Labor federation keeps referendum in officer elections
The thirty fourth annual Illinois State Labor convention at Labor Temple debated replacing the referendum with the old convention election system. After spirited addresses from leaders including Lysle McArthur and John Bruce, the convention voted 249 to 209 to retain the referendum method, urged education of locals, and cited costs and accountability concerns. Walker defended the referendum, noting published proceedings and advocating member education to curb outside influence.
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Ilinois
Labor Temple
Walker
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Abe Martin and a New Davenport in Small-Town Talk
Abe Martin notes period furniture and mentions Miss Tawney Apple with a Mary and John Davenport. A man who parked in front of the bank now parks near the courthouse, a curious local observation.
Labor Delegates Depart Quincy Quieting After Convention
About 700 delegates who attended the labor convention have left or are leaving Quincy. Three hotel clerks O E King J F Hayes and Ray Gudgeon expect relief as the large influx ends. The Hotel Newcomb hosted 256 delegates, boosting desk work and extra hours. Some remain to Sunday to finish affairs. merchants felt the convention’s strong impact on local business.
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Quincy
O. E. King
J. F. Hayes
Ray Gudgeon
Newcomb
John H. Walker
Victor Olander
Labor Temple
Delegates Honor Walker at State Labor Federation Meeting
Delegates at the Illinois State Federation of Labor convention presented retiring president John Walker with a forthcoming token of esteem organized through Mathew Woll of the Photo-Engravers Union of Chicago. Woll said the gift is a specially constructed piece reflecting gratitude for Walker’s service. Walker, brief in reply, affirmed his duty to the labor movement and joked he would not leave until he dies, as a basket of chrysanthemums from the Chicago Gardeners and Florists union was placed on his desk.
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Lysle McaArthur
Trades and Labor Assembly of
Peoria
Jfor
Illinois United Mine Workers
United Miners of Illinois
McaArthur
Lcast
Iso
James T. Patterson
Brewery Workers of Chicago
James Fonero
Maryland
Woll
Mathew Woll
Photo-Engravers Union of Chicago
Federation
Tate
Walker
State Federation of Labor
John Walker
Photo-Engravers' Union of Chicago
Tlinois Federation
John
Mr. Walker
Chicago Gardeners and Florists Union
Governor urged to send state troopers to Rosiclare riot
Illinois Federation calls on Governor Dunne to deploy state troopers to Rosiclare a 1000 resident town in Clay county to restore order amid alleged riotous mine agents and strikebreakers. The six month unrest prompts drastic action to protect citizens and end violence. A city meeting at Excelsior Store discusses the plant conflict with J J Fisher abroad and the manager promising to report on his return.
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Dunne
Trogpa
Rosiclare
Wadin
Ilinois State Federation
Excelsior Store Company
Resolutions Passed in Morning Session at Federation Meet
Many resolutions moved quickly in Friday morning sessions to finish business before adjournment. They include aiding Chicago and St Louis packing-house workers, helping instrument factory workers, pressuring Rand McNally to recognize unions, opposing convict labor for a new penitentiary at Lockport, supporting an eight hour law for women, promoting union labor in Chicago brickyards, and urging a union label. The group mourned Matt Keefe of the Street Paving Engineers Union, and congratulated labor legislation in Sonora. A motion set a 21 year age requirement for motion picture operators after a theater fire, and a worker was sent to assist women of Illinois in organizing, plus a Benton Harbour boycott.
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Federation
Chicago
St. Louis
Woodstock Typewriter Co
Rand McNally Co
Lockport
International Union of Steam Engineers
National Union Label League
National Federation
Linvis
Benton Harbour
Mich
Round-up funds tally and post festival plans
The 1916 Adams county Round-up report shows $5 634 66 total receipts from four days of civic festivity in Quincy with $3 397 subscribed and $237 66 carried over from 1915. After expenses a balance of $319 01 remains to seed next year. Officials praised community support and unity between city and county while delaying firm plans for 1917.
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Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Rusk
Adams County
Boy Scout Organization
Boy Scouts
Aout
George Gabriel
C. F. Perry
October Snow Returns as Winter Makes a Hint
The report details an October snowstorm in Quincy with temperatures near 31 degrees at dawn and 33 by midnight. It notes the first October snow since 1913, compares past Octobers, and mentions forecasts predicting fair, warmer weather may return by Sunday as winds ease and temperatures rise.
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King
Quincy
Brinkeetter
Quincys Pulse Opposition Road Meeting Tonight
Attorney Frank Penick J H Paxton and possibly W H Govert speak at Ursa town hall at 7 30 pm as opponents of the Lond issue arrange the meeting Weather may prevent Govert from speaking Bond meeting postponed to Tuesday October 24 Kellerville Kaiser McCarl to speak due to bad weather
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Frank Penick
J. H. Paxton
W. H. Govert
Ursa Town Hall
Govert
Kellerville
Lyman McCarl
Seventh Ward Republicans Meet at Mich aels barber shop
The Seventh ward Republicans held an enthusiastic meeting at Michaels barber shop at Seventeenth and State streets Friday night. Plans to mobilize voters for election day were discussed and party volunteers organized.
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Seventh Ward
Michaels
Seventeenth and
State Streets
Burglars Hit Freight Car and William Bunte Place
Thieves robbed a freight car near Burlington station Wednesday, taking coats trousers and coffee pots with slight overall loss. Another break in occurred at William Bunte place at Twenty six and Broadway. a window was broken and five to six dollars stolen from the cash drawer.
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Burlington Station
William Bunte Place
Twenty-sixth
Broadway
Labor Editor Praises Quincy As Convention City
Galesburg Labor News editor George Palmer praised Quincy for hospitality. He noted a growing delegate list and a larger crowd than ever at the state labor convention. Delegates from across Illinois shared positive views of Quincy and its hosting.
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George Palmer
Galesburg Labor News
Quincy
Ilinois
Palmer
Benton Harbor Placed On Unfair List By Illinois Federation
Benton Harbor Michigan is placed on the unfair list of the Illinois State Federation of Labor after a resolution by Chicago cigar makers supporting Lakurba and Rawden Landfield factories. The resolution cites strikes and police protection for strike shops. The sponsors include J A Kain H R Chapp William Eichhorn E W Sinale Henry Goeble and Anton Lee. They returned home Friday night. Team Drivers Banquet Delegates of the Team Drivers Unions of the Illinois State Federation of Labor enjoyed a banquet in the Illinois cafe Friday evening.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Lst
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Chicago
Lakurba
Rawden & Landfield
J. A. Kain
H. R. Chapp
William Eichhorn
E.W. Sinale
Henry Goeble
Illinois
Fire Damages House in North End Boiler Flue
Firemen from No 1 and No 2 stations battled a furnace flue fire that set a joist in Nora Fowler’s cellar on Spring and Oak. The blaze was extinguished by 9:50 Friday morning with slight damages reported.
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North End
Nora Fowler
Spring and
Oak
Turtle weighing 132 pounds sent to river swim
A giant Maryland coast turtle about tub sized was taken for a river swim by Captain H Edgar Wisherd. To keep it safe a hole was bored in the shell and 1350 feet of line attached. The plan calls for killing the animal to make soup.
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H. Edgar Wisherd
Maryland
Eole
Quest of the Best Theme for Galesburg YMCA Conference
The fourth Older Boys conference of the YMCA will be held in Galesburg for three days starting December 1. A number of Quincy boys will attend.
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Galesburg
Quincy Boys
Aged man dies in blaze at paint shop
August Gilkers, 70, a Quin cy junk dealer, suffocated and burned in a fire at the E P Kern paint shop behind the Irwin Overland garage. Firemen faced a shuttered room, heavy flames, and delays from a blocked hydrant as they fought the blaze. The coroner will hold an inquest.
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Gus”’ Gilkers
Kern
Gus” Gilkers
E. P. Kern
Irwin-Overland Company
Gilkers
Mr. Gilkers
Irwin Garage
Maine Street
Overland Company
Maine
Irvin-Overland
Freiburg’s
Freiburg
Ben Heckle
M. J. Haley
Quincy
Hannibal
Harry Wood
Wood Hotel
Kem
Engineer Inspects Burlington Crossing Near Wilke Farm
C M Posegate assistant railroad engineer for the Illinois public utilities commission and County Highway Superintendent Boyer inspected the Burlington railroad crossing on the Camp Point Golden highway near the Wilke farm. They discussed a possible vehicle tunnel under the tracks and the utilities commission will review the proposal. Posegate will also report on the Ellington crossing near Quincy where officials want a wider bridge.
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C. M. Posegate
Illinois Public Utilities Commission
Boyer
Burlington
Wilke Farm
Camp Point
Golden Main
Golden
Public Utilities Commission
Posegate
Utilities Commission
Ellington
Burlington Railroad
Ellington Township
Quincy
Parcel Post Activity Reported at Quincy Office
Parcel post packages totaling more than twenty two thousand were handled at the Quincy post office during a two week count from October 2 to October 16. Two substations have not sent in records yet. Assistant Postmaster John Cartell is compiling figures for Washington. During the period 11,757 packages were mailed and 10,543 were received and delivered locally.
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Quincy Ost
John Cartell
Parcel Post
Postal Department
Washington
Quincy
Keokuk Delayed by Wind and Storm on River Run
Keokuk bound in Cooper Lake cannot pass the dam Thursday night and will not sail from Quincy before Monday. Storm on Thursday night and Friday morning made sailing unsafe. the Keokuk tied up at Fort Madison. The Streckfus line’s Dubuque sails St Louis to Quincy Saturday afternoon and returns Monday, with weekly trips on a Saturday Monday schedule until navigation closes.
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Cooper Lake
Keokuk
Quincy
Fort Madison
Dubuque
Streckfus Line
St. Louis
Rev F S Penfold to Preach Sunday Service
Former Church of the Good Shepherd rector Rev F S Penfold will preach at 11 o'clock Sunday Mass in Quincy. He attended the church general conference in St Louis as Milwaukee’s deputy and will remain over Sunday.
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F. S. Penfold
Church of the Good Shepherd
Church
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Quincy
Death of Scotland County treasurer in Memphis
Dr J C Gristy treasurer of Scotland county died at 1 15 pm Wednesday after an illness of acute indigestion. He suffered since morning and collapsed in the doctor's office about 11 am. Despite efforts to save him his heart weakened and he passed away a few hours later in Memphis.
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Memphis
J. C. Gristy
Scotland County
Thanks for kindness after Aunt Matilda Tobias' death
We thank our friends neighbors and relatives for the sympathy shown during our bereavement and illness of our beloved aunt Mrs Matilda Tobias. We also appreciate the beautiful floral offerings. Mr and Mrs Joseph Wiskirchen.
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Matilda Tobias
Joseph Wiskirchen
Women Eligible to Vote on County Bond and Sanatorium Issues
County Attorney John Inghram says there is no question about women voting on the bond issue and anti tuberculosis sanatorium propositions in the November election. He asserts that women are legal voters and may vote on these two propositions.
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John Inghram
Illinois and Missouri Iowa Weekend Weather Outlook
Generally fair weather across Illinois Saturday and Sunday with rising temperatures. In the west and south portions Saturday look for higher readings. Missouri and Iowa also experience fair conditions over the weekend with temperatures gradually increasing.
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Illinois
Missouri
Tiowa
Local Temperature Readings From Yesterday
Local temperatures yesterday ranged across several readings with times from 7 am to midnight. Readings show early morning near 31 degrees and a peak around 33 degrees near River Stage. Weather notes include minor fluctuations and a steady cold pattern throughout the day.
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Eames
River Stage and Forecast From Davenport to Louisiana
River bulletin notes stage at 7 A M at Keokuk Hannibal and Davenport with heights around 2.0 to 2.0 feet and a rise or fall of 0.1 or 0.2 feet. The forecast shows little change in the river from below Warsaw to Louisiana over the next 48 hours.
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Warsaw
Louisiana
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