Camp Logan Bond Campaign Faces Strong Public Support
Amp Logan Houston October 14 subscriptions in Camp Logan to the ferry loan total 154700. The high regimental subscription is 99650 the First Illinois infantry. Col J B Sanborn promises the regiments total will reach 150000. Company B of the First leads the camp with 12000. Marshall Mihd NE added 500 to the subscripts of the 122nd regiment. Two privates of the Seventh made a supreme sacrifice for the loan. Rudolph Pawdeck turned over his bankcount of 350 to it. Edward Kelly who owned a cigar store in Chicago before he joined the bay turned over 400 all he had. Both are in Company F. The Fifth Illinois infantry has purchased bonds as follows: Sanitary train 100, Company A 80, Company B 900, Company D C, Company F 250, Company G 650, Company H 150, Company I ee, Company L 300, Company M on that the Fifth infantry regiment as been disrupted Col Frank Wood commander has asked for an interpretation of house bill No 3545 which says the number of regiments must not be reduced and for an interpretation of house bill No 16 of the house which says 2 complete regiment is organized in hv state the commanding officer can t be removed. The latter however may mean the commanding officer just in case of a change be given command equal to the rank of colonel s. The 122nd field artillery is badly in need of boxing gloves Battery A has men who love to box and there are all two gloves in the outfit. The Fourth Infantry arrived in camp Saturday with 1700 men and 664 officers bringing up total number of men in camp to 18725.
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Logan
Houston
Camp Logan
I Linois
J. B. Sanborn
Marshall Mhid NE
122Nd
Rudiph Pawdeck
Edward Kelly
Chicago
Bay
Fifth Illinois Infantry
Fifth Infantry
Frank Wood
122Nd Field Artillery
Plan Rally to Gain TPA Members in Quincy Event
Post A of the Travelers' Protective Association organizes a full day rally on Saturday in the Elks rooms to recruit new members, aiming to raise membership from 458 to 500. A Dutch lunch and speeches are planned. E Leipold attends from Rock Island and state officers may be invited. A Benevolent League is formed with 60 day open charter, 55 year age cap, and per member contributions for mortuary funds.
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Travelers’ Protective Association
Quincy
Elks
Nestquarters
Post A
E. Leipold
Rock Island
Ellis Club
Embership
H. H. Bushman
R. E. Hackman
Perry Ellis
Benevolent League
Post
League
Local veteran to visit Vicksburg for reunion in October
W. R. Thomas of Quincy, a Civil War veteran, will depart at 2 this afternoon to retrace the ground of his 1863 battles and attend the blue and gray reunion in Vicksburg Mississippi from October 16 to 19. He spent 31 days of the siege in the city and was present under the burr oak tree when surrender occurred. The tree was cut down and souvenirs were carved from the wood. The Reunion Island has changed its name four times in the last century.
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W. R. Thomas
Quincy
Vicksburg
Miss
Mr. Thomas
Grant
Gen. Pemerton
Army Plans Cannot Be Changed Kings Stand Firm on Regiment
A telegram from Congressman Edward J King to Mayor J A Thompson states the War Department will not yield on merging the Fifth Illinois Infantry. General orders require regimental dismemberment to meet European needs, with districts like Camp Meade already scattered since 1916. Local pride acknowledged, but military necessity prevails across the country.
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War Department
Fifth Infantry
Thompson
Edward J. King
Washington
King
Washington, D. C
J. A. Thompson
Quincy
Ill
McCain
Fifth Illinois
District of Columbia
Camp Meade
War Office
British nobleman wounded in Flanders
London, Oct. 14 Major Kenneth Douglas Lorne of Lochbuie has been wounded for the second time in France while serving in the British army. In 1913 he appeared on the vaudeville stage in New York under his given name to raise funds for taxes against his Scottish estate.
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London
Maclane
Lochbuie
France
New York
Kenneth Douglas Lorne
Scotland
Quincy Soldiers to Move from Camp Dodge to Deming NM
Quincy soldiers at Camp Dodge Iowa will be moved to Deming New Mexico in the near future. The Quincy Whig reports that all Adams county men en route to the national army have been sent to Camp Dodge, with exact transfer numbers not yet known. A letter from Battery B 339 FA dated October 12 1917 describes the camp life and confirms expected movement to Deming soon, hoping the unit remains together during transfer.
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Quincy
Camp Dodge
Deming, N.M
Des Moines
Iowa
Deming
N. M
Adams County
National Army
New Mexico
War Department
Boosters Club At Berrian School Elects Officers
The Berrian school Boosters met Friday evening with eight members present. Officers were retained, funds show 20 dollars from the minstrel profits, and a portable stage was approved. An entertainment committee was named and two residents were tasked to probe delays in sign signals deployment. Emerson school P T A officers also sworn in. Denmark buyer Emeneche visits Hotel Quincy to inspect local tractors.
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Boosters’ Club
Berrian School
Musholt
William Beckman
George Stipp
Charles Banger
William Bredenbeck
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Board of Education
Berrian
Varied Flannelette Night Gowns On Sale
Seven styles of ladies gowns in pink and blue stripe offered in heavy and light flannelette. Prices range from 75 cents to 165 extra heavy with silk braid and gem stitching. Gowns feature high and low necks, collars, double yokes, hemstitched yokes, and white options.
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Holland
A Stout
Av 98c to 60. them new 1 lar $. $2.50 The prose garments
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The Family's Hosiery Sale At Special Prices
The Family's Supply of Hosiery advertises deep discounts on men women and children stockings and socks. Includes Burson seamless stockings 89c pair and Burson silk 89c special, cashmere and wool options from 19c to 35c per pair, plus fleece lined children and boys wool socks with reinforced heels. Buy a year’s supply now.
Versatile wool fabrics in brown to navy for skirts and suits
Wide yardage assortment offers a mix of styles and color blends perfect for waists, skirts, suits, and dresses. The drapable, flexible wool comes in Copenhagen Navy Forrest Green and other leading colors, with black and sixteen street shades.
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Copenhagen
Holland
Navy
Blankets and Comforts at Great Prices Before Stock Exhausts
Largest selection of bed blankets and comforts in grey tan plaids and whites. Special wool and satin covered options with cotton batting and silkcoline filling, including double and large cotto no bed sizes. Prices advertise before-advance discounts to attract quick purchases.
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T.P.A
OCAL
Vicksburh
Reunion
Weilers
Edward J. King, M. C
Flanders
The
Whig
Quincy Whig
Illinois
Sam
Bunn
John IT
McKenna
Fred C. Wellman
August Appenbrink
Harry I. Miller
Emerson
Parent-Teachers' Association of the
Emerson School
J. W. Kessler
Frank Lawer
E. S. Hinrichsen
William Brooks
J. E. McNutt
Denmark
R. Emeneche
Sidney's
St. Louis
Esquimette
Baffin Seal
Velour du Nord
Pink
Colla
Carter’s
Carter
Pepu
Ribberold
Ecru
Regu
Taffeta
Serge
Messaline Ailka
Tarzan
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