Democratic caucuses show strong Moline organization
The article notes W. R. Moore won the delegation in every ward and is likely the next minority representative. Opponents had a weak showing as the regular Democratic city organization held control, with greater attendance and a push for harmony under the majority. It condemns clique rule and urges leaders to harmonize or leave the party. The piece also discusses social reform and charity observed by a bishop, stressing forethought and personal influence over alms.
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Rock Island
Modine
Voice of the People
Democratic Party
Moline
W. R. Moore
Moore
Maine
Women Criticized For Sin In Conference Sermon
Bishop John Lancaster Spalding of Peoria urged Detroit listeners that women shape home life and moral standards. He blamed improvident marriages for social ills and urged women to pursue altruism and charity to curb vice and depredation.
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John Lancaster Spalding
Peoria
National Federation of Corrections and Charities
Detroit
Spalding
Yorself
Spirit for Monmouth Aims to Aid Weir Pottery Fire Loss
The Review urges Monmouth business leaders to raise 5000 dollars for the Weir Pottery Company, honoring civic duty and prior commitments. A local firm has pledged 2650 dollars, with others ready to contribute, to quickly secure the requested fund and support the plant’s recovery.
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Monmouth
Weir Pottery Company
Business Men's Association
Monmouth Pottery
Weir Company
The Cooling Machine To Come
Prof Willig J Moore claims a new cooling machine will chill any room on hot days. Demonstrated at Washington weather bureau, the gravity powered device requires no external power and operates automatically. The inventor withholds the exact formula but says it contains no ammonia or common freezing chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willig J. Moore
Weather Bureau
Washington
Inventor Promises Air Cooling and Purification Machine
The piece discusses a new cooling device claimed to chill and purify air without ammonia, offering a cheaper alternative to ice production. It notes the danger of improper use, its potential to reduce summer moisture, and its promised moderate cost, with the inventor hailed as possibly marking a major advance for mankind.
Social halls as substitutes for saloons proposed in New York
Augustana Journal critiques Miss Lillian D. Wald’s plan to open social halls in New York described as model saloons with light wines, beer and meals. The proposal aims to offer orderly premises with restricted drink offerings to counter harsh drink culture, but its effectiveness remains uncertain.
Locust Crop for 1902 Temperatures and Signs
The article notes Foster’s hot-summer forecast and recalls historical 17 year locust cycles with June July August heat and sickness. Worcester Telegram mentions 1633 white observers and Native tales cited in New England’s Memorial as background.
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Worcester
Mass
New England
Pestilent fever and locusts described in Plymouth 1638
Nathanial Moreton notes a pestilence that killed many white people and Indians near Plymouth in summer 1638, blamed by the red man on seventeen year locusts. Fires raged in spring, described as foreign to wasps and bees, destroying green growth and filling woods with noise. By winter the fever subsided and the insects vanished, though their descendants are mentioned as busy now.
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Cambridge
Nathanial Moreton
Plymouth
Tramp Population Rise Narrows Gap With Standing Army
The article cites John J McCook noting a large and growing number of tramps in the United States, amounting to about 8 to 9 million, costing the country at least 11 million dollars yearly. It criticizes harsh tramp laws and suggests reform, addressing social and political causes behind the rise.
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Imperialm
Fickle Educator Tied to County Schools and Store
Prof S Frederick, former superintendent of Cumberland county schools, recently bought a store in Yale Jasper county. A widow then rented the premises as part of the unfolding local tale.
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County
Yale
Jasper County
Man About Town Sees Park Patrons And Church-Goers
A columnist observes city park benches filled by loafer types and courting couples, noting girls should insist boys attend church to escort them home. He reflects on how men cling to imagined misery, seeking sympathy, then finally snap out of sorrow when left alone.
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Busheas
Seductions in a Milliner and a Kansas Candidate
The narrative recalls a Yale educator who abandons his business to woo a milliner, leaving a void in Jasper County as his life ends in departure. A Topkea editor jokes about poems, and a Kansas candidate uses a plowman to entertain farmers. Agriculture Dept notes US grain value at 1.765 billion dollars last year with a forecast to double.
Late John Henry Barrows remembered in college president tale
The story portrays John Henry Barrows as Ohbertin College president who replies to a student about shorter study options with a line about personal effort. The narrative, alongside items on Wood’s promotion and political maneuvers, reflects early 20th century concerns. Farmers report cutworm damage to corn as cold nights persisted.
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John Henry Barrows
Ohbertin College
Scandal and politics mix with regional worries and meals
A chaotic jumble cuts through era talk: royal quarrels over appointments, St Louis bid for 1904 conventions, immigrant waves, political threats, and a homefront comment on beef trusts. The piece blends sensational politics with everyday life and a Chicago steak guide.
Cost of Florodora the Popular Opera
A report on the expense behind bringing Florodora to America with John O Fisher and Thomas W Rytey baring the import rights and staging costs. Despite a $5000 upfront outlay and mounting production bills the lively music and comedy drew crowded houses, turning the piece into a highly valuable theatrical hit.
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Fisk
John O' Fisher
Thomas W Rytey
otherBurtis
London
New York
Edie Khek
Congress
Dany
Fisher
Tegan
Florendora
Simple Cold Remedy Promoted By Perry Davis
A sufferer explains how standing in a draught led to a cold and recommends a simple treatment. Soak feet in hot water with Perry Davis Pain Killer and take PB teaspoonful in hot sweetened water at bedtime for a speedy recovery. The advertisement asserts Perry Davis is the only painkiller needed.
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Perry Davis
New Discovery Aids Child From Cough And Breathing Threat
Mrs W K Haviland of Armonk New York praises Dr King s New Discovery for saving her daughter from a near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis and cites a niece with advanced consumption now well The letter claims the medicine conquers lung diseases as it cures coughs and colds with 65 and 1 bottles guaranteed by Clin d en s drug store with a trial bottle free.
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W. K. Haviland
Armonk
Clendenin
Call For State Democratic Convention In Illinois
A state democratic convention is called to meet in Springfield on June 17 1902 at 1 pm to nominate candidates for clerk of the supreme court state treasurer superintendent of public instruction and three trustees of the University of Illinois. It will also elect a democratic state central committee with 25 district members and nine at large. Delegates come from counties by conventions or primary law, with Rock Island County entitled to 12 delegates.
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Democracy of
Illnois
Springfield
Supreme Court
Sta
Illinois
Bryan and
Stevenson
Rock Island County
Moline
Democratic County Central Committee
County Central Committee
County Central
T., R. Lebs
Geo. BE. Morgan
Official Call Democratic County Convention 1908 Rock Island Illinois
The Democratic party of Rock Island County Illinois issues an official call for a county convention at Turner Hall Rock Island on Wednesday June 11 1908 at 1.30 p m to elect delegates to state congressional and senatorial conventions form a county central committee and nominate candidates for county offices including judge clerk sheriff treasurer and superintendent of schools plus preference for minority representative.
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Rock Island County
Ill
Turner Hall
Rock Island
Democratic County Central Committee
Excursion Rates On Rock Island Route Announced
Low rate excursion tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Puerto St Paul Minneapolis and many points will be on sale commencing June 1. For further particulars inquire at C R The P ticket office corner Fourth avenue and Thirteenth street phone 71M tf
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Rock Island
Denver
Colorado Springs
Puerto
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Fourth Avenue
Thirteenth Street
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