Plow Combine Assured Sparks Moline Debate
The article argues the American Plow Company will form with 75 to 100 million dollars in capital, threatening Moline’s supremacy. It warns of ruinous competition, shifts in trade, and potential gains for distant rivals while questioning the city’s future under a plow trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
American Plow Company
Moline Plow Company
Parlin & Orendorff Company
Emerson Manufacturing Company
LaCrosse Plow Company
Oliver Chilled Plow Company
Combine
Farmers of America
Plow Trust
Mr. Deere
Atlantic
Pacific
Rockefeller
Pierpont Morgan
Boers resist as South Africa war enters third year
The South Africa conflict extends into its third year with Boers, though reduced in force, fighting on amid widespread devastation. British losses in September rise, while European sympathy grows but is unlikely to alter the course of the war. Economic notes: American anthracite coal gains prominence as Europe imports more. Anarchists in Berlin reportedly maintain a rogues gallery of police sleuths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Cronje
Bloemfontein
Kruger
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Transvaal
Cape Colony
Zululand
Europe
England
London
Old World
Pennsylvania
Berlin
Germany
James Ainsworth
Dr Beam
Rimers
John Kittilson
Frank Jamison
Fred Peters
Clark Mig Co
Cinderella Club
A. H. Arp
W A Macbeth
Ostrom
Margaret Rosborough
Bixby
Mahon
Nelile E. Hastings
Swedish Lutheran Church
Moline Public Hospital submits yearly report for 1901
The Moline Public Hospital presents its annual report to the mayor and aldermen for the year ending May 1 1901. Admissions totaled 226 with 204 recoveries. Medical cases numbered 132 and surgical 94. typhoid among medical cases reached 71 with 60 recoveries. Days of service were 5 262 and expenses 896 36. The report requests city aid of 1 100 to 3 000 for improvements and operating needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
G. M. Gould
M P. Co
Mrs. B
W. B
John Swanson
Moline State Savings Bank
Annie Wilkie
A L. Anderson
Woman's Board For Nursing
People’s Savings
Moline State
Cartage and Express
R.C J Meyer
O G. Daily
A M. Beal
O. W. Looker
L. D. Dunn
E. L. Kearns
A. E. Kohler
M. Wyland
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Moline Public Hospital
Wm Butterworth
Origins of the Adage and City Treasurer’s Report Summary
The Washington Star cites a quip about origin of the saying Actions speak louder than words. In a separate note, Henry F. Vierich serves as Treasurer of the city of Moline for the month of September in the munici pal report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guens
Washington Star
Henry F.vierich
Aly
Moline
Dunois
Two Points in Success
A playful local snippet contrasts success with labor and fair play. Willie overhears Uncle Rufus husking a hen in the shed, and Aunt Sue is urged to react to the busy scene. The piece blends humor and rural life in a brief domestic tableau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Rufus
Sue
Not Hereditary Infections and Scott’s Emulsion Claim
The article argues consumption is infectious rather than hereditary and suggests low vital force as a predisposing factor. It claims infection affects about one sixth of humanity and promotes cod liver oil emulsion as preventive care. Scott and Bowne advertises a sample offer from New York.
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Scott
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J G Swensson
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Chicago Record-Herald
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