Library Circulation Grows Sharply as War Interest Rises
The 29th annual report by Margaret Ringler to the Quincy library board shows a rise of 31,812 volumes in circulation. War and military topics lead demand, with new acquisitions including 654 war books and pamphlets. The year sees 14,444 visitors and 80,236 books consulted, plus gains in reference, technical holdings, and educational services.
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Magaret Ringler
Board of Managers
Ringler
Quincy
Bkachecard Helder
William Spencer John
Continent
Europe
Lke
Victory
Hawkins
Library of
Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering
Wenartes
Oman Succumbs in Quincy Est Points
The report notes a death in Quincy with details about surviving son and brothers, burial plans, and church affiliation. The deceased had been bedfast for four weeks and was a member of the Salem Presbyterian Church near Sutter. The body was prepared for burial by August Stormer.
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Salem R
Naval Secrets in Letter Delay Mongolia Gun Accident Probe
The senate naval committee halted its investigation into gun accidents on armed merchantmen to pursue the writer of letters mailed from Detroit to Senator Frelinghuysen revealing naval ordnance secrets. Secretary Daniels demanded the author be found, while Frelinghuysen defended the motive as safeguarding the country. Rear Admiral Farley and Captains Twining and Strauss provided technical details on the Mongolia incident, including discarded powder cup design and shells withdrawn after premature explosions.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Detroit
Frelinghuysen
Daniels
Navy
Ordnance Bureau
Farle
Twining
Strauss
Mongolia
Red Cross
Church Guild Sew and Socials Highlight Local Christian Events
Church groups plan weekly sewing for Red Cross at Cheerful home gymnasium and a July card party at Alfred Ellis home. Union Christian Endeavor meeting postponed to June 18 at Congregational Church with YMC A speaker Joy In Worship. St Jacobi pupils exhibit school work Sunday afternoon. St Jacobi annual picnic June 28 in South Park. Luther Memorial men pack bulls for orphanage. synod meetup June 20 to 30.
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Red Cross
Alfred Ellis
City Union Christian Endeavor Society
Congregational Christ Church
George Cawthorne
First Christian Church
Socll
St. Jacobi School
Bertha Schatsieck
Arthur Diesing
Thomas Wilder
Congregational
South Park
St. Jacobi Sunday School
G. D. Hamm
Henry Bornmann
St. Jacobi Church
International Meeting of Missouri Synod
Bornmann
Camp Point
Mankato
Minn
Boy Scouts Offer Help On Liberty Land Bonds
Troop No. 2 of the Boy Scouts volunteered at their Monday night meeting to secure subscribers for the Liberty Land fund. They ask every potential bond subscriber to provide name and address to The Whig office, with Prof. C. W. Garman calling noon and evening for the list. A scout will deliver an application blank and, once filled, carry it to a bank or firm chosen by the applicant. The scouts serve without pay and may not handle money.
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Boy Scouts
Liberty Land Fund
Whig
C. W. Garman
Miss Felt invites to Quincy College of Music commencement
Brief personals list various local residents visiting, traveling, or ill. Miss Felt, president of the Quincy College of Music, invites the public to attend commencement at the Orpheum theater Friday June 15 at 4 pm with no admission. The summer term of the College of Music begins June 18 lasting ten weeks.
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Miss Felt
Quincy College of Music
Orpheum Theater
Army enlistment rules issued by ROTKNOWN sergeant
Sergeant John Lunsford in charge of local army recruiting issued regulations for enlistment. Men serving since the declaration of war will be discharged after hostilities end. Age limits 18 to 40. those under 18 need parental consent. Early promotion expected for those who join promptly. After one year of service, soldiers may seek a presidential appointment to West Point or an exam for second lieutenant commission.
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John Lunsford
United States Military Academy
West Point
New York
Regular Army
Americans Arrive in Petrograd for Soviet Aid Mission
The Foreign Office in London reports Elihu Root and the American commission arriving in Petrograd by special train tonight. Russian representatives and the embassy staff will meet them and escort the party to quarters in the Winter Palace, opening the palace for the first time since the revolution. The guests are welcomed by Baron Samazai and Basil Miles, amid hopes of strong U S Russian cooperation and strengthened bonds between nations.
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Petrograd
London
Elihu Root
Winter Palace
Russian War Office
Basil Miles
State Department
Vladivostok
Foreign Office
America
American Commission
Shrapnel-8 J Will Wall Returns From Eastern Trip
Shrapnel-8 J Will Wall returns from an eastern trip visiting the Atlantic seaboard and boards the ship where Lt Johnson is stationed. Three men enlist in the army engineering corps through the local recruiting station: Lester L. Knapp Valley Illinois Floyd A Harris Quincy Illinois and William McEbbert Quincy Illinois.
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J. Will Wall
Atlantic Seaboard
Lieutenant Johnson
Engineering Corps
Army
Lester L. Knapp
Valley, Ill
Floyd A. Harris
Quincy
William McEbbert
M. W. C. A. Notes on Marblehead Trips and Appointments
The M. W. B. club hiked to Marblehead Monday evening and returned by the evening train. There will be a board meeting Thursday at 2 o clock. The gym class plans a Marblehead hike tonight. Dave Wall is named chairman of the Wall on Committee to sell liberty loan bonds among the Knights of Columbus in Quincy, appointed by Emery Lancaster.
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Arthur Odell
Hannibal
Baumann
Christchurch
Bluff Wall
Dave Lepper
Sioux City
William Konantz
Snyder
Carl Speckhardt
Chicago
Quincy
James Furlong
Shreveport
Hampshire Street
Stannus
S. Johnson
North Sixth Street
Hamilton
Ada Marie
Agnes Heckenkamp
North Seventh Street
Miss Heckenkamp
Mary Hale
Fabius
Jersey Streeet
Miss Felt
Quincy College of Music
W. E. Taylor
Mendon
William Martin
Coatsburg
Nellie Crawford
Johnston
Madge
Marie Dunn
Payson
Mabel Hodges
Jefferson Street
E. G. Woodward
New Salem
M. W. B. Club
Marblehead
Wall
Dave Wall
Knights of Columbus
Emery Lancaster
Struggles of Russia Told by Ex Body Guard and Soldier
Metry Alexanderovich Swartzkopensky related his life from Czar era to exile in Siberia. He recounted his father’s murder for siding with the poor, his own forced army service, and his refusal to fire on protesters on Black Sunday. He described escape from Siberia, family losses, and ties to Tolstoi and Kerensky, ending with plans to return and aid Russia and a promise to visit America again.
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Russia
Metry Alexanderovich Swartzkopensky
First Christian Church of
Europe
France
Siberia
Royal Regiment
St. Petersburg
Ile
Lieut
Swartzkupensky
Swartzkopensky
Moscow
Prion
Kerensky
New Russia
Tolstoi
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Rasputin
Prest
Royal Chapel
Holy Father
America
Redouble Efforts to Rescue Miners in Butte Mine
Rescue operations at the North Butte Speculator mine intensify after a Friday night fire in Granite Mountain shaft. Teams explore gas infested corridors with oxygen helmets, aiming to reach any possible survivors as 31 rescued since Sunday noon and 164 total dead or missing while 20 bodies are visible near Speculator shaft stations.
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Butte
Mont
Speculator
North Butte Mining Company
Granite Mountain
Hving
Safety First with Cough and Cold Ad
An old advertisement urges early treatment of coughs and colds with Dr. King's New Discovery. It claims the medicine prevents grippe or pneumonia, kills germs, soothes the throat, loosens phlegm, clears air passages, and includes mild laxatives. Available at druggists for 50 cents and one dollar.
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Saftey
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