Goal Director Has Busy Day at Illinois Coal Talks
Justice O N Carter the new coal director of Illinois led a day of meetings with operators retailers railroads miners and state defense officials in Chicago to set up public hearings on coal prices next week. He outlined four points including public hearings and industry cooperation while stressing a friendly spirit and avoidance of a legal battle.
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Chicago
O. N. Carter
Ilinois
State Council of Defense
Justice Carter
Carter
Wei
C. H. Campbell
C. W. Jackson
H. N. Kendall
A. A. Bunge
I. L. Runyon
C. H. Markham
Illnois Central Railroad
Claude G. Burnham
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Samuel Insull
Levy Mayer
Harry Fishevich
Springfield
Rush C. Butler
Ralph Crews
Samuel Adams
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure All Cases
Frank J. Cheney attests that his firm F. J. Cheney & Co. will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notarized December 6, 1886 in Toledo Ohio. Card notes internal medicine efficacy and requests testimonials. Sold by druggists. also Hall's Family Pills advertised for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public Hall
Your Post of Honor In The National Army Course
War Department issued thirty daily lessons to citizen soldiers offering an informal introductory guide to service. The text extols sacrifice, self reliance, fair play, and fighting for rights and democracy while citing Civil War and Philippine era heroics. It urges soldiers to interpret orders, act with judgment, and keep the overarching aim: uphold liberty and defend democracy.
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National Army
United States Army
Wilson
America
A Dependable Medicine Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A promotional note extolls Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a reliable root and herb medicine. It claims thousands of sick women have tried it and proved it fulfills its stated purpose without harmful drugs, backed by testimonials and a physician’s prescription reference.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lost light green coat found between Vermont and Cedar streets
Notice asks owners to claim a light green coat with pinch back lost early Sunday between Vermont and Cedar streets and return it to 403 Vermont for a reward. A second item lists a wanted white girl for general housework at 221 South 16th Street.
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Vermont
Cedar Streets
South 16Th Street
Train Service Cuts Sweep The Midwest
Chicago and Northwestern warns of heavy passenger reductions as part of a wartime coal and labor saving plan. The central department covers Illinois through Colorado, cutting 12 million passenger miles and saving 500000 tons of coal annually. Extra empty cars urged to move grain, munitions, and foods across the south and midwest, with totals exceeding 100000 cars moved in two months to meet wartime traffic.
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Chicago
Middle West
Railroad
R. H. Rishton
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Central Department Committee
Central Department
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missour
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Colorado
War Board
Washington
Car Service Commission
The
Railway War Board
South
Southwest
Local enlistees join army units and training details
Shrapnell and Ridgley B Pierson son of F C Pierson of 208 North Eighteenth street depart for Minneapolis to join the University of Minnesota unit of the American ambulance corps. He will train in Allentown Pennsylvania before heading to France. Orren Williams of 308 North Sixth street serves with ambulance company No. 9 at Schofield Barracks Honolulu. Charles Crawford a Quincy boy age sixteen works as artificer of Company E Ninth infantry stationed in Syracuse New York after months in New York City and Army service since February. He is Jennie Baum's nephew and Dr Earl L Caddick's relative. Crawford received a commission as first lieutenant in the medical reserves June 8 but failed a physical and was honorably discharged Monday afternoon. J J Munn of Kansas City has joined the field artillery at the army recruiting station here. Walter Schneller of Portland Missouri joined the field artillery and John W Lanier of Mt Sterling joined the medical corps. Munn has been sent to Jefferson Barracks.
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National Army
United States
America
Antietam
7Th Maine Infantry
Knox
John Gray
5Th
Ohio Infantry
Michael Dougherty
13Th
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Ridgley B. Pierson
F. C. Pierson
North
Eighteenth Street
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
American Ambulance Corps
Allentown
France
Orren Williams
North Sixth Street
No. 9
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
Mr. Williams
Falla Ae Stove Company
Charles Crawford
Quincy
Syracuse
Ninth Infantry
New York
Army
Crawford
Jennie Baum
York Street
Earl L. Caddick
J. J. Munn
Kansas City
Field Artillery
Walter Schneller
Portland, Mo
John W. Lanier
Mt. Sterling
Mr. Munn
Jefferson Barracks
River Ripples: Davenport Ferry Dock Move Threatens Season
Streckfus officials warn Davenport could lose river landings for the rest of the season unless the Main street ferry dock is moved about 100 feet downriver. Current dock wastes time hauling freight over 400 feet to the warehouse, delaying boats. Dock likely to stay put until levee work ends early next year. Keokuk, St Paul, and Hannibal ferries reported busy trips with large freight and passenger loads on Monday.
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Davenport
Streckfus
Photographer and grocer motor to Keokuk for party
Robert Mathes the Hampshire street photographer and Curley Abbot the Sixth street grocer drove in Abbot’s car to Keokuk Sunday for a party ten miles west of the city. Guests included Miss Ethel McBain Miss Vernon Connors and Tom Connors. They later went to Bluff Park and Montrose before Mathes and Abbot returned to Quincy Monday afternoon.
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Keokuk
Robert Mathes
Hampshire Street
Brief Personal Notices From Quincy and Area
A roundup of local greetings and travels includes Miss Lois Potter returning from La Grange, Judge Lyman McCarl attending a funeral in Galesburg, and attorney Will P. Green on a business trip through St. Louis Chicago and Indianapolis. Poultry and church events are noted along with several residents moving or visiting nearby towns and states.
Air Losses Reported by Entente and Germans
Berlin reports July air losses for the Entente at 213 airplanes and 34 captive balloons, with German losses totaling 30 airships and no captive balloons. The war office release notes no other notable events and ends with a snide aside about the sneeze.
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Alry
Berlin
War Office
Lester Minor Held To Circuit Court
Palmyra August 14 The following state cases were disposed of Monday morning in the courthouse before Judge Chadwell State of Missouri vs Lester Minor charged with rape with the complaining witness his daughter Viola Minor under 15 the preliminary examination waived and the defendant held without bail to the October term of the circuit court State vs W C Jacobs for maintaining a public nuisance a pig pen near the public road dismissed after sanitary improvements at the cost of the defendant The city health board chair was the complaining witness Palmyra Personalities Lafe Hutchison and Bess Smoot of Philadelphia received a 5 passenger Ford car Monday through Bier and Co Mrs Dan Moss and daughter Marietta of Chicago arrived in Palmyra Saturday from Fairfield Iowa guests of Mrs R A Moss Dr Moss to join later for a short vacation The Methodist church ladies held an ice cream social on the courthouse lawn Saturday night with large attendance and receipts The funeral of John McCloud was held at Mount Vernon church near Warren Saturday afternoon Rev Hubbard Palmyra Baptist church officiating Ellison and Company opened a new store Saturday morning to a brisk trade N Hamm and family of Troy Mo visited Palmyra Sunday for a few hours
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Palmyra
Court House
Chadwell
State of
City Board of Health
Lafe Hutchison
Bess Smoot
Philadelphia
Bier and Co
Dan Moss
Marietta
Chicago
Fairfield
Iowa
R. A. Moss
Moss
Methodist Church
John McCloud
Mount Vernon Church
Warren
Rev. Hubbard
Palmyra Baptist Church
Ellison and Company
N. Hamm
Troy
Mon
Not a Bad Day for Real Estate Salesman Delaplain
C E Delaplain sold Edgar Snyder of 612 Cedar street eighty acres of land and sold Supervisor Scar through another farm. He also sold L C Hackman of Jacksonville the Luken farm, three weeks after purchasing one Delaplain bought himself. He left for St Louis at 1 45 this morning to tend to real estate business. Jacksonville visit shows soldiers at Camp Parker with boxes in hotels and cigar stores for cigarettes and tobacco. When there are 126 packages they are shipped to the company.
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C. E. Delaplain
Edgar Snyder
Cedar Street
Supervisor Scar
L. C. Hackman
Jacksonville
Luken
Delaplain
St. Louis
Walter Deshara
Associated Press
Jacksonville Morning Journal
Captain Owen
National Guard
Camp Parker
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War Department
John B. Lynch
3Rd
Indiana Cavalry
Grant
Edward White
20Th
Kansas Infantry
Philippine Islands
Rio Grande de Pampanga
William P. Caclay
43Rd
U. 3
Volunteer Infantry
Hugh L. Scott
Dresser Davenparte
Ware-Wayland Co
West Side Square
Shrapnell
Dubuque
St. Paul
Hannibal
St. Charles
Quincy Bay
Lois Potter
la Grange
Lyman McCarl
Galesburg
Will P. Green
Indianapolis
Trotter
Maine
Lillian Goldberg
Ida Pocras
Gladys
Nell Herleman
Louisiana
F. G. Hopke
David Zoller
Fred Warning
Roy Ruff
National Biscuit Company
Edward Ruff
12Th
Monroe Streets
C. H. Adams
Broadway
Cox
Marie Bangert
Wilma Reynolds
New Canton
Elmer Chase
St. Boniface Church
Kate's Lake
Horace Dakin
W. J. Smith
East End
I. N. Blodgett
Fred G. Smith
Ruby Sr. Swimmer
St. John Lutheran
Virgil McDavitt
Floyd Campbell
Joe Grimmer
William Oakley
Victor Sawdon
Elsie Ertel Gomes
Ovid
Q. E. Anderson
A. S. Flanigan
Grace Methodist Church
A. F. Odell
Ewing
Men's League
Salem Church
Salem Hall
St. John Lutheran Church
Christ Church
Rose Seidler
Dick Camp
Henry Sieckman
Blessing Hospital
Harriet Starr
Albion
Mich
Winifred
Ethel Irwin
Fred Keene
Moro
Wash
Percy Broady
Grand Junction
Colo
T. D. Mercer
Los Angeles
Calif
Liberty
Ray Mercer
California
A. E. Prince
Newcomb Hotel
Lester Minor
Crcuit
Bobby Judge
Bell-Ans
London
Bragg
Johnston
Morse
Rettig & Bremser
Maine ST
Manhattan
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