Moline Council Debates Dust Cure and Rail Franchise
City council hears petition to curtain or dust-suppress street sweeping on 17th street and 6th avenue with curtain deemed impractical. Rail franchise discussion opens new route choices due to missing signatures, with adjournment planned to consider grading work next week.
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Weasse
17Th Street
6Th Avenue
Capt
Bennett
Perrin
Moline
East Moline
Watertown
Moline, East Moline & Watertown Railway Co
Fourth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Thirty-fourth Street
Fourth
Second Avenue
Twentieth Street
Third Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Thirty Fourth Street
Death of a Horse Reported in Davenport Court Fight
Joe Donald mourns a horse's death after a drive by Wilhelm Stockman at the Western Union office. Donald says Stockman ordered a team Sunday to Central Park Davenport and returned at 3 pm. One horse died soon after unharnessing, another is badly damaged. Stockman defends not driving fast. Donald to sue for value and damages tomorrow.
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Joe Donald
16Th Street
Everyman
Wilhelm Stockman
Western Union Telegraph Office
Donald
Stockman
Central Park
Davenport
East Moline
Carlson Arrested Over Youthful Rowdyism in Moline
Simon Meyers a Rock Island rag peddler accused Oscar Carlson of multiple assaults in Moline. Meyers says Carlson and others drenched him with water at Donald's livery stable and later threatened harm with a hangman’s rein while driving past. Police arrested Carlson, trial set for tomorrow morning around six.
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Simon Meyers
Rock Island
Meyers
Osur Carlson
Yilock
Donald
161 Street
6Th
7Th Avenue
Coming Men of America Organize Lodge in Moline
The Plow City Lodge of the Coming Men of America held its first meeting last evening and elected officers including President Loute Mayor Vice President Al Eric Kaon Secretary Treasurer Robt Koppe and Sentinel Carl Elmsted.
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Plow City Lodge of the Coming Men of America
Loute
al Eric Kaon
Robt Koppe
Carl Elmsted
Pain Killer Used For Bruises And Sprains In Homes
A hometown remedy scene shows a mother applying Perry Davis Pain Killer to bruises and sprains with energy. The passage notes its popularity for soothing soreness and restoring stiffness to supple strength.
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Perry Davis
Mills Restart at Sylvan Steel Works
The eight inch mill began operating yesterday morning and all mills are now running. A heavy order backlog requires the 18 inch mill to run at night, with a night shift expected to be added across the works soon.
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Sylvan Steel Works
Tt Fg
THAT CLAM-LIKE BED SAVED A ROCK ISLAND MAN
Willie Lange of Rock Island, a tailor known as the ten sorial artist, recounts a dramatic escape from suffocation when a folding bed closed on him. The bed jammed tightly, pinning him and hindering breathing until Mr Donaldson, who rooms with Lange at 17th street, freed him after awakening from the noise.
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Willie
Whi Lange
Rock Island
Mr Donaldson
17Th Street
Lange
Donaldson
Ex Mayor Vollmer To Speak At Labor Day Picnic
Henry Vollmer former mayor of Davenport is set to deliver a Labor Day address at the tri city picnic in Rock Island next month. The speakers committee has one confirmed speaker, Vollmer, with others from Rock Island and Moline yet to respond.
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Henry Vollmer
Davenport
Charles J Searle
J W Cavanaugh
Rock Island
J W Morgan
Moline
Mr Vollmer
New Appointment In the Modern Woodmen
Gen Reece appointed by Modern Woodmen executive council as commander in chief of the uniform rank of the foresters encampment to be held in Indianapolis during head camp sessions in 1903. He will organize the foresters into brigades and battalions.
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Reece
Indianapolis
Ind
New Head Chosen for Port Byron Academy
H M Herrick a graduate of Amherst Yale and the University of Chicago will head Port Byron Academy as it reopens for the fall term on Sept 3 He expresses enthusiasm and expects a better year ahead The faculty includes Herrick English Latin German Greek French Spanish Hebrew Italian Miss Maxwell History and literature Miss Rowe Natural science and mathematics Miss Zollinger Music and Miss Wood Elocution.
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H M Herrick
Amherst Yale
University of Chicago
Port Byron Academy
Herrick
Maxwell
Rowe
Zollinger
Wood
Boat Crew Quits Over Grub On Mackenzie
Five deck hands and five crewmen on the U S steamer Mackenzie quit Monday over food quality. They deny it was a strike and say they left for good and sufficient reasons. The boat filled the vacancy and proceeded downstream after the departure.
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Col Mackenzie
Uncle Sam
Mackenzie
Rock Island Crab Tree Accident Leaves Boy With Broken Arms
Theodore Pickson of 1240 39th street Rock Island fell from a crab tree while picking crab apples yesterday afternoon and broke both arms just above the wrists. Dr Arp provided surgical care. J WD Sill of Pleasant Valley broke a great toe yesterday and had the toe amputated.
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Theodore Pickson
39Th Street
Rock Island
Dr Arp
J WD. Sill
Pleasant Valley
Striking Wheel Men Receive Aid in Union Stand
George Cook of the executive board traveled from Cleveland to Moline to investigate a dispute between Wheelworkers Union Local No 40 and Mutual Wheel Company. He verified union statements, pledged financial backing to prolong the strike, and reported the right to organize remains a core free man’s principle.
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Moline
Mutual Wheel Company
Miouuk
National Board
George Cook
Cleveland
Ohio
Wheelworkers Union
Upoth Mia Mi Master
Cook
Booze at Tower Sparks Assualt and Fines at Black Hawk
A disturbance at the Tower led to Ben Sears and manager J P Newberg facing assault charges. Sears was jailed then bailed. Newberg pleaded guilty to liquor sales without a license and was fined $50 on four counts, totaling over 225 dollars with costs.
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Black Hawk
Alice
Ben Sears
Watch Tower
Ball Larson
Ben
J P Newburg
Newberg
Hen Sears
Adama
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