Bond Drive Aims To Hit Quincy Adams County Goal
Quincy and Adams county have subscribed about 700000 for Liberty bonds but the official quota is 1700000 with 1020000 minimum. Campaign workers, farmers, and professionals urged larger gifts, pledging to push to the top and “can the Kaiser” as Rotary club boosters led rallies and talks in the Chamber of Commerce.
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Quincy
Liberty Loan
Illinois
Adams County
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Lancaster
Local banter and pepper purchase quote in Abe Martin voice
Constable Newt Plum quips he wouldn t trust a still keeper these days as far as he could throw an anvil. Mrs Lafe Bud buys a dozen mango peppers for forty cents and remains steadfast for America.
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Newt Plum
Wabash 10 Restore 2 Trains After Commission Order
The public utilities commission ordered the restoration of two Wabash branch trains on the Maysville Pittsfield line, a victory for Quincy merchants who faced reduced shopping access as Pittsfield riders suffered delays and limited service. The branch joins Maysville on the main line and previously offered No 3 into Quincy at 11 a m and an 6 pm return, now reinstated after a commission investigation prompted by local business pressures.
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Maysville
Pittsfield
Wabash
Public Utilities Commission
Quincy
Call to Prayer Proclaimed for Nation in 1917
Emery Lancaster, chairman of the Personal Liberty Loan Campaign, urges Quincy and Adams County residents to observe Sunday October 28, 1917 as a day of prayer for divine guidance amid wartime sacrifice. He calls Americans to attend church and join nationwide prayers for world freedom and the nation's hour of trial.
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Quincy
Adams County
Emery Lancaster
Liberty Loan Meetings Set For Evening Sessions
The Chamber of Commerce announces a Liberty Loan meeting at 7 30 o clock tonight in the Chamber building. The half hour session will merge into the membership committee meeting, with all workers urged to attend to meet the newly elected secretary Truman T Pierson and hear his plans.
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Chamber of Commerce
Truman T. Pierson
Quincy Drives Liberty Bonds Through Local Campaign Notes
The Quincy street car company will buy Liberty bonds with this week’s receipts. Congressman William B. McKinley urged subscriptions by telegram. Rotarians use two bond songs in campaign efforts and have raised over 125000 in Quincy and Adams county. A big bonfire on South Fifth Street drew crowds as Adam Plazewski, a Russian Pole, signed a 100 bond with 5 down. Banks stay open late to accommodate subscribers. the Board of Education and local firms also consider accepting bonds as payment.
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I. W. Bingaman
Luther Memorial Church
France
F. W. Crane
Hannibal
Chamber of Commerce
South Fifth Street
Quincy Street Car Company
Liberty
William B. McKinley
Congress
McKinley
Liberty Loan Committee
Martin
Rotarians
Quincy
Adams County
Adam Plazewski
Morris Bros. Shoe Co
Mr. Plazewski
Abraham Lincoln
Board of Education
Clyde Sears
Emery Lancaster
Parisians Under Arrest In War Funds Probe
Paris officials arrest Pierre Lenoire and William Descuches on charges of trading with the enemy after an inquiry into funds used to buy an interest in a newspaper. Justice department findings indicate foreign funds were employed.
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Paris
Pierre Lenoire
William Descuches
Department of Justice
Big Buyers In Liberty Loan Drive List Of Purchases
Emery Lancaster in the closing Liberty Loan week releases a Wednesday roster of major backers. Named contributors include Fischer Iron and Steel Co 10000 Morris Bros Shoe Co 11500 Bankers and Farmers Loan and Trust 5000 and many individuals led by Mrs Elizabeth Parker 2500 Josephine Doerr 2500 Herman H Brown 2000 and W E Lancaster 2000. other notable names include Quincy Coal Co 1000 J W Emery 1000 Otis Johnston 1000 Anna M Ellis 1000 Ella Poling 1000 T Chester Poling 1000 Katherine Poling 1000 Theodore Poling 1000 Grandison L Grieser George Breuer M S Cabell 700 Elmer C Peter 600 John E Andrew 500 Charles Head 500 E F and Louis Bradford 500 E H DeGroot 500 F J Tieman 500 H O Wood 500 M F Carrott 500 Jonas Meyer Co 800 John Wood Post G A R 500 Gately Clothing Co 500 Bak L W Shepherd Post G A R 300
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Liberty Loan
Emery Lancaser
Fischer Iron and Steel Co
Morris Bros. Shoe Co
Bankers’ and Farmers Loan and Trust Company
James W. Sinnock
Elizabeth G. Parker
Josephine Doerr
Herman H. Brown
W. E. Lancaster
W. B. Bull
Quincy Coal Company
J. W. Emery
Otis Johnston
Seinkis
Anna M. Ellis
Ella A. Poling
T. Chester Poling
Katherine M. Poling
Theodore C. Poling
Grandison L. Grieser
George Breuer
F. J. Tieman
H. O. Wood
M. F.' Carrott
Jonas Meyer Company
John Wood Post, G. A. R
Gately
Celebration marks 400th anniversary by two Lutheran churches
A joint program by St John’s and St Jacobi Lutheran churches will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Reformation with a morning German and English sermon and an afternoon English address at the armory. A 220 voice chorus and a 22 piece orchestra will provide music. About 1,500 visitors are expected. Lunch will be served at St John’s school for guests from town and country.
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Armory
St. John's
St. Jacobi
F. Brand
Springfield
Ill
Missouri Synod
W. C. A. Martens
St. John’s Church
Quincy
K. Schmidt
Chicago
A. Diesing
Jersey
St. John's School
Women’s Societies
St. John’s
Divorce suits to be decided today in circuit court
Judge Akers will hear divorce complaints today and Friday. Several cases are on the docket for trial. Frederick Wiesmann versus Ethel Wiesmann and Laura Porter versus Stanley Porter were dismissed by request. Henry Gilbert versus Andrew Gilbert and others yielded judgments of 700 and 550 dollars for the plaintiff. Harberts versus Manny resulted in a default and 2500 dollars damages for the plaintiff. Cassens versus Cassens et al awarded 316 dollars to the plaintiff.
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Judge Akers
Circuit Court
Frederick Wiesmann
Ethel Wiesmann
Laura Porter
Stanley Porter
Henry Gilbert
Andrew Gilbert
J. H. Harberts
Walter I. Manny
Brown County
William Cassens
George Cassensv
Quincy NAACP Elects Officers for Year
The Quincy branch of the NAACP met on Tuesday evening October 23 at 819 North Eighth Street to elect officers. Elected were President Mrs. F. E. Cook Vice President A. H. Brown Secretary Mrs. A. Nichols Treasurer Henry Smith. Executive committee H. Carr John Peterson Mrs. F. P. Monroe Mrs. A. Brown Addie Smith J. Furgerson. Redress committee Atty. George Wilson Atty. H. Schmiedeskamp Bureau of information Mrs. M. R. Martin W. Cobb Mrs. E. Smith.
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Quincy
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
H. J. Nichols
North Eighth Street
F. E. Cook
A. H. Brown
A. Nichols
Henry Smith
H. Carr
John Peterson
F. P. Monroe
A. Brown
Addie Smith
J. Furgerson
Atty. George Wilson
H. Schmiedeskamp
Bureau of Information
M. R. Martin
W. Cobb
E. Smith
Netting frame invention aims to stop loose hat loss on cars
A frame covered with wire netting to be attached to automobiles has been invented to catch hats or other articles that would otherwise be blown away.
Quincy Boy on Destroyer Cassin Hit by U-Boat Shot
A Quincy native, Clifford West, about 22, served on the destroyer Cassin torpedoed by a German U-boat Oct. 16. The ship limped to port under its own steam after losses included Gunner's Mate Osmond Ingram. West’s family in Quincy was later updated as the crew's action and aftermath were recounted by the Navy.
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Quincy Boy
Quincy
Clifford West
United States
Cassin
Osmond Ingram
Pratt City
Ala
West
Address on water purification by ultraviolet rays discussed in Philadelphia
Quincys Pulse reports the full text of an address by M von Recklinghausen delivered before the American Waterworks association in Philadelphia on water sterilization without filtration, read by W R Gelston of the Quincy water works during the convention last May. The discussion raises questions about purification methods. Temporary bandstand in Washington park was razed this week. a new bandstand and shelter house are under construction. Miss Mildred Trish appointed private secretary to Missouri food demonstrator Fred C Mumford. she is a High school graduate and former University of Missouri stenographer. State Council of Defense commissions officers of Quincy Home Guards now Unit 23. drills scheduled Thursdays at 7:30–9:30 in the Armory. Charles Carpenter, father of five, fined 260 dollars for failing to support his family and placed on probation.
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W. R. Gelston
Quincy Waterworks
M. von Recklinghausen
American Waterworks Association
Philadelphia
Washington Park
Mildred Trish
Fred C. Mumford
Missouri
Irish
Agricultural Department
University of Missouri
State Council of Defense
Quincy Home Guards
Training Corps
Charles Carpenter
McCarl
Northcliffe urges food conservation and bond appeal
Lord Northcliffe argues flour should be conserved to aid troops in the trenches and criticizes high prices in London versus Minneapolis. He notes white flour is subsidized by the government, calls for international food cooperation, and urges listeners to buy bonds before catching a train west.
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Lord Northcliffe
London
Minneapolis
West
Quincy to Host 1918 Illinois Good Roads Convention
Quincy and Adams county officials announce the Illinois Highway Improvement association will hold its 1918 convention in Quincy to promote a sixty million dollar good roads bill. President Edens and Secretary Pierson urge a statewide educational campaign, with Adams county forming a three member committee to organize.
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Loomington
Quincy B
Illinois Highway Improvement Association
Minois
Edens
Quincy
Pierson
Adams County
Missouri
YWCA to Discuss Enlarged War Work
The local YWCA will send representatives to a sectional war work conference in Chicago Friday and Saturday covering nine states. Speakers include Mrs. John R. Mott and Mrs. James Cushman as the program outlines national war work abroad and relief efforts. A Springfield state meeting follows Monday and Tuesday with 150 women anticipated.
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Chicago
Central
North Central
France
Russia
India
Europe
Red Cross
National Association
Quincy Association
Shaman House
National War Work
John R. Mott
National
James S
Colored lodges subscribe to Liberty bonds in Quincy
Members of Star of the Morning Lodge No 1818 Grand United Order of Odd Fellows voted Wednesday night to subscribe for several Liberty bonds. Though a small lodge its action inspires other colored organizations in the city to vote at meetings later this week.
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Star of the Morning
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
Quincy
St Francis Church Blessing 1886 Opening Parade
Thirty years ago on October 24 1886 St Francis Church was blessed by Vicar General Janssen and opened to the public. A 10 o'clock mass was skipped so all societies could join a procession along Broadway to Fourteenth Street led by the St Boniface society, the oldest Catholic group in Quincy.
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Church of St. Francis
Janssen
Broadway
Fourteenth Street
St. Boniface Society
Quincy
German Socialists Found Guilty in Espionage Trial
Twenty seven German socialists from Hutchinson county South Dakota were found guilty on three counts of espionage act violations in a federal court trial on Wednesday after over three hours of deliberation.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Hutchinson County
South Dakota
Night school plan for Quincy outlined by schoolmasters
Quincy schoolmasters met at the high school to hear Charles M. Gill present a practical night school system. Gill emphasized enrollment driven by student needs, with at least 15 pupils required for a course and plans dependent on pupil interest, while principals will assist in outlining suitable studies.
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Jefferson School
Quincey
Quincy
Gill
Leffingwell Called to Chicago for Ill Father
Mrs. C. W. Leffingwell was summoned to Chicago Wednesday evening due to her father Henry Wheeler's serious illness. Her sister, Mrs. W. L. Goddard, is also ill in Chicago. Mrs. Leffingwell departed early today aboard the Eli.
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C. W. Leffingwell
Chicago
Henry Wheeler
W. L. Goddard
Leffingwell
Eli
Weather outlook for Illinois Missouri and town
Illinois expects increasing cloudiness on Thursday with possible rain and a warmer trend inland from Lake Michigan. Friday brings rain and cooler night temperatures. Missouri sees rain on Thursday with gradual warming in the east, then potential rain snow and a colder Friday. Town forecasts rain Thursday with colder night and unsettled Friday with possible rain or snow in the east.
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Illinois
Lake Michigan
Missouri
Town
Focal Temperature Notes and Time Marks
Internal measurements list focal temperatures with time stamps from noon to midnight. Fragmented phrases reference river stage and a rise, signaling a sequence of readings across a daily period with unclear context.
River Bulletin Data From 7 A.M. Readings
River bulletin lists stage of water at 7 A.M. for Davenport Keokuk Hannibal St Louis with heights in feet. Values show Davenport 15.2, Keokuk 15, Hannibal 18, St Louis 30.3. Rise noted, casee unclear.
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Davenport
Keokuk
Hannibal
St. Louis
River Forecast Shows Little Change Soon
The forecast notes a minimal river level change during the next 48 hours with only slight fluctuations expected along the Fall River.
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Canning the Kaiser
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Soldiers’ and Sailors
J. E. McNutt
J. W. Sinnock
Payson
K. Seymour
Henry Scarborough
Sinnock
Emmett Howard
Masonic Committee
Charles Eichenauer
Eichenauer
Warman Brown
J. M. Winters
Kaiser
Mr. Winters
Harvey Riggs
E. E. Crabtree
Liberty Loan Campaign
Eighth Federal Reserve District
Ilinois
Abe Martin
Wabash 10
Quincy Branch For Advancement of Colored People
U. S
S. Cassin
Jacob Moebs
North Fourth Street
Rollie West
Trenton
Young West
Navy
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Navy Department
Vernon
Good Roads
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ST. Francis Blessed
Indorse
Supt. Gill
Charles M. Gill
Mr. Gill
Wellemeyer
Clye Sears
Tampshire St
Ricker National Bank
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