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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1918

Page

9

Damaged Palmyra Pumping Plant Sparks Water Alert

Palmyra Missouri records a major fire at the city pumping plant at Orth river near the railroad station. The interior and motors were destroyed, building to be remodeled. Water from the city spring is diverted to reservoirs, with boil orders to combat typhoid germs as supply runs low. Superintendent Howard oversees repairs while a National Bank Calf Club sale draws attention. The town mourns Louis Locke aged 77, and three dozen Marion County men depart for Camp Funston amid a large community sendoff.

Palmyra Orth River Board of Health City Howard National Bank Jersey Frank Nix Louis Locke T. L. Schneider Michael Welsz H. A. Locke Greenwood Cemetery Marion County Camp Funston National Army Hannibal Court House W. B. Pettibone County Council of National Defense R. L. Hauessermann U. S

War and school life clash in chaotic diary entry

A school diary notes 40 days to vacation with exams ahead and playful mischief. It details Blinky Hammond and Short Leg clashing in the cellar, the soot, a mistaken view of the fighters as colored, and town humor about Brigham and Phil Wigglesworth’s dog acting as a soldier substitute. April 27 recalls wartime discipline and a Barkley incident about rough conduct.

Lilac Grimes Miss Palmer Andy Anderson Blinky Hammond Jannitor Short T Tomate Phil Steve Hardy Steve Torp Stebbins Torp

Monsignor Saunders Dies in Sioux City Bishop Passes at 76

Sioux City Iowa April 27 Monsignor J T Saunders vicar general of the Sioux City diocese died Friday at Fort Dodge after a long illness He was 76 and had served as pastor of Corpus Christi church in Fort Dodge for eight years He was ordained in Dubuque and served six years ago

Sioux City Towa J. T. Saunders Fort Dodge Corpus Christi Church Dubuque

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