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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
9
New firm offers loans from 25 to 300 dollars using items such as pianos livestock furniture automobiles diamonds liberty bonds and machinery as collateral. State supervised with low legal rates and private confidential terms.
Miss Elanora Sprenger visits from Quincy with sister Mrs Leon Browning. Wilbur Colvin and Adam Prnepot on furlough from military schools. Lt and Mrs Mac Sennett visit. Verett discharged and stays. Funeral for William Thompson Jr. held. Infant daughter of Lt and Mrs Ben Baldwin under doctor's care. father in France wounded. Doris Martin dies at grandparents’ home. William Van dies from influenza and pneumonia. William Haistings dies. Wade Jenkins recovering from illness. The Wrights and daughter Helen out after flu. Floyd Strickler improving after severe illness.
Fred Mittelberg and family epent Saturday in Quincy. Henry Myers and family spent Saturday in Quincy. Andrew Tappe of Quincy spent Sunday in the Mittelvers home. Orville Dempsey spent Sunday afternoon with Florner Myers. Several families and individuals are noted in gatherings and church plans. A Fowler Union C E program aims to raise funds to aid a French orphan. A British army lieutenant who died in France left 8500 pounds to King George to apply toward the national debt.
Lima reports a renewed flu surge with new cases Sunday and Monday including Mrs Norma Conover Mr and Mrs Henry Conover and Harry St John. A nurse was secured for Miss Willa Jenifer and several teachers were exposed causing a Monday school closure.
Local column lists Elli Foleckemer’s return from Pennsylvania with relatives, Camp Point soldier Kay Heke earning a discharge, and several residents recovering from influenza. Mentions postmistress appointment at Riverton, plus social calls, visits to Coatsburg and Galesburg, and assorted church and school attendance updates.
Washington reports a hopeful turn in the Tacna and Arica dispute between Peru and Chile. The United States urges peaceful steps, with Peru accepting the U S offer to mediate though Chile has not officially responded. President Wilson is abroad and ready to answer questions on the matter.
Berlin based Lokal Anzeiger reports Marshal Tch has agreed to delay surrender of all German locomotives to February 1. The notice cites competent sources and indicates coordination with Berlin authorities.
London reports a new false protest claiming that Allied naval terms exceed armistice stipulations. The Berlin telegram repeats demands to return interned and condemned ships, and to surrender all German war vessels, but the British admiralty says no fresh terms exist. The foreign office calls the German claims propaganda aimed at undermining the armistice.
Classified sale notes several properties for sale including a 646 Jackson Street frame house with 4 rooms and a 36 by 196 foot lot to the alley priced at 1300, plus a 6 room cottage and farm holdings with multiple buildings and 160 acres 24 miles south of Liberty. Also mentions 1684 acres with 116 cultivated and 17 rye acres 3 miles from an elevator, plus multiple farm buildings and possession March 1, 1919.
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