Quincy Stove Industry Thrives in 1918 Newark Era
Quincy leads in stoves and furnaces with a multi million dollar investment and 3 000 to 4 000 workers on the South Side. Some plants close briefly for stock but will soon resume full operation as prices stabilize and material supplies improve. The industry dates to 1840 with Allen and Enoch Comstock and now serves every state and many foreign ports.
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Quincy
Allen
Enoch Comstock
Gem City
Union
Detroit
Eness
Molders' Union
South Front Street
Excelsior
Comsteack Castle
Channon-Emery
Produce Industry Shapes Quincy Cold Storage Growth
Four Quincy firms dominate the 1918 cold storage and produce trade, moving apples, onions, cabbage, potatoes and more. The Quincy Produce company and Jensen and company supply staples, with A Lanza and John Musolino handling fruits. Last year Quincy dealt tens of thousands of bushels and carloads, sustaining local commerce and workers.
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Quincy
Quincy Produce Company
Jansen and Company
A. Lanza and
John Musolino Company
North Seventh Street
Pure Ice Company
No Discharges Allowed For Soldiers To Return To College
Washington reports the War Department will not consider discharges for enlisted men to resume studies. Private George A. Rogers sought Knox College attendance but system denial blocks reentry. Navy offers limited exceptions, releasing urgent cases first, while Europe uncertainties slow overall discharge.
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Washington
War Department
Illinois
George A. Rogers
Paynefield
Mississippi
Galesburg
Knox College
Great Lakes
Europe
From Opposite Ends Of World Will Wed
Nicholas G. Van Sant, 72, of Sterling, Nebraska, and Daisy Wood, 49, of Calcutta, India, plan marriage in Omaha after long travels. Van Sant is president of Sterling State Bank and a practicing attorney who recently returned from France where he served as a Salvation Army doughnut boy. Wood has been principal of government school for girls in Calcutta for nine years.
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Omasta
Nebr
Nicholas G. van Sant
Daisy Wood
Omaha
van Sant
Sterling State Bank of Sterling
France
Salvation Army
Miss Wood
Calcutta
India
Government School For Girls
Gardner Governor works aims for record year in pumps
Gardner Governor works, led by J. W. Gardner and J. Will Wall, plans a major expansion after a long period of growth. The firm, largest globally in governors, reports 400+ employees, a capital stock rising from 125000 to 1500000, and widespread sales with agencies in major cities and exports to Holland, Spain, Japan, and more.
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Gardner Governor
Gardner's
J. W. Gardner
J. Will Wall
America
Gardner
Gardner Company
R. W .Gardner
North Fifth Street
South Front Street
la Grange
Holland
Spain
Japan
Australia
Cuba
South America
Globe
Dayton-Dick Company
Quincy Garment Factories Thrive Amid War Demand
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in yearly business flow into Quincy through garment production including skirts and workwear. Firms maintain full output despite wartime material shifts. civilian orders rise as government contracts recede. Major players include Nell-Hayworth, Pierson, Meyer-Reighard-Higgins, Union, and J W Sinnock & Son with expanding lines and planned salesrooms.
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Quincy
United States
Nell-Hayworth
Industri- All
Pierson
Meyer-Reighard-Higgins Manufacturing Company
Chicago
St. Louis
Union Manufacturing Company
J. W. Sinnock & Son
Denies Treating Men In Insane Hospitals
Washington January 26 Surgeon General Ireland denies reports that soldiers returning from overseas with shell shock have been sent to St Elizabeths hospital for the insane He says only two patients possibly shell shocked have been sent there and both showed mental disorder justifying admission He notes Plattsburg Hospital is equipped for nervous cases and port surgeons are instructed to refer such patients there
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Washington
Jan
Ireland
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
General Hospital
Plattsburg, N. Y
Lewistown jury finds Mrs. Thomas not guilty in husband murder
Lewistown Illinois January 26 The jury in the trial of Mrs Zelia Thomas charged with murdering her husband David Thomas returned a verdict of not guilty The bhas retired at 1030 Friday night The shooting occurred the night of November 20 last
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Lewistown, II
Zelia Thomas
David Thomas
Thomas
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Weilers
N. Fifth ST
Globe Printing Co
A. Otis Arnold
Presa
Hampshire Street
Phon
Edward J. King
M. C
Pardner Plant
Garretts
Neral
H. G. Garretts & Sons
Henry G. Garretts & Sons
State St
Quincy Show
Maine ST
Quincy, Ill
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