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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1920

Page

2

Kentucky leaders back Edwin P Morro as VP candidate

Kentucky Republicans move to groom Vy Pray Edwin P Morrow as a vice presidential candidate. A. T. Hert, national committeeman and convention chair, directs arrangements for the national convention next June. Live cattle exports to England began in 1861 but became a steady trade years later.

Morrow Louisville Republic Kentucky Edwin P. Morrow A. T. Hert England America

Foreig n trade balance tops four billion in 1919

Secretary of Commerce Alexander called 1919 a year of remarkable growth in American trade, estimating the 1919 balance at about four billion dollars. He warned that 1920 could face tighter European markets and urged freer exchange and credit to sustain high exports while noting domestic and social challenges ahead.

Washington Alexander Department of Commerce

Attorney Arrested For Talking With Prisoners

Geo Vandeveer of Seattle, attorney for the national I W W, was arrested in Vancouver Washington on a charge of talking with prisoners in the county jail without court consent. The offense is a penal act in Washington. Also noted is a report that Bahia Brazil yields black diamonds, and a specimen reportedly sold for twenty thousand dollars.

Attorne T. Vancouver Wash Geo. Vandeveer Seattle National Organization of I. W. W Washington Bahia Brazil

Mrs Vester Pleads Not Guilty in Brown Murder Case

Mrs Cecile Vester, charged with complicity in the murder of J Stanley Brown son of a former Detroit manufacturer, pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Mount Clemens justice court. She demanded an eres religations which was set for Saturday.

Mount Clemens Mich Cecile Vester J. Stanley Brown Detroit Vester

Brown's Auction Closes Saturday as Holmes Family News

Brown's Auction ends in two days. Rev. Earl Cook plans to resume Sunday services at the Unitarian church. Milton Bitter returns to Columbia Missouri to resume work at the University of Missouri. James Carlyle Scott visits Quincy from Princeton Michigan before returning home. Lettie Gay leaves Quincy to visit Villa Grove then Champaign. Alfred Peters heads east for engagements in eastern playhouses. George Whitmire of Edina and Mrs Kraft and family visit Chicago. A newborn son arrives to Mr. and Mrs. George Whitmire at Blessing Hospital.

Brown Earl Cook Unitarian Church Milton Pitter J. W. E. Bitter State Street Columbia University of Missouri James Carlyle Scott Princeton Gem City Business College State Savings Loan & Trust Company Broadway South Side Christmas Savings Quincy Lettie Gay Rockport Villa Grove Frank van Doren University of Illinois At Champaign Alfred Peters East George Whitmire Edina

Reception for pastor Rev Edwin Priest at church

The Christian church held a Wednesday evening reception for Rev Edwin Priest and his family after his recent call to the pastorate. A large crowd attended and the program was enjoyed. Nearby residents and relatives were mentioned as visiting or planning future stays, with numerous notes on others' travels and activities in several cities.

Congregation of the Christian Church Edwin Priest Priest Raymond Binns Detroit Mich Hugh Dinsmore Springfield John €. Dinsmore Margery Binns Hot Springs Ark Jay Wattens Chicago Menasha Wis Wallens I AL. Grummon Quincy Rev RR. Grummon Airs Hari Grigsby Ben Hl Matthews Mary Nellie Spann Mt. Sterling Fred R. Jeavis Wie Kansas City W. S. Binns Congregational A W. Mh. Shastiah M. Society of the Christian Clyieh Len Casvthon Jerome Brew Roadhouse George Metzgar

Christmas Visits and Family Gatherings near Mendon

Mr and Mrs Ralph Morton and son Harlan spent Christmas night with her parents Mr and Mrs G H Daughtery of Mendon. Mrs Boone Omer and son J C of Center visited the weekend with sister Mrs George Jeffery and family. Edw Kopsiecker and family spent Christmas day with her parents Mr and Mrs BF Cate and family. Siverton entertained at Christmas dinner including HH GL Dieckhut Merle Lummis and Mrs Sarah Lummis, Jamea Simpsons family from Augusta visited relatives here. Miss Norman WF fettee of Peoria spent Christmas at home. The five wire Sunday school class of the M church were entertained at teacher Mrs Bird wok’s home Tuesday night.

Ralph Morton Harlan G. H. Daugherty Mendon Boone Omer J. C Center George Jeffery Edw. Kopsiecker B. F. Cate CL. Siverton Dieckhut Merle Lummis Quincey Howard Lummis Sivertson Sarah Lummis Jamea_Simmis Gladys Grace Augusta J. Fef Hoskins

Aurora Cash Fare On Street Cars Eight Cents

The state public utilities commission fixed Elgin and Aurora street railway fares for the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway. Cash fare eight cents, tickets seven for fifty cents or fifteen for one dollar. The company must file a cost estimate to replace current service with one man cars. other rates and rules remain as of September 1 1919.

Springfield, II State Public Utilities Commission Elgin Aurora Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway Company

Prince Edward Sends Bodyguard Greetings

Washington January 1 The memory of princes is short on his New Year card desk says Bill Nye veteran state department escort who watched over the safety of the prince of Wales during his U S visit He relays a message from Edward P to Bill Nye wishing a Happy New Year from the Department of State in Washington signed Edward P

Washington Bill Nye State Department Prince of Wales United States Department of State

Release Plea For I. W. W. Prisoners Filed

Briefs asking reversal of judgment and release of W. D. Haywood and 91 other I. W. W. officers editors and organizers convicted of seditious activities and sentenced to Leavenworth prison have been filed in the federal circuit court of appeals in Chicago. The defendants, free on bail, charge there was no nation wide conspiracy as alleged by the government.

Chicago W. D. Haywood Leavenworth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Not official statement from Dorpat conference push

Dorpat dispatch notes no official communique issued since resumption yesterday of the conference between representatives of several parties. The pause in formal remarks leaves the talks without a public statement or declared outcome.

Dorpat

Estonia and Bolsheviks Near Preliminary Armistice Signing

Negotiations progress satisfactorily as Esthonian leaders prepare for a signing ceremony marking a preliminary armistice with the Bolsheviks. The expected event signals a step toward ending hostilities and shaping the postwar boundary framework.

Esthonia

Guards for Railway Transfer to Czecho-Slovak Forces

A January 1 report from Paris states that allied commissioners and the Russian government reached an agreement to entrust guarding the Trans Siberian railway to Czech-Slovak forces at Irkutsk. The note appears in a dispatch from Irkutsk.

Paris Allieé Irkutsk All

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