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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1916
Page
3
Carthage residents observed Labor Day with many stores closed for the holiday. Shoppers reported a quiet day around town as people enjoyed a long weekend and the local parks and streets saw reduced activity.
A nostalgic ad extols Foley Cathartic Tablets for indigestion constipation and general intestinal relief. It claims stomach clearance liver stimulation and a tonic effect, sold by Foley Co Chicago and Miller Arthur Drug Co. The piece blends product promotion with local notices from Elvaston and Carthage events, including a Labor Day picnic and a county fair ball game.
Republican voters in Rock Island County urge Julius Johnson as the GOP nominee for Auditor of Public Accounts, noting his integrity, long public service, and party loyalty. Signatories include local officials, editors, and county leaders from Moline and Rock Island, endorsing his candidacy for statewide ticket strength.
A Hammond Medical College student in Chicago earned the highest average in his class for the year an honor amid a large cohort. Nearby notes mention travel, church meetings, school moves, and social visits, including several residents and visitors in Carthage Adrian Webster Ames Burnside and Burlington with various family and community happenings.
The legislative voters league endorses candidates for the Thirty sixth district in the upcoming primary. Senate Democrat nominees include Charles R. McNay Ursa and Edward Yates Pittsfield with two to be nominated E TL Strubinger El Dara and William H Hoffman Quincy. For Senate Republican one to be nominated A Otis Arnold Quincy or Samuel H Thompson Paloma.
San Antonio Texas Sept 6 Military authorities are probing a second riot involving members of the Eighth Illinois Infantry as conflicts with a city policeman led to fifty black militiamen held in the guard house. More than 100 negro guardsmen gathered around the officer and prisoner, prompting provost guard action and about half the troops being arrested.
Edgar Wright lumber dealer sues an engineer on the Baton Rouge Hammond & Eastern railroad for 2000 dollars claiming a two hour train halt to fish caused a lost lumber contract. Wright states the engineer stopped the train to fish in a pond along the line delaying delivery and costing the business the contract value.
Short items note Herman Stormer moving to 423 Go 8th, Homer and Mrs Huggins returning from Chicago with daughter, Catherine Schroer visiting relatives, Dr and Mrs Reiffert home from the Pacific coast, Lillian McHale visiting, Florence Brown to Decatur, D H F Lafler chiropractic care, Mrs Austin guests, post office staff picnic, several residents traveling or visiting in nearby cities, hospital recoveries, and social visits.
Judge Otis Humphrey adjourned the federal court in the post office building Tuesday without trying cases. A Monday grand jury reportedly returned a few indictments for minor offenses, likely involving illicit liquor sales by bootleggers in river counties near Quincy. remaining cases will be heard in Springfield as officers returned there Monday night.
The Cornell Oberlin football game scheduled for September 30 in Ithaca has been cancelled due to the prevalence of infantile paralysis in the area.
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