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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1919
Page
13
A large munitions dump blew up at Le Bourget, seven miles northeast of Paris, injuring and killing several people on Thursday afternoon. Authorities have not released exact casualty figures.
A concussion wrecked several buildings in Paris and caused sheds on the aviation field to collapse and catch fire. The incident injured a number of soldiers and civilian employees.
Dublin reports former New York Tammany leader Richard Croker will return to the United States in about two months due to dissatisfaction with the Irish climate.
Henry Ford testified in a $1,000,000 libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune. He questioned a 1916 article by John Reed that praised him yet mocked living on neighbors’ back porches. Ford disputed Allen Reed’s facts while discussing preparedness ads and wartime views.
SAN FRANCISCO July 18 Six hundred thirty five United States soldiers from Liberia Manila Honolulu and other far eastern points arrived here Thursday on the transport Thomas Included among the passengers were 81 Germans and Austrians members of a Red Cross unit being returned to Germany from Russia The governor of Uruguay plans to own all central electric stations and privately owned telephone networks in the country.
A referendum on public opinion of the League was proposed by Senator Borah urging reader views after he cited four European editorials. Administration senators discussed reservations that might be acceptable to other signatories, while President Wilson stressed that any changes require consent of all parties and cannot be interpreted by the inserting nation. The foreign relations committee continued reading the treaty with no new action.
Sergeant Barton Cates of Flushing New York was killed during an aerial circus at Souther field Americus Georgia when his plane crashed after he fell 2000 feet while flying upside down. It is believed his life belt broke and the machine crashed nearly a mile away. A separate note from the Scottish highlands mentions it being unlucky if a dog runs between a wedding couple.
A sensational home remedy claim promotes Mae Edna Wilder’s oatmeal and Derwillo mix to improve complexion in 12 hours. Advertisements target women with promises of vanished wrinkles, freckles, sun spots, and rough skin amid shopping mentions of Miller and Arthur and Hettreder Stores.
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