Quincy High School to Meet Rushville in Season Opener
In Quincy League park at 3 pm today the Quincy High School eleven faces Rushville in the first 117 football season gridiron battle. Coach Hall, noting a late coach hire and seven new players, aims to restrict defense to avoid a crushing defeat after Rushville's 72 to 0 win over Vermont last Saturday. Lineup lists Ward, Best, Heidtreder, McKinnay, Seeley, Bush, Menke, Farrar, Eizenberg, Weisenborn, McDaniels.
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Quincey
Rushville
Vermont
Quincy
Ward
Best
Heidtreder
McKinnay
Seeley
Bush
Menke
Farrar
Eizenberg
Weisenborn
McDaniels
Bigger
Hannibal
Runyon
Carthage
Kaufman
Simpson and Wilson
Bush's Hitting Key in Detroit Victory over Philadelphia
Detroit defeated Philadelphia 6 to 1 as Bush led the offense with four singles in five at bats and a hit by pitch. Cobb stole bases aggressively but was caught at second, third, and home. Batteries Dauss and Yelle for Detroit, Naylor Seibold Keefe and McAvoy for Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Bush
Detroit
Cobb
R.H.E
Dauss
Yelle
Naylor
Seibold
Keefe
McAvoy
Battleship Aground in Home Waters Resting Easy
Washington Sept 29 The navy department announced that a battleship of the fleet is aground in home waters but resting easy and probably will be floated soon.
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Washington
Navy Department
Western League Club Standing Des Moines and Hutchinson Records
Des Moines carries a 1 4 2 line while Hutchinson stands 6 5 1 in the Western League table. The note lists current season standings for these clubs with Wins Losses Ties.
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Des Moines
Hutchinson
St Louis Defeats World Champions in Rain Sleighs Boston
Boston was defeated 2 to 1 by St. Louis on a rain soaked diamond. The heavy morning downpour kept attendance very low at the American League game in Boston. Errors aided both teams in scoring with Sotheron Severeid and Mays Mayer on the mounds. Manager Fielder Jones was ordered from the field for protesting a decision at home plate.
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Boston
St. Louis
Fielder Jones
R.H.E. St
Sotheron
Mays and Mayer
Compulsory Athletic Training Proposed by Illinois Colleges
Peoria Illinois september 29 coaches from nineteen colleges and universities in the Illinois minor college conference recommended compulsory athletic training as wartime preparedness. The resolution will go to college heads for endorsement at the December meeting in Decatur. Most institutions will run athletic programs this year except Southern Illinois Normal Carbondale Lincoln and Shurtleff colleges due to small male enrollments. Attempts to change eligibility rules failed and the conference set December 14 in Peoria for its annual meeting.
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Peoria
Ill
Ilinois
Decatur
Southern Illinois Normal
Carbondale
Lincoln
Shurtleff
Cleveland Wins Series Opener with Ninth Inning Rally
Washington hosts Cleveland in the opener as the visitors triumph 3 to 1. Cleveland tallies once in the first and sixth and adds a decisive two-run burst in the ninth. Morton and Billings lead Cleveland while Avery and Ainsmith work for Washington.
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Senators
Washington
Cleveland
R. H
Don’t Be a Slave to The Pangs of Rheumatism
A dramatic health ad urges relief from rheumatism by Swift’s S. S. S. blood remedy. It claims liniments fail, that rheumatism stems from blood impurities, and promises permanent improvement with vegetable S. S. S. For advice and a free consult address Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga. andv.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Theaters Empire Schedule Opens With Revues and Vaudeville
In The Theaters Empire listings for Sept 29 to Oct 1 the schedule features America First and At the Blue Goose Inn on Sept 29, Henpecked Hen ry on Sept 30 with matinee and night, The 18th Chair by William Harris on Oct 1 at Orpheum, plus today’s Vaudeville with matinee at 2:30 and evening shows at 7:30 and 9.
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Empire
America First
Blue Goose Inn
Henry
William Harris
Orpheum
Empire Tonight at Empire theater features two clever revues
Two unusual musical revues “America First” and “At the Blue Goose Inn” show this evening at the Empire theater. Patrons will see jingling songs, clever comedians, and a stage full of pretty girls. Also Sunday matinee and night, Halton Powell’s henpecked Henry offers a new farce characterization with a lively chorus.
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America
Blue Goose Inn
Empire Theater
Empire
Halton Powell
Henry
Barnaby
Grand Circuit Races End With Controversy in Ohio
In Columbus the 2:13 trot final heat produced a win for C. L. Lloyd over Doris Watts after judges swapped drivers. Guy Lee fined $100 for not trying to win. owner George Slaughter of Detroit fined $100 for collusion. Doris Watts earned $100 of her winnings back. Mendola and Peter Dallas followed. Best time 2:08 34.
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Columbus
Ohio
Doris Watts
C. L. Lloyd
Guy Lee
Mendola
Peter Dallas
Lee
George Slaughter
Detroit
General Watts
Floyd
Mendosa
Forbes Fayre Rosamond
John G
Brownie Watts
Brooklyn Fights Back to Take Game Two in Pittsburgh
Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 3 to 1 to even the series. Smith absorbed the heavier blows but Steele’s wildness doomed the Pirates as Brooklyn surged late. Batteries were S Smith and Miller for Brooklyn and Steele and W Smith for Pittsburgh.
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Brooklyn Downs Pirates
Pittsburgh
Smith
Steele
Brooklyn Gren
R.H.E. Brooklyn
S. Smith
Miller
W. Smith
Mexico Orders embargo on bullion
El Paso Sept. 29 By Presidential decree all gold shipped out of Mexico in ore or concentrates must be returned within ten days of export and 25 percent of the value of silver ore concentrates must also be returned as gold bars or coins.
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EL Paso
Texas
Mexico
Unarmed schooner Henry Lippitt sunk. crew saved
News from Washington reports the sinking of the unarmed American schooner Henry Lippitt in a war zone. The crew was saved. The Lippitt, 895 gross tons, built in Thomaston, Maine in 1895, home port Philadelphia.
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Washington
Henry Lippitt
Corsuer
Lippitt
Thomason
Philadelphia
Vacancy ads promise quick occupancy through Whig listings
If you have vacant rooms to rent you should be able quickly to find occupants through Whig want ads.
Monroe Men of to Join Colors in Monroe City
Monroe City reports several local men called for service in World War I. Dr John A Malley joined the medical corps and was to report from Kansas City. Thomas Pierceall to report at Benjamin Harrison Indiana for quartermaster service. District board has certified 103 of 139 draft quota with many to Camp Funston. Walter Dirks took a position in Tallahassee as head chancellor expert. he is a veterinary reserve officer awaiting call. Anita Caplinger and Ralph Barr wed in Moberly. Barr to Camp Funston with the second draft. Biss Bess Mudd wed Francis Murphy at Holy Rosary. Victor Hagan dies at 76. funeral in Indian Creek. Harold Davenport sent to Scott Field for aviation training. others await orders. War encampment fund drive underway with local council leading gifts. John A Hays sells farm. plans unknown. Various social and civic notes conclude.
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Monroe City
John A. Malley
Medical Corps
Kansas City
Thomas Pierceall
Art
Monroe County
Camp Funston
Walter R. Dirks
Tallahassee
Florida
Dr. Dirks
Veterinary Reserve Corps
Anita Caplinger
Ralph Barr
Moberly
A. B. Caplinger
Sir. Smith
Anna Caplinger
Barr
Camp Funeton
Biss Bess Mudd
Francis Murphy
Holy Rosary Church
John Ryan
Ruth Hoar
Allison Smith
Hannibal
Virgle Hoar
H. B. Mudd
Murphy
Burlington
Victor Hagan
Monroe Township
Ed O’daniel
Indian Creek
Hagan
Walter Hagan
Jamie O'Daniel
John Gallagher
Curlew
Washington
Thomas Fox
Harold Davenport
Scott Field
Belleville
Ill
Urbana
Davenport
France
Civil War veteran John Rosenbrook of Toll Myers home
John Rosenbrook, now frail and bedbound after passing his 60th birthday, is described as a civil war veteran living at Toll Myers home. Mrs. John Worman visits relatives in Camp Point, leaving John and Ralph to run Wardeck. Ruby Worman teaching near Carthage is walking on crutches amid unclear illness. Rolla Tingmeyer, a stenographer in St Riley Kansas, is on a ten day furlough from the medical department. News notes include rain, farmers sowing more wheat, and the William Heaton family moving to a new farm near Vermont Illinois. The Christian church congregation gathered last Saturday night.
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John Worman
Camp Point
John
Ralph
Wardeck
Ruby Worman
Carthage
Rolla Tingmeyer
St. Riley
Kan
William Heaton
Vermont
Ill
Christian Church
Slocum buys Stone property for meat market plan
Charles Slocum of Quincy purchased the Stone property with plans to establish a meat market and restaurant. J. R. Lambert and A. J. Bigelow drove to Barry and Payson on business, and Mrs. Olive Brown visited Camp Point on Tuesday. Emma Selbel shopped in Quincy. Grover Gray of Earlville spent the day in the area.
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Charles Slocum
Quincy
Stone
J. R. Lambert
A. J. Bigelow
Barry
Olive Brown
Camp Point
Emma Selbel
Grover Gray
Earlville
Ill
Local Notes and Film Ads from Quincy Area News
Sunday with Red Cross group officials and friends in Quincy for instructions and material buys. Grover Meier returns to Chicago after two months visiting relatives. Rep Roll Gibbs visits before military camp in Kentucky. Miss Helen Myers visits aunt in Quincy. Mrs Ann Rutledge improving under doctor care. Joseph B Meeks seeks rheumatism treatment in Quincy. Miss Elma Davis spends Sunday at home.
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J. R. Lambert
W. 8. Gray
C. I. Gibbs
Emma Seibel
Red Crogs Committee
J. L. Grigaby
Quincy
Grover Meier
Chicaig
Roll Gibbs
Edwardsville
Miliary Camp
Kentucky
Helen Myers
EB. Leach
Ann Rutledge
Joseph B. Meeks
Elma Davis
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