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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1917

Page

2

Long Suffering Ended by Death in Quincy Home

Mrs. Louisa M. Hammerschmidt wife of J W Hammerschmidt died at 5 40 am Tuesday at 631 York street after nineteen years of total infirmity and a nine year rheumatic illness. Born January 25 1857 in Bushnell she lived in Quincy since childhood and was a member of the First German Methodist church. Survived by her husband and son Henry, a brother and sister, funeral Friday at 2 30 pm at 531 York street with burial in Woodland cemetery.

Louisa M. Hammerschmidt J. W. Hammerschmidt York Street Hammerschmidt Bushnell Wammerschmidt Quincy Henry Meisser St. Mary's Academy Miss Chapin First German Methodist Church Henry Hammerschmidt The Whig William D. Meisser Peoria A. M. Lawrence Portland Ore Henry

Funeral for George Alvin Harding at St John's Church

The funeral for George Alvin Harding will be held this afternoon at 2 30 from St John s Episcopal church with burial at Woodland cemetery.

George Alvin Harding St. John’s Episcopal Church Woodland Cemetery

Police guard ends at United Cereal Mills plant

The United Cereal Mills plant is no longer at risk of dynamite attack. Chief Melton stopped nightly police patrols and calm returned to the levee. All leads to identify the would be dynamiters have been pursued and found worthless. No new information exists beyond a July report of a Mexican and a German plotting the act.

United Cereal Mills Melton Arthur Dunn Federal Secret Service

Mayor warns saloon keepers on minor liquor sales

Mayor John A. Thompson told saloon keepers on Tuesday night that selling liquor to minors will lead to license revocation, with no fines as penalties. He urged enforcement after several complaints about violations.

John A. Thompson

Plant hires unpaid special policemen for safety

Four workmen at the plant were appointed special policemen without pay by Mayor Thompson. These officers will be responsible for the plant's safety going forward.

Thompson

Comte de Beaufort Lifts "German Veil" Sensation

The Comte de Beaufort, known in Quincy, authored Behind The German Veil, a sensational book claiming interviews with Hindenburg and leading German authorities. It portrays the German war god, includes coast defenses maps, and discusses visits to Wilhelmshaven Helgoland and Kiel. A Quincy public library copy circulated, and publishers predict wide sales.

Comte de Beaufort Quincy East Hindenburg Germany Comte Fatherland North Sea Wilhelmshaven Helgoland Kiel Public

Soldiers and Sailors Home Staff Changes and Visits

George Miller, longtime guard and game ward, will be removed from service September 1 after years of service. Mary A. Core leaves Cottage 7 for Belleville Illinois to visit friends and relatives. Sergeant Campbell and wife spent Sunday in Keokuk viewing the dam. Mrs John Croper, confined to wards, shows rapid improvement over two months and may move to Marseilles Illinois if health returns by October. M T Wright leaves Cottage 11 for a visit to his daughter in St Madison Indiana. P T Danford transferred from annex to Cottage 13. Herman Roach of Cottage 21 plans a year visiting his children in Montana then Washington and back to Washington D C. David Caniday, formerly pension agent, transferred from Cottage 16 to Ward E in hospital.

George Miller Mary A. Core Cottage 7 Belleville Ill Sergeant Campbell Cottage 4 Keokuk John Croper John Cooper Marseilles M. H. Wright Cottage 11 C. S. Cherwood St. Madison P. T. Danford Cottage 13 Herman Roach Montana Washington Washington, D. C David Caniday Cottage 16 Ward E

North Bottom Road graded to be completed this week

County Superintendent L. L. Boyer expects the north bottom road grading to finish this week. A car load of crushed rock will be added atop graded gravel, then stone dust. Wetting will form a water bound macadam surface from the city limits north to the Hutmacher ice plant.

North Bottom Road L. L. Boyer North Bottom Richardson Lubricating Company Hutmacher

Labor Day Parade and Park Program Announced

Labor Day committees unveil the parade order from Eighth and State at 10 a.m. with unions, bands, and drivers in line through downtown Quincy. In Highland Park the program includes babies and beauty contests, foot races, a musical festival, moving pictures, fireworks, and vaudeville, plus admission 10 cents and free for children.

Highland Park Eighth State Streets Quincy Theodore Bisser George N. Schmitt H. H. Thesen Thos. Gillespie Hampshire Maine Kentucky State George Schmitt

Retreat for Priests Opens at St Francis

A retreat for priests of the Alton diocese began at 8 30 Monday evening at St Francis College with Rev Father Valeris Nelles of St Paul Minnesota as retreat master. The program includes four lectures and one conference daily through Thursday evening and features Rt Rev James Ryan and numerous reverends among attendees.

Alton St. Francis College Valeris Nelles St. Paul, Minn James Ryan Mgr T. Hickey Springfield E. L. Spalding James Ahern P. J. Bear P. D. Curran T. E. Cusack John Czuberikis N. J. Davis J. C. Daw Joseph Dechene H. B. Degenhardt Florent Delfosse M. Donohoe Edward J. Douglas Daniel Doyle J. Driscoll James Dunne J. A. Duval E. J. Eckhard John Enright M. Enright P. Fallon Charles Fanning M. Foley Thomas Fennessey F. F P. Formaz August Forster Patrick Fox E. V. Flynn A. A. Giusti John H. Grambke George Hensey J. M. Heslin J. J. Higgins D. J. Higgins P. Simon Hoffman August Hohl J. J. Howard D. D. Louis Husker A. Jaschke C. Johannes Peter Linus G. Kipping Jos J. Klaes

Chicago Bandits Kill Two Payroll Robbery

In Chicago on Tuesday two Winslow Brothers Ironworks workers were shot dead in front of the plant while transporting an $8,100 payroll. Five bandits fled the scene in an automobile with the money, marking a bold payroll robbery.

Chicago Winslow Brothers Ironworks

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