Hart Selected to Lead Rockford Cantonment Mobilization
Rockford appoints Hart to supervise cantoment mobilization including trains and transport of 000 carloads of material. He will direct construction of homes, headquarters, warehouses, sewer, lighting, streets, and railway yards to support the large new city. Mrs Hart stays in Quincy. no immediate successor named. Ellis and Piggot to handle division freight and passenger office duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Hart
Burlington
Rockford
Army
American Rail Way Association
Milwaukee, Northwestern
Illinois Central
Ford
Cantonment
Quincy
Mr. Hart
Hart
American Railway Association
A. S. Ellis
Joseph Piggot
Draw Pistols to Forestall Trouble at League Meeting
Chicago detectives at a League of Humanity gathering used pistols to hold back a hostile crowd after a man was taken into custody. About 12 arrests were made and reserves called to prevent violence as officers escorted prisoners to the federal building. A speaker attacked an officer by name, claiming I W W ties, prompting loud applause from the crowd and a brief flare up before calm was restored. The group campaigns against war and for free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
League of Humanity
Wilson
Federal
Industrial Workers of the World
American Aviators Arrive in Nice for Seaplane Training
Fifty American aviators reached Nice France to begin instruction at the seaplane depot amid hearty welcomes from French comrades. A Washington dispatch on June eight noted 100 navy flying corps aviators already in France, including four expert fliers, with many others seasoned in flight. Also mentioned are Mrs. Roy Farrar of New York and Mrs. Emily Lentz of St. Louis visiting, sister Mrs. William Averkamp of 2316 Spring Street. A humorous quip closes with a remark about a husband calling his wife an angel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
France
Washington Dispatch
Navy Flying Corps
Roy Farrar
New York
Emily Lentz
St. Louis
William Averkamp
Spring Street
Fine river trip and social notes in Quincy brief
Local personals note ongoing visits and travels in Quincy Illinois. Addresses friends and relatives, mentions Mrs H N Wheeler improving, Miss Alvena Mick graduation trip, trips on Ferry B B to Hannibal cave, G W Hill steamer to Hannibal cave, Presbyterians excursion, and various civic and business happenings across Quincy and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
B. B
H. N. Wheeler
T. C. Oling
Marie
Katherine Schnellbecher
Bluff Hall
R. Sumner Long
Little Daughter
Monte Vista
Colo
St. Joseph
Freiburg
E. H. Ammons
Kansas
Oklahoma
Hampshire Street
Stannus
Fred Spears
Davenport
Spears
Walter Hopke
Atchison, Kas
Hannibal Cave
Gunther Hardene Company
Anna Heckenkamp
Agnes
Columbus Grove
Ohio
Clark Holmes
Edgar Wagner
Laveil
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Quincy
Inez
Hazel Young
York Street
Fall Creek Gorge
Snyder
Etta Stannus
Western Illinois State Normal
Macomb
Quincy Engraving Company
Mandan Maize Aids Corn Revival At Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History reports Mandan Maize corn will help relieve wheat shortages. Planting begins in front of the museum as corn sprouts where tulips once grew. The variety, guarded by Mandan, grows in cold dry climates and appears in red, black and blue kernels. The corn aided early settlers during famines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Department of Anthropology
The
American Museum
Two more suspects in Keet case brought here
On June 24 Taylor Adams and Sam McGinnis, tied to the Lloyd Keet kidnapping and murder, were transported from Stockton Mo to St. Louis for questioning by Detective Chief Allender and Springfield Prosecutor Paul N. O’Day. They join Pierson Dick Carter and Cletus Adams in a guarded holding area as separate then combined interviews are planned. A detective watches the five to prevent communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keet
ST. Louis
Taylor ,Adams
Sam McGinnis
Lloyd Keet
Springfield
Stockton
Allender
Paul N. O'Day
Webb
Reduce Weight Easily and Safely with Oil of Korein
A weight loss method claims you can shed fat without starvation or hard exercise. Eat normally and chew thoroughly, get fresh air, and take oil of korein four times daily. Five drops per capsule, available from druggist, aims to reduce abdominal fat double chin limb bulk and obese hips with a few days of treatment. Footsteps feel lighter skin firms and smoother work easier and a buoyant feeling returns as fat decreases. Anyone ten to sixty pounds over normal weight should try this treatment.
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Hainois
Peruna
Peruna Company
Columbus, Ohlo
Weilers
America
Clarence Whitehll
Werrenrath
Columbia
Lambert Murphy
Orphan's Quartet
Charles Hart
United States
Raymond Dixon
Mate
Edward Hamilton
Victor
Anck’s
Mamma
Anck Bros
St. John’s
St. Boniface
League Park
Burlingame
South Fifth Street
Hickey
Jersey Street
Roy Beckett
Golden
Bryant Smith
William Smith
Oklahoma City
State of
Comptometer Adding Machine Company
G. W. Hill
Edna Morris
Twenty-second
Maine Street
St. Louis Monthere
Hodgdon
Your
Red Cross
Army Ambulance Corps
War Finance Committee
J. Will Wall
Chamber of Commerce Building
American Red Cross
Red Cross Publicity Committes
Wm A. Jackson
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