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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
2
Petaw rental listing shows an upper flat with four rooms above and a fine yard in a quiet neighborhood. Water paid. car access on Hine street. suitable for parties without children. asking price $11.
The casualty list dated May 15 reports 72 names from World War II losses including 11 killed in action, 7 died of wounds, 3 died of disease, 21 wounded, and 27 missing. Officers named include Captain Lloyd B. Russell and Lieutenants Herbert Boyer Stephen E. Fitzgerald with several NCOs and privates listed by surname and hometown across multiple states.
Pacific Port May 15 Premier William Morris Toughes of Australia arrives with Australian officials en route to a war conference in London. The party reports a German raider attack on a British transport they had sailed on, and notes the premier and companions traveled by train to another port before boarding the steamship to reach here. Also listed are William Ferguson Mascay, New Zealand prime minister Joseph Ward and Robert Curran.
Stockholders approve raising Swift and Company capital from 100 million to 150 million six hundred thousand. Half rise to be distributed as a stock dividend while 25.6 million in new stock offered to shareholders at par, one new share for every four held. Louis F. Swift notes business growth and asset value adjustments drive surplus distribution.
Women of the Methodist Episcopal church South won full lay membership in the church, defeating a prohibition on their election as stewards and delegates. The measure mirrors the 1911 defeat but passed by a large viva voce majority, despite last minute efforts to block it led by Judge John S. Candler and attempts to split the vote.
One fireman and one passenger were mortally injured with eight to ten others seriously hurt when the Buffalo Express derailed near Schodack Landing. The engineer was badly scalded and most cars left the track. A relief train with doctors and officials went to the scene. Unofficial reports blamed an open switch for the accident.
OTTAWA May 15 A prisoner in Germany since Antwerp fell in 1914 Dr Henri S Beland former postmaster general of Canada has been released and is on his way home according to a House of Commons announcement Beland served as a surgeon at the Belgian seaport when the city was captured by German forces The remark about endurance ends with a quoted aphorism about discovering limits.
A large crowd welcomed Rev. Geo A Buttrick of Quincy Congregational Church at Coatsburg High School’s baccalaureate service on Sunday evening despite rain. Graduates Pouth Pomeros, Chester Guenther, Peppis Lambert, and Mibole Meterety were praised for their efforts.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm to clear blocked nasal passages and ease catarrh. It promises quick relief from head congestion, headaches, and nasal discharge by applying a small amount into the nostrils. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist for a small bottle and notes instant soothing effects.
A health note promotes drinking hot water each morning with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this internal sanitation improves skin clarity and overall health within one to two weeks, advising sallow skin pimples bad breath headaches and constipation sufferers to try the method.
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