Rotary luncheon in Quincy hosts talks on school design and hats
Quincy Rotarians enjoyed a Tuesday noon meeting at Hotel Quincy with Ed Buerkin speaking on Jefferson school building construction and Charles Crooks discussing ladies hats. President John Kern led Rotary business, and secretary Otis Arnold presented routine items. Visitors included W S Wilson, J S Ellis, H G Rees of Edina Soap, and W F Hardy of Decatur Rotary.
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Quincy
Ed. Buerkin
Charles Crooks
Buerkin
Jefferson School
Crooks
John Kern
Rotary
Otis Arnold
Rotary Code of Ethics
Messrs
W. S. Wison
J. S. Ellis
H. G. Rees
Edina Soap Concern
W F. Hardy
Decatur Rotary Club
To-Day's Household Affairs on Canaries and Care
Mrs Happy Homemaker counsels Canary care detailing nest-building, hand feeding when parents neglect young, proper foods like hard boiled eggs and cracker crumbs, and remedies for apoplexy. She shares tips on sun exposure, brandy touch for fainting canaries, olive oil, Epsom salts, and a balanced diet including canary seed millet rape hempseed cuttlefish bone and oyster shells.
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Mrs. Happy Homemaker
Hartz Mountain
Andrea
Canaries
Fashions for Americans on skirts and fit
The article advises choosing sturdy fabrics like wool, canvas, or serge for street suits and house skirts. It notes wide serges are stylish, braiding at the hem is chic, and the design suits women under forty five with a medium build, warning against overripe sizing and fit challenges. It emphasizes practicality over color richness.
Quincy Censors Fail to Meet Amid Sparse Attendance
Last night the regular meeting of the board of censors did not occur as only President William House appeared at Mayor Abbott's office. In other news, eye surgery for Eys-Frank Stannus at St Marys Hospital proceeded well after a steel shard injury four weeks prior.
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Censors
Board of Censors
William House
Abbott
Eys
Frank E. Stannus
Quincy Rug Works
E. F. Stannus
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mr. Stannus
Earel and
Brenner
Moose Club Receives Three New Applications
Loyal Order of Moose meeting at the Moose hall in Maine Street last night saw three new membership applications. The whist committee prepared for the planned event on Wednesday evening January 26. Guests visiting in town include D. O. Dunn of Payson and Elmo Dunn. Harry Crocker visiting his grandmother and aunt. The Nauvoo boat project paused due to high water as crews await lower river levels. A barn at 321 Maiden Lane belonging to John Weisbrod burned late last night with only kindling and scraps inside. origin unknown.
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The
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
Maine Street Street
D. O. Dunn
Payson
C. Tredges
Charles Gillhan
Broadway
Elmo Dunn
Pavson
Hodges
Harry Crocker
Hlodges
C. H. Guilhan
Nauvoo
John Weisbrod
Maiden Lane
Special Church Services at Good Shepherd Church Epiphany
The Good Shepherd church will celebrate The Feast of Epiphany with Holy Eucharist at 7 and 9 30 in the morning. Morning prayer at unspecified time. An annual choir festival is planned for Epiphany evening at 6 36.
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Good Shepherd Church
Mrs Wilson Takes Up Duties as White House Host
Mrs Woodrow Wilson begins her duties as White House mistress after returning from Hot Springs with the president. She plans social events starting with a Pan American reception in the blue room and will review the state department list placing foreign diplomats between two dinners due to the European war. Neutrals will be split evenly between Teutonic and Entente dinners on January 11 and January 21.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Hot Springs
State Department
Teutonic
Installations At G A R Hall Nominate New Officers
In the G A R hall last night John Wood post and corps of the G A R installed officers Mrs Mary Nichols head of the corps and H C Turner head of the post The meeting was pleasant and social activities followed the installation The post officers include Commander H C Turner Senior vice commander Michael Cashman Junior vice commander Joseph Hoe ner Sergeant Adam Hild Officer of the day J M Brown Chaplain S P Osgood Officer of the guard H G Smith Quartermaster TJ M Welch Trustee W S Gay Delegates S P Osgood A B Slack Hollan Neach T H Nichols
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G. A. R. Hall
John Wood
Mary Nichols
H. C. Turner
Turner
Michael Cashman
Joseph Hoener
Adam Hild
J. M. Brown
S. P. Osgood
H. G. Smith
Tj.m. Welch
W. S. Gay
S P. Osgood
A. B. Slack
Hollan Neach
T. H. Nichols
Senator Heather in Quincy Tuesday Night
Senator H Clay Heather of Palmyra spent Tuesday night in Quincy while visiting Kirksville where his father in law Vainey Gupton lies gravely ill. Gupton, longtime Marion county infirmary superintendent, has been in poor health for some time and is under medical care. Heather's family members accompany him as doctors assess the illness.
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H. Clay Heather
Palmyra
Kirksville
Vainey Gupton
Quincy
Gupton
Marion County Infirmary
Marion County
Heather
William Anderson
Shelboville
Ernest
Louisiana
Births in area wrap up with newborns at local hospitals
A son arrived yesterday morning at Blessing hospital for Mr. and Mrs R. E. West of Taylor Mo. Fred Detert and wife formerly Miss Bessie Weisenborn welcomed their first child in Bloomfield. E W Buxman and wife at 709 South Fifth Street reported a daughter born Tuesday morning, their fourth child. Albert Rowmann and wife of 1035 North Eleventh Street welcomed a new daughter.
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Blessing Hospital
R. E. West
Taylor, Mo
Fred Detert
Bloomfield
Detert
Bessie Weisenborn
E. W. Buxman
South Fifth Street
Albert Rowmann
North Eleventh Street
Chicago Teacher Killed in Auto Truck Accident
Miss Catherine Goggin financial secretary of the Chicago Teachers' Federation was accidentally killed by an auto truck. Goggin played a prominent role in legislative and other campaigns for teachers.
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Chicago
Tana
Catherine Goggin
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Goggin
Riders Killed in Welt Known Here
Quincy motorcycle riders report the deaths of William Goudy and Frank Montgomery on a Bakersfield mile track in California. Injured rider Otto Walker and a crash caused by loss of control followed a high speed maneuver. Goudy, a Fairbury Illinois native, had previously won at Dodge City, Kansas, with a 65 mph pace for 300 miles.
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Quincy
William Goudy
Frank Montgomery
Bakersfield
Calif
Otto Walker
Goudy
Fairbury
Montgomery
Walker
Joe Esler
Dodge City
Kans
California
Quincey
Americans Weigh Next Move in Persian Gulf Crisis
The article outlines the U S stance on the Persia torpedoing dispute with Austria and Germany. Officials emphasize caution while committing to firm action if facts warrant. The gun aboard the Persia and potential use of force are key factors guiding possible warnings to armed merchant ships. John Stanopie heads to Chicago for business.
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House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Austria
Persia
Baron Zwiedinek
Genany
State Department
Lansing
Frederick Price Placed on Trial in Minnesota Cliff Murder
Crowds crowded the district court room in Minneapolis as Frederick T. Price faced trial for the death of his wife Mary Fridley Price. Charles D. Etchison, chief state witness, testified he would repeat his indictment story, accusing Price of pushing Mrs. Price from a cliff and striking her with a rock.
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Minneapolis
District Court Room
Frederick T. Price
Mary Fridley Price
Minnesota
Charles D. Etchison
Price
Knotty Question to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court faced a case over whether excluding Negroes from jury pools in southern states violates the equal protection clause. Robert Kitchen, a Black man sentenced to death in Washington County Georgia for the murder of Henry Brantley, argues federal courts erred in denying habeas corpus relief. The brief asserts jury exclusion deprived jurisdiction.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Robert Kitchen
Washington County
Georgia
Henry Brantley
Federal District Court
Kitchen
Trial Court
Steenerson seeks wartime trade control to curb British interferences
Washington Jan 4 Representative Steenerson a Republican from Minnesota introduced a resolution aimed at British interferences with American trade with European neutrals. It would empower the president to prohibit the export of war munitions to any belligerent controlling the seas and to prevent exports of food or food products from the United States.
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Washington
Steenerson
Minnesota
United States
Bryan Lodges Kick Against New York Law
William Jennings Bryan protested New York State law to testify in a libel suit brought by Greek newspaper Petros P. Tatania. He said he appeared under duress to avoid contempt, denying knowledge of gunfire control secrets or any letters aimed at straining Bryan and former Greek minister Agamemnon Schlimann. The case centers on US naval ship sales to Greece and alleged influence letters.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
New York State
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
United States
Greece
Idaho
Mississippi
Agamemnon Schlimann
Schlimann
Navy Department
State Department
Petros P. Tatania
Desperate Assault on Austrian Line Reported
Berlin dispatch reports continued Russian attempts to break Austrian lines in Galicia with heavy losses. An official Austro-Hungarian statement says Russians have not breached defenses. Austrians claim trench capture north of Dobje in the Italo front near Tolinino.
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Berlin
Sayville
Galicia
Austro-Hungarian War Office
Dobje
Tolinino
The Unexpected Punishment for Youthful Health Neglect
A reflection on how reckless health habits in youth lead to premature aging and hardship for oneself and others. The piece argues for respecting and wisely using vitality rather than wasting it in youth, warning that the costs appear sooner than expected. It contrasts youthful bravado about living short lives with the reality of longer, harder old age and shared suffering.
Needlework for Winter Fashion in Fine Crepe Gowns
Nightgowns for winter feature cripe de chine satin and deer cotton crepe in pink shades from flesh to rose. Embroidery uses French knots in pink blue lavender and green with newer neck slip design across front and back tying under arms. Kimono style nightgown has short sleeves and is finished with buttonholes around neck sleeves and slits for ribbons.
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Social and Womans Page
Rotarians
Ed Buerkin
Mable Jarman Gerke
Edmund Jaeger
Hannibal
Charles K. Jarman
Mr. Jaeger
Isses Marie Menke
Elvina Fox
Gertrude
Odelia Freiburg
Frappe
Miss Einhoff
Leona Kinhoff
North Fourteenth Street
Zeta Six
Mt. Sterling
Annette Bushman
Leona Ehrgott
Elsie Wims
Friends In Council
Finlay Carrott
Maria Theresa
Joseph II
Mary Leasem
Park Place
Rogers
Sixth and
Hampshire Streets
Joly
Russell Lee Dort
Ruth Hazel Sandahl
Rock Island
Mr. Dort
Florence
Irma Bastert
Katherine Williamson
Florence Halbach
Catherine Montgomery
Ward Collins
Mrs
J. W. Wall
Mr. Wall
Oscar Mull
Los Angeles
Eqna Duker
W. T. Duker
Anne Morgan
Meeting of the Round Table
Dorothy Dayton
New York City
Emery Lancaster
Florence Haitbach
Lawndale
Mrs. Oliver Williams
St. Louis
Mrs. Herman Brown
Laurence Bonfoey
Mildred Bastert
Knox College
Mary Lee
Harvey
Tom Harvey
William G. Cole
North Fifth Street
William Cole
Twomen
Cole
Labor
Labor Temple
Mrs. Wilson
Entente
Teuton
Militant
Mary
Rocelis
John Stanopie
Frederick Price
Bryan Lodges
Ruth Cameron
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