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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
8
Saratoga Springs May 13 Members of the Methodist Episcopal church will be prohibited from playing cards dancing and attending the theater under a proposed rule change by church leaders in response to modern amusements and social activities.
An advertisement touts S S S as a natural blood purifier that renews life blood, increases flow, and flushes germs and impurities. It claims quick relief from rheumatism types and warns to avoid nostrums, urging readers to obtain S S S from druggists or request a booklet from Swift Special Co.
An old newspaper advertisement proclaims guaranteed plate and bridge work and porcelain fillings that match tooth color so perfectly the difference cannot be detected.
Delegates weigh removing the ban on amusements from the church discipline and replacing it with a warning. The minor report favors retention. the majority supports easing the prohibition pending church stance on dancing and gambling activities. Union-labor policy proposals draw strong opposition and debate.
Springfield Illinois May 13 The state public utilities commission issued an order in the Quincy jitney bus cases finding R Walters not operating on a schedule and Alonso Snyder operating on a schedule and ordered him to discontinue until a certificate of necessity is secured The commission noted the case has little impact as neither Walters nor Snyder operate now Alonso Snyder has converted to taxi service and has no plan to return Walters has retired.
May day fete by Camp Point school children in Bailey park will be held Wednesday as scheduled after a prior postponement. Students are preparing an attractive program for patrons of the school. The notice also records the Country Club House Company stockholders meeting in Quincy on May 17 1916 at four o'clock with election of three directors and other business.
Illinois farmers face widespread crop damage with 47 percent of last fall’s winter wheat destroyed or abandoned. The spring crop report notes 1,812,433 acres sown to winter wheat, 955,220 for harvest, and a May 1 condition of 68 percent normal. Oats, rye, barley and corn figures are detailed, with spring plowing about 56 percent complete.
Mot-We-Quah, son of Shabbona and former Pottawatomie chief, filed a land claim against Illinois with Governor Dunne asserting DeKalb county land was underpaid. The appeal, sent to the State Historical Society, cites a Prairie du Chien treaty dated July 27, 1828, now on file in Chicago.
The seismograph at Gonzaga University in Spokane registered a strong quake at 6 29 PM on Friday with several aftershocks. Disturbance lasted about 15 minutes with main shock moving southeast to northwest and estimated 80 miles southeast of Spokane by observer Father Adams.
Washington May 23 The senate and house conferees expect to sign an army reorganization bill today with a final print of the report issued. The regular army would total 175000 in peacetime, expandable to 218000 in an emergency, while the National Guard would reach 400000 with oath of allegiance and staff representation. The house nitrate government section amendment has been accepted.
The Illinois State Historical Society adjourned after steps toward buying a log cabin near Petersburg claimed as Abraham Lincoln’s home from 1830 to 1838. Investigations will probe the hut’s Lincoln connection, led by Dr. Otto G. Schmidt and Mrs. Jessie Palmer Weber.
Amusements Today lists theater offerings across venues. Orpheum features The Lure and The Soul of a Woman while Belasco screens The Option Chaos and Chaperone. Gem presents M. T. Comes Awful Night and The Pendulum of Chance. Savoy shows With a Life at Stake and The Carriage of Death. Bijou offers The Intruder.
Field members were re elected as president and secretary and the same directors were named again, signaling continuity in the organization’s leadership and governance.
Boise Idaho experienced a violent earthquake Friday night at 7 26 lasting about three seconds. People rushed from buildings into the street in the downtown district. No damage has been reported. A man seldom laughs lightly if he stops to weigh his words.
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