Tragic Drowning of Angell At Local River
Olaf Angell a 35 year old polisher and grinder at Moline Plow Co. drowned while boating on a river near his home. Three local boys saw him standing in the boat at dawn and later found the empty craft drifting downstream. A coroner's jury ruled death accidental by drowning. Angell had lived in Moline thirteen years and left a wife and brother in Joliet.
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Copotier Eckhart
A. Pr -Kobler
Axel Lotgren
Simon Anderson
Rob Evans
Arthur Jones
Ernest Henning
Angell
Andersons
Moline Plow Company
Moline
Joliet
Gust Anderson
Sweden
Morgan clash'line dampens steel strike talk
Pittsburg August 6 A Lafay ette lodge official and a leading steel worker say there will be no general strike. Directors of the steel corporation are dissatisfied with Morgan's stance and are pursuing further negotiations to reopen talks.
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Pittsburg
the Chronicle-Telegraph
Lafayette Lodge of
Lawrenceville
Amalgamated Association
Steel Corporation
Morgan
Empress Frederick Dead Reported in London
Special to the Journal reports Empress Frederick died this afternoon in London. The announcement confirms the end of the consort to the German crown prince Friedrich Wilhelm. News desk notes a royal burial plan and official statements are expected.
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London
Frederick
Mysterious Log Raft Killing Reported Near Davenport
A watchman on a Davenport area log raft saw two skiffs moor near Credit Island head. One boat carried two men and two women, the other three men. A man wearing a new foe was felled with an oar and disappeared, while the other occupants fled. Sheriff of Scott County investigates with possible arrests pending.
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Credit Island
Davenport
Scott County
Funeral of B C Wood Follows Odd Fellows and Woodmen Aid
The funeral for the late B C Wood was held yesterday from the 17th street residence under the joint care of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. A quartet performed as Rev Rollins of Davenport delivered the sermon and the services at Riverside concluded with final words by Rev Refine. Floral tributes were numerous.
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B. C. Wood
17Th Street
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Modern
Woodmen of America
Clark
Kennedy
Brakemore
Rollins
D. D
First Congregational Church of
Davenport
Gonough
Riverside
Refine
Emblems of the orders among Wood family mourners
Mourners from multiple states joined in paying last respects to Mr. Wood. Out of town attendees included William Miller and W. S. White of Iowa, Dr. John Hermann and Prof. H. A. Miller of Sioux City, J. H. Jacoby of Burlington, Dr. J. R. Porter of Davenport, H. W. Kremer of Mount Carroll, C. D. Tilson of Boone, and relatives from Ottumwa Winona Minn Davenport.
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Wood
William Miller
Chicago
W. 8. White
Sioux City
Iowa
John Hermann
H. A. Miller
J. H. Jacoby
Burlington
J. R. Porter
Davenport
H. W. Kremer
Mount Carrol
C. D. Til
Deere and Mansur reelect officers as Freeman moves to experiments
The Deere and Mansur company held its annual meeting and re elected officers. Reports show the past year the most successful in the firm s history. Louis Epps of Dayton Ohio will replace Freeman as assistant superintendent and take duties in the experimental department. Epps previously served as assistant trade manager at Stoddard Manufacturing in Dayton.
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Deere & Mansur Company
Louis Epps
Dayton
Ohio
Freeman
Epps
Stoddard Manufacturing Company
Moline
New Synagogue in Rock Island Under Way
Construction begins on the Russian Jewish congregation’s synagogue in Rock Island with Larkin Hag as brick and stone contractor and A Anderson as carpenter. The $7,000 building aims to be finished by the latter part of September for Yom Kippur, facing east and measuring 30 by 70 feet.
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Rock Island
Larkin
Anderson
Latest Battle of Peking Captured in Realistic Production
Cody Buffalo Bill and his Rough Riders present a grand recreation of the capture of Peking following the Tien-Tsin siege. The show features accurate scenery painted from photographs, native uniforms, and authentic arms. Two performances will be held in Rock Island on Thursday Aug 15 at 2 and 8 p.m., rain or shine.
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Cody Buffalo Bill
Peking
Battl ofien-Tsin
Presa
Rock Island
Bicycle assault case nets fine for unprovoked strike
Magistrate Johnson of Rock Island fined Harry Bolla twenty eight dollars and costs for assault and battery after he struck a young woman rider on a bicycle. The incident occurred as he passed her on the route, with no provocation apparent. Separately, construction began demolishing the last frame houses at the Fifth avenue depot site.
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Johnson
Rock Island
Saturdday
Harry Bolla
Bolis
Fifth Avenue
Dr King's New Life Pills Offer Skin Miracle
An ad mocks a mirror with a sallow complexion and dull look. It claims Dr. King's New Life Pills regulate the liver purify the blood and improve skin tone and color. The offer lists a price of 26 cents at Clendenin's drug store.
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Dr. King
New Life
Clendenin
Alarm from Hawthorn Yards Draws City Action Demand
Hawthorn residents demand sewer and sanitation upgrades as ditch pollution and rising sickness prompt calls for city incorporation. The piece notes a stinking open ditch between the round house and office building, with waste from railroad facilities, and growing housing without sewers.
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Awthorne
Round House
University offers free agriculture scholarship for each county
The University of Illinois board offers one College of Agriculture scholarship free of tuition to each county. Rock Island county applicants over 16 should apply to J H Cooledge of Galesburg Illinois, district director, by August 15, 1901. He will review county lists, with institute presidents or secretaries confirming applications, at the Rock Island courthouse on August 14, 1901 at 1 PM.
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Board of Trustees
University of Illinois
College of Agriculture
Rock Island
J H Cooledge
Halesburg
Tenth Congressional District
Cunts Farmers Institute
Court House
Racksland
Te Met
Ume
J H Cootledge
Galesburg
Finois Farmers Institute
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Parden
Missouri
Big Muddy
Hawthorn
Wm Flood
the Round House
Dr Beal
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Hook Island
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