Knox College Endowment Urged to Avert Crisis
An editorial from the Chicago Tribune and Burlington Gazette urges Knox College to seek relief to avoid closing a century of small, well run scholarship. It argues endowments in a low interest era must grow, warning that a donor like Andrew Carnegie could aid Knox and preserve education in the region.
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Chicago Tribune
Knox College
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Knox
Great Ia
Els
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Schpol
Hurlington
Iazette
Andrew Carnegie
Gatenburg
Yaledis
National Guard under President Aims Spark Conference
Debates over placing the militia under presidential control provoke warnings of a drift toward militarism. A Washington conference of National Guard officers is planned to gauge public and sectional attitudes before any action by Secretary Root or President Roosevelt.
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Root
National Guard
United States
War Department
Washington
Rooswell
Hoosevelt
Boara
National Guard Prin Oa
Epite
State Guard
Springfield
SEA
Kenee Lee
Henry Clews
Freddie Gebhart
Rio Grande
Milwaukee man elected to public service role in Wisconsin
The text states a Milwaukee resident was chosen by President Roosevelt to serve in a high public office. It notes his prior roles within the local party committee and business connections including a furniture company and the Wisconsin Telephone Company. The details mention dates and moves between Milwaukee and other locations.
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Pastermopub
Dean Committermar
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Pravints
Milwalker Miestre
Wisconsin Telephone Com Pany
Janard
Milwaukee
Ty SG
Candlerota
Mormon Mission Conference in Germany Led by Canonson
A conference under Hugh J Cannonson of the Cran non line gathers 125 Mormon missionaries in Germany who have secured 2,000 followers. Over seven tenths of the German mission group attend the event.
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Trerem Ten Oe
Hugh J Cannon
George Q Crannon
Germany
Tobacco crop conditions in Wisconsin through January
In Milwaukee January the tobacco crop of Wisconsin is in storage with manufacturers storing for future use. None of the 1901 crop is prepared for sale, making this one of the most remarkable conditions the state tobacco market has ever experienced.
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Milwaukee
WOO
Wisconsin
White Nore
Moline State Savings Bank to Elect Directors Jan 14 1902
Annual meeting of stockholders of the Moline State Savings Bank of Moline Illinois will be held at the bank office on January 14, 1902 from 2 to 4 p m for the election of directors for the ensuing year. Anderson, cashier.
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Moline State Savings Bank
Moline
Anderson
Moline National Bank of
Sol Hirsch
Stockholders Meeting Planned by Moline Mutual County Fire Insurance
The 11th annual meeting of Moline Mutual County Fire Insurance Company stockholders will be held at Industrial Home hall No 1 on Tuesday evening January 7 1902 at 7 30 pm to elect three directors for three years and to transact any other lawful business. G Thulin and A L Lundquist, presidents. Only readable facts from the notice are included.
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Moline Mutual County Fire Insurance Company
Industrial Home Hall No 1
Directors Election at Moline National Bank to be Held
Voters at the Moline National Bank in Moline will elect directors for the ensuing year. The election will take place on January 14, 1902, from 2 to 4 pm, at the bank office. SOL HIRSCH, Cashier. December 24, 1901.
Stockholders Seating for Moline Building Savings and Loan Meet
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Moline Building Savings and Loan Association will be held at Warrhall on Monday January 13 1902 to elect three directors for three years one to fill a vacancy for one year and to transact other legal business. President P C Simmon Secretary J W Warr. Moline Dec 18 1901.
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Moline Building Savings and Loan Association
Warrhall
Old Brandy Found in Wall at Trenton Court House
In Trenton New Jersey a 113 year old brandy bottle was hidden in a wall. A committee of freeholders opened it and drank the contents in five minutes, deeming the liquor excellent. Sir Thomas Lipton received a silver punch bowl from American friends, reportedly the fifteenth or sixteenth he has been presented with.
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Trenton
N. J
Freeholders
Thomas Lipton
Chicago
Great public works of 1901 and pan American congress
The year 1901 sees large industrial growth with rail projects such as the Transsiberian extension and North River tunnels. Proposals include a Pacific to Atlantic rail link and an Alaska road, plus Nicaragua canal and Pacific cable plans. The pan American congress in Mexico City seeks closer inter-American ties and economic cooperation.
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Russia
Manchuria
Pacific
Bering Strait
pan-American Congress
Pennsylvania Company
Manhattan Island
Jersey City
Long Island City
New York
Long Island
Nicaragua
Congress
San Francisco
Lunolulu
Manila
United States
Mexico
Americas
Colombia
Netestela
International affairs and domestic notes mix in period reflective piece
The article surveys global events from 1907 including Panama railroad protection and Monroe Doctrine assurances, German debt pressure on Venezuela, Chile Argentina boundary peace, and the Peking open door issue. It notes Boer War casualties, British taxation woes, a Colorado social wedding, and local sport and hunting vignettes.
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Panama
South America
Venezuela
Chile
Argentina
Edward of
England
Peking
Turkey
France
PUM Vendre
Nates Peas
Sultan
Fragmented OCR Teaser Mentions Names and Ailments
Jumbled text references people and places with hints of a remedy ad and medical claims. Phrases touch on digestion, stomach issues, and a product called Stomach and Liver Tableta with sample offers and prices.
Fragmentary Times Weigh a Court and a Crowded Mind
Fragmentary lines reference a court case and political figures with garbled words. Mentions of a judge, Mr Battler, and a jumble of phrases imply a chaotic overheard exchange. No clear event or coherent report emerges from the garbled text.
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Moline, Illinois
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J W Warr
Moline Til
Madison
Committee
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Tim
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Worman
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Mark Twain
G. C. Clemens
Topeka
Kan
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Mark
G. C Clemens
Dr. Miles Medical Co
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Norman Waltrip
Bankers’ Fraternal Society
Elkhart, Ind
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Osay
Harles Fife
Paris
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Rock Island County
Peterson’s Express
Peterson
Haif
Nelson
Livers
Gentlemen of the Jurs
Ea Rheates Iosti
Joe
Bigg
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Fartler
CH. Mangold, Photographer
Sthave
Moline, Il
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Louis H. Rieck
Harrison Street
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Iowa
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