Crowder announces new draft rules for newlyweds
Washington today reports a plastic amendment to draft regulations by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Marriage after June 5 1917 will not exempt a registrant from service unless the marriage occurred before January 15 1918 and the child is born or unborn by June 9 1918. The notice outlines re classification changes and specific conditions for dependents and class two placement.
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Washington
Congress
General Crowder
Selective Service
Towit
Card Game Leads to Threats in Smith Saloon Fracture
Fred Watts colored and William Kemp intended to kill each other over a card game in the Smith saloon on Twelfth street Friday night. Police arrested them before any violence. Charges of peace disturbance filed. Each carried a knife Kemp also had a rock. Kemp, white, says Watts joined the dispute after Watts butted in.
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Fred Watts
William Kemp
Smith Saloon
Twelfth Street
Kemp
Watts
Judge Otis Humphrey Dies After Crsial Illness at 66
Springfield June 15 Judge Otis Humphrey longtime federal district judge for Illinois died here Friday night after three weeks of critical illness from a stroke following surgical complications He was born December 30 1850 in Morgan County Illinois and served as United States district attorney before his 1901 appointment He married Mary E Scott in 1879 and had five children Scott Humphrey serves with US forces in France and Mary Humphrey aids orphans of France in child welfare work.
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Springfield
Otis Humphrey
Federal Court
J. Otis Humphrey
Morgan County
William and
Sarah Stocker Humphrey
Ohio
Jie
Shurtleff College
Alton
Ilinois Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
United States
Federal Judicial District of Illinois
William McKintrey
Illinois
Humphrey
Mary E. Scott
A. H. Scott
The
Baptist Church
Auburn
Scott Tumphrey
Judge Humprey
France
Mary Humphrey
Review draft list in Rankakee County
Springfield I June 15 A conference of Governor Lowden and county exemption boards in Champaign discussed deferring some class one draft registrants. Kankakee board complained 35 to 40 percent were in class nine vs 28 percent state average. The board will review questionnaires to correct palpably incorrect classifications. Adjutant General Dickson said the issue mainly concerns Kankakee, but others may follow.
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Springfield
Lowden
Kankakee County
Appeal Board
Champaign
Kankakee
Dickson
Apprehend Two Men For Bold Burglary
Hartington Nebraska June 15 two men believed linked to the Laurel Nebraska burglary and John Conover killing were jailed after officers overpowered them both prisoners wounded They gave the names J L Parker and John R Francis and were said to have come from Sioux City Wednesday night Conover manager of Laurel telephone exchange was killed in a fight with three robbers Friday morning a bullet wounded Dr S S Hecker of Laurel died in a Sioux City hospital Friday afternoon.
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Hartington
Nebr
John Conover
Laurel
J. L. Parker
John R. Francis
Sioux City
Quincy’s Pulse To Be Boy's Secretary
William H. Grumman of 14 Washmere Street will serve as the boys' secretary of the Y M C A to guide Virgil Kibler in service after his resignation as a highway mail clerk. The board approved Grumman’s appointment, noting his prominent Y M C A involvement.
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William H. Grumman
Washmere
Virgil Kibler
Hilway
Grummer
Two Who Failed To Register Arrested
Four Quincuans failed to register June 5, per the local exemption board. Two were arrested early Friday evening but released. The conscripts named are W. A. Montjoy, 639 Kentucky, and a Dolbeare, 601 Jersey street. Dolbeare claimed illness but agreed to report with the next increment to camp. Montjoy asserts he is 20 and can prove it.
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W. A. Montjoy
Kentucky
Dolbeare
Jersey Street
Montjoy
Local residents bid farewell to Rahe Auto trainees
Representatives Sam H Thompson, Charles C Sparks, Derrick Whitlock, Roy Myers, John Lawless, Clay Lawless, and Frank Lawless came from Columbus Friday night to see county youths depart for Rahe Auto School in Kansas City for special auxiliary training. W O McNeall and daughters Pearl and Irma traveled from Paloma to witness the sendoff. Ralph G Schmidt, who left Friday night for Kansas City, received a watch from friends before departure. He has worked at Collins Plow company shops as an expert mechanic and will enter radio service.
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Sam H. Thompson
Charles C. Sparks
Derrick Whitlock
Roy Myers
John Lawless
Clay Lawless
Frank Lawless
Columbus
Rahe Auto School
Kansas City
W.O. McNeall
Pearl
Irma
Paloma
Ralph G. Schmidt
Collins Plow Company
Gideons to Speak at Churches for Bible Donations
Representatives of the Gideons and the Christian Commercial Traveling Men will speak at federation affiliated churches this Sunday to raise funds for 600 bibles for local hotel rooms. The Gideons have placed 370000 bibles in hotel rooms nationwide. A dinner is planned at the Newcomb hotel this evening.
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Gideons
Christian Commercial
America
Newcomb
Assembly endorses food conservation appeal
The Trades and Labor Assembly met Friday night endorsing Hoover food conservation efforts for allies and soldiers abroad. A letter from Hoover outlined the plan. The group discussed Saturday event staging, adopted a death resolution for Jim Holt, and appointed George Ernst as fraternal delegate to Hannibal Assembly in June. They agreed to assist farmers by coordinating with rural residents through Secretary Geo Schmitt and H H Thesen.
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United States
Hoover
Trades and Labor Assembly
Jim Holt
Assembly
George Ernst
Hannibal Trades and Labor Assembly
Geo. Schmitt
H. H. Thesen
Building and Trades Council
Steamer Kilbourne Destroyed by Fire at Key West
The 9,000 ton steamer F. A. Kilbourne was destroyed by fire off Key West on Friday. Captain Wayland of San Francisco and all 31 crew members were saved. The report notes a mix of attitudes toward paying debts, with some men sticking to beliefs while others hesitate.
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Burns
Key West
Fla
F. A. Kilbourne
Wayland
San Francisco
Local Appellate Judge Appointed. Many Moves in Pittsfield
Judge Harry Higbee of Pittsfield has been named judge for the fourth district appellate court with Mt. Vernon sessions. Roy Beauman works summer at Elmer Benson garage. A L Kiser of Pike county exemption board travels to St Louis with livestock. Melvin Pratt buys a new sedan. Ben H Brunswick attends to business in St Louis. Thomas F James remodels west of town. Frank L Turner installs heating for Joseph McFarland at New Canton. Jesse M Thompson becomes district food administrator overseeing Pike, Scott, Calhoun, Brown, Greene and Jersey counties. B H Swan named county administrator. Families relocate from Cloveston Minn to Pittsfield. Koepping buys new seven-passenger sedan. Joseph O Shastid in Decatur and Bloomington. William Wells from Kirkland visits. Mrs Elizabeth Saylor recovering from surgery in St Louis. Mr and Mrs Harry H Edom move from Baylis. Edom named assistant Wabash station agent. Frank Myers of Chicago visiting W R Willsey west of town.
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Pittsfield
III
Harry Higbee
Mt. Vernon
Roy Beauman
Elmer Benson
A. L. Kiser
Pike County Exemption Board
St. Louis
Melvin Pratt
Ben H. Brunswick
Thomas F. James
Frank L. Turner
Joseph McFarland
New Canton
Jesse M. Thompson
Pike County
Pike, Scott
Calhoun
Brown
Greene
Jersey
B. H. Swan
Thompson
Robert Saylor
Herbert
Holly Smith
Cloveston
Minn
and Airs
Fred A. Koepping
Joseph O. Shastid
Decatur
Bloomington
William Wells
Kirkland
Ill
F. N. Wells
Elizabeth Saylor
Kansas Girl Weds Soldier Lover By Telegraph
Miss Lydia Peace of Lyndon Kansas and Private Leo Strohtagel artilleryman at Camp Mills were wed by telegraph in a fifteen minute ceremony. An army chaplain dictated questions to a telegraphist at the camp and a magistrate in Emporia wired the bride’s replies.
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Kansas
New York
Lydia Peace
Lyndon
Emporia
Leo Strohtagel
Camp Mills
Giant Oarsman a Marine
Francis Parkman of Harvard, a towering oarsman six feet four inches tall, will join the marine corps if a suitably large uniform can be supplied. Marine authorization granted with the condition that he must fit into a uniform that accommodates his size.
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Boston
Francis Parkman
Harvard
Parkman
Marine Corps
Germans Busy in Russia
A Moscow dispatch says Germans prepare to resume operations in the Pskov district and that the defense of Petrograd has been raised anew.
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Russia
London
Exchange
Moscow
Pskov
Petrograd
Major General George M. Randall Dies in Denver
Major General George M. Randall who retired in 1905 is dead in Denver after a short illness at age 77. The report notes a cheerful demeanor in the sickroom and remarks on happiness as the cost of being commonplace.
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Geo. Randall
Denver
George M. Randall
Quincy Concerns Plan Airplane Parts Production
Airplane parts will be manufactured by wood working plants in Quincy. A Quincy representative will travel to Dayton, Ohio next week to obtain more data on the plans. Parts made locally will be sent to Chicago for assemblage. A Chamber of Commerce manufacturers bureau meeting discussed further war contracts for the city and existing ones.
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Quincy
Dayton
Ohio
Chicago
Manufacturers’ Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Lima Directors Present For War Savings Stamp Talk
Lima township school directors from ten institutions gathered Friday night with Joseph L. Thomas and Charles Cottrell to discuss War Savings Stamps purchases. Fifty one directors attended while three were absent due to a district flood from Thursday’s levee break. The speakers urged each director to promote sales on the designated day this month.
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Lima Township
Institutions of Learning
Lima
Joseph L. Thomas
Charles Cottrell
Messrs. Thomas
Cottrell
Matrimony Mysteries and Cloves in a Vest Pocket
A wry note on marriage and superstition. It humorously contrasts a man tearing a lottery ticket with the persistent suspicion surrounding husbands who carry cloves in their vest pocket.
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Judge Humphrey
Rankakee County
H. E. Sellers
Whig Force
Jerseyville
Wabash
C. E. Brown
Edward Sheeleh
McAdoo
Penten Davio
Tutice of the Peace
Ben Weekle
P.y Lamper
John Hall Printing Company
Gramd
Tustice Heckle
Lannon Brothers
Mendon
Cox
Albert Cox
Prince Reurt
Jehn Moeoline
Witieres
Renarden
Guy Nations
Jacobs’ Jewelry Store
Church News
Labor
Harry H Edom
Baylis
Edom
Frank Myers
W. R. Willsey and
Bell-Ans
Moderato
Herald and Examiner
Witter
George M. Cohan
Schumann-Heink
U. S. Breadnaught Fleet
Admiralty
North Sea
Elinor Glyn
Sunday Herald and Examiner
Seidler News Agency
Tiors
Chicago Herald-Examiner
North Third Street
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