Liberty Loan Campaign to Rally Adams County Next Week
A Liberty Loan campaign begins next week in Adams County with a strong push from Quincy banks reporting subscriptions over 100000 dollars. The drive aims to raise about one million dollars for bonds and will begin with a township by township ration to prepare for business house factory shop and home outreach. H F J cashier of the Ricker National Bank named as general chairman leads Adams County efforts and will appoint a subcommittee of leading bankers to marshal support with speakers to every township, most from Quincy, in a coordinated campaign.
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Adams County
Quincy
Ficker
Ricker National
Adi Adams County
Adams E
How Big Is Increase In CE Court Fines
The article reports CE Court fines collected over three months from May 1 to Sept, showing an increase of more than 122 over the five months from Dec 1, 1916 to 30, 1917. The five months ending Sept show a total of 2,045.95 dollars, with prior period totals reaching 91,850 dollars. It notes this is the largest five month increase in Quincy police court history, detailing monthly figures from 1916 December to 1917 September and the shift under new administration.
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Quincy
Open Home to Present War Men to Soldiers’ Home
State GAR moves to recommend to the legislature that the Soldiers Home in Quincy be opened to soldiers of the present war and Spanish American War. A meeting and inspection trip is ordered by Col. John M. Snyder ton, chairman of the state committee. Committee members include Snyder, Haz el, Gosheen, Wood, Wiggins, Paul, Sauter, Sapp, Ner, Bent and Gay with several others named.
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Ilars
Quincy
John M. Snyderton
Ill
R. State Committee
Snyder
Canton
East St. Louis
Henry Hazel
Bloomington
L. Gosheen
Relf
Ben Wood
Frank
Boys Accused Of Raiding Orchard Near Quincy
Harold McCoy Foster Hill John Haverty and Harold Thu man of Jefferson summoned to county court this morning to explain a raid on Supervisor Herman Henhoff's orchard near Quincy. Charles Drew arraigned for damaging the orchard will be tried today. Deputy Lipps arrested the four youths. Henhoff objects to the act but seeks punishment for the wanton damage. Fred Krueger pled guilty to non support and will be tried Tuesday. Judge McCain requests more information before ruling.
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Harold McCoy
Foster Hill
Washington School
John Haverty
Harold Thuman
Jefferson
Herman Henhoff
Quincy
Charles Drew
Thursda
Joseph Lipps
Henhoff
Fred Krueger
McCainl
Homecoming Service at Central Baptist Church Sunday
Special services at Central Baptist Church Sunday at 10 45 a m features automobile calls for older members and shut ins. Program includes Prelude America Gloria Patri Invocation Hymn Prayer Anthem In Him Is Life short Sketch of Church History Rev Woods Announcements Offertory Address Rev Lee Lewis Solo My Redeemer and My God Address W O Shank Hymn 502 Benediction Communion.
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Central Baptist Church
America
Flagler
W. O. Shank
G. R. Thompson
Schnecker
Woods
Reynolds
Lee Lewis
My Redeemer
God
Buck
Payson Union Favors Paying War Insurance
Payson Union of the TriState Insurance company, with 75 members, held a largely attended meeting in which attendees from Quincy discussed paying all war insurance claims. Attenders included E. C. Peter, Lyman McCarl, Fred G. Wolfe, and N. J. Hinton. No official action was taken, but the consensus supported paying all war claims.
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Payson Union
TriState Insurance Company
E. C. Peter
Lyman McCarl
Fred G. Wolfe
N. J. Hinton
Quincy
Tri- State
Program issued for Evangelical meeting
The fifty first annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of central Hingis marks the 400th anniversary of the Reformation and will run Oct 1 to 18 at Luther Memorial church in Quincy The Women s Home and Foreign Missionary society of the central Illinois synod will meet Oct 17 18 Delegates will tour the city and attend dinners and suppers A detailed program lists services discussions lectures and an auto trip Seeing Quincy and a missionary service conclude activities with Dr E B Montgomery and Sister Laura Gilliland
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Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Central Hingis
Luther Memorial
Quincy
Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Central Illinois Synod
Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
Laura Gilliland
Africa Missionary
Band Concert Season Finale In Washington Park
The last Saturday night concert of the season will be in Washington park at 7:30 tonight, with a Sunday afternoon program in South park at 8. The program includes marches, overtures, solos, and choruses from Moresque, It Happened in Nordland, The Mikado, The Stars and Stripes Forever, and more, featuring Sousa, Offenbach, Rossini, Dvorak, and Grainger. The National Anthem closes the program.
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Washington Park
South Park
Moskowski
Suppe
Hubbel
Seville
Rossini
Schumann
Seeaeees
Dvorak
Normandy
Radley Dyos
Strock Pat Amag
Octogenarian Nancy Boston Honored in Carthage
In Carthage on Oct 6 a dinner for Aunt Nancy Boston drew about 25 relatives and friends. The event featured a cafeteria meal, autumn-themed decor, and a harvest home display of gifts and produce, celebrating Nancy’s eighty-second year of devotion to family care.
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Carthage
Susannah Boston
Nancy Boston
River Ripples Steamer Dubuque Gets Overhaul in Mound City
The steamer Dubuque, raised in St Louis, underwent dry dock repairs in Mound City Illinois including fixing a 14 foot hull hole. It is reported in good condition and ready to reenter the Calhoun county apple trade. The Hill will follow for a general overhaul before winter quarters. The Keokuk arrived in Quincy Friday with passengers and freight, departing laden. Sunday will be the last excursion trip for the steamer.
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Dubuque
St. Louis
Mound City
Calhoun County
Hill
Keokuk
Quincy
Masonic Burial Notice For Brother Snedeker
All Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic temple at 12 20 today to attend the burial of Brother Snedeker of East St Louis I Cara will be in waiting and must reach S and Home where burial will take place J W Hart W M Quincy lodge No 206 Attest A C Garrett Sec
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Masonic Temple
Brother Snedeker
East St. Louis
Gov Lowden to Visit Illinois Troops at Camp Logan
Governor Frank O Lowden is expected to visit Camp Logan in Houston within two weeks as Illinois regiments arrive. Adjutant General Frank S Dickson and other state officials may accompany him. About 17 200 troops are in camp with two more regiments still to arrive, totaling over 20 000. Beta Theta Pi brothers at Camp Logan host supper and Morning practice reveals many betas in the Fifth Illinois infantry.
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Camp Logan
Houston
Tex
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
Frank&. Dickson
One Hundred and Eighth Engineer Regiment
Rockford
Colonel Allen
Foreman
Lowden
Gov
Camp
Logan
Dan
Moriarty
Ilinois
Frank S. Dickson
R. J. Shand
Dickson
Stephen O. Tripp
Illinois National Guard
Beta Theta Pi
University Club
Charles D. Center
Fifth
Ilinois Infantry
Ife
County Offices Placed Under Quincy Postoffice Change
Adams County post offices fall under the Quincy office after a U S postal system change effective October 1. Central accounting offices now handle larger cities, with smaller offices reporting to them. County post offices will source supplies from Quincy and align with substation relations once held by local posts.
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Adams County
Quincy
United States
Deaths and Funerals Loretta Wienhoff
Loretta Wienhoff daughter of Mr and Mrs Clem Wienhoff died at 2 50 pm Friday at home 709 Payson avenue of congestion of the brain after an illness of the last month The child was born in Quincy April 20 1916 and was one year old She leaves her parents three brothers Arthur Joseph and Edgar one sister Miss Gertrude and grandmother Mrs Theresia Menke The father is employed by the Reliable Incubator company.
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Idaho
James S. Symonds
Josephine Julia Belle-Isle
Racrey Heart
Vanderden Tke
Pocatello
Joseph
Hortense Gallet
Symonds
Buell
W. A. Symonds
Fred
Mt. Sterling
Government Electrical Engineering Company
E. O. Belle-Isle
Champaign
George Davis
Twin Falls
William A. Fletcher
Jean Chevillon
Red Cross
Mary Davidson
Loretta Wienhoff
Loretta
Clem Wienhoff
Payson Avenue
Quincy
Arthur
Edgar
Gertrude
Theresia Menke
Reliable Incubator Company
Funeral for Ben F. Scott Held at Home
The funeral service for Ben F. Scott took place at 2:30 p.m. Friday at his home on North Fourth Street, conducted by Rev. W. O. Shank of Central Baptist Church. Burial was in Greenmount cemetery. Out of town attendees included Lieut. and Mrs. E. H. Loehr of St. Louis, Mrs. Anna Wilson of St. Louis, Mrs. Nannie Boren, Mrs. Alice Dryden, and Mrs. Henry Stinson of Missouri, plus Charles and J. W. Scott of Hannibal.
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Ben F. Scott
North Fourth Street
W. O. Shank
Central Baptist Church
Charles McNeill
Channon
Joel Benton
G. W. Schubert
William Gray
Charles Ginnis
Roy Foust
Fred Storrs
Greenmount Cemetery
Sunday Housewife feature to aid with food values
The Whig announces a new Sunday feature by Mrs Housewife on domestic science. Each week she will address food and food values, offering practical guidance for housewives. The series will appear only on Sundays in The Whig.
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Whig
Chas Williams Guilty of Murder in Peoria Court
Charles Dynamite Williams of Quincy was found guilty of murdering his wife in Peoria circuit court and sentenced to 25 years. His brother Benjamin Williams was acquitted. Williams claimed self defense, asserting his wife struck him first and he stabbed in defense after waking to her at his South Adams Street room. Evidence cited liquor and alleged jealousy, with cross examination showing a prior robbery sentence for Benjamin. Judge Stone denied a motion to acquit Benjamin.
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Charles
Williams
Quincy
Peoria
Benjamin
Charles Williams
Adams Street
Benjamin Williams
Joliet
Adams County
Robert Bumster
Willams
Fred Scharnhorst
Ben
Stone
Stubbles
Ben Williams
Rally Day Sunday at Christ Church observed
Rally day will be observed at Christ Congregational church on Sunday at 10 30 a m with songs Numbers 51 39 186 and readings including Nehemiah and a Sunday School Acrostic The program features recitation by three boys anthems by the choir a flag exercise and an address The offering supports the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society Living No 333 America is announced with benediction and postlude All services are in English
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Christ Congregational Church
Jesus
Jerusalem
George Beckmeyer
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society
America
God of Peace
Washington School News Meeting on Registration and Character
The Washington Parent Teachers Association met Friday at 3 15 p m to discuss Registration with the speakers' committee Dewey A second Dewey association gathering in Immanuel chapel featured Prof E S Dowell speaking on Character vs Intellect using historical and literary figures as examples Children from the grades performed songs and speeches
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Washington
Parent-Teachers’ Association of the
Dewey
Dewey Parent-Teachers’ Association
Immanuel Chapel
E. 8
Dowell
Riverside Parent-Teachers Association Elects Officers
Riverside Parent-Teachers Association in Quincy elected men to fill offices at the fall meeting. President Elmer Fengel and vice president Otto Lindenbauer led the lineup with secretary Peter McCabe and treasurer George Aschenbrenner. A follow-up meeting with a mock trial is set for Friday November 2 after the business session.
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Riverside
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Quincy
Riverside Parent-Teachers’ Association
Elmer Fengel
Otto Lindenbauer
Peter McCabe
George Aschenbrenner
Civic League debates city issues at luncheon
The Civic Improvement league resumed Friday at Hotel Quincy with a large turnout. Guests included James Blomfield landscape architect L Phelps forester and W J Henry former secretary. They will push petitions to the city council on unlawful awnings sanitation laws and old buildings.
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Civic Improvement League
Quincy
James Blomfield
L. P. Phelps
W. J. Henry
League
C. W. Eldridge
C. L. Wells
River Front
Rotarians
T. E. Lanen
Chicago
Fred P. Taylor
Adams County Board of Supervisors
Court House
North Fifth
Hampshire
Vermont
Sixth
Christie
Quincy Pulse Indoor League Opens October 24
Quincy's Pulse Indoor League to start October 24 as the time for launching the indoor Commercial Baseball league at the Y M C A. All teams must notify Physical Director H W Crawmer before October 20 to complete the schedule. Also notes from Chicago delegation and local court actions follow.
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M.C. A
H. W. Crawmer
Wolfort Estate Inventory Filed in Probate Court
Inventory of the Franciska Wolfort estate filed in probate court lists a house at Tenth and Cedar Streets valued at 1500 dollars and cash of 1389 dollars.
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Wolfort
Franciska Wolfort
Tenth
Cedar Streets
Quincy Y M C A Campaign Surges With New Memberships
About 515 new memberships added this week as Army and Navy unit teams drive efforts in Quincy. Original 400 target exceeded. campaign extended ten days aiming for 1,000 more names. Kewanee leads state with 400 quota. local drive continues with workers resuming Monday. A Hundred Dollar club formed by F W Crane with three members. No luncheon today. efforts continue through the weekend and next week.
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Quincy Young Men's Christian Association
Army
Quincy
Kewanee
Kewanes
Illinois
F. W. Crane
Col Edward Yates Named to State Defense Council
Col Edward Yates writes to Quincy friends that he has been named to the State Council of Defense and will work on farms during the coming year. He serves as a volunteer, with no pay, and plans to campaign after winding up business matters. He offers free service to communities in Adams county and notes Pike county men will hear his energetic defense work “somewhere in Illinois.”
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Edward Yates
Quincy
State Council of Defense
Col. Yates
Adams County
Pike County
Illinois
Hannibal to Copy Quincy Traffic Laws for Ordinance
Hannibal city attorney Lewis O Connors visited Quincy on Friday afternoon to obtain a copy of the traffic ordinance. Clerk Duke Schroer provided the document and explained details. He plans to draft a new Hannibal ordinance based on Quincy laws and seek council adoption. O Connor praised Quincys traffic code.
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Lewis O'Conner
Hannibal
Quincey
Quincy
Duke Schroer
O'Conner
Girl Improves After Skull Fracture Injury
Miss Fredericka Ahlemeier, who suffered a fractured skull after an auto mishap on South Twelfth street, showed slight improvement Friday night. She has regained consciousness and appeared brighter at Blessing hospital.
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Fredericka Ahlemeier
Ahlemeier
South Twelfth Street
Blessing Hospital
Weather outlook for WieaAlHer and Missouri regions
A forecast states WieaAlHer Illinois will be fair and cool on Saturday with Sunday partly cloudy and warmer. North portions may turn unsettled. Missouri expects fair conditions Saturday with warmer temperatures northward, and Sunday partly cloudy and warmer.
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Illinois
Missouri
Local Temperature Report with Fragmented Readings
Local temperatures yesterday are unclear with many OCR errors. The readable parts mention times such as noon and midnight and reference a river stage reading. The fragmentary text suggests a daily thermometer log but lacks complete values or locations.
For Rent Two Rooms in Private House
Classified ad seeking two or three neatly furnished front rooms for light housekeeping in a private family. Bath, gas, and heat provided. Apply LOL Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Wanted Newspaper Solicitor for Rural Route Work
Help wanted for Rural Route solicitor at the Whig Office Circulation Dept. Experience required. Salary and expenses paid. Apply today.
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Whig Office
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