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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1915
Page
5
Forecasts indicate fair conditions across Boromotes Illinois Missouri and Iowa through Friday and Saturday with minimal temperature changes. Yesterday’s readings showed 42 at 7 am, 67 at noon, 66 at 5 pm and 52 at midnight.
Officials warn the river from Warsaw to Louisiana will rise slowly over the next 48 hours. The forecast calls for a stationary level at times with a gradual increase overall, prompting monitoring of low-lying areas and potential flood risk.
A Chicago voters league bulletin accuses the Illinois Senate of payroll padding and extravagance while the House kept costs down. It notes more staff in the Senate, calls payroll tricks a raid, and cites new posts like journal clerk, law secretary, chief clerk, bill distributor, and a superintendent of ventilation as part of alleged job creation.
A Senate chaplain receives extra pay while a staffer is paid from three sources, highlighting payroll concerns. The Voters' League cites Illinois as not the worst state, urging public sentiment for reform and noting a Fergus suit decision expected soon.
The article analyzes the New Jersey defeat of the equal suffrage proposition, finding a pronounced loss despite about 150,000 supporters. Rural districts opposed it, and male voters appeared reluctant to change the state electorate. It discusses broader suffrage trends, regional conservatism, and the role of budgets in government.
Predictions of peace in Europe by spring conflict with ongoing military campaigns. The Kaiser's army begins a third major push, likely taking months to reach any objective, with renewed Teutonic activity in Riga and the western front. Peace hopes persist among neutrals and Americans, though a fresh peace story may be a press fabrication.
A fragmented editorial voice jokes about gender roles and wartime politics. It notes politicians face excuses after New Jersey votes and hints at a wedding announcement tied to a Thanksgiving proclamation. References span Kaiser, Cyprus, Japan, and Mexico with a stray remark on Texas and northern Mexico.
A commercial organ argues the United States has 110 national budgets and needs a unified budget system. It contrasts municipal and private budgets with Washington and urges a simple, clear system showing required funds and current resources, signaling potential for further measures.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times editor argues postwar trade will hinge on more than prices. Germany’s rearmament, European poverty, and US prosperity mix to shape markets. Europeans may outpace in consumption as debts burden recovery while US wealth and wages push higher living standards and production, influencing international trade.
A Shippensburg resident testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved monthly suffering and postnatal female trouble. She credits quick relief, ongoing good health, and recommends the product to others including her daughter.
With about two months to go officials urge a thorough renovation by spring and start the annual campaign for early Christmas shopping as the season approaches.
A digest of anniversary notes from 1815 to 1914 recounts Berlin fetes for Emperor Alexander I of Russia, the Mace donian voyage with J Fennicome Cooper aboard, New Orleans ships moored post city siege, Florence Alabama gas discovery in 1890, and WWI era events including battles near Warsaw and relief of Przemysl with global reactions.
A succinct quotation note highlights Alexander Pope on virtue and happiness, urging reflection on moral truth and personal conduct as enduring guides.
Our Daily presents a birthday roll call noting Empress Victoria born at Schloss Dalzig 57 years ago, actress Cissie Loftus born in Glasgow 39 years ago, Raymond Hitchcock born in Auburn New York 50 years ago, Gen James A Gary born in Uncasville Connecticut 82 years ago, Prof Stephen M Babcock born in Bridgewater New York 72 years ago, Congressman Michael F Phelan born in Lynn Massachusetts 40 years ago, Dr Karl Muck born in Darmstadt Germany 56 years ago, Rt Rev Frederic W Keator born in Honesdale Pennsylvania 60 years ago, Dr Richard H Crossfield born in Lawrenceburg Kentucky 47 years ago, and William Carrigan born in Lewiston Maine several years ago.
Miss Margaret Wilson eldest daughter of President Wilson returns to Washington after months abroad visiting friends and on concert tours. She is welcomed at the train by the president.
In Clayton the article notes a thriving town with handsome homes and busy business houses in a rich farming area. The Quincy Terry Produce and Seed Co. buys many loads of apples, with fall wheat and crops promising good yields next year. Regional fishing fleets in the North Sea are displaced by British cruisers in retaliation for sinking British trawlers by German submarines.
Fragments describe an intended Allied pressure on Serbia and a forward German push. The report notes few German steamers escaping submarines in the Baltic and the German flag still present, indicating ongoing military movements.
Local report covers Hubert Lee Jones and Miss Nancy Mounts marrying at 2:30 PM in the bridegroom’s parents’ home. They plan to reside in the city then on a farm come spring. Also notes public opinion on curb removals, local hires at naval recruiting, and a funeral for G. W. Morgan with burial at Soldiers’ Home cemetery.
A large party of Boy Scouts of Richmond and vicinity plans a four day march tonight from the city across the Seven Days battlefields Savage's Station Malvern Hill and other conflict sites. The trip will be conducted under scout leaders and will inspect the areas that witnessed fighting around Richmond during June.
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