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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1918
Page
4
A critique of excessive coal hoarding by households amid a national fuel shortage. The piece urges patriotic restraint to ensure all have enough, condemning extreme foresight that harms others while noting Senator Stones’s speech risks trivial comparison to a historic quip.
The piece weighs Clemenceau’s return as premier and Caillaux’s arrest amid Caillaux defences and German intrigue. It cites accusations of war period acts, Agadir crisis data, Italy’s separate peace hints, and Bernstorff linked funding. It notes Luxburg ties, Caillaux’s Brazil visit, and the broader spy fear affecting Allied unity as Austria’s position is framed.
A 1918 thrift week proclaimed by WY. M. CA. calls for universal effort in wartime. It urges self discipline, cutting waste, and shared sacrifice across rich and poor, noting millions join the draft and must be clothed fed and equipped. It condemns extravagant spending and urges all to buy war stamps and Liberty bonds.
The piece argues wartime lethargy in the United States as war with Europe looms. Secretary Baker warns the public that the battle front is distant, urging stronger patriotic fervor and warning that French British Belgian and Serbian sacrifices matter as Prussianism advances. It condemns inaction and reliance on distant fronts while urging national resolve.
In Nottingham England on January 26 a labor conference debated abolishing the House of Lords and opposing a second chamber. Railroad workers reported break points and pledged support if they refused to work due to food shortages, blaming government mismanagement for responsibility.
New York January 26 The Rockefeller Foundation announced an appropriation of 160000 for camp welfare work under the war department's training camp activities commission. It also allocated 37000 for surveys into public care of mental diseases and crime psychopathology. An endowment of 25000 from Harvard Medical School of China for Shanghai medical school maintenance was accepted. Pershing Reports Casualty Washington January 26 General Pershing reports another American soldier killed in action January 22 Private Fred P Thompson. His brother Ralph Thompson resides in Georgetown.
Miss Palmer announced a new Domestic Liense class for girls starting next week, with Blinky Hammond and Short Leg Milliken helping set up a stove. The goal is to teach cooking for future married life, while Tatty Bellowes shows keen interest and may test dishes for safety. Torp Stebbins’s father plans no more Ford use this winter amid fuel concerns, as classmates Andy Anderson and others attempt an improvised start with kerosene and oil, learning the difference between kerosene and gas lean.
W A Rinehart received a draft for 2723 dollars for seventy hogs shipped to St Louis and sold Thursday. He then shipped sixteen mules sold to D J Porter of St Louis at 850 dollars each. Funeral service for William S Thompson held at Baptist church. County Agent I F Gilmer visiting Palmyra. Local basketball trip to Bevier for a Friday game. Mule sales planned at Gupton’s barn, Palmyra, and more horse and cattle auctions. Wolf sightings reported on Gillmer and Maywood farms near Palmyra.
In Thornton Burgess animal tale Welcome Robin and Mrs Robin, weak from cold, eat freely after Sammy Jay drives away Bully the English Sparrow. They debate winter travel, then shelter in Farmer Brown's carriage shed, deciding to stay the night where warmth awaits. Next story Bully Catches a Tartar.
Paris reports a fresh contingent of Portuguese troops has landed in France as part of ongoing allied reinforcement. The arrival marks continued military cooperation and bolster for operations in the region.
London telegram states 220 crewmen of the British monitor Raglan were killed or wounded in the engagement with Turkish cruisers Sultan Selim at the Dardanelles. The casualty list lists 24 dead and 24 wounded, with the remaining injured sailors noted.
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