Memorial Services Planned for President in Canton
The First Congregational Church will host memorial services Thursday with participation from business leaders, the military, and citizens. Mayor Wessel asked representatives of three papers to form a committee, arranging a citywide ceremony in Canton alongside the president’s funeral. Rev. W. W. Willard to lead.
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Ayor Wessel
First Congregational Church
Canton
Rev
W. W. Willard
Proclamation on McKinley Burial in Moline
In mourning for President William McKinley the city of Moline invites residents to assemble at 1 30 p m on Thursday September 19 1901 at the First Congregational Church for solemn ceremonies. All business and city labor will be suspended from 1 p m to 4 p m that day. Mayor P H Wesslfair.
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Moline
Wm. McKinley
First Congregational Church
Journal
City Ministers Plan Memorial Service With Citywide Participation
A memorial program will feature city ministers and invited groups including Mayor Wessell and the City Council. Albrecht chairs the committee to drape the church while Miss Shupp handles music. The service occurs in the afternoon to align with Canton funeral plans, and many merchants and banks will close. the Journal will suspend Thursday publication.
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Wessell
Moline Business Men's Association
Retail Merchants’ Association
Company
F. I. N. G. Naval Reserves
Albrecht
Miss Shupp
Mrs Meegan Dies Sudden in Moline at 70
Mrs Thomas Meegan of Moline died after a paralytic stroke at her home 1621 10th street at 6 am yesterday. Born Barah Murphy in Dublin 70 years ago she came to America in 1850 and lived in Norwich Davenport before settling in Moline. Survived by four children J T Meegan Thomas Meegan Mrs Lawrence McKinney and Mrs Oliver Freed. Funeral at home then St Marys church with interment at Calvary Rock Island.
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Thomas Meegan
Moline
Davenport
Moline Pump Company
Lawrence McKinney
Oliver Freed
St. Mary’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Rock Island
Company B Man Wins Robert French Medal at Army Drill
Members of Davenport Company B entered the Robert French medal contest Friday night before a crowd of several hundred. First Sergeant George C. Cook won the medal after a finely judged drill by Majors Bishop and Harkness and Captain Yowell. competitors included Sergeants Kulp Evers Hess and others.
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Company B
Davenport
Robert French
Armory
George C. Cook
O. W. Kulp
Dan Evers
Albert Hess
Louis Kuehl
George
C. “Cook
Bishop
Musca‘efite
Harkness
Yowell
Tove City
New Remedy Tablets Sold At Helmbes Drug Store
A fragment notes a new remedy for stomach and liver issues sold at Helmbes Drug Store. The text suggests a tablet format with a 36 cent price, but details are unclear due to OCR distortions.
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Dérin
D ‘Helmbes Drug Store
Mission Steamboat Built For Gospel Work On Mississippi
A 175 foot steamboat, 30 foot beam, built in Dubuque for Christian Brethren mission work on the Mississippi. Rev. T. M. Nicholas of Minneapolis contracted its construction. The craft will house 100 people, operate with a band and tented preaching at landings, and travel on lower river in winter and upper river in summer. Completion cost about 25,000 dollars.
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Dubuque
T. M. Nicholas
Minneapolis
Church of the Christian Brethren
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Businessmen Oppose Fire Dept Location in Library
Moline merchants protest the plan to place the fire department in the library building and circulate a remonstrance to the city council. They oppose a barn being near their businesses on 3rd Avenue.
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Moline
Fire Department
3Rd Avenue
Funeral train bears McKinley remains from Buffalo
The funeral train carrying President McKinley’s body departed Buffalo this morning for Washington at 8:46. Thousands gathered at the station with bowed heads to honor the president who once visited Buffalo to honor the city before his assassination.
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Washington
Buffalo
Deere Foreman Fires Worker Over McKinley Shooting Comment
A Deere & Co. carpenter was dismissed after expressing joy at President McKinley’s shooting and death. Foreman Olof Hansen confronted the worker, who admitted the remarks and refused to retract, leading to immediate termination.
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Rompt
Deere & Co
Carpenter Force
McKinley
Olof Hansen
South Moline News Booms in Rural Iowa Prices and Local Highlights
S L Stafford and son Lewis return from northwest Iowa after a week away. Crops in the area are prospering with peaches at 45 cents a bushel and horses averaging $65 per head. Several locals visit family, attend funerals, or start fall routines as Rev McCown heads to Kewanee for conference. D M Sechler carriage displays, heating innovations by Dr Looker, and Epworth League events shape a busy week in South Moline.
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South Moline
S. L. Stafford
Gon. Lewis
Nortwestern
Iowa
Miller
Grace Hillis
Colona
Bosale Hillis
Lillie Johnson
Sunny Hill
George Hicks
Savanna
Stephen Hicks
Estelle McLeay
Blodgett
Grace
Orion
M. A. Gould
Eric Johnson
Sandwich
D. M. Sechler & Co
Edwin Pester
W. H. Thackham
Looker
McCown
Kewanee
Clarence Brown
16Th Street
Elsie Garnett
Port Byron
Maxwell
Miss Garnett
Augustana Conservatory of Music
Ziegler
Lewis Stafford
Coal Valley
Fred Wheelock
G. A. Anderberg
Anderberg
Epworth League
Steel Strike Fails to Resume Across Pittsburg Mills
In Pittsburg on September 16, there was no broad return to work as urged by expectations. No settlement notice appeared and dissatisfaction grows among tinplate workers who may continue striking. McKeesport rejoiced with 6,000 men reporting for work while National Tube Works kept several mills idle and others began running in nearby areas.
Modern Brotherhood District Meeting Set for Davenport
Davenport to host the district meeting of the Modern Brotherhood of America next month. The four year old order with 28 000 members may move its headquarters from Tipton to Davenport. District representatives will be elected for the Sioux City supreme lodge meeting. T B Hanley of Tipton leads as supreme president.
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Davenport
Modern Brotherhood of America
Tipton
Svpreme Lodge
Sioux City
Fulton
Rock
The Assassin's Case Before Grand Jury
The case of Czolgosz, the man who killed President McKinley, was presented to the Buffalo grand jury on September 16, reported by special correspondent.
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Buffalo
Czolgosz
McKinley
Grand Jury
Independent phones again in Rock Island
The Independent telephone promoters return to Rock Island to urge residents to install two phones per home or office. They will present their proposition to the Rock Island council tonight. The company is capitalized at 50000 dollars and aims to serve all Illinois, as stated by the three promoters. They note Davenport’s underground wires project costs and compare funding needs to advance their plan.
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Rock Island
Rock Island Council
Illinois
Iowa Telephone Company
Davenport
Davenport Man Charged With Missouri Murder
Macon Missouri reports Charlie Besnaecker and Rudolph Barnhardt, from Davenport, jailed awaiting trial on two murder charges after a saloon brawl left an elderly man dead. Besnaecker owned the gun used. he says it was taken before the fatal attack during the melee.
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Davenport
Missouri
Macon
Charlie Besnaecker
Rudolph Barnhardt
Walsh Construction Company
Besnaecker
Bad Moline man in Rock Island shooting incident
A man named Baker from Moline fired three shots at a domicile on Front Street between Rock Island and Iowa streets shortly before midnight. He was arrested nearby in a coal shed behind Aug Cari’s saloon by Officer Tim Mullane, after feigning intoxication.
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Front
Rock Island
Iowa
Baker
Moline
Olle Nelson
Aug. Cari
Second
Perry Streets
Tim Mullane
Woes Cream Vermifuge touted as child’s tonic
An advertisement extols Woes Cream Vermifuge as a child’s tonic. It claims to improve digestion and nervous center function, restoring health vigor and elasticity of spirits in childhood. Sold for 3 cents by F J Clendentx and at Battles pharmacy Melene, the Daily Journal notes its availability.
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F. J. Clendentx
CERTAIN CURE FOR DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA
F L Taylor of New Albany Bradford County Pa recounts using Cham Berlin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to finish a long bicycle trip after sudden illness and again last summer to cure a severe dysentery attack. Sold by F J Clendenin and EB Heimbeck.
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F. L. Taylor
New Albany
Bradford County
Ward
Laceyville
Chamberlin
F. J. Clendenin
EB. Heimbeck
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