Railroad Wage Increases Proposed For 1917
Washington May 9 All railroad employees earning under 250 a month in December 1915 are slated for wage increases totaling 100 million in back pay and 288 million in new payroll for 1917 under the railroad war commission plan. The schedule starts with a $20 monthly rise for those at the bottom and scales up to flat raises to reach 200 for top earners, with apprentices and promotions treated carefully and retroactive adjustments for those discharged since January 1. Director General McAdoo will study and likely modify the recommendations to fit union wage scales and practical administration.
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Washington
Railroad War ‘Commission
McAdoo
Peranent
Pfeee
Rumania Cedes Dobrudja and Signs Peace Treaty Details
Amsterdam May 9 The peace treaty between Germany and its allies and Romania contains eight clauses. It restores peace and demobilizes the Romanian army except for ten divisions, with remaining forces for frontiers of Bulgaria and Moldavia. Dobrudja is restored to Bulgaria and the Danube navigation is opened with tolls removed for Romania. The agreement covers indemnities, evacuation of occupied lands, religious equality, and future economic relations through separate accords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Germany
Rumania
Bessarabia
Moldavia
Dobrubja
Bulgaria
Bucharest
Danube
Romania
Caddock Beats Zbyszko On Points In Chicago Match
In Chicago on May 9 Sergeant Earl Caddock the National Army and world heavyweight wrestling champion failed to throw Wladek Zbyszko Polish title holder in two hours but won the decision on points. Caddock used three scissors holds on Zbyszko’s head while Zbyszko escaped each time. The only dangerous hold Zbyszko used was a toe hold late in the bout. Caddock pressed the attack throughout and carried a handicap of 26 1 2 pounds defeating Zbyszko who weighed 220 pounds to Caddock’s 183 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Earl Caddock
National Army
Wladek Zbyszko
Caddock
Zybszko
Zybyszko
Zbyszko
Big Guns In Toul Sector Turned on Foe
American heavy artillery fired today for the first time in the sector northwest of Toul. After weeks of preparation artillerymen selected targets in the Montsec rear and sent about forty shells against German batteries, including 203s captured from the Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
France
Toul
Montsec
Teuton Threat Warns Neutrals of Woes in Europe
Washington May 9 German warning to neutral nations portrays Teutonic frightfulness in France and Belgium. A crier lists booty seized, churches damaged, and mistreatment of English prisoners. The document claims large war material losses, valuables in Belgium, and heavy fines on Belgians and Alsatians. It concludes with a warning to stay neutral or face similar fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Belgium
Spain
State Department
England
Cardinal Mercier
Poland
Picardy
Flanders
Attempts To Puzzle Witness For State In Mead Murder
In Peoria on May 9, attorney Frank J. Quinn cross examined assistant cashier David W. Norton about a single blood stain on a bank wall that may affect the case. Norton described the stain and gun fixtures, noting Mead’s hands were bloody but the gun by his body had no stains. Blood analysis is expected later. the state offered a wall section and a door jamb as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Til
Frank J. Quinn
Edgar A. Strause
Berne M. Mead
David W. Norton
Norton
Quinn
Mead
Dr. Brown
Springfield Man Wounded
Ottawa lists a May 9 casualty report naming D. Bain of Springfield Illinois among wounded in Wednesday night Canadian casualties.
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Springfield
Ottawa
D. Bain
Ill
Captain Hall Report From France: Loss Casts Grim Shadow
Associated Press report from the front says Captain James Norman Hall, a leading American aviator, vanished after a spiraling dive near Pont-a-Moussor while engaged with four German Albatross planes. The action followed a morning patrol between St Mihiel and Pont-a-Mousson, with intense air combat reported despite bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
France
Pont-a-Moussor
James Norman Hall
Hall
St. Mihiel
Pont-a-Mousson
Pagny-Sur-Moselle
George Walker Dies Son of Former Mayor in Coal Business
George T. Walker, 52, son of former Mayor George H. Walker, prominent Kansas City coal man and West jobber, died at home after brain bleed complications. Born in Quincy, he rose from laborer to partner at Jackson Coal, moved offices to Kansas City last year, and left a large estate. Funeral in Kansas City with sister Mrs. John McDivitt and brother Joseph Walker at bedside. Mason and Quincyan connections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Walker
George H. Walker
Kansas
Missouri
Central West
Kansas City
John McDivitt
Eleventh
Spring Streets
Walker
Mr. Walker
Quincy
Wichita
Jackson Coal Company
West
Funds Exhausted for Quincy Soldiers Raise New Fund
Captain Wingerter and Captain Beatty of the 123rd Machine Gun battalion report their company funds are exhausted and urge Quincy citizens to raise another fund before deployment. Mothers and relatives of on‑duty soldiers met at the Cheerful Home to form committees for a whist and dance fundraiser scheduled for next week, with a second meeting set to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingerter
Beatty
Quincy
Quincy Leads In Third Liberty Drive Among 25k-50k Cities
Quincy shows second best national standing in the Third Liberty loan drive among U S cities of similar population with 1 75 percent. Topeka 202 percent leads, Sioux City 150, Lincoln 0 0. Adams County surpasses 3 million dollars in subscriptions while Quincy city totals exceed 1 5 million though final numbers await tabulation.
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Topeka
Kan
Quincy
United States
Sioux Et
Lincoln
Neb
Bosn
W. A. FP. Pfeiffer
Bradburn Will Run For Judge In Pike County
Pittsfield May 9 Attorney Mark Bradburn of this city has formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for county judge at the primary in September. He is well known in the county and has served one term as state's attorney. Attorney Jacob D Hess of this city will likely also seek the nomination. The city council installed library trustees Mrs W E Shastid Dr O L Kibler and Arthur Foreman for full terms with incumbents reappointed as street and alley superintendent and pound master. New alderman Robert Osborne attended the meeting and committee assignments for the year were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mark Bradburn
Jacob D. Hess
G. M. Smith
W. E. Shastid
O. L. Kibler
Arthur Foreman
Ervin
Gicker
Wells
Osborne
Frvin
Davis
Charles Carroll
Camp Tavilor
Mirs
M. I. Carroll
Robert Osborne
Bethany Circle
Belmar Ekesterson
Arthur Cannon
Ben Rowland
John Kelsey
Tow
Edna Robison
Ashland
Isaac Petty
Chicago
Frank
Robert Weihl
Fort Worth
Texas
Jacob Windmiller
Maysville
E. B. Berry
Illnois Dental Society
Bloomington
Quincy Engineers Weigh Joining National Association
Members of the Quincy Engineering society discussed joining the National Engineering association at a Tuesday night meeting led by A. H. Kron of the American Association of Engineers. C. A. Wiener resigned as secretary and treasurer, and the society will appoint a successor. A committee of A. I. Beitman, W. R. Gelston, and Mr. Colburn was formed to select new club rooms, as meetings have been held in the Chamber of Commerce building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Engineering Society
National Engineering Association
A. H. Kron
American Association of Engineers
Quincy Engineers
C. A. Wiener
Perkins Engineering Company
A. I. Beitman
W. R. Gelston
Mr. Colburn
Chamber of Commerce
Former Canton Man Kills Woman and Self in L A
Canton Missouri, May 9. George Logan Stowe, a former Canton resident and police patrolman in Los Angeles, killed a woman acquaintance in her apartment then shot himself. He was 35, unmarried, with family in Canton. The tragedy shocks relatives. details scarce and bodies to be sent home for burial.
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Canton
George Logan Stowe
Los Angeles
California
Stone
George A. Stowe
Associated Press
Lamira Kendir
Vera Lamar
G. L. Sidgoe
Stowe
Joy Riders Take Ford From Armory Line
Postmaster Elmer Lummis had his Ford stolen while he listened to a Red Cross lecture at the armory Wednesday night. Police recovered the car early this morning at Fourth Street corner, showing rough handling and needing repairs. No arrests reported for the joy riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Lummis
Red Cross
Armory
Uncle Tom Poltisch Celebrates 70th Birthday Visit
Poltisch marked his seventieth birthday by visiting L. L. Lever, Adams County highways superintendent, at the courthouse to discuss road improvements. He urged focusing on farmers and business people while criticizing benefits for gypsies and the rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Tom" Poltisch
L. L Lever
Court House
Poltisch
Adams County
Red Cross Drive Begins With Citywide Thermometer Plan
The Red Cross drive will feature 25 foot high and yard wide thermometers placed before Halbach Schroeder store and Illinois State Bank to record progress. For every 1,000 subscriptions the thermometer rises a point as ministers in Quincy and Adams County are asked to set May 19 as a day for sermons. County chairman Joe Thomas has sent letters to residents and township volunteers will canvass. Catherine Piggott was named transportation committee head with Mrs Maurice Vasen assisting Mrs Morris Adler. A general committee meeting with W J Singleton at the Illinois State Bank will discuss parade features led by manager Charles Crooks who started work to ensure a record parade. Vice-chairmen in each ward will be appointed with more volunteers to canvass house to house. Faithfulness in the little things of life makes the big deeds possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halbach-Schroeder
Ilinois State Bank
Red Cross
Quincy
Adams County
Miss Piggott
Catherine Piggott
Transportation Committee
Maurice Vasen
Morris Adler
W. J. Singleton
Illinois State Bank
Charles Crooks
Crooks
Singleton
C. Arthur Pfeiffer
Mr. Singleton
Thomas Evans
Former Cabinet Official Endorses Nuxated Iron
Former Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw endorses Nuxated Iron, urging its public use to help weak and run-down people regain energy. The piece cites Dr. James Francis Sullivan of Bellevue and Westchester as supportive, notes iron deficiencies rise with modern life, and highlights Senator Charles A Towne’s continued vitality as proof of the product’s merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
James Francis Sullivan
Shaw
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Westechester County Hospital
United States
Charles A. Towne
Towne
Wm. R. Kerr
Chicago
Kerr
Miller and Arthur Drug Co
Brown and Mays Drug Co
Kiefer's Pharmacy
J. H. Bernbrock
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U. S
For Health
Food Conservation
Darube
Toul Sector
Teuton
Captain Hall
U.S
Uncle Sam
Lieut
Cunningham
Geo. Walker
Kas
Bradburn
Pike
National Ass’n
Canton MO
George Stowe
Joy Riders
Lummis Ford
Tom
Outdome
Joe Thomas
Bellans
Bella
Lans
Keenu
A. E. Prince
Newcomb Hotel
Wild
Secretary of the Treasury
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