Hoover Cables Europe's Food Shortages in 1920
Herbert Hoover sent a cable to the Food Administration detailing dire conditions across Central Europe and the Balkans. He cites 1.4 million tons of food needed, costing about 350 million dollars, to endure until the next harvest, with severe deficits in meats fats and milk causing child mortality and Bolshevik concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commission On Europe Relief
Herbert Hoover
The
Food Administration
Europe
Balkan States
American Commission
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Finland
Baltic States
Serbia
Jugo-Slavia
Vienna
Tyrol
Poland
Rumania
Bulgaria
Armenia
Czecho-Slovakia
Senate to vote on day amendment amid doubt this week
Springfield Jan 8 Scott Mc Bride of the Illinois Anti Saloon league says a vote on the federal prohibition amendment may be sought in the senate today with the house slated for Thursday Both bodies face doubt about reaching a ballot this week Senate Republicans named officers and elected leaders while approving a roughly 20 percent pay hike for employes The day will begin with noon convening lieutenant governor presiding and Emmerson calling the house to order Temporary speaker likely Shanahan Gov Lowden to deliver annual message in joint session after permanent organization
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Scott McBride
Illinois Anti-Saloon League
Senate
House
Republican Caucus
Bert McCann
Bloomington
H. T. Ireland
Washburn
Frank Leonard
Chicago
Ella Jackson Roberts
Metropolis
Senate Republicans
Adam C. Cliffe
Sycamore
James H. Paddock
Zibbe Landers
Oregon
Sally Perkins
Barr
Buck
Cliffe
Jewell
Hull
Dailey
Curtis
Senate Republican Caucus
John G. Oglesby
Louis L. Emmerson
Shanahan
Frank O. Lowden
Chicago Will Honor Col Roosevelt Today
Chicago plans a five minute business pause and a memorial meeting by the Hamilton club at funeral service start. At 1 45 p m streetcars will be hailed five minutes and school children observe a moment of silence followed by patriotic songs and readings. Pastors will honor the former president in Sunday sermons. Preliminary plans for a larger memorial are under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Col. Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
Advocate Waterway Gulf To The Hudson
Pittsburgh Pa Jan 8 delegates gathered for the Mississippi to Atlantic Internal Waterways convention to press a great waterway system from the Mississippi to the Hudson and Atlantic Ocean via a 100 mile Lake Erie to Ohio River canal. Notable attendees include Henry Ford William A McCormick former West Virginia governor Charles N Chadwick of New York and Cairo Ill mayor George Parsons.
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Pittsburgh
Mississippi
Hudson
Atlantic Ocean
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Henry Ford
William A. McCormick
West Virginia
Charles N. Chadwick
New York
George Parsons
Cairo
Ill
Grant Increases In Steam Heating Rate
An increase of 30 percent for steam heating service was granted to Central Illinois Public Service of Mattoon by the public utilities commission. The new rates take effect January 1, 1919, with petitions seeking removal of heating hot water boilers in summer and a hot water tank charge of 15 to 30 dollars for tanks thirty to sixty gallons. Premier Lloyd George will depart for Paris Saturday morning with British plenipotentiaries for the peace conference. Governor Alfred A. Smith will head a New York delegation to Colonel Roosevelt’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprincsfield, II
Central Illinois Public Service Company of
Mattoon
Public Utilities Commission
Goers
Paris
Tandon
British Wireless Service
Lloyd George
Darls
Albany
N. Y
Alfred A. Smith
New York State
Roosevelt
Quinine Lozenge Ad Claims Safe Laxative Effect
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets as safe for all users with no nervousness or head tingling. It notes only one "Bromo Quinine" and bears E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box, priced at 30c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Oxford
Film Exchange Disaster Kills Up To Twenty In Pittsburgh
A massive explosion wrecked a six story Film Exchange building at 804 Penn Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh killing between fifteen and twenty people, mostly women and girls, and injuring more than twenty. Eight bodies were recovered and officials feared more yet buried in the wreckage. Firemen and hospitals faced high injuries. death toll and property loss were placed around one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Film Exchange
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh Fire Department
Big Navy Building in Flames Doomed in Newport News
Government administration building housing all port of embarkation and debarkation offices is on fire and doomed. The frame structure covers an entire city block and all available fire apparatuses have been called out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Jan. S
Governmmnt
New Officers Chosen by Quincy Rabbit Breeders
The Quincy Rabbit Breeders association elected new officers and set plans for a smoker and rabbit feast on January 21. Officers: President R E Hackman, Vice President William Praser, Secretary Hf J Wolfmeyer, Treasurer William Beckman. Trustees named J A Schmitt, S R Emmerick, Romeo Schullian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Rabbit Breeders Association
North Fifth Street
R. E. Hackman
William Praser
Hf. J. Wolfmeyer
William Beckman
J. A. Schmitt
S. R. Emmerick
Romeo Schullian
Offical Register
Plan Reception For Visiting Delegates At Central Regatta
Directors of the North Side Boat club met Tuesday to plan a welcome for delegates to the Central Amateur Rowing regatta. Delegates arrive in Quincy Saturday and a dance at the club house is planned that night followed by a dinner. A chile lunch will be served Sunday for members. The annual regatta, paused by the war, is likely to be renewed this year with preliminary plans to be discussed Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Boat Club
Quincy
Chile
Perry To Be Guest Of Rotarians Today
Charles R. Perry a Rotary member and keynote speaker at the Chamber of Commerce Victory Jubilee banquet in Hotel Newcomb tonight will attend a noontime luncheon with Quincy Rotary members and Chamber officials. The event aims to showcase Quincy hospitality and deepen ties to upcoming Chamber plans for a greater Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Perry
Chamber of Commerce Victory
Work On Sanitorium Progressing Nicely
Stone work on the new tuberculosis sanitorium at Thirty first and State streets has been completed and plumbers are working on the sewerage. Excavation is done and further construction will be pushed as rapidly as possible. War Industries Board delays slowed construction but were released in November and work resumed. A nurse has been employed to visit cases in the city and teach proper care and treatment for the plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowley
Ireland
America
Milwaukee
Quincy
Street Railway Company
Bull's Bank
The
Humane Society
E. K. Stone
Lorenzo Bull
Quincy Humane Society
Mr. Fowley
Anna Brown
H. P. Walton
John Fowley
Greencastle Fire Destroys Local Stores
A Tuesday dawn blaze four miles east of Greencastle destroyed Custer Mercantile Grocery Co and E. Kinnitt’s drug store. Both brick buildings belonged to Milton Gulleys and were valued at about $10,000 with partial insurance. Fire walls in the east store limited further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green City
Greencastle
Here
Custer Mercantile Grocery Co
E. Kinnitt
Milton Gulleys
Coens Named Humane Officer at Quincy Society Meeting
J. W. Brown was re elected president and John Coens was appointed humane officer at the Quincy Humane Society quarterly and annual meeting Tuesday afternoon. Salary details hinge on mayoral approval. Coens would receive 42.50 from the city and 42.50 from the society if approved, or 75 monthly otherwise. Resolutions honoring John Fowley, long serving humane officer, were adopted and filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brown
John Coens
Quincy Humane Society
Brown
H. P. Walton
Fred G. Wolfe
Thompson
Coens
Rolland Wagner
Rolland M. Wagner
Wolfe
Lyman McCarl
A. Otis Arnold
Emmett Howard
Reuben Woods
George F. Miller
J. H. Best
Enoch R. Chatten
Chas Klein
W. W. Williams
E. K. Sweet
Margaret Drew
Ella Randall
C. W. Breitweiser
Joseph A. Simpson
North East Township
Oscar Jacobs
Houston
J. A. Rasmus
Keene
Jim Jacobs
Lima
Tom B. Smith
Ursa
Charles Chittenden
Mendon
Jacob B. Wolfe
Honey Creek
Charles Fletcher
Camp Point
Henry Bartlett
Clayton
Amos Shark
Concord
George Varnier
McKee
Maggie Grubb
Liberty
J. C. Gibbs
Columbus
Ben Cate
Gilmer
C. F. Stern
Ellington
al Hutmacher
Riverside
Christ Mast
Melrose
E. N. Wheeler
Burton
Andrew Flick
Richfield
A. M. Carter
Payson
C. H. Rankin
Fall Creek
J. E. Davidson
Beverly
National Humane Society
National Humane Society Review
Fowley
John Fowley
Mr. Fowler
The
Lydia E Pinkham remedy helps Mrs Irene Kine
Iola Kansas woman Irene Kine reports relief from years of female trouble after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the product and invites others to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for free guidance and possible health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Irene Kine
Campbell Street
Pinkham Laboratory
Pemsion
United States
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Maas
Copy Sent to Bereaved Widow in Separate Letter
A copy of the document was sent to the bereaved widow in a separate letter, ensuring she receives the official notice and its contents. The action confirms formal communication to the surviving spouse.
Popular Instructor Visiting In Quincy
Charles F. Clarkson former Quincy Country club professional visits Quincy renewing old ties. He now works at Midland Valley club in St. Louis having renewed his contract for next year. Clarkson notes 1919 should be a banner golf year as war winds down and plans to return home tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Clarkson
Quincy Country Club
Clarkson
Midland Valley Club
St. Louis
Quincy
Divorce Hearing in Piper Suit Yields Custody and Land
Evidence presented in the Sau ra vs. John Piper divorce case featured claims the defendant said he loved another woman and was through with the plaintiff. The marriage lasted 1906 to 1915. Judge Albert Akers granted Helen Lee a divorce from William B. Lee, awarded custody of two children and full title to land on North Twelfth Street outside the city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saura
John Piper
Circuit
Albert Akers
Helen Lee
William B. Lee
North Twelfth Street
Draft Ordinance To Tighten Pool Room Rules
The ordinance committee of the city council meets tomorrow to frame a stricter ordinance governing closing times and permits for minors in pool rooms. Mayor John A. Thompson seeks more power to curb leasing of young men, amid recent robberies and burglaries in Quincy. Current rules permit youths up to 18 in pool rooms, leaving police with limited authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Thompson
Severa
Quincy
Marriage Licenses Listed For Quincy Area
Willam T Granger and Mrs Lena Reid both of Quincy legal. Edward L Futhey 27 of Augusta and Miss Alma M Randell 20 of Bowen. Joseph H Hellhake legal of Quincy and Miss Laura Helen Schutte Riverside. Harry Smith 19 and Miss Margaret Musholt 19 both of Quincy. George R Frese 21 and Miss Margaret C Niehaus 20 both of Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam T. Granger
Legal
Lena Reid
Quincy
Edward L. Futhey
Augusta
Alma M. Randell
Bowen
Joseph H. Hellhake
Laura Helen Schutte
Legan
Riverside
Harry Smith
Margaret Musholt
George R. Frese
Margaret C. Niehaus
Haxel And Franklin Teams Are Winners
The Haxel and Franklin volleyball teams won all three matches each in the YMCA schedule. Haxel defeated Nelson and Lusk teams 15-3 14-10 15-3, while Franklin won 15-8 15-10 15-3 led by captain Franklin with listed teammates. Indoor baseball at the gym closes the Industrial league with Electric Wheel leading at 1,000 percent as Gardner Governor, Company E, and Cliff Dwellers teams prepare games. an all star is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Haxel
Walter Franklin
Herman Nelson
Jack Lusk
Haxel
Franklin
Lusk
Lane
Stuart
Peters
Cawthorne
Neblung
Hinchman
Chan- Hot Ericson
Waldron
Cruttenen
Nelson
Dowd
Sullivan
T. E. Musselman
Chipman
Cruttenden
Electric Wheel Company
Gardner
Company E
Sam Gabel
Raw
Electric Wheel Victors
Fruit Tree Yields Compared in Orchard Note
A single orange tree typically yields about 26 000 oranges while a lemon tree produces roughly 48 percent of that amount, about one third lower.
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Hoover Cables
Cos Ae
Franklin County
W. Riverside Coal Co
L. Frese
Linois House
Advocate
Gulf
Wilms Co
NAVY
Perry
Abiek
Mrs. King
Piper
Haxel and Franklin
Labor Temple
Appenbrink
Brewers
Filtz
Fuesni
Sieleman Ee Eee
Mehrman
Tal
Isett
Aly Pfeuster
Motzenbacher
Bisser
Seiffert
Swift & Company
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