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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1915
Page
5
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The forecast notes yesterday’s temperatures from 66 at 7 a.m. to 81 at 5 p.m. and midnight at 70, with rainfall totaling 2.38 inches. Illinois expects unsettled weather Saturday and Sunday with possible thunder showers and rising temperatures. Missouri likewise, with thundershowers and strong southerly winds. Iowa also unsettled with thundershowers, cooler by Sunday night and variable winds.
The river from below Warsaw to Hannibal is expected to rise in the next 35 to 48 hours. At Quincy and Hannibal the level will likely gain about a half foot by Saturday morning.
The excerpt surveys varied topics from submarine naming and national peace to Thaw’s case, taxation quirks, China Japan dynamics, Mexican views on U S intervention, and the Roosevelt Barnes libel case, noting public interest shifts and potential wartime reel exhibitions as society contemplates unemployment and policy.
The Quincy Whig urges the city council to amend or discard the proposed jitney ordinance on Monday night. It argues the measure as written favors streetcar interests over the people and warns aldermen against servility to the Street Railway Company and local press. The piece vows a political uprising if any alderman votes for the current version.
The notice touts collars cuffs and fabrics from Madras to silks with prices from 50c to 6.00. A big line of athletic shirts with salt sleeves and light weights is highlighted for hot weather, 50c to 2.00.
A note recalls how Mr. Bryan once tolerated military matters enough to allow himself the title colonel. The piece notes a moving picture outfit arranged for a barn dance, reflecting on past allowances and public perception of honorary ranks.
The article notes Villa and Carranza remain hostile and unreconciled, rejecting armistice proposals and hindering any peace by conferences. It highlights American policy limits, growing intervention doubts, and the need for relief gifts as chaos spreads and risks deepen for Mexican civilians.
The note reaffirms the United States position on German actions in sinking ships including the Lusitania. It emphasizes that claims of masked guns and cargo exemptions were misinformation and that U S authorities acted with scrupulous vigilance. The document states legality of German methods is the central issue.
Secretary Bryan has resigned in devotion to peace. The resignation occurs on the eve of the dispatch of the second note from this government to Germany about submarine warfare. The dissent suggests a radical difference of opinion in America and could encourage the German view.
The Whig reveals new management will take charge July 1 and has arranged with Joe Esler of Esler and Evers to conduct a two column first page Sunday feature on Motor Cycling. Esler writes under the pen name William Cheesewright amid a crowded editorial page.
The article discusses a position on presenting a note to Great Britain about German submarine actions. It stresses the aim to prompt Germany to accept U.S. demands and halt submarine warfare against merchant ships. It notes no German American doubts about the president's intentions.
The notice urges limited travel to health resorts for relief from rheumatism back ache and swollen joints. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills from Miller & Arthur Drug Co as a remedy to restore kidney function and improve well being for those unable to travel.
Washington remains confident peace will prevail and Americans may travel unarmed on merchant ships of any nationality. The note to Berlin, interpreted by Mr. Bryan as possibly leading to war, drew reaction in official quarters. Secretary Lansing said the note was not changed and Bryan had a chance to review the final form after minor adjustments pointed out by the president.
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