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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1901
Page
8
A July trolley party organized by the Moline Retail Clerks Union to Black Hawk Island draws plans as a social event for union members and supporters. The notice outlines date and destination details.
Members of Punch and Shearers in ion No 8126 are requested to attend a meeting at the Industrial Home at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning July 31 by order of the president.
Brief locals promote trolley party tonight and Prospect Park events. John Swanson’s stores push fruits vegetables and groceries with sales and moving pictures. News items cover insurance, house moving, and retail clerks activities with notices of deliveries, entertainments, and upcoming community happenings in Geneseo and Rock Island.
Residents along Elm street and Bluff downtown are urged to attend the retail clerks trolley party with an extra car running tonight. Ice cream and cake will be served.
In Memphis on Morris avenue near Forest Hill cemetery a duel between Edwin Blalock and Robert Wright Jr. escalated as both families armed themselves. Edwin Blalock was killed by a brain-penetrating rifle shot. M. F. Blalock and Robert Wright Sr. were wounded by bullets. Robert Wright Jr. fled. the dispute followed a quarrel between the two families.
Reports detail Tibetan attacks on Maj. Kosloff’s Rus alam expedition with ten killed, Boxers outbreaks in Shan Tung, a Lyons-Mediterranean rail line buying ten American locomotives, a London father drowning three children, and Ruth Hanna steering the cruiser Cleveland with water supplies. Italian commemorations mark King Humbert’s assassination anniversary amid delays to Chicago post office work.
Great consternation followed A M Hogarty of Lexington Kentucky as his skin eyes and health deteriorated from yellow jaundice. After failing with top doctors he tried Electric Hitters and reports complete cure after two bottles. Sold by F J Clendenin druggist.
The pushing dealer Ed Peal ran a 10 cent adlet in this column about desirable Moline property for sale. He displayed ten pieces of property to many callers, calling the investment pretty good and noting the strong prospective purchases as line after line of potential buyers gathered.
An offer states the Daily Journal can be sent to any United States address during your vacation for 10 cents a week. It promises all the news and a keeps you in touch with local happenings.
WANTED call on Morris the expert furniture upholsterer at 1607 3d avenue Molin ti tet for estimates. Also wanted to loan money on watches jewelry hardware musical instruments bicycles clothing and furniture. Cash paid for second hand goods and sales at half store prices. Confidential transactions. New number 1623 2d avenue Rock Island. Jones Terings 4462.
Local dental ad lists silver fillings gold platina alloy and gold fillings priced from $1 and up gold crowns from $34 and up a set of teeth from $5 and up at office near Speldel's drug store 1607 24 ave Rock Island.
Office hours listed for Dr Mock Rosenstein at the corner Bth Street and 6th Avenue. Hours include 11 to 12 a m and 8 to 6 with a possible return time at 6 p m.
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