Blessing Hospital Tag Day Likely Largest Collection Yet
Adams County residents prepare for Blessing hospital tag days as war mobilizes support. Leaders expect 1,000 local men to go to France and return wounded, creating urgent need for trained nurses and hospital facilities in Quincy. Pearl Ringland heads efforts with strong nurse training role and rising applications. Charity funding relies on tag days and donations across churches, stores, and downtown streets.
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Blessing Hospital
Adams County
France
America
Quincy
England
Pearl Ringland
Ringland
Extra Half Hour Sleep Now for Camp Logan Troops
Brigadier General Henry D. Todd Jr orders reveille at 6 a.m. at Camp Logan Houston cutting the routine from 5:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. The new schedule limits infantry drill and instruction to 47 hours weekly and includes daily calisthenics, trench work, lectures, and officer schools led by Fort Sill specialists. Captain Oscar C. Smith takes over as temporary judge advocate amid a broad training agenda and notable court martial history.
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Todd
Fifth Regiment
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Henry D. Todd, Jr
Oscar C. Smith
Fourth Infantry
Judge
Chiperfield
Smith
22Nd Infantry
Fifth Illnois Infantry
United States Volunteers
Benton
Private Milk
Fourth Texas Infantry
Mick
John McCafferty
East St. Louis
McCafferty
Subscribing for Liberty Bond Push Begins Soon
The drive for the second Liberty Loan will start in Quincy in the latter part of the week after a Clearing House meeting set for Thursday afternoon. Banks report some subscriptions but no public counts will be given until campaign close. Banks urge installment payments weekly or monthly to aid those with small salaries while promoting future savings. Clearing House plans final campaign measures with full attendance of Quincy and Adams County bankers.
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Quincy Clearing House Association
Quincy
Adams County
Clearing House Association
Auto crash at Sixth and Jersey injures none
An eastbound Buick driven by Mr Newman of Griggsville and a southbound car driven by Mrs Mary Anderson of 608 Broadway collided at Sixth and Jersey streets Tuesday at 5 45 pm. No injuries reported though glass shattered, front axle bent, and Newman's tire blew out. Newman was placed under arrest.
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Newman
Griggsville
Jersey
Buick
Mary Anderson
Broadway
Sixth Street
Sixth
Jersey Streets
Negro Arrested After Altercation in Town
William Tibbie, a Black man, was arrested by Officers Theron and Rittler at 5:45 PM Tuesday after allegedly striking a woman described as a Negress. He is to be arraigned today on a charge of peace disturbance.
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William Tibbie
Theron and Rittler
Potato Crop Harvest Begun by Steel Men
Chisholm Minnesota October 3 Harvest of the potato crop by employees of the Oliver Tron Mining company a US Steel unit began Monday. Supervisor C H Higbee says yields are expected to exceed 100 percent of the usual bushels. The company urged potato growing this year allotting land and plowing free. A mammoth warehouse for employee use is nearing completion.
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Chisholm
Minn
Oliver Tron Mining Company
US. Steel Corporation
C. H. Higbee
Whig Want Ads Draw Daily Readers and Results
Thousands read The Whig want ads daily and use them to find results. The notice implies broad reach and effective use for readers seeking opportunities or services.
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The
Whig
Death of Ben F. Scott from apoplexy in Quincy
Coroner's jury rules Ben F. Scott died of apoplexy after being found unconscious at the Quincy Dyeing and Cleaning company. Born February 20, 1871, in Ralls county Missouri, he was 46 and had lived in Quincy 26 years. He married Minnie Brown on February 8, 1896, leaving a wife, three children, and several siblings. He belonged to Globe Tent of Maccabees.
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Ben F. Scott
Quincy Dyeing and Cleaning Company
North Fourth Street
Ralls County
Quincy
Minnie Brown
Globe Tent
F. H. BR. Loehr
St. Louis
Dorothy May
Harry
Anna Wilson
St. Louisa Mo
WL OI. Sims
Nannie Boren
Alice Dryden
Harry Stinson
Missouri
Charles Scott
Joseph
J. W. Scott
Hannibal
Farmers War Fund Drive Under Way in Adams County
Clay Lawless Sam Thompson and J R R Thomas lead a committee from the Adams County Farm Improvement Association in a countywide letter campaign seeking donations for Adams county soldiers in camps or headed to the front. No donation exceeds 25 dollars. Funds go to Treasurer Hez G Henry of Camp Point and support soldiers from Adams County in transit to cantonments and for any real needs of the county’s men.
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Clay Lawless
Sam Thompson
J R R. Thomas
Adams County Farm Improvement Association
Adams County
Hez G. Henry
Camp Point
Fanners
Women's Label League Plans First Annual Ball
Final plans for the first annual ball to be given by the Women's Label league on Wednesday evening October 24 were completed at a Labor temple meeting Tuesday. Fr Gausch, a member of the Hannibal Label league, attended as a fraternal visitor. Sun shine party sandwiches were served.
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Women's Label League
Labor Temple
Gausch
Hannibal Label League
Adams County Home Report Finds Conditions Satisfactory
Humane society report from Paloma notes Adams County Home two miles south of Paloma is in satisfactory condition. Inmates satisfied, Superintendent Schwank praised. Committee urges larger fish pond to cut costs. lighting cited as inadequate and electric lights urged.
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Adams County
Paloma
The
Humane Society
Odd Fellows
Hampshire Street
Ann M. Williams
George Miller
John Schwank
Charles Becker Joins Standard Oil Company
Charles M Becker of 1435 State Street, formerly an assistant bookkeeper and stenographer at the Quincey branch of Anheuser-Busch, began his position in Standard Oil offices on Monday. A former civil service worker, he served as stenographer to the director of the state psychopathic institute at Kankakee, Til, for 18 months, and previously as stenographer in CB Q uptown ticket office and clerk to the plant chief of Central Union Telephone. Becker graduated from Gem City Business College in 1911-12 and has since held several positions, noted as a star basketball player on the Salem team during his European tour.
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Charles M Becker
State Street
Quincey
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
Standard Oil Company
Becker
State Psychopathic Institute
Kankakee
Til
Uptown
Central Union Telephone Company
Gem City Business College
Salem
Quincy Boys Assigned to Heavy Artillery Regiment
In a letter to County Clerk Billy Smith Hugh S. Magill of Springfield asks to locate centenarians in 1918. Meanwhile Rudy Kiefer relays a Camp Dodge letter from Elmer Gause describing the heavy field artillery unit, daily drills, long camps, scarce gear, and hope for a furlough near New Year while praising Quincy boys serving in the same regiment.
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Quincy
Billy Smith
Hugh S. Magill
Springfield
Illinois Centennial Commission
Rudy
Kiefer
Hampshire Street
Elmer H. Gause
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Iowa
Field Artillery
Tam
Charles Ryan
Camp Parkes
Quincy Boys
Coens Takes Five Men To Chester Penitentiary
Sheriff Coens left for Chester penitentiary with five prisoners convicted in circuit court over the last five days. They are Lee Cottrell, a Negro murderer. Alexander Swinley, assault by throwing acid. Arthur Thornsberry, assault with a knife. Bert Leach, parole violation. and J. D. Hamilton, forgery. Indeterminate terms of one to fourteen years. Bert Leach’s appeal to stay sentencing was denied. Judge Akers warned others on parole. Idris James, 20, burglary in A. H. Pennoyer’s premises, was sent to the Pontiac State Reformatory.
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Coens
Chester
Lee Cottrell
Alexander Swinley
Arthur Thornsberry
George Meyer
Bert Leach
J. D. Hamilton
Moberly
Leach
Akers
Idris James
A. H. Pennoyer
State Reformatory
Pontiac
Building Committee Named by Baptists
In a church quarterly meeting the Central Baptist church elected a building committee to push a new church. Dr. Charles McNeil, Herbert Hendricks, M Cabbel, C H Bagby, James E McNutt, Edward P Osgood, H Channon, C H Brown, and Walter H Bennett were named to lead the effort. A dinner honoring Dr Atchison of Boston and Rev Lee Lewis heading to Burma was set for Oct 23.
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Central Baptist Church
Mr. Botts
Emmanuel Mission
S&s
Central Baptist Church of
Quincy
Charles McNeil
Herbert Hendricks
Cabbel
C. H Bagby
James E. McNutt
Edward P. Osgood
H. ©. Channon
C. H. Brown
Walter H. Bennett
County Spends Near 50 000 in September
Joseph L. Thomas, assistant county treasurer, reports September expenditures totaled 45,275.53 for 24 open treasury days. The county paid about 4.20 per minute or 2,012 daily, with big outlays for Ricker property detention home and about 17,500 for highway work. Local spending largely benefits Adams county residents and circulates in the county.
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Joseph L. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Ricker
Adams County
Oyster Supper Brings South Side Motor Boat Club Members
Seventy five members enjoyed an oyster supper at the South Side Motor Boat club in the South Side boat house at the foot of Delaware street Tuesday evening. Members heard talks on river conditions and motor boats. The program included musical numbers and a smoker. An upcoming Dutch lunch is planned by the Ladies Aid on Oct 1, and the big free dance on Oct 4 will award trophies from the regatta with OC Farrell’s orchestra providing music.
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South Side Motor Boat Club
South Side
Delaware Street
South Side Boat Club
OC Farrell
Quincy
Moose Members Invited to Keokuk Lodge Event
A Keokuk Moose meeting reports 364 members in good standing including four initiates. R Kelly and G Lauber Scheimer invited Quincy members to visit Keokuk on Oct 23, with 100 members attending a banquet and social smoker after the meeting. Menu featured roast beef, gravy, potatoes, tomatoes and coffee.
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Moose Lodge
R. Kelly
Keokuk
Canned Foods bulletin and factory site inquiry
A notice offers a copy of Canned Foods, miscellaneous series 5, from the superintendent of documents in Washington DC for a nominal price. It details the American canning industry including extent, processes, containers, inspection, grading, and product descriptions. The Quincy Chamber of Commerce seeks factory sites and landowners in Quincy and Adams County are urged to contact the chamber.
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Washington, D. C
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Adams County
Chamber of Commerce
Licensed in St. Louis Couple to Wed in St. Louis
Walter Strenger of Quincy and Edna Pearl Shupe of St. Louis were granted marriage licenses in St. Louis, to wed there on Monday according to city records.
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St. Louis
Walter Strenger
Quincy
Edna Pearl Shupe
Teacher Eva Call Enrolls at Gem City College
Illinois woman Miss Eva Call who spent six years in Porto Rico teaching domestic science becomes a pupil at Gem City Business College. She notes Porto Rican children are easily taught English and make apt pupils.
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Eva Call
Illinois
Porto Rico
Gem City Business College
Adams County Board Ends Session with Tax Base Increase
The board of review signed records marking a profitable term as about 1.5 million dollars in omitted property was added to Adams County tax values. Deeds show land value gains since 1834 with a Mendon township transfer at 1.25 an acre and a current sale in Honey Creek at 1745 an acre. Elks meet tonight with refreshments. Ted Waring heads to Chicago for World Series games. Anna Schaffer seeks divorce and alimony with custody of their 29 year old son. J H Hanly to host Modern association meeting at Franklin school Oct 1. Police hold William Allison and James Ledford as slackers. Myrtle Williams oversees probation action.
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Board of Review
Adams County
Recorder’s Office
Mendon Township
Honey Creek Township
John Dinklace
William Allison
James Ledford
Myrtle Williams
Nolan
YMCA membership drive splits into Navy and Army teams
The Y M C A campaign is split into two patriotic contingents, Navy and Army, with W A Schwindeler named admiral of the Navy side and Virgil G Musselman general of the Army. Captains for each group are listed for churches and organizations as a luncheon reassures full team rosters and announces progress toward new memberships.
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Navy
Army
W. A. Schwindeler
Virgil G. Musselman
Frank Whitney
Lawrence Wells
C. A. Wells
A. H. Sohm
Charles Lane
William Grumman
Bert Goldburg
W. D. Endres
H. O. Channon
W. F. Gerdes
J. H. Kelker
J. N. Brown
John Schott
T. Chester Poling
A. N. Calkins
J. L. Pipe
W. R. Gelston
J. W. Sinnock
J. M. Dunlap
The
Presbyterian Church
G. A. Buttrick
Chester Poling
Congregational Church
Loren C. Cox
J. H. Crafton
Methodist Church
Walter Wich
E. W. Vogel
Jim Sullivan
Grant Stuart
Elmer Peter
A. F. Odell
H. E. Nelson
Walter Heidbreder
O. D. Frank
Loren Cox
Robert Halbach
J. M. Irwin
F. R. Lusk
I. W. Bingaman
Joe Esler
Elmer Lummis
Joe Thomas
William Rupp
Luther Memorial Church
Christian Church
Herbert Hendricks
Baptist Church
Quincy Y. M. C. A
W C T U Names Appointed For Various Roles
At the Tuesday WCTU meeting several superintendents were appointed including Mrs. C A Wells evangelistic tasks and Mrs. H B Dines flower mission. Others include Miss Agnes Comme legislative contest and Mrs Frances Wells mothers meeting with roles in parliamentary law and rescue work. State convention in Peoria begins Oct 16 and several local members will attend.
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H. B. Dines- Flower
Sion
M. Stutsman
Agnes
Frances, Wells
George Heider
Effie “McGinley
Rbecca Vickers
Gallagher
Mary Edwards
L. Caldwell
Sarah Thrush
Peoria
Inspector Barnes Grants 25 Licenses
William Barnes Jr state automobil inspector told Secretary Emmerson that during the day he examined candidates and granted chauffeurs licenses. Several car owners paid fees for licenses. Barnes may remain in Quincy to meet all applicants in the supervisors room in the cow house. He conducted examinations this room Tuesday and was kept all day. Barnes believes officers will assist and there will be few unlicensed chauffeurs in Quincy.
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William Barnes, Jr
Barnes
Quincy
Weather News and River Stage Readings Summary
Weather notes for multiple states report partly cloudy to unsettled conditions through Thursday with cooler trends in western and northern areas. Local temperatures yesterday show readings across several stations. River stage figures at St Paul Davenport Keokuk Hannibal St Louis indicate rising water levels with specific river heights listed.
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Missouri
Iowa
Rouletin
Prat
St. Paul
Davenport
Keokuk
Hannibal
St. Louis
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Friends of Blessing Hospital
Fort Sill
Epberty
Abe Martin
Miss Fawniat
L. E. Shaffer
Lawrence E Shaffer
George Shaffer
Kentucky Street
Rice-Stix Company
Quincv
Mr. Shaffer
Noxall
St Louis
Quincy Rotary Club
Newcoomb Hotel
Bishop Pawrett
Wiliam Schwindeler
Chicago
Women's Council of National Defense
Fond Conservation
Snoring Lake Association
Alineis State Bank
W. J. Singleton
Joseph Fischer
JG. Stuart
Rudolph Tenk
George Rinkert
George Govert
HC Spack
Farmers’ War Fund
Adams CO
J. W. Brown
Fred Wolfe
John Fowley
Brown
Wolfe
Dr. Woods
Humane Officer
American Humane Society
Providence
R. I
Anti-Cruelty Society
New York
Humane
Fowley
Jacksonville State Hos
Pital el
Chidren
Parente
Charles Becker
Dr. Atchison
Rev
Lee Lewis
Motor Boat Club
Moose
Elks
Duincy Lodge of Elks
Ted Waring
White Sox
New York Giants
Mr. Waring
Clarence Rowland
Ted
Rowland
J. H. Hanly
Modern Association
Franklin School
W.C.T.U
Ples
Jansen
Hartman
Hampshire
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