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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1915
Page
12
In a colorful coastal town recap a rowing event's Hannibal course was found overlong after records were published. Engineers will re figure times while affidavits from several parties claim the course was correct. The piece lampoons stage crews by mentioning the Dodger and mentions local figures Wittmer and Newlywed amid racing talk.
A fragment of a 20th century club notice praising Commodore Wittmer and his wife with toast to attendance records at a Tuesday event. The piece mentions Jack Mellor and a Detroit win at Manhasset, then shifts to local regatta talk, Duluth references, and colorful asides about fishers and a troupe of trained cats.
Report notes chickens have been engaged for the season yet states with authority that the springers will not live to reach winter quarters.
Buffalo and Kansas City split a doubleheader in Buffalo with Kansas City winning 6 0 in game one and Buffalo taking game two 8 2 though the latter finished under protest over a ruling. Plank pitched St Louis to a 3 1 win at Newark over Newark as Morans and Rariden handled the batteries.
Chicago and Baltimore divided a twin bill with Chicago taking the first game 7 to 3 and Baltimore the second 3 to 1. Zinn homered twice among his hits, attendance the season’s largest apart from opening day. In the first game Chicago batted 12 runs on 7 hits. Hendrix, Fischer, Bailey, Owens noted. In the second, Prendergast and Black for Chicago, Fischer, Johnson, Jacklitsch for Baltimore.
Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn 4 to 0 with Allen effective throughout and George Wiltse hit hard at critical times. Batteries: Wiltse Walker Land, Allen, and OConnor. Score shows Pittsburgh leading with decisive runs and strong pitching to close out the game.
GtEN. Cove New York Aug 14 J P Morgan plans to return to his New York office Monday for the first time since he was shot at his home by Frank Holt who later killed himself in the Mineola jail. The Corsair will touch daily at an undisclosed landing and a car with curtains drawn will meet him. The daily routine aims to keep his movements private.
In a clash with five masked highwaymen at Garman near Johnstown Daniel Duchler of the state constabulary was shot and seriously wounded. Three highwaymen were arrested after an attempt to hold up the Greenwich Coal and Coke Company pay wagon.
A vintage ad-style piece touts Sloan's Liniment for tired overworked muscles. It claims rapid relief from stiff and sore muscles, praises its counter-irritant action, and notes availability at all druggists for 25 cents.
New York dispatch reports a census showing more than a million people in Ilion rooftops across several square miles. Roof life includes children, inmates, and clerical staff, with roof activity trampling street traffic threefold. Roosevelt and Root forge an ironclad GOP alliance, linking Elihu Root and Theodore Roosevelt for the ticket. Municipal marriage chapel boasts about eight hundred knots tied in July, with one alderman marrying nearly two hundred couples at a dime per certificate.
Reports from Nogales and El Paso detail a Pan American invitation to Generals Carranza and Villa and other leaders to join a peace conference. Ambassadors Suarez Mujica Naon Calderon Marie De Pena Mendez urged response while Funston orders reinforce Brownsville. Military governors declare revolution over in five states Territorys. troops mobilize and preparations for Brownsville exodus proceed.
Miss Louise Hodgdon of Hannibal visited Quincy on Friday to spend a few days with relatives.
The torpedo boat destroyer Ericsson was delivered today to acting commandant Price at the Philadelphia navy yard. The vessel is of the latest type and marks a modern addition to the fleet.
Unified dispatches dated Aug 12 14 from Paris Petrograd Rome Vienna and Paris relay Serbian Russian Italian Austrian and French statements. Key notes include Serbian artillery repelling Austrian attempts on the Save and Danube left banks, Russian actions near Riga Narew Bug and Novogeorgievsk, Italian operations around Montepiano Sexten valley and Isonzo theaters, Austrian claims of gains in East Galicia and the Bug, and French artillery fighting near Lombaertzy de St Georges Latour lard and La Houssitte.
Ottawa Newfoundland August 14 search teams after 72 hours still lack a lead in the disappearance of Ray Knoblauch 12. Communities nearby have joined the hunt as authorities seek clues about the Wednesday vanishing.
The article describes a serge and tweed inspired summer sports suit with close back seam, front and back adjustments, and perforation detailing. It notes 54 inch material requiring 44% yards with many buttons, pocket laps, and notched edges. It lists Jacket No 6243 and Skirt No 6989 with sizes and 15 cent prices.
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