Abandon Railway Plans for Time
The Quin cy citizen mass meeting soliciting committee to promote an interurban line from Quincy to Peoria met at the city hall and voted to postpone activity until financial and commercial conditions improve due to war and equipment shortages. Members cited probable rail, steel, and funding constraints and resolved to hold the committee intact until conditions are favorable for financing.
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Quincy
Peoria
Dickerson McAfee
Joseph L. Thomas
Herman Jochem
Herman Heintz
James MocKinnay
J. J. Moriarity
James EB. McNutt
Fred P. Taylor
Clyde Ware
Citizens Committee
City Hall
E. S. Woolner
Committee Iact
Saloonkeeper Faces Sunday Closing Violation Charge
Albert Siegel of Hampshire street was brought into county court on a charge of keeping open Sunday March 4. The information was sworn out by Roy Adair, state attorney, from local Anti-Saloon League reports. He posted $200 on his father's bond and the case was continued.
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Albert Siegel
Hampshire Street
Roy Adair
Anti-Saloon League
Gross Fined $25 For Open Saloon
Walter Nt. Gross, saloon keeper at eleventh and Broadway, pleaded guilty in Judge Redon s court to keeping his saloon open on primary day. He paid a fine of 25 dollars plus 8.80 dollars in costs. The judge quipped that it may not hurt to keep a saloon open at that rate.
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Walter Nt. Gross
Eleventh
Brodway
Keokuk men join army aviation and navy publicity squad
Shrapnell and Willis J LaFaivre of Keokuk Iowa join the army aviation section through the local office on Thursday. William Saunders of 627 South Seventh Street enlists in the cavalry. H J Wempen, who has led the navy recruiting station here for months, will depart for Peoria Monday to join a Paris Illinois publicity squad as advance guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis J. LaFaivre
Keokuk
Towa
Army
William Saunders
South Seventh Street
Cavalry
Quiner
H. J. Wempen
Navy
Peoria
Paris
III
Wemyn
Quincy
Mississippi Barges to Boost Traffic via St Louis to St Paul
Government loaned barges will pilot coal north and iron south on the Mississippi between St Louis and St Paul after a War Department and waterways delegates meeting with Secretary Baker. Baker urged rapid construction and private or public funding to revive river traffic, with a federal push to expand inland navigation.
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Mississipp
St. Louis
St.aul
Gen. Black
Army Engineers
Washington
War Department
Shipping Board
James E. Smith
M. J. Sanders
T. F. Cunningham
New Orleans
Alfred Bettinger
Cincinnati
Judge
W. T. Bland
Kansas City
J. H. Beck
St. Paul
J. A. O'Halloran
Clinton
B. L. Mallory
Memphis
Waffways
J. O. Ballard
St. Louis Mercantile Exchange
Asta Wade
Mr. Smith
Baker
Mississippi
Memorial Day observance and committee for graves
Irma lodge Daughters of Rebekah set memorial day for June 12 with decor at I O O F hall and a graves committee led by Mrs Emma Miller Mrs Cora Balzer and Mrs Jennie Cooper. South Side Boat club to choose carnival site for event starting May 28 Tom Allen shows to headline. Quincy nurses attend Illinois state convention in Galesburg with Miss M E Hill and Miss Pearl Ringland speaking on service in Russia.
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Irma Lodge
Daughters of Rebekah
I. O. O. F. Hall
Emma Miller
Cora Balzer
Jennie Cooper
South Side Boat Club
Tom Allen
Quincy
M. E. Hill
Russia
Galesburg
Illinois State Association of Graduate Nurses
Pearl Ringland
Unions Schedule 15 Meetings at Labor Temple Next Week
In the Labor temple next week there will be 15 union meetings. Monday includes Plumbers No.161 Painters and Decorators No.66 and Plasterers No.137. Tuesday features Retail Clerks No. e and Sheet Metal Workers No. Wednesday hosts Bartenders No.163 and Building Trades council. Thursday lists Metal Polishers No.111 Steve Mounters No.1 Leather Workers No.26 and Carpenters No.18. Friday covers Trades and Labor assembly and Bricklayers No.1. Saturday presents Brewers No.39 and Bakers No.203.
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Labor Temple
Plumbers’ Union
Painters’ and Decorators’ Union
Plasterers’ Union
Retail Clerks’ Union
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Bartenders’ League
Building Trades Council
Metal Polishers’ Union
Steve Mounters’ Union
Leather Workers’ Union
Carpenters’ Union
Trades and Labor Assembly and Bricklayers’ Union
Brewers' Union
Bakers’ Union
Deaths and Funerals Walter Zimmerman Dies in Linden Funeral in Quincy
Walter Zimmerman, formerly of Linden Michigan, arrived in Quincy this morning at 12 45. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3 from the family residence 909 Adams Street. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.
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Walter Zimmerman
Linden
Mich
Quincy
Adams Street
Greenmount Cemetery
Eagles Leave Their Old Hall After 13 Years
The local Eagles group No. 535 will move from its longtime hall at Sixth and Maine Streets to a new hall on June 3 after 13 years in the old venue. Nine new membership applications were received as the large Thursday gathering eyed the change. The Missouri Eagles state convention arrives May 23-24 in Canton with an excursion to Quincy on the 23rd, and plans to entertain visitors were discussed. The Ladies Auxiliary to hold the first entertainment in the new hall, while delegates to Bloomington’s June 12-14 convention will attend a whist and social in the old hall this evening. Refreshments followed the meeting.
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Eagles
Aerie of Eagles
Sixth
Maine
Joe Roy
Aerie
Missouri Eagles
Canton
Quincy
Bloomington
Pretty May Fete Crowns Miss Edna Mayfield Queen
Large crowd gathers in South Park for the Pretty May fete hosted by the physical culture department. Miss Edna Mayfield, of the YWCA, is crowned May queen as fairies and flowers come to life in performances by Ruth and Dorothy Wheeler, Olga Ruths, and a cast of local girls. Dances, songs, a May pole with 36 dancers, and an English tea room with ice cream, candy, and nosegays mark the celebration.
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South Park
Edna Mayfield
Physical Culture Department
Cora
Bessie
Ruth
Dorothy Wheeler
Theresa Parsons
Miss Olga Ruths
Wilma Schwindeler
Evelyn Schaberg
Helen Ahern
Rogalind Genteman
Alice Huenefeld
Susan
Amelia
Frances Hall
Henrietta Resch
Virginia Sullivan
Prince Nell
Miss Mayfield
Yersa Schaberg
Lillian Brown Inghram
Ruth Harrison
Isabelle Ebert
Martha Granadier
Frances Zimmerman
Frank Malambri
Maurice Vasen
Dubuque Thursday Morning Train Runs Keokuk to St Louis
A light freight and passenger schedule sees the Dubuque line train running in and out between Keokuk and St Louis. The short trip highlights a modest service pattern with limited passenger use and light cargo.
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Dubuque
Keokuk
St. Louis
Quincy Announces Teacher Selections for Coming Year
Nominations to fill all Quincy school teaching positions, with salaries set by the finance committee, were approved at a special board of education meeting. Zeus Smith is reappointed High School principal. New teachers include Mabel F. Lewis from Creston Montana, Edith M. Waddock from Webster Grove Missouri, Aubrey Uren from Norway Michigan, Gertrude Session of 1315 Vine Street, Jennie O. Dorsey of 1415 North Eighth Street, and Marie Heine of 1128 North Ninth Street. several are recent graduates or substitutes in Quincy system.
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Quincy
Committee On Instruction
Board of Education
Zeus Smith
D. L. Musselman
Mabel F. Lewis
Creston
Mont
Portland
Ore
Montana
McMinnville College
Cruttenden
Edith M. Waddock
Webster Grove
St. Louis
Normandy
Washington University
Aubrey Uren
Norway
Mich
Wester State Normal School
Kalamazoo
O. E. Anderson
Gertrude Session
Vine Street
Macomb
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
Jennie O. Dorsey
North Eighth Street
Western Ilinois Normal School
Naperville
Western Illinois Normal
Marie Heine
North Ninth Street
Western Illinois Normal School
Lincoln School
Dewey
Anna A. Smith
Ozela Z. Bass
Susie A. Brent
Madison School
Katherine Cadogan
Helen Calkins
Cesseeeracces
Katherine Holliday
Sallie R. Williams
Talitha D. Jarrett
Laura Kaempen
L. Wright
Ruth Powell
Eves
Helen Smith
Media Elder
Selma Behrensmeyer
Lillie M. Vosmer
Washington School
Emma Beckwith
Josephine McCrory
Rances Reeder
Gracy Brady
Laura Wich
Kathryn Kriegshauser
Edna Thompson
Lois Jones
Eeree Ene
Editha Cordsiemon
Webster School
M. G. Park
Elizabeth R. Schrieber
Gladys Harrison
Gwendolyn Rutledge
Elizabeth Balthrope
Vera Wessels
C. W. Garman
Mary B. Ingman
Stella Anderson
Eleanor King
Katherine Buerkin
Octavia Kitteloo
Elizabeth Rowley
Matilda Altheide
Effie F. Lummis
Elizabeth MacKay
Sgalahs
Elizabeth Brittain
Katherine May
Cess
Helen E. Reuter
Peees
Zeng L. Smith
Clarence Lineberger
Ruth Ferris
Baalen
M. A. Bryant
Cscs Senna Eee
Emma Holmer
Severee
Ieee D. Brakensick
Auline Marshall
Paul E. Morrison
R. H. Wells
Bessie M. Darby
U.S. Parker
Edith Stabenau
Cececeesee
O. L. Langhanke
CG. H. Thuermer
Todd Kirk
Veneta Shumate
Ceageazes
Gertrude M. Vogel
Too W. H. Brazelton
Edna Heidbreder
Otto A. Wurl
Dudley C. Jackson
Maud Harding
Florinda A. E. Uecke
M. E. Beatty
U. Roy Sewrey
Adair
Esse Elim
Grover Pfeiffer
H. M. Jellison
Walter B. Westerman
Pauline Thomason
Grace W. Henning
Myrtle Schachtsiek
Helen Jarrett
Sneenees
Helen Thompson
Anna M. Kordsiemon
Cassie M. Jones
Gertrude Lessing
Helen LI
Rothgeb
Charles M. Gill
Quincy Sailors In Good Rifle Scores
Andy Bowen of the Tenth division aboard the U S S Kansas reports Quincy sailors posted strong rifle scores at 200 yards from kneeling standing squatting and prone positions. Top marks include Frank Lindsay 92 Lloyd Davidson 89 and Frank Robinson along with Rillons Burns 90. Bowen notes daily rations of bread butter meat gravy eggs toast fruit pie cornbread and biscuits and mentions A 2 division flag raising as well as a disrupted liberty schedule for him due to a late hammock.
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Andy Bowen
U. S. S. Kansas
Quincy
Lloyd Davidson
Frank Robinson
Rillons Burns
Frank Lindsay
Bowen
Y W C A Receives Patriotism Buttons Sale to Members
The Patriotic league buttons are available at the Y W C A office for two cents each. Each button requires a pledge to serve the nation by doing one’s best, acting with dignity, and considering the welfare of others including women of other nations.
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the Patriotic League of the
Association
Captain Rene Doumer Shot Down Behind German Lines
Amsterdam May 18 The Telegraaf quotes a German paper stating Captain Rene Doumer son of former French president Paul Doumer was shot down and killed behind German lines. Doumer had been credited by the French war office as having downed his sixth enemy aircraft.
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Amsterdam
London
Telegraaf
Genman
Rene Doumer
Paul Doumer
Chamber of Deputies
Doumer
War Office
Quincy Schools 1917-18 Teachers List
The Quincy board of education released the 1917-18 teaching roster for all schools. It lists Adams through High School with principals, teacher names, and annual salaries, noting Lincol n and Dewey buildings as staffed and potential future hires.
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Quincy Schools
Nine Divorces Granted as Circuit Term Ends
Nine more divorces were granted in circuit court on Thursday. The decrees cite desertion cruelty adultery and drunkenness with cases against Charlotte Hale Winnie Webster Agnes Brothers Mary Lehmann Beulah Ryan Hazel Southwick Rona Taylor Donnie Beard Gertrude Burrus. No marriages were licensed that day as the term adjourned.
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Akers
Charlotte M. Hale
Charles Hale
Winnie Webster
Lawrence Webster
Agnes F. Brothers
Manley A. Brothers
Hannibal Court of Common Pleas
Mary C. Lehmann
George Lehmann
Mary
Beulah Ryan
James Rufus Ryan
Ruth
Russell
Willam
Hazel S. Southwick
Charles Southwick
Selma
Rona B. Taylor
Samuel Taylor
Donnie Beard
J. Lane Beard
Artz
Gertrude Burrus
Charles C. Burrus
Men admire a handsome man with good sense perceived
A concise aphorism notes that men praise a handsome man who also shows good sense yet often doubt the combination exists. It contrasts appearance and judgment, implying skepticism toward charm paired with prudence.
Twelve Sophomores in Contest Tonight at High School
Twelve sophomores compete in an extemporaneous speaking contest in the high school auditorium with a $10 gold prize from Kespohl Mohrenstecher company. Judges include Judge McUarl Mrs George Hartung and Prof McIlugh. Participants named: Robert Bunting Herbert Greenman Carl Ehrhardt Duane Martin Herbert Fick Malcolm Eddy Marie Fors t ove Virginia McCaskell Harry Thinderwilke Elizabeth Ku hle and Manuel Schwartz. Seniors In Charge feature in assembly include piano solo by Zelda Schwartz and vocal by William Becker with a short morality play Every Senior.
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Kespohl Mohrenstecher Company
McUarl
George Hartung
Mcliugh
Zelda Schwartz
William Becker
Eunice Albright
Marguerite Behrensmeyer
Althea Hairigan
Margaret Huenefeld
Robert Ireland
Milton Bitter
U. S
Mrs Ted Waring Ill With Rheumatism at 309 South Fifth
Mrs Ted Waring of 309 South Fifth street, wife of the Advertisers' manager, is ill with rheumatism.
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Ted Waring
South Fifth Street
The
Advertisers
Quincy Ad Club plans Mother Goose display for St Louis trip
Quincy Ad club approves United Cereal Mills offer to fund a 50 person Mother Goose presentation in Washington crisps packages for the World Ad Club convention in June. The open Headquarters at 525 Hampshire, secretary Gibbs contact, urging merchants and non members to join the trip and boost Quincy with a large parade presence.
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Quincy
St. Louis
Ad Club
United Cereal Mills
Mills
Hampshire Street
Gibbs
Horses and mules for Fifth Regiment arrive at camp
Telegrams announce arrival of horses mules and equipment for the Fifth regiment train load. Regimental officers rush preparations despite quarter shortages while a possible call to the front looms likely beyond the state. Saddles harness and pack gear accompany the animals. A machine gun company will train mules for field service as a camp Y M C A tent rises today in Camp Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Y. M. C. A
Camp
Parker
Quincy
Austrian Troops Retain Positions In Italian Front
Rome via London May 18 Austrian troops have strongly counter attacked the Italians in positions gained during their offensive. The enemy reaction has failed the war office announces. Prisoners taken since Monday total 4,021. Five more small caliber guns captured.
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Rome
London
War Office
Weather outlook for Illinois Missouri and town regions
Illinois generally fair Friday and Saturday with cooler conditions in the far northeast. Missouri offers fair weather Friday and Saturday with partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Town area forecasts show fair conditions Friday and Saturday with probably unsettled skies and little temperature variation.
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Ilinois
Missouri
River Forecast Slow Fall Below Warsaw in Louisiana
The river front below Warsaw, Louisiana will fall gradually. Expected decline ranges from 0.3 to 0.5 foot over the next hour as the river height recedes slowly.
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Warsaw
Louisiana
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St. Louis-St. Paul
Webster Parent-Teachers’ Association
F. W. Crane
Otto Wurl
Marjorie Southwick
Glenn Briggs
Bergmann
South Sixth Street
William McDonald
No. & Engine Crew
South End
John Wood
George A. Hitler
Mendon
Sheffield, HS
Young People's Society of the Unitarian Church
Lyman Greenman
S. W. Eldred
Manual Training Department
Quincy High School
Minocqua
Tomahawk Lake
Wis
Carthage
Carthage High School
Zeus L. Smith
Quincy Sailors
Y.W.C.A
Doris Fischer
Emma Thomason
Esther A. Farrell
Lucy M. Ralph
Bertha M. Womelsdorf
Gertrude Meyer
Helen Kriegzhauser
Ruth H. Bywater
Emerson School
Kate Shanahan
Adeline Jansen
Geatages Josephine Ruskamp
Julia Aming
Rose Macfall
Gertrude E. Adams
Clara Wilson
Thyra Gunn
Exie Johnson
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Franklin School
N. J. Hinton
Josephine E. Keane
Trene
A. EB. Fleer
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Po Eatre Sane
Hattie Wich
Wle
Pele
Dena Gooch
Opaa Etka
Della Engelman
Lucy M. Bunting
Mabel Ahern
Grace Bible
Nettie Peterson
Irving School
R. O. Gibbons
Lulu Cain
Renee
Nelle Brinton
Jessie Robertson
Christel Kiamer
Henrietta Nolkemper
Jessamine Knapheides
Isabel Stickman
Cora G. Lemley
Nelle Schaefer
Elise Schaefer
Jackson School
Johanna Shanahan
Susie Kirk
Lucy Bowers
Pauline Laws
Siete Bbla
Helena M. Ryan
Julia Klamner
Mabel Vansteel
Henriette F. Womelsdorf
Lilian Duncan
Jefferson School
A. R. Smith
Edgar Schaefer
Homer Townsend
Edna Kiem
Mary Strothoff
Maurine Allard
Charlotte Abbott
Cerena Muldrow
Hazel B. Allard
Josephine Irish
Edith Gabriel
Elsie M. Weisenburger
Edith A. Hall
R. A. Roberts
Cereal Mills
Quincy Ad Club
River Bulletin
O. Davenport Sone
Keokuk Aseeras
Warsaw E.coses
Uincy
Hannibal
St. Louia
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