German raid hits rear-area hospitals in Picardy
American forces describe a large German air raid behind the lines in Picardy. Bombs pummeled a major hospital area, wrecking houses and killing civilians including a nurse family. Five American nurses and three ambulances faced near-misses while aiding wounded as medics and soldiers worked through rubble.
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Associated Press
France
Miss Scott
Ethan Wells
San Francisco
Roscoe Wiley
Madisonville
Texas
J. W. Nolder
Altoona
Nolder
No Man's Land
McAdoo Tells Kitchin To Retract Charge
Secretary McAdoo, recuperating in West Virginia, demands a correction to Representative Kitchin’s claim that a publishers lobby swayed administration revenue legislation. He states no one near him or with influence was influenced by any lobby and praises treasury aides for their loyalty and work on the fiscal measures.
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Washington
McAdoo
Representative Kitchin
North Carolina
House
Kitchin
McAcco
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Congress
Mes
the Treasury
Treasury
Traffic Boards Hear Rate Changes In New Schedules
Washington June 1 Director General McAdoo forms traffic committees for eastern western and southern districts to hear shipper complaints and propose modifications as high rate schedules take effect by June 25. The plan covers freight and passenger increases including interurban lines and involves state reviews where needed. Local and district committees headed by A C Johnson C J Brister J C Venn ing and F P Eyman will handle protests from numerous associations and coal, petroleum and livestock groups.
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Washington
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
Mississippi
Western Freight Traffic Committee
A. C. Johnson
Transportation Building
Chicago
Central
C. J. Brister
J. C. Venning
Pittsburgh
F. P. Eyman
National Federation of Shippers
American Petroleum League
Western Petroleum Refiners Association
National Petroleum Association
National Live Stock Shippers’ Protective League
State Live Stock Association of Tilinois
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
National Council of Farmers
Burned threshers in harvest fields
Chicago June 1 federal case against 112 I W W leaders for seditious conspiracy opened with prosecutors linking farm machinery arson in Washington and Montana to I W W teachings. Witness Frank Wormkee said the group promoted sabotage to ruin employers, arguing the policy aimed to disrupt wartime output.
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Chicago
Washington
Montana
Industrial Workers of the World
Landis
Nebaker
Frank Wormkee
Travel ing salesman seeks position in Quincy stores
Compact classified page notes a traveling salesman seeking work across Quincy's grocery and general merchandise sectors with address Hox 722 Carthage. Also adverts for a maid, a weekend clerk, and a strange line about hiring those over 160 years old, plus furniture and vehicle listings and a piano sale at 013 State and a Surrey for sale at 822 North 6th Street.
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Groce
Quincy
Hox
Carthage
Surrey
North 6Th Street
Army casualty list notes 80 names in June report
Washington June 1 The army casualty list Friday shows 80 names with breakdowns by cause. Killed in action 15 died of wounds 6 died of accident 11 died of disease 4 wounded severely 15 wounded slightly 8 missing in action 1. Officers named include Lieutenants Anderson Griffith Stearns Newitt McCreary Apted Amory. Includes long roster of privates and noncommissioned officers with birthplaces towns and states.
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Washington
Richard Anderson
St. Louis
Robert J. Griffith
Athens
Wm. S. Stearns
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Wm. N. Newitt
Enfield
Frank P. McCreary
Fort Washington
N. Y
Clark H. Apted
Grand Rapids
Mich
Thomas D. Amory
Wilmington
Del
Wagoner Chick M. Campbell
Pittsburg
Kas
George M. Abney
Mineola
Tex
Stanley Belen
New York
Robert L. Belen
Saltillo
Miss
I. D. Cochran
Protection
Frank Colon
Aberdeen
S. D
Kenneth E. Counter
Alden
Minn
Francis F. Dyer
Lake Arthur
Donald Gregg
Houston Heights
Carl M. J. Martinson
Stanley
Wis
Clarence L. Massey
Columbus
George E. Mooney
Glasgow
Mont
Frank A. Murray
Nundany
Howard Spidel
Union Pa
Malcolm R. White
Southampton
George Aitkens
National City
Cal
L. W. Chase
Derry
N. H
C. Messina
Marshall B. Nelson
Grand Junction
Charles Poulter
Louisville
Leslie L. Stockely
Ellington
Wm. S. Stevens
Jamaica Plains
Frank P. McCreery
Eugene D. Penn
Austin
Gordon J. Geeting
Chicago
Claud Engram
Hawkinsville
Gal
Thomas W. McDermott
Albany
Daniel A. Snyder
Buffalo
Lawrence Wolff
Brooklyn
Bert Lewis Stockton
Don F. Gunder
Puyallup
Humbert Hook
North 8. C
Isaac M. Vaughn
Ballinger
Thos D. Amory
Wm. Albers
Ridgewood
George Fuss
Newark
Claud D. Greene
Effingham
Horton Creech
Harlan
Jeny J. Cundiff
North College Street
Decatur
Elmer C. Downer
Traverse City
R. J. Eaves
Doucette
W. Hicks
Williamsboro
Pittsfield Gossip and War-Time Notes from Local Happenings
Mrs. Orville Dell ill with mumps but improved. Henry Hassett returns to St Louis after weeks with his mother. Eastern Star degree work conferred on Mr. and Mrs. Kiser and Sneeden couples. Merle Allen enlists aviation corps. stationed at Camp Dick Texas. Rev David N Wetzel visiting from Bloomington. Clyde Roads to host recital at home Saturday. Pittsfield eyes a monster Fourth of July for Red Cross. Mrs George Thompson and Davenport daughter visiting Siegle home. J Wall Smith enlists in navy. wife to reside with Smith parents. Prof Joseph C Shastid buys six cylinder auto. Miss Mabel Conrad resigns Pike County Telephone for Chicago. Ray Kelly to report to Camp Pike Wednesday. leaves Monday. Mayor Smith to open navy recruiting office soon. Mr and Mrs William Kespohl visiting from Hannibal. Henry Bush named director in Red Cross county group to replace Ray N Anderson.
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Orville Dell
Henry Hassett
St. Louis
Mary Hassett
Lodge of the
Eastern Star
Fred Kiser
Charles Sneeden
Merle Allen
Camp Dick
Texas
Aviation Corps of
the Army
David N. Wetzel
Bloomington
Clyde Roads
Pittsfield
Red Cross
George Thompson
Davenport
Iowa
John Siegle
J. Wall Smith
Thomas F. Smith
Joseph C. Shastid
Charles H. Nelson
Mabel Conrad
Tillie Crane
Henry Bush
of the Red Cross
Ray N. Anderson
German Pressure Maintained On Front Near Soissons
Reuters reports from French headquarters on Friday morning that German pressure shows no sign of easing. German troops push out a line north and south of Soissons on both sides of the Aisne while center advance parties continue. Detachments filter through woods and valleys seeking weak gaps in the French line.
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London
Reuter
Soissons
Aisne
Chicago Over Quota for Red Cross Fund Drive
Chicago reports its Red Cross quota of six million dollars was exceeded Friday night as the city met and surpassed the target in aump toward relief efforts. The victory signals strong local support for national disaster relief initiatives.
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Chicago
Red Cross
Settlement Sought On Taylor Road Payment Dispute
Cham ber of Commerce highway committee members meet with county and local officials to review work on Taylor road. Differences over extent of work and payment discussed. next meeting planned for a settlement. Officials planned inspections and drainage work to finish Fourth end fill.
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W. K. Abbott
W. A. Martin
Highway Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Pierson
A. H. Beitman
Perkins Engineering Company
Elmer Hogge
A. V. Ely
Marion County
R. O. Jehu
Quincy
Taylor Road
L .L. Boyer
Adams County
Hogge
Ricker
Duker
Peter Simon
Chamber
Ice price probe committee seeks food administration aid
Chamber of Commerce leader W H Bennett outlined plans to obtain permission from the local food administration to cooperate in investigating high ice prices in Quincy. District Food Administrator John R Wheeler affirmed that the committee may conduct investigations and that the administration would cooperate through official channels. Bennett stressed fairness to ice dealers while noting rising production costs do not justify sharp price hikes.
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W. H. Bennett
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Food Administration
John R. Wheeler
Bennett
Pfeiffer Re elected Head of Rotary Club
W. A. Pfeiffer was re elected president of the Rotary club in the meeting of directors in Hotel Newcomb Friday afternoon. W. A. Schwindeler was elected vice president, A. T. Bert Higgins secretary and Harvey O. Riggs treasurer. Directors include Percy Brown, John Korn, W. A. Pfeiffer, W A Schwindeler, Arthur Odell, A. T Higgins and C. C. Crooks. During the past fiscal year 12 new members have joined.
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W. A. Pfeiffer
Rotary Club
Hotel Newcomb
W. A. Schwindeler
A. T
Bert) Higgins
Harvey O. Riggs
Percy Brown
John Korn
W A. Schwindeler
Arthur Odell
A. T Higgins
C. C. Crooks
Mrs Betts Improves From Meningitis Crisis Passes
Mrs Jessimine Betts, ill with spinal meningitis at her father Henry Knapheide's home, has regained consciousness and her physicians say the crisis is past. Her husband Paul Betts, in the U S Army aviation section, arrived from St Paul. Betts is a graduate of High School and Macouwt Normal and taught at Irving School before marriage.
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Jessimine Betts
Henry Knapheide
Paul Betts
Aviation Section
United States Army
St. Paul
Botts
Macouwt Normal
Irving School
British Transport Sinks U Boat Off Atlantic Port
A large British liner attacked a German U-boat off the Atlantic coast in May, hitting the submarine amidships after a torpedo salvo and while escort destroyers dropped depth charges. The sinking was reported by an American returning from a mission to England.
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Atlantic
Trish
England
By laws Adopted by Directors of Chamber of Commerce
The board of directors uniformly adopted the chamber of commerce by laws in a Friday meeting. The new rules, printed in The Whig, implement a democratic structure with a members council and nine bureaus to manage all activities. Each member may designate a preferred bureau to work on.
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Chamber of Commerce
Whig
Pierson
City Plans and Public Service Mix of Civic Affairs
The article outlines municipal priorities in education traffic roads and transportation. It notes the trade bureau publicity and efforts to attract manufacturers. It highlights city conditions and civic plans shaping local governance and public service delivery.
Arrest Italian Plotter in Rome Daily Avanti Director
Washington June 1 The arrest of Giacinto Serrati director of the Socialist Daily Avanti at Rome for defeat propaganda is announced in a dispatch to the Italian embassy here.
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Washington
Giacinto Serrati
Avanti
Rome
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