Naval Militia Division Faces Possible Move and Leadership Strife
The Argus reports ongoing internal disputes within Rock Island’s 2d division of the Minors Naval Militia. A transfer to another town, with Peoria favored, is being considered amid attempts to replace Lieut. W. L. Rutledge with Lieut. L. Tubbs. Supporters claim Rutledge could be reap pointed, widening rifts and prompting vigilance against moves to relocate the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HE Argus
Peoria
W. L. Rutledge
Rock Island
Lieut . L. Tubbs
Adjt
Reece
Lieut Tubbs
Friends of Rutledge
Rutledge
Friends of
Tubbs
Real brigand involved in Toluca shooting case
The Free Press reports Rafelo Corti is jailed for shooting a Toluca man. Court records say Corti was not the man’s real name, used for years, with a past as a brigand in the Italian Apennines. He served 11 years in an Italian prison, then sought to travel to the United States but faced passport denial before drifting to Turkey and finally arriving in New York aboard an American ship.
New Christian Church Organized at Aledo
After weeks of tent meetings in Aledo Evangelist J E Parker led the organization of a new Christian church with eighty five members. Parker was unanimously called and will become pastor October 1. Elders named Mark Calum and J E Anderson. deacons named William Haynes Charles Eddings Fred Lewis and J H Dorman.
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Aledo
J. E. Parker
Rev Parker
Mark Calum
J E. Anderson
William Haynes
Charles Eddings
Fred Lewis
J H Dorman
Philippine martyr to be pictured on stamp
The war department informed that postal authorities will place a portrait of General H W Lawton on a new Philippine stamp. Lawton, the military hero who died at San Mateo, is honored in this stamp issue.
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Philippine
War Department
H W Lawton
San Mateo
Philippines
Anna Segur
Central Union Teléphone Company
Rock Island
Denver
Colorado Springs
Billings
Mont
Burlington
Trolley Party Planned by St Marys Church Ladies
The ladies of St Marys church announce a trolley party for this evening September 6. The group will depart from 165th street at 7:15 PM and tickets cost 25 cents, including amusements at the Watch Tower on Elm Street and Prospect Park. Riders will return from the 15th Street switch at 4th Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of St Mary's Church
165Th Street
Watch Tower
Elm Street
Prospect Parkers
15Th Street
4Th Avenue
Too-Ready Brakey Again in Rock Island Rail Case
William Yearick by attorneys Ely and Bush files in Scott County District Court seeking 10000 damages claiming a westbound train brakeman grabbed him on the platform, threw him from the flying coach, he suffered severe injuries and permanent impairment, hospitalized in Iowa City since July 18.
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William Yearick
Ely & Bush
Scott County District Court
Rock Island
Iowa City
Vearick
Burglary at Van Heck salon in Rock Island
Jim Deegen burglar alarmed by bartender at Van Heck's saloon on 22d Street and 4th Avenue Rock Island. Entry through rear door. Patrol and Officer Taxman responded, suspect caught in the act and booked at the station.
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van Heck
4Th Avenue
Rock Island
Taxman
Jim Deegen
Night of Terror and a Heroic Recovery Promised
A widow of General Burnham of Machias Maine faced death from pneumonia before morning. Mrs H Lincoln recounts her fear and the desperate plea for D King's New Discovery which she credits with saving her life and curing her consumption. The medicine is advertised as a cure for throat chest and lung diseases with trial bottles offered at F J Clendenin druggist in Moline Illinois.
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Burnham
Machias
H Lincoln
D King
Clendenin A
Gist
Moline
Illinois
Social and Personal Notes From Moline and Nearby
Mr. Joseph Christy of Des Moines guest of his daughter Mrs Rufus Walker Jr of 22d street. John Linn and family of Geneseo moved to Moline. Several locals travel to Chicago Denver Colorado Springs Billings Mont. Carl Hincher visits from Malmo Sweden. Mrs Theodore Anderson travels to Chicago and Wisconsin. Emma Young returns to Monmouth. Prof C W Foss and family back from Swope Virginia hills. Marriage license issued to Carl Bolin and Emily F Johnson of Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Christy
Des Moines, Iowa
Rufus Walker, Jr
22D Street
Niels Theodore Anderson
12Th Street
Chicago
Edward Cromwall
Wisconsin
Geneseo
Carl Bolin
Emily F Johnson
Moline
Freshman Class Size Not As Large As Usual
A high school reports a smaller than usual freshman class though numerous students enrolled include Arthur Peterson Ellen Miller Mamie Peters Fred Adelman Jennie Carlson Claudia Truxell Althea Beal Edna Meier Jessie Findley Archie Denison Evelyn Stearns Mabel Tarver Florence Frisk Carl Mitchell May Sherrard Ruby Hammer Myrtle Kittileen Ellen Nystrom Harry Lindberg Joseph Vance Lockhart Edna Roline Agnes Lohlberg Mary Leora Weed Mabel Elanora Johnson Georgia Benster Ida Ellingsworth Edna Sanberg Marion Lundee Katherine Walker Mattie Emelia Anderson Victor Gronquist Carl Carlson Waliene Margaret King Harry Leipold Karl Wahlberg Bertha Gullberg Maria Mitchell Lillie Skogh George Gibson John Boylan Clara McElhatton Nellie Swanson Alice Dahlberg George Albertson Arthur Towndrow Henry Ritchie Earl Bergin Eldon Gleason Frances Swanson Edna Hill Bessie Bailey Verne Beck Henrietta Green Frances Carlstedt Julius Lorenzen Grace Abraham Emma Meyers Ada Swanson Ethel Adams Ed Dahlhelm Colin Dewrose Lutie Eastman Arthur Jones Goldie Kneberg Cecil Mason Lilian Ray Clara Thomas Ethel Mc Leay The high school library has been presented with the Lake English Classics by the publishers Scott Foresman and Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Peterson
Ellen Miller
Mamie Peters
Fred Adelman
Jennie Carlson
Claudia Truxell
Althea Beal
Edna Meier
Jessie Findley
Archie Denison
Evelyn Stearns
Mabel Tarver
Florence Frisk
Carl Mitchell
May Sherrard
Ruby Hammer
Myrtle Kittileen
Ellen Nystrom
Harry Lindberg
Joseph Vance Lockhart
Edna Caroline Rodine
Agnes Lohlberg
Mary Leora Weed
Mabel Elanora Johnson
Georgiana Benster
Ida Ellingsworth
Edna Sanberg
Marion Lundee
Katherine
Davenport Boys Discuss Football At School Meeting
About 30 Davenport high school athletes gathered after classes in room 6 to hear Victor Littig discuss forming a football team. He urged effort and predicts a competitive season, naming Grant, Garnet, Crans, Emels, Webb, Soper, McGaw, Ballard, Baker as promising players. Changes in the 1901 Spalding Guide clarify a safety ruling and how kick from behind the goal line can be ruled a safety. the committee notes the update as a fair refinement seldom seen in games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport High School Athletic Association
Victor Littig
Littig
Grant
Garnet
Crans
Emels
Webb
Soper
Mc Gaw
Ballard
Baker
New Library Additions At Moline Public Library
A list of newly placed books for patrons includes Charge A Story of Briton and Boer by G Manville Fern illustrated by W H L C Groome Cycling in the Alps by C L Freeston with drawings by A R Quinton Cinderella by R Crockett Navy Blue by Willis Boyd Allen A Princess of the Hills Italian romance by Mrs Burton Harrison Cleared for Action by Willis Boyd Allen Osceola by Col H R Gordon Fix Bargnets or the Regiment in the Hills The adventures of Her Majestys 404th fusileers in the hills of India Written by G Manville Fenn A Handbook of Proverbs Mononia by Justin McCarthy Four-Leaf Clover An every day romance by Maxwell Gray An Ingenious Story of the lack of a four leaf clover and what came of it A Nest of Girls by Elizabeth Wesle yan Timlow Shakespeare Heroines by Anna Jameson Indian Basketry by George Wharton James A Garner of Saints by Allen Hind A Parson's Daughter by Emma Marshall Miss Nonentity by L F Meade The works of Edward Everett Hale Phil ip Nolan's friend The Manager of the B A A novel by Vaughan Kester The Luck of the Vails In Aelfreds Days by Paul Creswick Raoul and Iron Hand or Winning the Golden Spurs by May Halsey Miller Thirty Years of Wit by Ell Perkins Naturea Biographies by Clarence Moores Weed Ten Singing Lessons by Mathilde Marches Historic Pilgrimages in New England by Edwin M Bacon The French Academy by Lou H Vincent A Handy Book of Horticulture by F C Hayes The Story of Brunt Nial by Sir George Webbe Dasent Small Boat Sailing by B F Knight
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Moline Public Library
G. Manville Fern
South Africa
W. H L. C. Groome
Alps
C. L. Freeston
A. R. Quinton
Httle
8. R. Crockett
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Willis Boyd Allen
Burton Harrison
Col
H. R. Gordon
Maxwell Gray
Elizabeth Wesleyan Timlow
Shakespeare
Anna Jameson
George Wharton James
Allen Hind
Parson
Emma Marshall
Miss Nonentity
L. F. Meade
Edward Everett Hale
Philip Nolan
Texas
Vaughan Kester
BE. T. Benson
Aelfred
Paul Creswick
Baga
Wessex
Raoul
Iron Hand
May Halsey Miller
Ell Perkins
Railroad notes list reduced fares for fairs and tours
Reduced rail fares from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line offer one way rates and two dollar round trips to major regions for September and October. Special passes cover Colorado Utah Black Hills Minnesota and Ohio events including Cleveland G A R Encampment and state fairs in Springfield Illinois St Louis Missouri Fort Worth Texas and other locales with multiple travel windows and extension options. A.G. Fristob r agent notes trains from Moline depart September 9 at 6 08 pm with eight daily connections and sales through September 11.
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Chicago, Burington & Quincy R. R
San Francisco
Cal
Springfield
Louis
Ft. Worth
Texas
Fristobr
Agt
RL 1 & P
Moline
Cleveland
Pardeiers
Arnica Salve Cures Rail Worker Injuries Quickly
Dr A Kellett of Williford Arkansas reports a railroad laborer suffered a severe foot crush yet Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. The product claims to heal burns boils piles and skin eruptions and is described as the world's champion healer with a cure guaranteed. Sold by F J Clendenin in Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. A. Kellett
Williford
Ark
Bucklen
F. J. Clendenin
Moline
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the Argus
Apennines
NEW Christian Church
Happy Rock Island
New York
Fifteenth Street
Finiah
Noth
Zoods
Orveman
Paris
Pierre Co
Moline, Illinois
John Linn
Wm. Grammar
Prof
Cradler
R. C. Bryant
First Baptist Church
Minneapolis
Carl Hincher
Mr. Hincher
Malme
Sweden
Liverpool
England
Australia
Stuart Harper
Arsenal
Tri-Cities
Watch Tower Inn
Petersen
Emma Young
Prof C
W Foss
Swope
Virginia Hill Country
Bert Barber
Harvey Woodruff
Julia Rosenfield
Charles
H. A. Quili
British (Columbia
Moline Plow Company
Miss Bertha Copp
Oska- Loosa
Iowa
Billy Patterson
Joe MI Luke
DAVEN+ port
Maple Grove
Katherine Gottsmann
Andrew Kimmerling
George Kimmerling
5Th Street
Mamie Buck
Stephen Buck
29Th Street
Hoateass
G. E. Morgan
Maryland
Benton Harbor
Mich
Ada Paine
George Bennett, Jr
Rock Inland
F V. Paine
Davenport
W H Blanche
West 4Th Street
Sinclair Packing Company
Charles Tambur
9Th Avenue
Princeton
N P Larson
Till
George Welch
Phoenix Arizona
C . Josephson
Myrtle Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah
Melville D. Latdon
Nature
Clarence’ Moores Weed
Mathilde Marches
Madame Melba
New England
Edwin M. Bacon
French Academy
Immortal Academy
Lou H. Vincent
F. C. Hayes
Brunt Nial
Sir George Webbe Dasent
Nials
B. F. Knight
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