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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1919
Page
2
A week after adoption, city council drama over a license ordinance drew protests from theater owners. Debate stretched as officials argued over action, with the ordinance hiking theater licenses by 50 percent and raising most to 100 to 150 dollars annually based on admission receipts.
The ordinance committee was tasked to amend the license ordinance to set fees by seating capacity with most theaters at 125 dollars yearly. Will Sohm H E Nelson and John J ONeill urged against higher dues, proposing a government style capacity based plan. Other council actions included water main work funding and library board appointments.
Advertisement promises quick relief from neuralgia pain using St Jacobs Liniment. A small trial bottle is sold at drug stores and claimed to provide instant, non burning relief to nerves on the face head or any body part with no return of misery.
A large Goodyear Rubber company van will stop in Quincy Tuesday night and stay all day Wednesday on its cross country trip from Akron to the Pacific coast. The truck, with tires 44x10 and 87x7, carries 140 and 120 pounds and includes a tire pump for quick inflation. Two drivers alternate shifts, and a berth behind the seat provides rest for the crew during the journey.
June 1919 records show the highest 94 on the 24th and lowest 67 on the 5th with an average of 78. The month compares to June 1918 with a higher temperature then, but the current June’s average is 1.9 degrees above last year. River stages peaked at 12.50 on the 9th and 17.7 on the 13th with an average 9.83. Rainfall totaled 5.09 inches with 9 rainy days.
Charles Davis of Dennison Texas returned home Sunday morning after a visit with Mrs. Joe Gorin at 1126 North Sixth Avenue. William Fleer son of Mr and Mrs William Fleer of 913 Monroe Street left for Taylor Missouri Saturday to visit friends. Richard Freiburg serving in the quartermaster department of the army visited here two weeks with his father Chris Freiburg before leaving Saturday for Tulsa Oklahoma to visit his uncle and report to San Antonio Texas. Donald Curtiss recently recovered from tonsil operation at Blessing hospital and is now up and around feeling fine.
Washington dispatch notes wartime liquor rules tighten medical sales. Bureau of Internal Revenue imposes strict limits allowing at most one quart per month for prescribed medical use, with no broader restriction on personal stock. Government warrants to seize liquor not offered for sale remain unavailable.
Fourteen Galesburg golfers spent a day on the Quincy links Sunday and returned by the evening train. The Fourth of July program was announced by the tournament committee with both morning and evening activities. Next week the Central Illinois tournament will attract players from Decatur Quincy Galesburg Peoria Danville Bloomington Springfield and Champaign with Quincy set to host next year. Players listed include Newcomb Stillwell Charles Lee Weems Will McKee Will Sinnock and Dr. H. L. Whipple.
Springfield Illinois July 1 The attorney general Palmer ruling on permits for beer and wines under 2 percent alcohol will be clarified after a study by W Middlekauf assistant attorney general in charge of enforcement He says the search and seizure law applies only in prohibition territory under state and federal law and will take effect today in dry areas
St Louis decorum shifts as wartime prohibition strict enforcement is ordered by federal officials. Chief O'Brien warns officers to report violators while cafes fill, funeral processions halt, and bartenders wear mourning bands amid crowded venues. In probate court Farleycorn bequeaths drinks to Marshmellow Sundae and cabins to Teetotaller. Telephone service halts as girl operators strike for wages and working conditions, Kinloch and Bell company refuse talks.
Advertisement for Texas Wonder claims to treat kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatism. Offers mail order at $1.25 with two months’ treatment per bottle and sworn testimonials. Mentions Dr. B W Hall and address in St. Louis. Sold by druggists.
Thousands drank remaining liquor in Chicago cafes and saloons as midnight closing was extended by one hour for those who had bought to finish. Brewers planned to quit until demobilization. The Anti-Saloon League's F Scott McBride vowed to keep Chicago dry amid new state laws, while the attorney general noted beer and light wines remain allowed until the Eighteenth Amendment takes effect next January except where already dry by local option.
Rioting in East Dubuque injures five people, two seriously, and causes about 2000 dollars in damage as the city building is wrecked, hoses hacked, and a search for Policeman Liddle widens. The crowd threatens lynching after a soldier is arrested for fighting and attacked by the officer.
Water from a fire hose sprayed over the crowd after police fired about 1000 shots into the air. Despite the intimidation tactic the crowd did not disperse and soon regrouped.
German peace envoys Hermann Mueller and Dr. Johannes Bell arrived in Berlin early Monday, signaling the next step in talks reported by Associated Press from Berlin.
Fragmentary report describes a peace signing scene with attendees including women fighting for full rights. A crowd gathered near a dining car setting and a wind direction noted as observers witnessed celebratory moments. The text references parties and guarantees without clear names or dates.
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