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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
7
A quotation from Charles Evans Hughes underlines that errors in policy can be tolerated if the methods remain just, but yielding to force leads to disaster. He warns against the first step toward coercive rule, emphasizing principled governance over power.
The Lewis machine gun, 26 pound rapid firer, allegedly offered by American inventor Col. Isaac N. Lewis to the war department and rejected. Brig. Gen. Crozier and tests cited show inferior performance to Vickers and Binet-Mercier guns. Congress has $12,000,000 for machine guns and battles rage over funding Lewis versus Vickers options.
Col Frank L. Smith told the Peoria convention he will perform his duty to elect the national state ticket in November, while Morton D. Hull expressed strong willingness to help elect Col. Lowden. The piece reflects on party divisions and imagines a shared foe as a path to unity between Briton and Teuton and between political factions.
A discussion of morbid fear of heights and its science. The author explains that dread often stems from subconscious memories of past shocks and that psychological analysis or explanation can lessen or remove the fear through self discipline or professional guidance.
Four workmen are dead and three others suffer burns after a Tuesday night explosion at the DuPont De Nemours Powder company mixing house in Haskell New Jersey. Officials say fumes ignited and set fire to gun cotton.
Burlington Iowa September 21 It was announced that an interurban would be built between Burlington and Keokuk passing Fort Madison as soon as preliminary work could be completed.
Three eastern promoters arrived claiming the route is assured though offering no specifics. The project, already surveyed, is prepared to begin, with promoters insisting on its certainty.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as relief for stuffed-up head congested nose and sore throat. It promises antiseptic balsams soothe membranes loosen phlegm clear the head and help you breathe easier. Use until the cold is gone and treat lingering cough persistently.
Chicago Tribune lauds Charles Evans Hughes for clarifying the railway strike issue and condemns what it calls expedient politics. It argues the eight hour law is misnamed and fails to guarantee overtime pay or penalties for work beyond eight hours, urging public scrutiny and rejection of its rhetoric.
On September 22, 1803, Indiana Territory passed an indenture law requiring all enslaved black people and mixed-race individuals brought into the territory under contract to work in any trade or occupation to fulfill those contracts.
Springfield Illinois banks owned by W H Patsey and sons saw runs by depositors leading to receivership. Three north side banks totaling about 290000 dollars of deposits were closed after state attorney open investigation. Propritors pledge to pay every dollar owed.
The Fourteenth Infantry of Brooklyn, first New York National Guard unit back from the Mexican border, arrived from Camp Whitman and will endure a further week of quarantine in its armory before visitors may see the soldiers. Thousands cheered as the regiment marched through Manhattan.
In a busy Green Forest scene the Merry Little Breezes seek Peter Rabbit to play but find him working. Peter explains he clears brambles from his paths and will keep busy, urging the breezes to work too while noting preparation aids future play. Faith cure doctors expect patients to provide the faith to cure themselves.
In a schoolroom commotion Fatty Bellows creates a hole in a store wall when the desk weakens after long sitting. Blinky Hammond chases Fatty, and Miss Palmer assigns him to the platform until repairs can be made that night. The town paper project by Torp Stebbins and Andy Anderson is announced, promising an ink stained, editorish small town report.
Henry White, a Black man, was lynched in Durham near Lafayette after confessing to attacking a white girl. The incident occurred Wednesday as mob justice carried out the punishment. The report also notes cynicism about men's and women's social ambitions and attire.
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