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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1917
Page
5
Twenty-five boys quit for prizes offered by President Smith, with tickets going on the streets today. The item notes the prize program and identifies the youth participants in a local civic push.
Maryland betting on horse races faced a setback when the Court of Appeals issued an opinion on book making and wagering at the Montgomery Agricultural Fair. The ruling bans betting at the Bowie track and other fair races, but does not affect Pimlico Havre de Grace or Laurel where racetrack activity continues.
Paris May 5 The Gaulois reports a passenger aboard the French liner Rochambeau says a shot was fired from the vessel on Sunday afternoon after a suspicious streak of foam was observed in the ship s wake. The object then disappeared.
Portland restaurants and hotels have begun printing ham and egg on their menus due to higher food costs. For the same price as two eggs and a generous bite of ham, patrons now receive one egg and a smaller piece of meat.
New York May 3 A supreme court order directs Jesse S Phillips state superintendent of insurance to take possession of the assets and property of the Casualty Company of America to wind up its affairs and equitize debts The company reported nine months of 1916 earnings about 3 006 600 dollars.
Rain halted nearly all Three-Eye league games yesterday as drizzle left grounds unusable. The Alton team stays for another game today then heads to Hannibal for the season’s first doubleheader Sunday. Mule Town hosts Monday before the team returns home for a midweek opener.
Chicago defeats Cincinnati 11 to 3 in cold weather affecting pitchers and fielders. Errors occur on both sides with Groh and Wilson collecting key hits for Cincinnati, while Mann and Demaree contribute for Chicago in a high scoring game.
Valley Center Eas May 5 The city government is entirely run by women. Miss Avis Francis was elected mayor and appointed Mrs. William Goodrich as city marshal and Mrs. George Bright as street commissioner. Only two men now work for the city.
A May 5 notice issued by the national committee of the Boy Scouts of America calls for 100 new volunteers to lead as leaders. The request follows a sharp rise in membership with enrollments averaging about 1000 daily in the past two months. The piece ends with a proverb about pride and downfall.
An advertorial piece promotes SS S. the great vegetable flood remedy from Swift Specific Co. to cleanse impurities in the blood during spring. It claims benefits for children and adults, improving appetite and vitality and resisting summer ailments. Written from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Ga with full information available by mail.
In a Ripley column after Napoleon's defeat, Wellington credited English soldiers’ victory to cricket at Eton, praising sport as character strength. The piece argues Britain may need its national pastime again, suggesting American baseball echoes that battle-tempers.
Yesterday results show Brooklyn 3-11-1 and Cincinnati 3-5-5 alongside Chicago 11-12-5. Pairings today include Brooklyn at Boston and Cleveland at Detroit with multiple rain delays across American Association and Western League games including Joplin at Omaha and Denver at Sioux City.
President Artiguemare haus sent a message to the senate and chamber of deputies demanding a declaration of war against Germany. A commission was appointed to consider the question after Haiti lost five crew members and three passengers when the French steamer Montreal was torpedoed on her Bordeaux to Haiti route. The Montreal was 3342 tons gross and 345 feet long.
The Postmaster General Burleson suspended Parcel Post service from the United States to Denmark and Sweden on Friday due to insufficient ocean transportation facilities. A Chinese flower left white at night and red in sunlight.
Thirteen Detroit Americans players may be drafted if 21 to 40 year olds are called. Lead players listed. many plan to enlist and coach Hughie Jennings calls them patriotic. Other notes cover Minnesota track plans, Indiana, Louisville racing, and boxers ready for action including Britton Lewis clash in May.
The Hum boldt National Forest in Nevada supports 315 740 sheep the largest single herd. The Tonto National Forest in Arizona hosts 75 18 cattle the top herd. Together they yield an estimated average annual meat product value of 2 000 000 dollars.
NEW YORK May 5 In case the war continues until next spring there will be no attempt to open the 1918 American league season President Ball Johnson announced here Tuesday President John K Tener of the National league said he had not discussed the proposal to drop baseball at the close of the present season with the club owners of this league and that such action would depend upon the developments of the next few months May Draft Players Mr Johnson said he believed a majority of the American league players were liable to conscription and would be called upon to serve in the army Mr Johnson left for Washington Tuesday night to confer with government authorities regarding the proposed tax to be imposed upon baseball clubs and the enlistment of players will also be discussed Mr Tener also said it was his opinion that the ball players of both the major and minor leagues would naturally be conscripted owing to their excellent physical condition.
Beardstown claimed the nineteenth annual Western Illinois Uign School league field and track meet, scoring 53 points to win over Jacksonville with 43 and White Hall with 18. Hall dominates with wins in the 120 and 720 hurdles and the 440 yard dash, while Petersburg took the declamation contest.
Wet grounds in Waterloo Clinton and Cedar Rapids Marshalltown disrupted play as scores show RILE LaCrosse defeating Mason City 68 to 6 with late innings. Batteries listed Leroy Brown Aunne Benton Boswman Richardson.
The organized adult Bible classes of Adams County Sunday schools hold their convention at 2 this afternoon in the Presbyterian church. There are 120 organized adult classes countywide, with 70 in Quincy and 50 outside the city.
Cadore the Brooklyn pitcher held Boston to four hits as Brooklyn won Friday. He drove in one run with a double and scored another on a sacrifice fly. Myers Daubert Mowrey Twombley Meyers Cz Stolen bases Daubert Smith.
Northwestern University pitcher Grissman fanned fifteen Indiana batters in a Western Conference game, allowing only hits and guiding Northwestern to a 1-0 victory. Batteries: Kunkle and Swh for Northwestern. Grissman and Koehler for Indiana.
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