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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
7
Initiate this year’s street paving program and plan for modern river terminals. Build in time to secure a new barge line. Open a free wagon bridge to Missouri. Organize a Consumer’s league to cooperate in the fight for lower living costs.
City leaders pledge five miles of paving this season and double that next year with early starts advised for 1920. Rotary endorsement boosts support from business professionals as civic groups rally for better streets, while neighbors push state roads and tourism prospects. An Argentine official visits Washington to study US patent practices amid Ford Motor Company disclosures.
Dr. Frank Crane argues that democracy has fed the world and built its infrastructure while Bolshevism ruins industries and authority. He contrasts humanitarian aid from the United States with Bolshevik dictatorship, praising American philanthropy and education while criticizing Bolshevik control and violence.
In Indiana, Meredith Nicholson praises Will Hays as a capable Republican leader who declines a gubernatorial run to finish his duties as chairman of the Republican National Committee. The piece lauds his open, idea-driven style, his league of nations stance, and contrasts him with past Indiana party figures, while noting sympathy for his Senate battles against stiff-necked factions.
Information on the War Risk Insurance Act details grace periods for premiums after discharge, including monthly payments on the first day of each month and a grace period during which payment avoids lapse. It explains reinstatement requirements for lapsed or cancelled insurance, including applications and one month’s premium, and sets an eighteen month reinstatement window from discharge or grace period expiry.
After eighteen months succeeding the month of discharge and if the insurance has not lapsed for more than a year, eligibility hinges on two paths. A within three calendar months after the grace period, the insured must be in as good health as at grace expiration and state so in the application. B within eleven calendar months after the grace period, the insured must be in as good health and include a formal medical report from a reputable physician acceptable to the director of the bureau of war risk insurance.
A 12 year old Jersey bull named Gam boge topped an auction at Edmund Butler farm Mount Kisco. The bull sold for $65,000 to L. K. Walkley of Southington Conn. Overall forty six animals brought in $158,200 at the import cattle sale.
Redcoat the Tanager suffers a wing injury and is aided by Farmer Brown's Boy in a gentle rescue. Peter Rabbit notes the act and soon moves on to a feature about notable events that occurred on the sixth of August across history, including deaths, battles, diplomacy, and a surrender. The pieces mix animal tale with a chronological roll of historical moments from 1637 to 1812, highlighting figures like Ben Jonson Eugene Aram General Herkimer and General Hull.
An historical note records Davis the navigator reaching a strait on August sixth, 1585, marking a notable voyage milestone and geographic discovery. The fragment points to early exploration and navigation during that era.
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