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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1916
Page
9
Juarez special report notes that all Mexico will vote on Sunday September 3 except the capital where disturbance delays. Municipal elections mark a move toward civil control and democratic government, with municipios as districts similar to counties. Carranza grants local self rule after pacification.
The brown stone front house of Ezra Best at 236 South Twelfth Street stands out as one of Quincy’s best built. The 10 room home features mahogany, butternut, and oak woodwork. The lower floor hosts a reception hall parlor library dining room and kitchen. Five bedrooms occupy the second floor and the design is by Architect John Batsby.
British manufacturers have received orders for 26 million pairs of military footwear for the British and allied forces including Serbia France Russia Italy and Belgium since the war began. Northampton works alone supply more than 100 000 pairs weekly and are producing a second 3 million pair shipment for Russia as Cos sacks boots while government controls limit leather supplies and impede civilian orders.
Deposits in the postal savings banks of the United States rose over 51 percent after the outbreak of the European war. End of 1915 fiscal year totals reached 65,684,708 with 824,414 depositors averaging more than 125 per person. The system began January 3, 1911 under Frank H Hitchcock, with per depositor averages rising from 68 in 1911 to 102 in 1914.
The plan features a center hall house with an enclosed stairway saving space for a rear den or library. The living room runs the full side of the house with a side porch, while the opposite side holds the dining room and kitchen with ample storage. The second floor has four large bedrooms and a bath, plus linen and closet space, with two extra attic rooms optional. Full basement beneath the entire house.
Paris reports a committee formed near Meaux to guide battlefield visitors. Guideposts will mark routes to decisive fighting sites. Memorial tablets at various points will honor fallen warriors and a plan of the Marne theater of operations is proposed.
Capt. Wm. Enderle of the Mississippi packet Helen Blair learned Saturday that his daughter Marie, 28, fell dead just after finishing mowing the front lawn in Ft. Madison Iowa. Heart trouble was the cause. Enderle was notified at Keokuk.
News from Capetown reports three ships carrying paintings valued at $100,000 have arrived to form a National Art Gallery for South Africa. The works, purchased in 1913 by Max Michaelis, were sent from London after delays due to the war and will be housed in Capetown at the expense of generous shipowners. The collection follows Sir Hugh Lane’s Johannesburg gesture and reflects Dutch cultural aspirations.
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