Auto Show Opens With Bright Lights And Busy Floor
The Highland Spark Pavilion hosts Quincy’s auto show with flowers, hundreds of lights and a lively orchestra. Exhibits fill every space with pleasure cars, tractors, and accessories as crowds gather. sales begin with Georges Thompson of Tretel Quincy purchasing a Willys Knight, and officials predict attendance could double from last year’s 6,600.
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Highland Spark Pavilion
Quincy
Dickson Orchestra
John W. Hart
Chicago
Ilingis
Geuerse Thompson
Tretel Quincey
Willys.Knight
Show at Show Lawrence Botts Highlights Odd Car Display
Lawrence Botts oversaw Tenk's exhibit as the Overland chassis flipped in the spin. Rex and Bill and I recall our skillet glide on a past car. Frank Rathman comments spark with mischief as a Michelin man dummy smokes. Dock Wilkinson gazes at a Nash truck while Urban clan and a prospective member mingle. Clarke eyes a potential trade in.
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Lawrence Botts
Tenk
Overland
Rex
Bill
Missouri
Frank Rathman
Frank
Dock” Wilkinson
Doc
Wichs and Schrage Teams Win Volleyball Matches
In the Business Men's Volleyball tournament at the Y, Wicks defeated the Dunlaps two games to one with scores of 11 15 15 and 7 4. Schrage swept the Hinesmans in three straight games 13 9 15.
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Wicks
Dunlaps
Schrage
Hinesman
Illinois automobil e fees total over three million in 1919
SPRINGFIELD Ill Feb 11 Fees collected by the state automobile department in 1919 totalled 3 262 178 57 secret ary of State Louis L Emmerson announced Tuesday Of the total Cook County paid 1 980 777 96 The totals from other counties included the following Adams 1 491 03 Alexander 6 918 60 Champaign 55 037 71 Macon 43 258 06 Me ria 65 213 65 Morgan 20 111 24 ia 71 261 02 Vermillion 53 479 22 Winnebago 62 865 56
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Springfield
Ill
East market conditions seen by W T Duker after East trip
W T Duker returned from a buying trip to the East with observations on steady business, abundant but cautious buyers, and a focus on seasonal purchases. He notes little price change since 1919, a 15 percent rise in labor costs in January, and that spring goods are being bought now with summer stock to follow. A severe New York storm disrupted transport and daily life, and influenza impacts were noted in the East.
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W. T. Duker
Duker
New York
Philadelphia
Doe Smiles and War Tax Pact in Wisconsin Tale
Doe greets with a pleasant smile while distributing pasteboards. Walter Guth remains hoarse after a trip through Wisconsin. He shares a unique arrangement with Shackelford where Schack does the talking and Wander makes the motions, shaping the scene.
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Doe
Dee Burlingame
Walter Guth
Wisconsin Wilds
Shackelford
Schack
Wander
Show at Rialto Jazz creates lively floor scene
WL Childers weaves through a crowded show as he is called to the wither and negotiates with a room boy for weller skates. H. A. Bruenjes works Adler display while J. A. Adler Service Smile watches girls powder in the mirror. Merk is gloom as his display is lost in transit and the crowd notes his misfortune.
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Rialto Jazz Orchestra
Margaret Wells
Arlene Weis
Dorothy Boswell
Lillian Pierson
National Colors
WL Childers
Weller
H. A.” Bruenjes
Adler
J. A
Adler Service
Clarence Merkel
Merk
Larrys Fine String at Charity Ball Booth
A chaotic scene at a charity ball with salesmen busy counting attendees and a plan to win the attendance guessing contest. Merry in uniform handles calls and inspects spinning chassis while others, including Arthur Goertz, view literature and souvenirs. The Dewey School ladies serve pie at lunch, and Pat Patterson dangled gold watches for a page contest. Carl Rehm, heat troubled, oversees the Gem City truck display in the Natatorium.
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Dewey School
John Clough
Carl Rehm
Carl
Gem City Motor Car Co
Paper mill strikers seek higher pay and shorter hours
About 00 employees at the American Strawboard plant began a strike over demands for reduced hours and higher wages. A Tuesday conference with management yielded little progress. Organizer J B Nellegar said he would stay in Quincy until a settlement. Company manager Frank Shaw said the firm cannot meet the proposal but has extended an offer. Workers now log 11 to 13 hours daily with unskilled pay at 45 cents an hour and skilled pay at 75 cents to one dollar.
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American Strawboard Company
J. B. Nellegar
Internal Brotherhood of Paper Makers
Quincy
Frank Shaw
Guidle
Shaw
Nelegar
Boyer to Attend Meeting of Road Superintendents
County Superintendent L L Boyer leaves today for Springfield to attend the state meeting of county superintendents under the state highway department. He plans to visit Urbana for a short course before taking highway examinations in Springfield February 25.
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L. L. Boyer
Springfield
State Highway Department
Urbana
Brant
Caiepengs Ie ‘Ber
State House
Grandison Grieser
Stuart Summer
Ed Seckman
Supt
Boyer
Seckman
Board of Supervisors
Quincy
County roads trucks urged in state meeting effort
Adams and surrounding counties have pressed to obtain trucks now held by the state highway department. The effort aims to secure these vehicles and is expected to continue at the upcoming state meeting, with active participation from the county group.
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Adams
State Highway Department
Harmony Among Club Owners Of National Strife In American
Chicago Feb 11 Peace and harmony reigned among National League club owners at their meeting. Meanwhile American League magnates could not finish their business and extended the session into the night. NL adopted a 154 game schedule for 1920 and new rules from a joint committee. The spit ball rule was debated with a roster allowing all previously recognized spit ball pitchers to continue. No woman has entered St Catherine convent on Mt Sinai in 1400 years.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Rudolph
Fillingim
Keating
Doak
Goodwin
Tucro
New York
Douglas
Brooklyn
Mitchell
Grimes
Philadelphia
Hwarg
Cincinnati
Fisher
Vendrix
Pittsburgh
St. Catherine
Mt. Sinai
Rotary banquet highlights intercity meeting in Springfield
Governor Frank Lowden delivered the principal speech at a Springfield Rotary banquet closing an all day inter city meeting. He urged Rotary to advance local self government. Carnelius J. Doyle spoke in place of Albert S. Adams who was ill. Delegations from 29 clubs attended from Hannibal Missouri and Burlington Iowa.
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Springfield
Frank O. Lowden
Finois
Rotary
Carnelius J. Doyle
Illinoss
Albert S. Adams
Atlanta Ga
International Association of Rotary
Hannibal
Burlington
Iowa
Dubuque Church and Convent Burned in City Fire
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed St. Vincent's convent and school and spread to the church in Dubuque Iowa. The convent and school loss was estimated at 40000 dollars. Ninety girls and fifteen sisters were believed to escape, with several unaccounted for. One fireman was overcome by smoke.
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Dubuque
St. Vincent’s Convent
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Clob Clarke
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Oefc
Merry
Yantis
Mr. Goertz
Arthur Goertz
Liberty
Pat Patterson
Jimmy Jazz
Fatima
Yale
Harvard
Yale Record
Dwight and
Byers Halls
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