Quincy Industries to Close Five Days Under Fuel Order
Most Quincy industries suspend operations for five days as national fuel administrator orders curtailment. Factories may run only with coal to prevent freezing. exemptions limited to urgent war materiel. Local officials urge reliance on press channels for updates while awaiting further guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Harry Garfield
National Fuel
Senate
Keokuk
Quincy Cee
Wells
Whig
C. Lawrence Wells
Garfield
la Tele
Chicago
Jan. W
Associated Press
Wiliams
L. B. Bosweth
Hoon
Quurmey
AJ M. Brown
Jocal Wabash
East Hannibal
Mcre
Barrington
Lawrence Wells
Wabash
Mr. Brown
National Council of Defense
R. IT. Johnson
Distreta
Police Seek Man Who Betrayed Quincy Girl
Miss Helen Martin, 23, gave birth to an eight pound son in her home at 1001 Spring Street while family was downstairs. She was found in convulsions and rushed to Blessing hospital in serious condition though the child is reported to be improving. Police investigate the father, who has left town. relatives provided details after the physician and initial informants gave inconsistent ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Martin
Spring Street
Miss Martin
Blessing Hospital
Three Minute Talks Slated for Banquet in Mason Temple
A Poor Roads Banquet at the Mason Temple on January 26 will feature three minute talks by Quincyans and locals from surrounding towns, with speakers including Helen Osborn of the Herald and editors from Liberty, Canton, Carthage, and other cities. A Marion County road official and several editors will share brief remarks on road conditions and related topics. A schoolboy quip notes dead languages may have died from too much study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Helen Osborn
The
Herald
W. A. Robinson
Liberty
Liberty Bee
Oscar Arntzen
Kelleryville
Jas. B. Cook
Adams
Rolla Stokes
Coatsburg
R.Q. Jehu
Marion
Marion County
Missouri
Roy K. Adair
Loraine Times
W. T.eli
the Herald, Jr. . Millspaugh
Canton
Daniel Scheaver
Carthage
Walt O. Marquis
Journal
Robert A. Schreer
Whig
Abolition of Shackles at Quincy Workhouse Ends Debate
A unanimous vote at a Thursday meeting ended shackles around prisoners at the Quincy workhouse. Mayor John A. Thompson called the practice useless and said guards could be watched by the engineer when needed. Superintendent M. C. Whitman reported minimal prisoners, no lodging or food complaints, and a cold spell during which no work was attempted. Officials audited December bills, discussed coal, and ordered wheatless and meatless days observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
J. Will Wall
August Schanz
Wall
John A. Thompson
Thompson
M. C. Whitman
G. Eberhardt
Whitman
J Otis Humphreys
Overcharge for Coal Should Be Reported
Mayor John A. Thompson sought state relief for coal shortages and alleged price gouging. He notified County Fuel Administrator C. Lawrence Wells to ensure delivery for those who pay but cannot obtain coal and urged reporting of overcharges. Authorities caution short weights may occur from drivers seeking extra profit, though no driver has been caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Thompson
State Fuel Administration
C. Lawrence Wells
Thompson
Wells
Bedy Laid To Rest In Missouri After Local Burial
The body of William T. O Bryant was taken to Unionville Missouri for burial Thursday morning. The deceased wife Mrs O Bryant was injured in a fall Wednesday night and will be bedbound for days. Their son Charles O Bryant of Marion Kansas arrived Wednesday night. Mrs O Bryant suffered bruises and a nervous shock. Barry High to play here January 26 replacing Hannibal. game to be in YMA gym. Hi Y club did not meet. next week planned to elect officers. January 31 initiation for candidates. Over 100 Inna Rebekah lodge members attended installation of new officers in IOOF hall with costumes and a planned masquerade ball Jan 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
William T. O'Bryant
Unionville
Beverly Bontoev
Kriarksville
Charles O'Bryant
Marion
Kas
Barry
Barryvy
Hannibal
Harold Brazelton
YMA
Yo M.C. AL
Inna Rebekah Lodge
Charles Johnson
Peoria
Penn Mutual Insurance Company
Tle
Plal Reed O
North Ninth Street
Laura Lake
New London
Chester Strickland
Gem City Business College
Georgia
Mildred Baker
Raymond Owens
Gallatin
Guy Kerley
Herrin
R. W. Nance
Helen
South Fourth Street
Quincy
R. J. Thomas Jett
Omaha
Neb
Profession Tire Company
William Meller
Rockville
Ind
Harry Smith
Coatsburg
Clarke
Tie
Reardon
Camp Point
George E Taylor Poem About Army Rejection
George E. Taylor son of Fred P. Taylor failed in the draft exam for the regular army at Jacksonville and wrote a poem about the experience. He recalls registrars taking his address and name, then giving him a number in red ink, hoping to fight the Kaiser's head, but a doctor declared him three pounds too light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Taylor
Fred P. Taylor
Jacksonville
Deaths and Funerals: Luegering Sommer Gunn Obituaries
Mrs Helen Luegering 73 dies after two year illness at St Vincents home born 1844. Funeral from St Vincents home to St Johns Church with burial at St Boniface. Mrs Wilhelmina Sommer 81 dies in Camp Point Illinois. Remains to Quincy for 8:30am Freiburg chapel service then 9am St Francis church burial Calvary. Mrs Alice R Woltmann learns of sister Nannie Gunn 71, early Colorado pioneer, Presbyterian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Luegering
Vine Street
St. Vincent's
Bernard Luegering
St. John’s Catholic
Ricker National Bank
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. Boniface Cemetery
Wilhelmina Sommer
Camp Point
Germany
John
George
Timewell
Minnie Sommer
Kansas City
Katherine
Quincy
Freiburg Chapel
St. Francis Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Alice R. Woltmann
North Sixth Street
Nannie J. Gunn
Sterling
Colo
Gunn
Colorado
Presbyterian Church
Death of Kansas City child shocks family in Quincy
Mrs. S T Morford learns of the death of her grandson Charles Henry age two, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Roberts of Kansas City Kansas. Diphtheria and pneumonia caused the death. He leaves his parents three brothers and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Morford
Charles Henry
Charles Roberts
Kansas City
Kan
Roberts
C. B. and Q. Railroad
Quincey
Death Notices of Mrs Rebecca Shafer at 86
Robert Shafer of 316 Ohio street left Thursday for Troy Missouri after telegrams informed him of his mother Mrs Rebecca Shafer dying at her home near Troy. She was 86, died of pneumonia, survived by eight children total, husband and four others predeceased her, a sister over 90 in Milton Illinois, 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Robert Shafer
Ohio
Troy
Rebecca Shafer
Quincey
Milton
Funeral services for Albert H. Anderson today
Funeral services for Albert H. Anderson are held this morning at 8:30 from the residence at 1029 12 Broadway and at 9 o'clock from St Rose Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery.
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Albert H. Anderson
Broadway
St. Rose Catholic Church
Graceland Cemetery
Funeral services for George Benz in Payson area
Funeral services for George Benz were held Thursday morning from the residence near Payson and St Antonius church. Many friends attended and floral offerings were numerous. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
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George Benz
Payson
St Antonius Church
Soldier Boys Receive Gift Phonograph at Camp Dodeze
Adams county boys at Camp Dodeze Des Moines have received a phonograph and records bought with funds donated by Quinevans. Mayor John A. Thompson led the drive and the camp mother Mrs Earl D Needham sent the acknowledgment Thursday. The gift included more than sixty records. three records were broken on arrival.
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Adams County
Camp Dodeze
Des Moines
Quinevans
John A. Thompson
Earl D. Needham
Wonder at reason for man's arrest
Friends of E. J. Leatherman, arrested on a vagrancy charge for allegedly stealing six pairs of ald pants, defend him. They say Leatherman is rarely idle, earns by gathering junk, supports a family of six, always pays cash, and has never refused to help his family in twenty years.
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E. J. Leatherman
Leatherman
Mrs. Leatherman
Uncertain fate of Streckfus line river service looms
Captain Joseph Streckfus says decisions on ending the upper Mississippi St Louis to St Paul packet service hinge on Congress action and a proposed 500 million dollar river revival. If government takes over, routes may shift to St Louis to New Orleans, with spring excursion plans moving forward using Frontenac, Sidney, and G W Hill as weather allows. The Sidney returns June 1, and the G W Hitt comes out May 1 for the 1918 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Mississippi
St. Lotig
St. Paul
Joseph Streckfus
St Louis
Boat Line
General Excursion Agency
Quincy
Streckfus
St. Louis St. Paul
Congress
Uncle Sam
St. Louis
New Orleans
Streckins
Mississippi River
Wisherd Line
Strecking Line
G. W. Hill
Winter Quarters
Quincy Bay
Sidney
Streckfus Line
Frontenac
Wisherd Company
Illinois River
G. W. Hitt
Birthday of Lincoln Observed in Illinois Events urged
Centenary of Illinois in 1918 prompts organizations and schools to observe Lincoln’s February 12 birthday. Hugh L McGill Jr urges centennial committees to plan inspiring local observances with school programs in Springfield and an evening address by notable speakers.
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Quincey
Illinois
Lincoln
Hugh Lo McGill
Springfield
Fire Commissioners Grant Half Pay for Duty Sick Firemen
Fire commissioners met Thursday night and approved a motion to pay injured firefighters regular salary. If a man is sick because of duty, he will receive half his salary and may collect the other half with sufficient cause presented. Action aims to aid workers facing high living costs. They also noted a shortage of firemen, especially an engineer, and expect mayoral appointments to fill posts.
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Thompson
Churchmen To Haul Coal For Famine Relief
In Bloomington Dr Jan reports El Paso and Lil churches will skip services Sunday. Members owning bobsleds will drive to Roanoke fifteen miles away to haul coal for El Paso to relieve the famine.
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Bloomington
Dr. Jan. W
el Paso
Lil
Roanoke
Defies Woman With Gun and Takes Machine
Mrs. L. W. Tweddle used a shotgun to threaten three men at her Missouri shore home one mile north of the city. They had sought entry and later tried to reclaim an abandoned automobile. A local taxicab driver pulled the car away after it had been chained to a tree, battling through a radiator and tire damage before the vehicle turned turtle and was righted. The men claimed the gathering was for a coon hunt, and the saloonkeeper owner lives on Hampshire Street near the city hall.
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Twaddle
Quincy
Twoddle
Tworddle
Hampshire Street
Measles Prevailing Disease In Quincy Report
Quincy health commissioner C L Martin told the board of health in December that measles is the prevailing contagious disease in the city with milder cases. The December report lists measles 19, mumps 14, diphtheria 14, typhoid 3, scarlet fever 2, smallpox 8, chickenpox 3, tuberculosis 2, other details include 46 December deaths in Quincy and 18 in Riverside with causes such as pneumonia and Bright's disease among the top factors.
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Quincy
C. L. Martin
Board of Health
Martin
Riverside
Quincey
Bright
St. Mary’s Hospital
Blessing Hospital
St. Vincent’s Home
Old People’s Home
St. Aloysius Orphans
Soldiers’ Home
Eagles Plan Ball For Next Month
At a regular meeting of the Eagles a committee of Charles Ross Ber Knoff Fred G Smith William Snelle and Henry Getschwinder was appointed to arrange the grand opening ball on the third floor of the Eagles new home. The ballroom will be completed in a few weeks with dances planned for February. The Eagles welcomed two new members and the Ladies auxiliary announced a dance and supper at the aetie's home on January 3. The Thursday meeting featured a delicious turtle mulligan.
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Eales
Charles Ross
Ber Knoff
Fred G. Smith
William Snelle
Henry Getschwinder
Eagles
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Aetie
Deligous
Muthean
Orpheum Mimic World of Ott Opens for Three Days
At the Orpheum theater the Mimic World of Ott opens a three day engagement on Thursday. The production features almost twenty girls in lively costumes with seventeen musical members. Notables include Tose Collins Blos sum Seeley Anna Paviewa Sam Chip Mary Marble Nora Baves Kubelik Dolly sisters and the Courtney girls. Charles Hartean reviews Oscar Hammerstein the impresario while Felix assists in the fun. Miss Helen Wellman of Chicago visits Mr and Mrs George Thompson at the Hotel Quincy.
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Ott
Orpheum Theater
Varius
Tose Collins
Blossum Seeley
Anna Paviewa
Sam Chip
Mary Marble
Nora Baves
Kubelik
Violtrgst Virtuose
Dolly Sisters
Eprite
400 U S Airmen With Berlin As Goal In Quincy
Almost 400 young American army aviators dropped into Quincy on a Burlington train, all second lieutenants in regulation air force dress. They toured the business district, drank coffee, and spoke of their aim to bomb German targets when ordered, many noting they came from diverse immigrant backgrounds.
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Army
Quincy
Ney
Cale Saul
Othe Burlington
California
Olio
Truman Pisrson
Chamber of Commerce
John Kern
Rede Cross
Berlin
Beardedtown preacher to hold nightly services at Mrs Herrick’s home
Rev T R Burton of Beardstown lit will preach each evening this week in the home of Mrs W E Herrick at 2215 Oak Street. Att late note says attorney Samuel Woods is recovering from burns on his hands sustained at a furnace. F Wilkham Herkenkamp recently visited Chicago for the 40th anniversary of the Western Catholic Union held at St Alphonsus Anatheum with about 1000 in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Burton
Beardstown
W. E. Herrick
Oak Street
Samuel Woods
F. Wilkham Herkenkamp
Chicago
Chicazgo
Western Catholic Union
St. Alphonsus Athenaeum
Weather outlook for Himai and Missouri weekend
Weather notes show Friday and Saturday with rising temperatures. Forecast mentions cooling trends and increasing heat through the weekend with gradual temperature gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himai
Missouri
Pater
Cea
Towa
Fragmented OCR Temperature Focus Remark
The readable snippet notes focal temperatures but presents garbled text with multiple misread names and terms. It mentions ranges and a sequence of unclear tokens such as TIT, TOG, WEAT, ATTA, and MIDNIGHT, lacking coherent context or identifiable entities.
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Larry Channon
Quincy Gas, Electric and Heating Company
Channon
Keokuk Dam
Gardner Works
Gardner Governor
Keokuk Electric Power
Knittel Show Case
Dayton-Dick
Dayton-Dick Company
Collins Plow
Weis Paper
Hollister Whitney Company
Reokuk
Abe Martin
EE Me
Ipostoreice
Quincy Girl
Charles H. Roberts
Mrs
Stregkful
Hugh S. Magill, Jr
Hremen
Orpheum
Helen Wellman
Mro
George T. Thomyp
U.S
Jease Reeder
Weiss Pa
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