Pot Pfeiffer to headline Red Cross shirt waist dance
Quincy war song writer Pot Pfeiffer will donate and sing Now Lay Me Down to Sleep at a Highland park dance Tuesday night to raise funds for the Red Cross. The event features the Little Slippers corps, O Farrell orchestra, and a full program of dance music plus concessions and entertainment for children.
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Pot” Pfeiffer
Red Cross
Highland Park
Quincy
Edna Dunker
O'Farrell Orchestra
O'Farrell
Pat” Pfeiffer
American War Losses List of 39 Include Killed and Missing
Ashington May 19 The weekly casualty list shows 39 names with actions: killed in action 3 died of wounds 3 died of disease 4 wounded severely 5 wounded degree not known 1 wounded slightly 9 missing in action 12 prisoners 2. Officers listed Major Alexander Rasmussen Sherwood Ore killed in action and Lt Sherman DeMore Chicago missing in action. Names span multiple states and towns with Private, Corporal and Sergeant ranks among the wounded, missing, and prisoner categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Alexander Rasmussen
Sherwood
Ore
Laeut Sherman DeMore
Chicago
Abraham J. Gordon
Newark
N. J
Joseph S. Lieman
Hammond
Ind
Joseph A. Zahala
Lucy N. Fletcher
Concord
N. H
Dan M. Sterling
Menominee
Wis
Ralph A. Johnson
Touston
Tex
John Peetee
Holly Grove
Charles W. Dubouchet
Paris
France
Marvin N. Smith Koshkonong
Gieuseppe Vinet
Fairhaven
Edward C. Carter
Philip Frost
Bradford
Homer
McAnelly
Cincinnati
Towa
Harry L. Miller Hopkins
Minn
Lemont W. Ruffing
Paterson
Wm. Thompson
Bristol
Conn
Norbert Cillis
Somerville
Mass
R. C. Bonne
Alameda
Cal
James Johnson
Reynolds
Rodney C. McCallum
Stockton
Jesse ©. Hines
North Venice
Til
Joe Schroeder
Raymond Williams
Edinburg
Edward R. Woodfin
Alston
Boyd M. Gillespie
Indianapolis
Sherman Damore
J. HW. No- Tan
Wartford
Ilarro Sabatini
Brooklyn
Lester Clark
New Haven
George E. Colliver
Ernesto de Martino
Hartford
Herbert V. Johnson
J. T. McCartin
A. T. Mason
Friendship
N. Y
Roy R. Mason
Gainesville
Fla
Austin M Ready
Jersey City
John J. Milan
Roston
T. Gordon
Paul L. Holder
Hastings
Neb
Automatic receiving tellers placed in schools
Automatic receiving tellers are being placed in the schools to encourage sav ing on the part of the pupils.
Quincy College to Clash With Cosmos Club in League Park
All is ready for a baseball game this afternoon between Quincy college nine and Cosmos Athletic club of Louisiana MO in League park. The contest promises to be exciting as the local team, which has practiced all week, aims to win. A large Moose lodge crowd is also expected at Sportsman's park for the first and second teams game after a week of practice. Banks in Quincy report Liberty Bonds sold in the second campaign are paid for in full and holders may redeem receipts Monday morning. Dr. R F Buchanan of 528 Maine street has returned home from St Mary's hospital after a successful operation two weeks ago and is improving rapidly.
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Quincy College
Cosmos Athletic Club
Louisiana
League Park
Baccon
Wiskirchen
Undertaker
Sportsman's Park
Moose Lodge
Quincy
R. F. Buchanan
Maine Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Land deals by C. E. Delaplain near Solam Springs and Kinderhook
C. E. Delaplain, listing rooms 8 and 9 in the Stern Building, turned 100 acres near Solam Springs Wisconsin this past week and the hotel property at Kinderhook in Pike County Illinois. He hopes to make a good donation to the Red Cross this week. Read his regular ad on city property and then help the Red Cross.
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C. E. Delaplain
Stern
Solam Springs
Wis
Kinderhook
Pike Co
Ill
Red Cross
Red
Young Mechanic With Engineers In France
Arthur B. Niemeyer of Quincy serves as master engineer in the headquarters company of the 9th battalion of the 2uth engineers in France. He oversees fifteen to twenty security trucks in the hospital area, ensuring they stay in tune. Niemeyer received his appointment from Washington and is the only Quincy man known to advance to army service by federal appointment. He volunteered when of draft age and was quickly released by the local exemption board before joining overseas.
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Arthur B. Niemeyer
Wershing
Arthur BR. Niemeyer
Yth 9 Battalion
2Uth Engineers
Sam
Mr. Niemeyer
Washington
Quincy
National Capital
Focal Excniption Board
River traffic tied to government control offer
Local agent Fred Bruegge said river traffic through the tri cities would shrink if government control of Streckfus line boats is not accepted. The Helen Blair will shift to the Morning Star route and run a tri cities to St Paul and Minneapolis through June 22. Morning Star crew moved to Blair, promising the same service. Overloaded freights persist between Quincy, Keokuk, Burlington, with White Collar Line reporting record freight business and no competitive pressure.
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Streckfus Line
Tri-Cities
Helen Blair
Quincy
Burlington
Fred Bruegge
White Collar Line
Northern
Morning Star
Keokuk
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Blair
Gruegge
Front
Hampshire
Here
New Star Added to The Whig Service Flag
William King, a linotype operator at The Whig, will join the national army and depart for a training camp. Employed April 12, 1916, his continued steady work and strong personality earned him the nation’s notice. He previously lived with his parents in Keokuk and resided at 406 Jersty Street in Quincy. He will travel to Keokuk to visit before joining the train for the training camp, increasing The Whig’s service flag to seven stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hig
William King
Whig Force
National Army
King
Whig Company
Quincy
Sam
Bill
Germany
Mr. King
Keokuk
Jersty Street
Probate Court Appoints Admin Tratrix for Duncan Estate
Lilian Duncan named administrator trix of Isaac Duncan estate with $200 bond. Rathmann conservatorship shows $5,914.13 balance after ward expenses. Isaac Duncan inventory lists real estate $2,750 and chattels $100. Guthrie estate inventory notes extensive real estate holdings with value not stated and includes cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Duncan
Isaac Duncan
Martin Rathmann
Ward
James Guthrie
Road work to be slow all summer in the city
Labor shortages slow summer road work as contractors face wage issues. Three to five workers hired one day may be gone next, paying common laborers three dollars daily in parts of the county. Phi O'Brien struggles with Twelfth street and McKee hill projects amid scarce labor. County highway engineer L. L. Boyer says labor access is uncertain for the planned season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi O'Brien
Twelfth Street
Big
McKee Township
L. L. Boyer
Mrs Stokes To Face Federal Jury Monday
In Kansas City Missouri on May 19 judge Van Valkenburg overruled a demurrer to all three counts of the espionage act indictment against Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes wife of J Phelps Stokes. He rejected the defense motion for a bill of particulars and the trial will begin Monday on the original charges.
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Kansas City
Rose Pastor Stokes
New York
J. Phelps Stokes
van Valkenburgh
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Dr. Hum
Weilers
Streckfus
Miller-Helake Shoe Co
TYLE
Edwin Crepp
Packard
Florsheim
Miller-Helhake Shoe Co
Mrs. Stokes
J. M. Rudy
D. D
Rudy
Our Nation
San Francisco
Anna Jarret Wood
Quincy Women’s Forum
H. Osborn
Missouri
Pacific Coast
J. J. Linten
Quincy Daily Herald
Theodore Roosevelt
Labor Advocate
E. J. Taylor
Maine ST
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