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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
13
Raymond Belmont son of financier August Belmont faced a summons for speeding in New York Traffic Court. He missed a postponed date, a warrant was issued, and after a tense exchange he promised to identify who mocked the court. The case notes army discipline influencing respect for law.
The piece praises American soldiers as impartial guardians, likening them to calm London policemen who stand between a man and the crowd. It argues allies preferred U S troops for guard duties to avoid resentment and emphasizes Europe’s friendly, almost familial, cultivation of the United States.
The piece argues slang enriches language and should not be banished, noting phrases like making good and you said it endure across speakers. It condemns overuse of some as lazy and tiresome, especially the word some, which dulls description and wears on readers and listeners alike.
Frederick J. Haskin's Whig Information Bureau provides prompt, confidential Q and A on varied topics. Sample questions cover Chinese railroads beliefs, battleship status terms, textile sources, first hat, complexion fruits, and sacred Indian bull in the United States.
Dispatches from Nicaranga and northern Costa Rica report Costa Rican government troops defeated by revolutionists. Many government soldiers are said to have been taken prisoner.
The Springfield golfer G W Bunn defeated Charles Lee Weems in a tight Central Illinois tournament match. Weems led briefly with brilliant drives and steady putting but a late finish by Bunn, including a ravine recovery on the 16th and a clutch putt at 17, sealed the win as Weems faltered on the 18th. A large gallery watched the dramatic final holes.
After a three week dispute, opera tives reach settlement. Work will resume Monday on a 48 hour week with a 30 percent weekly wage increase.
Edward D. Knotts of Springfield was nominated Thursday by President Wilson to be U S attorney for the southern Illinois district.
Peter observes two birds at the Smiling Pool, Rattles the Kingfisher and Longlegs the Great Blue Heron. Longlegs stalks the pool, then spears a fish with a long bill before resuming a statue like pose. A second tale begins with One Fisherman Interferes With Another.
A detailed chronology notes Acre falling to Richard I and Philip II after a two year siege, with Mount Carmel battles and heavy Christian casualties. It recalls Friesland sighting by Martin Frobisher in 1576, John Quincy Adams born in 1767, Savannah evacuated in 1782, Charles Macklin’s death in 1797, and the Hamilton Burr duel of 1804 on the Hudson shore.
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