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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
4
Berlin honors the Prussian Guard amid a solemn welcome that observers say reflects sober pride rather than triumph. Reports from Copenhagen say the soldiers marched under German supervision and the mood remained restrained and respectful.
Berlin crowds filled Brandenburg Gate for a victory march as officers and troops, decorated with rosettes and crosses, passed through streets where many were injured by traffic mismanagement. Premier Ebert welcomed the troops urging quiet and national unity, while Spartacist threats prompted government crackdowns and arrests.
Camp Point loses George Ermen Dunham a popular local businessman and longtime Maplewood High School board member. Born January 1 1885 in McDonough County he worked at Stecher Hardware Curry Hardware and Folckemer Hardware. He died December 11 1918 of influenza and pneumonia at age 33 leaving a wife two children and siblings. Funeral was private due to epidemic with interment in Evergreen cemetery conducted by Benjamin Lodge No 297 A F and A M.
British advance guards have entered Bonn and taken possession of the bridges over the Rhine. Bonn lies on the left bank, 15 miles southwest of Colen, near Coplzenz, where American troops are stationed. The city hosts a famed university and is noted as a scenic Rhine town.
The American commission for repatriation arrived in Berlin with Lieutenant Cailiard and Schelling and Harrie aboard the first U.S. group to reach the city since the armistice. They traveled from Spa Belgium via a two hour ride to Berlin. The report notes that only about one third of the world’s population uses bread daily as a staple.
Two specials from our tobacco department offer 15 cent Velvet or Prince Albert smoking tobacco 1 ounce size and Chesterfield cigarettes with a Friday only deal.
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