Quincy Soldier Boys Pass Through St. Louis
Troops from the 66th brigade including Company F and the 123rd Machine Gun battalion moved through St. Louis to an Atlantic port for embarkation to France. The Quincy contingent, praised for fitness, trained at Camp Logan and headed east after brief rest at the Y M C A. Local Quincyans on the Illinois side welcomed returning servicemen amid crowded terminals.
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Quincy
France
St. Louis
66Th
Uncle Sam
Quincy Boys
Logan
Illinois
123Rd
Wells
al Wilson
Effie Schwab
Louise Ost
Seward Best
W. E. Ralph
Mary
Fred Sweetrine
State Road Work Halted This Year Announcement
Springfield Ill May 4 The department of public works and buildings says no new state road contracts will be awarded this year due to a short supply of men and materials and the need to marshal resources for the war. Maintenance and completion of existing contracts continue. Federal aid roads will be improved with 4250000 dollars budgeted. Gov Lowden and highway officials met to discuss the plan.
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Springfield
Ill
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Lowden
Illinois Railroads Appeal Rate Increase Fight
Illinois railroads take their bid for higher freight rates to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington. Judge Thomas C. Dempsey of the Illinois Commerce Commission departed for Washington to oppose the rate increase, which would raise rates by 15 to 30 percent. The state commission seeks to counter the railroad request with state interests unchanged.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Thomas C. Dempsey
Dunois Public Utilities Commission
State Commission
Washington Commission
Vermont Street Methodist Church Services and Bank Offer
Vermont Street Methodist Episcopal Church led by Pastor F A McCarty lists Sunday school at 9 15 morning worship at 10 30 with the theme Not For Sale South Side Sunday school at 2 30 class meeting at 7 Epworth league at 7 and evening service at 8 Annual bank offering of the Standard Bearers features The Advance Guard as theme.
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Vermont Street Methodist Episcopal Church
F. A. McCarty
South Side
Giant Conspiracy 10 Obstruct Draft Trial In Chicago
In Chicago on May 4 the government began presenting evidence in federal court that 112 IWW leaders conspired last year to obstruct enlistments and war production. Witnesses testified to organization materials and signatures but denied secrecy. Alex Kohter described rapid publishing growth and large print runs of propaganda before the war.
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Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
Federal District Court
Alex Kohter
Germany
Progress Back of Lines Shown in Big Results
American observer James G. Kerney details April logistics in France. He cites 350000 tons moved by the transportation department and over 100 million dollars paid by the quartermaster in France, with ample clothing, food, and hospitals supporting high morale among troops. He praises fast, steady American efforts and frontline medical readiness.
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Associated Press
France
James G. Kerney
Kenny
Germans Build More Long Range Cannon
A London report from Amsterdam cites a frontier correspondent stating Germany is erecting long range guns like those used against Paris at Seraing near Liege in Belgium. The Cockerill works are said to be requisitioned for the project, with all workers allegedly refusing to work and facing deportation this month.
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London
Exchange
Amsterdam
Paris
Seraing
Liege
Belgium
Doctor Seigfried dies after farm assault near Camp Point
Dr Henry Seigfried a Denver Iowa physician died at Blessing hospital after a brain concussion from blows by George Sherman Jr and his father on the Camp Point farm. Both Shermans were jailed and likely charged with murder. Seigfried, 47, died after contact with a firing revolver during the struggle and was taken to Camp Point by a bystander. The incident followed a dispute over renting arrangements.
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Henry Seigfried
Denver
Blessing Hospital
George Sherman, Jr
George Sherman
Sherman
Seigfried
Shernan
Shermans
Fletcher
Quincy
Coens
Joe Lipps
Ed Smith
Adair
Camp Point
Prisoners In German Camps Treated Badly
Washington reports German government says American prisoners are treated as other nationalities but State Department doubts this and will wait for solid evidence of mistreatment. Spain monitors prisoner welfare with German permission, no retaliatory measures contemplated yet.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Norway Jubilant Over The New Treaty
In Charitania Norway May 4 public feeling runs high after the newspaper reports that Dr. Frietjof Nansen head of Norway’s food mission in the United States has signed an exchange of necessities with the United States for Norwegian shipments. Details are unknown but some papers favor immediate acceptance. Tidens Tsign praises Nansen's integrity and notes American conditions once demanded but unlikely to be accepted.
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Christiana
Norway
Frietjof Nansen
United States
Tidens Tsign
Dr. Nansen
America
Nansen
Finland Crown Offered to Duke of Prussia Negotiations
STOCKHOLM May 4 Negotiations are in progress to offer the crown of Finland to Duke Adolph Friedrich of Mecklenburg Schwerin He was born October 10 1873 at Schwerin educated at Rostock served as governor of Toroland a Prussian guard colonel and holder of the Order of the Black Eagle He is an uncle of Friedrich Franz Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin.
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Stocktsolm
Finland
Adolph Friedrich of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Helsingfors
Svenska Dagbladet
Duke Adolph Friedrich
Schwerin
University of
Rostock
Toroland
Friedrich Franz
Grand Duke
Mecklensburg-Sehwerin
Smuggling Mystery On Border Explained
Reports from travelers arriving from the Mexican states of Mexico Morelos Michoacan and Guerrero say rebels finance by exporting bullion cattle and goods through the port of Sihuatan ejo near Acapulco. Smugglers from the states are said to be involved with Mexicans in this traffic.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Morelos
Michoacan
Guerrero
Sihuatanejo
Acapulco
Brooks May Be Selected For Leader Of Band
Ellis Brooks led the Illinois State band in a rehearsal Friday night and pleased musicians with his expert musical ability and personable style. He may be chosen to head the Illinois State band, with fundraising efforts led by W. A. Jackson to hire a first class director. A dinner honored Brooks as the executive committee attended. Brooks has directed bands for 30 years, organized one in New York in 1888, and resided in Chicago since 1893, now active on chautauqua circuits before army enlistment.
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Ellis Brooks
Illinois
Brooks
United States
Quincy
W. A. Jackson
F. W. Crance
State Savings, Loan and Trust Company
Wilbur F. Thompson
Illinois State Band
New York
Chicago
Army
George Cate
Missa Meatheringham
Maplewood High School
C. H. Thurmer
J. G. Knight
Kathryn Wisher
William Meatheringham
R. D. Omer
Chapin
Jefferson Terry
Aurora
Raymond Reed
Reed
Terry
Jake Leach
Ella McMurray
Clayton
A. R. Grumman
Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Hebron Church
Elizabeth Beckett
Hebron
R. A. Omer
Wolf Ridge
Jacob My Groves
Hudson Rainier
Harald
Des Moines
France
Harry Little
Grover Viar
Ernest Getts
Richard Seaton
Lula Erke
Meadville
Emmett
Charles Montgomery
Council Bluffs
Arthur C. Boger
Mr. Fricke
Mendon
Government Seizes Steel and Pig Iron for War Needs
Washington reports that almost every ton of steel and pig iron is being commandeered for war purposes. A New York meeting led by J Leonard Replogel outlined a policy to guarantee steel supply for war and require mills to focus on war orders. Eight thousand tons of pig iron were moved to a war plant, with more actions likely as non war production yields to defense needs. The auto industry faces first impact, with a potential 75 percent cut in passenger car output as officials announce curtailment to meet steel requirements.
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Washington
New York
J. Leonard Replogel
War Industries Board
Replogel
She
United States
Hwsb. Noyes
The
Fuel Administration
George TD. Peck
Ship Owners and Union In Harmony In War Drive
Washington May 4 Ship owners and seamen s union representatives met at the shipping labor conference to iron out wage differences and plan recruiting for new ships The Lake Carriers association faced progress delays amid disputes with union chiefs A patent was issued for a twisted wire clothespin used in the game way as a wooden one
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Washington
Seamen's Union
Shipping Labor Conference
Andrew Furuseth
International Seamen's Union
American Marine
Lake Carriers’ Association
Victor Qlander
Lake Seamen’s Union
Shipping Board
Lake Carners
Debaters Victorious On Two Platforms At Quincy High
Quincy High School closed its debate season with two wins on local and Macomb platforms over the resolution that the United States government should own and operate the railways. The home team upheld the affirmative with Lucille Dudley Robert Bunting and Lawrence Earle, while Keokuk’s Esther Weyer, Edward Wilsey and Forest Simmonds argued the negative. Judges included S. S. Mapes HE. D. Mitchell and VU. C. Hostetter. Reception followed at Webster school with music and dancing.
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Quincy High School
Macomb
United States
Esther Weyer
Edward Wilsey
Forest Simmonds
Keokuk
Lucille Dudley
Rebert Bunting
Lawrence Earle
Switzerland
Canada
Miss Weyer
Robert Bunting
Lawrence Emmons
Webster School
Punch
Maria Bowen
Edna Collins
Ruth Enlow
Erma Gerdes
Lettie Gay
Edna Heidbreder
Pauline Marshall
Quincy
Virginia Fry
Manuel Schwartz
Isabelle Grant
U. S. Parker
Veneta Shumate
Rev George W Wise Accepts Pittsburgh Church Call
Camp Point notes report Rev George W Wise, former Camp Point Christian pastor, accepted a call to a Christian church in Pittsburgh Penn at a salary of 2250 dollars starting June 1. Other items include military transfers, earthquakes in Hemet Calif, Red Cross activities, local funerals, school reorganizations, and community notices.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
Camp Point
George W. Wise
Christian Church
Pittsburgh
Penn
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Wang
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Carl McCarty
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Ida Gay
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Judith Booth
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Plymouth
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State Normal
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la Prairie
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Elizabeth
Walter Kessler
Fred Hunsaker
Liberty
Joseph Mounsakee
Emory Simmonds
Altona Township
Lorena Simmonds
Marion Nelson
Rossville
Jesse Young
Baby
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Ruby McFarland
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