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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1920
Page
3
Washington January 2 reports say President Wilson is not expected to mention third term possibilities in a Jackson Day banquet message. Democratic and Republican figures alike seek clarity on whether Wilson might seek a third nomination, though administration insiders believe he has no such intention.
MADISON Ind Jan 2 Two year old Frank Russell Miller son of Earl Miller died from a hemorrhage caused by a tongue injury after a bone pierced his tongue while eating turkey last Saturday Physicians attempted a blood transfusion with the mother's blood but the child died hours after the operation The father is a member of Miller Sons Lumber Co UTICA N Y Jan 2 The resisting committee probing radical activities heard evidence that Amalgamated Textile Workers and Amalgamated Garment Workers acted in close alliance with the Communist Party of America seeking to overthrow the U S government
Ferdinand Proust a YW year old French veteran with ten Germans killed in combat arrived in Omaha after a perilous journey from Europe. He told how he fled Brussels Paris and Verdun with American troops and became a mascot with the 349th motor transport corps. He sought work and shelter at the Chamber of Commerce while recounting losses including four brothers killed and his mother believed dead.
Kenneth Morgan, 22, was found guilty of attempting to murder his sweetheart Pauline McDonald on September 22. A jury in the St. Joseph circuit court sentenced him to Indiana State Prison for two to fourteen years. Morgan remained mute throughout the trial and jail, with defense sanity evidence from Dr. Hickson of Chicago and Dr. Montgomery.
Berlin reports Wednesday December 31 that papal nuncio talks with the government centered on two key issues. First, formal diplomatic relations between Italy and the Vatican. Second, the re occupation of the Cologne cardinalship amid ongoing Vatican-Italian discussions.
Washington date January 2 The federal reserve board alerts banks and the public to a surge of dubious stock issues across major cities. Some are meeting quick sales despite doubtful value, while others are sound. Investors are urged to inquire carefully before purchasing stocks as war bonds fade from portfolios. The reserve board notes vast new securities issuance and a general optimistic business review across districts despite volatility in bonds and trade.
In Omaha a fire at 215 South Twenty fifth street gutted an interior. Mrs Allen Richmond and Miss Sadie Coburn carried Mrs Fred Mortenson to safety. Nine roomers lost clothing. cause undetermined. Rescue saved Mrs Mortenson from bed. Mrs Mortenson’s children were in the basement. Miss Coburn lost a purse containing 335 dollars.
Citizens in Griggsville and surrounding townships petition the county superintendent to call an election on establishing a community high school district. The proposed district would include Grig gsville and Fling townships, parts of Detroit Newburg New Salem and Fairmount townships, and four sections in Fairmount.
Local items show Harold Bush and Harold Lummis traveling to Champaign for University of Illinois work. Hat sale at Jackson's Millinery offers any trimmed hat for 1.50 and untrimmed hats for 1.00, plus a 9:30 p.m. Saturday close. Bank and trust company forms its savings club. Miss Dorothy Durant to Chicago for work at Marshall Field Co. Several residents, including Miss Clara Winter and Miss Ida Stewart, are mentioned with travel, health, and social notes.
At the January meeting of the Division of Pardons and Paroles a petition to hear Elmer Claire, jailed for a 1916 Burlington homicide in this county, is reviewed. Claire, sentenced in January 1917 to fourteen years in Chester, struck a brick wound that killed a railroad employee returning home from Burlington station. His brother Charles Claire, a former police member, circulated the petition.
Through train service between Mexico City and Juarez was resumed today after being suspended several years.
Old advertisements tout a quick cure for colds using laxative bromo quinine tablets. Claims include stopping cough and headache with a single day regimen and feature E W Groves signature on each box.
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