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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1919

Page

7

Home shortage in Quincy as industries attract new families

The piece notes Quincy faces a recurring spring housing crisis as new workers move in. It urges building modern flats and family homes to provide real shelter beyond welcomes and brief entertainment. It cites Richmond’s new apartments and asks local businesses to help secure five room flats for newcomers.

Richmond Virginia Quincy

Illinois Urges Welcome For 33rd Division

The piece urges War Department to keep the 33rd Division intact in the Chicago area and seeks a grand review. It recalls the 33rd’s heritage linking to the old Fifth, the Princess Pats, and wartime traditions. It also nods to national figures and debates about the League of Nations.

War Department Tlineis Chicago Quincy Fler Princess Pats Canada Fer Illinois

Open Letter to King George From Dr Frank Crane

An early 20th century open letter in a satirical tone advises King George to adopt more democratic language and emphasize service to the people. The author warns about the dangers of monarchy clinging to tradition and urges restraint in pronouns and royal rhetoric. Polite closings express respect to the king and court.

King George Frank Crane George England Gladstone Joingland William Nicholas

March 19 on the calendar of early American events

March 19 marks diverse historical notes from Fitz-John Winthrop’s birth and Connecticut governor tenure to William Jennings Bryan’s birth. Also recorded are the 1690 Massachusetts call for a colonial congress, a 1719 meteor sighting over Britain, and 1628 1631 patent milestones for Massachusetts and Connecticut. The U S Oregon’s 1898 voyage from San Francisco to Key West is noted with no damages.

Fitz-John Winthrop John Winthrop Connecticut Massachusetts Boston Harvard William Jennings Bryan Salem General Court New England New York New Jersey Maryland Virginia Great Britain British Isles Brittany Henry Roswell John Young Earl of Warwick William Viscount Saye Seale Robert Lord Brock U.S Oregon San Francisco Key West

United Artists Formed to Distribute Stars Own Pictures

The United Artists' Corporation formed with Willam Gibbs McAdoo as adviser and Oscar A. Price leading as head aims to cut out distributors. Price criticizes current practices pooling pictures and overemphasis on studio names while praising news and educational content and promising moral, wholesome content aligned with Pickford and Fairbanks images.

New York N. Y United Artists’ Corporation Willam Gibbs McAdoo Wall Street Pickford-Chaplain-Griffith- Fairbanks Oscar A. Price United Artists Price West Virginia Washington Interior Department McAdoo Bureau of Engraving and Printing Liberty Vince United Artsts ‘Corporation Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks Charlie Chaplin Mr. Price Charlie Lisher D. W. Griffith Paramount-Artcraft Corporation Adolph Zuker Paramount-Artcraft Company United Stars Pickford Paramount Artcraft Corporation Paramount Artcraft Pictures Distributing Corporation Star Pictures

Palestine in Her Hour of Freedom

Continued from Page 5 the scene depicts a guest exchange with the Grand Mufti who escorts us from Jerusalem. His son serves tea to honor guests and lights our path back toward the city of David. The farewell word, Sallam, echoes Peace as the Mufti declines the notion of a Semitic rival presence in the Promised Land.

David Tlis Sallam Sholom

President Wilson May Return Home by Mid April

White House officials said if reports from Faris prove accurate, the peace treaty could be completed next week and the President might return home by the middle of April. No information on the treaty’s probable approval date has been received at the White House.

Washington White House Faris Wilson

Peter Maks a Surprising Discovery

Peter Rabbit revisits the Buster Bear site and discovers a hidden den under a brush pile. He observes Buster asleep in a cozy bed of leaves, realizing the bear may be spending winter there. Peter pieces together that Buster Bear is in a winter sleep, his bedroom for the season. Next, he grows bolder.

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