Local Moline High declamatory contest set for April 12
Elders plan a school declamatory contest to select a representative for the May 2 Elmwood and May 10 Galesburg interscholastic meets. Eight contestants include Bertha Gullberg Jessie Findley John Lindberg Lulu McCurdy Chester Magill Cora Ford Edna Yager.
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Moline High School
Elmwood
Galesburg
First Baptist Church
Bertha Gullberg
Jessie Findley
John Lindberg
Lulu McCurdy
Chester Magill
Virginia Tunnold
Cora Ford
Edna Yager
Lord Kimberly Dead and Roosevelt Reception in Charleston
Lord Kimberly a Liberal statesman died in London this afternoon. President Roosevelt and his party arrived in Charleston at 10 35 this morning and were greeted by a rousing reception.
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London
Lord Kimberly
Charleston
Journal
Roosevelt
Tailor August Schultze Buys Ground on Fifteenth Street
The Journals report August Schultze paying $4 650 for a 40 by 65 foot lot directly south of the Wessel building on Fifteenth street. Frontage is 40 feet and a modern building is planned. E W Hurst sold to Henry Hubert y, contractor, lots 6 7 in block 6 Second Fairmont addition Moline for 400 dollars. John Weckel sold to Herbert of Stephenson a tract in block 1 Weckel's Place South Moline for 226 dollars.
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August Schultze
Fred von Wonterghem
Wessel
Fifteenth Street
Schultze
E. W Hurst
Henry Huberty
Fairmont
Moline
John Weckel
Herbert of Stephenson
Weckel
Asphalt bids loom for Fifteenth Street paving
City engineers estimate the Fifteenth Street paving will cost about 65 000 dollars with bids to be opened today. Three bidders are listed Barber Asphalt Co Conways and Mortimer Scanlon representing Duffy and a Chicago firm Western Paving Supply Co. competition is expected to be strong and the award may slip to tomorrow or later.
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Fifteenth Street
Duffy
Chicago
Thys
Wonderful Violinist to Again Appear Here
Reuter notes the renowned violinist will perform in this city again with Flore Haddix as accompanist. The concert follows a prior appearance and the artist plans to tour London afterward.
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Ois
Fiis
Don
Mise
Flore Haddix
Reston
Bazaar opening at Swedish Lutheran church draws large crowd
The English Bible class held a successful opening night bazaar at the Swedish Lutheran church with a varied program including piano duets by Ednah and Mabel Creutz and a declamation by Ann Staner. Other items featured were a dialogue, addresses by Rev. N Nordgrety, and multiple piano solos.
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Ednah
Mabel Creutz
Bohman
Swanson
Peterson
Ann Staner
N. Nordgrety
Solg
Anna CarlsonUialogue
Christine Sundine
Linda Bruce
Hilma Anderson
David Freeman
Gust Lindquist
Oscar Freeman
Robert Hemberg
Vorwaerts Anniversary Feast Delightful Turnverien Event
Members of the Vorwaerta Turnver ein celebrated its tenth anniversary with a lodge hall banquet at the Rosenstein building. About 40 members and friends attended as the Ideal Mandolin Orchestra supplied lively music and cigars followed the feast. Toasts by F Grantz Sr and others highlighted physical culture, with Feodarantz Jr recounting the society’s history and sentiment for its future.
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Vorwaerta Turnverein
Rosenstein
Paar
Feaat
Orwaerts
F Grantz
August Grantz
George Belmera
Herman Lake
Grantz
Feodarantz Jr
Hradishes Olives
Both Bones Broken by Saddle Horse Accident
O W Peaslee riding near the Rock Island courthouse at noon Monday was thrown when his horse balked at workers on the street car track. The horse fell on Peaslee’s left leg, fracturing both bones below the knee. He was taken by ambulance to the Harper House where Drs Bernhard and Foster set the injuries.
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O W Peaslee
Court House
Second Avenue
Rock Island
Mr Peastee
Rock Island Post Office reports strong year end results
Postmaster T. H. Thomas of Rock Island filed a year end report showing receipts of 78008.64, up from 71825.24 last year, expenditures of 44883.71, and a remaining balance of 38624.82 to the treasury. The report notes 17 railway postal clerks were paid 18686.47 in salaries and that payrolls plus other costs pushed the total outlay to 44883.71.
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T. H. Thomas
Rock Island
Treasury
Department
Chicago
Peoria
Fountain Arrives for Seventeenth Street Artesian Well
This morning the Moline Heating and Construction Company received the fountain for the artesian water and will install it immediately at Seven teenth Street and Third Avenue, east of Hamilton’s laundry.
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Moline Heating & Construction Company
Seventeenth Street
Third Avenue
Hamilton
Infant Lucy Fredericka Weyerhaeuser dies at 16 months
Mrs and Mrs William Weyerhaeus ers infant Lucy Fredericka Weyerhaeus er dies at 215 on Sunday morning at home in South Heighte of congestion of the brain The funeral was held at 2 o clique this afternoon from the bereaved home at 1606 Eighteenth avenue Interment in German Lutheran cemetery Adolph Johnson dies at home of his daughter on Andruffs island He was born in Upsala Sweden in 1818 and survived by another daughter Mrs Sophia Anderson of Glenwood Springs Cole Funeral services 9 o clock Wednesday at the island residence Interment in Chipian nowk cemetery
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William Weyerhaeuser
Lucy Fredericka
South
Eighteenth Avenue
Adolph Johnson
Mra
John M . Anderson
Andruffs Island
Mr Johnson
Upsala
Sweden
Anderson
Sophia Anderson
Glenwood Springs
Cole
Chippiannowk
Fire at Mueller Lumber Yard Damages Box Car and Wood Piles
Fire fighters from box 71 respond to a blaze at Mueller Lumber Company yards on Twenty third Street and Fifth Avenue. One box car nearly burned and large pine piles burned, wind hindered efforts, damage estimated in hundreds of dollars. Origin suspected in the box car could be due to hoboes or a spark from a passing engine.
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Real
Deata
Fifth Avenue
Box
Twenty-third Street
Mueller Lumber Company
Will provides that son must pay rent
The will of the late Charles F Adrian of Coe township was admitted to probate in county court. The testator leaves the farm and household effects to his wife Susan Adrian, and to his son Edward H Adrian he leaves the personal property on the farm and a $30 yearly rent until the wife dies, after which the son takes possession. Stepson Lewis Adrian receives $26. John Schafer Jr of Port Byron is named executor.
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Charles F Adrian
Coe Township
Susan Adrian
Edward H Adrian
Lewis Adrian
John Schafer, Jr
Port Byron
Clothes maker Jack Anderson runs cheap woolens in three cities
In the Library building Jack Anderson makes clothes as cheap as anyone in three cities and does them right. A large stack of woolens suggests a new serial story is coming.
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Jack Anderson
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