Local resident badly hurt after jumping from moving streetcar
Rock Island man Wat Frank Biddle 921 Fourth Avenue sustained a severe scalp wound and brief unconsciousness after leaping from a speeding Elm Street Line car No. 6 near Tenth Street. Dr First sewed the injury at home. Oloff Atkinson, at South Rock Island, fell from a kiln top in darkness, injuring head and back with teeth knocked out but lingering internal worry proved unfounded. he managed Saturday evening. Lawrence Gerlach, west Rock Island youth, severely bruised right foot and lost end of left little finger while moving heavy machinery at Werer nhaeuser & Denkmanns boat harbor when the gear slipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Biddle
Rock Island
Fourth Avenue
Biddle
Elm Street
Tenth Street
Henry Hertz
Dr First
Oloff Atkinson
South Rock Island
Lawrence Gerlach
Werernhaeuser & Denkmanns
Gerlach
Hawthorn News Engine Shifts At Hawthorn Mass
Engineer D Maroney shifts from the 14.19 service while Gilroy fills in. H Longalsaugh lays off and runs the 1236. P Barnhart steps in. J McConnell off duty as extra fireman. engines 1238 and 1418 in for repairs. Co E Lakin replaces H Jo Dunn on the 79 switch. J B Knoblauch replaces George Fisher on the 659 fireman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorn
D Maroney
Gilroy
H Longalsaugh
P Barnhart
J McConnell
Co E Lakin
H Jo Dunns
J B Knoblauch
George Fisher
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall review by Mason
A hazy critical portrait of Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall as a popular love tale by Charles Major, praising its vivid period setting and romantic vigor. The piece salutes Major’s storytelling and notes the elopement episode with Jett Mangers as a historic hinge. references to the hall, Rutland, and Englus-era imagery anchor the historical fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Caartees Mason
Chandler Christy
Macmillan
Charles Major
Dorothy Ferme
Thie
Distanner Bose
Wajor
Tabs
Hota Romante
Thas
Ted
Earl
Moe Botye
Dorothy Tearnon
Jett Mangers
Halseas
Rutland
Engus
Bec
Abe
Stuart
Dorothy
Real estate transfers recorded in Rock Island area
A long list of property transfers across Rock Island and Moline including buyers and sellers such as J Woodin to Peter Petergon and William Brooks to Charlotte Hanson. Totals range from $100 to over $2,700 with multiple lots, blocks, and additions noted. Misc notes include a marketing stray line about a tired medicine claim and a bogus drug claim at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Woodin
Peter Petergon
Woodin
Rocksland
John Shuck
W. M. Bennett
Moline Heights
South Moline
William Brooks Et al
Charlotte Hanson
Brooks
Rock Island
W. Green
Eder Vandeburgh
Brigham's
Cordova
Sarah L. Atkinson
William Rivet
Glenwood
David Stephens
Catherine Ill
Catherine DL
Snk
Wiliam Brooks
James L. McIntosh
Elizabeth Wilcox
Ezra Wilder
Black Hawk
Willam Jackson
George M Babcock
H Jo Steckel
Wheelock
Fifteenth Street
Moline
FE OH Guyer
William Gramms
Guyers
Susan A Cook
Kela H Metcalf
Old Town of
W H Marshall
H D Mack
Herman Walstrand
Park Place
Marshall
H. D Mack
North
Starofaky
Phil Mitchel
Chinge
Hock Island & Pacific Railway Co
LeChliuires Reserve
Pattloh Mullane
WOL Packard
Maline
OL. Packard
Merchants Loan & Trust Company
Old Town
Corbin
Rawford
H Vele Jr
Edward Sehallow
Emiel van
Local Neighbors and Community Notes in Rural Journal
Rural column records social visits weddings and family happenings from South Bend and nearby areas. Mentions Miss Mas Noe Frank and Viola Giordan, Mr Tose, Mrs Breall Lowe and many residents with brief notes on gatherings and a rural scene featuring a turkey and a wolf cub near a plow team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Waisen
Breall Lowe
Tose Sume
Joe Walsetr
Tumba
Wes Boseldo
Rock Istead
Stafford
South Moline
Jom Walters
Viola Giordan
Feck
Nthe Mead
East Moline Visit Ends With Keithsburg Return
East Moline on May 3 reports Mr and Mrs Taft and son Herald have returned from a visit to Keithsburg. The city notes that Our street car lines are an assured improvement, reflecting expectations for local transportation development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Moline
the Journal
Atlas sale at 10 cents for school use
The Journal offers remaining Rand McNally atlas volumes for 10 cents each, a compact world atlas with colored U.S. state maps, Canadian provinces, and full-page country maps, urging buyers to visit the office for the quick closeout. Also notes local items on trolley poles, a move, flood, and Yeomen activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand, McNally & Co
United States
Dominion of Canada
James K Hackett to appear at Kurtis Opera House
Dramatic notes praise James K Hackett for running his tour with businesslike precision. The article highlights his punctuality and hands on leadership as he manages auditions and company matters. It notes his father James H Hackett’s influence in shaping a capable, entrepreneurial actor. Hackett set to perform next Thursday evening at Kurtis Opera House in The Crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Hackett
Mr Hackett
James H Hackett
James K Hackett
Kurtis Opera House
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Wat
Hawthorn News
Rocky Mountain
Ver
Lewis
Pimtel van Kirk
Heve
Pitts
le Claires
Madison Company
Spedal
Mire
Ted Brates
Tory Pt Wot
Aos
Biggs
Oliver
Moling
Western Union Telegraph Company
Davenport
F Fry
Yeomen of America
H Sandstrom
Woodyatt’s
Chase Bros. Piano Co
Iano
Woodyatt
Reid
Witter
3Rd Ave
Quay
Chicago Dental Company
D Consultat
Ec Eseenessesns
3D Avenue
Bpeldel’s Drug Store
Dr. Miles
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Moline Electric Laundry
Ostrom
Illinois Theatre Building
P. O
Rocky
Eee
Aaa
Ose
Duncan: & Ransom’s
Third Avenue
F.a.sand
the Tailor
Thirty-Eighth Street
Hua
Montana
Utah
California
Wyoming
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
C. B. & Q. Depot
Hammond’s Calumet
P. G. Stange
Fones & Erickson
Twelfth St
Louis. H. Rieck
Harrison Street
Iowa
Moline, Illinois
J. W. Warr Buccs Plowman Publishing Company
Tha Hee
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