Rail line deals reshape tri cities and pay promises
A long report traces a complex set of railroad maneuvers among Milwaukee Burlington Northwestern and Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern affecting yards depots and pay for workers. It hints a near transfer of control into Chicago and Northwestern amid changes in property rights and projected tracks in Davenport Rock Island and Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport, Rock Island & Western
Tri-Cities
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Milwaukee
Yésulte
Burlington
Clinton
Tri-Cky
Little Gates Railroad
Tri-City
Moline
Davenport
Mississippi
Northwestern
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern
Buriington and
Milwaukee Ronda
Milwgaukee
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Company
Harbor plan to complete stretch from St Paul to St Louis
Summary based on an 1901 report notes plan 10 to finish the harbor project from St Paul to St Louis Rock Island harbor. Townsend seeks appropriation of 1 million for next year and 15 thousand for Rock Island border work. Prior costs include 9.67 million spent to date with 408k on channel improvement and 824k on snag boat service. The harbor aims for six feet depth in moderate low water via wing and closing dams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj. C. McD. Townsend
Upper Mississippi
Rock Island
17Th Street
20Th Street
May Townsend
LaCrosse
Winona
St. Louis
St Paul
Des Moines Rapida
Dubuque
Hannibal
Missouri River
Lansing
LeClaire
Montrose
Hamburgh
Illinois River
Keokuk
Trolley Party Planned by J T Club at Black Hawk Tower
The J. T. Club members plan a trolley party at Black Hawk Watch Tower on Friday evening July 26. Music and dancing are promised as the jolly group of well known young men expects a successful event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Club
Black Hawk Watch Tower
Scott County Farmers Unloading Livestock
A Davenport cattle buyer plans to travel to Missouri and Kansas to purchase stock as drought drives farmers to sell. Farmers rush to market pushes down prices yet frees higher quality animals, with feed shortages ahead. The Davenport market feels effects though western sales surge continues, offering potential profit for buyers who carry cattle to higher future prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Missouril
Kansas
New scheme to draw dollars from the farmers
Mendota area farmers were drawn into a fraud promising a refrigerator to improve dairy storage. They were told a bucket of water daily would preserve milk and butter, with the offer to pay about double market price. No cost at first, 30 day trial, then purchase. A note for 68 dollars later arrived. bankers may be forced to honor it as innocent purchases. The scheme reportedly spread to Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendota
Worse
Morris
Orion farmer sells farm at high price per acre
The Will Cook farm of 160 acres near Orion in Rural township was sold for 105 dollars an acre through H and S Conover. Ed Johnson bought it and will take possession March first. The sale stood as one of the highest prices in the area. Freight notices and patent medicine ads follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion Times
H &S Conover
Will Cook
Orion
Ed Johnson
Machinists Picnic Planned at Rock Island Garden
The tri city machinists have arranged a grand picnic at Huber's garden on Moline avenue Rock Island for Saturday afternoon and evening. Music by the Light Guard band. All invited, a good time guaranteed. Daily Journal subscription available at 10 cents weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-City
Huber
Moline Avenue
Rock Island
Light Guard
Fock Island Industrial Home picks officers for Labor Day celebration
At a Thursday meeting the Fock Island Industrial Home association elected J W Cavanough grand parade marshal and E C Berry master of ceremonies for the Labor Day picnic program. Miners from Coal Valley and other towns are expected to join the parade along with local trades groups and merchants along the parade route. Governor Yates and Frank Sergeant are being courted as speakers for the day. Watermelons at Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fock Island Industrial Home Association
J W Cavanough
E C Berry
Pitenic
Coal Valley Sherrard
Cable
Wanlock
Toding
Keithsburg Welcomes Tom Marshall After England Visit
Keithsburg residents gave a hearty welcome to Tom Marshall the mayor returning from England where he helped the American team beat the English shooter. George R Cck of Aledo enumerated the greeting and Marshall’s ties to Knox College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keithsburg
Tom Marshall
Tom A Marshall
England
Ceorge R Cck
Aledo
Knox College
Wellonme
Marshall
Honored by France and a Paris medical discovery
An American doctor praised by the French Academy of Medicine for a new medical discovery titled Racil fae Polymorphus. The report notes a 43 year old patient with throat rheumatism and oral lesions, plus a broad claim about a membranous infection and a proposed herbal remedy, while advertisements push Rock Mountain Tea and Ballard's Snow Liniment for children and skin care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastor
Cormain Sith
Mans Weekse
MEN AT WORK REACH CONTRACT IN ROCK ISLAND FACTORY
The Rock Island Plow Company resumes after a two week layoff with 400 men back at work. Workers sign a one year contract agreeing not to strike or press wage demands, while eight core employees hold out and will decide by next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod
Barnard & Bags Manufacturing
King
Rock Island
Modern medicine ad offers ready to try stomach and tiger tablets
An advertising fragment promotes Chamberlain stomach and tiger tablets as a modern up to date physic. The ad notes they are easy to take and pleasant in effect, priced 25 cents with free samples at F J Len denin and E Heitmbeck druggists.
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LEX Pav Ee Gees
F. J. Clendenin
Battles Pharmacy
Lambert
Hoondave
Bon
3D Ave
Tetee
Wes On Furniture Co
Ped
America
Progress and White
Maj. Townsend
St. Paul
St. Louie
Rock Island Harbor
Wilson's
Charles Hutton
Berville, Mich
Dean
Thomas Eclectric
Trolley Party
Scott County
Wilson
C J Peterson
Gust Pfister George
Sjoberx
Johan Schillinger
Sedgewi
S&s H Welles
Laura Geo H M. Kinley
Saturdy
Puis
Fristor
Danner
Dr King
Clendenin
F. J Clendguin
Machinists
The
Daily Journal
Wil
Yates Frank Sergeant
Brotherhood of Firemen
Keithsabure
Groeerten
Wilsons
France
Ekoran
Paria
Acad
J Koenig
San Frath Tea
Jerome
Paris
Fuen Smit
Wintermeltons
Ballard
Rocky Mountain
Aheust
Thorne
Pyepee Telly
Corte
Eise Ussier
Uth Atti
Mateu Company
Beeduee Ubey
Une Uuten
Tabet
Ors
Abe Oni
King Machine Company
Ace Khoo
Argus
Neiobhor
Dot
Aml Rowler
Syracuse
ELE
Hte
Deby Woe Eee Tate
Anton
Wild GeoMer Utter
Pti
Darkovrd
Mt Whit
Tay
C. E. Booker & Co
Fifteenth Street
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