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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1917
Page
7
The Whig declines unsolicited manuscripts letters and other communications. All publication submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and, when requested, names will be withheld in printing.
The account praises Mr Bakenhus visiting Quincy's armor plant board showing preference for data over spectacle. It extols army navy types like Goethals and Leonard Wood, argues for more such trained men and condemns industrial builders for waste and inefficiency.
An article traces early American neutrality laws from 1791 forbidding arming merchant ships for foreign states, the 1818 repeal, and Madison and Wilson's disputes. It notes Congress' role, presidential powers, and a pending extraordinary session to address unfinished legislation, concluding the neutrality issue is settled for now without more congressional action.
A warning that war with Germany would require doubling shipping capacity to supply allies. It argues peaceful merchant ships are vulnerable to submarines and proposes faster, torpedo-boat like merchantmen with powerful engines and armament as safer, economical option for wartime trade routes and defense.
A columnist cites Bonar Law’s $29,000,000 daily war cost and questions Britain’s price for national pride. The piece argues for a world federation and enforcement of international law to prevent war, urging adoption of a world court and police over armaments. It condemns nationalism and militarism as driving costly conflict.
J. J. Cummins, a veteran of the Mexican War and pioneer resident, died Friday morning at Fairfield near here as he entered the Court hotel. He was the last Mexican War veteran in Jefferson county and a resident of Ovtomwa, Iowa, with a $9 claim mentioned in reports.
Mrs R M Raney of Stanford Kentucky reports her young daughter suffered croup with nightly episodes. After giving Foley's Honey and Tar Compound every two to three hours the child slept that night and woke with no coughing and a swift cold recovery. She endorses the product for la grippe coughs colds and croup to friends. Miller Arthur Drug Co Ad.
Thornton W. Burgess recounts Bobby Coon trapped in a hollow tree as Farmer Brown and Bowser threaten with an axe. Bobby defends liberty and home, snarling with sharp teeth, while Bowser yelps outside. The scene ends with Bobby fierce and unyielding inside his doorway.
A reader praises saving through building and loan shares, recounting a four year plan saving three dollars monthly and paying a dollar daily, calling the program safe and profitable. Another reader, "Perplexed," asks for 3000 to invest at more than 6 percent, debated by the writer who urges library study and cautions against chasing higher yields.
Paris reports three thousand women volunteers now serve national defense. Madame Boutroux heads the Women’s Volunteer Enrolling Committee and directs the Thiers foundation hospital. Volunteers replace men in clerical work, care for children, distribute coal and sugar cards, organize flying crews for urgent service, and form kindergartens and canteens near munitions plants to boost production.
Sloan's Liniment relieves rheumatism pains and aches with a clean liquid that penetrates quickly without rubbing. Prompts relief for strains sprains muscle soreness and other external pains. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
A fragment from a school page recounts EVENEVE HICKS’ pretend Queen Elizabeth game in Gen's yard with a toy chopping block and a pretend executioner. The read ends with a note about Bol’s spelling confusion and Miss Falmer teaching cough and fence spellings.
Mexicans working at the San Juan mines near the Rio Grande say the Villa band led by Epifante Holguin has departed southeastward from the vicinity. The news eased tension along the desert railway sidings at Harris Spur seven miles southeast of Fort Hancock, where whites are outnumbered by Mexican laborers and had felt unease.
William T. Thompson a 61 year old painting contractor was found dead Thursday on John Barber s farm two miles north of Jacksonville with a gun shot wound to the abdomen He had gone hunting Tuesday and when he did not return his family thought he would spend the night in the country A search found the body It is believed the gun discharged while Thompson attempted to pull it through a fence Also mention of a new device enabling police to time automobiles to enforce speed laws.
Berlin dispatch to Reuters via Amsterdam reports Count von Zeppelin suffered from dysentery for some time. An intestinal operation followed, then mumps and lung inflammation weakened his resistance. The critical point came a few days before he died at noon Thursday.
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