York Contracted for Busy Foundry Enterprise
A new casting enterprise opens Tuesday Jan 2 at the big foundry part of the Central Iron. The company, led by president Al Murphy and treasurer Werm an Menke, will supply medium to heavy castings with a 14 ton cupola and large cranes. Six directors will manage affairs and workers include five molders from local plants. The operation emphasizes worker ownership and direct participation in management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mpany
R. T. Murphy
Heuer
Werman Menke
George Dues
Ryan
Dick Ruskamp
Excelsior Stove
Quincy Stove
Rand
Otis E
Sing
Idaho
Quincy
Lodge Elections of the Mounters' Union Held
Monthly meeting of the Mounters' Union No. 1 was held Friday evening. Officers elected include Frank G. Eickmeyer president, George Hage secretary, Ed Klemme treasurer, with George Pauk and William Menke among others. Installation planned for Thursday in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ntérs’ Union
Frank G. Eickmeyer
George H. Pauk
George Hage
Iiker
yEd. Klemme
William Menke
Albert William Kuhlman
Township votes to reduce board to a single commissioner
A township vote proposes moving from a three member board to a single commissioner system. Residents would elect one commissioner in spring elections. The current commissioners named are A. F. Kabrick and J. L. Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missioner
A. F. Kabrick
J. L. Rice
Janitor Discovered in Courthouse Break-In Early Thursday
Steve Ferryman, a janitor, entered the courthouse at 3 am to finish chores and was confronted by Sheriff John Coens, who, startled by a flashlight and revolver, spoke to him from Coens’ bedroom. The sheriff captured the intruder, then Ferryman returned to work with his broom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Ferryman
Court House
John
John Coens
Coens
Company F Men to Drill Tonight in Illinois Guard Armory
Attendance at the regular drill of Company F Illinois national guard in the Armory tonight will determine eligibility for state pay. Capt. Wingert announced money is ready, with pay rates set: captains 500 a year, lieutenants 350 and 200 a year, corporals 1.31 per drill night, sergeants 1.80, privates 0.94, contingent on meeting attendance requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois National Guard
Wingerter
Uill
Mexicans 10 Stop Border Sniping In El Paso
El Paso Texas December 29 Carranza authorities in Juarez arrested a Mexican civilian said to be intoxicated and searched huts for firearms on the Mexican bank of the Rio Grande to halt sniping at American posts. American officers accept Gen Murgia at Juarez will punish guilty suspects. A Kentucky Infantry officer recalls a Christmas Eve gunfire and a Mexican funeral near the smelter district with Consul Soriano Bravo citing loose horses as the cause. Bravo says American guardsmen fired first, and Mexican officers corroborate.
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EL Paso
Texas
Carranza
Juarez
Grande
Murgia
Hart's Mill
Third Kentucky Infantry
Soriano Bravo
Mexico
Consul Bravo
Tulsa Blast Shatters Glass, Scares Tulsa Area
A terrific and mysterious explosion shattered hundreds of panes of glass in Tulsa on Thursday night. Buildings in the business district trembled and the blast was heard up to 25 miles away. No wreckage location or source yet found. nitro glycerine plants nearby reported unharmed. one theory suggests a nitro glycerine wagon was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapulpa
Okla
Government Gaugers Active in Politics
Six government storekeeper gaugers stationed temporarily have been suspended from the internal revenue service on the charge of pernicious political activity. The men allegedly contributed 100 to Congressman John W. Langley for his campaign in Kentucky's Tenth District two years ago.
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Louisville
Pere
Internal Revenue Service
Gangers
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Meetings in Labor Temple Next Week
Meetings will be held at Labor Temple Ninth and State next week with groups scheduled by day. Tuesday covers Labor Temple stockholders Milkmen's association and the Beer Bottlers' union No. 239. Wednesday lists Stone Masons' union No. 6 and the Allamandusel society. Thursday includes Iron Molders' union No. 44 Team Drivers' union No. 88 Pressmen' union No. 171 and the Press Feeders' union No. 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Temple
Milkmen's Association
Beer Bottlers’ Union
Stone Masons’ Union
Allamandusel Society
Iron Molders’ Union
Team Drivers’ Union
Press Mens’ Union
Press Feeders’ Union
Wanted Boys to Carry Routes for $2 Weekly
Help wanted notice seeking boys aged 14 or older to deliver newspapers. Earn two dollars per week. Apply at the Whig office for details.
State aid road routes debated by Adams county panel
Adams county permanent state aid roads committee kept open sessions to hear township ideas from seven of the county’s townships. No definite plan emerged and a March board vote is needed to adopt any route map. Gravel roads are favored for cost and proximity, with maps and input from county highway superintendent L. L. Boyer guiding the discussion.
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Adams County
State Aid Roads Committee
Court House
L. L. Boyer
Board of Supervisors
North East Township
J. C. Simpson
Huston Paxton
Honey Creek
Fred Tieken
Henry Morton
Charles Lawless
Mr. Liveston
Payson
Henry Scarborough
Clayton
Enoch Selters
Quincy
George Stewart
Permanent
Supt Boyer
Russian reply on peace final in Petrograd report
Dec 29 dispatch from Petrograd via London reports Russia rejects peace talks for now. Moscow stresses the foreign minister and emperor’s declarations. Germany’s reply to Wilson is deemed irrelevant and impertent, avoidant of war aims, and unacceptable to the Allies.
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Petrograd
London
Russia
Wilson
United States
Associated Press
Germany
California Press for Higher Rates
California publishers push to raise subscription and advertising rates to cover higher news print costs. The California Press association backs immediate relief and says current prices do not reflect production costs, urging public support for higher rates.
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Sacramento
Cal
California Press Association
Friend W. Richardson
The
Associaton
J. W. McDougal
Hughes Named Head of Legal Aid Society
Charles E. Hughes was elected president of the Legal Aid Society in New York to fill the vacancy caused by Arthur Von Driesen’s resignation. Hughes has long been a member, and the society aims to provide gratuitous legal aid to those in need and promote protections for the deserving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Hughes
The
Legal Aid Society
Arthur von Driesen
Hughes
Card of Thanks for Marie Lindenbauer
We thank relatives, friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement and illness of our daughter Marie Lindenbauer. Grateful for the many beautiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lindenbauer and son Ralph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Lindenbauer
Otto Lindenbauer
Ralph
Army life lures Arthur Baer back to service
After 14 years in the army and navy Arthur O Baer plans re enlistment in Colorado at Ft Logan. A veteran band man he served aboard Dewey s Olympia and on the Missouri during a world voyage. He also served at Madison Barracks and Newport and spent years in show bands. He praises military life as a strong career or training path.
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Arthur O. Baer
Army
Navy
Ft. Logan
Colorado
Quincy
Dewey
Olympia
Missouri
Europe
Caribbean Sea
New York Third Infantry
Madison Barracks
Seventh Coast Artillery Band
Newport
R. I
Lambert Lodge Installs Officers
Lambert Lodge No. 659 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons held an open installation at the Masonic temple on Thursday night followed by dancing. W. E. White installed the officers with William T. Beadles as chaplain, Charles S. Irwin as secretary, and Emmett A. Simpson as marshal. Installed were Worshipful Master William F. Sprague, Senior Warden Albert E. Smyth, Junior Warden John W. White, Treasurer Thomas Burrows, Secretary Charles E. Lane, Chaplain Paul G. Duncan, Senior Deacon Robert Boschulte, Junior Deacon Russell J. Walters, Senior Steward Walter B. Hagemann, Junior Steward Merle F. Lummis, Marshal Samuel C. Bark, Director Temple Association Charles S. Irwin, and Tyler Daniel H. Rouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Lodge
Masonic Temple
W. E. White
William T. Beadles
Charles S. Irwin
Emmett A. Simpson
William F. Sprague
Albert E. Smyth
John W. White
Thomas Burrows
Charles E. Lane
Paul G. Duncan
Robert Boschulte
Russell J. Walters
Walter B. Hagemann
Merle F. Lummis
Samuel C. Bark
Temple Association
Tyler
Daniel H. Rouse
Man falls with keg of beer injuring head on sidewalk
Gus Bangert, timer at 2047 York Street, dropped a pony keg in front of Broadway Bank. The keg nearly crushed his head against the sidewalk, leaving deep gashes. Bank staff aided him, police ambulance responded, and he was taken to St Mary’s Hospital unconscious and listed as not improving.
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Gus Bangert
York Street
Broadway Bank
Connell
Edwards
St. Mary's Hospital
New Steps for Peace in Secret
The German and Austrian replies to President Wilson's note diverge slightly in tone and aim. Germany seeks quick, neutral-ground assembly of warring states delegates while Austria favors early talks on neutral ground. Austria also assigns to Wilson the view that peacetime guarantees must wait until after the war. Wilson contemplates lengthy negotiations with daily meetings with Secretary Lansing, fearing months of delicate issues.
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Germany
Austria
Wilson
United States
Lansing
Love Flies From Kitchen Door As Cooking School Grad Arrives
A playful scene unfolds as a cooking school graduate enters, sparking a whimsical moment of romance and surprise. The encounter blends culinary craft with spontaneous affection in a lighthearted city setting.
Peoples Saving Loan and Building Association Directors Meet
The Peoples Saving Loan and Building association reported record prosperity in its annual meeting held Thursday night. Dividends topped previous highs as officers were elected: President B. H. Miller, Vice President J. H. VandenBoom, Treasurer Charles Oehlman, Secretary M. E. Vasen, who succeeds his father after 33 years of service. Emmons and Emmons were named attorneys for the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples’ Saving, Loan and Building Association
B. H. Miller
J. H. VandenBoom
Charles Oehlman
M. E. Vasen
Vasen
Emmons and
Emmons
$250000 Plant May Come to This City
Knights of Security envision a $250000 complex in Quincy including an orphanage, old folks home, hospital and administration buildings on a model farm. A dairy and pure bred stock department will be featured with a superintendent to run the farm and provide provisions and work for residents. Local council aims to involve the Chamber of Commerce and seek land on the city outskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights and Ladies of Security
Quincy
Order
Iscal Council
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts Plan New Year Hike in Quincy
Local boy scout groups prepare a New Year’s afternoon hike meeting at 1 PM at the Cheerful home and heading north of the city. Leaders include Lieut. Hugh E. King, O. D. Frank, Roy Denny, and Prof. A. R. Sewrey. A third troop is formed with Bertram Calvin as scout master and Burks Oakley as assistant. The new unit will enable a local council to supervise the movement, drawing business leaders and interested residents as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh E. King
O. D. Frank
Roy Denny
A. R. Sewrey
Quincy
Bertram Calvin
Burks Oakley
Stenographers exam opens Feb 10 in Quincy
Stenographers in Illinois can enter the eligible list for institution posts as the state civil service commission schedules an exam on February 10 at Gem City Business College. Pay ranges from 414 to 470 monthly with maintenance. many college graduates are expected to take the test. Springfield conference set for deputy revenue officer C. E. Fitzgerald will travel to Springfield for a meeting with the internal revenue collector then proceed south to Alton and back to Quincy over six days. Benjamin Taylor seeks divorce from Mertle Taylor after a spring marriage in 1914 ended with separation in September. he alleges desertion. Dynamite Williams, injured and intoxicated, jailed on peace disturbance after a recent home incident. pending trial.
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Quincy
Iinois
State Civil Service Commission
Gem City Business College
Springfield
C. E. Fitzgerald
Collector of Internal Revenue
Alton
Germans Charged With Brutality In Westminster Sink Comment
London reports the British admiralty description of the sinking of the Westminster on December 14 by a German submarine 180 miles from land. Four sailors killed, survivors shelled while escaping, and two engineers missing presumed drowned. The note condemns the act as cold blooded murder and a breach of international law.
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Torre Annuziata
Port Said
To Fill Engagement at Champaign and Chicago
Alfred Peters local female impersonator leaves Saturday for Champaign NL to perform at a stag party by the Moose Order that city and Sunday at a private party He then plans a short visit to Chicago From Champaign he travels after the events Hurt in Runaway William Sullivan thrown from wagon after losing control of a team of horses in Brown County His skull fractured Dr Peters called Dr Knapheide of Quincy consulted Sullivan is nephew of Thomas Nolan Brown County probation officer and well known locally
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Alfred Peters
Champaign
Order of Moose
Chicago
Sterling
William Sullivan
Peters
Knapheide
Quincy
Sullivan
Thomas Nolan
Brown County
Retake of Torreon Reported by Carranza Wires
Mexican Consul Beltran announced a message from First Chief Carranza stating Gen Murguia had retaken Torreon. The message gave no further details and was received in San Antonio, Texas, on December 29.
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Mexico
San Antonio
Texas
Beltran
Carranza
Murguia
Torreon
Police Tickets Sold For Annual Turner Hall Ball
Police department members have tickets for the ball at Turner hall on January 24. They are selling tickets to friends they meet now but will not start campaigning until after New Years.
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Turner Hall
Al Baldwin Defeats Omaha Jack Gorman in 10 Round Bout
In Des Moines Iowa on December 29 Al Baldwin of Jacksonville Illinois defeated Omaha’s Jack Gorman in a fast ten round bout at Ryan’s club. Gorman absorbed heavy punishment with the bell saving him in rounds eight and ten. Baldwin plans a New Year’s Day showdown with Jim Minor who has defeated many top 133 pounds fighters.
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Des Moines
al Baldwin
Jacksonville
Ill
Jack Gorman
Omaha
Ryan's Club
Gorman
Baldwin
Jimmy Minor
Minor
Juvenile star J C Lewis Jr leads Orpheum bill Christmas week
At the Orpheum a juvenile trio fronts the Christmas week show with Master J C Lewis Jr in Billy's Santa Claus, a funny skit with family roles and human interest. The Ross Brothers boxing routine follows with quick humor and a juggling act, a blackface comedian, two female singers, and a top jugler closing the program with rapid balance feats.
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Orpheum
J. C. Lewis, Jr
Billy
Santa Claus
J.C
Buster Brown
Punch
J. C
Ross Brothers
Bosser
Primrose
Haverly
Contracts Signed For Erecting Dewey School
Buerkin and Kaempen, the contractors, met with the board of education building committee and signed contracts for the new Dewey school. The base price was 88875 dollars with a 175 dollar reduction for using Danville variegated brick at 13.25 per thousand. Over 100000 bricks will be used after Western Brick of Danville secured the supply.
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Buerkin & Kaempen
Dewey
Board of Education
Danville
Western Brick Company of
World grain crop figures by country released
Washington December 29 More exact details on world crop figures from the International Institute of Agriculture were released by the Department of Agriculture. Argentina shows wheat 77,394,000 bushels a 35.2 percent drop, oats 33,610,000 bushels down, flaxseed 5,280,000 bushels down 86.6 percent. Australia reports wheat 148,246,000 bushels up 3.7 percent, oats 284,398,000 up 192 percent, barley 39,405,000 up 24 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rome
International Institute of Agriculture
Institute
Department of Agriculture
Argentina
Australia
Death of Fuller Ruled Accidental After Elm Street Viaduct Fall
The death of Wilford Fuller near the Elm street viaduct was ruled accidental after sheriff and police concluded he fell while crossing from the track to box cars on the viaduct. Investigators traced his last movements from a Hampshire street chili parlor to Burlington yards and the Thompson switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Fuller
Elm Street
Burlington Railroad
Coens
Fuller
Burlington Yards
Harry Carrott
Hampshire Street
Jacobs
Burington
Thompson Switch
Carrett
Sherif
Carrott
Chk
Third Street
Sheriff Coens
Burlington Station
William Schaeffer
Yards
Third
Hampshire Streets
Fair Weekend Forecast For Illinois Missouri Town
A brief weather note says Illinois Missouri and Town can expect fair conditions Friday and Saturday with little change in temperatures. No precipitation is anticipated and skies should remain largely sunny or clear across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binkley
Ilinois
Missouri
Rise Fall River Forecast Slight Ice Impact
A weather note forecasts river levels changing little beyond ice effects. The advisory highlights minimal overall rise or fall with localized shifts where ice forms or accumulates, guiding waterway users and officials to expect steady conditions.
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Rive
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YORK
Resent Company
Organiz
Tove Mounters’ Union
Tbe Martin
Irwin
Prah Rycg
Esa Et Aie
Tulsa
Oklahoma
City
California
A. O. Baer
Peoples’ Organization
BOY Scouts
Benjamin Taylor
Mertle Taylor
Williams
Charles Williams
Ben Williams
Fifth
Locust Streets
British Admiralty
Westminster
Admiralty
Torreon Carranza Wires
Keokuk Te
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