ACT BIG BOOSTER MEETING ON NOV 10 IN QUINCY
Plans for a big booster meeting by the United Commercial Travelers in Quincy on November 10 were finalized in a Saturday K of C hall gathering. The Media Guild of Baymen of Chicago will perform 40 cand idates initiation. A banquet is set for 6 PM at the Newcomb hotel for members. Guests include Supreme Secretary W D Murphy and Grand Counselor O E Bishop with Past Grand Counselors W J Sullivan and David Quick, all of Chicago or Bloomington. Applications for Hal Vandiver L Lucan and W G Lawrence were presented and accepted. A five dollar prize was awarded by U C T officers with a random drawing naming M J Earhart the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
United Commercial Travelers
K. of C. Hall
Media Guild of Baymen of Chicago
Newcomb Hotel
W. D. Murphy
Columbus
O. E. Bishop
Bloomington
W. J. Sullivan
David Quick
Chicago
Hal H. Vandiver
L. M. Lucan
W. G. Lawrence
M. J. Earhart
Liberty Loan Campaign Push Then County Meetings
The Liberty Loan drive continues with Quincy and Adams county boosters pressing for success. Notable speakers Dr. John Wesley Hill and Augustus Thomas from New York will headline a monster meeting at the Armory in Quincy next Tuesday night, with county talks in Mendon Payson and Ursa. Liberty Loan Sunday is set for October 21 to urge church members to buy bonds with weekly or monthly payment options.
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Quincy
Adams County
Armory
John Wesley Hill
Augustus Thomas
New York
Thomas
Mendon
Dr. Hill
Payson
H. F. J. Ricker
S. B. Montgomery
F. W. Crane
Harvey G. Riggs
R. T. Hicks
Pittsfield
E. F. Crane
Mt. Sterling
St. Louis
Liberty Loan Association
Federal Reserve District
Ursa
United States
Fire at 913 North Sixth street causes $300 loss
A spark from the chimney ignited the roof and attic of William Evers’ home at 913 North Sixth street Sunday morning at 12.20. Old furniture stored in the attic burned before fire companies 5, 8 and 7 arrived and worked about an hour to control the blaze.
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William Evers
North Sixth Street
Mehaffy Wins Bid To Resurface 24th Street
John E Mehaffy secured a contract to resurface North Twenty fourth Street for one mile from Broadway to Locust Boulevard. Bid amount is 2400 dollars. Work includes four inches Barry gravel and one inch limestone dust top dress plus roadway shoulder improvements. Bids opened by L L Boyer and city supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Mehaffy
Twenty-fourth Street
L. L. Boyer
Court House
Mehaffy
Broadway
Locust Boulevard
Army recruiting push promises quick France service by aviation corps
Sergeant Lunsford at the Princess theater on North Fifth Street urged enlistment in the aviation section and the engineering department for immediate combat in France early next year. He noted that colored men may join the Stevedore regiment and that vacancies remain in Company K of the 5th regiment while another unit trains. Additional delegates left for Joliet to attend the thirty fifth Illinois State Federation of Labor convention. Farm er Rusk said alfalfa contest awards will be announced Monday with a written report from Mr. Thomas for buyers.
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Lunsford
Army
Princess Theater
North Fifth Street
France
Sth
George N. Schmitt
Oscar Trine
Herman Schelp
Trades and Labor Assembly
Frank Gross
William Riddle
Painters and Decorators
George Fries
William Ryan
Iron Molders’ Union
Charles Langdon
Ben Knuf
The
Carpenters
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Joliet
Farmer” Rusk
Thomas
Weather outlook for Illinois Missouri and Iowa briefly warm and unsettled
Illinois shows partly cloudy skies with warmer conditions Sunday and possible rain at night or Monday in north and central areas. Missouri expects partly cloudy and warmer conditions with cooler turning Monday in western and central portions. Iowa predicts increasing clouds and warmer Sunday with light rain later, followed by partly cloudy and colder Monday especially in the east.
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Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
River Bulletin and Temperature Report Summary
Local temperatures yesterday ranged with notes of noon highs near 87 and midnight around 58. The River Bulletin shows water stages at St Paul Davenport Keokuk Hannibal and St Louis with rises and falls, and a forecast predicting a further fall of 0.1 to 0.2 feet below Quincy in the next 48 hours.
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St. Paul
Davenport
Keokuk
Hannibal
St. Louis
Eveere ——S
Quincy
Moris Bailey Found Dead by Roadside Near Adams County
Morris Bailey about 80 was found lying dead by the roadside about 46 rods south of Padma station. J W Henry and son, en route from a mile southeast of Paloma, reported the body. A suitcase lay nearby. Deputy sheriff B F Cate and Coroner Amen attended the inquest. verdict unknown. A county home permit dated Oct 10 was found on the body. Former night watchman W S Webb identified the deceased and said Bailey last spoke Friday at 5 pm about going to the Adams county home.
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Morris Bailey
Padma
J. W. Henry
Paloma
B. F. Cate
Adams County
Amen
Carl Hofmeister
W. S. Webb
Quincy Freight Rates Rise 15 Percent for Coal and Coke
The Quincy freight bureau reports state utilities commission approval of a 15 percent increase on bituminous coal and coke between Illinois points and a 5 percent rise on many other goods. Also, the Twenty fourth Street Broadway loop is near completion with the first car to run Friday, part of a full loop system around the station lines.
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Quincy Freight Bureau
State Public Utilities Commission
Illinois
Twenty-fourth
Broadway
Tenth
Syvcamore
Burlington Station
Ninth and Locust
How Fat Folks Become Slender
Fat persons from ten to sixty pounds above normal weight are urged to try oil of kerein capsules for weight reduction. The ad claims easy loss without dieting or hard exercise, praises open air activity, breathing, and the capsule regimen after meals and at night. It promises firmness, smoother skin, improved health, lighter feeling, and longer life with no side effects.
Lutheran Synod Opens Sessions Here Monday
One hundred and twenty delegates attend the fifty first annual Evangelical Lutheran synod of central Illinois convention in Quincy at Luther Memorial church. Prominent speakers include Dr. C. B. Hay, Dr. H. F. Yarger, Dr. David Davy, Dr. Eugene Albrecht, Rev. J. A. McCullough, and Rev. E. Walter. The four hundredth anniversary of the Reformation will be observed with lectures on education and Luther. Women’s Missionary Society meetings, pageant, and Sister Laura Gilliland address are planned. sessions begin Monday at 7:45 with a Brotherhood night for men.
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Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Central Illinois
Quincy
Luther Memorial Church
C. BE. Hay
Deaconess Mothers’ Home
Baltimore
H. F. Yarger
Chicago
Home Mission
Church Extension
David Davy
Eugene Albrecht
Guntur
India
America
J. A. McCullough
Madura
Ill
E. Walter
Lincoln
Neb
Home For the
Martin Luther
H. D. Hoover
Carthage College
S. P. Long
Mansfield
Ohio
Women’s Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of the Synod
Laura Gilliland
Africa
A. D. Chiquoine
Philadelphia
Local man Carl Stein receives postal from former station operator
Carl L Stein proprietor of the S and M cigar store received a postal from Kent Taylor a former day operator at the Wabash station. Taylor who enlisted in the wireless service has been at Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts and said he would leave for New York Friday October 12 and be stationed on the U S battleship Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
Carl L. Steinwedell
Kent Taylor
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
New York
U. S
Detained pastor to miss Quincy service today
Rev. M. Guke, newly appointed pastor of the Eighth and Elm Streets Baptist church, cannot come to Quincy due to his mother's illness in Jackson Mississippi. Rev. A. H. Brown will preach this morning and Rev. J. W. Tutt will occupy the pulpit this evening.
Mrs Kirtley Named to Liberty Loan Committee
Mrs W F P Kirtley appointed chairman of the women's committee for the Liberty Loan bond sale in Quincy and Adams County. The move aims to organize local support and mobilize volunteers for the fundraising effort across the county.
A TEXAS WONDER Cures Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Texas Wonder promises to cure kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes rheumatism and irregularities in men and women. It claims bladder regulation for children and offers a two months’ treatment from a single bottle. Address Dr Wait St Louis for testimonials and orders.
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Texas Wonder
Mali
Dr. & Wait
Olive St
St Louis
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Washington Park
Home Sweet Home
C. W. Leffingwell
George C. Marriott
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Quincy Defense Council
Musicians’ Union
W. F. Thompson
Strock
Thompson
Rome Arnold
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Mayor Thompson
Henry Clay
Harry Patterson
Peg” Myers
Changee
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McNutt
Tompkins
Morris Adler
Pat Pfeiffer
George Reeves
Ira Calkins
Mary White
Long Commission Company
Bell Boys
Newcomb
Maida Lee Folgate
W. A. Jackson
Quincy Ad Club
Rotary Club
James Riggs
Reidinger- Oertle
Quincy Bottling Co
C. H. Thompson
Ben Haverland
Julius Busch
al. Grimmer
D. Hunsacker
Rittig & Bremser
Miller & Arthur
J. Bernbrock
S. & S. Cigar Store
Frank Carpenter
Majestic Cafe
J. H. Brown
Louis Massilino
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Kimball Arion
Weilers
ACT
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Spark
24Th Street
John E Mehaffy
Barry
Abe Martin
ES Shrapnel
Bueter Bros
IX Road
Frederick Krueger
McCarl
Bertha Koehler
Kentucky
Navy
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Fred J. Simms
Brighton, Jr
Edward S. Daniel
Jerseyville
Ilc
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Newark
Peoria
American Prison Congress
New Orleans
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Texas
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