Shep the Quincy Mascot Returns From War Camp
Shep, the Mascot of Quincy Soldiers, travels from Camp Parker to Texas and New York amid WWI mobilization. After a dogfight with a rival bulldog in Sherman Park, Shep earns the boys’ affection, receives a collar from the machine gun company, and is later sent home to Quincy, hoping to reunite with his fighting family on the French battlefields.
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Shep
Quincy Soldiers
Camp
Parker
United States Army
Huns
Quincy
Uncle Sam
National Guard
Company F
Sherman Park
West Quincy
Bull Dog
Camp Parker
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Camp Upton
N. Y
Empire State
New York
George Ost
L. G. Ost
123Rd Machine Gun Battalion
Quincey
Ost
Plan Rousing Rally In Lincoln School
A rousing rally for War Stamp day is planned in Lincoln school Friday evening June 28. The colored band will play and vocal selections will be given by the Peerless quartet. Details of the program are being arranged by Prof. Roberts of the school.
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Lincoln School
Peerless Quartet
Roberts
Man Defies Sugar Ban at Hampshire Street Café
A Hampshire street cafe abided by food administration rules to remove the public sugar bowl. A customer refused sugar in his coffee and insisted on adding his own, cursed the proprietor, left unpaid, and fed his disloyal tendencies by moving to another cafe.
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Majestic
Hampshire Street
Food Administration
Otis Elevator Men Visit Quincy Plant
A group of Otis Elevator head officers toured the Quincy plant on a Wednesday, guided by plant manager George H. Gardner. The Chicago visitors traveled by train and planned to resume their tour in St. Louis, noting few wartime extensions and dinner hosted at the Stillwell home. Attendees included W. D. Baldwin, F. Farlow, G. B. Grosvenor, R. F H. Gardner, and F. B. Hamnon. The article closes with a wry remark linking undertakers to medicine.
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Otis Elevator Company
Quincy
George H. Gardner
Chicago
St. Louis
Stillwell
W. D. Baldwin
F. (. Farlow
New York
G. B. Grosvenor
R. F H. Gardner
Omaha
F. B. Hamnon
Early Morning Warsaw Fire Devastates Business District
A 3 am blaze in Warsaw gutted a grocery warehouse owned by TJ Battles and occupied by Oscar Schilling, destroying stores, a residence, and the Grant hotel. Total loss about 100000 with many buildings damaged. extensive uninsured damage to John W. Graft’s property and several shops, including a millinery and the O.O.F. hall. Fire spread to adjacent structures, with several occupants losing belongings. Six people saved possessions while firefighters battled the flames.
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Warsaw
TJ. T. Battles
Oscar Schilling
I. Mouston
C. E. Wallace
Mr. True
Fred Bener
W. G. Bener
Fred Sonnebosne
Harry Craft
Incs
John W. Graft
Harry Graft
Grant
Schaeffer
Mary Schaeffer
Earl Anderson
John Graft
Jumas
Fire in Keokuk flat above Shilling store injures Bennett son
Mrs. Bennett discovered a blaze in the flat above the Shilling grocery. The fire spread despite low water pressure from drained stand pipes. Bennett’s son escaped but leaped from the second floor, injuring his feet. Firefighters and a wall built by J W Graft limited damage. Injuries included Mr Bennett’s foot and Mrs Muir’s broken wrist.
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M. Bennett
Shilling
Keokuk
J. W. Graft
Schmidt
Episcopal Church
Charles Young
Schilling
Bennett
Muir
Blessing Hospital to Add Four-Story West Wing
At the Blessing hospital annual meeting plans for a new addition were discussed. The four story west side expansion will include patient rooms an operating room a pathological laboratory and a new basement kitchen. Four board members J W Gardner T C Poling W B Bull and J M Winters will have terms expire.
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Blessing Hospital Board
J. W. Gardner
T. C. Poling
W. B. Bull
J. M. Winters
Last Day To Make Reservations For Masonic Assembly
Today is the final day to reserve seats for the 201st annual Ancient Free and Accepted Masons assembly and feast to be held at the Masonic temple on June 24. Over 100 acceptances have been received, with strong enthusiasm for the event. W. R. Stanbury chairs the refreshment committee, and several prominent Masonic leaders will deliver addresses.
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Masonic Temple
W. R. Stanbury
The Strange Shel b ina Case in Missouri Mystery
A decomposed body of a woman found near the Burlington railroad track east of Shelbina raises questions of homicide or suicide. Coroner’s inquest hears cries heard by Ezra Porter and traces of a Kansas City bound passenger, with ties to an apartment stay and a woman seen aboard. The case remains unsolved as investigators weigh whether the victim’s fate mirrors a nearby incident, amid uncertain clues and a lingering poem-like reflection from a serviceman.
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Shelbina
Burlington Road
Ezra Porter
Burlington
Shelbina Mondsy
Porter
Brewec
Fair Grounds
Critchlow Place
Kansas City
Quincy
Monroy City
Fort Worth flyer killed in Benbrook crash
Fort Worth Tex lieutenant H C Kelly an instructor in fort benbrook was killed Wednesday after a cadet flight with him was uninjured in the incident at Benbrook.
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Fort Worth
Tex
H.C. Kelly
Ation
Benbrook
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Washington, D.C
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Mr. Mahin
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Wm. H. Company
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Wm. H. Rankin Organisation
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