St Francis to Meet Canton in Return Game
St Francis students and friends will see the St Francis eleven in action next Saturday at 3 PM on League park grounds. A return game with Culver Stockton college in Canton Missouri is arranged after a 66 to 12 victory by St Francis last Saturday. New players join the Canton lineup as Culver Stockton fights to even the score and many students are expected to accompany Canton.
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St. Francis
League Park
Culver-Stockton College
Canton
Merkel
Culver-Stockton
Change in U S Hunting Laws Allows Dawn Duck Shooting
A federal order by the United States Department of Agriculture lets hunters shoot ducks and other migratory game birds from half an hour before sunrise until sunset under the federal law. The change takes effect Monday and states may adopt migratory bird laws. no pre sunrise hunting will be allowed in this territory per Deputy Game Warden Clarke.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Clarke
Players demand full share from World Series proceeds
New York Oct 17 protesting the National Baseball Commission action to hold back $1 000 of each World Series player's prize money until Dec 1 as a guarantee against exhibition games. Members of the Chicago American and New York National League teams signed a petition agreeing not to participate post this day at Camp Mills Long Island. President Tener of the National League said players will receive their full shares.
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New York
National Baseball Commission
Chicago American
Camp Mills
Long Island
Tener
National League
Commission
Training Camp Teams Matched for Detroit Football Game
Arrangements are complete for a game October 20 in Detroit between Camp Custer players and the Naval Training Station at Lake Bluff Illinois. The New Detroit American League base ball field will host the matchup.
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Battle Creek
Mid
Detroit
Camp Custer
Here
Naval Training Station
Lake Bluff
Ill
Detroit American League Baseball Club
French warships destroy two Teuton submarines at sea
Paris reported that French warships sunk two German submarines in the western Mediterranean during the last week of September, according to the ministry of marine.
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Paris
Mediterranean
Ministry of Marine
White Sox win exhibition game in Garden City
The Chicago White Sox, champions of the 1917 world series, defeated the New York Giants 6 to 4 in an exhibition in Garden City New York on Tuesday before 600 soldiers from Camp Mills Mineola. Al Demaree started for the Giants as the Sox scored in the first three innings and added three runs in the sixth against G Smith. The Giants added two in the ninth. Batteries: Benz Williams Russell Danforth Schalk Lynn Jenkins Demaree G Smith Gibson.
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Garden City
N. Y
Chicago White Sox
New York Giants
Camp Mills
Mineola
165Th United States Infantry
149Th Artillery
Illinois
al Demaree
New York
Williams
White Sox
G. Smith
Giants
Chicago
Benz
Russell
Danforth
Schalk
Lynn
Jenkins
Demaree
Gibson
Onslow
Early Dreams Wins Atlanta Cup at Lakewood Races
Grand Circuit events at Atlanta Lakewood track feature five heats to decide the winner. Early Dreams driven by A McDonald’s bay gelding earns top honors beating Liv Princeton and Royal Mac as the Measles and Matronstake events post times from 2:04 to 2:14.
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Atlanta
Lakewood Track
Early Dreams
A. McDonald’s
Lady Fuller
Dr. Griffin
Liv Princeton
Royal Mac
Miss Roxetta
Clay Watts
Frisco Worthy
Allerton Heir
Brewers defeat Printers in two of three games
Bowling recap shows Brewers winning two of three games Tuesday evening at Labor Temple. John Seifert led with a 192 high score and John Otten posted the top average at 155 amid scores like 647 691 for Brewers and 613 739 660 for Printers.
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Brewers
Printers
Labor Temple
John Seifert
John Otten
Six Maxwell Agencies to Be Established in Quincy Area
J. P. Horning, Maxwell district sales manager, arrived in Quincy after driving from Chicago to Monmouth and Quincy in a 1918 Maxwell touring car. He plans to install six new Maxwell agencies in the Quincy region, three in Missouri at Barry, Pittsfield, and in Illinois at Perry.
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J. P. Horning
Maxwell Motor Cars
Quincy
Chicago
Monmouth
Missouri
Ilinois
Barry
Pittsfield
Perry
Germany to declare US Canada and Cuba war zones
Berlin dispatch received by wireless press says Germany is expected to declare the coasts of the United States, Canada and Cuba war zones, according to admiralty reports in London from October 17.
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London
Berlin
Admiralty
Wireless Press
Germany
United States
Canada
Cuba
Eight thousand to be sent south from Camp Dodge
Des Moines Oct 17 eight thousand men of the third increment about eighteen thousand three hundred will be sent to Little Rock Ark for duty in the national army at Camp Pike. Officers at Camp Dodge plan how to select the men for transfer and whether first quotas or county quotas will be used. Training progresses with bayonet and extended order drills as rifle issues enable instruction.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Towa
Little Rock
Ark
National Army
Camp Pike
Washington
Camp Lodge
Iowa
Mumnnesota
Illinois
Aartermaster
Eighty-eighth Division
Local Social Notes From Richfield Area
Richfield and nearby towns show a flurry of visits and calls with A W Moore family members, Earl Swan from Hannibal and relatives, Mrs Gen Swan visiting Chillicothe, P H Kistner and Rice households calling in Barry, and multiple calls to and from Hull Payson Carthage and Liberty. A bridge project on Flick Creek advances under Frank Short of Payson, with other locals including Adelbert Holeman and a forthcoming sale near Liberty.
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del Holeman
Willis Brown
Liberty
Alvin Startshorn
Aileen McCrory
Carthage
P. H. Kistner
James Crown
Chestine
Johnson
Clarence
Mfo
Flick Creek
Frank Short
Payson
Dennis Ryan
Famly
Hollember
Bert Buffington
Noel
Hull
Fred Lease
Mabel McNutt
J. J
Adelbert Holeman
Ihriving
Cloyd. Osther
Dell Holeman
Plainville
Albert Brown
Raymond
Barry
Local social notes from La Belle Missouri visitants
Miss Louwilla Hall visiting parents Mr and Mrs William Fall and Miss Jennie Connell returns to Quincy after attending her uncle James Haldeman’s funeral. Edina and Durham connections noted include Mrs Wallace Bondurant and mission society members with weekend travels to Queen City Canton and Williamstown.
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Louwilla Hall
Stephen's College
Columbia
William Fall
Wallace Bondurant
Charley Wright
Newark
Mary Connell
Jennie
Quincy
James Haldeman
The
Missionary Society
Durham
Flossie Lewis
Queens City
W. E. Coffey
Brainerd
Duncan's Bridge
la Helle
Misa Mary D. McReynolds
Cincinnati
Iowa
J. C. McReynolds
Callie Glover
Clara Quail
Edna Roberts
R. W. Taylor
Williamstown
Canton
Belgian Horse Sets World Record Price At Auction
Farcour, a Belgian horse champion from the William Crownover herd in Cedar Falls, sold at public auction for 47 600. The purchaser was C. G. Good of Ogden. The sale marked the world record price for horses of his class and occurred in Waterloo on October 17.
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Waterloo
Farcour
William Crownover
Cedar Falls
C. G.good
Ogden
Hill Declares He Chose 3rd and 4th Illinois Brigades
Brig. Gen. Henry R. Hill states in a letter to Quincy Chamber of Commerce that the 3rd and 4th Illinois regiments were selected to form his brigade, and that orders will not change. He notes the Fifth and Eighth regiments’ prior assignments and defends the reorganization under the 65th Brigade. The letter discusses camp administration, training records, and the need for four infantry regiments in the division. Colonel Wood praises Illinois troops for loyalty and discipline amid the reorganization.
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Chamber of Commerce
Col. Wood
Henry Hill
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Wig
Hill
Lane Camp Logan
Houston
Tex
Quincy
Ilinois
33Rd Division
Illinois N. G
Uns
Henry R. Hill
Wood
Frank S. Wood
Pierson
Illinois
Soldiers and Sailors Home funeral notices and social items
John Gallon aged 80 dies at the Soldiers and Sailors Home. Funeral Wednesday at 1 PM with burial in Home cemetery. John Goebel's funeral is today at 1 PM, burial in Soldiers' Home cemetery. Several cottage residents are noted for illness, work, visits, and a purse gift of 2 50 given to Mrs. Garner. Mrs. Billa Pope hosts relatives from Ohio and Iowa for a dinner and social visit, with mutual travel between Kahoka and Quincy.
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John Gallon
Co. B
Second Illinois Cavalry
Kate
Pontiac
John Goebel
Soldiers’ Home
Childs
Cottage 20
Charles Wilson
Gladys Reeser
Des’Moines
J. E. Andrew
Garner
Cottage 6
Mrs. Garner
Billa Pope
Locust Street
Charles Swinck
S.I. Drumm
Zanesville
Z. T Starkey
William H. Dowell
Quincy
A. E. Dowell
William
Macomb
Florence Field Fowler
Waterloo
Theaters Empire Listings for Friday and Saturday
In The Theaters Empire Friday Oct 19 Very Good Eddie. Saturday Oct 20 Pat White and his Gaiety Girls. Orpheum Daily Vaudeville matinee 2 30 night 7 30 and 9 American Daily Vaudeville and pictures matinee 2 30 night 7 15 and 9
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Empire
Eddie
Pat White
Orpheum
Empire to Stage Very Good Eddie This Friday
The Empire will host the musical Very Good Eddie this Friday marking its first local appearance. It touts a lively book bright songs and dances with a stylish chorus and strong cast. The show blends New York Princess theater style and Chicago Garrick theater success acclaim.
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Eddie
the Empire
New York
Princess Theater
Garrick Theater
Chicago
Goou Wadie
Eddie Eee
c-Toym Coy
E & Kern
Marbury-Comstock Co
Maes
Pat White and Gaiety Girls at Empire Theatre next Saturday
Saturday Night offers Pat White and his Gaiety Girls at the Empire Theatre with two musical burlesques in several scenes. The cast features Anna Grant Marty Pudig Walter Brown Gene True Jack Clifford Thomas Ryan Sydney Hamilton and Pat White and his magnetic chorus alongside the famed band.
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Pat White
Empire Theater
Anna Grant
Marty Pudig
Walter Brown
Gene True
Jack Clifford
Thomas and
Ryan
Sydney Hamilton
Magnetic
Photoplays and Gems At Savoy and Colonial Theaters
The listings announce Princess Margery Wilson in Mountain Dew and His Baby Doll, Mary Pickford in A Poor Little Rich Girl, Belasco Alice Joyce in The Alabaster Box, Ella Hall in The Charmer, and Quincy William Duncan with Carol Holloway in The Fighting Trail The Ledge of Despair. Plus Gem shows and Colonial features Fly er in Flapjacks and When Lions Escape.
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Margery Wilson
Savoy
Mary Pickford
Fido
Belasco
Alice Joyce
Ella Hall
The
Charmer
Quincy
William Duncan
Carol Holloway
Savoy Showcases Pickford Limousines in A Poor Little Rich Girl
At the Savoy theater Mary Pickford’s Artcraft film A Poor Little Rich Girl features two of her immense limousines. A borrowed car used in several scenes came from Mrs. Charlotte Pickford, who accompanies daughter to work. The gift followed Mrs. Pickford’s post operative recovery and hospital discharge after Christmas.
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Savoy
Mary Pickford
Artcraft
Savoy Theater
Mary
Charlotte Pickford
Miss Pickford
War Costs and Global Strain Reported in New York
Estimates from Banks and Metals National in New York show daily war costs around 6.5 million dollars for the belligerents, with total world expenditures projected to reach 155 billion dollars this year. Allied military strength is given as 33 million against Central Powers 20 million, including about 53 million mobilized men worldwide.
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York
United States
New York
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgar
Turkey
Central
Europe
Araj
Henry Ford Leads Liberty Bond Drive Donation
Detroit dispatch reports Henry Ford distributed 5 million dollars to the Liberty loan drive as the Ford Motor Company also contributed. The move is described as a significant boost to U S war financing against Germany.
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Detroit
Mid
Henry Ford
Th Motor Company
Ford
United States
Germany
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Wyd
Maxwell
Weaver
Ewe Tee
J. Collins
J. G Williams
Taylor Spink
Sid Mer- Russell
New York Globe and
Gus
Chicago Axelson
Chicago Herald
Baseball Writers Associa- Faber
America
Cicotte
Perritt Beh
Risberg Tree
Robertson
McCarty
Seibold
Weaver Wee
Asd Holke
Jackson
Herzog
Schupp ‘Burns
Faber Ee
Zimmerman Serene
Renton Teen
Ee Williams
Perritt
Wea
McMullin Peed
Schupp Indre
Jackson Et Ee
Sallee
Eee
Etwas
Faber
Betas Eae Raaeae
Renton ‘ Viens
Seib
Fletcher
Cee
Roberson Taere
Tesreau
Schupp
Erearaveanes
Renton
Rene
Anderson
Swaynie’s Baths
Camp Fort Dodge
LA Belle, MO
Gaiety Girls
Border Service
National Guard
Fort Sill
65Th
Highland Roller Rink
Photoplays
Co York Bank
Bond
Broadway
Reel Vogue Comedy
Paramount
Princess
Peter E. Pinkelman, P
Orpheun
Franklin County
W. Riverside Coal Co
J. L. Frese
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