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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1916

Page

5

Mexico proposes three commissioners to seek peace with US

Mexico CityJuly 21 The foreign office made public the July 11 note to Washington outlining a plan to appoint three commissioners from each side to meet at a neutral site to discuss troop withdrawal and reciprocal border crossing, and to investigate bandit origins. Conference reportedly could convene in Niagara Falls in early August. Mexican delegates will be civilians, with the chair from Gen Carranza’s cabinet.

Mexico City Mexico United States Foreign Office Washington Niagara Falls Gen. Carranza Elisey Arrédundu Carranza Arredondo Wilson

Cruiser San Diego Brings Refugees to San Diego Port

The cruiser San Diego arrived from La Paz Mexico carrying 12 refugees. Officers reported conditions along the lower west coast. The ship plans to return to La Paz after Rear Admiral Caperton assumes command. Admiral Winslow will haul down his flag on July 28, not the 29th, the retirement date.

San Diego Cal Winslow LaPaz Mex Caperton Pacific Fleet

Tanlac Promises Permanent Results Across Stomach Ailments

Testimonial from M D Folsom of Carlinville Illinois visiting Quainry credits Tanlac with restoring health after years of stomach trouble and nervous insomnia. He bought three bottles in Springfield then reported permanent improvements and recommends Tanlac, now sold in Quincy at Brown and Mays Drug Co. with strong fanfare.

M. D. Folsom Carlinville Quainry Taniac Man Brown and Mars Drug Co Taniac Springfield Tanlac Quincy Brown & Mays Drug Co Ivo

Local Halbach Schr oeder Reduction Sale Amid Summer Goods

The ad page advertises Halbach-Schroeder Co Reduction Sale with low prices on wash fabrics shirts and patterns. Mentions Geoge H Heidbreder illness absence, Meyer-Wilms Co lines, Dick Bros Brew bottling dept demand for workers, and multiple readers attending horse races at Baldwin Park. Includes tires promos from Gunther Hardware and Tearful notes on civic events and individuals visiting Quincy and the region.

Halbach-Schroeder Co George H. Heidbreder South Eighth Street Meyer-Wilms Co N. J. Kinnebrew St. Antonius Galesburg Gunther Hardware Co W. T. Duker, Sr Quincy St. Louis Albert Penick Meyer-Wilms Co. Snyder Charles Funke South Twelfth Street Women’s Alliance of the First Baptist Church Mae Treascher Locust Street Memphis Percy Brown Fort Dodge Town Wilfred Amburn Luke Kimmons Russell Ferguson Adams. Il Ferguson Ezra Best Gunther Tardware Co Frank Legan Meyer- Wilms Co Will Turner Ellington Mary Darby Oakland Cal Dick Bros. Brew'g Co York Street Nell Bowen South Fifth Street Kirksville Rennick Blue Ribbon Nettie Malambri Springfield Nicholas Malambri Chicago William Malambri H. F. Lafler State Bank Frank Quattrochi Hannibal William Malambi FH. House Plainville Ill R. L. Cloud Orleans Ind Gem City Business College Mr. Cloud Katherine Zimmerman Rockport Frank H. Clark Augusta Baldwin Park Granite Live Stock Insurance Company Gardnert R. Roe Buchan Baptist Missionary Training School Chicacs Woo Roe Fourth York Streets George Gabriel Board of Education Gabriel Edith Gabriel Charles McCarty Boseman No 2 Chemical Ben Laurich Meno Edward Wehbie Los Angeies Sittin Pelt

Tennessee Girl Missing from Dinner Table in Sharrard

Miss Genevieve McCarty, 17, of Sharrard Illinois, vanished after leaving a cousin’s dinner near Tennessee Wednesday. Described as fine appearing and unimpeachable, she wore a soiled dress and no hat. A large search by neighbors drags bottom land woods with bloodhounds ordered to trail, no train boarding or money found, mother not notified yet.

Tennessee, I Genevieve McCarty Sharrard Ben Window Tennessee Crooked Creek Eugene Mourning Monmouth

Sherman Faces Tight Propositions in Republican Primary

Chicago July 21 Senator Sherman confronts tight choices in the statewide Republican primary. He traveled from Washington to New York to consult with Charles E. Jinghes and the national party, with aides weighing alliances for governor attorney general and state auditor races. Sherman's backers consider Lowden for governor and Beardcee or Carr for attorney general while Frunsel and Tice contend for auditor.

Chicago Sherman Witnels Yhe Washington New York Charles E. Jinghes Thompson Haineis Peoria Lowden Friuiik O. Lowden Col. Lowden Edward J. Beardcee Haute Richard al. Carr Joliet Isomer J. Tice Tice Senator Sherman Russel

Dare Women to March They Decide to March

In San Francisco on July 21, women in the local Women’s Navy League argued over joining the preparedness parade. Dared by anonymous posts threatening extermination, over 200 such notes were intercepted. a few parcels reached recipients. Solomon is cited with a quip about wisdom and marriage.

San Francisco Women's Navy League

Carrying Fish to Inland Streams by Rail Cars

The Bureau of Fisheries with six cars and a six man crew transports stock fish for streams nationwide. Each car holds 140 refrigerated cans, each can 200 fish about two inches long. Water aeration with a pump purifies and circulates water for a week, berths in the top of each car, and the shift from express shipping reduces in transit deaths.

Bureau of Fisheries Department of Commerce United States

Took Oath In New York And Fans To Border

Whig readers ask where Washington took the oath of office. The editor notes Washington swore in New York, then the seat of government, on Wall Street site now the U S Treasury. In Ocean Grove New Jersey on July 21 soldiers on the Mexican border received grape juice and electric fans from New Jersey W C T U members.

New York Washington George Washington U. S. Treasury Wall Street Ocean Grove N. J New Jersey

Rioting in Sonora City Drives Americans to Cross Border

Three American miners who were brought back to Bisbee report rioting by the Mexican population in Cananea Sonora. The men say others fled to the American side Thursday night after the disturbances broke out. Local sources confirm the accounts and note heightened tensions along the border.

Bisbee Ariz Cananea Sonora

Camp Point Lodge Building Excavation Under Way

Work begins on a new brick lodge building for the Masons and Knights of Pythias in Camp Point Illinois with Lambert Huber and Son as contractors. The $13499 contract covers a 36 by 80 foot one story building with a large basement and two entry corners. Architect is George Behrensmeyer of Quincy. The design includes a spacious lodge room basement library elk room banquet hall and kitchen, and a modern interior intended to be among the finest in the area.

Camp Point Masons and Knights of Pythias Lambert Huber Masons Knights of Pythias Elvin Hostetter Leon Letha Des Moines Iowa Wesley Cannon Jerome Hostetter Ruby Little Pansy Myrtle Adams Bowen Arlie Meatheringham Isaac Cutter Masonic Lodge of Illinois Arthur, Illinois Danville Mollie Taylor Plymouth Thomas Taylor T. T. Burke Golden Freeman McFarland Gary Indiana E. J. Kline Arthur Gay Ira Akers Ladies Social Union of the Christian Church

Public service corp questioned by farmer over cattle losses

An exchange shows a farmer accusing a public service firm of failing to satisfy farmers. The farmer notes that when a $10 cow or hog is killed, the company rarely offers adequate compensation, though they are cautious not to kill more stock.

Public Service Corporation

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