Quincy Dedicates Commercial Home and Club Progress
A Quincy dedication event featured speakers from Atchison and Keokuk praising the Chamber of Commerce and the Home project. Father Burk urged public promotion of local goods and the Gem City Business College as examples of civic achievement. Local leaders stressed unity, cooperation, and the role of business and press in city uplift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Mr. Kellogg
Quincy
Father Thomas Burk
Gem City Business College
Burk
N. T. Wilcox
Keokuk
Levi
John ‘A. Heller
Chamber of ‘Commerce
George A Mahan Praises Commercial Clubs In Speech
George A. Mahan of Hannibal extols commercial clubs as the engine of city progress. He argues clubs unite business leaders to boost trade, industry, and public welfare, linking factory growth with churches, theaters, boulevards, and parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Mahan
Hannibal
Governor Wood and Quincy progress outlined
A biographical sketch of John Wood, Quincy founder and long-time public figure, details his early life in Mora via New York, his move west, and his role in founding Quincy’s industries and institutions. The article also covers the 1912 Illinois Chamber of Commerce industrial fund and the dedication of the new chamber building, plus remarks on promoting foreign trade and national commercial policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Washington
Quincey
Ronsard
John A. Heller
Heller
Cook
St. Louis
Memphis
Stward
Australia
St Quincy
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Wrest
State Armory
John Wood
Daneiel“Wood
Wood
Adams County
State Senate
Bissel
Yates
Tlinois
Tihinois
Woodland Cemetery
Northern Cross
Palmyra
Quincy Bridge Company
Industrial Fund
Chamber ‘of Commerce
Stone-Webster
Quincy Sis
Keokuk
Heiler
John “A. Treller
Chamber of Commmerce
Levi
Teller
Emerson
George DP. Levi
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Europe
South
Central America
South Africa
Far East
Qoe
Department. of Commerce
Department
of Commerce
Address of George W. Doonan Visit Noted
Address details are unclear in the fragment. The line expresses pleasure at the opportunity to visit, mentioning Quincy and an individual named George W. Doonan without further context or actionable facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Doonan
Quincy and
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H. N. Wheeler
Wheeler
E. J. Parker
Commercial Club
Edwin Jarvis Parker
Parker
John’ A. Heller
Lunding
Edwin Jarvis
Hartford, Conn
Hartford
Boston
Bull Bank
Renming
Te State Savings’ Loan and Trust Company Avith
State Savings Loan & Trust Company Bank
Uiney, Omaha & Kansas City Railway
Quiney -Aper. Company
Quincey Street Railway Company
Quincy High School
Quincy Public Library
the Times
Darwin
Spencer
Draper
Parry
Hiand
England
Germany
South Amenica
Bureau of Poteien
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