Death of C W Fitzsimmons at Milan home
C W Fitzsimmons died at his Milan home at 4:30 am aged 97. Born in Northumberland County Pennsylvania in 1825 he was married to Sadie Smith in 1850. He leaves five children and was a longtime member of local veterans and fraternal orders. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM from his Milan residence.
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C. W. Fitzsimmons
Jesse Eastman
Northumerland County
Pennsylvania
Sadie Smith
Milan
Fitzsimmons
William
Muscatine
Lona Dan
Ash
Jessie
Anna
Holme
J M Muauze Post
Mian
Priddy
Local Weather Forecast for Moline and Surrounding Areas
Fragmented forecast notes a nightly temperature range with mentions of Sandstrains instrument readings and records of temperatures. A prior day reading shows a high around 63 degrees and a low near minus values. The text is garbled with several illegible phrases and inconsistent units.
Stocking Day Prompts Fare Changes for Men
Unclear OCR text notes a half day event with three pairs of something and a price of 60 cents. Mentions mens fares and a company, but details are fragmented and unreadable.
Local notices and ads fill the Journal pages
A jumble of small items lists sales offers and services from Knox frames pictures to the Tri-City Towel Supply, Shalbers Bros, and B. H. Quick bicycle ads. It notes a serial story His Friend the Enemy and upcoming concerts and auctions, with various residential and business notices across Davenport Rock Island and Moline.
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Tareng Wees
B. H. Quick
C E. West
DesAulniers & Co
Pow Wessel
Breed Nouiras
Woodo
Little Red Kid
Qqubarte
Pictures Still Unsold at Art Exhibit
The ninth annual art exhibit draws good attendance as many pieces remain unsold despite many works being bought. Public interest in the exhibit sustains activity and inquiries.
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Stlouneeld
Heavy Club Attack at Deere Factory injures worker
Arnold Thomas, a Deere & Company tailrace worker, was struck with a heavy club by straw boss Pete Smith after a bar row over a brick heavy. Thomas lay unconscious with a torn scalp. Officer Starofsky escorted Smith to custody as workers threatened retaliation. Thomas Kengd received medical attention from Dr Arp.
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Arnold Thomas
Deere & Company
Pete Smith
Thomas
Smith
Starofsky
Thomas Kengd
Arp
Hand Crushed by 1000-Pound Drop at Carriage Factory
Pred Quick, employed in the malleable department at the Bechler Carriage Company, was struck when a 1000-pound drop hammer fell. He stumbled while crossing the floor and touched the trigger, pinning his left hand beneath the hammer. Two fingers were broken and the hand crushed but no amputation was needed.
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Peters & Tutu
Bsechler Carriage Company
Thurday Cloth Co Offers Bargain Clothes For School Wear
An old ad from the S Clothing Company lists items like knee pants for 9 cents, knee pants suits in small sizes at 3 and 4 dollars, loose waists 21 to 27 cents, and men’s shoes priced from 38 cents to 165 dollars. The notice promises refunds if not satisfactory and emphasizes value in a sale lineup.
King Leopold Mobbed in Brussels This Afternoon
King Leopold faced a mob in Brussels as Boers shouted long live the republic and waved flags. In Washington the Chinese exclusion bill advanced from the immigration committee on the Senate calendar amid pleasantries.
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Leopold
Brussels
lQone
Reussels
Republic
Washington
the Journal
Senate
Workplace altercation leaves worker with broken leg
This afternoon George Hindrickson of Huberty the contractor on the bluff got into a scuffle with another employee and knocked him down. The injured man, whose name is not given, broke his left leg.
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George Hindrickson
Huberty
Hon
Notice of Meeting for H R Gould at FST Wartamp
A local notice states an important meeting will be held this Wednesday at location fst wartamp 457. H R Gould is listed as VG in the notice.
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Sapam
Beonne
Tres Mars Svarrsage
Thorstas
Portlethstet
First Avenue
Swansea
Beit Mercatts
Heffmac
Henry Hub
God
Hocooperate
Mons
Dm Secutine
Ehiverside Cemetery
Fst Wartamp
H. R. Gould
Mulan Board Rejects Tri City Railway Franchise Plan
At a town board meeting in Mulan the Tri City Railway proposed a 20 year renewal with horse or electric cars and a $2,000 payment to Rock Island if electric power is used after bridge repairs. The board rejected terms and drafted a tech line ordinance restricting fares to 10 cents and issuing transferable books, with hourly service from 9:80 am to 4 pm and midnight closing.
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Mulan
Tri-City Railway Company
Rock Island
Rock Is
Shirt Waist Hats at Schlotfeldt & Wiese on Fifth
A New Season feature at Schlotfeldt and Wiese offers a pleudal assortment of exclusive shift waist hats including patterns like Foxy Quiller Regent Harned. Located on Fifth Avenue between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, the shop promises pleasing selections.
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Fifth Avenue
Fifteenth
Sixteenth
Schlotfeldt & Wiese
Moline approves asphalt contract for Fifteenth Street paving
The board of local improvements in Moline Illinois awards the Fifteenth Street paving project from Eighth to Twenty fifth avenues to Harker Asphalt Company for 5765.56 dollars. The contract covers grading curb drainage and brick paving where specified including brick work between rails on the Tri City railway and on 14th Street and Sixteenth Street return roadways.
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Eighth Avenue
Twenty-Ofth Avenue
Fifteenth and Tin
City of
Maline
Seventeenth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Tri-City Railway
Board of Local Improvements
Moline
Rock Island
Tlinois
Harker Asphalt Company
Henry
Paddock
YY H Wessel
F Erickson
Children Day Knee Pants Offer Sparks Shopping Rush
Thursday promotion at Clothing Company invites families to bring boys for a knee pants sale valued at 3 or 4 dollars, with a 198 cent incentive drawing.
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Clothing Company
Doric Lodge Plans M M Degree Work Tomorrow Night
Special notice directs Doric Lodge to perform work in the Master Mason degree tomorrow night by order of W. M. L.
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Doric Lodge
W. ML
Bids Placed for Fifteenth Street Asphalt Paving
The Board of Local Improvements received bids from Conway Company Western Paving Supply Co Barber Asphalt and Duff Co for Fifteenth Street paving. Barber Asphalt offered the lowest at 67 655 86 and a contract was awarded. Duff Co bid not opened due to missing asphalt samples. The Chautauqua may be abandoned if Prospect Park access cannot be arranged.
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Fifteenth Street
Conway Company Cosses
Western Paving & Suply Co
Barber Asphalt Company
Duff ® Company
Barber Company
Prospect Park
Fraternal Army of America Admits 18 Members
A meeting was held last evening in Industrial hall where the Fraternal Army of America admitted 18 new members. Supreme Deputy Mc Cord led services and the new members listed include Adeline Dibbern Olof T. Wilson J H Kohlman Mrs J H Kohlman Sam Sherrard Elizabeth Johnston A E Johnston Anna Bloomquist John Welch Frans Erickson Emma Erickson Emil Nelson Ed Peterson Anna Seldell Gilbert Grigg Victor Erickson Mary Carlson and F W Anderson. The group will hold future sessions in Masonic hall.
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John Welch
Frans Erickson
Emma Erickson
Emil Nelson
Ed Peterson
Anna Seldell
Gilbert Grigg
Victor Erickson
Mary Carlson
F. W Anderson
Masonic Hall
Unclear Note Requests Repayment in Time
Fragmentary plea asks for re payment on agreeable terms. Text mentions dollars and cents, harm implied if not satisfied, and seeks coming together on terms without clear specifics.
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Tale Arts
How Much: Personal Property Loans With On-Premises Lien
A lender advertises confidential on site loans using your furniture plane horses wagons or other personal property as security without removing it from your possession. They promise legality and urge investigation to prove reliability.
Fidelity Loan Company Notice
Mitchell and Lynda Elk operate Fidelity Loan Company in Room 38 Rock Island with office hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Telephone number listed as i514.
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Sandstrains
Leo
Otiyett
Ompany
Knox
the Journal For News
Mullane
Adv Today
Air New
Hirsch & Anderson Fire Insurance
Webb & Albrecht
Tri-City
Cederberg
Ave
Morning Light
Channel Ie Company
F H Kracke
Shalbers Bros
Featherstone
HE Quick
Jourtier
Baty
Utd
H H Haley
Third Avenue
Journal of Free
Moline Gustress
Cos Express Cer Pov
Muel
Turner Halty Foygdens Orchestra
Prof Oppenheim
Rudolph
Davenport
Andrim Tuaner
Gillmore
Patee Crest
L. P Nelson
Etropge
Henson
Amdy & Empany
Tri- City
Phatthd Milk & Hutter Company
Fo Mergin
Dro
Ennis
Cadman Fi
Davenport Eiks
Can Dee Armival Amd
Tee
Saturday & Journal
Hlenty
Pho Hk
Lange
Dave Pork
Stan Adobe
Folin Urder
Maury Curkron
Tess
Sears
Tigers Beary
Sim
Beck
Westoom
Ee Platen
Heavy Club
Bath
TB Clothing Company
Nigetrt
Schlotfeldt & Wiese's
Spreetal
Amerca
Hull Brothers
Motine, Ill
Sam
Fraternal Army of América
Fidelity Loan Company
Oxford
Derry
McKinnie Block
Tri-Cities
East Second Street
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