Thousands Say Goodbye As Fifth Entrains For France
Crowds of about 15,000 gather along Broadway in Quincy to bid farewell to 582 soldiers heading to training and then to France. The regimental band plays patriotic tunes as mothers cry and soldiers wave, with many lining the route to the station. Delays test nerves but cheers and handshakes flow. The Whig plans to publish updates from Houston for readers back home.
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Quincy
Broadway
Tolon Ductor
Flanders
Ates
France
SilGeem H
Prehd
Hannibal
Whig
Houston
Troop Train Deploys From Quincy to Fort Worth Camp
City Passenger Agent Al Elis led the Burlington special troop train to mobilize the Fifth in St. Louis then Fort Worth and Houston. The 15 Pullmans 6 box cars and baggage cars faced delays due to scarce Pullmans. W A Richardson recalled earlier send offs in 1861 and 1917 noting less cheering on this march.
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Ellis
Burlington
St. Louis
Frank Hart
Rockford
Adlett
Hannibal
Quincy
Front Street
Abe Martin Pure AI note remains unclear
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Abe Martin and crude phrases with unclear references to places and names, yielding no resolvable event or outcome for a concise news card. The readable elements point to names but lack sufficient context, dates, or details to produce a factual summary.
Fifth Regiment Split Up At Camp Logan
General Bell seeks War Department approval to reorganize the Illinois National Guard division at Camp Logan Houston, splitting the Fifth and Seventh Regiments and distributing their companies intact among remaining regiments. Officers express reluctance but expect strong cooperation as the Thirty Third Division forms for potential deployment to France.
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Camp Logan
Bell
Houston
Texas
War Department
Nois
Frank 5. Wood
Daniel Moriarity
Hiinosis
Cially
Thirty Third Division
France
Supervisors Adjourn After Short Session
The Board of Supervisors adjourned at noon after a brief session. The finance committee endorsed paying 15000 for the Ricker homestead to serve as a detention home opposite the courthouse. A committee report denied any claim by Frank Rees tied to penalties from delayed State street road construction. A resolution praising departing Fifth Regiment soldiers was adopted, lights near the courthouse were denied for cost, and funds were set for 23 bridge repairs and road improvements in Harrison street and Clayton area.
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Ricker
Broadway
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Frank Rees
R. M. Wagner
Rees
Wagner
State Highway Commission
Fifth Regiment
Quincy
Taylor
Tay
Harrison Street
Clayton
Finance Committee
Whig
United Foundry Incorporation in Quincy Officials Named
The United Foundry company filed in corporation papers with Recorder Buffington Friday. Capital stock stands at 2800 dollars with eight stockholders each holding 35 shares: William E. Kramer George P. Duesdhcker Chas H Heuer Bert Ryan Herman H Menke Albert P Sturhahn Herman H Ruskamp and Robert Murphy. Factory located at Front and Jersey streets. Spicy President R N Stacy was elected president of the Quincy Schoolmasters club at the High school meeting. Other officers are Paul Morrison vice president and Harold Brazelton secretary treasurer. A committee will decide monthly discussion topics. Buys Meat Market by Chas N Morey. Morey, shipping clerk at United Coereal mills for 15 years and formerly in the butcher business in New Canton HI, purchases Jacob L Kraft meat market at 720 State street. Kraft owns a farm near Hull and will move there next week to farm.
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R. N. Stacy
Dewey School
Quincy Schoolmasters’ Club
Paul Morrison
High School
Harold Brazelton
Chas. N. Morey
United Coereal Mills
New Canton
Jacob L. Kraft
State Street
Kraft
Hull
Injury knocks 75 year old Soldier from street car
William Blackwell 75 a Soldiers' Home member stepped from a southbound street car between Oak and Vine on Fifth street and was thrown as the car sped past. He suffered a crushed right hand with broken fingers, facial cuts, and was taken to the Soldiers' Home hospital after reviving at Murray barber shop. He faces a week in bed or longer if injuries worsen.
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William Blackwell
Oak and Vine
Fifth Street
Oak Street
Blackwell
Murray
North Fifth Street
Soldiers’ Home Hospital
Prisoner Held as Diemer Assassin in Missouri
Sheriff Mefford captured a suspect in Huntington, Ralls county, matching the Diemer killer description. The man, noncommunicative, will be taken to Levering Hospital in Hannibal to face Special Agent Oran Diemer, wounded in the Hannibal freight car attack, as authorities seek identification.
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Palmyra
William Mefford
Burlyton
Oran Diemer
W. Co. Swiger
Diemer
Huntington
Ralls County
Mefford
Burgdorf
Harvey
Dr. Wood
Derrrick Used to Rescue Horse From Hole
A horse belonging to contractor A B Hummert slipped into a ten foot ditch dug for a sewer at Ninth and Washington streets. Workmen deployed a derrick from T C Nicols Motor Co after ropes and a block and tackle were lowered. The horse was secured and pulled out unharmed and returned to work.
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A. B. Hummert
Ninth
Washington
T. C. Nicols Motor Co
Bingaman Asked to Serve as Army Chaplain
Rev J W Bingaman, pastor of Luther Memorial church, has been asked by the Federation of the Churches of Christ to accept a chaplaincy in the army representing the Lutheran church there. The federation will name the chaplain and Bingaman has been asked. He will discuss the matter with church members while in Columbus for the Christian Endeavor convention.
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I. W. Bingaman
Luther Memorial Church
Federation of the Churches of Christ
Federation
Bingaman
Columbus
Christian Endeavor
Preach On Need For New Central Baptist Church
Rev W O Shank of Central Baptist will speak on Why the Central Baptist Church Should Build a New Church Sunday morning in the Vermont street building. The Dorcas Sisters of Christ Congregational will serve supper October 1-2 to aid the boiler fund for the heating plant of the brick church building.
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W. O. Shank
Central Baptist Church
Vermont Street
Shank
Dorcas Sisters
Christ Congregational Church
Quincy District
Christ Church
Central powers reply to pope peace note favors negotiations
A Vienna dispatch reports the central powers accept the papal peace proposals as a basis for talks. They praise ideas on occupied territories arbitration disarmament and similar steps and urge the allies to join in sincere peaceful discussion. The reply aims to publish once the papal nuncio at Vienna consents.
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Amsterdam
Benedict
Vienna
Balkan
Poland
Belgium
Vicksburg Reunion Attracts Veterans
Veterans from Union and Confederate sides of the Vicksburg siege prepare for the National Memorial reunion and peace jubilee on the battlefield October 16 to 19. The U S government allocates 150000 for camps and meals. Illinois provides 40000 for veterans living in the state before June 1916. F A Rozienne offers full information before Sept 25 on free transportation and camp privileges, noting accompanying friends require arrangements. railroads will offer reduced rates.
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Vicksburg
U. S
Illinois
F. A. Rozienne
North Kildare Avenue
Chicago
National Association of Vicksburg Veterans
Home Guard Company Formed in Mendon
The Quincy Home Guards officers Captain Hubbard Lieut Hugh King First Lieut Keiker and Second Lieut Jarvis with a Chaddock college bugler traveled by Judge Hubbard's car Friday night to Mendon to organize a Home Guard troop and complete a Adams county battalion. About 60 to 70 men attended as Hubbard and King explained the volunteer group protects home property and does not interfere with business. Enlistment cards were signed and drilling will start soon.
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Quincy Home Guards
Hubbard
Hugh King
Keiker
Jarvis
Chaddock College
Judge Hubbard
Mendon
Adams County
Lieut. King
Pauline Laws Elected President of Central Baptist BY PBA
Miss Pauline Laws was elected president of the B Y P A of the Central Baptist church at the annual business meeting Friday evening. Officers include Vice president Lee Tune secretary Nellie Jackman treasurer Esther Georgens team captains Nell Hampton Donna Flohre Irene Shaffner Warry Shank H Dirks and Lee Tune. Committee chairmen are Membership Naomi Georgens missionary Hattie Collins and social Hannah Finley. The society plans the annual reception for G C B C students in the Vermont street building for all college students.
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Pauline Laws
Central Baptist Church
Lee Tune
Nellie Jackman
Esther Georgens
Nell Hampton
Donna Flohre
Irene Shaffner
Warry Shank
H. Dirks
Naomi Georgens
Hattie Collins
Hannah Finley
Vermont Street
Klemme Will Probated In Frederick W Klemme Will
Frederick W Klemme will probated Friday leaving all property to wife Alice Klemme who is named executrix. Rusk Writes To Soldiers Adams County Farm Improvement assn wrote twelve letters to Adams county boys in national army sending each five postcards to return home. Mrs Jacob Helmers wins candy at Marion county fair Palmyra sweepstakes. Miss Gladys Watts farewell at Bethel AME church plans Wilberforce University study. Bloodhound Chase deputy Grubb tracks thieves who stole seven bushels clover seed worth 12 dollars each from Oscar Hufnagel farm. Commissioners Meet police commissioners audit bills and routine business. report to council Monday.
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Klemme
Frederick W. Klemme
Alice Klemme
Rusk
Adams County Farm Improvement Association
Adams County
National Army
Jacob Helmers
North Fourth Street
Marion County
Palmyra
Ernest Grubb
William Mutz
Oscar Hufnagel
Liberty
Melton
Held For Investigation Ro land Arrested After 5:20 PM
J W Roland was arrested by Chief Melton on a technical vagrancy charge and booked at the police station. Items found on him include several door-plates and knobs whose ownership will be investigated before release. Also notes from Edwards and a Texas camp report appear in this brief item.
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J. W. Roland
Melton
Men May Still Join Boys of the Fifth
Houston recruiting station at 126 1 2 North Fifth Street invites men to enlist with the Fifth regiment. Grady Muney joined Friday morning and left for Camp Logan soon after to join the unit. Muney is from Bloomington and followed peers to the camp. Captain Keeler of the Peoria office praised Quincy’s recruiting record amid discussions on a Canadian mission. B J Anderson of Hamilton Illinois was accepted Friday for the forestry division and sent to Jefferson Barracks for assignment.
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Houston
Texas
North Fifth Street
Princess Theater
Grady Muney
Fifth Regiment
Camp Logan
Muney
Bloomington
Quincy
Keeler
Peoria
Decatur
Springfield
B. J. Anderson
Hamilton
Ill
Forestry Division
Jefferson Barracks
Adams county Christian Endeavor convention opens in Columbus
The twenty fourth annual Adams county Christian Endeavor convention began in Columbus Friday evening with over one hundred Endeavor members present including forty from Quincy. Harry W Githens of Quincy serves as president for three years, with Rev I W Bingaman of Quincy as Illinois union vice president. Rev W D Endres led devotional and spoke on The Achievements of Christian Endeavor. Frank Lowe Jr of Kansas City Mo was to deliver the principal address this afternoon and A P Gates of Chicago speaks in the evening. Officer elections are set for Sunday.
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Adams County Christian Endeavor
Columbus
Quincy
Harry W. Githens
I. W. Bingaman
Illinois Union
W. D. Endres
First Christian Church
B.S. M. Edwards
Clayton
H. A. Simpson
Hiawatha
Kan
Frank Lowe, Jr
Kansas City
A. P. Gates
Chicago
The Policemans Delight Social At St Paul School
The St Paul Young People's society held a Friday evening event in the school hall featuring The Policeman's Delight. Police officers staged mock arrests for minor offenses and fined participants five cents each, then offered refreshments with tickets. At 9 30 the committee presented Bugville Court a sketch with bug characters including Mr Bumblebee and Mrs Queenbee in a case over poor meals.
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St. Paul
Bugs
Bumblebee
Mrs. Queenbee
Band Concert by Illinois State Band Under Strock Tonight
The Illinois State band directed by Burton Strock performs at Washington Park at 7:30. Program includes Mareh On the Western Ocean, Overture Hungarian Comedy, Narcissus, a Long Long Trail, Good Bye Little Girl, Hunting Scene, Il Trovatore, War Tunes, Sally Trombone solo, Naval Parade march, and the National Anthem.
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Illinois State Band
Burton Strock
Washington, Park
Mareh
Strock
Keler Bela
Nevin
Eliott
Edwards
Bucalossi
Verdi
Pfeiffer
Watson
Sally
Fillmore
Robert Williams to Join Aviation Corps
Robert Williams son of Dr and Mrs W W Williams of 1250 Maine Street went to St Louis for aviation corps exams and has been informed he passed. He will depart later this month for three months of training in Omaha Nebraska in the observation department where each flight is preceded by a balloon ascent.
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Robert Williams
W. W. Williams
Maine Street
St. Louis
Aviation Corps
Omaha
Neb
Williams
Nation at War Says Root Frames The Conflict
In a continued Page 1 discourse, Root argues this war is not ordinary but a clash of principles between autocratic rule and democratic self-government. He describes it as the final struggle between the divine right of kings and peoples’ right to govern themselves by law. America has committed to the side of human rights and liberty with no backward step.
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America
Labor leaders elected to state federation meeting Joliet
George Schmitt Oscar Trine and Herman Schelp were elected Friday night to represent the local Trades and Labor Assembly at the thirty-eighth annual Illinois State Federation of Labor meeting in Joliet the second week in October. A committee including Schelp Beals Schmitt Breuer and Boeing was chosen to cooperate with the state council of defense and boost labor in the war effort.
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George Schmitt
Oscar Trine
Herman Schelp
Trades and Labor Assembly
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Joliet
George Ernst
Bernard Deters
J. J. Kearney
Ferguson Beals
George Breuer
John Boeing
State Council of Defense
John H. Walker
Victor Olander
State Federation of Labor
South Side Boat Club Members Clean Club Rooms
The South Side Boat Club members held a general cleanup Friday night with full attendance. They scrubbed the boat house at Delaware street from roof to cellar, finished by 10:30, painted the dance hall yellow, and served a luncheon after. Next Friday marks the regular meeting night.
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South Side Boat Club
Delaware Street
Red Cross Dance Raises Ten Dollars in Arcaie Hall
Ten dollars was realized for Red Cross purposes at a dance by a high school girls club in Arcaie hall Friday night. Fifty couples danced from o clock until 12 o'clock to music by the Carpenters' orchestra. Mrs. M. F. Carrott served as chaperone. Club members include Misses Virginia Reticker Ruth Pumpelly Maria Bowen Lettie Gay Roxie Stuart Dorothy Morehead and Dorothy Sellner.
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Red Cross
Arcaie Hall
Carpenters’ Orchestra
M. F. Carrott
Virginia Reticker
Ruth Pumpelly
Maria Bowen
Lettie Gay
Roxie Stuart
Dorothy Morehead
Dorothy Sellner
Rev J H Phillippi Preaches Here Sunday
Rev J H Phillippi D D editor of the Religious Telescope in Dayton will be here this evening at 6 30 and preach at the morning and evening services in the United Brethren church The budget for the year will be made out at the services Sunday An open meeting for all men of the church at 7 30 this evening at the parsonage to meet Mr Phillippi Rally Day is observed in the Sunday school.
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J. N. Phillippi
D. D
Religious Telescope
Dayton
United Brethren Church
Phillippi
Weather Outlook for Illinois and Missouri Saturday
The weather forecast shows increasing cloudiness in Illinois with probable showers and cooler conditions in the north. Missouri expects showers on Saturday with cooler temperatures by Saturday night.
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Mhinois
Missouri
Local Temperatures Report Unclear Readings
Readable parts show daily temperature ranges and river stage data but many fragments are garbled. The visible values include a 53 degree reading and a 69 degree midnight reading, with river stage noted as 29 at midnight. Other entries are unreadable.
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Alepatewren Aatels
Fall River Forecast Brief
River forecast shows stationary levels with a slow fall expected over the next 36 hours. No rapid changes anticipated. Monitoring continues for any shifts in stage or flow.
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