Editorial on Taylor Quincy road and state highway policy
An unsigned editorial from The Whig argues Quincy must lead a campaign to secure a first class highway linking Quincy with Missouri. It notes Taylor and northeastern Missouri residents complain but feel little responsiveness, urging Quincy to take the initiative to start the effort, beyond national political shifts referenced with Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes.
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Taylor-Quincy
Quincy
Taylor
Missouri
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Tennessee
Texas
Washington Demos Pass Hastily Drafted Labor Law
A jaded Congress adjourns after passing a hastily drafted law to avert a railroad strike. The public discontent is clear as travel and daily life resume normally while gratitude for preventing the strike is tempered by concern over the method. The piece warns against government bargaining with minorities and urges voters to remember the episode in Illinois during the final week of the primary campaign.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Brotherhoods
Railroads
Illinois
Return to work: valuing labor and health
A reflection urging returning vacationists to view work as a blessing and essential for health. It cautions against overclaiming fatigue to overwork, noting bad air, diet, poisons, and worry as true drains. Emphasizes hygiene and exercise, urging readers to resume duties willingly and restore fit for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher and Fisk
Japan's foreign trade grows during war
Sydney reports Japan's war boosted trade with Australia as Japanese steamers frequent Sydney harbor and other ports. Exports include raw silk, cotton goods, cotton yarns, pottery, glassware, and a stronger flow of raw wool, rubber, iron, lead, zinc and paper pulp. Nippon Yusen Kaisha expands services to New Zealand and maintains regular mail to Australia with direct cargo links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Japan
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
New Zealand
Commonwealth
Forgery Arrests Highlight Struggle of Ambition
A reflection on social pressures that push impoverished individuals toward crime, noting that many arrests for forgery stem from attempts by poor men to gain status or recognition. The commentary argues systemic hardship, not inherent criminality, drives such acts.
Our School's Vacation by Paul
A humorous classroom scene on the first day back after a break. Fatty Bellowes secures a large lunch box seat while Miss Palmer rearranges the class around Fatty as the center. Torp and the Stebbins siblings cause seating tensions and mixed groups. Willie Eustas arrives with his father, then mutters mischief leading to an eye injury incident.
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Palmer
Fatty Bellowes
Fatty
Miss Palmer
Manny Stebbinses
Torp
Stebbinses
Twins
Horeysucker
Arbentus
Alexander
Cicero
Theophilus
Tommy
Noats & Gossy
Haynes
Bol
Willie Eustus
Willie
Mister Eustas
George McLoughlin
Echoes of the Strike and Rail Labor Battles
A compilation reflects on railroad strike politics with views from St. Louis Republic New York World and Bloomington Bulletin. It notes President Wilson’s intervention, Johnson’s stance, and rail unions pushing for wage and rate regulations and public reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Wilson
Johnson
Sooty the Swift Falls From Sky Into Farmer Brown's Chimney
Peter Rabbit observes Sooty the Swift dive and vanish over Farmer Brown's house then crash into the chimney. He recalls Bowser and Black Pussy nearby as dusk falls and ends by leaving the Old Orchard in search of other thoughts.
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Johnny Chuck
Farmer Brown
Peter
Black Pussy
Bowser
Mrs. Peter
Sooty the Swift
Sooty
Tribute to Mr Wheeler from Journal and Register
The Jacksonville Journal recalls Mr Wheeler as a steadfast friend to the friendless and a firm advocate for right. The Springfield Register eulogizes him as noble and loyal, with an open heart and no vindictiveness toward opponents.
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Mr. Wheeler
Jacksonville Journal
Springfield Register
Commended Hughes Distinguishes Voting Principles
In a letter to the editor Sarah C. Grant explains the National Woman's Party uses commendation not endorsement for Hughes. She states their platform withdraws support from Wilson to push national suffrage and urges Democratic women to vote for suffrage first, discounting party ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
the Whig
National Woman's Party
Charles Evans Hughes
Wilson
Sarah C. Grant
Galesburg
His Day in Illinois History Proclamation at Kaskaskia
On Sept 6 1779 the district court at Kaskaskia issued a proclamation forbidding inhabitants from giving or selling intoxicating liquor to Indians or to slaves and forbidding traffic with slaves in other goods unless the slaves held notes from their masters. The action reflects colonial governance of frontier Illinois and restrictions on slave trade and intoxicants.
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Court of the District of
Kaskaskia
Peter Laughs At Witness Over Sooty Story
The narrator recalls thoughts of Sooty the Swift and the dreadful event he witnessed. Curiosity rises to learn more about Sooty and his life while Peter, the observer, is ridiculed for his account.
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Chuck
Peter Rabbit
Sooty the Swift
Peter
Sooty
Johnny Chuck
John
Johnny
Million youngsters back in school in Illinois
Springfield Sept 6 about 1 200 000 Illinois children returned to class as school bells rang marking the end of summer with 99 percent of the state’s 12 000 public schools opening. A few delays occurred due to medical exams tied to infantile paralysis but affect was small.
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Springfield
Illinois
Ilinois
Francis G. Blair
Stop the First Cold With Dr King’s New Discovery
The ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a 47 year old remedy that soothes coughs and relieves congestion for all ages. It urges readers to buy a bottle from their druggist for 50 cents, claiming the product heals coughs and colds.
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Dr. King
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Etton
By Webster
Agour
Stuovin
H. T. Webster
Our
Paul
Eon Moser
Gerls
New York World
Unans
Bloomington
Animal Stories
Thornton W. Burges
The
Anthracite Trust
Quincy Gas, Electric and Heating Co
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