First Quincy playground season ends in joy and regret
Children, teachers, and officials reflect on Quincy public playgrounds as the season closes. Otto Wurl, Quincy schools physical director, will prepare a general report detailing the success across Franklin and Lincoln schools. The board plans to extend and intensify the movement next year, building on this year's high results.
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Old
Missouri
Quincy
Iit
Otto" Wurl
Franklin
Lincoln Hools
Chief Koch Sees Storm Strain in St. Louis
Koch reports city faced a damaging storm with looting fears and power failures. He admits fear and relief at trains pulling out, noting street lights low over water and that another disaster would have forced him to flee the city.
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Koch
ST. Louis
Jeerson
Union
Quincyans Named Cadet Captains at University of Illinois
Obert Beatty son of Circuit Clerk and Mrs Erde W Beatty and John Eppinger of Quincy were named cadet captains of the Cadet Brigade at the University of Illinois in Champaign. They will report for duty September 20 and plan a short precamp trip with Cylno Gantert to a river camp for rest before training begins.
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Quincy
Obert Beatty
Erde' W. Beatty
John’ Eppinger
Madison Street
University of Illinois
Champaign
Cylno Gantert
Deaths and Notices From Quincy Pulse
Deaths include infant Erma Lula Lange at seven months from acute indigestion. Richard Corrigan 81 dies at St. Vincent’s Home. body to be shipped to Superior, Wis. for burial. Bad sidewalks reported on Hampshire, Third, Fifth York and Ohio streets. Mrs. Frank Flack of Mendow dies after goiter illness. survived by husband and four children. Wedding news: Mrs. Jessie Chapman Read to Willard Sylvester in Los Angeles. niece of Mrs. L H Nickerson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goudy Chapman of Chicago.警 Dogs warned owners to curb fierce dogs under city code with fines and possible killing of dog. Miss Rusthalia Payne visits Quincy from Macomb.
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Erma -Lula Lange
Henry Lange
Maiden’ Lane
R. Corrigan
St. Vincent
Richard Corrigan
St. Vincent's
Mr. Corrigan
Superior
Wis
Hampshire Street
Seventh
Eighth
Third
Hampshire
Vermont
Fifth
York
Ohio
Frank Flack
L.H. Nickerson
Jessie Chapman Read
Willard
Sylvester
Angelés
Robert Goudy Chapman
Chicago
Chapman
Nickerson
Joeie
Harry
Portland
United States ‘Mail Service
Even Stillwell Odd Fellows Picnic Draws Large Crowd
Bowen Ball Club defeats Stillwell home team 14 to 1 as Bowen dominates every feature. About 500 attendees despite poor roads. Rev J F McMahan of Stillwell spoke on character and Odd Fellows ethos. Music by local Stillwell bands received high praise.
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Bowen Ball Club
Stillwell
The
Odd Fellows of
Odd Fellows
Stidwell
Stilliwell
Bowen
Home Guards
Quincy
J. F. McMahan
East End Christian Church of
Stillwell and
Shot in Bennville as man seriously hurt in quarrel
John Jones, a well known resident of Bennville, was shot and seriously injured during an evening quarrel with Eben Phillips. Police did not report any arrest by nightfall. Dr. McGann from Mt. Sterling attended to Jones at his home. The exact cause of the dispute remains unclear.
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John Jones
Brown County
Eben Phillips
Benville
Ill
Eben
Phillips
Jones
Here
McGann
Jost and Kiefer Boys Outing at Point Pleasant Colony
The Jost and Kiefer printing company held its annual all day outing at Point Pleasant colony. Nearly all employees joined a day of picnics by Quincy bay with launches, an extensive program of athletic and aquatic contests, lectures, music, and a big noon dinner. The event featured printers, pressmen, binders, and clerks enjoying a well arranged, block booking of leisure activities.
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Point’ Pleasant Colony
Jost & Wiefer Printing. Company
Quincy. Bay
Whig
Colony
Kiefer Boys
Mrs Behrens Visits Chicago With Nephew Aldo Behrens
Mrs A F Behrens departed for Chicago for a visit with relatives and friends yesterday. She was accompanied by her nephew Aldo Behrens of Evanston who has been visiting in this city.
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A. F. Behrens
Chicago
Aldo. Behrens
Evanston
Local visitors and social notes from Camp Point to Quincy
Miss Helen Lyons of Camp Point visits the city with Frank Stahlin of Edina staying several days. Rev. Herman Heidbreder of La Grange to fill St. Jacobi pulpit in G and absence of Rev. Hamm at Rock Island synod sessions. J C Hazelwood confined to bed two weeks, in poor health two years. License to wed issued for W J Smith and Christine Mueller of Quincy. C H Newberry of Spring Street returns home from St Marys Hospital to resume duties at Electric Wheel works. Miss Nellie Berry returns from San Francisco and other points with Mr and Mrs Fred Messick and two sons. Messicks visit city before leaving for Chicago. Mrs Floyd Humiston of Humiston Indiana visiting Berry home. Mrs Humiston is daughter of Mrs A J Berry.
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Helen Lyons
Camp Point
Frank Stahlin
Edina
Witt
Herman ‘Heidbreder
la Grange
St. Jacobi Church
G. D. Hamm
Rock Island
J. C.hazelwood
Cedar Street
Mr. Hazelwood
W. J. Smith
O. Lawrence Herron
Christine Mueller
Quincy
St.Mary’s Hospital
Nellie-Berry
Jefferson Street
San’ Francisco
Ant
Fred
Messick
Messicks
Cty
Cheago
Floyd
Hutmistonj
Humiston, In
Drabig Death List Totals Thirty-Nine Victims
The tally lists thirty nine dead with bodies recovered. Captain Finch, awaiting evidence, left for Liverpool. An arwoman’s body was found at the bottom of a drifting lifeboat and identified last night by Eaton of Bolton Lancashire, en route to New York to meet her husband. Her daughter, who was with her, survived and returned to Bolton.
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Finch
Liverpool
Avoman
Eaton
Bolton
Lancashire
New York
Imeet
Negro Jubilee Opens in Chicago Coliseum for Lincoln Exposition
Preparations finished for a three week Lincoln Jubilee and half century anniversary exposition in Chicago's Coliseum. The event runs for three weeks and displays progress of the negro race since emancipation. Exhibits come from Negro schools, businesses, and other organizations across many states.
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Chicago
German Americans Protest At Ohio Convention
Canton Ohio August 21 delegates from German American Alliance of Ohio meet for a two day convention to adopt resolutions affirming loyalty to the United States while protesting perceived unneutral government stance on the European war. Representatives from all parts of the state attend the session.
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Canton
United States
Ohio
Wanted Worker Seeks Daily or Weekly Employment
A stranger in the city, a young man strong and willing to hustle seeks any kind of work or farm labor to make a living for self and wife. Skilled with machinery and horse driving, has done substantial concrete work. Inquire at Adaros Pate Witt, ast South Wifth St. 2 ata oe OB ye.
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Adaros
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