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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1915
Page
7
Illinois generally fair Sunday and Monday with cooler air near Lake Michigan Monday Missouri fair Sunday unsettled Monday with little temperature change Iowa fair Sunday likely unsettled at night or Monday warmer in northwest Sunday Local readings show 7am 68 12 noon 76 5pm 79 12 midnight 68
A weather bulletin notes the river from below Warsaw to Louisiana will change but little over the next 48 hours, signaling stable water levels with limited movement for the period.
The short ballot movement gains national attention as Elihu Root leads the fight in New York, backed by top figures like Winston Churchill and Norman Hapgood. Opposed by officeholders, the convention sees a push and pull over consolidating state departments, with Root’s tactics and strategy central to the debate. The outcome hinges on party lines and the potential broader political impact nationwide.
A bulletin notes reactionary delegates resisting the short ballot and state government reorganization while Elihu Root and the federal group push for municipal home rule and executive budget. Root’s speech collapses opposition as votes roll in 87 to 52, then 124 to 30 on third reading.
A New York attorney Henry D Estabrook told Kansas City advertising men that only US entry into war could prevent a 1916 Republican victory. He warned Democrats would raise taxes, preserve tariff machinery, and rely on a new war tax, while praising Root. He questioned eastern optimism and urged Kansas farmers to consider their own role amid political and economic pressures.
A dated ponder about Kansas, crop estimates for 1915, and the state’s growth. The writer notes Kansas history with John Brown, discusses harvest labor needs, and points to a state with over three hundred thousand telephones and an automobile for roughly every seven people.
In a Washington Dispatch critique, Democratic claims of a bloodless victory reveal opposition to preparedness. The piece argues Wilson’s rhetoric won’t deter war, urging real defense funding and military readiness over eloquent phrases, noting southern Democrats’ stance and warning against electoral timidity.
The state fire of officials announces a selected state psychologist to serve the Lincoln state school and colony. Duties focus on scientific study of mental diseases, marking a shift toward high brow work in state offices while inspectors decline.
A fragmentary column notes editorials on Count Reventlow and a Zeppelin raid, Maryland voting dead, Rockefeller's stance on loans, Admiral Peary vs Cook, Frank Lowden's Springfield trip, and county road funding with comments on county cars. Also mentions ongoing weather forecasts improving with time.
Philadelphia and Providence women describe displacement, backache and fatigue eased by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They report renewed health, energy for work and daily tasks, urging others to try the remedy. The piece highlights common female ailments and advises seeking the compound as a treatment.
A collage of historical notes recounts the 1890 donation by John D. Rockefeller to the University of Chicago, the 1914 Allied German front shifts, andKey figures born or noted on birthdays. It closes with Garfield’s assassination and the 1881 shooting by Guiteau, leading to his death in 1881 and final passing in 1881.
The article reports American bankers assessing the international loan talks. Nine days after the commission arrived, views differ on concessions from Great Britain and France. While some see a potential compromise, others doubt major changes will occur, keeping the market unsettled but not hopeless. The tone remains cautiously optimistic and unchanged from the prior day.
Boston Mass September 18 John Trowbridge the noted author and poet today celebrated his eighty eighth birthday quietly at his Arlington home. He is in excellent health and vigorous for his years though he regrets the war has prevented his usual summer trip to Europe. The venerable poet has crossed the Atlantic two dozen times and hopes to make another trip when the war ends.
Delegates from the four large railroad brotherhoods gathered in Birmingham for a three day policy conference. Today the delegates and their families were entertained at a barbecue at the fair grounds. Business sessions will be held tomorrow and Monday.
Modern science links boils pimples and skin blotches to diseased blood. S S S reaches the blood, purifies it, and sweeps out impurities without drugs or salves. Skin clears, vigor returns as toxins are sweated out and blood is cleansed by the vegetable remedy S S S from Atlanta, Ga. Write for facts and expert advice if long standing.
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