Quincy Officials To Meet Q Line Over Bridge Toll Reductions
Business Manager Truman Pierson reports that General Passenger Agent Francis and other officials will visit Quincy to press concessions beyond the restored train schedule changes. The Chamber of Commerce will urge lower bridge tolls for cars with one or two passengers and present data showing over 20 000 a year in bridge tolls revenue after expenses. Quincy will demand the depot remain in the business district and oppose consolidations while seeking other Burlington advantages and support against the Wabash. The session is expected this afternoon once officials arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Pierson
Francis
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
Wabash
Year of 824 Arrests Under Police Magistrate Report
Year 1917 records show 824 defendants faced P W Reardon with intoxication leading the offenses count. February tops months with 102 arrests tied to chicken fight crowds at Twelfth and Locust Streets. December notes 39 intoxications 8 peace disturbers and other offenses with 36 fines paid and 12 executions issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Reardon
Twelfth
Locust Streets
R. S. Benedict
Benedict
Couple Wanted In Savanna Held Here
Aubrey Hunsaker once of Camp Point and Miss Mary Clark formerly of Savanna Ill sit in the county jail awaiting word from Savanna police. They were arrested in Camp Point Tuesday night and Hunsaker was arraigned for failure to pay alimony. He paid back 100 dollars and promised 20 dollars monthly. The woman denies the charge and says she can prove her innocence after reaching Savanna. Sheriff James Simmons says they lived as a couple near a policeman’s residence. Hunsaker is well known in Camp Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Hunsaker
Camp Point
Mary Clark
Hunsaker
Savanna
James Simmons
Marriage Licenses Issued for Means and Lauder Couple
Frank Means, 43, of Keokuk Iowa, and Mrs. Sarah Lauder, 59, of Warsaw were issued marriage licenses. The pair proceed to formalize their union under state requirements and local registry rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Means
Keokuk, Ta
Sarah Lauder
Warsaw
Veterans notes from France and homeward hopes
Chesleigh Gray writes from near the Swiss border that his transfer pleases him though homecoming date remains unknown. Dwire recalls Argonne shelling and gas attacks, and Wiskirchen, wounded October 31, expects to visit Quincy soon. Deege returns from Camp Travis and recovers from influenza illness while McCarl and Giannaris describe delays before return, Roberts is discharged as Ware battles tonsillitis in Camp Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
Allen Deege
Camp Travis
N. J
Lieut. Deege
Quincy
Old Fifth Regiment
Camp Logan
Camp Stanley
Cavalry
George Giannaris
Camp Gordon
Camp Grant
Ife
Dr Stannus Returns After Seven Months of Service in New York
Dr E F Stannus resumes practice in Quincy after six busy months in New York City hospitals and draft boards. He trained in eye ear nose and throat work at the New York Polyclinic and served on multiple draft boards and medical committees. He attended a Waldorf Astoria banquet for draft boards and brings back capsule number 40 from the Washington drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Stannus
Quincy
New York City
Stannus
New York
Draft Boards
Medical Board of Draft Board No. 116
Roosevelt Hospitals
Waldorf-Astoria
Baker
General Crowder
Washington
Quincey Doctor
Chicago Janitors Stage Citywide Strike Over War Demands
Janitors in Chicago number about 320 serving 6 000 flats began a strike at the start of the new year 1945 amid wartime shortages and rising living costs. Owners hastened a union agreement as the walkout disrupted housing service and left many tenants in discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Year's Day Open House at Quincy Y M C A Draws Large Crowd
The Quincy Y M C A hosted a public open house on New Year's Day with a full schedule of aquatic and gymnastic feats led by Sam Gabel. The afternoon featured a 32 to 8 Y M C A victory over the High School tossers, and the evening program showcased performances by Primrose Concert company, local dancers, readings by John Barton, and an exhibition by Boy Leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Gabel
Rome Bockenhoff
Schauff
Tom Reidy
Mike” Carlton
Smith
U. M
Schelp
Leindecker
Farrar
Bockenhoff
Adams
Farnsworth
Garner
Nablung
Hokamp
Timmerwilke
Pike
Carlton
Primrose
Daisy Mollenhauer
Dorothy Ruth Miller
Maude Dunbar
Angel
John Barton
R. O. Gibbons
Leota Aull
Thelma McDole
Thomas Reidy
James Channon
Glen Johnson
Harry Haley
Haley
Dorothy Sellner
Northwestern University
Eight Cent Car Fare Sought By Brooklyn Transit Boss
Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interborough Rapid Transit, warns in a letter to city government that an eight cent fare is needed to avoid bankruptcy. The appeal comes as part of the dual subway contracts under which underground lines are built with city and company cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan
Bronx
Establish Railroad Homeseekers Bureau Opens
Washington January 2 a home seekers bureau has been set up by the railroad administration to supply free information on farming stock raising gardening and related pursuits in western and southern states. J L Edwards manager of the agricultural section will oversee the service assisted by J B Jarrell in Washington C T Seagraves in Chicago and W W Croxton in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Homeaeekers
Railroad Administration
J. L. Edwards
J. 8. Jarrell
C. T. Seagraves
Chicago
W. W. Croxton
Atlanta
Food agency caps on mill feed sales amid price controls
The War Food Administration halted certain on mill feed sales and wholesale postings on Wednesday to curb price manipulation and imitator postings. The action targets restrictions and prompts wholesalers to adjust pricing practices.
City light plant proposition to be considered Monday
City council failed to act last week on the mayor's endorsement of a municipal lighting plant and bond plans. The measure to float $500,000 for street improvements may be tied to the plant issue, splitting aldermen into pro and con camps. Officials say bonds could be unnecessary if a plant is built but funds from water works could complicate debt relief. Supporters include McNutt, Ellis, Klein, Lepper, Ross, Myers. others' positions are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lepper
James E. McNutt
Perry C. Eilis
George Ll. Klein
David Ross
John W. Myers
Bickhaus
Schanz
Ames
Tompkins
Owen
Charles Hoar
Whig Telephone Qs Await Morning Print Answers
Readers submitted questions by telephone throughout the day and night. The Whig promises to print the answers in the following morning edition, providing responses to inquiries posed during late hours.
Harry Lauder spoke in Quincy on March 28 last
A reader asks about the timing of Harry Lauder’s Quincy speech and the Seventh Division. The response confirms the Seventh Division is in the army of occupation and notes Eurecia as of November 28, with no available makeup details. questions about the 317th ammunition train, 92nd Division, and its return remain unsettled with no definite date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lauder
Quincy
War Dept. has not announced 93rd division homeward move
Inquiry asks if the 98th division was sent home. Response: the War Department has never announced the 93rd division’s location in France or any plan to bring it home. Only September notice described the 93rd as unassigned to corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
France
Division of Battery 3 Third Trench Artillery at Fort Crockett
War Department lists Battery 3 as in the third division though soldiers claim otherwise with reports of quote 85th division. Some say its landing here is unverified while others cite an early return home and the 21st regiment of engineers seeks division and occupation status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Trench Artillery
Fort Crockett
War Department
Quincy
Unknown organization questioned in military occupation inquiry
Q asks location and status of an organization referenced as Third Corp. Art. Park O. & T.C. No. 5 FP. A. A. E. E. The reply states, we do not understand what this organization is.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of Occupation
Third Corp
Art. Park O. & T.C. No. 5
E. E
Army of Occupation 125th Infantry Details
The 125th Infantry Regiment, part of the 62nd Division, serves in the army of occupation. At the armistice it was stationed at Aincreville and St Didier. It is unlikely to return home soon, though severely wounded members may be sent home early depending on wound severity. The 120th machine gun company shares the brigade and division with the 126th Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
125Th Infantry
Army of Occupation
10Th Machine Gun Company
125Th Infantry Regiment
62Nd Division
Aincreville
St. Didier
120Th
126Th Infantry
Ralph Hinton At Elgin Faces Staff Pay Dispute
Ralph Minton son of Prof Newton Hinton and longtime Elgin Mental Hospital superintendent is shown in dispute with two attendants demanding higher pay. They claim duties are strenuous since the institution abolished the straight jacket. Hinton has led the hospital through multiple administrations and implemented reforms praised by the state board of charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Minton
Newton Hinton
Inland Hospital
Elgin
Hinton
Jay
Tate Board of Charities
Major Henry R. Hill Made Brigadier General Before Death
Washington reports that Major Henry R. Hill of Quincy died in France while commanding the 128th Infantry, 32nd Division. He was officially named brigadier general shortly before he was killed, and he had returned to active warfare after a period as a brigade commander in the Illinois National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry R. Hill
Quincy
Rance
United States
Hill
Illinois National Guard
France
National Guard
128Th Infantry
America
Ice Harvest Expected Soon As Cold Weather Returns
Ice dealers report no ice cut yet though temps have dropped. The Hutmacher firm said no preparations were made as water needs thicker freezing. With continued cold forecasts, harvesting is expected to begin within a few days as ice thickness rises from last year.
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Hutmacher
Aldermen Seek Expert to Address Utility Meter Overcharges
City council members will meet today with a state public utilities commission meter engineer to review plans for testing meters of Quincy Gas Electric & Heating Co. The meeting at City Hall aims to avert alleged overcharges to customers as the engineer arrives from Chicago en route to Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Utilities Commission
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Company
Quincy
Chicago
Springfield
Missionaries Dying Of Famine In Russia
New York dateline reports American Methodist Episcopal church members in Petrograd are dying of starvation. Adeaconess Madame Eklund’s cable to the Methodist board of foreign missions says the famine is terrible and hopeless with food deliveries nil. Dr. G A Simmons, formerly pastor of the church, here expresses little hope for his congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Methodist Episcopal Church
Petrograd
Madame Eklund
Methodist Board of Foreign Missions
G. A. Simmons
Polish Delegation Heads To Paris For Peace Talks
A Polish delegation arrived in Switzerland and will reach Paris Friday to press for full recognition of Poland and aid against Bolsheviks. They especially seek immediate recognition from the United States at the peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Switzerland
Poland
United States
Camera Squad To Berlin In Army Photo Mission
Associated Press reports a four man American signal corps unit will photograph Coblenz and surrounding areas for General Harris. Arthur Button leads the team tasked to document conditions for military records and future reporting purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
OTN
Arthur Button
American Signal Corps
Open House Celebrations Mark Quincy New Year
Quincy residents marked the new year with open houses at clubs and homes. Churches held special New Year services and masses as Catholic churches observed a holy day of obligation. Social gatherings continued at North and South Side Boat clubs, Knights of Columbus, Masonic Temple, and Elks lodges. An Odd Fellows reception was canceled due to sickness, while Ertelhall O’Farrell’s dance drew a large youth crowd and Arcade Dancing Club hosted a dance at Arcade Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
North Side
South Side
Knights of Columbus
Knights
Masonic Temple
Elks
Odd Fellows
Ertelhall
O’farrell's
Arcade Dancing Club
Arcade Hall
Express Messenger Fractured Skull Near Eubanks
Grover West an express messenger for the Burlington railroad fell from a train near Eubanks while changing coaches and fractured his skull. He was taken to St Mary hospital in Quincy in serious condition and remained unconscious Wednesday night. West from Peoria was found after the fall and rushed to hospital. blood flowed from his ears and nose. No relatives are known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover West
Burlington
Eubanks
St. Mary Hospital
Mr. West
Peoria
City
Quincy
Thieves Break Into Glass Show Case on Hampshire Street
Thieves broke into a glass show case at W N Reynolds Clothing, 503 Hampshire street, Tuesday night and stole about $50 in merchandise. Four shirts valued at $10 each, several fancy ties and gloves were missing. The lock was broken and police have no clues. officers on the Hampshire street beat say the items remained in the case until 3 am Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W N. Reynolds Clothing Company
Hampshire Street
Louis Melton
Banks To Hold Annual Meetings This Month
Election of directors in most Quincy banks will occur this month with current directors likely to be re named unless vacancies arise. Meetings schedule include Quincy National bank on Jan 14 afternoon, State Savings Loan & Trust on Jan 13 afternoon, Illinois State bank on Jan 15, and Ricker National bank on Jan 14 afternoon. Other banks set annual meetings in August April and March respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Quincy National Bank
State Savings Loan & Trust Company
Dlinois State Bank
Ricker National Bank
State Street Bank
Mercantile Bank
Broadway Bank
Quincy's Drunk Boys Confined in City Jail
Two boys under 17 were picked up in a pool hall while intoxicated and confined to the city jail from Tuesday night to Wednesday afternoon. An aqua bottle with a gin top was found on one boy. They were released after a lecture. Schools reopen today after a short holiday due to influenza. The first semester ends this month.
Plan Heavy Tax Levy on German Property
Amsterdam dispatch reports that the peoples commissioners and the secretary of finance in Berlin agree on an extraordinary war levy for 1919 to collect war profits and tax the increased value of property, with any remaining property subject to a large general levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Berlin
Secretary of Finance
Mine Planters Return to Newport News
Six mine planters that had been in the war zone for more than a year arrived at Hampton Roads harbor aboard vessels including the Hawkins, Aroostook, Hudson, Roanoke, Quivendelay and Conductivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Svar
Hadintonada
Hawnock
Aroostok
Houstanic
Roanoke
Quivendelay
Conduivy
Evangelical Churches Report Prosperity and Plans
At St Peter and Salem churches annual meetings on New Year’s afternoon, despite influenza and war handicaps, prosperity was noted. St Peter’s discussed building plans at Thirteenth and Payson, electing Ellerman as president and Arnsman as VP, and adding two services. Salem reported board elections, a $300 yearly raise for Rev Leemhuis, strong finances with over $1,000 cash, and postponed St Paul’s notice due to quorum failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter and Salem
St. Peter's Church
August Warskow
Thirteenth and
Payson Avenue
William Ellerman
Madison Street
Henry Arnsman
Leemhuis
Salem
A. Schroeder
Henry Nolkemper
F. W. Brinkoetter
G. G. Hoener
H. Spilker
J.H. Leemhuis
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
J. C. Reiger
Deaths and Funerals Jacob Pfirman Dies at 712 South Fourth
Jacob Pfirman longtime city butcher died at his home 712 South Fourth Street early Wednesday of a complication of diseases. Born January 26 1848 in Neiburg Bavaria Germany he came to America at age five. He retired from active work recently due to ill health and was a member of Bodley Lodge A F & A M and Gem City Lodge I C C. Survived by widow and brother Valentine funeral Friday at 2 pm from the residence burial Greenmount Cemetery with Masonic rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Pfirman
South Fourth Street
Mr. Pfirman
Bor
Neiburg
Bavaria
Germany
America
Pfirman
Bodley Lodge
Gem City Lodge
Valentine
Greenmount Cemetery
Masonic Order
Death of Marblehead resident Anderson Collins after illness
Anderson Collins of Marblehead died Tuesday after an eight day influenza illness. Born in November 1863 he lived most of his life in Marblehead. He worked for the White Lime Company. Survived by his widow a son Alfred two step-children and a brother John Collins of Hannibal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Collins
Anderson Colling
Marblehead
Collins
White Lime Company
Alfred
John Collins
Hannibal
Funeral of Samuel Lanza Held at Home
The funeral for Samuel Lanza took place at his mother's home on Sixth and Jersey streets Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Father Crisco presiding. Burial followed in St. Peter's Cemetery. Services were private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Lanza
Jersey Streets
Father Crisco
St. Peter's Cemetery
Funeral for Fred J. Muegge Held at Local Parlors
The funeral for Fred J. Muegge was held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the August F. Stormer undertaking parlors. Rev. Schueler officiated. Burial followed in Woodland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Muegge
August F. Stormer
Rev. Schueler
Woodland Cemetery
Births in Blessing Hospital Share Sons and Daughter
Born to Mr and Mrs Guy Cullum ber of 1303 Vine street in Blessing hospital Wednesday evening a son. Born to Mr and Mrs John Steiner a son New Year s morning in Blessing hospital their second child both are sons. Born to Mr and Mrs Earl Cush man a daughter December 24 the child will be named Gwendolyn Imogen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Cullumber
Vine Street
Blessing Hospital
John Steiner
Earl Cushman
Gwendolyn Imogen
Weather outlook for Missouri and west central regions
Generally fair conditions continue with cold Thursday and Friday. Temperatures rise by Saturday as the west and central portions see warmer weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Portiona
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C. of
Commerce
Abe Martin
Dollar
Chesleigh Gray
Gray
Camp Wheeler
Tom Dwire
Argonne Wood
Dwire
Richard McCarl
McCarl
Ambulance Corps
Neal Monroe
Guer
Lee Roberts
Quincey
Army
Roberts
Camp McArthur
Waco
Texas
Corp
Donald Ware
Clyde Ware
Rockford
DR. Stannus
Y.m.ca
Brooklyn
Railroad Homeseekers’ Bureau
Eurecia
Marcbache
21St Regiment of Engineers
Ralph Hinton
Maj. Hill
Russia
Express Messenger
Ovedevare
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