Government Order Affects 4000 Employes in Quincy
A drastic government coal saving order will lay off about 4,000 Quincy workers over five days starting Friday. Nearly 150 industries face shutdown unless they use Keokuk power, with exceptions for food-related businesses and some public buildings. The ban targets coal heating on Mondays from Jan 21 to March 25, affecting theaters, hotels, offices, and many shops while drug stores, post office, city hall, and schools are exempt or allowed limited heating.
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Quincy
Keokuk
Gardner Governor Works
Wolf Manufacturing Company
Electric Wheel Works
Warren Manufacturing Company
Stove
Banks and Trust Companies
Bank and Trust Company
Melton to Register Alien Enemies Here
United States Marshal V. Y. Dallman ordered registration of alien enemies in Quincy from February 4 to 9. Chief Louis Melton led police with Ross Moore assisting, with German residents required to present photographs and naturalization papers at police headquarters during registration hours.
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United States
V. Y. Dallman
Springfield
Quincy
Louis Melton
Ross Moore
Cermans
Quines
Melton
McGuire Elected Committee Member of Illinois Hotel Assn
George McGuire manager of the Virginia hotel was elected to the legislative committee of the Illinois Hotel association at its Chicago meeting. He hosted a banquet Saturday night at the Blackstone with the most elaborate menu in the hotel’s history before returning to town Tuesday morning. Score Drowned Near Tampa reports a ferry incident on January 17 in Tampa Florida where several men, believed to be Black, drowned when two skiffs capsized.
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George BR. McGuire
Virginia
Illinois Hotel Association
Chicago
McGuire
Blackstone
Urney
Score
Tampa
Fla
Bergmann Sues Over Missouri Farm Trade Contract
Bergmann sues Henry Uhlenbrock in circuit court seeking two dollars, alleging breach of contract over trading a Missouri farm for Bergmann’s saloon at Sixth and Jefferson. Also notes local political filings, a pneumonia case, poultry show plans, dissections of petty crime, and draft registration matters.
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Bergmann
Otto J. Bergmann
Circuit
Henry Uhlenbrock
Missouri
Sixth and
Jefferson Streets
Federal trade chief laid up by fuel shortage cold
Washington January 17 Fuel conservation by the government kept Chairman William J Harris of the federal trade commission in bed He has worked late in his office and the practice of banking the fires after work left him without heat He caught a severe cold and could not be at his office this week
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Washington
Willian J. Harris
Federal Trade Commission
Harris
Commission
Bomb Found in Navy Yard Near Dry Dock
An Atlantic port reports a metal tube found Wednesday beside the dry dock in the navy yard. The object measured about fifteen inches, wound with string and wire, and carried a fuse. German markings read this is a 35 second explosive bomb.
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Atlantic
Navy Yard
Public Utilities Shielded as Coal Supplies Assured
Fuel administrator C Lawrence Wells told Quincy’s three utilities and residents that local coal dealers must report daily on hand and that a potential one day embargo could be used to assure fuel for Quincy Gas Electric and Heating, Waterworks, and Street Railway if supply ran tight. Twenty one loaded coal cars arrived, but only a few carried steaming coal. hospitals and schools reported adequate fuel while the city heating plant may run until Friday evening. Trains resumed normal schedules on Wabash and Burlington, easing transport strain.
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C. Lawrence Wells
Quincy
Quincy Gas, Electric and Heating Company
Quincy Waterworks
Quincy Street Railway Company
Wells
Quincey
Wabash and
Burlington
Channon
Street Railway Company
Quincy Water Company
Wabash
Burington
Galesburg
Chicago
Grandparents Wed After Mutual Love In Adams County
In Quincy a wedding linked two families as Mr. and Mrs. John B. Rutledge wed at 6 o clock Wednesday in the home of the bride at 134 South Fourteenth street. The ceremony followed a long family tale of prior marriages and a child that brought them together. Reverend F A McCarty conducted the nuptials with close relatives present. Abe Morris of Louisiana Mo visiting, explains pencil supply shortages due to metal and lead demand. Sant Traynes reports pearls found in shells yielding 25 and 40 dollars potential. Carl Kegel injured but not seriously in a Burlington switch engine collision at Elm Street foot. hospitalized then released to home.
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John B. Rutledge
Quincy
Fannie Reynolds Gettman
Mr. Rutledge
Fannie Reynolds Gettman Rutledge
Dame Cupid
F. A. McCarty
South Fourteenth Street
Abe Morris
Louisiana
Quincey
Mr. Morris
Genrre
St. Louis Sporting News
Haninibal
Sant Traynes
Chestnut Street
Hhaynes
Carl Kegel
Hampshire Street
Burlington
Elm Street
Kegel
St. Mary's Hospital
Joseph A. Simpson
North Fast Township
Oscar Jacobs
Coustan
J. A. Ausmus
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
FP. Stern
Ellington
al Hutmacher
Riverside
Christ
Mast
Melrose
E. N. Wheeler
Burton
Andrew Flick
Richfield
A.M. Carter
Payson
C. UE
Rankin
Fall Creek
J. E. Davidson
Beverly Refusez
John Fowles
Powley
Heatless Monday imposes fuel curbs on most offices and shops
The fuel administration orders closures or limited operations for most business and professional offices, banks, stores selling food or drugs, amusement venues, and other activities on designated Mondays through late January to March 1918. Exemptions cover essential services and government needs, with strict penalties for violations under the Lever Food Act.
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United States
Banks
Educational campaign to boost $60 million Illinois road bond
The Quincy Motor Club votes to conduct an educational campaign in Quincy and Adams County to promote a $60,000,000 road bond by highlighting highway improvements. The plan, approved at a regular meeting, also shifts meeting night to the second Tuesday and outlines past road projects and future drag work across county roads with cooperation from chambers of commerce and local officials.
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Quincy
Adams County
Quincy Motor Club
Hotel
Quincey
Motor Club
Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
W.D. Franklin
John W. Myers
Twenty-fourth
Broadway
Locust
Taylor Road
North Twelfth Street
Rotary Club
Ad Club
State Street and
Broadway Merchants’ Association
Bloomington
Tilingis State Highway Association
Endorsement at Quincy Humane Society meeting backs abolishing shackles
The Quincy Humane Society met at 411 Hampshire street to reelect J W Brown to a third term as president and appoint John I vley as humane officer. The group praised Mayor Thompson for his stance against shackles at the workhouse and urged inspectors to support his request. Officers for 1918 were announced including Reuben Woods as first vice president and George Miller as second vice president. The society supported Red Star welfare efforts and approved donations to the American Humane Society and local relief funds.
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John A Thompson
J. W. Brown
John I Vley
Quincy Humane Society
Hampshire Street
Mr. Brown
HP. Walton
John Fowler
Mayer Thompson
Brown
Fred G. Wolfe
Wolfe
Reuben Woods
J. W. Markus
George W. Miller
C. W. Breitweiser
J. A. Ausmus
Keene Township
Red Star Society
American Ilumane Society
Red Star
J. H. Best
George FP. Miller
John Fr. Best
L Ernest Howard
Enoch R Chatten
Otis Arnold
Chris Klein
W. W. Williams
FE. K. Sweet
Margaret Dick
Louise Maertz
Ella Randall
C. W.W. Breitweiser
Federal fuel order restricts heating and power use on Mondays
A nationwide federal order bans burning fuel on specified Mondays in all U S territory east of the Mississippi including Louisiana and Minnesota to heat rooms where liquor is sold and to power surface and subway trains. It allows limited burning for heating parts of buildings tied to fuel production or distribution and grants fuel administrators power to issue relief orders to prevent health or property damage.
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United States
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Minnesota
Protect Horses In Winter Asks Humane Society
Quincy Humane Society urges horse owners to protect animals through winter with clear guidelines. Promote shelter, bedding, frequent water, proper feed including bran or potatoes, regular shoeing, and careful barn maintenance to keep horses healthy and productive during cold months.
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Humane Society
Quincy Humane Society
Noyce
Record of early 20th century teamster duties and aid actions
The document lists veterinary for stock duties and numerous teamster requirements such as driving slowly, caring for horses, tying horses when standing, and reprimands for jerking or fast driving. It also notes charitable acts during the year including finding homes for six girls and providing groceries and other assistance totaling $30 to people displaced by high water.
Will of Kate Fratt Honored in Billings Editorial Tribute
The Billings Gazette lauds the late Kate Fratt for a prudent will that honors her Billings ties and supports a memorial structure, St Vincent's hospital and the YWCA, with cash bequests to relatives and enduring public generosity. A later note from Washington reports unverified rumors of a German peace proposal denied by Secretary Lansing.
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Billings
Mont
Gazette
Kate Fratt
Katherine Sheehan
Quincey
Fratt
David Pratt
Tbe
Weather outlook with patchy snow and cold spell
The forecast notes partly cloudy conditions with possible snow flurries in the north and colder nights. Friday brings rain and continued cold, with Iowa showery but chilly conditions and a steady cold pattern across regions.
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Wight
Missouri
Iowa
Mit
Winais
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IM Guire
Abe Martin
Ferguson
Sadie Ferguson
Ohio Street
Henry Meise
The
Police Department
Smith
Quincy Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Society
Hiness Poultry Association
Peoria
Simmuith
Leatherman
FF. J. Leatherman
Dave Barsky
Barsky
William Altgilbers
Lyman McCarl
Nathan Ravien
van Doorn Company
Yeckle
U. S
Frank Yackle
United States District Court
W. O P. Martindale
Yackle
J. Otis Humphreys
Thompson
Clifford Thompson
North Fourth Street
Western Uiion Telegraph Company
Rockford
Richmond
Western Unions
Western Union
Federal Trade Board Conservation Victim
Dry Dock
Cupid
Genman
Fuel Administration
United States Fuel Administrator
United States Food Administrator
John Fowley
Jan We Weise
Germany
Sootenis Lansing
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