Still Fight To Save Fifth Regiment From Disbanding
The Chamber of Commerce of Quincy urges action to prevent disbanding the Fifth Regiment. A telegram to Brig Gen Henry R Hill notes no confirmation from the War Department on a sectional order to break up the unit. Local leaders emphasize sentiment and pride, seeking alternatives such as reassigning the regiment, and urge support from Washington.
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Adams County
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Truman T. Pierson
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Bluntly Labeled Cure
An early 20th century ad promises a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It claims a nationwide $1000 reward if it fails to cure and directs readers to send for doctors testimonials. Sold by druggists, made by F.J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Catarri
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Cheney
F. J. Civeney & CO
Toledo
Chess Club Organized With Twelve Members In City
A new chess club formed with 12 members. Dick ersety McAfee serves as president and J. Phil Appel as secretary and treasurer. J Will Rutt will draft the constitution and bylaws and present them at the next meeting. An October schedule will pair every member against every other in a three game series to judge skill and assign handicaps for a future city championship tournament.
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Dickersety McAfee
J. Phil Appel
J. Will Rutt
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Teaurt
M E Vasen Re-Elected Secretary at Illinois League Convention
M E Vasen of Quincy was re elected secretary to succeed himself of the State Building and Loan Association League of Illinois at the convention held in Kankakee last week El F Bradford and H B Dines of this city were elected on convention committees The convention in 1918 will be in Streator Quincy s will try for the 1919 meeting Ceylon has sixteen varieties of palm from which sugar cube extracted.
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M. E. Vasen
Quincy
State Building and Loan Association League of Illinois
Kankakee
EL F. Bradford
H. B. Dines
Quincys
War Industries Board Helps Railroad Rail Supply Effort
Stockholders praise War Industries Board for securing rails to complete the Spade Valley and Northern railroad linking Red Marble Aten Woodbury magnesite quarries with the Great Northern line in Washington. Resolution in Fort Madison Iowa thanks Congressman Reed Fleming and John A Sterling for their help. notes cooperative spirit among industry leaders and stockholders.
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War Industries Board
American Mineral Production Company
Industrial Securities Co
Council of National Defense
Washington, D. C
Spade, Valley & Northern
Aten & Woodbury
Great Northern
War Industries Buard
Suidi Dion
Joma A. Sterling
Canton district board ends work on draft for national army
Canton Mo Oct 34 district exemption board No 2 finished the first draft work for the national army after eight weeks in session covering 26 northeast Missouri counties 2948 cases examined with 2525 quotas filled and many counties reporting surplus men certified back Adair and Linn counties delayed as the board adjourns to reconvene with continued hopes of completing its task chaired by Judge Edward Higbee and others the delay due to ten day certification rule affects processing among counties including Adair Audrain Chariton and Monroe with varying quotas and certifications
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Hannibal
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Frank Crosby
Mexico
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ATO Rd
Peas
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Monroe
Batocki Germanys food man underfed in exile
Oct 14 Amsterdam Batocki the former German food dictator faced hunger during his 15 months in office. He lost 35 pounds as he lacked food cards and had parcels stolen. He later sought ordinary cards and his doctor ordered fats, joking it was underfeeding. He plans to join a cavalry unit as captain. An inventor uses door air pressure to wind clocks.
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Berlin
Mittag Zeitung
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