Geneseo Gleanings and Local Notes May 3 1912
Geneseo Illinois notes span theater, church events, livestock shipments, and local arrests. Frank McMeekin of Davenport travels for the International Test Book company. Albert Schwork, 17, faces theft charges for a schoolyard watch and related property theft. Local dealers report cattle and hog shipments from Geneseo stockyards. Wm Morris sells his Standard Oil agency assets and plans to leave Geneseo.
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Frank R. McMeekin
Davenport
Companyr
Scranton
Barit Iowa
Ilinois
Jacob “Aiber
Christian -Endeavor-societs
Chireh- -Witt
Blehm
Moline
Edward Lewis
Loraine
Blohms
Carl Blum
Wits Life
Moval
Genesty Tursday
J D Fan 4Son
Dil Webber
Ray Berge Usen
Davis Bros
Oscar “Drehmer
Path Pritchard
Arthur Godfrey
J. Leshee
Albert Sehwark
Geneseo
Heek Dsland
Otto Tseretriers
F_ Dutendeck
Rambler Automobile
Ap Seven
Messenger Tar
Frank S. Sears
Ornwall
E—Morris
Standard Oil Company
Arthur- Claypool
Mr. Morris
Railway Employee Fatally Injured Near Mineral
A hand struck section worker near Mineral was struck by a fast freight train this Thursday morning. The man suffered a fractured skull and was taken by noon train to Hammond hospital in Geneseo. Doctors fear for his survival. the victim, single and new to the locality, remains in critical condition.
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Thoums” Rigby
Railway
Mineral
Thomas
Rigby
New Postage Stamps Introduce Washington Faces on Lower Denoms
Thirteen new postage stamps are issued with 25,000,000 two cent stamps and 12,000,000 one cent stamps daily. Washington appears on the six lowest denominations while Franklin remains on the five higher values. Each stamp will carry numerals for the denomination and a redesigned design replaces the old 2 cent stamp with a carved denomination above the head.
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Franklin
Washington
Court action links Rock Island figure to tax dodger case
Federal grand jury in Apr. charged Rev. Charles Raymond case pastor with mailing objectionable material to Rev F E Short of Genes Harr McCaskrin Rock Island state's attorney was arrested and denied the charge stating it ties to his campaign. The document ties McCaskrin to political rioting rumors and to the Rock Island area clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Ass
Bee Ny Wea
Federal Grand Jury
Harr Mo McCaskron
Rock Island Charity
Rock Island
McCaskrin
Charles Raymond
Enetlist Lutheran Church
Shull
Gad - Crooks
Northen Winds Synod
The
Lutheran Church
Chary
Katherine Howland
Peoria
O. A. Lnee
Central Park Methodist Church
St Paul, Minn
United States
Mr. Shult
Teland County
Rev
Shult
Gene seo Township tops in track meet at Combination Park
Gene seo township high school dominated a Wednesday track meet at Combination Park, winning 12 of 13 events. Sheffield high school trailed with several seconds and thirds as Gene seo posted 79 points to 17 for the visitors.
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seo_township
Sheffield-high
Geneseo
Eeepe
Sheffield
D. Downey
W. Downey
C. Gebech
R. Frazer
C. Miller
R.leamphrey
H Morrasy
J—Hewitt
TW. Sprague
Genesis
Jacobson
H. Hilmer
H. Snow
C . Withrow
N. Gilbert
C. Hippler
Tassor
Anderson
I - Smith
V.var Zele
Patedas
J. Weiss
Downey
Rippter
Farwell
Patewatit
Ater Rasy
Seah
Down
Frazer
Scend
Gilbert
Powersmand
Ronn
Gaba
EO Smith
Ered Distane
Church Announcements and Service Schedule Highlights
Local notices list multiple denominations with weekly worship times and topics. Christan Science in Hosford building Sundays 10 45 and Wednesdays 2 45. Presbyterian services with pastor Delon DeLong, Sunday school noon, junior society, evening worship at 7 30. Grace United Evangelical addresses May topics on youth and morality. Mizpech Mission Sunday services and communion. Unitarian with Rev Kirkpatrick next Sunday. Methodist led by Rev Similt with Queen Esther Circle bake sale. Congregational services at 10 30 and 7 30 with sermon themes The Modern Revolt From Puritanism and From the Palate To The Wilderness violin and cello duet.
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Christan Science
Hosford
Presbyterian
Delon de
Siam
Will Lineet-wi Mee
Munson
E.E. DeLong
Grace United — Evangelical
E. O. Rifastor
Mizpech
D. M. Kirkpatrick
Carl Polson
F. ED Similt
Jas‘tor
Queen Esther Circle
June Shult
Epworth League
Moramz
Sitliny School
T- A Parr
Banking Restoration Planned For Esteemed Local Institution
A historic bank announces a major exterior and interior transformation in terra cotta and pressed brick, with new modern fixtures and furniture. The project will require temporary quarters in the Suibel building next door while construction proceeds and the bank’s operations continue.
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Jaime
Poitiers
Suibel
Geneses Pie
Interurban Project Proposed to Link Nelson to Cambridge
The Moline Dispatch reports plans for incorporation of the Sterling Cambridge and Southwestern rail line with $200000 capital. Ray Raridon of Morrison leads the effort. routes would run from Nelson southwest through Henry County to Cambridge with new towns likely in Montmorency and near the Aertor ranch. The line would tap Henry County coal fields and connect towns lacking rail service, with work expected to begin this year.
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Sterling
Cambridge
Southwestern
Ray Raridon
Morrison
Morrison-State-bank
State— ‘Bank ‘of
Hooppole
Nelson
Henry County
Geneseo
Montmorency Township
Allerton
Coalfield
Thankful note to friends and donors from the Petersons
Mr and Mrs Peter Peterson express heartfelt gratitude to friends and donors for support and expressions of sympathy during their time of bereavement.
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Peter Peterson
Burglar Was a Married Man
A humorous anecdote describes a housebreaker awakened at night by sounds, startled by a skeptical wife, and fleeing the scene. The narrator jokes that the burglar must have been a married man, noting the spouse’s wrath and silence the next day. The tale plays on domestic tension and a punchline about married life.
Out Romancing Romance In Deep Sea Explorers Tale
A vivid take on underwater exploration contrasts a diver with a light and water gun to blast an octopus, helmet radio linking to surface, and deep sea tools driven by pressure, praising real science over naive fiction and deriding romance as weak.
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Jules Verne
What They Both Sold Horace Greeley Note Mystery
Horace Greeley once wrote a note to a brother editor in New York. The reply was so illegible that the recipient sent it back by the same messenger. Greeley could not read it either and asked the boy to take it back. The boy explained that the note meant nothing clear.
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Horace Greeley
New— York
Greeley
Editor Seeks Wash Scene Illustration From Shelton Wash
A New York editor, wanting an illustration, sent a manuscript to a young artist with the writer’s Shelton Wash address. The artist, unsure of Shelton Wash, asked for a tube of wash to complete the drawing. The exchange highlights a mix up over geographic details in requesting artwork.
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New York
Washington
Nincton
Shelton Wash
Shelton
Well Supplied Beggar Pleads for Dime
A distressed pedestrian hurries by as a beggar pleads for money to feed three hungry children. The scene highlights hardship and urban need in a crowded street setting.
House and Lot for Sale on Vail Street
Eight room house with cellar furnace and barn offered for sale. Property listed as No 115 on Vail Street in Geneseo. seller/Nichael Lowe.
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Vail St
Nichael
Seed corn for sale by undersigned dealer
Limited amount of yellow Dent seed corn for sale at 3.50 per bushel untested or 5.0 per bushel tested. Ear count noted as 6 per cent road and tested. Contact Hart Sweeney for details.
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Hart HR
Sweeney
Concessions Awarded for Starved Rock Hotel
The State Park Commission in Chicago awarded the principal concession for Starved Rock hotel to Charles Touton of Peru. The three year contract plans to redecorate and refurbish the hotel, with opening targeted for mid May.
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Starved Rock
State Park Commission
Chicago
Midale— of
Mayr
Chas Oes
Peru
Aere Hotel
Conti
Touton
Cha rles Say Er
Charles Say ER prepared to shear and understood the prep at Stactory AL. Experience noted with a successful leave of absence involving COM Bills at Central Trust and Savings Bank.
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Central Trust and Savings Bank
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