Awful Princeton Tragedy: Murder Suicide in Iowa Cottage
Neighbors found aged couple Mrs McKinney dead by a bullet and Mr McKinney body on a bed after an apparent murder suicide at their cottage opposite Cordova. Coroner notes a 12 foot shot from above the stomach. rifle is old muzzle-loading. Jury rules murder and suicide. family and local figures named with burial plans in Princeton.
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Urther
Princeton
Iowa
Cordova
George Rook
Lambach
Davenport
Mra McKinney
Jane Porenner
West Porta
Moline to Host Geneseo in Warm Saturday Game
The Moline vs Geneseo football date set for Saturday promises hot action. Moline debuts eleven new gear thanks to Mrs. Frank Allen with fresh shoes and stockings. school gates open to grade school pupils at 15 cents. Lineup features Hammer, Anderson, Bergert, Kelting, Wilson, Lewis, and Arrel among others with substitutes Isaacson Perrin Cowley Baas Town drow and Ford.
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Moline
Geneseo
Frank Allen
Hammer
Anderson
Bergert
Kelting
Wilson
Lewis
Nelson
R. Arrel
Wessel
Shallberg
Peterson
D. Arrel
Isaacson
Perrin
Cowley
Baas
Towndrow
Ford
112th Regiment Veterans to Gather for Cambridge Reunion
The 112th Illinois regiment reunion, led by Gen. T Henderson of Princeton, Ill., will be held in Cambridge tomorrow with the Henry County Soldiers Association. Veterans from the county will attend and Gen Henderson will respond to the welcome. Afternoon orations will be delivered by Rev A R Morgan of Pekin and Hon G Prince of Galesburg.
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112Th Regiment
T . Henderson
Princeton
Ill
Cambridge
Henry County Soldiers’ Association
112Th
Henderson
A. R. Morgan
Pekin
Moline
G . Prince
Galesburg
Fireman Suffered Severe Eye Injuries From Water Gauge Explosion
J Downing, a Hook Island road fireman living at 24th Street and 4th Avenue, sustained severe eye burns and lacerations from a water gauge explosion near Colfax Town. He was brought to the city for surgical care. left eye may recover, right eye seriously damaged. Dr Swensson attended.
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J . Downing
Hook Island
24Th Street
4Th Avenue
Colfax Town
Yeater- Jay
Swensson
Itterdance
Social and Personal News From Rock Island Area
James Broomhall and others head to Gas City Indiana to work in glass factories while others plan visits and moves. Kimball returns toward Massachusetts after longtime Rock Island ties. Local couples schedule marriages, travel plans, and a notable bishop visits from Denver on ecclesiastical business.
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James Broomhall
Ernest Swangon
Charles Broomhall
Henry Schaum
Albert Bladel
George Scham
Gas City
Ind
Rock Island
B. H. Kumball
Massachusetts
Kimball
Guests at Hotels Mention Numerous City Visitors
A long list of guests at various hotels includes John Hodge of Kewanee Fred Lindgren of Galesburg A N Burg eson Dudley Elmer Miller J Lysell Grant Colby Richmond Ind J B Allen Muscatine W R Carey Carbon Cliff H Wetman Bonaparte Iowa J D Sternen Lockport Ind Ed T Cheese New York RH Baumgartner Chicago J P Jonson and wife Chicago H W Cole Gene seo W J Tilton Racine Wis C A Hardy Chicago Clarkson and wife Willard Fox C EK Reifsnelder St. Louis Ed Bilis Chicago M Doener and wife South Orange N J F M Treat South Orange N J O J Neville Cleveland Ohio W H Donley Indianapolis A L Peters Chicago Chas F Smith Minneapolis St Clair Eastman Chicago Grant Colby Richmond Ind A Cc Barber Indianapolis W H Sears Rockford N K Berger Chicago C W Fredenberg Davenport N J Zerich Davenport
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N. J
O. J. Neville
Cleveland
Ohio
W. H. Donley
Indianapolis
A. L. Peters
Chicago
Chas. F. Smith
Minneapolis
St. Clair
Roosevelt backs Thomas postmaster tenure amid district reapportionment dispute
The article examines the Roosevelt decision to keep Thomas in the Rock Island postmaster role until January, detailing how lawmakers fear district shifts could disrupt appointments. It notes Prince’s defense, Senate support for Prince, and a rule to keep sitting congressmen in control of county appointments to avoid wider chaos in reapportionment affecting multiple districts.
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Thomas-McDonald
Roosevelt
Thomas
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Rock Island
Union
Princes District
House of Representatives
Prince
Rock Island County
Prince E
Graff
Old Marsh
Post Office Department
Charman McDonald
Congressman Prince
Representative Prince
Postmaster Thomas
United States
Bryan Attacks Harper Over Depot Meeting Request
William Jennings Bryan criticizes President Harper of the University of Chicago in his Commoner for turning down a prospective student who asked to meet him at the Chicago depot. He suggests Harper should have delegated to a subordinate or notified the correspondent instead of publicizing the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spondent
Dakota
Pennsylvania
Oj Bryan
Harper
University of Chicago
Chicago
Bryan
Army of the Cumberland to hold Washington reunion for Sherman statue
In Washington on October 10 the Army of the Cumberland will conduct its next annual reunion to coincide with the unveiling of General Sherman’s statue. The society's old officers were reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louisville
Army of the Cumberland
Gen Sherman
New York Yacht Club Rejects Lipton Cup Return Proposal
The New York Yacht Club formally declined Sir Thomas Lipton's proposal to race the Shamrock II again next summer for the America's Cup. The decision was announced in New York on October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lipton
New York
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
Poetical Death Notice Stirs Readers in Hifflet Family
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange notes a playful dog obituary with the line Our little Pearlie has steered his bark for the other shore. The humor illustrates a poetical announcing style and local wit among readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hifflets
Pearlie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Weaver WooMert nuptials in Rock Island office
Robert Weaver and Miss Dollie WooMert of Princeton Iowa wed by Justice Cramer in his Rock Island office on Wednesday afternoon.
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Barber
Rock Island
Willard Hall
Jennie B. Oliver
East Moline
Broadway Presbyterian Church
W. 8
Marquis
D. D
William Parker
Milan
Mary Hall
Coal Valley
Adams
Court House
Robert Weaver
Dollie Woomert
Princeton
Iowa
Justice Cramer
Chance to Make 10 Percent Interest Adverts
Reader offered investment promising 10 percent over five years with $1600 cash. The ad promotes a safe plan and urges quick action as the owner is leaving the city and must sell a corner business property below real value.
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Xyza Ad
Adlets
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Dadly Journal
the 112Th Ill
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Joe
Orlock
Henita
Henry Brevoort
Rutland, Ill
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Jessie L Harrington
Boulder, Colo
Hubbard
Fred Q. Aniline
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Jay F. Clarkson
Eva V Barber
H. W Warren
Denver
J W. Frizzelie
Beardstown
Methodist Episcopal Church
Nebraska
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Kate Tress
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F W . Bahnsen
Florence Rattles
Ellen P. Billips
Charles J. Bender
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Thomas Stanley
Elmhurst
W .A. MacBeth
First Congregational Church
City
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Mr. Krafft
Cupid
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Leona Anita Peal
Krafft
Knights of Pythias
Charles Peal
Court of Honor No
J. F. Robinson
Kankakee
2D Avenue
Arthur Krafft
James Richie
May
Maud Peal
Beatrice Cowley
Bank of Palms
Lohengren
Clara Magnuson
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Tipton
A. J Dealy
Hutchinson
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Kate Faxon
James Ritchie
Ada Loomis
Adelbert Somers
Weatin
Nellie Brown
Jesse Bond
Salina
Mae Gamble
Vans Avenue
Cottage Grove
Clarkson-Barber
A F
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Jay Edward Clarkson
W.S. Marquis
Myrtle Barber
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Charles Clarkson
Frank P. Wyne
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Mra. Stanton
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Dewend-Kuschmann Furniture Co
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