Town Mourns Captain Alexander Sholl and Noted Republican Leaders
Editorial laments the death of Captain Alexander Sholl, praising his soldierly public service and wide Western Illinois ties. It recalls Adams County Republicans like Dr. Joseph Robbins and W.S. Warfield as trusted leaders who served without seeking office, urging younger generations to follow their exemplary ideals. The piece also notes a projected 11 percent drop in winter wheat acreage and comments on farmers maintaining crop rotation despite wartime prices, aiming for long-term soil health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Alexander Sholl
Captain Shell
Illinois
Western Illinois
Shell
Adams County
Joseph Robbins
W.S. Warfield
William Somerville
James Walsh
Chauncey Castle
John
Cruttenden
Indianapolis News
Forgotten mercy as calls for aid flood the nation
An editorial laments Americans' fading impulse to aid Europe’s suffering. It notes Wilson’s stern stand against Austria after the Ancona shelling, recalls Christmas ships, and warns that overwhelmed generosity risks inaction amid mass appeals for Belgium, Palestine, and Poland. It argues a clearer, targeted charity is needed while referencing Lansing, Villa, and Mexican politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ancona
Wilson
Austria
Belgium
Palestine
Messina
Serbia
America
Bub's Christmas Story Draws Mixed Classroom Reactions
A four year old Bub delivers a halting Christmas tale about burglars, glass, and candy, while the class and teacher note its flaws and ponder the value of fiction versus real news in neighborhood life. The piece hints at broader tensions in wartime Britain over lecture schedules and authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reindeer
Bub
Bob
Ueirdesdare
Tate Beate
Peace and politics swirl in a holiday dispatch
A fragmentary column mixes wartime intrigue and social notes from 1912. References include Roosevelt rooms in Chicago, a Christmas envoy to Mexico, potential postings in Belgium or Serbia, Norse peace delegates, Madame Schwimmer aboard, Washington rumors, and Russian reports of Rum as Tsarist campaigns drag on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
Fletcher
Belgium
Serbia
Madame Schwimmer
Madame
Irons
Editors Seek Ford Peace Ship Tales During Wilson Honeymoon
Editorial minds press for deeper scoop on the Ford peace ship and trench era while newspaper scribes scour domestic life details of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Wilson who remain on their honeymoon amid ongoing inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenches
Christias
Woodrow Wilson
Dr Klein speaks on The Quincy Survey at Webster school
Whig's Letter Box reports Dr Klein state analyst detailed talk on The Quincy Survey at Webster school last Thursday evening. He praised the state dairy investigation as essential and noted October milk in Quincy was free of reported contamination, contrasting with stricter city standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein
Quincy
Webster School
What the Other Editors are Saying
A Kansas City Journal note praises Henry Prather Fletcher’s promotion from the Chilean legation to Mexican ambassadorship as well earned and nonpartisan. It contrasts with earlier Wilson administration steps and lauds Fletcher as a top U.S. diplomat on the western hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Henry Prather Fletcher
Legation
Atlantic
Wilson
Fletcher
Tfenrys Lane Wilson
America
Western Hemisphere
Titanis Women to Wear Next in Fashion Plan
In St Louis Globe Democrat notes there is no strong probability about the women of Titanis who will next wear the outfit for the first time. The article hints at upcoming fashion choices and schedules without confirming a definite wearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Payson
Adams County
Finis
Lucey
St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Titanis
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health by Expelling Humors
The advertisement claims humors in the blond cause derangements and pimples and that Hood's Sarsaparilla has for forty years expelled humors and removed their inward and outward effects. It endorses Hood's as a superior medicine.
New York Woman Leader Plans Westward Suffrage Move
Mrs Harnet Stanton Blatch, retiring head of the Women’s Political Union, seeks to mobilize women to relocate from New York to Kansas or other western states with woman suffrage. A recruiting meeting is planned for January to attract new adherents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Pantagraph
Harnet Stanton Blatch
Women's Political Union
New York
Kansas
Tmatch
Burlington Hawkeye Reports Dinner With Financiers
Burlington Hawkeye notes Cisonel Rouse dined Friday with financiers labeled malefactors of great wealth. Reported discussions hint at efforts to defeat Wilson’s reelection. Leaks suggest a ticket pairing Cummings or Burton with Hiram Johnson, with Theodore possibly backing the New Yorker’s running mate and not opposing Root if allowed to choose.
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Burlington
Hawkeye
Cisonel Rouseveit
Alager
Wilson
Cummings
Hiram Johnson
Burton
Hiram
Theodore
Root
Health boards urged to ensure clean milk supply
A reader commends health boards for pursuing pure milk in bottles with chemist oversight as key to epidemic prevention. They praise the state board for aiding Quincy and credit dairymen for engaging in meetings that should yield improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Board
Quincy
Lessons in History One Hundred Years Ago Today
A compact historical digest noting events and births on specific dates. It lists Henry H. Garnet born in Maryland, died in Liberia, Odd Fellows milestones, succession of North Carolina governors, czarevitch Nicholas II’s India visit, WWI era war summaries, and birthdays of Oscar S. Straus and William H. Moody with brief roles and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Garnet
New Market
Monrovia
Liberia
U. S
Cincinnati Lodge of Odd Fellows
Ohio
Johnson
Jonathan Worth
North Carolina
William W. Helden
the Czarevitch
Russia
Emperor Nicholas II
Bombay
India
Oscar S. Straus
Turkey
Public Service Commissioner
New York
Bavaria
William H. Moody
He Could Hardly Wear His Clothes
Alvis Sowers of Ade Indiana endured eight years of back and kidney pain before Foley Kidney Pills. He reports swelling eased after three boxes, with no relapse. Letters from across the United States praise the pills for toning and strengthening the kidneys and alleviating related ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvis Sowers
Ade
Ind
Foley
Notable U S figures celebrate birthdays on this day
Justice of the Supreme Court born in Newbury Massachusetts 62 years ago today. Dr John H Worst NDAC president and agricultural authority born Ashland County Ohio 65 years ago today. John H Stephens US Representative from Texas born Shelby County Texas 65 years ago today. James B Aswell US Representative from Louisiana born Jackson Parish Louisiana 46 years ago today. Connie Mack born East Brookfield Massachusetts 53 years ago today. Also mentions Pan American conferences fostering closer ties and intellectual exchange in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Newbury
Mass
John H. Worst
North Dakota Agricultural College
Ashland County
Ohio
John H. Stephens
Congress
Texas
Shelby County
James B. Aswell
Louisiana
Jackson Parish
Connie Mack
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Philadelphia American League Baseball Club
East Brookfield
Lines Worth Remembering Salute Free Debate
Quotation by Macaulay emphasizes that men are most inclined to settle questions during open, nightly discussions. The line reflects on the value of free discourse in reaching conclusions.
Foley's Honey and Tar Package Offer
An old advertisement promises a trial package from Foley & Co. in Chicago containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills for pain rheumatism back ache kidney and bladder ailments and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation biliousness and sluggish bowels Miller Arthur Drug Co handles the offer via a mail-in slip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Plans for Pan American Scientific Congress in Washington
Announcement today that the second Pan American Scientific congress will convene in Washington for ten days starting Monday. Delegations from 21 American republics include senators, economists, engineers, lawyers, and mining, agriculture, health, transportation, and finance experts. Over 150 leaders from Central and South America expected. more than 60 U S specialists will attend. The first congress was held in Santiago in 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Pan-American Scientific Congress
United States
Central and
South America
Santiago
Chile
Americas
Rother Gea
Wmeterland
Dr King's New Discovery for Children's Coughs
An old ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for children’s coughs and colds. It claims pine tar plus soothing balsams expel poisons, kill cold germs, loosen phlegm, and soothe irritation. geschikt for adults too. Get a bottle today from all druggists.
Double Shooting Staged in Baton Rouge Station
Robert L. Knox a port of New Orleans surveyor and prominent Louisiana attorney shot and killed Ben Foster of Hatiesburg Miss and Alex Franke of Natchitoches La this afternoon at Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad station Baton Rouge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Robert L. Knox
Cystoma
New Orleans
Louisiana
Ben Foster
Hattiesburg
Miss
Alex Franke
Natchitoches
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Funeral for Lieut. Col. Bromwell Sunday in Bloomington
Lieut. Col. Bromwell A. S. A. who shot himself in Honolulu ten days ago will be buried Sunday at 2 p.m. from Mrs. M. T. Scott’s home. The body arrives Friday and interment is in the Scott family lot in Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bromwell
Bloomington
Hil
Dee
Col. Bromwell
Honolulu
M. T. Scott
Scott
Misses Wall and Kolker Confined by Grip at Home
Lenore Wall of 1027 J street and Katherine Kolker of 300 Hampshire street are confined to their homes with the grip, a brief local health note indicating illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenore Wall
J. Street
Katherine Kolker
Hampshire Street
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Santa Claus
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Editor’s Night Cap
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New York City
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Tarnow
Cracow Road
Przemysl
Galicia
Zzura River
Poland
Macaulay
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