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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
7
The report outlines beginning street paving this year, extending electric street lighting along East Maine Street to 24th Street, and opening a free wagon bridge to Missouri. It also calls for forming a Consumer's League to push for lower living costs.
The statement of B M Jewell depicts the strike as violating union laws and warns members to return to work to aid negotiations. It argues cohesion is essential, predicts continued operation by other roads, and stresses that striking harms labor unity and future bargaining.
A reminiscence on Andrew Carnegie recounts his youth spent in poverty and the library access that shaped his future. It notes Carlyle’s praise, compares Carnegie to Lincoln in self-education, and argues that environment does not determine success despite humble beginnings.
Dr Frank Crane argues for immediate global unity and industrial democracy to avert future wars. He recalls urging Wilson to form a world coalition before 1915 and warns that labor and capital antagonism without cooperation leads to violence. The piece calls for nations and industries to unite now to secure lasting peace and prosperity.
A Common Cause notes President Wilson’s sudden vow to study the high cost of living. It argues his seven months abroad delayed domestic policy, blames Congress inaction and partisanship, and urges prompt wage and price readjustment without party bias to avert a broad economic crisis. It cites Cummins on decisive steps and critiques secret treaties affecting Asia and the Pacific.
Secretary Lansing testified before the Senate foreign relations committee that Viscount Ishii, Japan's ambassador, concealed the secret treaty with Great Britain regarding the Shan tung peninsula during talks leading to the Lansing Ishii agreement, with remarks referencing events on September 6, 1917.
Violent earth currents caused by the aurora borealis disrupted telegraph service across the Midwest and beyond. Trunk lines failed from Chicago to the Canadian border, Detroit to Denver, and across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado. Western Union and Postal Telegraph reported serious transmission effects.
In a children’s animal tale, Jenny Wren explains the Thrasher family links Mockerness and Catbird to Brownie the Thrashers kin. Peter Rabbit learns Mock er and Kitty imitate songs while Brownie sings solo. Glory the Cardinal’s whistle leads to a gray bird with white bars, sharing a long tail similar to Brownie’s.
In Springfield HL on August 12 shares rose to 24 cents and haircuts to 60 cents as barbers cite the rising cost of living.
An old newspaper notice touts Miro Pile Remedy as an internal treatment for piles. It claims the product passes through the stomach to reach ulcers, soothing and healing them, with relief in days and a money back guarantee. Brown and Mays Drug Co. dispense or order on short notice.
Chronology of August 12 milestones: King Philip died at Mt Hope in 1676 after betrayal by a fellow-tribe member during King Phillip’s War. Also listed are the births and deaths of prominent figures including Robert Southey in 1774 and poets William Blake in 1827 and Helen Hunt Jackson in 1885. Key patents and events: sewing machine inventors Singer and Wilson secured patents in 1861, Reginald Fessenden’s wireless telephone patent in 1892, and the 1898 signing of the Spanish–American War protocol plus Hawaiian annexation.
In Springfield Illinois on August 12 few miners heeded the rump convention strike call and conditions are improving in the Belleville district says Harry Fishwick vice president of the Illinois Mine Workers. In Milwaukee Wisconsin on August 12 the estate of the late Patrick Cudahy is appraised at 1,900,000 per county court petition for proof of will.
A local car dealership or garage touts genuine customer care over mere politeness. It stresses warmth in interactions, careful selection of goods, a well designed facility, skilled workers, and amenities for patrons and visitors to ensure the best possible service.
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