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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1919
Page
7
The author warns of unrest among discharged soldiers who demand better jobs and oppose limited opportunities. Secretary Baker’s plan to keep soldiers in service faces critique, while states like Massachusetts seek a $10,000 appropriation to address discharged-soldier needs as federal efforts fall short.
Dr Frank Crane argues the United States must choose between subsidizing American shippers to meet foreign competition or abandoning maritime ambitions. He notes labor laws raise operating costs and that repealing them is unlikely, while coercing other nations is impractical. The piece warns that unless subsidies reduce freight rates, American ships will stay uncompetitive and trade will drift to cheaper foreign vessels.
An indoor/outdoor morality tale follows Reddy Fox who steals into a henyard and enjoys a moment of safety until a Night Breeze shuts the gate. Trapped inside by a fence, he watches Old Man Coyote outside as he contemplates escape and the irony of confinement. The piece closes with a note on 1917 U.S. coal production at 637 million tons.
Letters from women across the United States praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from female ailments. Testimonies from Abilene Texas Rockville Connecticut Oakland California and others attribute restored health and improved mood to the remedy, noting prior medical failure.
At a Paris luncheon the francophone press heard Captain Andre Tardieu say measures were taken to fix delays in the French cable and to handle all foreign copy with minimal delay.
A bill by Representative Little would grant graded gratuities to soldiers based on service length and combat exposure. Those under fire would receive twelve months pay, combat troops abroad not under fire six months, combat troops at home and non-fire abroad four months, and home troops not liable to service one month.
Ir J F Kruse of Denver patents Sulphur Vapor Baths in Quincy offering 20 minutes to 1 hour sessions with a continuous sulfur vapor flow. Cabinets place the body reclining with head outside, ensuring clean air and strong absorption. Benefits claimed include relief from rheumatism, lumbago, neuritis, skin issues, circulatory problems, and more with beauty and nerve toning effects.
Atlantic and Libony head to New York with about 6,000 men aboard plus 3,000 more on Adriatic including 829th infantry and 165th brigade units. Libony carries 84th division coast artillery 339th field artillery and 37th brigade detachments. Nebraska shipboard for demobilization. batteries arrive aboard La Lorraine.
The steamship Medantic bringing home American and Canadian troops was reported off the harbor Monday night and 18 expected to dock in the morning.
The transport Federal arrived from France at Newport News on January 28 carrying ten officers and 56 casuals aboard.
Mexican President Venustiano Carranza issues a manifesto asking citizens to delay political activity around the 1919 election and states he will not seek re election. He notes his term ends in 1921 and warns that prolonged agitation could create complications.
In Philadelphia on January 29 a man calling himself Omega, son of Jesus Christ, fired at random with loaded revolvers, killing three men and wounding five, including two severely. Victims include Thomas Holloran of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit and two transit policemen, as crowds subdued the attacker. The assailant, a self described religious fanatic, believed his father’s spirit was tortured at the transit power house.
A Warsaw dispatch to the National Polish committee reports a large meeting at the Warsaw Philharmonic in the defense of Polish borderlands. Polish premier Ignace Jan Paderewski attended along with American representatives and Italian delegates. The Reverend Icick spoke for Poles in the United States and noted ten million marks raised for Poland’s relief.
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