Adams County jail decried as dark and unsanitary
Miss Annie Hinrichsen of the Illinois State Charities Commission reports Adams County jail is dark, unsanitary and ill ventilated, with prisoners chained day and night. The house of correction is described as extensive, with mixed county and city prisoners, a large stone cell block and a daily diet funded by both city and county. Overall, the jail and facilities receive strong critiques, while other county institutions and charitable agencies receive more favorable comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Hinrichsen
Ilinois
House of Correction
Adams County
Court House
House ‘of Correction
of Correction
Miss. Hinrichsen
Quincy
Circuit Court
Local sales and notices from Halbach Schroeder Co and community items
Special today on 36 inch taffeta and marquisette lace edge curtains. yard price 98c and pair price 1.39. Halbach Schroeder Co announces staff updates while M Hess, manager, returns from New York market. Various local notices report a lien filed on horses, civil service exams for local engineer, new fall fashions, and community visits including Adams Schneider's wrist injury from Weis paper mills and missionary activities at Vermont Street Baptist church. Col. J H Best returns from Creston for health, praising his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halbach- Schroeder Co
Royal Jackson
Lawrence
Kan
Halbach-Schroeder, Co
M. Hess
Lieser
New York
Bert Padgett
J. W Bently
T. J. Mackay
Halbach- Schroeder ‘Co
Adams Schneider
Adams Street
Weis Paper Mills
Schnieder
Woman’s Guild
Vermont Street
F. B. Newland
Maine’ Street
Sue Richardson
Japan
China
Reminded of Concord in a French countryside scene
The Paris Geneva highway near Fontainbleau’s Barbizon recalls Lexington and Concord as old men women and children work fields while soldiers with pitchforks and scythes wear blue greatcoats, their duty peaceful as they mobilize in memory of recent wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paris- Geneva
Fontainbleau
Barbizon
Lex ‘Ington
Concord
Toll of Gulf Storm 112 Deepens Central Texas Losses
The Gulf Storm 112 report notes central Texas crop destruction near 25 percent and oil field damage costing around 600000 to replace derricks and repair tanks. Galveston again bore the brunt but strong sea-walls and proactive evacuations limited deaths. Peak winds reached 92 mph at 3 am Tuesday, surpassing 1900 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Galveston
Weather Bureau
Mexican Brigands Invade Texas Spark Calls for Troops
Gov James E Ferguson urged President Wilson to send more federal troops after Mexican brigands crossed the Brownsville to Laredo border and attacked American ranchers. Gen Funston moved troops in multiple directions with reports of attacks and one brigand killed as Edinburg troops were sent from Brownsville. Regular forces under Funston could push Carranza's army back if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Ferguson
Texas
Wilson
Brownsville
Laredo
Funston
Mercedes
Carranza
United States
Galveston Devastated by Big Storm and Toll
Reports detail massive hurricane damage across Galveston and surrounding bays. Many vessels sunk or damaged, civilians and soldiers dead or missing, fires burning, and city under martial law as rescue crews work amid waterlogged streets and halted communications.
Inland steamer W. W. to be stability tested at Burlington
Captain George M. Green the U S supervising inspector for the sixth district will oversee a stability test of the inland excursion steamer W. W. at Burlington Iowa. Loaded with sand to match passenger weight, the test will shift weight to assess top heaviness following Eastland disaster concerns. The W. W. of the Strekfus line has 576 passenger capacity and a clean safety record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
George M. Green
United States
Burlington
Towa
W. W
W W
Strekfus. Line
Department of Commierce
Green
Sissies Pot
Quincy
U. S
Chicago
Germans Build Great Triplane
The Germans have built a remarkable triplane said to carry twenty men as easily as light Allied craft. Not yet used in war, it is believed crews are being trained to operate it. It could provide air superiority by overwhelming smaller scouts with greater manpower and firepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Col
J. H. Best
Creston
Galveston Storm Toll Rises After Severe Gulf Hurricane
Galveston Texas reports a devastating Gulf of Mexico hurricane with fourteen deaths including four soldiers. Debris and flooding sprawl the island after 1,000 feet of sea wall washed away and a 25 foot breach near the Tremont area. Three fires burn. 500 homes crushed. martial law in effect. Houston tally places property losses at three million dollars while aid remains declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Tremont Hotel
Galveston’ Island
Bay Shore
Tex
JLB Courier
Houston
Lallas
Gulf
Mexico
United States
Hurricane hits Bremond. two dead and $2 million damage
WOUSTON Tex by courier Bremond Aug 18 Two persons dead and property damage estimated at 2,000,000 toll of the hurricane sweeping the city early Tuesday morning cutting off all wire communication with outside world the storm abated at 10 o'clock this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wouston
Tex
Bremond
Relief party reports 25 to 30 baths at Virginia Point area
From Houston a relief party returning from Virginia Point between Houston and Galveston reports 25 to 30 baths at the point. Several bodies have been recovered and about one hundred persons are marooned without food on Redfish Bar near Virginia Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Virginia Point
Here
Galveston
Redfish Bar
Inland Sea Submerges Hitchcock and Surrounding Areas
TEMPLE TEX Aug 18 Seven per gans drowned at Hitchcock Texas a small town north of Galveston water standing three feet over railroad tracks entire vicinity. BEAUMONT TEX Aug 18 Two relief trains with 800 refugees from Port Arthur arrived last night conditions there distressing much of town under water Sabine and Sabine Pass deserted totally submerged. DALLAS Tex Aug 18 25 to 30 lives lost at Virginia Point 18 at Texas City including 12 United States soldiers seven at La Porte three at Lyricburg and three at Houston no communication with Galveston.
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Bay
Galveston
Virginia Point
Texas City
la Porte
Lynchburg
Houston
Gulf Coast
Texas
United States Army
Bolivar
Patton
Caplen
Bolivar Peninsula
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Sabine
Sabine Pass
Round Lake
Washington
Waltz
Nineteenth Infantry
War Department
John J. Murphy
Charles Miller
Joseph R. Shankel
Haiman Samet
Paul Seurean
Twenty-third Infantry
Wa ‘Liars
H. Moore
Albert Mitchell
Thomas A. Watson
Henry
J. Rivage
Cook Bader
Quartermaster Corps
Dujay
Lewis Fisher
Megroes
S. Army
Armour Packing
Mechanics
Port Bolivar
Redfish Reef
Fisher
Tex
Port . Arthur
Murphy
White
Buford
San Antonio
Fort Crockett
McClellan
Pelican Island
Poe
Kilpatrick
Cushing
Ater
Dallas
Dallas Times-Herald
Virginia
Point
United States
Lyrichburg
Sidewalk Fault Report At Fifth And York Streets
A damaged sidewalk at the northeast corner of Fifth and York streets is described as above grade dilapidated and broken. The board of local improvements will be notified to address the hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth and
York Streets
Board of ‘Jocal Improvements
Sloan's Liniment Ad Claims 25c Chest for Ailments
An old advertisement promotes a 25 cent Sloan's Liniment bottle, praising its use for toothache bruises sprains stiff neck backache neuralgia rheumatism and emergencies. It asserts ailments are symptoms from congestion and inflammation and urges trial at druggists.
Funeral of William Dickhoener at St Jacobi Church
The funeral for William Dickhoener of 1500 Madison Street will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the home and at 2 30 from St. Jacobi Church at Eighth and Washington. Friends invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finneral
William Dickhoener
Madison Street
St. Jacobi Church
Eighth
Washington Streets
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Annie
Hinrichsen
ATL
LAUDS
Gvorseer
Carl Hofmeister
Lyman McCarl
Nolan
Macomb Journal
I. N.G. Company
Camp Lincoln
Springfield
Vuevox
Sanchez Laredo
Miery
And
Wonterey
Falfurrias
ENSE
Nada Matamoros
Tamaulipas
Edingurge
Mercedes, Brownsville
James EL Ferguson
Big Storm
E.D. Armstrong
Morgan’s Point
Petty
Express
Frederick Funston
Nspector
George
M. Green
Shove
D. E. Dujay
Gertrude
F. N. Nelson
United States Engineering Service
Galveston At 8 O'Clock’ This Morning. According To Capt. Dujay
Capt
Nelson
T- 38
Care Whig
Schmidt & Wittland
South Sixth St
Roufe
Raft Brewing Co
Illinoia
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