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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1915
Page
6
A wary couple confront each other on a dark highway near a forested bend. The masked man, seeking shelter and a meal, follows a wary woman into her old home after a tense roadside exchange. He recalls past dangers and hints at Lindy Rastail as a distant memory while entering a quiet, familiar kitchen.
Lindy confronts Sam Martin about their past and a painter incident. He admits doubts and violence, pleads for forgiveness, and explains hard times driving desperate acts. Lindy grants cautious forgiveness and suggests the need for work to save their place and future.
Miss Kitty Vernon visits her sister at Keith Hall while Jack Bt. Cair stays nearby for fall hunting. After three weeks apart they catch sight of each other. The tale reflects country life obsessions with snipe and fish and a sister-in-law urging a settled life. Jack roams the countryside in search of game and a wife, while the country offers both sport and romance.
In a rural chase Miss Kitty Vernon and Mr. Jack St. Clair linger over a rain day as Fate lures them toward the old Parsons house. A two mile pony ride, a letter mailed, and a sudden storm set the scene for a ghostly porch vigil and a quiet encounter as rain spoils the hunt and shadows grow.
A messy OCR passage recounts a comic haunted house scene where Mr St Clair confronts a flying figure, fires a shot, and discovers a spirited girl in ragged garments. After exchanges with Miss Kitty and a sisterly accusation, the tale ends with Mr St Clair freeing an old cat trapped by a floor crack.
Melquíades Alva, reformist delegate in the Spanish Cortes, tells AP that Spanish sensibilities after the Spanish American War have faded. He says relations with the United States are cordial and business interests push for expanded trade. The Spanish government remains absolutely neutral, with liberal elements largely supportive of the Allies, and early signals showing willingness to cooperate for peace.
William B. Corey former U S Steel president is to return to the steel industry as head of a reorganized Midvale Steel company. Percy Rockefeller nephew of John D Rockefeller and other noted financiers will join him. Corey retires from U S Steel presidency in 1911 after eight years in office and has since served as director of several companies while spending time in France.
Detectives in San Francisco search the exposition grounds today for Charles George charged in Milwaukee with marriage to Mrs Ida Li George. The reported case notes he already had wives in Boston and Chicago prior to the marriage three years ago in Milwaukee.
More than 8,000 troops will be quartered in Winnipeg boarding houses during the winter. They will soon be called to mobilize and prepare for service in the spring. Major Ian Hughes says he prefers boarding houses to barracks for quartering the men.
The German Savings Bank of New York, with 92,754,489 for 153,505 depositors, announced it has sent a demand to all banks and trust companies holding its funds. It requests a definite position on the proposed Anglo French loan to the Allies and warns that deposits will be withdrawn if no satisfactory reply is received.
Queenstown October reports the Houston liner Hesione bound from Liverpool to Buenos Aires was sunk yesterday. The crew escaped in two lifeboats. One boat with the captain and twenty two men was rescued and landed here. The other boat with eighteen men headed for the Scilly Islands and has since been lost.
Federal Judge George A. Carpenter ordered payment of interest and funds on Rock Island railway company securities held against the railroad. Receivers J M Dickinson and H A Mudge petitioned for the payments totaling over 3 million dollars. The receivers also seek court permission to disavow three contracts tied to the Trinity and Brazos Valley absorption and bond guarantees for Galveston Terminal and equipment notes Series A.
London morning papers react to news from the Russian front with a more favorable tone, suggesting the Germans again failed to smash the Russian armies and gain a decisive objective. The differing interpretations reflect cautious optimism about potential German setbacks.
In Omaha on September 24 Billy Sunday gathered his workers and urged a stronger effort after only about thirty people, mostly children, turned out to hear him. He criticized the crowd's small size and pressed for better engagement.
Premier Radoslavoff’s cable to the Bulgarian legation in Washington states Bulgaria does not plan aggression toward neighbors and its mobilization is for protection. Panaretoff, returning from weeks away, said the action mirrors moves by neutral states like Switzerland and Holland under arms for self defense.
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports the battle north of Lutsk as a great success for the Russians. The correspondent says Lutsk was recaptured and about four thousand prisoners were taken.
A London report cites an Amsterdam dispatch claiming the toll from the recent Allied air raid was likely higher than that of Karlsruhe, with many killed and wounded. TheExchange Telegraph notes uncertainty as numbers rise amid ongoing investigations.
Memphis investigators pursue jealousy theory in the killing of Marguerite Favor, actress, and J. C. Crowell of Greenwood Mississippi. Detectives questioned former associates Joe Cue and Louis Rather, dancing instructors, who are held for further inquiry. Los Angeles authorities order shipment of the actress body to that city.
The Austro Hungarian embassy released a wireless from Vienna announcing the departure of the American Red Cross contingent to Siberia. The Austrian Red Cross will host special ceremonies. Foreign Minister von Burian’s message thanks the Americans for their hospital work in Vienna and Budapest.
In Atlantic City speakers of the American Roentgen Ray society claim X-ray therapy is superior to radium for malignant growths. Dr Russell Boggs of Pittsburgh cites X-ray as the most advanced remedy while Dr Folding of New York reports 530 malignancies under treatment with hopeful progress. Dr Holding notes 70 percent improvement in operable and 20 to 30 percent in non operable cases and warns against overuse and rushed results. Standardization of equipment and methods is urged as essential to safety and effectiveness.
Bloomington Illinois Sept 24 A M Augustine secretary of the state horticultural society states that this year there will be five times as many apples grown in Illinois as last year. Growers report the crop as unsatisfactory due to conditions.
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