Call Issued For Forming State Chamber of Commerce
Following a Quincy Chamber meeting a call was issued for a June state convention to organize the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce uniting clubs civic bodies and business men. President M Edward Fawcett issued the call and letters were sent statewide seeking delegates for the convention.
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Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce of
Illinois
Ilinois
M. Edward Fawcett
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Pierson
Truman Pierson
Quincy Chamber
Chicago Association of Commerce
New York
New Jersey
National Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of Illinois
Springfield
Chamber
Mississippi Valley Water Ways Association
St. Louis
United States
Mississippi
St. Paul
Bennett
New Orleans
Champaign
U. GC. T
Victory notes praised by Quincy business leaders and bankers
Quincy business men and bankers express strong endorsement of Victory loan notes. They tout high interest, tax exemption, safety, and quick repayment, urging both patriotic support and sound investment. Notables include J M Winters W T Duker S B Montgomery W H Bennett C H Wiess J J Reid Harvey G Riggs.
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Quincy
J. M. Winters
America
W. T. Duker
S. B. Montgomery
W. H. Bennett
C. H. Wiess
Plymouth Clothing Co
Victory
H. F J. Ricker
J. J. Reid
Harvey G. Riggs
United States
Sunrise Service Planned by Quincy Young People in Riverview Park
Members of the Quincy Young People societies will hold a sunrise Easter service at 7 30 in Riverview park near the George Rogers Clark monument with more than 1000 expected. They will meet in Washington park and march to Riverview. Burdette Joseph chairs the group, with Carl Adams in publicity and Chester Poling on speakers. Miss Isabel Ebert arranges music and a band may be secured.
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Young People’s Societies
Quincy
Riverview Park
Presbyterian Church
George Rogers Clark Monument
Washington Park
Riverview
Young People's Societies
Burdette Joseph
Carl Adams
Chester Poling
Isabel Ebert
Riverside
Cal
Mt. Rubidoux
Hutchins Honored by Local Auto Dealers
Complimentary resolutions passed by the Auto Trades association at Hotel Quincy honor Thomas R. Hutchins former president. They express regret at his departure to take a promotion with Overland Automobile company and include a gold fountain pen and case as keepsakes.
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Thomas R. Hutchins
Auto Trades Association
Quincy
Hutchins
Overland Automobile Company
Ford car stolen from church front reported taken
A Ford owned by J. M. Long was taken from in front of the Vermont Street M. E. church on Monday night and found early today on Jersey Street between Tenth and Eleventh, likely abandoned by joyriders.
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J. M. Long
Vermont Street
M. E
Jersey Street
Tenth
Eleventh
Old Songs at M E Revival in Vermont Street Church
At Union Revival in the Vermont street M E church Mon night the Songs of Long Ago featured old hymns sung by choir and congregation despite rain. Otho Arnold sang Grace Greater than Our Sin. The oldest hymn Jesus the Very Thought of Thee in Latin by Bernard of Clairvaux impressed many young folks. Rev F A McCarty preached Groups Around the Cross. Tonight is lodge night with invitation for lodge men to sit together in middle sections.
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Vermont Street
Otho Arnold
Jesus
Bernard of
Clairveux
F. A. McCarty
Deaths and Funerals Carl Neadick
Funeral services for Carl Neadick will be held Thursday morning from the old Neadick homestead one half mile east of Kent's corner North Twenty fourth street with burial in Woodland cemetery in this city Automobile funeral.
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C. L. Neadick
Carl Neadick
Neadick
Kent's Corner
Twenty-fourth Street
Woodland Cemetery
Palestine talk by Mrs Thompson at YWCA notes
Mrs E A Thompson spoke to M W A members on her Palestine visit. The Tuesday Bible class led by Miss Mary Hyde will close tonight with a review of the life of Christ. A new six week course on Pauls Letters starts next week.
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E. A. Thompson
M. W. A. Club
Palestine
Mary Hyde
Christ
Paul
Agitation Continues In Korean Provinces
The ongoing Korean independence agitation persists in the provinces as Japanese forces repress with numerous casualties. Seoul remains quiet. American consul general representations against civilians in dress carrying clubs have reduced appearances of armed civilians on the streets.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Ask Early Hearings On Phone Rate Cases
Massachusetts public service commission seeks early action in the Supreme Court on toll rate increases ordered by Postmaster General Burleson. The motion asks the court to review Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rulings dismissing injunctions to stop the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company from implementing higher rates.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Burleson
Public Service Commission
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Baker Reaches Brest Met by General Pershing
Newton D. Baker arrived in Brest aboard the Leviathan at seven the evening of April 14. He was greeted by General Pershing and a large escort of American troops at the quay before departing an hour later for Paris.
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Brest
Havas
Newton D. Baker
Leviathan
Paris
Berlin clash leaves many dead amid troop cordon
April 14 Berlin reports a deadly collision between troops and street vendors. Troops fired on vendors as the district was cordoned to suppress traffic in stolen goods and force removals. Major casualties are reported among bystanders and participants.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Impeachment Vote In Iowa House Promises Warm Fight
Des Moines April 15 Gouvernor W L Harding faces impeachment charges by the Iowa house judiciary committee for malfeasance in the Rathbun pardon case. The committee backed a majority impeachment report 17 to 11, with 3 abstentions, while a minority urges censure. Public debate looms as party leaders and notable Republicans converge and fight lines form ahead of a possible floor vote.
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Iowa
Solons
Des Moines
Rathbun
Iowa House Judiciary Committee
House
W. L. Harding
H. M. Havner
Harding
Nine Transports Carry A E F Troops Across Ocean
Nine transports sailing from France carry American expeditionary force troops home and to camps. Vessels include Von Steuben with the headquarters band and units from the 85th division, Harnsburg with the 165th infantry, Vedic with the 26th division, and Teresa with engineers and casuals. Other ships carry Illinois casual companies and various detachments as they head to New York and Boston for demobilization and liberty loan support. Canopic arrives at quarantine in New York from Marseilles with 1458 troops and medical detachments, amid ongoing redeployment efforts.
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Washington
France
War Department
von Steben
New York
American Expeditionary Forces
Harnsburg
165Th Infantry
von Steuben
85Th
Vedic
Teresa
Bordeaux
11Th Engineers
Cohasset
Boston
Harrisburg
Illinois
Great Northern
Nina
Newport News
Atanas
Object To Plans For Truce With Bolshevik
Paris April 14 The Russian commission in Paris led by Prince Lyoff and including anti Bolshevik representatives opposes feeding Soviet Russia via neutrals in exchange for Bolshevik ceasefire. It favors supplying large Bolshevik controlled cities and objects to stopping hostilities as it would hurt Admiral Kolchak and General Denikine’s campaigns.
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Paris
Prince Lyoff
Russia
Kolchak
Denikine
Mexican Leaders On Trial For Revolts
In El Paso on April 15 twelve alleged followers of General Angeles were placed on trial in U S district court for violating neutrality laws. They were seized near Socorro on March 18 while crossing into Mexico to join General Angeles and General Villa in the north. A cache of arms ammunition and military stores was seized.
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EL Paso
Texas
General Angeles
United States District Court
Mexico
Socorro
General Villa
Borah Opposes League As Amended
Senator Borah of Idaho returning from a ten day speaking tour remains opposed to the proposed league of nations. He argued the amended covenant still commits the United States to European and Asiatic alliances and lacks adequate safeguards for disarmament and the Monroe Doctrine, with no effective check on the council’s discretion. He declared he could not support the league and framed the issue as a new real contest beginning.
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Washington
Senator Borah
Idaho
League of Nations
League
Borah
United States
Europe
Alexander Home From Rochambeau Returns to Army Life
Grover Cleveland Alexander, National League star pitcher, arrives in New York aboard the Rochambeau as a sergeant in the 342nd field artillery. He expects discharge soon and plans to visit his mother in St Paul Nebraska before signing with the Cubs in Chicago. Walter Maranville also disembarks with discharge papers and will join the Braves.
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New York
Grover Cleveland Alexander
National League
342Nd Field Artillery
St. Paul
Nebr
Chicago
Cubs
Walter
Rabbbit" Maranville
Boston Nationals
Braves
Explosion on Chaser Injures Ten in San Diego Harbor
On April 14 in San Diego eight enlisted men one officer and one civilian were burned on board the submarine chaser 297 while transferring gasoline from a pier wagon to a 1000 gallon tank. An accidental match sparked the vapor in the hold causing a fatal deck explosion. Ensign Allen T Belknap of Niles Michigan commanded the vessel.
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San Diego
Calif
Municipal Pier
Allen T. Belknap
Niles
Mich
London Papers View League Covenant With Little Enthusiasm
London papers react coolly to the amended covenant of the League of Nations. The Chronicle deems the new draft inferior to the old, criticizing unanimity requirements and two year withdrawal terms. The Daily News fears certain provisions, while the Daily Herald calls the league an alliance of states not a union of peoples. The Post mocks Wilson and warns of garden of Eden imagery, urging public and parliamentary review before signing.
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London
League of Nations
The
Chronicle
Council
Assembly
Daily News
Daily Herald
the Post
Wilson
Western Hemisphere
Matternich
Castlereagh
Extra Guard Placed About Debs Prison
In Moundsville West Virginia April 15 additional guards were placed around the walls of the state penitentiary. High powered electric lights will be installed outside the walls. Officials will fix a mail limit for Eugene V Debs amid a flood of letters. All mail received or sent will be censored.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Eugene V. Debs
West Virginia
Debs
Germans Refuse Saar Valley Plebiscite At Peace Talks
Berlin report says the German government will not discuss Saar district allegiance at the peace congress and will reject any proposal to detach Saar Valley from the empire by a general plebiscite.
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Associated Press Berlin
Apri
Saar
Berlin
Munich's Soviet Forces Ousted. Hoffmann Regime Restored
Bavarian proclamation states Munich garrison defeated Soviet troops, Hoffmann government restored, and plans to move Polish General Haller's army across Germany to Poland begin April 15.
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Paris
Havas
Munich
Herr Hoffmann
Haller
Germany
Poland
Pershing to Meet Baker at Brest in wartime visit
Gen Pershing arrived at Brest to meet Secretary of War Baker who is aboard the Leviathan en route from New York. Baker plans a surprise reunion with Warren Pershing, the general’s nine year old son, whom he has not seen since early 1917.
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General Pershing
Brest
Baker
Gen. Pershing
New York
Warren Pershing
Fokker In Big Circus Crash Kills Boy at Forest Park
In St. Louis a Fokker plane piloted by Lieut George Ressler crashed through a steel cable during an exhibition for the victory loan injuring several spectators. Everett Grimes, 14, was killed and five others seriously hurt. Ressler was uninjured.
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ST. Louis
Everett Grimes
Forest Park
Fokker
George Bessler
Lieut
Ressler
Inter-Allied Flying Circus
Berlin strike continues with wider unrest
Berlin reports show ongoing strike by bank employees and metal workers via Copenhagen. Essen claims Krupp workers' strike ended. New disorders arise from Hltwitz Silesia as coal miners protest insufficient food supplies.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Essen
Krupp
Hletwitz
Silesia
St Jacobs Liniment touted for quick pain relief
An old ad claims St Jacobs Liniment relieves pain instantly for aches in head neck shoulders back legs arms fingers and joints. It says the product is harmless, non burning, and awarded six gold medals, urging readers to buy a trial bottle from any drug store.
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St. Jacobs Laument
St. Jacobs
Ady
Sage Tea Beautifies and Darkens Hair
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promises natural darkening of gray or faded hair with one or two applications. A well known druggist notes millions of bottles sold annually for aging hair, with results described as dark and luxurious locks and a youthful appearance in days.
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Wyeth
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Y. W. C. A. Notes
Ocean
Canopic
Marseilles
332Nd Infantry
102Nd Base Hospital
Asia
Alexander
Rochambeau
Saar Valley
Olds
Missouri
Jefferson City
Bellas
John G
Clough-Reshm CO
A. E. Prince
Newcomb Hotel
Painters Fair
Painters’ Union
Gem City Sign Co
J. L. Hase
Frank Einhaus
John Sohm
Gee. Judd Young Bros
Geo. M. Ellis
Spring & Young
Jost & Greene
Fred Dekkoning
Henry Briebingheuser
Robt. Dingerson Witte & Farrell
Altheide & Weinhoener
John B. Menke
Louis Abbath
J. C. Janeschuetz
AS Weilers
Dear Kiss
Weilers
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