Jones Urges Peace Among Christians in Quincy Sermon
Evangelist Bob Jones appeals for harmony amid social woes and domestic strife. He argues universal peace requires Christ's reign, condemns divorce and sin, and urges the audience to surrender to God for peace in home and society. He notes fundraiser plans and tomorrow's schedule at the tabernacle.
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Mget Church Brethren
Bob Jones
Jones
Ginger
Quincy
Tabernacle
Mr. Jones
Europe
Jesus Christ
Hell
Prayer Meetings Across Districts for Bob Jones Campaign
Cottage prayer meetings of the Bob Jones Evangelistic campaign will be held this morning from 10 to 10 30 at multiple districts and homes including 1245 Maine 1632 Broadway 2316 Broadway 2810 Spring 425 North Seventh 616 North Sixth 324 Spring 1016 North Fifth 923 Spruce 829 Spruce 1206 North Sixth 615 Jersey 223 South Twelfth 2043 Chestnut and 1117 Payson Ave.
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Bob Jones
Maine
Broadway
Spring
North Seventh
North Sixth
North Fifth
Jersey
South Twelfth
Payson Ave
Communicable Diseases Reported in City
Diphtheria listed for Russell Tenk and Ruth Tenk of 1821 Chetty Street. Chicken pox noted for Richard Gelston of 1264 Maine Street.
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Russell Tenk
Ruth Tenk
Chetty Street
Richard Gelston
iMaine Street
Whig to Provide Fast Election Returns Next Tuesday
The Whig reports rapid city and county results via two Associated Press wires in its office. One wire handles election returns, another connects directly with Chicago to deliver quick nationwide results for Quincy readers. Readers can visit or call for the latest updates.
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Quincy Election Bureau
Whig
Associated Press
Chicago
Quincy
Jones Thunderbolts Sermons and Saloon Wars in Quincy
A coarse sermonette barrage targets saloonkeepers and hypocritical churchgoers in Quincy. The speaker condemns sin, calls for Christ’s crown over the world, and likens much prayer to a burlesque, urging true faith and unity.
Afternoon Sermon on Prayer by Evangelist Jones
Evangelist Jones preached on Prayer at the tabernacle yesterday afternoon calling most public prayers a burlesque before God. He urged civic women to energize prayer meetings and praised Aurora’s revival dependence on prayer. He warned Quincy to seek true prayer and argued church problems fade when prayer rises.
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Evangelist Jones
Tabernacle
Throne of Grace
Aurora
Jones
America
Chicago Husbands Turn Industrious
Chicago statistics show 2000 husbands, once unable or unwilling to work, have found jobs since a non support act passed. City court records indicate 2000 fewer complaints in the first ten months of 1916 compared with 1915, reflecting new legal redress for wives and shiftless husbands.
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Chicago
Fairbanks Funeral From Former Home in Ohio
Mary A S Fairbanks mother of Charles W Fairbanks vice presidential nominee Republican party will be buried Thursday afternoon at Springfield Ohio her former home. Charles W Fairbanks arrived home Tuesday from Rockford NL where he was campaigning when he learned of his mother's death. Telegrams of condolence include one from Charles E Hughes of Columbus Ind. He said he had canceled all speaking dates.
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Rob Jones
Mr. Jones
Quincy
Indianapolis
Mary A. S. Fairbanks
Charles W. Fairbanks
Republican Party
Springfield
Ohio
Anti-Conscription Forces Carry Day in Melbourne Ballot
Melbourne reports anti conscription supporters still lead in the ballot on compulsory military service though margins narrow. Latest returns show 966000 against conscription and 883000 for conscription, with full results not yet determined.
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Melbourne
London
Campaign Notes Feature Fields Across The South State
Judge Noah C Bainum of Carmi will speak at Republican headquarters Tonight. A joint meeting of the Republican central committee and the Young Men's Republican club will be held at 124 South Fifth Street Thursday night. Ed Yates and Mr F Carrott speak at Father Reinfeldt church on Columbus road tonight. Yates to Clayton Thursday and Hull Saturday. Govert to speak in Mondon Thursday night. Wilson Marshall club meets at the Empire theater Monday. Mrs Leroy of Streator a secured speaker. Feigenspan and Weisenhorn speak at White Oak school in Melrose township Friday night. Peerless quartet entertains Republican gatherings. Yates cheered at Electric Wheel works yesterday. Brown & Mays straw vote: Hughes 21, Wilson 9. Col Ed Yates spoke at Coatsburg Tuesday evening asserting the US war stance on Mexico and Spain.
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Noah C. Bainum
Carmill
South Fifth Street
Republican Central Committee
The
Young Men's Republican Club
Republican
Ed Yates
Mr .F. Carrott
Father Reinfeldt
Columbus Road
Clayton
Hull
South Side
Wilson-Marshall Club
Empire Theater
Leroy
Streator, Ill
Coatsburg
United States
Mexico
Spain
McKinley
J B Thomas Backs Road Bond After Reconsidering Route
J B Thomas a prominent Gilmer township farmer with a large stock farm and another in Columbus township has decided to support the county road bond issue. He initially opposed an oiling plan on the Gilmer Burton township route but, learning the road would be oil surfaced, sees broader county benefits and favors the bond.
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Henry F. Scarborough
Payson
J. B. Thoias
Gilmer Township
Columbus Township
Thomas
Gilmer
Burton
California seeks seasons of opera in San Francisco
A San Francisco dinner at the Bohemian Club outlined a statewide effort to create an opera house and conservatory of music funded by California citizens. The plan aims to foster American talent and grand opera with a goal of raising 1 million dollars, with an initial 10 thousand dollar gift from sponsors led by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst.
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San Francisco
California
Bohemian Club
Phoebe Hearst
Riots Reported in Moscow Kiev and Volga District
Overseas News Agency dispatches from Stockholm say serious riots broke out in Moscow Kiev and other Volga region centers. In Moscow riots led to empty meat shops being stormed and two deaths reported by police at a sugar shop in Kiev.
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Berlin
Sayville
Stockholm
Moscow
Kiev
Volga
Russia
Former Quincy Boy Accidentally Killed in Dallas
Louis Platt eldest son of Louis K. Platt and a former Quincy boy, was accidentally killed at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Dallas, Texas, according to a telegram received by Mrs. C. H. Brooks of 616 North Sixth avenue. The Platts had moved to Dallas six years ago from Quincy. Mrs. Brooks said Mr. Platt is in the building business and the boy may have fallen from a building. Miss May Platt, his sister, plans to depart for Dallas today. The deceased was 21 years old.
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Louis Platt
Louis K. Platt
Quincy
Dallas
Texas
C. H. Brooks
North Sixth Avenue
Platts
Programs of Older Boys Meet Renewed in Galesburg
Officers of the Quincy Y M C A received renewed programs for the Older Boys conference to be held December 1 to 3 in Galesburg. The event, expected to draw about 750 boys, will use the Galesburg Y M C A as headquarters and the Methodist church for all meetings, with homes opened for accommodation and Harvard-plan meals provided Friday night through Monday morning.
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Quincy Y. M. C. A
Galesburg
Bloomington
Galesburg Y. M. C. A
Methodist Church
Quincy “Y
O. A. Alderson
Harvard
Halloween Night Quiet for Police as Pranks Pause
Scores of calls poured in from 7 to 12 on Halloween as residents reported fences gates and sometimes houses torn down by marauding youths. Police restrained from arrests and let the youths go despite threats. no serious damage occurred beyond minor pranks on Halloween night.
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Police Department
Hallowe'en
Hallowe’en
Firemen End 1916 Vacations As All Stations Full
Fire department members William Niewehner Dick Thuman and Ed Hildenbrand have returned from 15 days vacation. The vacation list is complete and all stations report full quotas. Ben Laurich returns to No 2 auto crew after a temporary post at No 8, welcomed back by Gus Kamp roundsman.
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William Niewehner
Dick Thuman
Ed Hildenbrand
Fire Department
Ben Laurich
Gus Kamproundsman
Quincy Knights of Columbus Visit to Nauvoo For Exemplification
A group of about fifty Quincy Knights of Columbus will travel to Nauvoo on Sunday for an exemplification of the three degrees before the newly installed town order. They depart at six in the morning via the Q and return at midnight, with a banquet for the party and St Mary’s sisters hosting the women. State deputy LeRoy Hackett of Chicago will attend, with representation from Keokuk Ft Madison and Burlington.
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Keokuk
Ft. Madison
Burlington
Quincy Rifle Club to Disband Meeting Thursday Night
Secretary Dale G. Kilburn announces the Quincy Rifle club will disband with members urged to meet in the club rooms Thursday night to decide the fate of on hand material and treasury funds. The Knights of Ladies of Security in Quincy consolidated two lodges into Quincy lodge No. 1577, now about 115 members strong.
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Dale G. Kilburn
Quincy Rifle Club
Knights of Ladies of Security
Quincy
Moose Hall
Gem City Lodge
Quincy Lodge
First Annual Dance at Reyno Club
The Reyno club will hold its first annual dance at Labor temple next Wednesday evening November 8. Music will be provided by O'Farrell's orchestra.
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Reyno Club
Labor Temple
O'Farrell
Sidewalk Work Extends Along Maine Street
A new granitoid sidewalk is being placed on the south side of Maine street from Ninth street eastward, expanding pedestrian access and safety. The project proceeds in segments as crews install edging and compacted base, with completion anticipated in coming weeks.
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Maine Street
Ninth Street
Moore to Springfield Rushes to Lead 39 Counties
Deputy United States marshal Moore leaves for Springfield to take charge of 39 counties due to a state department change. Adams county affairs will pass under his supervision as he departs this morning with other officials.
Bakers impose bread size limit takes effect today
John Korn, president of the city's bakers organization, says the order restricting bread manufacture and sale to larger sizes becomes effective this morning. The move aims to standardize loaf sizes and curb smaller loaves in the market.
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John Korn
Bakers’ Organization
Boswell heads to Washington for interstate freight hearing
L B Boswell of the Quincy Freight bureau departed last night for Washington DC to appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission in a hearing on local freight rates.
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Washington
L. B. Boswell
Quincy Freight Bureau
Washington, D.C
Interstate Commerce Commission
W C T U Reports At Joliet Convention Meeting
Mrs H B Dines and Mrs Mary Edwards presented reports from the state W C T U convention in Joliet during a Tem perance home meeting Tuesday afternoon Mary Edwards led the gathering. The item notes a change to substitute delivery service today with substitutes handling special post office deliveries while Western Union contracts are fulfilled.
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H. B. Dines
Mary Edwards
Joliet
Temperance Home
Post Office
Western Union
Poultry Club to Meet at YMCA Friday Evening
The Poultry club of the YMCA plans its annual meeting this Friday evening in the Y building. E. G. Horner will lead the program and oversee arrangements for the gathering.
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Poultry Club
Poultry Club of
The
E. G. Horner
Today’s Meetings Across Local Lodges and Societies
Today's meetings include Arion Singing Society in Turner Hall Adams Lodge 365 Odd Fellows in LQ O F Hall St James Branch 19 Western Catholic Union St Antonius Branch 11 in St John’s School Hall Stonemasons Protective Union No 6 in Labor Temple Lodge of Perfection of Masona in Masonic Temple.
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Arion Singing Society
Turner Hall
Adams Lodge
Odd Fellows
LQ. O. F. Hall
St. James
Western Catholic Union
St. Antonius Branch
St. John's School Hall
Stonemasons’ Protective Union
Labor Temple
Lodge of Perfection of Masona
Masonic Temple
Registration 18 Heavy in Quincy
Reports from city and county precincts indicate a large presidential vote next Tuesday. Riverside township four precincts show 1550 men and 450 women registered. Polls busy Tuesday as belated voters register. Campaign efforts center on last days with speeches each night and Saturday’s expected close in Adams county. Straw votes are widely discredited and offer little reliable sentiment.
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Riverside
Adams County
Democratic Women’s Club
Hughes
Wilson
Virginia closes all saloons completing dry reach
Virginia becomes the eighteenth state to ban alcohol sales by closing more than 800 saloons in cities like Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News, Lynchburg, Petersburg, Roanoke and Bristol. The new law allows only cider and treats possession of large quantities as evidence of intent to violate. In Brownsville Texas, troops mourn Virginia’s midnight dry status as crepe marks the occasion.
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Richmond
Virginia
Washington
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Old Dominion
New State
Norfolk
Newport News
Lynchburg
Petersburg
Roanoke
Bristol
Brownsville
Texas
Train One Hour Late Southbound No 8 Arrives Late
The Southbound K line passenger train No 8 was reported an hour late, due at the local station at 2 this morning. The cause of the delay was not known.
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K-line
Card of Thanks for Charles Krug's Death
We express sincere thanks to friends neighbors Modern Woodmen and Molders of Channon Emery Store foundry for kindness in our bereavement illness and death of husband and father Charles Krug We thank for floral offering and funeral attendance Mrs Krug and Family
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Channon- Emery
Charles Krug
Thankful note from Mollie Bunte children
The children of Mrs. Mollie Bunte express heartfelt thanks to friends in this city and Columbus for kindness and sympathy shown during the recent bereavement sickness and death of their beloved mother.
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Columbus
Mollie Bunte
Weather Forecast for Illinois Missouri and Iowa
Illinois fair with slowly rising temperatures Wednesday and Thursday. Missouri fair and slightly warmer Wednesday, cooler in northwest Thursday. Iowa fair and warmer Wednesday and Thursday, somewhat colder in west and central portions.
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Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Rise Fallt River Forecast From Warsaw to Louisiana
The river forecast shows water levels from below Warsaw to Louisiana will remain stationary or fall slowly over the next 36 hours.
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Warsaw
Louisiana
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G. H. Meinardi
Loren Jones
Little Metal Wheel Co
J. A. Hanna
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Tabernacle Service
Jesus
Paradise
Earth
Hell On Earth
Abe Martin
Mary
Yi Maghe
Youngs Qsar
Jones’ Thunderbolts
King of
Grace
Leantifel
Fairbanks
George W. Govert
Mondon
William Feigenspan
Paul G. Weisenhorn
White Oak
Melrose Township
Peerless
Electric Wheel Works
Brown & Mays
J.B. Thomas
W. A. Brownfield
International Sunday School Association
W. A. Brown
A. E. Roberts
International Y. M. C. A
New York
F. H. Swiss
R. B. McCarroll
A. F. Hammesfahr
H. F. Kallenberg
Association College
Inner Circle
Raymond Robins
Cleland B. McAfee
McCormick Theological Seminary
Hallowe'en Evening
Taylor
E. B. Potter
A. C. Helake
Loren Cox
J. E. Wallace
Albert Shuardt
Shuardt
Douglas Knapheide
South Twelfth Street
Arcade Hall
Seventeenth and Broadway
Kellerville
McKee
Concord
Camp Point
Golden
Plainville
Charles and
George Dick
South Third Street
Bessie Sheridan
South Seventeenth Street
Nettie Mortz
Celia Dick
Lyman McCarl
Daisy Penrose
McCarl
Margaret
Isabelle
Joseph
Robert
Fourth Precinct
Third Ward
St. Paul
Seers
Davenport Gee
Keokuk Ae
Ius
Hannibal
St. Louis
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