Graduation Exercises Preview at Local School
Monday evening the graduating exercises will take place. Nine pupils will receive gold medals for their good work in studies outlining a long program of songs recitations and performances by grade groups and soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapee
Mary's School
Epee
Abbie O'Connell
Fabiola
Aria
Marthe
Flotow
Yigsters R. van Worteghm
C. Benell
P. Meersman
Scharwenka
O’connell
Chaminade
B. Delaney
E. Peters
M. Haywood
M. Kane
Mammy
Helen Donovan
F. O'Donnell
F. Mullane
Ce M. Tollenaere
Watso
Forest Fires Rage Across Colorado and Wyoming Front
Denver reports an unprecedented summer of fires as half a dozen large blazes burn in Colorado with many smaller ones endangering timber resources. A massive fire also sweeps the Medicine Bow range in Wyoming threatening regional timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Colorado
Medicine Bow Range
Wyoming
The Artificial Figure Fashion Comment
A dialogue in the Chicago Post quotes a girl in blue describing an artificial figure as frightfully deformed and noting the dress maker uses no padding to shape the gown. The girl in gray questions the claim, highlighting fashion commentary on constructed silhouettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Advertising card by R H Taylor for bill posting business
A unique cabinet size photo features Mr R H Taylor with his son, shown alongside reading matter and an easel for a desk. The card, genuine and copyrightable, showcases the advertising device used in his bill posting enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.H. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Misspent life ends in self-inflicted death at Rock Island
A Marshalltown woman Mildred Edgington Pfeiffer aged twenty one, married seven days, killed herself with carbolic acid after a quarrel with husband. She had left home three years ago and lived in Muscatine and Rock Island. Her death occurred over Cowden's saloon in Rock Island and was reported to the coroner's jury by witnesses including the husband and Ernest McMillan the bartender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Pfeiffer
Missouri
Rock Island
B. F Knox
Muscatine
Davenport
Cowden's
Cowden Place
Ernest McMillan
Cowden’s
McMillan
Mildred Pfeiffer Dies of Carbolic Acid Poisoning
Dr. E. M. Sala testified that Mrs. Mildred Pfeiffer was found unconscious about 2 a m and died shortly after arrival at St. Anthony's hospital. The jury found the death resulted from carbolic acid poisoning with in personal crisis intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shale
E. M. Sala
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Mildred Pfeiffer
Musicale at Church Promises Varied solo and choral pieces
Tomorrow evening at 7 45 the First Congregational church hosts its monthly musicale with Dubois Chorus How lovely are the messengers Mendelssohn Soprano solos Abide with me and Angels ever bright and fair and Handel pieces. Willard speaks on Ideals. Other churches announce services and events through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubois
St Paul
First Congregational
New Patriotism
W Willard
Sebastian Promoted to Passenger Traffic Manager
John Sebastian longtime general passenger agent of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific railroad is promoted to passenger traffic manager. The appointment takes effect immediately and the office will remain in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sebastian
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
West
New York Store Announces Large Clearing Sale
The New York Store begins a one week clearing sale Monday June 30 offering big savings on dry goods carpets curtains and millinery. An extensive advertisement on page 4 promotes summer goods at low prices to move stock quickly, urging readers to visit early before bargains end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Journal
Olson Named for Congress in 11th District Nomination
The Democratic convention for the 11th congressional district met in Galesburg on Thursday and nominated Jonas Glaun of Galva for congress with no contest. J H Mulligan of Kewanee was elected chairman. Jonas Olson, Galva postmaster in Cleveland’s first term, is a noted Swedish American, famed as the Galva shoemaker before entering politics. A big clearing sale at the New York store offers ladies embroidered and tucked waist values at 49c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Jonas Glaun
Galva
Congress
Buish
Kewanee
Andrews
Bu Tn
J H Mulligan
Jonas Olson
Cleveland
New York
Brown and friends travel and family visits in South Moline
June notes from South Moline report Mr and Mrs Carl Brown leaving for Chicago for a week with relatives. Emma Malcolm returns from Hampton while Bert Malcolm arrives back from Hampton. Barren Barrett and Oscar Anderson visit from Warner to stay with Barren’s sister Mrs Earl Schafer. Mrs Brook Davis to attend Littler wedding anniversary from Abington. William Brown visits Iowa friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Moline
Carl Brown
Chicago
Emma Malcolm
Hampton
Bert Malcolm
Barren Barrett
Oscar Anderson
Warner
Barren
Earl Schafer
Brook Davis
Abington
L. Littler
William Brown
Iowa
Requiem Mass for Mrs. Honora Rodden Held at St Joseph
Funeral services for Mrs. Honora Rodden were conducted at St. Joseph's church Rock Island with Father Spalding officiating. Burial followed in St. Margaret's Davenport with pallbearers Thomas Dolly John Dolly Edward Dolly of Rock Island and William Joens of Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honora Rodden
St. Joseph’s Church
Rock Island
Father Spalding
Villa de Chantal
St. Margaret’s Cemetery
Davenport
Thomas
John
Edward Dolly
William Joens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ares
Margaret Pieming
Jubilee
Aeseit
Allatt
Pabiola
der Freiachutz
Weber
B. Bulger
M. O'Connell
L. Phares
Schubert-Lisst
J. Donovan
Lack
A. O'Connell
Chopin
May Kearney
Siebe
Krogman
Reube’s
Husband
M. E
Henry Wheelock
Handel
Calkin
Hedley Hall
Jeptha
First Baptist
Christ
R. C Bryant
Pauls
Jas Higgins
Levices
L. B. Tarver
Christian Endeavor
G W Martin
Nashville
Ansgarius
Pastor Ladies’ Society
C. M Lundborg
Fourth Avenue
Brunner
Eighth Avenue
Epworth
Crumbaker
Christian Science
Unitarian
Christ Episcopal
Sebastian
Botae
Sahel
Alice Roosevelt
Molliie
Olson
Prince
New York Atorm
Mongay
Sundeen & VanderVennett
the Modern Clothiers
Third Avenue
Moline
THE
Moline National
Fifteenth Street
F G Allen
Harinsworth
Sol. Hirsch
Diri F. G. Allen
Moline Plow Company
George D Dunn
Thomas Dunn & Sons
George W Johnson
Treast
Moline Furniture Works
M. W Battles, Jr
H. W Cooper
Saddler Hardware Company Co
R. Ainsworth
Dimock
Gould & Company
Sol Hirsch
CTORS
L. C
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