River Front Improvement Plan Outlined for Quincy
James Blomfield, Burlington landscape architect, to paint a watercolor perspective of the river front from Front and Vermont streets. Commissioned by a coalition including the Chamber of Commerce and civic groups, the 18 by 25 inch artwork will cost 100 dollars funded by contributions. A five member committee was formed to advance plans for a river front park spanning 1800 feet south from Hampshire Street.
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James Blomfield
Burlington
Chamber of Commerce
Ovincy Ad Club
Rotary Club
Park and Boulevard Association
Civic Improvement League
Blomfield
Front Street
Front
Vermont Streets
Lawrence Wells
E. J. Parker
C. Lawrence Wells
Truman T. Pierson
River Front
Hampshire Street
City of
Quincey
Quincy
George D. Levi
William A. Pfeiffer
S. W. Eldred
E J. Parker
R. E. Hackman
Quincy Ad Club
Bowling League Schedule for Labor Temple Second Series
The Labor temple bowling leagues begin the second series next Monday with a full two week-by-week schedule of matches. Teams include M. W., B. T. C., Painters, Brewers, Plumbers, I. M. U., T. L. A., Beer Bottlers, and L. T. A. in a multiweek lineup through March 8.
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Labor Temple
M. W
B. T.C
Painters
Brewers
Plumbers
Plum
Bee Baptiere
Recen
S.M. W
B T. C
Beer
LL. T. A
Stupids defeat Boneheads 31 to 0 in fast basketball game
Stupids win a Thursday afternoon basketball game 31 to 0 over Boneheads. Timme scores four baskets while Dickson tallies ten points with precise angles. Fragmentary names and garbled lines follow, but the main action is the Stupids’ decisive win.
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Stupids
Boneheads
Aheart
Timme
Dickson
British battalion raid across the Piave successful
London Jan 4 The British War Office reports one battalion conducted a successful raid across the Piave in Italy. Prisoners were captured and enemy damage inflicted with slight British losses.
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London
British War Office
Italy
Acros
Piave
Young Men Ready for New Army as Crowder Reports
General Crowder states millions registered for the draft, with 3 million called and examined. Of 9,589,508 registered, 3,082,949 were examined and 1,057,363 certified for service, while 730,756 were rejected for medical reasons. About half of those called claimed exemptions, mostly for dependents or alien birth, and total draft cost neared five million dollars.
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Ial Crowder
Europe
General Crowder
Crowder
Germany
Aussia
Tesreau Signs Contract With New York Club
New York National League club announces veteran pitcher Charles M Tesreau has signed a contract for 1918.
What are Thrift Stamps for Wall Answers Questions
A wartime notice explains thrift stamps as a five year government loan. It outlines a 25 cent stamp, how stamps and thrift cards work, and how one can later redeem to a $5 stamp with twenty stamps on a certificate. It stresses thrift as a public duty and suggests schools and youths invest to fund education and future livelihoods.
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Quincy
Adams County
John E. Wall
Wall
United States
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Instant Pain Free Corns
A Cincinnati man promotes Freezone as a magic drug for corns and calluses. For a few cents a small bottle is sold at drug stores. A few drops applied to tender corn relieves soreness, hard or soft corns and calluses shrivel and lift off with no pain or irritation. Ladies are urged to keep a bottle handy.
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Cincinnati
High School Five to Play on Saturdays
Ray Welsh Blue and White center faces conflict as Quincy High switches to Saturday games causing him to miss Friday contests. Coach Brazelton hopes to keep him in his familiar center role. Season opens a week from next Saturday at the YMCA gym, with Macomb High as foe.
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Ray Welsh
Welsh
Brazelton
Quincy High School
Macomb High School
Empire W B Patton to Star in A Wise Boob at Empire
The Peculiar Comedian W B Patton will visit the Empire next Sunday in his new comedy A Wise Boob. Audiences praise it as his smartest production yet with joyous excitement and many funny lines. Patton’s rise from humble parts to a starring lead in John Pixley marks a crowning moment of his career.
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W. B. Patton
Empire
Patton
John Pixley
Heavy firing near Texas border reported in Mexico chase
A Tejido Texas message to the Mexican general consulte describes heavy firing south of Lajitas and pursuit of 1000 men under Villa Reyes and Lovrez by General Favella with 2500 federal troops. Villa headquarters were at Palomas, 150 southeast of Ojinaga.
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EL Paso
Tesidio
Texas
Lajitas
Ojinaga
Presidio
Favella
Villa
Reyes
Lovrez
Palomas
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