Quincy 1 Well Represented in National 6.0FC
Quincy participates in the U S Chamber of Commerce convention in St Louis with Bishop Fawcett and Truman T Pierson on committees and Pierson as national councillor Others from Quincy attend including Macauley Irwin John Pott William Schwindler O G Mull and J Mass Liberty is represented by J W Kiamer Steven Lachess and E J Grubb The Associated Press recaps actions opposing government ownership while favoring government control and calls for labor fair dealing and potential prosperity after readjustment President Wheeler advocates Wilsons return and warns against price abuses while George N Peek urges price stabilization efforts through government cooperation and cost analysis to avoid grave consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
St. Louis
Bishop Fawcett
Chamber of Commerce
Truman T. Pierson
Mr. Pierson
Macauley Irwin
John Pott
William Schwindler
O. G. Mull
J. Mass
Liberty
J. W. Kiamer
Liberty Commercial Club
Steven G. Lachess
Liberty Highways Association
E. J. Grubb
Associated Press
Congress
Chamber
Wilson
Harry A. Wheeler
Wison
Wheeler
Jaber
Julius N. Barnes
Grain Corporation of the Food Administration
George N. Peek
Industrial Board
Department of Commerce
Veterans Organize National Legion Caucus in St Louis And Chicago
Veterans of World War plan a non partisan national association following the American Legion model. A St Louis caucus May 9 10 will shape a constitution for the In France group with Roosevelts call for a Chicago May 4 convention to select Illinois delegates. Illinois veterans are urged to attend with two delegates and two alternates per district and Quincy is expected to participate.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
American Legion
France
St. Louis
James Adams
Military Training Camps Association
Legion
Liieutenant
Celynel Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Illnois
United States
Quincy
Nat Thompson Helps Out Reception Fund
Nat Thompson a young donor gives a personal check to support a royal reception for the Thirty third division returning to WY Lef Fingwell. He says he earned the money himself and wants the boys to have a good time, reflecting local patriotic support.
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Nat Thompson
WY. Leffingwell
Nat
Thomas FF. Thompson
Quincy Hows
Tam
Pleads Guilty To Pilfering From Hotel
Harry Benham of Keokuk pleaded guilty before Police Judge Y P W. Reardon to stealing clothing tobacco and other items from rooms at Hotel Quincy. He was fined 20 dollars plus costs but released after telegraphing for money from his Kahoka aunt. He could have faced burglary and larceny charges, but investigators offered another chance.
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Harry Benham
Keokuk
Hoctel Quincey
Y P. W. Reardon
Kahoka
Benham
Meise
Akers
Garfield Urges Quincyans to Buy Victory Loan
Dr. Harry Garfield United States Fuel administrator spoke to a few hundred at the armory on the Victory liberty loan. County Chairman J M Winters introduced him after a dinner with 15 local business and professionals. Garfield used statistics and a dollar bill analogy to show the loan’s $4.5 billion impact and urged unity and wartime lessons guiding future cooperation.
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Harry Garfield
United States
Armory
Victory Liberty Loan
Garfield
J. M. Winters
Quincy
Newcomb
Christ
Caverta
Canoe Race Planned For Quincy Boys Of YMCA
Y M C A physical director S N Gabel announces a two week ahead canoe race from the Missouri shore to Illinois near Hampshire street with medals for winners. The event aims to revive canoeing as Quincy journals note.
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S. N. Gabel
Missouri
Ilinois
Hampshire Street
Gabel
Quincy
Freeport
Ill
Gabel Planns
T. F E. Musselman
Y. M.C. A. Com
G A R Meeting Slimly Attended by Weather and Interference
The regular G A R meeting Tuesday night was sparsely attended due to weather and another Armory event. Members adjourned to plan Memorial Day observances next Tuesday evening and continue routine business. Detective Piercy just returned from Newport News after testifying in a desertion case involving a soldier he arrested in Quincy. He traveled via a long two day trip and reports a fine journey. Moose Order holds a well attended meeting initiating two candidates and forming a committee to arrange the Keokuk excursion aboard the Julia Belle Swain on June 15.
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Armory
Piercy
Pat Piercy
Newport News
Quincy
Moose
Moose Order
Keokuk
Julia Belle Swain
Charles P. Nobis
Walter Schilling
Anton Heuer
Jouls Valkmar
Wiliam Titner
Russell Riley
Henry Johannismeyer
G. I. Pope
Lawrence Goodwin
Ex Kaiser to face bar as plain criminal
The Evening Standard claims high authority that WIL Mam Hohenzollern will be prosecuted and tried not as originator of the war but as an instigator of crimes under the war responsibility report. Ten killed by explosion Chelsa Oklahoma April 29. Ten per pong re dead and one fatally injured as result of an explosion after Tom Ballard farmer peer here attempted to kindle a fire with coal of
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Kaiser
London
the Evening Standard
Wil Mam
Chelsa
Okla
Perpong
Tom Ballard
Armer Peer Here
Knights of Columbus Adopt Resolutions in Mournful Tribute
The Quincy Council Knights of Columbus passed condolence resolutions at memorial services for Robert M. Bumster, describing him as a loyal officer and friend felled by a cowardly assassin. The group expresses sympathy to his widow and family and orders copies to be sent and filed.
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Quincy Council
Knights of Columbus
Knight
Robert M. Bumster
Quincy
Taxes on taxicabs and buses due by end of month
Most taxicab and auto bus taxes in Quincy have been paid with Tuesday marking the deadline. Penalties of 23 percent apply to unpaid amounts. Auto hire licenses vary by vehicle size: six dollars for six months for seven passenger or fewer, ten dollars for larger. Some payments went to the Springfield office. others to local offices. If mailed by April 30, money may avoid penalty, though local revenue officials are unsure of the ruling.
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Revenue Office
Quincy
Springfield
Revenue Office In Money
Greeters Plan December Meeting in Hotel Quincy
The Greeters of Illinois, an association of hotel owners managers and clerks, will convene in Hotel Quincy during the first week of December for their annual state convention. More than 100 delegates are expected with William Downey president and David Clark secretary confirming. George Thompson hotel manager secured Quincy as host after other cities bid. The national Greeters convention is set for Portland Oregon June 26 28 29.
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Wotelmen
Whinets
Quincy
Greeters of
Ilinois
William Downey
David Clark
Greeters Association
George Thompson
Hctel
Thompson
Portland
Ore
High School Notes and Upcoming Interclass Baseball Schedule
Professor Palmer of Illinois spoke to the senior and manual classes with slides praising the university and engineering facilities. The interclass baseball schedule lists May 11 Juniors vs Sophomores and other matchups through May 19 along with a Hannibal trip to support the Quincy debating team led by principal J F Wellemyer.
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Palmer
University of Illinois
Mlingis University
Monster Club
Hannibal
Quincy
J. F. Wellemyer
League of Nations
Isannibal
Robert Bunting
Manuel Swartz
Troop Return From Kroonland Arrives in New York
The steam ship Kroonland, diverted from St Nazaire to New York, brings home 3 733 troops including eleven officers and 283 men of the 138th infantry machine gun company, 35th division Missouri national guard. Additional 22 officers 469 men and 9 nurses return convalescing from illness or wounds, with camps Sherman Taylor Travis Dodge Funston listed.
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New York
Kroonland
St. Nazaire
Newport News
138Th Infantry
35Th Division
Missouri
Ansasionner National Guard
Sherman, Taylor, Travis
Dodge and
Funston
Lost Ladies Elgin Watch Found Near Telephone Office
A ladies Elgin watch attached to a ribbon worn around the neck and left between the telephone office and Twelfth and Jeramy on Tuesday night. A reward is offered for its return to the telephone office or by calling 2492-R.
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Jeramy
Personal notices from Ridder's store to Quincy region
A string of personal mentions covers word of a voyage to the United States by Ernest Loos of Melrose expected late April. others travel or relocate for work, study, or visits including Rev Theodore Mayer in St Louis, Ray Eickelberger on a buying trip to Chicago, Paul Reining moving to Keokuk, and Henry Oberling relocating to Newark Ohio. Also noted are local residents shopping, undergoing medical care, or attending events such as a dance at N S BOC and various clerical and professional moves.
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Ridder’s
Charles Politisch
Ernest Loos
Melrose
U. S
Malambri
Theodore Mayer
Quincy
St. Louis
Ernst Plumbing & Heating Co
Hamp
St. Phone
Ray Eickelberger
Wells
Paul Reining
Keokuk
Gate City
Thos Knox
Majestic
August Meyer
Chicago
Charles
Henry Meyer
H. F. Lafler
State Bank
C. B. Pottle
Dorothy
Clayton
Green
Occidental
John Hoener
Selma
N.S
Railroad panel seeks halt on Southern Bell rate rise
Atlanta Ga April 30 The Georgia railroad commission advises Governor Dorsey to begin injunction proceedings to prevent Southern Bell from enforcing rate increases recently approved by the Postmaster General.
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Atlanta
Georgia Crailroad Commission
Mugh Dorsey
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Postmaster General
German peace delegation arrives at Versailles station
The Associated Press reports that the main German peace delegation arrived at the Vaub-Cresson station at 9 30 this evening and proceeded to Versailles by automobile, signaling a major development in wartime diplomacy.
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Ty Associated Press
Versatilies
Vauw Cresson
Versailles
May Not Include It In The Peace Treaty
Paris April 29 Doubt grows on including the former German emperor in the peace treaty due to the plenary session’s failure to act on the council of four report recommending his prosecution. Parliamentarians say the report could still be added, but inaction blocks its inclusion unless the plenary conference orders action.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of Four
Bolshevik Attack In Murmansk Repulsed by Allies
British war office reports Bolshevik forces attacked the Murmansk railway at Kurgomill on Monday and were repulsed. Several prisoners taken by the Allies. Near Urosozero Canadian French and north Russian troops with the Slavo-British legion cooperated with a French armored train in recent operations.
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London
Murmansk
Kurgomill
British War Office
Urosozero
Slavo-British Legion
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