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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
9
The piece critiques rising state costs and a bloated bureaucracy in Illinois arguing that too many boards and agencies hinder swift accountability. It compares state and federal bureaucracy, endorses agency consolidation, and questions Mexican policy signals while urging better administration and fewer remedial laws. It urges nerve to push reforms despite opposition.
The report notes battleships Wisconsin Iowa and Missouri faced severe crew shortages after departing Philadelphia for Annapolis with watches stretched and crews performing double or triple duties. It cites Henry Reutertahl’s call for 2000 more officers and 20000 sailors, plus political shifts affecting naval prospects and potential heroes like Richmond P. in a broader naval context.
A church committee recommends removing the word obey from the marriage vow and also dropping the line with my worldly goods I thee endow. Opposition to change exists due to tradition, but the phrases carry no legal weight and can seem humorous in certain comic cases. The note calls for common sense and fitness in ceremonies.
The speaker argues that community well being hinges on individual health and that state intervention is proper to safeguard public health. From school supervision to banning disease spreading habits, the text defends government action to regulate health and morality for the public good.
On May 13, 1800 William Henry Harrison was appointed governor of the Indiana Territory, then including Illinois. A leap year marriage proposal ended in failure for a young woman, illustrating a social vignette of early Illinois history.
Burlington Hawk-Eye notes President Wilson’s letter urging Brandeis’s approval risks overreach, while the Senate is seen as fully capable of judging his fitness. St Louis Globe-Democrat reports El Paso talks with Obregon delaying actions and border clashes signaling potential hostilities. Chicago Herald warns of possible U S time limits on Mexican obligations. New York World observes limited impact of commission government on Denver and other cities. State Journal says Germany maintains its wartime submarine warfare stance as reprisals.
In a Green Forest tale Chatterer the Red Squirrel neglects caution to seek Winsome Bluebird eggs. He probes hollow trees, risking a dangerous encounter with Drummer the Woodpecker, while moral cautions on forgetting what one knows unfold.
The Senate opened at 11 a m with Senator Sherman resuming his attack on the river and harbor bill while Brandeis investigation was reopened. The Lodge bill to withdraw alcohol from bond for denaturization was passed. Recess extended to 5 10 p m and resumes Saturday. In the House debate on rural credits and miscellaneous pension bills continued with adjournment at 5 23 p m to 11 a m Saturday.
Indignant youth confronts a railway official over a cinder in the eye and a $2 doctor bill. A wily manager dismisses the claim, claiming ownership of the cinder. A blunt judge in a western community earns a stern record of firm proceedings. Booth Tarkington recollections spark a New York diner tale about George Washington. A train conductor’s wife shows off a tissue shade while the husband frets over fares. Moral: never delay cutting out meanness.
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A quirky school page mixed with a student poem about vacation days and playful mis-spellings. It includes anecdotes about a splashy ink incident with Lilac Grishes and a frog in the ink well, plus classroom chatter about puns and a review of a verse from Sam's Life. The piece ends noting no school tomorrow and vacation approaching.
Congressman Reed recalls a New Hampshire town incident where two men, Smith and Jones, discuss whether a man named Brown owns or rents a house. Jones claims Brown rents, noting he saw him striking matches on the paint as proof. Wry closing line hints at worry driving business.
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