Abbott Pleads For Big Plant In Quincy Mission To Washington
Quincy leaders led by Mayor W. K. Abbott Secretary C. Perry of the Chamber of Commerce and Attorney Emery Lancaster traveled to Washington to press Quincy as the site for an $11,000,000 armor plate plant. They met Admiral Fletcher and other officials, presenting city advantages and maps showing local coal oil ore and material access. The delegation planned secrecy but word leaked Friday, with details stressing low foreign born workers and strong homeownership among the 7,000 local manufacturing workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Abbott
C. ¥. Perry
Chamber of Commerce
Emery Lancaster
Washington, D.C
Guiney
Quincey
Admiral Fletcher
Quincy
Washington
Lancaster
Quincy Plant Plan Elevates Local Delegation Push
Local businessmen seek to shape board opinion by keeping other cities unaware of the plan. They aim to present a straightforward case, hoping the board absorbs the information before considering rivals. The visit to the capital boosts confidence that Quincy is under serious consideration for the big plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Pomeroy Refuses Change to Ordinary Imprisonment
Boston January 27 Jesse Pomeroy, informed his solitary confinement would be commuted to ordinary life imprisonment, said he did not want the change and preferred a pardon. Warden Allen planned to place him with other prisoners, with standard punishments for refusal to work. Convicted over forty years ago for a boy’s murder, the executive council had voted the commute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jesse Pomeroy
Warden Allen
Allen
Pomeroy
Executive Council
Baker resigns from shipping board amid unconfirmed reports
Bernard N. Baker of Baltimore, recently named a shipping board member and confirmed by the Senate, is said to have resigned. It is understood the president has accepted the resignation, though no official statement has been released by the White House or Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Bernard N. Baker
Shipping Board
Senate
Baker
White House
Amendment to reserve act would move reserves to Fed banks
Washington January 27 The House Banking and Currency Committee approved an amendment to make immediately effective the provision requiring all member bank reserves to be kept in Federal Reserve banks. It would accelerate a transfer of about 350 million dollars to reserve banks and boost the system loaning capacity by roughly 800 million dollars compared with the current schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Act
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
House Banking and Currency Committee
Artillery Officers Face Court Martial
Captain Wilbur T. Wright and Lieut Frank A. Spencer of the 2nd field artillery faced a court martial at Fort Totten New York on charges they ordered five guardsmen to be lashed to gun carriage wheels after they refused to clean the armory ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilbur T. Wright
Frank A. Spencer
2Nd Field Artillery
New York National
Fort Totten
Traffic on Western Road At Standstill
Northwest wind drives heavy snow between Rock River and Hanna in Wyoming blocking Union Pacific trains. Twelve passenger trains sit in yards at Laramie as a severe storm rages between Rawlins and Hanna. plows have opened one track west, enabling trains to depart local yards.
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Laramie
Wyo
Rock River
Hanna
Union Pacific
Betwen Rawlins
Russian Foreign Minister Pokrovsky Resigns Amid Health Leave
The overseas dispatch reports M. Pokrovsky, Russia s foreign minister, has offered his resignation per Russky Slovo via Overseas News Agency. A Petrograd dispatch dated Jan 19 said Rech announced a two month sick leave for the foreign minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russky Slovo
M. Pokrovsky
Petrograd
Rech
Pokrovsky
Bryce argues expelling Turks from Europe justified
Lord Bryce cites the entente note in reply to Wilson supporting ending Turkish rule in Europe and delivering Christians from the empire. He argues Turks are a robber band and endorses a Turkic state only in Asia Minor where Muslims predominate. he condemns Turkish rulers for cruelty and Armenians’ slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Wilson
Lord Bryce
Near East
Asia
Edmund Burke
Asia Minor
Mussulman
Detroit Urges Americanization of Immigrant Labor
Walter C. Piper of the National Association of Real Estate Boards argues for intensified Americanization efforts and assimilation of Detroit’s sixty thousand non English speaking aliens. He claims Detroit leads the movement and notes naturalization applications rose by 100 percent in 1916, framing assimilation as a civic and industrial necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Detroit
Piper
England Increases Foreign Purchases in 1916
Washington January 27 The United Kingdom raised both imports and exports abroad in 1916. Commerce data show imports at 4.819 billion dollars and exports at 2.941 billion, with purchases up 14 percent and sales up 31.6 percent. Food, drink and tobacco valued at 2.041 billion, raw materials 1.639 billion, manufactured goods 0.921 billion. Exports were largely manufactured items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Kingdom
Department of Commerce
Formulate Plans To Fight Tuberculosis In Illinois
Dr. W. J. Pettit of Ottawa was named chairman of a joint committee in Chicago to craft plans for combating tuberculosis across eight Illinois counties. The group, from the state board of health and the state tuberculosis association, aims to submit recommendations to the county boards at today’s meeting. Representatives from LaSalle, Morgan, McLean, Champaign, Iroquois, Ogle, and Kankakee attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. J. Pettit
Ottawa
State Board of Health
State Tuberculosis Association
LaSalle
Morgan
McLean
Champaign
Iton
Ogle
Kune
Poet Sainted by Modernists in New Poetry Volume
Pitts Sanborn, noted musical and operatic critic, releases Vie de Bordeaux a poetry volume that captures the spirit of French women during the war. His knowledge is asserted by the lines, startling futurists cubists and post impressionists alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts Sanborn
Bordeaux
Skilled Burglar Chicago Man Telle States At torney How He Looted Wealthy Homes
Adam Prochowski, a University of Warsaw graduate, confessed to Maclay Hoyne how he robbed lake shore district homes using a jimmy, skeleton key, and hatpin. He pried windows, used ads to sell loot, and mailed valuables in stamped envelopes from nearby postboxes. Jewelry worth thousands brought small sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wicago
Adam Prochowski
Maclay Hoyne
Prochowski
University of Warsaw
Poland
Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
Russia
Jimmy
Bing
Hoyne
Wilson Expresses Interest in Women's Suffrage Letter
President Woodrow Wilson writes Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt congratulating the National American Woman Suffrage Association on North Dakota granting women the vote for presidential electors and municipal offices. He states a real interest in extending suffrage to women and praises the step.
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Washington
Wilson
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
North Dakota
Woodrow Wilson
Eggs and Butter Higher Next Winter Forecast
Foreign buyers have lined up creamery output for summer and fall delivery, signaling a possible corner that could push eggs above 1 per dozen and butter to 1 per pound next winter. Contracts with Wisconsin and Illinois creameries cover entire summer and fall shipments, with purchases in carload lots around 25 cents per dozen for eggs and 15 to 18 cents per pound for butter as Europe’s shortage boosts U.S. demand and refrigerator transport links to seaports are set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
Europe
Seaboard
Financial Review of The New York Sun
New York Evening Sun reports quiet stock market trading with irregular price moves that attracted little interest. Gains of about a point appeared, not consistently sustained. some motor, specialty, and rubber stocks showed small losses. Union Pacific and Reading held firm, while St Paul Norfolk and Western and Long Island faced pressure. Afternoon prices slipped about a point with weakness in motors, shipping, and certain specialty issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Evening Sun Financial Review
Union Pacific
Reading
St. Paul
Norfolk and Western
Long Island
Steamer Prince John Ashore in Wrangell Narrows
The Grand Trunk Pacific freighter Prince John operating Prince Rupert to Queen Charlotte islands ran aground and took on water in Wrangell narrows. U S calls were sent, location not given, aid is being rushed. Passengers may be aboard but local offices have no details.
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Victoria
B. C
Jean
Prince John
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert
Queen Charlotte Island
Wrangell Narrows
U. S
Germans Raise Ship Blocking Antwerp Harbor
A Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily Mail says the North German Lloyd ship Gneisenau, sunk by Belgians and blocking Antwerp harbor during 1914 evacuation, has been raised after several failures. The correspondent notes the last shipping hindrance to the harbor is removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mail
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Big Damage Suit Dismissed in Armour Case
Chicago January 27 A $300000 damages lawsuit brought by William D Miles a former employee of the ravhinn company in St Louis against J Ogden Armour and Charles D Armour was dismissed Friday by Judge Brentano in the superior court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Charles D. Armour
William D. Miles
Ravhinn Company
St. Jouis
Brentano
Schwab Signals Bethlehem Willingness to Supply Navy Ordnance
Charles M. Schwab of Bethlehem Steel, after bids on government projectiles were rejected, met with Secretary Daniels in Washington and said the plant could be an asset to the nation. He planned to discuss shell costs and ordnance materials with company officials. Daniels did not know if Bethlehem would submit new proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Navy Department
Daniels
Bethlehem Company
Navy
Department
Schwab
Practical Joker Holds Up Denver Doctor
Denver police report a masked bandit entered a drug store and ordered Dr. D. B. McMahan to raise his hands. The doctor, thinking it a joke, was shot in the abdomen as the gun fired. He is in county hospital with life threatening injuries. One suspect has been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
D. B. McMahan
Lfe
Murphysboro Gets Big Steel Plant
Murphysboro joined steel towns after J. W. Harrison of American Car Coupler signed to complete a $300000 steel foundry by September 1. The Harrison Steel company plans to invest at least one million dollars in the next five years, creating 500 to 700 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Til
J. W. Harrison
American Car Coupler Company of
Indiana
Harrison Steel Company
Timothy Mullen Resigns From Illinois Utilities Panel
Springfield Illinois January 27 The resignation of Timothy Mullen a distant counsel to the state public utilities commission was announced Friday. He will return at once to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Mullen
Springfield, II
State Public Utilities Commission
Chicago
American labor delegates to MFET conference noted
Delegates from the Federation of Labor discussed the Pan-Am conference decided at the federation convention. Officials said the old bodies of Chill Peru and Santo Domingo signified cooperation, but the conference selection remains to be finalized with a final meeting in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ston
Federation of Labor
Chill
Peru
Ar Santo Domingo
Porto Rco
New York
Two Robbers Boast Of Countless Local Holdups
UIS January 27 two men, William Sten and Richard Horton, both twenty two years old, were captured by police Friday night. They boasted they have been responsible for virtually every holdup since January 1 and claimed they had held up many, unable to recall all of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UIS
William Sten
Richard Horton
Perfect Health Is Yours If the Blood is Kept Pure
The ad extols pure blood for health, warning impurities trigger diseases like rheumatism catarrh malaria and skin ailments. It promotes S S S blood remedy as cleansing medicine offered by Swift Specific Company with free literature and medical advice from its Atlanta department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Specific Company
Swift Laboratory
Atlata
Ga— Adv
Strohl
Quincy
Hampshire Street
Sterns
Death of St. Louis Schools Chief in Washington
Benjamin Blewette superintendent of St Louis public schools collapsed and died in Washington while addressing the National Security League committee on women teachers and patriotism. He spoke of public school teachers as noble and committed to national security before slumping to the floor. Despite medical help he passed away. a physician arrived as he lost consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Security League
Benjamin Blewette
St. Louis
Blewette
Park ownership dispute tied to Washington park deeds
Investigation into Washington park ownership concluded square belongs to Adams county per county court deeds. City had maintained park while title questioned in link to shelter house project. Also notes change from old style to loose leaf system for Citizens Water works under Nelson of Peoria auditing firm, retroactive to Oct 1 when city took over. Chauffeurs Club organizes at Hotel Duncan with 18 members for social and instructional purposes, planning weekly meetings.
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Washington Park
Adams County
Citizens Water
Nelson
Peoria
Chauffeurs’ Club
Chauffeurs Club
Hotel Duncan
Girl with shotgun resists officers for two hours
In Biloxi Mississippi on January 27 a 14 year old girl Sarah Goins daughter of an alleged moonshiner used a shotgun and revolver to fend off revenue officers who sought to arrest the Goins family. After a two hour standoff the officers prevailed and federal authorities say the Goins family has long been involved in illicit whiskey production in Green County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Sarah Goins
Goins
Green County
To Cure a Cold in One Day
An old medical ad promises a one day cure for colds using laxative bromo quinine with a Palos Drugstore refund if it fails. It claims El E. Grove’s signature appears on every box and prices at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palos
EL. W. Grove
Local notices from Quincy area bulletin board
Community items list visitors illness travel and events. Names include Mrs C E Shaffer 302 Kentucky, Miss Laura Dickson 212 South Twelfth, Mr and Mrs Fred Taylor of Chelan Washington, Fred Wilms from San Diego, R W Alford of Clayton, Mrs Alina Mbike 308 Kentucky, Hlan na with Pennsylvania Railroad, Joe Dunker 1014 North Twelfth, QC A Parmenter Anti Saloon League speaker. Public notices mention railroad pay at downtown banks and hospitalizations at Blessing hospital.
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H. Strohl
North Twenty-fifth Street
Laura Dickson
South Twelfth Street
Katherine Zeilwagen
South Witt Street
Treilwagen
Quincy
Fred H. Wilms
San Diego
California
Fred Wilms
R. W. Alford
Clayton
John May
Alina Mcbike
Kentucky Street
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Hugh A. Hanna
Newark
N. J
J. A. Hanna
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
E. K. Seward
Milan
Newcomb
C. E. Browsego Sacefield
Transo Springfield Division
Quincey
Frida
Jack Henderson
North Eighth Street
le Will
Joe Dunker
North Twelfth Street
Gunther Hardware
Dunker
Pasadena
Cal
A. Parmenter
AntiSaloon League
Presbyterian Church
Elvaston
Hannock County
Carthage
Macomb
G. W. James
Galesburgh
J. M. Daugherty
Urea
Blessing Hospital
Everitt Lawrence Keemlie
Foley Kidney Pills Benefit Elderly Man in Springfield Ad
An eighty seven year old Springfield man reports severe kidney trouble improved by Foley Kidney Pills, praised as tonic and quick to bring results. Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
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Ti. HH. Adams
Springfield Mo
Foley
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
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Abbott
BIG Plant
Perry
Washington, D. C
Bryce
Abdul Hamed
Committee of Union and Progress
England
Telle
Financial Review OF the
NEW York Sun
Grand Trunk
Schwab Ready
Ordnance Contracts
Holdup Man
Merican
MFET
Dodge Bros
Morris Adler CO
Hampshire
Labor
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