Weather recap: yesterday temperatures by time
Local temperatures ranged from 72 at 7 am to 83 at noon with 5 pm at 74 and 12 noon at 72. The report lists hourly values for the day, indicating a mild rise to early afternoon before cooling later.
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1915
Page
5
Illinois Missouri Weather Outlook With Showers and Cooler
Illinois will see showers Saturday with a cooler night followed by Sunday partly cloudy. Missouri forecasts showers and cooler conditions with Sunday partly cloudy. Town reports partly cloudy skies with possible thundershowers in the east and little temperature change west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Missouri
River Stage Forecast From Warsaw to Hannibal
River bulletin reports water stages at 7 PM yesterday at several points from Warsaw to Hannibal. The river is expected to rise to 14 feet at Quincy and Hannibal by Saturday morning, with levels continuing higher into Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Bulletin
Warsaw
Hannibal
Quincy
St Paul
Ewes
Dave Ennorttenes
Keokuk
Ottumwa Ween
Eee
Flannibal Ee
St. Louis
Cairo
Memphis
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Louisville
Omaha
Kansas
Time to Clean Up in Mexico Says Editorial
A Washington stance shifts from watchful waiting to an order for forces to act in Mexico. The piece argues that without swift action to restore peace and order, the United States may need to intervene directly as European war rages and chaos grows in Vera Cruz and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Republic
South
Diaz
Washington
Carranza
United States
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Comprehensive reviews of European war year one promised
Comprehensive reviews of the first year of the European conflict are planned to assess major campaigns, leadership decisions, and strategic outcomes. The analysis will cover fronts in France Belgium and the Mediterranean, highlighting pivotal battles and evolving alliances.
War’s first year reviewed as nations endure grim exhaustion
The article surveys the first year of World War I noting the ongoing conflict, lack of early victory, and the global belligerents including Germany Austria Hungary and Italy. It argues commercial, militaristic and rivalries drive the war and predicts extended exhaustion with no clear end in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Austria
Serbia
United States
Italy
REAP ALI THE BENEFITS and cost of living talks
Writers point to three main effects of the European war on the United States. Domestic business runs below normal while foreign commerce surges on wartime purchases. Rising food prices hit middle west households hardest as New England munition orders boost steel firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
América
Middle West
New England
Peter
Paul
Liberal support urged for Quincy Chautauqua aid appeal
The Quincy Chautauqua association seeks funds to cover this year’s assembly expenses. Officials note substantial sums are needed though the event is educational, not profit making. Bad weather and reduced public patronage have affected many community ventures including baseball and other interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Chautauqua Association
Quincy Chautauqua
Chautauqua
Uncertain Times and Odd Tales From Small Town Pages
A jumble of snippets mentions a snake on a shoulder during a speech, wet weather harming pickle makers in Lewistown Missouri, and blame shifting to the moon. An Adams County farmer is praised for a seven decade bushel oats harvest. the Kaiser is linked to war in Warsaw.
Quincy Chautauqua urged to support remaining course numbers
The 1915 program notes that sufficient funds will help participants make ends meet and urges a liberal patronage for the balance of the course. Local people are asked to see the association through and support the best numbers yet to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Chautauqua
Post Office Deficit Attributed to War Spars at Burleson
The Montgomery Advertiser questions Postmaster General Burleson over a 56.5 million deficit blamed on the war. It notes postal receipts fell by 600 thousand last year while running costs rose by nine million, amid ongoing reorganizations meant to cut spending. The paper asks why the war is linked to the deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Burleson
Post Office Department
Department
The White Man's Burden and Haiti Conflict
Reports from the state department confirm two American sailors were killed by Haitien natives as U S forces push to establish a government on the island. The piece frames violence as the burden borne by Uncle Sam in the western hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Sam
The Editor's Night Gap and a Turnip on La Prairie Map
The steamship Ordina departs on her return trip without moving picture gear and a torpedo miss would require trusting the captain again. La Prairie showcases the largest turnip weighing seven and a half pounds and thirty one half inches in circumference, boosting Camp Point to second place as readers wonder who comes next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Prairie
Camp Point
Missouri State Band Director’s Suicide Attempt in Exposition Failure
The director of the Missouri State Band attempted death by his own action on Motherly Thursday following a failed plan to take the band to the Panama-Pacific exposition. He was deeply disappointed he could not hear one man who has been president and another who always wanted to be, a fact described as a keen disappointment.
Strickler and Arnold Seen at Chautauqua Address
During Dr. Hoover's address at the Chautauqua last Saturday night Chas A Strickler and Y A Arnold were on the south side of the tent leaning against the fence observing the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hoover
Chautauqua
Chas. A. Strickler
Y.a i Arnold
Daily Lessons in History and Birthday Notices
One hundred years ago today the English cabinet restricted Napoleon’s exile aides and deprived him of personal resources. Fifty years ago Boston welcomed General Grant. Twenty-five and seventy-five years mark earlier milestones. Birthday list includes Joseph M Dixon and notable figures such as Sir George Warrender and Edward Stuart-Wortley, with births dated across regions from Snow Camp North Carolina to Athens New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
United States
Clarksburg
W. Va
U. S. Grant
Boston
Marie Valerie
Archduke Fratcis Salvator
OUR Daily
Joseph’ .M
Fabyan
Harvard Medical School
Albany
Eugene D. ‘Dimmick
Athens
N. Y
Kentucky
Little Compton
R. T
Lawrence
Larry) Doyle
New York
Caseville
Eddie McGoorty
Lines Worth Remembering From Hesiod Quote
A fragmentary line reflects on memory and toil as a dilatory person grapples with losses. The excerpt invokes Hesiod to frame effort versus outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soeniice
Ribot Defends France as Tax Bill Passes 490 to 1
Paris July 30 Finance Minister Alexandre Ribot rejected deputies attacks calling them part of political maneuvering. He said the country remains virtuous and united to win victory as the direct taxation bill moved to a vote and passed 490 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alexandre F/ Ribot
Finance
Leon Accambray
Chamber of Deputies
Phillippic
Accambray
Emmanuel Brousse
Ribot
Achambray
Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy for Hay Fever and Asthma
July hay fever troubles many people and Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is presented as the ideal remedy. It soothes the throat eases choking and inflammation and promotes easy breathing without habit forming drugs, sold by Miller & Arthur Drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Miller & Arthur
President Wilson urged to save Paul Hudson in Mexico
July 30 in Cornish N H appeals were made to President Wilson on behalf of Paul Hudson publisher of the Mexican Herald who was arrested in Mexico City by General Zapata. Wilson, traveling with his daughter and her companion, is focused on Mexican famine relief and will not reveal next steps. In Vera Cruz John R Silliman delivered a US note seeking restoration of communication with Mexico City and asked Carranza for guidance on near term expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Mexican Herald
Cornish
N. H
Paul Hudson
Mexico City
Zapata
Hudson
Cary T. Grayson
Francis B. Sayre
Norman Galt
Washington
Red Cross
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Vera Cruz
John R Silliman
Venustiano Carranza
Constitutionalists
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cough Relief
A vintage medicine note urges care to avoid draughts and exposure and touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a guaranteed cure for coughs. It claims the first dose soothes irritation and stops the cough in a short time and offers a money back guarantee if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Britain approves German sugar beet seed import for next year
Washington July 1 A State Department note reports Great Britain will permit importation of German sugar beet seed for next year's crop after informal negotiations. The move aims to assure American beet farmers a sufficient seed supply, as Germany is the sole producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Germany
Sinking of Leelanaw to be presented to Germany
Berlin reports that the American government will present the sinking of the United States steamer Leelanaw to the German government. Ambassador James W. Gerard is said to deliver the note on Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
United.’ States
James W. ‘Gerard
Swiss Protest German Violations of Neutrality
London reports the Swiss government protested to Germany over alleged violations of Swiss neutrality by German airmen, according to a Berne dispatch. Swiss officials demanded clarification and adherence to international norms amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
London
Ernment. Hi Is
Germany
Berne
Real estate in Cook County shows big assessed value rise
In Cook County Chicago on July 30 the board of assessors reported the county real estate has an assessed valuation of 2,604,929,807 dollars, an increase of 329,455,611 dollars over last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Chicago
Board of Assessors
Bundy Returns to Tennis in Open California Championship
Mrs Thomas C Rundy, formerly May Sut ton, national women’s champion, comes back after three years retirement to beat Mrs R L Williams of Chicago in the South California championship. Bundy to face Miss Browne, the national singles champion, tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los
Angeles
Thomas C. Rundy
May- Sutton
Ivoman Teniis
South
California
Chammpionship
Chicago
Bundy
Miss. Browne
Tennessee Returns From Four Year European War Cruise
New York reports the cruiser Tennessee has completed almost four years at sea aiding American refugees as it returns from its European waters patrol during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tennessee
Woman Aids in War Relief Across Regions
A report notes a woman who left New York on August 7, 1914 with 5,867,000 in gold and returned with 169,000. The balance was distributed to the needy. She assisted Americans in Turkey and Asia Minor and helped rescue officials of belligerent Mediterranean-bordering countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zone
New York
Turkey
Asia Minor
Mediterranean
Fire at Norfolk Navy Yard Aims to Paint Barrel Cause
A mysterious fire at the Norfolk Navy Yard caused slight damage and is believed to have started in a paint barrel. Officials offered no explanation for who set it or why, noting similarities to prior blazes at other yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Norfolk
Navy Yards
James O'Hara Retained For Eastland Investigations
Captain Pedersen and engineer J M Erickson of the Eastland announced that attorney James O'Hara of St. Joseph Michigan has been retained to defend their interests in ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pedersen
Eastland
James O'Hara
St. Joseph, Mich
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