Quincy Night School Enrollments Surpass Hopes
Quincy voters and residents packed Jefferson school to launch city night schools. Superintendent Gill outlined tuition rules with free elementary courses and small fees for specialized classes, while speakers including Charles Gabriel and J. Will Wall urged education beyond day school. About 640 people enrolled, signaling strong public support for a citywide night school system.
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Quincy
Jefferson School
Charles George Gabriel
J. Will Wall Hn Carroll
Abe Martin Reflections on Growing Up and Simple Bargains
A rustic Abe Martin voice recalls childhood barter days and quiet family life. He muses on growing older, marriage, and dreams of future joys as children play and scatter, contrasting past trades with quiet settled moments.
Stuelie Describes Houston Parade And Camp Life
Miss Margaret Canfield of 100014 Hampshire street reads Edward Stuelie’s letter from Camp Logan Houston Texas. He recalls a Oct 24 parade with 8000 soldiers and a sixty piece band, reports on better quarters with board floors, notes impending transfer to engineering corps, mentions influx of drafted men, new overcoats and stoves, and a plan to move by Feb 1 for an officers training camp before possible transfer to France. He expresses eagerness to see active fighting.
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Margaret Canfield
Hampshire Street
Edward Stuelie
Logan
Houston
Tex
Engineering Corps
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
France
Red Cross Directors Reelect Old Officers in Quincy
Former Quincy Red Cross officers were re elected as directors at a Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday night. The group toured the workshop where public school teachers made items for soldiers and accepted Otto Kyle’s resignation. Robert Switzer was elected to fill the vacancy for two years. new director Elmer Selby attended. Officers re elected: D L Musselman chairman Joseph Freiburg first vice chairman Dr C A Wells second vice chairman H C Sprick treasurer Mrs M E Fawcett secretary.
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Quincy
the Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Otto Kyle
The
Whig
Robert Switzer
Kyle
Associated Press
Chicago
Elmer Selby
Camp Point
D. L. Musselman
Joseph Freiburg
C. A. Wells
H. C. Sprick
M. E. Fawcett
Williams Given 25-Year Sentence for Peoria Murder
Charles Dynamite Williams was sentenced in Peoria to 25 years in Joliet prison for the murder of his wife May Williams. Circuit Judge C E Stone denied an appeal for a new trial by Williams' attorney Charles Stubbies. Williams said he had been kangarooed. Stone condemned him and ordered solitary confinement on the first day of his sentence and on July 16 each year thereafter.
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Charles
Williams
May Williams
Peoria
Joliet
C. E. Stone
Charles Stubbies
Stone
Haig Praises Canadian Division After Passchendaele Drive
British forces reached a striking victory west of Passchendaele on Friday. Field Marshal Haig telegraphed Lieut. Gen. Sir Herbert Plummer praising the troops and especially the Canadian division for their remarkable performance and the high importance of the ground gained.
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Associated Press
France
Belgium
Passchendaele
Haig
Herbert Plummer
Quincy cafes pledge meatless day and wheatless day
Majestic cafe owners announced adherence to government food conservation plans with meatless day today and wheatless day Wednesday, substituting oysters fish and eggs for meat and rye and corn breads for wheat. Paris cafe follows meatless today and wheatless Friday, while Hotel Newcomb plans meatless today and wheatless Wednesday with corn products for wheat. Other local eateries and YWCA Hotel Quincy also expected to join, urging families to forego beef or pork today in favor of fish chicken or similar foods.
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Majestic Cafe
Paris Cafe
Quincy
Hotel Newcomb
United States
J. F. Hayes
Hotel
Hampshire Street
Rummage Sale at Cheerful Home This Weekend
The Cheerful Home settlement hosts a rummage sale Friday and Saturday November 2 and 3 with sessions 9:30 to 11:30 and 2 to 4 o'clock. Friday evening hours are 7 to 9. Call the home to offer items for sale and leave an address. Junior Red Cross reports progress and funds. Miss Mabel Lawson sustains a knee injury at Hotel Quincy and is hospitalized.
Flour mill kicks off matzos order for Chicago Jews
The Knollenberg Milling Company began a large matzos flour order for the Jewish community in Chicago on Monday. Rabbi Album and Assistant Alexander reviewed the mill, conducting an inspection that met their requirements in all respects.
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Knollenberg Milling Company
Chicago
Matzos
Album
Alexander
Quincy Rotarians to Send Delegation to Springfield
The Quincy Rotary Club plans a large delegation to state Rotarians meetings in Springfield on Wednesday. International President E Leslie Pidgeon and International Secretary Chesley R Perry are on the program. C Arthur Pfeiffer and John Korn arrange the skit for September birthday members. A special car will be reserved on the Wa bash train and members may drive over if weather permits. J Will Wall Charles Nichols and John Korn lead the Springfield trip.
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Quincy
J. Will Wall
Charles Nichols
John Korn
Springfield
Suspeci To Be Ex extradited To Quincy
Ludwig Porfido arrested in a raid on an opium joint in St. Louis will be brought back to Quincy this week. He is suspected of involvement in the burglary of the Aldo Sommer Drug Co on North Third Street on September 8. About $600 in narcotics and drugs were stolen, with part found at Porfido’s home identified by Lark Carson of the Summer Drug Co. Police think others were implicated.
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Ludwig Porfido
St. Louis
Quincy
Aldo Sommer
North Third Street
Porfido
Lark Carson
Summer Drug Company
Louis Melton
Monarchs Pass Bouquets From Vienna and Berlin
A Vienna dispatch reports Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary congratulated Emperor William on the capture of Cividale by German troops and thanked him for "a number of your splendid divisions." William telegrams praise German and Austro-Hungarian forces and recapture of Gorizia and the Carso plateau, urging progress and forward with God.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Charles
Austria-Hungary
William
Cividale
Tsonzo
Gorizia
Carso Plateau
City Aldermen wrap up brief session in Quincy
Quincy aldermen met for a short session approving unexpired license refund for J W Ferguson and granting a librarian's request for revised city ordinances. They extended water mains on Elm Street, debated playground grading after a post pulled back on equipment, and formed committees with the Travelers' association. They also approved electric signage work, audited accounts, and planned potato distribution to aid the needy.
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J. W. Ferguson
Ferguson
North Front Street
Anna G. Gross
Department of Commerce
Quincy
Elm Street
O. E. Law
Law
Post
Travelers’ Protective Association
Seventh and Elm Streets
J. J. Moriarity
Perry Ellis
Thompson
Twelfth
Harrison Streets
Ellis
Tenk
McNutt
McNutt, Lepper and Hyatt
Italy's Plight Explained by French Expert
Paris dispatch cites Temps military expert on Austro German offensive in Italy. Italian forces retreat toward the west beyond the Isonzo as German aid to Austria shapes a precarious front near Cividale and Tagliamento. Allies pledge support to stabilize the line with urgency. Cecil Clyde Jones faces a county court arraignment for child abandonment after arrest in Keokuk.
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Paris
Zzida
Cividale
Baiazizzo
Carsas
Isonzo
Taglimento
Maine
Tagliamento
Cecil C. Jones
Cecil Clyde Jones
Keokuk
Adams County
John Coons
Horse Drawn Grading Machine Marks Earth Loading Innovation
A horse drawn grading machine loads earth from its scraper into a body, enabling dumping in a single load or spreading as needed. This device suggests a flexible approach to earthmoving, combining traditional draft power with on site versatility.
Adams County Party Travel 1100 Miles
Emil Voss of The Whig with Mrs. Voss and Mr. and Mrs. G F Littich of Ursa returned Sunday after a 1100 mile trip through Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota. They used 60 gallons of gas and had only one punctured tire. The worst roads were in Adams county between Quincy and Keokuk. The party left Quincy Oct 18 and visited several Iowa and Minnesota sites including Lake Minnetonka. Voss viewed the C C Weber Jersey cattle near Minneapolis and may relocate Littich's son joined them at Minneapolis. The return trip featured muddy roads but the car performed well with no breakdown.
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Emil Voss
The
Whig
Voss
G. F. Littich
Ursa
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Adams County
Quincy
Keokuk
Lake Minnetonka
C. C. Weber
Minneapolis
Jersey
Otto Littich
Mr. Littich
Revival Campaign Opens at Central Baptist Church
Rev R L David of Sedalia Mo opens a three week revival at Central Baptist Church Seventh and Vermont with a sermon titled The Tillage of the Heart from Hosea 11 12 The pastor Rev W O Shank urging sacrifice and pledged support while G W Kimball of Cornell NL directs music and the Illinois state Baptist convention chorus instrumentalists to lead during services The week includes sermons on The Salt of the Earth and a patriotic Sunday service urging church members to meet apportionments and give generously to the Lord
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Central Baptist Church
Seventh and
Vermont Street
R. L. David
Sedalia
Davidson
G. W. Kimball
Cornell
Illinois State Convention of the Baptists
Moline
Canada
Jesus
Government raids IWW headquarters in Miami Arizona
Agents of the U S Department of Justice with deputy sheriffs and U S cavalry seized all correspondence and records at the Industrial Workers of the World local headquarters in Miami with a second raid in a month. The I W W defense council office was raided as well and no arrests were made.
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Miami
Ariz
United States Department of Justice
United States Cavalry
I. W. W. Defense Council
Illinois Game and Fish Car Rescues Lima Lake Fish
The Illinois State Game and Fish Commission moves to remove fish from the Lima Lake Drainage District. A fully equipped car will transport all game fish to the Sangamon River near Decatur while buffalo and carp are dumped into the Mississippi. Emerson Stringer from the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries observed the operation in Quincy.
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Illinois State Game and Fish Commission
Quincy
Lima Lake
C. E. Snively
Canton
Ill
State Agricultural Department
Division of Game and Fish
Ralph Bradford
Springfield
John Euteneuer
Vavyana
Til
Snively
Havana
Lima Lake District
Mississippi River
Sangamon River
Decatur
Emerson Stringer
United States Bureau of Fisheries
St. Louis
Local soldiers promoted and reassigned in wartime
Shrapnel and Donald H. Best of 139 South Fourteenth street has been promoted to sergeant in the 123rd Machine Gun Battalion at Camp Logan Silouston Texas. He was previously a corporal with the Fifth Illinois infantry departing Quincy. The camp is preparing for winter and the battalion may move to Fort Sill Oklahoma early next year. Lawrence Randall formerly of Quincy has passed a special exam and is now first class yeoman in the US Navy. He left New York Monday to report to Admiral Sims in London. his address is Naval Attache London England.
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Donald H. Best
Seward Best
South Fourteenth Street
Camp Logan
Silouston
Texas
Fifth Illinois Infantry
Quincy
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Lawrence Randall
United States Navy
New York
Admiral Sims
London
Naval Attache
England
City Officials Inspect Paving in St Louis Trip
Mayor J A Thompson and Alderman A C Bickhaus of the fifth ward will travel to St Louis this morning to inspect street paving work. While there the mayor will seek the purchase of a carload of potatoes to be sold at cost to Quincy’s needy population as ordered by the city council at their Monday night meeting.
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Quincy
St. Louis
Thompson
Water Works Commission
Elmer Buxman
Louis Rickhoff
Floyd Maloney
George Dover
Bert Haney
William Newser
J. A. Thompson
A. C. Bickhaus
Fifth Ward
Weather forecast for Midwest states
Illinois and Iowa show partly cloudy skies with rising temperatures on Tuesday. Snow flurries possible near Lake Michigan. Missouri fair with higher temps Tuesday, unsettled and warmer Wednesday. Iowa may see rain or snow by Wednesday night or Thursday.
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Illinois
Lake Michigan
Missouri
Iowa
Local Temperatures Reported Despite Poor OCR Quality
OCR provides scattered temperature ranges with digits mostly unreadable. It notes daily highs around noon and evening values, with midnight figures and river stage measurements implied. The fragment lacks complete data, making precise numbers or locations uncertain.
River River Bulletin Forecast and Stage Updates
River bulletin lists stage heights at Davenport Hannibal Rock Island and St Louis with increases and decreases. Forecast predicts river changes through the next 48 hours, noting readings in feet and rises or falls at several stations. Continuous updates expected as water levels shift statewide.
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Davenport
Reokuk
Hannibal
St. Louis
For Rent Two Front Rooms With Private Bath Kentucky
Classified notice offering two furnished front rooms for light housekeeping with bath gas and heat in private family. Apply 1101 Kentucky Avenue.
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Kentucky
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FOK
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Newcomb
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Mabel Lawson
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Sedalia, Mo
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