Editorial on immigrant birth rates and health issues
An editorial argues health statistics show death rates for native born children higher than foreign born. It discusses possible causes from home care by foreign born mothers to broader racial theories, noting limits of speculation and the need for medical explanations. It also cites a surge in post office parcel business as context for national activity.
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William Guilfoy
New York
Guilfoy
Colonel Woodruff
Europe
America
Australia
Washington
Chicago
Postoffice Organization
Parcels Post
Chamber of Commerce appeals for industrial fund pledges
The Quincy Chamber of Commerce faces a delinquency in the industrial fund payments for its new building. Directors urge immediate pledges to clear the debt, noting recent New Year payments near $600. The Whig urges public spirit to keep the building debt free and avoid a mortgage. Henry Ford and Col. E. M. House are also mentioned in a separate note.
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Industrial Func
Chamber
Quincy
Austria Faces Ultimatum Over Submarine Warfare
The piece asserts Austria must fully disavow submarine attacks on merchant shipping and punish involved officers to salvage U S friendship. It warns that continued hostilities mean breaking diplomatic ties and broader penalties, while noting Russia’s stance on ending war and Poland as a context for peace prospects.
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Ustria
America
Congress
United States
Austria
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Inside Stories of War Lessons After Peace Declares
After peace is declared, readers will see inside stories more fascinating than printed accounts. The piece notes Germany’s self-sufficiency under isolation and Britain’s naval build up, with censoring limiting details. It argues economists will study wartime supply dynamics and the hidden mobilizations shaping fleets and fields.
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Germany
United States Navy
Britain
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What the Other Editors are Saying
A digest of editorials notes Walt Waldorf Astor finally gains a peerage after a long, painful campaign. Bloomington Bulletin comments on wartime enlistment ideas and social representation. Corn seed issues foresee losses in 1916 without proper seed corn. Dubuque Telegraph Herald says Henry Ford returns from Europe with new peace plan momentum. Canton Ledger reports a cold wet season delaying corn growth and seed quality. Rock Island Union cites Garrrison’s report showing defense bill but partisan implications. Chicago Post mentions Colonel House roaming Europe under presidential influence, opening a new diplomacy chapter.
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Chicago Herald
Willam Waldorf Astor
This Day in Illinois History January 5 1782
On January 5 1782 the Virginia legislature adjourned without re enacting the expired statute governing Illinois as a county of Virginia ending all authorized law in the territory.
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Illinois
Virginia
Alinoig
Editor's Night Cap on Henry Ford and presidential odds
The essay notes Henry Ford's return from Europe and suggests the public still remembers Pullman porters despite higher salaries. It cites Roosevelt dinner guest lists and spending, hints Democratic and Republican reaction to St Louis hotel rate hikes, and expresses sympathy for President Wilson and his wife due to submarine fears. It adds that 1917 preparedness will demand a leader adept with large figures as Teddy Roosevelt dined with Wall Street.
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Wall Street
Teddy
Beth The Girl Who Went Right
A wife faces mounting debt after marriage and decides to take control of finances. She foresees hardship yet resolves to reform her husband’s habits, instill regular routines, and steer their life toward a stable future despite strain on affection and respect.
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Andre
Former resident of LaBelle dead in Bloomington
A telegram reported Miss Kate Carey Rumble died at a Bloomington Illinois sanitarium after an abscessed foot treatment. Once a LaBelle resident, she was taken there by her brother Harry Hampton Rumble of Norfolk Virginia and her nephew Edgar DeWitt Jones of Bloomington. The body was sent to Beverly Ohio for burial.
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Labelle
Kate Carey Rumble
Sanitarium
Bloomington
Ill
Miss Rumble
Harry Hampton Rumble
Norfolk
Edgar DeWitt Jones
Beverly
Ohio
M. M. Threckmorton
Kansas City
S. D. Mattingly
Claude Percell
Dell Nicol
Edina
Rebecca
Maguerite Rattles
Chester
Steffenville
J. C. Baker
Hannibal
Guy Triplett
Emery
Wyoming
Sam Sanderson
Marie Kendack
Joseph Layton
H. D. Thompson
Gran Kendrick
Telephone Exchange
Layton Couple Leave for Visit After Wedding
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs William Layton of this city. They departed on the 5 50 train to Quincy then to Kansas City for a short visit as friends extend wishes for a long and happy wedded life.
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Groom
William Layton
City
Quincy
Kansas City
Lima Suggests Big Wolf Drive
Jan 4 report from Lima notes a large wolf sighting near the Frazier farm as carrier Guy Stuart observed it from a distance. A hunt followed without success amid said wolf activity in the area. The item includes church revival planning and local notices about Sunday meetings, MWA officers, and school updates amid illnesses.
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Lima
Guy Stuart
Warsaw
Frazier Farm
Guy
Wolf
Reddy Fox Grannies Hungry Hunt For Food
In Meadows and Green Forest Reddy Fox and Granny Fox grow hungrier and spend days seeking meals. They debate daytime theft versus risk from Bowser the Hound, then split to search rivers and the Green Forest, finding a dead fish and hints of a duck nearby as they plan a duck hunt.
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Laughing Brook
Reddy
Granny Fox
Farmer Brown
Granny
Bowser the Hound
Pooh
Bowser
Boser
Aose Reddy
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