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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1916
Page
9
Colonel Ed Yates of Pittsfield spoke in Augusta to a listening audience about Spartan mothers as models for courage. He criticized Wilson's Mexico policy, urged defense of home and flag, and praised the flag as a symbol of liberty and destiny.
Senator James A. Reed and Col. Fred Gardner addressed a large Democratic turnout in Palmyra Missouri with speeches on national and Missouri politics. Gardner urged party unity while Reed spoke from an insider view of Wilson administration acts now law. Nine teen miners died in the Marvel mine explosion in Birmingham Alabama with two bodies recovered Monday.
Pop. Point ill residents report travel and family gatherings from Pon toosuc to Macomb and Augu sta. Names include Lena Belvan Ray Adams Onno Walters Arthur Boger Fred Boger Jr Jesse Grythf rie Ruby Littl Mrs. John Cannon and many others, with events ranging from dinners and slumber parties to visits with relatives in Quincy Cameron and Columbus.
At a Blessing hospital women’s board meeting the tag day total nears 4600 from churches and factories. A new John L. Moore endowment of 6000 funds a ward room, with 4000 set for the Moore room. Mrs. Moore’s estate also provides 2000 to endow a bed.
Fifty campaign workers met at the Y M C A for a 6 o'clock dinner. W G Musselman presided and introduced C F Eichenauer who spoke on the association. Jackson R Pearce and F W Crane also spoke as J A Hanna outlined campaign plans and point systems for membership, with noon reports to follow each day.
On Oct 24 the Legion of Loyal Women endorsed a resolution urging Secretary of War Baker to resign over alleged comparisons of Mexican revolutionists to Washington’s Continental Army. Officers from several women’s groups including DAR members signed the resolution. DAR president general Mrs. William Cumming Story denied action by the society and said she had not heard of the resolution until reading it in a newspaper.
Sixteen teen workers trapped behind a wall of fire in a gangway at the Susquehanna Coal company Lyttle colliery in Minersville were rescued after hours of effort. All were taken out alive.
London report cites Viscount Grey praising President Wilson for proposing a worldwide peace scheme backed by a pacific American force. The Daily News calls the speech the belligerent world’s most significant since the war began and expects neutral nations to welcome a movement toward enforcing peace.
In Mobile Alabama on October 24 the disabled schooner M. A. Achorn arrived in tow of a tug after being caught in a recent storm. Captain Bush reported seeing an unknown four masted schooner in distress just outside Mobile Bay. The coast guard cutter Tallapoosa reportedly searched for the other vessel.
Peoria Ill Oct 24 Millikin meets Lombard at Galesburg and Williams and Vashti play at Eureka in games this week that may bear on the conference race. Only half a dozen teams remain undefeated. Illinois college and Millikin lead with St Viavers Eureka Williams and Vashti following Shurtleff in order.
London October 24 official announcement expected soon of Arthur Henderson moving to the new post of minister of pensions. Henderson is already a cabinet member without portfolio and acts as labor adviser to the government.
Columbus report: membership in the Methodist Women’s Home Missionary Society rose by 63,367 since the last meeting three years ago. The increase was noted in a society report delivered here on Monday.
Durham Mo October 24 W AL Graham Sr rural mail carrier had a serious accident Friday morning when his horse reared and drove the cart over. He was thrown head and shoulders first and watched the mail while his son fetched an assistant. Not seriously hurt but unable to work a week or more.
Frederick Starr surveys Havana's outdoor landmarks from Principe Hill through Parque Central and the Malecon. He notes Parque Colon's trees and amusements, Parque de la India's marble figure, the Prado's Madrid influence, and decaying mansions. Marti's statue and Albear's aqueduct monument highlight a bustling, evolving cityscape along the sea front.
An advertisement for Fuley Cathartic Tablets touts mild but effective bowel cleansing and liver benefits. It claims to ease biliousness bad breath gas and constipation without griping or nausea and notes Miller & Arthur Drug Co as the adviertiser.
More than a hundred top generals and revolution leaders met at Gen. Pablo Gonzales’s home to form a political party. The group aims to unite constitutionalist factions and back Gen. Carranza for the presidency, drawing attendees from distant regions.
Advertises Koren capsules from Miller Arthur Drug Co claiming indoor living causes obesity and weak digestion. Promises weight loss of 15 to 30 pounds with daily doses after meals and before bed. Mentions improved energy, digestion, and skin appearance as results of the treatment.
The emperor visiting Berlin conferred Monday morning with Chancellor Dr Von Bethmann Hollweg. They will continue discussions on the general situation begun after visits to general headquarters by the chancellor and the foreign secretary.
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