Mary Kenney O’Sullivan: ‘A noble young woman on fire for her cause’
A bronze likeness of Mary Kenney O’Sullivan, on exhibit in the Boston Statehouse.
In 1930, young widow turned to Watkins sales for family’s support
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY On Feb. 15, 1930, the J.R. Watkins Company placed an advertisement in the Moberly (Missouri) Monitor-Index....
Blacksmith's way of life during a bygone era
Thomas Jefferson Mowen retired from blacksmithing in 1976, sold the tools of his trade and moved with his wife from Santa Fe, in Monroe...
Antioch Cemetery gravestones, Ralls County, Missouri, tell of Smith family loves and losses
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In the Autumn of 1906, while Abner S. Smith was serving as Justice of the Peace in Marion, County, Mo., Hannibal...
Hoag Tavern served up camaraderie, good food
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In 1937, Peter L. Korschgen was working as a pipe fitter for Citizens Gas Company. Fred Hoag was bartending for H.J....
Hannibal factory led market in floor-cleaning equipment
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In 1903, Walter Scott Finnell launched a manufacturing entity in Baltimore, Md., based upon a commercial and...
Thomas Luck contributed to town’s best-dressed list
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Fashion tip: “When choosing a suit, the editors of the Men’s Togs Catalog of 1910 cautioned buyers: ‘In selecting a...
Stolen jewelry recovered from nearby cistern: 1898
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY The home of the Rev. J.H. Jackson, 511 N. Fifth, Hannibal, Mo., was burglarized the evening of Thursday, Aug. 18,...
James Porter Allen tallest U.S. mail carrier in 1901
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY When 30-year-old James Porter Allen of Hannibal accepted a position as substitute letter carrier in 1901, the tailors...
A grand Hannibal ceremony launched short-lived marriage
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Wearing a floor-length gown of Ottoman silk, custom made at a dressmaker’s shop in St. Louis, Miss Mary Pettibone of...