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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1916

Page

12

Governor Dunne Urges Enlistments At State Bar Dinner

Chicago June 3 Gov Edward P Dunne urged young men to enlist in the National Guard and volunteer at federal recruiting offices. He said the state would demonstrate unity with the president and congress in preparedness and urged tripling the National Guard within thirty days after the bill's passage.

Chicago Ilinois State Bar Association Edward PF. Dunne National Guard Congress Inots National Guard

German Press Hails North Sea Battle Victory

Berlin June 3 The German press lauds the North Sea clash with Britain. Naval experts cite a victorious high seas battle with minimal German losses and heavy British losses. Reichstag figures say Germany bore heavy losses but Britain suffered more.

Berlin North Sea Persius Tageblatt Germany Eief Tages Zeitung Reichstag Johannes Kaempf Great Britain Kaempf

Danish Captain Describes Battle Fare From Jutland

A Danish steamer captain recounts the Jutland sea clash near Cape Honsthom. British forces attacked German ships, battleships and cruisers fought amid smoke and shellfire, with German ships splitting and some sunk. He states the exchange was a costly but indecisive incident, praising the blockade and naval power while lamenting sailor deaths.

Copenhagen London Naesborg Cape Honsthom Jutland

Zeppelins Aid German Fleet Seen as Eyes of Fleet

The Daily Express reports Zeppelins aided the German main fleet to return to port. They note airships have limited military value in raids over British counties and primarily serve as reconnaissance eyes for the fleet.

London The Daily Express

Local residents and visitors gather in Blooming ton area

A flurry of names appears as E L Penner visits, and Mr and Mrs Chas Dwyer come from Quincy. Attor ney A G Crawford of Pittsfield and Dr C G E Benners travelers, with numerous relatives and friends from Warrensburg, Granada, Butte, Quincy, and other towns, appear in town notes. A baseball game ends 9 to 0 for the locals over the Tull club. A divorce case and a Baptist minister absence are recorded along with a public sale of Squire McWarter estate and a death notice for John Clegg. Decoration Day observations close with Rev A C Adams delivering the cemetery address.

E. L. Penner Bloomington Chas. Dwyer Quincy A. G. Crawford Pittsfield S. E. Hughes Quincey CG. E. Rbenners Missouri Nettie Shewe Butte Mont J. W. Hudson Granada Colo G. W. Claxon The Baptist Church Minneapolis Alice Blair Warrensburg Nancie Blair Eugene Smith W. W Hattie Miller Bo Martin Reinderhmook Claxen Galesburg Squire McWarter John Clegg Alien A C. Adams Moe. Church

German torpedo boats crippled near Ringkobing Fjord

The National Tidende reports ten German torpedo boat destroyers moved slowly through the Little Belt from the north Friday night. One torpedo boat was badly damaged and lies off Lynegevig Foyr near Ringkjobing Fjord in western Denmark just north of The Horn.

Copenhagen London National Tidenide Lynegevig Foyr Ringkjobing Fjord Denmark Horn

Wage claims to be sharply contested in rail strike talks

New York June 3 leading railroad unions pressed for an eight hour day with ten hour shifts. fifteen railroad officials and labor delegates met in a second conference here to discuss the broad demands across nearly all lines.

New York United States

Missouri graduate Harris Mer ton Lewis dies in New York

Harris Morton Lewis a short story writer and magazine editor died at his New York home on Friday He was born in Santa Fe New Mexico in 1882 and was a graduate of the University of Missouri Assistants: none

Missouri New York

Vocational expert recounts job history in interview scene

The applicant claims to be a valuable man in the business and asserts he can determine by scientific methods the work he is best fitted for. The boss questions his recent employment, learning he has held twelve different forms of work last year.

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River Terminals and Harbor Lines Standards

A government plan outlines inner and outer harbor lines with riparian rights on land and restricted structures beyond the outer line. It emphasizes dredging tradeoffs, proper drawings for new docks, and cost considerations for freight handling machinery, urging local engineers to set standards for central river terminals serving Mississippi valley cities.

Inner Harbor Secretary of War United States Engineer Office Bowen League Mississippi Valley

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