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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
3
The Quincy Whig announces subscription terms for Quincy and surrounding areas. Rates include carrier daily and Sunday, weekly, monthly and yearly mail options with prices in effect. Editorial and News Room contact numbers and office addresses are provided for orders and delivery issues.
Rescue teams recovered nine bodies from the Packard wreck seven miles south of Greene Iowa with eight identified. Missing include Mrs Francis Christiansen and Pearl Robinson. Several injured were treated at local hospitals.
The north bound Florida-Chicago limited on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad wrecked after striking a car driven by Harper Daniels of Danville at a crossing near Mismark. The engine and cars left the rails. Daniels was killed, engineer Charles Everhart and fireman Fred H. Kay were severely burned, several passengers were slightly injured.
Vice-president Thomas R. Marshall told a Newark audience at the Loyal Order of Moose convention tied to the city's 250th anniversary that war is preferable to youths harming themselves through vice. He warned that thousands are “dead” yet not buried, urging defense of American institutions.
Attorney William Schlagengauf docketed a divorce suit on Monday in the circuit court. Albert Wohler sues Ida Wohler alleging desertion after their marriage on April 20, 1905, with cohabitation ending in August 1913.
Mr and Mrs Chris Haner of Ursa endured a narrow escape Sunday when their buggy struck by a frightened horse and thrown. Mrs Haner suffered severe bruises and a deep ear gash while Mr Haner was largely uninjured. The incident occurred three miles southeast of Ursa and was followed by the horse being restrained by Henry Cooper. Buried in Ursa Monday were the remains of James Worley, a former Adams County resident, who died recently in Kansas or Oklahoma after returning for a visit last fall.
Quincy has nine recommended to the war department as a permanent recruiting station for the United States army. In the last three weeks Sergeant W J Hanson in charge of the recruiting office has sent 11 rookies to barracks and each one was accepted. Hanson says this a better record than four other stations in the same period. Fisherman Arrested for Peace Disturbance. Frank Knauber continuance in keeping a vicious dog case. Mullin bitten. Aged woman found insane. sent to Jacksonville. Wagner goes south. cemetery incorporation filed.
New York June 6 speculative motor shares led a broader rally after details of a major merger surfaced lifting Willys-Overland to 325 and 53-4 to 117 for the preferred. Chandler Motors and General Motors gained while shipping and sugar issues drew renewed interest. Total stock sales reached 530000 shares as war bonds stayed steady and U S coupon 4s advanced.
Corn and oats prices held steady with minor gains in Peoria. No. 2 yellow corn around 70 to 71 cents, No. 3 yellow 69 to 70, oats up to 44 cents. New York spot wheat steady with mixed durum and hard red prices. Minneapolis notes firm tone as shorts cover. cash No. 1 hard about $1.16. Liverpool reports No. 1 northern spring wheat at 15s.
East St. Louis on June 6 lists horses steady with heavy drafts at 1751 225 and 150 for eastern chunks. Mules unchanged across sizes from 15 to 16 3 hands with 1250 190 and 125 for smaller, 14 to 14 4 hands at 161 125.
UL S ref 2s registered 99. US ref 2s coupon 7s 10. US 3s registered 10. US 4s registered 110. 2b Panama 8s coupon 24.102b New York Money Mercantile paper Bar silver 66 75 Mexican dollars 179. Call money firm high 3 low 2 35 tasities 23.
A fragment notes a New York coffee scene with mentions of Rio Ts and Santos, followed by a remark that some men show more touch than feeling, suggesting implied mood or social behavior. The text is sparse and fragmentary, offering a glimpse rather than a full event.
Long Commission Co discusses Chicago as the world’s greatest grain market after closures sent markets like Liverpool and St. Louis into a wait-and-see mood. It notes Chicago’s role as a meeting place for buyers and sellers, similar to Quincy, and reports 40,000 hogs received with prices up to 9.75, while cattle and hog markets stay steady and hog runs expected to be heavy next week.
Hogs receipts near 40,000 in Chicago with weak prices. averages mainly 8.80 to 9.65 for various lots. Cattle receipts around 16,000 in Chicago with unsettled to mixed values. native beef cattle 8.00 to 11.15, western steers 8.50 to 9.50. Sheep around 15,000, unsettled. lambs 7.60 to 10.00. St Louis hogs 9.15 to 9.50, cattle 7.50 to 10.50, sheep 7.00 to 11.55. Kansas City hogs 9.10 to 9.35, cattle 9.00 to 10.80, sheep 9.50 to 11.75.
Raw sugar and refined products hold steady in New York markets with centrifugal, molasses, crushed, mould, and cube forms showing minimal movements. Specific quotes include 633 for raw, 556 for molasses, 880 for cut leaf, 865 for crushed, 814 for mould A, 815 for cubes, 780 for XXXAX powdered, 775 for powder ed, 765 for fine granulated, 765 for diamond, 775 for confectioners A, and 790 for No 1.
A jumbled line declares disbelief at politeness in a crowded audience, expressing frustration at the value of being a gentleman amid a noisy crowd. The garbled phrasing hints at a dramatic or humorous moment but provides little factual detail.
Twelve farmers attended the market square on Monday with prices steady. Two loads of corn sold for 71 cents a bushel. Five loads of oats were disposed of but no prices quoted. One load of hay traded at 13 dollars a ton and another at 12 dollars a ton.
Prices paid for hay and grains, milling products, hogs, pork products, cattle, lambs, and dressed poultry. Includes cotton seed and alfalfa meals, various hog weights with price ranges, and butcher quotes for steers, heifers, cows, veal, and lambs. Also lists hides, tallow, grease, and wool prices from Bolles & Rogers and local market notes.
A compact listing describes various fabric and seed classifications with prices and conditions. Items include Western and Med light and heavy fines, short stubby, Sanday, Burry med and Hard burry, plus burrs and seedy chaffy damp textures. Prices range from 12c to 25c with minor variations and qualifiers such as damp or ge to 5c less.
Chicago and other cities report creamery butter ranges from 26 to 30 cents with high 92 scores and firsts to extras. Eggs firm to lower with receipts at 23,320 cases and notable grades firsts to ordinary firsts. Poultry, potatoes, and cheese notes include live fowls lower and Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Dakota white potatoes at $1.00 to $1.60, with New York and Kansas City market figures.
James Lewis Wilson transfers lot 1 block 20 Keyes addition Quincy to John T Dowd for 4600 dollars. Ellen Hanrahan transfers lots 10 and 11 and Segers heirs subdivision Quincy to Edward C Hanrahan for 20 dollars. Patrick Hanrahan transfers lot 5 block 1 Cox and Bushner addition Quincy to Nellie M Hanrahan for 20 dollars. John Schwank transfers lot 1 block 11 Liberty to Hugh Vancil for 1200 dollars. Allison A Hill transfers lot 7 and west half of lot 8 block 10 Coatsburg to William F Bartlett for 500 dollars. Jonathan Ensminger transfers lot 6 and part lot 5 block 10 original Camp Point to Pleasant Herndon for 50 dollars. Sarah M Herndon transfers lot 6 and part lot 5 original Camp Point to Jonathan Ensminger for 5 dollars.
Mr and Mrs J M Fisher and their son Elmer Fisher with Mrs Elmer Fisher of Nauvoo Illinois arrived in Quincy on Sunday to stay with Mr and Mrs W J Singleton at 823 Broadway. They traveled by car.
Elizabeth Dodge guardian of William S Frank and Elizabeth M Heine discharged after final report. John Fuelbier administrator of Leonard Stahl estate filed a final repo showing receipts 362.72 expenditures 76.63 balance 286.09. Su V Herrick estate inventory shows real estate and household goods valued at 3322.20. Riley Shinn administrator for Myrtle Shinn reported receipts 7 claims 148.35. Arthur Gay guardian for Freda Roberts reported receipts 362.90 expenditures same, report approved. Arthur E Gay executor for Nancy Howell reported receipts 1407.25, report approved. Postmaster Lummis witnessed North Sea battle clock incident as clock fell from nail causing damage to desk and clock.
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh across all stages. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces, promising constitutional strengthening and nature's aid, with a $100 payout for any unsolved case. Testimonials are offered and Toledo, Ohio, is listed as the address for F. J. Cheney & Co.
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