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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1919
Page
9
A restless crowd gathers at the Liberty Highway convention in Springfield as many Quincy garage men stay up all night. Rumors hint at profane language and lingering glances toward George McGuire's closed life saving station. The group marches to the depot full of pep.
A rambling chronicle of local motor mishaps and boastful drivers. Cap Long laments receiving an airplane instead of a car while pistas recount failed attempts to beat a bus, crank cranky engines, and playful banter among Ralph, Henry Geschwindner, and others at Burton Bridge and Vermont Street garages.
In Denver a Gates Rubber Company pep program stars as 800 workers, led by Charles C. Gates, perform morning and afternoon calisthenics for fifteen minutes. Attendance is voluntary, with workers from all levels joining in, while production continues around the exercises. Separately, gubernatorial campaigns begin in eight Mexican states following the Madero overthrow, with hotly contested races reported from Mexico City.
The United States Tire company promotes cementless patches for temporary tire punctures. Patches come with pre-applied gum and a removable cambine cover. motorists roughen the tube around the hole, moisten the patch with gasoline, apply it, and press firmly. If damage is severe, creep fabric patches survive several weeks by fitting inside the casing and overlapping under the head.
Chicago May 18 Illinois recorded the only statewide drop in child labor during the war period officials announced Miss study findings showing Illinois led in labor reductions while wartime demands strained other states details remain limited but emphasize progress and state initiatives in protecting youth workers
Jeannette Bates, assistant attorney general, said child labor law violations reported fell from 1 099 to 796.
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