Trail Markers Up Before The Council Again
The Quincy council debated allowing Good Roads Service to erect illuminated trail markers in the city. A franchise ordinance was ordered for next meeting. concerns cited safety and traffic impact, while supporters noted benefits. Other business included tax levy, sewer petitions, and water service requests.
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Quincy
Good Roads Service Company
Illinois
J. H. Lipps
South Sixth Street
Ohio
Adams Streets
H. c
Board of Local Improvements
Thomas Munday
Council
North Lifth Street
Water Company
Wolf Manufacturing Company
Third Street
Fire Commissioners
Fire Department
J. R. Rouse
Tenth Street
Chestnut
Cherry Street
Herman Schelp
Board of Public Works
F. Bruegge
Front
Hampshire
Keokuk
Geers
Board of Health
Cedar Street
Tompkins
Sale of Army Food Attracts Thousand Buyers on Monday
One thousand dollars was realized from the sale of government food at the local post office. Orders pile in rapidly, with 30 to 40 customers at 8 am awaiting order blanks and payment. Sale runs daily 8-12 am and 2-5 pm except Sundays, orders sent to Chicago for fulfillment.
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Elmer Lummis
Quincy
Post Office
Lummis
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Canton
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Ten Tons of Spoiled Fish Seized in Denver Storage
Ten tons of fish stored at the Denver Tee and Cold Storage Company plant were seized by W. C. Flintham, chief inspector for the state board of health, under direction of Wilbur F. Cannon, state pure food and drug commissioner, as they began to spoil. The action occurred Monday in Denver Colorado.
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Denver
Colo
Denver Tee and Cold Storage Company
W. C. Flintham
State Board of Health
Wilbur F. Cannon
Pure Food and Drug
Apples Rotting In Lyons District North Of Denver
Thousands of bushels of cooking apples have no buyers and are rotting in the Lyons district north of Denver. The waste was reported to Secretary of State James R. Noland by Co. W. Gist, inspector for the state department of labor.
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Denver
Lyons
James R. Noland
Co. W. Gist
State Department of Labor
Socialist Leader Resigns Over Party Fund Demand
Milwaukee August 19 Socialist district attorney Winfred C. Zabel says he will resign from the party after the county central committee executive board demanded he contribute 20 percent of his $1,200 salary to the party campaign fund.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Winfred C. Zabel
Socialist Party
Arnold Reams 3 Held Here on a Gov't Charge
Arnold Reams also known as James Gordon is held in the county jail after arrest on a government property theft charge. A telegram from federal authorities mentioned a possible additional charge and his Marine enlistment under an alias. Miss Kovacs, 17, testified and was released. Reams escaped briefly but was captured again. Details from the Department of Justice were awaited.
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Arnold Reams
James Gordon
Trenton
N. J
Charles Bartlett
Department of Justice
Reams
Heams
John Roth
Jersey Street
Jim Simmons
John Connery
Mr. Reams
Arnold
Shariff
Miss Kovacs
Connery
Henry Reineld
Jersey
Roth
Reinold
Littl
Marines
Army
Infantry
Bartlett
Adams County Institutes Lead Illinois In Public Instruction
Blair state superintendent praises Blair Adams county institutes as second to none in Illinois over the past decade. The 1919 teachers institute in Quincy lists speakers from 1911 to 1919, highlighting the caliber of instructors and the scope of the program led by County Superintendent John M. Steiner.
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Adams
Blair
Adams County
Illinois
Francis G. Blair
Quincy
John M. Steiner
S. L. Heeter
A. M
B. S
Education leaders and officials listed by year 1914 1919
The excerpt catalogs education officials by year from 1914 to 1919, naming state superintendents, university presidents, and education department heads. Individuals include P. Shawkey, C. Colegrove, Payson Smith, Robert J. Aley, J. W. Yoder, and Martin G. Brumbaugh among others, with their titles and affiliated institutions.
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M. P. Shawkey
A. B
Charleston
West Virginia
L. C. Lord
A. M
Eastern Normal School
Illinois
Frances E. Foote
State Normal University
North Dakota
P. P. Claxton
B. S
United States
Washington, D. C
C. P. Colegrove
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa
Cora M. Hamilton
Western Illinois Normal School
Payson Smith
L. L
Boston
Mass
Floyd Moore
Department of Education
Normal School
Winona
Maine
Frank D. Stutz
Harvard University
Educational Laboratory
Dayton
Ohio
Robert J. Aley
University of Maine
Orono
J. W. Yoder
Juniata College
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Martin G. Brumbaugh
B. E
Frank D. Slutz
J. W. Yeder
Pittsfield People Hear Sermons and Plan Year Ahead
Henry Usherwood schedules a late August sale of personal and residence property. Rev W H Hopkins preached at the Union service in the court house park. Rev Robert Atchison will deliver next Sunday’s sermon at the Episcopal church. John R Scott in Springfield’s Secretary of State office staff visits his mother in Pittsfield. Frances Manton to host Little Light Bearers social Wednesday. Judge Harry Higbee adjourns June term. no sessions until November 10. Pittsfield schools set to open September 1 with new courses and added equipment. Mrs Lillilan Chase dies in San Diego. funeral in Detroit. interment at Bethel. County Clerk Heskey issues marriage licenses to multiple couples. Large crowds attend the state fair in Spring.
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Henry Usherwood
W. H. Hopkins
Federated Church
Court House Park
Robert Atchison
Episcopal Church
John R. Scott
L. L. Emmerson
Springfield
Mary J. Scott
Frances Manton
Little Light Bearers
Methodist Church
Harry Higbee
Circuit Court
Pittsfield
Board of Education
Lillilan Chase
San Diego
Cal
Detroit
Bethel
Harvey D. Smith
Charles A. Heskey
Hughey V. Henry
Efi Dara
Pearl H. Smith
Rockport
Edward Calhoun
Chambersburg
Helen Becham
Valley City
William Emmick
Irene Walker
Local Masonic Lodge Trip Planned to Springfield Grand Lodge
Pittsfield Lodge No 95 plans to send a class of at least ten to the grand lodge session in Springfield this November where the third degree will be conferred on at least one thousand candidates. Porter Elliott near the city will hold a sale of his personal property Tuesday. Sun Island Levee and Drainage District commissioners have spent several days at their city office transacting business.
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Pittsfield Lodge No
O. F
Grand Lodge of the Order
Springfield
Porter Elliott
Board of Commissioners of the
Sun Island Levee and Drainage District
Columbus Union Sunday School Picnic Set for Sept 6
The Columbus picnic will be in the park on September 6 as the annual Union Sunday school event. It attracts a large crowd with shade and a fried chicken supper prepared by the two churches famed for their cooks in the county.
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Columbus, III
Columbus
Union
Internal Piles Remedy Promise Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Miro Pile Remedy as an internal treatment for hemorrhoids. It claims the product reaches the source of ulcers and piles through the digestive system, with soothing antiseptic action healing them. results said to appear in days. Money-back guarantee offered via Brown and Mays Drug Co.
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Ohio
Brown and Mays Drug Co
Picnic to Close Season With Refreshments and Band
A final country themed picnic will wrap up the season with refreshments and a live band. The event promises good speaking moments and a festive atmosphere to bid farewell to the series.
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Richardson Lubricating Co
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Cuticura
Talcom Garspleen Ieee
Idgticara
Weilers
Ounburn
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Interstate Commerce Commission of the
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