Venizelos Reaffirms Monarchy Yet Seeks Another Trial
In Athens the Greek premier Venizelos declared parliament sees no time yet for a republic and that the monarchy deserves another trial. He noted M. Carantaris’s pro republic view did not reflect the government stance, stressing monarchic continuity under a democratic framework guarded by a king. The chamber applauded the clarified position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Venizelos
Chamber of Deputies
Georg Caantaris
America
United States
M. Venizelos
M. Carantaris
Constantine
Rockford crowds troops as 86th division reports for duty
Rockford Ill Aug 29 More than 1 200 of 2 000 officers ordered to Camp Grant have reported for four months training to ready the 86th division for overseas service Officers were assigned at once and hundreds sought rooms in the city Fire houses housed more officers while patriotic firemen supplied cots Nineteen thousand of the 39 000 selected men will join division organization Assignments issued by Major General Thomas EH Barry follow European form closely Reunion of the First Illinois infantry occurred as troop trains carrying the Second battalion arrived under Col Joseph Sanborn and the new guardsmen began guard duty
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Rockford
Ill
Grant
Thomas
EH. Barry
France
Reunion
Illinois Infantry
Joseph Sanborn
British Lines Hold On Flanders Front
British forces in France and Belgium report hard fighting after yesterday’s attack near Lange…marck with a slight forward touch on a narrow southeast front. German counter attacks near Inverness Copse were repelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Associated Press
France
Belgium
Langemarck
Inverness Copse
Moscow Convention Fans Wilson Pledge Splits Delegates
London dispatch notes President Wilson pledged support to Russia, drawing cheers from all at the Moscow convention, while the divide between the constitutional Democrats and the workmen and soldiers’ group remains wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Exchange Telegraph
Wilson
Russia
Moscow
Constitutional Democrats
Illinois well above quota for regulars
Washington reports over 200000 war volunteers enlisted in the regular army since April. Illinois has supplied 16062 men, exceeding the April 1 quota of 11276 by 176? 0. The article notes the surge in enlistments and includes a quip about parental approval of a daughter's marriage due to a grudge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Minois
Oregon Pays Off Railroad Debt After Half Century Fight
Rockford Illinois Aug 29 Oregon county seat of Ogle county has paid the last of a railroad subscription begun in the 1860s. Bonds totaling 40 000 were issued to build a line to Rochelle and the route was later changed crossing the river south of town. Prolonged political and clerical issues delayed payments but a final settlement in Springfield ends the debt. Since 1907 the town has paid 51 234.50 in bonds and interest with earlier costs including lawyers and court fees.
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Rockford
Oregon
Ogle County
Ogle & Carroll Railway
Rochelle
Rock River
Chicago & Northwestern Road
Chicago & Iowa
Burlington
Mount Morris
Forreston
Aurora
Pittsfield Public Service office moves to Duffield building
The Central Illinois Public Service office in Pittsfield Illinois has moved from the Heck building to the Duffield building on the square and has been redecorated and refurnished Katharine Whittaker now handles books and stenography Evangelistic services to begin September 15 led by Rev D N Wetzel with assistance from Rev Clarence Yuell Edith Crawford returns as assistant postmaster Miss Edith Crawford resumes duties Several local residents plan sales and travel including Orie Johnson Cy Hooper and Floyd Hooper County Clerk W S Binns issues a marriage license Homer Dyer and Myrtle Baughman Henry Hillerbranner cow struck by lightning and killed Weeks and Weeks visiting from Peoria Old Settlers and fall festival may be canceled due to war mobilization plans Pittsfield and Pike County to host a reception for departing soldiers Largest events include mobilization day court house meeting planned and anticipated suspension of major celebrations
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Central Illinois Public Service Company
Heck
Duffield
Katherine Whittaker
D. N. Wetzel
The
Christian Church
Clarence Yuell
Edith Crawford
Harrison Meserve
Harry A. Meserve
New Salem
Orie Johnson
Col
Robert Osborne
Henry Hillerbranner
John Weeks
Peoria
William Mumford
North Carolina
Louis D. Hirsheimer
Samuel
West Baden
Ind
Truman Allen
Elmer Doocy
Rollo
Barry
Fort Sheridan
Court House
Pittsfield
Pike County
Old Settlers
Disorders Quieting Down in Northwest War Industries
Washington reports the threatened labor disturbances in war industries across the northwest have passed their peak and conditions in affected districts are improving. Disaffection within the Industrial Workers of the World may soon trigger internal strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Northwest
Industrial Workers of
Red Cross to Set Up Rest Stations for French and U S Troops
The American Red Cross will establish canteens and rest stations in France to aid both French and U S troops. Canteens will offer hot drinks, showers, laundries, and rest rooms with access to meals and small shops. About 50,000 soldiers pass through eleven stations daily, with funding of about $700,000 for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
U. S
Red Cross
Women’s Bureau
War Council
Korniloff Sees Hope for Russia Reform
General Korniloff, arriving before front duty, predicts government endorsement after the Moscow conference. He urges reestablishment of the death penalty and strict control of regimental committees to regenerate the army, warning that disobedience could doom Russia as Galicia and Bukovina fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Korniiloff
Russia
Riga
Petrograd
Korniloff
Galicia
Buckowina
Twenty New Members Initiated by Moose
The Loyal Order of Moose initiated twenty new members at a Tuesday night meeting. Six candidates will be initiated with others handed in by September 1. A big lunch and smoker are planned for the next meeting. The Tim Holt benefit dance report and Highland picnic preparations were noted for today’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Moose
Tim Holt
Highland
J Edison Halligan to enter aviation corps training
J Edison Halligan known as Bud leaves this week for Urbana for an eight week aviation course. He then proceeds to the government aviation school at Rantoul for about four weeks of training before joining the United States Army Air Service in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edison Halligan
Bud
James E. Halligan
Urbana
Rantoul
Halligan
France
Aviation Department
United States Army
Warsaw Lutheran Conference Opens In Warsaw
The semiannual Quincy and Illinois Valley District Conference of the Missouri Synod of Lutherans opens this morning in Warsaw and runs until Thursday noon. A Tuesday banquet celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Rev. H. W. Rabe’s Warsaw ministry. About twenty ministers are expected from Quincy Burton and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy and Illinois Valley
Missouri Synod of Lutherans
Warsaw
H. W. Rabe
W. C. Marten
G. D. Hamm
Quincy
Arthur Cook
Burton
Moose Picnic and Outing Announced in Whig Notices
WhigWant ads offer broad help with selling items and finding services. Maude Harding officiates as organist at Cathedral during Johnson vacation. the Johnsons have gone east. Various locals travel, visit, or enlist, including Laila Andres securing a marine service post and Robert Drake enlisting for training. Moose Picnic at Highland Park on Wed Aug 29 invites families. excursions and travel notes appear throughout.
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Maude Harding
William Spencer Johnson
Johnson
H. F. Lafler
State Bank
James Elliott, Jr
Adams
John Fuelbier
New York
Brooklyn
Moose Picnic
Highland Park
Wed
E. M. Bergey
Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago
Quincy Conservatory of Music
Majestic
Maine St
E. P Osgood
Trazel
Kansas City
Osgood
W. F. Young
Excelsior Springs
H. J. Phillips
Iowa
A. C. Andres
Macomb
Marine Service
Washington, D.C
Laila
Andres
Quincy
Snyder
W. D. Endres
First Christian Church
Middle Grove
Endres
W. O. Taylor
Sylvia
Arcola
Casey
Ill
Women Teachers’ Club
G. W. Hill
Canton
Robert Drake
Chillicothe
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Chauncey Wood
Kewanee
Miss Blish
Hermonia Henry
William Ott
North Fifth Street
Oliver Tilquist
A. C. Derrick
Hannibal
Henry Poppe
D. N. Lepper
Washington Street
Iowa City
Knights of Columbus Honor Men Serve Uncle Sam Banquet
The Knights of Columbus held a Tuesday night banquet honoring knights drafted or joined in the U S army. Toastmaster T J Gillespie led speakers including J J Moriarity with a poem, Dr H P Beirne, Theodore Ehrhart Jr with a prayer book for soldiers, Lt George Cunnane, J Edward Flynn, Victor Woehler, Cletus Langen, Geo W Tobin, J W Kerkering, and J A Schepers. The event offered a fitting farewell and praise for the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
United States Army
T. J. Gillespie
J. J. Moriarity
H. P. Beirne
Theodore Ehrhart, Jr
George Cunnane
Machine Gun Company
J. Edward Flynn
Company B
Jacksonville
William Heckenkamp Named on Committee
Kansas City Mo Aug 29 A resolution protesting religious tyranny in Mexico and urging US loan withholding until laws are repealed was adopted by the American Federation of Catholic Societies. A five member committee including William Heckenkamp of Quincy was named to plan the federation reform into the Catholic Federation of the United States.
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Kansas City
Mexico
United States
Convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies
Pope Benedict
National Catholic War Council
Germany
Catholic Federation of the
William Heckenkamp
Quincy
Raymond Wilson 23 joins aviation corps in army
Raymond Wilson son of Mr and Mrs J M Wilson 1621 Ohio street leaves tonight for Chicago to take a chemist post with Western Electric. A University of Chicago graduate 23 years old he seeks a commission as second lieutenant. He will train in Chicago Pensacola Florida and then proceed to France for service.
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Raymond Wilson
J. M. Wilson
Ohio Street
Chicago
Western Electric Company
University of Chicago
Wilson
Aviation Corps
United States Army
Pensacola
Fla
France
Durham area notes include church, visits, and gatherings
Judge Durand of Palmyra visited Durham Saturday. Families and friends attended services at Mt Sinai and Mt Oliver association. Several locals traveled to Ewing, Quincy, and Kahoka for visits and events. Sunday school at Gell Echo attracted 46.
Fight in alley ends with beating near Hotel Quincy
A lone man fought a five or six person gang in a downtown alley near the Hotel Quincy. After a brief bout the man threw in the towel, was struck from behind, and suffered a severe forehead cut and a broken nose. Police detained the assailant, but the victim refused to prosecute and was released. The incident arose from jealousy over a cafe waiter post.
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Sigger
Hotel
Quincy
Quincy National Bank
Hampshire Street
Chaddock School Opens Sept 12 For Boys
Shaddock school for boys will open Sept 12 with 55 pupils, the present capacity. Mrs Eva Frields, principal, said applications from at least 50 more youths could not be accommodated. New teachers Mrs Harriet Grove and Miss Mary Oldridge join a 16-member faculty. Grove will teach English and Latin. Oldridge will teach intermediate grades. Clair Thomas again leads agricultural classes and teaches chemistry.
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Shaddock
Eva C. Frields
Harriet Grove
Mary Oldridge
Chaddock
Ohio Wesleyan College
Wesleyan Academies
Philosophers Imagine They Are Beyond Foolishness
A wry remark notes that philosophers are men who suppose they have stopped being fools, implying pretension in intellectual pretenses.
Accidental Scalding Injures Mrs Levengood in Deer Ridge
In Deer Ridge Missouri on Aug 29 Mrs Helen Levengood suffered severe scalds to her foot after a boiler of hot coffee tipped over when she set it on a doorstep while bringing it from a summer kitchen. Medical care was required. Nearby, Cicero Scott and family visited Milton Iowa for the fair. Robert Allen and William Fuller drove Angora goats to Kansas City. Wayne Morrow delivered stock hogs to Julian Ellis in La Belle. Mr and Mrs Edmund Folk of Peoria spent the week with Harris and Arrabata Folk east of town. Mrs Folk and daughter then visited home. Lesie Levengood and family left for Butte Montana to settle there. John Hawkins and family returned from a business trip to Quincy by auto.
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Deer Ridge
Helen Levengood
Cicero Scott
Milton
Iowa
Robert Allen
William Fuller
Kansas City
Wayne Morrow
Julian Ellis
la Belle
Edmund Folk
Peoria
Harris
Arrabata Folk
John Hawkins
Quincy
Barry area social notes and visits spill over week
Mr and Mrs John Brown hosted a birthday dinner with family including Oliver Campbell Henry Schwartz Clifford Brown and Isaac Campbell Mrs Brown aged forty six The week featured many callers to Barry including Alvin Hartshorn William Inman Walter Rice Arvilla Flick and Sadie Graham Miss Flick visited Barry Thursday and several residents traveled to Hannibal Industry IL Quincy Payson and Kansas City for gatherings and business. Old folks meeting set at M E church on Sunday September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Barry
Alvin Hartshorn
William Inman
Quincy
Walter Rice
Seehorn
Arvilla Flick
Dell Holeman
John Moore
Hannibal
P. W W. Kistner
Industry
Sadie Graham
Beverly
Johnny Brown
Liull
J. H. Rice
Wempon
Milss Spencer
J. L. Rice
Charlie Campbell
Ellis Larimore
Familly
Plainville
John Boyer
Ernest Grubb
Otis Gallaher
Susie
Mildred
Albert Brown
Daisy McKinney
Harry
L. J. Boyer
George Rice
Eart Nice
Albert House
C. R. House
Oliver Campbell
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Remi Venizelos
Camp Grant
WV. S
Illinois
Pittsfield, Ill
the Whig
Riga Road
Moose
Entertaining Lutheran Conference
A. F. Odell
Mt. Sterling
Lozell Gordley
United States Navy
Kenneth Lewis
Mr. Odell
Uncle Sam
Durham
Durand
Palmyra
D. K. Hadflela
Mt. Sinai
J. H. Kroeger
Bert Shires
Virgil Blythe
Ewing
Floy Whitaker
Jere Johnson
Martha Lee Smyser
Joe Smyser
Trurham
Mt Oliver
P. F. White
June White
Abe Cave
W. C. Cave
Shackleford
Piwing
Sanley Killebrew
Newt Kllebrew
J. R. Johnson
Bud Shackleford
J. B. Cranmer
Shelby County
Raines
Louisea Collins
Séton
Lee Morton
Taylor
Gell Echo
Lena Cheatum
Lewistown
Ike Briscoe
W. B. Billups
Monticello
Monticello, Mo
Sahaman
Orange Judd Farmer
EB. H. Moses
Masonic Bldg
Whig
Schallenberg
Royal Typewriter
Cure the Whig
Richfield, Ili
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