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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
9
City officials propose an owl car service to meet early trains and begin Taylor Missouri roadwork. A street paving program is to start this year, with modern river terminals and a new barge line planned. They aim to extend Quincy's outlying territory before the next census.
Urban transportation leaders push for owl car operation to improve service and cut taxi competition. They argue nine eight cent fares and Birney trolley designs demand faster, more efficient electric transit, comparing potential gains to projected winter returns. The piece also notes waning interest in the League of Nations amid Mars’s annual baseball spree looming.
A Senate hearing on universal training cites Gen. Wood praising youth military preparation as safety, while Secretary Baker favors three months. The piece argues for a longer program to avoid militarism, noting veterans’ return, civilian life eagerness, and parallels to Garibaldi and DAnnunzio campaigns.
The column presents Q and A on Frederic Douglass born a slave in Maryland and an acclaimed orator, his life and roles. the Dempsey Fulton fight timing at 18 34 seconds. Jefferson Davis mother maiden name Jane Cook. and discussion of moving the U S capital from Washington D C noting its unlikelihood due to expense and city design.
The passage presents a series of questions and answers on topics from rabbit lifespans to name changes and a tarantula killing wasp. It includes notes on baseball percentages, censorship, Atlantis debates, and the nature of surnames, reflecting everyday curiosities and public discourse of the period.
This exchange notes that bosh is a Turkish word meaning empty and that it was applied to things considered nonsensical or trashy.
Geneva reports Gabriele D Annunzio holding Fiume with insurgent Italian troops, defying Italy's order to retreat. British and American contingents faced jeers as they moved to warships, while the French contingent remained barricaded in its barracks.
In Milfay Oklahoma on September 18 a Ringling Brothers circus train derailment injured one person and killed twelve horses when the third section was ditched after an open switch disabled the engine and four cars.
Springfield Wisconsin report from the Federal Weather Bureau notes corn is practically free from frost damage for the week ending Tuesday September 16.
Peter Rabbit skulks toward a young orchard during deep snow to munch bark from young trees but finds them protected by wire netting. He tries many trunks and nearly gives up before a soft warning from an unseen voice interrupts his mischief, leaving him wary.
A timeline notes events on September eighteenth: Louis VII's death during a crusade in 1180, the Bloody Brook massacre of 1675 with a later Deerfield relief, Washington laying cornerstone of the national Capitol in 1793, the New York Times debut in 1851, the 1861 Lexington battle in Missouri, and the 1895 Atlantic Exposition opening lasting to year end. The list emphasizes notable leaders, battles, media milestones, and expositions.
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