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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1919
Page
9
Easter morning news from Quincy details a train duel near Clarence. The assault left officers and a bandit wounded or dead, prompting rapid newspaper production and a vigilant posse to pursue the captured suspect while residents questioned survivals. The piece honors the night watchmen who carried the story to print.
The Washington Post notes Mr Baker reports on a fifteen member house military committee tour to France Italy Belgium Britain and Germany to inspect. The trip will likely last six weeks and cost up to 100000 dollars, funded by taxpayers. Observers call it a costly taxpayer burden versus civilian duties.
Leadville Colorado April 22 union meeting of the Metal Miners calls wage matters to a committee with power to act. No compromise on 4 a day discussed and the strike continues. No picketing reported. Operators say they will not hire outside labor to run the mines.
Captain Lowell H. Smith of the victory loan flying circus made a forced landing in Portland after a propeller blade flew off during a sham battle. He believed he was shot down due to six shots heard before the blade shattered. Smith was unhurt though the aircraft was badly damaged.
Reports from Vienna say the Hungarian government is pressing the Ukrainian authorities to allow free passage for Hungarian agents to and from Moscow via Ukraine. Budapest is closing northern Hungary routes to Vienna to compel Kyiv to yield to its demands.
A party of 55 American officers and 150 enlisted men, all former newspaper men now serving in the American army, arrived in Cologne on April 21. The group, favoring battlefield and bridgehead roles, were guests of the American Expeditionary Forces.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County sworn statement from Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co claiming one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason signs December 6. Medicine taken internally and works through blood to mucous surfaces per testimonials from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
In the Green Forest the Farmer Brown's Boy plots to scare Buster Bear by peppering a sugar house with red and black pepper to teach him not to meddle with the pails. He recalls a flashlight fright from last year and hatches a new plan after a noon sneeze inspires the idea. Next story hints at more surprises to come.
On April 22 1369 Augues d Aubriot laid the Bastille cornerstone in Paris marking a fortress that grew into a state prison housing figures like the Man in the Iron Mask and Voltaire. Other April 22 events noted include Oklahoma settlement in 1889, Nashville firing the first shot of the Spanish American War in 1898, and Vera Cruz capture in 1914.
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