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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1918

Page

2

Hundreds See Soldier Boys Off To Army

The Whig reports Quincy and Adams county drafted men marching to join the Army. Twenty six Quincy men and seventeen from Adams county entrained for Jefferson Barracks at St Louis, with a parade, police escort, and ceremonies at post office and Hampshire street. The Chaddock cadets performed, and lists detail city and county inductees with captains and squads.

Quincy Adams County St. Louis Union Station Army “Y Burlington Station Jefferson Barracks Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce Hampshire Street Post Office Washington Square Park Fifth Street Chaddock Bar Scouts Otis Murphy Warren L. Cassell Hhnois J. O. Hudson Frank Boland Naval Chaddock School Rotary Ech Chaddock Carthage Hancock County Verner L. Jacobs Dallas City Mr. Jacobs Stanley W. McGinnis Augusta Pinkney Hilver John A. Price Ford C. Hatch Plymouth Truman E. Bradshaw LaHarpe Paul D. Corbin William C. McGraw Warsaw William R. Cass A N. Gardner Sutter Virgil A. Massie Benjamin N. Hatch Lewis G. Pearce Burnside Frank L. Leyton Disco Edward R. Rister Hamilton

Heckenkamp Freed Of Speeding Charge

W Heckenkamp was acquitted Monday in Justice of the Peace McCullys court on a speeding charge in South Sixth Street last week. The jury heard eight defense witnesses against one from Motorcycle Policeman Harvey. The car used for delivery could not run as fast as the officer testified, and the weight of evidence favored the defendant. The jury deliberated over half an hour.

W. Heckenkamp Court of Justice of the Peace McCully South Sixth Street Harvey Heckenkamp

Jost and Kiefer Move Office Supply to Vermont Plant

Jost and Kiefer plan to move their office supply room from Belasco theater building to their plant at 633 Vermont street. A fire alarm was triggered by an oil stove blaze in J L Hasse's sign painting parlors above the Majestic cafe on Hampshire street. no damage occurred. Mrs. Dora Goehi of 1113 Maine street, a Cunnane's restaurant employee, was struck by a car on Seventh and Wampshire streets Saturday evening. she was taken home for care and improved by Monday night.

Jost & Kiefer Vermont Street Belasco Theater J. L. Hasse Majestic Cafe Hampshire Street Dora Goehi Maine Street Cunnane Seventh Wampshire

Quincy Chamber Luncheon Tickets Near 50 Cents Each

The reorganized Chamber of Commerce hosts the first membership luncheon next Thursday at noon in the Chamber building. National figure James O Fagan will speak on Americas needs and duties during this crisis. Tickets cost 50 cents per plate with guest welcome. RSVP to 181 to help plan.

Reorganized Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Walter H. Bennett Richard E. Hackman M. E. Fawcett Quincy James O. Fagan National Association of Manufactures of the United States of America National Industrial Conservation Movement America Fagan

Aged Man Badly Hurt In Collision on Ninth and Maine

A collision between R. E. Duncan's car and a street car on Ninth and Maine streets Sunday at 10 o clock injured 84 year old R. E. Whitney of Winona Minnesota. Whitney suffered three broken ribs and a broken collar bone and was taken to Blessing hospital in grave condition. In the auto were E. W. Prentiss Bethany Missouri and Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Duncan and R. E. Duncan. Prentiss received a deep wrist cut from flying glass. Whitney is a brother of Mrs. R. E. Duncan.

R. E. Duncan Ninth and Maine R. M. Whitney Winona Minn Blessing Hospital Mr. Whitney E. W. Prentiss Bethany

Unclear excerpt mentions Mr White taken to hospital

Fragment indicates a person named Mr White was removed to a hospital after an incident in a garage. The text does not reveal date, location, or outcome.

Mr. White

Realize Dangers to Human Race And Toxins in Stores

A peril warning urges immediate action to remove poisons from old storehouses and eliminate toxins causing liver kidney and stomach troubles. Advertises DR BURKHART'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND for 23 cents a 30 day course to repair replenish and renew life.

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