Seehorn Sees Army Balloon In Farm Field Lift
Captain Cole and seven signal corps soldiers traveled from St Louis to Seehorn in the army balloon Uncle Sam. The 80 000 cubic foot gas bag landed in a cornfield Friday morning drawing local wonder and wild guesses of a spy balloon before the American flag and crew emerged. They then returned to St Louis after a successful stop as part of pilot training.
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Seehorn
E. S. Cole
Missouri Aeronautical Reserve
St. Louis
Uncle Sam
Mississippi River
Ilasco
Omaha
Neb
Signal Corps
Captain Cole
Edward Gluk
FE. G. Marshutz
A. J. Gorman
W. Heller
G. F. Donohoe
W. W. Hill
H. Lee Meyers
Lull in Reichstag Ends With Linking Board Reformed
Copenhagen reports a brief German parliamentary interlude produced only the creation of a double seven advisory board linking government and Reichstag to discuss foreign policy. The board adjourned without acting on the pope peace proposal. Reichstag life will sleep until its end of September reassembly. Chancellor Michaelis faces a recalcitrant opposition and calls for retirement, while conservatives and pan German groups back him.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Bundesrat
Reichstag
Michaelis
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Captured Bandit Clears Up Mystery
Edward Taylor, arrested as he left a cottage, gave authorities key details linking robberies and murders over two years. He aided the search for men connected to the murder and robbery of two pay messengers at a west side factory last Tuesday. Taylor described how Edward Wheed organized the outlaw band, how spoils were divided, and how a $50,000 robbery was planned as the master stroke.
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Chicago
Edward Taylor
Edward Wheed
West Side
Taylor
Delays Decision on Bundy Extradition
Cleveland dispatch notes a week extension in habeas corpus actions to seek the release of Leroy Bundy a Negro dentist held in the county jail. The case hinges on Gov Cox deciding whether to honor Illinois Governor Lowden's extradition requisition for Bundy wanted on murder charges tied to East St. Louis rye riots.
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Cleveland
Railroad Mechanics Strike Stalls Boston and Maine Shops
In Boston on September 1 a strike by mechanics on the Boston and Maine system arose after failed talks on shop conditions and wages. Company figures show 2,500 workers out, union leaders claim 3,500, with workers demanding a 3 cent an hour raise across all shops.
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Boston
Boston and Maine
Former Chancellor Questions Memoirs By Gerard
Berlin, Sept 1 Dr Von Bethmann Hollweg, former imperial chancellor, said Gerard invented many statements in his published memoirs about Germanys war aims. He said Germany would not have let Liege and Namur be seized and that Gerard overstate his view of Belgiums fate. He warned diplomats may misstate others words for journalistic gain and urged restraint in new memoirs. He noted Gerard's memory may be faulty on Russia and the Balkans and contrasted American patience with European restraint.
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Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
James W. Gerard
Germany
London
Gerard
von Bethmann-Holweg
Associated Press
Liege
Namur
Belgium
Albert
Mr. Gerard
Quincy Pulse Seipker Resigns as First Lieutenant
Seipker resigns as first lieutenant of the Quincy home guards on Thursday evening. Second Lieutenant J. H. Welker is elected to succeed him, with Charles Jarvin named as second lieutenant. Captain Hugh E. Ying now heads the organization. Fifteen men attended drill Thursday.
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Siepker
Ray
Quincy Home Guards
J. H. Welker
Charles Jarvin
Hugh E.ying
Franke Estate Inventory Filed in Probate Court
The estate of Mrs. Caroline Franke lists the east 30 feet of lot 5 block 90 in John Wends' addition plus $1,400 cash and $87.92 life insurance as part of the probate inventory filed Friday.
Quincy Y M C A Secretary Refuses Camp Dodge Offer
George Cawthorne, secretary of the Quincy Y M C A, refused Friday an offer from the Des Moines Y M C A to take on army Y M C A work at Camp Dodge where the Quincy draft army will train.
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George Cawthorne
Quincy Y. M. C. A
Des Moines
Towa
Y. M
Horseshoe Tournament at the YMCA Results
Friday’s YMCA horseshoe tourney produced winners Grummen over Ward, Crawmer over Welsh, Reynolds over Gabel, and Brazeiton over Cawthorne. In the top bracket Grummen defeated Reckmeyer and Crawmer beat Reynolds as the field narrows. Interest grows as weaker players are weeded out.
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Grummen
Ward
Crawmer
Welsh
Reynolds
Gabel
Brazeiton
Cawthorne
Reckmeyer
Man in Market Yard Demands Space With Pipe
Robert Hinchman, passing through the city market yard about 11 pm, was confronted by two rough men who approached with intent. He drew his pipe and ordered them to move, prompting the robbers to flee toward Hampshire street.
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Robert Hinchman
Sister Athanasis Recalled to St Louis Motherhouse
The Western Catholic Union announces Sister M. Athanasis is recalled to Sancta Maria in Ripa in St. Louis from St. Boniface school after sixteen years as principal and teacher of the seventh and eighth grade girls. She left Wednesday noon, noting her long tenure as a standout religious educator.
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The
Western Catholic Union
Sancta Maria
Ripa
St. Louis
M. Athanasis
St. Boniface School
Protest Lodged On Troop Segregation
Washington September 1 A committee of Negro and white educators lodged a protest against segregation or distinct treatment of Negro troops in training camps with President Wilson and Secretary Baker After a War Department conference an unanimous opinion was said to be shown and Secretary Baker would soon announce the policy on Negro soldiers
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Washington
Wilson
Baler
War Department
Baker
Bread price outlook narrows under Hoover plan
Washington expects only a possible ten cent 16 ounce loaf, with eight cents if wasteful distribution ends and a standardized loaf is adopted. Hoover says flour prices could drop two to three dollars a barrel, but bakers and retailers must act voluntarily. Public cooperation is urged as the Wheat Corporation beginning operations to buy government grain starts Sept. 10.
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Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
C. I. Corby
Food Administration
Wilson
Mr. Hoover
Wheat Corporation
A Bachelor Marries Daughter of Woman Who Rejected Him
A joking proverb about fate in romance, suggesting a bachelor who was once refused ends up marrying the woman who refused him's daughter. The line plays on reversal and social matchmaking themes.
National Apple Day moved to third Thursday in November
James Handly founder of National Apple Day reports a shift from the original third Tuesday in October to the third Thursday in November. The move aligns with election timing and aims to boost the feast of apples, education, and charitable gifts while promoting home consumption and international aid to Belgium and France.
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International
Apple Shippers’ Association
New York City
United States
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Cincinnati
Rochester
N. Y
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Springfield
Mass
Association
New York
Belgium
France
Quincy
James Handly
Furnished Rooms for Rent North 7th Street
Three nicely furnished rooms for light housekeeping on offer in a nice neighborhood. All modern conveniences except heat. Inquire at 666 North 7th Street. Phone 4030-W.
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North 7Th Street
Jacksonville Police Find Missing Boy After Yearlong Search
Jacksonville Illinois September 1 After a search lasting over a year Jer ry Craigmiles a 12 year old boy kidnapped from his Carrollton home in June 1916 by farm hand John Clow was found by police in Jacksonville. Clow was arrested in a local boarding house and they were taken to Carrollton by Greene county sheriff.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Jerry Craigmiles
Carrollton
Craigmiles
John Clow
Clow
Greene County
Oppose Sectarian Work in U S Camps
El Paso Texas September 1 Resolutions have been sent by home mission boards of all church denominations across the United States protesting proposed denominational religious work among soldiers in garrisons cantonments and training camps. The resolutions signed by pastors from all denominations oppose denominational work in troop stations as wasteful and unsatisfactory for spreading religion.
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EL Paso
Texas
United States
St John’s picnic Monday draws local visitors and notices
St John’s events fill a week with visit mentions from George Cawthorne of Conrad Montana arriving for a month, Miss Mabel Cook and Edwin Sinneck to Payson for Snyder’s picnic, Thomas E. Clark touring Payson, and Mrs. Bowen’s return from Chicago. Several residents plan trips to Peoria Camp Point and Texas, while Sunday services resume at First German Methodist after July and August layoff. Parishads invite all to Labor Day school grounds picnic.
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St. John’s
George Cawthorne
George W. Cawthorne
Frida
Conrad
Mont
Mabel Cook
Edwin Sinneck
Payson
Snyder's ‘I'axi
Spruce
Anton Sginkert
St. Louis
Thomas Sliney
North Sixth Street
Eee
Chicago
August Dorkenwald
Bernice Hadsell
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Adams County
Board of Foreign Problems
A. F. Boudreau
Fourth
Hampshire
Melton
Sergt
Hanley
Eagle's Hall
Canadian Army
Harrison
Burlington
Eagle’s Hall
Order
Labor Advocate
Thomas Nolan
Nellie Kluve
Irene Randolph
Pete Nolan
McCarl Fuiay
Kenneth Young
John Smart
Rowland
Toronto
Alexander Smart
Athanasis
Handly
Mississippi Valley Apple Growers’ Association
U. S
Joseph VandenBoom
Moller- VandenBoom Lumber Company
Bellans
Quincy Whig
Illinois
Missouri
Quincy, Il
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