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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1919

Page

2

Ministers Object To Boxing Bills In Illinois Senate

In Springfield on February 7 the United Protestant Ministers union of Chicago, representing 12 denominations and about a million communicants, voiced opposition to the Illinois boxing bills while not opposing amateur contests. They supported gloves under 10 ounces, six rounds, and no prize or license fees. Lincoln Memorial events and budget talks awaited action as both houses adjourned.

Springfield Ilinois Senate United Protestant Ministers’ Union of Chicago Lincoln Abraham Lincoln William A. Rodenburg East St. Louis Lowden Wright McLain House General Assembly Secretary of State Barr Joliet Senate Committee On Judicial Department DeGoy B. Ellis Elgin Nes A. O. Lindstrom Galesburg Judiciary Committee Henry M. Dunlap Savoy Congress Committee On Judiciary Glackin, Herlihy Manny Senate Public Utilities Committee Kessinger Ralph W. Church Chicago Organized Labor Joseph H. Walker Illnois

Indicted for Army Frauds Near St Louis Feb 7

Federal grand jury indicts 14 men for conspiracy to defraud the government. Two accused of using inferior coffee in a government order and twelve conspired to obtain clothing to sell at Jefferson Barracks. Health insurance for wage workers is under consideration in nine states.

ST. Louis Federal Grand Jury Jefferson Barracks

Real Doctors Endorse Fletcher’s Castoria for Babies

Local physicians, caring as day and night, attest to Fletcher’s Castoria’s benefits for children. They emphasize it is tried and trusted, not an experiment, and warn of imitations while urging parents to rely on their neighborhood doctors for the welfare of their babies.

Fletcher

Movement for Deportation of All Aliens Urged by Seattle Boards

A nationwide movement to deport all aliens who claimed exemption from military service on non-citizenship grounds was adopted by Seattle area exemption boards. The Quin cy board received the appeal urging co operation of local boards. The letter blasts aliens who sought exemption as unpatriotic and calls for drastic action, including restricting immigration and preventing naturalization for non declarants.

Seattle Wash Quincy Johnston Washington Congress Associated Boards King County

Dr. B. S. Henderson's License Is Revoked

Mayor Thompson confirms licensure revoked for Dr Berry S Henderson 429 Hampshire Street due to unprofessional and dishonest acts. Dispatches report state education department cites habitual drunkenness and breach of promise with patients who paid for services not rendered.

Thompson Berry S. Henderson Hampshire Street Dr. Senderson Springfield State Department of Registration, and Education Dr. Henderson

Capt Wingerter recalls armistice time in France

Captain E F Wingerter, former Fifth Regiment Illinois National Guard, writes from Villennes France about the November eleventh hour on the Scheldt line. He recalls one of history’s fiercest duels as the armistice came and praises American deliverance of Belgium and the support from Quincy volunteers to Red Cross Y M C A Knights of Columbus and Salvation Army.

E. F. Wingerter Fifth Regiment Illinois National Guards Wingerter Villennes France Scheldt Rhine Belgium Fritz Brussels Quincy Red Cross K. of C Salvation Army

Ralph O'Neill Takes Trip Through Europe

Sergeant Ralph O'Neill travels from Dijon to Lyon Marseilles Nice and Monte Carlo then back via Grenoble and the Swiss Alps posting letters and souvenirs to his parents at 121 North Twelfth Street. He reports good health a 20 pound gain and duties at Chattillon Sur Seine in the second corps school detachment with 2600 officers and 1000 new coms enrolled. He notes dish and provisioning needs and mentions fellow Quincy boys Joe Teague and Albert Scott.

Ralph O'Neill France O'Neill North Twelfth Street Dijon Lyon Marseilles Nice Monte Carlo Swiss Grenoble Alps Chattillon Sur Seine Army of Occupation Troyes Quincy Boys Sergeant O'Neill Joe Teague Albert Scott

Government Jobs Open to More Men in Civil Service

Secretary L Schrage of the United States Civil Service Commission announces many openings. Applicants should file with the labor board at the plant and must not report for employment until called. Transportation costs are paid by the applicant when reporting for work. Mechanics are sought for navy yards in Charleston New Orleans Brooklyn Norfolk Philadelphia Puget Sound and for the engineer department nationwide. During the war the London County Council loaned nearly 50 699 900 to Britain.

Brooklyn Norfolk Philadelphia Portsmouth Puget Sound Engineer Department Mobile Ala New Orleans New York City Norfolk, Va Savannah, Ga

Friday Special Silk Lisle Hose Seamed Back

Women's black silk lisle hose with seam at back offered as a Friday special priced at 59 cents, showcasing fashion quality and style.

Burson

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Castoria B. S. Henderson Quincy’s Live Store Hirsh Sphars J. W. Daniels Mainest H. Lizsen Capt. Wingerter Ralph O’neill Europe London County Council Weilers N. Fifth ST Madame Miller Kirk Mme. Isebell’s Brown's Garden of Roses Vantine’s Dinner Ware Freeman Fordan Choice Amoskeag Chambray Swift's Pride Yard W.et.duker Company
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