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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1901
Page
5
Labor leaders propose one large shop union for Moline Plow Company Deere and Company Moline Wagon Company and Deere and Manaur Company to coordinate all trades. Molders will remain with their national union. A second meeting will seek broader turnout as plans advance.
Anna Mabern and Elia Patterson accused Charles Holley and Jim Englom of theft after trusting them with trunks, two watches, and 25 in money. The suspects were traced to West Liberty, returned to Rock Island, and after a police station reconciliation the valuables were restored and all parties departed content.
A saving sale begins today at the New York Store in Moline with summer goods offered below cost. Some items at half price and others at quarters or a third off, plus 1000 yards each of 6c muslin for 4c and indigo blue print 4c. The sale runs all week to encourage future purchases.
Dr Charles H Utter of Panama Colombia recounts a 16 year old patient with dysentery who failed to respond to prior treatments. After using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, she improved within eight hours and was fully well within a week. Sold by F J Clendenin and B Helmbeck druggists.
The Chicago Tribune profiles Miss Mabelle Irene Meyers of Denver as a leading candidate to pose for the statue crowning Colorado’s new state capitol in Denver. Meyers, granddaughter of Capt Eaton, is in New York for schooling, with Denver rivals listed among other noted local young women. Relatives in Rock Island and connections to Cripple Creek fortune figure in the background of this portrait and plan.
Dr Wiggins was arrested in Rock Island on a warrant from Reed Piano Company accusing $30 embezzlement. At arraignment Magistrate Johnson noted no representation by Reed Company and no requisition to Iowa authorities, leading to dismissal. Wiggins claimed the suit was a bluff and threatened a suit for false imprisonment.
Editor A. Brown of Bennettsville D C recounts his wife improving after suffering dyspepsia and loss of appetite with Electric Bitters. He claims four bottles restored strength, with gentle laxative effects. marketed as a guaranteed cure for digestion liver and stomach troubles at 50 cents through Clendenin's.
The Swedish Olive Lodge degree staff plans a stag vaudeville to raise funds for IOOF trip expenses as Indianapolis hosts the sovereign grand lodge meeting Sept 16 to 21. Twenty four staff members will attend, with acts by strongman John R Anderson and others. admission 50 cents.
A southbound Chicago and Alton freight derailed near Alton when trucks broke, destroying ten oil cars eight merchandise cars and the engine and tender. Property loss estimated at $50,000. All traffic on the line suspended. Two tramps aboard the train are missing while the crew escaped serious injury.
John W. Collins, a youth from St Anthony s hospital awaiting forgery trial, was seen at Davenport with friends. Bailiff Frank Larson arrested him and he was turned over to Beatt County sheriff for safe keeping after refusing Rock Island return without a requisition.
Readable fragment notes Booker & Company located on 16th Street at Ford’s old stand. No further details available about business type or exact status.
An advertiser argues that newspapers remain the best medium as they reach virtually all reachable people, unlike other media which have defects. He stresses the newspaper, when rightly chosen, goes into the hands of nearly everyone who can be influenced.
A vintage drugstore ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for a sallow complexion. It promises liver regulation blood purification and a rosy clear skin by using the product sold for 350 at Clendenin’s drug store.
The Great Implement Shops will resume operations in two Moline plants, Deere and Mansur and the Moline Plow Company, starting around early September. A large, possibly record, workforce is planned with overtime to meet backlogged orders, boosting local commerce as thousands of dollars weekly circulate through merchants. Deere & Company employs about 1,000 workers splitting 12 hour shifts amid the restart.
The Journal Go organization finalized with James A Rose issuing final papers. Capital stock set at $9,000. Directors elected for one year with officers President T I Stanley Secretary Wearren L Eastman Treasurer J Maurice Farnham. Plans to push Daily Journal and Semi-Weekly Journal publications and improve editions. The Tri-City Oil Co invites investors to profitable Texas oil fields with maps at A H Kohler Skinner Annex.
Puts gray matter in your head. Brings a rosy glow to faded cheeks. Restores vim, vigor, mental and physical happiness. That's what Rocky Mountain Tea will do. Sir. Ask your druggist.
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