Moline Brother of Murdered Woman’s Friend Tells Tale
Ed Duffield of Moline related to Mrs. James Gallagher visits the Gallagher home during her husband’s absence. Investigators found footprints near the Gallagher farm and allege a back door entry. The murdered husband was shot beside his wife as the couple slept. The suspect, Charles Holliday, is under suspicion and jailed for safety amid rumors of a lynching.
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Ed. Duffield
Moline
James Gallagher
River Junction
Musate
Mam
All House
Gallagher
Iowa City
Sin
Halliday 8
Holliday
Sell Chautauqua tickets on commission notice
Persons desiring to sell Chautauqua tickets on commission, or to earn a season ticket communicate with the secretary at once. S W Odge, No 415 sixteenth street.
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S W Odge
Sixteenth Street
Beardsley Seeks Writ to Open Levee Rights Against Railroads
Captain Beardsley II and attorneys threaten a mandamus to force removal of depots and buildings on Rock Island levee property. They argue supreme court rulings affirm public frontage use, and accuse rail yards of obstructing travel. City may face court action if it delays.
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City of
Rock Island
R. Kenworthy
J M. Beardsley II
Supreme Court
Old Town
Beardsley
Tnion
Seventeenth Street
First Avenue
Circuit Court
Jagged Sunday scene ends in jail costs
Argus John Severson, laboring under a jag yesterday, tried to incite a strike among townsmen working up town on a Sunday. His actions cost him three owl costs as Magistrate Johnson sentenced Severson.
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Argus
John Severson
Homself
Johnson
Severson
Meether
Local clothing firm to open in Rock Island September 1
Messrs B Irving Hayes and John A Gustafson form a clothing partnership to start in Rock Island on September 1. They lease store room 1714 Second avenue, formerly Lambert's Toggery Shop. Lambert moves August 1 to a Bengston location on Second avenue between Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets. Hayes has twelve years at Simon & Mosenfelder and Gustafson twelve years at London Clothing, with prior work for Dan Fisher in Moline.
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Messrs
B. Irving Hayes
John A. Gustafson
Rock Island
Second Avenue
Lambert
Ession
Bengston
Sixteenth
Seventeenth
Hayes
Simon & Mosenfelder
Gustafson
London
Dan Fisher
Moline
Underground Phone System Work Begins in Rock Island
Union Electric Company starts underground work on a new phone system in Rock Island. Alderman F. C. will remove the first brick at the cleared site at Eighteenth Street and Second Avenue as representatives promise to push the project forward with haste.
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Lnion Electric Telephone and Telegraph Company
Rock Island
Eighteenth Street
F. C
Big Surprises in Rock Island Council Actions
Alderman Anderson introduced a beer license proposal setting a $1 000 annual fee for sellers dispensing more than four and a half gallons to any one person. He also presented a plan to sell Armory hall to the city for 16 000 with staged payments and 5 percent interest. The council approved buying the property with five votes against. The city budget of 97 771 89 was passed and allocated among departments.
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Anderson
Rock Island Council
Rock Island
Phil Mitchell
Armory Hall
Marriage notices and social calendar items from Moline area
A long list of late afternoon and evening weddings and receptions in Moline and nearby towns includes the marriage of George E Holt to Jennie B Coa at 2510 Fifth Avenue with only immediate relatives present. Other items note parties departing for Denver and Colorado Springs, concerts at Armory Hall, society visits, and various engagements and home commitments in the community.
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George E. Holt
Jennie B. Coa
Fifth Avenue
Denver
Colorado Springs
B. Wheelock
T. D. "Wheellock
Mra
Saams
Misa Lizzie Kline
Suman
Stella Long
Swedish Olive lodge picnic departs by train
Swedish Olive lodge I O F announces its annual picnic on Tuesday July 1 at Linwood grove. Trains leave the C R I and P depot at 900 a m. Tickets cost 35 cents and may be bought from the committee at the depot.
Reverend Kenty Declines Honor at United Presbyterian Meeting
The Rev. Kenty, connected with the United Presbyterian church in Washington, Pa, declines an honor offered by Mr. Temple. He also holds a faculty chair at Washington and Jefferson College in the same city.
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Kenty x . Wéanie
Iho
Econt J.jof
Temple “Ta the Ata
The
United Presbyterian
Vohiiroh
Washington, Pa
Washington and Jefferson College
City
Darktown Perjurer Dowell Faces Perjury Charge
W. M. Dowell a Black man caught in a Davenport raid on Dark town was brought before Justice J. C. Hall. He confessed he lied under oath about being married to one of the women arrested, admitting the denial was false. W. G. Mott defended him on the perjury case.
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W. M. Dowell
Davenport
Darktown
J. C. Hall
Dowell
Coronation Postponed Amid King’s Critical Condition
London reports the King’s critical health forces a postponement of the coronation. Authorities announce the delay as London reacts with widespread concern and emergency procedures underway.
Bound over after waived examination in grand jury bond
The subject waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury in the penal sum of $1,000. Unable to furnish bond, he was remanded to jail.
Illinois Has Old Volcano in the State
The article notes an extinct volcano named Big Hill located 15 miles south of Ava on the Mississippi river in Illinois. A local Indian tradition claims an eruption about a century ago with some lives lost, supported by lava beds, large boulders, and deep crevices indicating volcanic origin. Two youths from Aledo attended services nearby.
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Illinois
Big Hill
Ava
Mississippi River
Undeniable Facts Stir Market and Royal Aid Plan
The remarks last night stated the facts were undeniable and the stock market reacted with immediate price weakness. The King ordered ceremonies proceed as planned and a large dinner be provided for the poor is to be held.
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Stock Exchange
Indefinite postponement of king’s coronation
London reports King Edward suffers from typhoid fever. Official briefings say his condition improved after a surgical operation but recrudescence led to postponement. Medical advisers estimate four to five weeks before he can undertake coronation duties.
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London
the Journal
Edward
Pfyalclans
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Janna Hostert
Forsberg & Talty
Beardleey
New York
Wrests
Fanes
Percoales
Cote Piney Mh Very
Umbrellas
Pierr & Co
Stote
Farmer
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Busineka
Ispe
Sers
Herbert Butler
Cambridge
Emalyne Tomlinson
Orion
Lundell
Edwin Long
Vialting
Mia T I
Stanley
Charlotte Larson
Tenth Street
Alma
Franz A. Alford
Falconer NY
A Hemberg
Falconer
Augustana Conservatory
Alfred Johnson
Lou Barsell
George Chase
Z Cervintia
Andover
Augustana Orphans’ Home
Lawrence Peterson
Galva
Ella
Hettie Hinke
St Edwards, Neb
Mrs. W. Norton
234 Avenue
Wilson Gordon
C., B. & Q Railroad
Plano
A. M. Reeves
Healy
E. Stanley Skinner
Dawson Woodyatt
C D. Woodyatt
Muskegon
Mike
Mission Tabernacle Parsonage
Axel Lundeen
Amy
E. Pitman
Fisher’s Grocery
Lundeen
Lundeen & Nelson
Jacob Pitman
William J Lower
Julia Margaret Ingram
Geneseo
Adams
Court House
Hon
BE W Hurst
Dakotas
Chicago
Gustav Andreen
Minneapolis
John Rinck
RSH Pte TS Rack
Ee Shins
Journal
King
Edward Vil
Aledo
Sherrard Bulletin
Hamburg
Hilbert
Kodak
Che Bosto
Mae
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