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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1918

Page

6

State Bankers Plan Centenary Co operation

J R Pearce heads to Chicago for a special Illinois Bankers association meeting to plan centennial observance. The bankers may publish a banking history and feature a Centennial Fair showing one hundred years of Illinois banking from early log building days to present.

J.R. Pearce Chicago J. R. Pearce Inois Bankers’ Association Mr. Pearce Banker’s Committee Ward Quincy Bankers’ Committee Edward D. 'Scys Springfield Chain Man M. A Gettinger Exefucio Phil Michell Rock Island W. E. Stone Peoria Chandler Starr Rockford William George Aurora Len Small Kankakee B. F. Harris Champaign George W. Meyer Edwardsville S. R. Crebbs Carmi

Fire at Camp Logan Stockade Sparks Escape Suspicions

Gen. Bell ordered a full inquiry into a Saturday night fire in the southern stockade at Camp Logan Houston Texas that prosecutors fear was incendiary and aimed at freeing prisoners. Seven inmates sentenced to Leavenworth are to be removed under heavy guard, with extra guards added amid escape attempts.

Logan Houston Texas Bell Pris Leavenworth

Health conditions normal at Camp Logan amid cold spell

A Saturday health report from Camp Logan shows declines in most diseases among 33,369 troops, with pneumonia 22, meningitis 2, measles 85, scarlet fever 3, smallpox 1, diphtheria 7, typhoid 2, and malaria 1, while insurers record over 150 million dollars in applications. The 38th division reports continued insurance uptake, with five regiments contributing over 40 million since last Saturday, including 12 million each for the 129th and 370th regiments, the latter being the colored unit.

Camp Logan 38Rd Division Tuuner 65Th Infantry

Halbach Schroeder to Pay Full Salaries on Heatless Monday

Through an omission by a compositor and a proofreading error the Halbach Schroeder Co. was not listed among the city’s retail stores slated for heatless Mondays. The firm, long considered progressive, announced it would pay full salaries to employees during the heatless day.

Halbach- Schroeder Co Whig Halbach-Schroeder

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