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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1919
Page
7
The article argues Quincy’s budget hinges on a special street tax to fund paving maintenance and rehabilitation. It notes past pavement failures, warns against overreliance on saloon revenue, and critiques state and national budgeting as businesslike but flawed. It cites Senators Lodge and Borah in a digression on governance and investigations.
Tennessean Alvin York, hailed as the bravest among Allied soldiers by Marshal Foch, returns to Pall Mall. Neighbors and Rotarians pledge a $20,000 farm as York declines fame, choosing to resume life on his family’s land. He stars in no vaudeville or magazine tours, accepting only the simple homecoming.
Letter fragment discusses the habit of signing letters with a typewriter. It critiques anonymous signatures, notes readers’ curiosity about the signer’s identity, and offers humorous guidance on adding a personal sign-off with proper punctuation and legibility.
Missouri fans of Senator Reed challenged Taft league routings as Reed toured cities from St. Louis to Joplin. Crowds gathered as he distributed covenant texts and explained line by line, revealing how league propaganda misled voters and threatened Monroe Doctrine and foreign wars.
Read as a note on political tension the claim that Missouri lawmakers will push for Senator Reed's resignation spreads in political circles. The fragment hints at legislative scrutiny and potential consequences for the senator amid partisan maneuvering.
Washington June 4 Final action in the senate on the Susan B Anthony woman suffrage constitutional amendment was blocked by debate and peace treaty discussion. The measure, defeated in committee, hinges on a final roll call as senators argued over state rights and federal power.
A garbled OCR fragment references voice and finance terms with scattered words. It mentions Frege and Sack, and notes about a storm or format issue, but contains no coherent events, names, or dates to confirm a clear news item. The readable content is too incomplete to determine a factual report.
SPRINGFIELD IL June 4 Thirty five cities and towns in Illinois joined the city of Springfield in a petition to the Illinois supreme court for a rehearing in the Springfield Gas and Electric case. The April term held municipally owned utilities are under state public utilities commission control and that exempting such plants was unconstitutional. Cities named include Chicago Decatur East Moline Joliet Quincy Rock Falls and Rock Island.
On June 4 events span centuries from St. Pauls fire in London in 1561 to George III born on June 4, 1738 and Napoleon’s Italy viceroy in 1801. Civil War actions in 1863 near Fredericksburg mark invasion attempts halted at Gettysburg. Ford Motor directors boosted capital stock in 1915 from 2 million to 100 million.
Brest June 3 The liner George Washington used by President Wilson has been ordered ready to sail on twelve hours notice after midnight June 5. The Mount Vernon with 6000 regulars from the Sixth division under Major General Walter H. Gordon left for New York this morning. The Siboney and the Orinahi each carrying 4000 men of the 21st division sailed last night for Newport News.
Winnipeg Manitoba June 4 The police mens union agrees not to join the current sympathetic strike and the city council withdraws its ultimatum. The original demand required officers to forswear joining any sympathetic strike under any circumstance but union officials deem that too drastic and limit the undertaking to the present situation.
Peter Rabbit seeks why Cresty the Flycatcher wants cast off snake skins from Jenny Wren. She explains Cresty and his wife insist on a piece of snake skin in their nest, perhaps to deter robbers, while noting their housekeeping quirks and the eerie idea of snake skins. Jenny promises more details tomorrow before Peter learns the rest.
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