Rail officials discuss depot site shifts and river bridge plans
Rock Island and East Moline depot changes loom as Milwaukee Road seeks new alignment. Executives tour Rock Island Armory and discuss bridge and navigational impacts under Maj. Townsend. Muscatine bids for extra trackage amid Milwaukee cut off, while Ashdale and Thompson Railway incorporation backs Kansas City short line. G. W. DeGroot leaves for Phoenix for health retreat after 20 years with Burlington.
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Geniton
Deland
General Calico
B. J. Blake
Rock Taland
Saas
Rock Island Argus Prs
iGaprtine
Moline
38Th Street
Rock Island
Mo+ aline
Dunn
18Th Street
Z ‘N
East Moline
East Mo
Maj. C
Quincy
Maj
Townsend
Rork Island
Tarbenal
Delano
Ashdale & Thompson Railway Company
Springfield
Ashdale
Thompson
Carroll County
Burtom Hanson
William R. Morrison
H. C. Haugan
F. G. Ranney
Chicago
E. W. Adams
Milwaukee
Milwaukee & St. Paul
New Road
Kansas City
G. W .DeGroot
Phenix
Art
Burington Railway
Davenport Democrats Sign On To Central Democratic Club
About six Democrats have placed their names on a list indicating their intention to join the Central Democratic Club in Davenport. The club aims to secure the election of county and city officers.
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Central Democratic Club
Davenport
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and endorsements
We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Endorsers West Traut Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo confirm Cheney's honor. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 76 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Turner fair next week.
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Hall
F. J. Chenedy & CO
Props
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Court adjourned to March term due to smallpox fears
Judge Gest ordered the court closed this morning and all business postponed until March after the trial of a cage that has been heard. Attorneys were summoned to discuss the elevation and the court will remain closed until the March term to await developments.
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Gest
Mrs. Wiles Seeks Reelection Threatening D A R Faction Split
Rumor says Mrs. Wiles reelection would divide Chicago chapter of the D A R with a new rival chapter formed by women opposing current leadership. Names linked to the Wiles faction include Jula Archer Coleman regent C H Conover vice regent and C F Millapaugh secretary.
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Wiles
Chicago
Jula Archer Coleman
C. H. Conover
C. F. Millapaugh
Catfish Die in Frozen Green River Snowbound Thaw Proposed
Geneseo Arena reports thousands of catfish dying as Green River freezes solid with no air holes. along the north bank above Smith bridge hundreds are trapped between ice and river bottom, heads pointing northward as if packed like sardines. Disciples of Isaac Walton fear for next summer’s sport while a fish sharp predicts thaw and lively fish revival in spring.
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Green River
Smith Bridge
Isaac Walton
Geneseo Arena
Ike
January Rural Delivery Report Totals by Brooks
The January rural delivery report by Carrier George W. Brooks lists delivered items: 1,764 total letters and cards, 4,402 newspapers, 898 circulars, 161 packages, plus registered letters and other mail. Collected totals include 761 money orders and letters, cards, newspapers, circulars, and packages, with 1,336 total cancellations.
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George W. Brooks
Architect Borgalte Chosen For Public Library Building
A special meeting of the building committee selected Architect Borgalte of Borgalte and Wells as the closest match to the library plan. The decision was by secret ballot among four members present, with Meyer absent due to illness. The session ran from 9:30 to 11 p.m. Anot her meeting is set for further discussions tonight.
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Public Library
Borgaste
Borgalte & Wells
Messra
C. A. Barnard
L. D. Dunn
W. A. Meese
C. F. Anderson
R. C. J Meyer
Borgalte
Sians
Woman's Missionary Union Meets at Second Methodist
South Moline February 6 The Woman's Missionary Union held a meeting at Second Methodist Church with representatives from English mission societies. Mrs Frazzelle of Rock Island gave an instructive and entertaining address on Rome. Refreshments were served and the next meeting is planned for April at First Congregational church.
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South Molind
Woman’s Missionary Union
Second Methodist Church
Frazzelle
Rock Itand
Rome
Land of the Caesars
R. C. Bryant
A. E. Soder
John Lyons
Harriet Thompson
Robert Blakemore
Frazzelie
William Gamble
First Congregational Church
Factory Short Length Sale At The New York Store
Pine percales cambrics lawns batistes calico flannelette priced to two cents per yard at the New York Store Moline during a factory short length sale.
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New York
Moline
Night Fire at Moline Pattern Works Damages Boiler Shed
A small night fire at the Moline Pattern Works on 4th Avenue between 18th and 19th Streets damaged a rear boiler shed. Firemen responded from box 23 at 11:15 p.m. The shed and machinery suffered damage estimated at 7 or 100 dollars, with total loss not specified. Nearby businesses listed but unrelated to the blaze.
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Moline Pattern Works
4Th Avenue
18Th
Ith Atreeta
Rock Island Club Bowls Then Moline Flying Dutchman Win
A large crowd gathered at Rock Island Club Tuesday to watch a bowling match between the club's bowlers and the Flying Dutchman team from Moline. The visitors won the decisive game by 27 points after taking the second by 103 and the first by 103, with scores showing Moline leading in some frames. A return game is scheduled at Rock Island Club on February 12.
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Rock Island
Moline
Firat
Molne
Molinee
Hammerick
Rimstedt
Hunter
Crabb
C. Johnson
Lynde
Ih. McDonald Tvevee Veeree
Price
Aes
Rockford Baseball Club Names Nicol Manager for 1902 Season
The Rockford base ball club directors sealed a contract with Hugh Nicol to manage the team for 1902. Negotiations are under way to add Charles Buelow at third base, with Dubuque’s prospect weighing Rockford, Nicol, and Hines as a possible fit.
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Rockford Baseball Club
Hugh Nicol
Charles Buelow
Dubuque
Rockford
Nicol
Hines
Hattles Pharmacy offers refunds on tar syrup and wood order
The undersigned guarantee refunds for Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds and offer a smaller 25c bottle with money-back satisfaction. The notice also mentions ordering hard wood cut stove length from Channel Ice Company.
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Hattles Pharmacy
HB. Sandatrom
Channel Ice Company
Industrial Home building nears completion in three cities
The Industrial Home project reports extensive interior finishings and seating upgrades. About 700 opera chairs from prior venues are now in place, with 850 more in the parquet and 100 in the gallery. The building hosts a main hall, band stand, secretary's office, kitchens, and lodge rooms across three floors, with future plans for a basement bowling alley pending funding.
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Journal
Harper's Theatre
Rock Island
McKinnie Hall
Ling
Woman's Veteran Relief Union
City Council Grants Full Power to Act on Health Facilities
At a Monday Rock Island city council meeting the mayor and police committee were given full power to act. They may provide a detention hospital a separate conveyance and make any needed alterations to the isolation hospital for the comfort or convenience of smallpox patients.
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Rock Island
Electric Bitters Touted As Cure for Grip Aftermath
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a tonic and purifier for nerves liver and kidneys following grip illness. It claims the product strengthens the system restores health and mood with a money back guarantee offered by F J Clendenin drug store.
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F. J. Clenden
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Carnegie Library
South Moline
Mise Mamie Rube
Young People's Society of Bethany Mission
Louis Bechenk
Stacy
Iowa
R. J. Caverly
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Coyne
East End Pharmacy
J. Clendenin
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