Volcanic fear spreads from Missouri to Colima hints
Dispatches describe Mount Iowa in Nebraska belching smoke as farmers fear a link to Pelee and Colima shows signs of eruption. Geologists cite Missouri sinking water into limestone while residents move to safety. explorers note ancient volcanoes in the Mississippi valley and a possible future eruption near Chicago.
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Nebraska
Old Mexico
Pender
Mount Iowa
Missouri
Cedar County
Omaha
Iowa
Lewis and Clark
Dispatches
Colima
Guadalajara
Mexico
Man Injured in Rock Island Car Accident
John Hartman of Union Malleable shops East Moline suffered a severe left leg injury when a car and trailer trapped his leg near Twenty fourth Street and Fifth Avenue. Surgeons report a broken hip, crushed knee and instep, and possible amputation of two toes. doctors hope to save the leg but fear possible loss. Hartman, about 50 and single, was taken to St Anthony's hospital.
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John Hart
Union
East Moline
Rock Island
Sartman
Twenty-fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Moline
Hartman
St. Anthony's Hospital
Galesburg Players Visit Tri Cities Excursion Set
The Galesburg Musical Protective Association plans an excursion to the tri cities next Thursday. An estimated crowd of 1200 to 1600 will arrive at 8 30 on a special train, leaving Galesburg at 6 30. The day includes sightseeing of Rock Island Arsenal and a steamer excursion.
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Galesburg Musical Protective Association
Twin Cities
Galesburg
Rock Island Arsenal
Local Notes and Social Happenings in South Moline May Days
Charles Thornton moved into the street car barn house. The Y L T Club will meet with president Miss Josie Christison. Mrs Adah Collyer gave an illustrated lecture on Physical Culture and Beauty Culture at the church. Mr and Mrs J W Parker visited Green River and will stay with Mrs A C Stevens. A surprise birthday party was planned for Mrs Adam Fries last Saturday night. W Glark departed for Smithshire to make that town his home.
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South Moline
Charles Thornton
Y L. T Club
Josie Christison
Adah Collyer
J W Parker
Green River
A C Stevens
Adam Fries
Glark
Smithshire
Run Sociable at Swedish Olive hall May 14
The Swedish Olive hall hosts a sociable on May 14 by the Swedish Olive Rebekah lodge No. 643 with all invited. A special invitation goes to Myrtle lodge members. Each lady is asked to bring lunch for two.
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Myrtle Lodge
Smale Boys Raid Stores On Third Avenue Rock Island
Officers McCarthy and Thode arrested Earl Murray and Clarence Caldwell, 11 and 13, for burglarizing four Rock Island businesses on Third avenue. Break-ins included L Litt’s, Lemburg & Deliefson, Bauersfeld & Sexton, and Wecker’s. cash and goods were taken. Murray admitted guilt. Caldwell denied aiding except for one entry. Both are bound over to the grand jury on $500 bonds each.
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McCarthy and
Thode
Earl Murray
Clarence Caldwell
Third Avenue
Rock Island
Bauersfeld & Sexton
A. H Litt
Lemburg & Detlefson
Tegeler
Blake & Murphy
Murphy
Ninetenth Street
Lquor
Liitt
Lemburg & Deliefson
Wecker
Murray Lad
Rock River
Caldwell
Johnson
Young Caldwell
Wecker Place
Murray
Tremains
Grand Jury
Annual outing planned by Rock Island merchants in July
The Retail Merchants Association of Rock Island held its July outing discussion. A committee of five will arrange the excursion, with a prior plan to avoid a lengthy city visit. Two new committees were named to engage the city council on Ninth street road improvements and to organize the quarterly smoker. An invitation to Memorial Day exercises was accepted. A standing "committee for the citys good" was authorized, with two members from each ward to promote city and association interests.
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Rock Island
Kingsbory
Kingsbury
L. B. Strayer
C F Bladel
George Schneider
Ninth Street
Chase
L. Pfoh
J Dolly
Monmouth routs Augustana in 17 to 2 baseball game
Monmouth crushed Augustana 17 to 2 in Monmouth after a nine inning pitching duel. Walter McMillan and E. McMillan allowed only two hits for Monmouth while the home team belted twenty hits. Augustana pitcher Gustafson struggled with control as Monmouth built leads through the early innings and never trailed. Umpire I H Brown presided. time of game was 1 hour 60 minutes.
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Monmouth
Augustana
Monmouth College
Walter McMill
Atric
Iss
Good Buy
Ly Cs
Gus Afeon
Matthews
Gustafson
C Holland
Porter
Larson
Davis
Johnson
Fragd
Fosberg
W McMillan
P E. McMillan
E. McMillan
Marshall
Mekemson
McCaslin
White
Rowley
Bell
Grier
Findley
Next Meeting Set for Macomb by School Association
At a meeting of principals from the Military Tract High School Association held in Galesburg on May 10, it was decided that the next meeting should be held at Macomb.
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Military Tract High School Association
Galesburg
Macomb
Change in prizes in Galesburg contest alters winners
In the inter scholastic meet at Galesburg on Saturday the judges altered award results for the ladies’ declamation contest due to a scoring interpretation error. Miss Dela Conger of Galesburg High School drops from first to third. Miss Hilda Vivian of Princeville rises from second to first. Miss Bessie McIlvaine of Macomb moves from third to second as the corrected rankings are applied. The shift followed a review of judge totals and percentage tie rules.
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Galesburg
Dela Conger
Galesburg High School
Hilda
Vivian
Princeville
Bessie McIlvaine
Macomb
Miss Vivian
Miss McIilvaine
Atle
Miss Conger
Miss MclIivaine
Bottles Pharmacy Guarantees Refund on Syrup of Tar
The Bottles Pharmacy and H. Sandstrom offer refunds on a 60c bottle of Greens Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure cough or cold. They also guarantee a 25c bottle to prove satisfactory, or money refunded.
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H. Sandstrom
Poor imitations of Uncle Sam halves in circulation in Moline
Local reports warn of counterfeit half dollars and a few quarters in Moline. A secret service officer is expected soon to locate the counterfeiters, believed to be professionals shipping in for disguise. The fake halves are bright, light, and dated 1898 with a blurred mint stamp, making detection easy for hands-on money handlers.
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Uncle Sam
Moline
Itt 5
New Orleans
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Mount Colima
Mount
Mexican Central Railroad
Manzanillo
St. Pierre
Illinois Geology
Mississippi Valley
North Central Central
South Central States
Iowa Hills
Mississippi
Vesuvius
Popocatepetl
Chicago
Hawkes
Josephson
Yowa
Tri-Cities
Defender Muslin Underwear Sale
Bette
Psi
Hamburg
Col. Pers
Fifteenth Street
Smale Boys
College
Moline, Ill
Gunn
Dewend-Kuschmann Furniture
Woune
Oxford Grays
Sundeen & Vander Vennet
E. Mayer
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