Harold Lewis Wounded Near Verdun First Beloit Ambulance Hero
Harold Lewis son of Mrs Ella Lewis of 1461 Vermont street, Beloit, enlisted in the Beloit college unit of the American ambulance corps and is the first Quincey boy wounded in the great war. He describes a terrible Verdun battle with shrapnel cuts, gas exposure, and a near shell strike that damaged their ambulance, yet he and comrades rescued the wounded. Now out of hospital, he and his unit live in a barn, and he notes white bread and the daily routine of front-line aid.
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Harold Lewis
Ella &. Lewis
Vermont Street
Beloit College
American Ambulance Corps
Quincey
Verdun
Lewis
Golty
Tiem
Mr. Lewis
Pershing
For Sale Paintings by World’s Celebrated Artists
Unusually large selection of paintings offered for sale due to space shortage. Address 1260 Jersey. Phone 2166-W.
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Jersey
Witness Describes Deemers Slayer Trial Testimony
Harvey Carter of Louisiana testified before Hannibal coroner’s jury about riding with the unidentified assassin of Oran Diemer. He described the man, his rough travel from Bucklin to Palmyra Junction, and the officers’ search, noting the banded bundle and a concealed gun. Carter identified the man as about 5’6” and 135 pounds, speaking Broken French.
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Hannibal
Harvey Carter
Louisiana
Clarence
Oran Diemer
Burlington
Carter
Bucklin
Palmyra Junction
Diemer
Efe
Palmyra
Jennie Carter
Grimy War Dispatch Describes Nine Day Artillery Offensive
A soldier recalls a French assault in a rugged sector. The opening nine days of bombardment were the fiercest yet, as heavy cannons raked the ground and roads through the woods carried ammunition. Night driving amid shellfire tested engines and nerves. The writer, H. W. Lewis, notes no letters have arrived since deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Lewis
Forum Speaker Urges That Children Stay In School
Frank M. Leavitt of the University of Chicago urged the Women’s Forum to keep children in school, promote vocational education, and cooperate with local authorities to help pupils likely to work soon. He warned teachers to maintain contact with students, supported a plan to alternate schooling and work, and cited three aims of child labor reform. The session, led by Mrs. Frank S. Wood, noted playground work progress and fund status as the Quincy program wrapped up for summer.
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Frank M. Leavitt
University of Chicago
Women's Forum
Chamber of Commerce
Leavitt
Gill
Chicago
Ife
Germany
Mr. Leavitt
Child Labor Organization
National Child Labor Commission
National Child Labor Association
Quincy
Forum
Frank S. Wood
Thomas Crooks
Franklin and Webster Schools
Washington
Truant Officer Hired In Pittsfield School Board
Pittsfield Sept 15 The Board of Education has employed Chief of Police George Ervin as probation officer to address truancy. Several cases require strict attention to ensure all children attend public schools. Local society notes include numerous residents traveling and pursuing studies at distant cities and towns.
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Pittsfield
Board of Education
George Ervin
Ervin
Arthur Brown
Greenville
M. L. Carroll
Barrett
A. C. Binns
Samuel Kaeser
Little Son
Moline
Thomas McKenna
Florence Crawford
Chicago
Lakeside Hospital
Epworth League
the First Methodist Church
And
Quick Local News Roundup In Quincy
Active job ad seeks a 14 year old for delivery work at Duker Co. Local residents and travelers return from New York and Davenport while others head to Peoria to join Navy or college. Several neighbors visit family, attend funerals, or plan trips to St Louis Clayton and Philadelphia with updates on health and schooling.
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Heinecke
W. T. Duker Co
J. W. Wall
New York
Fred Spears
Quincy
Davenport
Florence Lewis
Guy C. Loving
Tenk Hardware Company
Peoria
Norfolk
Loving
U.S. Navy
Theresa Rickenburg
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
J. H. Rickenburg
Anna Krallman
Cherry Street
Ursa
Robert Klauser
Ida Stewart
Chicago
Stewart
Champaign
Snyder
Clifford Henry
Theodore Koelsch
Park Place
St. Louis
Ace
Douglas Knapheide
South Twelfth
Merwin Lytle
Illinois
Helen Schaberg
Vermont
Strauss
Quincy Gas and Electric Company
B. Redmond
Emmett Corcoran
Broadway
Joe Seerest
Chambersburg
Welch
Spring Street
Sidney Hausman
J. Hausman
South Fourteenth Street
Frank Klusmeyer
Fifteenth Street
Burns Anderson
Hamilton
Jil
Otto Mohrenstecher
Anderson
Jefferson Barracks
Engineering Corps
John Muegge
Monroe Street
Lawrence Twuseman
Ruth Westeman
Presbyterian Hospital
J. W. Westerman
Perry Sims
Russell
Charles Anderson
G. L. Losh
Augusta
C. G. Abbott
North Sixth Street
Rock Island
Abbott, Jr
Central Union Telephone Company
Lucy Evans
W. C. Abbott
Decatur
Herman Henhoff
Riverside
Sid Landcraft
Allen Carnival Company
Texas
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Dell-Ans
Peg Myers
Peg” Myers
France
Peggy
Decmer
Charles W. Caughlan
League
William E. Shastid
Tallula, Til
J. F. Wilson
Alfred Schemel
Helen
Florence Binns
W. S. Binns
Charlotte
Charles Shelton
Faye Williams
White Water
Wis
David Dolbow
Lucille Shaw
State Fair School of Domestic Science
Flolen Carroll
Oxford
Ohio
Maine
Mr. Spurgeon
Spurgeon
Anti-Saloon League
Quincy Brewers
Samuel Insul
National Council of Defense
J. E. Wall
J. R. Pearce
W. K. Abbott
Anne Jarrett Wood
John Connery
Adams County
Jank Grotegut
Jess Willard Circus
Harrisburg
W. A. Jackson
Sterns Clothing Company
George Pennoyer
Charles Wetzel
Court House
Ient
Kenneth Bush
Quney
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Building
Atlanta
A. E. Prince
Newcomb Hotel
Franklin
Riverside Coal Co
L. Frese
Prop
Bevo
Anheuser-Lusch
Hampshire Street
Sterns
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