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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1917

Page

12

Plans for a Big Ship Canal Across Scotland

Glasgow July 18 Plans for a ship canal linking the North Sea and the Atlantic are urged by naval experts to aid the war effort and Rosyth. Two main routes are debated with Loch Lomond favored for naval safety, while Glasgow corridors offer cheaper commercial access. Large reductions in distances between Glasgow, Leith, London, Hamburg, and other ports are projected.

Glasgow Scotland North Sea Atlantic Rosyth Leith London Hamburg Liverpool Belfast Elbe Antwerp Upper Clyde Culebra Alloa Forth Leck Lomond Panama Canal Loch Lomond Gatun Lake Panama Loch Long

Pacifists and the Vigilantes in wartime thought

New York dispatch outlines Hapsburg Liebe's sharp critique of pacifists in America. He divides pacifists into three types, denounces treasonous talk, and argues war is the price of peace. He insists democracy requires fighting for civilization, condemning pacifist positions as dangerous and unpatriotic.

New York Hapsburg Liebe Tennessee Theigilantes America Germany Benedict Arnold

Iowa Leads Country in Autos Per Capita

Washington July 13 There is one car for every 29 inhabitants of the United States, according to figures by the federal public roads bureau. Iowa leads with one car for every eleven persons, followed by California Nebraska and South Dakota. Arkansas has the fewest with one auto per 116. New England states are more uniformly supplied. The passage also notes a Canadian toy industry push, with popular English toys sent to Canada as samples.

Washington United States Federal Public Roads Bureau Iowa California Nebraska South Dakota Arkansas New England Gstates England Canada

Woman nominated as president of the N E A

Portland Oregon July 13 Mrs C C Bradford state superintendent of public instruction of Colorado was named Thursday as a candidate for president of the National Educational Association for 1917 1913 by the nominating committee of the 1917 convention in session here Her nomination was said to be equivalent to election Elections will be held today The text then shifts to a note on biblical fruit identification mentioning the apple tree possibly representing quince or citron in various scriptures.

Portland Ore C. C. Bradford

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