Bowling League Forming in Moline Aims at Regional Crown
Moline plans a ten club bowling league drawing Davenport and nearby towns into a fierce regional battle. A member list is filed at Brunswick rooms and captains will draw five slips each to assign players. A meeting next Wednesday will organize games and schedules while Co E Weston leads as league manager and top player credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. ‘Weston
Oline
Davenport
Brunswick Billiard Rooms
Carl Gustus
Percy Warr
John Hammereich
A. V. Esterdahl
W Sandstrom
Co E. Weston
New York
Iowa
Bluff match draws crowd at Central park hall exhibition
Four hundred spectators attended an athletic exhibition at Central park hall last night. The main event featured Tom Welch versus Frank Olson in a self defense bout that ended in a draw as referee Tom Wynn declared. Preliminaries showcased skilled lightweights. A gymnastic display under Prof Oppenheimer is planned for Turner hall on April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Welch
Frank Olson
Central Park Hall
Frank “Olson
Olson
Welch
Tom Wynn
Prof Oppenheimer
Turner
Local notes from South Moline residents and visitors
James Seyber plans to move to Oklahoma. Lee Sheley suffers brain fever while Mae Washburn endures hemorrhages. Theodore Johnson has typhoid. Mrs. Bailey and son Raymond visit from Buffalo Iowa to see sister Mrs. R J Caverly. Daisy Bly and Willie Bly return to Iowa after visits. Mrs. Ken Corbett and Mrs. 8 L Stafford guests of Coal Valley friends. Mr and Mrs A H Nicely moved to Walker Station. John Giles recovers from tonsillitis. Fred and Charles Murray go to Canada to visit their aunt. one has sold property in South Moline. Promotional line about Rocky Mountain Tea and a system renovator follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Corbett
8. L. Stafford
Coal Valley Friends
A. H. Nicely
Walker Station
John Giles
Fred
Charles Murray
Canada
South Moline
Debated Cuban Reciprocity Bill Faces Democratic Opposition
Washington records indicate opposition leaders claim defeating the Cuban reciprocity bill is possible with a solid Democratic vote alongside 39 Republicans to remove the refined sugar duty. Rep Grosvenor criticizes the tariff while Rep Prince defends his party stance amid a spine of Republican defections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Record-Herald
Sugar Trust
Democrata
Senate
Grosvenor
Ohio
Ways and Means Committee
Dingley
Prince
Smith
State Department to Disburse Funds for Boer Camps
A certified check for an unspecified amount was sent from the White House to the State Department for the relief of Boer women and children in concentration camps in South Africa. The funds were to be directed by Secretary Hay and were originally to be disbursed through Dr Thomas. The plan to send Dr and Mr Thomas to South Africa has been abandoned after inquiries by Gov Yates and Boer Commissioner Van Vilasingen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
White House
State Department
Scretary Hay
Tlvela
Dr Thomas
Gov Yates
van Vilasingen
Chicago
Thomas
Amputation of President Draper Hines Limb
After a carriage accident the left leg of President Andrew Draper of the University of Illinois was amputated at the knee in Champaign. Doctors Senn Wylie Holmes state the operation prevented blood poisoning amid a hardened artery and calcareous deposits. Recovery hopeful unless a clot forms higher in the artery endangering life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew 8. Draper
University of Illinois
Champaign
Nicholas Senn
Chicago
8S. M Wylie
Paxton
Baynard Holmes
Draper
Mayor and marshal intervene in levee dispute
Rock Island officials involving Mayor Knox and Marshal Darnell settled a clash between sand companies over a river levee. The Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co received 80 feet of dock area below the ferry, while Tropp Darling & Co moved its barge downstream. Docks and landings were rearranged to avoid overlap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Marshal Darnell
Rock Island
Rock Island Sand &Travel Company
Ferry Dock
Tropp, Darling & Company
Rock Island Sand & Gravel Company
Dr Talmage Sink Further As Cerebral Inflammation Rises
Washington telegraph reports Rev T DeWitt Talmage in critical state with Dr Magruder saying death could come within hours. Brief bulletin notes cerebral inflammation worsened his condition and that the end is near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
DeWitt Talmage
Magruder
Talmage
City of Winona Begins First Trip of the Year
The Winona sails for Clinton on its season opener with a renewed hull deck and cabin. Repairs include new siding bulkheads boilers piping and a two and a half inch floor. Crew lists Captain F W Hijack Pilot I F Smith Clerk Olive Lancaster Engineer W R Walker Mate George Ashworth and Capt Streckfus to run the trip to Clinton before advancing to Keokuk for the J S season start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Clinton
F Smith
Olive Lancaster
W R Walker
George Ashworth
Streckfus
J S
Keokuk
First Class Investment in M Yved Addition
Prime lots in M Yved Addition offered as solid investment and home sites. Streetcar line due by summer boosts value. Lots priced four to five hundred dollars with small down payment and easy monthly terms. Stone quarry provides cheap foundation stone. Inquiries to E E Morgan Skinner Building.
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E. E. Morgan
Skinner
Elopement Ends With Father Reclaiming Boy in Atkinson
Edward Pobertz of Atkinson sought his wife and seven year old son in Davenport after she eloped with another man. Constable Byron Rumsey located them at 810 Case street. the boy, in ragged clothes, begged to return home. The woman was absent. no action was taken, and the father brought the boy back to Atkinson. It was noted the man she eloped with already had several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Pobertz
Atkinson
Davenport
Byron Rumsey
Case Street
Sherman Seeks Speaker Post in Dark Across County
Sherman returns to legislature as candidate for Speaker amid factional GOP strife with Gov Yates. McDonough County Republican convention in Macomb endorses him for reelection and denounces Yates, inviting opposition forces to challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Sherman
Yates
McDonough
Macomb
Augustana College Choir Concert Draws Large Crowd
Augustana College chapel choir presented a Thursday evening concert to a large appreciative audience. Miss Bersell delivered a pleasing solo with strong control, Oscar Nelson, longtime principal bass, delighted listeners, Hallberg and Wahlberg offered a humorous duet, and The loat hond choir closed with a stirring performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustana College
Miss Bersell
Oscar Nelson
Hallberg
Wahlberg
High School Declamatory Contest at First Baptist
Tomorrow night at the First Baptist church a declamatory contest selects representatives for the interscholastic contests in Elmwood and Galesburg. Winners receive cash prizes, with judges Supt Hayden, Prin Darby, and Mrs Penrose of Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Elmwood
Galesburg
Lillian Ray
Warren Hastings
Chester Magill
Ripley
Cora Ford
Old Grimes
Lulu McCurdy
Edna
Mabel Creutz
Dri
Virginia Tunntliff
Charlot Bate
John Lindberg
Miss Swartz
Bertha Guilberg
Edna Yinger
Apollo
Supt Hayden
Prin Darby
Mrs. Penrose
Rock Island
Thompson
Boston
Crumbaker
First Methodist Church
Northern Winds Teachers Association Annual Meeting in Ottawa
The Northern Winds Teachers Association holds its annual meeting April 24 to 26 in Ottawa with a history focus. Miss Winifred Swartz presents How We Can Attain the Best Singing with Words at First Sight. Red Riding Hood is performed at the Wagner tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Winds Teachers’ Association
Ottawa
Winifred Swartz
Local notes from East Moline and surroundings
Joe Derris and several townspeople were noted around Moline and Eldon area including calls by visitors. Mrs Denison plans El Paso trip to join husband. school election set for April 19 and Court of Honor to meet April 15 at the school house.
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East Moline
Joe Derris
Moline
Phil Rush
Jacob Hoes
Schoool House
John Lundholm
Frank Palmer
Peter DeCosat
Emil Lundahl
Mra Denison
Colona
el Paso
Texas
Court of Honor Lodge
K Kneatson
East Moline Company
Henry Denhardt
Wiley
Watertown
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A. C
Theo. Burklund
Earl Tarbox
C. R. Stephens
James Seyber
Oklahoma
Lee Sheley
Mae Washburn
Theodore Johnson
Bailey
Raymond
Buffalo
R. J Caverly
Miss Daisy
Master Willie Bly
Rocky Mountain
America
Hull Brothers
Third Avenue
Moline, Ill
DR. Crissman
Gold Crown
Dental
Sen.iins
Illinois
Chery
Daven- Anka
William Wallace Cook
Draper Hines
Mayor
Marshall
DR. Talmage
M. Y
Northern Illinois Teachers’ Association
Red Riding Hood
Fuller Manufacturing Company
J . Pease
Pansy
Moline Tuesaday
Sargisen Hall
Fifteenth Street
Fourth Avenue, Moline
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