Fortunes Made in Whiskey by Two Bold Men
In 1868 Quincy distillers William Cramer and Ludwig Fries cornered whiskey, buying at 25 cents a gallon to profit as the government taxed at 1.25 per gallon. They held vast stock in Quincy and Kentucky, watched prices climb to 1.50, then cashed out to build mansions on North Fourth Street, proving government power over whiskey.
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Quincy
Kentucky
United States
Congress
Adams County
Old Rock Creek
North Bottom Road
Quincey
Wiliam Cranier
Ludwig Fries
Equor
Cramer
Fries
United United States
North Fourth Street
William Cramer
Cramer and Fries
Rock Creek
Cramer and
Cours
Wayes
Fourth and
Elm Streets
Elm Street
J. J. Finch
Victory Allen Born On Victory Day In 1918
Victory Lillian Allen was born at 5 a.m. on November 11 1918 to Mr and Mrs Edward Allen of 630 Ohio Street Quincey. The baby named Victory was the fifth child and grew quickly with her parents noting she has not been near the cave. Father works at the American Strawboard Works.
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Victory Allen Was
Victory Day
All Quincey
Edward Allen
Ohio Street
Baby Allen
Victory
William Hl. Sullivan
Allen
Victory Lillian
Marine division pride shines in war record and grit
William Toussant of the Sixth Regiment Marines in Leudursdorf on the Rhine lauds his division for wartime achievements. He notes prisoners captured, heavy artillery outpaced eight divisions, and advances of up to 40 miles in five days, while praising the French Blue Devils and Salvation Army support. He reflects on losses, frequent replacements, and longing to return home after 18 months in France.
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William Toussant
Sixth Regiment
Marines
Leudursdorf
Rhine
United States
Blue Devils
Marine Division
States
Salvation Army
France
Tam
Citation for Maj Henry R Hill Heroism in France 1918
Maj Henry R Hill of the 128th Infantry earned a posthumous citation for extraordinary bravery near Romagne sous Montfaucon France on October 16 1918. He led a battalion over the top cleared enemy machine gun nests and engaged gunners with a captured pistol before being killed when the gun pit returned fire. Next of kin is Cecilia R Hill mother 516 Maine Street Quincy Illinois.
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Henry R. Hill
128Th Infantry
Romangue-sous-Montfaucon
France
Maj. Hill
Company of Officers Berlin Relief Squad
A Berlin dispatch notes a large company of officers, 1500 to 2000 strong, unpaid volunteers and largely non republican, deployed as a last resort for the fighting area. Airplanes circling above indicate ongoing military activity near Potsdam, with at least one machine under anti aircraft fire.
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London
Daily Mail
Berlin
Potsdam
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Cadillac
Morris Adler-Moller Co
Quincy, Illinois
Victory Lillian Allen
Quincy Marine
Maj
Hodgdon Dairy Company
Quincy Distributors
Amona
Tion
Quincy Gas, Electric & Htg. Co
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