherings. Continued tale notes residents visiting Springfield and Alton, with page continuation forthcoming.
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John Cline, Jr
Bertie Casey
Troy
Belleville
Daniel Casey
John, Cline
Edwardsville
Frank J. Koester
Esther Solter
Frank Koester, Sr
Louis Solter
F. K. Liermann
St. Louis
Roy Peters
A. N. Riggin
Albert Rieder
Highland
P. J. Craney
Viola Watt
Henry Hawke, Sr
East St. Louis Wednes
John Cullom
Collinsville
Wm. Hicks
Andrew Rawson
Wm. Taake
Mayme’ Schultze
Myrtle Chappel
Decatur
Jacob Duckett
Katie Rawlings
A. E. Rawlings
Bert Dogger
Elmer Sapp
Springfield
George Kiesch
Louis Figge
Elmer Duckett
Alhambra
Mesdames
Wm. Klausing
Wm Beutel
Sophia Peter
Carrollton
Carlos Andrews
East St.Louis
Mary Evans
Adele Ackermann
Clara Barthel
Cy Haller
St. Loui S
Myrtie Lewis
Francis Lewis
Mary Schotemeyer
Corpiatore
Schlichting
Duncan McCormick
Imogene
Albert
Riggin
Alberta
Calinaville
George C. Rutsher
Alton
October circuit term opened with juror list and divorces
Last Saturday marked the filing deadline for suits for the October circuit term which begins October 19. The term is expected lighter. A list of 63 women from Supervisor A F Beluzman will supply petit jurors for the year. Foreclosures inventory probate and various divorce cases appear, including Eva Mester vs Ed Mester and J B D Lewis vs Laura Lewis. Probate items cover deceased estates with bond approvals and claims totaling thousands, including a $8,889.82 claim for Peter C. Leduc and distributions per court orders.
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Circuit Court
Welal
A. F. Beluzman
A. F F. Auwarter
Henry Bernhardt
Wm. Baglin
Joseph Beutel
H. A. Buhrmester
John F. Deimling
Edw. B. Deimling
R. L. Dawson
J. H. Davis
Wm. Flath
Chris. Gerling
John S. Peterman
Wm. Wittmann
Wm. Kimberlin
Thomas J. Taylor
Wm. Frangen
Fred Gonnet
I. P. Bile
M. W. Powell
George C. Morriss
F. C. Leidel
A. R. Horsley
Paul B. Wild
Fred Schlimme, Sr
Wm. Colins
J. P. Malan
Caroline Beckmeyer
Charles Lilly
Matthew McManus
Laura McManus
Rudolph Halbe
Eliza Allamann
Charlotte Allamann
Wilhelmina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yan
Madison County Homes
Danbus’ Bureau
Oklahoma
Logal Order
Social
Henry Maden
Braner‘sa
Troy Orchestra
Ruth Eckert
Iagt
Fred Nobs
Eva Mester
Ed Mester
J. BD
Lewis
Laura Lewis
Daisy M. Polland
Philip Matthews
Tri-City State Bank
Alice Mr. Smith
National Bank of Elysia
I. J. Clarkelroad
George E. Gilliz
Lulu N. Gillitz
Continental Portland Cement ,Co
Ve. G. K
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