Prominent Moline Citizens Injured in Bridge Crash
In Davenport Iowa three notable Moline residents are hospitalized at St Luke's after a late night auto crash on the government bridge. Ralph Loy of Geneva New York sustained a fractured skull and is in critical condition. Eugene Gruenwald, superintendent of a local auto company, and Tanderth Oe are also injured. Joe Selley, driving the other vehicle, remains with injuries as the party traveled from Davenport to Moline at about 1 30 am.
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Moline
Sis
St. Luke’s Hospital
Darvenport
Iowa
Government Bridge
Ralph Loy
Geneva
N. Y
Tanderxuth Oe
Eugene Gruenwald
Shessmaling Auto Company
Joe Selley
Sal Renree
Molinerom Dasenyort
Kelley
Section Hand Is Killed and Money Found in Pocket
A section hand was killed in a street incident near Himmingdale avenue and Gortland street. Police recovered $2,023 in large denomination notes from the coat lining. another sum of $3,023 was noted as missing. The victim was identified as Div? Nhlert, 36, with unclear spelling. Undertaker records show the money counted and delivered, with no relatives in the city. The article also mentions fires, accidents, and other local incidents including railroad layoffs, a death by accidental discharge, and a drive to organize militia in Illinois.
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Saucon
China Bank
Himmingdale Avenue
Gortland Street
Nhlert
Monty
Nellis
J Blert
Grant
Kewanee
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Bloomington
Republican Congressional Committee
Red- Bud
Gladys Richardson
Lawrence Richardson
Joseph Richardson
Neoga
Akster
Trorce
Zadie Upton
Elgin
A. B. Upton
Marion Grey Matrimonial Agency
Warner
George Steger
Collinsville
Joseph
Mary
George
Mary. Steger
Churches Robbed of Bibles and Vandalism in Vinish Sect War
War within the Amish church in Vinish Sect follows a $50 000 damage suit against Witzig of Gridiey. Vandals entered churches in Peoria Tremont Morton and Roanoke stealing Bibles as factions split and youths form new groups at Tremont in Tazewell County. Authorities have kept details secret while guarding the event.
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Bider Witzig
Gridiey
Religius
Tremont
Tazewell County
Peoria
Morton
Roanoke
Christmas Gift to Shurtleff College From Estate
Shurtleff College in Alton receives a Christmas gift of 10000 from the estate of Rev Dr KE A Stone formerly of Upper Alton who died in Laporte Indiana. Dr. Josen Keys, president, announces the official notice that Stone left his entire estate to the college. Stone was divorced from his first wife and his second wife died shortly before him.
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Shurtleff
Mev
E. A. Stone
Shurtleff College
Alton
KE. A. Stone
Upper Alton
Laporte Ind
Josen Keys
College
Dr. Stone
Bey
Court holds bondsmen for amount in dead clerk accounts
Bloomington court orders bondsmen of the late R. S. McIntyre to answer for a $6,700 shortage found in his accounts. The ruling follows an audit by a books expert. the bondsmen appeal, arguing the shortage predated their guardianship.
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J. Myers
Growith
State Charity Costs Reported for Institutions
The State Charity Board releases a three month summary ending September detailing average per capita costs for state charitable institutions. Figures include overall population, expenditures, and per person cost across facilities within the state system.
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State Award of Charities
Jr -Vapita Vost
Delta Tau Delta House Burme Sole Occupant Of Haliding
Fire at Cham Palen Savell destroys a Delta Tau Delta house. Terry Barker of Rochelle was the sole occupant and was indoors when the blaze broke out early. No injuries reported. Firefighters battled the flames as the building burned.
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Cham _ Palen Savell
Delta Tau-piitand
University of Illinois
Terry Barker
Rochelle
Chicago Building Permits Drop Ten Percent in 1907
Commissioner Downey reports 34,344 permits for all buildings in Chicago in 1907 with a total value of 58,087,180 dollars. He notes a about ten percent decline from 1906, attributing it to higher material and labor costs and a post-boom adjustment after the 1905 1908 building surge.
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Downey
Chicago
Joseph Downey
Department of Public Works
Water Bureau
Illinois History and a Head-On Collision Settlement
Illinois birth to statehood in 1818 is recalled with early counties noted. A settlement of damages from a head-on collision near Mattoon on August 30, resulting in eighteen deaths and many injuries, totals $40,000 for the Central Business Fraction Company.
Illinois Board of Health Inspector Reports Major Case Details
A report from Inspector Crawford at Ridott notes thirty nine cases at a location within Reed Township. FW Reed, present at a drinking bout causing two deaths in Orleans, pleaded guilty to procuring whisky for a minor and will be allowed to return home to Louisiana.
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Reed Plestle
Reed
Louisiane
Taft Defends Administration Policy Against Trusts
War Secretary William H. Taft told the Boston Merchants Association that the panic of 1907 stemmed from loan contraction and trust abuses, not government policy. He opposed railway ownership and urged national regulation of large combines while defending administration efforts to enforce laws and restore investor confidence.
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William H.qoft
Anc Rieetet Public-Sk
Wor
Boeton Merchants’ Association
Taft
New York
Strugete
Roosevelt
National ‘Administration
Currency Reform Debates Split financiers and leaders
American financiers recognize a more elastic currency system yet diverge on solutions. President Roosevelt remains noncommittal while Cortelyou notes disadvantages. Ridgeley, Fowler, Herrick, and Carnegie push varied plans, but Congress does little as monetary issues fade from the agenda and reforms seem unlikely this session.
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Roosevelt
Hiiself
Cortelyou
Feller
Ridgeley
Fowler
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Herrick
Ohio
Andrew Carnegie
Congress
Toledo Blade
Denver Delivers Gold Prize for Democratic National Convention
Denver won the Democratic national convention after offering a large gold contribution that surpassed other contenders. The push to secure the event included debates over timing with some suggesting an earlier June date, but the location ultimately dictated when it would be held.
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Denver
Municipal-Corporation
Secur
Theie- Publican
Stand-patters Oppose Tariff Change Amid Uncertainty
The Delta notes stand-patters view current tariff as sacred and urge postponement unless benefits clearly outweigh harms. They warn any move could disturb industry and cause economic doubt, urging action only for gravest reasons. The fragment also includes a scattered dialogue snippet about informing an heiress and a proposed engagement.
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Gladstone
Mich
Delta
Army Pay and Coast Defense Rise in Taft Sec Reports
War secretary Taft urges higher enlisted pay to aid recruitment, favors naval pay limits, and proposes a general service corps. He plans regimental posts in the Philippines, fort expansion near Manila, and a mindanao electric railroad. The report requests over 11.5 million extra for next year and urges a statue to Edwin M. Stanton in Washington.
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Taft Igg
Congress
Tic Ting
Bagnie
Hilippines
Sle
Fort McKinsey Reservation
Manila
Camp Gretton
Mindanao
Matronir Coast Defenge Board
United States
Congress Pitke
Edwin M. Stanton
Washington
Pettibone Not Guilty in Steunenberg Murder Trial
Pettibone, a Western Federation of Miners official, was acquitted in Boise Idaho of murdering Governor Steunenberg. Haywood’s trial followed a related confession chain tied to Orchard and Adams. The verdict drew praise from Western Federation members and UMWA leader John Mitchell. Also note: US life saving service tested power lifeboat for New England coast deployment. Cotton Mills Pax Dividends in New Bedford paid 13 percent, largest in city history.
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George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Boise
John Aitchell
The
United States Life Saving Service
New England
Cotton Mills
Pax
New Bedford
Mass
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