Quincy pledges $500 for Taylor Missouri bridge project
Quincy business men have raised 400 toward a $1,000 goal to rebuild a permanent bridge across the North Fabius river at Taylor Missouri. Marion county will begin work when $1,500 is pledged, with Willow Bend’s failed span moving to Taylor for a 20 foot replacement. A Marion county engineer says dismantling and reassembly will take about three weeks.
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Quincy
Taylor
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce
George D. Levi
Harvey Riggs
Frank J. Tenk
W. A. Martin
Marion County
Willow Bend
James McKinnary
A. J. Ely
County Alloted 9218 For Roads Improvements
Adams county has been allotted 9218 for the improvement of state roads per a notice from the state highway commission filed with the county clerk Friday. Funds will be paid to the county once the county commissioners file a claim. The rest of the text discusses Duchy of Lichtenstein issuing two new postage stamps showing the coat of arms and King Johann II with values stated as 8 to 15 better.
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Adams County
State Highway Commission
Duchy of Lichtenstein
Johann II
Dr. E B Montgomery Receives Diamond Medal
Dr Edmund B Montgomery of Quincy received a diamond medal from Prudential Insurance for 25 years as medical examiner. He noted that among 40 000 medical examiners nationwide only 400 have reached 25 years and earned the medal.
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Edmund B. Montgomery
Quincy
Prudential Insurance Company
Musical Program Arranged for Sunday at First Christian
Mrs H B Becker has set a Sunday morning program in the First Christian church featuring Ruth Brown organist of First Presbyterian Decatur Florence Brown violin soloist from James Millikin Conservatory and Mrs A C Dallach as vocal soloist.
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H. EB. Becker
First Christian Church
Ruth Brown
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Florence Brown
James Millikin Conservatory of Music
A. C. Dallach
Deaths and Funerals: Starkel Kuhlman Ralph Dunbar
Leroy Starkel age eight of 510 Adams street died at St Marys hospital after an appendectomy. Services 2:00 at home and 2:30 at St Marys Catholic church. Burial in St Boniface cemetery. Bernard H. Kuhlman funeral at 8:00 this morning at home and 8:30 at St Johns. Burial Calvary cemetery. Louisa Ralph funeral 3:00 at home and 3:30 at Grace Methodist church. Burial Graceland cemetery. Mrs Gertrude Dunbar funeral 2:00 Sunday at Daugherty chapel. Greenmount cemetery.
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Leroy Starkel
Frank Starkel
Adams Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Mary’s
Evelyn
Frank
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Boniface Cemetery
Bernard H. Kuhlman
Chestnut Street
St. John's Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Louisa Ralph
Vine Street
Grace Methodist Church
Graceland Cemetery
Gertrude Dunbar
Daugherty Chapel
Greenmount Cemetery
Union S. S. Picnic in Liberty Aug. 9
The union Sunday school picnic will be held in Liberty on Thursday August 9. It marks the 42nd annual event with many attendees from Quincy and the surrounding country expected to attend the day-long gathering.
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Union S. S
Liberty
Union
Quincy
Officers To Train At Fort Sheridan
The War Department updated second officers training camp locations. Michigan moves to Fort Eneridan, Wisconsin to Fort Sheridan, Illinois from Leon Springs Texas to Fort Sheridan. Minnesota Iowa North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Missouri Kansas and Colorado shift from Fort Riley to Fort Snelling. No other changes to camp openings or quotas. West Virginia Ohio Indiana and Kentucky remain at current sites.
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War Department
Michigan
Fort Logan
H. Roots
Fort Eneridan
Wisconsin
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Leon Springs
Texas
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Fort Riley
Fort Snelling
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Pennsylvania Railroad Retains Its Men West of Pittsburgh
The Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh issue a circular to agents stating all state or national military or naval service members will be retained. During service they are furloughed with pension credit for time served and pass privileges. The company will aid families of employed servicemen.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburgh
Ltter
National Guard
Sunday Services Notices Deadline For The Whig Office
Notices for Sunday church services must be submitted to The Whig office by 6 o'clock Friday evening. The requirement applies to all congregations and readers sending in notices for publication.
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Whig
Methodist and Baptist church services listed
Grace Methodist Lind and 11th Streets Rev G L Losh Sunday school 9:30 morning service 10:30. Pe warehague Vermont Street 7:00 preaching Rev G F Oliver Sunday school 8:16 morning 10:30 Junior league 2:80 sepworth league and class meeting 6:46 evening sermon 7:45. Bethel Jefferson and Twelfth Rev Emil Goets Sunday school 8:15 German service 10:30 Epworth league 6:45 evening 7:45. First German Kentucky and Eighth Rev A H Hertzler Sunday school 9:15 morning 10:30 league 7:00. Central Baptist Seventh and Fourth and Jersey Rev W O Shank Sunday school Fourth St 8:15 Vermont St 9:30 preaching 11 and 7:30. Immanuel Chapel Cedar and Twenty-second Sunday school 8:09 Young People and gospel services. Eighth and Elm Corner Highth and Him streets Rev T L Smith morning 11:00 Sunday school 2:30 evening 7:30.
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Grace Methodist
Lind and
11Th Streets
G. L. Losh
Vermont Street
Vermont and
Eighth
G. F. Oliver
Clas
Bethel
Jefferson and
Twelfth
Emil Goets
Kentucky
A. H. Hertzler
Central Baptist
Seventh End
Vermont
Fourth
Jersey Streets
W. O. Shank
Fourth Street
Cedar
Eighth and Elm
Highth
Him Streets
T. L. Smith
Unday
St. Jacobi Lutheran Church
Washington and Eighth
G. D. Hamm
St. Peter
Evangelical
York and
Ninth
Paul Langhorst
H. J. Leemhuis
Angels
St. Paul
Monros Street
A. W. Fruechte
Good Shepherd Church Services Announcement
Matins at 7 and Holy Communion at 7 30. Sunday school at 10. Holy Eucharist (choral) with sermon at 11. Sermon subject focuses on the Passivist Patriarch and Hig on. Fat M. Gamble serves as priest in charge at the church on Twelfth and Maine streets.
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Good Shepherd
Church of the Good Repentance
Maine Streets
Fat M. Gamble
Higon
First Christian Church and East End services schedule
The notice lists service times for First Christian Church Ninth and Broadway with pastor W D Endres and East End Twenty fifth and High streets with Rev L C Mauck. Sunday school times are 9 15 to 9 30 and 9 30 respectively, morning worship at 10 80 and 11, evening service at 7 30. A brief note mentions a factory timing device recording each machine's operation.
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Twelfth
Maine Street
George Arthur Buttrick
State Streets
B. R. Bauman
Y. P
C. B
First Christian Church
Ninth and Broadway
W. D. Endres
East End
Twenty-fifth
High Streets
Rev. L. C. Mauck
Oak Atreatunday School
Christian Endeavor
Rhoda Ware Rebuilds Roof and Reunion With Lost Love
After a night of storms Rhoda Ware patches a leaky roof herself but collapses from heat. Roof doctor saves her, and Norval Shay reappears after two decades, confessing enduring love as he explains his roof work and life away. Rhoda and Norval confront the past and a chance for a future together.
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Rhoda Ware
Sweet Williams
Rhoda
Abel Todd
Meadowbrook Farm
Hiram Appleby
Filoral Avenue
Bhay
Norval Shay
Joe Hull
Mother
Father
Socialists Plan to Attend Confereng in London
Chicago July 28 delegates to socialist conferences in allied countries are to be sent by the national social party executive committees. The American Federation of Labor is asked to name delegates to the London conference, with a letter from Rameau MacDonald requesting that delegations join with the AFL. The party plans to send 10 delegates but seeks a date later than August 8.
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Chicago
Executi
National Social Party
London
American Federation of Lab
Delegat
Germ
Rameau MacDonald
Secre
United Socialist Council of Gre
Britain
Amecan Federation of Labor
Socialist Party
Cenfee
Women Offer to Crew Ships in Russia
London dispatch says Russian women have offered to train themselves as crews for battle ships and that the offer has been accepted. The source notes the proposal came from Petrograd and reflects wartime mobilization and gender roles.
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London
Daily Mail
Petrograd
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Marion
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Pennsylvania
R. R
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Ww. OO. Cone
Kirat Church
Unithd Brethren
Sixth
Cedar Streets
H. W. Trueblood
Bible School
Christian
the Daily Story
Caret
Norvalf
Roda
Swaynie’s Bath
Manufacturers
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
Best Bros. Plumbing & Hig. Co
Ernst Plumbing & Hig. Co
Harbison & Wilson
Hasse Plumbing & Hig. Co
The
Sullivan Bros. Plumbing & Hig. Co
A. C. Scheering
Humphrey Hot Water Service
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