Coal supply crisis for Quincy city schools faces bid delays
Quincy board of education struggles to secure coal for next winter with only one bid accepted at 4.40 per ton for mine run coal from John L. Pipe Coal Company. Officials consider storage sheds for emergency stock, while also reviewing labor costs and shipping advances impacting contracts.
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Quincy
Board of Education
Clyde Sears
Hig
John L. Pips Coal. Company
Pipe Coal Company
Abe Martin Notion on Pictures in Papers and Normalcy
In a homespun riff Abe Martin jokes that people who frame themselves for papers by posing in photos only imagine they are sure. He quips that the sooner a wife dressed for summer eats her feet, the sooner home life will return to normal.
Chaddock Band and Glee Club in Augusta
Members of the Chaddock boys school band and glee club with band director Mr Walter visited Augusta on Wednesday. They performed at the Methodist church under the Young People’s society with Dorothy Miller of East Vermont Street adding harp solos and singing. Walter played cornet solos as the glee club drew much applause. The boys were royally entertained and returned by evening train in time for Thursday morning school.
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Chaddock Boys’ School
Walter
Augusta
Young People's Society of the Church
Dorothy Miller
East Vernmont Street
Labor Department Registers 15,000 Shipbuilders
Washington May 4 The Labor Department announced that employment agencies nationwide have registered 15,000 skilled shipbuilders for work on the great wooden merchant fleet. Secretary Wilson called the figure a minor step in mobilizing labor and urged public support and a larger congressional appropriation for mobilization efforts.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Wilson
Perfect Banking Agreement
New York May 4 Negotiations to establish relations between the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York begun by governors of the two institutions have been completed.
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New York
Bank of England
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Quincy Station Becomes Training Hub for Fifth Regiment Recruits
Quincy will serve as a training station for Fifth Regiment recruits with 10 to 20 arriving from Bloomington. Extra men from various posts may join Company D in Quincy for drilling before assignment. Lt. R. W. Jackson ordered to forward all new recruits here. Col. Lang, previously Fourth Regiment commander, is named a major on Gen. Hill’s staff after resigning earlier in the week.
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Quincy
Bloomington
R. W. Jackson
Camp
Sherman
Col. Lang
Henry R. Hill
Eighty Eight High School Cadets Drill in Armory
Eighty eight high school cadets were drilled by non commissioned officers of the Machine Gun company in the armory Thursday afternoon. They were taught basic soldiering skills in nine squads. Colonel Wood praised their progress and interest, stating there is no reason the cadets cannot become the city’s best drilled unit, though no equipment is provided yet and a future move is anticipated.
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Wood
Rehearse for Minstrel Show by St George Court
St George Court C O F held its second minstrel rehearsal to be staged around May 24. J Lennane directs the show with L L Simpson directing music. F Kurg handles advertising. Opening number is Old Black Joe with a southern plantation river boat scene and a vaudeville act plus the Blackville Fire Brigade as features.
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St. George Court
J. Lennane
L. L. Simpson
F. Kurg
Joe
Blackville
Quincy Sidewalks Begin In South Eighth
Workmen are laying new concrete sidewalks along South Eighth near Adams street enhancing the south side. The South Side Boat club holds a semi monthly meeting at the clubhouse to conduct regular business. Rev R H Hartley is asked to chair the Armenians and Syrians relief committee as named by Mayor Abbott with relief HQ in New York City. Chaddock college trustees report favorable progress on the building campaign at the Illinois State Bank building. Outside routine business no major public matters were discussed.
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Sears
Illinois
Missouri
Board of Education
John Inghram
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Taghram
Inghram
Alma Swope
Buerkin and Kaempen
Jefferson School
Ren C. Groeting
Emerson
Berger Insurance Agency
Zens Smith
Otto Wurl
South Eighth
Adams Street
South Side Boat Club
Rev
R. H. Hartley
Committee For Relief of
W. K. Abbott
Relief Committee
New York City
Chaddock
Chaddock College
Ilinois State Bank
Lima High School Graduation Ceremony Attended by Supt Steiner
Superintendent John N. Steiner visited Lima Thursday night to deliver graduation certificates at the high school exercise.
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Lima
John N. Steiner
Iowa Short Crop Winter Wheat In Iowa Report
Des Moines May 4 An Iowa weather and crop service report says only about one third of the winter wheat acreage will yield a crop this season with at least two thirds winter killed. Grass and alfalfa losses followed a dry year and minimal snow. Oats acreage is up, and large plantings of corn are anticipated alongside big acreages for potatoes and garden truck. Fruit prospects are generally ix.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Eorn
Crop Bureau
P A program out Wednesday at state convention
The T P A state convention in Quincy May 11 12 will finalize and mail programs next Wednesday. A. J. Grimes leads the booklet issue with patriotic red white and blue themes and an American flag at the Quincy Hotel. Mayors and post leaders will welcome delegates, a parade is planned, and a dance and theater party follow the day’s schedule in Bloomington Quincy and Highland Park.
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Quincy
A. J. Grimes
John A. Thompson
Perry C. Ellis
Post A
Turner Hall
Highland Park
Hotel Quincy
Baseball Park
Bloomington
Quincey
Eighth
Vermont
Hampshire
Fourth Street
Fourth
Maine Street
Maine
Eighth Street
Convention Hall
Empire Theater
Charles A. Nelson
George €. Uheberling
Nelson
W. W. Welch
Knights of Columbus Hall
Gov Lowden Declines Invitation to State Convention
Perry C. Ellis of Post A. T. P. A. reports Governor Frank Q. Lowden declined an invitation to speak at the state convention in Quincey next week due to urgent state business. The governor regrets the inability to engage publicly for the next sixty to ninety days.
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Perry C. Ellis
Post A. T. P. A
Frank Q. Lowden
Order In
Death of Mrs Margaret Hagerbaumer after illness
Mrs Margaret Hagerbaumer aged 389 years died at 3 40 o'clock Thursday at 710 Jackson street after a year long illness and serious condition recent weeks. Born in Quincy February 10 1878 she resided here all her life. Survived by husband Herman Crabbe parents five children two sons Arthur 14 George 12 three daughters Marie 9 Doloris 7 Anta 3 two brothers William and Harry Crabbe Quincy two sisters Mrs Hugh Rogers Eldorado Kansas and Mrs Albert Heinecke Camp Point. Funeral plans not set.
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Margaret Hagerbaumer
Jackson Street
Quincy
William Crabbe
Herman Hagerbaumer
Magerbaumer
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Arthur
George
Marie
Doloris
Anta
Wiliam
Harry Crabbe
Hugh Rogers
Fldorado
Kansas
Albert Heinecke
Camp Point
Quincy Red Cross Membership Form Classified Notice
An old local notice invites individuals to join the Quincy Chapter American Red Cross detailing membership options with amounts, class choices, and payment instructions. It lists annual, sustaining, life, patron, and contributing memberships and asks for legible names and addresses to mail checks to the treasurer at State Street Bank.
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H. C. Sprick
State Street Bank
Quincy men join reserve corps officers training camp
Seven Quincy men passed the officers reserve corps exam and were forwarded to Chicago for Fort Sheridan training starting May 8. Major Adams said all are in No 1 physical condition with little chance of rejection. Fifteen others started applications but did not finish exams.
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Quincy
James E. Adams
Wells Building
Central Division
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Adams
Robert Greisier
Rudolph W. Riggs
Millard F. Crawford
Harvey F. Riggs
Clarence Lineberger
Royal H. Agens
Paul S. Cobbey
Malone
War Department
Nevada Camp Chosen for Missouri Army Training
Nevada Mo May 4 Citizens promise a permanent hard surfaced road to a military reservation three miles east and select the Nevada camp as the Missouri training site for the new army. A committee and army inspector completed negotiations. The camp can hold 10 000 men, with 420 acres used and 3 000 nearby leased, and new barracks will be built for wartime training.
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Nevada
Here
Missouri
Central Department of the Army
Chase
War Department
Army Appropriation Bill Put In Shape
Senate and house conferees agreed on the annual appropriation bill carrying about $280,000,000 for the regular establishment for the year ending June 2018 and on the military academy bill. They will consider the war army draft bill and aim for final action before week’s end.
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Washington
Senate
House
Governor Oglesby to Meet French Commission in Illinois
Springfield May 4 Trent reports Gov Oglesby will greet the French commission at the Illinois state line and escort them to Chicago as the governor's representative. Gov Lowden plans to leave for Chicago today to join the welcome.
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Ilinois
Springfield
Wic
Trent
Oglesby
Tlfmois
Lne
Chitoego
Lowden
Chicago
Nathan Hale Senior Play Chosen for Commencement
The high school senior class selects Clyde Fitch four act drama Nathan Hale as the graduation play. The committee met after school to resolve modern versus literary value concerns and aims to stage the New England set production at the Orpheum theater likely on Friday June 1.
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Nathan Hale
Clyde Fitch
Gill
Nathan
Ale
New England
Orpheum Theater
Army Y M C A campaign continued due to weather
Quincy subscriptions to the Army Y M C A fund continue to come in. The drive was to close this week but will run into next week because bad roads hinder canvassers. The current total is $3400. Workers plan to visit Rushville soon and urge local donations. Mail checks to George B. Cawthorne, general secretary.
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Quincy
Army
Rushville
George B. Cawthorne
The
Farmer E. W. Rusk to Address Y W C A
Farm adviser E. W. Rusk will speak to the Y W C A club girls this afternoon at four in the association rooms about vegetable gardens. All women not in any of nine clubs may attend.
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E. W. Rusk
High Water Damages Across the River Area
Heavy rains raised the river level causing extensive damage. The West Quincy road to the river bridge is flooded forcing ferry crossings. Fabing levee contractors warn the river may reach 20 feet, despite unfinished work. Riverview park offers a view of the rising water. Farmland is submerged delaying spring plowing and corn planting, though a late yet potentially large crop is anticipated.
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West Quincy
Missouri
Riverview Park
Talks on new high school in Adams school
Zens Smith principal of the High school spoke at the United Parent Teacher association meeting Thursday afternoon in Adams school on Quin cy s Need of a New High School. He gave extracts from essays written by the pupils on the same subject.
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Zens Smith
United Parent Teacher Association
Adams School
Quincy
Red Cross Charter Drives Quincy Chapter Growth
The Quincy Red Cross chapter has received its charter from national headquarters and aims to become one of the largest in Illinois. In four days of solicitation, $535 has been raised, with extensive committee formation and a goal of about a hundred workers. Hospital supplies are organized under E. Z. Parker with several named officers and volunteers ready to gather materials for local hospitals.
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Quincy
Red Cross
Washington
Tlneis
E. Z. Parker
Cheerful Home
Alice McFadon
E. B. Hamilton
E. J. Parker
John A. Stillwell
HH. F. J. Ricker
C. A. Babcock
Joel Benton
Charles Rosenheim
Julius Kespohl
W. T. Duker
George Gabriel
Debartstent
S. W. Eldred
George Cottrell
Jane Fisk
Northcliffe home on Thanet bombed in German raid
New York May Lord Northcliffe's home on the Isle of Thanet was damaged by shell fire during a German raid on Margate and Broadstairs on February 26. He was in residence when the attack occurred. The gardener's wife and daughter were killed and their cottage nearly destroyed, according to steamship passengers arriving from abroad.
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New York
Lord Northcliffe
Isle of Thanet
Margate
Broadstairs
Weather outlook for Illinois Missouri and Iowa
Illinois sees rain and cooler start, then mostly fair Friday night into Saturday with rising temperatures. Missouri notes rain and cooler conditions Friday, clearing in the west and a partly cloudy, warmer Saturday. Iowa reports unsettled, cool Friday with possible rain in the east and central, followed by partly cloudy and somewhat warmer Saturday.
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Missouri
Iowa
River forecast update for Quincy to Louisiana
Rainfall levels will decide river movement with expected fall if precipitation remains light. Forecast notes potential river rise only under heavy rainfall, advising monitoring conditions along the Quincy to Louisiana stretch.
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Risa
Quincy
Louisiana Wall
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Atp
Committee On Instruction
Abner Johnson
Roger Wells
School Law of
America
Abe Martin
Kain
Chaddock Band and Glee Club
Labor Department
State Weather Bureau
Thompson
B. H. Miller
W. F. Bader
L.A. Folz
Emil G. Leipold
W. H. Smith
J. TH. Adelpohl
C. A. E. Koch
George Dashback
R. B. Lusk
R. E. Hackman
Morris Adler
Edmond Crawford
J. J. Moriarity
Ladies Auxiliary
T.P.A
Ferre Teen
Mra
City
Y.W.C.A
Fabius Levee
Zens L. Smith
Adams Parent Teachers’ Association
Pred Wolfe
Louis Tapp
Robert Scott
H. O. Channon
John Cruttenden
Herman Brown
William Gelston
John Pipe
George Stipp
Anton Lenane
Dave Wall
Jack Moriarity
Paul Weisenhorn
Emma MecOuary
Emma Beckwith
Misa Maude Harding
Nora Moriarito
Mamie Richardson
W. Chester Pringle
J. W. Edward Bitter
Fred Kiem
John Steiner
C. L. Hawkins
Golden
Henry C. Sprick
Jackson Pearce
Anton Onnemus
Charles McCormick
George Wall
R. J. Christie
Ruth Appleton
Frank Bolles
James Riggs
A. H. Hastings
Arthur Dunn
W. A. Richards
Emma McQuary
Alice Marston
Frank Crane
Northcliffe
Thanet
Esa Mane
Esa
Sulletin
St. Paul
Davenport
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