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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
5
The brief notes a warm spell with higher Friday readings. Local temperatures yesterday ranged from 7 a.m. at 31 degrees to 12 noon at 40 and 5 p.m. at 44 with midnight at 30. The Iowa fair is noted as Thursday warm and Friday cooler in western areas.
The Duker company will remodel the Doerr corner on Maine street into an up to date imposing front, while Halbach Schroeder plans a similar transformation at the southeast corner of Maine and Fifth. Analysts say two major moves signal a drift of Quincy’s business district toward Washington park, reflecting prior establishment along the river bluffs.
The article notes Quincy has a strong compact business district with a westward drift. Old properties are bought and rebuilt into modern structures, preserving a cohesive shopping area and avoiding dispersion of trade. It predicts rehabilitation of fronts on Washington park Maine and Hampshire streets, advancing without a major fire.
A Chicago week conference forms a national Republican union merging progressives and old-line Republicans to present a united front in the 1916 campaign. Prominent senators join the advisory committee while Indiana’s progressive chair backs harmony, and Roosevelt aides plan to return stalwarts like Dixon to the fold.
Local merchants trumpet a strong Yuletide stock and expect most shopping to stay in Quincy. They acknowledge wider catalogs and distant options but urge residents to support home retailers first, promising full inventories in town stores.
The Chicago Tribune voices strong criticism of state legislatures repeatedly delaying special sessions. It argues citizens face higher taxes while lawmakers display unwillingness to exert effort. The piece labels representative government as intended to empower a free people but accuses officials of sandbagging policy.
The Boston Globe notes that the two party system remains dominant in U.S. politics. It cites historical shifts from Whigs to Democrats, third parties like Free Soil and Greenbacks, and the 1912 Progressive split as factors shaping modern elections.
The late Alfred Lewis library, known as a newspaper man and novelist, was offered for sale at the American Art Galleries. The collection contains about 4,000 richly bound volumes, including standard American and foreign works, a 1807 to 1813 copy of the Satirist or Monthly Meteor, and notable crime and criminal histories.
Gen Ur balejo known as Villa’s Yaqui Indian chieftain surrenders with 1,400 men to Carranza officers at Corbo 209 miles south of Nogales. Reports reach here late today detailing the capitulation amid ongoing Mexican civil conflict.
New York December 1 The Wabash Railroad directors meet and establish a permanent structure with E F Kearney re elected president. Board chairman William H Williams vice presidents W C Maxwell and James L Minnis named. offices set for New York and St Louis. Directors include Krech Tripp Pomeroy Harding Davison along with holdovers Stuart Armstrong Campbell Goelet Greer Kearney Pierce Rhodes Winthrop.
Miss Jane Addams, head of Hull House Sociological Institute and peace advocate, was reported resting comfortably after hospital treatment. Dr James B Herrick said diagnosis is pending and a further consultation would follow, with Addams hopeful to join the Henry Ford peace expedition to Europe and sail from New York tomorrow as a delegate.
El Paso dispatch reports a sovereign convention of the Villa government will meet in Juarez to consider reorganizing the administration in Mexico and electing a new president. The announcement indicates plans for a forthcoming session to decide the political future.
Advert says rheumatism comes from uric acid in the blood and Hood's Sarsaparilla acts to purify the blood and improve digestion. It claims the tonic relieves severe pains and stiffness, encouraging readers not to suffer and to take Hood's today.
In Sioux Falls the tenth annual South Dakota Dairymen and Butter Makers Association convened for a two day session with large attendance. A.W. Willander of Beresford opened the meeting and Mayor George W. Burnside welcomed attendees. Secretary A. P. Ruger of Brookings presented the annual report as the initial session concluded. This afternoon discussions focused on practical dairy issues including compulsory pasteurization for city milk supply.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood remedy that treats catarrh on mucous surfaces. The owners F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo offer 100 dollars for any case it cannot cure and invite readers to request testimonials. price 75 cents.
Queen Alexandra marked her seventy first birthday in London with salutes. Congratulatory messages poured in from Sandringham where she hosted wives and children of the estate for tea. Born in Copenhagen December 1 1844 she was the eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and married the Prince of Wales in 1863.
A mistrial was ordered in federal court for Thomas E. Watson of Thomson Georgia charged with sending obscene matter through the mails. The jury, deliberating since Tuesday afternoon, could not agree on a verdict regarding the alleged offense of publishing an attack on the Roman Catholic church.
In Chicago a Golden Jubilee dinner honored Ella Flagg Young, longtime superintendent of public schools. About 1500 guests from official, educational, club and civic circles attended as tributes highlighted her fifty years of service and contributions to schooling.
Educators from across the United States attend the dedication of Harris Hall at Northwestern University. The new building will house the history economics and politics departments and is presented by Norman W Harris of Chicago to the university.
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